Stuff you didn't know and probably don't care about

[Kaido]

Never knew about this, phenomenon called shyness of the crown, where some trees don't touch each other

Nah, they're just shy

 

[Captante]

It's easier for my disabled dad to travel to visit many places this way, wake up in the morning to a new port without the headache of getting on and off a plane , waiting for luggage/wheelchair/scooter....just makes travel much easier for him, and i can see the benefit for older passengers as well. The cruises i've went with him on have been pretty good and the food was also good (although after 14 days it does get a bit tedious)

A cruise can be a great vacation IF you do your homework and plan it right. Or it can be an overly expensive, pretentious and uncomfortably bad experience if you fail to do those things. (it can also be an obnoxious drunken frat-party) Just like many parts of life.

Every cruise-line AND ship has its own distinct personality from the rowdy/drunk "Dave & Busters/McDonalds" crowd on a Carnival ship to the snooty/stiff upper lip formal dining crowd on Cunard and everywhere in between.

Personally I've had the best times on Royal Caribbean ships.

 

[Kaido]

A cruise can me a great vacation IF you do your homework and plan it right. Or it can be an overly expensive, pretentious and uncomfortably bad experience if you fail to do those things. (or it can be an obnoxious drunken frat-party) Just like many parts of life.

Every cruise-line AND ship has its own distinct personality from the rowdy/drunk "Dave & Busters/McDonalds" crowd on a Carnival ship to the snooty/stiff upper lip formal dining crowd on Cunard and everywhere in between.

Personally I've had the best times on Royal Caribbean ships.

Spill the beans! What are the secrets? I've never been on a cruise!

 

[Captante]

Spill the beans! What are the secrets? I've never been on a cruise!

Just do a lot of reading about ships and shore-excursions on your route and book most of what you really want to do WELL ahead of time!

If you go with Royal Caribbean, Disney (or god-forbid Carnival yuck!) which cater to younger folks and families for example the "atmosphere" of the individual ships is much less "varied" but on more traditional cruise-lines it can be literally night and day with MANY ships being very "uptight" and formal. (for example suit/tie or evening gown required for every dinner)

A properly done cruise is like going to sleep in a full-service 5-star hotel in one awesome location at night, then waking up in a completely different one tomorrow but you never even noticed the travelling or had to pack/unpack!

 

[KMFJD]

A cruise can me a great vacation IF you do your homework and plan it right. Or it can be an overly expensive, pretentious and uncomfortably bad experience if you fail to do those things. (or it can be an obnoxious drunken frat-party) Just like many parts of life.

Every cruise-line AND ship has its own distinct personality from the rowdy/drunk "Dave & Busters/McDonalds" crowd on a Carnival ship to the snooty/stiff upper lip formal dining crowd on Cunard and everywhere in between.

Personally I've had the best times on Royal Caribbean ships.

I've only been on Holland America (2x now) , it was fine, thankfully not a rowdy bunch.

 

[KMFJD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1618966742222671874

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Joyce Davenport became Lily Munster.




(Veronica Hamel played both roles.)

 

[KMFJD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1619213382208614401

decline of mass transit

 

[Charmonium]

@KMFJD - It's such a tragedy. I loved riding the train into the city. So relaxing. I think I might actually miss it.

 

[MrSquished]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1619213382208614401

decline of mass transit

That's so sad. It's so shameful how so many powerful people are against mass transit, and so are their supporters. Just unevolved

 

[Torn Mind]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1619213382208614401

decline of mass transit

Can't force demand to manifest.

Amtrak was created in 1971 because the railroads were already losing money. A lot of those small towns are practically irrelevant.

USPS was likely the reason those small towns like Butler were connected to rail, because they certainly weren't big glamorous cities.

FreightWaves Classics: Railway post offices moved the mail across country

Railroads used to carry the majority of U.S. Mail. Read a FreightWaves Classics profile of Railway Post Offices.

www.freightwaves.com

 

[MrSquished]

Less utility, more luxury

 

[snoopy7548]

Less utility, more luxury

Yeah but I need muh offset tires.

 

[Charmonium]

Less utility, more luxury

Just bring back the El Camino already

 

[KMFJD]

Chronophoto – Guess the Year a Photo Was Taken

Guess the year a photo was taken! The original picture guessing game! Test your knowledge of pop culture and history.

www.chronophoto.app

interesting new(?) game , try to guess what year the picture was taken

My first try score 2135

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

"Though the character of Lurch was originally intended to be mute, when Cassidy ad-libbed "You rang?" in response to the butler call, it was an immediate hit. It became his signature line,"

Ted Cassidy - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[igor_kavinski]

Very intriguing! Kept me hooked.

 

[stargazr]

52 amazing minute insect eggs

Photo: Levon Biss
Source Avantgardens

 

[KMFJD]

talk about factory farming (pigs), holy shit

 

[Charmonium]

@KMFJD My first guess was prison. But wait, human rights issue? Even for pigs though . . . Farmed fish and shellfish I don't really have a problem with. But pigs are actually pretty intelligent.

 

[sdifox]

@KMFJD My first guess was prison. But wait, human rights issue? Even for pigs though . . . Farmed fish and shellfish I don't really have a problem with. But pigs are actually pretty intelligent.

 

[KMFJD]

New research could help millions who suffer from ‘ringing in the ears’

In the largest clinical trial of its kind, researchers show that combining sound and electrical stimulation of the tongue can significantly reduce tinnitus, commonly described as “ringing in the ears.” They also found that therapeutic effects can be sustained for up to 12 months post-treatment.

twin-cities.umn.edu

this would be a god send

 

[IronWing]

Listen to heavy metal and lick a battery? I’m in.

 

[Red Squirrel]

talk about factory farming (pigs), holy shit

Looks super dystopian, and is actually close to how some people live. Places like Hong Kong etc basically look like that. Basically a prison. You can get out if you want, but there is nowhere to go, just more buildings like that.

 

[sdifox]

Looks super dystopian, and is actually close to how some people live. Places like Hong Kong etc basically look like that. Basically a prison. You can get out if you want, but there is nowhere to go, just more buildings like that.

are you going to faint now?