They got sidetracked making that new-fangled chocolate.
January 29, 2026 at 6:37 AM
They got sidetracked making that new-fangled chocolate.
I've always imagined the QFL diagram like that.
Colloquially.
Colloquially.
January 28, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I've always imagined the QFL diagram like that.
Colloquially.
Colloquially.
Also: I sure am glad that I don't have a big audience on here, or anywhere for that matter. It would be *exhausting* to be yelled at every time I made a mistake.
(I mean, yelled at by other people; I already yell at myself kind of a lot. Not to brag...)
(I mean, yelled at by other people; I already yell at myself kind of a lot. Not to brag...)
January 28, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Also: I sure am glad that I don't have a big audience on here, or anywhere for that matter. It would be *exhausting* to be yelled at every time I made a mistake.
(I mean, yelled at by other people; I already yell at myself kind of a lot. Not to brag...)
(I mean, yelled at by other people; I already yell at myself kind of a lot. Not to brag...)
I think that the "little bits of basalt" is an important distinction, mostly because I remember being pleasantly surprised because basalt usually doesn't behave like that; it usually forms big rocks.
Like, yeah, it could have been worded differently, but it's fine.
Like, yeah, it could have been worded differently, but it's fine.
January 28, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I think that the "little bits of basalt" is an important distinction, mostly because I remember being pleasantly surprised because basalt usually doesn't behave like that; it usually forms big rocks.
Like, yeah, it could have been worded differently, but it's fine.
Like, yeah, it could have been worded differently, but it's fine.
Only for certain definitions of bad.
January 28, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Only for certain definitions of bad.
<deafening boos from the student section>
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
<deafening boos from the student section>
Thanks for being insufficiently cynical. I kinda feel like there's enough cynicism in the air without my favorite webcomic and weird science book guy pumping out more.
January 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Thanks for being insufficiently cynical. I kinda feel like there's enough cynicism in the air without my favorite webcomic and weird science book guy pumping out more.
He is so good at this.
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
He is so good at this.
if you have to ask, you’re not an establishment democrat.
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
if you have to ask, you’re not an establishment democrat.
Man, I loved catalogs. So many hours spent flipping through them, dreaming of stuff I couldn't afford.
January 26, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Man, I loved catalogs. So many hours spent flipping through them, dreaming of stuff I couldn't afford.
He's a generational talent.
January 26, 2026 at 7:15 PM
He's a generational talent.
I thought about finding a new team when Belichick left, but I couldn't stay mad at the Patriots. They're America's team; they've got a guy with a freakin' tricorn hat as their logo. Come on!
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I thought about finding a new team when Belichick left, but I couldn't stay mad at the Patriots. They're America's team; they've got a guy with a freakin' tricorn hat as their logo. Come on!
Let's settle this with science: what does the computer say about America's love for the Pats?
January 26, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Let's settle this with science: what does the computer say about America's love for the Pats?
Because they took an oath. it’s not hard.
January 25, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Because they took an oath. it’s not hard.
It's the part of all this that I still can't wrap my head around: this administration only respects the law insofar as it punishes their opponents. They feel no obligation to follow the rules. This should really, really matter.
January 24, 2026 at 11:39 PM
It's the part of all this that I still can't wrap my head around: this administration only respects the law insofar as it punishes their opponents. They feel no obligation to follow the rules. This should really, really matter.
To clarify: I think it will, in the aggregate. I'm optimistic on that front.
January 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
To clarify: I think it will, in the aggregate. I'm optimistic on that front.
I hope little changes like this lead to meaningful changes when it comes time to vote.
January 24, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I hope little changes like this lead to meaningful changes when it comes time to vote.
Better angle of the full fountains from this camera, located a bit over a mile to the east of the vents.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
[V2cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (east Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Better angle of the full fountains from this camera, located a bit over a mile to the east of the vents.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiyt...
Update: fountaining episode 41 started in the last 10 minutes or so.
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Update: fountaining episode 41 started in the last 10 minutes or so.