UEFA Euro 2024 previews and predictions
- Rotowire (thorough and useful)
- Game Haus (mediocre but some value)
- UEFA Euro 2024 Info (terse)
(Almost) Clash of the Trivia Titans (Book and Film Globe)
Something newsworthy happened on "Jeopardy!" this month: Yogesh Raut and Troy Meyer, two members of the top tier of American competitive quizzers, both
It appears that Jeopardy! is the highest profile stop on the elite quiz circuit, but others carry greater prestige
Pac-12 Network Is Not Dead Yet, But Major Changes Are Coming
Question answered
Extensive interview with Matthew Walker about sleep (Huberman podcast)
High-volume and -quality information and advice about improving sleep
Rob Burbea metta retreat lectures
Rob infuses this series of lectures about metta with genuine love and kindness. Inspiring and profound.
Tom Hanks On The Moon Landings & What He Learnt Working With Astronauts (The Rest Is History)
After watching this, I fully expect you to tell me that Tom Hanks is still the sexiest man alive.
Downloadable audio if you want to listen instead
When and How to Spot the ‘Devil Comet’ (NASA)
A source I read several weeks ago implied that this was a special comet. This NASA article makes it sound barely worth the effort to step outside after sunset 🤷
On board a B-52 bomber mission to China’s doorstep (CNN)
Somewhat interesting video aboard a B-52
Visible supernova possible this year
Astronomers predict a star will explode this year brightly enough for us to see
myNoise: Customizable Background Noises • Ambient Sounds • Relaxing Music
myNoise sets the standard for online background noise machines and interactive soundscapes.
An amazing tool that dynamically generates sounds of various kinds
Google Books Ngram Viewer
A neat tool that plots the frequency of terms appearing in the Google Books database, currently indexed between 1800 and 2019.
Examples:
Plasma on Starship's re-entry
They captured this video by relaying the signal through Starship’s wake to the Starlink network. I don’t know if anyone has seen the plasma phase in real-time before. Perhaps the military via their satellite network
The Thai connection to Red Bull
The Horner chaos exposed the fact that Red Bull Racing is co-owned by an Austrian group and a Thai group. How did people from Thailand get involved with Red Bull? Because a Thai man invented the energy drink. Red Bull's Austrian founder invested after finding it helped with jet lag.
Kailasa Temple, massive carved Hindu temple
I'll see your Wadi Rum and raise you a Kailasa
National map by House Of Representatives party color
And yet the delta is only +2% red (seven seats)
Tesla collides with private jet while owner using 'Smart Summon' mode
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Clearly not
