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by cwal37 11y ago
Since you brought up the Sankey diagrams I'll piggyback on you to mention that I spent a summer at LLNL and got to meet the team/person that produces these. I was also given the program they currently use (it's java, still ha
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by cwal37 11y ago
The really hilarious thing is that this article is entirely about traditional breeding. Genetic engineering or modification isn't mentioned even once. Your bias is kind of amusing in how reactionary it is.
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by cwal37 11y ago
It really is that easy. I did some very simple splicing in a genetic engineering lab in undergrad with soybeans, and while there was less DNA (which we extracted for PCR), the process was still mostly centrifuging and alcohol. Here's a
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Wired to fail(politico.com)
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Potsdam’s Nightmare: What Happened to Garrett Phillips?(grantland.com)
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by cwal37 11y ago
That's the sort of thing that sounds like you're closing the loop, but has some serious flaws the deeper you go. First off, where is that water coming from? You mention desert, so is it an incredibly saline salt lake or briny foss
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Can Desalination Counter the Drought?(newyorker.com)
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Distressed Denim: Levi’s Tries to Adapt to the Yoga Pants Era(bloomberg.com)
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by cwal37 11y ago
This is really interesting, and seems like a great opportunity for people in a position to take advantage of it. Particularly the ability to work remotely. An 8-week relocation could have been a major sticking pint for many groups. If I was
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A close look at Marshall’s gorgeous new London smartphone(theverge.com)
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At Rest in the Fields(texasobserver.org)
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I Quit My Job Today. (And So Can You)(medium.com)
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The Lost Man(stories.californiasunday.com)
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The power of student travel(project-syndicate.org)
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by cwal37 11y ago
Does Colorado[1] really look like such a great place to grow crops? Particularly in the context of what we're talking about here, water availability, snowpack changes, etc. Also, Colorado via Drought Monitor[3]. Iowa[2] for comparison.
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The Whistleblower’s Tale: How an Accountant Took on Halliburton(propublica.org)
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by cwal37 12y ago
It is most of deployed storage atm, but the bulk of that wasn't deployed recently. I'm staring at a very informative figure I just made last week that I can't share since it's a draft for a report, but if you glance at E
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by cwal37 12y ago
It stands out to me that pumped storage only gets a passing mention. We've had that as a proven energy storage technology for decades. People in the industry love to talk about it and file FERC applications for preliminary permits on t
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Inside the Unlikely Mattress Startup Boom(buzzfeed.com)
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by cwal37 12y ago
That actually sounds incredibly appealing, thanks for the heads up. I love finding my way with a map and a compass, but I've somehow never heard of orienteering specifically before. I hike basically every weekend, but since most of tha
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by cwal37 12y ago
I live slightly south of Frozen Head, and have hiked there a number of times in the last year or so since I moved down here (dryish-winter hike[1], a snowy day up top[2]). It really is a beautiful park and TN state parks are free, so if you
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by cwal37 12y ago
It's a bit odd to be attempting to inform yourself of pros and cons you don't know, but also make a very strong opening statement about wind power. I work in the energy industry and I can honestly say I've never heard someone
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by cwal37 12y ago
What government agencies are out there mass-building wind? In terms of America at least, that's not how our generation system is set up. Also, the recently-published Wind Vision[1] runs with an expected 20-year lifetime, and starts dig
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by cwal37 12y ago
It's probably just how I consider myself in the context of people I know. I love being well versed in something and offering suggestions to people, but I have always been more of a taker when it comes to music. Normally I'm ready
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by cwal37 12y ago
I hear you on feeling like I suck at music discovery. I've always kind of coasted off of what friends and family find. Recently one of my brothers launched a sort of music discovery/contest site-thing[1], and while I'm not to
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The Demolition of Workers’ Comp(propublica.org)
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Break-In at Y-12(newyorker.com)
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by cwal37 12y ago
If anyone is interested in learning more about permafrost methane, and a bit about clathrates as well, this paper[1] is a pretty good primer. I worked with the lead author over a summer around when he was publishing this a few years back. I
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Department of Defense(grantland.com)
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by cwal37 12y ago
Hey, I took a look at your profile, and saw your resume. Coincidentally enough, I'm actually a fellow UIUC grad, although not in CS or engineering. I've applied to a lot of different jobs and internships in the past few years as I

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