A Dose Type Conversation - 4-23-2022
Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 04/23/2022 - 5:46am
A few articles of interest.
Welcome to Saturday's Potluck - 4-23-2022
Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 04/23/2022 - 4:37am
“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso
The data centers run 24 hours a day, humming along with power from Bonneville Dam. The systems are kept cool using outdoor air on cold days and nights, when insufficient there is water.
People and communities need to communicate with each other. Large data centers assist in the broad goals of efficiency and monitoring.
Friday Night Photos Zoo Flora Edition
Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 5:00pmHappy Friday everyone. As always, post any photos you like.
I went to the zoo on Tuesday. I didn't take any animal photos, instead I focused my attention (and camera) on the plants, flowers and landscaping.
The Evening Blues - 4-22-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 2:41pm
Open Thread -04-22-22 - In Memoriam and "Facts"
Submitted by JtC on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 8:22am
I'll include this for those that may have missed stephenadavis1's announcement yesterday about his dear wife Wendy Davis' passing.
Wendy joined us (c99) on 4/23/2015 as member #88. I first started reading Wendy's work when she was posting at FireDogLake. She was a great writer and staunch leftie. She was not fond of mainstream politics and a fierce defender of human rights. She cross-posted much of her work from her beloved blog, café babylon, where one can find her work in entirety.
I got to know Wendy fairly well over the years in our private conversations. She was a great lady with a big heart. I will miss her. My condolences to Stephen and Wendy's friends and family.
So long old friend.
Vatican Big Brother
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 7:07am“Everyone was spied on in the Vatican,” Ignazio Ingrao, Panorama magazine’s Vatican expert, declared in a telegraph.co.uk report dated March 1, 2013. He said the efforts “seemed eerily like a Vatican Big Brother,” a reference to the motto “Big Brother is watching you” in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984.
Recent testimonies in a Vatican financial crimes investigation and trial indicate the spying is ongoing.
Great News from Gonzalo!
Submitted by Lookout on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 6:04amHe was picked up, and says he's rattled and under house arrest, but doing fine.
4 min
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2yeSOcNlgE&t=30s]
I know several of us have been concerned, and though he's not completely out of the woods, this is excellent news.
Swamp in Action - Oregon version
Submitted by Blue Republic on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 10:24pm'Draining the swamp' is an expression that I have mixed feelings about as it could be construed as a threat to innocent and ecologically significant wetlands.
If, however, it is a necessary step towards cleaning up and restoring something degraded and defiled by decades of accumulated toxic crud, well - I'm all for it.
The IMF created $650 Billion literally out of nothing
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 5:43pmThis event from last year went largely under the radar.
The Evening Blues - 4-21-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 3:00pm
