Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all of you here! May 2018 bring everyone that what serves everyone best individually and us all collectively :flowers:
 
Happy New Year everyone. A Benjamin Franklin quote:

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
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The blessings of knowledge to all :)
 
Some interesting new year fire crackers - often indication of mix of character, nation's of technological progress and topic they chose to project.

China
China just turned the night sky into a masterpiece of precision and intelligence. What struck me most about this is how seamlessly innovation turns into art. A drone show in Chongqing just broke the Guinness World Record with 11,787 synchronized drones, creating breathtaking 3D animations that looked closer to CGI than real life. No human pilots. No delays. No crashes. Every movement guided by AI and GPS, choreographed with perfect timing.

To me, this is far more than a light show. It’s a glimpse into how technology, creativity, and coordination can merge to shape a new era of expression and innovation. When intelligence takes flight, it doesn’t just illuminate the sky — it redefines what’s possible. Could this be the moment where technology begins to turn the world itself into its stage?
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https://twitter.com/x/status/2006606646504816776
Japan
https://twitter.com/x/status/2006668735441174828
USA
https://twitter.com/x/status/2006362193965809724
Brussels
THE BROKEN WEST — THIS IS NOT DIVERSITY, THIS IS STATE FAILURE What happened in Brussels was not a celebration. It was a breakdown of public order in the very capital that lectures Europe about values, tolerance, and rules. Fireworks fired horizontally, streets blocked, neighborhoods intimidated — all while authorities hesitated and media softened the language. Not during war. Not during an emergency. During a football celebration. The most telling detail? Even Moroccans themselves openly condemned it.

Comments under the footage are filled with voices saying this behavior is shameful, irresponsible, and damaging — to locals and to innocent migrants alike. This matters. Because the issue is not ethnicity. It is standards.

The West increasingly operates on double rules: Strict norms for ordinary citizens. Excuses and paralysis when chaos erupts in its capitals. People across Central and Eastern Europe are watching closely — and rejecting this model. Not out of hatred, but out of instinct for order, safety, and sovereignty. A society that cannot enforce basic public rules cannot demand trust. A Europe that normalizes chaos cannot call it progress. This is why the Western model is losing credibility — not abroad, but at home.
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https://twitter.com/x/status/2006482824975515768
 
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