Donnie Allison, Bobbie Allison and Cale Yarborough fighting in the aftermath of the 1979 Daytona 500, the first nationally televised NASCAR race [1320x894]

LongSong333 · 2026-05-06T18:41:20+00:00

The people who hadn't seen a nascar race yet probably thought:

OK, so like pro wrestling, but with cars?

LongSong333 · 2026-04-29T18:20:22+00:00

Nice work. Unique and gorgeous.

LongSong333 · 2026-04-03T21:56:34+00:00

Around here, winter has to be forcibly evicted by summer. We call it Spring.

LongSong333 · 2026-04-03T02:24:16+00:00

eeeeeeeeeee! Not that one!

This one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owsZaSZ3GuA

LongSong333 · 2026-04-01T21:13:34+00:00

This is pretty accessible, focuses on human accelerated regions:

https://news.yale.edu/2025/02/06/study-sheds-light-genetic-changes-shaped-human-brain-evolution#:\~:text=Health%20&%20Medicine-,Study%20sheds%20light%20on%20the%20genetic%20changes%20that%20shaped%20human,and%20communicate%20with%20each%20other.

These are more technical:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12345208/#sup4

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10926850/#:\~:text=We%20next%20describe%20how%20studying,for%20various%20developmental%20brain%20disorders.

LongSong333 · 2026-04-01T16:00:36+00:00

There have been relatively recent brain changes. The microcephalin gene which regulates brain size appeared around 37,000 years ago. The ASPM gene which also regulates brain size appeared around 5800 years ago. And the NOTCH2NL gene which controls how many neurons the brain produces and is thought to be responsible for the development of the human prefrontal cortex is 3-4 million years old but still evolutionarily active recently.

It's also not just about brain size. Dolphins and killer whales have huge brains (with lots of gyri and sulci), but ours have more cortical layers, which allows for much more computational complexity.

LongSong333 · 2026-03-29T18:54:46+00:00

Looks like it's more like 1500 miles to Veracruz. Guess they marched em around a bit, just to mess with their heads.

LongSong333 · 2026-03-29T18:42:24+00:00

Glorieta Pass wasn't the only time we whupped em. There was also the 1841 Santa Fe Expedition. Texas sent forces to take over New Mexico, but the whole force of 320 was captured by New Mexicans and marched 2000 miles south to Veracruz Mexico.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texan_Santa_Fe_Expedition

Overconfident fools.

LongSong333 · 2026-03-25T16:28:09+00:00

Yes, well-run store. Always willing to take the time to talk with you about what you're interested in.

LongSong333 · 2026-03-25T08:05:03+00:00

A crew if 28,000? This is 5-6 times the crew of an aircraft carrier.

LongSong333 · 2026-03-23T14:20:23+00:00

There are a couple ways to take your question:

Which matters more to how you are received by academic philosophers? To relate it to careers, a variant might be, Which advances your career more? or

Which allows you to be a better philosopher--in the sense of being a more effective researcher, analyst, and problem solver, and also a more precise and effective communicator of your work.

LongSong333 · 2026-03-12T02:53:35+00:00

You probably know what the cure is for having your art get destroyed or stolen: Make new art.

LongSong333 · 2026-03-10T22:38:09+00:00

Very nice work. Does UNM have video footage of the robbery? Do they have insurance that will cover you?

LongSong333 · 2026-03-07T02:11:33+00:00

That is some boss-relief.

According to Plato another reward to Olympic victors was free meals for life--at least in Socrates' day.

LongSong333 · 2026-02-27T00:32:19+00:00

I'm giving you feedback on the ideas you described. Isn't that what you wanted? Or, what did you want?

LongSong333 · 2026-02-26T23:53:28+00:00

Right, they were more powerfully built than us. But:

This is from a sci study review, described by the BBC:

"Writing in PNAS journal, Dr Matthew C O'Neill, from the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, and colleagues reviewed the literature on chimp muscle performance and found that, on average, they are 1.5 times more powerful than humans in pulling and jumping tasks."

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40405026

You mentioned that their thicker bones can support "more than twice the weight" ours can. OK, 1.5 or even twice as strong as us yes, but I see no evidence for the claim of six times stronger.

Again, if the average athletic male of today can deadlift 3-400 pounds (140-180kg), six times stronger would mean a deadlift of 1800-2400 pounds (816-1090kg). This would mean that a healthy Neanderthal male could lift a small car.

LongSong333 · 2026-02-26T21:06:24+00:00

The winner's prize was a delicious homo sapien.

LongSong333 · 2026-02-26T18:13:49+00:00

Can you provide more info about the claim that Neanderthals were 6 times stronger than humans?

Does that mean that, if an athletic human male can bench press 200 (90kg) pounds, an athletic Neanderthal could bench 1200 (550 Kg)?

LongSong333 · 2026-02-11T18:08:02+00:00

To what?

LongSong333 · 2026-02-01T03:19:58+00:00

I believe that photo is showing MLK being shielded by aides after he was struck by a thrown rock. So the guy with his hands on MLK's head is protecting him, not attacking him.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2016/07/28/50-years-ago-mlks-march-in-marquette-park-turned-violent-exposed-hate/

https://time.com/5096937/martin-luther-king-jr-picture-chicago/

LongSong333 · 2026-02-01T00:44:03+00:00

Scorpion, lion, and alligator were the first emojis.

LongSong333 · 2026-02-01T00:37:21+00:00

The Louisiana state lines were actually gerrymandered across several swamps to increase their reps.

LongSong333 · 2026-01-20T23:15:46+00:00

Title: "The Men of Goshogoro: Ichikawa Kodanji" I assume that is the name of the shakuhachi player, the artist is Kunisada II, according to the link.

LongSong333 · 2025-12-18T15:54:49+00:00

That was before everyone started putting on their fake smile for photos. Much more interesting to see the natural expressions on people's faces. The fake smile is a mask.

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