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(With apologies to Tim O’Brien)
Mike carried Eggo waffles for a girl named Eleven. They were not love waffles, but Mike Sheets was hoping, so he carried the box of Eggos down the stairs to the basement. During science class at Hawkins Middle School or trick-or-treating with his friends, he’d imagine dancing with Eleven at the annual Snow Ball. He’d imagine following her to the Hawkins Laboratory, where she would crush the skulls of bad men with her thoughts. In the evening, when his mother told him that it was time for bed, Mike left Eggos in the pillow fort and went to his bedroom, wondering whether Eleven was thought-crushing the skulls of bad men without him.
Mike Selig had dozens of crypto clients. Now he will be a key industry regulator.
The post This Commission That Regulates Crypto Could Be Just One Guy: An Industry Lawyer appeared first on The Intercept.
New research into the Pleiades points to a crowded stellar nursery
The post The Seven Sisters Get 3,000 New Siblings appeared first on Nautilus.
Picture it: it’s summer 2002 and you’re spending the afternoon at the house of one of the few friends you know who owns a desktop computer. The room is a mess of wires — ethernet and phone-line cables — and the computer loads up in MS-DOS, accompanied by metallic twangs and bursts of white noise […]
The following is a guest post from DrupalCon Vienna Marketing Committee.
When the Drupal community gathers, something extraordinary happens.
From 14 to 17 October 2025, nearly a thousand people came together at the Austria Center Vienna, Austria to celebrate open source, exchange ideas, and contribute to the future of Drupal.
DrupalCon Vienna 2025 was not only a conference, it was a living example of collaboration, diversity, and innovation in action.

A Community in Numbers
This year’s event welcomed 935 registered participants, with an impressive 96.04% check-in rate.
Interest in DrupalCon Vienna built steadily through the year, with the highest number of registrations coming in June (307) and September (236).
Due to the overwhelming number of anticipated brawls this Thanksgiving, we decided to streamline your day with an Official Family Thanksgiving Fight Schedule. This is a double-elimination tournament that will abide by UFC rules.1
MOM vs. GRANDMA
1:00 p.m. / Living Room
This first fight will center around generational trauma and fruit salad. It will set the tone for the rest of the event.
TURKEY vs. CHEF
All Day / Kitchen
Though the turkey suffered a deadly beating last week in TURKEY vs. BUTCHER, it still has some fight left in it. This deceased bird will do everything in its power to ruin the chef’s credibility and sanity.

An ode to life on the road. Irish Travellers at a gathering in County Galway share memories, songs and crafts by the fire
- by Aeon Video
A new study measures the impact meat eating has on the planet, one city at a time
The post What’s Your City’s Hoofprint? appeared first on Nautilus.
Watch a UK-aired interview with Irish Republican Gerry Adams between 1988 and 1994, and pay attention to his delivery; the former politician’s voice, usually uninflected, has been replaced, and his mouth is moving out of sync with the audio, which is lagging. In October 1988, Margaret Thatcher banned the members and supporters of eleven Irish […]
New research into white dwarfs could help us measure our universe
The post Scientists Gaze Into the Heart of a Cosmic Vampire appeared first on Nautilus.
REPORTER: I’m here live with Uncle Bill just moments after Thanksgiving dinner. Bill, can you walk us through what happened tonight?
UNCLE BILL: Sure, I mean, obviously, I’m not happy with the result. Before we took our places, I was informed I’d be sitting at the kids’ table, which, frankly, I think is a slap in the face given my history with this organization. Everyone likes to preach that we’re a family around here, and you just don’t expect to be treated this way by family. I respect the host’s judgment, but I disagree with the decision. I just tried to focus on the meal and do my best out there.
REPORTER: Were you given a reason as to why you were demoted?
“If this is correct, to the extent of my knowledge, it would mark the first time humanity has ‘seen’ dark matter.”
The post Was Dark Matter Just Detected for the First Time? appeared first on Nautilus.
Fossils from a 3-ton shark unearthed in northern Australia suggests these creatures grew into massive, fearsome predators earlier than previously thought
The post This Huge Ocean Beast Shifts Sharks’ Evolutionary Timeline appeared first on Nautilus.
