Out of the Blue [Oct 14, 2024, 10:57 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
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
Burrito of Peace wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 21:40:Sepharo wrote on Oct 14, 2024, 21:05:
Rather his point is, regardless of what you call the indigenous in America, they should only be treated exactly the same as non-indigenous, just as every other citizen (though that citizenship was only granted in 1924 for USA, and 1956 for Canada), historical context be damned ... because if we took historical context into account, then what about all this <gestures at all of human history>.
Not my point. Don't misrepresent me. Not once did I bring up citizenship. Or any other localized political activity. You did. In every single response you made.
I said universal human rights. As in rights that apply, universally, to all humans. You continue to try and inject emotional content and call it "context". When I brought up other groups, globally and historically, that were treated in similar ways, you completely sidestepped it because context here only applies to how you process whatever agenda you are emotionally invested in.
I also believe in universal human rights. Only a troglodyte wouldn't.
Now what? Dissolve the sovereign tribes?
edit: Any third party want to read my posts (none of them are long) for emotional content and point it out to me?
edit2: You were definitely the one who brought up indigenous rights. I get that you want to talk about universal human rights... but that doesn't change you were the one that brought up indigenous rights.
This comment was edited on Oct 14, 2024, 21:53.
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