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Long ago, did a star pass really close to the solar system, royally screwing up all the icy bodies orbiting out past Neptune, dropping them to the inner system and creating havoc as well as lots of backwards-orbiting moons for the giant planets?

Maybe!

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/gia…

in reply to Phil Plait

I didn't understand the following phras: "on highly elliptical orbits, some tilted hugely with respect to he inner planets"



Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison

"We’re going to have supervision," says billionaire Oracle co-founder Ellison.

arstechnica.com/information-te…

in reply to Ars Technica

These billionaires talk about building libertarian paradises and at the same time talk about this kind of thing...
in reply to Ars Technica

Followed by the loud screeching sound every 2 minutes to keep everyone from being able to talk or think about fomenting rebellion against the observers.


September Twelfth: An American Comeback Story by Dean Rotbart is an inspiring book that reflects the indomitable spirit of America and Americans.
#nonfiction #books
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wait did we find a simpsons prediction that didn't come true?

(the second bit, not the first)

in reply to Mojeek Search Engine

it is a fine search engine... in order to compare with others such as Mojeek, to realize how shitty Google is. It's the best example of what not to do with a search engine.



It is nice to see that despite the precarious situation, work is being carried out strictly according to Austrian culture byteseu.com/423622/ #Austria #Österreich #RepublicOfAustria #RepublikÖsterreich


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Pour les 60 bougies de Mafalda, Glénat propose un recueil hommage, où treize autrices s’emparent du personnage de Quino en modernisant son propos, en la confrontant à notre monde actuel. 🤣🤩
L'album « Mafalda mon héroïne » est la chronique du jour sur notre site des amisdelabd.





After I installed URLCheck on my Android phone I started to wonder if there's something similar in a sense that allows me to choose one of my browsers to open any link that I clicked on my desktop. I wanted to be able to do that so it doesn't matter if any of my apps have an open with option whenever I click on a URL and plus I can more easily copy links.

#linux #browser #chooser



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Forget about glamour.

Bring flip-flops to Ventura,
a vintage beach town at the northern edge of Southern California
where “chill” is a way of life.

“Vintage,” “rustic,” “dog-friendly” and “flip-flop casual” are the code words for this beach town at the western end of the 101 Freeway before it starts heading north.

Locals are big on hiking, biking or just watching the sunset on the beach, often with a dog in tow

-- LATimes Travel

latimes.com/lifestyle/list/thi…




The days of super-low inflation and interest rates are likely over, per YF:

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options



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Stéphane Bortzmeyer
@charles Ben, c'est quand même plus ennuyeux ici.