The War on Poverty Is Over. Rich People Won. Sociologist Matthew Desmond believes that being poor is different in the U.S. than in other rich countries. (via Metafilter)
Why the Creator of One of the First ‘Lie Detectors’ Lived to Regret His Invention. They were never accurate, but always were easy to abuse.
NASA’s Rocket Engine Fireplace. Eight hours of soothing holiday ambience with the warm glow of a rocket ignition.
Henry Every And The Looting of Ganj-i-Sawai. He was the pirate who made sailors want to be pirates.
Artificial Intelligence Will Judge Your Personal Photos. Personal examples here.
Last week, I owned a cat. Today, I own a turkey fiend. (via Nag on the Lake)
Trump says he will end birthright citizenship. There may be exceptions for his own family and for dual Russian-American citizens. (via Fark)
German Archaeologists Discovered the Iconic Bust of Nefertiti in an Ancient Egyptian Sculptor’s Studio. Find Out Why Their Discovery Is Now One of Archaeology’s Most Controversial.
5 comments:
I enjoyed just seeing the photos of you with Luke Skywalker, and you with your brother, much more than the lame and superficial descriptions provided by AI.
I'm still trying to find the skull and crossbones in your photo with your brother!
The "skull and crossbones" is probably to the right of his ear -- there's a white semi-circle (upside down bowl) over a partially-obscured "X". "Artificial intelligence" still has a long way to go.
"By 1929, they appeared to be on the brink of a successful deal. But according to British Foreign Office documents, Adolf Hitler eventually nixed the deal out of sheer admiration for the object."
Hitler didn't come to power until 1933, so how did he Nix the deal ?
xoxoxoBruce
I suppose they stayed on the brink for a while.
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