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They seem to have a program offering talks from artists and scientists. Anyone know how you can get recruited here? Seems like a good plan for retirement - share knowledge on ship voyages.

Is it still possible to cross the Atlantic in 3 days by passenger ship? I've never thought of that but I'd certainly like to try as an alternative to the severe jetlag I get as I age.

I've never maintained an internal combustion engine but always figured in an apocalypse I'd figure it out with books if needed. I agree that many folk would suffer hard, not knowing how to recognize viable food or even cook it.

I'm still on my early 2022 macbook 14" M1, which I was thoughtful enough to get 64gb ram for at the time, and remain still incredibly happy. M6 must be nuts!

If I recall, the word 'España' or 'Hispania' refers to an old word for 'hyrax', for which rabbit were mistaken for. Could be apocraphyl but it's a nice idea.

Very much. In Portugal, where I know their bad behavior from, it's almost impossible to keep a garden unless you have excellent fencing and ideally a loud dog to let you know when they are on your land (not that you want them to actually meet, that would be dangerous).

It's a VPN essentially but just works easily and affordably. We don't stress on managing keys, secrets etc and it's SSO friendly.

Noblesse oblige and all that! Great to hear you heard the call too.

I started a small yearly scholarship at my old university 10 years ago and have seen some wonderful students graduating. It isn't much but pays for some supplies and gives them a sense of reality that someone in their field believes in them. I love the conversations we have, I make it a condition of the scholarship that we talk for a while and I hear their stories.

Note - I did this because I also received such a scholarship and it was critical in building my sense of belonging. Call your alumni association, they can help you and would be delighted to hear from you.

I love your thought experiment. May I counter, what purpose does such a machine have to us, that can think beyond our needs? Sorry, but to reference the great Rick and Morty, "your purpose is to pass the butter".

Suicide decriminalisation, abortion and euthanasia legalization, decriminalisation of homosexuality, same-sex marriage, gender recognition, disability rights, abolition of death penalty, indigenous rights and land sovereignty, probably a lot more. That's in the eighties, nineties and two thousands, depending on the country.

I agree. My grandmother was not allowed to make decisions over her body, own a bank account, or work after marriage until the late 60s. For many of us, it's definitely a golden age of rights and possibilities.