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LKB

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on May 19, 2022, 01:42:43 PM
Très intéressant!

I could probably wax poetically upon the Voyager and Pioneer projects for an annoyingly lengthy period. Fortunately, there are enough traditional and digital sources of information available to make that mercifully unnecessary.  :laugh:

If anyone has an interest in Pioneer, Mark Wolverton's The Depths of Space is invaluable, one of my top non-fiction books.

https://www.amazon.com/Depths-Space-Pioneer-Planetary-Probes/dp/0309090504/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=15ACD63S59PJJ&keywords=The+depths+of+space&qid=1652998404&sprefix=the+depths+of+space%2Caps%2C258&sr=8-1
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...

steve ridgway

It's always good to hear the Voyagers are still finding things out, interstellar space and the limits of the Sun's influence.

Iota

Quote from: LKB on May 19, 2022, 02:20:18 PM
I could probably wax poetically upon the Voyager and Pioneer projects for an annoyingly lengthy period.

Feel free! I find the Voyagers (ongoing) story fascinating and know very little about the Pioneer project. I wonder if the forum has a dedicated space/science thread for such musings.

LKB

Quote from: Iota on May 21, 2022, 11:25:11 AM
Feel free! I find the Voyagers (ongoing) story fascinating and know very little about the Pioneer project. I wonder if the forum has a dedicated space/science thread for such musings.

Again, I'll recommend:

https://www.amazon.com/Depths-Space-Pioneer-Planetary-Probes/dp/0309090504/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=15ACD63S59PJJ&keywords=The+depths+of+space&qid=1652998

It's one of the best accounts of the Pioneer program, particularly the famous missions to Jupiter and Saturn, which paved the way for Voyager.
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...

geralmar

Literally any news article or broadcast story about a government investigation or hearing on UFOs.  Life's too short.

Iota

Quote from: LKB on May 22, 2022, 07:47:15 AM
Again, I'll recommend:

https://www.amazon.com/Depths-Space-Pioneer-Planetary-Probes/dp/0309090504/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=15ACD63S59PJJ&keywords=The+depths+of+space&qid=1652998

It's one of the best accounts of the Pioneer program, particularly the famous missions to Jupiter and Saturn, which paved the way for Voyager.

Okay thanks, I saw that above. Will check it out.

LKB

Quote from: Iota on May 27, 2022, 05:12:02 AM
Okay thanks, I saw that above. Will check it out.

Good deal. Hopefully it won't cost you a lot, but even if you have to pay a premium l promise that it's worth it.
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...

Todd

The China shock: Germany turns away from its biggest trading partner

Quote from: Deutsche WelleThe "Xinjiang Police Files" document the scale and brutality with which the Chinese state oppresses its mainly Muslim Uyghur minority...

German politicians have expressed shock.




The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

greg

I found this, quite a wild find.

Adam Lanza's lost youtube channel:
https://www.reddit.com/r/masskillers/comments/pn7n0q/adam_lanzas_youtube_channel/


It's audio only, you can download the videos, and people believe this is really him because the voice matches. Though IMO there is still a chance it isn't, there is a slight difference to me that his voice sounds a little more "human," less robotic than in the radio call.

Radio call

CNN video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVlG3qMLFwg

full call:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyeXwd2GGK4


I only listened to one video- "A few things," where it's just nihilistic talk about how values and meaning are a bad thing, some of the other videos include problems with culture, and apparently according to commenters, his goal was to "save the kids from culture" or something.
Wagie wagie get back in the cagie


Todd

Most in China Call Their Nation A Democracy, Most in U.S. Say America Isn't

Quote from: Tom O'Connor
When asked whether they believe their country is democratic, those in China topped the list, with some 83% saying the communist-led People's Republic was a democracy. A resounding 91% said that democracy is important to them.

But in the U.S., which touts itself as a global beacon of democracy, only 49% of those asked said their country was a democracy. And just over three-quarters of respondents, 76%, said democracy was important.
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Todd

#4451
80 Years On, It's Unclear the U.S. Would Win a New Battle of Midway

A commemorative article from the most milquetoast, establishment press outlet that is in fact a call to bolster war making capacity still further, and one that confuses raw numbers and actual capability.  My favorite sentence:

Quote from: Brendan Simms and Steven McGregorBut America is now less prepared than it was when it was surprised at Pearl Harbor.
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

DavidW

Aldi cashier operating at speeds beyond human comprehension! :D


greg

Nice.  :D
When you need to clear all the customers so you can use the bathroom...
Wagie wagie get back in the cagie

Dry Brett Kavanaugh

CNN: 'Napalm Girl' at 50: The story of the Vietnam War's defining photo.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/napalm-girl-50-snap/index.html

Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Dry Brett Kavanaugh

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on June 08, 2022, 01:43:05 PM
Most interesting, thanks!

I thought/expected that some members would find the article very interesting! That was a weird war. The Americans didn't look like liberators much and the photo captured it very well.

Karl Henning

Quote from: Dry Brett Kavanaugh on June 08, 2022, 01:46:03 PM
I thought/expected that some members would find the article very interesting! That was a weird war. The Americans didn't look like liberators much.

Not our finest hour.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot