Formed in 2009, the Archive Team (not to be confused with the archive.org Archive-It Team) is a rogue archivist collective dedicated to saving copies of rapidly dying or deleted websites for the sake of history and digital heritage. The group is 100% composed of volunteers and interested parties, and has expanded into a large amount of related projects for saving online and digital history.
My observation: this is cool.Mathematics, algorithms, reality.
— Cliff Pickover (@pickover) December 21, 2023
What observations can you make regarding this intriguing animation? What questions do you have?
By Etienne Jacob, @etiennejcb, Source: https://t.co/1NQ68lZu6w, Used with permission pic.twitter.com/F1eCTWVHOq
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Year-end Lists 2023: Science
The Craziest Scientific Discoveries You Missed in 2023
If you enjoyed this video, there is a part two.
Cosmo Magazine's top ten science stories for 2023.
New Scientist's biggest science news stories of 2023.
Smithsonian's Ten Most Significant Science Stories of 2023.
Rockefeller University's intriguing science discoveries of 2023.
Science Magazine's 2023 Breakthrough of the Year: Obesity meets its match. And other 2023 breakthroughs.
ScienceAdviser: Of all the breakthroughs in 2023, what topped Science’s list?
Ten people (and one non-human) who helped shape science in 2023.
The Top Websites for Science in 2023.
The Biggest Junk Science of 2023.
More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record.
The top ten weird science stories of 2023.
2023 National Climate Assessment paints grim picture while offering hope.
Arctic Report Card 2023: From wildfires to melting sea ice, the warmest summer on record had cascading impacts across the Arctic.
The extreme weather events of 2023.
Here Are 12 of the Most Astounding Archaeological Discoveries of 2023.
Archaeology Magazine's Top 10 Discoveries of 2023.
The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2023.
The Year in Biology
Nature Biotechnology's top ten news stories in 2023.
Physics World reveals its top 10 Breakthroughs of the Year for 2023.
Gizmodo's Best Space Images of 2023.
Inverse's 12 Best Space Images of 2023.
The 10 most overhyped physics and astronomy claims from 2023.
The Weirdest Medical Cases of 2023.
See all the year-end lists here.
Momo and the Cat Tree
Momo is a calico cat in West Carrollton, Ohio. She's blind, but her family watches out for her diligently while enriching her life as much as possible. Her owner bought a cat tree and carefully guided Momo in learning how to use it, guiding her down step by step. Momo was eager to learn, and has since become rather adept at getting around the cat tree on her own. She doesn't use the cat tree unless someone is watching, and you might notice there are pillows on the ground just in case. This was not the first time she climbed down on her own, but it was the first time her human caught it on video. (via Laughing Squid)
Year-end Lists 2023: Books
Every year, I spend the week between Christmas a New Year's Day linking the lists that sum up the past year. There will be tons of links, and you are welcome to scan them and check out just the one or two that may be interesting to you -or skip these posts entirely if there's a subject you don't care about. The series always begins with books, because those lists are available earlier than others. We will also cover 2023 in science, politics, people, animals, the internet, and whatever else comes across my screen that may be worth passing along. Meanwhile, somewhere in here you might find a new book to read!
The 2024 Tournament of Books Long List.
The New York Times' Best Books of 2023. Yeah, it's paywalled.
Smithsonian Scholars Recommend Their Favorite Books of 2023.
Barnes & Noble's Best Books of the Year 2023.
Time Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2023.
NPR's Books We Love.
Book Riot's Best Books of 2023.
The Conversation's Best Books of 2023.
The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2023.
Five Books' Best Nonfiction of 2023.
Barnes & Noble's Best Fiction Books of 2023.
The Award-Winning Novels of 2023.
The Guardian's Five of the Best Romance Books of 2023.
Best Romance Novels of 2023 from She Reads Romance Books.
Barnes & Noble's Best Mystery Books of 2023.
CrimeReads' Best Crime Novels of 2023.
Shepherd's 25 best true crime books of 2023.
Barnes & Noble's Best Teens & YA Books of 2023.
Smithsonian's Ten Best Children’s Books of 2023.
Smithsonian's Ten Best Books About Travel of 2023.
Epicurious's Best Cookbooks of 2023.
Smithsonian's Ten Best Books About Food of 2023.
History Today's Books of the Year 2023.
The History Reader's Must-Read History Books of 2023.
Smithsonian's Ten Best History Books of 2023.
Best Politics Books of 2023 (UK-centric).
A house divided: 2023 in US politics books, before Trump v Biden part II.
Smithsonian's Ten Best Science Books of 2023.
