LofturS

LofturS

@lofturs.bsky.social

Sveitastrákur úr Hreppunum. Bassaleikari í hjáverkum.

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The man's skeletal injuries looked like a train hit him, but he died in 1304 CE. At #ppa26Berlin last week, @uniofbradford.bsky.social scientist Jo Buckberry concluded he was likely whacked by a flying boulder, making him the first confirmed trebuchet death in the archaeological record. @science.org

science.orgShattered skeleton in Scottish castle is first confirmed death from trebuchet“Devastation” across body of 14th century warrior indicates horrific demise from flying boulder

Guðni Kolbeinsson.

Nanoraptor@nanoraptor.danamania.com

You suddenly get a narrator describing your life and there’s no way to turn it off - everyone can hear it. While shopping, at work, at home, with friends - the voice narrating your every move goes on. Who do you hope is the voice of this narrator?

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You suddenly get a narrator describing your life and there’s no way to turn it off - everyone can hear it. While shopping, at work, at home, with friends - the voice narrating your every move goes on. Who do you hope is the voice of this narrator?

Þegar ég slökkti á sjónvarpinu núna rétt í þessy fattaði ég að nú kem ég ekki til með að horfa á fótbolta af neinu ráði fyrr en eftir tvö ár. Það er fínt.

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Here is my most favourite photo of 2025. I’ve come to describe my images as capturing the moments between the moments. This image a pause in play, a small paw reaching up, tiny claws extended is absolute trust. I find these moments tell the story best. #bear #brownbear #wildlifephotography #Alaska

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55 years ago today was an infamous attempt to blow up a beached whale. Please enjoy this piece about it by Andrew Thaler, which remains one of my favorite pieces of writing about science communication. www.vice.com/en/article/t... @drandrewthaler.bsky.social 🦑🧪🌎 #SciComm

vice.comThe History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet ItselfMy first whale video came in the form of a VHS tape mailed to me by a stranger from the internet.

Eg myndi láta endurraða innyflunum í mér eftir Feng-Shui. Ég þyrfti þá alltaf að vísa í norður en lífsgæðin myndu snarbatna.

doctober@docseuss.bsky.social

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful what would you buy to break the curse?

Afhverju er ekki búið að gera þætti um Henry Slater?

The Fake History Hunter@fakehistoryhunter.net

Victorian Lady cyclist detectives... why is this not a tv series yet? I can see it now, foggy London, ladies on bicycles through the narrow streets, swords hidden in walking sticks, Henry Cavill with a top hat, stolen diamonds, opium dens... www.newspapers.com/article/the-...

Úff hvað þetta er kúl.

Rebecca R Helm@rebeccarhelm.bsky.social

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Ég held að miðað við hvernig kommentakerfin hljóma að við getum svarað spurningunni: Er bakslag í réttindabaráttu samkynhneigðra? með nokkuð þéttu Já. Verst er að það er gaur fæddur '97 sem leiðir strolluna.

Þetta er ákveðið humblebrag en ég las Grettissögu ca sex, sjö ára. Glíman við Glám er ekkert grín ef maður pælir í því. Enda varð Grettir myrkfælinn eftir það. Það fannst mér mest óhugnanlegt. COCB las ég löngu seinna ónæmur af ákveðnum dönskum sósíalrealisma.

Kingfisher & Wombat@tkingfisher.com

You all know it’s Clan of the Cave Bear and sequels.

Ég var að vinna í mötuneytinu í Búðarhálsi þegar þetta var fyrsta frétt í hádeginu og fyrir tilviljun var saltkjöt í matinn það kvöld. Eg heyrði 280 vinnukalla brandara um iðnaðarsalt í kvöldmatnum. Stuð.

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Sharon I bloody died Sharon. Sharon they sent me to bloody heaven. Where are the bloody flames Sharon. Sharon it’s all bloody choir music up here Sharon. Sharon for fucks sake all the white is bloody blinding me up here Sharon

A Reykjanesinu er sólkerfið í réttum hlutföllum við veginn sem liggur að Reykjanesvirkjun. Þú rekst á Úranus ótrúlega langt frá virkjuninni og rekur þig eftir plánetunum. Júpíter er á stærð við körfubolta, minnir mig, og svo er alveg rosalega mikið ekkert að Mars sem er á stærð við jarðarber

Kate Orman@kateorman.bsky.social

Brian Cox terrified me by demonstrating not just the scale of the solar system, the distances, but the minuscule size of the planets in all that space. He ferried across a lake, then held up a pebble. I've just worked out that 11,000 Earths could fit between Earth and the sun. We're a flyspeck.

Eg þori ekkinsamt að fara alveg með stærðirnar, en munurinn er svakalegur. Svo er göngufæri að Jörðinni sem er ekki mikið stærri og svo Venus sem er svipuð. Merkúr er alveg fáránlega lítill og svo kemur Sólin. Hún er alveg í göngufæri en samt alveg asnalega langt í burtu og hún er svo miklu,

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I bought a vinyl record yesterday called "Sounds Wasps make". When I got home and played it, I said to myself, “This doesn't sound anything like wasps." Then I realised, I was playing the bee side..

Grr Rás2. Heill pistill þar sem Frank Zappa kemur mikið við sögu og svo spila þau EKKI Zappa eftir hann. Við þolum alveg eitt rennsli af Don't eat the yellow snow.

Uhm ég þakka @gummih.com fyrir að halda að ég þurfi fleiri að elta mig. Smá viðvörun: Ég er lurker, reply guy og reposter. Síðasta sjálfstæða hugsun hjá mér var árið 1982 þegar ég, þá sjö ára, stakk gaffli í innstungu.

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Dr Peter Marks, "Vaccines have been studied very extensively for being potentially associated with autism" "That theory has been debunked" "One study in Denmark, over 600,000 children. It shows that if anything, children had a lower rate of autism than unvaccinated children"