January 16, 2017

These are fleeting moments

Astronaut shows videos from Youtube with zero views. Beautiful and surprisingly refreshing.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 11:30 PM PST - 68 comments

Dick Gautier, 1931-2017

The actor -- famed for his role in the original production of Bye, Bye Birdie, for portraying Hymie the Robot in Get Smart, and for a short run as Robin Hood in When Things Were Rotten -- died Friday. The article includes a link to a three-part interview with Kliph Nesteroff, in which Gautier discusses, especially, his early career.
posted by bryon at 10:32 PM PST - 21 comments

The six pillars of nonviolent resistance

An Experiment in Love: Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Six Pillars of Nonviolent Resistance and the Ancient Greek Notion of ‘Agape’
posted by HuronBob at 10:21 PM PST - 10 comments

The Spiritual Shape of Political Ideas

Joseph Bottum argues that contemporary American progressivism resembles Christianity sans salvation. [more inside]
posted by Panthalassa at 9:42 PM PST - 48 comments

Blood Pancakes Are The Most Metal of All Flapjacks

On their own, blood pancakes end up being a savory dish, so many recipes call for enhancing the natural flavor by adding things like onions, spices, bread crumbs, and molasses. The only other body-fluid-specific requirement is to strain the blood to remove any clots that may have formed. Which really hammers home that you’re cooking with blood, in case you forgot. [more inside]
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 9:29 PM PST - 32 comments

The Last Man on the Moon

Gene Cernan, last man to walk on the moon, has passed away
posted by tgrundke at 2:34 PM PST - 87 comments

Who's a good dog groomer? You are!

Jess Rona is a dog groomer who posts wonderful slo-mo videos of her clients on Instagram. (Autoplaying music alert) [via Mashable's How She Works series.]
posted by Room 641-A at 2:20 PM PST - 15 comments

The True Masters Of Cyberwarfare - Squirrels

At a recent presentation at Shmoocon, security researcher Cris "SpaceRogue" Thomas discusses the results of his "CyberSquirrel 1" project, which monitors animal related infrastructure outages. His assessment? The squirrels are winning. [more inside]
posted by NoxAeternum at 2:02 PM PST - 23 comments

genderless_nipples confounds Instagram censorship (NSFW)

In order to subvert Instagram's policy of allowing male nipples without restriction and censoring women's nipples without exception, the account genderless_nipples is posting close-up pictures of nipples. [more inside]
posted by Excommunicated Cardinal at 11:51 AM PST - 64 comments

We march for Harriet Tubman, Sylvia Riviera, Barbara Jordan, Audre Lorde

In six days, one of the largest mass protests in American history will begin with an estimated 200,000 marchers on DC. For those who cannot travel to Washington, 386 simultaneous sister marches with an anticipated 735,000 marchers will be taking place on the same day in 50 US states and 53 additional countries. 1200 buses will park in the capitol on January 21 compared to a paltry 200 arriving for Trump's inauguration, and the related Pussy Hat Project (previously) is making efforts to ensure that every marcher has access to a handmade pink hat. The Women's March on Washington will unite a new cohort of American activists under the banner of an unapologetically progressive and explicitly intersectional platform. [more inside]
posted by sciatrix at 8:29 AM PST - 211 comments

When picky eating becomes an affliction

“It’s like asking a colorblind person what color that is. It doesn’t look like food to me.”
posted by Kitteh at 8:13 AM PST - 159 comments

The Superfly Flies No More

WWE Hall of Fame Pro Wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka passed away yesterday at the age of 73. [more inside]
posted by The Gooch at 8:04 AM PST - 13 comments

Peeqo

Peeqo is a robot that responds entirely in GIFs.
posted by ellieBOA at 7:47 AM PST - 12 comments

Scrimmage, Touques, and Yaks

Teaching Hockey in the Himalayas. A photo journey from the HELP fund.
posted by blue_beetle at 6:34 AM PST - 2 comments

Perverse incentives, Australia's (1790) death fleet & echoes today

Contracts and convicts: how perverse incentives created the death fleet After Australia's First Fleet came the second fleet. Due to contract issues, many people died. (via @smurray38) [more inside]
posted by hawthorne at 4:42 AM PST - 8 comments

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