186 - Europe, If the Nazis Had Won

186 - Europe, If the Nazis Had Won

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January 22, 2018 Add Comment

One of the mainstays of speculative history (together with “What if the South had won the US Civil War?”) is: What would the world have looked like if the Nazis had won the Second World War? And yet I’ve never seen a map showing what the Nazis’ post-war plans (for Europe of for the world) were, neither from their own files or reconstructed by war historians.

Which is very strange, considering that the Second World War is one of the most studied conflicts in world history. Maybe that’s because the Nazis didn’t have any concrete plans for after their victory – not because they didn’t believe in it themselves, but because of the chaotic nature of Nazi governance. The institutional overlap, competition and resulting chaos in the Third Reich is a well-established historical fact that contradicts the traditional notion of Germans as careful and thorough planners and which may well have prevented a German victory.

How the world would have looked like if such a victory had occurred, is a question that has been answered often in fiction, for example in the (passable) Robert Harris novel ‘Fatherland’ and the (brilliant) Philip K. Dick book ‘The Man in the High Castle’. Harris’ book includes a map, of a 1960s Europe dominated by Germany. This Nazi state, greatly expanded towards the East, doesn’t include Alsace-Lorraine. This rather puts a dent in the map’s credibility: it’s quite unthinkable that a victorious Nazi state wouldnot annex these territories on the Rhine’s left bank, for so long disputed between France and Germany. Dick’s book, which focuses on the Japan-dominated West Coast of the (former) USA, sadly isn’t illustrated with a map. Not my copy at least.

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Driver's Notebook: Behind the Wheel of the Tesla Model S

Driver's Notebook: Behind the Wheel of the Tesla Model S

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January 21, 2018 Add Comment

A handful of THR staffers logged seat time in the top-of-the-line Model S. The drivers, ranging from a mother of three to an automotive geek and a green car skeptic, had praise for its performance and a few concerns about its futuristic features.

1. Outstanding performance: The Model S impressed with its "awesome acceleration" and terrific handling, one driver said. Because the car lacks multiple gears, there is no delay as power is delivered. "It is so completely badass. Merging onto the 10 Freeway and changing lanes became a huge pleasure," another driver said.

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2. Touch screen concerns: The car's 17-inch center console screen, which controls such functions as stereo navigation and HVAC, impressed with its clarity and functionality. But drivers worried that Internet connectivity would be distracting and dangerous. "Why encourage people to look on a screen while they are driving?"

3. Charging: Most Model S owners charge their cars via 240-volt outlets -- speedier than the conventional 120-volt socket one staffer used. A 10-hour, overnight charge "ended up only charging the car one-fourth of its capacity." (Tesla-built Supercharger stations offer the fastest charge time.)

4. Ingress/egress issues: The Model S key fob is cleverly designed to look like the car, but drivers had trouble locating the hidden buttons that lock and unlock the vehicle. The car's handles, which emerge from the doors after being touched, were a treat for kids, but one person felt they were a gimmick and could break.

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5. Head-turner: The Model S attracted attention across L.A., from a delivery man in Mid-City who had plenty of questions to a middle-aged poodle walker in Santa Monica who said he might buy one. One staffer said, "I think this car is going to own the whole Westside in a year."

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Portion of Galactic plane - GLIMPSE (Spitzer)

Portion of Galactic plane - GLIMPSE (Spitzer)

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January 21, 2018 Add Comment

This is a section of the Galactic plane measured with the Spitzer Space Telescope. In this four-color composite, blue is 3.6 microns, green is 4.5 microns, orange is 5.8 microns, and red is 8.0 microns. Image

credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/E. Churchwell (University of Wisconsin).

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Fort Totten Army Hospital

Fort Totten Army Hospital

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January 21, 2018 Add Comment

Sadly, very little information is widely available on this hospital building within the Fort Totten landmark district near Bayside, Queens. Built in 1864, the year in which the primary purpose of the Fort shifted from defense of the mouth of the East River to casualty support and hospital care, the facility served the Army in various capacities until 1974, when it was emptied and abandoned. Sometime before 1920 a cafeteria annex was added to the rear of the structure; at some point prior to abandonment, the hospital appears to have been repurposed for office and administrative use, and the basement for storage.

