Thursday, February 26, 2026

Today's news and jokes

yeah doc just shoot me with the beam, biggest beam you got, real ominous if you got it

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— Rev. Poppy Haze π“…‹ (@poppyhaze.bsky.social) January 28, 2026 at 5:03 PM
("This compelling photograph (which, despite appearances, is not a scene from a sci-fi movie) depicts Dr. Robert Stone with the machine he created, the 70MeV electron synchroton")

Beautiful "watery" bookmark



(I didn't see it in the shop when I looked)

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Michael Jordan rejected Nike's Black Mamba pitch before Kobe embraced it

Long article about Nike's pitch to Jordan, why he rejected it, and how Kobe came to embrace it. There was actually one Black Mamba Jordan print ad.

New video game Humble Bundle featuring "indie games with a retro feel!"

Starts at four games for $9.

Marvel Legends "Maximum" Thor with Frog Thor figurine up for preorder (plus some other fun preorders)

Marvel Legends Thor with Frog Thor.



And check out the Warhammer universe battle laptop this Sons of Horus Siege Breaker comes with: 


Today's news and jokes

(Speaking of, I recently tried watching The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes--wow, what happened there? Too easy to simply follow the formula of the first movie with a slightly less triumphant ending?)

Lyonel Baratheon's funny little hairpiece

@westerosies Daniel Ings behind-the-scenes hair preparation for Ser Lyonel Baratheon in ‘A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS’ 🦌 (πŸ“Έ: Pippa Woods) —- Follow Westerosies for the latest news and content for the Game of Thrones Universe! #gameofthrones #houseofthedragon #asoiaf #aknightofthesevenkingdoms #hair ♬ Dixie(PHONK) - K7K7



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This is NOT Dunk and Aerion.

♬ original sound - Game of Thrones