Thu. 1/7 - Dude, IceBots on Mars!

A prototype for self-repairing planetary exploration robots made of ice. The surprising history of the word “dude.” And a new Danish children’s cartoon about the misadventures of a man with a huge dong. Yep. Sponsors: NordVPN, Get 68% off plus an additional free month––at nordvpn.com/kottke or use coupon KOTTKE Magic Spoon, Save $5 at magicspoon.com/kottke and use code KOTTKE Links: Robots Made of Ice Could Build and Repair Themselves on Other Planets (IEEE) The surprising history of the word ‘dude’ (BBC) dude, n., adj., and int. (Oxford English Dictionary) mobile, n.2. (Oxford English Dictionary) John Dillermand: New Danish children's TV show features a man with a massive penis (CNN) John Dillermand is kid's TV about a guy with an elastic dick (A/V Club) Denmark launches children's TV show about man with giant penis (The Guardian) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices