Saturday, January 3, 2026

Tiny Fiddler crabs are hoovering up and breaking down microplastics, study finds | Euronews

Here's an interesting story about how fiddler crabs can ingest and break down plastic patties - more efficiently than sun and water can. 

Nature somehow finds a way, doesn't it?

Watch "Disney World cast member blocks runaway 'Indiana Jones' boulder from hitting audience" on YouTube

Over the holidays, this happened at Walt Disney World. The 400 pound boulder in the Indiana Jones's Epic Stunt Spectacular bumped off the track and headed towards the audience. 

A cast member stepped in and blocked it… kudos to him! And it's a reminder that the Disney bubble exists in the real world, and sometimes bad things can happen. 

Thursday, January 1, 2026

German Spies Detonated 2 Million Pounds of Explosives in New York Harbor in 1916: The Statue of Liberty's Torch Has Been Closed Ever Since | Military.com

This is an interesting story about the explosion that happened in New Jersey during World War One. 

As a nation, really didn't think about how to guard against infiltrators trying to prevent the sale of munitions, have a means to stop it (considering that may of the actors involved had served in the US military), or prosecute those responsible. 
 

Thursday, December 18, 2025

That sounds about right.

The dolphins owe him a  truckload of money, and that's their problem for signing him to a lucrative contract when he never really showed much on the field


Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Winning at soarin

That's my player in the top spot. And would you look at the response time! 0.0 seconds! Man am I awesome. Lol

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in… | Canary Media

Here's a pretty nice approach to adding cellular to your home without having to attach it to the roof. It's more flexible and it would seem adds more flexibility.