Thursday, August 01, 2024

Miss Cellania's Links

34 Behind the Scenes Photos from Album Cover Shoots at Twitter or at Threadreader. (via Kottke

The El Paso Enigma: The Disappearance of William and Margaret Patterson. An affluent Texas couple disappeared in 1957—but the messages they left behind led to more questions than answers.   

A Flying Carpet Coffee Table. If you have to ask how much it costs, you can't afford it. (via Nag on the Lake)

A Daiquiri for Every Mood. Try out some of these 24 tasty recipes.

TikTokers doubt Helen Keller’s dual impairment. There’s a lot they don’t know about deafblindness. (via Damn Interesting

A Robot Dentist Might Be a Good Idea, Actually. Perceptive's autonomous robot offers more accurate, steadier, and faster dentistry (via Real Clear Science)

Prokop Diviš And The Lightning Rod. In 1754, a Czech priest attempted to control the weather but ended up inventing the lightning rod instead.

I Toured The RV Made Out Of Elvis’ Jet And It’s The Best And Worst Thing I’ve Ever Seen. 

Trees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it.




3 comments:

  1. TikTokers doubt Helen Keller’s dual impairment. There’s a lot they don’t know.

    Fixed it for you.

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  2. Didn't see that one coming.

    Here, hear.

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  3. Those daiquiris sound like a candy store or fruit stand or both.

    A Robot has no skin in the game, can’t feel your pain.
    When Robots are good they are very very good, but when they go rogue, they kill you.

    Yeah but could Diviš swim, satisfy ladies in several countries, and foment a revolution?

    Elvis was deemed a hoodlum by the older generation because of the leathers and swagger.
    Then he became mainstream, no longer a threat, a touchstone of the era.
    Now these whippersnappers have made him a cartoon character.

    I wonder if the forests could be healed by burning bales of hemp?
    xoxoxoBruce

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