Things You Didn't Know Before

[Praxit]

I don't completely rule out the possibility of aliens visiting us, however, I think it's very unlikely.

First, for them to even know we exist, radio waves and/or evidence of life here (such as might be detected through spectroscopy of the light through our atmosphere) would have to have reached them. We've only been advanced enough for that to happen since around 1900, which means the aforementioned light or radio waves would have only traveled about 125 light years. Even if an alien civilization were to detect us and be interested, and have the ability to travel at light speed, their planet (or ship, or whatever) would have to be within about 60-65 light years from us, in order to receive the information and travel here

Now consider how long it took, since the Big Bang, for life to form here on Earth, then how many mass extinction events took place before intelligent life had the opportunity to come about. Not only do we have the whole "Goldilocks Zone" thing, but we have Jupiter clearing a lot of potential Earth killing asteroids and such. Most of the star systems we've seen don't seem to have that advantage.

There are many other considerations as well, so what I'm saying is that, while I certainly believe there's plenty of life, and much of it intelligent, out there, I doubt there's any close enough and intelligent enough and interested enough to visit us.

Just my opinion.

..I agree, I also think some type of life form exists. Its just to far from us.

But if they have visited us, that's some serious technology they are using.

 

[triplets_93]

The Drivecast with Joel Feder

I Reported on Flock’s Cameras. Now I’m One of the System’s Mistakes

How a typo entered 2,000 miles away triggered Flock's cameras — and led four police officers to surround me.

Typically I report the news, but sometimes, rarely, I am the news. That time just came. Millions of people saw the story about my wife and I getting surrounded by the police after errors made by law enforcement and Flock Safety’s systems led authorities to believe I had performed grand theft auto with a $155,000 Range Rover. The body cam footage of the situation went viral.

The reason this story became a lightning rod placing my face on countless news programs and my voice on a laundry list of radio shows and podcasts isn’t a secret: It landed in the middle of a heated debate around the country about Flock Safety’s, among others, growing network of AI-powered surveillance cameras, which police and the feds can tap into to track people’s lives.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/i-reported-on-flocks-cameras-now-im-one-of-the-systems-mistakes

 

[shabazz]

I didn't know that Nigerians have a recipe for dog meat called "404"

It consists of heavy, spiced pepper soup or local porridge using dog meat, pepper soup spice, and scent leaves.

My only question is if it leaves one still hungry an hour after eating it?

 

[Vtwin]

I didn't know that Nigerians have a recipe for dog meat called "404"

It consists of heavy, spiced pepper soup or local porridge using dog meat, pepper soup spice, and scent leaves.

My only question is if it leaves one still hungry an hour after eating it?

No. In fact I wouldn't recommend eating it if you have anything more active then holding down the couch on your schedule for the rest of the day. It really sticks to your ribs.

Definitely don't go swimming.