I remember reading a newspaper report about 30 years ago about the inquest into a teenager's sudden death. It turned out that he had an undetected heart defect. He had had sex with his girlfriend 3 times in about an hour and a half and the effort was too much for his 19 year-old heart.
I had an LED bulb in my bedroom light that recently failed a few months shy of 5 years. I was deliberately hard on it, and would turn it off even if I was going out of the room for a few minutes. The replacement bulb is even more efficient, so I am not bothering to turn it off unless I know that I will be gone for quite a while. We have been an all-LED light bulb house for over 3 years now and no other LED light bulb has failed.
If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization. - Weinberg's Second Law:
Sounds very much like the new central library that I and my co-workers will be moving into in a few weeks. Our old central library was damaged in the devastating Christchurch earthquake of 2011. It was repairable, but had to be demolished because it was on part of the land required for the city's new convention centre.
I remember my father's response when I told him about 20 years ago that Jupiter had multiple moons: "Why would God put so many moons there when there's no-one there to see their moonlight?"
There's an old aviation joke that says that in the future the flight crew will consist of a pilot and a dog. The pilot is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to bite the pilot in case he tries to touch anything.
One day, through the primeval wood, A calf walked home, as good calves should; But made a trail all bent askew, A crooked trail as all calves do. Since then two hundred years have fled, And, I infer, the calf is dead. But still he left behind his trail, And thereby hangs my moral tale. The trail was taken up next day By a lone dog that passed that way; And then a wise bell-wether sheep Pursued the trail o'er vale and steep, And drew the flock behind him, too, As good bell-wethers always do. And from that day, o'er hill and glade, Through those old woods a path was made; And many men wound in and out, And dodged, and turned, and bent about And uttered words of righteous wrath Because 'twas such a crooked path. But still they followed---do not laugh--- The first migration of that calf, And through this winding wood-way stalked, Because he wobbled when he walked. This forest path became a lane, That bent, and turned, and turned again; This crooked lane became a road, Where many a poor horse with his load Toiled on beneath the burning sun, And traveled some three miles in one. And thus a century and a half They trod the footsteps of that calf. The years passed on in swiftness fleet, The road became a village street; And this, before men were aware, A city's crowded thoroughfare; And soon the central street was this Of a renowned metropolis; And men two centuries and a half Trod the footsteps of that calf. Each day a hundred thousand rout Followed the zigzag calf about; And o'er his crooked journey went The traffic of a continent. A hundred thousand men were led By one calf near three centuries dead. They followed still his crooked his way, And lost one hundred years a day; For thus such reverence is lent To well-established precedent. A moral lesson this might teach, Were I ordained and called to preach; For men are prone to go it blind Along the calf-paths of the mind, And work away from sun to sun To do what other men have done. They follow in the beaten track, And out and in, and forth and back, And still there devious course pursue, To keep the path that others do. But how the wise old wood-gods laugh, Who saw the first primeval calf! Ah! many things this tale might teach--- But I am not ordained to preach.
No, it was being used, but I had never "heard" it before. I read in a magazine about women getting "munted hairdos" a few years before the earthquakes and wondered what the word meant. I am in Christchurch and had never heard it said before, but it definitely was around before the earthquakes.
She's well-known by those that follow space news. Maybe you've heard of this astronaut through his viral Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
There was a case in New Zealand a few years ago where the evidence of two policeman was contradicted by the video recorded by the camera on a taser gun.
Your post reminds me of this quote: “I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.” - USMC Major General Smedley D. Butler, War is a Racket
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From Meridian Energy in New Zealand: Let’s take on Norway! https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I remember reading a newspaper report about 30 years ago about the inquest into a teenager's sudden death. It turned out that he had an undetected heart defect. He had had sex with his girlfriend 3 times in about an hour and a half and the effort was too much for his 19 year-old heart.
In the Beginning was The Plan
And then came the Assumptions
And the Assumptions were without form
And the Plan was completely without substance
And the darkness was upon the face of the Workers
And the Workers spoke amongst themselves, saying
"It is a crock of shit, and it stinketh."
And the Workers went unto their Supervisors and sayeth,
"It is a pail of dung and none may abide the odor thereof."
And the Supervisors went unto their Managers and sayeth unto them,
"It is a container of excrement and it is very strong, such that none may abide by it."
And the Managers went unto their Directors and sayeth,
"It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength."
And the Directors spoke among themselves, saying one to another,
"It contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong."
And the Directors went unto the Vice Presidents and sayeth unto them,
"It promotes growth and is very powerful."
And the Vice Presidents went unto the President and sayeth unto him,
"This new Plan will actively promote the growth and efficiency of this Company, and in these Areas in particular."
