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    jon-nyc
    wrote on 16 Jun 2025, 13:54 last edited by
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      Mik
      wrote on 16 Jun 2025, 13:58 last edited by
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      Well, it isn't the Visible V8, but still pretty cool.

      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        jon-nyc
        wrote on 16 Jun 2025, 14:55 last edited by jon-nyc
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        I got them all right but a couple were close calls.

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          Mik
          wrote on 16 Jun 2025, 16:38 last edited by
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          Captain Cook's Endeavour found

          https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/250-year-mystery-cracked-captain-cook-s-endeavour-found-off-u-s-coast/ss-AA1GNnAT

          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 16 Jun 2025, 16:44 last edited by
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            Cool

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              Mik
              wrote on 16 Jun 2025, 17:16 last edited by
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              Seems an ignominious end for such a notable ship.

              "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 01:04 last edited by
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                  Mik
                  wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 13:31 last edited by
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                  And it burns burns burns..the ring of fire

                  https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-s-voyager-spacecraft-discovers-wall-of-fire-beyond-the-solar-system/ar-AA1GBZVz

                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                    Axtremus
                    wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 14:23 last edited by
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                    ... both spacecraft recorded temperatures between 30,000 and 50,000 kelvin (54,000 to 90,000 degrees Fahrenheit) in this area, ...

                    Quite surprised that the two spacecrafts could survive such high heat!

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 14:24 last edited by
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                      They most definitely did not. They would have measured it from a safe distance.

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                        17 Jun 2025, 14:24

                        They most definitely did not. They would have measured it from a safe distance.

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                        LuFins Dad
                        wrote on 17 Jun 2025, 20:39 last edited by
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                        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                        They most definitely did not. They would have measured it from a safe distance.

                        That’s not what the article stated. It said that both craft have passed through the heliosphere. It’s not anything unexpected. It’s been more than theorized, the question was really just how far out it was located. I admit to being surprised that have traveled that far.

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                          jon-nyc
                          wrote on 19 Jun 2025, 01:44 last edited by
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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 19 Jun 2025, 01:47 last edited by jon-nyc
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                            Wyoming has the highest ratio but only ~half a million people. So two billionaires.

                            One is Lukas Walton, a grandson of Sam Walton of Walmart, the other is a Swiss guy named Hansjörg Wyss.

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 19 Jun 2025, 01:50 last edited by
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                              Montana - 2 Cargill heirs, a Pritzger (Hyatt hotels) and a local self-made guy. In mining.

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                                LuFins Dad
                                wrote on 19 Jun 2025, 12:37 last edited by
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                                Meh, being a billionaire ain’t what it used to be. Being a millionaire is only upper middle class.

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                                  wrote on 19 Jun 2025, 13:24 last edited by Mik
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                                  I remember in a finance class in the early 80's the teacher talking about how we'd all need $2 million to retire comfortably. I got the impression no one really listened, but I was a little older and did. He was pretty spot on.

                                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 20 Jun 2025, 09:40 last edited by
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                                      jon-nyc
                                      wrote on 20 Jun 2025, 10:17 last edited by
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                                      This is sad.

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                                        20 Jun 2025, 10:17

                                        This is sad.

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                                        Axtremus
                                        wrote on 20 Jun 2025, 10:28 last edited by
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                                        @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                        This is sad.

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                                        Does it come down to institutional attitudes towards birth control or abortion, or the moral chastities of the cultures?

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                                          19 Jun 2025, 01:44

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                                          Axtremus
                                          wrote on 20 Jun 2025, 10:31 last edited by
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                                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

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                                          Wonder if there is a similar map for "self-made" billionaires.

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