"Oyster flatulence worries climate scientists" Sam Morgan, Euractiv, 16OCT17
>Plans to expand aquatic farming could have a serious knock-on effect on climate change, climate experts have warned after new research revealed that underwater shellfish farts produce 10% of the global-warming gases released by the Baltic Sea.
>A study published in the Scientific Reports journal shows that clams, mussels and oysters produce one-tenth of methane and nitrous oxide gases in the Baltic Sea as a result of digestion. Therefore, researchers have warned that shellfish “may play an important but overlooked role in regulating greenhouse gas production”.
>Shellfish flatulence is not the first bodily function to be blamed for having an impact on the climate. EU lawmakers in 2015 decided to exempt enteric methane, mostly found in the burps of ruminant animals like cows, from caps on methane and ammonia.
https://archive.ph/B0vOt
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>Plans to expand aquatic farming could have a serious knock-on effect on climate change, climate experts have warned after new research revealed that underwater shellfish farts produce 10% of the global-warming gases released by the Baltic Sea.
>A study published in the Scientific Reports journal shows that clams, mussels and oysters produce one-tenth of methane and nitrous oxide gases in the Baltic Sea as a result of digestion. Therefore, researchers have warned that shellfish “may play an important but overlooked role in regulating greenhouse gas production”.
>Shellfish flatulence is not the first bodily function to be blamed for having an impact on the climate. EU lawmakers in 2015 decided to exempt enteric methane, mostly found in the burps of ruminant animals like cows, from caps on methane and ammonia.
https://archive.ph/B0vOt
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"Ford Researching Tech That Snitches on Speeders to the Police" - Adam Ismail, The Drive, 26JUL2024
>The patent proposal would turn every new Ford on the road into the police's eyes and ears.
>The same company that once sought to patent self-repossessing cars, then let that application expire, has a new idea to employ tech in a manner most drivers probably won’t love. A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office submission published July 18 titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” describes a way for Ford‘s vehicles to measure the speeds of nearby cars using cameras and sensors, and then potentially report those violations to the police
https://archive.ph/Bsa44
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>The patent proposal would turn every new Ford on the road into the police's eyes and ears.
>The same company that once sought to patent self-repossessing cars, then let that application expire, has a new idea to employ tech in a manner most drivers probably won’t love. A U.S. Patent and Trademark Office submission published July 18 titled “Systems and Methods for Detecting Speeding Violations” describes a way for Ford‘s vehicles to measure the speeds of nearby cars using cameras and sensors, and then potentially report those violations to the police
https://archive.ph/Bsa44
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"'Even the cockroaches won't survive': Expert discusses Hezbollah's new EMP weapon" - Matan Wasserman, Jerusalem Post, 28JUL2024
>Rotem Mey-Tal, CEO of Asgard Systems, a company developing military technology for the defense industry discusses Hezbollah's new tactic and supply of electromagnetic ordnance.
>"The physics are the same in any way they choose to use such capability, but I suspect the model will likely be in the form of a low-flying UAV, only instead of a kinetic warhead with gunpowder, the front of the UAV can be armed with an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) activation mechanism, which is triggered during the UAV's flight and emits an EMP upon contact with the target. It's mostly speculation, as there is no documentation to date of the use of such a weapon or technology."
>"Think of the analogy from the 1960s, which describes that in a nuclear explosion. 'Cockroaches' (a nickname for electronic components in electrical circuits) will not survive this time.
https://archive.ph/5DCCf
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>Rotem Mey-Tal, CEO of Asgard Systems, a company developing military technology for the defense industry discusses Hezbollah's new tactic and supply of electromagnetic ordnance.
>"The physics are the same in any way they choose to use such capability, but I suspect the model will likely be in the form of a low-flying UAV, only instead of a kinetic warhead with gunpowder, the front of the UAV can be armed with an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) activation mechanism, which is triggered during the UAV's flight and emits an EMP upon contact with the target. It's mostly speculation, as there is no documentation to date of the use of such a weapon or technology."
