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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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Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 pm
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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The Heroic Dawn of Feminist Glaciology

Last post by Fordama « Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:42 am
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by Luca » Sun Mar 13, 2016 12:23 pm
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I hesitate to place this under the science portion of this board, but the following scientific abstract is from the Wall Street Journal a few days...
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Last post by Fordama
Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:42 am
Here’s the Most Exciting Technology You’ll Ever Encounter

Last post by Omar Bongo « Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:00 am
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by Hanna » Tue Mar 15, 2016 10:02 am

By Christopher Mims

This is the story of the most exciting technology you’re ever likely to encounter, which could transform how we interact with...

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Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:00 am
Magic Band Technology in our future?

Last post by John Q. Public « Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:29 pm
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by not4u13 » Sun Jan 03, 2016 7:52 am

I recently spent Christmas at the busiest place on earth, Walt Disney World in Florida. One of the more interesting parts of the trip were the Magic...

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Sun Jan 03, 2016 12:29 pm
Far in Space, a Glance at How Earth May End

Last post by Luca « Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:52 pm
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by Hanna » Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:10 am

By Gautam Naik

Astronomers have made the first direct discovery of a planet being ripped apart by the tremendous forces unleashed by a dying star, a...

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Last post by Luca
Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:52 pm
"The green thing" put into historical perspective

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:56 am
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by Parrotpaul » Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:51 am

I saw this story on FB, and I thought it to be worth sharing....

Yesterday after shopping in our local supermarket, I was in the queue at the Check...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:56 am
Happy birthday Sally Ride

Last post by Fordama « Tue May 26, 2015 12:16 pm
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by Hanna » Tue May 26, 2015 9:26 am

Check today's google doodle

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Last post by Fordama
Tue May 26, 2015 12:16 pm
TED Talk - What are humans missing by only having 5 senses?

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue May 19, 2015 9:05 pm
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by John Q. Public » Mon May 18, 2015 1:02 pm

Sorry, I still haven't been able to get the button to work with their new embedding format.

Interesting stuff, though. Are there colors we don't...

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Tue May 19, 2015 9:05 pm
"Smart" Clothes

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:55 am
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by wantmorex » Mon Mar 16, 2015 10:37 am

With wearables, like the Apple Watch, trending, it's not surprising people are taking it a step further and creating smart clothes. These clothes are...

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Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:55 am
The End of Snow? New York Times 2/7/2014

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:40 pm
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by sbayhills » Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:58 am

Here's a fun one. An opinion piece in the New York Times from almost exactly 1 year ago, Feb. 7th, 2014 where the latest prediction will be the end...

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Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:40 pm
DARPA Project: Plan X

Last post by Fordama « Wed Feb 18, 2015 11:10 am
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by wantmorex » Tue Feb 17, 2015 11:48 am

Pretty Amazing on what the military is doing next:

Creating an online battle space seems like something out of a sci-fi book/movie. I wonder what...

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Last post by Fordama
Wed Feb 18, 2015 11:10 am
Climate Science and the Public

Last post by Vilepagan « Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:44 am
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by Vilepagan » Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:49 am

Scientific American has a short but good article about the gap between what scientists and the public believe about climate change and some other...

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Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:44 am
Skunk Works Reveals Compact Fusion Reactor Details

Last post by Troglodyte « Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:17 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:44 am

Pretty exciting stuff.

It’s no secret that our Skunk Works® team often finds itself on the cutting edge of technology. As they work to develop a...

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Thu Feb 05, 2015 5:17 pm
Drone Technology

Last post by Fordama « Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:44 pm
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by wantmorex » Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:59 pm

Even though the majority of the public believes that the govt is the barrier to having drones use, its more of a technical problem. The National Air...

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Last post by Fordama
Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:44 pm
NASA releases largest photo ever...Andromeda Galaxy

Last post by Troglodyte « Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:52 pm
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by Parrotpaul » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:41 pm

NASA recently released the largest photo ever taken...1.5 billions of pixels...of the Andromeda Galaxy...our nearest neighbor. The video is...

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Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:52 pm
Toyota Releases over 5000 patents for Hydrogen Cars

Last post by Parrotpaul « Wed Jan 21, 2015 7:06 am
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by not4u13 » Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:10 pm

Toyota made a big spash at CES yesterday when they announced they are permitting royalty free use of over 5,000 patents related to Hydrogen powered...

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Wed Jan 21, 2015 7:06 am
28 months on Mars...a video report

Last post by Parrotpaul « Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:05 am
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by Parrotpaul » Sun Jan 11, 2015 6:28 am

This video is sooo cool. The time lapse video in a Martian crater shows amazing stuff on so many levels.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has explored Gale...

