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One thing that's always blown my mind is that when we're looking at an image of a spiral galaxy, like this one here (UGC 11537), the light from the far side of the galaxy has taken an extra 100,000 years or so to get here. So, the stars in the back have traveled about 80 light years in that time.

To this day, I've never been able to re-read "The Infinitive of Go" by John Brunner. It was fun, right up until the end...and then... Has anyone else ever had a book do this to them?

I wonder how Disney will make back their money from all the cancelled subs? "As part of our continued investment in delivering world-class entertainment, the price of your Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max Bundle (No Ads) will increase to $32.99/month on your first billing cycle on or after October 21, 2025."

I'm of the age when our parents used to have to be reminded they had children. Feral as we were, sometimes we stayed out after the streetlights had come on...but rest assured, we were pedaling like crazy to get home before we were missed!

Seeing how many people incorrectly pronounce names written in sans serif with initial "I"s like Ilona, I'm convinced that Apple chose the lower-case i for iPhone so people wouldn't call it the L-Phone.

Unfortunately, the search engine cannot answer this query: "Things to eat with beet chips so I don't have the symptoms of an ebola victim the next day"

bsky.app/profile/astr... Here's a (very small and possibly not there anymore) bridge from Playa Flemenco in Culebra, PR

It seems the bots have arrived. If only I had this attention from all the ladies when I was single ;) Anyone know a sure-fire way to block bots? I'm new to this platform so I don't know if there's a setting or not.

I told myself back in 2013 (while moving out of a 2nd floor apartment) that I would never move into another 2nd floor apartment. Oh well... maybe next time?