I'd go back to the 1970s, the dawning of personal computer growth in it's beginnings. I'd take every single idea and patent from today and collect them all in a multiple series of binders. I would spend weeks holed up in some apartment, jotting notes, re-directing credits to me....
A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence, resulting in one death and at least 71 injuries. The Boeing 777-300ER diverted to Bangkok, carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew members. Initially, the airline reported 30 injuries, with affected passengers receiving treatment at hospitals and the...
[Description: A sloped hill covered in green cannabis plants so thick you can’t see the ground through their leaves. More plants are barely visible through mist in the background.]
Same as a regular one, you just hand pour over a single cube of ice and toss in an olive, onion, lemon, whatever. Stir with your finger and go. No straining, no stir stick, no measuring, one cube of ice.
In Ontario, the average wait time for the thousands of prospective patients on the province’s list looking to be connected to a family doctor is, according to the government, around 90 days....
“For over two decades, moviegoers have embraced the ‘Lord of the Rings’ film trilogy because of the undeniable devotion Peter, Fran and Philippa have shown…”
I thought this … until I saw The Hobbit. Their devotion was clearly waning at that point.
Heard the actors were less than impressed as well.
Buying into hatred, fear, mistrust and rhetoric is, in the end, just easier than working out the progressive thought processes to arrive at what is deemed to be societally more beneficial.
Combine that with the serotonin rush that comes with the outrage culture and its enablers…
Repeated security audits at major airports such as YYZ show repeated and regular occurrences of airside staff not getting screened for weeks at a time.
Essentially, many airside staff don’t get screened much, but passengers get the Theatre. Recommendations from repeated audits to change this did nothing.
CBC has a whole piece on it. Once post 911, and again years later (nothing changed).
So many holes in airport security, it’s ridiculous when compared to the passengers’ routine denigrations.
The Supreme Court of India, in a case concerning the protection of the Great Indian Bustard, ruled that the right against climate change is a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are rights guaranteed by the constitution (such as the rights to equality and personal freedom) or ‘interpreted’ as such by the Supreme Court (so...
Morgan Spurlock, documentary filmmaker behind 'Super Size Me,' dies at 53 (www.nbcnews.com)
You're a time traveler, what would you do if you went back in time to make the most of it?
I'd go back to the 1970s, the dawning of personal computer growth in it's beginnings. I'd take every single idea and patent from today and collect them all in a multiple series of binders. I would spend weeks holed up in some apartment, jotting notes, re-directing credits to me....
Heat in India: North India boils as temperatures near 50C (www.bbc.com)
Putin starts tactical nuke drills near Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Russia amps up nuclear threat.
Severe Turbulence on Singapore Airlines Flight Claims One Life, Injures 71 (thenarinder.in)
A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence, resulting in one death and at least 71 injuries. The Boeing 777-300ER diverted to Bangkok, carrying 211 passengers and 18 crew members. Initially, the airline reported 30 injuries, with affected passengers receiving treatment at hospitals and the...
Cannabis Growing Naturally in the Himalayas (slrpnk.net)
[Description: A sloped hill covered in green cannabis plants so thick you can’t see the ground through their leaves. More plants are barely visible through mist in the background.]
Do you like olives?
I need to settle an argument I started. My argument: olives are gross....
What horror story/movie/game/whatever terrifies you even though it's fictional?
Thousands of Canadians are on doctor wait-lists. Are they effective? (www.cbc.ca)
In Ontario, the average wait time for the thousands of prospective patients on the province’s list looking to be connected to a family doctor is, according to the government, around 90 days....
(NSFW Language) Why are Finns so happy? (i.imgur.com)
Warner Bros. to Release First New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie ‘The Hunt for Gollum’ in 2026, Peter Jackson to Produce and Andy Serkis to Direct (variety.com)
What is the most horrifying thing you've seen on the internet that didn't involve gore?
Republicans / conservatives are winning the immigration and values game. Am I misguided? (read post)
This post may be all over the place with 3 ideas that might be unconnected. You be the judge:...
The Flower Power photograph by Bernie Boston, (lemmy.world)
Loblaw boycott: CEO responds to plans from ‘deeply unhappy’ customers (globalnews.ca)
What's the most damning rumor ever spread about you?
Terrifying reality of what airport security could actually see through an X-ray machine (www.unilad.com)
Why would she tweet that?! We're so effed... (lemmy.world)
Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract (www.nbcnews.com)
10 best revenge movies of all time, ranked | Digital Trends (www.digitaltrends.com)
Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains (news.ucr.edu)
Supreme Court of India rules that right against climate change is a fundamental and human right (www.thehindu.com)
The Supreme Court of India, in a case concerning the protection of the Great Indian Bustard, ruled that the right against climate change is a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are rights guaranteed by the constitution (such as the rights to equality and personal freedom) or ‘interpreted’ as such by the Supreme Court (so...