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by ovis 13y ago
Much of the blog (and the accompanying book) appear to be constructed as a counter to intelligent design and religiously-influenced arguments. Which is all well and good, although not knowing this while reading it, I found the periodic call
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by ovis 13y ago
The alternative hypothesis is that the Pacific Ocean will continue to shrink, and the next supercontinent will form when the Americas join Asia.
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by ovis 13y ago
Also, the long record of using the same spectrum bands within the Landsat program (going back to the 70s) simplifies measuring changes over time. This is a huge asset.
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by ovis 13y ago
Christian Persch replied No, which has made people angry. rachelbythebay also replied No and made people angry, but provided background to explain it. Although the circumstances seem different on the surface, I found it to be an instructive
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by ovis 13y ago
The sun heats the earth surface through radiative heating, while the core is well insulated by the mantle and crust. Although they may have similar temperatures, the power output of the sun is certainly larger.
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by ovis 13y ago
Although it's admittedly difficult when the higher temperatures are hundreds or thousands of kilometers away, geothermal power plants do in fact harness that.
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by ovis 13y ago
I would imagine that MIT is particularly close to the hearts of many on this site.
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by ovis 14y ago
That must have backfired for the Fedora folks.
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by ovis 14y ago
So what do you think this means for MATE and Cinnamon?
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by ovis 14y ago
But doesn't the energy produced still get used, offsetting coal that would otherwise be burnt? That would seem an admirable step, even if it isn't so simple as removing non-renewable sources entirely from the picture.
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by ovis 14y ago
A micro-continent is composed of continental crust (e.g. granite). The oceans are mostly underlain by basalts. Because the of the density difference between granite and basalt, continents tend to remain at the surface longer, which is why t
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by ovis 14y ago
I learned LaTeX the summer after my undergrad, and rely on it now. Nevertheless, I'm not surprised that few others in my department, outside of my group, use it. When work needs to be shared or collaborated on, the simplest, lowest common d