Is a spotless ladybird an immaculate conception? The h2g2 Post: your go-to place for Earth's conundra. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

'If somebody wants to know what a tuba looks like, they can google it,' said the musician. He saw the tuba: I saw the whole of the room. More weird photography at h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Goose #1: Look! Down there! It's a h2g2 Post photographer. Quick, fly photogenically! Catch all the unusual sightings and picturesque stuff in this week's issue. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Something I'm definitely running into lately with LLM chat bots taking over translation is that it's getting significantly worse. An icelandic word like "Þor" used to be accurately translated as "daring" but lately these services just kind of... guess in English based on look? And it gave me "pour"

Epiphanies great and small in this week's issue. Many lights. Birds, an unusual ladybird, and, of course, snow. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

It's a new year, Aries. What do we care, Agnes? One more day to admire our photo in the h2g2 Post before the first issue of 2026 comes out. Baa, humbug! h2g2.com/entry/thepost

At the Speyer Technikmuseum our reporter views the Buran, 'the Soviet space shuttle, which enjoyed successful atmospheric testing ...just before the USSR collapsed and so the Buran project was cancelled.' More at h2g2.com/entry/A88080...

Tavaron and the Post Editor have concluded that the New Year's snow must be hemisphere-wide. Except France. Superfrenchie says it's not sticking because it's too warm & she's off for a visit. Happy New Year. www.youtube.com/shorts/9SkKb...

Good advice for our novelists. Remember the upcoming serials starting 19 January. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Happy Silvester from h2g2 & all the AI Beat poets. 'Not for whimpering iceboxes could I truck. Lastly, their sardines are gentle yet awestruck.' RPC 4000 (1962) More at h2g2.com/entry/A88080...

In mid-December, the Inspiration 200 train was visiting Southampton on its mission to promote train use, as a green, social, sustainable and ethical form of transport. This obviously meant that the only way to get to the railway station was by rail replacement bus. h2g2.com/entry/A88080...

How have we been celebrating the holidays? The usual ways. With a scary Krampus and tormenting AIs to get Christmas cards. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

h2g2 approaches 2026 with its usual combination of optimism, pessimism, curiosity, (over)confidence, and snark. We also offer previews and prologues for the upcoming serial novels. You'll like them. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

One more day to the read the h2g2 Post. What happens then? Oh, you get a new one. Why not check out the Socialist Advent carols? They might surprise you. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Suffering from a surfeit of seasonal sensations? Take a break from all the holiday stuff and enjoy these Shoveler Ducks demonstrating the reason for their name. You're welcome. h2g2.com/entry/thepost www.youtube.com/shorts/QsP6-...

Merry (Happy) Christmas to all, also Frohe Weihnachten, joyeux Noel, and Quch jaj DevmeH loD to you Klingons. While the others are watching pointless sporting events, you can be reading the h2g2 Post. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Have some free time on your hands this Christmas Eve? (Ha!) Why not try book painting? Superfrenchie shows you how. h2g2.com/entry/A88079...

Goose(a) for Christmas?

2025: Web pages vanished. Links broke. Public data disappeared. But the Internet Archive kept the receipts. From investigative reports to video features, these stories show why preserving the web became one of the year’s defining information battles. ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/12/22/t... 🧵

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Willem's house. That means his garden is full of beautiful blooms because that's how Polokwane celebrates. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

One day in late November, Bluebottle and his friend enjoyed a day of beer and steam railway nostalgia. He tell us about it, but not without indulging his other favourite hobby, which is gratuitously insulting Americans for having different names for things. h2g2.com/entry/A88079...

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and may the Force be with you. Do the Crossword, look at the pretty pictures, listen to the music, and don't drink too much eggnog. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

"Oh my god," she pulled the stuffed bear out of the box of childhood belongings, "It's my #Humble Harry bear!" She pulled the string in its back. "I value your friendship," Humble Harry said. "He still works!" She pulled the string again. "Why'd you leave me in that box?" Harry asked. #vss365

What it looks like outside the Post Office vs What we wish it looked like. Read the h2g2 Post for immense variety. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

"Mom said I could have a pet universe!" Zibtt said. "I'm going to teach it tricks like expansion and accretion and gravitational collapse!" Dad tousled Zibtt's hair. "Just remember to give it coherence and objective meaning twice a day." Zibtt rolled his eyes. "Yeah, yeah, I won't forget." #vss

If you like really old jokes and horribly obscure puns, you've come to the right place with Bluebottle's Increasingly Ludicrous Soap Operetta. Get in on the concluding panels of The Controversial Conference, this week and next week. Get ready for the upcoming The Spin-Off. h2g2.com/entry/A88079...

