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Bad Map Projection: Zero Declination 13 Feb 2026, 5:00 am

'The zero line in WMM2025 passes through a lot of population centers; I wonder what year the largest share of the population lived in a zone of less than 5° of declination,' he thought, derailing all other tasks for the rest of the day.

Installation 11 Feb 2026, 5:00 am

Do YOU remember the skylight being this big?

Carbon Dating 9 Feb 2026, 5:00 am

This dating is corroborated by the presence of stone tools at the site, rather than earlier and less effective helium ones.

Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs 6 Feb 2026, 5:00 am

Staplers are actually in Pseudosuchia, making them more closely related to crocodiles than to dinosaurs.

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