i'm a torch all the time except
when i need to be. i burn the
bridges i've yet to cross but leave
all other obstacles untouched.
a forest needs to burn sometimes
so i tend to stick to structures.
what's the point of moving forward
when the past is what feeds the fire?
hamartia - @nosebleedclub
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Since F1 is allegedly close to securing a deal with Chicago for another fucking street track added to the calendar I just wanna point out 2 things: the element of jeopardy in f1 cant always just be "issa street track! The walls are close so you have to be careful or youll eat them!!!" you need purpose built tracks, like I know run off areas sends reddit men seizing about how boring it is that overshooting a corner doesn't get a driver airlifted to the hospital but even "boring" tracks show the fine margins between drivers, it really puts to test the ambition vs talent. Instead of fear vs talent.
And secondly it would be the 4th American race on the calender when multiple drivers, lead by Lewis, have lobbied for a single race in Africa given F1 is supposed to be a "world" championship. Kyalami is a purpose built track and they keep getting priced out from the bidding war for a slot on the calandar because local mayor wants to terrorise citizens of a busy metropolitan area for a week.
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A huge ancient city has been found in the Amazon, hidden for thousands of years by lush vegetation.
The discovery changes what we know about the history of people living in the Amazon.
The houses and plazas in the Upano area in eastern Ecuador were connected by an astounding network of roads and canals.
The area lies in the shadow of a volcano that created rich local soils but also may have led to the destruction of the society.
While we knew about cities in the highlands of South America, like Machu Picchu in Peru, it was believed that people only lived nomadically or in tiny settlements in the Amazon.
"This is older than any other site we know in the Amazon. We have a Eurocentric view of civilisation, but this shows we have to change our idea about what is culture and civilisation," says Prof Stephen Rostain, director of investigation at the National Centre for Scientific Research in France, who led the research.
"It changes the way we see Amazonian cultures. Most people picture small groups, probably naked, living in huts and clearing land - this shows ancient people lived in complicated urban societies," says co-author Antoine Dorison.
The city was built around 2,500 years ago, and people lived there for up to 1,000 years, according to archaeologists.
It is difficult to accurately estimate how many people lived there at any one time, but scientists say it is certainly in the 10,000s if not 100,000s.
The archaeologists combined ground excavations with a survey of a 300 sq km (116 sq mile) area using laser sensors flown on a plane that could identify remains of the city beneath the dense plants and trees.
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"The road network is very sophisticated. It extends over a vast distance, everything is connected. And there are right angles, which is very impressive," he says, explaining that it is much harder to build a straight road than one that fits in with the landscape.
The scientists also identified causeways with ditches on either side which they believe were canals that helped manage the abundant water in the region.
There were signs of threats to the cities - some ditches blocked entrances to the settlements, and may be evidence of threats from nearby people.
Researchers first found evidence of a city in the 1970s, but this is the first time a comprehensive survey has been completed, after 25 years of research.
It reveals a large, complex society that appears to be even bigger than the well-known Mayan societies in Mexico and Central America.
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Some of the findings are "unique" for South America, he explains, pointing to the octagonal and rectangular platforms arranged together.
The societies were clearly well-organised and interconnected, he says, highlighting the long sunken roads between settlements.
Not a huge amount is known about the people who lived there and what their societies were like.
Pits and hearths were found in the platforms, as well as jars, stones to grind plants and burnt seeds.
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Prof Rostain says he was warned against this research at the start of his career because scientists believed no ancient groups had lived in the Amazon.
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