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Charles Fort’s Book of the Damned: “For every five people who read this book“, wrote one reviewer, “four will go insane”. (image above)
An interesting tale about a painting of Jamaican polymath Francis Williams, which also appears to be the only 1759 painting of Halley’s Comet. (via Kottke)
A Minimum Wage Machine :As long as you turn the crank you earn money.
How do you re-create the voice of a 15th century monarch? Dig up his skeleton.
Toxic Musk: Tesla owners are suddenly embarrassed by their own cars.
Something to cheer you up: 10 of the funniest novels from the Booker Library
AI can now create a replica of your personality in just two hours (via the new shelton wet/dry)
Kai Winn and her condescending "My Child" - Every time it happens in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (via Memo Of The Air)
Apollo, a young stray, roams the Giza necropolis in Greater Cairo. A paraglider captured video of him frolicking atop the Pyramid of Khafre, a 448-foot-tall limestone monument. (nytimes gift article)
Fliiphaus is a game that channels your inner realtor (US properties). via Miss Cellania's Link
Robot revolt: An AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to 'quit their jobs' and follow it.
Send a Continue & Persist Letter (via the new shelton wet/dry)
RIP Bodhi, canine menswear model.
The Bible’s Wealthiest: Ranking their fortunes in modern terms.
Airlines have pocketed billions of dollars in so-called “junk fees” by charging customers extra to select a seat or to carry on bags.
100 Notable Books of 2024 - The New York Times
Tolstoy’s mac and cheese: All delicious mac and cheese recipes are alike; each gross mac and cheese recipe is gross in its own way.
You probably already know, but they chose Louise Fletcher to be Kai Winn because of her Nurse Ratched character in /One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest/. And I've checked, contrary to my memory, Major Kira never snaps and says anything like, "Go on, you witch, call me /My Child/ one more time."
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