We really are in the Dark Night of Autumn, when daylight seems dim because there
are so many clouds and it rains -copiously - everyday. Yesterday, I snuck in a trip to
a foodd store only to be hit, on the way back, by ice pellets very painful to the skin of my
face; all this on suddenly icy sidewalks. I crawled home...
All this to say I am spending a lot time on the Internet. Below, some of the more interesting
moments from yesterday.
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From the New York Times, a peek at current Chinese aircraft carriers:
From the German-language Das Bild:
The Chinese seem happy to have cornered American know-how. Ha! The backstory below,
from WW2:
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Found this breathless and quite informative YouTube video about the evlution of the
White House:
And from today's New York Times, a reflection piece that only makes sense if one is
living in a continous election bubble, as the US sometimes seems to be:
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