Chasing the illuminated contrail of another 747 Freighter halfway between Japan and California. The surface of the Pacific is hidden from sight by a thick layer of clouds for now, but the radiant moon is able to cast some shadows and depth in the world outside my windows. This time she is accompanied by a bright halo with parhelia and a rare lower tangent arc, formed by a thin layer of ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. According to superstition and folklore a premonition of bad weather.
Covering nearly one third of the planet, the Pacific Ocean is ridiculously vast, deep and devoid of human presence.
A few ships perhaps. A submarine or two hidden below the surface, some cargo planes drawing contrails. Lots of sharks as well, I guess.
I often look down and gaze at that dark blue surface. The same body of water without apparent change for over ten hours straight. Ten thousand kilometers of absolutely nothing but an alien abyss. I catch myself checking the engine instruments and re-running my fuel calculations more often than needed. This is not a region where I want to put my life vest to the test.
Far above, another type of boundless depth is laid out. A possibly infinite void, filled with trillions of ancient stars, galaxies, and worlds. Heaven knows what is happening out there, maybe we don't even want to know. Blissfully unaware like a curious toddler oblivious of the perils and world beyond his comfortable crib.
And yet... it is so alluring. Seductive. Adventurous.
My longing for answers is stronger than the fear of failure or the regret of not having tried.
Let's see where we are going in the next couple of decades.
Humanity has developed by overcoming the impossible and raising the bar even higher.
Cross the largest ocean, climb the highest mountain and reaching for the stars. Within one generation we've learned to master flight and walk on the moon, mankind's proudest achievement. Nothing is impossible.
Or to quote Antoine de Saint Exupery: “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather make them long for the endless immensity of the sea.” -
#moon @dearmoonproject @spacex
Covering nearly one third of the planet, the Pacific Ocean is ridiculously vast, deep and devoid of human presence.
A few ships perhaps. A submarine or two hidden below the surface, some cargo planes drawing contrails. Lots of sharks as well, I guess.
I often look down and gaze at that dark blue surface. The same body of water without apparent change for over ten hours straight. Ten thousand kilometers of absolutely nothing but an alien abyss. I catch myself checking the engine instruments and re-running my fuel calculations more often than needed. This is not a region where I want to put my life vest to the test.
Far above, another type of boundless depth is laid out. A possibly infinite void, filled with trillions of ancient stars, galaxies, and worlds. Heaven knows what is happening out there, maybe we don't even want to know. Blissfully unaware like a curious toddler oblivious of the perils and world beyond his comfortable crib.
And yet... it is so alluring. Seductive. Adventurous.
My longing for answers is stronger than the fear of failure or the regret of not having tried.
Let's see where we are going in the next couple of decades.
Humanity has developed by overcoming the impossible and raising the bar even higher.
Cross the largest ocean, climb the highest mountain and reaching for the stars. Within one generation we've learned to master flight and walk on the moon, mankind's proudest achievement. Nothing is impossible.
Or to quote Antoine de Saint Exupery: “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather make them long for the endless immensity of the sea.” -
#moon @dearmoonproject @spacex
May 02, 2020 NYCs First Virtual First Saturday. #ingressfsathome #ingresscrossfaction #ingressxfaction #ingress
祝贺telegram活跃用户破4亿。
2015年10月，腾讯在更新后的app中取消了「备份聊天记录到云端」。根据次年发布的2015年报，微信月活用户逼近7亿。
用户数巨大也成了微信自己、以及无数人为腾讯辩护的理由：因为用户多，所以没法支持多设备同步，限死1app端1桌面/网页端最多两台设备在线；因为用户多，所以无法做云端备份功能，人人都带着几个G的聊天记录；因为用户多，所以密保孱弱、所以强封闭性、所以恃宠而骄…
而telegram在支持多设备聊天记录实时同步、云端备份全部聊天记录、高度开放性的同时，活跃用户也到4亿了。而且，这是在telegram完全依靠自身资金实现的。
微信可以倚赖朋友圈广告、各类增殖收入（公众号认证年费、表情包、打赏抽成、微信支付抽成）、外部合作收益等，但telegram只烧自己的钱，结果微信比telegram功能残缺不止一星半点。
现在你知道竞争的力量有多强大，以及#这就是为何中国人不配拥有好东西 了吗？
2015年10月，腾讯在更新后的app中取消了「备份聊天记录到云端」。根据次年发布的2015年报，微信月活用户逼近7亿。
用户数巨大也成了微信自己、以及无数人为腾讯辩护的理由：因为用户多，所以没法支持多设备同步，限死1app端1桌面/网页端最多两台设备在线；因为用户多，所以无法做云端备份功能，人人都带着几个G的聊天记录；因为用户多，所以密保孱弱、所以强封闭性、所以恃宠而骄…
而telegram在支持多设备聊天记录实时同步、云端备份全部聊天记录、高度开放性的同时，活跃用户也到4亿了。而且，这是在telegram完全依靠自身资金实现的。
微信可以倚赖朋友圈广告、各类增殖收入（公众号认证年费、表情包、打赏抽成、微信支付抽成）、外部合作收益等，但telegram只烧自己的钱，结果微信比telegram功能残缺不止一星半点。
现在你知道竞争的力量有多强大，以及#这就是为何中国人不配拥有好东西 了吗？
Defining Progress: Jamie Anderson
看一档子瑞幸咖啡的揭底视频时候发现配的视频还不错。。一通操作终于搜出来了。。Audi赞助，确实拍的很好
https://www.douban.com/people/2068300/status/2896820048/
《黑镜》的一个重要隐喻是，手机屏幕在熄灭时会反射出我们自己的样貌，因此像一枚黑色的镜子一样。而当它被按亮时，它所塑造出的远比其物理尺寸广阔的空间，也吸引着我们沉溺其中。另一方面，「镜子」的隐喻显然不只是物理层面的，我们现代生活很大一部分发生在其上，使得「手机及其内部经过我们干预的空间」，成为我们一小块人格的碎片，一种对我们自身内在的映衬。
《sense8》中，来自非洲的成员被问起，为什么在平民窟的生活中要保留这么一台大电视，而不是换一些生活必需品，他回答说：电视是一扇窗子，让我们超越当下的现实，望向远方的景象。
只是不要忘了厄里斯之镜（The Mirror of Erised）上写的：I show not your face but your heart's desire。老校长也告诫过我们，「
《黑镜》的一个重要隐喻是，手机屏幕在熄灭时会反射出我们自己的样貌，因此像一枚黑色的镜子一样。而当它被按亮时，它所塑造出的远比其物理尺寸广阔的空间，也吸引着我们沉溺其中。另一方面，「镜子」的隐喻显然不只是物理层面的，我们现代生活很大一部分发生在其上，使得「手机及其内部经过我们干预的空间」，成为我们一小块人格的碎片，一种对我们自身内在的映衬。
《sense8》中，来自非洲的成员被问起，为什么在平民窟的生活中要保留这么一台大电视，而不是换一些生活必需品，他回答说：电视是一扇窗子，让我们超越当下的现实，望向远方的景象。
只是不要忘了厄里斯之镜（The Mirror of Erised）上写的：I show not your face but your heart's desire。老校长也告诫过我们，「
然而这面镜子既不能教给我们知识，也不能告诉我们实情。人们在它面前虚度时光，为他们所看见的东西而痴迷，甚至被逼发疯，因为他们不知道镜子里的一切是否真实，是否可能实现。」