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TIL Yuri Gagarin returned to Earth during his historic first manned spaceflight by ejecting 6 km from the ground and parachuting down by himself. by Wiggums in c/til@lemmy.world

[-] Wiggums@lemmy.world 80 points 3 weeks ago

amazing the parachute was able to deliver him safely on account of the size of his balls

The Man Who Killed Google Search by Wiggums in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] Wiggums@lemmy.world 62 points 4 months ago

it's not that the company died, it's that collective progress was sacrificed for greed.

An AI robot is spotting sick tulips to slow the spread of disease through Dutch bulb fields by Wiggums in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] Wiggums@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

leave it to the Dutch to use AI not for the downfall of man

Facebook at 20: Four ways the app changed the world by Wiggums in c/technology@lemmy.world

[-] Wiggums@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

why do people still use meta products? Facebook insta what's app...

I have friends that all abandoned FB only to jump on insta and I am gobsmacked by that choice

Texas AG Paxton sues five cities, including Austin and San Marcos, over marijuana policies by Wiggums in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] Wiggums@lemmy.world 71 points 7 months ago

what a huge waste of taxpayer money

Working longer won’t solve the retirement crisis — seniors need a ‘Gray New Deal’ to retire with dignity, this economist says by Wiggums in c/news@lemmy.world

[-] Wiggums@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago

an economist did a video the other day on how solvable it is. The gist, the shortfall is on a 75 year projection, and there are multiple ways of solving it, but working longer only gets 40% of the way there. So given the trade off on quality of life for people vs solving it in the many other ways, that seems like a shitty strategy. Also you need the politicians to do their part..