Yonder

05/11/2024

American History
Did you know that in 1884 that the first production-standard electric car capable of being reproduced and sold to the public was unveiled? Did you know that in the early 1900s 1/3 of all vehicles on the road were electric? They started to quickly disappear around 1920 with the introduction of petrol and Henry Ford.

Ferdinand Porsche - founder of the eponymous sports car-produced an electric vehicle called 'P' in 1898, before creating the world's first hybrid offering, which was powered by both electricity and a combustion engine.

Mercedes-Benz also offered up an electric model called the Mercedes Mixte, in 1906. This car was adopted as a taxi in cities and was even developed into a race car in 1907.

We are nearly seeing the reincarnation of old tech. The first pic is a group of working EV trucks in the UK plugged in in 1917.

04/01/2024

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More than forty years after its initial publication, Fanshen remains the essential volume for anyone fascinated by China’s revolutionary rural reform process. In the years since the Chinese Communist Party first came to power, tradition

03/18/2024

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03/18/2024

Putin’s Bomb Under the Negotiation Table

In my last Yonder, I mentioned the gigantic yet inelegant Nanjing Bridge, finished in 1968, at the peak of Maoism in China and abroad. Regardless of its remarkable 1576m length, the double-deck truss bridge was

03/13/2024

Yonder continues ...

1977, I packed my things and prepared for my second year in China. I was excited to move from Beijing, the capital of communist China, to Nanjing, the postimperial Kuomintang capital. I did not prefer

03/04/2024

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I never believed that it would happen again, that during my extended sojourn in the United States, I would have to witness the political resurrection of Donald J. Trump. Approximately a year ago, when he

02/13/2024

“Obstajata samo dva načina, s katerima Donaldu Trampu preprečiti povratek v Belo hišo; prvi so sodne kazni, drugi pa je visoka stopnja holesterola,” je v neki razpravi pred volitvami v New Hapmshiru(NH), dejal priznani komentator, katerega imena se ne spomnim. Kaj je dejansko mišljeno s pris...

01/17/2024

The Face of Seti I.
Seti I's face is one of the best preserved in all of Ancient Egyptian history. He died 3,298 years ago and reigned while on one of Egypt's wealthiest peaks. One of the most famous pharaohs of all time, II. He was Ramses' father. The greatest pharaoh of all time. When he died, Egyptian Mummification was at the pinnacle of absolute perfection.
It is generally considered the best preserved mummy in the world.

01/16/2024

Another trip around the Sun. ☀️

from all of us here at NASA. Follow along in 2024 as we study our home planet, the cosmos, and the unknown, for the benefit of all.