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Crocodiles can't fly. Birds can. Scientists have finally figured out why

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:55:07 GMT

quote [The closest living relatives of crocodiles and alligators are, perhaps surprisingly, birds. Both are archosauriforms, a group of species that originated about 250 million years ago near the beginning of the Triassic period.] Entry Comment: I'm the flying crocodile

Put A Tag On It

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:59:55 GMT

quote [In the showdown between barcodes and manually placed price tags, the pricing gun should have lost. But states, unions, and consumer advocates kept it around.] Entry Comment: Goin' to Dollarama, play with pricing gun

9 Steam Games I Want to Spread

Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:01:25 GMT

quote [Find games that suit you, too.] Entry Comment: This is using Steam only, so old/obscure games, apps or shareware gems like Everret Kaser's can't be included. It's a nice way to isolate the recommendation system though, and keep it's own top list. See also

Why You Can't Render Pokemon Cards in Blender

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 18:38:21 GMT

quote [...at least not accurately. This video is about Diffraction Grating...] Entry Comment: Well there goes a Saturday evening. My shoddy attempt.

The neverending house

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:15:58 GMT

quote [The self-built homes of Santiago are precarious and ever changing. They are, always and at once, being and becoming] Entry Comment: In our self-built home

40 Notes on Rob Reiner & Stand by Me

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:39:10 GMT

quote [Stand by Me is about memory. It’s about the ways in which the people who matter do keep standing by us, even after they’ve fallen away.] Entry Comment: So darlin', darlin', stand by me

How Medieval Children Learned to Remember Just About Everything

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:05:04 GMT

quote [Nine hundred years ago, a medieval monk taught children a memory sys... WHAT IF?] Entry Comment: Mind Mansion anyone?

The Legend of a Lost Roman Legion in China

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:35:41 GMT

quote [A remote village in north-western China, on the edge of the Gobi desert, is said to have been founded by Roman soldiers. According to this controversial theory, the village of Zhelaizhai in China's Gansu Province was established by Roman legionaries who were captured after a disastrous battle, carried across Central Asia, and eventually settled on the far eastern edge of the known world.] Entry Comment: Call me roman yea da rulah

Everse.art - Subvert the Matrix

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:34:28 GMT

quote [Dive into a one-billion block multiplayer simulation generated by Euler's Number. Experience 6DOF flight, mine voxel anomalies, stun rivals, and break the matrix directly in your browser.] Entry Comment: So I added a webRTC feature and other changes.... So should update the On-Boarding and TERMS. But small niche toy.

Goth’s not dead: How a subculture survived over 40 years in Texas

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:13:41 GMT

quote [As Austin's Elysium celebrates 25 years, a community reflects on goth's roots and future.] Entry Comment: I'm a goth boy, angel Texas boy, I feel the heat