An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg, which is “based on interviews with more than 30 current and former Amazon employees, most of whom spoke under the condition of anonymity citing fears of litigation or career repercussions.” From the report: Mike Frazzini had never made a video game when he helped start Amazon Game Studios. Eight years later, he has…
Tag: mythical
Capture a glimpse of the Unicorn
Within a triangle of 3 bright stars – hidden in between the many bright and glittering stars visible at this time of year – you’ll find the constellation of Monoceros the Unicorn. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/find-monoceros-the-constellation-of-the-unicorn-within-winter-triangle…
What Hunting Bigfoot Taught a Republican Congressman about Misinformation, Political Extremists, and Grift
Republican congressman Denver Riggleman was once a defense contractor for America’s National Security Agency. But in 2004, he paid more than $5,000 to join an amateur expedition searching for Bigfoot. Not because he believed in the mythical ape-like creature said to live in the woods, according to the Washington Post, but “to indulge a lifelong fascination: Why do people — what…
China Launches Ambitious Mission To Land On Moon and Return Samples To Earth
BeerFartMoron shares a report from CBS News: China launched its most ambitious moon mission yet Monday: a robotic spacecraft expected to land on the lunar surface by the end of the week. The spacecraft is expected to collect about four pounds of rock and soil samples, and return them to Earth next month for laboratory analysis. If successful, the Chang’e 5…
Astronaut: SpaceX Dragon beats shuttle, Soyuz for launching
The most experienced astronaut on SpaceX’s newly launched crew said Thursday that riding a Dragon capsule to orbit is like being inside the actual mythical beast, and a lot more fun than NASA’s shuttles or Russian flights. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-11-astronaut-spacex-dragon-shuttle-soyuz.html…
Weird ‘broomstick’ necked Triassic reptile named after mythical Greek sea monster
These strange, long-necked Triassic beasts were able to coexist because they chowed down on different prey. Source: https://www.livescience.com/long-necked-triassic-reptiles.html
Live Science podcast ‘Life’s Little Mysteries’ 37: Mysterious Mythical Creatures
Creatures that are inventions of the human imagination have inspired fear and wonder for thousands of years. Source: https://www.livescience.com/llm-podcast-37-mythical-creatures.html
The biggest dinosaur ever may have been twice the size we thought
A near-mythical titanosaur could have been twice as heavy as Patagotitan, the dinosaur previously thought to be the largest animal ever to walk the Earth Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632861-400-the-biggest-dinosaur-ever-may-have-been-twice-the-size-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
What’s a constellation? What’s an asterism?
Both constellations and asterisms are patterns of stars. What’s the difference? Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/definition-what-is-a-constellation-asterism…
Rare tile of mythical beast discovered in 14th-century cesspit
The treasures include a gold-plated ring and a rare medieval tile depicting a mythical creature. Source: https://www.livescience.com/english-cesspit-artifacts.html