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Just Because You’re Not Paranoid Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Tracking You…
Most people aren’t aware they are being watched with beacons, but the “beacosystem” tracks millions of people every day. Beacons are placed at airports, malls, subways, buses, taxis, sporting arenas, gyms, hotels, hospitals, music festivals, cinemas and museums, and even on billboards. Big Brother is Watching…and Sending You Ads. And Ads. And Ads…
Vulcan does not exist — but 40 Eridani does
As a kid I remember reading about “Vulcan,” which people used to think existed between Mercury and the Sun but always orbited on the opposite side. Completely fictional, of course. But… Vulcan made a comeback as the fictional home of Spock in Star Trek. It was said by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry to be […]
The Moon is a Shining Ball of…uh…Nickel?
“Imagine taking a pile of metal five times larger than the Big Island of Hawaii and burying it underground…” Uh. OK. That’s a LOT of metal. Nickel and iron? Ancient asteroid impact? 300 kilometers deep? Sounds like a “golden” mining opportunity… …even enough to totally justify “the Moon is a part of Mars“? https://futurism.com/the-byte/deep-structure-mass-moon-crater?fbclid=IwAR194QoShlhP8Cxo0bZZJOndG2ylWBHOQxcFA1AdzxtKfl6oxnU7RWZRIZQ
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“International” kindergarten open day
Today we went to “open day” at a nearby “international kindergarten,” where our oldest daughter has gone for two years to Saturday classes. The previous week, our youngest daughter joined the four-hour class for the first time, but we were … Continue reading
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Tagged English education, internationalization, kindergarten, language learning, wakon yosai
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