We're going to Mars for the swimming.
by Abdul Alhazred » Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:25 pm
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Salt water may periodically form on the surface of Mars
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Frozen CO 2 ? :Hungry2:
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The Genetic Engineering Thread
by Anaxagoras » Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:08 am
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I think we're about to enter a new era. Sort of like the Internet and smart phones and Google ushered in a new era in the 90s and aughts, we are...
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Life will find a way.
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Mosquitoes engineered to repel dengue virus
by Abdul Alhazred » Mon Jan 20, 2020 12:42 pm
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Mosquitoes engineered to repel dengue virus
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Presumably the antibody could be constructed to interfere with intestinal flora so that they could be released in an area where everyone would come...
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US Navy & UFO's
by ed » Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:38 am
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AKA Is the Admiral a Pod Person?
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AKA some secret weapon test they don't want known about for the obvious dreary reasons.
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Last post by Witness Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:30 am
Traffic science
by Anaxagoras » Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:48 pm
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I found this remarkably interesting video about a new design for a highway interchange. Just wanted to share it.
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So some toen in Indiana foes globalist? :roll:
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:35 pm
Darwin's Beagle diary
by Witness » Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:37 am
As some of you like to listen to podcasts:
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Last post by Witness Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:37 am
Concrete battery
by Anaxagoras » Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:24 am
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Energy Vault to build grid-level, gravity-fed battery from a tower of concrete blocks
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He's a meanie.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Mon Dec 23, 2019 2:02 pm
Killer whale grandmothers boost survival of calves
by Abdul Alhazred » Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:23 pm
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Killer whale grandmothers boost survival of calves
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Not even their kids (and for plants it' very bad luck to germinate under mom). Most animals never see their offspring.
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Last post by Witness Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:24 am
Antique Radios
by Rob Lister » Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:43 pm
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Back in the '90's, I used to restore antique radios from the late '30's and early forties. I did it as a hobby in my garage, mostly to get away from...
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One of my grandmothers had a stylistically similar (in terms of being furniture) radio/phonograph.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:17 pm
Invisibility Cloak
by Rob Lister » Wed Oct 23, 2019 10:22 am
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Very cool.
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A True Cloaking Device™ :
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 25, 2019 2:58 am
A German scientist with a sense of humour!
by asthmatic camel » Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:15 am
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Linky
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That's a relief.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:21 am
Richard Feynman
by Rob Lister » Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:35 pm
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I'd like to say this guy missed his calling, he should have done stand up. Fuck the Nobel Prize in physics, let's do comedy. I've read Surely You're...
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:De_Bunk:
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Last post by robinson Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:49 am
Carnivorous plants
by ed » Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:36 am
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I've always had an interest in carnivorous plants. When I was a wee lad, just starting out in my endeavors, I tried to use Gibberellic acid to delve...
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Grow Carnivorous Plants.
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:53 pm
Uh oh. They are catching up.
by Abdul Alhazred » Thu Oct 31, 2019 6:54 pm
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:o
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Helicopter pig hunting?
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Last post by sparks Fri Nov 01, 2019 6:08 pm
I need a formula!
by gnome » Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:28 pm
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Hoping maybe a mathematical thinker or two can devise something that works here.
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e=mc 2
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Last post by shemp Thu Oct 31, 2019 12:52 am
Tesla worth more than GM or Ford now
by Anaxagoras » Tue Apr 11, 2017 3:34 am
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Gotta wonder if this isn't a case of people counting a whole lot of chickens that haven't hatched yet. Sure, Tesla is much cooler than those old...
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I didn't click the link, how did the fire start? Or why did a fire start?
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Last post by solely Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:28 am
Since PM'ing seems to be fucked up...
by sparks » Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:09 pm
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Here's an other wise PM to Doc X...
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wtf
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Last post by robinson Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:16 pm
iphone 11
by Rob Lister » Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:20 pm
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Last post by Flacus Sat Oct 05, 2019 1:27 am
He's still winning after all these years.
by Abdul Alhazred » Sun Jul 28, 2019 12:51 pm
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Always questioned, always still standing for now .
