June 17, 2017

Prelude to a Mlem

Fotos Frei Schnauze is a gallery of puppies in motion and at rest, frequently on the verge of catching treats.
posted by Fish, fish, are you doing your duty? at 11:58 PM PST - 9 comments

He's the man, the man with the Midas touch

With gold fixed at $35/ounce, mining for it had become unprofitable by the mid-60s. Time for the U.S. government to look elsewhere for gold: seawater, meteorites, plants, even deer antlers.
posted by Chrysostom at 11:00 PM PST - 8 comments

Pussies and World War II

Comedian Iliza Shlesinger causes a stir when she makes some comments about the subject matter of fellow female comedians' acts: "I could walk into The Improv, close my eyes, and I can’t tell one girl’s act apart from another. That’s not saying that 30-something white guys don’t all sound the same sometimes, but I’m banging my head against the wall because women want to be treated as equals, and we want feminism to be a thing, but it’s really difficult when every woman makes the same point about her vagina, over and over. I think I’m the only woman out there that has a joke about World War II in my set." Summary on Splitsider, including some now-deleted tweets. Shlesinger also has declared herself finished with the debate: "Anyway, I'm done here. Enjoy your life" (Twitter)
posted by anothermug at 7:37 PM PST - 82 comments

El cóndor abraza

Edgardo is a rancher from Loncopué, Argentina, who found an injured condor chick and nursed him back to health. He shared a video [cooing in Spanish] with his family and it promptly went viral (Google translation here). "Condorito" is being monitored by staff from Ecoparque de Buenos Aires and should be able to return to his nearby habitat soon.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 6:28 PM PST - 6 comments

“The appeal is simple: sheer, stupid, ridiculous spectacle.”

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Conor McGregor [Deadspin] “It’s really happening. McGregor vs. Mayweather is actually a reality. The fight is like a nightmare emerging from a fever dream where the walls are papered with $100 bills, the carpet is made of the finest chinchilla fur, and you wake yourself up by stepping painfully on a discarded diamond ring instead of one of your kid’s discarded Legos. Let’s address the elephant in the room. Does McGregor, who hasn’t had an actual boxing match since he was a teenager, have a shot at beating a past-his-prime great? Yes, he has a shot. McGregor hits really, really hard, and chins don’t get better with age.”
posted by Fizz at 4:25 PM PST - 39 comments

Programming with trits and trytes!

The Balanced Ternary Machines of The Soviet Union [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 12:40 PM PST - 50 comments

Historical Markers Database: pinpointing local history around the world

National and global events all happened somewhere, and historical markers mark the place where many occurred. But the richness of history is in its local details, details that can be insignificant on the global stage: the home of an individual who made a difference; a natural feature, building, byway; or just something interesting that happened nearby. History is not just about the high and mighty.
As we travel around, we may pass right by these roadside historical markers. That's where the Historical Marker Database comes in. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief at 8:24 AM PST - 14 comments

This alpaca will attend your Japanese wedding

And it is as adorable as you think it is.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 1:35 AM PST - 21 comments

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