Yesterday I listened to Maggot Brain for the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and possibly sixth time. Can anybody help, please 😂
December 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Yesterday I listened to Maggot Brain for the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and possibly sixth time. Can anybody help, please 😂
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"Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it's because it is hard.”
William Zinsser, who died on this day in 2015
William Zinsser, who died on this day in 2015
May 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it's because it is hard.”
William Zinsser, who died on this day in 2015
William Zinsser, who died on this day in 2015
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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Surviving AND thriving?
This newly-discovered limpet from the Arctic is an icon for our times.
⏬ Good under pressure (3,053m deep)
🧊 Happy in freezing waters
❤️🔥 ALSO fine on 300°C hydrothermal vents
🧪 Fine with acidic water dissolving its shell...
💗 ...because it grows new shell from inside!
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This newly-discovered limpet from the Arctic is an icon for our times.
⏬ Good under pressure (3,053m deep)
🧊 Happy in freezing waters
❤️🔥 ALSO fine on 300°C hydrothermal vents
🧪 Fine with acidic water dissolving its shell...
💗 ...because it grows new shell from inside!
1/2
March 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Surviving AND thriving?
This newly-discovered limpet from the Arctic is an icon for our times.
⏬ Good under pressure (3,053m deep)
🧊 Happy in freezing waters
❤️🔥 ALSO fine on 300°C hydrothermal vents
🧪 Fine with acidic water dissolving its shell...
💗 ...because it grows new shell from inside!
1/2
This newly-discovered limpet from the Arctic is an icon for our times.
⏬ Good under pressure (3,053m deep)
🧊 Happy in freezing waters
❤️🔥 ALSO fine on 300°C hydrothermal vents
🧪 Fine with acidic water dissolving its shell...
💗 ...because it grows new shell from inside!
1/2
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After my second summer working as one of the bakers at McMurdo Station I spent two weeks with my parents and younger brother in Hawaii. I don't remember which island it was, probably Maui, but we had a great time.
March 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After my second summer working as one of the bakers at McMurdo Station I spent two weeks with my parents and younger brother in Hawaii. I don't remember which island it was, probably Maui, but we had a great time.
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This is one of my favourite photos of my dad (he's on the left, at the end of the table). It's British Hong Kong in 1954-5 and he's a recent arrival from Toishan. Dad didn't end up making a career out of baking, but I did a fair amount of bakery work in my […]
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March 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This is one of my favourite photos of my dad (he's on the left, at the end of the table). It's British Hong Kong in 1954-5 and he's a recent arrival from Toishan. Dad didn't end up making a career out of baking, but I did a fair amount of bakery work in my […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]