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Insomnia

Utah Werewolf. No context, just the picture.

Thenomain

@arkandel said in Random links:

This is a really good read.

https://work.qz.com/1242801/gms-dress-code-is-only-two-words/?utm_source=qzfbarchive

Adjust for Mu*s. Win.

Arkandel

I'd have put this in the basketball thread but it goes well beyond it, I think.

https://theundefeated.com/features/how-did-lebron-james-end-up-with-nike-fifteen-years-ago-versus-reebok-adidas/

Damn. Damn. Imagine being 18 years old, having been piss-poor your whole life, sitting in a room full of high-powered executives with your mom and your best friend then having the presence of mind and will to turn down a freakin' $10 million check until you're damn well good and ready to make the best decision.

LeBron isn't even freakin' mortal.

Tyche

The NY Post just cracks me up...

Arkandel

Arkandel

Official logo of the Hog Pit:

Logo for the Hog Pit

Lithium

@arkandel It's missing the airtank and the fully sealed CDC closed system suit to avoid the smell of the shit too

Tinuviel

@lithium Wait. If he's in a contained suit, then does that mean he only smells his own shit? Is he his own echo chamber in this metaphor?

Lithium

@tinuviel Is that not the hog pit in a nutshell?

Tinuviel

@lithium No, it's me in a nut-shellsuit, and I want Ark to stop posting my image.

surreality

https://weather.com/news/trending/video/usgs-dont-roast-marshmallows-over-volcano

Wizz

Researchers at Yale University have restored circulation to the brains of decapitated pigs, and kept the organs alive for several hours.

The Yale system, called BrainEx, involves connecting a brain to a closed loop of tubes and reservoirs that circulate a red perfusion fluid, which is able to carry oxygen to the brain stem, the cerebellar artery, and areas deep in the center of the brain.
[...]
“There are going to be a lot of weird questions even if it isn’t a brain in a box,” said an advisor to the NIH who didn’t wish to speak on the record. “I think a lot of people are going to start going to slaughterhouses to get heads and figure it out.”

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Tinuviel

@wizz On the one hand, that's freaky as fuck. On the other, this "technology" could be used really well to keep organs alive for transplanting.

Wizz

@tinuviel
Yeah, it has a ton of implications that aren't necessarily terrifying.

Although I also think it's only a matter of time until someone combines this research with BrainGate technology and then basically ROBOCOP

surreality

@wizz Thank you for giving me a fine reason to never dedicate my body to science.

The bits and pieces still worth a damn to whoever needs them, sure.

Otherwise, yes, absolutely this moment.

Coin

Donate my functional organs and bury the rest near a tree withotu a casket for rapid decomposition.

Arkandel

Some interesting stuff about The Last Action Hero, one of my favorite movies.

Roz

@arkandel I've never understood the hate Last Action Hero gets. I've always loved it!

surreality

https://www.wbshop.com/collections/clearance-cp-merch/products/superman-backpack-buddy

My husband sent me this link with the words: "Gee, I wonder why this lil' gem is on clearance?!"

He won't clean the coffee off my monitor, because he's a jerk.

Kay

This is very important imgur.com/gallery/hWrYkRz

Vital addendum: MAKE SURE YOU TURN THE SOUND ON.