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phys_breaking_feedWalking on two legs has long been considered a milestone in human evolution and one of our most defining characteristics. Until now, researchers assumed that the first humans originated in Africa and that bipedalism developed there around 6 million years ago. However, an international team of researchers say a newly discovered fossil thighbone from Bulgaria could rewrite the history of human origins.
Peek-A-WHO?!
Mar. 4th, 2026 02:00 pmcakewrecks_feedSometimes when I'm bemoaning the fact that most cakes today are just plastic flotsam delivery vehicles...
Here's your cake, enjoy! Just don't try to eat that thing. Or that one. Or that. Or that. Or that. Or that. Or that. Or that. Or that. Or that.
...Or that.
...I remember there's a REASON bakers rely so heavily on flotsam and toys:
Nemo? More like Ne-NO, am I right?
[Ba-dum-CHA!]
I... I think this is supposed to be Spider-Man:
Hold me.
Now, see, this would have been perfect if the customer had actually ASKED for a zombie-fied Spongebob:
As it is, I'm pretty sure little Levi needs therapy now.
This Darth Vader cookie is so ridiculously pathetic that I actually kind of love it:
(At least, I hope it's Vader. If not, then I'm never getting those thirty seconds of squinting back. Never EVER, you guys.)
Seriously, it's so bad I want to hug it.
And I like how the baker just gave up on the other cookie cakes, like she was all, "YOU GET VADER OR YOU GET NOTHING."
And finally, let's end with a little mystery:
WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?
Please, you guys, I have to know.
It says "Where Kermet," so of course my first thought was Kermit the Frog. But it's blonde and has four eyes with a giant red clown nose. Or is the red thing its mouth? And why "Where Kermet?" Where Kermet what? Where he stores his wigs? Where he met his untimely demise?
I went back to Holly J.'s original e-mail, seeking answers, and was delighted to find she'd included a few more angles of the mystery:
....
Well, THAT clears things ups, doesn't it? 0.o
Hang on. Holly says she thinks this is... MISS PIGGY!? Really? I mean, I guess she must be right, but... How. HOW. How is this possible?
I will not rest until I have answers!
Or until I get tired. Or John gets back with our burritos.
But otherwise, TOTALLY NOT RESTING.
Thanks to Sabrina, Kristen O., Sean K., Patrice D., Tori S., & Holly J. for pointing out today's character flaws. We know it's only because you care, guys.
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P.S. Good news, there's a Volume 2!
Exceptionally Bad Dad Jokes, Vol II
This one has the word "spiffing" in the title AND comes with a lovely green-and-gold cover, so folks will recognize your sophisticated taste while begging you to stop telling these terrible, TERRIBLE jokes.
*****
And from my other blog, Epbot:
Day 3 works are now live!!!
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'Nano-origami' reshapes liquid droplets into six-pointed stars
Mar. 4th, 2026 10:20 amphys_breaking_feedFor the first time, researchers in France and Israel have observed how an emulsified liquid droplet can transform from a hexagon into a six-pointed star shape in response to rising temperature. Publishing their results in Physical Review Letters, a team led by Eli Sloutskin at Bar-Ilan University has shed new light on the mechanisms underlying this striking behavior, revealing a previously unseen form of "nano-origami," that could inspire future generations of self-assembling nanostructures.
The Maya engineering paradox: Masters of water, prisoners of mercury
Mar. 4th, 2026 10:20 amphys_breaking_feedUnder the supervision of Université de Montréal archaeology professor Christina Halperin, Ph.D. student Jean Tremblay spent six years, from 2018 to 2024, studying how the Mayan city of Ucanal managed its drinking water. Combining geochemistry and paleolimnology, his interdisciplinary study explored the archaeological and social issues surrounding access to water and status-based disparities in a densely populated, pre-Hispanic urban environment.
Möbius-inspired surface controls light in two directions
Mar. 4th, 2026 10:00 amphys_breaking_feedLight is an unusually rich carrier of information. Its direction of travel, wavelength, and polarization can all be used to encode signals or images. Yet controlling these properties independently remains difficult, especially when light can enter a device from either side.
Israel tells people in large parts of southern Lebanon to leave ahead of attacks
Mar. 4th, 2026 02:55 pmbbcnewsworld_feedCivilians are being displaced, taking shelter in tents, parks and cars, as Israel retaliates to Hezbollah rocket attack.
