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Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster!
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How the Moon would have looked from the surface of Earth 2 billion years ago.
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Gottheimer is at it again.
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The college you never heard of. Deep Springs College. Located in the middle of nowhere 40 miles from Bishop, CA. Approximately 28 students Two-year liberal arts program. Most grads transfer to elite schools like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, or Oxford afterward. Built on three pillars — rigorous academics, manual labor, and student self-governance. Students basically run the place. Full scholarship: Everyone gets 100% free tuition, room, and board (no catch—the labor helps keep the ranch running). Self-governance: Students have a big say in rules, admissions, and decisions. Admissions: Extremely competitive (acceptance rate around 8% or lower). It involves essays, interviews, and a serious commitment to the isolated lifestyle. Reputation: Often called one of the most unusual and elite small colleges in the U.S. It's been featured on 60 Minutes and in various articles for its "cowboy scholar" model.
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Prohibition on alcohol and drugs: The use of alcohol and other drugs, for other than medicinal purposes, is strictly prohibited. Isolation policy: No student shall leave Deep Springs during the regular academic term except for official trust business, Student Body trips, field trips for an academic course, medical emergency, or (in some references) religious observance. Students also generally need prior Student Body permission to invite guests to the valley. Every student works approximately 20 hours per week in manual labor positions assigned by the elected student Labor Commissioner. This is not "in exchange" for the education but a core pillar of the program, fostering responsibility and community service.Common positions (which rotate, often every 1–2 months) include: Cooking, baking, or dishwashing (BH) Ranch work (cowboy, dairy, farm/irrigation, butcher) Garden, general labor, mechanic’s assistant, orderly, etc. Students participate heavily in running the college: admitting new students, reviewing performance, hiring some faculty/staff input, curriculum planning via committees, and handling disciplinary matters. Key standing committees (student-chaired, with student majority) include Applications, Curriculum, Communications, Review/Reinvitations (which addresses problematic behavior through mediation before potential removal), and others. Additional expectations include selfless service to the community, strenuous effort, and contributing to discussions on the college's mission. Sexual harassment/misconduct policies exist and are taken seriously (as in most colleges), with specific prohibitions on staff-student relationships. Broader conduct emphasizes integrity, respect, and the overall mission of preparing for lives of service.
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Academics — Rigorous, small seminar-style classes focused on liberal arts, critical thinking, and big ideas (often reading classics like Euclid, Shakespeare, philosophy, etc.). Labor (Manual Work) — Students put in real physical work (20 hours/week) on the ranch—milking cows, irrigating fields, herding cattle, cooking, maintenance, etc. The idea is that honest labor builds character, humility, and responsibility. Self-Governance — Students run much of the college themselves: they make rules, handle discipline, participate in admissions, manage budgets, and govern daily life democratically. No top-down administration micromanaging everything. The overarching goal - Prepare talented young people for a life of service to humanity—not just personal success or careerism, but becoming ethical leaders who contribute to society. Nunn believed isolation (away from "uproar and strife for material things"), the desert environment, and combining mind body community responsibility would foster wisdom, integrity, and moral character.
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For Brave browser user that are getting the "Video Unavailable" on youtube. Switch to a private window. You will still get the slow loading video from time to time but at least for me I no longer get the "Video Unavailable" bs.
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Artemis II Looking Back at Earth nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-ar… via @NASA
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Which MLB player has the nuts to use Ice Ice Baby as his walk up song? @MLB
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What the heck is this in Scotland?
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I think I found the answer. The Royal Naval Armament Depot Coulport. RNAD Coulport is the storage and loading facility for the UK's Trident nuclear warheads. It supports the Vanguard-class submarines based at nearby HM Naval Base Clyde (Faslane). Key features include: Up to 16 reinforced concrete bunkers built into the hillside for storing nuclear warheads. Workshops, administrative buildings, jetties on Loch Long (one covered for discreet loading/unloading of missiles and warheads onto submarines). Extensive secure perimeter fencing—often with multiple layers (which can appear as a "double fence" from certain angles or distances), gates, and heavy security measures. Watch/guard towers or observation posts along the perimeter (these are real security structures, not cell towers). Photos and descriptions of the site frequently mention these towers, which can look imposing, especially against the rural backdrop.
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Why did MLB choose the 2d ABS system? For the simple fact that a lot of fans will perceive this pitch a ball based on where the catcher caught the ball. This system completely ignores the definition of the strike zone in the rulebook.
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As you can see there will be a host of pitches that ABS will deem a ball when the pitch was in fact a strike as defined by the MLB rulebook. Both horizontally and vertically due to the nature of the 2d system.
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Decided to try the McDonalds Big Arch. Good news and bad new.
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First bite wasn't bad. Nothing special and not very flavorful. So I thought let me work my way into it. It became a little more flavorful but it was still nothing special. So I decided to look at the meat. Well the middle of the paddy was not cooked through so in the trash it went. I won't be buying again but it doesn't really matter as I only eat fast food every 3 or 4 months.
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