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@beehaw.orgThe Czech republic has non optical microscopes only because FEI (part of Thermo Fisher Scientific) has its manufacturing plant there.
Since there are basically two manufacturers of election microscopes on earth (the other one being Zeiss) and one of these bad boys will settle you for millions of dollars, this explains how it's the country's main exports.
Before being aquire by Thermo Fisher Scientific (in 2014 or 2015, not sure) FEI's annual gross income was around $1B, so around the figure cited here.
Source: I worked at FEI when it was aquire by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Well, to get humans to space today you have either the crew dragon on a SpaceX falcon 9, or a Soyouz.
And relations with Russia are a bit tense nowadays, so if you are not Russian, there are currently no other options than SpaceX.
Kinda looks like a monopoly, with another actor starting to compete (and SpaceX is historically very competitive on prices, so without huge government subsidies, I doubt Boeing would consider maintaining their crewed vehicle)
Je me suis acheté "The Last Spell" car il était en promo.
J'ai découvert ce jeu quand j'ai vu un nouvel album de "The Algorithm" (un artiste français) qui le semblait très musique d'ambiance à la première écoute, du coup j'ai regardé de plus près, et j'ai mis le jeu sur ma wishlist.
Ben le jeu est vraiment cool, très prenant, et la musique défonce, parce que The Algorithm.
Gave a presentation last year, using a joy con as a remote for switching slides.
Nice thing is you can have mouse with the joystick as well
I'll explain as if your first language is not English.
Dry means something that has no moisture in it, like sand can be dry or wet.
Obviously something dry contains no moisture or liquids.
A Martini is a cocktail, mixed from mostly gin and vermouth. In this context, dry means "little vermouth", so the taste of the gin is most prevalent.
So the joke is between the two different meanings of the word, as obviously a dry cocktail makes no sense if you take the first meaning of the word.
I'm very sad they are closing shop, but I understand it.
I find their last DLC awfully expensive, but I think I'll buy them anyway, as I really loved all their games (bought desperados 3 day 1, same for shadow gambit, and no regrets).
Their games were crafted with love, and it shows. If you haven't, go and try them on, it's a fun genre.
I started playing because I had nostalgia for the commandos games, but they really refined the gameplay and made the different difficulty modes so everyone can have fun.