>"Think of the analogy from the 1960s, which describes that in a nuclear explosion. 'Cockroaches' (a nickname for electronic components in electrical circuits) will not survive this time.
https://archive.ph/5DCCf
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"Investors Are Suddenly Getting Very Concerned That AI Isn't Making Any Serious Money" - Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 27JUL2024
>"Despite its expensive price tag, the technology is nowhere near where it needs to be in order to be useful," Goldman Sach's most senior stock analyst Jim Covello wrote in a report last month. "Overbuilding things the world doesn’t have use for, or is not ready for, typically ends badly."
>"We sense that Wall Street is growing increasingly skeptical."
>"This is precisely what happened with the Internet in 1999, autonomous driving in 2017, and now generative AI in 2024," he added
>If recent reports are to be believed, OpenAI may lose $5 billion this year and run out of cash in the next 12 months, barring further cash injections — an early warning sign that smaller companies already struggling to compete with Big Tech may be snuffed out before too long.
https://archive.ph/Ryj1c
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>"Despite its expensive price tag, the technology is nowhere near where it needs to be in order to be useful," Goldman Sach's most senior stock analyst Jim Covello wrote in a report last month. "Overbuilding things the world doesn’t have use for, or is not ready for, typically ends badly."
>"We sense that Wall Street is growing increasingly skeptical."
>"This is precisely what happened with the Internet in 1999, autonomous driving in 2017, and now generative AI in 2024," he added
>If recent reports are to be believed, OpenAI may lose $5 billion this year and run out of cash in the next 12 months, barring further cash injections — an early warning sign that smaller companies already struggling to compete with Big Tech may be snuffed out before too long.
https://archive.ph/Ryj1c
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"Investors Are Suddenly Getting Very Concerned That AI Isn't Making Any Serious Money" - Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 27JUL2024 >"Despite its expensive price tag, the technology is nowhere near where it needs to be in order to be useful," Goldman Sach's most…
"Tesla in fatal Monroe crash was using self-driving system, authorities say" - Tom Krisher, Seattle Times, 30JUL2024
>Authorities have determined a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist in Monroe in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self-Driving” system at the time of the crash.
>Investigators from the Washington State Patrol made the discovery after downloading information from the event-data recorder on the 2022 Tesla Model S, agency spokesperson Capt. Deion Glover said Tuesday.
>Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last week that Full Self-Driving should be able to run without human supervision by the end of this year. He has been promising a fleet of robotaxis for years. During the company’s earnings conference call, he acknowledged his predictions on the issue “have been overly optimistic in the past.”
>The motorcyclist, Jeffrey Nissen, 28, of Stanwood, was under the car and died at the scene, authorities reported.
https://archive.ph/llQl2
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>Authorities have determined a Tesla that hit and killed a motorcyclist in Monroe in April was operating on the company’s “Full Self-Driving” system at the time of the crash.
>Investigators from the Washington State Patrol made the discovery after downloading information from the event-data recorder on the 2022 Tesla Model S, agency spokesperson Capt. Deion Glover said Tuesday.
>Tesla CEO Elon Musk said last week that Full Self-Driving should be able to run without human supervision by the end of this year. He has been promising a fleet of robotaxis for years. During the company’s earnings conference call, he acknowledged his predictions on the issue “have been overly optimistic in the past.”
>The motorcyclist, Jeffrey Nissen, 28, of Stanwood, was under the car and died at the scene, authorities reported.
https://archive.ph/llQl2
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"If Liberals Are More Intelligent Than Conservatives, Why Are Liberals So Stupid?" - Satoshi Kanazawa, Psychology Today, 28MAR2010
>Who are “clever sillies?"
>While it is consistent with the prediction of the Hypothesis, the conclusion in my previous post that liberals are on average more intelligent than conservatives may not resonate with most people’s daily observations and experiences. If they are more intelligent, why are liberals — especially those in Hollywood and academia — more likely than conservatives to say and do stupid things and hold incredulous beliefs and ideas that stretch credibility?
