Just added to my ever growing "to read" list!
Clonally transmissible cancer
"A transmissible cancer is a cancer cell or cluster of cancer cells that can be transferred between individuals without the involvement of an infectious agent, such as an oncovirus. The evolution of transmissible cancer has occurred naturally in other animal species, but human cancer transmission is rare. This transfer is typically between members of the same species or closely related species."
Schedule F appointment
"A Schedule F appointment was a job classification in the excepted service of the United States federal civil service that existed briefly at the end of the Trump administration during 2020 and 2021. It would have contained policy-related positions, removing their civil service protections and making them easy to dismiss. It was never fully implemented, and no one was appointed to it before it was repealed at the beginning of the Biden administration."
"tribespeople, I have sat for quite some time by the lake of the glowing water, attempting to solve the riddle of the carvings! I have a weird tingling rash all over, but I think I have decoded it!"
For me, it shows a compassion for the people of the future, which is inspiring in a way. Similar to the Voyager golden records, which are unlikely to ever be found by anyone, it is partially an exercise in understanding ourselves.
Over ten thousand years, erosion or earthquakes can expose the entrance, contaminating the site. People could dig a well or prospect for minerals. The suggestion of underground activity could suggest to them that it is a good place to mine, or even that there's a tomb or other interesting artifacts
Ah that's a good rabbit hole. Love to see it.
Was it via the sister city page? https://www.sixdegreesofwikipedia.com/?target=Battle+of+Stalingrad
Kakistocracy
A kakistocracy (/kækɪˈstɒkrəsi/, /kækɪsˈtɒ-/) is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.
The biggest bummer is when they democratize and suddenly the rug gets pulled out and it's like democratization never happened. Such as Tunisia and Myanmar
I love that you picked a true deep cut in terms of nut lore. A+
Taste is subjective, but even so, the history of so many people singling out this phrase as beautiful is itself interesting
Cellar door (aesthetically pleasing phrase)
Considered by many to be a highly euphonic phrase.
These three words go well together. Kinda like cellar door. Aesthetically pleasing.
HELLO MY BABY, HELLO MY HONEY, HELLO MY RAGTIME GAL
This was the one reason I wasn't cheering for the filibuster to be repealed. The 60 vote threshold was the only thing that saved it last time. They will only be able to realistically get rid of it if they abolish the filibuster. Which would be a net win for Democrats, so they likely won't do it.
Apparently this mainly applies to grizzlies. Black bears with cubs may make a display but basically don't attack
The only bear I'd be concerned about was a bear with a cub. If you see one, you are already in danger. So I'd say single bear > woman > man >>> bear with cub
I was surprised based on high body count that I hadn't heard of it before!
I think it would be best for Firefox to be given greater autonomy, like Thunderbird has been. Thunderbird asks for donations and I'm happy to provide! I don't think it's a coincidence that Thunderbird started to thrive after being greater independence. Major new initiatives in user interface, mobile client after years of stagnation. Something at Mozilla central is deeply rotten.
Baseball Rubbing Mud
Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud is a brand of specially prepared mud used to prepare balls in the sport of baseball before they are put into play.
Same, also the Readrops app. Less features but faster sync.
Yes, it's indefensible and bizarre. I was the one who first put forward the idea on their Connect forum. I don't understand their thinking on a lot of development priorities, and they don't seem to care too much about helping us understand.
Tablet UI is available in Nightly. It's actually pretty good!
How Mozilla lost the Internet (& what's next)
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Pretty interesting analysis from TechAltar about Mozilla usage and revenue trends, which aren't as dire as they're often made out to be, but how the search placement deal with Google is indeed endangered, which may be pushing them to their recent embrace of adtech as a new revenue source