Yay capitalism! Also GIGO, people.

Einstein on Free Will and the Power of the Imagination “Human being, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to an invisible tune, intoned in the distance by a mysterious player.”

“Human being, vegetables or cosmic dust, we all dance to an invisible tune, intoned in the distance by a mysterious player.”

Einstein, who returned his borrowed cosmic dust on this day in 1955, on free will and the power of the imagination www.themarginalian.org/2023/02/16/e...

Emmet Sheehan day reminder

His gloves all say “K ALS”

Every single time that sentiment is on an MLB mound is incredible

#EndALS

And now, Shohei Ohtani will go back to his lair, invent a Time Machine, and head back to his rookie season to hit 7 in his first 20 😁

The graphical depiction shows the central region of the galaxy Mrk 501 at a frequency of 43 gigahertz on three different days. The contours indicate the intensity of the emission, while the grey circles mark bright regions within the jet, identified through model calculations. One can track the movement of the jets by following the movement of these regions. The previously known jet (Jet 1, orange guide line) pointing towards Earth is clearly visible. The newly discovered second jet (Jet 2, blue) changed its appearance within a few weeks. Both particle streams originate close to each other in the core of the galaxy. The position of the black hole (BH) associated with Jet 1 is marked with an arrow.

Astronomers have discovered two supermassive black holes that seem headed for an imminent collision.

These two black holes are so close that they could merge in just 100 years. And their radiation & jets changed dramatically over the course of a few days. 🧪🔭

www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/pressrelease...

As you hear about the Padres - the team in baseball's 12th smallest market - being sold for $3,900,000,000, remember that before New Year's Day MLB Owners will at least threaten to kill the 2027 season because Imbalance because Disparity because Owners Don't Make Enough🤦🏼‍♂️

we are an inhumane, disgusting country. the way we treat our most vulnerable is very telling

It’s the personal devices with social media on them. All coalesced about 2011-2012 timeframe, exacerbated by the pandemic.

Not understanding the point here?

Budapest

ht: @anneapplebaum.bsky.social

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

Illiberalism is not Inevitable

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable If Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too.

Best news of the day! Down with Orban. #hungary

*clearly he has…

Clearly has stereotyped all cats. I have them eating out of my hand (I have 5…)

My kids will join you they have millions in milk bottle tops to spend at the colony

I learned about David Stockman from a Bloom County cartoon where one of the characters named their pet snake David Stockman and fed it live rats named after social programs

We Caught Up With the Viral Pacers Couple—Here’s What They’d Like the Internet to Know Meet Grace and Michael, the couple who became a meme Thursday night for their conversation caught on the Pacers’ broadcast. So, what were they talking about?

This is either the biggest dork shit ever or beautiful or both.

Amazing: the viral pacers bickering couple were actually yakking about uh the Ben Sasse podcast and hashing out ways to rejigger liberal arts education www.si.com/nba/pacers/v...

People are rejecting all kinds of stupid building projects. Why did KC come up with a stadium plan that wouldn't rely on a vote? Because they can't count on the vote approving that stuff anymore. Keep it up and vote the people who go around this stuff out and things will continue to improve.

One Tech Tip: A new generation is reviving the iPod for distraction-free listening The iPod is undergoing a revival, with secondhand sales surging. Young people in particular are drawn to its retro look and the focused music experience it offers, free from smartphone distractions.

I appreciate all the new Luddites! MP3 players are back and you DONT need to have an iPod. I’m using a literal Sony MP3 Walkman and curate my own mixes!

Same argument as “there are no bad guns, just bad people”. Guns are bad.

Solar also tees off of Lopez in his career, with 5 (now, 6) HR’s off of him in something like 15 hits. HR, then HBP, then up and in.

Milt Thompson is great! Met him in Chattanooga several years ago!

This week’s excellent commute continued tonight!

Which, if any, of these calls were challenged?

Mar Awa III, Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, is from Chicago northside and a Cubs fan, giving Pope Leo XIV, from Chicago southside and a Sox fan, a personalized Cubs jersey.

I like the idea Chicago baseball rivalry is now part of the Assyrian-Catholic schism dating back to 431 AD.

This is fantastic! Another brilliant resource for folks interested in astronomy, students, etc.

Nice work, @interplanetary.bsky.social!

Also — check out how small the pulsar is at the start. Smaller than many asteroids and moons in our system. Yet it packs 1.4 times the mass of our Sun!

🔭🧪

That’s Rafael Devers

Nolan McLean, 84mph Sweeper (22" of break) and 97mph Two Seamer (18" of run), Individual Pitches + Overlay.

40 inches of horizontal movement difference.

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