>Bruce G Charlton, Professor of Theoretical Medicine at University of Buckingham and Editor in Chief of Medical Hypotheses, may have an explanation. In editorial in December 2009 issue of Medical Hypotheses, Charlton suggests liberals and other intelligent people may be “clever sillies” who incorrectly apply abstract logical reasoning to social, interpersonal domains.
https://archive.ph/IyTQQ
(science?)
>Who are “clever sillies?"
>While it is consistent with the prediction of the Hypothesis, the conclusion in my previous post that liberals are on average more intelligent than conservatives may not resonate with most people’s daily observations and experiences. If they are more intelligent, why are liberals — especially those in Hollywood and academia — more likely than conservatives to say and do stupid things and hold incredulous beliefs and ideas that stretch credibility?
>Bruce G Charlton, Professor of Theoretical Medicine at University of Buckingham and Editor in Chief of Medical Hypotheses, may have an explanation. In editorial in December 2009 issue of Medical Hypotheses, Charlton suggests liberals and other intelligent people may be “clever sillies” who incorrectly apply abstract logical reasoning to social, interpersonal domains.
https://archive.ph/IyTQQ
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"Science Must Not Be Used to Foster White Supremacy" - Janet D. Stemwedel, Scientific American, 24MAY2022
>It’s scientists’ responsibility to reveal the inherent biases of studies used to disparage Black people and other groups
>The white supremacist who drove 200 miles to a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket and opened fire, killing 10 people, had posted a screed. Most of the people he killed were Black. The document’s 180 pages cited not only racist conspiracy theories, but also scientific research on behavioral genetics. The research focused on finding heritable differences in IQ and propensity to violence between racial groups.
>For one thing, they must be frank and vocal about the weakness of studies that purport to find correlations between race and differences in traits like intelligence or propensity violence. This includes methodological weaknesses like treating IQ as a good proxy for intelligence, or treating “race” as something with clear genetic grounding.
https://archive.ph/nWEk8
>It’s scientists’ responsibility to reveal the inherent biases of studies used to disparage Black people and other groups
>The white supremacist who drove 200 miles to a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket and opened fire, killing 10 people, had posted a screed. Most of the people he killed were Black. The document’s 180 pages cited not only racist conspiracy theories, but also scientific research on behavioral genetics. The research focused on finding heritable differences in IQ and propensity to violence between racial groups.
>For one thing, they must be frank and vocal about the weakness of studies that purport to find correlations between race and differences in traits like intelligence or propensity violence. This includes methodological weaknesses like treating IQ as a good proxy for intelligence, or treating “race” as something with clear genetic grounding.
https://archive.ph/nWEk8
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"Why climate action is the antithesis of white supremacy" - Rebecca Solnit, The Guardian, 19MAR2019
>Climate change is based on science. But if you delve into it deeply enough it is a kind of mysticism without mystification, a recognition of the beautiful interconnection of all life and the systems – weather, water, soil, seasons, ocean pH – on which that life depends. It acknowledges that everything is connected, that to dig up the carbon that plants so helpfully sequestered in the ground over eons and burn it so that returns to the sky as carbon dioxide changes the climate, and that this changed climate isn’t just warmer, it’s more chaotic, in ways that break these elegant patterns and relationships. That chaos is a kind of violence – the violence of hurricanes, wildfires, new temperature extremes, broken weather patterns, droughts, extinctions, famines. Which is why climate action has been and must be nonviolent. It is a movement to protect life.
