Ambition and words shine abundantly in The Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form . The limericks are numerous, and of wide-ranging quality. The dictionary’s proprietors say: “Our primary goal in compiling this dictionary is to write at least one limerick for each meaning of each and every word in the English language. Our best limericks […]
The Norwegian Consumer Council made this lovely short video about enshittifcation, the practice of making products and services crappier than they should or need be. It’s called “The Life of Death and the Ensh*ttificator” and also called “Killing Things”. Update: Thanks to Lauren Maurer for alerting us to a predecessor video called “A Day in […]
Hair counters count hairs. Scalp-hair counters can and maybe should celebrate that this year, 2026, is the fortieth anniversary year of the publication of one of the most treasured studies of how to improve one’s ability to count scalp hairs. That study is: “Quantification of Scalp Hair — A Computer-Aided Methodology,” Robert D. Gibbons, Virginia […]
Chemistry World magazine today published a new appreciation, written by Frances Briggs, of William Lipscomb. It begins with this headline and subhead: “Fifty years after he won the Nobel, Lipscomb’s insights into boranes continue to pay dividends — From fundamental bonding theory to practical applications, William Lipscomb’s influence can still be felt across chemistry”. The […]