pirates, pachyderms, and boiling rivers

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Every head Heracles cut off, two replaced it.

1. A river that boils at 100°C — 700km from the nearest volcano
2. Microsoft Comic Chat — the IRC client that invented Comic Sans — goes open source
3. Elephants hear through their feet — the anatomy finally explained
4. Have police tracked your license plate? Now you can check
5. Bruce Schneier: data center opposition is the wrong fight
6. 740,000 Norwegian children, no link between rotavirus vaccine and celiac disease