Doing some maintenance. -steele
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Saturday, 15 March 2025
quote [ This pig with a reddish-brown coat and a prominent white stripe might not look very remarkable, but during the late 19th century, it became a symbol of protest among Danish farmers. ]
I got pigs
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Friday, 14 March 2025
quote [ In this printed example below (C.41.a.28), the tasks for January-April show a labourer sitting by the fire, pruning trees, and ploughing the fields. Opposite these images, circular diagrams in red and black with an orange orb in the centre handily indicate the number of hours of daylight and darkness in each calendar month. ]
From the Medieval manuscripts blog of the British Library .. ingenious designs on small scale to handle complex chronicles.
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quote [ The sheer number of objects suggests scientists will soon have to grapple with what counts as a moon versus what’s just a large rock ]
dancing in a Saturn's moon
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Thursday, 13 March 2025
quote [ Though she was once conflicted about working on defense, Ganesan no longer has as many qualms. “In great power politics, people die. Often more impulsive, less pragmatic men make those decisions, and as a well-educated woman, I’d rather be in the room,” she said. ]
The hype is where the money is.
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quote [ After proclaiming himself the direct descendant of a 12th-century Crusader king, the Armenian priest and educator Ambroise Calfa hit upon an ignoble scheme: grant knighthood to anyone willing to pay. Jennifer Manoukian recovers the cunning exploits of this forgotten 19th-century conman, whose initially honorable intentions quickly escalated into all-out fraud. ]
And then we'd all receive a knighthood
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Wednesday, 12 March 2025
quote [ A story of a 150-year-old font you have never heard of – and one you probably saw earlier today. ]
Making my life a different style of font
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Tuesday, 11 March 2025
quote [ By enhancing communication networks, this challenge aims to build resilient, adaptable urban systems for the future, and aligns with broader smart city initiatives, and serves as a model for transitioning technology developed in federal labs into public use, enhancing its reach and impact. ]
String cans taken to an nth degree.
Some competition I stumbled across in my rambling searches, even comes with DOD prize money.
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quote [ In an era of collapse, a fabled fish keeps coming back to the Nisg̱a’a nation. ]
A stone cold solemn savior
To sky and fish and everyone
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quote [ Figure out which kid and pet belong at which desk using the clues hidden in the scene, and then drag their name and portrait to the correct desk label ]
A browser puzzle session in 2 difficulty modes. Found via Indie Games Plus blog.
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Monday, 10 March 2025
quote [ Behavioral scientists applaud a quiet yet theatrical shift in societal thinking. ]
I can argue with the mime
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