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Such was the plan on paper, and it was typical of Shackletonpurposeful, bold, and neat. He had not the slightest doubt thát the expedition would achieve its goal.
The whole undertaking was criticized in some circles as beig too "audacious." And perhans it was But if it hadn't audacious, it wouldn't have been to Shackleton's liking. He was above all, an explorer in the classic mold-utterly self-reliant, romantic, and just a little swashbuckling.
Would she feel a sense of loss if VR went with it? “I think I might,” Ansen said. “Scrolling Facebook does nothing to relax me. But some VR experiences like Supernatural do.”
The Surprise Fanatics for Meta’s VR Headset? Your Mom’s Facebook Friends
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The upshot of all this is that we become competent, which is the most important quality to have if you’re an astronaut—or, frankly, anyone, anywhere, who is striving to succeed at anything at all. Competence means keeping your head in a crisis, sticking with a task even when it seems hopeless, and improvising good solutions to tough problems when every second counts. It encompasses ingenuity, determination and being prepared for anything.
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
Chris Hadfield
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