mkempe

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   by mkempe 12y ago

   You're completely misrepresenting the observations and conclusions of the surface stations project led by Anthony Watts. [1] [1] http://www.surfacestations.org/Fall_etal_2011/fall_etal_medi...
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   by mkempe 12y ago

   Of course such a project would be driven by people opposed to the dominating hypothesis. Nevertheless, the scientific principles at stake are correct. The character and past of people funding a scientific data review are irrelevant for th
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   by mkempe 12y ago

   As a general rule, all scientific papers should make their (raw) data public, and should also publish their code (any processing of the input data). No hypothesis should be allowed to stand without both of these legs. In that spirit, I appl
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   The International Temperature Data Review Project(tempdatareview.org)

   19 points by mkempe 12y ago|14 comments
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   by mkempe 12y ago

   regrets, I've had a few... Of course FB and various government agencies track and know all about them.
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   by mkempe 12y ago

   Obama also made sure to kill a 16-year old nephew.
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   by mkempe 12y ago

   It's certainly sad that several innocents have been killed by a drone strike. However, isn't that just the usual "collateral damage" on the Current President's personal "kill list"? why is this news? are a
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   by mkempe 12y ago

   All is good, she was able to host Obama's fundraiser.
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   by mkempe 12y ago

   A new tech frontier: treating people like cattle.
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    Not much of a reflection if American military leaders cannot see and will not state that these two wars were horrific and immoral -- sacrificing thousands of young Americans without serving the interests of the American people, while paving
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    Extreme Geohazards: Reducing the Disaster Risk and Increasing Resilience [pdf](esf.org)

    1 points by mkempe 12y ago|0 comments
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    What Kind of Thing Is Moore’s Law?(spectrum.ieee.org)

    2 points by mkempe 12y ago|0 comments
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    It's a (good) decision you've made for the rest of your life, so don't feel all effects have to appear quickly. It takes about five years for the body to (almost) fully recover from regular smoking. According to the CDC it ta
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    Laser-Based Measurement of Arctic Sea Ice(earthobservatory.nasa.gov)

    1 points by mkempe 12y ago|0 comments
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    "But I don't think of you."
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who "doesn't understand how the Internet works." Nor does she understand the Constitution.
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    I gave you [1]. I'll generously give you also: The Theory of Money and Credit, by Ludwig von Mises [2] [2] http://www.amazon.com/dp/1442175958
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    Nobody can offer such an example, because the boom-bust (depression) cycle itself is caused by the interventions of central bankers.
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    The USA before 1913. See [1] for a detailed treatment of economies that thrived without central banking. [1] http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VMUL6G
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    Boulder and the CO front-range were a hotbed of startups way before the legalization of pot.
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    There is evidence for and debate surrouding hormesis, a positive biological response to a little bit of something deadly at higher doses e.g. low-dose radiation. [1] [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormesis http:&#x2
22. 922.▲
    by mkempe 12y ago

    From the actual study, rather than speculation and red-herrings: "One study in community residents reported increases in blood markers of chromosomal damage (micronuclei) after glyphosate formulations were sprayed nearby." [1] [
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has assessed the carcinogenicity of five organophosphate pesticides. Here is the key finding for glyphosate: For the he
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    Here is a better source for the hypothesis and evidence: Glyphosate probably causes cancer, says WHO + Lancet paper. [1] Yes, Glyphosate happens to be an ingredient in Roundup, which happens to be manufactured by Monsanto. Neither are the p
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    PageRank Approach to Ranking National Football Teams [pdf](arxiv.org)

    9 points by mkempe 12y ago|1 comments
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    such as the ACM?
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    "A Republic, if you can keep it." [1] This is a positive step. It will be interesting to watch who opposes it, and how, in the various branches of government. [1] http://constitutioncenter.org/learn/educationa
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    Glyphosate (Roundup) probably causes cancer, say WHO+Lancet [pdf](iarc.fr)

    3 points by mkempe 12y ago|0 comments
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    Yes, I believe so. She was a freelance writer at the time, and she wrote articles for major magazines.
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    by mkempe 12y ago

    You're paranoid. I posted the article because it seemed interesting; in particular I had no idea a global-cooling hypothesis was part of the landscape in the 50s.