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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Stratolaunch, the world’s biggest airplane, takes flight
Six-engine aircraft with a wingspan of 117 meters hit a top speed of 189mph.
On Saturday morning, exactly 45 minutes after the sun began to rise over the Mojave Desert, the largest airplane ever created—and its record-breaking 385-foot wingspan—took off for the very first time.That thing is super cool.
Except, they don't have any kind of actual business model anymore.
SpaceX bailed on them and I think whoever they tried to partner with after that also has.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Stratolaunch, the world’s biggest airplane, takes flight
Six-engine aircraft with a wingspan of 117 meters hit a top speed of 189mph.
On Saturday morning, exactly 45 minutes after the sun began to rise over the Mojave Desert, the largest airplane ever created—and its record-breaking 385-foot wingspan—took off for the very first time.That thing is super cool.
Except, they don't have any kind of actual business model anymore.
SpaceX bailed on them and I think whoever they tried to partner with after that also has.
Yeah, just the physical design is cool. I don't see a purpose for it, either.
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JetBlue is starting flights to Europe.
Starting in 2021, the airline will launch multiple daily flights to London, its first European destination. The flights will leave from New York and Boston, but JetBlue says it is still evaluating what London airport it will fly into.
Scott says: "Please, any airport but Heathrow"
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Israeli group says it will make a second attempt to land on the Moon
"We're going to complete the mission."
On Saturday, just two days after the Beresheet spacecraft crashed into the Moon, the president of SpaceIL said the organization would move forward. -
Notre-Dame cathedral on fire in Paris
A fire has broken out at the famous Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear, but officials say that it could be linked to renovation work. -
Pete Buttigieg officially launches his 2020 US presidential bid
Pete Buttigieg has officially launched his bid to become the Democratic Party nominee for the 2020 presidential election and challenge Donald Trump for the White House.
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Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen biopic surpasses $900m at box office
Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody - already the highest-grossing music biopic of all-time - surpassed $900m (£686m) in worldwide ticket sales on Sunday.
The Oscar-winning film has now made $830m (£633m) internationally and $71m (£55m) from domestic UK audiences. -
What does the world's largest single-building airport terminal look like?
The busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger numbers is in Atlanta, Georgia and no 2 is in Beijing, both with tens of millions more passengers every year than their nearest rivals.
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Eight dead after tornadoes rip across US South
At least eight people have died and dozens were injured after storms triggered tornadoes and flooding across several southern US states.
At least eight people have died and dozens were injured after storms triggered tornadoes and flooding across several southern US states. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Notre-Dame cathedral on fire in Paris
A fire has broken out at the famous Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear, but officials say that it could be linked to renovation work.the videos broke my heart
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Eight dead after tornadoes rip across US South
At least eight people have died and dozens were injured after storms triggered tornadoes and flooding across several southern US states.
At least eight people have died and dozens were injured after storms triggered tornadoes and flooding across several southern US states.My dad was under tornado warning last night. Lee, our new sales manager, drove right past two in Oklahoma yesterday.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Notre-Dame cathedral on fire in Paris
A fire has broken out at the famous Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.
The cause of the blaze was not immediately clear, but officials say that it could be linked to renovation work.I was supposed to see it in a few weeks, too!
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Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big screen after 25 years
Jonathan Pryce and Adam Driver star in this visually stunning, often incoherent film.
It has been 25 years in the making, but The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, director Terry Gilliam's tribute to the classic Spanish novel, has finally hit the silver screen.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big screen after 25 years
Jonathan Pryce and Adam Driver star in this visually stunning, often incoherent film.
It has been 25 years in the making, but The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, director Terry Gilliam's tribute to the classic Spanish novel, has finally hit the silver screen.
For those who don't know, Don Quixote is kind of iconic around the NTG offices and everything is decorated in Quixote artwork.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big screen after 25 years
Jonathan Pryce and Adam Driver star in this visually stunning, often incoherent film.
It has been 25 years in the making, but The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, director Terry Gilliam's tribute to the classic Spanish novel, has finally hit the silver screen.
I'm stoked to see this, and what perfect timing since the IIC (idiot-in-chief) has now declared that windmills cause cancer... KILL ALL THE WINDMILLS!!!!
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Measles cases triple globally in 2019, says UN
The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has tripled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The UN body said provisional data indicated a "a clear trend", with all regions of the world seeing outbreaks. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Measles cases triple globally in 2019, says UN
The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has tripled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The UN body said provisional data indicated a "a clear trend", with all regions of the world seeing outbreaks.World deemed "too stupid" to be healthy.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Measles cases triple globally in 2019, says UN
The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has tripled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The UN body said provisional data indicated a "a clear trend", with all regions of the world seeing outbreaks.World deemed "too stupid" to be healthy.
Darwinism?
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@LilAng said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Measles cases triple globally in 2019, says UN
The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has tripled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The UN body said provisional data indicated a "a clear trend", with all regions of the world seeing outbreaks.World deemed "too stupid" to be healthy.
Darwinism?
Can we just "Darwinize" all the anti-vaxxer parents already and take their children away from them so they can grow up healthy?
(I mostly want to execute the anti-vaxxers and other scientifically illiterate folks)
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@RojoLoco said in Non-IT News Thread:
@LilAng said in Non-IT News Thread:
@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Measles cases triple globally in 2019, says UN
The number of measles cases reported worldwide in the first three months of 2019 has tripled compared with the same time last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The UN body said provisional data indicated a "a clear trend", with all regions of the world seeing outbreaks.World deemed "too stupid" to be healthy.
Darwinism?
Can we just "Darwinize" all the anti-vaxxer parents already and take their children away from them so they can grow up healthy?
(I mostly want to execute the anti-vaxxers and other scientifically illiterate folks)
Technically we are, darwinizing. Actually they are. For it to be Darwinian, it has to be an intrinsic act of nature that removes the ability to pass on genes. And that's exactly what they are experiencing, for better or for worse.
