eliazar
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Anla'Shok (retired), veteran of a thousand psychic wars.
"Nothing in the world is the way it ought to be, it's harsh and cruel, but that's why there's us, champions...We live as though the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be."
"Nothing in the world is the way it ought to be, it's harsh and cruel, but that's why there's us, champions...We live as though the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be."
Now, this is my kinda Dickens.
(Do an ending for The Mystery of Edwin Droid next.)
(Do an ending for The Mystery of Edwin Droid next.)
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was present at the end of the universe, having witnessed every black hole evaporate and every proton decay. Even so, Death would not come.
December 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Now, this is my kinda Dickens.
(Do an ending for The Mystery of Edwin Droid next.)
(Do an ending for The Mystery of Edwin Droid next.)
WE ARE SEX BOMB-ADIL, AND WE ARE HERE TO CAST THE RULING RING INTO THE FIRES OF MORDOR AND BRING THE THIRD AGE TO AN END, ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR!!!! 🥁
A Lord of the Rings cover band called Sex Bomb-adil.
A Lord of the Rings cover band called John Ent Whistle.
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
WE ARE SEX BOMB-ADIL, AND WE ARE HERE TO CAST THE RULING RING INTO THE FIRES OF MORDOR AND BRING THE THIRD AGE TO AN END, ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR!!!! 🥁
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The Bipolar Jets of KX Andromedae apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
Blasting outward from variable star KX Andromedae, these stunning bipolar jets are 19 light-years long.
Blasting outward from variable star KX Andromedae, these stunning bipolar jets are 19 light-years long.
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The Bipolar Jets of KX Andromedae apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25120...
Blasting outward from variable star KX Andromedae, these stunning bipolar jets are 19 light-years long.
Blasting outward from variable star KX Andromedae, these stunning bipolar jets are 19 light-years long.
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Me yelling at the calendar
July 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Me yelling at the calendar
Sharing, with proper credit to Ricardo Bessa for the illustration (and yes he's well aware of The Telegraph's use of it).
A game where you can do anything and they’re mad that people are doing anything.
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sharing, with proper credit to Ricardo Bessa for the illustration (and yes he's well aware of The Telegraph's use of it).
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Goodbye to the master.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Goodbye to the master.
❤️
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I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this any more, Charlie Brown!
Forget it, Charlie Brown. It's Chinatown.
What do we say to the God of Death, Charlie Brown?
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this any more, Charlie Brown!
Happy birthday to the incomparable Björk Guðmundsdóttir, who celebrates her 60th today.
Long may she reign. 💖✌🏻🎂
youtu.be/ECOloBqXK9c
Long may she reign. 💖✌🏻🎂
youtu.be/ECOloBqXK9c
Björk - Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu
YouTube video by BjorkDiscography
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Happy birthday to the incomparable Björk Guðmundsdóttir, who celebrates her 60th today.
Long may she reign. 💖✌🏻🎂
youtu.be/ECOloBqXK9c
Long may she reign. 💖✌🏻🎂
youtu.be/ECOloBqXK9c
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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I'm watching "Mysteries of the Abandoned" on HBO MAX, and there's a lot to like about it, but every so often the talking heads turn phrases in poor ways.
Of Lindesfarne Monastary: "... it's a Mecca of Christian History."
That's... not how to use the word "Mecca."
Of Lindesfarne Monastary: "... it's a Mecca of Christian History."
That's... not how to use the word "Mecca."
November 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I'm watching "Mysteries of the Abandoned" on HBO MAX, and there's a lot to like about it, but every so often the talking heads turn phrases in poor ways.
Of Lindesfarne Monastary: "... it's a Mecca of Christian History."
That's... not how to use the word "Mecca."
Of Lindesfarne Monastary: "... it's a Mecca of Christian History."
That's... not how to use the word "Mecca."
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This is the article from Newsweek magazine that inspired Gordon Lightfoot to write a song.
November 10, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This is the article from Newsweek magazine that inspired Gordon Lightfoot to write a song.
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The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number theory to explain quantum fractals.
The ‘10 Martini’ Proof Connects Quantum Mechanics With Infinitely Intricate Mathematical Structures
The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number theory to explain quantum fractals.
wrd.cm
November 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The proof, known to be so hard that a mathematician once offered 10 martinis to whoever could figure it out, uses number theory to explain quantum fractals.
"FORGIVE US JOR-EL, FORGIVE US!!"
