A sad situation

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the mojo hobo

May 28, 2016, 12:43:16 PM
P-47 crashes into the Hudson River killing the pilot. The plane appears to have survived.

Apparently the kids who work at MSN think jet and plane are synonyms.

Highlander

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May 28, 2016, 02:10:14 PM
After declaring my recognition skills... :o
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

Pilgrim

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May 28, 2016, 02:53:44 PM
Ignorance is everywhere. But for anyone born much after the 50's WWII is ancient history.  The main reason a lot of us know much about it is that it was recent history when we grew up; there were lots of movies and TV shows about it, and even news reports.
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

Highlander

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May 28, 2016, 02:55:52 PM
Most of our parents were in it...
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
Staring at that event horizon is a dirty job, but someone has to do it; something's going to come back out of it one day...

westen44

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May 28, 2016, 03:35:59 PM Last Edit: May 28, 2016, 04:41:21 PM by westen44
Quote from: Highlander on May 28, 2016, 02:55:52 PM
Most of our parents were in it...

Yes, and then we ourselves lived through the Cold War.  Now there are people who view that as ancient history, if they even know what it was in the first place. 

Comedians on TV have now found an endless way of providing humor by asking people on the street about history.  In the latest example that was on a few days ago, a woman was asked who was in the Civil War.  Her answer was "Japan." 

"Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it." 

--George Santayana
It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society.  It's those who write the songs.

--Blaise Pascal

OldManC

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May 29, 2016, 12:45:44 AM
Quote from: Highlander on May 28, 2016, 02:55:52 PM
Most of our parents were in it...

Aye.

westen44

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May 29, 2016, 07:57:19 PM Last Edit: May 29, 2016, 08:10:12 PM by westen44
I saw the story of the pilot crashing into the Hudson River on CNN.  Unlike what I often see on TV (including on CNN,) I found their coverage sincere & nothing was sensationalized.  The reporters seemed genuinely sad about it. 
It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society.  It's those who write the songs.

--Blaise Pascal

uwe

#7
May 31, 2016, 08:33:22 AM
Very sad. The "Flying Milk Bottle" can sure take a beating, but it can't save you from drowning.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

Pilgrim

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May 31, 2016, 11:24:16 AM
I teach an online graduate class in technology's impacts on society. Most students come into the class with the assumption that technology started some time in the early 1900's as electricity became widely available. People lose sight of earlier versions of technology (WWII aircraft are an example) very quickly. They overlook levers, aqueducts, the wheel, steam power, etc.  Technology dates back as far as clothing, fire, and the concept of planting food to create a steady, predictable food supply...but it's overlooked.
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

the mojo hobo

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May 31, 2016, 07:19:26 PM
Indeed. If we were able to time travel back 2000 years we would probably be amazed at the machines they made.
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