Some motherfuckers forget that PTSD used to be "diagnosed" as cowardice.
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I mean, if that’s the absolute worst these guys can say about him, then Carter is gonna walk away smelling of roses compared to many of his successors and predecessors. And while it’s possible he mellowed with age - looking at you, James Cameron - that doesn’t excuse being a massive asshole in your youth.
Polyphemus - Wikipedia
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the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer's Odyssey
I didn't even know Poseidon was married!
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Happy π-day!
While the relation between the circumference and the diameter of a circle is constant and this has been known since at least Archimedes' days, the idea to use the Greek letter π to express this value (roughly 3.14159265359 ) only came about much later. Mathematicians began using the Greek letter π in the 1700s. Introduced by William Jones in 1706, use of the symbol was popularized by Leonhard Euler, who adopted it in 1737.
While the relation between the circumference and the diameter of a circle is constant and this has been known since at least Archimedes' days, the idea to use the Greek letter π to express this value (roughly 3.14159265359 ) only came about much later. Mathematicians began using the Greek letter π in the 1700s. Introduced by William Jones in 1706, use of the symbol was popularized by Leonhard Euler, who adopted it in 1737.
That Roman gladiators ate a mostly vegetarian diet of barley, beans and dried fruits, and probably looked pretty pudgy rather than musclebound so more TF2 Hoovy than Kratos. They also probably fought barefooted.
Yeah, a layer of fat helps protect the body from blows. And real-life strongmen don't look like bodybuilders, as a rule. Apparently part of the diet was due to some quack medicine superfood rubbish.
There are actually 613 commandments.
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A number of them very specific about incest. Disturbingly so. Also a lot of stuff about Levened bread.
Reads on.
Holy Shit.
I swear that a lot of these read like Ancient Warning Labels, and you know someone either tried it or did it to warrent the shout out.
And because someone has to do it.
613 commandments - Wikipedia
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A number of them very specific about incest. Disturbingly so. Also a lot of stuff about Levened bread.
Reads on.
Holy Shit.
The fact there's a commandment about this implies this was a serious problem at one point. Ancient Judaism, do we need to have a talk about Necromancy?
I swear that a lot of these read like Ancient Warning Labels, and you know someone either tried it or did it to warrent the shout out.
And because someone has to do it.
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Well, given how many people have since tried to pray Jesus...
Ouch.
It would be amusing if turns out the reason for that particular rule is less because it's causing problems for the living, but more because the dead were tired of being hassled by the living.
High Priest: "And before we go, I have a note here from Moses. It says that he'd like people to stop trying to call him asking him questions about the Pentateuch and I quote 'Every damn day people are contacting me. I thought being dead I'd be able to get some rest. That No Soliciting sign is there for a reason you Jerks. Let me be dead in peace'
With that being said, if I get another note like this, I'll make it an official rule that it's off limits forever and then nobody can do it!"
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Welp.
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Using starch makes sense, but from the article:
"Potato starch replaces human blood as a key ingredient in the new recipe."
So that's a thing I know now. Probably really did the astronauts a solid on making that swap.
To be fair, this does look pretty cool, and the starch/blood itself is less the source of strength than it is what holds elements together while they hydrate. Martian/moon dust acting as the cementatious material is really interesting, but I'm surprised this is an option since I assume water comes at a premium on Mars. 72 MPa is kind of too strong as well I think, but that should be scalable.
I actually worked as a lab assistant in a concrete research lab when I first started out, basically as the guy who mixed the concrete design the smart people came up with so we could see the workability and strength, and blood and starch are actually not the most horrible things I've seen go into a mix. Somehow. Macerated poop mixed with shaving cream will never be dethroned, but that was mostly a smell issue.
Engineers Built a New Kind of Concrete 2x Stronger Than the Real Thing
The secret ingredient? Potato starch.
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Using starch makes sense, but from the article:
"Potato starch replaces human blood as a key ingredient in the new recipe."
So that's a thing I know now. Probably really did the astronauts a solid on making that swap.
To be fair, this does look pretty cool, and the starch/blood itself is less the source of strength than it is what holds elements together while they hydrate. Martian/moon dust acting as the cementatious material is really interesting, but I'm surprised this is an option since I assume water comes at a premium on Mars. 72 MPa is kind of too strong as well I think, but that should be scalable.
I actually worked as a lab assistant in a concrete research lab when I first started out, basically as the guy who mixed the concrete design the smart people came up with so we could see the workability and strength, and blood and starch are actually not the most horrible things I've seen go into a mix. Somehow. Macerated poop mixed with shaving cream will never be dethroned, but that was mostly a smell issue.
Archaeologists find medieval 'Excalibur' sword in Bosnian lake
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Key statement-
Historians are now trying to determine how it became embedded in the rock and why.
The six ancient Norse myths that still resonate today
From Marvel's Thor to Game of Thrones and Neil Gaiman, Norse legends have influenced culture and current ideas, according to a new book.
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" The famous mythical legend of King Arthur goes that he pulled his magical Excalibur sword from the stone it was forged in. "Archaeologists find medieval 'Excalibur' sword in Bosnian lake
www.thearchaeologist.org
Key statement-
Historians are now trying to determine how it became embedded in the rock and why.
The six ancient Norse myths that still resonate today
From Marvel's Thor to Game of Thrones and Neil Gaiman, Norse legends have influenced culture and current ideas, according to a new book.
No, Excalibur was a different sword altogether.
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Archaeologist, curator at the Museum of the Republika Srpska and slightly confused queen of Britain.
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Today I learnt that in 563 AD a tsunami occured in my little lake, with 10 meters high waves that devasted all the nearby towns.
Also that it will happen again, just a matter of time.
Also that it will happen again, just a matter of time.
I learned Sam Neil (Alan Grant from Jurassic Park) has been diagnosed with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma.
Fuck you in the ear, cancer. With a cactus. Sideways.
Fuck you in the ear, cancer. With a cactus. Sideways.
Lance Reddick, Star of ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick,’ Dies at 60 (Published 2023)
A prolific actor, he also starred in the Amazon series “Bosch” and had recently branched out into video games like Horizon Zero Dawn and the Destiny franchise.
RIP. Lance Reddick.
Apparently in Ancient Mesopotamia, it was common at one point to bury your dead relatives under the floorboards of your house. Except the dead kids and infants. You'd bury them in the walls.
You want Haunted houses? Because that's how you get haunted houses, people!
To be fair, there's a lot of myths and legends of ghosts from that time and place, as well as how to get them to go back to the underworld, so apparently they were aware of this and there was an ancient equlvent of the Ghostbusters people could call on to deal with this.
You want Haunted houses? Because that's how you get haunted houses, people!
To be fair, there's a lot of myths and legends of ghosts from that time and place, as well as how to get them to go back to the underworld, so apparently they were aware of this and there was an ancient equlvent of the Ghostbusters people could call on to deal with this.
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Yeah, in various places haunting wasn't seen as a problem, because they were your family and presumably you were used to living with them.