shiny object December 05, 2018 at 07:25AM

a shiny object found on the internet

time keeps on slipping

i thought i posted half of these some time ago. apparently i did not. thanks to folks in my circle who may have been the original source of some of these, alas i don't remember now.


this cosmonaut posts nifty videos from the ISS

the fish that live in a flooded stairwell in Philadelphia

an excellent interview with Penn Jillette

this is what the vantablack guy does with his power

video: Stephen Colbert Connects Chance the Rapper with "Lord of the Rings" dude can recite Silmarillion poetry from memory.

Denver airport embraces their lizard people overlords

all about manufacturing clothing for WWII spies

interview with a cast member from the short-lived live action component of the Disney Haunted Mansion

archive scan of a Japanese book of wave patterns

nerdy discussion of megapixels in digital cameras

an assortment of wacky medieval art

an analysis of what objects we use as a size reference over time which leads into a discussion of familiarity with pigeon's eggs.

Anne Lister, and her spiffy plaque at the site of the first (unofficial) gay church marriage in England

moving to Chernobyl

paleoburrows by GIANT SLOTHS

fan art: In Which Beruthiel's Cats Explore Middle Earth

Hendra virus and anti-vaxxers people who disguise being cheap in stupid ideology suck, also Australia wants to kill us in as many ways as possible. eep.

the myriad ways to romanize the spelling of the current Jewish holiday with the nice candles

All of Tor.com’s Original Short Fiction From 2018

naye shared a gallery of the silly things flagged by Tumblr's bot

Jughead meets Sabrina the teenage COOL TEEN


talk transcript about how fandom joined the Pinboard user base i think this was via jesse_the_k? sold me on a Pinboard membership, thanks!