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If he's ever proven wrong it will be the same way that Newton was wrong -- which is to say they're right, but only as a case in a broader context,...
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Last post by gnome Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:01 pm
Probably more politics than science, but even so
by robinson » Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:49 am
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The administration’s latest statement came after Russian media reports claimed dozens of medical workers had been exposed to radiation.
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But that is no reason to stop caring
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Last post by robinson Mon Sep 09, 2019 8:10 am
Anyone watching the Chernobyl mini series on HBO?
by robinson » Wed May 22, 2019 10:34 pm
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(disclaimer: wife wanted HBO, we got HBO)
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It just was not a thermonuculer explosion.
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Last post by gnome Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:52 pm
Capturing CO2
by Witness » Thu Oct 11, 2018 1:35 am
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Some Swiss are at it: .
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Actually the smoky part is really condensation or cloud which form under certain conditions. The spooky part is the clouds are very small and...
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Last post by sparks Tue Sep 03, 2019 1:28 pm
Theological dispute
by Witness » Sat May 13, 2017 5:14 pm
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Thirty-Three Famous Physicists Sign Angry Letter About the Origin of the Universe
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More about that simulation. :mrgreen:
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:51 pm
Earth-like planets may be more common than you think
by Anaxagoras » Mon Aug 19, 2019 11:18 pm
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How many Earth-like planets are around sun-like stars?
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It'll be like that Pluto bullshit.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:55 am
Alternative Calendar
by Anaxagoras » Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:57 am
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This idea is kinda cool, although there's too much history in the Gregorian Calendar to make it worth switching. But if we started history over from...
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12 months of 30 days each. The 5 (or 6, depending on leap year machinery) remaining given to booze & hookers.
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Last post by Witness Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:41 am
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Last post by Boss Godfrey Thu Aug 15, 2019 8:30 pm
Chinese monkey men. THIS IS SCIENCE DAMMIT!
by Abdul Alhazred » Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:46 pm
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World’s first ever human-monkey hybrid grown in lab in China
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Probably aborted because it was a girl.
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Last post by Bruce Fri Aug 02, 2019 1:18 am
Lightsail
by Witness » Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:49 pm
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LightSail 2 successfully demonstrates solar sailing
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I'm unimpressed. But sadly so.
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:16 pm
Uh oh (latest autism news).
by Abdul Alhazred » Tue Jul 30, 2019 4:38 pm
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High levels of estrogen in the womb linked to autism
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After reading both articles carefully, they don't necessarily contradict each other. However, the one regarding hormones in amniotic fluid seems to...
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Last post by Anaxagoras Tue Jul 30, 2019 11:43 pm
Project ITER
by Nyarlathotep » Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:29 pm
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I hope this can be pulled off. Apparently construction has begun on an experimental commercial scale fusion reactor , and more importantly one that...
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Biofuels!!11 Good Gawd!
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Last post by sparks Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:20 am
Feigenbaum dead
by Witness » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:15 am
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Interesting bio:
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I presume he is Jewish. Which conjures up the Nazi notion of Jewish Physics as opposed to Aryan Physics . Some discussion here
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Last post by sparks Tue Jul 23, 2019 3:14 pm
Debunking Bad Science
by Doctor X » Fri May 31, 2019 4:15 am
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Say what you will about Thunderf00t --he goes on and on, has agenda, get a hair cut you hippy! --he does very good Bad Science Debunkage.
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--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X Sun Jul 21, 2019 5:29 am
MAKE THE LITTLE BASTARDS SUFFER! Science now says it's possible.
by Abdul Alhazred » Sat Jul 13, 2019 12:17 pm
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Insects feel persistent pain after injury, evidence suggests
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So no point in being sadistic about insect pain, because although they feel it they cannot think about it.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Wed Jul 17, 2019 12:05 pm
TV
by ed » Mon Jul 15, 2019 12:12 pm
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Samsung. Who knows TVs?
