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Tonight in Oklahoma was wild. Tornado sirens went off in our location half a dozen times. I do not like that. Hope all my mastodon homies...

Tonight in Oklahoma was wild. Tornado sirens went off in our location half a dozen times. I do not like that. Hope all my mastodon homies stayed safe!
#okwx

I always pop over to another app when weather gets bad. The updates are pretty near real time and many times beats the news on TV. However,...

I always pop over to another app when weather gets bad. The updates are pretty near real time and many times beats the news on TV. However, the jargon almost never comforts me.

The meso red cap is remarkably unstable and it’s by the dry line!!
#okwx

it's 31 F here today and they're predicting thunderstorms with hail and even tornadoes on Sunday. I blame the groundhog.#okwx

it's 31 F here today and they're predicting thunderstorms with hail and even tornadoes on Sunday. I blame the groundhog.

#okwx

Bonhoeffer’s “theory of stupidity”: We have more to fear from stupid people than evil onesEvil is easy to identify and fight against;...

Bonhoeffer’s “theory of stupidity”: We have more to fear from stupid people than evil ones

Evil is easy to identify and fight against; not so with stupidity.

"Debating an idiot is like trying to play chess with a pigeon — it knocks the pieces over, craps on the board, and flies back to its flock to claim victory."

https://bigthink.com/thinking/bonhoeffers-theory-stupidity-evil/

I think the Cherokee Nation should have a seat in Congress. https://newrepublic.com/article/170368/cherokee-nation-hoskin-delegate-congress

I think the Cherokee Nation should have a seat in Congress.

https://newrepublic.com/article/170368/cherokee-nation-hoskin-delegate-congress

Missing lots of chatter about #okwx on this app. Used to be my go to. Lots of sleet and even hail and thunder in central OK right now. The...

Missing lots of chatter about #okwx on this app. Used to be my go to.

Lots of sleet and even hail and thunder in central OK right now. The road is fully covered outside the house and in the hood. Doesn’t seem to have messed with driving yet though.

Had a two hour in-person meeting today at work. One of the few on-site actual meetings with several people around a table in years. Felt...

Had a two hour in-person meeting today at work. One of the few on-site actual meetings with several people around a table in years.

Felt myself trying to mute before I had to sneeze and then mildly panic when I realized people were going to hear me do that. 😜

There’s been some good chatter on this site on the #nfl games today. That’s a good sign. Live posts about a live event are fun.

There’s been some good chatter on this site on the #nfl games today. That’s a good sign. Live posts about a live event are fun.

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Į̶̙̊̃̿͛f̷̞̣͕̥̊̉̓ ̵̨̇̀̀͋y̵̼͚͉̆̈́o̵̹̳͝ų̶̤͊ ̶̩͕̔̍̒̈́ç̵̄ả̷̢̰́͂n̸͓̹̈́ ̵̦̗̎͑r̴̖̻̿̂͝è̷̩̬͒̃a̷̬͚͈͎̎͋̚d̶͔͑ ̵͇̹̥̥͒͝t̵̝͎̅h̴̞̅i̴̛̝̍͋̍ş̵͉̦͇͋,̸̘̯̳͊͠ ̸̨͓͆y̵̝͎̗̔ȍ̴͈̪̓ͅu̴̲̲̜̒͛ ̸͓͉͓̞̈̈́ȃ̵͈̦ŗ̷͇̤̝͆͛̏̅e̷͐̏͒ͅ ̵̡͙̜̣͋i̵̥͌̆̊n̶̯̦̚ ̸̨͓̜͗̅͆ä̵͓́̿ ̵̦̙͆̀c̴͚̎o̷̺̓̓̎m̸͍͈̜̖̌̓a̵̺͕͘.̷͓̳͎͖͂̎ ̴͙̺̬͐̇͠ͅȚ̵͉͔͔͆͐̌̈́h̵̢̤̻͎̓̓̋̄ī̶͈̤̯̈̋s̷̢͖̞̥̚ ̷̢͙̼̘͋̽͝i̸̡̹̐͊̊̍s̴̜̋̎͘͝ ̷̦͉̉t̶̡͎̯́̈́͋h̵̡̆ë̴̱́͂͝ ̸̖̰̅͋͘o̵̖̝͂͗̌n̷̜̯̞͒̈́l̶̯͚͉̓͑y̷͍̒̉͐͜ ̵̬̓͆̈w̴̘͂å̷͚͔̘̌̌y̸̝̮͐͗̒̑ ̶̥͉͑͝w̸̗̭͖͝ê̸̠ ̴̱̜̋̚c̵̪̈́͆ơ̵̻̍̀͜ű̶̧̧̠̱̒l̵̙̗̜͊̕̕ḓ̷͚̗̹͋̈́̾͝ ̷̡͖͔̩̒͒r̵͓̝̝̓̐͋̿e̸͕̖͒̈́̾̕͜a̸̟̰̍̎̚͠c̶̥͖̀̓͋͊ȟ̷̢͔̰̌̎ ̸̼͚̠̽ỳ̷͚̼̼̆ò̸͈͖͓́̓̕u̷̙͗̿̋.̵͔͉̟́̅̕ ̶͔̂͐̕
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By the way, I discovered this story in David K. Randall's "Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T.Rex and How it Shook Our...

