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The Forgotten Wonder of the World? PERSEPOLIS IRAN

23 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Drew Binsky

PERSEPOLIS: The Forgotten Wonder of the World?   You know how some places just WOW you?   That's what's happening to me right now, at Persepolis in Iran. Persepolis is the name of the former capital of the Achaemenid (Persian) Empire.   Archa...

Oldest videos about Bitcoin - Bitcoin network as BitTorrent

22 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic

  Around three weeks ago, I wrote a post about the oldest video about Bitcoin on YouTube. I aim to write more articles about Bitcoin videos created and uploaded during the early 2010s.  This post is about a video by entrepreneur Molly Templeton who h...

Journey to the Unknown: Balancing the Forces of the Universe for Inner Harmony and a Meaningful Life

22 Mar 2023 3 minute read 0 comments The Blockchain Bandit

Desire is a fundamental aspect of human nature that has been present since the beginning of human history. It is a driving force that motivates individuals to pursue their goals and aspirations. In this article, we will delve into the ancient origins...

Sam Poo Kong - Semarang, Central Java, – my journey around Indonesia

21 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

  Sam Poo Kong - Semarang Another day in the city of Semarang, this time we decided to look around a bit. There is nothing interesting here, but we found the oldest Chinese temple, Sam Poo Kong. Kolejny dzień w mieście Semarang, tym razem po...

Huygens, the (slightly) nearsighted astronomer

16 Mar 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Luke86

Extraordinary astronomer of the seventeenth century, Christiaan Huygens was also a telescope designer. But his instruments were not always up to the standards of the time. According to Alexander Pietrow, a researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Astr...

Takeo Temple - My trip to Cambodia

6 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

  Taeko Temple is another of the temples in the gigantic complex of Angkor Wat. It was founded around 975. This impressive building is about 22 meters high, and is built on the basis of a rectangle measuring 122 by 106 meters. Świątynia Taeko to...

Random Old Photo of the Day: July, 1975

6 Mar 2023 1 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

  Here’s my aunt Donna Sue’s first husband Griff. Then my aunt Cissy holding me as a baby, Donna Sue herself somewhat obscured in the back. Off to the side, those are my cousins Jada and Shanna. Griff was this intense military guy, but alway...

Paradigm Shift in Public Administration

24 Feb 2023 6 minute read 0 comments Lawa

A paradigm shift means a change in the underlying assumptions with time. As we progress, expanding our dimensions of knowledge and making an effort towards an effective system, changes become inevitable. Thus, a shift in our positions is a spontaneou...

Cambodia, Battambang - home production of rice paper - my journey through Asia

23 Feb 2023 1 minute read 1 comment marianomariano68

  Another unpublished and unprocessed film material (i.e. so-called salad) from a trip around Asia. In some time I will edit a short video from the trip, but for now I am posting the so-called shorts, which are currently very popular. We are back i...

Bayon Temple, Cambodia - my journey through Asia - part 2

20 Feb 2023 1 minute read 0 comments marianomariano68

  Today, the second part of the film with materials not published anywhere before about the Bayon temple in the Angkor Wat complex near Siem Reap in Cambodia. This time a much longer form, and in 4K resolution, which may allow you to capture mor...