Context for this:

The common ancestor that links whales and deer existed millions of years ago and exhibited features shared by both groups. This ancestor likely possessed basic artiodactyl characteristics, such as an even number of toes on each foot and a certain bone structure within the ear. Over time, as these creatures diverged to inhabit distinct environments, their physical traits adapted accordingly. Despite these differences, the underlying genetic similarities persist, revealing their deep-rooted connection.

The times do change…:

Sounds like a job for dirigibles, tbh.

This is not like a falling kid problem…

If he had more than 0.5 seconds to move the kid he could have moved him 1.5 meters without severely hurting him. On the other hand, if he had less than 0.5 seconds he’s now killed everyone on the train.

They could, of course, also have been smuggling spectacles and failed explosively. 🤓

Toilets flush in a direction determined by how the water is poured into the bowl. For other vessels the pre-existing motion of the water, the shape of the vessel, and the shape of the drain dominate the direction.

Ah ok.

Apparently in algae bloom regions ships leave wakes that “can be seen in satellite radar images as long bright strips of enhanced backscatter with characteristic length of up to several hundred kilometres lasting more than 5 hours” according to this Russian Space Research Institute article.

I wish there was a “deliver ONLY during the weekend” option so you don’t have to have things delivered to your workplace because no-one’s home.

¡Pregante!

There were 200? I understand that is exactly the lowest genetic pool limit for avoiding unsustainable inbreeding. They are likely dying off, if not already gone.

What are these screenshots of?

The Kherson episode is distinct from an earlier report of an incident that purportedly occurred that same September, involving Crimea just to the south, and raised concerns about Musk’s ability to influence the conflict in Ukraine.

Nobody cares. Not even MAGAts truly care about this anymore, judging by reactions on what became of thedonald.

“Who’s signal is this?”

“Oh, it’s that guy with the metal strips. His address is on a post-it note somewhere around here.”

You’ve spoken well and made some good points supporting your position. They make sense, assuming your point of view. But if you look from a little farther away you’ll see how misguided that view point even is.

I’ll make an analogy. You’re complaining that Ukraine is punching and kicking you. “Why does it hit me” you say, “I’m not the one forcing myself on her! I’m only holding her hands down while Putin and the oligarchs take turns. It should only kick them!”

If your position is that “you’re suffering too and wish you weren’t” when your countrymen, your work, your taxes, your silence all support the raping and killing of your neighbors (and even family, you say) you’re already starting from the wrong position.

I like it when Russians (pretending to be Ukrainian, like you) beg for the sanctions to stop. It means they’re working.

Is there some hidden meaning in missing here?

“The American tech stack should be the global standard, just as the American dollar is the standard by which every country builds on,” Mr. Huang said during a podcast recorded last week in Washington with the Special Competitive Studies Project, a think tank.

Mr. Huang delivered that same message to Mr. Trump last week in the Oval Office, two people familiar with the meeting said. Mr. Sacks was seated nearby, lending his support. By the end of the nearly hourlong meeting, Mr. Trump said Nvidia’s chips could return to China.

Mr. Lutnick said on CNBC that the approval was linked to ongoing trade talks with China, which recently agreed to supply rare earth magnets to American companies. The idea was to sell Chinese businesses Nvidia’s fourth-best chip, he said, so that “they get addicted to the American technology stack.”

Europe will probably respond, but it doesn’t have to use the exact same coin.