I’m sorry but “the Pope is weak on crime” might be the most fundamentally weird thing I’ve ever read.

Hi, my name is Alex Goldman and I host the
@hyperfixedpod.bsky.social I used to host the Reply All podcast, and I have found that so many people who liked Reply All have no idea Hyperfixed exists. It's super frustrating because I have no idea how to reach those people.

Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full Episode YouTube video by Taskmaster

You may not know @taskmaster.tv. It's hilarious & joyful. I begged to do it, worked out my schedule a year ahead of time to make it happen & got to do the best show on TV w/ the loveliest ppl. Ep 1 is out &, trust me, you need this joy. All seasons free on youtube.

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What Is A Strike | Defector Well, what is it? According to the official 2026 MLB rules, a strike—in isolation, absent swings and foul tips—is called when “any part of the ball passes through any part of the strike zone.” The strike zone is duly defined, in a long-winded and broadly unpunctuated phrase, as “that area over home plate the upper…

Missed this earlier this week because I was traveling but I really loved this piece by Kathryn Xu on the nature of the strike zone (gift link): defector.com/what-is-a-st...

Here's the HD version

“american avignon papacy” coinciding with the wholescale dismantling of american higher ed is really like giving the academics one last great meal before putting them down

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Earthset from Artemis II. I am overcome.

From a Million Miles Away, NASA Camera Shows Moon Crossing Face of Earth - NASA A NASA camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured a unique view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth

One of the problems with people not sharing things with attribution, AI etc is that we (rightly) don’t trust things that are real. This picture is making the rounds today and I’ve seen multiple ppl say it is fake. It isn’t!!!!

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‘The moon is made of cheese’ people hearing that there is visible mold on the moon

Jonathan India suddenly becoming a consistent power hitter was not on my Royals bingo card but I’m not mad about it…

I am not surprised by any of the kind of … poignancy a lot of people are finding in the Artemis II story. To me, it’s like talking to someone you love who you almost never get to see anymore. This is the kind of story I miss when every day makes me despair. How many more will we have?

The only way to begin is by beginning. And season 8 is beginning soon...

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Backlit earth

Listen I love Jupiter and everything. Saturn is outfuckingstanding!

But did y’all see us?!?! 🥰 I mean, we’re pretty good looking!

You don't really want this. So much of TV is changed and discovered in the process. No master plan survives 13 eps of production. Your actors' abilities and chemistry opens up story paths you never imagined. Other ideas sink like a lead balloon.

Master plans are overrated.

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I had not considered them before! Any recipe or frozen recommendations?
(A quick google brought me to the Serious Eats recipe which seems both very chill and solid but open to suggestions.) www.seriouseats.com/extra-flaky-...

My wife was vegetarian for a while for digestive issue reasons and the Impossible spicy nuggets became indispensable as a "neither of us wants to really cook" dinner to have in the freezer.

Agreed. And the spicy version is particularly good.

Relatable. So embarrassing to try to talk when you’re muted on Zoom.

Screenshot from the NASA Artemis II launch livestream showing the core stage separation from a camera on the rocket.

What a fucking shot holy shit

"We've got a beautiful moonrise and we're headed right at it." -Wiseman

Rocket stage separation.

Core stage separation. 🔭 🧪

it’s just really beautiful (that core separation shot)

I went back to capture what the astronauts said in full when the clock was stopped at T-10 minutes and they were asked if they were go for launch:

This is Victor. We are going for our families.
This is Christina. We are going for our teammates.
This is Jeremy. We are going for all humanity.

It's good to be reminded these days that science, and scientists, still fucking rule. 🚀

Godspeed Artemis II!

NASA's Artemis II Crew Launches To The Moon (Official Broadcast) YouTube video by NASA

T-10 minutes and it's a go. Time to watch!
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Yoshi, meet Yoshi, meet Yoshi. 😂

For Now, ABS Makes Good Theater | Defector Even with all the testing data from the minor leagues and spring training, it was hard not to wonder how MLB’s new automated ball-strike challenge system would feel in big league games that count. Whe...

I may be biased, just because watching Salvador Perez embarrass umpires with regularity has been my favorite part of the start of the season, but this is the correct take on ABS so far:

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