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Cake day: June 15th, 2023

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  • is white light “white” because that’s what our start emits?

    I’m going to say “no”. Just because humans only see in the “visible spectrum” doesn’t mean that all life on Earth does. There are creatures that can see in infrared spectrum such as:

    • Snakes like pit vipers, including boas and pythons
    • fish such as cichlids, goldfish, and salmon
    • Mosquitoes
    • vampire bats

    There are also creatures that can see way past the other side of the “visible spectrum” into ultraviolet

    • Bees like Bumblebees and Honeybees
    • Butterflies
    • Reindeer
    • birds like European Rollers
    • Scorpions
    • Hedgehogs
    • even dogs and cats

    So as you can see from these lists its not just a specific genus or species. Many of our mammalian cousins can do this. Given that many other species have evolved this ability, it just wasn’t evolutionarily needed for humanity to survive.



  • If SpaceX is that critical to national defense & foreign policy, it should be nationalized.

    Remove the SpaceX name from that statement and the statement is just as crazy.

    Examples:

    • If Verizon is that critical to national defense & foreign policy, it should be nationalized.
    • If Raytheon is that critical to national defense & foreign policy, it should be nationalized.
    • If Northrup Grumman is that critical to national defense & foreign policy, it should be nationalized.
    • If General Dynamics Electric Boat is that critical to national defense & foreign policy, it should be nationalized.
    • If Honeywell International is that critical to national defense & foreign policy, it should be nationalized.
    • If Boeing is that critical to national defense & foreign policy, it should be nationalized.
    • If Norfolk Southern Railway is that critical to national defense & foreign policy, it should be nationalized.

    It just isn’t our country’s way to steal a company from its owners or shareholders. Its a bit frightening you think it should be.