A surfer wanted to catch waves from Hurricane Lee. A shark bit his face. Around noon, he watched a six-foot-long spinner shark leap out of the water 20 feet away and fall back in, barely missing another surfer. Sumersett was terrified but stayed in the water. Several other surfers, including the one nearly bodied by the spinner shark, seemed unbothered.
He kept surfing.
He saw another shark fin in the afternoon.
Kept surfing.
Around dusk, he watched three sharks ¡°come swimming through the waves like dolphins do.¡±
Kept surfing.
Five minutes later, he saw three different sharks doing the same thing.
Kept surfing..... posted by Toddles at 10:38 PM PST - 44 comments
Out in the hinterlands of Montana, the nonprofit Working Dogs For Conservation takes dogs from several walks of life - rescues, abandoned at shelters, former law enforcement sniffers - and train them to put their snouts to work in supporting a number of conservation efforts. posted by NoxAeternum at 9:53 PM PST - 7 comments
Two of the best things about the game Death Stranding are the beautiful terrain and the beautiful music. [more inside] posted by WhackyparseThis at 6:39 PM PST - 8 comments
The Palm Cockatoo is only found at the top of Cape York in Far North Queensland and drums on trees by fashioning its own musical instruments from wood and seed pods in a bid to attract potential mates or mark its territory. A study led by the Australian National University has shown another side to the parrots, finding that each bird methodically designs and decorates its musical tools according to individual taste. "We already knew that they have highly personalised rhythms when they drum, allowing other birds to recognise who is drumming from a long way away," lead author Professor Robert Heinsohn said. [more inside] posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 5:43 PM PST - 4 comments
Then this atmospheric animated screensaver, featuring falling leaves and oldies in the background might very well be the right mood for you today! posted by goblinbox at 3:39 PM PST - 6 comments
Yes, it's another listicle. That said, I like it for several reasons: it does not ignore pre-2000 shows; it indicates where the episodes can be streamed; and it does, for those series with which I'm familiar, make solid (though, as always, debatable) choices. (As a bonus, Andre Braugher appears twice!) posted by Kat Allison at 10:42 AM PST - 128 comments
Although there are only five written vowels, English has 14-21 different vowel sounds, depending on the dialect. This is a much larger vowel inventory than most languages (the smallest is 3). However the consonant inventory for English is a very typical 22, though it does have "th," a relatively uncommon one. From the World Atlas of Language Structures: Consonant inventories of languages range from a low of 6 consonants to a high of 122 consonants. The more typical consonant inventory size is in the low twenties. [more inside] posted by spamandkimchi at 10:23 AM PST - 68 comments
Who Walks Always Beside You? 'Twenty-two years ago, a six-year-old girl¡ªmy cousin¡ªgot lost in the Arkansas Ozarks, prompting what was at the time the largest search and rescue mission in the state¡¯s history.' (Benjamin Hale writing in Harper's Magazine)
TW: the article contains graphic details about the murder of a three year old, and some other upsetting things. posted by box at 8:52 AM PST - 11 comments
It's been a terrible morning for Team Xbox, as a major leak related to the FTC investigation of the Activision Blizzard deal has revealed all kinds of information that Microsoft surely never intended anyone to see. And seriously, this is huge! We now know that Microsoft has been planning an Xbox Series X refresh (potentially arriving in late 2024), and an entire release schedule from Bethesda dated July 2020 (new Bethesda games including DOOM, Dishonored, Fallout & Oblivion) has also been doing the rounds. There's more coming out of this as well, such as a new Xbox controller that appears to be launching alongside the new Xbox Series X revision, and even the revelation that Phil Spencer was interested in acquiring Nintendo back in 2020! The leak also revealed Microsoft's plans to release a new next-generation console in 2028. Via:[Pure Xbox][Polygon][Eurogamer][The Verge] posted by Fizz at 6:45 AM PST - 35 comments
We Analyzed 1,626 Banned Books...Here's What We Found ... [data] ... Eight Authors on How It Feels to Have Their Books Banned [includes fashion notes] [more inside] posted by chavenet at 1:01 AM PST - 14 comments
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