Interesting. I lived in Portland when Mt. St. Helens began her turn on the world stage. Walked down to the river to get a better view. All of that ash. My dad was in a small plane with his buddy, flying through an eruption. My mother was thrilled s/
But the roses were spectacular in the aftermath. So, yeah
Possibly too much pi.
“No sign of intelligent life”
Brilliant and brings a quote to mind: "The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy"
https://www.amazon.com/Ontogeny-Phylogeny-Stephen-Jay-Gould/dp/0674639413
If only bad governments could be vacuumed away...
Be a helluva vacuum cleaner. And then, what do you send the refuse? To Satan for burning?
Mt. Saint Helens
Interesting. I lived in Portland when Mt. St. Helens began her turn on the world stage. Walked down to the river to get a better view. All of that ash. My dad was in a small plane with his buddy, flying through an eruption. My mother was thrilled s/
But the roses were spectacular in the aftermath. So, yeah
I can imagine. It was terrifying enough from the East Coast.
Speaking of uncontrolled expansion (metastasis) we also have the egos of the governors.
It's all connected!
🙌
I am sure of it!
That tracks, Rat - that most DEFINITELY tracks :-)
Rat Cosmology makes sense.
That's a really small telescope there. How does Rat see anything?
We have, er, 'access' to bigger ones as well: https://ratsays.substack.com/p/seti
I think the Universe is expanding because it is a baby. Maybe a baby rat.
That would be a good reason to try and get away!
Growth in democratic governance is dear sir the core demand of the Demos MORE …
Just human nature.
It's a big demos, and we ain't in it.
Yes we are
Nature has good taste :D
The Universe is constantly expanding? Nihil novi sub sole — who wants to have humans as their close neighbours? 😈