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I mean, the nature of the process means that it does create harmful air emissions, that's not really debatable. I think the question is rather how bad it is, and if it can be kept at a low enough level by stricter regulations and controlling. As with everything, it's probably the matter of acceptable risks vs economical benefits.

So was my post

Whisky recommendations and Star Wars release dates.

No, I quite enjoy being the beacon of light in the darkness.

Finally, some good financial news - the club has announced a 6 million profit in the last fiscal year. Might not seem like much, but for some context, we made a loss of almost 24 million in 2019/20, and of almost 9 million in 20/21, so this is a nice change which shows that we're making all the necessary steps back to financial stability. Definitely not an easy task, given the circumstances.

Finland was never a part of the Soviet Union. In their sphere of influence - yes, definitely. But they never lost their independence to the Soviets, and were never incorporated into the Soviet Union. Unless you meant the Russian Empire prior to WWI.

The biggest danger is contamination of groundwater with the toxic waste, which is obviously very, very bad.

They have now completed the purge and the warmup of the fuel line in hopes to reseal the leak and will try to resume the refill attempt again, this time starting at a lower pressure and then increasing it.

It's SLS cryogenic test day today before the next launch attempt, and would you guess what - there's a hydrogen leak AGAIN. This rocket is so fucked.

Amazing. Read the whole Twitter thread for more images, including Triton.

Sounded almost as if it fell into water

My Condolences Congrats, @Lucas!

Your dog detector is broken!

To be honest, there are actually several different version of the painting Version #1 Version #2 Version #3 Version #4 #2 is DEFINITELY a cocker spaniel...

They are all based on Asimov works to a certain degree; at least when it comes to his Three Laws of Robotics. I haven't watched Humans, but it was a UK remake of the Swedish original series Real Humans (Äkta människor) which I loved... I might check out Better Than Us at some point, but the premise sounds too similar for my liking, even if the storyline is quite different. Thanks for recommendation though!

I considered giving it a go, but the concept was too similar to the two previous Swedish and British series that dealt with the same topics, so I decided against it. Any good?

@Carnivore Chris found them!

I can't unsee it now...

I do think it's disgusting, but it doesn't surprise me - drinking warm beer used to be a thing in some parts of central Europe. I actually talked about it with my dad just a few days ago, he still remembers how many people used "Bierwärmer" or a simple heater coil in pubs to warm their beer

We arrived through Tenerife Sur too, but to be honest you can get pretty much anywhere within an hour anyway, it's not a huge island For me it was crazy to see how the landscape changed drastically after like 15 minutes in the car going from the south to the north; felt like ending up on a completely different continent! We actually skipped Masca, and now I don't even know why, because we visited pretty much every other major attraction in the area between Puerto de la Cruz and Los Gigantes... I think it might have been because the Masca Gorge was closed, so we decided to go somewhere else instead? No idea But it looks extremely beautiful, and I really enjoyed the northwest part of the island in general... We main spots we went from Puerto de la Cruz were Icod de los Vinos, Garrachico, Buenavista del Norte, La Orotava, Los Realejos, Teno Rural Park, Santiago del Teide, Las Manchas, Los Gigantes, and, of course, the volcanos - Teide is a must, but my personal favourite was Chinyero volcano & Special Natural Reserve. Extremely quiet, isolated, wild, and the landscapes were absolutely breathtaking - walking through the pine forest into lava fields. I'll see if I can find a few pics on my external hard drive... As for activities other than hiking and sightseeing, we went whale and dolphin watching on a boat from Los Gigantes, quadbiking in the Teide National Park, and I also went paragliding from there. Oh by the way - don't forget to book your permit in advance if you want to climb all the way to the peak of Teide! Only a certain number of visitors per day is allowed for conservation reasons, and the spots are filling very quickly; you need to book it online from the Reservas de Parques Nacionales at least a month or so in advance... Food & drinks tips: my personal favourite beer there was Mahou. Try papas arrugadas with mojo rojo or almogrote. Local bananas are very sweet and tasty. Pimientos de padrón go very well with beer. Fish is amazing and you will be spoilt for choice. You are going to have so much fun! I really loved Tenerife and would like to return some day.

If there's one thing I could choose to be able to witness in my lifetime, it's finding evidence of life outside of Earth.

Some of my pics from Tenerife last year @Carnivore Chris

Nice, Chris. Do you already know where in Tenerife? I spent over 3 months there last year, using Puerto de la Cruz as my main base as we wanted to avoid the tourist destinations in the South. Really enjoyed it. The only downside was the timing, as there were still plenty of covid restrictions, so I wasn't able to do everything I wanted to... The most frustrating thing I had to miss out on was the Teide Observatory; it's the largest solar observatory in the world and one of the best observatories overall, but sadly they were closed to visitors at the time I was there either way, Teide national park is a must; feels like something completely out of this world! I also went paragliding there, can highly recommend it too... There's also an insane amount of hiking possibilities all over the island, so I'm sure it will be a blast for you too!

I have Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, and Read Dead Redemption series on the top of my priorities list Funnily enough, I bought most of them throughout the years but also haven't even touched most of them, as I either had no machinery to play on, or when I had the machinery, I had absolutely no time