In 1985, Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Vasyutin and his colleagues returned four months ahead of schedule from a mission to the Salyut 7 space station due to a urological issue.
And in 1987, a heart arrhythmia caused Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Laveykin to leave the Mir space station early.
Confusingly structured, but it seems like they meant space missions not on the ISS have been cancelled due to medical reasons twice before.
Thanks for the detailed response and recommendations for getting started! The technical aspects of calligraphy are what appeal to me about it as well, which is sort of a running theme with the artistic hobbies I have (ex: weaving). I’ve been trying to get back into physical journaling, so this is probably a good thing to add on top of it.
I did a quick search for some in person classes, but unfortunately the only one near me is to teach Chinese calligraphy! Which would probably be more useful if I read Chinese, lol. I’ll stay on the look out for some, that does sound interesting.
I guess whatever part of my brain that can convert ‘writing’ to ‘art’ doesn’t work, because I spent a considerable amount of time as a child desperately trying to learn decorative handwriting! Going slowly makes it wobbly AF, and going quickly makes it sloppy, and I never could find the middle.
I’ve been holding a pencil and legibly writing for over 30 years and I still have no fucking idea how people write this nicely.
Looks like it has iron supports, not wood, should be fine.
I get these weird ones that have AI generated sounding audio of women talking about their husband’s premature ejaculation and his one weird trick! No idea what it was (other than whatever gas station boner pill shit they’re selling), I skip before then.
Parasite Rex by Carl Zimmer - it explains in detail the biology and evolutionary history of parasites, and some of the incredible science that goes into studying and understanding them.
The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan - plain English explanation of what the scientific method is and why it’s our best way of understanding the world. It also explains how to think more critically about the world and how to identify pseudoscience.
For anyone else that can’t keep track of all these popping up like weeds, Factually is an ‘AI-powered site,’ and based on their FAQ has little to no human oversight as far as answers go.
I would rather everyone benefit and not only people technically competent enough to know about uBlock 🤷♂️
uBlock doesn’t come with financial and legal penalties, I’ll take Vietnam’s solution.
I am not computer smart enough to understand most of this, but big thanks to you and the rest of the Blahaj team for donating your time, skills, and being so open about how things work! 🩷🩵🤍
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Oof, I don’t know about that one for under 18s, even though it’s a good book. I remember some pretty graphic rape scenes. But I also read it at 18 so 🤷♂️
Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan. If nothing else, it might help some people learn to recognize scams.
If you’re not familiar with problem-posing vs banking education, quick and dirty summary so the quote makes sense: problem-posing education is a method of teaching that emphasizes critical thinking through dialogue between the students and teacher. The banking model is traditional teaching, teacher up front and narrating (‘depositing’ knowledge into the students) while the students listen.
Unfortunately, those who espouse the cause of liberation are themselves surrounded and influenced by the climate which generates the banking concept, and often do not perceive its true significance or its dehumanizing power. Paradoxically, then, they utilize this very instrument of alienation in what they consider an effort to liberate. Indeed, some ‘revolutionaries’ brand as innocents, dreamers, or even reactionaries those who would challenge this educational practice. But one does not liberate men by alienating them. Authentic liberation - the process of humanization - is not another ‘deposit’ to be made in men. Liberation is a praxis: the action and reflection of men upon their world in order to transform it. Those truly committed to the cause of liberation can accept neither the mechanistic concept of consciousness as an empty vessel to be filled, nor the use of banking methods of domination (propaganda, slogans - deposits) in the name of liberation.
-Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Emphasis mine
PBS, iCloud+, Sunbeam because I like its UV tracking capabilities, and Transit because I use it a ton (nearly 1,800 miles on transit with it last year).
PBS is actually the most expensive one at $5/month, but if I’ve got two pennies to rub together one of them is going to PBS.
Came here to say exactly this, people sleep on popcorn as a low calorie fiber source.
I buy it pre-popped by the bag at Aldi, since it’s pretty cheap and for healthy snacks I need to prioritize convenience to make sure I actually eat them.