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When was the last time any bill was passed only after it had been studied, vetted and negotiated. We need single purpose bills, that an eight grader can understand.
Then again that might be too much for many of the elected.Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
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good essay on banks, credit cards, consumer debt:
https://aeon.co/essays/how-did-america-become-the-nation-of-credit-cards
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Here's a very interesting read on GAC, gender-affirming care; the lack of good research available to children/parents/medical personnel who are making incredibly hard decisions, along with how the media has lost its credibility in reporting on this difficult topic. It's a long read and IMHO very balanced, and encourage you to read it.
https://thedispatch.com/article/the-cass-review-wont-go-away/
"I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis0 -
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The genome and population genomics of allopolyploid Coffea arabica reveal the diversification history of modern coffee cultivars: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-024-01695-wDense stuff, I think I need Edward to translate. Someone else read this and took away that the Arabica varieties came from C. eugenioides and C. canephora (which includes Robusta) naturally.
Here's a predigested version, fwiw:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/morning-coffee-may-hundreds-thousands-145246307.html
Here's another article summarizing the results without all the hard science and jargon.
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-scientists-common-genes-defending-coffee.amp
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"Exporting plastic waste, particularly to poorer nations, is a controversial practice. Often decried by critics as "waste colonialism," the United Nations has described it as "highly prone to corruption," and the international community has tried to curb the trade through the 2019 Basel Convention's Amendments on Plastic Waste, which set strict regulations for international plastic waste shipments.
The U.S, however, one of the world's biggest plastic producers, is among five U.N.-recognized countries that refused to join the agreement and which continues to send plastic waste abroad with little oversight. Since 2020, more than 600,000 metric tons of plastic waste has been shipped from U.S. ports to countries around the world under the premise of "recycling," according to an ABC News analysis of data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence."
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https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31341/flying-pinto-killed-its-inventor
Per discussion with Paul
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Who'da thought a pinto would burst into flames?
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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reading about the plague of cats in Australia. Last year there was a plague of mice, go figure.
In Australia, ‘Cats Are Just Catastrophic’
Feral cats take a heavy toll on the world’s wildlife, especially Down Under. The solution? Smarter traps, sharpshooters, survival camp for prey species, and the “Felixer.”0 -
I live trap feral cats and relocate them once. If they come back it's Ruger time.
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Technology will solve our problems, lol. Effin' humans.
"Lethal AI weapons are here: how can we control them?
Autonomous weapons guided by artificial intelligence are already in use. Researchers, legal experts and ethicists are struggling with what should be allowed on the battlefield"0 -
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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I feel safe as long as the U.N.is getting a handle on it....... NOT.
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
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@silvermouse said:
Technology will solve our problems, lol. Effin' humans.... legal experts and ethicists are struggling with what should be allowed on the battlefield"
My guess is that creatures who are savagely vicious enough to conceive of and create such abominations will be all too eager to use them. Legal experts and ethicists are just coming up with the politically correct excuses.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain3 -
"Combining DMS with other sensing technologies also allows for the monitoring of driver behavior and health. “By increasing [DMS] capability for vital health monitoring, emotional state detection, and other things, we can add more value to what’s already going to be in the vehicle,” said Eric Miciuda, head of display solutions business area UX for Tier 1 supplier Continental North America. Continental is developing DMS technology to capture biometric data such as blood pressure and pulse and to use galvanic skin response to better authenticate drivers. “It can tell not just that your pupils are dilated but also detect if your face is flush, if you’re sweating, or stressed out.”
"Brackenbury said Gentex is using AI machine vision to learn more about the health and emotions of vehicle occupants. “Once we can train these systems, it’s not just about identifying where drivers are looking or if they're sleepy,” he said. “We’re involved in early research to identify health parameters such as breath rate and heart rate, and many of these systems can detect various emotions.” "
https://www.motortrend.com/features/in-car-camera-technology-driver-monitoring-systems/
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@silvermouse said:
"Combining DMS with other sensing technologies also allows for the monitoring of driver behavior and health. “By increasing [DMS] capability for vital health monitoring, emotional state detection, and other things, we can add more value to what’s already going to be in the vehicle,” said Eric Miciuda, head of display solutions business area UX for Tier 1 supplier Continental North America. Continental is developing DMS technology to capture biometric data such as blood pressure and pulse and to use galvanic skin response to better authenticate drivers. “It can tell not just that your pupils are dilated but also detect if your face is flush, if you’re sweating, or stressed out.”"Brackenbury said Gentex is using AI machine vision to learn more about the health and emotions of vehicle occupants. “Once we can train these systems, it’s not just about identifying where drivers are looking or if they're sleepy,” he said. “We’re involved in early research to identify health parameters such as breath rate and heart rate, and many of these systems can detect various emotions.” "
https://www.motortrend.com/features/in-car-camera-technology-driver-monitoring-systems/
Anyone else seen "Minority Report"?
We're there.
Just as art imitates life, life imitates art.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain1 -
" Three Inch-Teeth " C J Box, a new Joe Pickett novel.
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Pinko-commie democrat bàstards.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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Collapsing Sheets of Spacetime Could Explain Dark Matter and Why the Universe ‘Hums’
Domain walls, long a divisive topic in physics, may be ideal explanations for some bizarre cosmic quirks
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As research has shown, the microgravity environment of space has serious consequences for the health of astronauts, including bone and muscle loss and deficits of the central nervous system. Even the weak gravity on the Moon's surface could cause their condition to deteriorate over time.
https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-propose-building-wall-of-death-moon
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Arctic geopolitics.
This article was interesting, to say the least. The narrative is the direct opposite to the intel (and BOTG) I have studied and researched over the past six years. Search for yourself. Research institutions (government and private), mining, refineries, non profits, port expansion, shipbuilding, drone expeditionary missions, ice breaking, military expansion, etc etc etc. Information is readily accessible with simple searches on the www. I have several questions for the author. However, I won’t bore you.
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American Eel, Anguilla rostrata
The eel is actually a fish and it has a catadromous life cycle; that is, it spawns in the ocean and migrates to fresh water to grow to adult size. As adult eels mature, they leave the brackish/freshwater growing areas in the fall (August to November), migrate to the Sargasso Sea and spawn during the late winter. The Sargasso Sea is a large area of the western North Atlantic located east of the Bahamas and south of Bermuda.
After spawning, the adult eels die. The eggs hatch after several days and develop into a larval stage (leptocephalus) which is shaped like a willow leaf. The larvae drift in the ocean for several months and then enter the Gulf Stream current to be carried north toward the North American continent. As they approach the continental shelf, the larvae transform into miniature transparent eels called "glass eels."
As glass eels leave the open ocean to enter estuaries and ascend rivers, they are known as elvers. This migration occurs in late winter, early spring, and throughout the summer months. Some elvers may remain in brackish waters while others ascend rivers far inland. Eels may stay in growing areas from 8-25 years before migrating back to sea to spawn. (Source: Maine Department of Marine Resources)
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Brings back memories ...
https://www.buzzfeed.com/dannicaramirez/common-back-in-the-day-experiences-may-2024
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Interesting paper (especially if your body's immune system attacks itself):
Autoimmune effector memory T cells: the bad and the good
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" Heat Islands" Randy Wayne White.
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Browsing this photography magazine
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For The Common Defense: A Military History of the United States from 1607 to 2012 by Allan R. Millet, Peter Maslowski, and William B. Feis
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I used to buy albums as they came out
and had a decent collection of cassettes. Fast forward many years and im rebuilding my collection with cds. Next two bands to buy up: kiss and Metallica. What should I buy next?Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
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