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Good afternoon from the Rutgers Geology Museum open house
January 31, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Good afternoon from the Rutgers Geology Museum open house
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OSBORN!!
Here's the fun part. The Carnegie Museum team found a new Apatosaurus at Dinosaur Nat'l Monument in 1909. It had a skull, which was low, flat, and unlike the speculative stand-ins. But Henry Osborn of AMNH basically bullied William Holland at the Carnegie not to contradict his reconstruction.
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
OSBORN!!
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If I was a billionaire I would not take trips to Crime Island. I would own The Simpsons arcade machine
January 31, 2026 at 2:09 AM
If I was a billionaire I would not take trips to Crime Island. I would own The Simpsons arcade machine
A bit later than intended (our furnace was out the whole week) but got it done by the end of the month: ten years of the AMNH Patagotitan, and a personal retrospective: diplotomodon.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/a... #FossilFriday
A decade of the AMNH titanosaur
Patagotitan mayorum at the AMNH Ten years ago this month, The Titanosaur (for it was not yet named Patagotitan) made its star-studded debut at the American Museum of Natural History. First announce…
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January 31, 2026 at 1:29 AM
A bit later than intended (our furnace was out the whole week) but got it done by the end of the month: ten years of the AMNH Patagotitan, and a personal retrospective: diplotomodon.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/a... #FossilFriday
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For #FossilFriday I’m pleased to announce our new paper on investigating the cranial performance and evolution of feeding behavior in tyrannosauroids and other theropods. Here’s a thread on some of our major findings. #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Tyrannosaurus #Theropods
January 30, 2026 at 7:29 AM
For #FossilFriday I’m pleased to announce our new paper on investigating the cranial performance and evolution of feeding behavior in tyrannosauroids and other theropods. Here’s a thread on some of our major findings. #Dinosaurs #Paleontology #Tyrannosaurus #Theropods
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Happy #FossilFriday!
Meet #Onychodus, one of the Devonian’s strangest swimmers 🦈✨.
This weird prehistoric fish was a lobe-finned predator armed with a dramatic tusk-whorl—a pair of long, curved teeth that jutted from the front of its lower jaw like built-in spears. Effective? Almost certainly.
Meet #Onychodus, one of the Devonian’s strangest swimmers 🦈✨.
This weird prehistoric fish was a lobe-finned predator armed with a dramatic tusk-whorl—a pair of long, curved teeth that jutted from the front of its lower jaw like built-in spears. Effective? Almost certainly.
January 30, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Happy #FossilFriday!
Meet #Onychodus, one of the Devonian’s strangest swimmers 🦈✨.
This weird prehistoric fish was a lobe-finned predator armed with a dramatic tusk-whorl—a pair of long, curved teeth that jutted from the front of its lower jaw like built-in spears. Effective? Almost certainly.
Meet #Onychodus, one of the Devonian’s strangest swimmers 🦈✨.
This weird prehistoric fish was a lobe-finned predator armed with a dramatic tusk-whorl—a pair of long, curved teeth that jutted from the front of its lower jaw like built-in spears. Effective? Almost certainly.
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Nonsense. It's not possible to steal AI technology. I know this because Google's own LLMs are built using a complete copy of my legal blog, and that's somehow not stealing because, as Google says, a complete copy of my legal blog is both trivial and utterly essential for their tech to work.
Ex-Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing A.I. Secrets for Start-Up in China
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Nonsense. It's not possible to steal AI technology. I know this because Google's own LLMs are built using a complete copy of my legal blog, and that's somehow not stealing because, as Google says, a complete copy of my legal blog is both trivial and utterly essential for their tech to work.
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Really looking forward to the rest of this case going to trial.
"We the jury find the defendant...handsome."
(Anyway, quit trying to get out of jury duty and type "jury nullification" into the search engine of your choice.)
"We the jury find the defendant...handsome."
(Anyway, quit trying to get out of jury duty and type "jury nullification" into the search engine of your choice.)
A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Really looking forward to the rest of this case going to trial.
"We the jury find the defendant...handsome."
(Anyway, quit trying to get out of jury duty and type "jury nullification" into the search engine of your choice.)
"We the jury find the defendant...handsome."
(Anyway, quit trying to get out of jury duty and type "jury nullification" into the search engine of your choice.)
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This Elasmosaurus is ready for the cold weekend! #FossilFriday
January 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM
This Elasmosaurus is ready for the cold weekend! #FossilFriday
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New video on one of the papers I'm on in the Morrison Formation megavolume is up!
youtu.be/Bsr0j5V5xDM?...
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Reconstructing a Morrison Formation Ecosystem
YouTube video by Raptor Chatter
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January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
New video on one of the papers I'm on in the Morrison Formation megavolume is up!
youtu.be/Bsr0j5V5xDM?...
youtu.be/Bsr0j5V5xDM?...
