Plimpton 322, the 3800 year old clay tablet with shockingly large, distinct Pythagorean* triples in cuneiform has become my touchstone for what is "old" in terms of human history.

Every time I hear about some ancient event, or artifact I place it in my mind relative to Plimpton 322.

If it was before Plimpton 322 it's "old! long long ago!" if it is after? Then it's just "somewhat old, but not THAT long ago."

*integers that satisfy a**2 + b**2 = c**2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plimpton_322

what if everyone just let trans people live our lives in peace

i bet it would be good

Adding a third celestial body to a gravitational system makes things wildly chaotic and unpredictable. Hence the 'Three Body Problem'. Some beautiful examples of periodic 3-body systems:

(via instagram user data__is__beautiful)

Margaret Atwood claps back to having The Handmaid’s Tale banned from Alberta schools by the UCP.

It’s so good.

#ableg #abpoli #abed