Gaffer tape. Gaffer tape everywhere. And for those LEDs that you actually want to see, but not light up the whole room, two pieces of gaffer tape with a hair’s breadth between them. Makes for an indicator light that can only really be seen when your looking straight at it.

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” —Frank Wilhoit

It belongs in a museum.

It was sold at private auction.

Woolly Mammoth Tusk Mammuthus primigenius Pleistocene Alaska, USA

Some incredible specimens literally speak for themselves, and this superlative polished Woolly Mammoth Tusk is one such piece. Fondly termed “The Ocean,” for obvious reasons, this example measures a whopping 82 inches (208 cm) on the curve. The outstanding greenish-blue coloration is due to the replacement of the mineral Vivianite during the fossilization process of the ancient ivory. This tusk is beautiful for its intense coloration and boasts a nice curvature as well as an unusually thick form. Not only is this glorious piece a top echelon representation in terms of its exquisite color, the polished fossil is outstanding for condition with only minimal expected restoration to the tip and very minor crack fill. This is a truly striking piece in a custom metal armature that allows it to “float” into the air. The creative and clever mount allows for a dramatic and impactful display which highlights the size, shape and, most importantly, color of this tusk. There really are not enough superlatives to accurately describe the specimen, which absolutely is one of THE most visually stunning, well preserved, and overall superior tusks to grace the market in some time. Overall Measurements: 46.50 x 30.00 x 30.00 inches (118.11 x 76.20 x 76.20 cm)

It was posted on Reddit in 2021. In 2026, the AI image search could only cite the Reddit, Instagram, and Xitter posts because the auction site has a captcha.

Not much of a PC gamer, but I have had a need to use a mouse without a desk. I swear by trackball mice. Personally I’ve been happy with the wireless Logitech trackball offerings, particularly the one with Bluetooth and a dongle you can tuck away into the mouse. Even at a regular desk, doing CAD work all day, it has saved my shoulder and wrist from stress and pain. I can basically sit in a relaxed neutral position and use my mouse wherever my hand falls, like on an arm rest. It may take some adjustment learning to use your thumb to navigate around, but for me it has been worth it.

The twist better be something better than “She/He’s been dead the whole time.”

It keeps on autocorrecting words to some totally irrelevant wrong word, much more often than it used to. Previously it would just fix the occasional spelling mistake and ignore most capitalized words. Now it regularly changes proper names to other random words, replaces it’s with its or your for you’re (or the other way round) but it’s almost always wrong even though I typed it correctly. I’ll go back and try to fix it, only to find it’s chosen some other random words to use instead of what I actually typed. It replaces correct words with incorrect words now way more often than it actually helps my spelling.

I like turtles.

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Very Lovecraftian vibes. Reminds me of the Great Race of Yith.

From “The Shadow Out of Time”: “The Great Race’s members were immense rugose cones ten feet high, and with head and other organs attached to foot-thick, distensible limbs spreading from the apexes. They spoke by the clicking or scraping of huge paws or claws attached to the end of two of their four limbs, and walked by the expansion and contraction of a viscous layer attached to their vast, ten-foot bases.”

I don’t usually need Garfield comics explained. But this one has that kind of Far Side comic baffling context vibes about it.

Apteryx seems to be a genus of flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, basically a Kiwi bird. Is that the whole joke? “Surprise Garfield! You’re in New Zealand.” I don’t usually expect big laughs from Garfield, but this one is bizarre.

They should have built a Lego pyramid, wouldn’t have needed the cables.

I know I’ve seen this before. This appears to be an AI generated version of a very similar image posted in January of 2023 on Reddit, Facebook, and probably others. I used a combination of Google image search and tineye.com to figure this out. This apparently AI version makes the woman skinnier, removes her sleeves, declutters the background, and adds a black clutch. The history of this meme was tricky to search for because it has blown up in popularity recently (on Instagram, Xitter, Reddit, even YouTube) and Reddit’s history is full of deleted posts.

Links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1141144596701026/posts/1398367294312087/

https://www.reddit.com/r/HolUp/comments/10pgezj/deleted_by_user/

https://tineye.com/search/62f2061f28c29668e35ae4b65149fcbfeaf7131d?sort=score&order=desc&page=1

Lol, good luck “accurately” mapping our irregular oblate spheroid on to a globe (i.e. a regular sphere). You’re correct that map projections inherently make concessions and introduce inaccuracies. But a globe would just require a different kind of projection in this context. And that projection hides more subtle inaccuracies. Globes are not an answer to the problem of map projection distortion.

Ironic, given that you are ignoring the historical context of this photo to make a weak point. When a tree falls, it contributes back to the ecosystem throughout its death and decay. The land wasn’t needed for anything beyond the standard manifest destiny development of the hotel. These trees were specifically cut down for their lumber, they would not have been wasted because they wouldn’t have been felled otherwise. Moreover this was long before anyone was planning long term sustainability goals. This was in no way sustainable removal of old growth.

Any sort of digital release? How exactly does one play a computer game that has not had any sort of digital release? Are you expecting to scan your game’s binary files and assets from microfilm? Maybe your actually just looking for some TTRPG? There were some VHS games once upon a time, maybe that’s what you’re after?

That’s a great word!

This should be obvious. It’s the reasons for the renaming, not the renaming itself.

Because famously only US citizens keep pets.

As batman movies go they’re pretty boring. It’s a dark and gritty hero, fighting dark and gritty villains, in a boring gritty city, with boring citizens. Their not bad movies. They were clearly made by clever talented people, good at what they do. But the result lacks any real contrast, just black on black on black on black. I’ll rewatch any other batman movie at the drop of a hat, no questions asked. I know I’ll be entertained. But I’m totally uninterested in rewatching the Nolan Batman movies.