Eric of the Poe People

A colorful drawing of a gray fish riding a classic red bicycle, with the name "Fish Peddler" on the chain guard. The day is beautiful, partly cloudy with wildflowers in the foreground and a ponded field at bordered behind by trees. The fish is traveling along a dirt path and a sign along its edge declaring it a bike route. Artist: Ray Troll.

a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is singing into a microphone . Alt: Frank Sinatra in a tuxedo and bow tie is singing into a microphone. He stylishly points to the camera like he's the hippest cat in the cocktail lounge.

🎤 Do bee do bee do 🎶

Schrödinger’s color theory finally completed after 100 years A century after Erwin Schrödinger sketched out a bold vision for how we perceive color, scientists have finally filled in the missing pieces. A Los Alamos team used advanced geometry to show that hue,...

A Los Alamos team used advanced geometry to show that hue, saturation, and lightness aren’t shaped by culture or experience—they’re built directly into the mathematical structure of how we see color.

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Tom Sawyer approves of this pedagogy!

The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante

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I'm really excited about this. Terry Pratchett's Discworld series is available in ebook format for a short time from @humblebundle.com for at least $16. I am starting with "The Color of Magic" and have been laughing since the introduction. www.humblebundle.com/books/terry-...

a cartoon character with a beard and glasses is sitting at a table in a dark room . Alt: Rygel XVI, from the 90s show, "Farscape," is a short alien with prominent eyebrows and a glib smile. Here, he is smiling like he loves the smell of his own toots.

I know of one that farts helium

A musician playing a guitar in sugarcane that is somehow in the middle of a football field

First shot: sugarcane

The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times

Still used to make rum of course!

Mind if I share some exciting news?

We’ve officially raised over $45 MILLION for local bookstores 🥳

You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test

Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)

Good tech.

Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)

Bad tech.

A detail from a comic book page of a closeup drawing of a brown squirrel with a pink nose and a pink collar. The squirrel is surprised at what she has just been told by her human friend and replies back, "WHAT?! You got accepted into college and you're not even gonna major in SQUIRRELS?" -- from The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, issue 1.

Awesome! I had forgotten this bon nut.

French and Spanish call "y" the "Greek I" (I Grecia, y griega). Are there any other non-latin languages that have a letter that calls out to its alien origin?

An advance look at the cover for next week’s issue: “Targeted,” by Till Lauer.

His final gesture says, "eh, what else is new?"

Days 9-11 are dealt with. #100DaysOfCode

Holy shit, this thread is incredible.

Day 8 has been functionally good. #100DaysOfCode

Roger is a verb of similar meaning. He's double the trouble.

As a dad, I, um, need to go ask my dad a few questions. BRB

So much is covered by that umbrella term.

Like, being told as a developer, "You're getting Copilot!" You get excited. Then you are told, "No, not that Copilot."

Day 7 has been whiled away. #100DaysOfCode

Float like a glass squid.

What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled with ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater, helping them to conserve energy while traveling. 1,729 m #ArgentinianDeepSeeps

Days 4-6 in the [list]. #100DaysOfCode

Rebooting my Python skills via #100DaysOfCode. Days 1-3 in the bag.

historically accurate☑️

In the 90s, I read that they were called "stiffies" in some other parts of the Anglosphere. My inner 12-year old had never been more elated.

It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.

Men In Tights Accent GIF Alt: Cary Elwes as the title character in Mel Brooks', "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," saying to the camera,"Unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English Accent."

Referenced by Men in Tights.