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If you have read your Herodotus, you know a fair amount about the Scythians (modern Ukraine). And both Romans & Greeks cast milk as a “barbaric” drink. Now, dental calculus is pointing to the Iron Age (ca. 700–200 cal. BCE), Scythian drink of cow & mare 🐴 🥛 milk. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
January 29, 2026 at 12:31 PM
If you have read your Herodotus, you know a fair amount about the Scythians (modern Ukraine). And both Romans & Greeks cast milk as a “barbaric” drink. Now, dental calculus is pointing to the Iron Age (ca. 700–200 cal. BCE), Scythian drink of cow & mare 🐴 🥛 milk. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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So amazing.....
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
She never expected to slay. https://wapo.st/45BXc3S
January 29, 2026 at 1:03 PM
So amazing.....
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May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
November 13, 2024 at 11:20 AM
May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
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ARRAKEEN — Baron Vladimir Harkonnen announced today Rabban Harkonnen has been replaced as head of the Arrakis occupation.
The Baron has named Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen as the new overlord, promising that the Fremen will come to love him.
Chuck Schumer declared victory and voted to fund the Harkonnens.
The Baron has named Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen as the new overlord, promising that the Fremen will come to love him.
Chuck Schumer declared victory and voted to fund the Harkonnens.
a black and white photo of a military parade with the letter l on a flag
Alt: Harkonnen armies massed in Dune
media.tenor.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 AM
ARRAKEEN — Baron Vladimir Harkonnen announced today Rabban Harkonnen has been replaced as head of the Arrakis occupation.
The Baron has named Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen as the new overlord, promising that the Fremen will come to love him.
Chuck Schumer declared victory and voted to fund the Harkonnens.
The Baron has named Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen as the new overlord, promising that the Fremen will come to love him.
Chuck Schumer declared victory and voted to fund the Harkonnens.
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Science fiction and fantasy writers owe a lot to the author Ursula K. Le Guin, who, as it turns out, was also a visual artist. Map-making helped her find her way in her invented worlds. Today, an exhibition of these works begins to unlock her secrets.
Take a Trip Through Ursula K. Le Guin’s Conjured Worlds
The fantasy and science fiction writer found her way into her invented worlds by making maps and then mentally exploring them.
hyperallergic.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Science fiction and fantasy writers owe a lot to the author Ursula K. Le Guin, who, as it turns out, was also a visual artist. Map-making helped her find her way in her invented worlds. Today, an exhibition of these works begins to unlock her secrets.
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To Dunsinane?
![[a photo of Andy Burnham]
Burnham Banished](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreihy73se4fdc2v5iq5yivg2p636c6reft4we2jfgohc3im7pyaqmmm@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 6:19 PM
To Dunsinane?
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The Vulturine Guineafowl is the largest member of the pheasant family and lives in east Africa where they are widely domesticated and used as watch-birds on farms where they gabble loudly whenever an interloper comes into their territory. They're also gorgeous.
January 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The Vulturine Guineafowl is the largest member of the pheasant family and lives in east Africa where they are widely domesticated and used as watch-birds on farms where they gabble loudly whenever an interloper comes into their territory. They're also gorgeous.
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;). I was thinking about it already. We had French aristocracy hiding out here in the US already. www.mentalfloss.com/article/3117...
The Time 18th-Century French Aristocrats Fled to Rural Pennsylvania
In 1793, the French Revolution was in full swing. Royal sympathizers—nobles, military officers, clergy, and other aristocrats—were guaranteed a sharp kiss from the guillotine. Frightened, thousands of...
www.mentalfloss.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM
;). I was thinking about it already. We had French aristocracy hiding out here in the US already. www.mentalfloss.com/article/3117...
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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If you've got it flaunt it.
Pratap Gurung captured this shot of the FABULOUS 🌈 Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus) or 'danphe,' the national bird of Nepal.
The amazing coloration is structural: photonic crystals act like a diffraction grating, turning sunlight into shimmering blues, reds, greens.
The amazing coloration is structural: photonic crystals act like a diffraction grating, turning sunlight into shimmering blues, reds, greens.
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 PM
If you've got it flaunt it.
