As a team, we’re deeply grateful to the players who have been with us since launch, as well as new adventurers discovering Tyria for the first time . You all help make #GuildWars2 , a home to return to - again and again. 🔗 gamerant.com/guild-wars-2...

We got dealt such a great deck of cards in the evolutionary game of life. Just imagine if cows had opposable thumbs. They’d be unstoppable. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

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Found some spring lambs

This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo

Carrying on with the antisocial vibes this week... www.doodlecatsshop.co.uk/stickers/

“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy

I've been doing so much mental editing of my (unfinished!) weird little romantasy adventure novel first draft that upon rereading it I've occasionally gone "huh why isn't- oh right". I should probably sit down and work on this again huh

‘You cannot pass. I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass.’

Sailing Rigs xkcd.com/3193/

Just spotted this enormous plane in a Gloucestershire field on Google Maps

Slightly Diminish a Game: - Back-Alley Fighter - Super Mario 62.5 - Kingdom Kidneys - Pokemon Zirconium - Dance Dance Strongly Worded Letter of Protest - Metal Gear Turgid - Roller Coaster Manager - Fortessvania - Ukulele Hero - Schmucktales - Tarsier Island - Donkey Kong County

Timeline Cleanse: Please enjoy this photo of a praying mantis that was sitting on top of my car windshield, but the angling and lighting were so weird it looks like a giant praying mantis wandering a corn field in Iowa.

Scalloway Fire Festival 2026 gets under way on Friday morning

Conic Sections xkcd.com/3189/

The deepest confirmed fish observation occurred at ~8,300 m. I know the shape behind it is another fish’s tail, but my brain insists it looks like the foreground fish is wearing a party hat. #deepsea #marinelife www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

These weren’t all huge hits, but here are my favorite mushrooms of 2025

Yearly reminder that you CAN just become a different person, you're not as imprisoned in your life as you think. You can just be the one who dresses nice or exercises or reads a lot, or whatever. You can just start doing it, some people might make fun of you but they don't really care.

I'm not immune to the occasional bout of Poster's Madness but I try to live my online life in ways that present fewer potential portals to that outcome, because getting mad at strangers is one of the worst things you can do for your mental health and quality of life

I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.

Sauropods xkcd.com/3185/

One of my crotchety old lady beliefs is that earbuds should come with phones again so people are less likely to blast their TikTok feed while waiting in line at the post office

Pole Vault Pole xkcd.com/3183/

Our friend the Dusky Litter Toad is also known as the Sooty Toadfrog! They are currently only known from a single location in southwestern Thailand! They are a member of family Megophryidae, also known as Goose Frogs, known for their camouflage and large heads! (photo by waramis)

Jumping Frog Radius xkcd.com/3181/

Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love. Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.

Like most tools, generative AI models can be misused—and when the misuse gets bad enough that a major dictionary notices, you know it has become a cultural phenomenon.

We are caffeinated and excited to make dice! If you have any requests for dice to be restocked, let us know in the comments. Next year is going to be our biggest and best yet!

John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”

What's always missing from those grim dystopian stories where someone is the last surviving human is that, by default, such a person would be the inheritor of all hereditary titles and honours that have ever existed. Some consolation, surely?

I hate how much I enjoyed this BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦

Our friend the Helmeted Water Toad is the only living species in family Calyptocephalellidae which technically makes them not a "true toad", but they share many toady characteristics! They are known to eat nearly any animal that fits in their very large mouth! (photo by Benjamin Gallardo)

Some of y'all asked if we're including dinosaurs in our upcoming bird book. Well, yesn't. #ZoologistsPrimer

Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.

Right. I hardly ever ask for anything, but this is the year I say 'what the hell' and go for it. On all the social platforms I have ever been on, I've never broken a few hundred followers and you know what? I think my artwork is as good as accounts with thousands. I'm wishing for 1k by xmas 😂

Chessboard Alignment xkcd.com/3177/

This was such a funny story thread by @neolithicsheep.bsky.social that I had to make it a comic.

My owl bonafides have been questioned, so, here: the Ballad of Curly.

We are now open for registration until the end of the day on Saturday, December 13th (ET)! (Pixel Cat's End is a virtual pet site where you collect and manage a village of cat-like creatures!)

choo choo, motherfucker

Donald Trump is the president most favored by Slaanesh, so I suppose that’s something

I don't think Netflix should get to eat anything else until it finishes all the prematurely cancelled shows on its plate

I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit

first time I've been sad bsky doesn't have an algorithm because how did it take a month for this to show up on my timeline

Merry fishmas!

ME *traps wasp under a cup* MAGICIAN GHOST WHO HAUNTS ME: *appears & sets down 2 more cups* ME: no MAGICIAN GHOST: *starts to shuffle them*

All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences