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The chronicle of the monk Herbert of Reichenau for the year 1021 ends “My brother Werner was born on November 1.“ 

1021 was not an uneventful year. The emperor began a campaign into Italy. Illustrious abbots died. There was an earthquake. But Herbert took the time to note, at the end of the year, that his brother was born. 

Of such acts of tenderness is history made. 

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Scientists unlock the 'Cosmos' on the Antikythera Mechanism, the world's first computer

Scientists may have finally made a complete digital model for the Cosmos panel of a 2,000-year-old mechanical device called the Antikythera mechanism that’s believed to be the world’s first computer.

First discovered in a Roman-era shipwreck by Greek sponge divers in 1900, the fragments of a shoebox-size contraption, once filled with gears and used to predict the movements of heavenly bodies, has both baffled and amazed generations of researchers ever since.

The discovered fragments made up just one-third of a larger device: a highly-sophisticated hand-powered gearbox capable of accurately predicting the motions of the five planets known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the sun, the phases of the moon and the solar and lunar eclipses — displaying them all relative to the timings of ancient events such as the Olympic Games. Read more.

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Negative Self-Talk as a Student

Through class group chats started for classes that are entirely online due to covid, I've been seeing a lot of troubling language from my peers. The one that really struck me was "I feel like I'm not smart enough to come up with an idea for the final project."

One of the greatest things I ever did for myself and my academic career was putting real, mental effort into not talking like this-- not even thinking like this. What you say and think will shape your reality. Finding something difficult is not a reflection on your self worth or ability.

Instead of saying "I am not smart enough for this" try "this assignment feels difficult because of xyz."

The key difference here is that the second sentence increases your agency to change the situation. If the assignment is difficult, you can reach out to instructors, TAs, tutors, and classmates. If you believe that you are stupid, all you can do is succumb to anxiety and hopelessness.

When I encounter something that I find to be particularly daunting, I make myself think (and sometimes I even say it out loud, as corny as that sounds) "I am persistent, I am dedicated, and I am going to succeed." I don't say smart, because being smart isn't helpful-- plenty of Formerly Gifted Kids can tell you that.

I, as your Internet Brother, am begging you to stop putting yourself down. Do not make obstacles for yourself by believing yourself into failure. It is okay for things to be difficult. It is okay to ask for help. It is not okay to be mean to yourself.

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Why do you do it? The one night stands?

for @gins-potter

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requested by @sweetpeony200

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Chicago Med episode 5.19 “Just A River In Egypt”

Character: Dr. Crockett Marcel, portrayed by Dominic Rains

Type of whumps: angry, provoked all day and harsh confrontation with his colleague, punched in the face and roughly fallen to the floor on a piece of furniture, cut on his eyebrown and treated on the ED, emotional discomfort and grimacing during the treatment.

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I’m at the “we’ll see” stage in my life. With everything and everyone. We will see.

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the other unpleasant thing about s6e8 was the way they were hinting at the continuing or potential future existence of manstead which is like guyssss come on haven’t we suffered enough

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Chicago Med 6x09 promo photos

©️NBCUMV.

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uuuuuhhhhm just watched s6e8 of Chicago med and what the FUCK why have they started playing ominous music every time Crockett is on screen what are they DOING

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“art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth” - pablo picasso 

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me @ will halstead:

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im watching the new episodes of chicago med on nbc using a vpn (im in australia) and americans, i just gotta say, your pharmaceutical ads are WILD. happy people playing in the park, eating ice cream, dancing with a voice over saying shit like 'if you take this, you may die. contact your doctor if your urine is bloody. you might also get heart failure or lose the ability to walk.'