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[Skookumow @Skookumow]

@MartinShkreli @Ape848 @twobitidiot Are these "senior people" in the room with us right now?

[Curiosity @MAstronomers]

Once in a lifetime shot...a meteor and mount Fuji

[Skookumow @Skookumow]

@ChainLinkGod Why do protocols opt for Pyth instead of Chainlink? These aren't some third-rate protocols, mind you, so I'm starting to think that Chainlink's gotten so big that it can't pivot to industry needs anymore.

[Curiosity @MAstronomers]

Incredible photo shows Saturn peeking out from behind the Moon.

📸© Paul Stewart

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Mount St. Helens erupts in 1980.

Steve Firth, a friend of the man who took this photo had the following to say:

“...That Pinto and dirt bike belonged to a good friend of mine and when he stopped to turn around, he took this picture. He told me that there was lightning bolts shooting out of the smoke but he didn’t have the right filter on his camera to capture them at that moment.

The picture could have been even more amazing. It was used on the TV news and used to be on the cover of Mt. St. Helens brochure at the Johnston Observatory / visitor center. He gave me an original 8×10 copy of it although it looked like he was a good distance away from the blast, he barely made it out of there alive.

Had the blast came more in his direction he would have died in seconds. Sometime later he returned and photographed a burned-out pickup with a horse trailer attached to it. He told me he had talked to them that day and said they never made it out. He is a freelance photographer so he took some amazing pictures of the aftermath as well. Anyhow, I thought I’d let you know a bit more about that fabulous picture."

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Yuri Knorozov, the Soviet linguist who successfully deciphered the Mayan script in 1953, had a habit of including his Siamese cat Asya as a co-author in many of his works. However, his editors consistently removed her name. Knorozov also used a photo with Asya as his official author photo, and he was upset when editors cropped her out.

Deciphering the Mayan script proved extremely challenging due to the absence of a Rosetta Stone for translation into other languages. The primary clues remained on Mayan stelae scattered throughout various ruins.

Knorozov made a breakthrough by rejecting the idea that Maya glyphs were based on an alphabet and instead recognizing them as a syllabary representing syllables.

When Knorozov published his work, he faced criticism and dismissal from prominent academics, most notably J. Eric S. Thompson, a British scholar who believed the Mayan script was anti-phonetic and based on ideographic principles. It did not help that Knorozov published his research during the height of the Cold War, when Western scholars were quick to dismiss Soviet scholars' work as tainted by Marxist ideology.

It took decades for Knorozov to finally receive the recognition he deserved. One of Knorozov's earliest supporters was an American Anthropology professor at Yale named Michael D. Coe, who would later write, "Yuri Knorozov, a man who was far removed from the Western scientific establishment and who, prior to the late 1980s, never saw a Mayan ruin nor touched a real Mayan inscription, had nevertheless, against all odds, made possible the modern decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing."

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Based on the principles of physics, it is theoretically possible for a planet to have a donut-shaped structure.

To maintain the stability of a donut-shaped Earth, it would need to rotate at extremely high speeds, resulting in shorter day durations. Consequently, the gravitational force at the poles would intensify, approximately twice as strong as at the equator. The Moon would continue to orbit the Earth, as long as it maintains a sufficient distance. If the donut-shaped Earth has no tilt, the inner edges would receive no sunlight, while the outer edges would experience increased sunlight exposure, leading to significant temperature variations and extreme weather conditions. However, if the tilt remains unchanged, both the inner and outer edges would receive adequate sunlight.

It is worth noting that a naturally occurring donut-shaped planet is highly unlikely unless advanced extraterrestrial beings decide to create one.

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Most economically stable countries:

1.🇨🇭Switzerland
2. 🇦🇪 UAE
3. 🇨🇦 Canada
4. 🇩🇪 Germany
5. 🇯🇵 Japan
6. 🇸🇪 Sweden
7. 🇦🇺 Australia
8. 🇳🇱 Netherlands
9. 🇳🇴 Norway
10. 🇩🇰 Denmark
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11. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
12. 🇨🇳 China
13. 🇬🇧 UK
14. 🇦🇹 Austria
15. 🇫🇮 Finland
17. 🇺🇸 USA
21. 🇰🇷 South Korea
23. 🇫🇷 France
26. 🇪🇸 Spain
27. 🇮🇹 Italy
30. 🇷🇺 Russia
38. 🇸🇮 Slovenia
41. 🇹🇷 Türkiye
42. 🇮🇳 India
48. 🇿🇦 South Africa
49. 🇪🇬 Egypt
55. 🇧🇷 Brazil
56. 🇮🇩 Indonesia
60. 🇮🇷 Iran
62. 🇦🇷 Argentina
64. 🇲🇽 Mexico
74. 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
80. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
83. 🇰🇪 Kenya
85. 🇪🇨 Ecuador
87. 🇺🇦 Ukraine

[Skookumow @Skookumow]

@LineaBuild @ConsenSys @MetaMask @infura_io @trufflesuite This week seems to be taking it easy. Thank god for it too!

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By investing in research and development, embracing sustainable technologies, and implementing smart regulations, they argue that we can build a more prosperous and sustainable future without sacrificing economic progress.

[Skookumow @Skookumow]

Hey guys. Ever heard of people discussing "degrowth" policies in today's world? It's quite a contentious topic. I'll be shedding some light on it in this thread. 🧵

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Advocates of this approach believe that technological innovations, such as renewable energy, resource-efficient manufacturing, and circular economy practices, can enable us to maintain economic growth while minimizing ecological impact and fostering social equity.