Christina Hsu

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I muse. Occasionally amuse.
Avid consumer of entertainment in many forms: books, television, movies, music and games, although not all at once. Southern California/Beach Cities but I don't go to the beach. GenX, but sometimes feel like a boomer.
LocationSoCal / Los Angeles Area

It seems like #SpaceX launched the largest rocket ever without any of the usual precautions regarding blast effects and possible debris in case of any failure.

A city covered in dust, concrete debris as big as bowling balls and cars that got hit. What a mess!

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/us/spacex-rocket-dust-texas.html

SpaceX’s Starship Kicked Up a Dust Cloud, Leaving Texans With a Mess

Residents of Port Isabel said that their city was covered in grime following SpaceX’s rocket launch on Thursday. The city said there was no “immediate concern for people’s health.”

The New York Times
Los Angeles residents don’t own raincoats. Regretting not buying one now….

“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”

Isaac Asimov, born on this day in 1920

#IsaacAsimov #knowledge #democracy #education #PayingAttention

*They used to laugh and call him names. Now they're all dead
65°F in Southern California! That mountain range that keeps the rain away also keeps the cold at bay. ☀️ #weather #losangeles

With Japan restarting nuclear plants and looking to build new ones, maybe the anti-nuclear tide will change and we'll get support for newer, better, safer nuclear power stations. Now we just need to make them smaller and more reliable.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-japan-climate-and-environment-02d0b9dfecc8cdc197d217b3029c5898

Japan adopts plan to maximize nuclear energy, in major shift

TOKYO (AP) — Japan adopted a plan on Thursday to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build new ones, a major shift in a country scarred by the Fukushima disaster that once planned to phase out atomic power.

Associated Press

Oh great, just what we need.

#snow #MeanwhileInCanada

@charlotteclymer
What he's wearing IS a business suit. His business is fighting for his country's life.