These are Science News’ favorite books of 2023.
Smithsonian's Ten Best Photography Books of 2023.
See all the year-end lists here.
Miss Cellania's Links
On December 23rd, NES Tetris was crashed naturally
for the first time ever by a 13-year-old player known as Blue Scuti.
Read the explanation of how Tetris works at those previously-thought
unattainable levels and how significant Scuti's game is. (via Metafilter)
Your ‘dessert stomach’ is real. And it’s time you stopped feeling guilty about it. (via Damn Interesting)
The Real-Life Case That Inspired The Exorcist Is Even More Remarkable Than Fiction. (via Strange Company)
Banksy Art Blatantly Stolen in Record Time.
Teenage Artist Virginia Frances Sterrett’s Hauntingly Beautiful Century-Old Dreamscapes for French Fairy Tales. (via Kottke)
Mickey Mouse, Long a Symbol in Copyright Wars, to Enter Public Domain: ‘It’s Finally Happening’. (Thanks, WTM!)
9 Funerals Gone Wrong, for all different reasons. You can read the list or listen to it on a video.
15 Forgotten Video Game Accessories. They were too difficult, too expensive, or just a bad idea from the get-go.
Cat Whips Tiger
This cat makes his feelings very clear to a stuffed tiger. The interloper is not welcome in his territory! Take that! And that! It’s pretty easy to make yourself dominant over an opponent that doesn’t fight back. Things would be a bit different it it was a real tiger. As it is, the tiger is not to scale. (via Tastefully Offensive)
Tweet of the Day
If you were inclined to hike such a trail, why would you pick a wet day to do it? (Thanks, WTM!)I was going to say perhaps the camera distorted the view to make it look scarier. I looked it up. Yep, it does look scary to me.
— AdmiredArt (@admired_art) October 17, 2023
It’s called: Kalavantin Durg Trek
From Google: This is one of the best treks near Mumbai and the level of difficulty is intermediate , not suitable…
Monday, December 25, 2023
Fried Green Tomatoes
The 1991 movie Fried Green Tomatoes was based on Fannie Flagg's novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. It concerns women finding their power in a tiny town in Alabama. The story is told by Ninny Threadgoode 50 years later, so part of the story concerns different people in 1980s Birmingham. The star-studded cast includes Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, and Cicely Tyson.
He's 68% candy cane, 32% robot and 100% inspirational
Christmas tradition meets the world of high tech in this goofy animation. Why would someone want to make a robot out of a candy cane? Because it's Christmas, silly! What's unique about this robot is that it is sentient, and walks along the road, contemplating its own existence and its purpose in the world. I don't know how inspirational he is. His lonely journey as the first of his kind seems just a bit depressing, but still just goofy enough to make you smile. (via reddit)
The Intricacies of Christmas Movie Music
If you want your movie to scream CHRISTMAS! you have to have the music. That means the familiar songs we hear every year until our brains automatically make that association. That may be the reason that we don't think of Trading Places as a Christmas movie, despite the setting (except in Italy). It's just not infused with the songs of the season. To force that Christmassy feel, movies go to great lengths to put you in the musical mood.
Which songs are used in a Christmas depends on how much the rights are going to cost, and how much it's going to affect the overall movie budget. Vox explains how music is selected for Christmas movies, and why it's so important for the finished product.
Miss Cellania's Links
Your AI-generated guide to the nativity. The algorithm doesn't know the story very well.
14 Architectural Gingerbread Houses That Are Definitely Not Cookie Cutter. (via Nag on the Lake)
Reindeer Cake Wrecks. And more Christmas wrecks.
Italy’s Favorite Traditional Christmas Movie Is Trading Places.
A Santa Claus from Each Canadian Province and Territory in a Twitter Thread. Or at Thread Reader if you prefer. Christmas is a rotten hype & all we can do is ride it out. Letters from people having a bad Christmas. (via Nag on the Lake)
Animals Behaving Horribly On Vintage Christmas Cards. And the food is acting up, too. (via Damn Interesting)
Hallelujah Chorus (Lyric version)
It's possible that you love this song as much a I do, but I doubt it. Still, if you like the Hallelujah Chorus and realize you don't know the lyrics all that well, here's your chance to learn. The music is a recording, but these students from South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Washington, illustrate the lyrics with a hilarious routine that still shows respect to the joyous song. This performance is from 2012, following in the footsteps of a previous performance at the same school in 2006 that went wildly viral. You may have to watch it more than once to catch how each student puts their own comedic spin on the routine.
And He shall reign forever and ever- Hallelujah!
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