“I am convinced that intelligence, patience, and eloquence can, sooner or later, lead the human race out of its self-imposed tortures provided it does not exterminate itself meanwhile.”
— Bertrand Russell, The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell (via philosophybits)
Diorite statue of Gudea, prince of the state of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who ruled c. 2144–2124 BCE. From Girsu (Irak), around 2120 BCE. Louvre Lens, France.
An inspection in October 2018 found “abundant” cracking and spalling of the columns, beams and walls in the garage beneath the Miami-area Champlain Towers South, which collapsed Thursday killing some 160 people. An engineer also flagged a “major error” in the building’s design. …
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