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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: Feest der Onnozele Kinderen

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History: John von Neumann born, 1903

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

[BEGIN TODAY IN HISTORY RUN]

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Today in History:

“On December 28, 1956, barely one week after the Montgomery Bus Boycott had ended and the busing system in Montgomery was finally integrated, sniper gunshots struck Rosa Jordan, a 22-year-old Black woman who was 8 months pregnant, as she rode an integrated bus through a Black neighborhood.”

https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/dec/28

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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

“HISTORY’S FIRST RECORDED AUTHOR WAS a woman named Enheduanna. Born sometime in the latter half of the 23rd century BC, Enheduanna was the high priestess of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur. It was a political role as well as a religious one; as the daughter of a powerful king, Enheduanna was no stranger to affairs of the state. In her writing, she wielded her pen for peace, working to unite a...” https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/first-author-ever-mesopotamia-woman-enheduanna

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

We have completed step 1, the castle. Now we have to do #2, because it is mandatory to do the list in order.

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BartoszMilewski@mathstodon.xyz ("Bartosz Milewski") wrote:

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fribbledom ("muesli") wrote:

What a year... not.

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NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline 🏳️‍🌈") wrote:

@teller I listened to this a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed it. It gets even better as the story progresses!

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Uh-oh. Our granddaughter likes to make lists and plans.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/12/28/help-were-being-held-hostage-by-a-maniac-child/

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teller ("Siim Teller") wrote:

@nadim Tiergarten is a great place for runs. Bracing myself to go out and try some ice running…

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nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:

Another successful 5km run! I can do this!!

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teller ("Siim Teller") wrote:

Project Hail Mary is so good! Started listening at midnight and pretty much missed the night. #books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Hail_Mary

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isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

Old, but still very inspiring short video of Bobby McFerring playing *the audience*.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjvR9UMQCrg

#pentatonic #music #world

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blithe ("Blithe") wrote:

The physical actually revealed that his head has gotten too big for his body. https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/carlos-correa-not-interested-in-restructuring-contract-with-new-york-mets

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rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

It turns out that dwarves that get a Strange Mood might demand specific kinds of cloth or metal instead of using whatever is to hand. I had a 6 year old demand silk, which was impossible to get ahold of quickly. I set up a task to get people searching for the raw material but also decided to start getting a tomb ready.

Sure enough, the kid went berserk and got instantly murked by bystanders

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xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:

I posted on my blog about the funny Glass Onion appearance, which I'm trying to do again as part of a renewed understanding that social media URLs should be considered ephemeral https://parkerhiggins.net/2022/12/crossword-cameo-glass-onion-knives-out/

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nikvo@esperanto.masto.host wrote:

tiu ĉi estas la ĉeftrajnstacio en la plej granda urbo en teksaso kaj unu el la plej grandaj en usono

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pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

What do you say when three lovely ladies show up at your house?

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2022/12/27/judgment-of-paris-time/

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