Akasazh
joined 2 years ago
RIP in peace
You can insulate brick walls, too, you know?
Weird article,I recommend reading the comments on HN.
The definition pain killer is applied strangely, and this new drug 'non addictive, without side effects'is pushed.
That's the same marketing that was used to promote heroin over the 'addictive' morphine.
We tend to be suckers for the 'big men' way of writing history. As we are hard wired to appreciate causality:
X triggers y which revolutionized how we do z and changed the world to our 'current understanding'.
In this case the writer is trying to push a theological, conservative narrative, and Aquinas fits perfectly! Wow!
Otoh one could argue that Aquinas biggest achievement is showing the natural world cannot be explained solely from the bible, thus necessitating less convoluted explanations (Occam's razor) this paving the way for science through falsification.
All writing on the success of technology in war follows the same structure.
A new weapon is introduced and finds success, is boasted as the future of warfare. It works and is a significant advantage for the side using it, being a force multiplier.
After the initial succes the other side starts using it too, and there's a scramble for countermeasures. This makes the wonder weapon less effective.
Then articles are written that are the inverse of the hype following the first implementation. Even doubting if 'this is the end of -wonder weapon- ?'
Look at the tank. With every new weapon (take drones) it is theorized that drones would be the end of effectiveness of tanks as a weapon system.
It's not, but it's not longer a wonder weapon, yet a piece of equipment, that's constantly evolving. Is an arms race and it's been like that since the invention of the club by our ancestors.
The article, in lieu of the video:
Inschrijvingen zijn op het moment gesloten, wegens succes, zeg maar, maar gaan weer open.
The most overlooked place is at the hill opposing the acropolis: the pnyx.
That was the place where the democracy happened, where the citizens came together and vote.
The acropolis was like wall street and religion, the pnyx like Congress (forgive the American metaphor in a time where they chose the philosopher king over democracy /s )
But it being the birth place of democracy should be way better promoted, the Greeks should get back their Elgin marbles, but also erect a museum for democracy!
I wonder why we don't just give Ukraine a single nuke and plenty of delivery missiles.
The reason they were attached was because they have up their nukes over empty promises.
We don't want them to start a full blown nuclear war, but want them to be able to threaten with their single nuke.
Tl:Dr Sandy was apprehensive absoluut the hose at first, but now Sandy is hooked.