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just encountered a spider so big I very seriously considered downloading tinder exclusively to find a man to come over and move it outside

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Y'all, the world is sleeping on what NASA just pulled off with Voyager 1

The probe has been sending gibberish science data back to Earth, and scientists feared it was just the probe finally dying. You know, after working for 50 GODDAMN YEARS and LEAVING THE GODDAMN SOLAR SYSTEM and STILL CHURNING OUT GODDAMN DATA.

So they analyzed the gibberish and realized that in it was a total readout of EVERYTHING ON THE PROBE. Data, the programming, hardware specs and status, everything. They realized that one of the chips was malfunctioning.

So what do you do when your probe is 22 Billion km away and needs a fix? Why, you just REPROGRAM THAT ENTIRE GODDAMN THING. Told it to avoid the bad chip, store the data elsewhere.

Sent the new code on April 18th. Got a response on April 20th - yeah, it's so far away that it took that long just to transmit.

And the probe is working again.

From a programmer's perspective, that may be the most fucking impressive thing I have ever heard.

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People are getting really really fascist about peaceful protesters and it’s getting scary lol

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"I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope."

The Shawshank Redemption 1994, dir. Frank Darabont

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just a reminder to COMPLETELY boycott Eurovision this year; Azerbaijan and Israel, despite committing genocide, are STILL allowed to compete & have NOT been banned. by refusing to ban both countries, Eurovision is profiting off of the genocide of Palestinians and Armenians.

do not listen to the artists. do not pirate or stream the artists' music, and this applies to ALL the artists who are competing and performing this year. do not listen to the songs on ANY platform, do not give them ANY attention.

write to your broadcasters and tell them you REFUSE to watch the channels until they recognise the Armenian and Palestinian genocides & that you find it disgusting how they are allowing Eurovision despite Azerbaijan and Israel's entries.

do NOT give eurovision OR the competing artists ANYTHING but silence.

boycott ALL of eurovision.

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Everyone should follow what's happening at Columbia right now. This is the largest protest there since 1968, and the admin just stripped several students of healthcare and housing.

The NYPD arrested over 108 students camping on the South Lawn yesterday. Now, thousands have joined the demonstration. As Israel prepares to commit genocide, Palestinian and Jewish students are taking the lead in protesting institutional complicity around the world.

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This is your periodic reminder that unexplained rapid weight loss is something that you should visit the doctor for. Rapid weight loss without a known, specific cause can be a sign that either something has gone wrong in your hormonal or digestive system, or that you are hosting something parasitic, such as a cancer or worm.

The rule of concern is usually more than 5% over six to 12 months. If you are a hundred pounds, losing five pounds in a year is a concern. If you are 200 pounds, losing ten pounds in a year is a concern. If you are 300 pounds, losing fifteen pounds in a year is a concern. If you are 400 pounds, losing twenty pounds in a year is a concern.

This is the main reason that I consider it important for people to be able to weigh themselves on occasion. 5% loss can be difficult to spot visually, but can pose a significant health concern. You do not have to weigh yourself often, but once every couple of months should help with catching problems like these early. There is not an upper weight limit where significant, unexplained weight loss is not a concern. Do not allow it to be brushed off because you "can afford" to lose more. Many of the problems that cause unexplained weight loss will start to cause more problems the longer they continue, and may result in permanent damage to your body if untreated.

Never prioritize lowering your weight over your health and safety, and do not allow others to do so either.

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i wanna do this again…. assign the person you reblogged this from a representative emoji like they’re a kpop idol

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cursing and sweating and shaking as I open a pill bottle and spill three into my hand and toss them back without water like a guy self medicating after being wounded in an action movie but you see they’re lactase pills and i start eating a bowl of ice cream

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"The PlayStation can produce mind-boggling effects."

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