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Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:05 am
Less than 40 days left to save the world from global warming

Last post by Troglodyte « Sun Nov 30, 2014 5:18 pm
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by kramer » Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:22 am

We've got 5 years to save world says Australia's chief scientist Professor Penny Sackett
OLGA GALACHO HERALD SUN DECEMBER 04, 2009 12:00AM

THE...

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Sun Nov 30, 2014 5:18 pm
Ex NASA scientist: Scientists adjusting data to fit models

Last post by kramer « Sun Nov 30, 2014 3:57 pm
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by kramer » Fri Oct 03, 2014 5:13 pm

I don't know how I forgot about this, it's been on my computer ever since it came out:...

For the devout faithful believers who say you can trust...

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Sun Nov 30, 2014 3:57 pm
Scientist: Environmentalism has "become a religion"

Last post by kramer « Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:41 pm
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by kramer » Mon Mar 31, 2014 4:10 am
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James Lovelock: environmentalism has become a religion
Scientist behind the Gaia hypothesis says environment movement does not pay enough attention...
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Last post by kramer
Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:41 pm
Cold spell in progress??

Last post by Troglodyte « Sat Nov 22, 2014 12:35 pm
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by Troglodyte » Tue Nov 18, 2014 2:44 pm
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Could the global warming scientists have gotten it backwards??

Planet Earth Allegedly In The Midst Of 30-Year Cold Spell Due To Diminished Solar...
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Sat Nov 22, 2014 12:35 pm
Toast may soon be toast...

Last post by Parrotpaul « Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:52 pm
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by kramer » Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:37 am
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Who would have thought that adding colorless and odorless plant and tree food to the atmosphere that's greening the earth (and upsetting the greens)...
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Last post by Parrotpaul
Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:52 pm
Vegetarians have much lower sperm counts

Last post by Parrotpaul « Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:55 am
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by kramer » Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:33 pm

I recall reading a small article quite some time ago where a feminist woman was complaining that men were eating too much red meat which was making...

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Last post by Parrotpaul
Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:55 am
DoD Warns of Impacts of Global Warming

Last post by kramer « Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:46 am
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by Wabash » Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:02 am

Ohh....those crazy liberals at the Pentagon have issued a report about the national security implications of global warming.

Excerpt:

Rising sea...

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Last post by kramer
Sat Oct 18, 2014 6:46 am
motivating green behavior by inducing negative moral emotion

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:07 am
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by kramer » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:15 am

How to guilt and shame can 'motivate' deniers into actions like signing a petition addressing environmental issues.

Date: 14 Oct 2014
Guilty...

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Last post by Troglodyte
Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:07 am
"Settled science" update

Last post by Troglodyte « Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:03 am
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by kramer » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:20 am

Global warming: plants may absorb more carbon dioxide than previously thought
Plants and trees are likely to absorb more carbon dioxide than...

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Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:03 am
Study: Arctic warmed at faster rate in 1910-1940 than in 197

Last post by kramer « Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:04 pm

by kramer » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:04 pm

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Understanding Arctic temperature variability is essential for assessing possible future melting of the Greenland ice sheet, Arctic sea ice...

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Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:04 pm
NASA: Oceans aren't hiding the warming

Last post by kramer « Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:48 am
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by kramer » Tue Oct 07, 2014 5:50 am

Remember when the most credible reason for the 18year pause was that the oceans may be hiding the warming?

From NASA:

NASA Study Finds Earth’s...

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Last post by kramer
Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:48 am
John Kerry: CO2 is a half inch layer way up there at edge of

Last post by MDDad « Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:44 am
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by kramer » Sat Sep 27, 2014 5:33 am
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John Kerry is one of the super-sophisticated who 'understands' global warming science. For example:

Remarks on Climate Change
John Kerry...
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Last post by MDDad
Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:44 am
Study: Much of recent Arctic ice loss due to wind changes

Last post by Luca « Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:20 am
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by kramer » Fri Oct 03, 2014 4:28 am

SOLA, 2010, Vol. 6, 041−044, doi:10.2151/sola.2010-011 41
Trends in the Summer Northern Annular Mode and Arctic Sea Ice
Masayo Ogi1 and Koji...

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Last post by Luca
Fri Oct 03, 2014 11:20 am
Klein: climate change is about capitalism, not about carbon.

Last post by Luca « Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:48 pm
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by kramer » Thu Sep 25, 2014 3:49 pm

Told ya...

And it's also about (not necessarily in this order) wealth redistribution, population, global governance, and massive control over our...

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Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:48 pm

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