A WLBOTT RESEARCH PROPOSAL [Thanks to UC#1 for his research proposal] One of the great unsolved mysteries of life is, “How can I watch the missing ‘Dr Who’ episodes?” Extensive research has been done in BBC archival sites, personal collections and homes of known hoarders, but many of the early episodes remain lost to the […]
Category: Scholarship/Erudition
Today we go down the Periodic Table rabbit hole. Many of today’s screen shots are from the excellent web site Periodic Tables.com Human Abundance What exactly are you full of? https://periodictable.com/Properties/A/HumanAbundance.html Q: Did you hear about the boy that ate uranium?A: He got an atomic ache. Notice how uranium is present in the human body. […]
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but also creates new threats for humanity. Hinton, who is known as the godfather of […]
Elder G: Early Christianity’s growth during the first three centuries is a fascinating topic, especially considering the challenges it faced. Estimates for the number of Christians during the first three centuries are challenging because of the lack of reliable data, but historians have made educated guesses based on available records, demographic trends, and growth models. […]
Kaos is a new 8-episode series on Netflix. WLBOTT Ministry of Virtue and ViceNot for the children. Maybe not for some adults. There is violence. There is gender-bending. There is satire of organized religion. Although not graphically explicit, there are scenes that imply animal cruelty. Kaos is an unusually creative and though-provoking fantasy. Set in […]
How Old is Sekhmet? HistoryThe first known unambiguous reference to Sekhmet has been found in mortuary complex of Nyuserre Ini of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt [25th century BC]. She seems to have been a comparatively minor figure in the old kingdom becoming much more significant in the new kingdom. Wikipedia Comparative scholarshipIn the 1960s […]
We previously talked about Jupiter’s moon Ganymede, but today it’s back in the news! This moon discovered by Galileo made the front page of The Guardian. This is huge news! Did any astronomers have their telescopes trained on Ganymede to capture this cataclysmic event? Well, it looks like The Guardian may have buried the lead: […]
During a one-on-one performance review with UC#2 yesterday, we realized that yesterday’s BLOTT failed to capture the true rock star nature of UC#2’s scholarship. As you recall, UC#2 is a leading expert in 1st and 2nd century Coptic manuscripts. We have failed to take into account the added stress, the demands of groupies, the constant […]
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Onomatopoeia
Ukrainian: ЗвуконаслідуванняRussian: Звукоподражание Animal Sounds:Moo – sound of a cowOink – sound of a pigBaa – sound of a sheepMeow – sound of a catWoof – sound of a dog barkingQuack – sound of a duckChirp – sound of a birdHiss – sound of a snakeRoar – sound of a lion or other large animalsBuzz […]
Many myths surround the Birth of WLBOTT, going back to Mesozoic era. Many great works of art have tried to capture the mystical nature of our origins. Classical Renditions Modern Interpretations The Animated “Birth of WLBOTT” Disney+ [ed. note: if you sign up for Disney+, you forfeit your rights to sue WLBOTT] Film Noir WLBOTT […]