The new year just cannot be worse

The new year just cannot be worse
If 'tis, I will leave in a hearse
Yes, '16 was trying
Our hopes, heroes dying
The start of a 4-year-long curse?

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/29/507238655/the-top-stories-on-npr-org-this-year

Gorgeous!

Gorgeous!

h/t John Bump​

Originally shared by Susan Jahn
http://geekxgirls.com/article.php?ID=4055

And then, children, in 2018, President Trump directed the Army National Guard to invade California and impound and...

And then, children, in 2018, President Trump directed the Army National Guard to invade California and impound and destroy every solar panel and wind turbine to ensure that so-called "clean coal"* was restored to its place at the head of the US' energy table.

*Yes, I'll probably be sent to a re-education center for putting sarcastic air-quotes around "clean coal."

Originally shared by Brian Gauspohl

Climate showdown looms between California USA and the Donald Trump White House Administration
http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Climate-showdown-looms-10821505.php

You are good for nothing, 2016!

You are good for nothing, 2016!

Source of the photo: http://www.boredpanda.com/ginger-cat-shopkeeper-newyork/

Source of the photo: http://www.boredpanda.com/ginger-cat-shopkeeper-newyork/

At least we still have Homestar Runner.

At least we still have Homestar Runner.

YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT FROM US, 2016, YOU BASTARD!!

Originally shared by Laughing Squid

Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold in a Brand New Episode Based on a Story Written in 1996
http://laughingsquid.com/homestar-runner-goes-for-the-gold-in-a-brand-new-episode-based-on-a-story-written-in-1996/

I tell you what: If there is an afterlife, 2017 is going to be a helluva year for its arts scene.

I tell you what: If there is an afterlife, 2017 is going to be a helluva year for its arts scene.

SON. OF. A. BITCH. :-[

SON. OF. A. BITCH. :-[

May the Force be with you always, General.
http://ew.com/movies/2016/12/27/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia-dies-60/

What is a "renewable energy" post doing in my "Climate Science & Climate Change" collection?

What is a "renewable energy" post doing in my "Climate Science & Climate Change" collection? Well, they're inextricably linked. In order to fix the latter, we have to adopt the former...there is no alternative.

Originally shared by Jim Feig

In 2016, solar-panel energy finally became cheaper than fossil fuels. Just wait for 2017. http://qz.com/871907/2016-was-the-year-solar-panels-finally-became-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels-just-wait-for-2017/ -via Flynx
http://qz.com/871907/2016-was-the-year-solar-panels-finally-became-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels-just-wait-for-2017

This is the day after Christmas...late December. Amazing. Cincinnati is the new San Diego.

This is the day after Christmas...late December. Amazing. Cincinnati is the new San Diego.

At this point, it almost seems easier to list those celebrities and persons of note who are still alive in 2016:

At this point, it almost seems easier to list those celebrities and persons of note who are still alive in 2016:
- Keith Richards
- Aretha Franklin
- George Takei
- George Michael :-(
- Mel Brooks
- Sen. John Lewis
- Haruki Murakami
- Madonna
- Philip Roth
And some others who may or may not yet die this year.

An enjoyable holiday tradition of mine.

An enjoyable holiday tradition of mine.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Someone needs to write a short story about how Santa's "elves" are actually children who were awake when Santa...

Someone needs to write a short story about how Santa's "elves" are actually children who were awake when Santa visited their homes and, rather than trust them not to tell anyone they saw him, were enslaved at his secret lair to build his toys.

KHAAAANNN!

KHAAAANNN!

Nobody gets to the top without help.

Nobody gets to the top without help.

Happy Winter Solstice, everyone!

Happy Winter Solstice, everyone!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/winter-solstice-2016-when-december-21-shortest-day-of-year-how-long-a7484126.html

Guy Standing sitting has standing among sitting economists.

Originally shared by Marla Caldwell

Guy Standing sitting has standing among sitting economists.

This is not just bad from an ecological point-of-view, it's terrifying from a public health point-of-view.

This is not just bad from an ecological point-of-view, it's terrifying from a public health point-of-view.

A mix of big business, ineffective and inadequate regulation, and consumers' lack of giving a damn about where their food comes from has created a situation where virtually all shrimp you might consider eating could contain antibiotic-resistant bacteria. That. Could. Kill. You.

