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Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Physicist does the math on Star Trek’s “Picard maneuver”

quote [ The trick from Next Generation would be even more effective in real life. ]

Leading enterprises like my name was captain Picard
[SFW] [tv & movies]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:10amGMT] [0 comments]

Monday, 14 September 2026

Archaeologists Discover the World's Oldest Evidence of Habitual Drug Use in the Teeth of a Hunter-Gatherer Who Lived Up to 25,000 Years Ago

quote [ This individual may have regularly sucked on betel nuts, known for their mind-altering properties, leading to worsening dental disease. Researchers say the discovery sheds light on addiction in prehistoric environments ]

Just shake it by the betel nut tree
[SFW] [history] [+2 Insightful]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:10amGMT] [0 comments]

Sunday, 13 September 2026

My jar of mustard was so spicy it made my eyes water and sent me on an obsessive quest to find out why

quote [ The mustard was the same brand I buy every time, Maille Dijon Originale, but it was much, much stronger than usual. ]

Give it up for Dijon, everybody
[SFW] [food & drink] [+1 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@6:51amGMT] [0 comments]

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Hurricane Helene Washed His Wife Away From Their Mobile Home. Now New Residents Live on the Same Land.

quote [ Residents of this riverfront trailer park have lost homes and loved ones in multiple storms. A policy gap means many face repeated flodding. ]

I've got the hurricane blues since Helene stormed in
[SFW] [people] [+1 WTF]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:00amGMT] [0 comments]

Friday, 11 September 2026

Second Quest

quote [ MapQuest didn’t seem like it was built for 2026. But its marketing savvy and cultural backbone might prove a useful template for legacy tech companies. ]

Mapquest where the place is
[SFW] [business] [+1 WTF]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:00amGMT] [0 comments]



Thursday, 10 September 2026

Astronaut’s Before-and-After Photos Show How Cities Switched From Orange to White Light

quote [ Over the course of 23 years. ]

The orange light that follows
[SFW] [travel] [+4 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:00amGMT] [1 comment]

Wednesday, 9 September 2026

I made a sweater from scratch (it made me insane)

quote [ I spent 4 months making myself a sweater from scratch. ]

If you want to destroy my sweater (Woah, woah, woah, woah
[SFW] [do it yourSElf] [+1 Insightful]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:00amGMT] [1 comment]

Tuesday, 8 September 2026

The US Navy's Failed Formosa Expedition

quote [ Nearly a century before the Vietnam War, the United States undertook one of its first military interventions in East Asia. It was not a full-scale campaign, and it lasted only a single day. Its opponent was not a modern army but the indigenous Paiwan people of southern Taiwan. ]

But they don't like that much cause it's called Formosa
[SFW] [history] [+2 Informative]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:00amGMT] [0 comments]

Monday, 7 September 2026

At the Conformation Show: Chasing the Ideal Dog

quote [ The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Virginia, lies on a few hundred acres of flat land abutted by farms and an amusement park called Kings Dominion. It’s the kind of place where animals and vegetables get sorted out. ]

Unleashing the dogs would be ideal
[SFW] [people] [+1 WTF]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:01amGMT] [0 comments]

Sunday, 6 September 2026

Memory Architecture

quote [ Devotion to a Florida home ]

They'll send us away to a little home in Florida
[SFW] [people] [+1 Underrated]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:00amGMT] [0 comments]



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