* Or to put it another way: we’re gonna have some awesome nostalgia 😉

grinderbot:

* when humanity reboots itself again in another thousand years, those of us near-immortals that managed the great posthuman flight will be getting our lulz watching future archeologists puzzle over these, from our secret base on the dark side of the Moon.

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emergentfutures:

Virgin passenger spaceship makes powered test flight

The powered test flight over California’s Mojave Desert lasted 16 seconds and broke the sound barrier.

Full Story: ABC

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climateadaptation:

ExxonMobil oil pipeline ruptures in Arkansas. Oil leaks into residential neighborhood, possibly into adjacent lake. More at Rawstory.

It’ll be cleaned up quickly.

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