Seriously...this is bad.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2016-12-15/how-antibiotic-tainted-seafood-from-china-ends-up-on-your-table

Wow!

Wow! And before anyone starts blathering on about "My male physician is terrific," or "My dad was a doc and he helped many people," yes, yes, I'm sure that's true. These results are aggregated across many, many physicians. There are terrific men and women docs just like there mediocre physicians of both genders. But, ON AVERAGE, women produce slightly better results in their patients, ALL OTHER FACTORS CONSIDERED. To find something this significant (as in meaningfully, not statistically) based on something so fundamental is noteworthy. While I'm not a physician, I'm married to one and work with physicians every day, and I think this is likely tied to the macho image of "the decision-maker expert" that men in medicine seem to perceive they need to take on more so than women (again, IN GENERAL...not all men or women, blah blah blah). Getting beyond that would be helpful to all those who are dying unnecessarily. Or, rather, to those who might die in the future.

There are few perfect things in the world, but the 1966 cartoon version of _Dr.

There are few perfect things in the world, but the 1966 cartoon version of _Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas, is, IMO, one of them. Directed by Chuck Jones, a veteran and visionary of the medium, and narrated by Boris Karloff, it is pure magic from start to finish. Enjoy!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2puuoe

Every famous person in the world is terrified and thinking, "Holy crap, would 2016 just end already??!?"

Every famous person in the world is terrified and thinking, "Holy crap, would 2016 just end already??!?"
http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/18/entertainment/zsa-zsa-gabor-dies/index.html

Dr. Heimlich was a true innovator, a great contributor to medicine, and a valued Cincinnatian.

Dr. Heimlich was a true innovator, a great contributor to medicine, and a valued Cincinnatian.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/17/505986552/dr-heimlich-creator-of-live-saving-maneuver-dies?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

Happy holidays!

Happy holidays!

Fun!

Fun!

Originally shared by Self-Rescuing Princess Society



Ohh! All new Lego kits featuring DC Super Hero Girls!!

https://www.lego.com/en-us/dcsuperherogirls/

Be more skeptical.

Be more skeptical.
https://gizmodo.com/69-viral-images-from-2016-that-were-totally-fake-1789400518

My fellow academics and researchers will likely be amused by this journal spam I just received.

My fellow academics and researchers will likely be amused by this journal spam I just received. There's just so much fodder for ridicule here that I don't even know where to begin.

Worth 3 minutes of your time.

Worth 3 minutes of your time. Yes, it's a bit superficial, but it's all good advice. But the piece of advice he doesn't give you is the most important of all: To have the best chance at being successful, be born into a wealthy family that cares about and supports you.
https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_st_john_s_8_secrets_of_success

Deniers will be proven dead wrong, but the problem is that they're going to take the rest of us out with them.

A haiku about DNS :) #sysadmin will understand this!

A haiku about DNS :) #sysadmin will understand this!

It seems increasingly likely that polar bears will go extinct in the wild by 2100.

It seems increasingly likely that polar bears will go extinct in the wild by 2100. Trump's next 4 years will very probably seal their fate.

Originally shared by Brian Gauspohl

Arctic satellite images
http://qz.com/861727/climate-change-continues-to-ravage-habitats-for-polar-bears-and-reindeer-nasa-satellite-imagery-shows/

Eggnog?

Speed.

Originally shared by Chris Hallbeck

Speed.
hallbeck.com

via Jennifer Freeman

via Jennifer Freeman

Originally shared by null

via Jennifer Freeman

via Jennifer Freeman

Originally shared by Ryan A

would watch

2016, you have no mercy. :-(

2016, you have no mercy. :-(
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/12/john-glenn/john-glenn.html

Test...ignore.

Test...ignore.
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/07/504589131/doctors-and-hospitals-tell-patients-show-us-the-money-before-treatment?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

FTA: The Sierra Club released a statement that called Pruitt "unfit" to lead the EPA.

FTA: The Sierra Club released a statement that called Pruitt "unfit" to lead the EPA. "Having Scott Pruitt in charge of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is like putting an arsonist in charge of fighting fires," it read in part. "He is a climate science denier who, as Attorney General for the state of Oklahoma, regularly conspired with the fossil fuel industry to attack EPA regulations."

Indeed.

