PSA: If this turns out to be a nuclear weapons test, “stay indoors” works only if you live in a nuclear bunker. People living in normal houses: find a fallout shelter, otherwise … you’re fucked.

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incuboring:

To do list.

thedailywhat:

End Of An Era of the Day: Just over half a century since she was christened the eighth US naval vessel to bear the name “Enterprise,” the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is setting sail for the last time.

In addition to being the only one in her class, the so-called “Big E” is also the longest and oldest aircraft carrier currently in operation. That has presented many a problem for the warship’s 4,000-strong crew, who are often forced to resort to makeshift solutions in order to keep the old girl going.

“It’s kind of like when you get older and you know it’s harder to get out of the bed in the morning,” explains commanding officer Capt. William Hamilton. “It takes you a couple hours to kind of really get up and then you’re fine. Well, it’s the same sort of thing here with Enterprise.”

The USS Enterprise was originally slated to be decommissioned 25 years ago, but a ship-wide overhaul in 1979 gave the warship a second wind that lasted another 25 years.

She will eventually be put out to pasture in December, but before then, she’s headed to the Middle East for a seven-month stint during which she’ll be charged with providing support should tensions with Iran boil over.

When she returns home later this year, the Enterprise will receive a proper sendoff from the President, and then shipped to Newport News, where her nuclear fuel will be removed. Afterwards, it’ll be on to Washington state, where the rest of the ship will be scrapped.

There will be no floating museum: The process of removing the nuclear fuel would require repairs too costly to make.

Past and present crew members, however, don’t need a storage space for their memories. “Life is hard on Enterprise,” said Capt. Hamilton. “But when they leave here, they leave knowing if they can do this, they can do anything.”

[ap / @therealnimoy.]

lil-b:

Introducing our new game called:

“Don’t Be A Di*k During Meals With Friends.”

The first person to crack and look at their phone picks up the check.

Our (initial) purpose of the game was to get everyone off the phones free from twitter/fb/texting and to encourage conversations.

Rules:

1) The game starts after everyone has ordered.

2) Everybody places their phone on the table face down.

3) The first person to flip over their phone loses the game.

4) Loser of the game pays for the bill.

5) If the bill comes before anyone has flipped over their phone everybody is declared a winner and pays for their own meal.

Variations/house rules:

-Starting the game after everyone is seated.

-In the rare event that multiple people flip their phones simultaneously, the bill is split between said players.

- Feel free to invoke penalties/strikes systems.

Notes:

- No touching or messing with anybody else’s phones.

- You don’t have to stack the phones. This was done for picture taking purposes.

- I realize I should perhaps think of a different name for this awesome game. Because I don’t mean to imply that everyone who checks their phone during meals is a di*k.

- I recommend not being such a stickler or hardass on people about the rules and even initiation of the game. Basic premise is to just get people open to the idea of staying active and attentive to one another. But if someone has to take a call; they have to take a call =).

- Have fun! It’s really more of a fun concept in this new age high tech life of ours. Conversation is the spice of life.

(via thegreatest)

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