Cancer Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Hm. Seems that Port Orchard WA had a tornado a couple of hours back. Kinda rare in this part of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 With more heat being pumped into the atmosphere, we'd all better get ready for more weather extremes that used to be rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Yeah, there's much more variation in the jet stream these days. Warm air is hitting the Arctic more, which leads to displacement of cold air. It also accelerates ice melt...which is itself a feedback cycle. Both water and (clearly) bare ground absorb more solar radiation than ice, which is highly reflective. Personally, I think it's already too late because the world can't suddenly turn on a dime to radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The question isn't if we'll have massive problems, it's how bad they'll be. And I'd say this even if the US was leading the reduction efforts, rather than the exact reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Wait, climate change isn't a hoax? (Says the guy who just competed a 15-week climate science class for grad school.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 20 hours ago, Cancer said: Admirable prototype... ... but needs more VX and flesh-dissolving plague bacilli. Ah. That explains it. I was wondering why I had a Video about "Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap" video in my Youtube suggested videos for a few updates. Particulary the one in the Article. Must have been the NASA/Space connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 On 12/18/2018 at 11:29 AM, Pattern Ghost said: You may think that's clever, but you just called my entire family wicked. (And only 70-80% of them are.) You including yourself in that 80% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Wow. I would never have thought of swimming and repetitive motion injuries... https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2811581-missy-franklin-5-time-olympic-gold-medalist-retires-from-swimming-at-23?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Badger said: You including yourself in that 80% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 This may become the motivation needed to start radically improving security WRT IoT: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/12/19/baby-monitor-hacked-threat-houston-vpx.hln Parents panic when a man threatens to kidnap their kid? HECK yeah. ABSOLUTELY makes perfect sense. This is the kind of low-level, lizard-brain FEAR, tho, that can push an industry that's been pretty lax into doing more. AND into improving consumer education, because it has to be said that the parents *may not* have been practicing good home internet security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 690 Catholic priests (not 185, as released by the Diocese), accused of abuse in Illinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Not to in any way excuse or condone such abuses... but IMHO when you deny people access to a fundamental human interaction, and then place them in positions of authority over vulnerable minors, you create a breeding ground for this kind of behavior, over and above the normal temptations humans are subject to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 meanwhile in the cause of ruing Christmas, someone has been overflying Gatwick airport with drones https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, death tribble said: meanwhile in the cause of ruing Christmas, someone has been overflying Gatwick airport with drones https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 See, here we would hand beer and guns to the passengers, tell them to fire way at their own risk, and turn it into a party okay not really but I can imagine it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Hermit said: See, here we would hand beer and guns to the passengers, tell them to fire way at their own risk, and turn it into a party okay not really but I can imagine it If the drones were flying over a private airstrip in the States? That wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 *sobs* https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rush-geddy-lee-neil-peart-retired-drumming-771054/?fbclid=IwAR2nCzy82puKC7uKuKyplBSHxckPuLl43asTPk_8Dw24zpQhqTnZUFIxEEg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 Rush is a band, right? Or was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 First hint at room-temperature superconductor in the lab. Lanthanum superhydride (LaH10). Now, it took a pressure of 2 million atmospheres, and it has yet to be confirmed, but still ... interesting. Pariah, L. Marcus and pinecone 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 28 minutes ago, L. Marcus said: Rush is a band, right? Or was. Catch the spit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 On 12/20/2018 at 12:28 AM, unclevlad said: This may become the motivation needed to start radically improving security WRT IoT: https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/12/19/baby-monitor-hacked-threat-houston-vpx.hln Parents panic when a man threatens to kidnap their kid? HECK yeah. ABSOLUTELY makes perfect sense. This is the kind of low-level, lizard-brain FEAR, tho, that can push an industry that's been pretty lax into doing more. AND into improving consumer education, because it has to be said that the parents *may not* have been practicing good home internet security. In germany we just recently classified a baby doll (Cayla) as "Surveilance Equipment": https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39002142 Meaning only spy agencies are allowed to use it. However the claims it has to be "destroyed" is not quite true. The plastic parts are not the issue. As long as the espionage capacity is properly disabeled and you got the proof (yes we have a formular for "was de-spied"), you can keep the otuside. 17 hours ago, death tribble said: meanwhile in the cause of ruing Christmas, someone has been overflying Gatwick airport with drones https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 I guess it is lucky that there are a few "save for civilian use" solutions comming out of the woodworks now: BoloOfEarth and Pariah 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 Donald Moffat has died https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-46647730 He was also in John Carpenter's The Thing RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 He had the best eyebrows ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 23 hours ago, death tribble said: meanwhile in the cause of ruing Christmas, someone has been overflying Gatwick airport with drones https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754 Sounds like an extorsion plot on the surface. General a@@hattery in specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 19 hours ago, L. Marcus said: Rush is a band, right? Or was. Was. OLD time band. As in, goes back to 1974. It can't be considered a surprise; the guys are in their mid 60s now. Physical problems accumulate; a touring lifestyle is also not easy to do in a healthy way. The wiki article on them mentions psoriatic arthritis for Lifeson and tendinitis for Peart. Plus the foot trouble (which makes me think complications from diabetes) for Peart. But yeah...another of the bands of my youth effectively gone. Can't say I was a huge Rush fan, but much of their repertoire wasn't exactly radio-friendly as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, unclevlad said: OLD time band. As in, goes back to 1974. * Cancer squints disapprovingly at the young punk * Technically they started in 1968, but the long-enduring lineup came in mid-1974.... If you'd used all-lower-case "old", or initial-capital "Old", you'd be OK. All-upper-case "OLD" doesn't apply to bands that started while (or after) I was in middle school. Get offa my lawn. Starlord, L. Marcus and Cygnia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 I saw that about the dates...but that was also when they were in high school. Go with the stable config date. And yes...yes, that still means OLD school. If you use '68 as the date...I entered 5th grade that year. Whether that counts as middle school or not depends on structure. It was middle school for that system. We're fossils, dude. It's ok. Cancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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