They skipped the part where after the war we took the nazi scientists too...
But the old nazis were really into science, modern nazis not so much.
I don't think other countries are going to be chasing our science deniers like we chased rocket and medical scientists after the war.
I don't think other countries are going to be chasing our science deniers like we chased rocket and medical scientists after the war.
Well...hopefully they'll get chased. Just not for the same reasons.
You don’t think Europe wants our 19 year old whiz kids whose laptops overheat from processing excel files?
I think the big disconnect with that is government laptops....
If someone told me their government laptop caught fire when they joined a Teams call where two people had a camera on. I'd believe them.
But no government employee will tell you a story like that, because it is completely unremarkable and expected. It's like a Park Ranger of 15 years losing his shit when he saw a squirrel...
If you're used to using a gaming laptop to edit text files and suddenly you have to use a shitty $300 government issue laptop, it's going to shock you.
But the solution to that is funding the government. I'm not a big Obama guy, but at least he gave agencies money for laptops. trump and Biden love cutting corners though, which just translates to paying people to watch a screen scroll by slower because of a slow laptop.
My CPU was mid range when I bought it five years ago and I use it process a 300gb+ database of price history. My day job is working jupyter notebooks hosted on raspberry pis. Not being able to process a 60000 row database is definitely a skill issue. Bad hardware should encourage good software.
I am absolutely of the opinion that good software is far more important than good hardware. Unfortunately modern hardware is so good that inefficient software gets a free pass.
I'm an ignorant American, what's the significance of the bull/ox?
That woman on the bull is Europa (Ancient Greek Εὐρώπη, Eurṓpē), daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor, lived about 2000 BCE. The bull is the shapeshifted Zeus that is kidnapping Europa. They had sex and sired Minos, king of Crete. Minos is the one who feed the Minotaur by sending children into its labyrinth.
Yeah Greek mythology is weird.
You know, I watched that show Netflix canceled, with Jeff Goldblum, and so I'm like, hey, that's right! Sure, could've paid attention in school, but better Nate than lever.
Kaos is the show you’re thinking of.
The Longest Joke in the World is the Nate and lever reference (well worth the read).
Thanks, for some reason I was thinking Cronos, I dunno.
And yeah, I remember reading that joke what feels like 20 years ago at this point, someone put it in the ebaums forums, took like 20 separate posts because of char limits, and I couldn't stop telling the joke to people after that, it's just too perfect.
For anyone who can't wait for the ending:
It was his sled from when he was a kid. There, I just saved you two long, boobless hours
Why the fuck did netflix cancel season 2 of Kaos??
it's in the terms of service agreement; you agree that they can use telemetry to determine what you like and whenever they detect that you like a show they will cancel it immediately.
Not cancelled by christian fundamentalist who complained that no one should recognise any other god but theirs?
Probably because I share accounts with people and they're doing it to spite me.
lol a minute ago I wasn't even aware of this show and now I'm annoyed it's been cancelled. sounds like jist the thing for me
The bull that fathered the Minotaur was not Zeus, it was a gift by Poseidon who expected king Minos to sacrifice the bull to Poseidon. The king kept the gift and sacrificed another bull, Poseidon got pissed and had the king's wife screw the bull, giving birth to the Minotaur.
Wait, I thought the minotaur was the son of the king of Minos' wife? Did gods do double-damage on his bloodline?
I bet they did more than that.
The whole god/demigod/etc. ancestry is totally fucked up. Zeus copulated with every woman he could find, even his sisters!
Anything with a pulse really. And probably some things without.
You are correct, the bull that sired the Minotaur was not Zeus, and Europe was not the mother. That's a different bull-queen pair.
EU - "Nation States"
Thanks! I just googled it and it mentioned "Europa and the bull" representing unity and peace.
We could definitely use some of that, but unfortunately we just get a bunch of what the bull leaves behind instead... :/
1945-1959: Same as 1930s but the scientist guy is also a Nazi (and Hitler has a bullet hole lmao)
Makes me wanna cry
Please please, also run to Canada, were closer by
Or just. Everyone stop running please. When does the running stop? You eventually have to make a stand somewhere it’s either you or future generations paying this price. If you benefited enough to get out, stay and help others do the same.
And do what, exactly?
When Albert Einstein fled Germany, he made the right choice too
What to do? I don’t know, what the rest of us are doing, figuring it out. They’re the smart ones, right? Yep, Einstein sure did make the right choice. Let’s think this through then. Who are the people actively being persecuted like Einstein? It’s not a hard guess: Palestinians, their supporters, anyone from the global south, or anyone with brown skin. Don’t worry, they’re actively deporting these people. They’re not trying to run, they’re just keeping their heads down trying to survive. Because your country doesn’t want any of us unskilled workers either. The vast, vast majority of people trying to get out are not going to be listed above. And if they are? I don’t blame them, get out. But to compare Einstein to people with degrees leaving because they’re afraid like the rest of us is absurd to the point of being offensive.
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