Nigerian doctors suspended over death of author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son
Mar. 4th, 2026 02:17 pmbbcnewsworld_feedThe author's 21-month-old son died in January after complications during medical procedures at a private hospital in Lagos.
Nanoparticle vaccine approach takes on a new target: Hepatitis C virus
Mar. 4th, 2026 09:40 amphys_breaking_feedHepatitis C virus (HCV) infects an estimated 50 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and remains a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer. While antiviral drugs can cure most infections, global access remains limited and these drugs do not stop reinfection.
JWST reveals surprising secrets in Jupiter's northern lights
Mar. 4th, 2026 09:20 amphys_breaking_feedAn international team of scientists, led by a Ph.D. researcher from Northumbria University, has made further discoveries about a spectacular feature of Jupiter's northern lights, revealing a never-before-seen temperature structure and dramatic density changes within the top of the giant planet's atmosphere.
Nitrous oxide, a product of fertilizer use, may harm some soil bacteria
Mar. 4th, 2026 09:00 amphys_breaking_feedPlant growth is supported by millions of tiny soil microbes competing and cooperating with each other as they perform important roles at the plant root, including improving access to nutrients and protecting against pathogens. As a byproduct of their metabolism, soil microbes can also produce nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas that has mostly been studied for its impact on the climate. While some N2O occurs naturally, its production can spike due to fertilizer application and other factors.
miliary
Mar. 4th, 2026 07:13 amprettygoodwordmiliary (MIL-ee-er-ee, MIL-yeh-ree) - adj., of or pertaining to millet seeds; small and numerous, (med.) having many small lesions are the shape and size of millet seeds.
So no, not a typo for military. From Latin miliārius, of millet, from milium, millet. It's a little unclear, but it looks like the medical meaning developed in Medieval Latin and ported over (as Middle English miliaris, the name for a disease so characterized) as a separate import from the other senses, which arrived around 1680.
---L.
So no, not a typo for military. From Latin miliārius, of millet, from milium, millet. It's a little unclear, but it looks like the medical meaning developed in Medieval Latin and ported over (as Middle English miliaris, the name for a disease so characterized) as a separate import from the other senses, which arrived around 1680.
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Mar. 4th, 2026 01:29 pmbeccaelizabethToday was Difficult because People In My Flat Fixing Things but the things are fixed and I have won.
People are out of my flat. Winning.
I am so tired.
I left my exercise watch counting today as if I was dancing because Difficult but now it thinks I danced for three hours and made a new record.
Clearly I should actually dance for hours in the near future and make a better record.
... the medium future, actually, the near future will involve staying very still and seeing if I can sleep through all the hallway noises this time (unlikely).
... tired tired...
I am going to eat my chocolate thing and feel blergh.
People are out of my flat. Winning.
I am so tired.
I left my exercise watch counting today as if I was dancing because Difficult but now it thinks I danced for three hours and made a new record.
Clearly I should actually dance for hours in the near future and make a better record.
... the medium future, actually, the near future will involve staying very still and seeing if I can sleep through all the hallway noises this time (unlikely).
... tired tired...
I am going to eat my chocolate thing and feel blergh.
MP not seen anything to suspect husband has 'broken any law', after China spy arrests
Mar. 4th, 2026 04:17 pmbbcnewsworld_feedThe Met Police suspect three men of assisting Chinese intelligence services in the UK.
Greek court upholds criminal organisation verdict on neo-Nazi Golden Dawn
Mar. 4th, 2026 01:13 pmbbcnewsworld_feedThe party's founder Nikos Mihaloliakos and other officials are again found guilty, almost six years after an original trial.
Key takeaways from Texas primaries, as Talarico beats Crockett in Democratic race
Mar. 4th, 2026 12:55 pmbbcnewsworld_feedContests in the southern state are signalling which way the Republicans and Democrats are heading.
Pregnant women's brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests
Mar. 4th, 2026 07:05 ambbcnewsworld_feedIt is time to move beyond the “baby brain” cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women’s brains.
South Korea woman and doctors guilty of murder of newborn baby
Mar. 4th, 2026 05:43 ambbcnewsworld_feedThe case has gripped South Korea, where there is no regulation on how far into pregnancy an abortion can take place.