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  • MikM Away
    MikM Away
    Mik
    wrote last edited by
    #2468

    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-nycJ Online
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      #2469

      I got them all right but a couple were close calls.

      They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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      • MikM Away
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        #2470

        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-nycJ Online
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          #2471

          Cool

          They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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          • MikM Away
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            #2472

            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-nycJ Online
              jon-nycJ Online
              jon-nyc
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              #2473

              They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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              • MikM Away
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                Mik
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                #2474

                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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                  ... 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-nycJ Online
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                    #2476

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

                    They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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

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                      #2477

                      @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.

                      The Brad

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                      • jon-nycJ Online
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                        jon-nyc
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                        #2478

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                        They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                        • jon-nycJ Online
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                          jon-nyc
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                          #2479

                          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.

                          They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                            Montana - 2 Cargill heirs, a Pritzger (Hyatt hotels) and a local self-made guy. In mining.

                            They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                              Meh, being a billionaire ain’t what it used to be. Being a millionaire is only upper middle class.

                              The Brad

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                              • MikM Away
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                                Mik
                                wrote last edited by Mik
                                #2482

                                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-nycJ Online
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                                  They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                                    This is sad.

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                                    They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                      This is sad.

                                      IMG_5914.jpeg

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                                      @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                      This is sad.

                                      IMG_5914.jpeg

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

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                                      • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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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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                                        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                          This is sad.

                                          IMG_5914.jpeg

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                                          @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                                          This is sad.

                                          IMG_5914.jpeg

                                          It is.

                                          Now overlay that map with one with abortion rates. My bet is that one is even sadder.

                                          The Brad

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