In Urobuchi’s worlds, it is not enough to eat and breathe and sleep. That might count as being alive, but it does not count as living.

Lilium orientalis--thanks to AdelleChattre for the ID!

Observers are noting the contrasts between the protests and treatment of mostly Native American citizens near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation and heavily armed occupiers who held Malheur National Wildlife Refuge against the federal government.

"…the result suggested that there might be something wrong with our understanding of some basic physics. Theorists, naturally, responded with enthusiasm…"

If aggressive efforts to deny Mr. Trump the presidential nomination fail, the party leaders say they will try to field an independent candidate for the general election.

Social neuroscientist John Cacioppo suggests loneliness is contagious and effects 26% of the population. The good news? It can be treated by changing how lonely people think about other people, by having them understand what happens when their brain ...

A team of physicists announced on Thursday that they had heard and recorded the sound of two black holes colliding a billion light-years away, a fleeting chirp that fulfilled the last prophecy of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

Making Caring Common's report with recommendations for reducing achievement pressure and leveling the playing field in college admissions.

http://motherfuckingarchetypesaber.tumblr.com/post/123063607866/type-moon-ace-vol10-alternative-master-servant

The Atlantic interviews author Miya Tokumitsu about her insights into American work culture, the narcissistic drive to always be passionate about your work, and how employers are taking advantage of that.

Alstroemeria (unknown species) from my backyard

Gardenia jasminoides from my backyard

I would love a way for me to mark a notification as one I've already seen and responded to. I don't know how power-users are able to keep track of anything--after a day off and I have a bunch of comment replies etc., I can't keep track of which ones I've replied/attended to and which I haven't.

Or if someone has a better way to manage this, I'm all ears.

Who? Who?! WHO?!

First, apologies if this isn't the best place for this post.

So I really like the front page (snapzu.com) layout more than I like the personalized news feed thing (snapzu.com/ekyris). However, I don't like seeing snaps from tribes I'm not following/interested in. And yes, I know crossposting is a thing, but I often come across snaps where none of the posted tribes are on my list. I like the "My Tribes" filter, but it's slightly frustrating to have to keep remembering to hit that every time I go online. Is there some setting to switch it? Or am I SOL?

VIENNA — Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States said they had reached a historic accord on Tuesday to significantly limit Tehran’s nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanction ...

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• /t/EarthPics - Earth and all it's majesty, now viewable indoors
• /t/WeatherPics - Beautiful pictures of clouds, storms, and other forces of nature!
• /t/StarshipPics - That's no moon...
• /t/SpacePics - Like /t/pics, but in SPACE!