[SC 2.4.4] The absolute slog
Hey hi, y'all. I wrote this week about the absolute slog it is to try and find people on Mastodon.
Enjoy a step-by-step guide to how broken my brain is in trying to recapture what I had on Twitter. Or don't! I'm not your boss.
Anyhow, on with the linkdump:
‘God of Death’ Whale Was Scourge of Land and Sea 43 Million Years Ago
Nature: what the hell.
Scientists find first evidence that black holes are the source of dark energy
Neat!
It's Hurting Like Hell': AI Companion Users Are In Crisis, Reporting Sudden Sexual Rejection
Easy to crack a joke at something like this, but it's ultimately important to remember we're playing fast and loose with tech we barely understand, and that there is ultimately a human toll.
Swamp Boy
Great scrollytelling experience for a compelling story.
The Surprisingly Colorful Salamanders of Appalachia
GOOD AND POWERFUL FRIENDS
US cancer patient developed 'uncontrollable' Irish accent
This sort of thing pops up from time to time and reminds us that we have absolutely no idea what consciousness is.
Story Killers: inside the deadly disinformation-for-hire industry
Just so you know what you're up against.
An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
Maybe, just maybe there is significance to this link coming after the previous link.
Jeff Koons: Visitor breaks iconic Balloon Dog sculpture in Miami
lol, lmao
Children of the Ice Age
Your regular reminder that people in the past were probably thinking the same thoughts and feeling the same feelings you do now.
Loose Ends Project
This is so pure and sad and good.
The end of Type 1
RIParronies, font format.
Quirky History: Urchins, Igls, and Hogs: Hedgehogs in Medieval Manuscripts
Linguistics lesson by way of an adorable scamp.
Lemurs Get High on Their Millipede Supply
Come for the forced DreamWorks reference in the intro, stay for the coked up primates.