RE: https://mastodon.social/@kottke/115827364517553515

Neat! I'm reminded of when I visited Star Trek: The Experience at the Hilton in Las Vegas back in '98. I was over the moon roaming the corridors and walking around the bridge. Also, I did not realize that the bridge of the Enterprise-D had so many turbolifts. #sttng #startrek

@cstross That you, Manfred?

Why We Have Two Nostrils Instead of One Big Hole. (Great title!) “The nostrils alternate airflow from one side to the other. This may allow one side of the nose to rest.” https://www.popsci.com/science/why-we-have-nostrils/

This is not the first time I've read about how regular supplementation of glucosamine is linked (observationally) to reduced risks of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, lung cancer risks, and all-cause mortality.
None of the cited studies, however, give the dosage. Recommendations from other sources range from 1500mg-3000mg. I personally take 3000mg and hope for the best.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40520-025-03171-9
#glucosamine

The Murderbot TV series gets a release date. Details here https://bit.ly/42Zznm1

#murderbot #book #tv #AlexanderSkarsgard #marthawells #scifi #android #robot

This short video is best explanation I’ve seen of why the racism, sexism, and hate of the MAGA movement has getting more extreme. It’s because of a psychological concept called an extinction burst (basically, things get worse before they get better). https://kottke.org/25/02/extinction-burst-explains-maga-voters-racist-anger

Wikenigma is an encyclopedia of known unknowns. That is, a listing of “scientific and academic questions to which no-one, anywhere, has yet been able to provide a definitive answer”. https://wikenigma.org.uk/

The sampling visualizations in this video are *so* good: The Most Iconic Electronic Music Sample of Every Year (1990-2023). Includes tracks from Dee-Lite, Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk, Burial, and Fred again. https://kottke.org/24/11/the-most-iconic-electronic-music-sample-of-every-year-1990-2023

If you're in #NorthCarolina I made a list of links that help you compare candidates in statewide races — most of which are not getting news coverage. Hope you can use and spread around? Links to good stuff from our local news orgs and others (Ballotopedia) that you might not stumble on otherwise. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-J-ss2k2TFhOIGgvYb-AClFQ4vRyK2-GkwUbgXmGdB8/edit

@monkeyborg And each sequel gets more and more ridiculous. Fun to group watch w/ friends and a drinking game (google it).

How did I forget about Big Audio Dynamite?

@monkeyborg Ja, link here and click Buy Tickets then put in your zipcode:
https://gkids.com/films/ghost-in-the-shell-2-innocence/

Ghost in the Shell 2 Innocence in 4K playing locally 23, 24, 26 of June! #gits #ghostintheshell
https://youtu.be/0XkATpPvqEA?si=LESdsOZGP_NOmf-Z

Sorry. Still trying to understand. Is "skibidi" like those German modal particles that don't translate directly but provide things like emphasis, etc.?

Skibidi, I cleaned my room last week!

This is the most misspelled version of my name yet. At the Amsterdam Centraal train station Starbucks a few weeks ago.

Be careful on the greenways! Now that cooler temps have arrived, the Copperheads are warming themselves on the asphalt. Maybe take that walk when the sun is higher.

At least one good thing about getting older - you get to re-read those books read more than 20 years ago like they're new again.

Obligatory first toot!
My name is Rodney.
I am a software engineer living in Cary.
I love to buy tools and then never use them.
#introduction