Mystech

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I reside in a nation where driving is done on the right side of the street. I've noticed that, for the most part (unless distracted by their phones, are intentionally flexing, or just being inconsiderate), most folks from a similar background, also seem to tend to walk on the right side of two-way paths, sidewalks, etc, and tend to "dodge" or veer right when encountering oncoming fellow pedestrians.

Is the reverse the trend for pedestrians in regions where folks drive on the left side of streets (UK, Japan, India, Australia, etc)?

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Now that is a turn... Reddit user/bots copying content from Lemmy BACK to Reddit, instead of the other way around.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Documentaries/comments/1kdvqmm/how_salt_shaped_society_from_the_roman_empire_to/

 

From the very first settlement in recorded history, early humans knew that to survive in the new age of agriculture, they'd need two things: access to water, and a source of salt. Without salt, our meats and vegetables wouldn't last long enough to help us survive droughts, monsoons, and long periods between harvests. Our bodies wouldn't have the necessary nutrients to live, and the entire experiment in building permanent villages might have failed. Salt tells the story of everything- as it was a foundational component of every culture, ever. And the lengths societies went to in order to procure the stuff...well that gave us innovations ranging from commerce to hydraulics to so much more. In this video we look at the origins of the salt trade. The myths and legends surrounding its discovery, and the incredible stories from the earliest days of history all the way to the 20th century that have followed humanity's long and important love affair with salt.

 

Ancient Aliens Debunked is a 3 hour refutation of the theories proposed on the History Channel series Ancient Aliens. It is essentially a point by point critique of the "ancient astronaut theory" which has been proposed by people like Erich von Däniken and Zecharia Sitchin as well as many others.

More Information: https://www.ancientaliensdebunked.com/

 

When we look at the world at the tiniest scales in the subatomic realm, things get weird – very weird. Welcome to the quantum universe, where particles can spin in two directions at once, observing something changes it, and something on one side of the galaxy can instantly affect something on the other, as if the space between them didn’t exist. Buckle up for a wild ride through the discoveries that proved all of this to be true and paved the way for the digital technologies we enjoy today – and the powerful quantum sensors and computers of tomorrow.

 

March 1933, within weeks of his inauguration, President Franklin Roosevelt sent legislation to Congress aimed at profiting relief for the one out of every four American workers who were unemployed. He proposed a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to provide jobs in natural resource conservation. Over the next decade, the CCC put more than three million young men to work in the nation's forests, parks, and farms: planting trees, creating flood barriers, fighting fires, and building roads and trails. Corps workers lived in camps under quasi-military discipline and received a wage of $30 per month, $25 of which they were required to send home to their families. This film, by director Robert Stone, interweaves rich archival imagery with the personal accounts of CCC veterans to tell the story of one of the boldest and most popular New Deal experiments, positioning it as a pivotal moment in the emergence of modern environmentalism and national service.

 

The Toynbee tiles, also called Toynbee plaques, are messages of unknown origin found embedded in asphalt of streets in about two dozen major cities in the United States and three South American cities. Since the 1980s, several hundred tiles have been discovered.

More Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toynbee_tiles

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I love those quirky two-dollar bills! As a child, family members would use them gifts, and they would occasionally confuse cashiers (some of whom were certain they were fake).

 

A particularly low/no drama reenactment, experimental archaeology documentary. Pretty cozy stuff but still very informative look at a bygone era and lifestyle.

"Edwardian Farm is a British historical documentary TV series in twelve parts. It depicts a group of historians recreating the running of a farm during the Edwardian era. It was made for the BBC by independent production company Lion Television and filmed at Morwellham Quay, an historic port in Devon. The farming team was historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn."

More Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian_Farm

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

No spoilers! ;-)

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sorry, Lemmy has this frustrating thing were image links override URL. Should be fixed now.

 

The Bronze Age collapse is perhaps one of the greatest disasters in human history and also one of the least understood. Delve into the theories as to how this ancient apocalypse happened and evidence that supports them.

More Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Bronze_Age_collapse

First attempt posting here, hope I'm doing this correctly.

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago

Obviously fake... FBI too busy protecting Tesla dealerships to do anything else.

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Untrue! Toilet paper shortages have occurred during many historic crises.

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

War against Murder CEOs remains unresolved.

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 59 points 5 months ago

Is there an option for "Request Amazon to pay drivers decently and improve working conditions?"

Nope, just a "illegally suppress unions" button.

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 49 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Yet another thinly veiled stealth lay-off by a technology company. Amazon’s cloud boss Matt "The Prat" Garman will indeed see some departures, as intended and desired. However, that first wave will be of their most talented, who feel confident they will land on their feet elsewhere, leaving those that simply cannot leave (yet) or those that will cozily under perform. When Amazon applies the inevitable followup reductions (subjectively based on their internal review process) to remove the latter, and the former buckle under the load or also leave, Amazon will be left with lower-middle talent at best.

The more I see of business "strategy" among this layer of "leadership", the more I'm convinced it is just a game of Jenga with talent, resources, infrastructure, security, quality, etc; pulling out as many pieces as possible in the drive for short term/sighted gains until a company collapses under its own dysfunctional "efficiency" and "success".

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Remove the word "luxury" from marketing material, and cut the price in half. The world needs more electric Model Ts, not environmental-esque virtue signalling for a minority of drivers.

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Court "ordered" end to a strike generally means that any contractual, union or legal protections workers have are forfeited if the strike continues (i.e. folks can be fired, benefits lost, even sued in some cases). This is not uncommon in regimes where the judicial system has been compromised (USA, Israel, etc). That being said... be a real shame if productivity of non-striking workers were to mysteriously plummet to effectively non-existent levels. ;-)

[–] Mystech@lemmy.world 43 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Finish the book, George.

 

For the past three years, a Dunwoody neighborhood has been home to a dinosaur display, inflating it into a popular attraction. However, someone complained about the display. Now, city officials say it has to come down because it violates the Dunwoody sign code.

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