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vixen99
2,427karma·3,106submissions·February 19, 2008
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A few people say or do something completely nutty and the 'country is suffering this lunacy'. At what golden period in history were there no nutcases pitching some irrational extremes into t…
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If paywalled in your area, apologies!
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Further information on 13,000 islands:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17538947.2024.2... "Of over 13,000 islands examined, approximately 12% experie…
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Paywalled!
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'Open disdain'? 'Entire point'? Wow, you learn something everyday!
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So it's a case of 'Take it from me, I'm an expert and it's nonsense' is it? Presumably no one needs to read any further on this topic. A relief to many no doubt.
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As suggested in another comment: Shadows of the Mind" by Roger Penrose in his chapter Quantum theory and the brain*.
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For Penrose on microtubules see Shadows of the Mind - Quantum theory of the Mind.
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How am I any further forward reading that?
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And we need to keep cool heads so we can assess the full true costs of all energy technologies without being wedded to an agenda (such that it disregards inconvenient facts) either way. Taking accou…
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We know what he meant.
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I wonder if you're incapable of seeing what's amiss with your 'hack' job on Carlson.
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Any country that can roll on normally with a debt of $35 trillion has to be amazing.
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Can you please define terms so that I can understand exactly what you mean? Meanwhile I decided to check Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_denial says Clim…
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Seems that Jules Verne (1867) in 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' was onto something when he invented his subterranean ocean.
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But is it raw stress or perceived stress? If the latter then maybe solutions can suggest themselves. I think the expression is '(not) letting it (the situation) get to you!'.
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Maybe not everyone knows that the sister was Simone - much better known than her brother in the world outside mathematics.
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This is of of interest I think. "An Update on the Content of Fatty Acids, Dioxins, PCBs and Heavy Metals in Farmed, Escaped and Wild Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) in Norway" https:/…
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"The sweltering heat could creep close to the world’s record highest temperature of 134 degrees marked at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley on July 10, 1913, according to the National Weather Servi…
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Why bring personality into this? Paul Graham made certain observations, conclusions and predictions about a very successful company - to the point or not. That is not evidence of a causative agent in …
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> What if they could reverse combustion and turn carbon dioxide and water back into fuel? Humbling thought that the green weed outside your window is doing exactly that - plus, depending on the spe…
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Not to dispute because I have no idea so I'll assume you're correct. But how many metrics did you find and how were they obtained? And how would you know they are representative of all R use…
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Might there be some warning if a machine can't cope? It crashed mine.
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I don't know about that but mitochondria can and are modulated by a variety of factors and of course, they include dietary components. Mitochondrial Modulators: The Defender
https://ww…
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And compared to what manner of assessment of that genius? Animals had the Earth to themselves for millennia. Humans for a very short period. You judge!
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> Then they cut off subsidies And now they're back: https://www.cardino.de/en/blog-posts/subsidy-for-electric-ca... 'In Germany, the government has introduced v…