Annual Round-up
Thanks Ant and Neutronbeam.Breakfast Links
- As Its Population Soars to 40, Rum Isle Glimpses a Future in the Mist (may require registration or subscription).
- From Greek to Latin: Visualizing the Evolution of the Alphabet.
Stories
- Famed White Cliffs of Sicily Are Defaced in an Act of Vandalism (may require registration or subscription).
- Woman swaps out roommate's food with vegan alternatives, ends up charged with a felony.
- Gifts of DNA tests are leading to more family surprises — and lawsuits, lawyers say.
Science
- Ichthyosaur: Huge fossilised ‘sea dragon’ found in Rutland reservoir.
- In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig (may require registration or subscription). Here's exclusive coverage from the hospital.
- New study identifies psychological predictors of problematic binge-watching. Thanks Max.
Media
- The Bob's Burgers Movie - Official Trailer.
- MILK CRATE. Thanks RedEye9.
- Casino Cheating Expert Reviews Card Counting and Casino Scams From Movies. Thanks VideoSift.
Follow-ups
- Computer games developer dies from Covid aged 51 'because fear of needles meant he did not get jab.'
- How European Royals Once Shared Their Most Important Secrets (may require registration or subscription). Thanks brother19.
Beamer wrote on Jan 12, 2022, 09:24:Don't recall you being such a foodie, Beamer. Sounds like your preferences are more delicate than mine. While I can enjoy a good ethnic dish as much as anyone, I'm just as happy with a medium rare New York strip and a baked potato.
All my wife and I seem to do is talk about and plan for retirement, which is extra funny because she's only 31.
Our plan had been pacific northwest, somewhere that we can easily see whales. But we're doing a trip to Sedona in a few months, and looking at the restaurants in Phoenix, and thinking that could be an option. I never wanted to be landlocked, but the food there sounds so good.
Living in the NJ suburbs of NYC for 6 months has been painful. While this place is a step above parts of the country that are all chains, the food selection is still pretty dire. Good chefs all go the extra 20 minutes into NYC. What's left is a bunch of Italian places with identical menus, Asian fusion places that tone down their menu for white people, and a lot of stragglers with menus leftover from 1992.
Greentiger wrote on Jan 12, 2022, 04:11:Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 23:01:Greentiger wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 22:56:I suggest you have good finances if you want to live in Hawaii. Also, if you have any kind of wanderlust being "trapped" on an island can be an issue for some. Hard to beat the weather though, not sure what level of problems they are facing with the issue of rising water levels. Nothing major probably, but wouldn't be shocked if there were "danger" areas.
I think I may actually end up moving to Hawaii or Mexico.
It's not so different price wise than living in Alaska, other than housing/land but if we go from house to condo it might cost us a little less. The first time I visited I seriously considered just staying and not going back.
Greentiger wrote on Jan 12, 2022, 04:11:Ah, didn't remember/know you were in Alaska. Yeah, some of the costs are probably similar. Wow, that would be a serious reversal of your local environment. Yeah, it is definitely an attractive location...
It's not so different price wise than living in Alaska, other than housing/land but if we go from house to condo it might cost us a little less. The first time I visited I seriously considered just staying and not going back.
RedEye9 wrote on Jan 12, 2022, 00:58:I did see that. There is one burn left however, so lets hope they still feel that way after the burn to insert the JWST into its orbit around the L2 point has been completed
File under Woot!
James Webb Space Telescope should have fuel for about 20 years"because of the the efficiency or the accuracy with which Ariane 5 put us on orbit, and our accuracy and effectiveness implementing our mid-course corrections, we have quite a bit of fuel margin"
Greentiger wrote on Jan 12, 2022, 03:51:Just wait until what they air tonight.RedEye9 wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 20:44:
Dr Fauci calls a moron a moron at 27 seconds. Turn up the volume to hear the most intelligent thing ever uttered about this senator. https://youtu.be/q2kU0845bgk
I saw that on Jimmy Kimmel and oh God that made laugh out loud ... "What a moron! Jesus Christ"
Mr. Tact wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 23:01:Greentiger wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 22:56:I suggest you have good finances if you want to live in Hawaii. Also, if you have any kind of wanderlust being "trapped" on an island can be an issue for some. Hard to beat the weather though, not sure what level of problems they are facing with the issue of rising water levels. Nothing major probably, but wouldn't be shocked if there were "danger" areas.
I think I may actually end up moving to Hawaii or Mexico.
RedEye9 wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 20:44:
Dr Fauci calls a moron a moron at 27 seconds. Turn up the volume to hear the most intelligent thing ever uttered about this senator. https://youtu.be/q2kU0845bgk
RedEye9 wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 14:45:Agent.X7 wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 14:40:Awesome of you to mention what article you're referring to. sigh 🙄
Gotta love the ... SNP
"because of the the efficiency or the accuracy with which Ariane 5 put us on orbit, and our accuracy and effectiveness implementing our mid-course corrections, we have quite a bit of fuel margin"
Greentiger wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 22:52:
I thought you always had the option to not disclose the donor information (other than general qualities of the donor).
Greentiger wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 22:56:I suggest you have good finances if you want to live in Hawaii. Also, if you have any kind of wanderlust being "trapped" on an island can be an issue for some. Hard to beat the weather though, not sure what level of problems they are facing with the issue of rising water levels. Nothing major probably, but wouldn't be shocked if there were "danger" areas.
I think I may actually end up moving to Hawaii or Mexico.
WannaLogAlready wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 17:41:
And, my generally very mild climate city, winter or summer, Buenos Aires, today has 104 F at the moment, highest after 27 years.
Warned yesterday I closed all this morning like it was frigid winter and spent all day ok, not even a fan on, didn't need air conditioning at all.
Night should get much cooler.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 15:54:
When I was a younger man, I made the decision to never donate to a sperm bank no matter how broke I was. I reasoned that future me wouldn't want to deal with some rando showing on my doorstep X years later saying "Surprise! You're my biological father!" It is not a decision I have come to regret as I am not currently legally aware of any children I have fathered.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 15:54:RedEye9 wrote on Jan 11, 2022, 14:45:
Awesome of you to mention what article you're referring to. sigh 🙄
It's the vegan felony story.
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When I was a younger man, I made the decision to never donate to a sperm bank no matter how broke I was. I reasoned that future me wouldn't want to deal with some rando showing on my doorstep X years later saying "Surprise! You're my biological father!" It is not a decision I have come to regret as I am not currently legally aware of any children I have fathered.
Gifts of DNA tests are leading to more family surprises — and lawsuits, lawyers say