- I watched Conclave over the holiday break and thought it was pretty good. The acting was great, of course, but I’d expect nothing less from a film featuring John Lithgow, Stanley Tucci, and Ralph Fiennes. If you dig Roman Catholic esoterica, I’d also suggest reading this deep dive into the Vatican’s secret saint-making process.
- Ozempic is a modified, synthetic version of a protein discovered in the venomous saliva of the Gila monster, a large, sluggish lizard native to the United States. – via Tom Whitwell’s 52 Things I Learned in 2024, not to be confused with Kent Hendricks’ equally-awesome list of 52 Things I Learned in 2024
- Some of the 77 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2024 (from The Atlantic Science Desk) are really pretty wild! – via kottke
- The Ghosts in the Machine is a great explainer on the current kerfuffle over Spotify’s nefarious fake music.
Please don’t say just, “hello,” via text. – via The Curious About Everything Newsletter, where I also found this awesome food map of Italy- I enjoyed reading this quick essay on how to write readable sentences.
- What happens when websites start to vanish at random?
- An average of about 900 people per week have died of COVID-19 over the past year in the USA, according to the CDC. – via PBS
Posts tagged “instant messages”
450, 32, 1, 0: Four Numbers That Explain Why Facebook Acquired WhatsApp for $16,000,000,000.00
Adium
In which I recommend an instant messenger app
Contextless Content: Episode #27 (Luigi)
Contextless Content: A portion of a conversation, usually from an instant messenger platform. brother-in-law: Unfortunately, a war on master bathrooms won’t attract the attention of any A-list superheroes GatorDVG: That’s where you’re wrong. brother-in-law: I’ll probably get someone like Black Vulcan, or the Panther, or Super Mario GatorDVG: Isn’t Super Mario a plumber? brother-in-law: Yeah….I’ll
Backup iPhone SMS Messages
A few weeks ago my iPhone randomly decided to stop saving photos taken with its camera. It would act like it was taking a photo, but it wouldn’t actually save the photo to its internal photo file system. I didn’t realize this until I had taken a few dozen photos of my dad and me
Contextless Content: Episode #26 (David Bowie)
In which I am surprised
Contextless Content: Episode #25 (Cottage Cheese)
In which he considers a dairy product
Contextless Content: Episode #24 (Earthquake Alerts)
Text alerts for earthquakes
Contextless Content: Episode #23 (Jewish Dental Supplies)
Here’s part of a conversation I thought was funny
Contextless Content: Episode #20
Contextless Content: A portion of a conversation, usually from an instant messenger platform. GatorDavid says: wait a minute … GatorDavid says: I *do* have the irresistable urge to break into a zoo, jump the fence and try and french-kiss the pissiest looking polar bear … Tober says: you’re screwed dude.