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  1. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    Still a little surprised by the Mr Darcy phenomenon. Amazing how there is a full blown cult about him, and women still swoon when you mention his name. Latest funny news on that topic, which I saw today… https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68415018
  2. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    DOD report says “we are not hiding anything.” Here is where we have to decide: Are you a “UFO Nut” or are you going to believe the Pentagon? Are you a UFO conspiracy theorist? Or do you believe the Men in Black? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/08/pentagon-ufo-report-hiding-aliens...
  3. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Well, it DOES seem like they are a significant step closer to resurrecting the woolly mammoth. (or elephants that are genetically very similar to woolly mammoths, if you want to nit pick.) Interesting how they will make them mostly tusk free to mitigate the risk of ivory poaching. Still… I...
  4. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Oh, good lord. This is a F.L.A.S.K. wet dream come true! Lost Spanish Treasure. There are dumpster loads of it yet to be found. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/spanish-shipwreck-caribbean-gold-treasure-found-b2505134.html
  5. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. Plenty of tongue in cheek humor in Elizabeth Bennet’s dialogue. Some subtle making fun of the upper crust class system. Still, the plot boils down to getting your daughters well married, as that was the only...
  7. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    That’s pretty wild.
  8. Tiki Tom

    You know, you're in old Germany, when...

    Decades ago, I took part in a NATO exercise in Germany. Without getting too much into politics, I am curious what The average German (if there is such a thing) thinks about the current situation. Are they concerned about the possibility of a wider war? Or is it viewed as an Exaggerated scenario?
  9. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    Sadly, some things never change. Art as plundered war booty. Caught red handed! I am surprised this story is not more prominent in the press. https://news.artnet.com/market/russian-auctioneer-painting-stolen-ukrainian-museum-2437067 And apparently there is still a Lot of art that was...
  10. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    Always wanted to attend the Kentucky Derby; if only for the hats. :) What are the KD preps? Who looks good for the big event? In May, yes? A friend of mine went last year and had a great time.
  11. Tiki Tom

    What Are You Reading

    “Hoo Boy” as Darryl Van Horne would say. I just finished “The Witches of Eastwick” by the much celebrated John Updike. I remember being in a break room long ago, listening to my female boss explaining to a friend how no male writer was even remotely capable of convincingly depicting a woman...
  13. Tiki Tom

    Amelia Earhart May Have Survived Crash-Landing

    ^^^^ Thats a good theory. How would you find such information?
  14. Tiki Tom

    Amelia Earhart May Have Survived Crash-Landing

    Yes. Like the Woman in the article, I also find it a little odd that, after so many decades, the image seems to show an aircraft that is almost completely intact. As they say, the only way to know for sure will be to send a submersible down for a closer look and to maybe retrieve a piece of...
  15. Tiki Tom

    Tramp Steamers

    Pretty incredible… A centuries old shipwreck has mysteriously washed ashore on the Newfoundland coast. And, judging by the photo, it appears to be relatively intact. Perhaps one of those legendary ghost ships has finally beached itself...
  16. Tiki Tom

    Amelia Earhart May Have Survived Crash-Landing

    The comparison of dimensions shown in this clip is pretty compelling. (And, btw, great beard.)
  17. Tiki Tom

    Anyone else interested in the ancient world?

    Fascinating! The Romans mastered the skill of making concrete. Then, after the fall of Rome, that technology was lost for 1,000 years. And it was only rediscovered in the fifteenth century when an old Roman document containing the formula was found…...
  19. Tiki Tom

    You know, you're in old Germany, when...

    This is weird. In my small town in Hawaii, I have so far come to know three German women who have lived here many years. Two were military brides, the third ran away to Hawaii when she was a hippy. All three of them enjoy correcting my German (no offense taken.)
  20. Tiki Tom

    REM sleep - dreams

    Leading a marching band symbolizes your feelings of heavy responsibility in leading a chaotic enterprise. The hospital shines a light on health concerns that are always in the background. Looking in each room for a person means that, subconsciously, you crave acknowledgement of your efforts. And...
  21. Tiki Tom

    Oumuamua

    The truth is out there… https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/pilots-describe-bizarre-lights-and-triangles-over-canada-in-air-traffic-control-audio-1.6748300
  22. Tiki Tom

    The Agents of F.L.A.S.K.

    A real mystery. What were these things? What were they used for? My best guess is that they were used in some sort of game of chance. https://hackaday.com/2024/01/29/roman-dodecahedrons-a-mystifying-archaeological-find/
  23. Tiki Tom

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Is the jury still out on electric vehicles? Batteries are still a problem? Battery disposal a problem for ten years from now? Here, a shortage of charging points is an issue. When we first moved here, a friend leaned on me pretty hard to buy an electric vehicle. I didn’t go that route...
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