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  • MikM Offline
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    Handy stuff, those numbers.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      More pizza in half the slices.

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          Think of the days before weather forecasting. When it started raining you had no idea if it was going to blow by in an hour or destroy your home.

          Only non-witches get due process.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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            People were far more vulnerable in almost any way you can think of.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                Highest-Resolution Atomic Image Ever Captured

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                https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-the-highest-resolution-atomic-image-ever-captured/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHelilleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRao7eWFATvV2RJ7J6e6C4NyfatZ693_snvyZFTf0KzM16FsnHE5bzTBpQ_aem_ly4tdiFZ1HecKNnzFNOiZg

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                  That guy must be using an iPhone 17 prototype.

                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                    @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

                    Interesting. Several times I dove to a bit south of the recreational dive limit, 130ft at least back in the day, but you don’t notice that transition with scuba gear.

                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                        American battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) arrives home after the war. Taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, on 29 September 1945.

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                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                          Isolation?

                          The Brad

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                            American battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) arrives home after the war. Taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, on 29 September 1945.

                            IMG_2154.jpeg

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                            @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                            American battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) arrives home after the war. Taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, on 29 September 1945.

                            IMG_2154.jpeg

                            Man, how would you like to have to pilot one of those Kingfishers? That plane catapult does not look very long… That’s 0-60 in what? 60’? That looks rougher than taking off in a fighter on a nice long 700’ runway…

                            I assume they landed on the water and were hoisted back onto the catapults?

                            The Brad

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                              I don’t know but I’ll bet Jolly and/or Bach do.

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                                American battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) arrives home after the war. Taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, on 29 September 1945.

                                IMG_2154.jpeg

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                                @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                American battleship USS Indiana (BB-58) arrives home after the war. Taken from the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, on 29 September 1945.

                                IMG_2154.jpeg

                                My guess was isolation, but in the thread somebody mentioned male to female ratios (men seem to commit suicide at higher rates), and somebody else brought up altitude. Apparently, there are studies supporting that theory… This is worth it’s own thread.

                                The Brad

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                                  Altitude, fewer mental health resources and/or reluctance to use those you have, M/F ratio, % Native American, gun ownership rates.

                                  All mentioned, all probably factors.

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    Altitude, fewer mental health resources and/or reluctance to use those you have, M/F ratio, % Native American, gun ownership rates.

                                    All mentioned, all probably factors.

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                                    @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                    Altitude, fewer mental health resources and/or reluctance to use those you have, M/F ratio, % Native American, gun ownership rates.

                                    All mentioned, all probably factors.

                                    I was curious as to whether the altitude issue was overblown, maybe a result of bias without looking at other factors (altitude generally leads to higher male per female and greater isolation) so I looked up Denver. A high altitude city, but well populated, 50/50 male to female, and moderate gun ownership. Damned if it doesn’t have one of the highest suicide rates in the country…

                                    The Brad

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                                      High altitude brings fatigue and confusion, maybe more suicidal accidents.

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                                          I’m going to need to hear the back story. That meme is assuming a lot.

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

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