Sorry, kids...your kids' kids probably won't ever see a living polar bear. Or New Orleans (at least unless they're skilled scuba divers).
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/07/503626660/trump-reportedly-picks-oklahoma-attorney-general-scott-pruitt-to-lead-epa?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

LEGO is more than a toy, it's a global brand with activities in many different industries.

LEGO is more than a toy, it's a global brand with activities in many different industries.
http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/lego-launches-new-business-structure-support-brands-growth-beyond-toys/1417969

::dies::

::dies::

Originally shared by Ben Gerber

100% accurate computer simulation of a mid-14th century infantry battle.

Title

asking for a friend

asking for a friend

Originally shared by Paul Gottesburen

The master of the LEGO​ ornament has spoken.

The master of the LEGO​ ornament has spoken.

Originally shared by Chris McVeigh

Here's a look at all 12 projects (and 34 builds) in this year's Christmas Collection! You can find building guides and more via the project blog: : http://chrismcveigh.com/cm/blog.html

Agreed.

Agreed.
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/12/lego-is-the-perfect-toy.html

Yes, it's Buzzfeed, but this really is quite funny.

Yes, it's Buzzfeed, but this really is quite funny.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/remysmidt/thank-you-kevin-my-dude?utm_term=.yhggmNNoj#.gfvWozz53

Steven Flaeck?

Steven Flaeck?

Impressive...most impressive!

Impressive...most impressive!

h/t John Bump​

Originally shared by HACKADAY

We love a good LEGO build as much as anyone, but Technics takes it to the next level in terms of creating working mechanisms. And nobody takes Technics as far as [Nico71], as evidenced by his super-fast Technics rope braiding machine. The last time we saw…
http://hackaday.com/2016/11/28/lego-technics-machine-produces-true-braided-rope

I don't usually promote things unless I can vouch for them personally.

I don't usually promote things unless I can vouch for them personally. I've relied on Shutterfly for over a decade now and they've always given me good prices and great service on the high-quality cards, books, and calendars we've ordered from them.
https://invite-shutterfly.com/x/nx0shN

"I'd like ten turkey sliders. Here's a dime...keep the change."

"I'd like ten turkey sliders. Here's a dime...keep the change."

Ha!

Ha!

Originally shared by Chris H.

Trump's election could not only accelerate climate change, but also keep us from knowing as much about it happening.

Trump's election could not only accelerate climate change, but also keep us from knowing as much about it happening.

Originally shared by Yonatan Zunger

The news about Nazis in DC may have hidden some of the most important stories brewing about the new administration. This one may prove to have some of the most serious consequences. Trump wants to eliminate NASA's Earth Science division, one of the foremost institutions in the world studying the state of our planet. This team has key responsibilities in lofting the satellites which give us a view of what's happening around us – as well as being one of the world's best groups of climate modeling.

Eliminating the division would both disband one of the best such teams in the world, and eliminate nearly $2B of funding from the subject, costing hundreds (or more) of jobs across the field, and likely most affecting the careers of young researchers – with huge consequences for the field's future, just as it is becoming ever-more critical. (Remember that the Arab Spring was triggered by droughts in Asia and the Middle East, and the current massive surge in temperatures in the Arctic – it's currently 36°F above normal! – are going to have tremendous consequences. There's a reason the DoD considers this a top strategic priority.)

More chillingly still, the justification for this is that he calls their work "politicized science" – which is to say, "science which is politically inconvenient for him." We've seen a similar game in which Congress has banned any medical or epidemiological research on guns, because of the NRA's (probably justified) fear that the results of even the most trivial research would harm their political goals.* (Pro tip: if you know that anyone seriously looking at a question will come up with answers that hurt your goals, this may mean your goals are shady.)

There's actually a name for this sort of thing: Lysenkoism, named after Soviet agriculture director Trofim Lysenko. Lysenko considered genetics to be politically unfavorable to Communism, because if traits are inherent, then they can't be improved by the government, and that would make all sorts of parts of the Five-Year Plan obviously infeasible. With Stalin's enthusiastic support, all funding for research which disagreed with this was cut. (And this being Stalin, researchers who disagreed were shipped to Siberia) It was replaced by a rather bizarre official theory in which, for example, rye could be turned into wheat, and exposing wheat seeds to high humidity and low temperature would "teach" them and their descendants to grow in the winter.

