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901.
by ck2 1y ago
Does it even matter anymore what Congress funds if administration is just going to illegally order everything defunded? Everything with them is just for the spite, has nothing to do with logic or savings. The next super space-telescope is a
902.
by ck2 1y ago
The crazy thing is there is NO WAY the people approving tens of thousands of LEO sats did not know this. So no caution, no cleanup fund, nothing. Just privatize the profits, socialize the costs. Even years from now no researchers will be ab
903.
Incinerating thousand of Satellites in the atmosphere releases toxic pollutants(bloomberg.com)
19 points by ck2 1y ago|2 comments
904.
by ck2 1y ago
He keeps doing illegal things because there is absolutely no penalty for being unlawful Congress fully funded CPB (NPR, PBS, etc.) through September 2027 in the Continuing Resolution PASSED THIS YEAR BY THIS CONGRESS
905.
by ck2 1y ago
How about NIH funded drugs, can they be "paywall-ed" ?
906.
by ck2 1y ago
Can you imagine empty shelves all summer in America like it's soviet union? Definitely going to happen because it will take months for shipping to return, just like the pandemic supply-chain disruptions. And maybe the tariffs stay whil
907.
The Warburg hypothesis and emergence of mitochondrial metabolic theory of cancer(link.springer.com)
3 points by ck2 1y ago|0 comments
908.
by ck2 1y ago
What happens to gravity waves as they move through patches of space with different "timezones"? Gravity waves from a kilonova are affected by the distance through space they have to travel but since they have no mass in themselves
909.
by ck2 1y ago
If this theory is true and seems plausible, wouldn't that make any previous calculations to very distant objects invalid? ie. "standard candles" are no longer consistent? adding link to actual paper: https://academ
910.
Dark-Energy alternate theory Timescape-Model has different time across universe(cbc.ca)
7 points by ck2 1y ago|3 comments
911.
US Port traffic from China stops, will reproduce Covid supply-chain shortages(nbcnews.com)
15 points by ck2 2y ago|0 comments
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Digg is trying to come back from the dead with a reboot(early.digg.com)
10 points by ck2 2y ago|0 comments
913.
by ck2 2y ago
Pretty sure ICE has sovereign immunity which is how they get away with this. They also have deputized every state and even local law enforcement with their powers. This has happened at least a dozen times this year, US Citizen detained for
914.
by ck2 2y ago
"15 years" seems like an oddly specific number? https://m.xkcd.com/678/ But invention of gravity-wave detectors (laser interferometers) have been the most exciting thing and can't wait for them to build
915.
by ck2 2y ago
Random but nature related: some birds have four sexes
916.
by ck2 2y ago
Some people who are DSD consider themselves binary. Some people who are DSD take great pride in being non-binary. People who are DSD have been documented for CENTURIES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersex_people_in_hi
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NASA's next space-telescope is almost ready to launch but may be killed by cuts(scientificamerican.com)
13 points by ck2 2y ago|3 comments
918.
by ck2 2y ago
Odd but related question if anyone knows: Are all preprints on arXiv public? Or is there actually a private unlisted preprint queue? From behavior I've observed, I'm guessing maybe authors have the ability to hide papers and send
919.
K2-18B: You Can Probably Smell That Planet from Here – Derek Lowe(science.org)
9 points by ck2 2y ago|0 comments
920.
by ck2 2y ago
That backdoor code is going to lurk for decades. Not only will Musk be able to tap into it for years but foreign governments.
921.
by ck2 2y ago
Wikipedia has this amazing chart of progress since 1975 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar-cell_efficiency#/media/F... (ignore the purple line which isn't cells) But maybe cost reduction is a more impor
922.
by ck2 2y ago
I was thinking this morning how weird it is that everyone knows who Einstein was But much smaller percent Niels Bohr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohr%E2%80%93Einstein_debates
923.
Chinese solar cell manufacturer Longi sets another record with 27.81% efficiency(pv-magazine.com)
6 points by ck2 2y ago|1 comments
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Restarting coal plants after executive orders makes no economic sense, report(reuters.com)
6 points by ck2 2y ago|0 comments
925.
Longest human transplant of pig kidney suddenly stops working after 4 months(science.org)
17 points by ck2 2y ago|1 comments
926.
by ck2 2y ago
Congress could end this in 24 hours with a one paragraph/page bill and regardless who is in power next decade the dems should anyway It's like some blackhat is trying to find every loophole in government and exploiting it, like a
927.
by ck2 2y ago
I was going to link the excellent solereview article but it looks like that's exactly what the post is about. I used to be able to buy good running shoes on clearance every year at $30-$50 Even through 2020-2021 or so But not anymore,
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Pharmaceutical Tariffs: The What and the How – Derek Lowe(science.org)
1 points by ck2 2y ago|0 comments
929.
by ck2 2y ago
Meanwhile in the USA the whitehouse just bailed out the coal industry.
930.
by ck2 2y ago
Aren't there stock electric cars now that do quarter mile under 10 seconds? When battery weight gets cut in half next decade and capacity doubles, the only reason why they will race ICE engines is for the noise

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