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Comus’s Court

A social meeting formerly held at the Half Moon tavern Cheapside.

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Compliment

See Christmas Compliment.

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A mysterious black snake hidden for centuries is now named for Steve Irwin Researchers have uncovered a new species of wolf snake on Great Nicobar Island and named it Lycodon irwini in tribute to Steve Irwin. The glossy black, non-venomous snake grows up to a meter and appears confined to a small area. Scientists warn its limited habitat makes it vulnerable. The find underscores how much biodiversity in the region is still unexplored.

Pretty new snake! & a good name.

A mysterious black snake hidden for centuries is now named for Steve Irwin

that was me - maybe I saved it?

A strange ancient foot reveals a hidden human cousin Researchers have finally assigned a strange 3.4-million-year-old foot to Australopithecus deyiremeda, confirming that Lucy’s species wasn’t alone in ancient Ethiopia. This hominin had an opposable big toe for climbing but still walked upright in a distinct style. Isotope tests show it ate different foods from A. afarensis, revealing clear ecological separation. These insights help explain how multiple early human species co-existed without wiping each other out.

I wouldn't mind having an opposing big toe while still being able to walk upright. That'd be FUN.

(h/t Ysabet)

A strange ancient foot reveals a hidden human cousin

Tiny Yellowstone quakes ignite a surge of hidden life underground Researchers studying Yellowstone’s depths discovered that small earthquakes can recharge underground microbial life. The quakes exposed new rock and fluids, creating bursts of chemical energy that microbes can use. Both the water chemistry and the microbial communities shifted dramatically in response. This dynamic may help explain how life survives in deep, dark environments.

it's life, Jon, but not as we know it

(h/t Ysabet)

Tiny Yellowstone quakes ignite a surge of hidden life underground

Company

To see company; to enter into a course of prostitution.

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Archaeologists uncover a 2,000-year-old crop in the Canary Islands Scientists decoded DNA from millennia-old lentils preserved in volcanic rock silos on Gran Canaria. The findings show that today’s Canary Island lentils largely descend from varieties brought from North Africa around the 200s. These crops survived cultural upheavals because they were so well-suited to the islands’ harsh climate. Their long-standing resilience could make them valuable for future agriculture.

Lentils are pretty protein-ey, too, so particularly resilient lentils are definitely a good thing.

(h/t Ysabet)

Archaeologists uncover a 2,000-year-old crop in the Canary Islands

Commons

The house of commons; the necessary house.

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Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them The grisly infrared camera footage records a never-before-seen hunting tactic. It may have implications for bat conservation.

I'd be all GO RATS GO but we do need the bats TOO

(h/t Ysabet)

Rats are snatching bats out of the air and eating them

Commodity

A woman’s commodity; the private parts of a modest woman, and the public parts of a prostitute.

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Commode

A woman’s head dress.

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We welcome the EU’s Top Court landmark judgment: Member States Must Recognise Same-Sex Marriages from Other EU Countries | ILGA-Europe CJEU issued a judgment, stating that Member States have an obligation under EU law to recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State.

GOOD. Until same-sex marriage is legal everywhere, this is a good step.

(h/t mandelbear)

We welcome the EU’s Top Court landmark judgment: Member States Must Recognise Same-Sex Marriages from Other EU Countries | ILGA-Europe

💜💜💜🏈🧼📿💜💜💜

this is the Way

Commission

A shirt. Cant.

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In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online.

A delightful tale from the dawn of time.

(h/t mandelbear)

In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon

Unlocking the talents of neurodivergent IT pros Neurodivergent professionals can bring fresh ideas and highly focused productivity to IT teams. Implementing accommodations, awareness training, and a culture for disclosure can help ensure these individuals and their teammates thrive at work.

... there are neurotypical people in IT?

No, seriously, this is a great article though.

(h/t mandelbear)

Unlocking the talents of neurodivergent IT pros

Comfortable Importance

A wife.

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Coming! So Is Christmas

Said of a person who has long been called, and at length answers, Coming!

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Why Nature will not allow the use of generative AI in images and video Nature - Saying ‘no’ to this kind of visual content is a question of research integrity, consent, privacy and intellectual-property protection.

GOOD

(h/t mandelbear)

Why Nature will not allow the use of generative AI in images and video

yessss

I use em to get dirt & gunk outa creek glass & good rocks, mostly

I have used a non-negligible amount of them for the scrubbing of various items

okay but: mixtapes?

toothbrush

every year everyone gets a toothbrush in their stocking

even the year I asked for bamboo-handled toothbrushes

I got em, but also, there was a regular plastic toothbrush in the stocking

a photo of a guillotine necklace with red beaded "blood" drops

they're baaaaaaaaaaacckk

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Come

To come; to lend. Has he come it; has he lent it? To come over any one; to cheat or over reach him. Coming wench; a forward wench, also a breeding woman.

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Comb

To comb one’s head; to clapperclaw, or scold any one: a woman who lectures her husband, is said to comb his head. She combed his head with a joint stool; she threw a stool at him.

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Colt Veal

Coarse red veal, more like the flesh of a colt than that of a calf.

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Flag Stories a project by ferdio

A fascinating analysis of world flags with basically no reference to heraldry at all.

(h/t Kit)

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