Reading

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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250815.html

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250815.html

Archaeology Research

https://xkcd.com/3129/

The academic archaeology establishment is suppressing my breakthroughs because of the disruption it would bring to their prepared-core flake-based toolmaking industry.

https://xkcd.com/3129/

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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250814.html

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250814.html

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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250813.html

What lies in the heart of Orion?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250813.html

Thread Meeting

https://xkcd.com/3128/

Hey, so did you ever finish your video series about Cassie and the caterpillar morph? I loved the first three, but never ... no, sorry, I get it, this isn't the place. Sorry! Sorry.

https://xkcd.com/3128/

(no subject)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

The camera battery died about 2am local time

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250812.html

Where are all of these meteors coming from?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250812.html

(no subject)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250811.html

Everybody sees the Sun.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250811.html

Where Babies Come From

https://xkcd.com/3127/

Historians: Contemporaneous documentation of the initial events is often sparse, and in fact people often get testy and uncooperative when we urge better documentation for the historical record.

https://xkcd.com/3127/

(no subject)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250810.html

What's that strange light down the road?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250810.html

(no subject)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250809.html

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250809.html

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A week of Rattlercam

In the mountains of PA, where I live, the timber rattlesnakes mate in late summer, kind of mid-July through early September. Depends a bit on the weather and stuff, but basically late summer. 'Tis the season, as it were.

Also, no snakes were harmed in the making of this post. The snakes are fine.

( Below the cut are pictures of snakes. If that's not your deal, don't click through. )

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https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250808.html

One of the all-time historic skyscapes occured in July 1054, when the

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250808.html

Disclaimer

https://xkcd.com/3126/

You say no human would reply to a forum thread about Tom Bombadil by writing and editing hundreds of words of text, complete with formatting, fancy punctuation, and two separate uses of the word 'delve'. Unfortunately for both of us, you are wrong.

https://xkcd.com/3126/

(no subject)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250807.html

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250807.html

(no subject)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250806.html

What's that green streak in front of the Andromeda galaxy?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250806.html

Snake-in-the-Box Problem

https://xkcd.com/3125/

Chemistry grad students have been spotted trying to lure campus squirrels into laundry hampers in the hope that it sparks inspiration.

https://xkcd.com/3125/

(no subject)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250805.html

Why is this nebula so complex?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250805.html

(no subject)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250804.html

What are these gigantic blue arcs near the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250804.html

Grounded

https://xkcd.com/3124/

We should have you at the gate in just under two hours--two and a half if we get pulled over.

https://xkcd.com/3124/