 Unfortunately, the building has fallen prey to some fairly signicant demolition-by-neglect. There is considerable water damage which has led much of the building to collapse; the parts that have not collapsed are in imminent danger, as evidenced by the mushy floors and the separation of some rooms’ floors from the load-bearing walls.

Here’s a look at the interior of the hospital. Readers with more knowledge of its history or with stories about its active use are heartily encouraged to comment below.

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The Pillars of the Kings

The Pillars of the Kings

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January 21, 2018 Add Comment

Although the Argonath only appears on screen for a few seconds in the movie, I remember how it captured my imagination when I first read the book so many years ago. So when I decided to tackle a big LEGO sculpture it was a natural first choice.

I've previously posed earlier revisions of the statues here as my work in progress continued, But now I finally have the pair modeled to my satisfaction, complete with mini-figures (only had to wait 40 years for TLG to make those for me...)

The statues aren't really to the scale depicted in the movie (they're about half that by min-figure standards) but they're big enough to get the idea across that these things are artifacts of Numenor.

The boats are brick built because the shape of the rowboats I have (from an old Hogwarts set) just didn't seem right.

The statutes themselves stand about two feet (~61 cm) tall. I have the official Statue of Liberty model and they look pretty good in that company.

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BIG MAN IN A SUIT OF ARMOR... TAKE THAT AWAY AN WHAT ARE YOU?

BIG MAN IN A SUIT OF ARMOR... TAKE THAT AWAY AN WHAT ARE YOU?

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January 21, 2018 Add Comment

You see the problem with Batman designing stuff to disable the Iron Man suit is that while Batman is knowledgable in that area and a genius, making sure his suit can't be disabled is Iron Man's entire job description. Assuming both were given equal time we'd have Batman using some fantastic device that bypasses all defenses and disables the suit...only for it to reboot 3 seconds later with Tony going "lol fixed that 10 minutes ago". And no matter how many gadgets Batman has...Tony has more firepower.

Diana Floor Standing Giant Lamp

Diana Floor Standing Giant Lamp

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January 20, 2018 Add Comment

 

Meet Diana floor lamp, the tallest floor lamp of Heritage collection. Diana is an industrial floor lamp with a mid-century modern design, perfect for big industrial lofts and artistic studios

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I dont want a boat. I want a plane with a billion dollars inside it.

I dont want a boat. I want a plane with a billion dollars inside it.

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January 20, 2018 Add Comment

A fully staffed brand new 100ft luxury yatch with days of fresh water, excellent tasting food surrounded by 10 safes containing 1 billion UK pound each. There! If I had said 'and' it would have made it two wishes. Lol

10 Stories Of Celebrities Being Awesome

10 Stories Of Celebrities Being Awesome

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January 17, 2018 Add Comment

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The film was written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon and directed by Stephen Herek. It stars Alex Winter as Bill S. Preston, Esquire; Keanu Reeves as Ted "Theodore" Logan; and George Carlin as Rufus. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure received generally positive reviews upon release and was commercially successful.

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Windows Update

Windows Update

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January 16, 2018 Add Comment

At Iowa State, there was a computer kiosk for students to use, but for 'security reasons' the case was locked into a cabinet. Nobody knew who had the key. From 2001 until I graduated in 2004, the screen said "Windows 98 shutting down"

6 Strange Mascots of Knock-Off Cereal Brands

6 Strange Mascots of Knock-Off Cereal Brands

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January 16, 2018 Add Comment

1Pranks

Connection to Cereal: Raccoons are known for being merry little pranksters, especially when knocking over all your garbage cans and scattering whatever trash they can’t eat across your driveway. In fact, the makers of this cereal really should have taken it a step further and just filled it with litter-looking marshmallows like banana peels, steak gristle, and coffee grounds. Plus, the ad could feature Pranks suddenly breaking into a kitchen, demanding cereal from his foaming, rabid mouth as the kids and even commercial narrator run screaming for their lives.

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cringepics

cringepics

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January 16, 2018 Add Comment

1Are we ever not in danger?

there is a big chance that if things worked out differently between us, I could’ve been this guy
Do they really feel the need to tell everyone about this.. smh nobody cares.

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