I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone
October 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"FORGIVE US JOR-EL, FORGIVE US!!"
Even Fantômas was a less obvious purloiner than this guy.
"we are all, how you say, trying to find l'homme who did this"
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Even Fantômas was a less obvious purloiner than this guy.
Just scored a personal copy of this last year (deluxe 4-disc edition). I swear, it gets better every time I see it.
Cult Classic 'Battle Royale' Has Returned to Theaters
Cult Classic 'Battle Royale' Has Returned to Theaters
Once controversial and now greatly influential, 'Battle Royale' is now in theaters to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
gizmodo.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Just scored a personal copy of this last year (deluxe 4-disc edition). I swear, it gets better every time I see it.
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A robot in the mafia is a man made made man
October 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A robot in the mafia is a man made made man
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Tomfoolery? Ballyhoo? Not here, pal. This is no place for poppycock
September 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Tomfoolery? Ballyhoo? Not here, pal. This is no place for poppycock
Already watched it off the DVD over the weekend, but any of you reading who haven't seen this yet, by all means, check it out.
Sydney Pollack's 3 DAYS OF THE CONDOR starring Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway premiered on this day in 1975. Celebrate the 50th anniversary tonight at 8pm ET on Pluto TV 70s Cinema: pluto.tv/us/live-tv/5...
September 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Already watched it off the DVD over the weekend, but any of you reading who haven't seen this yet, by all means, check it out.
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Seymour Chwast’s poster for PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre showing of the BBC’s 1976 production of “I, Claudius”. Which, appropriately enough, really was a masterpiece. The greatest ever TV drama? For my money, and I’ll admit there’s very little of that, it really is.
September 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Seymour Chwast’s poster for PBS’s Masterpiece Theatre showing of the BBC’s 1976 production of “I, Claudius”. Which, appropriately enough, really was a masterpiece. The greatest ever TV drama? For my money, and I’ll admit there’s very little of that, it really is.
Boosting.
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month—a time to raise awareness, promote hope, and normalize help-seeking. It’s a cause that hits close to home for us at B&G, so we invite you to order a Shield of Faith Lapel Pin from our store. All proceeds from will go to TakeThis.org
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September 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Boosting.
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In theory, quantum physics can bypass the hard mathematical problems at the root of modern encryption. A new proof shows how.
The New Math of Quantum Cryptography
In theory, quantum physics can bypass the hard mathematical problems at the root of modern encryption. A new proof shows how.
wrd.cm
September 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
In theory, quantum physics can bypass the hard mathematical problems at the root of modern encryption. A new proof shows how.
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Cosmic inflation faces issues, relying on speculative ideas like the 'inflaton field,' with some arguing it breaks the light-speed limit. | https://bit.ly/4nlgh0C
Theoretical physicists Daniele Bertacca and Raul Jimenez argue cosmic inflation has too many free parameters.
#philsci 🧪 ⚛️
Theoretical physicists Daniele Bertacca and Raul Jimenez argue cosmic inflation has too many free parameters.
#philsci 🧪 ⚛️
New theory of gravitational waves holds key to the early universe | Prof. Daniele Bertacca and Raul Jimenez
Cosmic inflation has been at the centre of our story of the Big Bang for decades. But the theory has many problems, resulting in wildly speculative proposals like the "inflaton field" and some argue t...
bit.ly
September 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Cosmic inflation faces issues, relying on speculative ideas like the 'inflaton field,' with some arguing it breaks the light-speed limit. | https://bit.ly/4nlgh0C
Theoretical physicists Daniele Bertacca and Raul Jimenez argue cosmic inflation has too many free parameters.
#philsci 🧪 ⚛️
Theoretical physicists Daniele Bertacca and Raul Jimenez argue cosmic inflation has too many free parameters.
#philsci 🧪 ⚛️
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TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE ERA RODNEY DANGERFIELD: i tell you i get no respect. the daimyo says i have to commit seppuku to restore my house’s honor. okay. i write my death poem, no problem. i ask my wife if she’ll be my second and she says she wants to be my FIRST!
May 22, 2024 at 4:18 AM
TOKUGAWA SHOGUNATE ERA RODNEY DANGERFIELD: i tell you i get no respect. the daimyo says i have to commit seppuku to restore my house’s honor. okay. i write my death poem, no problem. i ask my wife if she’ll be my second and she says she wants to be my FIRST!