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Welcome to the Jackpot Launch!

By lambert – Fri, 1 May 2026 - 04:44

Is this thing on? I turn my back for one moment….

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And yet Moar Account Approvals

By lambert – Wed, 6 May 2026 - 01:57

Fireflite, Jack Dog, Sub-Boreal, THarry, dommage, dougie, elviejiton, fjallstrom, jhall, marym, ocop, skachur

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Goodnight Moon, 2026-05-05

By lambert – Tue, 5 May 2026 - 22:00

“Silence is No Longer an Option: Why Coffee Geeks Must Reject Fascism” [Coffee Geek]. The history:

For centuries, the powers that be have understood a simple truth that we often forget: the liquid in your cup is not just a beverage. It is a political accelerant.

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Did the DOGE Goons at the National Design Studio Do This?

By lambert – Tue, 5 May 2026 - 15:00

I arrived at the White House page for EO 14217 only to find this….

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Today's Water Cooler 2026-05-05

By lambert – Tue, 5 May 2026 - 14:00

Moar Mimidae

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Words of the Day 2026-05-05

By lambert – Tue, 5 May 2026 - 10:00

First US train robbery occurs at North Bend, Ohio.

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Goodnight, Moon 2026-05-04

By lambert – Mon, 4 May 2026 - 22:00

“Biphasic sleep and human health: A theoretical paradigm for personalized sleep” [Sleep Medicine]. Seems a propos. This is a discussion of “The forgotten medieval habit of ‘two sleeps’,” which has the disadvantage of never having been spotted in lab:

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Today's Water Cooler 2026-05-04

By lambert – Mon, 4 May 2026 - 14:00

Moar mimidae!

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Words of the Day 2026-05-04

By lambert – Mon, 4 May 2026 - 10:00

Grease fire ignites half ton of dynamite at Cripple Creek.

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Goodnight Moon, 2026-05-03

By lambert – Sun, 3 May 2026 - 23:02

“When oil ran low, technology developed the pedicab.” —Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth, The Space Merchants

“Rediscovering the Handcart” [LOW←TECH MAGAZINE]1:

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