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I don't think anyone genuinely believes that those objects are aliens, lol.

Yes, even if there's intelligent life out there, it's extremely unlikely bordering to impossible that we would ever be able to make contact. Constant expansion of the universe makes it even less likely.

Genuine question - you strongly believe that life doesn't exist anywhere outside of Earth? I'm not talking about intelligent life forms specifically, but rather life in general, even in the most primitive forms.

That's actually not quite true, it got distorted in the media. There was a study conducted by the Center of Theological Inquiry, a non-profit theological institute in Princeton which looked into the potential societal impact of finding life beyond Earth, and NASA provided a grant to the researchers (which included some theologians, too). It also didn't happen last year, but rather in 2015-2017. However, there is currently an attempt to come up with an official protocol for alien contact, and it's being worked on by the SETI Detection Hub. More details here: https://www.space.com/alien-contact-protocol.html

There were also two UFOs shot down in Alaska and Canada earlier today, and one flew over Montana but then disappeared, apparently. I would really laugh my ass off if it turned out that we're now up for an alien invasion

Fucking hell

I see cheese peeking into the picture...

In the massive forests surrounding my grandma's homestead when I was a kid. They generally avoid people, but through all the years, I managed a few sightings, one we saw even had pups... Now all those forests are more or less gone, it's a shame. And yes, it's the same in LT - people are pissed that wolves are attacking their livestock, but they conveniently forget that by destroying their natural habitat they've literally taken their home and their food away from them, so what choice do they have? Another thing that happens is falsely reporting higher number of wolf sightings so that the annual hunting quotas get increased.

Indeed! Wolves are fascinating... This one is massive, too! I have seen wolves in wilderness, but nothing compared to this big boy!

Giving belly rubs to a wolf... https://gfycat.com/organictidyallensbigearedbat

This is pretty cool... Juan Pablo Montoya will drive for Dragonspeed in ELMS together with his son

Well, at least it's obvious where and from whom the kid learned those attitudes...

John's mind works in mysterious ways...

I wouldn't normally care about any celebrity trying to become a racing driver (except for Steve McQueen, of course ), but it's hard NOT to like this one. The "Road to Le Mans" series on YouTube by Porsche documenting the team's and Michael Fassbender's progress is phenomenal; easily the best racing documentary content I've ever seen. Good to have confirmation that it'll be back for one more season. And probably even more importantly, Richard Lietz is back, too. Such a great driver, and looks like a quality person as well.

There's the question of him making a full recovery, too. An open fracture of the tibia and the fibula is no joke. He might not have much choice, in the end.

I think Neuer will not play a single match for Bayern anymore. I just wonder whether it'll be the end of his career, or if he spend a few more seasons elsewhere. A return to Schalke would be pretty cool, tbh.

How do you like it so far? I could never get into García Márquez, for whatever reason. Both this one and Love in the Time of Cholera, which I thought was extremely annoying, especially in terms of characters.

Happy belated birthday, @Eco. Hope you had a great day.

I know there are probably quite a few fans who are not very happy with the news, but I fucking love it and I'm really happy for him.

More like 26000...

Challenge accepted. I will order some wildlife soup on purpose and will come to visit you in Düsseldorf afterwards.

Going back to Bangkok in a few weeks. Decided to explore the Chinatown this time, as I have passed it by a few times, but never really went there properly at all... It is supposed to look almost the same like it did some 50-70 years ago; so not like modern Chinatowns in other countries like Singapore etc. Looking forward to all the street food and Peking duck!

Yeah it only shows how it went airborne. Anyway, it was another great race. The top 3 finished within 1.4s, which is impressive for a 12h race, especially since there were no interruptions in the last 4 hours. Some drama too, as with less than an hour to go, Maro Engel in the GruppeM Mercedes AMG tried to overtake Jules Gounon in the leading SunEnergy 1 Mercedes AMG, but didn't manage to make a clean pass and forced the leading car to spin, resulting in a drive through penalty for his team. They returned to the track in 3rd, having lost P2 to Manthey Porsche, with Matt Campbell then chasing Gounon and fighting for the win up until the very final lap. It was 3rd in a row Bathurst victory for Gounon, and second in a row for GruppeM team. Valentino Rossi and team finished in P6. Another endurance race next weekend, this time the Asian Le Mans season opener...