Ted Herman @tedherman@social.cleverlibre.org

TIL there is a reason that red-dyed pistachios disappeared. https://www.thespruceeats.com/red-pistachios-overview-1807049

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/human-remains-are-headed-to-the-moon-despite-objections/

Navaho Nation Opposes Moon Burials.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/space/spacex-illegally-fired-workers-critical-elon-musk-us-labor-agency-says-2024-01-03/

political position statement:

Kiefer in '24

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_(TV_series)

@cstross yes but Sir Smaug

Dubov vs Nepomniachtchi: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.Nd4 Nd5 3.Nb3 Nb6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Ne4 Ne5 6.Ng5 Ng4 7.Nf3 Nf6 8.Ng1 Ng8 9.Nc5 Nc4 10.Na4 Na5 11.Nc3 Nc6 12.Nb1 Nb8 13.Nf3 ½ - ½

You can't identify any particular move as a blunder, yet both players lost (0-0 is the official score).

Last day of road bike riding for 2023. Total for the year: 3149mi (5067km).

classic holiday tree ornament

When Mike Godwin formulated his law in 1990, could he have imagined social networks and politics of today? [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law]

I tuned in to a classical music show and heard the announcer say of a piece of music "conducted by me".

No comment is good comment. https://lite.cnn.com/2023/12/22/business/respected-chinese-economists-disappear-from-social-media-intl-hnk/index.html

recall that comment about many study conclusions -- "in mice" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03954-y

“Buy nice or buy twice"

@carnage4life To sum up, it isn't what it is.

Textbook material for a data visualization course.

I could not remember the name of a music group, but could remember something about one song and some other facts about the group. I prompted Bard several times, but all the answers were incorrect. Then I tried a simple web search and got the name immediately. Returning to Bard, I dropped hint after hint to no avail. Finally I put the name in the prompt and Bard said something like "Oh yes! I knew that!".

You can also use it as an anchor. ⚓ https://electrek.co/2023/12/18/tesla-package-turns-cybertruck-into-boat/

What gift to give that aging punk friend?

An addition to my list annual charitable contributions: the local Bike Library. It's a great idea and wonderful resource! I wish every city had similar.