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Stephen Rowland's avatar

Possibly too much pi.

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Jimmy's avatar

“No sign of intelligent life”

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TriTorch's avatar

Brilliant and brings a quote to mind: "The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy"

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EFS's avatar

If only bad governments could be vacuumed away...

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tecolote42's avatar

Be a helluva vacuum cleaner. And then, what do you send the refuse? To Satan for burning?

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EFS's avatar

Mt. Saint Helens

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tecolote42's avatar

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

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EFS's avatar

I can imagine. It was terrifying enough from the East Coast.

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Charles Summers's avatar

Speaking of uncontrolled expansion (metastasis) we also have the egos of the governors.

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Rat's avatar

It's all connected!

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Bandit's avatar

🙌

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Penelope Prill's avatar

I am sure of it!

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Stone Bryson's avatar

That tracks, Rat - that most DEFINITELY tracks :-)

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Tardigrade's avatar

Rat Cosmology makes sense.

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James Allin's avatar

That's a really small telescope there. How does Rat see anything?

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Rat's avatar

We have, er, 'access' to bigger ones as well: https://ratsays.substack.com/p/seti

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Frances Leader's avatar

I think the Universe is expanding because it is a baby. Maybe a baby rat.

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Bandit's avatar

That would be a good reason to try and get away!

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the long warred's avatar

Growth in democratic governance is dear sir the core demand of the Demos MORE …

Just human nature.

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Rat's avatar

It's a big demos, and we ain't in it.

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the long warred's avatar

Yes we are

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tecolote42's avatar

Nature has good taste :D

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Isla Ness's avatar

The Universe is constantly expanding? Nihil novi sub sole — who wants to have humans as their close neighbours? 😈

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