Sunday, February 23, 2020

A flea Hath smaller fleas that on him prey

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From On Poetry, A Rhapsody by Jonathan Swift So, naturalists observe, a flea Hath smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller...

Railroad Sunset, 1929 by Edward Hopper

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Railroad Sunset, 1929 by Edward Hopper Click to enlarge.

We found a very precise zero effect

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From H/T Paul Caron From The Limits Of Nudging: Why Can't California Get People To Take Free Money? by Greg Roaslasky. The Earned In...

A Bookmark by Thomas Disch

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A Bookmark by Thomas Disch Four years ago I started reading Proust. Although I'm past the halfway point, I still Have seven hundred...
Saturday, February 22, 2020

Building a new navy so that everyone has a slice

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From the excellent Perilous Fight by Stephen Budiansky, an account of the naval aspects of the War of 1812 . Page 83. Factors impinging...

Fast hand by Cody Jinks

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Fast hand by Cody Jinks Double click to enlarge. Fast hand by Cody Jinks I didn't wanna shoot that man but he heard that I was f...

Data talks

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Across Cultures Girls tend to Play with Dolls and Boys with Wheeled Toys and Pretend Weaponry. This Pattern is found in 2 Species of Monkey...

I see wonderful things

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A moment of appreciation for the camouflage of the magnificent leafwing (Coenophlebia archidona), which perfectly mimics a decaying leaf. I...

Beached by Ken Hammond

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Beached by Ken Hammond Click to enlarge.
Friday, February 21, 2020

Slowly working their way through twelve feet of solid timber

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From the excellent Perilous Fight by Stephen Budiansky, an account of the naval aspects of the War of 1812 . Page 79. The frigates were ...