10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #135

Older people give advice to people in their 20’s, kickass #punk, a gold snake bracelet from #Pompeii, terms of medieval dog endearment, alien blobs and tiny houses. It’s edition 135 of #Interesting Things by Content Catnip

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Blue Jay Way by Leonard Koscianski

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Ask Redit: Redditors aged 50+, what’s something you genuinely believe young people haven’t realized yet, but could enrich their lives or positively impact their outlook on life?

• Marriage/relationships should be fun, and happy. Life is hard, things get tough. Find someone that makes the tough times easier, not harder.
• Not everything that you disagree with deserves an argument. Pick your battles and let trivial things slide.
• If you die, your employer will have your job posted before you are buried. Remember that on when making work/life choices.
• Take a genuine interest in what other people have to say, ask them follow-up questions about their passions in life. Don’t just talk about yourself, or wait for your turn to talk. That’s how you have a conversation, and build a relationship.
• Everybody fucks up, it’s what you do after that matters.
• Wear sunscreen
• Take care of your body. Exercise, keep your weight reasonable, and keep the “bad habits” in moderation. It really does make a difference later in life.
• If there was abuse in your childhood of any kind and no one helped, get help now. If you can’t afford therapy use online resource, they’re not the best, but still helpful. Don’t have your own children until you’re sure you won’t repeat the cycle.
• Go for experiences and not things. Or similarly – have fewer but nicer things.

You Should Not Be Doing That by Amyl and Sniffers

Australia’s wildest and most charismatic punk band Amyl and the Sniffers release a single full of funky swagger and sassy sax from their latest album. The eponymous Amyl AKA Amy Taylor is like an erupting volcano of energy and she really does not give a F#$&*

Amy = my beloved spirit animal.

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Animals in the Hood

There’s something sweet, a bit silly and whimsical about these animations I love them! A lot of strong regional accents from Britain in here. I love the little cockel shells talking to each other at one point.

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Red in Tooth and Claw: Ancient Mammal Ancestors

The predator-prey arms race intensified on land during the 60 million years leading up to the ‘Age of Dinosaurs,’ which began 252 million years ago. Our mammalian ancestors were the top predators, wielding their killer instincts to dominate the prehistoric landscape. Recent research reveals that these ancient synapsids, often called “stem mammals,” evolved sophisticated hunting tools and strategies to maintain their edge. As herbivores grew larger during the Permian period, synapsids adapted by evolving shorter, more muscular jaws with fewer, but more powerful, teeth. This shift led to the emergence of formidable sabre-toothed predators like Gorgonopsids. The study, published in Communications Biology, highlights how these early land dwellers transitioned from aquatic habitats to fully terrestrial life, showcasing the fierce evolutionary arms race between predator and prey that shaped the path of mammalian evolution. Via Cosmos.

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Celestial Odysseys – Galatic Odyssey (1983)

Who doesn’t enjoy a cassette rip of an obscure New Age trippy ambient album from the 80’s?

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How often to clean?

Guilty as charged…I probably don’t clean some of these as often as I should, what about you? It is good to have this guide to refer back to though and feel bad about it a little bit, hopefully it motivates me to clean more often…

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An exquisitely carved gold snake bracelet from Pompeii

A 1st Century AD, Gold Bracelet (610g), from Pompeii. It depicts a two-headed snake with glass eyes holding a medallion of the goddess Diana.

The bracelet gave its name to a famous house in Pompeii: “The House of the Gold Bracelet”. It was found on the arm of a woman who was killed along with another adult and a child when a balcony collapsed in. Now residing in the Archaeological Museum of Naples. Via Archeohistories on Mastodon.

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A tiny 14 square metre cottage is turned into a fully functioning home by genius architect Gemma Wheeler

I wouldn’t be able to live in a place like this, but I appreciate the artistry, creativity and beauty of this small, cosy and functional home that she has created. The drop down storage is genius!

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aBiogenesis: A captivating animation by Markos Kay

Drawing on scientific theories about the emergence of life on Earth, Kay’s work is both visually striking and intellectually engaging. His animation depicts organic forms swirling and expanding in an otherworldly environment, holding our attention every step of the way as they move across the screen. Via Inspiration Grid on Mastodon

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Legendary and notorious stories of dogs in the Middle Ages

The story of St Roch in The Golden Legend, a popular 13th century collection of saints’ lives, tells of a dog who carried bread to a starving saint, then healed his wounds by licking them. One of Roch’s saintly attributes, a motif by which viewers can recognise him, is a devoted dog.

The trope of dogs defending their owners or lamenting dead ones can be traced back to the classical period, to texts like Pliny the Elder’s Natural History.

This theme is repeated in the medieval bestiary tradition, a moralising compendium of knowledge about animals both real and mythical. One common story tells of the legendary King Garamantes who, when captured by his enemies, is tracked down and rescued by his faithful dogs. Another tells of a dog who publicly identifies his master’s murderer and attacks him.

Via The Conversation

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Where are you living? in the past, present or future?

A gentle nudge to bring your focus back on the present moment. Found via Cool Guides on Reddit

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“Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen.” ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett

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