<![CDATA[Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents.]]>Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents.

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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/873dbe0e-9175-4988-9963-c278173aa96e/sometimes-you-can-really-tell-a-wikipedia-article-is-gonna-be-good-from-the-table-of-contents.RSS for NodeSun, 14 Jun 2026 15:01:48 GMTThu, 11 Jun 2026 07:15:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:56:24 GMT]]>@dan "It does seem like an April Fool but it most certainly is not. The Civil Service does not do jokes"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://justfollow.me.uk/users/sborrill/statuses/116733233382930069https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://justfollow.me.uk/users/sborrill/statuses/116733233382930069Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:56:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:42:48 GMT]]>@dan @garland It totally was

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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://vmst.io/users/jalefkowit/statuses/116732708038241220https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://vmst.io/users/jalefkowit/statuses/116732708038241220Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:42:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:41:44 GMT]]>@jalefkowit @garland the 1950s and 1960s must have been a great time to be an evil mad scientist

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://discuss.systems/users/dan/statuses/116732703857730986https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://discuss.systems/users/dan/statuses/116732703857730986Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:41:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:20:32 GMT]]>@dan this exceeded my expectations

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/georgebaily/statuses/116732384569356839https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/georgebaily/statuses/116732384569356839Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:20:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:40:15 GMT]]>@jalefkowit @garland @dan mother clucker

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116732226114599668https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://thepit.social/users/APBBlue/statuses/116732226114599668Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:40:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:35:42 GMT]]>@garland @dan They were a real thing for a while. In the early Cold War the solution to every problem was a nuclear weapon

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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://vmst.io/users/jalefkowit/statuses/116732208264857313https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://vmst.io/users/jalefkowit/statuses/116732208264857313Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:35:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:36:35 GMT]]>@dan sounds like material for Alexander The OK.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/mdione/statuses/116731975787742930https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://en.osm.town/users/mdione/statuses/116731975787742930Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:36:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:02:25 GMT]]>@GracelessHippo @dan A must cluck through!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/ap/users/116516598447523349/statuses/116731841450904568https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/ap/users/116516598447523349/statuses/116731841450904568Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:02:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:51:05 GMT]]>@dan
NOW you've done it, Dan.
This post just prompted a follow from me.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116731796885562453https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Guillotine_Jones/statuses/116731796885562453Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:51:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:46:15 GMT]]>@ozzelot @dan Yeah, nah, AI-controlled killer drones are absurd, but nuclear land mines are significantly worse. Land mines are already some of the worst weapons humans have ever invented, and then let's make them nuclear?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116731541951414906https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116731541951414906Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:46:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:38:44 GMT]]>@dan Nuclear land mines??

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.seattle.wa.us/users/garland/statuses/116731512373307575https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.seattle.wa.us/users/garland/statuses/116731512373307575Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:38:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:34:24 GMT]]>@StarkRG
ai-powered killer drone swarms

the more things change...
@dan

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ozzelot/statuses/116731495337560040https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ozzelot/statuses/116731495337560040Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:34:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:26:07 GMT]]>@dan "The Civil Service does not do jokes." is a good line

Thanks for sharing!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/felcryn/statuses/116731226859156556https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/felcryn/statuses/116731226859156556Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:26:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:23:44 GMT]]>@dan

That's a click through and full read 😳 🐔 💣

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/GracelessHippo/statuses/116731217455463019https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.ie/users/GracelessHippo/statuses/116731217455463019Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:23:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:09:35 GMT]]>@dan
"nuclear land mines" Holy shit. Folks in the 1950s must have been literally insane to think up ideas like that.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116731161846576380https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://myside-yourside.net/users/StarkRG/statuses/116731161846576380Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:09:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:06:43 GMT]]>@dan funny thing is, I knew exactly what it was from that TOC

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/sortius/statuses/116730914649939147https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/sortius/statuses/116730914649939147Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:06:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes you can really tell a Wikipedia article is gonna be good from the table of contents. on Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:53:10 GMT]]>@dan how concerning is it that I know this one?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/xssfox/statuses/116730861331791867https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/xssfox/statuses/116730861331791867Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:53:10 GMT