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Us Poor Folk had Spider Webs and Rags.

9 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments CreateYourOwn

The other day, my 6-year-old son came to me, crying and really upset. asking me for a plaster (band aid).  He had somehow gotten himself in a battle with his paper and pencil (judging by the mess on the table), some-how losing the battle with a tiny...

Cowboy, Cypherpunk, John Perry Barlow: From LSD to Bitcoin

8 Jun 2023 7 minute read 9 comments ⚡ Daniela ⚡

So my friend Josh is a long-time Deadhead, and he attended a lot of Grateful Dead shows in the New York area during the early 90s. Little did he know that some of the songs performed were written by John Perry Barlow, who was at that very moment co-c...

Bitcoin in Bohemia: Exploring Prague's Revolutionary Spirit

7 Jun 2023 3 minute read 2 comments ⚡ Daniela ⚡

As the upcoming Bitcoin conference in Prague draws near (starting tomorrow so if you're reading tomorrow, I'm more disappointed than you're), it is worth delving into the rich history of this enchanting city. Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic...

June 6, Not Just Another Day on the Calendar

6 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments WinterYeti

Have you every wondered about the significance of a date on the calendar, like June 6? Of course, those in the military know that particular date is a huge one. It was the start of the D-Day Operation during World War II and the related beach landing...

Madison, Georgia is Our Third Most Popular YouTube Video

6 Jun 2023 1 minute read 3 comments Allen Taylor

About eight months ago, Theresa and I were traveling through Georgia (again) and came across this little town called Madison. It's a beautiful town with a lot of history. Madison is named after President James Madison, who was the newly elected pres...

Adam Smith retrospective

6 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

Adam Smith, the prominent economist, established himself as a leading figure in economic thought with his book "The Wealth of Nations." His ideas influenced subsequent economists such as David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and Milton Fried...

45 identical Buddha statues - U Min Thonze Temple, Sagaing, Myanmar - my Asia trip (photo, video)

5 Jun 2023 2 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

    The U Min Thonze cave temple on Mount Sagaing is another point on the map of Myanmar that you must visit. Although we were already very tired of constantly climbing the stairs with heavy backpacks loaded with electronics, we followed the...

The Scandal of Andover Workhouse

5 Jun 2023 7 minute read 0 comments RosieJSargent

Hello, my lovelies, fellow Andoverians and other weirdos and misfits out there who may be reading. I hope you're all well and doing your best as always, it's pretty rough out there at the moment. A couple of weeks ago, I unintentionally opened up a c...

Unleashing The Hunters: A Historical Journey through the History of Wild Weasels.

29 May 2023 6 minute read 1 comment Investigator515

With the current status quo in Ukraine, and plenty of recent talk around the F-16 and it’s suitability for use in the current conflict, today we’ll take a historical look at the suppression of enemy air defense or SEAD missions in western doctrine. K...

Mayor's cottage from Katowice from 1820 - We are looking at history through the window

28 May 2023 2 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

The House of the Mayor of Katowice from 1820, yes, that's not a mistake. Today's city of Katowice in 1820 was still a village whose sheriff was the village head. Katowice was granted city rights only in 1865. Dom Sołtysa Katowic z 1820 roku, tak ta...