The Off Topic Topic

[frunk]

Sooo... Iberia has announced they'll be starting a blimp service between Mallorca and Valencia/Barcelona in 2026 

They will be using this: https://www.hybridairvehicles.com/our-aircraft/airlander-10/

I have to admit I can't see the advantages to blimp travel over ships and ferries, and never mind conventional aircraft.

This is about freight rather than passengers, but a decent video about modern airship development:

[crazy canuck]

There is a weight issue for electric plan engines.  Less so for a blimp.

[Syt]

1920 Communist propaganda poster.



"Literacy is the path to Communism."

I feel parts of the GOP would co-sign it these days.

[Josquius]

I notice two different words used there. What exactly are they saying here? One word means communist party or Marxism or some such?

[Syt]

I notice two different words used there. What exactly are they saying here? One word means communist party or Marxism or some such?

[Josquius]

Ah. Yes. Very GOP.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Ah. Yes. Very GOP.

Yes, it works both ways doesn't it 

[Syt]

Also, I just learned that the handbook of the KKK is ....

... the Kloran.    

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloran



(Also, I guess they did the using the K at all times - "Karacter", "Kanada" - before Mortal Kombat. )

[Josquius]

To be fair, back in the day racists tended to look pretty favourably on muslims as the 'least bad' of brown-foreign-types. A lot of recognition of Islam as an almost-Christianity which supposidely led them to be a bit more law abiding and hard working than those multi-godded heathens.

[Threviel]

Back then Islam wasn't yet poisoned by the Wahhabis.

[Josquius]

From a village near where I'm from so it has local interest for me. But I find this old news report quite amusing. Really ahead of her time this wall woman.

Seemingly they didn't have right to light rules back then?

[garbon]

Evri (delivery company) has been supposed to deliver me a package for nearly 2 weeks now. Everyday few days it will give window it is coming and then they will update they can't come today.

They've got their system wrapped up tight so you can chat with bot online or on the phone but no real people...

[Josquius]

They're notoriously shit.
I suspect the name change from Hermes  was to start afresh given the shit reputation.
Nobody told them you have to actually do well from then.

[Sheilbh]

Yeah. I didn't realise they were Hermes until they had a delivery for me. Then I very quickly joined the dots

[garbon]

Feels kind of like a dystopian scam. Communicate with a bot who will repeatedly lie to you and there is no way to escalate your issue.

I used to have a Hermes/Evri delivery guy who was great. I haven't seen him in months.