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
Prez wrote on Oct 15, 2024, 21:05:Sepharo wrote on Oct 15, 2024, 13:06:Prez wrote on Oct 15, 2024, 07:01:
It's kind of shocking that people think that intelligent people believe that the Native Americans were the first human inhabitants in America for 5 billion years of planetary history and that they just popped into existence.
Huh? I don't think anyone is saying that.
TBH, I don't really care if someone wants to make an obtuse, "well nobody is indigenous"... it's when that's being used as the reason that those "indigenous people", or whatever you want to call them, shouldn't have "extra" rights.
The original contention (initially stated politely by BoP and rudely as possible by Cutter) was that no one is Indigenous, wasn't it? I'm not imagining that, am I? I don't care about arguing over who deserves what rights. There's a Constitution for that. If they were making that statement to support their stance on Indigenous Peoples rights, then I apologize for being obtuse.
At any rate WL is better at keeping me following my own rules than I am. Should not have gotten roped into that one.
I meant the "that people think that" part... nobody here is accusing anyone of thinking that people just popped into existence.
At least I don't think so.
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