Fossil Locator
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(Yinan) Geologist. Enthusiast of fossils, minerals, and meteorites. Author of a bunch of geology books. Sells cool rocks. Need a specific one? Drop me a DM.
East Coast US.
Joined April 2009
If your child needs an iPad to fall asleep, that’s bad parenting. Take the half hour to read them a story til they fall asleep, not ditch them on an iPad babysitter.
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I don't know why these guys keep punching themselves in the face. But, rural Chinese and Appalachians would actually get along great.
imagine being a chinese soldier freshly parachuted into appalachia and meeting one of these specimens for the first time terrifying
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This website is filled with archaeology clickbait lies "Laser precision" "Alien mummies" "Out of place artifacts" "Civilization is older than we thought" "Archaeologists are gatekeepers" Just a bunch of grifting. Let's break it down /1
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Insane footage shows a bystander attacking and disarming one of the terrorists, who appears to have been armed with a long rifle, during today’s shooting attack on an event celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
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They take 6 minutes to cook???
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Insane story. The CIA once hauled a plutonium-powered “portable nuclear device” up a Himalayan peak to spy on China… then a blizzard hit and they left it behind. It’s likely still buried in a glacier feeding the Ganges — a river system that supports ~600 million people.
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Oh it’s not from the White House, it’s just some senator named WHITEHOUSE
Sen. WHITEHOUSE: We finally are moving to file a bipartisan Section 230 repeal bill. Waiting any longer serves no useful purpose.
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I recently sat down at a table in Las Vegas. I instantly hit blackjack. The dealer said, "Time to roll the dice and see what your multiplier is." He rolled two dice, and they both showed cat silhouettes. "Ah, tough luck." He took my money. I still don't know what happened.
Three ways Las Vegas casinos have tilted floors games in their favour in the past decade: ▫️BLACKJACK: Payout for a Blackjack has gone from 3:2 to 6:5 (tripled the house’s edge from 0.67% to 2%) ▫️ROULETTE: Many tables now have a “triple zero” (in addition to the “single zero”
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beware AI-designed prions
AI-designed proteins that survive 150 °C and nanonewton forces Proteins are usually fragile machines. Heat them, pull on them, or send them through a high-temperature sterilization step (like those used in hospitals), and most will unfold and aggregate, losing their function.
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I was just looking up if author John Varley was still alive and found he passed two days ago???
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But now the mammals are spreading their seeds at a scale never seen before, so everything worked out in the end. Mistakes into miracles.
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Thought this was a chicken doing a bench press
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The latest Microsoft Research Forum episode is now available on-demand. Explore purposeful research and its real-world impact.
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Also they may have deleted their account? Or blocked me? Not sure
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DANG CHECK THESE MUHAHUNKA HUNKS OF RAW COPPER Thank you kindly @FossilLocator Will they work as bolo medallions? Kinda large but I bet there's a challenge for some hunk of muscle cowboy out there. 7.22oz; 6.37oz; I have some ideas if any of my clients end up wanting one.
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Good, this was a neat jaw but all the teeth are fake. Even $100k is generous.
#Nanotyrannus jaws, first time offered (?), did not meet the reserve at Christie’s auction in London today (12/11/2025). High bid was: £75,000 $100,687.50 It started quick but failed to meet the minimum bid. #FossilCrates
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Looking for a creative, practical Christmas gift? The LED Note Board lets kids draw in neon light, build imagination, and spend less time on screens.
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That neck long af
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