Cyclopeanruins

Congrats!

Maui's Hook (or Scorpio's tail) above the Mount Stromlo Observatory

Cuttlefish is not laughing

Piranesi by Susanna Clark also has this effect

Then there's the gauzy montage of Kermit forlornly standing on a corner in "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer"... with Miss Piggy as the truculent landlady.

George Thorogood & The Destroyers. The video with Rowlf fighting for his side of the doghouse in "Move It On Over" is worth it alone...

Chartres

Chartres

Small dose of quality poetry

The mind-bending new science of measuring time In windowless labs in Colorado sit the 20 atomic clocks the world sets its watch by. They’re barely keeping up

atoms, vacuums, lasers, and subcommittees — the technology and politics behind redefinining the second: www.ft.com/content/625d...

Same

I recommend climbing the stairs to Samuel Johnson's garret.

Radium Eclipse Sprayers. Absolutely Free.

A little unnerving for the plates, saucers, and cups to climb up the wall and festoon the ceiling.

Two oculi in 1 month... so a binocular month?

Lovely view of a low-lying swamp

YouTube video by International Astronautical Federation IAC 24 - Day 4 - RED HALL / GNF SESSION - International Astronautical Congress

AI for Enhanced Strategic Risk Management... IN SPACE.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=VRMn...

When I come across a good Tower of Babel I add it to our own version. From Milano duomo museum.

Tower of Babble stained glass window from Milan Duomo

Babble

Tuesday Oct. 8 you can start your day with "Ethical and Assurance Implications of Quantum Technology" while eating your breakfast cereal of choice:

2024.riskawarenessweek.com/talks/ethica...

A year on what planet?

The Board’s Oversight of ERM Join BDO and our thought leaders to gain valuable insights on the board’s role in oversight of enterprise risk management.

Later this week I'm in a board governance extravaganza (a.k.a. webcast) focusing on Enterprise Risk Management #ERM bdo-usa.co/4e18xMs

This ALWAYS makes me smile, thank you!

Pangloss knows typos drive engagement

#18thc FOR THE WIN! is a great catchphrase.

For the #Byzantine #numismatists, I can recommend Dumbarton Oaks' very small exhibit (also has a bonus of 2 cool Aksumite coins): www.doaks.org/visit/museum...

Wait, are you three third graders in a trenchcoat?

Multispectral Imaging and the Voynich Manuscript (with thanks to René Zandbergen, Ray Clemens, Roger Easton, Claire Bowern, Bill Endres, and the curatorial and conservation staff at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library) I have some exciting n...

I've got big #Voynich news! manuscriptroadtrip.wordpress.com/2024/09/08/m...

1949 is not a typo here:

Your wings just melted