HUMAN race, that is...
February 1, 2026 at 10:10 PM
HUMAN race, that is...
Wonderful stuff. You can always read them again in a year or two for even greater appreciation.
February 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Wonderful stuff. You can always read them again in a year or two for even greater appreciation.
A huge praying mantis with glowing eyes! Aaugh!
January 31, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A huge praying mantis with glowing eyes! Aaugh!
*venomous* barbed tail -- unless you plan on eating it?
January 31, 2026 at 8:15 PM
*venomous* barbed tail -- unless you plan on eating it?
I was introduced to Haida Gwaii (albeit vicariously, alas) through the Tally Ho yacht restoration series on YouTube. A glorious part of the world!
January 31, 2026 at 1:00 AM
I was introduced to Haida Gwaii (albeit vicariously, alas) through the Tally Ho yacht restoration series on YouTube. A glorious part of the world!
I am switching from subscription-only Windows-only Autodesk products (AutoCAD, Revit, etc.) to pay-once-and-update-if-you-want-to multi-OS applications from McNeel (Rhino, Grasshopper), and recommending that my university design department does so as well.
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I am switching from subscription-only Windows-only Autodesk products (AutoCAD, Revit, etc.) to pay-once-and-update-if-you-want-to multi-OS applications from McNeel (Rhino, Grasshopper), and recommending that my university design department does so as well.
Hey, Dare -- Just for the record, I spent two full days last month reading and evaluating college scholarship application essays, as did dozens of my faculty peers. We'd been through training sessions and practice rounds earlier in the fall. No A.I. at all at our end.
January 26, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Hey, Dare -- Just for the record, I spent two full days last month reading and evaluating college scholarship application essays, as did dozens of my faculty peers. We'd been through training sessions and practice rounds earlier in the fall. No A.I. at all at our end.
That's easy -- the colder weather!
January 22, 2026 at 11:55 PM
That's easy -- the colder weather!
Plato write that *exact same thing* in The Republic, 2350 or so years ago.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Plato write that *exact same thing* in The Republic, 2350 or so years ago.
Now you can sign up for Libby!
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Now you can sign up for Libby!
Delightful. Filing this under "Astronomy."
January 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Delightful. Filing this under "Astronomy."
In Google search, add -AI of -ai after your search term. You still might get a "featured snippet" at the top of the search results, but those are provided by the web sites themselves, not created by Google.
January 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
In Google search, add -AI of -ai after your search term. You still might get a "featured snippet" at the top of the search results, but those are provided by the web sites themselves, not created by Google.
Lovely. Perfect exposure.
January 2, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Lovely. Perfect exposure.
Theologian, not theoligician.
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Theologian, not theoligician.
He will decree that all roads named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. be renamed Big Beautiful Trump Boulevard. Signage changes to be paid for by commemorative medallions minted from the melted-down Statue of Liberty.
December 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
He will decree that all roads named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. be renamed Big Beautiful Trump Boulevard. Signage changes to be paid for by commemorative medallions minted from the melted-down Statue of Liberty.
Hoping for eventual Trump bio with that title.
December 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Hoping for eventual Trump bio with that title.
Thank you for this. A welcome respite.
December 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Thank you for this. A welcome respite.
And, Ahhh! That car dealership coffee!
December 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
And, Ahhh! That car dealership coffee!
And... THE SUN, which is nearly ONE HUNDRED MILLION miles away, keeps the Earth from flying STRAIGHT OUT INTO SPACE!!!! Yowza. Lucky thing, huh?
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
And... THE SUN, which is nearly ONE HUNDRED MILLION miles away, keeps the Earth from flying STRAIGHT OUT INTO SPACE!!!! Yowza. Lucky thing, huh?