That's really cool! Thanks for the link it was a fascinating little read, I had no idea these things were in use.
obinice
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Such wise words my Nagus
I'm sure it'll be back up soon don't worry :-)
Ah, the USA. I wish that didn't make sense :-(
When they try to get into the back of the car in front of us.
Drivers seem to forget that they always must maintain minimum emergency breaking distance from the car in front, which changes with weather conditions, speed limit, and the reaction times of the driver themselves.
Really? That doesn't look like a UK manhole cover, where abouts is it?
Alas no, I saw this a while back and saved it. I believe they're mostly a mix of direct quotes (or as much as one can be given they weren't speaking English), and a lot of summations from their published works. So rather than reading a whole book, you get a few sentences carrying their main points.
At least that's what I recall :-)
My suggestion would be to look in to the authors, find their relevant works and give them a read, that'll give you the same thoughts and opinions but with way more detail :-D
You reminded me of something I read from back around when that bloke got elected, regarding amongst other things, the decline in the rule of law mattering to society...
"The greatness of Rome, brilliant with repeated marks of prosperity, has gradually faded... the ancient glory of military prowess and valour has almost passed away... by the growth of wealth and luxury.
The Roman world is falling: yet we concern ourselves with trifles… We heap up riches that perish and bury our gold in the earth as if we were piling up treasures in a lifetime of prosperity.
Rome was great and could tolerate its own vices as long as they were held in check by some degree of virtue; but when our hands ceased to uphold the laws, when avarice and luxury sapped the nation’s strength, the state itself lost control and went its way.
The finest men were shut out from office by the lowest dregs of society, who, having won the favour of the mob by base means, ventured to grasp at the highest offices.
The greater her glory, the more incredible it seems that she has been brought so low.
Empires are mortal. Rome has perished. Though she was built upon such firm foundations, Rome has sunk by her own weight."
- Ammianus Marcellinus, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Tacitus, Aurelius Ambrosius, Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis. 56 - 430 AD.
Fuck Funko and fuck their shitty CEO.
Not worth thinking about any further. I wish itch.io the best in their lawsuit.
Cop: "So anyway I started blastin"
Instead of some crappy website like Forbes, why not get all the information directly from the source.
https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2024-DON546
The summary at the top is the only part that needs reading, though the rest is informative too.
Basically, they don't know what it is yet, though given the malnourished, somewhat cut off, poor region with spotty healthcare at best, this could be one or multiple illnesses that we already know about, which have all struck a weak population at a bad time.
So, no need to panic just yet. They're sending various test samples off to be checked out, but the road out of the region takes 48 hours to drive due to rainy season issues, so it's a bit slow going.
All in all, this is likely no big deal, but certainly worth keeping an eye on just to be safe. These sorts of things happen all the time, basically, but before COVID nobody really cared.
Woah hold on now what if we want to do a little state run murder now and then? Just a tiny bit just the occasional criminal, it's ok they did a murder too so it cancels it out