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Futhorc Runic Bi-Directional Converter

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · 1d

Try out this new Alphabet to Rune converter! Write with letters that better represent English sounds than our current Latin letters.

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The term "runes" refers to the writing systems used across North and Western Europe from the 1st millennium onward. Before the widespread ad...

Earth's Looming Expiration Date

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · 2d

Earth's Looming Expiration Date ~ Why Earth Faces an Early Deadline
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Why Earth Faces an Early Deadline Our Sun is a seemingly constant beacon in our sky. However, it is a slowly evolving star. As the Sun chang...

Roman Numeral Conversion Tool

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · 12d

Try out the conversion tool below to translate your numbers between the different systems! Supports numbers to the max possible in #RomanNumerals (4,999,999)
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Roman numerals are an ancient numerical system that uses a combination of seven Latin letters ( I , V , X , L , C , D , and M ). In stark co...

The Spartan Secret: Encrypt Messages with the Scytale Cipher

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · 13d

The #ScytaleCipher is one of the oldest known methods of secret communication, originating in ancient Sparta around the 5th century B.C. Try out this cipher for yourself!
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The Scytale Cipher is one of the oldest known methods of secret communication, originating in ancient Sparta around the 5th century B.C. It...

Texting Before Text Messages Was A Thing Messaging was very limited Originally, messaging ...

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · 15d

Old School: #PagerCode (Texting before Text Messaging was a Thing) In the 90's, we had to figure out to how to send actual messages using only numbers. Here's one of the more versatile methods: fcsuper.blogspot.com/2013/12/old-...

Old School: Pager Code

Calculator Codes: Texting Before Text Messages Was A Thing

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · 16d

Imagine a world where your cell phone couldn't send an SMS text message, or even before cell phones were commonplace. Pagers ruled, but they were originally only meant to allow you to leave your number. Some learned how to write actual messages.
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Imagine a world where your cell phone couldn't send an SMS text message, or even before cell phones were commonplace. Between the late 1980'...

Numeric Pager Code Encoder Tool (Look Alike Cipher)

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · 17d

How did we text before texting was a thing? 🤔 With numbers only!

I just created Pager Code Encoder tool that will turn your messages into a secret code of the 1990's! (like 43123-1-8177 for "here I am") Try it out! 📟
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#90sNostalgia #RetroTech #PagerCode #Beeper

Pager Code Encoder Utility Beginner Mode (Add spaces for easy reading) Enter Plain Text to Encode: Enter Plain...

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · 19d

...when it's cheaper to buy a used good quality DVD for a movie than to rent it digitally...

Back in the late 1700's and early 1800's in England, there was this legend of a man named Ned Ludd . He became the folk hero of workers who ...

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Luddits are among us!
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The Luddites Among Us!

What If We’re Just the Latest Civilization?

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Sep 3

What If We’re Just the Latest Civilization?
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YouTube video by Michael Button

How the Sears Catalog Outsmarted Jim Crow

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Sep 2

How the Sears Catalog Outsmarted Jim Crow
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YouTube video by One Mic History

'SHELBY OAKS' (2025) - official trailer | UNRATED

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Aug 30

Currently sitting outside in Downtown at lunch. I'm noticing the same people walk by on the sidewalk several times over the past hour. Feels a bit like #TheTrumanShow.

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Aug 7

Sneak peak of the new #AlienEarth series @ Regal Cinemas in Downtown Denver. First episode is awesome!

I'm standing in the theater in front of a still screen of the Alien Monster, where I'm posing ready to punch it

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Aug 4

Years later, we will finally see what happened: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojZ2...

YouTube video by Paper Street Pictures

The First Guy To Say 'Bless You' After A Sneeze

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Jul 12

"You are underthinking sneezing!"
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YouTube video by Ryan George

Ex-American Airlines CEO Doug Parker Defends Charging Solo Travelers Extra—Here's Why That's Nonsense - View from the Wing

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Jun 14

Solo traveler who is needing to fly isn't the same thing as a business traveler. viewfromthewing.com/ex-american-...

When the 'solo traveler surcharge' news was first broken by Thrifty Traveler, Delta and United pulled these fares from the market. American - which by all accounts was first to implement this idea - p...

viewfromthewing.com

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Jun 1

Professor at the end of 2 years of struggling with ChatGPT use among students:
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Professor at the end of 2 years of struggling with ChatGPT use among students.

www.reddit.com

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · May 19

Celebrate the things that didn't happen (because we prevented it): www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndeB...

No One Knows When They Don't Die

YouTube video by vlogbrothers

Monkeydactyl: Pterosaur to Human?

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Apr 1

Monkeydactyl: Pterosaur to Human? (and what is a #monkeydactyl?) #speculativeevolution
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Imagine a world where pterosaurs didn't just soar, but swung through trees like monkeys. A recent discovery in China suggests this might not...

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Mar 28

Wait, you aren't contradicting me. Why are you even arguing? Even the EU link I supplied supports what appears to be your opinion to a certain degree.

Fluoridation: 5. What role does fluoride play in preventing tooth decay?

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Mar 28

Imagine thinking YT is a research tool. But, after listening to Dr. MG's videos --> he's not in support of fluoridation of water supply either. Meanwhile, here's the official EU statement: ec.europa.eu/health/scien...

ec.europa.eu

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fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Mar 28

Meh, it's a public education issue. There's a special interest that's been overstating their case at the local level for decades. I want well-established science to provide the guiding light, either way - which we don't seem to have right now (despite echo chamber on bluesky thinking we do).

Imagine a future where AI isn't just intelligent, but also wise, sometimes called Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). What guiding princ...

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Mar 27

What did AI say about maxims that AI should follow? fcsuper.blogspot.com/2025/03/maxi...

Maxims for AI to follow?

An apparent juvenile Bald Eagle keeping watch for its evening dinner over a grassy field

fcsuper.bsky.social @fcsuper.bsky.social · Mar 10

An apparent juvenile Bald Eagle keeping watch for its evening dinner over a grassy field, spotted while walking my dog
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