The thing about science is that it's about asking questions and noting what's happening in the world around you. You don't get to make theories up and just say that the world is so; all you can do is describe what's actually observed, and try to figure out if you can predict what will happen next. That is, science is descriptive, it's not normative.

And that means that science is about things that keep happening, whether you believe in them or not. Unlike saying "I don't believe in fairies!," you can say "this wheat will grow in Siberia!" as often as you like, and the wheat still isn't going to grow there. That's the problem with Lysenkoism: it's based on pretending that nature works some way, and threatening anyone who dares to disagree with you, but nature doesn't really care. It will keep doing what it was doing before, and all that happens is that you've decided to be officially blind to it.

You do this with how crops work, and you end up with unexpected famines. You do this with how climate works, and you end up with unexpected droughts, floods, spreads of new diseases, and all sorts of fun and exciting things, because it turns out that the weather is still pretty important in our lives and you do not fuck with the laws of physics.

I say this with confidence: I was a physicist myself, am currently an engineer, and so if anyone is qualified to make a snappy answer to "Ye cannae the laws of physics, Jim!" it's probably me. But sorry: if your politics would be harmed by people being aware of reality, then all that means is that (a) your politics are apparently based on lying to people, and (b) at some point or another you are going to get a rude introduction to reality, which will not be good for either your politics or your constituents-slash-victims.

* Before anyone uses this as an excuse to go on a rant: I'm not anti-gun at all, and rather enjoy shooting. But there's a huge space between the Second Amendment and the sort of lunacy that the NRA has gotten infatuated with, where any restriction on a person's right to own a GBU-31 JDAM is tantamount to treason. And things like legally barring doctors from asking people if they have a gun in the house – even though, for example, that's a serious risk factor of death if anyone in the house is suffering from serious depression or similar illnesses – is just sacrificing human lives on the altar of their own political expediency. Seriously, fuck those guys.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/22/nasa-earth-donald-trump-eliminate-climate-change-research?CMP=twt_gu

This track just rocks my socks off.

This track just rocks my socks off.
https://play.google.com/music/m/T4l2arlug22tfxbf4wky6ghiam4?t=Alakazam_-_Justice

New business idea: Hand-generated electricity producing artisanal electrons.

The last line makes this worth it.

The last line makes this worth it.

Originally shared by James Mathew

o.O

oh, come ON!

oh, come ON!

Rocco Buttliere is back with another architectural masterpiece.

Rocco Buttliere is back with another architectural masterpiece.

This model consists of approximately 1,900 pieces.

About this creation:
Built between 1907 and 1909, the University Club of Chicago has been the home of its namesake organization for more than a century. Located at 76 East Monroe Street along Michigan Avenue, the University Club was designed by Holabird & Roche and is arguably the first neo-gothic skyscraper ever built.


http://www.moc-pages.com/moc.php/434439

Title

#NSS

#NSS

#grammar

#grammar

This makes me happy.

This makes me happy. As a kid, I remember begging my parents to buy me a copy of the red boxed Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set. The box said "Ages 10½ and up," so my mom made me wait until I was 10½...she was a little concerned by all the hysteria, but relented after realizing that role-playing games are a far better drug for an adolescent than, well, actual drugs. I played pretty intensively through junior high and high school, mostly making adventures and playing as DM (dungeon master, the person who narrates/guides the players' experiences). I really loved it. Then, I went to college, where people just weren't into it, so I boxed up my stuff and stopped playing. I still have all my original materials from the early and mid-1980s, waiting for the day when my kids are old enough to appreciate a nice virtual romp through a dark keep or a haunted forest. And RPGs are among the most popular forms of gaming today, with the Internet making it incredibly easy for fans to get (and publish) innovative gaming materials, so, happily, there's no threat to the genre's existence.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/11/dd-rolls-a-20-makes-it-into-the-toy-hall-of-fame-this-year/

RIP Leonard Cohen, a songwriter and singer for the ages.

RIP Leonard Cohen, a songwriter and singer for the ages.

Here's Jeff Buckley's studio version of "Hallelujah" (a Cohen song), about as moving a track as I know of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4

Looks like Scottrade ($7/trade) will be acquired by TD Ameritrade ($10/trade).

