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A Few Photos To Help You Scratch That Nostalgic Itch
What’s It Like To Be A Psychopath?
Emotionals: Flatlines. Most days are just flatlines. You go out there, and you do what interests you, and sometimes the monotony of your existence is punctuated by events.
Sometimes you feel pleasant and happy, sometimes you feel angry, but your emotions are like calm ocean waves.
It comes, and then it goes, invariably around the clock, and they’re just as mild and watery as waves. There are no tsunamis in our world. We do not implode. We do not explode.
Picture of the Day
The Hellfire R9X aka “ninja bomb” that was used to kill Al-Qaeda’s leader, it doesn’t explode (no warhead). Instead slices and cuts its target into pieces to minimize collateral damage.
This missile has become the US weapon of choice for killing leaders of extremist groups while avoiding civilian casualties.
The missile is fired from a Predator drone. It has no warhead, but deploys six blades which fly in at high speed, crush and slice the targeted person.
This is the reason why it’s called the “flying ginsu”, after the 1980 TV commercial for Japanese kitchen knives that would cut cleanly through aluminum cans and remain perfectly sharp.
Linkage
Whatever Happened To Linda Park, ‘Hoshi Sato’ From Star Trek Enterprise? – Ned Hardy
A CIA Spyplane Crashed Outside Area 51 a Half-Century Ago. This Explorer Found It – Popular Science
This tower fan is saving me right now from the non-stop heatwave. It’s also super quiet and has a bunch of cool features – Amazon
‘Date Me’ Google Docs and the Hyper-Optimized Quest for Love – Wired
10 Simple Things to Make You Happier At Home – Apartment Therapy
The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse – The Guardian
Scientists Discovered an Antibody That Can Take Out All COVID-19 Variants – Prevention
Ruby was the first Black child to desegregate her school. This is what she learned – NPR
US bars ‘advanced tech’ firms from building China factories for 10 years – BBC
OnlyFans Model With Two Vaginas Says One Is For ‘Work’ And One For ‘Personal Use’ – Ruin My Week
This is a really solid car phone mount. Whether on a dashboard or windshield, it’s easy to set up, grips securely, and has a strong magnetic mount that supports most phones in any position – Amazon
12 Amazing Things You Don’t Know About the Founding Fathers – Linkiest
Speeding woman on cocaine kills drunk driver high on meth in North Las Vegas – 8News Now
The 12 Best La Verne Restaurants In 2022 – Van Life Wanderer
Which LIV Golf Defector Has Won the Most Money Since Leaving PGA Tour? – Inside Hook
ER doctors describe 14 cases where urgent care is a better option than the ER – Insider
Why does it hurt so much when we get ghosted? A psychologist explains – Ideas
How Bruce Lee’s ‘Game of Death’ Overcame the Demise of Its Leading Man – Mental Floss
Juul will pay $438.5 million to states over youth vaping investigation – The Verge
All Electric Semi Truck Models in One Graphic – Visual Capitalist
Physics breakthrough could lead to new, more efficient quantum computers – The Next Web
The Dumping Grounds
Confessions Of An Ex-Mercenary
How does one become a mercenary ?
Typically you start somewhere. I was a US Army Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne. Friends of friends found me, and got my first contract to go to Africa.
How’s the pay?
Pay can fluctuate. First of all, there’s a lot of deadbeats in this space. For example, Liberia asked me to create a littoral sea fighting force, but I couldn’t figure out how they would actually pay (regardless of promises) so I walked away. Never work for the UN. Total deadbeats.
What is a Psychedelic Experience Like?
“Euphoria and insight,” as Roger Sterling said in Mad Men, but while the ‘visuals’ are what’s publicized, they really only make up a very small portion of the experience.
The #1 thing psychedelics do is make you unable to rationalize how important events and emotions are supposed to be, similar to the way a child thinks. In other words, it makes EVERYTHING seem incredibly significant, in a way it’s almost impossible to experience otherwise. You are INCREDIBLY attuned to small emotional / mood / vibe changes, and are in a heightened, much more “raw” state of being. This can be incredibly enlightening (or terrifying, depending on how your trip goes).
Picture of the Day
Iceland’s National Dish: Hákarl – Anthony Bourdain once described it as “the single worst, most disgusting and terrible tasting thing” that he had ever eaten and Gordon Ramsay couldn’t even swallow it.
I ate four pieces of the hákarl, and to be fair I would say it was only the third worst thing I have ever tasted.
It smells strongly of ammonia (think cleaning chemical concentrations) and… well… a vaginal yeast infection left untreated for months.
Linkage
Brendan Fraser Brought to Tears As The Whale Receives 6-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice Film Festival – Consequence of Sound
Whatever Happened To Chase Masterson, ‘Leeta’ on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine? – Ned Hardy
If you have trouble sleep, wear some blue light blocking glasses when the sun goes down. The light emiting from your monitor, phone and ipads can interfer with your natural sleeping patterns – Amazon
How to Say the Unsayable: 10 Ways to Approach a Sensitive, Daunting Conversation – The Guardian
Gladiator School: an oral history inside a violent juvenile prison – Medium
The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier – NPR
Five Animals That Can Sense Things You Can’t – Popular Science
10 Chance Meetings That Changed the World – Mental Floss
What did dinosaurs actually sound like? Take a listen – VOX
The surface layers of the vaginal wall are made of mucosal tissue—similar to the tissue that lines your mouth, nose, and digestive tract – Clue
A really great pair of scissors that stays super sharp and are great for those everyday tasks around the house – Amazon
New study links problematic pornography use to the desire to avoid unpleasant thoughts and feelings – Psypost
The 14 Best Monterey Park Restaurants In 2022 – Van Life Wanderer
Black Lives Matter executive accused of ‘syphoning’ $10M from BLM donors – CBS
The 20 Best Wholesome Memes – Linkiest
Korea to Triple Baby Payments After It Smashes Own Record for World’s Lowest Fertility Rate – Bloomberg
Man who jumped from 18th floor of NYC tower identified as Bed Bath & Beyond CFO – NY Post
Your Flight Is Canceled. See What Each Airline Is Supposed to Offer You – WSJ
4 Things Your Daughter Needs To Know About Inner Beauty – Inspire More
10 Choices You Will Regret in 10 Years – Marc and Angel
