Did Disney Really Steal Aladdin?

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From: Lindsay Ellis
Duration: 1:07:07
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Balls.
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jlvanderzwan
2 hours ago
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It's crazy that "the dreaded day my child discovered Frozen and started singing Let It Go on repeat has arrived" is now a canon event for every parent.
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My latest Guardian Books cartoon.

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Image:  A small, angry boy stands in front of his parents. They are in modern clothes, but he is dressed as a regency gentleman with top hat, breeches, cane etc. He says "No title, no estates, and less than a thousand a year! How am I ever to find a wife!"  Caption:  Noah's parents realise that he has been drawn into the manorsphere.ALT

My latest Guardian Books cartoon.

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jlvanderzwan
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ttencate
3 days ago
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Netherlands
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The Truth About Sea Level

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From: pbsterra
Duration: 2:10
Views: 4,754

Wait… sea level isn’t level? The ocean’s surface can vary by feet, thanks to wind patterns, rotating currents, and Earth’s spin. From water piling up in the subtropics to dips near the poles, and even storm surge during hurricanes, the ocean is constantly shifting to balance pressure. Our friend Paige explains it best!

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jlvanderzwan
8 hours ago
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This was interesting enough that I can almost forgive her pronunciation of "Coriolis"
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The game that evolved for sixteen years

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From: Oliver Lugg
Duration: 10:17
Views: 31,025

Thrive website: https://www.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/

Thrive on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1779200/Thrive/
Revolutionary Games Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thrivegame
Get involved with Thrive: https://www.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/get-involved

My more in-depth video about Thrive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY7i8NqqkFA
Revolutionary Games' interview with a Spore developer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04Ee3VYjjVc

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jlvanderzwan
8 hours ago
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Wow, I did not know this project was still going strong!
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Boo Murder!

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jlvanderzwan
1 day ago
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"They're saying Boo-entham, Boo-entham!"
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In Expanding de Sitter Space, Quantum Mechanics Gets Even More Elusive

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In theory, a universe can come in any shape or size, but scientists prefer to think about three basic kinds of universes: one that’s expanding, one that’s collapsing, and one that stays the same. Out of these three simplified models, an expanding universe is the hardest for physicists to understand. Yet it’s exactly the one our real world most resembles. When physicists calculate what’s going on…

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jlvanderzwan
7 days ago
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Tangent question that's been bothering me: in the Netherlands, if you write down someone's surname without the first name, you'd capitalize the first "tussenvoegsel" (see wiki link), so we'd say De Sitter, not de Sitter. But since English doesn't have that kind of "interstitional name" people don't do that, you you end up with de Sitter. Now, if we're talking about an American or Englishman who happens to have Dutch heritage, sure, but I wonder if for someone like Willem de Sitter, who actually was Dutch, it wouldn't make more sense to follow Dutch convention? Because as a rule of thumb we would usually follow the spelling conventions of a person's native country when it comes to their name, right?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tussenvoegsel
ttencate
6 days ago
Would make sense to me.
Levitz
6 days ago
I mean, they do it for Da Vinci, so there isn't really any excuse!
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