“For every new plane you put up into the sky there are about 20,000 problems you need to solve, and for a long time we used to say Boeing’s core competency was piling people and money on top of a problem until they crushed it,” says Stan Sorscher, a longtime Boeing physicist and former officer of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), the labor union representing Boeing engineers. But those people are gone.
This was only a couple generations removed from us. Like, my grandfather was a kid (elsewhere) when this happened.
The picture of the guns makes it look like a primary armed rebellion but apparently it was initially peaceful, and when state troops intervened, they confiscated guns from both strikers and the “armed guards” sent to break the strike.
The union called a strike for April 18, 1912.[4] Their demands were:
That the operators accept and recognize the union.
That the miners’ right to free speech and peaceable assembly be restored.
That black-listing discharged workers be stopped.
That compulsory trading at company stores be ended.
That cribbing be discontinued and that 2,000 pounds of mined coal constitute a ton. That scales be installed at mines to weigh the tonnage of the miners.
That miners be allowed to employ their own check-weighmen to check against the weights found by company check-weighmen, as provided by law.
That the two check-weighmen determine all docking penalties.
Chick Tracts are booklets meant to convert the reader to christianity by any means possible: guilt, doubt, threat, etc. They are often sexist, racist, homophobic, and so on. Nevertheless, they are an fascinating example of effective propaganda....
I wonder what kind of reception this video would have these days. Wikipedia has a good writeup of how the video was made, and the contemporary reaction:...
Dave Gahan says: “We were using all these tape loops to create rhythms and the technology was quite advanced, but it wasn’t anything like it is today, the things that you can do. We used to go into studios, and the first thing we’d do, we’d ask where the kitchen was – literally for pots and pans and things that we...
Written in 1898 and published in 1911, this book influenced Dada and Surrealism, among others. It involves 'pataphysics, the “science of imaginary solutions.” Normies will say that this is “a parody of science”, but chapter 8 of this book will set them straight.
“often considered the first gothic rock record… ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ was recorded ‘live in the studio’ in a single take during a six-hour session… It was the first thing they recorded together, six weeks after the band had formed.” - wikipedia...
When Camillus took over command, Veii was under siege, and the Veientines had already destroyed a large quantity of siege equipment prepared by the Romans. In order to break into the city, the Romans dug a tunnel through the soft tufa rock on which the city was built.
Livy describes the scene with the Veientines holed up in their city, the main Roman force encamped outside and a second force set to attack from within via the tunnel. …
Relying on the superior size of the Roman army, Camillus attacked the city on all sides. The intent of Camillus’ attack was to distract the Veientines from the mine by forcing their soldiers to defend the walls.
The Veientines wondered “what had happened to make the Romans, after never stirring from their lines for so many days, now run recklessly up to the walls as though struck with sudden frenzy”.[2]
As the unsuspecting Veientines rushed to defend their walls from the sudden attack of the Roman army, picked Roman troops emerged from the entrance of the tunnel inside the temple of Juno. They quickly overwhelmed the Veientines and began a general massacre. As the fighting slackened, Camillus gave orders to spare the unarmed who began to surrender as the soldiers gathered loot.
… The survivors were enslaved. The city was subsequently repopulated by Romans. This destruction of the Etruscan stronghold secured Rome’s growing place in central Italy.
I know a lot of shitty things are happening in the world right now. But I get this feeling that most of the posts I see in lemmy feed are sad or depressing....
What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane (prospect.org)
KMFDM - Juke Joint Jezebel (1995) (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: gothindustrial
Weird Al Yankovic - It's All About The Pentiums (1999) (www.youtube.com)
Rifles and Machineguns Seized from Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Coal Miners Strike of 1912
Happy Cake Day, Lemmy.World!
Woo-hoo today’s my cake-day on Lemmy.world… actually I’m the first here but many will follow the next days. Happy cake day to you all!
Scenes from "The Holy Mountain" set to a house remix of Ministry's "Every Day is Halloween" (www.youtube.com)
Archive of Chick Tracts (archive.org)
Chick Tracts are booklets meant to convert the reader to christianity by any means possible: guilt, doubt, threat, etc. They are often sexist, racist, homophobic, and so on. Nevertheless, they are an fascinating example of effective propaganda....
There are no guardrails in life (lemmy.world)
Ween - Push Th' Little Daisies (1992) (www.youtube.com)
Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonite (1984) (yewtu.be)
I wonder what kind of reception this video would have these days. Wikipedia has a good writeup of how the video was made, and the contemporary reaction:...
Paradox Obscur - Dark Fortress (2014) (www.youtube.com)
“Eerie shadow...
She Past Away - Sanrı (2012) (www.youtube.com)
One of the best of the recent darkwave bands.
Depeche Mode - People Are People (1984) (www.youtube.com)
Dave Gahan says: “We were using all these tape loops to create rhythms and the technology was quite advanced, but it wasn’t anything like it is today, the things that you can do. We used to go into studios, and the first thing we’d do, we’d ask where the kitchen was – literally for pots and pans and things that we...
Alfred Jarry, "Exploits and Opinions of Doctor Faustroll, pataphysician" (archive.org)
Written in 1898 and published in 1911, this book influenced Dada and Surrealism, among others. It involves 'pataphysics, the “science of imaginary solutions.” Normies will say that this is “a parody of science”, but chapter 8 of this book will set them straight.
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (1979) (www.youtube.com)
“often considered the first gothic rock record… ‘Bela Lugosi’s Dead’ was recorded ‘live in the studio’ in a single take during a six-hour session… It was the first thing they recorded together, six weeks after the band had formed.” - wikipedia...
4th person pronoun? (startrek.website)
Roman soldiers emerging from a dug tunnel during the Siege of Veii
NaNoGenMo is coming Nov. 1. (National Novel Generation Month) (github.com)
November is coming, and you know what that means… National Novel Generation Month!...
OG pointy boots (lemmy.world)
How to get a bit more positivity in the Lemmy feed ?
I know a lot of shitty things are happening in the world right now. But I get this feeling that most of the posts I see in lemmy feed are sad or depressing....
Can't take much more (lemmyf.uk)
Anthropology (mander.xyz)
7 Classic Science Fiction Books More People Need to Read - The Fantasy Review (thefantasyreviews.com)
The Fantasy Review’s list of 7 Classic Science Fiction Books More People Need to Read, including some underrated sci-fi books...
What are the best alternatives to Amazon for buying new (or used) books?
I’m in Canada, so options available in Canada are especially appreciated.
[Movie Clip] - THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) - Zorg on life and destruction (www.youtube.com)
A futuristic evil corpo discourses on morality with a priest. An earlier post discussed whether or not Fifth Element is cyberpunk....