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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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    @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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      Broadway and 61st street, 1899.

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      Same intersection today.

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      Only non-witches get due process.

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

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          Boy Scout outing in Chappaqua, NY in 1918.

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

          Only non-witches get due process.

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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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            @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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              Damn. 62.

              Only non-witches get due process.

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                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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                  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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                    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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                      Screenshot 2025-03-15 at 2.20.30 PM.png

                      Only non-witches get due process.

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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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                          Cockpit of a Concorde.

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                            image.jpeg

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                              jon-nyc
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                              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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                                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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                                  Good short video on piano practice.

                                  Link to video

                                  Education is extremely important.

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                                    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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                                      @Horace Re: piano video

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

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                                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                                          Only non-witches get due process.

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