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Apologies to the people who got PM spam

Last post by John Q. Public « Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:38 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:45 pm » in Board Business

I got a PM tonight about somebody identifying himself only as a former member - and who apparently has a giant chip on his shoulder about something -...

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New word added to the word censor

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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:44 pm » in Board Business

It seems that Google Adsense, which is sort of critical to the site's staying alive, has decided that a commonly used slang term for transmission and...

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New <embed> Plug-in

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by John Q. Public » Sun Jan 14, 2018 11:12 am » in Welcome and Board Announcements

I went looking for a plug-in that would embed a :steam: tweet and boy, did I find one. It does that and a whole lot more. And even better, you don't...

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Origins of Matter and Life?

Last post by GOODave « Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:50 pm
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by GOODave » Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:21 am

Charles brought this up in another thread. Loathe as I am to derail a thread by responding off-topic, I thought it might be interesting to start a...

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Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:50 pm
Do you believe people have an unlimited amount of time to...

Last post by GOODave « Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:05 am
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by AsIfYouKnew » Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:15 am

answer questions?

Just curious. :mrgreen:

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Last post by GOODave
Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:05 am
Do you believe people are born conservative or liberal?

Last post by Troglodyte « Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:09 pm
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by Charles » Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:25 am

Researchers have been able to use magnetic fields to basically turn on or off sections of the brain, and people who have had brain injuries have...

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Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:09 pm
13 yr old arranges solar panels like leaves, gets up to 50%

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:04 am
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by kramer » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:51 pm

...more power in the winter.

The Fibonacci tree design performed better than the flat-panel model. The tree design made 20% more electricity and...

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Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:04 am
Is Recycling Worth It?

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:41 pm
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by Charles » Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:14 pm

Is it worthwhile trying to recycle your trash?

Is the main value of recycling just to get people to think about how much we waste and throw away?...

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Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:41 pm
Brain Teasers

Last post by Charles « Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:56 pm
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by Charles » Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:22 am

1) Assume the earth is perfectly spherical, 25000 miles in circumference and you have a string that is three feet longer. How high above the ground...

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Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:56 pm
48÷2(9+3) = ??

Last post by GOODave « Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:40 am
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by Charles » Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:40 pm
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Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:40 am
Scientist-Temperature, not oil reason for recent rise in CO2

Last post by kramer « Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:23 pm
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by kramer » Sun Aug 07, 2011 4:02 pm

In a nutshell, the issue is rather simple, yet powerful. Salby is arguing that atmospheric CO2 increase that we observe is a product of temperature...

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Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:23 pm
Solar Highways...You gotta see this

Last post by edisonfan « Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:46 pm
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by oceanvue » Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:51 am
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This is pretty cool....take a look
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:46 pm
Check this out!!! Wonder if it's real

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by Troglodyte » Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:18 pm

THIS ONE REALLY BOGGLES MY MIND -- What's next???

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Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:18 pm
Apple iPhone patent can stop users from filming concerts...

Last post by Fordama « Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:42 am
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by kramer » Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:59 am

...and I'm sure the police would love to be able to do the same thing.

This Apple Patent Will Shut Down Your Camera At Live Concerts

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Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:42 am
Japanese figure out how to polish a turd

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by kramer » Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:05 pm
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It's being called the poop burger . Japanese scientists have found a way to create artificial meat from sewage containing human feces.

Why...
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Last post by Fordama
Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:56 pm
Website allows fellow drivers and businesses to message you

Last post by Wiley « Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:13 pm
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by kramer » Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:03 pm

Who thinks of these hugely annoying ideas?

Imagine being able to get discounts at your favorite stores or being able to message someone driving in...

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Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:13 pm
Why we argue

Last post by Brooke « Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:54 pm
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by Vilepagan » Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:00 am

An interesting article about reason and why we use it.

For centuries thinkers have assumed that the uniquely human capacity for reasoning has...

