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“There is no difference between passive resistance and passive collaboration — it's the same thing.” W. G. Sebald
interestingly, the errata for this page specify a similar change but to a different phrase further down, which is correct in this, the second printing. it seems this had some but not all corrections, and the similar phrases here led them astray
December 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
interestingly, the errata for this page specify a similar change but to a different phrase further down, which is correct in this, the second printing. it seems this had some but not all corrections, and the similar phrases here led them astray
![Starting in 1967, experimentalists using the new 20-GeV linear electron accelerator at SLAC began a series of experiments designed to measure the scattering of electrons [“electrons” struck through; added in red pen: “alpha-particles”] off of a proton target. The great majority of the collisions of this kind lead to a relatively small transfer of momentum between the electron and the target, and it was these that had been the focus of most experiments. The SLAC experimentalists were able instead to measure scatterings that involved a large momentum transfer.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jyaafmenyzl7knrlpu3k5wm3/bafkreiacobnxsasxro5pub7i72ohcqbborktpx4drkr2pnl2xhpv7bbali@jpeg)
if the bears don’t get them first newrepublic.com/article/1596...
The Town That Went Feral
When a group of libertarians set about scrapping their local government, chaos descended. And then the bears moved in.
newrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
if the bears don’t get them first newrepublic.com/article/1596...
now that’s my kind of martini
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
now that’s my kind of martini
perhaps chosen based on letter frequency
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
perhaps chosen based on letter frequency
so I guess someone was swotting 7 letter words for Scrabble
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
so I guess someone was swotting 7 letter words for Scrabble
the definitions are from Chew’s canonical list of TWL1 anomics, which is a Scrabble thing. it also spells it “Baron’s” www.poslarchive.com/math/scrabbl...
The Canonical List of TWL1 Anamonics
www.poslarchive.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:47 AM
the definitions are from Chew’s canonical list of TWL1 anomics, which is a Scrabble thing. it also spells it “Baron’s” www.poslarchive.com/math/scrabbl...
each word is an almost anagram of the surrounding words, with one letter changed.
and Michael Barron’s word list seems to be an SAT prep thing
and Michael Barron’s word list seems to be an SAT prep thing
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
each word is an almost anagram of the surrounding words, with one letter changed.
and Michael Barron’s word list seems to be an SAT prep thing
and Michael Barron’s word list seems to be an SAT prep thing
that’s why it’s called the mystery of the trinity
December 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
that’s why it’s called the mystery of the trinity
Frank Abagnale Jr., the subject of Catch Me If You Can, who professed to have committed many scams and confidence tricks, was in fact a fraud who made it all up. this probably won’t help with the impostor syndrome, but at least it’s a fun fact
December 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Frank Abagnale Jr., the subject of Catch Me If You Can, who professed to have committed many scams and confidence tricks, was in fact a fraud who made it all up. this probably won’t help with the impostor syndrome, but at least it’s a fun fact
Anthony Scaramucci is my Glup Shitto
December 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Anthony Scaramucci is my Glup Shitto
December 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
no dues for all those underscores in the URL slug
December 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
no dues for all those underscores in the URL slug