This place has been important to me. To my connections and friendships. To my career.
But if its last act is to absolutely torch the mythology of competence surrounding and sustaining billionaires, it will have all been worth it.
One more chance for the mysterious credit card algorithms to decide this must but fraud and deny this extra charge, thereby trapping the victim^Wtraveller inside the station until some other card randomly works or cash is found somewhere.
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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, the otherwise well-run and enjoyable Madrid metro forces all visitors to queue to pay an extra stupid 3€ fee to get out of the station at the airport stop where they bought the train pass card in the first place.
“The long-term chaos caused by creating a culture in which no one is held accountable outstrips the short-run chaos of a news cycle in which the dumbest pundits in the land demonstrate how susceptible they are to right-wing propaganda.” https://t.co/bBhZUQRxtr
Unified Engineering is a rite of passage for @mitaeroastro sophomores, putting them on a path toward careers as aeronautical engineers. “It equips the students with fundamental skills,” Zoltán Spakovszky says.
Video: Lillie Paquette for @MITEngineering
It’s okay if you go to this link https://t.co/6Z516hoscz & download the high-res image & save it on your phone and zoom all the way in & peer at every little galaxy smudge & imagine what life might be like on a tiny unknowable world orbiting one of its billions of pinprick stars
"We employ several psychologists, who develop innovative, cognitive-based techniques to help you internalize that eating a pita chip is a moral failure."
https://t.co/Pft988PPCw
.@DIU_x selects @anduriltech, Aalyria, @AtlasSpace and @enveil_inc to build hybrid space network.
• On-orbit demonstrations are planned within 24 months!
• The hybrid space architecture will be designed to support commercial industry’s revenue models
https://t.co/HI0fe7b6gv
"For our city to become carbon-neutral, the poor will have to rethink their consumption habits. They will have to eat less (if any) meat, take shorter (if any) showers." https://t.co/EYo0JV65eK
The #RoeVsWade decision isn't the only reason to take a more critical eye to the courts.
This institution has not served the American people well, and it’s time to start treating it that way, writes @imillhiser. https://t.co/UrcRlZ0hcT