A handfull of follow -ups before our long winter's hiatus!

Executioner Clown Frog:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40675238

https://search.macaulaylibrary.org/catalog?taxonCode=t-11139538

Tungara Frog:

https://www.dinacon.org/2019/09/11/laser-tungara-frog-synth/

Cognitive Exhaustion:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-mental-exhaustion-changes-the-choices-you-make/

Moon Boom:

Elon Musk SpaceX Rocket Is Set To Crash Into the Moon—What You Need To Know - Newsweek

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What's your sandwich?

https://cupofjo.com/2026/07/22/what-would-be-on-your-larry-david-sandwich/

Rich People Ice:

https://lamaterial.com/p/luxury-ice-imported-japan-la

Balloons:

https://flagcityballoonfest.com/balloons/

Earth goo:

https://www.quantamagazine.org/earths-core-appears-to-be-leaking-up-and-out-of-earths-surface-20250804/

Writing is hard because you're a caveman:

https://lithub.com/why-writing-feels-so-hard-and-how-to-make-it-easier/

The music that Finlay made Joe listen to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYMpMcmpfkI

https://open.spotify.com/track/4qrTZ6g19ut6C9SuKBneP9

https://open.spotify.com/track/3U0TqkoltIE7KqkZRwZ0J4

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New emojis!

https://jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/why-do-some-new-emoji-look-familiar

The two sides of Chinese Innovation:

https://youtube.com/shorts/0FMipboN2qQ?si=h8Za238okBJA8qy_

https://youtu.be/vRjGVS1FIwk?si=yKt5uo7gMb2hcdr8

The Sky Mouse:

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec8347

AI Stupid and Bad:

https://www.404media.co/ai-fiction-is-easy-to-detect-because-its-stupid-and-bad-research-finds/?ref=the-abstract-newsletter

The Dude with the Books:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/style/too-many-books-new-york-city-apartment-scholar-landlord.html

Ginkgo Leaves Falling:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TW-OxyJALWw

250 American Books:

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/america-250/booklist/

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