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X the Everything App is doing so poorly they have now started stealing ideas from Bluesky but doing it worse
January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
X the Everything App is doing so poorly they have now started stealing ideas from Bluesky but doing it worse
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A place of tranquility… my embroidery, The Bridge. I will be mentally transporting myself here today, feel free to join me. 😉 🪡🌿🌺🪷 Completely freehand stitched in July 2023. #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird
January 21, 2026 at 1:15 PM
A place of tranquility… my embroidery, The Bridge. I will be mentally transporting myself here today, feel free to join me. 😉 🪡🌿🌺🪷 Completely freehand stitched in July 2023. #stitchedart #embroidery #thesewingsongbird
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Christmas Card - 1928
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105487
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105487
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Christmas Card - 1928
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105487
https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3105487
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It’s National Cheese Lovers Day, the first day of classes (here at least), and the world is on fire. But we also need tiny joys. So I am hoping you can at least make it great even if it ain’t great. 🧀
January 20, 2026 at 7:10 PM
It’s National Cheese Lovers Day, the first day of classes (here at least), and the world is on fire. But we also need tiny joys. So I am hoping you can at least make it great even if it ain’t great. 🧀
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“Gom jabbar, they call it. I said, sounds a little Arab to me, a little Arab. They told me sir, you should take this test, it’s a test Sleepy Joe would never take. And I took it, with the very nasty old lady and the needle, and I got the highest, the tippy top score”
January 20, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“Gom jabbar, they call it. I said, sounds a little Arab to me, a little Arab. They told me sir, you should take this test, it’s a test Sleepy Joe would never take. And I took it, with the very nasty old lady and the needle, and I got the highest, the tippy top score”
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"More than half of CEOs report seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI, despite massive investments in the technology, according to a PwC survey of 4,454 business leaders."
Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge
: PwC survey finds more than half of 4,500+ biz leaders see no revenue growth nor cost savings
www.theregister.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"More than half of CEOs report seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI, despite massive investments in the technology, according to a PwC survey of 4,454 business leaders."
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My kid loves watching this.
That green train is probably the Hayabusa (means falcon in Japanese) and if the Shinkansen is linking up, that’s probably Morioka in the background, and it will be linking to the Komachi.
That green train is probably the Hayabusa (means falcon in Japanese) and if the Shinkansen is linking up, that’s probably Morioka in the background, and it will be linking to the Komachi.
January 20, 2026 at 8:03 PM
My kid loves watching this.
That green train is probably the Hayabusa (means falcon in Japanese) and if the Shinkansen is linking up, that’s probably Morioka in the background, and it will be linking to the Komachi.
That green train is probably the Hayabusa (means falcon in Japanese) and if the Shinkansen is linking up, that’s probably Morioka in the background, and it will be linking to the Komachi.
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Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Charley Harper, "Darwin's Finches", from "The Giant Golden Book of Biology", 1961
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
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Me: I don’t allow AI in my classroom, but I do let them bring their tablets.
The Tablet:
(Late antique wooden board inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 from Book I of Homer's Iliad now at the BM)
The Tablet:
(Late antique wooden board inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 from Book I of Homer's Iliad now at the BM)
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Me: I don’t allow AI in my classroom, but I do let them bring their tablets.
The Tablet:
(Late antique wooden board inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 from Book I of Homer's Iliad now at the BM)
The Tablet:
(Late antique wooden board inscribed in ink with lines 468-473 from Book I of Homer's Iliad now at the BM)
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I asked chat gpt to explain its writing style. Once you catch on to the dumb rhythms it's really hard not to spot in the wild.
January 18, 2026 at 3:44 AM
I asked chat gpt to explain its writing style. Once you catch on to the dumb rhythms it's really hard not to spot in the wild.
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My cat: [wanders into the kitchen near the time he usually gets fed]
Me: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
My cat: please stop
Me: Slouches towards the kitchen to be fed?
My cat: I swear to god I just want food. Please.
Me: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
My cat: please stop
Me: Slouches towards the kitchen to be fed?
My cat: I swear to god I just want food. Please.
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
My cat: [wanders into the kitchen near the time he usually gets fed]
Me: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
My cat: please stop
Me: Slouches towards the kitchen to be fed?
My cat: I swear to god I just want food. Please.
Me: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
My cat: please stop
Me: Slouches towards the kitchen to be fed?
My cat: I swear to god I just want food. Please.
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I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut.
No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.
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👀
January 17, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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