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by fian 7y ago
The researchers are in Australia, where we have abundant coastal land that is not suitable for agriculture. Indeed there are many salt lake systems already being used for large scale salt production via sea water evaporation ( https:/
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by fian 7y ago
50 km/hr 50 km/s is over mach 145 :)
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by fian 7y ago
I don't know the details of the "wet" chemistry step described, but I imagine it would be possible to extract CO2 from the atmosphere and transform it over many step to eventually get to the required precursors. The practical
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by fian 7y ago
Sadly at least one of the major parties in Australia seems to want to emulate the US healthcare system here: https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2019/jul/27...
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by fian 7y ago
Body odor can be greatly affected by the foods you eat: https://www.allure.com/story/diet-body-odor-causes https://nutritionfacts.org/2014/08/19/how-eggs-can-impact-bo... I learned about
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by fian 7y ago
The marine classification societies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_society have been developing standards and rules for cybersecurity of ships for a few years now. For example: https://marine-
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by fian 7y ago
Nice! However, your last sentence contains "x" which was supposed to be removed from the alphabet in Year 1.
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by fian 7y ago
Hmmm based on the above list, you might also enjoy Up and Atom: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSIvk78tK2TiviLQn4fSHaw
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by fian 7y ago
Conflict with other non-nomadic groups they come in contact with. The Romany might be a modern take on nomadic people. They don't tend to be welcomed when they arrive at/near a town.
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by fian 7y ago
Seconded, and the follow up articles: https://developer.ibm.com/tutorials/l-awk2/ https://developer.ibm.com/tutorials/l-awk3/ These were mentioned but not linked to in the previous form
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by fian 7y ago
Do you mean a compost tumbler? Something like: https://www.gardeners.com/buy/extra-large-compost-tumbler/36... These are easy enough to hand crank and you don't need to tumble them a great deal each time. May
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by fian 7y ago
While not strictly one meal, many Parisians have a similar approach. A very light breakfast - jokingly a coffee and a cigarette but may include a croissant. Lunch is large, may involve multiple dishes/courses over an hour. After lunch
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by fian 7y ago
Was the message specifically about seeking asylum after traveling to Australia by boat? Australia does accept Iranian refugees (and refugees from other countries) if they travel to Australia legally (ie by plane, with a visa etc). There is
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by fian 7y ago
There are many small marsupials (mammals) in Australia that are predated on by feral and domestic cats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_in_Australia We have a cat that was rescued from a neglectful neighbour. We we
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by fian 7y ago
To understand why the US breeds are different to other countries, have a read of: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/future-of-foo... It describes a competition to breed large breasted chickens in the US, p
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by fian 7y ago
People can definitely be allergic to meat (animal protein): https://allergyfacts.org.au/allergy-anaphylaxis/food-allerge... https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/ConditionsAndTrea...
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by fian 7y ago
Memory also degrades with age. Many people in their 80's and 90's start experiencing memory loss. My 85 year old father sometimes forgets the route to drive to the shopping center he has been driving to for decades. Relying on e
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by fian 8y ago
Multiple columns don't work well for vertical scrolling. They should work fine if you horizontally scroll to see more columns (for example to the right for writing in English). This would allow more content to be displayed for users w
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by fian 8y ago
I used to cycle commute everyday and would vary the route from 12-60kms. Where I live is very hot in summer and wet in winter. So a shower was needed when I arrived at work. I preferred to not carry a backpack or have a pannier on my bik
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by fian 8y ago
Such as slightly damp wood (think portable jobsite saw for framers or finish carpenters) or aluminium (yep, you can easily cut aluminium with most wood working tools).
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by fian 8y ago
I generally agree with you. Wood often has hidden stresses within its structure. An apparently straight length of wood can cup/bow/curl quite markedly when cut. So you can't always know if a particular rip cut will result i
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by fian 8y ago
Domesticated echidnas would be great. They could help keep ant populations in check. I had a 3 month battle trying to keep meat (protein eating) ants out of my house last year. I eventually caved and had a professional pest controller spr
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by fian 8y ago
I'm similar: left: write, throw, pool cue, scissors, tennis, kick (soccer, AFL), shoot (archery, gun) right: cricket, baseball squash, knife/fork - somewhat ambidextrous. In squash I serve left handed but sometimes throw my racqu
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by fian 8y ago
Field hockey (ie not ice hockey) sticks are only available in the right handed configuration for safety reasons: https://www.livestrong.com/article/368589-why-are-all-field-...
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by fian 8y ago
Pedestrians and cyclists can be killed or seriously injured in a collision: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cycle-safety... A pedestrian was killed by a cyclist in my city (Perth, Western Aust
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by fian 8y ago
The time-lag for the health problems to appear allows current management to take the risk and extract extra profit (and bonuses). That the company may be liable for health care costs of employees or is sued after current management have mo
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by fian 8y ago
Some possible equivalents from cycling: Riding technical trails on a MTB. Without regular practice you lose a lot of pace. Street or park BMX tricks (tail whips, flairs, flips, grinds etc). These require skill plus confidence. Without re
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by fian 8y ago
Copenhagen has a different cycling culture to other places. Where I live more people commute on road (racing) bikes and will shower when they arrive at work. This is because it is very hot in summer and you can't avoid getting sweaty
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by fian 8y ago
If your car seat slides back unexpectedly, the most likely problem will be a decreased ability to press down in the accelerator. The seat would generally slide back only under forwards acceleration. Under braking the seat would slide forwa
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by fian 8y ago
Removing feral animals is difficult, especially cats, see: http://www.australianwildlife.org/field-programs/feral-cat-r... So it is being done, however, to truly remove cats, it needs to be done in an fenced off areas(

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