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Today is Columbus Day here in the U.S., and apparently elsewhere, as the
Wikipedia explains this
is celebrated in a bunch of other countries under various names. But the name
of the occasion here is also in flux, as it is also now Indigenous Peoples' Day for
many as part of the backlash of what can at the very least be called the
excesses of the Age of Exploration that lead to the Age of Imperialism. This
might explain why I feel this snuck up on me this year, as it doesn't seem to be
as prominent as it once was, despite still being a Federal Holiday.
Also, happy Thanksgiving to Canada, where this is celebrated on the second Monday in October. I like how the U.S. version falls on Thursday, but mid-October is a much better time for a celebration of fall than late November, which is too close to the holiday season, not to mention my birthday. So good on you, Canada. I'll try and hunt down some pumpkin pie to celebrate.
Also, happy Thanksgiving to Canada, where this is celebrated on the second Monday in October. I like how the U.S. version falls on Thursday, but mid-October is a much better time for a celebration of fall than late November, which is too close to the holiday season, not to mention my birthday. So good on you, Canada. I'll try and hunt down some pumpkin pie to celebrate.
Celebratory Round-up
Thanks Ant, Neutronbeam, and Max.Story
Science
- ‘Phenomenal’ tool sequences DNA and tracks proteins — without cracking cells open - Nature.
- Colossal snake measuring over 50 feet long found in India - The Brighter Side of News.
- 'Islands' of regularity discovered in the famously chaotic three-body problem - Phys.org.
- Can a Supplement Really Help Control Your Pesky Eye Floaters? - ScienceAlert.
Media
- VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGi 153. Thanks The Flying Penguin.
Follow-up
- Tea And Coffee May Affect Your Heart Health, New Study Says - HuffPost UK Life.
- SpaceX catches returning rocket in mid-air, turning a fanciful idea into reality - Ars Technica.
The Funnies
Obviously I was being snarky. Behave yourselves on election day, respect one another, and I hope that your team wins.
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
jdreyer wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 14:53:Burrito of Peace wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 12:35:You know all the retail outlets would turn that holiday into a sales opportunity and force all of their workers to man the stores.
I support getting rid of Columbus day altogether and making Election Day a Federal Holiday that is a required observation.The only exceptions would be gas stations and emergency services.
I do but Jivaro is correct. Not only in why raw dogging capitalists couldn't do it but why it likely wouldn't happen at all. Dog forbid that somebody not make money when people are out comporting their legal rights.
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Didn't they celebrate "Leif Erikson Day" on SpongeBob SquarePants?
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
Sepharo wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 15:41:Cutter wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 15:00:
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I mean, he goes on to say all those people aren't foreigners, but then loosely advocates to celebrate Lief Erikson, who he admits came here thousands of years later, instead of Columbus, who wasn't far behind Erikson
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jdreyer wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 14:53:Burrito of Peace wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 12:35:You know all the retail outlets would turn that holiday into a sales opportunity and force all of their workers to man the stores.
I support getting rid of Columbus day altogether and making Election Day a Federal Holiday that is a required observation.The only exceptions would be gas stations and emergency services.
A mandated federal election day holiday would mean that they could not do that without facing goverment fines for labor violations. Which is why those of us who want it know it wont happen...but that is how it goes in this country.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 12:35:You know all the retail outlets would turn that holiday into a sales opportunity and force all of their workers to man the stores.
I support getting rid of Columbus day altogether and making Election Day a Federal Holiday that is a required observation.The only exceptions would be gas stations and emergency services.
If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends. Slava Ukraini!
I am the opposite extreme - I think that employers should cancel all vacation, personal holidays, and sick days on Election Day. They should mandate 4-8 hours overtime too. Only people who are REALLY serious about voting would do it then. Each state would receive a couple of hundred votes max. It would eliminate any possibility of election fraud accusations and counts wouldn't take long...
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our treatment of them has no moral significance, is a positively outrageous example of Western crudity and barbarity. Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
Burrito of Peace wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 12:35:
I support getting rid of Columbus day altogether and making Election Day a Federal Holiday that is a required observation.The only exceptions would be gas stations and emergency services.
This really is the holiday "adjustment" this country should have made decades ago. I never really understood the importance of a national holiday for voting, and how it encourages everyone to vote, until I lived in a country that did exactly that. Denmark's (only other country I have personal living experience in for any real amount of time) voter turnout, according to the google of things, has never been below 80% while we hover at around 60% when we have a great turnout. Embarrassing.
Tea And Coffee May Affect Your Heart Health, New Study Says - HuffPost UK Life.
Nothing better than an espresso in the morning.
I support getting rid of Columbus day altogether and making Election Day a Federal Holiday that is a required observation.The only exceptions would be gas stations and emergency services.
"Just take a look around you, what do you see? Pain, suffering, and misery." -Black Sabbath, Killing Yourself to Live.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
“Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains” -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Purveyor of cute, fuzzy, pink bunny slippers.
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