Interesting reads
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The story of a real life replica of the Simpsons house
Home Sweet Homer: The Strange Saga of the Real-Life ‘Simpsons’ House in Nevada
The cartoon-inspired replica was given away in 1997—and was, as the eventual owner put it, “like living in a Crayola box.”
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I hate these talking heads , this is gold https://www.google.co.nz/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/31/posh-royal-expert-exposed-as-tommy-from-upstate-new-york-harry-meghan-duchess-of-sussex
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“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.
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@jegga said in Interesting reads:
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.
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@antipodean said in Interesting reads:
@jegga said in Interesting reads:
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.
Yeah, very well written. Hard going towards the end though.
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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:
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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