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How did climate doomsters get the Great Barrier Reef so wrong?(spectator.co.uk)
6 points by starkd 3y ago|10 comments
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Methane may not warm the Earth quite as much as previously thought(sciencenews.org)
194 points by starkd 3y ago|433 comments
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by starkd 3y ago
During Covid pandemic, I found it quite remarkable how some research studies got thrown to the side, while others were promoted as the standard. I really don't know which ones were truly good studies, but the speed with which they wer
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by starkd 3y ago
But do you believe it because of the science or because you really really want to believe it? That's a serious question. I don't expect a ready answer.
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by starkd 3y ago
I did not notice that. So, then it really doesn't tell us anything new. The article gives away the game here: >> But Doblin still envisions treatment centres sprouting up around the world — he predicts that more than 6,000 will
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by starkd 3y ago
But many times the medication are so good in the short term, it is very easy to forego doing the work.
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by starkd 3y ago
People will use it as justification to buy it illegally.
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by starkd 3y ago
The success in these studies is largely short term. There are many drugs that will help - even cure - depression over the short term. The risk is that people will interpret the short term success as an excuse to always dose whenever they
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by starkd 3y ago
There are a lot of 12 year olds looking for chances to earn extra money. It gives a sense of indepedence and satisfaction for getting something you worked hard for. 12-year olds are more capable and curious than you think.
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by starkd 3y ago
I don't think the ability to serve up specialized content is the concern here. It is the fragmentation that results when we no longer have a shared reality or a consistent set of results in the population. Results specific to any one
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by starkd 3y ago
Just at finding patterns to emulate. The mind seems to work better at replicating something than it does finding what NOT to do. No proof of this just my observation.
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by starkd 3y ago
I think looking at success stories is probably more valuable. Failure stories are de-motivating, depressing and reveal a model that might subtly affect how your implement patterns - in subconscious and conscious ways. The human mind is be
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by starkd 3y ago
When has an uprising (or revolution) been anything other than a disordered mob? I wouldn't expect any such transition to be orderly and well-planned. It will be reactionary in order to quell the chaos.
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by starkd 3y ago
Perpetual victimhood is also devastating for one's sense of self-worth.
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by starkd 3y ago
Execting green energy to produce zero marginal cost is probably a bit too optimistic at this point. We have been adding green energy for at least 20 years now and energy keeps getting more expensive. Not even addressing whether its susta
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by starkd 4y ago
That is exactly my point. It is such a reliable energy it doesn't need any backup. You can skip solar/wind for nuclear. Keeping solar/wind for the margins, preserving a lot of land for other uses.
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by starkd 4y ago
So, you're saying its just a question of degree. In principle, its really the same thing.
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by starkd 4y ago
So, in effect, property crime is really the same as violent crime.
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by starkd 4y ago
From those that are reported, I assume. Unreported cases make the actual number much higher.
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by starkd 4y ago
Don't know if that is the case here, but that possibility cannot be discounted. It is a definite pattern for litigation attorneys. Studies can be easily manufactured.
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by starkd 4y ago
Nuclear makes for such a good backup, you could just dispense with wind and solar altogether and still reduce total carbon output. That might be why they resist doing it. To some extent, the environmental movement has been overtaken by a
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Neuropsychological profile of pedophilic child sexual offenders(sciencedirect.com)
1 points by starkd 4y ago|0 comments
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Proposed Restrict Act and Data Act Go Far Beyond Banning TikTok(twitter.com)
1 points by starkd 4y ago|0 comments
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by starkd 4y ago
The end of the ability to run deficits. Social Security and medicare financial problems become exponentially more urgent and dire.
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by starkd 4y ago
>> India I’m not seeing much in the way of change. The US at least didn’t really do anything different with India buying Russian oil. On the contrary, perhaps relations are not that good. https://hindupost.in/world&#x2
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by starkd 4y ago
And the US military is having a recruitment issue. Not to mention new recruits tend not to be up to fitness standards. The two wars at once standard is questionable at best.
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by starkd 4y ago
It all depends on the willingness to extract that oil. Alternative energy has its merits, but there is a wing of the environmentalists that have convinced a segment of the population that "keep it in the ground" is a viable short
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by starkd 4y ago
Perhaps I'm out of the loop on this, but I always thought the concept of open source was primarily about the opportunity for personal professional development. The ability for someone not connected with a corporation to stay relevant
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What is it like to live in Kenya without fossil fuels?(twitter.com)
2 points by starkd 4y ago|0 comments
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by starkd 4y ago
The music was pretty good in '70s too. You see many of today's youth looking back in amazement at the quality of that time's music. It was really kind of a renaissance.

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