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Tariffs

2025-04-07 07:00:00

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Tariffs

[later] I don't get why our pizza slices have such terrible reviews; the geotextile-infused sauce gives the toppings incredible slope stability!

Stargazing 4

2025-04-04 07:00:00

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Stargazing 4

We haven't actually seen a star fall in since we invented telescopes, but I have a list of ones I'm really hoping are next.

Decay Chain

2025-04-02 07:00:00

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Decay Chain

If you have an old phone in a drawer, and you listen very carefully, you can occasionally hear the occasional tap of an emitted SIM card hitting the side of the drawer as the phone transmutes to a lower-end model.

If you have an old phone in a drawer, and you listen very carefully, you can occasionally hear the occasional tap of an emitted SIM card hitting the side of the drawer as the phone transmutes to a lower-end model.

Orogeny

2025-03-31 07:00:00

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Orogeny

Most properties can only boast INDOOR heated floors.

Terror Bird

2025-03-28 06:00:00

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Terror Bird

There has long been debate about Big Bird's species, with some experts claiming he was a canary, but recent genetic analysis places him firmly in Cariamiformes.

There has long been debate about Big Bird's species, with some experts claiming he was a canary, but recent genetic analysis places him firmly in Cariamiformes.

Rock Identification

2025-03-26 06:00:00

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Rock Identification

'Is it worth anything?' 'I dunno, is the answer to that question worth another $5?'

SawStart

2025-03-24 06:00:00

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SawStart

Cosmic Distance Calibration

2025-03-21 06:00:00

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Cosmic Distance Calibration

This is the biggest breakthrough since astronomers noticed that the little crosshairs around red giant stars starting to burn helium are all the same size.

This is the biggest breakthrough since astronomers noticed that the little crosshairs around red giant stars starting to burn helium are all the same size.

Square Units

2025-03-19 06:00:00

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Square Units

The biggest I've seen in a published source in the wild is an 80-fold error in a reported distance, which I think came from a series of at least three unit conversions and area/length misinterpretations.

The biggest I've seen in a published source in the wild is an 80-fold error in a reported distance, which I think came from a series of at least three unit conversions and area/length misinterpretations.

Lungfish

2025-03-17 06:00:00

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Lungfish

I know having so many base pairs makes rebasing complicated, but you're in Bilateria, so shouldn't you at LEAST be better at using git head?