The Whippet #187: Hooves, stripes, paws and antler tips
Saint of weightlifting, extreme brain weirdness, etymology, Siberian ice mummy tattoos, coping mechanisms
The Whippet
A newsletter for the terminally curious: science, history and weirdness with 0% contemporary politics, because oh my god sometimes you need a break.
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The Whippet #186: Forms of Floral Larceny
Silence, hummingbirds, courtiers, clouds, good deeds
Do good deeds for selfish reasons
Save my life for your personal ego, please! Whatever motivates you to do good, let it motivate you.
The Whippet #185: Shielded and flower-like
Anaesthetic works on plants! Why don't we use ether anymore! Crenellations! And so on
I figured out what's missing from the advice on morning routines
What is a morning/evening routine actually FOR? There's two different main purposes and advice-givers mix them up
The Whippet #184: The 2024/25 Demilitarised Zone
A boundary is, by definition, the same thing as an interface. Even though they seem like opposites.
The Animal Crossing / Stardew Valley model for NY goals
Is anyone else a lot weirder about setting New Year's intentions these days?
The Whippet #183: If you are a stranger, act like one
Lamas are innately furious at dog-shaped animals from birth, and can be set to guard sheep from dingoes, coyotes, etc without training.
The Whippet #182: The Least Charitable Reader
Four elements, four precious gems, gravity, dark matter, a good snake, and the uncharitable reader in my head
The Whippet #181: Much better than horses
Tautophrases, a post that will make you love rooster, United States v. One Solid Gold Object in Form of a Rooster
The Whippet Special: Venus News Extra Extra
This is 100% and literally the pattern Venus makes in the earth's sky over an 8-year cycle. Each 'rose petal' takes about 18 months.
The Whippet #179: Antarctica is not the answer
"They should probably have a screener on that job. “Do you actually want this job or are you experiencing a midlife crisis?”
The Whippet #178: Somebody better say something about the moon
"You have eighteen months. Go back to your computer, and do whatever you have to, but don't come to our conference unless you have something to say about the Moon's birth."
The Whippet #177: The key to lasting happiness is cdeispnili
I am increasingly of the belief that your brain doesn't really understand that you have taken an action unless you move your body and/or other objects around in physical space.
The Whippet #176: Smeared across time
Most predators sneak up on their prey and surprise them, because most prey is fast and if you don't catch it by surprise, you don't catch it. But cheetahs are the fastest (land) animals in the world. They can outrun anything.