Posts Made By: Darian Rachal

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

I'm guessing that we are not very homogeneous relatively speaking. Do you think racial tension/distrust is a major factor in the high US rate?

BTW, I think the UK has a pretty mixed populous, and they have one of the lowest homicide rates.

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi Darian:

Interesting question, and the US is undoubtedly not very homogeneous.  I personally think that the US culture is and always has been aggressive, sometimes violent, ambitious, and defensive.  We have always attracted bold and ambitious immigrants.  

This is good and bad, but mostly good.  The USA has been the world's economic leader, science leader, industrial leader, and so on for a long time.  We win world wars, with our allies of course, but I think that neither WWI or WWII would have turned out well for the word without US involvement.  The attributes that have caused the US to carve a place in history are maybe the same attributes that cause our citizens to kill each other (and themselves) at a higher rate than the citizens of other nations.  Jim

(Edited to add Harvard comma, in case Rich is keeping track!)

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

I'm guessing that we are not very homogeneous relatively speaking. Do you think racial tension/distrust is a major factor in the high US rate?

BTW, I think the UK has a pretty mixed populous, and they have one of the lowest homicide rates.

Originally Posted by James Brown

Hi Darian:

Yes, the summer of 2017 event.  I was in SE Wyoming.   It was incredible.  Have you seen one (or more)?   Jim

p.s.   photo with a small refractor and Canon camera.

Originally Posted by Maurice Clark

Hi James and Jim,

Sorry to add a little astronomy to the discussion, but I arrived back in WA last week and then drove to my observing site where I have been staying since.

The first night I was using my 18" dob to observe many of the southern highlights... 30 doradus, eta Carina, ngc 2808, 3532, 4945, centaurus A, and many others. 

One thing I noticed, my eyes might not be as good as they used to be. Could not for certain see Centaurus A naked eye like I  used to. Old age I guess. 🙁

Was waiting for a local workshop to make me a pier for my C14. That was finished yesterday and the telescope is now mounted. So what do you think has happened? One guess... 

After 5 superbly clear and dark skies, the clouds have rolled in! 😫  B...y Murphy!

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

It's pretty good actually!

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/06/29/scotus-opinions-10am-n2624905


Good to see that no longer will Asians be discriminated against at Harvard University, and other Universities.