Before Google there was ... Cliff Clavin
How was 2023 predicted by Mad Magazine in 1969?
I love the fact that when I was five years old, Mad Magazine was able to look into the future and sarcastically (but accurately) describe many (but not all) of the a-holes we see in the news.
https://www.madcoversite.com/mad129-15.htmlDoug Gilford's Mad Cover Site - MAD #129 - The Mad Primer of Bigots, Extremists and Other Loose Ends
Not to be critical, but this
#aiart is missing a critical element. How is this scuba-diving cat supposed to breath?
OK. So where we are spending Christmas, it has a current wind chill of 0F. And you might think that is cold. But my home town made the news with a wind chill of MINUS 72 DEGREES. I guess as long as you are with family, that is all that matters.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/coldest-christmas-decades-possible-parts-145500721.html #chilly #montanaYahooist Teil der Yahoo Markenfamilie
Karma calls occasionally, and this week, for me, it was the punishment... my work travel got hosed, my shipments got hosed , and our cat got run up a tree. Some say you pay now or pay later. I hope this is a down payment.
Although nuclear energy has a tarnished past, it is time for a new effort to promote and grow our nuclear energy supply.
#fusion holds the promise of clean nuclear energy and we should boldly pursue it. I would like to see 100 new fusion-based nuclear reactors built in the US in the next 10 years.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-announce-scientific-breakthrough-fusion-energy-sources-2022-12-12/#nuclear #nuclearenergy #nuclearfusion
U.S. to reveal scientific milestone on fusion energy
The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday will announce that scientists at a national lab have made a breakthrough on fusion, the process that powers the sun and stars that one day could provide a cheap source of electricity, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Reuters