TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee")
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04 May 2026
"Remarkably Bright Creatures"
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I'm almost halfway through the book, looking forward to the movie when it becomes available. So far the focus of the book has been on t...
Time to start thinking about global oil reserves
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I'm embedding a graphic I found in a May 2 Facebook post by Christian Decle (who apparently is a "digital creator.") It's...
A glimpse of the future of AI-produced movies
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Absolutely amazing. Imagine being a human actor viewing this and wondering what your future holds re employment. Imagine what fake celebr...
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The role of rare earths in future wars
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03 May 2026
Interesting development re AI in Chinese court system
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Screencap from moments ago (Sunday May 3) on Bloomberg's The China Show . The case was brought by a tech worker in Eastern China (Hangz...
Public service announcement
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Viewers at Neatorama are advised by Miss Cellania that this brief video is a public service announcement, so I was alert to the possibility...
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02 May 2026
Huge losses by the U.S. in its war on Iran
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I found a CNN video report on this matter, posted yesterday. I've seen similar reports at Al Jazeera English and other miscellaneous s...
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30 April 2026
"Blind Faith" - a new Banksy
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Cleverly conceived, and well-executed. Not apparent from this view is that the subject's front foot is going to lead to him fallling of...
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7 + 2 = x + 6. Can you solve for "x" ?
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Certainly you can. Probably in less than 5 seconds, or you wouldn't be reading this blog. But... one-fourth of incoming University of C...
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New word for the day: neuston (or pleuston)
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Fascinating video, and IMHO worth the time expenditure to watch. As a child I was fascinated by the water striders and whirligigs in northe...
29 April 2026
Seeking address labels that support a charity
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Many years ago I used return address labels from the National Wildlife Federation and other nature- and medicine-based charities. Then I st...
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Majestic irony indeed
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For background reading on the meeting of King Charles with Trump.
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"86" explained
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This morning while doomscrolling I saw a headline indicating that the Department of Justice would be indicting former FBI Director James Com...
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A curious landscape feature in Italy
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Explanation at the geography subreddit.
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Iran's enriched uranium
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Embedded above is a screencap from an impressive New York Times article explaining how Iran accumulated 11 tons of nuclear material. The ...
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