They Might Be Giants have existed for *ten times as long* as the Confederacy

An overworked mortuary assistant is found dead, wearing only knickers with ’no parking’ printed on the rear. Suspicion falls on Lickfold’s scarecrows, upset that efforts to curb industrial pollution in the town might threaten the collapse of the local stone circle.

William Gibson (abridged)

as a Big Nerd I have to tell you I went to Mendel’s abbey to look at his peas but the most notable part is actually the little hats he made for his microscopes

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ISironspike.bsky.socialOct 13, 2024 1:15pm

Like every other basic morbid dumbass, I like cemeteries. I think they can be beautiful and poignant and anthropologically fascinating. But allow me to introduce you a hyper-specific subset of graves I enjoy: "showmen's rest" sites.

This would be a very odd photo to explain if you don't know what a town crier is. Even then...

They Might Be Giants - Flood Tour - Perth

Socially Progressive Indian Folk Metal

Bloodywood - Dana Dan (Indian Folk Metal)

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AI going great i see futurism.com/the-byte/pro...

Professor Horrified When Students Use ChatGPT to Generate "Briefly Introduce Yourself" Assignment... in Ethics Course

An assistant professor of philosophy was shocked to find her students use ChatGPT to "briefly introduce" themselves.

Let’s not inform the Australian anti-vaxers about this huh? No-one wants a live redback trapped in a macadamia shell dangling from their neck.

BTbevanthomas.bsky.socialOct 11, 2024 6:55pm

British wise women and cunning men used many techniques to heal people. One wise woman would trap a live spider inside the shell of a small nut, sew the nut in a bag, place the bag around the client's neck, and "as the spider wasted, so would the fever leave him." #FolkyFriday