Physical properties of a perfect pasta sauce Understanding how ingredients interact can help cooks consistently achieve delicious results.

Science of sauces! physicstoday.aip.org/quick-study/...

not many people know this, but Barilla has a line of 3D printed pasta it sells mostly to the fine dining industry. I don't want the pasta. I want the pasta printer

Characterizing Precariously Balanced Rocks (PBRs) in the Eastern United States for Estimating Maximum Past Earthquake Ground Motions #BSSA ⚒️

Scientists gently pushed precariously balanced rocks in the Blue Ridge and measured the motions with seismometers.

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The entire research arm of the Forest Service being killed, “Because a scientist who says you can’t log that watershed without destroying it is inconvenient. A lab that documents the damage from mining runoff or road-building or clear-cutting is an enemy. And enemies get eliminated.”

*stares in geoscientist*

Leopold means the land bit kind of figuratively, but it's also literally true.

So much damage.

A few moments of zen. Pepper plants enjoying some sunshine and the fire pit ready to receive some steaks.

GSA wants to add new certifications to federal grant agreements — affecting universities, nonprofits & research orgs across every agency.

Potential civil & criminal penalties for noncompliance. Comment period is open until 3/30. Make your voice heard. buff.ly/KNfXj0h

The airport perks for Congress may be drying up, not a minute too soon Delta Airlines suspends its special congressional service, while a Senate bill could end the line-skipping perk for members of Congress.

BREAKING: Delta is suspending its special service desk for members of Congress until TSA is fully funded, per @ajc.com.

Delta says members of Congress will now be treated like all other flying customers.

www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Palantir CEO Makes Shocking Confession on Disrupting Democratic Power They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.

"Palantir CEO Alex Karp says his AI technology will lessen the power of “highly educated, often female voters, who vote mostly Democrat” while increasing the power of working-class men."

Just saying it right out loud now.

newrepublic.com/post/207693/...

Threat, Haven, or Fantasy? US Moon Base Concepts from 1959 to 2020 and Beyond An Introduction.

I wrote about the long history of moon base concepts here, and also teach about them in my intro to the solar system class, so students can understand that the idea of a moon base comes up every decade since the 1950s: medium.com/@adeene.dent...

Read all the replies to this, a bunch of geo scientists explaining why the Dino-killing asteroid hitting *where* it did is what made it an extinction level event, science is amazing and I love all of you who have taken the time to reply

I left a comment. It was not positive.

View of rivers and mountains

Metal cemented boundary marker on a mountain top

Yeah it’s crazy… and exists even in wilderness. Here is a view of the US-Canada border slash across the Stikine River. Complete with 3 foot tall marker on top of the ridge line. The slash can be seen to the right hand side of the first image. You may need to zoom in.

Otherwise it’s just a sparkling antiform

PSA for Discord's new age verification!

If you get hit by it and refuse to give them any ID or face scans as you should, here's a way to just... bypass it.

Go to Settings - Family Centre and then just enter a date of birth that's 18+

It's really that simple. Give them nothing.

Death Valley Scorpion Snags and Stings Moth at Night Under Blacklight YouTube video by Ryan Hollister

@xenolith.bsky.social captured this AMAZING video of a scorpion snagging and stinging a moth near our Stovepipe Wells camp. The alluvial fan around the camp was experiencing a superbloom supporting a big hatch of moths which this scorpion took full advantage of!

youtube.com/shorts/FtYHz...

Countries that do not use Fritos as currency could be "left behind," says Frito-Lay CEO Ken Biddleman

Dennis nedry jurrasic park "see nobody cares" meme reads Hey everybody, this guy still posts on X! See? Everyone is horrified and disappointed. They feel it speaks directly to your values.

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

Disc-shaped fossils with concentric grooves scattered through a limestone block.

Image of the apex of the Great Pyramid, taken from the base of the southeast corner. The layers of massive blocks of limestone composing the pyramid are clearly visible. The pyramid is set against a sunny blue sky.

I've seen fossils in some remarkable places, but this takes the prize: the benthic foram Nummulites in the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza. These massive blocks were quarried from the Eocene Mokkatam Formation when a relictual population of woolly mammoths still lived on Wrangel Island.

Republicans: The 2nd Amendment is sacrosanct and absolute

Also Republicans: The 4th Amendment is just bureaucratic red tape and you must allow our paramilitary force to storm your home

Happy “I Turned Into A Giant Space Newt And Had Babies With My Boss After She Also Turned Into A Giant Space Newt And We Left Them On A Random Planet” to all those who celebrate!!! 🥳🥳🥳

The StarTribune live blog is paywall free:
- The man shot by federal agents this morning has died
- Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building.
- ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said.

www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

So, why are crampons allowed in a carry-on bag (at TSAs discretion), but microspikes are not? According to the TSA website.

Snow chains for feet? No, too dangerous.

Knife feet? Sure!

If you’re cold they are cold, bring them inside? 🙃

The ICE administrative warrant memo gives its officers authority greater than the general warrants used by the English that the 4th Amendment was designed to prevent. It allows law enforcement to enter homes based on "warrants" that they themselves approve, removing any external check.

Good morning, I got about three hours of sleep last night--too much anticipation for what tonight could shape up to be. Here is the NOAA SWPC ENLIL model for the X1.9 CME. The impact time is identical to NASA's prediction - 1 UT Jan 20 or 7 pm CST Jan 19. Tonight is the night!

Bowl of ramen with lotus root, chashu pork, marinated egg, and radish

Sultry shot of the beautiful marinated egg with chili crisp and oil drizzle

Our New Years ramen turned out phenomenal. Complete with chashu pork, marinated egg, fresh radish, and pickled lotus root! 🍜

Woah, that’s a beast! My KA is 10 yrs old, hoping it makes it another 10 at least. My mom has had hers for 35 years, probably needs some TLC but it’s plugging along. It would probably kick the bucket if she tried using it for dough kneading.