Star Tracer

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

YouTube video by Salem Techsperts Turning a 55" Drafting Table into a 4K Gaming Rig

Ah Salem Techsperts saving the galaxy from eWaste again. If you've never watched these guys, they always make entertaining vids even if computer repair isn't your normal jam.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiZ1...

I think we're headed for a Star Trek future... you know, the one where we shoot the Vulcan.

Hey let’s bump for the night crowd. If you read this earlier, the blog post’s album recommendations at the bottom have grown uhhh quite a bit lmfao

This month, I got Gunship's Unicorn, Lowli's Window In The Woods, Chip For Change 2025, and a few other odds and ends. But, my wish list doesn't look any smaller *sigh*...in fact, it may have grown...again.

Bandcamp Friday logo

I bought nothing on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, because I was waiting for BandCamp Friday!

The image is of a comic. Panel one depicts Santa Claus. He says, "Have you been naughty or nice?" Panel two depicts a happy dog. He says, "I am ALWAYS a good boy." Santa responds "Very nice!" Panel three depicts Santa again. He says "...And you?" Panel four depicts an orange cat climbing a Christmas tree, turning his head to look back at Santa.

YouTube video by xkcd's What If? Can you power your computer by typing?

Well, darn
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L44...

Franklin, Canadian reptile and kids icon, stands up for justice.

Remember, #LastChristmas...

Peppermint narwhal collage of many arthropod species drawn in cartoon extra cute style. Text: I am thankful for arthropods. Be thankful and protect what you love

Every day:

Yams! A tuber too soft to be machine harvested without special equipment, iirc. They have to be handled with skill and care to be pulled, topped, de-rooted, cleaned, packed, etc. So many hard working hands have probably touched my yams.

As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.

Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen.

A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen. n.pr/4imUCUg

Chip For Change: Tenacity, by Bit Crushed 19 track album

Chip For Change: Tenacity is out!

18 brand spanking new #chiptune bangers from a crazygood roster of artists!

All proceeds go to the ACLU! The album is pay what you want, so even if you can't donate, please, enjoy the tunes!

BANDCAMP: bitcrushed.bandcamp.com/album/chip-f... #musicsky #musiciansky

I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders

I swear, headphones are overengineered to break these days, like most things.

YouTube video by homestarrunnerdotcom Strong Bad Email #210 - Robots

Strong Bad's checking the emails again
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zhs...

A photo of a shield bug, seen from above, perched at the joint of two pieces of wood, painted a dull red. The bug is bright orange with metallic-green speckles on the shield over its thorax. The shield also has horns on each side which project out and forward. The wood pieces meet at an angle in the top of the frame; below them the background is black.

Sunday Surfing in the photo archives - here's a giant shield bug (family Tessaratomidae) from Malaysian Borneo awhile back. These are larger than the typical stink bugs we see here in the U.S. They can spray a defensive chemical that not only smells unpleasant, but can damage skin. 🐙🌿 #Bugsky

US flag and LibreOffice logo

LibreOffice communities around the world help to improve the software, do local marketing, and advocate for open standards. Today we're announcing a new project, to build up the LibreOffice community in the US: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/11...

They have a tendency to randomly cancel shows without resolutions. There's also been some worry it will be spectacle and CGI heavy, and if it doesn't get top viewership, it will be SGU all over again. But, it could also be awesome, so I'm just waiting with fingers crossed for more details.

YouTube video by Nerd Cookies STARGATE IS BACK & It's EXACTLY What We Asked For!!!

As optimistic as I tend to be, I am reluctant to get hyped for the new Stargate announcement until there is more to see. It's also Prime, so... yeah.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0FK...

A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."

Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.

Closeup of a small butterfly. The least skipper's rounded wings and slender body are distinctive. Their checkered antennae have no hooks. Males lack stigmata. The upper sides of the forewings are dark brownish black sometimes having a patch of orange. The hindwing is orange with a broad dark brownish-black band surrounding the orange area completely. The underside of the wings is orange with the hindwing discal area being a little bit darker. The hindwing veins are whitish. Its wingspan ranges from 17 to 26 mm

Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)

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YouTube video by The Canadian Press Video captures first evidence of possible tool-use by wolves in B.C.

Neat. The trap wasn't visible, only the buoy was. She associated the buoy with the trap, pulled the line up the bank like a skilled fisher, and stole the bait from the trap.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m83Q...

YouTube video by JaidenAnimations Y'all mind if I complain for 15 minutes?

This video eloquently explains why I hold onto my analogue existence like a luddite. I refuse to buy anything that needs an ap. My Galaxy S5 from 2014 doesn't support them, anyway.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBZv...

Words & Phrase We Could Do Without The Epstein scandal...er...Trump coverup scandal

"If Trump has lied about his association with Epstein, ordered Blanche to try to silence Maxwell or cut a deal with her, or instructed the Justice Department to withhold documents from congressional demands, shouldn’t that be grounds for impeachment?"

Believe the survivors. Release the files. All of the files.

a man is standing in the woods with a palm tree in the foreground and says `` oh bubba no ... '' . ALT: a man is standing in the woods with a palm tree in the foreground and says `` oh bubba no ... '' .

Wasn't on my bingo card.

Grab your popcorn, folks! The annual race has begun to see which streaming service can release the worst holiday romantic comedy. I'm curious to see if anyone can top last year's Hot Frosty.