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"Our server detected his reply and confirmed that it was right. And when the next person found herself in a lucid dream, we sent his answer to her, and she repeated it as well." trib.al/jtlbquQ
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A thread about @OrelHershiser, who saved my journalism career. He was part of tonight’s poignant first-pitch ceremony for Fernando Valenzuela. … I had a hard time with baseball clubhouses early in my sportswriting journey. It was a difficult place for women in the early yrs …
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A pint of Skyline Chili-flavored Graeter's ice cream is listed on Kroger's site. Here's what is supposed to be in it. cincinnati.com/story/enterta…
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A word to the wise: Not all commas are Oxford commas.
You can tell which ones are Oxford commas by the top hat, the monocle, and the way their eyebrow arches when they look down at their inferiors.
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The coolest movie posters of all time - a thread 🧵
1. Star Wars: Episode I (1999)
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Good night, sweet prince. You thrived in the world of first-round creative decks but were too pure for this one.
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Apple apologizing for its iPad Pro ad is absurd and embarrassing bgr.com/tech/apple-apologizi…
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learning how to say something in 30 seconds that takes most people 5 minutes is a big unlock
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Twenty years after winning the U.S. Open, @andyroddick has thrown away his trophies. In a rare interview, the last American man to win a grand slam reflects on that historic triumph—and all the pressure, fame, failure, love, and loss that came after gq.mn/b5I9qNp
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"Wisconsin, Michigan, could go for Barbie, could go for Oppenheimer. Nolan’s always done well in the Midwest but a lot of people there loved Little Women. On the East Coast, New York favoring Oppenheimer, his home state, no surprise there, Pennsylvania too close to call…"
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Celebrating 55 years of the @SpecialOlympics, #RealSports meets with a group of athletes using their triathlon training to change their lives. Led by @ChrisNikic, the first person with Down Syndrome to complete an @IRONMANtri. Watch these athletes break barriers on @StreamOnMax.
Special Olympics Triathlon
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Once upon a time, Apple Maps was so bad people were warned not to use it. Now iPhone users are praising its design and features. on.wsj.com/3pMeDx0
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The first simulated image of a black hole, represents a pivotal moment in the history of astrophysics, a moment immortalized by French astrophysicist Jean-Pierre Luminet in 1978. His groundbreaking work utilized the computational capacities of an IBM 7040, with data processed via 1960 punch cards, and culminated in a hand-plotted visualization.
At the heart of this visual representation lies a black circular entity delimited by the event horizon. This is not simply an aesthetic feature but a delineation of a critical threshold, a boundary beyond which electromagnetic radiation—encompassing light, radio waves, and X-rays—is insufficient to outpace the gravitational pull exerted by the black hole.
Luminet's pioneering simulation underscores the profound implications of astrophysical phenomena and the capability of computational tools in mapping out these complex entities. It stands as a testament to the leaps and bounds of progress in our understanding of the cosmos, underpinned by a blend of meticulous calculation and technological prowess.






























