To everyone who has told me that windmills and solar farms are problematic, I say this: We have never gone to war to steal some other country’s windmills.

Discovering the Tiny Fossils, Powerful Indicators of Past Marine Environments theorkneynews.scot/2026/01/05/d...

Today is the 12th day of Christmas, celebrated by giving your love 12 drummers drumming. A bit noisy! This is also the day of 12th Night, a time to celebrate and exchange gifts, though the 3 Wise Men don't arrive until tomorrow. Time to remove decorations, and forego Christmas music until next year.

There's an assumption about evolution which is that it occurs randomly in try, try, try again scenarios. But what if evolution isn't so random? What if there are patterns in place used by evolution as a framework on which to build?

My whole life, joining the military was seen as an awesome thing to do. Having done that, having the Honorable DD214, fuck war and the apparatus to make it. It's a rich man's game using the costs of health and education to take advantage of poor folks.

Three Things 1. practice, practice and practice!! :->> 2. dance around the room 3. cook something delicious for someone you love

If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to become less dependent on US tech, may I recommend Vivaldi? It’s Norwegian, syncs across devices, has an inbuilt password manager, does email, is into privacy, comes with a free version of Proton VPN, and is free. vivaldi.com

Good morning! xo * * * "When you start to think of the arts as not this thing that is going to get you somewhere... but rather a way of making being in the world not just bearable, but fascinating, then it starts to get interesting again." - Lynda Barry * * * Poet's Photos

I want Wuffy!! Way too cute, and cuddly, and doesn't pee or poop! Maybe get two of them so they keep each other company!! No more vet bills, pet food or supplies costs!!! I want my Wuffy! finance.yahoo.com/news/wuffy-r...

Trying out browsers not using AI, and settled on Vivaldi for now. It contains a wide range of features, most I'll never use. Setup took a while to get the hang of - foregoing reading any instructions. It's snappy, and does more than I need. Much happier with this browser than Firefox. vivaldi.com

In the early days of AI, did any of the developers study human intelligence to understand how it works and the importance of creativity in the process?

Happy New Year. Let’s make it a better one, intentionally!

Educational and fun! Try it.

If I'm right, and I'm never wrong, psychology will need to take a serious look at the laws of physics to better understand behaviors.

Today is New Year's Eve, a time for toasts and resolutions. T.S. Eliot wrote in his poem "Little Gidding": "For last year's words belong to last year's language and next year's words await another voice. [...] And to make an end is to make a beginning."

Prof. Frank McDonough: 31 December 1869. Henri Matisse was born in Le Cateau-Cambrésis in the Nord Department in France. He’s commonly regarded along with Pablo Picasso as one of the artists who best helped to define the revolutionary developments in the visual arts during the early 20th century.

Interesting, and thought provoking read. And, it has possums featured! What more does a science article need?

Where do all the #physicists hide out? I need help on one teeny, tiny project, and they are nowhere to be found. Maybe it is because it's a crazy, stupid idea being proposed, but they could at least say it is. *sigh . . .

Any suggestions?

Perhaps the mind does fill in certain tonalities missing from piano rolls? Still a marvel between player and technology all the same.

So why can't we do this with detecting? Why not a license required to own a detector and an online test (to check knowledge of the law and Code of Practice) to be completed before license granted...? #Archaeology #Detecting 🏺 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Love these two ladies.

One of the jazz greats.

What a treasure of a recording!!

Ever find a ring similar to this? If so, here's what to do.

I see that the first ever recorded hieroglyph of the Smiley Face Emoji has been discovered, how fascinating 😉 😆

Spreading love and peace ~

Christmas is hard for many. The years roll, the ghosts at the table increase. We’re haunted by the absence of voices, of laughter engines who drank and ate with us. This can be day of remembrance rituals. For what it’s worth, Hooklanders near and far are in my candles today. Be gentle on yourselves.

Tongue twister: Where she sits she shines; where she shines she sits. Go!

My fave Christmas story:

Anyway, Christmas Eve. Enjoy stretching out time a little.

Merry Christmas! Mind your manners! 😊 ☮️

Josip Generalić, Christmas Pines, c. 1960 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! xo

She put flesh on the bones of the Neanderthal story.

Nature is amazing!

How can you have instincts without life?

Instincts pre-date emotions by billions of years, in fact, I theorize instincts predate life by billions years more. Please tell me why I am wrong.

robert-hadley Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Hunters in the Snow

Stories are very important, for at the end, they are what people remember about us.

A feel good moment we could all use.

Working title: Where Do Behaviors Come From? It's Not Where You Think They Do.

Today was the day to move some furniture. It was the day, but now it is not the day.

I love this story about sandhill cranes!

Happy Winter Solstice