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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. ENGin Erudition Existential Angst Texas Ukraine

WordleBlott

Our esteemed Elder G informs me that there are approximately 100 four-letter curse words in the English language. WLBOTT Word-of-the-Day WLBOTT: If you had to say there was a “queen mother” of all curse words, what would it be? Elder G: The “queen mother” of all curse words would probably be “f***.” Its versatility is […]

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England Meaning of Life Outer Space Scholarship/Erudition TechnoBLOTT

Dr. Who: The Missing Years

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 […]

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Book Club England Heros Tess Twinehart

Tess Addresses the Stress of The Big Day

Dear Tess, I feel like the country is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The 2024 election cycle seems like a long, drawn-out, slow-motion colonoscopy prep. Can you help us get through this? Also, my body tractor starts hard, has horrible fuel consumption, and has overall low performance. Your friend in twine, – Live […]

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ENGin Heros Ukraine

Big ENGin Announcement!

Exciting news! Elder KM has a breaking announcement about the ENGin program. We are so honored that she has chosen to share this exclusive announcement with WLBOTT! ENGin Reaches 50,000 Participants! Elder KM here with some exciting news to celebrate! My nonprofit ENGin just reached an incredible milestone a few months ahead of its 5th […]

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Agriculture Ukraine

Ukraine: an Agricultural Powerhouse

Let’s compare the agricultural output of Ukraine with a couple US states. Since Ukraine is about the same size as Texas, we’ll use the Lone Star State as one comparison. Due to similar climates and other agricultural conditions, we will also compare Ukraine to Kansas and Nebraska. For today, let’s focus on Ukraine. Ukraine is […]

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Oh, Grow Up! Russia

Russian Emeralds and King Tut’s Servant

Friend of the BLOTT Jake Broe today describes the BRICS summit. BRICS is ostensibly a trade organizations for countries who can’t get in to the G7 (due to those pesky democracy requirements). But eagle-eyed Jake notices something that may be a KGB/FSB/GOP secret communication. An excerpt from Jake’s YouTube video of 10/24/2024 (below): Fun starts […]

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Animal Kingdom Erudition Germany

Goaßgschau

Goaßgschau Did you know that when your eyes randomly go out of focus and then you are too lazy to focus them back in and just stare at nothing for a while In Bavarian (Germany) that’s called: “goaßgschau” which translates to “stare of a goat “ I love that there’s a word for this Love,The […]

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Agriculture Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros Oh, Grow Up! Ukraine

Ivana Kupala: A Mandatory Attribute of Amusements

Kupala Night is one of the major folk holidays of the Eastern Slavs that coincides with the Christian feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist and the East Slavic feast of Saint John’s Eve. In folk tradition, it was revered as the day of the summer solstice and was originally celebrated on the […]

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ENGin Meaning of Life Ukraine

Vodokhreshche: Ukrainian River Ice Swimming

My Ukrainian ENGin buddy told me about an interesting Ukrainian ritual for the celebration of the Epiphany. In Ukraine, the celebration of Epiphany, or “Yordan” (also known as “Vodokhreshche”), takes place on January 19th. It’s a major religious holiday in the Orthodox Christian tradition, marking the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. A key […]

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Canada Engineering England Scholarship/Erudition TechnoBLOTT Will there be a buffet?

The Godfather of Artificial Intelligence

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 […]