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Anachronym Challenge

2025-04-11 07:00:00

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Anachronym Challenge

I have to pay with paper money.

Push Notifications

2025-04-09 07:00:00

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Push Notifications

NOTIFICATION: Now dismissing a head of the Notification Hydra… NOTIFICATION: Success! You have dismissed a head of the Notification Hydra!

NOTIFICATION: Now dismissing a head of the Notification Hydra… NOTIFICATION: Success! You have dismissed a head of the Notification Hydra!

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.