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Mail jumping (en.wikipedia.org)
 

Mail jumping is a type of mail delivery. The person doing the mail jumping (known as a mail jumper) is transported on a body of water by a boat. The person jumps off the boat onto a dock, places incoming mail in a mailbox, retrieves outgoing mail, and jumps back onto the boat.

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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (en.wikipedia.org)
Next week, Amazon is stripping away your ability to download your ebooks. in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yep, I did it earlier today. Took about half an hour to set up, download and convert 75 books and comics

Pathological science in c/wikipedia@lemmy.world
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Cold fusion is a famous one, and also room temperature semiconductors

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Pathological science (en.wikipedia.org)
 

Pathological science is an area of research where "people are tricked into false results ... by subjective effects, wishful thinking or threshold interactions."

Cerro Las Tetas in c/wikipedia@lemmy.world
Guillotine in c/wikipedia@lemmy.world
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Tesla and unions (today's featured article!) (en.wikipedia.org)
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Rube Goldberg (en.wikipedia.org)
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2024 YR4 (en.wikipedia.org)
 

2024 YR4 is an asteroid estimated to be 40 to 90 metres (130 to 300 ft) in diameter that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object. As of 18 February 2025, 2024 YR4 was rated as a 3 on the Torino scale, with a 1-in-32 (3.1%) chance of impacting Earth on 22 December 2032.

The Cholmondeley Ladies in c/wikipedia@lemmy.world
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Pythagorean cup (en.wikipedia.org)
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Dreikanter (en.wikipedia.org)
 

A dreikanter is a type of ventifact that typically forms in desert or periglacial environments due to the abrasive action of blowing sand. Dreikanters exhibit a characteristic pyramidal shape with three wind-abraded facets.

Elon Musk says '60 Minutes' staffers ‘deserve a long prison sentence’ — in response to show’s interview with a GOP DOGE critic in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I see their "fuck your feelings" bumper stickers and think, man you worship a freak who shatters at the slightest criticism

1904 Summer Olympics –Men's Marathon in c/wikipedia@lemmy.world
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

This would make a good movie! Strychnine as a performance enhancer, TIL

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Office of Technology Assessment (en.wikipedia.org)
 

An organization that advised Congress on scientific and technical issues before being defunded by Newt Gingrich's Congress in 1995

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Filippo Brunelleschi (pioneer of perspective in art and considered the first modern engineer) (en.wikipedia.org)
What is your profession? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Environmental Scientist. As my username suggests, my passion is studying bivalves. My day job involves studying nutrient cycling in San Francisco Bay (where clams come up quite a bit)! Through my work, I have also grown fascinated by phytoplankton

What's up, selfhosters? - Sunday thread in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I finally set up Joplin server. It is a revelation after too long using Syncthing to sync databases. I wasn't able to use Joplin on Android anymore- the sync to file system had gotten too slow. Now everything syncs pretty much instantly!

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Nintendo (company founded in 1889 to produce playing cards, later finding success with other projects) (en.wikipedia.org)
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James Earl Jones (en.wikipedia.org)
Reddit plans to lock some content behind a paywall this year, CEO says | Reddit executives also discussed how they might introduce more ads into the social media platform in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago

Yes! Welcome to the fediverse

Nazi flags can fly in Utah school, but not pride flags, GOP lawmaker says in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The flag was a (partially) red flag

Nazi flags can fly in Utah school, but not pride flags, GOP lawmaker says in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I had a teacher put a Confederate flag in our classroom 'for history'. She also spent the entire weeks-long Civil War module drilling into our young minds that the war was about States' rights, not slavery.

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