Want to gaze at beautiful, pristine beaches, maybe dream about "getting away from it all"? Well you can gaze, but never visit, because This Beach Does Not Exist. They're all AI computer-generated images, but they sure are pretty. (Some are too pretty; real nature isn't that pristine. But, oh well.) There are two buttons on the page; you can ( Read more... )

I saw it first in my Snopes feed: Darwin’s Arch Loses Its Top Due to Erosion in Galapagos, with a nice picture of the arch as it used to be, but no picture of what it looks like now. So I went searching for an 'after' picture.

I input "Darwin’s Arch Loses Its Top" as a search term and, of course, got a bunch of hits... but the first six results ( Read more... )

For those who don't have
( Read more... )

Okay. I'm now retired... and busier than ever, LOL! I keep thinking I should post... but I've said that before. So, starting now -- one day at a time ( Read more... )

Generally speaking, puns don't get no respect; many people seem to consider puns a very low -- or juvenile -- form of humor. But I enjoy a good pun. Partly, it seems to one of the few forms of humor that don't "pick on" somebody -- blondes, Aggies, various ethnicities. Partly, my dad started training me to like puns very early -- "Say two ( Read more... )

.
... with Stephen Colbert, no less. (Here's a version with subtitles; don't know how accurate it is.)

I only knew "Neil deGrasse Tyson" as an occasional name in various SGA fic -- someone who Rodney liked to sneer at. But I've been enjoying the new version of Cosmos immensely; it's intensely fascinating and frequently eye-opening. So when ( Read more... )

.
From
( Read more... )

.
I can't remember who linked me to this, but I'm posting it here for Cindy and the rest of you to click on and enjoy.

Called Pants are Overrated, Hobbes and Bacon, it introduces a grown-up Calvin who gives Hobbes to his daughter to protect her from "Donald Trump in the closet". I've only found two pages for C&H, (clicking through to see if any ( Read more... )

.
Things I want you to see, or I want to remember.

Here are 75 Unforgettable Moments From Minnesota’s First Day Of Marriage Equality. Beautiful photos of the joy and excitement as same-sex couples were allowed to marry; I got all teary-eyed.

Edited: I forgot. Turns out, the first gay marriage in Minnesota actually happened in 1971. [The ( Read more... )

.
Cindy loves her iPad, but she's a basic user. If I send links in email, she never sees them. She does Facebook, but I won't touch FB with a 10-foot pole. This is the best way for her to see and keep links; when I see her today, I can open this page on DW and save the link on her iPad.

The Body is not An ApologyThis blog showcases articles ( Read more... )