Random Musings
Someone walked into a South Carolina library and filmed the empty YA shelves. Said they hadn’t realized how bad it had gotten. Honestly? That’s most of us. Read this Book Riot piece. It’s a lot.
Okay, Mars just got more interesting. A new study flipped the script — ancient Mars wasn’t a frozen wasteland. It was warm, rainy, and potentially habitable for millions of years.
Perseverance found clay pebbles in Jezero Crater that tell a wild story. Researchers in Nature Geoscience say they
“likely represent some of the wettest intervals and possibly most habitable portions of Mars’ history.”
Rain. On Mars. For millions of years. 🚀
Photo: Illustration of the Perseverance rover on the floor of Jezero Crater. Credit: NASA
Have you heard of dark showering? Showering with the lights dimmed or off before bed. TikTok is obsessed, and the science is actually interesting.
“Showering with the lights off promotes melatonin release, preparing the brain for sleep ahead of time.” — Dr. Chelsie Rohrscheib, neuroscientist & sleep expert
Warm water raises your body temp, then the drop when you step out mimics what your body naturally does before sleep. I’ve tried it and find it really relaxing. Worth adding to your nighttime routine!
Photo by Victor Furtuna on Unsplash
An artist spent 3 years building a 3-foot haunted dollhouse set in 20th-century Mississippi. Rancid fridge, pet carcasses, crime scenes with her actual blood. It’s a Southern Gothic ghost story told in miniature. Fascinating and wildly detailed, right?
Robotic technology is coming, whether we want it or not. In this video, the robot does cartwheels—mostly just to prove it can do what humans do, which is honestly a little scary
Winter-bound? There are kits: Crochet, macrame, & decorating beautiful cakes. I always want to learn those new things. There are so many ways to keep your hands busy that aren’t doomscrolling. Pick up a hobby kit & turn the cozy season into something actually creative. Check it out here.
This Pittsburgh contractor built her house with a 6,000-pound copper spiral slide — a safety exit — and an 800-pound glass floor craned through the window. She’s hosted 32 slide rides in a day. How cool is that? Would you live in a house with a slide and a glass floor?
Starlink is up last night! Promised 400 Mbps, delivering 361. Cable always promised 500, gave me 250-350. Starlink’s upload at 31 Mbps destroys cable’s 5-10. Genuinely impressed… just hoping it doesn’t drop as often as my neighbors say it does.
AI tools are everywhere now - every app racing to add generative features. But there’s a backlash brewing: AI fatigue.
As Siddhant Khare puts it:
“People can smell AI slop from a mile away.”
And he’s right. We’re drowning in content from the same bland algorithm - polished but lifeless.
His piece nails why I keep my writing voice authentic. AI helps with writer’s block, but can’t capture weird brain connections or how you’d explain something over coffee.
The internet doesn’t need more generic content. It needs real voices.
Saw Mummy films & enjoyed all of them. Brendan and Rachel are coming back for another Mummy movie! May 2028. She wasn’t even in the 3rd one, so getting both of them back is amazing. After Brendan’s comeback w/ The Whale, this feels perfect. Two years feels like forever to wait though!