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@ArchaicLens Right now? The Tartessian sculptures from Casas del Turuñuelo. I saw them in loco in Badajoz a couple of weeks ago and I can't stop thinking about them.

What is your favorite ancient European artifact that predates the Catholic Church and is not Greek or Roman

@1eyedgiantwalls I've observed two just in the past year with my telescope. Comets were seen as portents of change, but that may come from an earlier memory of a tragic impact. If the 1908 Tunguska event was, as some suggest, caused by the fragment of a comet, than the trauma is understandable.

Why are(were) people afraid of comets? - For thousands upon thousands of years these things come and go, make a pretty show and go away. Sure, they can be dangerous, blast in the earth and destroy everything. But, can they? How do you know that? Did anyone saw those bad things happen? Or were you just told by some sleazy "experts"? Or is it a conspiracy theory? Take the aurora boral, it's way more impressive, and no one is afraid of that. But still they are really afraid of comets. Why? Think about if for a minute. For millennia, since grand-grand-x1000-grand-father, comets have been harmless, kitties in the sky. Still, we are told they wrecked the dinossaurs or whatever and we get all afraid. Make movies about it. Just because someone told us. Why do we believe them? There is no evidence to show comets are dangerous. Zero, nothing, nada. Only the word of some people talking about giant lizzards or lost civilizations, and comets. Have you seen one? I haven't, for all I know comets might not even exist. The pictures are not even real, it's all made up, photoshop. Because a real comet is tiny, impossible to see in city lights and they come about so rarely, like once in a generation. Why are we afraid of them? Because we are told so? We aren't afraid of the boogieman, yeti, are we? Yes, we are told a long time ago a comet did terrible things. Why do we believe them? When the same people that say that deny, for example, the existence of a lost civilization. Make you wonder (I hope)

@TiagoVelosoTW No final, o problema principal não são as espalhafatosas seis dezenas que brandem archotes e forquilhas e fazem barulho. São os "nobres" ditos moderados que aproveitam estas distracções para apertarem um pouco mais as trelas que têm colocadas à volta dos nossos pescoços.

Tens de trabalhar mais duas horas hoje. Trabalhador: não posso, tenho compromissos pessoais. Então vais para a rua. Trabalhador: Mas isso é despedimento sem justa causa. Já viste as notícias?

@OccultFriends Envy is quite the ugly thing... Even in death, the venom still stings. Sad people.

What a bitch ass fascist cuck looks like…

@AeonByte I won't be able to watch the live event (it will be 1 AM here), but I'll be with you in dream and spirit. Still trying to process how Gordon was among us, and now he isn't. This life can be brutal every now and then. He'll be sorely missed. Let's make sure his work lives on.

Join me tonight to honor Gordon. Greg and Chris will be there, too. youtube.com/watch?v=da7R6r…

@silverlock That list needs to include John Carpenter's The Thing and Prince of Darkness. He may be the lovecraftian film master, without ever having officially adapted any of his works.

If anybody likes Lovecraftian/Cosmic movies. These are some I have found. Currently 46 of them. I keep my eyes open for ones I have not seen yet. boxd.it/hXsMY/detail

@SkyNews @AliFortescue I also do need 5 million pounds to guarantee my financial security, and intellectual/ideological independence. Please DM me if you wish to help preserve my integrity with a one-time donation. Thank you so much!

BREAKING: Nigel Farage bought a £1.4 million property in cash, shortly after receiving a £5m personal gift from billionaire donor Christopher Harborne, Sky News learns. Sky's political correspondent @AliFortescue has this exclusive story ⬇️  trib.al/1bMRCCs

@natroposfera @goncalo_nspinto @MetrodoPorto Há um meio-termo que é preciso atingir, para que não continuemos nesta espiral descendente. A infraestrutura é, talvez, o principal problema de Portugal. Isso vai da habitação, aos edifícios e transportes públicos (a ferrovia, então, é uma desgraça) e à manutenção da rede viária.

@FaciusCardan @goncalo_nspinto @MetrodoPorto Sócrates era um fazedor, sem dúvida. Mas também um megalómano que conduziu o Estado a uma situação de pré-bancarrota. Portugal não necessita dessa megalomania, mas de ambição sensata.

Com os atuais políticos de hoje, o @MetrodoPorto nunca teria sido construído 🏗️❌ 💰 Teriam escolhido o barato (que sai caro) e a cidade do Porto teria apenas: - umas linhas de autocarro com paragens do Siza Vieira e apelidados de MetroBuseta 🚎 - uns elétricozinhos 🚋

@goncalo_nspinto @MetrodoPorto Criou-se uma conexão na mente dos portugueses entre a ambição e a corrupção/colapso financeiro. A verdade é que essa correlação é uma falácia que só alimenta o interesse de alguns, os que sempre controlaram este país. Agora, anda-se a governar para não ir a eleições anualmente..

