2024.10.09: Nature Is Terrible

Burnie and Ashley discuss Twitter’s return to Brazil, Hurricane Milton, Disneyworld shuts down, watching sports in the UK, the MLB post-season, American draws, and the fattest bear in Alaska.
  
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Milton

• Tourists who came for a sunny Disney vacation are instead stranded by the storm (nbcnews.com)
• Tampa to Orlando by Car
• Direct (non-stop) flights from Orlando (MCO) – FlightsFrom.com
• Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names (noaa.gov)
• Burnie Vlog: Making Disaster Relief Kits (youtube.com)

BraXil

• Brazil lifts ban on Musk’s X after complying with court demands | AP News
• Bluesky continues to soar, adding 2M more new users in a matter of days | TechCrunch

Lost Novels

• How Many Words in a Novel? (Updated for 2024) (reedsy.com)
• Counting characters | Docs | Twitter Developer Platform (x.com)
• average english word length – Wolfram|Alpha (wolframalpha.com)

Fat Bear

• 2024 Fat Bear winner: Grazer wins contest at Alaska National Park | AP News
• WARNING 128 Grazer cubs over the falls, 32 Chunk attacks, reunion w/cubs BF/RF Explore.org 07/27/24 (youtube.com)

College Football

• How to watch college football 2024: live streams and TV channels | TechRadar
• NCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football Poll | AP News
• Tatis HR highlights Padres’ big inning in Game 3 win vs. Dodgers (msn.com)
• Apple and Major League Baseball to offer “Friday Night Baseball” – Apple

Spotify Feed Change

• Morning Somewhere | Podcast on Spotify