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    Mik
    wrote on 21 Dec 2024, 19:12 last edited by
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    Our insignificance is staggering.

    “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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      taiwan_girl
      wrote on 22 Dec 2024, 01:46 last edited by
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      @LuFins-Dad @Jon @George-K Somewhat similar to a guy named Stanley Jordan

      Link to video

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      • M Mik
        21 Dec 2024, 13:56

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        https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidseideman/2017/09/21/richie-ashburn-once-struck-a-fan-twice-in-the-same-at-bat/

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        bachophile
        wrote on 23 Dec 2024, 18:25 last edited by bachophile
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        @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

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        https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidseideman/2017/09/21/richie-ashburn-once-struck-a-fan-twice-in-the-same-at-bat/

        And Richie Ashburn was an original met, meaning he was on the 1962 expansion franchise roster. Batted .306 and was the only met in the all star game. That year the Mets were 40-120.

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          kluurs
          wrote on 23 Dec 2024, 23:46 last edited by
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            Mik
            wrote on 24 Dec 2024, 18:17 last edited by
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            “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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            • M Mik
              24 Dec 2024, 18:17

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              kluurs
              wrote on 24 Dec 2024, 18:34 last edited by
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              @Mik Ain't math great?

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                Mik
                wrote on 24 Dec 2024, 19:37 last edited by
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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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                  Copper
                  wrote on 24 Dec 2024, 19:56 last edited by
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                  More pizza in half the slices.

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                    Copper
                    wrote on 24 Dec 2024, 21:04 last edited by Copper
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                    b9c39cec-e0fa-478a-9ce1-7929cb3c1db2-image.png

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 24 Dec 2024, 21:36 last edited by
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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.

                      You were warned.

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 24 Dec 2024, 22:37 last edited by
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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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                          George K
                          wrote on 26 Dec 2024, 22:24 last edited by
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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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                            mark
                            wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 00:24 last edited by
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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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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 02:35 last edited by
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                              That guy must be using an iPhone 17 prototype.

                              You were warned.

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                                26 Dec 2024, 22:24

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 02:36 last edited by jon-nyc
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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.

                                You were warned.

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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 04:49 last edited by
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                                  You were warned.

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 12:27 last edited by
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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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                                    You were warned.

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                                      30 Dec 2024, 04:49

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                                      LuFins Dad
                                      wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 13:41 last edited by
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                                      @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                      Isolation?

                                      The Brad

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                                        30 Dec 2024, 12:27

                                        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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                                        LuFins Dad
                                        wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 13:49 last edited by
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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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                                          jon-nyc
                                          wrote on 30 Dec 2024, 13:52 last edited by
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                                          I don’t know but I’ll bet Jolly and/or Bach do.

                                          You were warned.

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