#TIL A scientist submitted a research paper to a predatory journal, but the entire text was just the phrase “Get me off your mailing list.” The journal’s reviewers rated it “excellent” and accepted it with only minor editorial tweaks.

#science #tech

#TIL https://autoeq.app , into which you can throw a CSV file with a frequency response (two columns: frequency, gain in dB) to calculate an EQ to flatten (or match to another frequency response) it.

In completely unrelated news, the cheap speakers in the dining room now sound much better.

#TIL this exists and it's a damn good alternative to other #CheckPoint #VPN clients! #rustlang

https://github.com/ancwrd1/snx-rs

#TIL The prefrontal cortex, which is important for decision-making and impulse control, continues developing into the mid-20s. Saying it’s fully developed by age 25 is a myth.

#continue #mentalhealth #development #neuroscience

#TIL

npm --loglevel=silly

(How do they define silliness?)

#TIL Red Dye Diesel 🧐

Things I learned today:
1. There is a porn star called Jessica Drake.
2. There is one of those cylindrical toys guys stick their dicks into of her.
3. My local supermarket sells those.

All this, from wandering the bread and pastry section and wondering what that out of place cardboard box was. #TIL

btw - Today I learned that that's pretty much a Jimmy Castor Bunch song.
#TIL

#TIL Coffee as a drink was first cultivated and enjoyed in Yemen during the 1400s, where the region held a near-exclusive monopoly until Dutch traders began smuggling coffee plants to Java in the 1600s.

#worldcup #ink #coffeeculture #java #coffeehistory

#TIL where axolotl's live

#TIL During World War II, when Spitfire and Hurricane engines kept losing power in steep dives, a simple washer in the fuel line, designed by engineer Beatrice Shilling, solved the problem.

#ane #wwii #spitfire #beatriceshilling #nes

#TIL Henry D. Cogswell built free drinking fountains in major U.S. cities, believing free water would reduce alcohol consumption. However, they were unpopular, and in San Francisco, a mob tore down one because it conflicted with anti-temperance efforts.

#tech #ink #history

#TIL: "#SocialSkills sind die Unterschiede darin, wie gut es Personen gelingt, bestimmte Verhaltensweisen zu zeigen, wenn es die zwischenmenschliche Situation erfordert."
Und: An der Uni Münster gibt es ein Center for Social Skills (CeSoS): https://www.uni-muenster.de/CeSoS/
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🇳🇴 Han blir ny sportssjef i TIL: Ønsker å skape nye store øyeblikk

#NordicNews #Nyheter #TIL #Sport #Innenriks

#TIL, ze pierwsza wersja Trackmanii wyszla jeszcze w 2003 roku 🤯

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qZiA2rX-0s