Vincent Szopa

Could aliens in another galaxy see dinosaurs on Earth? How big would a telescope need to be to see Earth’s dinosaurs from 66 million light-years away? Think big—and then think bigger

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This was fun: a reader asked if aliens were in a galaxy 66 million light-years away, how big a telescope would they need to see dinosaurs on Earth?

Guess!

No; bigger. Try again. Nope, still bigger. Third try? Nope. Way, WAY bigger.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/coul...

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It takes 15+ years of dedication and sacrifice to become an Olympic athlete, and only the best have a shot at a medal.

But with just one prompt, this stupid AI cartoon character can fight off aliens while winning gold in the ski jump.

You're not ready. Give me money.

Big phat phlakes. (Misspelled for emfasis.)

Fix Your Hearts or Die It's a invitation, not a threat. The path to liberation for lonely men is feminism.

"Loneliness *is* a problem. I am inviting you to contemplate how frequently it is treated as a problem for men and only for men, to be solved by everyone else, by doing work on their behalf that can only ever be considered repair if they do it themselves."

www.the-reframe.com/fix-your-hea...

191 left! LFG!!!!!

Bought some and donated some because your posts help keep me sane and those girls deserve an awesome trip. Let’s get them across the finish line!

Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.

So there's a black girl scout troop trying to raise money to to to Europe but they aren't close to their goal as of yet. Please share this and buy some cookies if you can

digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/reagan...

YouTube video by Nacho Areces Van Morrison - Streets of Arklow

“And our souls were clean
And the grass did grow”

youtu.be/kR3orob9xtE

An expressive watercolour painting of a female northern cardinal

Here is the finished female cardinal. The original and prints will be available on Friday :)

#watercolours #birdart 🪶

YouTube video by Delirium Musicum - Topic Desert Ecology: V. Cactus-Yucca Scrub

Tell the algorithm
to hide enough genius
that I may bumble
through gardens of sticks
thistles and those
we first see as weeds.

music.youtube.com/watch?v=iu0r...

gonna buy one of these & then battle it against a 5e with water inside the jacket

Member when some folks believed running a green felt marker around the edge (the edge, pay attention, this is technical!) of CDs would make them sound better?

Jake Adelstein (@tokyovice) We’ve spent a year exploring crime, karma, and truth in Japan’s underworld and beyond. Celebrate the lunar new year with us by becoming a founding member. There are 8 slots left. Founding members get ...

Greetings from #Japan
According to the traditional lunar calendar this is actually the first day of 2026❣️

If you liked #TokyoVice — the TV series or the book — or #TheLastYakuza, #TokyoNoir, #TheDevilTakesBitcoin and the rest of my writing, come find me on Substack 🥷

substack.com/@tokyovice/n...

YouTube video by DELIRIUM MUSICUM Barber Adagio for Strings - DELIRIUM MUSICUM

Even winter mourns its passing
the sun destroys the dreamer at peace

youtu.be/sgdB1D2c4E0

👍 #oilpainting #sketchbook

The 15 Surprising Health Benefits Of Weasels Ripping Your Flesh

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

Sometimes things are just “dokey” and they’ll have to do until some “okey” comes along.

YouTube video by Chucho Zaragoza Elvis Costello - Days

"But it's alright
now I'm not frightened of this world
believe me"
-Ray Davies & The Kinks

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmiv...

RESARÖ mobile drop-leaf table w storage, pine RESARÖ mobile drop-leaf table w storage, pine This mobile drop-leaf table is a space-saving, multi-functional companion that comes in handy for dining, studying, preparing food or serving snacks while...

When THE THING reaches IKEA.

www.ikea.com/us/en/p/resa...

I did the thing! I emailed, cold, the author of a book I liked to tell them it was good, and to say thanks. Know what? That's a good idea. You were all correct. Everyone should do that.

That scene where the Death Star exploded? Improvised. The shock you’re seeing on the actors’ faces: real.

‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’: Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff Set to Appear in RiffTrax Revival Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff are set to appear in the upcoming revival of "Mystery Science Theater 3000"

Biggest news in Variety since Sticks Nix Hick Pix. variety.com/2026/tv/news...

One of Carpenter’s genius moments that burned into my brain and stayed there.

Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?

Orson Welles would murder these people with a hammer and I'd help him dispose of the bodies
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

We are deciding right now whether we want to be a country with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.

Those big mounds of parking lot snow make me giddy.

Printing Films Archive A website dedicated to preserving the visual history of the printed word

Printing Films is a collection of vintage films that showcase the technologies and processes of printing, journalism, and typography. [printingfilms.com]