Minoan 'Marine Style' pottery featuring a rather wonderful octopus. Found at Palaikastro, Crete. Dated to c. 1500 BCE. Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. My own photo. pic.twitter.com/GE8fMsQB0X
— Angela O'Brien (@GrecianGirly) January 24, 2023
Category: Geek Stuff
Insecure
I read an article maybe 25 years ago on how car companies designed the fronts of SUVs to look hostile because they wanted to appeal to paranoid white guys. Just sayin.’
Today's F-150 owners like to describe their vehicle as "powerful" and "rugged" — while using it mostly for "shopping/errands" and "pleasure driving." (The vast majority don't tow anything all year.)https://t.co/N5G084C9wU pic.twitter.com/SB4pFqoaaw
— David Zipper (@DavidZipper) January 23, 2023
Why can’t we do this?
The new high-speed rail link between Rome and Milan, launching on Monday, will offer a journey time of 2 hours and 45 minutes.https://t.co/FGYzWY81bR
— Wanted in Rome (@wantedinrome) January 22, 2023
Who’d a thunk it?
I always said if I had a teenager today, I would only allow them to have a flip phone. My friends said I was crazy. No, just a little ahead of my time!
Why is Gen Z ditching smartphones for flip phones?
The flip phone trend is driven by a desire to dial back screen time and the use of social media. pic.twitter.com/jq7peOpo6J
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 18, 2023
Underdogs
At the Battle of Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE, a rag-tag barbarian force annihilated three Roman legions, leaving the Roman emperor Augustus (27 BCE to 14 CE) to nightly wander his palace, shouting for… https://t.co/d8phwuzlwb
— World History Encyclopedia (@whencyclopedia) December 29, 2022
Do it yourself
I’m in the process of making one myself!
We focus on vaccination- yet ventilation is our largest ROI- yet least utilized mitigation tool. One in every classroom & store would save 100,000 lives, EZ.👇🏽
The Homemade Air Purifier That's Been Saving Lives During the Covid-19 Pandemic | Smithsonian https://t.co/xB6XIsoTbA
— Jerome Adams (@JeromeAdamsMD) December 26, 2022
The blood moon eclipse
I was actually awake to see it, as a result of too much caffeine too late in the day:
A timelapse of last night's total #LunarEclipse captured by the RAO's AllSky camera. For 'special effect' the bubble was a bit frosty due to the cold wintry air and high humidity. Mars and Orion are seen chasing the eclipsed Moon across the sky. pic.twitter.com/CSn9wo5pWe
— Rothney Observatory (@RAOastronomy) November 8, 2022
Here’s what abortion looks like
Knowledge is power. Showing what happens during an actual abortion is a great way to fight the propaganda and de-stigmatize a procedure that one in four pregnant people will experience. https://t.co/5DVq9ynHkD
— blocking is an act of selfcare (@40wattbulb) October 19, 2022
In the beginning
The light, in the beginning, didn’t last.
My latest for @sciencefocus:https://t.co/Y92RmQCiVy
— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) October 11, 2022
Awesome
Robots are replacing wheelchairs, and helping people living with disabilities walk again. Watch the full video here: https://t.co/GZHaXTXggj pic.twitter.com/S1adHNW1bP
— CNBC (@CNBC) October 2, 2022