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Daniel Swartz
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“Creativity is the residue of time wasted.”
Albert Einstein

https://curiousbits.org
“Baby With a Handgun”, San Francisco #BiP #curiousbitspics #photography #photos #pictures #mural #art #graffiti
January 14, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The Road to Success. From Etude Magazine, October 1913. #music #art #drawing #sketch #curiousbits
January 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I definitely agree with this. The world needs David Bowie now more than ever.
January 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
How I’m feeling this morning. #photography #curiousbitspics #photos
January 7, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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RFK Jr. Scales Back Childhood Mortality Schedule
RFK Jr. Scales Back Childhood Mortality Schedule
WASHINGTON—Saying the changes would empower Americans to make more informed decisions about their family’s health, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday that he...
theonion.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Christmas Miracle Shot. #basketball #beatles
January 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Broad-billed Hummingbird, Tucson, AZ 2025. He waited patiently in the jasmine while we refilled the feeder. #birds
December 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Makes you wonder what he would have made of social media. #curiousbits #history
Frederick Douglass and the Power of Photography (U.S. National Park Service)
www.nps.gov
January 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
January 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Our world today needs more Einsteins. #curiousbits #science
Albert Einstein’s Brilliant Politics
The physicist fought for the promise of a diverse, meritocratic America. We need his optimism today.
www.theatlantic.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
All ready for the Stranger Things finale.
January 1, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Yet another threat to national security. #santa #curiousbits
December 28, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Thinking of Lick Observatory and hope they can fix the damage as soon as possible and that this historic telescope escapes sun and rain damage in the meantime. #photo #photography #architecture #structure #astronomy #sanjose #ucsc #science #building #curiousbitspics
December 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Today I learned that once upon a time there was a video game about M*A*S*H for the Atari 2600. #curiousbits
M*A*S*H (Atari 2600 Game) - Mode 1 Longplay
YouTube video by RetroGamingLoft
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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JD Vance’s French Horn Solo Booed At Kennedy Center https://theonion.com/jd-vances-french-horn-solo-booed-at-kennedy-center/
December 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
One of my favorite spots in the world. I truly hope this can be repaired. #curiousbits #astronomy #science #sanjose #ucsc
114 mph winds damage, close historic Lick Observatory
Winds gusting up to 114 mph tore through the skies on Christmas, tearing off half the shutter on a dome atop Lick Observatory, according to the University of California at Santa Cruz.
www.ktvu.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
December 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happy Holidays! #greatprfrmrs #music #bach
Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, part 1/2
YouTube video by EuroArtsChannel
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December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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this image is maybe the single greatest joke in TRADING PLACES. and also a pretty apt description of the trump/vance/national conservative vision of america
This image will always stick with me. (And the name…)
December 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
That feeling when you think a Vermeer is staring at you. #photography #street #art #painting #ikea #mirror #reflection #curiousbitspics
December 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
One way to prepare for this movie is to read the books of Madeline Miller. If you haven’t read Greek mythology in years, these are a great way to get back into it. madelinemiller.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I haven’t watched broadcast news in a decade or two. And I’m not far from their current demographic target in terms of age. I get my news online.
We pulled this one out of the paywall for today, because, well
From October 2025: “I might invoke Edward R. Murrow, but they remember him. They don’t have any goodwill toward you. They don’t know who you are at all. And they are not going to defend you when you screw up.”

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