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Saturday, 24 May 2025

The Reenchanted World

quote [ On finding mystery in the digital age ]

For the re-enchanted world
[SFW] [people] [+1 Original]
[by ScoobySnacks@8:25amGMT] [0 comments]

Friday, 23 May 2025

Cold War comics about communism

quote [ The genre is poorly documented, so I'm still occasionally coming across new leads. If you know of any other examples of vintage anti-communist comics anywhere on the internet (or in real life), please drop me a note. ]

A lot of these 50s comics in one place.
[SFW] [history]
[by Paracetamol@12:43pmGMT] [0 comments]

The Old, Old, Very Old Man: Thomas Parr and the Longevity Trade

quote [ As the story goes, Old Tom Parr was relatively healthy for being 152 until a visit to noxious, polluted London in 1635 cut his long life short. Katherine Harvey investigates the early modern claims surrounding this supercentarian and the fraudulent longevity business that became his namesake in the 19th century. ]

Old man, look at my life
[SFW] [history] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:56amGMT] [0 comments]

Thursday, 22 May 2025

RC Burnout - Coral Coast

quote [ Video generated with Gemini.Audio sourced from FreeSound.org Cheers -Ears68 BurnoutHiRPMandRingRdAmbienceNsiren-Sat3Jan15-DR103.wav
Is that an AI glitch mid v... ]

So anyone been playing about with the AI generated video clips?

[SFW] [do it yourSElf] [+1 Informative]
[by R1Xhard@4:21pmGMT] [2 comments]

What a Whale Does Not See

quote [ A whale’s grapefruit-sized eye reveals the reason humpbacks keep swimming into fishing gear. ]

And whales have two eyes
[SFW] [environment & nature] [+2]
[by ScoobySnacks@8:14amGMT] [0 comments]



Wednesday, 21 May 2025

If nothing is curated, how do we find things?

quote [ We need critics who devote their lives to browsing through the pile and telling us what is worth our time and what isn't. ]

You got any nice recommenders to follow?

thumb is Clawmarks
[SFW] [do it yourSElf] [+1 Interesting]
[by Paracetamol@6:46pmGMT] [4 comments]

Chicago Sun-Times publishes made-up books and fake experts in AI debacle

quote [ A summer reading guide included made-up books by real authors. ]

A stained fake book
[SFW] [literature] [+2 WTF]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:56amGMT] [3 comments]

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Where's Waldo for assassins

quote [ You play Barry, a disillusioned hitman who has grown tired of his day job, and dreams of becoming an interior decorator. ]

This is great fun but needs a big screen to spot the people.
[SFW] [games] [+1 WTF]
[by Paracetamol@6:28pmGMT] [1 comment]

From Eufaula to Eufaula

quote [ A complex history weaves along the Trail of Tears to connect Eufaula, Alabama, with its namesake in Oklahoma.  ]

So take me back to Eufaula
[SFW] [history] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@8:35amGMT] [0 comments]

Monday, 19 May 2025

Wyoming’s Sacred Landscapes: A Journey Through Native American History

quote [ High-spirited powwows, wild horses, ancient carvings, and figures that changed the course of history. ]

But I need the plains of Wyoming in the land of the buffalo
[SFW] [travel] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@9:17amGMT] [0 comments]



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