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You're on! I'll have to arrange the vacation time, just let me know when. 80 is what you're looking for, right?
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Last post by sparks Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:47 pm
Self-driving car updates
by Rob Lister » Fri Feb 24, 2017 12:48 pm
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Self-driving cars should be liable for accidents, not the passengers—UK gov’t
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ed, the NYC models will have a more aggressive heuristic learning algorithm to make up for the ... challenges ... of NYC driving.
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Last post by sparks Sat Jul 13, 2019 3:36 am
Circular runways
by Pyrrho » Sun Apr 02, 2017 2:26 pm
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The main feature of the circular runway is that it will become possible to let an aircraft operate always at landing and take-off with headwind....
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Last word?
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:04 pm
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Last post by Pyrrho Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:14 am
The holodeck just got one step closer.
by Abdul Alhazred » Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:35 pm
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At least that how I interpret this story, though still too early to call your broker and short all sex doll stocks.
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No batteries BS. You go into the Matrix because you get more sex there. :)
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Fri Jul 05, 2019 12:22 pm
Light has torque!
by Abdul Alhazred » Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:23 pm
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:coolspecs:
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Electron beams can also have this
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Last post by robinson Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:24 pm
Defense Tech
by Pyrrho » Sat Jun 29, 2019 8:31 pm
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The Pentagon has a laser that can identify people from a distance—by their heartbeat
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It being a laser ...
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Sat Jun 29, 2019 9:02 pm
Grass eating gators?
by Abdul Alhazred » Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:08 pm
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Some extinct crocs were vegetarians
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Some extinct crocs were vegetarians
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Last post by ed Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:16 pm
Another day another moral panic about SCIENCE
by Abdul Alhazred » Wed Jun 26, 2019 12:32 pm
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Let the Mystery Be?
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You, sir, have too much time on your hands. Get a fucking job, will ya?
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Last post by sparks Thu Jun 27, 2019 5:23 pm
How long to die in a black hole?
by Rob Lister » Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:26 pm
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I'm sure google will answer but I want your answers first.
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If it is:
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Jun 26, 2019 7:03 am
A Poll on Space Interest
by Rob Lister » Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:01 pm
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The May 2019 AP-NORC Poll asks Americans about their interests in space exploration. It asks questions of minor interest, IMO. Some participants of...
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I love science fiction like The Expanse , but if anyone thinks that's what life on Mars would really be like, I think they are sorely mistaken....
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Last post by Doctor X Mon Jun 24, 2019 8:26 am
Chinese scientist claims first gene-edited human babies
by Anaxagoras » Thu Nov 29, 2018 5:06 am
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The scientist is currently receiving a lot of criticism for this.
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And as soon as about 1000 competent peeps sign off on the safety of it, we'll consider it. In the meantime, more information please.
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Last post by sparks Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:59 am
Confessions
by Anaxagoras » Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:44 am
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The confession ( Science magazine)
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You will get a fair trial:
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:43 pm
Getting to Zero
by Anaxagoras » Tue Jun 18, 2019 1:55 pm
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Interesting lecture about what it would take to get our electric power system to zero CO2 emissions.
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Interesting lecture about what it would take to get our electric power system to zero CO2 emissions.
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Last post by Rob Lister Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:52 pm
Apollo 11 in real time
by Pyrrho » Sat Jun 15, 2019 11:57 pm
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Damn they're good.
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NASA learned their lesson early on, with that one satellite that went awry because someone slipped some metric into the FORTRAN.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred Sun Jun 16, 2019 12:32 pm
Solar power fees
by Pyrrho » Sun Jun 02, 2019 3:23 pm
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In Alabama's Blount County, off the highway, down a dirt road and up a hill is writer T.K. Thorne's house. She points to her roof and a shining row...
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There is no graphite in Chernobyl!
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