Paul Mara

An engineer restores pay phones for free public use In a rural Vermont county, spotty cellphone coverage is the norm. But a local tinkerer is using old technology to help his community stay connected free of charge.

In a rural Vermont county, spotty cellphone coverage is the norm. But a local tinkerer is using old technology to help his community stay connected free of charge.

I'm sorry to report that AOL is discontinuing its dial-up internet service effective September 30th.
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YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell Why Does Fentanyl Feel So Good?

Damn! That's scary! 0_0

Why Does Fentanyl Feel So Good? | Kurzgesagt (@kurzgesagt.org) – In a Nutshell

[ www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6Kn... ]

#Science #Medicine #Biology #Brain #Drugs #Addication #Overdose #Opiods #Heroin #Fentanyl

A man with a spectacular 1970s mullet, wearing big wellies and a v-neck jumper over a T-shirt, looks at camera as he stands on a boat which is itself standing on the muddy bottom of an empty canal. He is holding up an enormous wooden plug on a long chunky chain

Today is the 47th anniversary of this clearly unimprovable photo, from a story so absurd that it shouldn’t be true, but is: the day a team of workers from British Waterways pulled the plug out of the Chesterfield Canal, and all the water emptied out

Bright stars cluster against a black background. The stars are more densely concentrated in the center of the image. The stars appear mostly white, but bright red and blue stars are also visible sprinkled throughout the image.

Part of a nebula in space. Layers of gas and dust clouds in different colors, from blue and green shades to pink, red, and black, each indicating light emitted by different molecules, comprise the nebula. The background cloud layers are thicker and puffier, though still translucent, and the upper layers are thin and bright at the edges. Behind the clouds are many small, mostly orange and some blue, stars.

A spiral galaxy seen at a skewed angle. Its center is a bright spot radiating light. A thick, stormy disk of material surrounds this bright center, with swirling strands of dark dust and bright spots of star formation strewn through the disk. A large spiral arm extends from the disk toward the viewer. Some foreground stars are visible atop the galaxy.

Three bright stars with diffraction spikes shine near the center-right of the image, illuminating nearby clouds that glow in pale blue. The clouds darken at the edges of the image, and are dotted with smaller stars, some also with diffraction spikes.

i love you hubble

A door wedge with the name “Hodor” engraved into it.

Found in my brother’s house and I’m upset.

Want to know more? Visit us as at Dublin2029.ie or talk to us here - we can't wait to show you what we're planning. (3/3)

We are Dublin2029, a growing group of fans who’d like to host the 87th World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin in 2029. Dublin2029 will be a con that honours fantasy, science fiction, horror, art, music, and the vibrant communities that give them life by building a bridge between them. (2/3)

Dublin 2029 invites you to the crossroads, a place both permanent and ever-changing. At the edge of Europe, the veil between worlds can be thin, which makes it a perfect gathering place to share stories, plant ideas, and strike deals…. Where we dance together and step apart to create anew. (1/3)

Or set up a genetic rescue: bring in other subspecies of priests from other regions and release them in Ireland to breed with the native priests.

A Google alert announces Chappell Roan concert tickets, but the image is of Weird Al

You sure about this, Google?

A knight named Blackheart the Conqueror in all-black armor with horns and the face of a monster. Their eyes are glowing red. They are chasing after their two pet dogs which are very cute. In the background is their home with a castle and in-ground pool. The pool has a four-sided fence. Blackheart shouts, “Good girl, Scrapheap! Keep going! James! Play nice!” The text reads: Blackheart the conqueror is having a great summer! He’s got a fence around the pool and knows it will keep kids safe from drowning. Fences should be at least 4 feet high, not climbable, and surround the pool. The pool should only be accessible through a self-closing, self-latching gate. Install a door alarm from the house to the pool.

We're chasing Scrapheap and we're staying safe by the pool this weekend.

I resemble that remark! :-)

All-out school strike from 28 August!

1000s of school secretaries & caretakers are getting ready; the energy and power they have is building & building.

The Dept of Public Expenditure still has time to avoid the chaos, by giving them the public service pensions they deserve!

A brown bunny with white-tipped paws sits on a stone surface. Behind it are green leaves and pink flowers.

it's your friendly neighborhood internet fox reminding you that adblockers still work over here 🔥

PNW forest near a creek with older, fairly huge Doug fir tree trunks in the foreground and distance, ground covered in lush foliage, duff and rotted wood, fallen wood and a giant root ball with baby trees growing on it too in the center of the picture

I hope this email doesn't find you because you are walking among giants in the forest

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I just completed an activity with Runkeeper runkeeper.com/cardio/f2b4f...

I just completed an activity with Runkeeper https://runkeeper.com/cardio/07a58cf0-0562-48a7-ae2f-808a2d2edbd8

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Happy 34th birthday to websites

I was talking about “macgyvering” something in the OR. They had no clue who MacGyver was - but they did know it meant improvising!

YouTube video by CMAT CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY (Official Video)

CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY (Official Video)

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Sausages and cheese, German supermarket

the scenario we all feared

Wow! 😮 From Spanish artist Sergi Cadenas, an amazing work that shows a human aging as you walk past it ❤️😍😯👏
#art #love #trending

Our idea of fun: open-source everything and curling up around a globe

anytime I have a half hour of free time later in the day, my brain goes "oh that's great! we'll be able to do these 5 separate things that each take 30 minutes!"

INCREDIBLE IN JAPAN ! 41.8c at Isesaki
ABSOLUTE INSANITY
What we are seeing it's the most insane heat wave any area of the world has ever seen
HOTTEST DAY IN JAPANESE HISTORY PULVERIZED
(as your author forecast anyway)
A dozen stations >40C, 4 >41C
Updates later

If your software interrupts what i am doing for a "feedback" survey of any sort. You are getting a "This software sucks because you interrupted me for feedback" response.

A poster with a pink background and green, and maroon circles stating: "Buy 5 memberships at the same time and get the cheapest membership free! www.octocon.com" Poster includes Octocon's mascot Octo the Octopus on the bottom left corner.

Did you know if you buy five memberships at the same time and get the cheapest one completely free? Make sure you get your friends together for this great deal!

#octocon #octocon2025 #ReadingCommunity #Fantasy #ScifiConvention #SciFi #Cosplay #fandom #Comics #OctoBooks #sciencefiction #InstaBooks

orange cat standing in sink. text on reddit title says: yesterday he found cheese in the sink so now he’s looking for more sink cheese tag: ✨Floofy Orange ✨ (i.redd.it) submitted 7 hours ago by Melegie_ to r/OneOrangeBraincell subreddit 108 comments.

in a way aren't we all looking for more sink cheese where we found it yesterday