It wasn’t until #10 that I started dancing in my chair. Can’t believe his fingers aren’t bleeding by the end. (h/t Kottke)
Quote: “Bison have made a remarkable comeback in Yellowstone National Park, going from fewer than two dozen animals at the turn of the last century to roughly 5,000 today. Their return, a study finds, has had a remarkable impact on grasslands in the region.” A great story, go read it. (I saw a whole bunch of those 5,000 bison in May 2024. You should go see them, too.)
An Internet rabbit hole of the first water. Bertha Benz, Chiune Sugihara, Julie d’Aubigny (wow), Jack Churchill, the whole list totally lives up to its badass rep. (h/t Kottke, I think)
Okay, this is fun–a site where you can click on a geographical something–say the state of Alaska–and then move it somewhere else–say the US–to see its relative size. (TrueSize.com)
The price tag for Typhoon Halong would have been a lot higher if it weren’t for people like Sally Andrew and Jesse Wassilie. (Alaska Public Media)
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Quote for the day
Nothing good in aviation happens in a rush. —James Fallows
Outro…I love the message here. Jump! You might never see that precipice again. (grin)
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