my parents moving out of young earth creationism only to latch onto secular pseudo archeology (thanks Netflix!). this shit really pisses me off. of course they couldn’t get into real science after dealing with such serious brainworms but there was a chance and I was too slow with the real books (1491).

also this stuff is very racist (usually subtext though) seems like a big part of its appeal is assuaging settler guilt

actually crackers have been here for thousands of years!

oof yeah they’re being really generous with the orange in Europe wtf.

also, the amazing race really lets the yankee racism fly.

bonding with my TV brained parents by getting them to watch Kill Your Lawn instead of The Amazing Race reruns while I’m visiting.

when printing I right-click the attachment, click quick print, then pray the print settings are adequate (they usually are), does this not work for you?

my condolences on having to use windows, I agree it is truly dogshit.

membrane attack complex

powerful phrase

this but it’s just the crew of the Enterprise (TNG)

traveling at high fractions of the speed of light means that trip time from the travellers perspective is reduced due to relativistic effects. that said, this changes nothing about the other challeneges.

that’s a dumpster not a garbage truck.

after effects

how can I download this?

love when Stellar’s Jays break out the complex vocalizations, they’re so crazy.

yeah! the otter cruised up while we were swimming but waited at a good distance until we left. Also watched some woodpeckers square up.

had a great day. touched grass, saw fish & a river otter, picked mushrooms, and swam in an icy cold river. tired but good tired.

“alphabet soup agencies” FBI, CIA, NSA, DOJ.

I think it’s an oblique reference toward the fact that the sun is the source of nearly all available energy on earth.

burglars typically get the fuck out if they learn someone is home, if they stick around after a warning they’re far more likely to be dangerous.

societies collapse after the marginal return on investment in societal complexity goes negative. not necessarily immediately after, there’s usually some desatbilizing incident that catalyzes the process once that point has been reached.

I recommend The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter