nudge

I haven't read Bullshit Jobs either, just some essays and Debt: The First 5000 Years. It's refreshing to read unconventional points of view when they are presented well!

NASA released a cool video called "Visions of the Future" ... and some retro style planetary travel posters. Good stuff. More here: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galleries/visions-of-the-future

Just got this, the last book by one of the most interesting and unconventional thinkers of our time (who has sadly passed away last year). Really looking forward to reading it.

It's not the same vaccine

Depends on your plan. Is it Basic? If yes, then you can only use one device at a time, so if someone else tries using your account to watch something at the same time, they'll just get a message that the account is already in use on another device and it wil not work.

A bit morbid...

Those jetpacks look unreal

Sounds like something my dad would like, he's really into the Nordic noir/crime movies and series. Will recommend it to him, cheers.

I love that dog

Excellent stuff. I read about Neumann Drive as a new concept years ago on the NASA Spaceflight forum, good to see it is becoming an actual reality. The fact that it also makes space junk less of a problem is even better. Would be a massive win-win if it works.

As someone who orders pizza with as little cheese as possible, this makes me very uneasy

It is supposed to be a bit squeaky! It's squeaky even when it's not fried/grilled I personally would fry it longer, but looks great!

Are you related to @Bluewolf, by any chance?

Both Gyros and Tzatziki have a dodgy eye Still beautiful though. One-eyed pirate.

Would love to know what he said. Three days suspension, plus a financial contribution to social projects supported by the club. Sounds like the handbags were flying

Well, at least they got actual natives to do the job

Wow. Princess Win-A-Lotta, wtf

It's not named after a tribe, pretty sure it's a generic term used to refer to Native American warriors in the past. Don't think it's offensive in itself, either. But I can see how the Natives would find it in poor taste considering it's pretty much rich Whites making more money using Native American imagery & culture.

Agreed, it doesn't make much sense to single out one of them and give a free pass to the others... Facebook has an awful business model, but so does other big tech companies, especially those that are based primarily on user data and content. They all have tapped into the market by using human psychology and manipulating it for profit. Also, maybe it's just me, but I can't stand the "[insert social media name here] is ruining society and human relationships" rhetoric or the even worse one - "internet and technology is ruining us". No, there are plenty of good uses for it all, but if the majority of people wants to use it as a replacement for interpersonal relationships and actual human interaction, or use it to one up each other and feel better about themselves by creating an alter ego with happier life, then it's just a manifestation of the human nature, shallowness, superficiality, insecurities and immaturity; don't have to blame technology for that. Also let's be honest, an average user doesn't even understand or care about the concept of privacy and is gladly sharing their personal data every day without second thoughts, with the classical answer "I dOn'T hAvE aNyThiNg tO hIdE" when asked about it. So why we're wondering, really?

I was joking... But good to know

I'm very offended.

You're just into Dutch Scratching, that's all...

Still, 5 days is better than nothing! It's your first proper trip since Covid started, right? Bet it felt like a breath of fresh air Make sure to post some pics when you return! Crete is fine, still relatively warm (23-25 during the day), had some thunderstorms and a few earthquakes a while ago, but all good overall Finally found a rental car for a normal price (others wanted 900€/month ), so will do a lot more exploring as well. So far, I only really explored the capital city, the Minoan Palace of Knossos, a few villages on the South coast, and did parasailing. Few tourists now as well, so it's perfect. I want to hike a few gorges, and visit as many small mountain villages as possible.

Sounds good... How long will you be staying there?