10 Beautiful Sunsets, the Loneliest Places on Earth, and How the Internet Crosses the Oceans
This week, we’ll take a look at 10 must-see beautiful sunsets, how the internet manages to reach entire oceans and stay connected, see how far you can get from anyone else, and more.
How far could you really get from everyone else on earth
If you’ve ever wondered how far you can go to get some peace, quiet and solitude without leaving the surface of the Earth, well, this video from Real Life Lore will explain. In fact, speaking of the surface of the Earth, in many of these places, the people closest to you will be on the International Space Station, which, although tens of miles away, will be closer to you when the ISS is higher. you than any other person on the planet – even if they don’t have the opportunity to interact with you.
The video is titled “The Loneliest Place on Earth,” but it’s actually a tour of some of the most impressively isolated places on Earth, many of which I didn’t even know were inhabited. [ via Real Life Lore (YouTube) ]
What your parents did that you will never do to a child
This Quora thread brings up an interesting topic:
What have your parents done that you will never do with your children or with your future children?
Some of the answers are very hard and tell pretty confusing stories about how some people deal with abuse and their own drive to never repeat the cycle of abuse with their children and families, and some of them tell long stories of neglect. or a specific cultural upbringing that did more harm than help, so the whole topic is worth skimming through.
However, one answer caught my attention:
I will make sure that my child receives regular medical care. My own mother truly believed in pseudoscientific philosophies, including her deep belief in her significant psychic abilities. As a child, I had symptoms of high functioning autism, which was previously diagnosed as Asperger’s syndrome. Rather than taking me to the doctor for treatment, noticing these autism symptoms, my mother concluded that I was part of a pseudoscientific group called the Indigo Children and considered the matter closed. Unfortunately, the use of the phenomenon of Indigo children as an alternative medical diagnosis is known to lead to the fact that both children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and children with autism do not receive much needed medical attention and treatment. I was not diagnosed with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder until I was almost 30 years old, after having already suffered tremendous damage. I am currently struggling to therapeutically reconcile aspects of my life in which I have difficulty functioning due to my Asperger Syndrome, such as interpersonal communication, organization, difficulty interpreting social cues such as body language, difficulty making changes in daily routine and hypersensitivity to people. external stimuli. Undiagnosed Asperger’s Syndrome and its symptoms dominated my childhood, adolescence, and early 20s and caused great chaos in my life. Armed with my diagnosis, access to a library of neurodiversity knowledge, and a trusted advisor, I can now learn techniques to control my symptoms, interact with the environment, and communicate effectively with others. Now I have the opportunity to choose what I will be over thirty. I am in control of my life again.
Another story about why proper, evidence-based, expert and collaborative healthcare is so important not only for individuals but for families as a whole. [ via Quora ]
10 beautiful places to watch the sunset
Make no mistake, every sunset has its own beauty, but if you are looking for specific places to enjoy the sunset and see something truly spectacular – maybe a view that is uniquely lit or rare, or difficult to see again, this list is from the folks at Oyster. run through 10 beautiful places to watch the sunset.
The Scottish Highlands is one of those places (shown in the photo above), along with the famous Manhattanhenge in New York and the absolutely gorgeous Goa in India, although at the moment it looks a bit like a tourist cliché. Browse the entire list with photos from each location. [ via Oyster ]
How Internet Access Spans Whole Oceans
If you’ve ever wondered how the Internet works so well across entire continents, or how you can download web pages so quickly from Europe, how your VPN can pretend you are actually browsing from Japan, or how you can download files from servers around the world at ultra-high speed, explained in this issue of The Media Show .
In short, it’s all thanks to the submarine cable, but these cables are not just cables of any type, nor are they simply stacked by dropping them from the stern of the boat. Well, sort of, but not so unceremonious. The full story is really interesting, and the duplication that these submarine cables get is also interesting – but at the same time, so are the vulnerabilities inherent in the network of huge cables at the bottom of the sea. [ via The Media Show (YouTube) ]
240 consecutive green lights
I am very impressed when I catch two green lights in a row, especially when I am driving around town, but there are moments of bliss when you are driving at night, and it seems that all the lights are extinguished in your direction.
Of course, I’ve never seen anything like this video, where Noah Foreman managed to catch 240 consecutive green lights without stopping. It’s almost trance-boring, and a good video to get the week off to a good start. Catch lots of green lights and have a good week. [ via Vimeo , thanks Boing Boing ! ]
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