https://archive.ph/2VhrO
>Climate change is based on science. But if you delve into it deeply enough it is a kind of mysticism without mystification, a recognition of the beautiful interconnection of all life and the systems – weather, water, soil, seasons, ocean pH – on which that life depends. It acknowledges that everything is connected, that to dig up the carbon that plants so helpfully sequestered in the ground over eons and burn it so that returns to the sky as carbon dioxide changes the climate, and that this changed climate isn’t just warmer, it’s more chaotic, in ways that break these elegant patterns and relationships. That chaos is a kind of violence – the violence of hurricanes, wildfires, new temperature extremes, broken weather patterns, droughts, extinctions, famines. Which is why climate action has been and must be nonviolent. It is a movement to protect life.
https://archive.ph/2VhrO
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"Getting High On HIV Medication (Full Documentary)" - Hamilton Morris, Vice, 22APR2014
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Science Cringe
"Getting High On HIV Medication (Full Documentary)" - Hamilton Morris, Vice, 22APR2014
"Poppers" - Wikipedia, 04DEC2003
>Alkyl nitrites are often used as a club drug or to enhance a sexual experience. They facilitate anal intercourse by relaxing the internal and external anal sphincter muscles.
>The neutrality of this section is disputed:
Alkyl nitrites were shown to be immunosuppressive, mutagenic and carcinogenic in animals (but only when administered in doses greatly exceeding those of typical use). These results cannot be reasonably extrapolated to human beings.
https://web.archive.org/web/20031204041600/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
https://web.archive.org/web/20110917225711/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
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https://web.archive.org/web/20060831000642/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
https://archive.ph/Ws387
>Alkyl nitrites are often used as a club drug or to enhance a sexual experience. They facilitate anal intercourse by relaxing the internal and external anal sphincter muscles.
>The neutrality of this section is disputed:
Alkyl nitrites were shown to be immunosuppressive, mutagenic and carcinogenic in animals (but only when administered in doses greatly exceeding those of typical use). These results cannot be reasonably extrapolated to human beings.
https://web.archive.org/web/20031204041600/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
https://web.archive.org/web/20110917225711/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
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https://web.archive.org/web/20060831000642/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppers
https://archive.ph/Ws387
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"Google Illegally Acted As A Search Monopoly, Judge Rules In Major Case" - Brian Bushard, Forbes Staff, 05AUG2024
>D.C.-based Judge Amit Mehta wrote “Google is a monopolist” and “has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” in an opinion siding with the Department of Justice and 11 states.
>In his ruling, Mehta stated Google exercises monopoly power over product markets, uses exclusive distribution agreements and charges “supracompetitive prices for general search text ads,” which Mehta argues has led to “anticompetitive behavior.”
>Following Monday’s ruling, Mehta is now tasked with deciding what actions Google must take to remedy alleged antitrust violations, a potentially major consequence for the $2 trillion tech company that spends billions of dollars each year on its search engine.
https://archive.ph/0IJYF
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>D.C.-based Judge Amit Mehta wrote “Google is a monopolist” and “has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” in an opinion siding with the Department of Justice and 11 states.
>In his ruling, Mehta stated Google exercises monopoly power over product markets, uses exclusive distribution agreements and charges “supracompetitive prices for general search text ads,” which Mehta argues has led to “anticompetitive behavior.”
>Following Monday’s ruling, Mehta is now tasked with deciding what actions Google must take to remedy alleged antitrust violations, a potentially major consequence for the $2 trillion tech company that spends billions of dollars each year on its search engine.
https://archive.ph/0IJYF
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"NASA Scrapping Finished $450 Million Moon Rover, Will Send Dead Weight 'Simulator' to Moon in Its Place" - Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26JUL2024
>To sum it up, borrowing from Scientific American's reporting: "if VIPER fails to fly, the agency will have spent about $800 million to send literal deadweight to the Moon instead."
>The agency feared that if it didn't pull the plug, the costs would eat into the budget of other lunar missions.
>It's worth pointing out that NASA has been slammed by federal budget cuts. This year, it allocated some $2 billion short of what it hoped for: seven percent budget increase from 2023 that would give it a total of $27 billion.
