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Wow!  After reading that, I did a quick search and found that according to Southwest Airlines Avoids Crowdstrike Issues - Thanks to Windows 3.1?, it wasn't just Southwest Airlines:

 

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Yes, Windows 3.1 — an operating system that is 32 years old. Southwest, along with UPS and FedEx, haven't had any issues with the CrowdStrike outage. In responses to CNN, Delta, American, Spirit, Frontier, United, and Allegiant all said they were having issues, but Southwest told the outlet that its operations are going off without a hitch. Some are attributing that to Windows 3.1. Major portions of Southwest's systems are reportedly built on Windows 95 and Windows 3.1...

 

 

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Predictions for the future from the past, some are pretty close:
1930:

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1923:

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1900, Roomba?:

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In 1983, this was Nissan’s idea of what their future cars would look like.

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1939:

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Of course, a lot of future predictions didn't eventuate:

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Tree taller than the Statue of Liberty discovered in the world's deepest canyon

 

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Among its record-breaking attributes is a surprising inhabitant nestled into its rugged terrain: the tallest trees ever discovered in Asia.

Indeed, the cypress, which soars 102 metres (335 feet) up into the sky, is so tall, it would tower over the 305-foot-tall Statue of Liberty if the two were placed side-by-side.

Below is a full-length view of the impressive specimen:

 

I decided to not post the tree picture here 🫣

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2 hours ago, abarbarian said:

 

So What is it ? All I get is the above but no picture ? 🫣

I see it here. Looks like @zlim sees it too. It's a hotlink from Imgur IIRC.

 

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abarbarian
On 9/21/2024 at 4:12 PM, sunrat said:

I see it here. Looks like @zlim sees it too. It's a hotlink from Imgur IIRC.

 

 

It came back. 🤗

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Draconid meteor shower 2024: All you need to know - For USA

 

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Predicted peak: The peak is predicted** for 3 UTC on October 8, 2024.
When to watch: The best time to watch the Draconids in 2024 is the evening of October 7 through the wee hours of the morning on October 8. The waxing crescent moon (27% illuminated) will set before 9 p.m. your local time. So you can watch for meteors in a moonless sky.
Overall duration of shower: October 6 through 10.

 

When and where to see the Draconid meteor shower - For UK

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What is the Draconid meteor shower?

Meteor showers are caused when the Earth travels through a cloud of cometary debris. In this case, the Draconid meteor shower comes from the debris of comet 21 P/Giacobini-Zinner.

 

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