Revisit Vintage Issues of Astounding Stories, the 1930s Magazine that Gave Rise to Science Fiction as We Know It https://www.openculture.com/2022/06/astounding-stories.html
People want you to believe in their dog"People want you to believe in their God — that would certainly be a huge plus for them — but they need you to believe in their devil." — Jerry Holkins
I'm nearly 60 years old.I've worked for the same institution for over 30 years. I'm only just now finally figuring out what Dad was talking about when he talked about the "physical year." Huh-duh.
Beijing Silvermine Beijing Silvermine is an archive of 850 000 negatives salvaged over the last ten years from a recycling plant on the edge of Beijing. Assembled by the French collector and artist Thomas Sauvin, Beijing Silvermine offers a unique photographic portrait...See More »
Futon for the office?I have an enormous office at work. There used to be two desks in here because I had a student assistant for quite a while. That stopped several years ago when I had trouble coming up with tasks for a student assistant to do anymore, so for several...See More »
Zillow keeps trying to convince methat my house is valued at more than $340,000. I guffaw, sir. I guffaw.
Seven Varieties of Stupidity (and what to do about them) https://ianleslie.substack.com/p/seven-varieties-of-stupidity?s=r
Verily and forsoothTake a break from here and go over to Twitter to read this tweet (the images attached to the tweet). You will be glad that you did. https://twitter.com/Tomi_R_B/status/1527732182764036096
Hot takes on meaningless trivia"Kilometer" should be pronounced to rhyme with "millimeter," not "barometer." What's your hot take on a meaningless trivium?