>Rather than getting seven percent more, NASA got two percent less, and it's stuck with a $24.8 billion budget. That resulted in layoffs and belt-tightening across programs. It's likely that budget situation won't improve next year, leaving ambitious efforts like Mars Sample Return mission in limbo.
https://archive.ph/1DEdF
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>To sum it up, borrowing from Scientific American's reporting: "if VIPER fails to fly, the agency will have spent about $800 million to send literal deadweight to the Moon instead."
>The agency feared that if it didn't pull the plug, the costs would eat into the budget of other lunar missions.
>It's worth pointing out that NASA has been slammed by federal budget cuts. This year, it allocated some $2 billion short of what it hoped for: seven percent budget increase from 2023 that would give it a total of $27 billion.
>Rather than getting seven percent more, NASA got two percent less, and it's stuck with a $24.8 billion budget. That resulted in layoffs and belt-tightening across programs. It's likely that budget situation won't improve next year, leaving ambitious efforts like Mars Sample Return mission in limbo.
https://archive.ph/1DEdF
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"Research demonstrates genetically diverse crowds are wiser" - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Physorg, 08AUG2024
>A study led by Dr. Meir Barneron from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that genetically diverse groups make more accurate collective judgments compared to genetically homogeneous groups.
>Study involved 602 identical and fraternal twins, who made numerical judgments in pairs. Pairs consisted of co-twins (related pairs) or non-related individuals (unrelated pairs).
>The results revealed that judgments made by unrelated (i.e., heterogenous) pairs were more accurate than those made by related (i.e., homogeneous) pairs. Theoretically, however, this finding could emerge either from environmental or genetic factors.
>Research contributes to our understanding of genetic diversity as a fundamental aspect of biodiversity, highlighting crucial role in adaptation, resilience, and the long-term survival of populations in face of environmental changes.
https://archive.ph/5GYe7
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>A study led by Dr. Meir Barneron from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that genetically diverse groups make more accurate collective judgments compared to genetically homogeneous groups.
>Study involved 602 identical and fraternal twins, who made numerical judgments in pairs. Pairs consisted of co-twins (related pairs) or non-related individuals (unrelated pairs).
>The results revealed that judgments made by unrelated (i.e., heterogenous) pairs were more accurate than those made by related (i.e., homogeneous) pairs. Theoretically, however, this finding could emerge either from environmental or genetic factors.
>Research contributes to our understanding of genetic diversity as a fundamental aspect of biodiversity, highlighting crucial role in adaptation, resilience, and the long-term survival of populations in face of environmental changes.
https://archive.ph/5GYe7
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"Effort to ‘Trump-proof’ US science grows, but will it succeed?" - Jeff Tollefson, Nature, 26JUL2024
>Unions are joining Biden administration’s campaign to promote scientific integrity and protect government scientists.
>Grifo says policies — as well as panel, made of scientific-integrity officials from across the government — will establish political, institutional norms in case future administration breaks or revokes rules. Current administration is planning to conduct workshops over coming months to help federal officials understand and implement new rules. In absence of federal law establishing formal legal standards, many fear it will be difficult to prevent a hostile administration from meddling with science or retaliating against researchers who speak out.
>"We were not prepared to defend the agency first time around,” Cantello says, calling dismissal of science radical and unprecedented. “People don’t want to experience that again and are gearing up to fight"
https://archive.ph/ZiNLy
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>Unions are joining Biden administration’s campaign to promote scientific integrity and protect government scientists.
>Grifo says policies — as well as panel, made of scientific-integrity officials from across the government — will establish political, institutional norms in case future administration breaks or revokes rules. Current administration is planning to conduct workshops over coming months to help federal officials understand and implement new rules. In absence of federal law establishing formal legal standards, many fear it will be difficult to prevent a hostile administration from meddling with science or retaliating against researchers who speak out.