Looks like Scottrade ($7/trade) will be acquired by TD Ameritrade ($10/trade). For Scottrade customers, that represents a 43% price increase.
https://about.scottrade.com/updates/announcement.html

#Twitter can be amusing. #politics

#Twitter can be amusing. #politics

I'm never introducing G.K. Nelson​ to another word game. :-P

I'm never introducing G.K. Nelson​ to another word game. :-P

Excellent! :-D #science

Excellent! :-D #science

h/t Robert Partridge 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdmDb8ozcXc&feature=share

There's something comfortingly familiar about these...

There's something comfortingly familiar about these...

h/t Laura Gibbs

Originally shared by Polynomial -C

♪ ♫ We all live in a tiny, brick-based, not-really-submersible, plastic model... ♪ ♫

♪ ♫ We all live in a tiny, brick-based, not-really-submersible, plastic model... ♪ ♫

Originally shared by Carl Draper
http://www.nme.com/news/music/beatles-yellow-submarine-lego-set-released-today-1814329

"Benghazi! Foundation! Email!"

"Benghazi! Foundation! Email!"
The scream of the Trump-loving male.
He shouts and he brays,
"The blacks and the gays
Should all go with Killary to jail!"
http://www.salon.com/2016/10/31/donald-trump-supporter-who-chanted-jew-s-a-at-media-says-were-run-by-the-jews-ok/

Apples.

Originally shared by Chris Hallbeck

Apples.

Froehle's Rule of Management #1:

Froehle's Rule of Management #1:
If you're considering a new organizational policy in order to get M employees to stop doing something you don't like, and the policy will affect N employees in total, it's probably a bad idea when N/M ≥ 2. Just deal with the M employees and let everyone else do their jobs.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

When you see the word "gaming," what do you first think it is probably referring to?

I don't know who was the graphic designer of the international biological hazard symbol, but it's so evocative.

I don't know who was the graphic designer of the international biological hazard symbol, but it's so evocative. It makes me uncomfortable looking at it, and I suspect I'd feel the same way even if I didn't know what it actually meant.

Apparently, it was developed in the mid-1960s by a Dow Chemical artist. I don't know what inspired him/her, but this symbol just oozes threat/harm and dynamism without using a single letter or typographic element. This is graphic design done right.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazard_symbol#Biohazard_symbol

NOOOOO!!

NOOOOO!!

Originally shared by Geoffrey Snyder

Escher Legos

Look, Internet, if an 8-year-old can understand the difference between "you're" and "your," surely you adults can as...

Look, Internet, if an 8-year-old can understand the difference between "you're" and "your," surely you adults can as well.

Ha! *snort*

Ha! *snort*

via Joshua Alvarez

Originally shared by Jackie C

Damnit Brett

Brown belt. #levelup #taekwondo

Brown belt. #levelup #taekwondo

CARAMEL-FILLED M&Ms ARE COMING!

CARAMEL-FILLED M&Ms ARE COMING!

But we gotta wait until April 2017. >:-|
http://edition.cnn.com/videos/cnnmoney/2016/10/18/caramel-mms-cnnmoney.cnnmoney/video/playlists/stories-worth-watching/

Saw this nifty LEGO Christmas Ornaments book at my local toy store.

Saw this nifty LEGO Christmas Ornaments book at my local toy store. Chris McVeigh did a stellar job on this...looks most excellent. My only problem now is getting some of the parts these builds require. I guess I'm off to BrickLink...

Good lord, this is a beautiful set. The biggest modular to date. 4,002 pieces!!

Good lord, this is a beautiful set. The biggest modular to date. 4,002 pieces!!
https://shop.lego.com/en-US/Assembly-Square-10255?CMP=SOC-FBIG-AssemblySquareAnnouncement

If this doesn't give you a modicum of respect for mountain bike racers, I don't know what will.

If this doesn't give you a modicum of respect for mountain bike racers, I don't know what will. Seriously, it's simultaneously terrifying and exhausting.

Originally shared by Chris Fink

not for the faint of heart... THIS is a terrifying, amazingly talented bit of awesome, done truly with skill & guts, and a bit of pure insanity.
http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/red-bull-hardline-gopro-video-dan-atherton-100916

When I was a kid in 1983, The Day After was a made-for-TV movie that portrayed the advent of a nuclear World War III.

When I was a kid in 1983, The Day After was a made-for-TV movie that portrayed the advent of a nuclear World War III. It scared the crap out of literally everyone I knew and it seemed like a turning point. Where we had once talked about nuclear weapons as strategic negotiating chits, we began speaking of them as "never to be used" armaments that the world must eventually move away from. Maybe the changing public sentiment was reflected by the film, or maybe the film influenced the public sentiment. Either way, it was impactful.

