Pedant alert: Although arthropods, centipedes are not insects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede However, they can manage their daily 10,000 steps in remarkably short times. (View Post)

AnnejGP - The Heinlein story you are thinking of is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones_(novel) Which had a different name in the UK. (I've always liked it, but never thought it great.) (View Post)

This is the lead story in today's Washington Post:Hurricane Melissa is closing in on Jamaica. Early Tuesday, as the weather deteriorated across Jamaica, the storm’s peak intensity surpassed that of H… (View Post)

In the US, relatively recently, there were complaints about the wrong blacks being in ads. Examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aunt_Jemima https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben%27s_Original (For the … (View Post)

Interesting weather here in the Pacific Northwest: Heavy rain on Friday, more rain and gusty winds yesterday, especially in the evening. Last time I checked, Puget Sound Energy, the largest utility i… (View Post)