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discovering that lot of people online seem to think general strikes operate in a “Michael Scott declares bankruptcy” way
January 29, 2026 at 10:50 PM
discovering that lot of people online seem to think general strikes operate in a “Michael Scott declares bankruptcy” way
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Qikiqtania attempts to prevent brother Tiktaalik from making a terrible mistake. Unlike Tiktaalik, Qikiqtania remained waterbound and could not support its weight on land.
#paleoart #SciArt #art #artist #paleontology #artistonbluesky #originalart
#paleoart #SciArt #art #artist #paleontology #artistonbluesky #originalart
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Qikiqtania attempts to prevent brother Tiktaalik from making a terrible mistake. Unlike Tiktaalik, Qikiqtania remained waterbound and could not support its weight on land.
#paleoart #SciArt #art #artist #paleontology #artistonbluesky #originalart
#paleoart #SciArt #art #artist #paleontology #artistonbluesky #originalart
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“Without Dan’s voice, Philly Mag wouldn’t be Philly Mag. And, I’d argue, Philadelphia wouldn’t quite be Philadelphia.”
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan McQuade Got Philly Like No One Else
The writer, who died Wednesday, was one of the most gifted chroniclers of the Philadelphia experience.
www.phillymag.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“Without Dan’s voice, Philly Mag wouldn’t be Philly Mag. And, I’d argue, Philadelphia wouldn’t quite be Philadelphia.”
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
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Dan McQuade was the lifeblood of Philly writers, a mensch whose gift for writing was only surpassed by his love of his country, Philadelphia. The city will never be the same without him.
January 29, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Dan McQuade was the lifeblood of Philly writers, a mensch whose gift for writing was only surpassed by his love of his country, Philadelphia. The city will never be the same without him.
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I love Dan McQuade dearly and will miss him terribly. No one else like him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I love Dan McQuade dearly and will miss him terribly. No one else like him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
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Tiktaalik gets all the blame for us having to know what an Excel is but it didn't need to go that way. You think a pigeon knows what Excel is? A kangaroo? A frog? Nah man, we need to be blaming that motherfucker Ardipithecus.
January 28, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Tiktaalik gets all the blame for us having to know what an Excel is but it didn't need to go that way. You think a pigeon knows what Excel is? A kangaroo? A frog? Nah man, we need to be blaming that motherfucker Ardipithecus.
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I've been holding my fire on this, but this is unbelievably fucking weak. Resign and wander off into the suburbs, asshole. Take the rest of the caucus with you while you're at it
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I've been holding my fire on this, but this is unbelievably fucking weak. Resign and wander off into the suburbs, asshole. Take the rest of the caucus with you while you're at it
My beef with astrophysicists is (mostly) a joke, but more and more validated with every passing week
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 PM
My beef with astrophysicists is (mostly) a joke, but more and more validated with every passing week
Day 4 without central heating. This one resonates
January 28, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Day 4 without central heating. This one resonates
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*stares in food and land use systems making up one-third of global GHG emissions*
"We argue that the main focus of climate action in 2026 and beyond should be on accelerating the clean-energy revolution. And the rate at which clean energy displaces fossil fuels in the global economy should become the key measure of climate progress."
I have mixed feelings about this.
I have mixed feelings about this.
As we breach 1.5 °C, we must replace temperature limits with clean-energy targets
Actionable goals are needed to guide the world towards what needs to happen most quickly: shifting economies to clean energy sources.
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:41 AM
*stares in food and land use systems making up one-third of global GHG emissions*
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if you’re having a bad morning just think that you could be the person in the philadelphia office of emergency management who sent out a citywide text alert with a link to chubbyparade dot com
January 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM
if you’re having a bad morning just think that you could be the person in the philadelphia office of emergency management who sent out a citywide text alert with a link to chubbyparade dot com
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The moderate position is unwinding the entire post-9/11 security state
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 AM
The moderate position is unwinding the entire post-9/11 security state
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the amount of times i’ve tried to tell folks you can’t neglect the importance of bards in movements
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 AM
the amount of times i’ve tried to tell folks you can’t neglect the importance of bards in movements
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Don't make your lawyer cry.
Well not like that anyway. Making them burst into tears upon seeing the DA had to dig out a 300yo law to charge you because that's the last time anyone used an ox as a deadly weapon is fine.
Well not like that anyway. Making them burst into tears upon seeing the DA had to dig out a 300yo law to charge you because that's the last time anyone used an ox as a deadly weapon is fine.
Signal is more secure than most digital platforms for communication but also you should not plot crimes in Signal because Signal is only as secure as the weakest person in your groupchat when under interrogation by police and also planning crimes in writing makes your lawyer cry.
January 26, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Don't make your lawyer cry.
Well not like that anyway. Making them burst into tears upon seeing the DA had to dig out a 300yo law to charge you because that's the last time anyone used an ox as a deadly weapon is fine.
Well not like that anyway. Making them burst into tears upon seeing the DA had to dig out a 300yo law to charge you because that's the last time anyone used an ox as a deadly weapon is fine.