@siracusa Thank you, for using the POP functionality of Gmail for "archiving". I do *exactly* the same thing. I feel so validated!
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Maybe #bakfietsbro will get traction on Mastodon
Hugo Slabbert ⚠️K, I apparently am late to the "sharks have been around for a ridiculously long time" thing. I mean, I know they're ancient, but I really did not have a clue just how ancient, relative to other "things that have been around forever".
The one that blew my mind is the age of sharks relative to the existence of the universe.
By our best understanding, the Big Bang happened about 13.8 billion years ago. Sharks have existed on Earth for about 450 million years. That means sharks have existed for approximately 3% of the entirety of the existence of the Universe.
Standard "some things that sharks are older than" list:
- Saturn's rings (~100 million years old)
- The Pleiades cluster (75-150 myo)
- One galactic orbit of the sun (200-225 my)
- North Star, aka Polaris (estimated at ~70 myo)
- The Atlantic Ocean (~150 myo)
- Pangea (formed ~335 million years ago)
- Trees (390 myo)
Nagenoeg iedere betrokkene in de strijd rondom Gaza lijkt te eindigen als een verliezer, met voorop de mensheid in het algemeen, hand-in-hand met onze menselijkheid in het bijzonder.
Naast de dagelijkse ellende die Gaza treft, stemt ook dit verslagje uit post-7-oktober Israel niet hoopvol.
Om de uitsmijter heb ik heel hard moeten lachen, al was het maar omdat het enige alternatief heel hard huilen was.
Fox Moxin
Micro SF/F by O. WestinA group of mysterious, hooded figures approached me.
"You are," they said in unison, "the Chosen One."
"Chosen for what?" I asked.
"Uh..."
They withdrew into a huddle.
"I thought you knew," I heard, and "It's been centuries," and "Did we take notes?"
I wished them luck and left.
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
Jeff AtwoodI love how these casually genderswapped images illustrate how weird things are, and hint at how we could do better
Auschwitz MemorialWe would be greatful if you could amplify our voice & let your followers know that the Auschwitz Memorial is present in #fediverse: @auschwitzmuseum
Every day we commemorate the victims & educate about the tragic human history of #Auschwitz.
Auschwitz is a place that shows where hatred, antisemitism and contempt for a fellow man led people decades ago.
It is also a place where we should reflect on our individual and collective responsibility for the world we live in.
Working at a company that uses Macs, pretty enthusiastically people have adopted Sonoma. About 3/4s have it installed.
Meaning that if during lunch you walk past the desks, you have the slightly surreal experience of watching drones hover over vineyards all around you.
Aad Schippers 🇪🇺"Stem niet op mensen die beloven immigratie te beperken, want die lossen niks op en maken de boel alleen erger. Stem op mensen die beloven achter de roofkapitalisten aan te gaan, want die veroorzaken alle problemen. Die maken jou dakloos, die maken je boodschappen onbetaalbaar, die vergiftigen je water en je grond, met toestemming van jouw overheid."
Verder alles wat @FrontaalNaakt zegt:
https://www.frontaalnaakt.nl/archives/pieter-omtzigt-is-een-ordinaire-anti-immigrantenpopulist.html
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