>"We were not prepared to defend the agency first time around,” Cantello says, calling dismissal of science radical and unprecedented. “People don’t want to experience that again and are gearing up to fight"
https://archive.ph/ZiNLy
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Science Cringe
"Poppers" - Wikipedia, 04DEC2003 >Alkyl nitrites are often used as a club drug or to enhance a sexual experience. They facilitate anal intercourse by relaxing the internal and external anal sphincter muscles. >The neutrality of this section is disputed:…
"British croc expert jailed for sexual abuse of dogs" - Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC, 09AUG2024
>Adam Britton, a leading zoologist who has worked on BBC and National Geographic productions, pleaded guilty to 56 charges relating to bestiality and animal cruelty.
>He also admitted to four counts of accessing child abuse material.
The Northern Territory (NT) Supreme Court heard the 53-year-old filmed himself torturing the animals until almost all died, and then shared the videos online under pseudonyms.
>His abuse went unnoticed for years, until a clue was found in one of his videos. Britton was arrested in April 2022 after a search of his rural Darwin property, which also uncovered child abuse material on his laptop.
>With a PhD in zoology, he had built a global reputation for his expertise, even hosting Sir David Attenborough while the veteran broadcaster filmed part of the Life in Cold Blood docuseries on his property.
https://archive.ph/nGKgQ
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>Adam Britton, a leading zoologist who has worked on BBC and National Geographic productions, pleaded guilty to 56 charges relating to bestiality and animal cruelty.
>He also admitted to four counts of accessing child abuse material.
The Northern Territory (NT) Supreme Court heard the 53-year-old filmed himself torturing the animals until almost all died, and then shared the videos online under pseudonyms.
>His abuse went unnoticed for years, until a clue was found in one of his videos. Britton was arrested in April 2022 after a search of his rural Darwin property, which also uncovered child abuse material on his laptop.
>With a PhD in zoology, he had built a global reputation for his expertise, even hosting Sir David Attenborough while the veteran broadcaster filmed part of the Life in Cold Blood docuseries on his property.
https://archive.ph/nGKgQ
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"Scientists Issue 'Giant Mercury Bomb' Warning" - Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 16AUG2024
>The melting of permafrost in the Arctic could result in toxic mercury leaching into the waters of Alaskan rivers, putting millions of people at risk.
>This "giant mercury bomb" lurks within the soils of permafrost in Alaska, which is slowly melting and being washed away by rivers such as the Yukon River, according to a new paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
>This leaking of toxic metals into rivers may endanger many of the 5 million people who live within the Arctic Circle worldwide, especially the 3 million who live in areas where permafrost is predicted to totally vanish by the year 2050.
>Permafrost is melting (or thawing) primarily because of climate change and global warming.
>Previous research sampled mercury levels in permafrost by taking core samples from the upper 10 feet of the soil, but these studies found huge variation and didn't sample across all depths.
https://archive.ph/QEfmC
>The melting of permafrost in the Arctic could result in toxic mercury leaching into the waters of Alaskan rivers, putting millions of people at risk.
>This "giant mercury bomb" lurks within the soils of permafrost in Alaska, which is slowly melting and being washed away by rivers such as the Yukon River, according to a new paper in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
>This leaking of toxic metals into rivers may endanger many of the 5 million people who live within the Arctic Circle worldwide, especially the 3 million who live in areas where permafrost is predicted to totally vanish by the year 2050.
>Permafrost is melting (or thawing) primarily because of climate change and global warming.
>Previous research sampled mercury levels in permafrost by taking core samples from the upper 10 feet of the soil, but these studies found huge variation and didn't sample across all depths.
https://archive.ph/QEfmC
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"Elon Musk's Embrace of Trump Is Hurting Tesla in Europe" - Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 09AUG2024
>As Fortune reports, Rossman, one of the largest drugstore chains in Europe, cited the mercurial CEO's support for the former president and climate change denier — who has repeatedly flip-flopped on his stance on electric vehicles — as the reason for suspending Tesla vehicle purchases "with immediate effect."
