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The Three-Body Problem Series

I am really enjoying The Three-Body Problem series. It has been a long time since I've plowed through anything with this sort of speed or consistency. (I'm about 30% done with the third book, but I've only had it for four days.)

Light Bulbs with Built-in Battery

 I think this is a really cool idea... building a battery in to the bulb for emergency lighting.

Ted Lasso Easter Egg - Victory

We were re-watching Ted Lasso last night and during the Season 1 Episode 7 "Make Rebecca Great Again," the name of the goalie for Richmond's opponent caught my eye. Coach Beard was writing it on a whiteboard. I had to lookup the other names, but, sure enough, this is the line up from the 1981 movie Victory (Escape to Victory) with Sylvester Stallone and Pele. Stallone plays the goal keeper, Robert Hatch.

A Hazard

 You might be GenX if your inner middle schooler completely lost their shit just now. https://t.co/W2FAWnNfSA

— Tamara K. (@TamSlick) May 5, 2021

Fish and Ham

 

Small Bears

I LOL'D.

From Hold Everything: Stormtroopers Have Discovered Tactics:

"Stormtroopers also demonstrated their willingness to break off and chase whatever came their way, with very little discipline, which is how an army of small bears nearly wrecked one of Vader’s legions on the Forest Moon of Endor. So the modicum of tactical acumen that stormtroopers displayed last week came as a genuine shock."

$1.99 - Lord of the Rings Trilogy in One Volume (Kindle Edition)

Today only, you can get all three books (Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King) in a single Kindle volume for $1.99.

Dolly!

Fact-checking this was worth it just to see @DollyParton in the acknowledgments of a @NEJM article. And I thought I couldn’t love her more. https://t.co/S3njHEFcGT pic.twitter.com/WcrFIrHp67

— Dr. Meade Krosby (@MeadeKrosby) November 17, 2020

Bigger Problems

While I get the point, I think there is something to be said for priortizing.