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delrioaudio t1_jeacs6z wrote

Reply to The 'Stonehenge calendar' shown to be a modern construct by osaba_mozkorra

One of the arguments is that the movement of the sun is harder to measure closer to the solstice and Stonehenge could not have been accurate enough, but thr Aztecs were able to correct this with a second sight stone, if I remember correctly. Like sighting a rifle, they would have 2 reference points to line up that would produce an accurate enough measurement to keep the seasons on track with their calendar.

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delrioaudio t1_j9umm84 wrote

Reply to comment by iscashstillking in Fourth Circuit: Individuals Have a First Amendment Right to Livestream Their Own Traffic Stops by mepper

I can second this. This story hit home for me because the victim was traveling for work and staying at a hotel, like I did for a while. He was an an exterminator contracted.by home depot corporate to remove birds from their garden centers. He had a pellet gun in his room that he used to shoot pigeons. Someone in the hotel pool saw the silhouette of a gun through the blinds on his room and called Mesa police. They show up, homey is half drunk, cuz what else do you do on the road, and start playing a demented game of Simon says with the poor guy. He reached down to hike up his baggy pants and they shot him. And the rifle that had the carving in it was a shotgun, so yeah you're definitely fucked if that thing is pointed at you. Demented shit right there.

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delrioaudio t1_j266hpc wrote

Reply to Luxurious space hotels are a classic Sci-Fi trope. But American hospitality giant Hilton recently signed a deal with Lockheed Martin and Voyager Space to build the solar system’s first space hotel onboard Starlab — a space station with NASA funding — which is currently under development. by EricFromOuterSpace

Sounds like the same strategy with sports venues. Get the taxpayers to foot the cost of building the attraction, then build a playground for the rich. Same game, new setting.

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