>Rossmann's decision may not have a sizable impact on Tesla's sales in the EU alone — only 34 of the German chain's 800 vehicles are Teslas. But its decision could send a strong signal nonetheless.
>In short, it shouldn't come as a surprise that companies aren't willing to do business with Tesla. Besides, particularly outside of the US, the carmaker's competition continues to grow considerably, giving its commercial customers plenty of alternatives.
https://archive.ph/gvDho
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>As Fortune reports, Rossman, one of the largest drugstore chains in Europe, cited the mercurial CEO's support for the former president and climate change denier — who has repeatedly flip-flopped on his stance on electric vehicles — as the reason for suspending Tesla vehicle purchases "with immediate effect."
>Rossmann's decision may not have a sizable impact on Tesla's sales in the EU alone — only 34 of the German chain's 800 vehicles are Teslas. But its decision could send a strong signal nonetheless.
>In short, it shouldn't come as a surprise that companies aren't willing to do business with Tesla. Besides, particularly outside of the US, the carmaker's competition continues to grow considerably, giving its commercial customers plenty of alternatives.
https://archive.ph/gvDho
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"NASA Inspector Slams Boeing for Shoddy Work on Moon Rocket" - Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 09AUG2024
>Boeing was contracted to develop a powerful new upper stage for NASA's Space Launch System, the gigantic rocket the agency is using to get to the Moon. The configuration, known as Block 1B, is meant to make its debut during NASA's Artemis IV mission, the second planned lunar landing, which is tentatively scheduled for 2028.
>...quality control issues plaguing Boeing's operations at its Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans specifically are "largely due to the lack of a sufficient number of trained and experienced aerospace workers at Boeing," the inspector general found.
>Worse yet, as Ars Technica points out, NASA's Space Launch System has long proven to be an extremely expensive option to launch its Orion spacecraft to the Moon. While SpaceX has yet to launch a crew on its Starship spacecraft, the company is making considerable progress.
https://archive.ph/RySoQ
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>Boeing was contracted to develop a powerful new upper stage for NASA's Space Launch System, the gigantic rocket the agency is using to get to the Moon. The configuration, known as Block 1B, is meant to make its debut during NASA's Artemis IV mission, the second planned lunar landing, which is tentatively scheduled for 2028.
>...quality control issues plaguing Boeing's operations at its Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans specifically are "largely due to the lack of a sufficient number of trained and experienced aerospace workers at Boeing," the inspector general found.
>Worse yet, as Ars Technica points out, NASA's Space Launch System has long proven to be an extremely expensive option to launch its Orion spacecraft to the Moon. While SpaceX has yet to launch a crew on its Starship spacecraft, the company is making considerable progress.
https://archive.ph/RySoQ
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"Man beats machine at Go in human victory over AI" - Richard Waters, Ars Technica, 19FEB2023
>Amateur exploited weakness in systems that have otherwise dominated grandmasters.
>Kellin Pelrine, an American player one level below top amateur ranking, beat machine by taking advantage of a previously unknown flaw that was identified by another computer. The head-to-head confrontation in which he won 14 of 15 games was undertaken without computer support.
>“It was surprisingly easy for us to exploit this system,” said Adam Gleave, CEO of FAR AI, Californian research firm that designed the program. Software played million games against KataGo, top Go-playing systems, to find “blind spot” a human could take advantage of.
>Pelrine slowly stringed together a “loop” of stones to encircle one of his opponent’s own groups, while distracting AI with moves in other corners of board. The bot didn't notice its vulnerability, even when the encirclement was nearly complete.
https://archive.ph/4r2qn
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>Amateur exploited weakness in systems that have otherwise dominated grandmasters.
>Kellin Pelrine, an American player one level below top amateur ranking, beat machine by taking advantage of a previously unknown flaw that was identified by another computer. The head-to-head confrontation in which he won 14 of 15 games was undertaken without computer support.
