ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Trump isn't a techno anything; just an idiot. But whoever put it in his head that we should own Greenland, Cuba, Venezuela, etc. certainly has some idea about this stuff.

 Red_Dragon wrote:

I mean, it never sounded totally crazy but by definition, the billionaires aren't leading it. Tim Berners-Lee for President! Or something. If we were a technocracy, UBI would be a thing, right? And Trump and Musk and all the wealth extractors would be sidelined? I guess it's time to do some more reading of stuff I don't understand so I can not understand better.

Abstract

• Objective To determine if using a parachute prevents death or major traumatic injury when jumping from an aircraft.
• Design Randomized controlled trial.
• Setting Private or commercial aircraft between September 2017 and August 2018.
• Participants 92 aircraft passengers aged 18 and over were screened for participation. 23 agreed to be enrolled and were randomized.
• Intervention Jumping from an aircraft (airplane or helicopter) with a parachute versus an empty backpack (unblinded).

...Should our results be reproduced in future studies, the end of routine parachute use during jumps from aircraft could save the global economy billions of dollars spent annually to prevent injuries related to gravitational challenge.
A minor caveat to our findings is that the rate of the primary outcome was substantially lower in this study than was anticipated at the time of its conception and design, which potentially underpowered our ability to detect clinically meaningful differences, as well as important interactions. Although randomized participants had similar characteristics compared with those who were screened but did not enroll, they could have been at lower risk of death or major trauma because they jumped from an average altitude of 0.6 m (SD 0.1) on aircraft moving at an average of 0 km/h (SD 0). Clinicians will need to consider this information when extrapolating to their own settings of parachute use...

 rgio wrote: Way too much violence for me. 

Go figure.   

 Proclivities wrote:

trippy

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:

This clears things up:

The periodic table has several items missing from the pie chart

• SUICIDE (STAB)
• SUICIDE (POISON)
• DIED OF ILLNESS
• EXECUTED
• DIED FROM EATING HOT COALS
• DIED OF A SWEAT
• HANDS AND TONGUE CUT OFF, THEN STABBED
• BURNED
• DIED OF JUMPING FROM A WALL
• STABBED, THEN DROWNED IN A BARREL OF WINE
• DIED OF AGE
• CUT TO PIECES

While the pie chart has a few not on the table.

• Pursued by bear
• Throws oneself away
• Shame

 rgio wrote: Death by teal duck.

 Red_Dragon wrote:


Maybe Portia eating hot coals?

 rgio wrote:

Unknown, perhaps? Just a random, unmarked body?

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
So what's the teal slice between "Stabbed and poisoned" and "Poisoned"?  I gotta know.

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:

Are we certain that the bear pursuit ended in death?

The Gulf of Mexico has been recognized by this name since at least the late 16th century, with English geographer Richard Hakluyt referring to it as the “Gulfe of Mexico” in 1589.

In January 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14172, titled “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness,” which directed the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”

While the U.S. government can mandate the use of “Gulf of America” in federal documents and communications, such a change does not have international authority. The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water bordered by multiple countries, and its name is recognized globally. Therefore, other nations and international bodies are not obligated to adopt the new designation.

In summary, although President Trump issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico within the United States, this change is limited to federal usage and does not alter the internationally recognized name of the body of water.

5. What Could Happen?

✅ Some conservative-leaning states (like Texas or Florida) could mention the name in state materials.

✅ Federal agency materials (like military or NOAA maps) may include “Gulf of America” alongside “Gulf of Mexico.”

❌ Most K-12 textbooks will likely keep “Gulf of Mexico.”

❌ Private publishers are not required to follow executive orders.

chart showing simulated maximum windspeed over a 40-year timeframe

 Beaker wrote:

Substitute a D for the C in Turconia and I think there is some truth