Perhaps this documentary will have the impact that An Inconvenient Truth was meant to have a decade ago, but for which we were just not yet prepared as a society. Hopefully we now are.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/tv/before-the-flood/

That is a LOT of LEGO​

That is a LOT of LEGO​
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/land-rover-discovery-lego-record-structure/

401 ppm...that's not a good thing. In fact, it's a rather terrible thing.

401 ppm...that's not a good thing. In fact, it's a rather terrible thing.
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/goodbye-world-weve-passed-the-carbon-tipping-point-for-good

OK, folks, get your credit cards out...you know you want this.

OK, folks, get your credit cards out...you know you want this.
http://e7sn.fnd.to/cyclonelego

If you aren't following the MegaBots guys on their quest to build an actual giant fighting mech, you're missing out...

If you aren't following the MegaBots guys on their quest to build an actual giant fighting mech, you're missing out on some rather entertaining engineering exercises.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahtjHY9xsDw&feature=share

Does this go in Technology or LEGO or Drones?

Originally shared by Craig Froehle

Does this go in Technology or LEGO or Drones?

Why, all THREE!!

Sweeeet.
https://flybrix.com/

Good news if you hate ice...and existing coastlines.

Good news if you hate ice...and existing coastlines.
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/37686-arctic-expert-on-sea-ice-we-could-reach-zero-within-two-years

More #Prisma play.

More #Prisma play. This is a shot of San Francisco I took from the top of Coit Tower last week. I couldn't decide which effect I liked best, so here's all of them. Enjoy!

A little Prisma playing...output (Love filter) and original (pointed my phone's camera through a pocket...

A little Prisma playing...output (Love filter) and original (pointed my phone's camera through a pocket kaleidoscope). Neat.

Another stunning architectural build from Rocco Buttliere -- One World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial in NYC.

Another stunning architectural build from Rocco Buttliere -- One World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial in NYC.
http://www.moc-pages.com/moc.php/432640

Sorry for injecting politics into a collection of Climate Science posts, but this is directly relevant.

Sorry for injecting politics into a collection of Climate Science posts, but this is directly relevant.

If you wish to comment, please keep it civil. Thanks.
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-science-survey-fe56662669ea

The movie of this will star Tom Hanks, be directed by Paul Greengrass, and be nominated for three Oscars.

The movie of this will star Tom Hanks, be directed by Paul Greengrass, and be nominated for three Oscars.
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/14/493893940/passing-research-ship-saves-weather-station-staff-from-polar-bear-siege?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=plus.google.com&utm_medium=social

Awwww!

Awwww!

Also, a #CuteAlert  for Lars DeRuntz 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MVGBG6nmUA&feature=share

In case you need to illustrate why recent temp increases don't look anything like "natural" global temp fluctuations...

In case you need to illustrate why recent temp increases don't look anything like "natural" global temp fluctuations in the past.

xkcd.com/1732
http://xkcd.com/1732

These are simply fabulous @LEGO animals.

These are simply fabulous @LEGO animals.
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/09/masterfully-designed-lego-animals-by-felix-jaensch/

Interesting comparison: Pokémon Go location density in San Francisco (near border of Chinatown and the Financial...

Interesting comparison: Pokémon Go location density in San Francisco (near border of Chinatown and the Financial District) on the left versus my mostly residential neighborhood in Cincinnati on the right. It really doesn't seem equitable when, in one city but not another, you can hit multiple pokestops without even leaving your residence.

Found a store that sells an impressive array of retro candies.

Found a store that sells an impressive array of retro candies. I haven't seen Charms since I was about 12 (a long time ago...in a galaxy far, far away).

If you have a child between 1 and 12 years old, there's a good chance you know about Llama Llama.

If you have a child between 1 and 12 years old, there's a good chance you know about Llama Llama. This is sad news indeed.
http://www.today.com/parents/llama-llama-author-dies-cancer-asks-friends-fans-final-favor-t102600

I was going to post some mild outrage at this Halloween-themed display appearing at my grocery store last week in...

I was going to post some mild outrage at this Halloween-themed display appearing at my grocery store last week in August, but a friend in my social media feed completely topped that.