https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/04/27/threshold-crossed/israeli-authorities-and-crimes-apartheid-and-persecution

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/05/does-israels-treatment-palestinians-rise-level-apartheid

A very good example of unimaginative or unoriginal naming. Although Alexandria is presumably named after Alexander the Great, rather than because the place reminded them of Alexandria.

As a Brit I was watching the storm coverage in the USA yesterday and marveling at the number of locations named after European towns, and chuckling at the lack of imagination of the early immigrants.

Composed of 18 images, this natural-color mosaic shows a boulder field on “Mount Washburn” (named after a mountain in Wyoming) in Mars’ Jezero Crater. The Perseverance science team nicknamed the light-toned boulder with dark speckles near the center of the mosaic. “Atoko Point” (after a feature in the eastern Grand Canyon). The images were acquired by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover on May 27, 2024, the 1,162nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission

But it turns out nothings really changed on the naming front… however I’ve never had to name a place so I can’t really claim I’d be any better!

We had the teams update at work, with the endless notifications to let me know that a new version was coming, would I like to update early, on the 1st the update will be forced …

He’s possibly the only reoccurring black character, and yes it is very much a product of its time.

In defense of the authors the Gauls are all depicted with large bulbous noses, the Romans with Roman noses, etc; all cariceturs. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caricature.

In the attached image you can see Obelix is also depicted as a “knuckle dragger” (at times). The character leading them is a Roman.

This second example shows the Vikings.

It’s an old joke updated for new technology … that’s part of what makes it clever.

It references the original joke (albeit in very small text)

The Asterix books frequently did something similar. https://cloud.wordpress.com/2022/02/17/asterix-and-the-historical-interpretation/

Fair point, it could be an impact driver.

It must be the symbol for the hammer function, not much else it can be.

If you find the brand name you should be able to find the model and manual.

Also depending on diameter of the hole SDS drills are better, but if it’s only one hole just try and see.

If it starts getting to hot or struggling you know you need a bigger drill 😂

Interesting, I have a almost kidney shaped memory foam pillow from IKEA UK.

I’m not aware of the big chunky square pillows.

Perhaps there’s an argument against scientific hubris: if we look through history, and to this day, we can see those who champion rigid adherence to religion above all else as the cause of much suffering. On the other hand the latter half of the 10 Commandments provide a fairly sensible groundwork for law and order in society.

As for love, whilst we may not be able to measure it directly, we can certainly see evidence of it’s power; “I would do anything for love, I’d run right in to hell and back” Meatloaf. I’d also argue that the core human emotions can be explained by evolution, and compared with animal behaviour. In preparing for fight or flight fear can be measured in a raised heart rate, the release of chemicals, and electrical activity within the brain.

I think one of the cornerstones of science is that it is open to a theory being overturned as new evidence comes to light.

Duhem–Quine, or the "veil of perception”, well yes, we do have to make some assumptions somewhere, you assume that I know how to read and understand your words written in English, which I do and I’m sure a great many others do - perhaps we could use this as a baseline example of knowledge. We all know the word “stop” and it’s meaning in context though we might not all react to it in the same way.

Then again, it could all just be my imagination.

Are you suggesting there may be forces or powers we can’t yet measure?

Because that’s pretty much what science has been about for all of human evolution. We’ve observed events, and then tried to work out why they happen, and yet in all that time we’ve been unable to prove, or disprove god.

We can think practically about knowledge too.

I put my hand on a hot stove, it burns, I remove my hand and the burning stops. Isn’t that knowledge?

I have a hypothesis, I collect evidence, record the results and see if it supports the hypotheses.

The experiment is repetable.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method

It means “If I remember correctly” - iirc

I just cancelled my subscription

Was the review specifically for the Quest 2 headset?

Edir: Nevermind, seems it’s a PCVR Exclusive Game so a review specifically for Quest 2 wouldn’t make much sense.

I struggled finding reviews of Asgard’s Wrath 1 on the Quest 2 headset. Google just assumes I want the newest game.

I believe this is different. We also have an Inheritance Tax which is a tax on a person’s estate when they die.

However this is the Royal Estate taking all of the inheritance for people who don’t have a will or any known relatives. Usually in this scenario it would instead go to the govt., thus, eventually, benefiting everyone and not just the Royal family.

Yeah, me too, it’s good to combine a sweet drink with some savory or salty snack.

You can just read the Economist article, or any number of other publications for balance. https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/09/07/meet-javier-milei-the-frontrunner-to-be-argentinas-next-president