>“It was surprisingly easy for us to exploit this system,” said Adam Gleave, CEO of FAR AI, Californian research firm that designed the program. Software played million games against KataGo, top Go-playing systems, to find “blind spot” a human could take advantage of.
>Pelrine slowly stringed together a “loop” of stones to encircle one of his opponent’s own groups, while distracting AI with moves in other corners of board. The bot didn't notice its vulnerability, even when the encirclement was nearly complete.
https://archive.ph/4r2qn
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"US whistleblowers reveal UFO ‘disabled nuclear missile using laser beams’" - Katherine Fiddler, Metro, 13FEB2024 >A ‘disc-shaped UFO’ disabled a US nuclear missile over the Pacific during a routine test, according to multiple military whistleblowers. >The…
"Biden-Harris Department of Energy official calls for 'queering nuclear weapons' as part of radical DEI agenda" - Hannah Grossman, FOX, 21AUG2024
>Sneha Nair of the Department of Energy has previously called for disarmament policies – which reduce or eliminate nuclear weapons – arguing that advancing "queer theory" was essential to that agenda as well as important to America's national security.
>Nair believes that without a DEI agenda, the workforce of a nuclear security facility is at risk for becoming "insider threats," Nair said in an article from April 2023.
>Nair's DEI agenda envisions expanding America's deep secrets to people with foreign connections, claiming those individuals were discouraged from applying as an issue of race bias.
>Regarding race bias, Nair believes that White staff at nuclear facilities don't have the ability to properly evaluate threats from people of the same racial group, notably radical White supremacists.
https://archive.ph/KKCUk
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>Sneha Nair of the Department of Energy has previously called for disarmament policies – which reduce or eliminate nuclear weapons – arguing that advancing "queer theory" was essential to that agenda as well as important to America's national security.
>Nair believes that without a DEI agenda, the workforce of a nuclear security facility is at risk for becoming "insider threats," Nair said in an article from April 2023.
>Nair's DEI agenda envisions expanding America's deep secrets to people with foreign connections, claiming those individuals were discouraged from applying as an issue of race bias.
>Regarding race bias, Nair believes that White staff at nuclear facilities don't have the ability to properly evaluate threats from people of the same racial group, notably radical White supremacists.
https://archive.ph/KKCUk
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"Part of the Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why" - James Dinneen, NewScientist,19AUG2024
>“the global mean ocean temperatures are going down a bit,” - Pedro DiNezio, UC Boulder. NOAA: global sea surface temperatures this past July were slightly cooler than in July 2023 – ending 15-month streak of record-high average ocean temperatures.
>Though it has a much smaller influence on the climate, the equatorial Atlantic Ocean also fluctuates between warm “Niños” and cold “Niñas” every few years. Like ENSO, this oscillation is also often associated with the strength of trade winds.
>The cycles could also influence each other directly. Exactly how is challenging to predict, but there is reason to think the Atlantic La Niña could delay the development of La Niña in the Pacific, slowing its cooling effects across the global climate, says McPhaden. “There could be tug of war between the Pacific trying to cool itself and the Atlantic trying to warm it.”
https://archive.ph/GrsD7
(garbage science)
>“the global mean ocean temperatures are going down a bit,” - Pedro DiNezio, UC Boulder. NOAA: global sea surface temperatures this past July were slightly cooler than in July 2023 – ending 15-month streak of record-high average ocean temperatures.
>Though it has a much smaller influence on the climate, the equatorial Atlantic Ocean also fluctuates between warm “Niños” and cold “Niñas” every few years. Like ENSO, this oscillation is also often associated with the strength of trade winds.
>The cycles could also influence each other directly. Exactly how is challenging to predict, but there is reason to think the Atlantic La Niña could delay the development of La Niña in the Pacific, slowing its cooling effects across the global climate, says McPhaden. “There could be tug of war between the Pacific trying to cool itself and the Atlantic trying to warm it.”
https://archive.ph/GrsD7
(garbage science)
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