From a memoir by one of Marx’s friends

“The greatest treat was a general donkey riding. That was a mad laughing and whooping! And those ludicrous scenes! And how Marx amused himself and us. Us he amused twofold: by his more than primitive art of riding and by the fanatic zeal with which he affirmed his skill in this art. The skill consisted in having once taken riding lessons while a student. Engels contended that he had not gotten beyond the third lesson, and in taking a ride once in a score of years during his visits to Manchester in company with Engels on the back of a demure Rosinante, probably the great-grandcolt of the lamblike mare that the ‘old Fritz’ had once upon a time given to the good Gellert.”

Maya Angelou also puts it well when asked what should be remembered about Malcolm X: “he had an incredible sense of humor.”

Great people are often remembered as very serious, and a piece of their humanity is lost

It’s like how

::: spoiler Avatar spoilers people who didn’t know Avatar Aang don’t realize how much of a goofball he was :::

Windows was the largest and it sucked at security. It’s better today but the reputation is still well deserved.

Annoying person manufacturing process

Step 1: Load paper into paper tray

Step 2: Print (Ctrl + P)

Step 3: Receive WMDs

But why nude models?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Israel/comments/1982ikt/a_favorite_youtuber_of_mine_is_propalestinian/

Oh someone already referenced that

Just like that chess robot that actually just had a grandmaster playing inside the cabinet

“The.” Oh you don’t know which war was “the”? Shame. Sounds like someone hasn’t been keeping up with their news.

Obviously, “the” war is the one most prominently covered by US media. The other ones are only sparkling wars.

/s

AFAIK asbestos is not a problem at all until and unless you tear it apart. In that case it will be expensive to do it safely. But not a problem to use while the asbestos is encapsulated in the building materials.

The best I could find with some research was the Dvorak Technique used to measure cyclone intensity from visible and infrared images.

Also from Wikipedia:

While typical mature storms have eyes that are a few dozen miles across, rapidly intensifyingstorms can develop an extremely small, clear, and circular eye, sometimes referred to as a pinhole eye. Storms with pinhole eyes are prone to large fluctuations in intensity, and provide difficulties and frustrations for forecasters.[7]

Lastly I would guess it has to do with plain angular momentum. A cyclone that contracts will spin faster, if angular momentum is constant, in the same way that a figure skater speeds up when they tuck in their arms.

If you have insurance in the US, look into Active and Fit Direct.

It lets you into a network of local gyms on a subscription model with a flat rate. It’s billed by your insurance, so when you want to cancel, you just ask your insurance. You never have to interface with the gym at all for billing matters.

I never personally used it since I moved away, but did look into it and heard good things.

American slaveowners did too

Job-hunting depression is complemented by the false ego boosting that occurs while you’re employed or studying.

When you’re “in”, you are encouraged to overestimate your own contribution to the economy/world. No one keeps each other in check. Then when you’re unemployed, you are forced to confront the reality of your position as a replaceable laborer. Mere personnel. It’s like this at every level, people lying to themselves and each other about their importance, and denigrating the unemployed in order to solidify their own tenuous position.

This needs to be canonized as an official emoji

What sort of life are you looking for? Do you want a relatively familiar lifestyle (ie western), English speaking, similar material wealth? Or would you be fine completely changing everything, speaking Spanish or Arabic or Chinese, owning next to nothing, and maybe losing life options but otherwise not being forced into a 9-5 slog.

Europe has a lot of problems, and your experience will vary a lot depending on the country. But it will be an easier transition for an American compared with idk, Honduras or China. And although Europe sucks in a lot of ways, it is better in certain key areas. More walkable cities, little to no second amendment gun nuts, more consumer protections, more vacation, etc. Of course as a tankie I understand the political and economic limitations of Europe, but practically speaking it is not a bad option for an American.

I love a good bass line, so I’m lookin forward to seeing some suggestions here

Most of the discography by Men I Trust has a dynamic bass line. For example, Lauren

Most songs by the The Smiths; for example, This Night Has Opened My Eyes

Parquet Courts - Before the Water Gets Too High

Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better

Thee Sacred Souls - Will I See You Again?

Microsoft is also pursuing power from nuclear fusion, a potentially abundant, cheap and clean form of electricity that scientists have been trying to develop for decades — and most say is still a decade or more away from generating electricity. Microsoft has signed a contract to purchase fusion energy from a start-up that claims it can deliver it by 2028.

Lmao what a way to close out the article

I mean, if the AI arms race gets us over the hurdle for cheap fusion energy in the next three years, then I will consider AI to be a net positive for humanity. But I’m not holding my breath.

Mirror

Mirror since the original doesn’t like adblockers

Finns still fantasize about restoring Finland to its former glory

The northeastern red area on the map (Petsamo) is known as a lost arm of the Finnish Maiden

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/473-a-map-of-one-arm-waving-suomi-neito/