Daily Digest for September 9th

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Daily Digest for September 8th http://tinyurl.com/kka5oo [#]
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Where did you get that preposterous hypothesis?
Did Steve tell you that, perchance? #fb [#]
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Dead (set) on Flickr http://tinyurl.com/l3fxsk [#]
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Web making (214/365) http://tinyurl.com/kre84e [#]

The scale of the universe makes a mockery of household chores

The human brain isn’t equipped to house thoughts of this humbling enormity. Whenever I read a science article that nonchalantly describes the big bang, or some similarly dizzying reference to the staggering size and age and unknowable magnitude of everything, I feel like a sprite in an outdated platform game desperately straining to comprehend the machine code that put me there, even though that isn’t my job: my job is to jump between two moving clouds and land feet-first on a mushroom without ever questioning why.

Perhaps astrophysics stories should come with a little warning. Just as graphically violent news reports tend to be preceded by a quick disclaimer advising squeamish viewers that the following footage contains shots of protesters hurling their own severed kneecaps at riot police – or whatever – maybe brain-mangling science reports likely to leave you nursing an unpleasant existential bruise for several hours should be flagged as equally hazardous. How can I flip channels and enjoy Midsomer Murders once I’ve been reminded of the crushing futility of everything? I can’t even get worked up about the murders in that kind of mood. Yeah, kill him. And her. And them. Sod it. It’s all just atoms in an unfathomable vortex.

via Charlie Brooker | Contemplating the scale of the universe makes a mockery of household chores | Comment is free | The Guardian.

Daily Digest for September 6th

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Daily Digest for September 4th http://tinyurl.com/ml92sl [#]
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The gods are put together by thought [#]
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Surfing: playing at the end of the earth [#]
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What do we do with our freedom? Watch TV and browse the web. [#]
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Draw my thing is about the best game on the web: http://www.omgpop.com/#/arcade/gamelobby/drawmything [#]
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@cpil Oh wow! Congratulations!! That’s great [#]
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The Tower (210/365) http://tinyurl.com/larqqp [#]
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@TaraStiles Congratulations on the book! Will get a copy when it’s ready [#]

Daily Digest for August 24th

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Daily Digest for August 23rd http://tinyurl.com/mx88cy [#]
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Bye bye everyone who came this weekend #fb [#]
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The Trees of Brockwood: 40th Anniversary Sequoia (198/365) http://tinyurl.com/moh5ey [#]
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Snow Leopard this week!! Apple have their very own exchange rate: $29 or £25…. Should be £18. [#]
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"Word of advice, Jake: Never invade Russia" #outnumbered [#]
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"Why do we have nightmares; isn’t the brain on your side?" #outnumbered [#]
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TIME’s 50 best websites [#]
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Gay Penguins? No. Deranged Penguins? Yes. http://tinyurl.com/mjpytj [#]