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  • jon-nycJ Online
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    jon-nyc
    wrote last edited by jon-nyc
    #2469

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

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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    • MikM Away
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      Mik
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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

      “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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      • jon-nycJ Online
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        jon-nyc
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        #2471

        Cool

        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
        -Cormac McCarthy

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        • MikM Away
          MikM Away
          Mik
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          Seems an ignominious end for such a notable ship.

          “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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          • jon-nycJ Online
            jon-nycJ Online
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            #2473

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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            • MikM Away
              MikM Away
              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

              “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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                ... 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
                  jon-nycJ Online
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                  They most definitely did not. They would have measured it from a safe distance.

                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                  -Cormac McCarthy

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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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                    @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
                      jon-nycJ Online
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                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                      -Cormac McCarthy

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                      • jon-nycJ Online
                        jon-nycJ Online
                        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.

                        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                        -Cormac McCarthy

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                        • jon-nycJ Online
                          jon-nycJ Online
                          jon-nyc
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                          #2480

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

                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                          -Cormac McCarthy

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                          • LuFins DadL Offline
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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
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                              #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.

                              “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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                              • jon-nycJ Online
                                jon-nycJ Online
                                jon-nyc
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                                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                -Cormac McCarthy

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                                • jon-nycJ Online
                                  jon-nycJ Online
                                  jon-nyc
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                                  This is sad.

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                                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    This is sad.

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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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                                      @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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                                        • jon-nycJ Online
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                                          jon-nyc
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                                          Also sad.

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                                          "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                          -Cormac McCarthy

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