~daniel_barker~
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I like to think there's a little something for everyone here. There isn't, but I can think what I want.
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Study translates fragmentary ancient Sumerian myth around 4,400 years old
A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a tablet (Ni 12501) dating to the Early Dynastic IIIb period (ca. 2540–2350 BC...
phys.org
Babe wake up, new Sumerian myth just dropped. phys.org/news/2025-07...
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for a modest fee I will comment “ai slop” on your ex boyfriend’s selfie
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
for a modest fee I will comment “ai slop” on your ex boyfriend’s selfie
I just HATE when winter kicks in and trees abandon their skincare routine
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I just HATE when winter kicks in and trees abandon their skincare routine
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My partner has left me with a birthday pie.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My partner has left me with a birthday pie.
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My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
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Your boyfriend tells Susie Dent that she absolutely nailed her word of the day
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Your boyfriend tells Susie Dent that she absolutely nailed her word of the day
Juuuust getting to the point where AI generated stuff is indistinguishable from reality, aren't we. What a terrifying time to be alive.
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Juuuust getting to the point where AI generated stuff is indistinguishable from reality, aren't we. What a terrifying time to be alive.
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giving this to the most normal baby i know
Rattle
Tlingit, ca. 1890
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 746
Tlingit, ca. 1890
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 746
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
giving this to the most normal baby i know
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DATE: Aren’t you the guy who tells ridiculous lies to try and impress people
ME: No, I’m the guy who once roundhouse kicked a tree to death
ME: No, I’m the guy who once roundhouse kicked a tree to death
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
DATE: Aren’t you the guy who tells ridiculous lies to try and impress people
ME: No, I’m the guy who once roundhouse kicked a tree to death
ME: No, I’m the guy who once roundhouse kicked a tree to death
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To be honest the first half of this palindrome is much better than naht retteb hcum si emordnilap siht fo flah tsrif eht tsenoh eb ot.
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
To be honest the first half of this palindrome is much better than naht retteb hcum si emordnilap siht fo flah tsrif eht tsenoh eb ot.
Is there any consensus on why Neuer went from being the best goalkeeper in the world and a one man revolution in the position to being.... fine.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Is there any consensus on why Neuer went from being the best goalkeeper in the world and a one man revolution in the position to being.... fine.
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And did absolutely nothing to stop them.
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
And did absolutely nothing to stop them.
I really hate it when footballers thank God for their goals. Why would an omnipotent deity be that invested in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I really hate it when footballers thank God for their goals. Why would an omnipotent deity be that invested in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.
PSG Spurs sounds fun. Not for Spurs obviously.
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
PSG Spurs sounds fun. Not for Spurs obviously.
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I know it is just the law and all that , but it still jars to see ‘Graham Linehan cleared of harassment’ when I think of just how much he has harassed (and spread lies about) friends of mine and never been shy of bothering me either .
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I know it is just the law and all that , but it still jars to see ‘Graham Linehan cleared of harassment’ when I think of just how much he has harassed (and spread lies about) friends of mine and never been shy of bothering me either .
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I have often seen masculinity, conventional version, as a constant renunciation, in return for corrosive power. All the things you're not allowed to like, enjoy, do, say, wear, but (metaphorically speaking) this straitjacket comes with a gun.
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I have often seen masculinity, conventional version, as a constant renunciation, in return for corrosive power. All the things you're not allowed to like, enjoy, do, say, wear, but (metaphorically speaking) this straitjacket comes with a gun.
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While you're waiting for the budget, why not pop over to my blog and check out today's NEW post. It is my hottest take of all time:
You never have to have sex if you don't want to.
www.girlonthenet.com/blog/sex-sch...
You never have to have sex if you don't want to.
www.girlonthenet.com/blog/sex-sch...
You never have to have sex if you don’t want to | Girl on the Net
You never have to have sex if you don't want to. Obvious, no? So why does this principle get binned in monogamous relationships? Let's talk sex schedules.
www.girlonthenet.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 AM
While you're waiting for the budget, why not pop over to my blog and check out today's NEW post. It is my hottest take of all time:
You never have to have sex if you don't want to.
www.girlonthenet.com/blog/sex-sch...
You never have to have sex if you don't want to.
www.girlonthenet.com/blog/sex-sch...
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Tad chilly on the North Oxford this morning, but the sun looks like it will burn off the fog and turn the canal back to liquid as the day progresses.
#boatlife
#ukcanals #canal #narrowboat
#KeepCanalsAlive #FundBritainsWaterways
#boatlife
#ukcanals #canal #narrowboat
#KeepCanalsAlive #FundBritainsWaterways
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Tad chilly on the North Oxford this morning, but the sun looks like it will burn off the fog and turn the canal back to liquid as the day progresses.
#boatlife
#ukcanals #canal #narrowboat
#KeepCanalsAlive #FundBritainsWaterways
#boatlife
#ukcanals #canal #narrowboat
#KeepCanalsAlive #FundBritainsWaterways
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Well that was a wild ride. Going to be too worked up to sleep now.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Well that was a wild ride. Going to be too worked up to sleep now.
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Thinking a lot about the Fifteen Years xkcd cartoon today. Thinking a lot about mortality generally and that really pushed it up a notch. I don't remember seeing the earlier ones he did but I do remember his work when she was first diagnosed.
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Thinking a lot about the Fifteen Years xkcd cartoon today. Thinking a lot about mortality generally and that really pushed it up a notch. I don't remember seeing the earlier ones he did but I do remember his work when she was first diagnosed.
What..... What
The women drawn to RFK Jr. see an intoxicating cocktail of romance and danger—whether it's getting attacked by a yak or texting about taking metaphorical bullets for each other.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
But to most others, Kennedy is a reckless conspiracy theorist whose appetite for danger will result in a sicker America.
The inexplicable sex appeal of RFK Jr.
How can such ferocious desire be attached to this man? Two memoirs by the women who love him offer some clues.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What..... What
Amazing headline.
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Amazing headline.
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Fun fact I couldn't mention until now: At the time Graham Linehan was harassing Sophia Brooks online, I was contacted by her former teachers and School Safeguarding Team to get her latest contact details, as they were worried sick about her being publicly stalked by an abusive alcoholic celebrity.
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Fun fact I couldn't mention until now: At the time Graham Linehan was harassing Sophia Brooks online, I was contacted by her former teachers and School Safeguarding Team to get her latest contact details, as they were worried sick about her being publicly stalked by an abusive alcoholic celebrity.
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Oh what and your sexts are so tight and impressive and free of rural imagery
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Oh what and your sexts are so tight and impressive and free of rural imagery
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yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal
I don’t like subtweeting people I consider online friends, but there is a subset of people who are very worried about the ongoing radicalisation of our political elite but won’t ever acknowledge the echoes with the radicalisation of their colleagues on trans rights
And few who are sympathetic to us, some who are friendly with me on here, will ever stick their head above the parapet
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
yes I don't really see how you can go "oh yikes these people have changed their political views incredibly quickly, mostly because of what Very Online people talk about on social media" and also think that people who went from never talking about gender to calling trans women predators are....normal