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by bcraven 9y ago
https://phys.org/news/2016-07-experimentation-vikings-sunsto... "Some historical evidence such as Icelandic legends have mentioned travel under snowy skies using sunstones and a study of a Viking wreck conducted i
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by bcraven 9y ago
https://www.snopes.com/car-headrests-emergency-escape/ They're not designed for that, but some can be used in a pinch. Best not to rely on them!
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by bcraven 9y ago
What a hilariously convoluted plan! Here's an easier one- oil is running out so the Kingdom needs to diversify. Tech provides investment and job opportunities.
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by bcraven 9y ago
Or perhaps this can be used as a dataset to improve the auto buttons in such software.
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by bcraven 9y ago
I believe the whole point of this method is it automatically chooses /how far/ to move those sliders to get closest to the result you'd expect.
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by bcraven 9y ago
Here's the pdf from the pilot findings: http://content.tfl.gov.uk/review-tfl-wifi-pilot.pdf I like this figure of the ways that people travel between KGX and Waterloo- this is the sort of data that you can't pick
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by bcraven 9y ago
Whilst I wish it was mulberry gin is not a common staple for the British public so I think this article is arguing for fun rather than subsistence.
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by bcraven 9y ago
This is an excellent article from The Guardian that chronicles the history and current business practises of academic journal publishing if anyone fancies a read: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/2
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by bcraven 9y ago
Transport for London produced similar drawings for all 124 Tube stations: https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2015/07/12/3d-maps-of-every...
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by bcraven 9y ago
What do you use to combat Vitamin D deficiency? [0] "Known as the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D is produced by the body in response to skin being exposed to sunlight. " "Vitamin D is essential for strong bones, because it helps
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by bcraven 9y ago
I usually choose not to turn on red when driving in the US when when it's busy. I consider it safer to wait for explicit priority.
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by bcraven 9y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego#Manufacturing The moulds are permitted a tolerance of up to two micrometres, to ensure the bricks remain connected.
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by bcraven 10y ago
The comment you wittily replied to was specifically: "[f]or those who still have access"
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by bcraven 10y ago
No I think you've missed the point, the _account_ is unimportant: "I do not want an account on Facebook. I have been happy to live without Facebook for the last 5 years." What is _important_ is the fact that it was activated
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by bcraven 10y ago
This is excellent!
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by bcraven 10y ago
"seemingly" Look into confirmation bias
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by bcraven 10y ago
"three features"? No the rift is here: https://i.imgur.com/opOaQUp.jpg
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by bcraven 10y ago
No we have plenty of evidence of previous cycles. It's called the Wilson Cycle: http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/Wilson/Wilson.html For further reading I can recommend 'Supercontinent' by
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by bcraven 10y ago
Oh no, the idea that this is a rift zone is irrefutable
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by bcraven 10y ago
Madagascar and Mozambique may be on different plates but they're actually separated by the Davie Ridge, a transform zone. You can see it nicely imaged in the seismic in this report: http://www.iongeo.com/content/do
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by bcraven 10y ago
As a geologist this is exactly the sort of timescale we work on.
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by bcraven 10y ago
Oceanic crust vs continental crust
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by bcraven 10y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Rift and the image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/EAfrica....
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by bcraven 10y ago
I'm seeing the title listed on HN as "Africa 'witnessing birth of a new ocean' (2010) (bbc.com)" Is this something only I can see, or was it edited since your comment?
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by bcraven 10y ago
So why are these still listed? uBlock, uBlock Origin, TruBlock, AdBlock Plus, etc
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by bcraven 10y ago
It seems that AdNauseum clicks on the ads then hides them, whereas normal extensions simply block them. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about that.
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by bcraven 10y ago
It looks like a 2001 Vauxhall Corsa, that is just where the indicators are.
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by bcraven 10y ago
This may be a mailing list, rather than a simple 'Reply-All' thing (and the media have misunderstood). The reply box will be a single address if that's the case.
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by bcraven 10y ago
From your own link: The terms "National Health Service" or "NHS" are also used to refer to the four systems collectively.
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by bcraven 10y ago
>You might need to repeat this process a few times You're suggesting adding millions of extra emails to the system here. I think the best thing to do is wait, or create a rule based on the subject line.

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