2026-03-06 05:00:00
Oh wow, I love these photographs of “big tusker” elephants by Johan Siggesson.
I didn’t even know big tuskers were a thing — and they may not be for much longer:
The term “Big Tusker” refers to an elephant with tusks so large they scrape the floor. Unfortunately, the opportunities for witnessing a big tusker in its natural habitat are slim. As of today, there are approximately 25 individuals left in the world, most of which reside in the Tsavo Conservation Area. It is vital that we make every effort to protect what is arguably the last viable gene pool of “Big Tuskers” remaining.
You can see just how large these elephants’ tusks are compared to those of other elephants in this photo. A great find via Colossal.
Siggesson’s Instagram is worth a look as well…the starkness of the stripes in this zebra photo!
Tags: elephants · Johan Siggesson · photography
2026-03-06 04:19:37
This is kind of amazing: World Monitor is a real-time global intelligence dashboard. Includes military activity, climate anomalies, live webcam feeds in warzones, internet outages, active fires, and even the Pentagon Pizza Index.
2026-03-06 03:38:50
Yes, let’s retire the restaurant monologue. “The urge to direct diners through every bite of a meal runs counter to what I love about dining out, one of just a few cornerstones of American life that have not yet been optimized into oblivion.”
2026-03-06 02:49:44
From ProPublica, a database of financial disclosures from the Trump regime’s political appointees. “Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team.”
2026-03-06 01:52:13
After posting the video on the history of HyperCard the other day, I went down a bit of a HyperCard rabbit hole on the Internet Archive. There are a ton of HyperCard programs, manual & packaging scans, and other resources available on IA; among them:
I also found this version of Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies:
You can see why people call HyperCard “the web before the web”…it’s all right there.
Also, don’t miss this comment from Keith Dawson (who you may remember from the pioneering tech newsletter Tasty Bits From the Technology Front) on how HyperCard was almost called Wildcard.
Soon after, I took a call from Apple. Would we be willing to give up the name Wildcard, or at least license it for their use on a new product? We discussed it. No.
Wild.
Tags: Apple · Brian Eno · computing · HyperCard · Keith Dawson
2026-03-06 00:39:17
Web game: list as many animals as you can in 1 minute (but you get more time with correct guesses).