ain't nuthin gay about liking a girl with a pretty cock
Thursday, 3 September 2026

So We Got Tracked Anyway

quote [ The summer of 2013 will remain the moment we finally realized how broken the Internet was ]

Because it came up in the chat: See the linked appendix section for how Firefox or other systems rely on service calls for "Safe Browsing" features that are usually on by default.

Quote is from the project homepage, which aged badly. Interestingly, their main concern (for a more open internet) seemed not the infrastructure in itself but privacy concerns.

Thumb is New South Wales Museum via commons.flickr.com again.
[SFW] [science & technology] [+2]
[by Paracetamol@7:28amGMT] [0 comments]

Saturday, 15 August 2026

Why You Can't Render Pokemon Cards in Blender

quote [ ...at least not accurately. This video is about Diffraction Grating... ]

Well there goes a Saturday evening.

My shoddy attempt.
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Informative]
[by R1Xhard@6:38pmGMT] [2 comments]

Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Amazing High-Res Photo Shows a Butte Rising From Mars

quote [ Reminds me of Utah. ]

In the evening shadow of red butte
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@9:11amGMT] [0 comments]

Friday, 26 June 2026

?what caused the symbol for user to change from ~ to @?

quote [ non-IT people not finding ~ on the keyboard? ]

Yeah maybe you have opinions as well. Thumb via New Old Stock.
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Interesting]
[by Paracetamol@6:33pmGMT] [0 comments]

Thursday, 25 June 2026

Nobody Here Wants the Data Center: An Oral History

quote [ We?ve gathered stories from all across the country detailing what happens when Big Tech?s latest monstrosities come to town. ]

The Data Center Automation market
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 WTF]
[by ScoobySnacks@7:58amGMT] [0 comments]

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Faster than Light Travel?

quote [ I explain why quantised inertia very subtly implies that the speed ... ]

So I need a hobby........
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Interesting]
[by R1Xhard@7:02pmGMT] [0 comments]

Are Memories Transferable ? or Edible?

quote [ In the 1960s, worm-training experiments and their strange implications captivated the nation. Columnist Claire L. Evans follows the neuroscientists who attempted to recapture the magic. ]

Eat your memory
[SFW] [science & technology] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:00amGMT] [0 comments]

Tuesday, 9 June 2026

The Man Who Invented the Future, Then Starved to Death in It

quote [ He called it a ?light relay,? patented it, and predicted it would replace incandescent bulbs in high-speed optical communications. We call it an LED. ]

I like how the thumb is cut off below his nose.
[SFW] [science & technology] [+2]
[by Paracetamol@7:56pmGMT] [1 comment]

Thursday, 4 June 2026

There's More to Electrolysis Than I Thought.

quote [ In this video we explore the many uses of electrolysis unlocked by inexpensive ion exchange membrane technology. ]

This guy is a national treasure. Love his videos
[SFW] [science & technology] [+2]
[by steele@2:14pmGMT] [1 comment]

Saturday, 23 May 2026

The Prehistory of A.I. Slop

quote [ Before ChatGPT, there was the Plot Robot, Auto-Beatnik, and a century?s worth of schemes for automating authorship. ]

Gotta make more AI slop
[SFW] [science & technology] [+2]
[by ScoobySnacks@8:09amGMT] [0 comments]

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