By the way, I discovered this story in David K. Randall's "Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T.Rex and How it Shook Our World."

The scientist who coined the term "Dinosaur" back in 1842 was, apparently, quite a dick. Sir Richard Owen,...

The scientist who coined the term "Dinosaur" back in 1842 was, apparently, quite a dick.

Sir Richard Owen, y'all.

https://www.factinate.com/editorial/richard-owen-trainwreck/

In 2001 a graduate student roaming around Moab spotted what initially looked like a human arm bone in an area of Early Cretaceous rock...

In 2001 a graduate student roaming around Moab spotted what initially looked like a human arm bone in an area of Early Cretaceous rock layers. The remains turned out to be more Utahraptor, and not an isolated bone or skeleton this time. When Kirkland and his team dug in, they unearthed dozens of Utahraptor bones from multiple individuals, from yearlings to full-grown adults, encased in a nine-ton block of Cretaceous quicksand.

The Continuously Evolving Picture of the World’s Largest Raptor (UtahRaptor)“The claws on the hand seem to have been more specialized...

The Continuously Evolving Picture of the World’s Largest Raptor (UtahRaptor)

“The claws on the hand seem to have been more specialized for cutting than other dromaeosaurs, ... and the teeth at the front of the lower jaw appear to angle forward farther than in other raptors."

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/utahraptor-largest-raptor-180974954/

1981 was a great year for delayed musical drops in songs. Don't Stop Believin' : The chorus doesn't come in until 3:20 ish in...

1981 was a great year for delayed musical drops in songs.

Don't Stop Believin' : The chorus doesn't come in until 3:20 ish in and they finish the song from there. They only say, "Don't Stop Believin'" three times.

In the Air Tonight: The historic bass drop doesn't happen until 3:39

Epic.

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wasn't expecting to be taken in by an article on stone skipping... But I was."I flew from Europe to Detroit, where border guards...

wasn't expecting to be taken in by an article on stone skipping... But I was.

"I flew from Europe to Detroit, where border guards had a hard time believing I was entering the U.S. to interview a stone skipper. Then I showed them a video of Kurt’s magical record throw, and before long a group was gathered around a computer screen, counting the skips and hollering “No fucking way!” before letting me through. "

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/stone-skipping-kurt-steiner

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Kids got my wife this stuffed #mastodon for Christmas.#happynewyear

Kids got my wife this stuffed #mastodon for Christmas.
#happynewyear

The final Calvin and Hobbes comic. Fitting on New Year’s Day.

The final Calvin and Hobbes comic. Fitting on New Year’s Day.