@goncalo_nspinto @MetrodoPorto A associação entre "ambição" e "políticos" morreu em Portugal depois de José Sócrates. A partir daí, a visão de um Portugal a médio e longo prazo passou a ser colada à ideia de "quimeras que não temos dinheiro para pagar" que culminaram no pedido de resgate ao FMI.

@Polygon They can actually make good games for the PS5, that still depends very much on the PS4 catalogue. We need great games more frequently, not consoles. If PS5 has to last 10 or more years, there's no problem with that.

Sony is facing a PS6 crisis, but it has one radical option polygon.com/sony-ps6-busin…

@Mrwhosetheboss Wired headphones - Generally cheaper - Virtually zero latency - No charging - Less phone battery consumption (no bluetooth needed) I always use wired headphones when working. Wireless are better for walking outside, though. The wires sometimes get tangled in clothing.

In case you've ever wondered why everyone's wearing wired earphones now...

@tc1415 This decade in the UK has been one of constant crisis and political farce one after another. Ever since a certain influence group managed to pull off the Brexit coup de théâtre, the malleability of Briton's choices was confirmed. Next step, will be their actual arrival in power.

Has there been any consideration to having Parliament opened by Lords Commissioners tomorrow, to keep the King away from what is rapidly becoming a political farce as well as crisis?

@meta_nomad Shocking news. I'm speechless... May he rest in peace. He will be missed.

A farewell to Gordon White, one of the current day's best magical writers. Rest in peace man.

@simongerman600 @MisterABK Iceland will be getting sexier detectives as soon as they complete the relocation of their country to the Mediterranean. They're already in the Bay of Biscay so they'll arrive in no time. 😀

This map shows the mood European TV detectives are in. An astute observation by @MisterABK.

@1eyedgiantwalls In São Pedro de Lourosa, the same thing happens: a few rock-cut tombs outside, but the whole interior, under the floor boards, is covered with tombs carved in the granite outcrop. The tombs certainly precede the church and may have been the reason for it to be built there.

The church doesn’t belong here, it covers some of the graves. Although the church is said to be the reason the graves are here

The fitting of the odd sizes is … curious. The whole thing had to be exposed to know where the baby graves, plenty of those, could be inserted.

@Naughty_Dog For me, Uncharted is the backbone of Naughty Dog. I've played and replayed all four games countless times. A true pleasure revisiting them every now and then. The characters, the dialogues, the locations, the thrill of adventure: all superb! We need more, please.

Nolan North, the incredible actor behind Nathan Drake, looks back on Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and has a heartfelt message to share with fans on the game's 10th anniversary. "Sic Parvis Magna forever, and thank you." 💙

@1eyedgiantwalls Magnífico! Andas nas profundezas da minha "pátria", a Beira Alta.

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@DrBeaVillarroel Man can be disgusting... Sadly, you're experiencing the extreme toxicity of public exposure nowadays. Add to that the fact that you are a woman and that your research tackles a divisive subject, and the result is explosive. You're making them very nervous. Press on, Dr. Beatriz!

The past months have been deeply exhausting on a human level. I have watched "colleagues" selectively use poor data with the goal to discredit our work, while simultaneously misrepresenting both the facts and our research. At the same time, some of these same individuals have been carrying out a long series of damaging and manipulative actions behind closed doors that go far beyond ordinary scientific criticism. I have read Reddit threads discussing me in ways no person should have to read about themselves, including comments implying I could become the next “dead scientist.” Probably well meant, but still, not fun to read. I’ve received social media comments implying I should be happy to be alive. Yesterday, I discovered fake nude pages using my name and identity. And some of our skeptical “friends” have recently accessed my team’s unpublished datasets through unethical methods and circulated their own “reports” despite having been clearly informed that they do not have permission to use or share our data. I'm not going to be silent anymore about this.

For future reference to those making cartoons about my science: please don’t put me in lab coats or masculine clothing. I don’t care what people think women scientists are “supposed” to wear. I am who I am, and I dress the way I dress -- it changes with my mood, the day, and yes, I love my high heels. First, I am a woman. And yes, when people deliberately try to portray my looks in an unflattering way, it does hurt me. Second, I am also a scientist. Trying to erase someone’s identity for the sake of an artificial storyline also erases something very real: science is done by human beings, not detached machines.

@SecretSunBlog @PopBase When you think they've hit rock bottom, they find a way to dig even deeper...

@PopBase This project has to be a money-laundering scam.

Christopher Nolan explains his choice to cast Travis Scott in ‘The Odyssey.’ “I cast him because I wanted to nod towards the idea that this story has been handed down as oral poetry, which is analogous to rap” (time.com/article/2026/0…)