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The Unlikely Story of the First Video Game
The 1947 patent for a "cathode-ray tube amusement device" and the forgotten precursor to a revolution.
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January 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Caius Cosades is an Imperial monk and Grand Spymaster of the Blades in Vvardenfell. He resides at his home in Balmora, with an admitted skooma problem.

After giving you the quest 'Mehra Milo and the Lost Prophecies,' Caius is recalled to the Imperial City and permanently disappears from the game.
January 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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January 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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This infrared image from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Helix nebula, a cosmic starlet often photographed by amateur astronomers for its vivid colors and eerie resemblance to a giant eye.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ.of Ariz.
January 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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January 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Why Pigeons Make Bad Nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics
A six-panel comic. In panel 1, there's a pigeon standing awkwardly next to a pile of sticks with two eggs on it, and the panel is titled "Why pigeons make bad nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics." In panel 2, a pigeon sits on a pile of sticks: "Many people think that pigeons are bad at making nests. Here are three good reasons why pigeon nests look bad." In panel 3, there's "Reason 1: Some birds, like orioles, nest in tree branches, so they weave elaborate structures that can withstand the elements..." And there's a female Baltimore Oriole weaving an elaborate hanging nest in a silver maple tree. In panel 4, "...but rock pigeons evolved to nest in crevices in cliffs, safely tucked away." And there's a pigeon sitting on a nest in a hole in a cliff. In panel 5, "Reason 2: People domesticated pigeons ages ago. Pigeons didn't need fancy nests because they had human-built homes." A beautiful dovecote shelters a flock of pigeons. In panel 6, "Reason 3: Less time making nest = more time eating seed." A pigeon pecks a seed near its nest, and says "It's called math."
January 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM