A 'warrior' brain surgeon saved his Malibu street from wildfires and looters(telegraph.co.uk)
telegraph.co.uk
A 'warrior' brain surgeon saved his Malibu street from wildfires and looters
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/01/11/courageous-brain-surgeon-saved-malibu-street-wildfires/
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From "Ask HN: Next Gen, Slow, Heavy Lift Firefighting Aircraft Specs?"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42665860 :
> Next-Gen Firefighting Aircraft (working title: NGFFA)
> Next-Gen Firefighting Aircraft (working title: NGFFA)
An aphorism has been in my memory for a long time, that goes like this:
It's better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.
It's better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.
Tolkien scholars would ask the question: is Sam Gamgee the warrior or the gardener? (The right answer is: he is a gardener, the Lord of the Rings is all about rebuilding after destruction.)
> sprinklers in the roof, cement tiles instead of wood
> Dr Griffiths, who is also a doctor to the LA Kings hockey team, said if one thing can come from the devastating tragedy, he wants people to get to know their neighbours.