Apr 10, 2026 2 min read

Friday, April 10, 2026

Good morning. I’m back from a quick trip to the east coast, where I met some Wolmania readers. It’s always a thrill to apologize in person for how half-assed your newsletter is. Thanks for sticking with me, folks!

Item 1: a link

The foundation for what could, someday, be a galactic Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride

I’m excited to let you know that astronomers have discovered a giant rotating string of galaxies that’s probably the largest spinning object in the known universe.

The whirling structure, located 140 million light-years from Earth, is a long, threadlike string of gas that's about 5.5 million light-years long and 117,000 light-years wide — wider than our Milky Way galaxy. The cosmic filament has 14 hydrogen-rich galaxies linked to it in a chain, like charms on a bracelet. These galaxies were what gave away the filament's existence, the researchers explained in a paper published today (Dec. 3) in the journal the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

This could revolutionize our understanding of something, presumably.

Item 2: a list

The Top 12 Apple Products, Ranked:

Limiting the list to devices I’ve used. Hardware only (but the software that runs on the hardware is relevant to the rankings).

Inspired by The Verge’s celebration of Apple’s 50th birthday.

Item 3: a media recommendation

Falco - Der Kommissar

Item 4: word of the week

Rhinorrhea

What’s the worst thing about parenting? Probably the 6 straight years of rhinorrhea.

Item 5: an image

The moon going from full moon to a red moon and starting to go back to a normal full moon, then my camera battery door fell off. — Brett Banditelli – March 3rd Lunar Eclipse. 15 moon shots, 1 foreground. Taken over a 3 hourish period. (final edited version)

See ya!

I’m off to Europe for a week. Will be interesting to see which of America’s adversaries gets to charge me for safe passage over international waters on my way home! See you in 14 days or so.