Amusing dedication in Larry Correia’s Heart of the Mountain (releasing early next month) – Sixth and final book in his Saga of the Forgotten Warrior. Picture shows the dedication page: “To George R. R. Martin. See? It’s not that hard.” Hank Griffin
Author: Sea Run
Good news for a change.
In 2023, the death toll for a single day was so high—at least 960 birds—that the carnage became national news. But this fall, when bird collision monitors performed their usual daily searches of the building’s grounds, they found something remarkable: just 18 dead birds. The bird-safe film, applied at a cost of $1.2 million …
Jim Corbett in bronze sculpture.
James Corbett limited edition bronze statue. Jim Corbett limited edition bronze sculpture Jim Corbett bronze sculpture (1 of Artist Jenna Gearing was commissioned to depict a scene featuring Corbett, who most famously explored and conquered the Indian hunting scene, for the first in a series of ‘Rigby Heroes’. The sculpture reflects the Chowgarh Man-Eater oil …
More from the WTF file.
I thought a fake, dog costume but nope real.
Clueless about knots!
“We’re just not able to extract a salient sense of a knot’s internal structure by looking at it,” Croom said. “It’s a nice case study into how many open questions still remain in our ability to reason about the environment.” Judging knot strength throws people for a loop: Experiment reveals new blind spot in …
Bears Ears National Monument
Ugly fights over the future of Bears Ears National Monument as it gets squeezed and stretched and squeezed again.
The Power of Water
The power of water is unforgiving. It can build strength in a matter of minutes. It reshapes rivers and the landscape. Six inches of flowing water can knock a person off their feet. Water flowing at 7 mph has the equivalent force per unit area as air blowing at EF5 tornado wind speeds. Water moving …
Storytelling
A study reveals a direct link between storytelling ability and a sense of meaning and quality of life. The study, conducted in Israel and the United States, found that people who are good storytellers enjoy more fulfilling lives, a clearer sense of purpose, and the ability to see the “big picture.” Now, this new research …
Falcons: Malar Stripes vs Solar Glare Theory
Inspired by these findings, we set out to explore whether the same pattern applied to other falcon species. We used over 10,000 images of 39 falcon species collected from citizen science platforms, including the Macaulay Library. Surprisingly, this larger study challenged our earlier assumptions. We again linked the solar radiation levels experienced by the falcons …
7 mm Backcountry
A ton of hype dropped this week. Google it for more. Steel cases, high pressure touted as the next big thing? Maybe but l wonder if it is because steel is cheap and hard to reload. Profit in other words.