And the President looked upon The Plan,
And saw that it was good, and The Plan became Policy.
And this is how Shit Happens.
I presume you are referring to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
That list is definitely wrong; in New Zealand I have never had to present ID to vote in the general elections.
https://www.elections.org.nz/v...
https://www.elections.org.nz/s...
The one-l lama, he's a priest
The two-l llama, he's a beast
I will bet a silk pajama
There isn't any three-l lllama
Ogden Nash
Here are a couple videos of the 1983 pad abort of Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L / Soyuz T-10-1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Your comment reminds me of this poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Your post reminds me of this Youtube video I came across recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Try spelling Neil Armstrong backwards!
I had an LED bulb in my bedroom light that recently failed a few months shy of 5 years. I was deliberately hard on it, and would turn it off even if I was going out of the room for a few minutes. The replacement bulb is even more efficient, so I am not bothering to turn it off unless I know that I will be gone for quite a while. We have been an all-LED light bulb house for over 3 years now and no other LED light bulb has failed.
If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization. - Weinberg's Second Law:
Sounds very much like the new central library that I and my co-workers will be moving into in a few weeks. Our old central library was damaged in the devastating Christchurch earthquake of 2011. It was repairable, but had to be demolished because it was on part of the land required for the city's new convention centre.
https://www.star.kiwi/2017/09/...
https://www.star.kiwi/2018/07/...
I remember my father's response when I told him about 20 years ago that Jupiter had multiple moons: "Why would God put so many moons there when there's no-one there to see their moonlight?"
There's an old aviation joke that says that in the future the flight crew will consist of a pilot and a dog. The pilot is there to feed the dog, and the dog is there to bite the pilot in case he tries to touch anything.
Boston's streets were designed by cows...
Reminds me of The Calf Path by Sam Walter Foss
One day, through the primeval wood,
A calf walked home, as good calves should;
But made a trail all bent askew,
A crooked trail as all calves do.
Since then two hundred years have fled,
And, I infer, the calf is dead.
But still he left behind his trail,
And thereby hangs my moral tale.
The trail was taken up next day
By a lone dog that passed that way;
And then a wise bell-wether sheep
Pursued the trail o'er vale and steep,
And drew the flock behind him, too,
As good bell-wethers always do.
And from that day, o'er hill and glade,
Through those old woods a path was made;
And many men wound in and out,
And dodged, and turned, and bent about
And uttered words of righteous wrath
Because 'twas such a crooked path.
But still they followed---do not laugh---
The first migration of that calf,
And through this winding wood-way stalked,
Because he wobbled when he walked.
This forest path became a lane,
That bent, and turned, and turned again;
This crooked lane became a road,
Where many a poor horse with his load
Toiled on beneath the burning sun,
And traveled some three miles in one.
And thus a century and a half
They trod the footsteps of that calf.
The years passed on in swiftness fleet,
The road became a village street;
And this, before men were aware,
A city's crowded thoroughfare;
And soon the central street was this
Of a renowned metropolis;
And men two centuries and a half
Trod the footsteps of that calf.
Each day a hundred thousand rout
Followed the zigzag calf about;
And o'er his crooked journey went
The traffic of a continent.
A hundred thousand men were led
By one calf near three centuries dead.
They followed still his crooked his way,
And lost one hundred years a day;
For thus such reverence is lent
To well-established precedent.
A moral lesson this might teach,
Were I ordained and called to preach;
For men are prone to go it blind
Along the calf-paths of the mind,
And work away from sun to sun
To do what other men have done.
They follow in the beaten track,
And out and in, and forth and back,
And still there devious course pursue,
To keep the path that others do.
But how the wise old wood-gods laugh,
Who saw the first primeval calf!
Ah! many things this tale might teach---
But I am not ordained to preach.
"Why shouldn't truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense." Mark Twain
Sounds like my city of Christchurch, New Zealand, has copied our rubbish bin system from Australia.
What if other intelligent life exists but can't stand us and actively hides from us? "They're made out of Meat" by Terry Bisson.
Short film based on the short story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Youtube clip using the original full text: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Wow, just literally a few seconds before I clicked on your Youtube link I had been watching the same clip!
No, it was being used, but I had never "heard" it before. I read in a magazine about women getting "munted hairdos" a few years before the earthquakes and wondered what the word meant. I am in Christchurch and had never heard it said before, but it definitely was around before the earthquakes.
She's well-known by those that follow space news. Maybe you've heard of this astronaut through his viral Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
There was a case in New Zealand a few years ago where the evidence of two policeman was contradicted by the video recorded by the camera on a taser gun.
https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-new...
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/...
Your post reminds me of this quote: “I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.” - USMC Major General Smedley D. Butler, War is a Racket