Interesting reads
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One thing you get in the undercurrent is the US' awful employment laws - there is no protection in so many states. You can be fired, on a whim, in minutes, and never even have to be told why. So despite the 'most carriers are foreign and shit', how much better are the US crewed ones in reality - when the chips are down? I've worked with the USN but not their merchant marine, so I don't know - but that problem is there. Pressonitis, where your pride is backed up by the fear of arbitrary firing!
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@antipodean said in Interesting reads:
@jegga said in Interesting reads:
“The Clock Is Ticking”: Inside the Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades
A recording salvaged from three miles deep tells the story of the doomed “El Faro,” a cargo ship engulfed by a hurricane.
That's a cracking read.
Yep, now that is journalism.
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Siberia's 'Doorway To The Underworld' Is Rapidly Growing In Size
In the vast landscape of eastern Siberia, there is a massive hole in the ground known as the 'doorway to the underworld' triggered from climate change in the recent decades.
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This is a ripping yarn:
The jaw-dropping story behind an NFL coach's search for his family
Kansas City Chiefs running backs coach Deland McCullough went searching for his biological parents. He found them where he never would have expected.
Edit: Which I see Canefan has posted already on the NFL thread. But it probably fits better here.
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Not exactly news to anybody here, but published today at Bloomberg... with comics!
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TECH TITANS PLOT THEIR DOOMSDAY ESCAPE TO NEW ZEALAND LUXURY BUNKERS
Wealthy Americans have stepped up investment in the island nation. Parliament votes to ban foreigners from buying bolt-hole homes.
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-rich-new-zealand-doomsday-preppers/
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@salacious-crumb One bathroom? For three bedrooms? Clearly no one is taking their wives to the end of the world.
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No shit it's manufactured in Texas. Half the fucking thing is taken up with the gun room and the pantry.
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The Time 14 Cargo Ships Were Trapped in the Suez Canal ... for Eight Years
The ships moored together and formed a micronation. (It might as well have been an adult summer camp.)
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@nepia said in Interesting reads:
@jegga That's an interesting story, although it reads like the crew were there the full 8 years as well (unless I skimmed to quickly) but obviously Wiki confirmed that didn't happen and most returned home or went on rotation.
Yeah he was a bit vague there , interesting though . I’m surprised the Egyptians didn’t sieze the boats.
If I have to be trapped at sea this is how I’d like it to go down
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@nepia said in Interesting reads:
@jegga I guess you don't really want to piss off the rest by seizing a bunch of their ships?
I’m not sure how much they’d do to retaliate if they weren’t too arsed about getting the ships out for 8 years .
Weird things happen at sea in that region , the Israelis atracked a yank navy boat around the same time those boats were stuck there.
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Paradise Lost: Tourists Are Destroying the Places They Love
Travel is no longer a luxury good. Airlines like Ryanair and EasyJet have contributed to a form of mass tourism that has made local residents feel like foreigners in cities like Barcelona and Rome. The infrastructure is buckling under the pressure. By DER SPIEGEL Staff
Tl,dr? Freedom sponges/campers can fuck right off for a start.
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Thought of posting this in the fitness forums, but probably better fits here:
Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong
For decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to wage a cruel and futile war on fat people, poisoning public perception and ruining millions of lives. It's time for a new paradigm.
