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  • HoraceH Horace

    Link to video

    taiwan_girlT Offline
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    #2323

    @Horace Interesting video. There was an article where the conclusion was that humans ourselves are not getting faster - it is just the things listed in the video which has improved the speeds.

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    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

      @Horace Interesting video. There was an article where the conclusion was that humans ourselves are not getting faster - it is just the things listed in the video which has improved the speeds.

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      Horace
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      #2324

      @taiwan_girl I was surprised the difference was not greater. The world's fastest 50 year old today could probably not beat the world's fastest any year old 100 years ago.

      Education is extremely important.

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      • jon-nycJ Online
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        jon-nyc
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        #2325

        Broadway and 61st street, 1899.

        IMG_3524.jpeg

        Same intersection today.

        IMG_3525.png

        You were warned.

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          taiwan_girl
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          #2326

          Wish my great great ancestors had purchased a bunch of land there. LOL

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          • jon-nycJ Online
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            jon-nyc
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            #2327

            Boy Scout outing in Chappaqua, NY in 1918.

            IMG_3530.jpeg

            Chappaqua is ~10mi north of me where the Clinton’s live.

            You were warned.

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            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

              Yeah they do but it took me a minute. Those flat metal pieces go through a slot in the bottom horizontal bar. If you slide either of them out you can slide the bar out. Both locks need to be secured to prevent sliding them out.

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              #2328

              @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

              Yeah they do but it took me a minute. Those flat metal pieces go through a slot in the bottom horizontal bar. If you slide either of them out you can slide the bar out. Both locks need to be secured to prevent sliding them out.

              I think the design idea generalizes to an arbitrary number of locks.

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              • jon-nycJ Online
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                jon-nyc
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                #2329

                Damn. 62.

                You were warned.

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                • X Online
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                  xenon
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                  #2330

                  A little bit nsfw, but soooo cool. Baby birthed in an intact amniotic sac

                  https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/s/khnQ4CMA8b

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                    #2331

                    Amazing how peaceful they looked, before being introduced to air. I guess it was the air that set them off.

                    #FuckAir

                    Education is extremely important.

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                      #2332

                      Smallest (official) park:

                      https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-worlds-smallest-park-a-teeny-tiny-enclave-in-japan-thats-about-the-size-of-four-sheets-of-paper-180986180/

                      In Japan, 2.6 square feet (0.24 squares meter).

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                      • jon-nycJ Online
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                        jon-nyc
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                        #2333

                        Screenshot 2025-03-15 at 2.20.30 PM.png

                        You were warned.

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                        • MikM Away
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                          Mik
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                          https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/since-the-60s-ford-has-stored-cars-underground-in-a-kansas-city-cave/?aff=f_us_p&utm_source=FB&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=med&utm_content=image_FordCave_Feb25_MED_Social_dsp&utm_term=med_3p&fbclid=IwY2xjawJCuKVleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAYPmGTbxwEdM7pFnqmvpAOGQ8RTo-5Wd8kndXLCh3IHD9AIj6QcaUD6YHnRmC3MV0N1_aem_0jvxciFQCU8kJW0YWtbbUA&utm_id=6661807325191

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                          • jon-nycJ Online
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                            jon-nyc
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                            #2335

                            Cockpit of a Concorde.

                            alt text

                            You were warned.

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                              image.jpeg

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                              • jon-nycJ Online
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                                jon-nyc
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                                #2337

                                Caravaggio.

                                The freckles look a little off this close up (though I bet they look great a little further away). But damn. Look at that detail. The little moisture in the corner of the eye. The curvature of the nostril. Amazing.

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                                You were warned.

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                                  Axtremus
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                                  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/science/snowy-owl-orange-michigan-rusty.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4U4.9WzL.0Cx0pNkVmr7f

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                                  Snowy owl with stunning colors captured in photographs. Now experts argue over how the colors came about.

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                                    Horace
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                                    #2339

                                    Good short video on piano practice.

                                    Link to video

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                      Horace
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                                      #2340

                                      This video answers the commonly asked question, why are Trump voters as awesome as great white sharks?

                                      Link to video

                                      Education is extremely important.

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                                      • HoraceH Horace

                                        Good short video on piano practice.

                                        Link to video

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                                        taiwan_girl
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                                        @Horace Re: piano video

                                        Common sense, but nice to see it put down in one place.

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                                          jon-nyc
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                                          #2342

                                          You were warned.

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