It was the equivalent of the newest cellphone of its day. Music in the form of singing, chanting, whistling, etc. had been around long before that instrument was made and it was likely a progressive improvement over something like a large grass or reed stalk.

We don't tend to find those types of things being preserved though in archaeology sites. We know they had to exist due to seeing technologically less advanced peoples in more modern ages being documented making and use them.

A standard mouth whistle that you see referees use at sports events, for example, likely has origins even further back.

https://youtu.be/JZysi-6xqjE

>retaliation for whatever the CCP has their collective panties in a bunch about this week.

It is and China isn't even being diplomatic about it either.

>Neal Dunn, a Republican from Florida, asked with similar bluntness whether ByteDance has “spied on American citizens” – a question that came amid reports the company accessed journalists’ information in an attempt to identify which employees were leaking information. Chew responded that “spying is not the right way to describe it”.
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>src: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/mar/23/key-takeaways-tiktok-hearing-congress-shou-zi-chew

If they went down a half pipe in a sled or tube, that's pretty insane. It wouldn't have been a question of being there at the appropriate time as any time would be inappropriate to do so.

You can zig-zag to slow your travel downhill, even while still going fast across the hill, on skies and a snowboard. You can't really do that very easily on a sled or tube.

Yeah. There's that too.

Bliss is part of Far Cry 5's storyline. [Bliss]taker lol

https://youtu.be/QYtjpTLSmbM

Informing yes, correcting no. OP is still correct saying greater ocean exploration is needed.

I also think the UK could contribute to space exploration and that it's not necessary to think a failure should lead to a complete abandonment of a lot of talented people working hard in that area of science.

But that's just me. Thanks for the previous downvote Far Cry fan.

Plenty of nations are exploring the ocean and have been doing so for quite a while now. It's just that the ocean is so huge, they've barely been able to scratch the surface.

For those interested, check out this channel on YT:
https://www.youtube.com/@oceanexplorergov

>"Facts have repeatedly proved that containment and suppression are unpopular, and sanctions and interference are doomed to failure," Xi told Putin.
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>"China is ready to work with Russia and all progressive forces around the world that oppose hegemonism and power politics...and firmly defend the sovereignty, security and development interests of both countries and international justice."
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>src: https://www.reuters.com/world/xi-tells-putin-that-road-peace-talks-ukraine-will-not-be-smooth-2022-12-30/

Xi's genius plan is to oppose "hegemonism and power politics" by supporting Russian hegemonism and power politics, then double down by saying China is the only real supporter of democracy.

It's clowns leading clowns all the way down.

I know and they have broken it more than once in Ukraine.

The poster is likely Kiwi and not aware of why Russia felt it could attack and invade Ukraine.

>The memoranda, signed in Patria Hall at the Budapest Convention Center with US Ambassador Donald M. Blinken amongst others in attendance, prohibited the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States from threatening or using military force or economic coercion against Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, "except in self-defence or otherwise in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations." As a result of other agreements and the memorandum, between 1993 and 1996, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine gave up their nuclear weapons.
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>src: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum