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Political Compass of the Rings
  • That was a fascinating read, thank you for sharing! The fact that Tolkien's world can be analyzed to this degree and still make sense is absolutely mind boggling to me.

  • Monday ice cream
  • I was thinking very finely ground parsley or basil would make that color. But I've never seen either that powderized.

  • Monday ice cream
  • I've been driving myself insane for 10 minutes over this; what is the garnish?

  • What names are you all rocking?
  • I'm close! SES Song of Eternity is happy to meet a sibling, if not a twin.

  • New litterbox day
  • Yeah it's #2 I have the problem with. If I'm not there when it happens the smell diffuses out into the house and lingers even once the source is disposed of. I think half the problem is my cats make no attempt to bury it with the pellets where before with the litter they would entirely cover it. I'm surprised to hear people had problems with smell with clay litter, never noticed it myself. It was the dust that drove me to switch (plus cost and environmental stuff, but if I'm being honest the dust is what finally got me to research alternatives)

  • New litterbox day
  • Do you have a good solution for the smell? I recently switched to wood pellets and I swear I can't enter the room if my cat has recently used the box.

  • Hmmmmmm
  • This is probably on the right track, but just wanted to add a little detail. Elastic deformation is when something fully springs back to its original shape. Plastic deformation has some spring back, but some portion of the deformation remains after the force is removed. Unless of course you bend it to the point of breaking. I'd imagine that means that in the brittle zone in the image there's virtually no deformation, just force applied until a break occurs.

  • This is a major Life Pro Tip
  • Excellent username! I needed a reminder that losing is Fun™️ this morning.

  • Biden makes appearance on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' for interview
  • Can't wait to see if the negroni encased in a giant fake ice cube was the climax of that bit or if there's something even more delightfully unhinged waiting for us.

  • Space Station 196
  • Yes, stop doing engineering and do something actually valuable for the station! Like grow hydroponic weed, or leave vials of thermite everywhere, or beat the mime senseless...

  • Just a little morning pick-me-up...
  • All hail Greg, patron saint of cocktails! His Manhattan matrix episode was so wild I still think about it periodically.

  • Runner in China who chain-smoked throughout marathon banned for two years
  • Something about the professional, detached tone combined with the absolute slapstick insanity of the article's content makes this perfect comedy

  • Break Rule
  • If they made mystery flavored drinks like mystery flavored air heads, I'd buy them.

  • Break Rule
  • I bet you could Photoshop in one! Probably would be less blurry 😂

  • Here’s the note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen
  • Saw this predicted by many people right from the beginning of the protest talks, but it still stings to see it play out. What a sinister move.

  • Marginalia Rule
  • Sure are. They really nailed the style!

  • Marginalia Rule
  • Never heard of it, but a quick Google tells me it's less than a year old, and I've had a version of this saved to my computer for years, so no. The article I originally found it in claimed it was actual margin doodles from an illuminated manuscript, but I think that was from cracked.com so probably worth a fact check lol. I'll have to give inkulnati a shot! It looks pretty cool.