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Last post by Brooke
Fri Jun 17, 2011 10:54 pm
Sun might be heading towards a 'Maunder Minimum' state

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:05 pm
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by kramer » Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:46 am

From Space.com:

Sun's Fading Spots Signal Big Drop in Solar Activity

Currently, the sun is in the midst of the period designated as Cycle 24...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:05 pm
This is cool

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by SoMelo » Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:04 am

If you want to watch it LIVE

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Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:04 am
Over 4000 National Academies PDFs now free to download

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by kramer » Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:52 am

MORE THAN 4,000 NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS PDFS NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE]

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Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:52 am
Feynman at his finest

Last post by kramer « Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:56 pm
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by crayegg » Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:42 pm

I luv this guy.

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Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:56 pm
The Truth About Greenhouse Gases

Last post by GOODave « Tue May 31, 2011 8:18 am
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by kramer » Fri May 27, 2011 3:25 pm
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By William Happer, Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics at Princeton University and former director of the Columbia Radiation Laboratory, former...
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Last post by GOODave
Tue May 31, 2011 8:18 am
Sunspot connection between cosmic rays and cloud formation

Last post by Fordama « Thu May 19, 2011 9:52 am
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by kramer » Tue May 17, 2011 5:27 pm

From Wattsupwiththat.com:

New study links cosmic rays to aerosols/cloud formation via solar magnetic activity modulation

Scientists at Aarhus...

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Last post by Fordama
Thu May 19, 2011 9:52 am
Droid X

Last post by not4u13 « Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:39 pm
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by not4u13 » Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:51 am
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Picked up this phone from Verizon yesterday and so far I must say I am VERY impressed!
Stunning screen, good battery life (so far ... for a smart...
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Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:39 pm
New Estimate for Alien Earths: 2 Billion in Our Galaxy Alone

Last post by GOODave « Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:46 am
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by kramer » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:26 pm

New study: Approximetly 1 out of every 37 to 70 sunlike stars in our galaxy might harbor an alien Earth.

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Last post by GOODave
Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:46 am
Nintendo 3DS comes out Sunday

Last post by RPW « Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:51 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:41 am

I probablly will never buy one of these, but they just interviewed the North American president of Nintendo on CNBC, and, from what I heard and saw,...

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Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:51 pm
AMAZING MUST SEE social experiment

Last post by crayegg « Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:12 pm

by crayegg » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:12 pm

OK, that was a little over the top. But check this out:

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Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:12 pm
Radiation map and dose chart

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by kramer » Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:40 pm

Got these from wattsupwiththat.com

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Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:40 pm
Bio-engineered human organs already in use...

Last post by GOODave « Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:03 am

by GOODave » Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:03 am

This is amazing. Four of these engineered organs have already been implanted in young women within the last 4 - 7 years.

( CNN ) -- Engineering...

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Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:03 am
Life Without Satelite or Cable TV

Last post by GOODave « Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:17 am
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by SoMelo » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:52 am

What do you think?

$30.00 TV antenna box in the attic (one time purchase)
$60.00 ROKU box to connect to HDTV set to the internet (one time...

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Last post by GOODave
Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:17 am
Hiding the Decline (by Climate Scientist Judith Curry)

Last post by kramer « Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:04 am
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by kramer » Thu Feb 24, 2011 5:25 pm

A good article from Judith Curry, a climate scientist at Georgia Tech:
link
Some excerpts:

It is obvious that there has been deletion of adverse...

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Last post by kramer
Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:04 am
Wimp and TED

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:36 am
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by crayegg » Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:18 pm

First I stumbled across wimp.com on the internet(s) :D

Then I came upon TED ideas worth spreading.

Google it, see what you see.

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Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:36 am
NASA: one in two Suns has Earth like planets

Last post by kramer « Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:34 am

by kramer » Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:34 am

From the Telegraph:

Alien life boost after Nasa finds one in two Suns has Earth like planets

The chances of finding alien life have been given a...

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Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:34 am

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