You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?" Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.

While we're talking about ducks - we have a lot of very pretty ones in this week's issue h2g2.com/entry/thepost - a word about the picture of Bruce Wayne (cat) and the ducks in the snow...well, here's the video, see for yourself. www.youtube.com/shorts/BhO1k...

See this woodpecker? It is a gorgeous woodpecker. Sasha spied on it for us. The h2g2 Post: Bird Paparazzi, Inc. h2g2.com/entry/thepost www.youtube.com/shorts/xnVGy...

Art takes different forms in the h2g2 Post. Check us out. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

This week's h2g2 Post celebrates ducks. All kinds of ducks. Check it out at h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Snow and other seasonal sights. Stories, commentary. The Canary Islands. The Netherlands. A woodpecker. And lots and lots of ducks. Come take a look. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

Happy #Caturday from the h2g2 Post. You can go away now. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

Commentary on 'The Discourse' from the h2g2 Post (new issue tomorrow). h2g2.com/entry/thepost They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. (Luke 7:32)

The h2g2 Post: your go-to place for really cutting-edge Egyptology jokes. h2g2.com/entry/thepost 'Number Three, Officer: That's who kicked over my pyramid!'

It's December. Take a break from your holiday schedule and read the short story 'Night Court' by the late Norman Arkawy. If you live long enough, science fiction becomes 'ripped from the headlines.' h2g2.com/entry/A88079...

This week's issue of the h2g2 Post has a deluxe cat feature. Just saying. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

It’s taken me somewhere in the region of roughly 45 years, several side-quests, questionable decisions, two marriages (which may also be questionable) and one rather nice holiday, but I finally managed to finish all five books in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. The ending was damp.

In this week's h2g2 Post: an exploration of citizen-solder responsibility not to commit war crimes, from Henry V to the US Uniform Code of Military Justice. See? We're not just cat pictures. (Yes, we have cat pictures.) High-type discourse at h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

Snow, snow, beautiful, annoying snow. Scary stories. Funny stories. International policy analysis. (What?) More Egyptian jokes. Cats, cats, and more cats. Also a possum. You have to see this. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

#vss365 #augury

Happy #Caturday from the h2g2 Post. Even if it's the kind of day that makes you want to hide in the sink. h2g2.com/entry/thepost

A little-known fact about the h2g2 Post: it has cartoons and comics and jokes. No matter what the membership says, those are JOKES. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

Tired of snow, and it's only December? Join us for some aesthetic appreciation of the white stuff. Then escape with us to more interesting prospects. h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

A reflection on the US holiday that's just passed, in which the Post Editor explains 'Things I Am Not Thankful For'. As usual, this is meant as a public service to h2g2ers who are scratching their heads and asking, 'What are those people up to now?' h2g2.com/entry/A88078...

A book which I recently contributed to was just released, and you can order it with 30% off using code PWF30. The chapters here deal with visiting battlefields of #WWI. Mine is on Jewish veterans of the French Army in the interwar years, be sure to check it out! www.peterlang.com/document/144...

The h2g2 Post: taking a different look at the world since 1999. h2g2.com/entry/thepost www.youtube.com/shorts/cDrKj...

'Excuse me, I think this is my stop.' Join the h2g2 Post this week for a refuge from holiday bustle. Snark, reflection, birds, and a dog romping in the snow. All at h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/bru...

"Attention, everyone," Pallax said, waving a tentacle, "I would like you to meet the #last Hooman in the galaxy: Dave!" Dave nodded to the dozen aliens on the starship's bridge. "Hi, everyone." Birbb fluttered over, landing on a chair. "A Hooman? What is your species known for?" #vss365 1/5

More birds. Dogs in snow. Egyptian wall art. Modern art. Bluebottle jokes and other weirdnesses. Join us. h2g2.com/entry/A88078...