Short Thoughts (~140 char)

[Perfection]

MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL

 

[Birdjaguar]

The wireless telegraph is not difficult to understand. The ordinary telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and it meows in Los Angeles. The wireless is the same, only without the cat.

Albert Einstein

 

[Perfection]

The wireless telegraph is not difficult to understand. The ordinary telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and it meows in Los Angeles. The wireless is the same, only without the cat.

Albert Einstein

now I want to know where he said that, I'd laugh but I'd still be pissed if he told me that

 

[Birdjaguar]

now I want to know where he said that, I'd laugh but I'd still be pissed if he told me that

I do not recall where I found that quote. I have it in a file on an old HDD I use for backing up and noticed it when I was searching for something else.

 

[warpus]

This is a haiku
Designed by professionals
Now it is complete

 

[Birdjaguar]

This is a haiku
Designed by professionals
Now it is complete

Where is the link to nature or the natural world?

 

[warpus]

Where is the link to nature or the natural world?

Not all haikus
have references to nature
such as dandelion

Counterpoint:

We all hate nature.
It is unnecessary
and a waste of time.

Disclaimer: I love nature

 

[amadeus]

A senryu follows the form of the haiku, but needs no reference to nature, nor kireji which English doesn’t have.

 

[Birdjaguar]

A senryu follows the form of the haiku, but needs no reference to nature, nor kireji which English doesn’t have.

Lack of a connection to the natural world is a modern abomination to the spirit Basho! Such haiku are just an empty scaffold.

 

[amadeus]

When are they going to stop making superhero movies already? Not that it matters as I haven’t been in a theater in nearly two decades.

 

[amadeus]

Raise church attendance by throwing in some classic pop hits between the hymns.

 

[bene_legionary]

Even in silence people care for you

 

[amadeus]

Even if I was rich, I still don’t think I’d ever buy a boat.

 

[amadeus]

The title card for the Morton Downey Jr. Show was kind of like the grandfather of all stupid YouTube thumbnails.

 

[Klaus Hergersheimer]

Maybe it's just the way his face looks, but Xi Jinping always looks so bored. "*Sigh* Oh boy another troop review...whoopee..."

some old-ass story with pics:

https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/29/asia/china-xi-jinping-protesters/index.html

 

[amadeus]

If that guy fell into a vat of liquid nitrogen I’d help him out after a few hours just to be sure

 

[amadeus]

If 1910’s and ‘20s newsreels had sound, I bet everyone would sound like one of the Chipmunks.

 

[Ordnael]

MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL

Also that it dictates cell mutation and kills them when "unnecessary", like while in the womb killing the tissues between our digits allowing the forming of hands and fingers...Learned that through and trough playing Parasite Eve.

 

[amadeus]

I like computer voices that sound a little more like a computer—too real, gets into uncanny valley territory. Computer, stay in your lane.

Spoiler Meta comment (longer) :

I’m using a character counter to keep these thoughts under 140 characters. Part of the fun to me is the challenge of truncating the English language to make a coherent point within that restriction.

 

[dusters]

They say that youngsters don't skate anymore and USA skate parks and almost empty. For 40 year olds who don't want to fall in front of their teenagers eyes, that's perfect.