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p33k4y t1_j2dfxy7 wrote
Reply to comment by Gnonthgol in eli5: back then, before astronouts goes to space, how do we know about thing like nonexistent of oxygen & zero gravity? by zetasstra
>Some almost died from the lack of oxygen and low temperatures
Some did perish, e.g., Joseph Croce-Spinelli and Théodore Sivel in 1875:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-balloonists-of-pere-lachaise-cemetery
p33k4y t1_j28bq40 wrote
It wasn't just the scream. At the time, his speech made him seem unhinged and unstable. It gave the impression that he was another maverick like McCain.
While the speech was actually well received by his core supporters, Dean needed to broaden his appeal and project that he's a serious, rational leader fit for the presidency and all of the responsibilities that it entailed.
Instead managed to convey the complete opposite. His aides tried to blame the microphones, argued that the clips were doctored to make him look bad, etc., but in any case voters thought that he was "unpresidential" and he completely tanked in the subsequent primaries.
p33k4y t1_j1rfrwh wrote
Reply to TIL Sigmund Freud made the decision to flee Austria after his daughter Anna was interrogated by the Gestapo for nearly 12 hours. He was able to buy safe passage out of Austria just in time with 31,000 Reich marks in 1938 by Ok_Copy5217
More to this story.
Anna Freud was Secretary to the International Psychoanalytical Association -- a professional association for psychoanalysts that's still operating today.
The Gestapo interrogated her for 12-hours about this association, because they believed psychoanalysis was part of a Jewish conspiracy.
They didn't know that Anna was ready to commit suicide using Barbital had the Gestapo tortured or imprisoned her, rather than compromising others. Anna and her brother Martin had secretly obtained the Barbital from their family physician, Dr. Max Schur.
Sigmund Freud, fearing the worst, broke down after Anna was released. He went to the British consulate and requested passage for 16 members of his family and close friends -- including Dr. Schur.
They were all able to escape to London in 1938, but the story doesn't end there.
Sigmund Freud was suffering from cancer and within months of escaping the Nazis, his condition deteriorated sharply.
In severe pain with no hope for recovery, he went to Dr. Schur to end it all. With Anna's consent, Max Shur administered high doses of morphine. Sigmund Freud passed away a short time later, in September 1939, from the euthanasia.
p33k4y t1_j1r6awy wrote
Reply to Beijing to distribute Pfizer antiviral drug as Covid wave strains health system by web_explorer
Almost 2023 now...
p33k4y t1_iydgosh wrote
Reply to comment by WhichWitchIsWhitch in Canadian federal police are investigating widespread interference by China in Canadian affairs, including its "democratic processes," the nation's top cop has said in a letter to a parliamentary committee but without detailing the allegations by DoremusJessup
The fact that:
- Conservative MPs have been publicly asking for an investigation for weeks
- The Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is openly questioning "what Trudeau knew" about the Chinese interference allegations
- Even the NDP (!) supported Pierre Poilievre's proposal for a committee study
It's not rocket science to figure out which party has a big problem on their hands right now.
p33k4y t1_iycmjib wrote
Reply to comment by AnniversaryRoad in Canadian federal police are investigating widespread interference by China in Canadian affairs, including its "democratic processes," the nation's top cop has said in a letter to a parliamentary committee but without detailing the allegations by DoremusJessup
We know it's going to be heavily skewed towards Liberals and NDP, because Conservatives are heavily pushing for these investigations.
p33k4y t1_iycm40b wrote
Reply to comment by EphraimJenkins in Canadian federal police are investigating widespread interference by China in Canadian affairs, including its "democratic processes," the nation's top cop has said in a letter to a parliamentary committee but without detailing the allegations by DoremusJessup
>Keep the conservatives out by undermining their foreign partners.
It's the opposite in Canada.
China directly or indirectly funds a huge % of left-leaning politicians.
I'm surprised by these investigations because members of Trudeau's party and many of his closest allies are surely implicated.
p33k4y t1_ixn8cck wrote
Reply to The French government is developing a new ultra-secure phone for Emmanuel Macron by ArnaudAubron
It's almost 2023...
p33k4y t1_iubjs0i wrote
Reply to comment by imnotsoho in ELI5: Morse code is made up of dots and dashes. How did telegraph operators keep from losing track of where one letter ended and another began? by copperdomebodhi
This.
A family member also operated Morse around that timeframe.
He told me in comm rooms there were constant chatter of Morse code in the background from traffic meant for other stations.
Yet at times even when he was half asleep / dozing off from fatigue while on duty, his hand would automatically reach for the Morse key "clicker" and start to respond subconsciously whenever his station's "dit-dit-dah" code came on air.
p33k4y t1_irqpdit wrote
Reply to comment by Thecna2 in TIL that passenger jet engines produce most of their thrust from fan at the front, not from the jet exhaust, and that this is called a high-bypass engine. by Rilot
>This change from Low Bypass Turbofan to High Bypass occurred in the 80s.
1970s:
- Pratt & Whitney JT9D on the Boeing 747-100 (in service 1970)
- GE TF39 on the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (1970)
- GE CF6 on the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (1971)
The CFM56 also started production in 1974 but did not enter commercial service until 1982.
p33k4y t1_j6cimfo wrote
Reply to Went to this restaurant for the first time. Wonderful food, with a little extra on the menu. by Mogey_ogre
"Don't be surprised, vendettas do happen occasionally"