Heating Solutions
by asthmatic camel » Sat Jul 06, 2019 10:36 pm
So, it's 13 years since we installed our gas central heating/hot water system based around a condensing boiler. While it's been fantastic to date,...
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Cool Satellite Rescue
by Rob Lister » Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:23 am
Cool accomplishment
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Covid got Conway
by Witness » Mon Apr 13, 2020 11:07 pm
Famous British mathematician John Horton Conway passed on April 11
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Antibody treatment?
by ed » Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:22 pm
What my company is doing is adapting antibodies to recognize and neutralize the novel coronavirus. So this would ... sort of skipping what a vaccine...
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The prognosis
by ed » Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:35 pm
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I am going to lay out a straw man scenario for the progression of this disease. Please fix/ammend as necessary. Dates and rates are somewhat WAGs so...
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That was funny. I like him.
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Homeopathy and Corona Virus
by ed » Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:49 am
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Homeopathy Prevention (Genus Epidemicus) for Coronavirus:
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Alex Jones Is Peddling Toothpaste That He Falsely Says Kills Coronavirus
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What the hell is Musk up to now?
by Anaxagoras » Tue Jan 31, 2017 3:23 am
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Elon Musk on Digging Big-Ass Tunnel: 'We Have No Idea What We’re Doing'
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Musk is working on a new way to test for Wuhan flu virus
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Biggest Bang Observed Since . . . Your Mom!
by Doctor X » Fri Feb 28, 2020 6:30 am
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Shown: Your Mom
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Apparently they can.
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:39 am
Is Neil Young right about sound quality?
by Anaxagoras » Thu Jul 16, 2015 4:57 am
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Just wondering if this is some kind of audiophile woo-woo or if he has a legitimate point:
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“Devastating” Manufacturing Plant Fire Threatens Worldwide Vinyl Record Supply
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Audio woes
by gnome » Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:57 am
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I got tired of my new TV's stupid built in speakers--especially with dialog being too quiet compared to music and sound effects--and surrendered to...
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Update again:
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The Genetic Engineering Thread
by Anaxagoras » Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:08 am
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I think we're about to enter a new era. Sort of like the Internet and smart phones and Google ushered in a new era in the 90s and aughts, we are...
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Life will find a way.
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US Navy & UFO's
by ed » Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:38 am
AKA Is the Admiral a Pod Person?
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Traffic science
by Anaxagoras » Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:48 pm
I found this remarkably interesting video about a new design for a highway interchange. Just wanted to share it.
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:35 pm
Darwin's Beagle diary
by Witness » Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:37 am
As some of you like to listen to podcasts:
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Concrete battery
by Anaxagoras » Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:24 am
Energy Vault to build grid-level, gravity-fed battery from a tower of concrete blocks
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Antique Radios
by Rob Lister » Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:43 pm
Back in the '90's, I used to restore antique radios from the late '30's and early forties. I did it as a hobby in my garage, mostly to get away from...
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Last post by Zombie Abdul Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:17 pm
Invisibility Cloak
by Rob Lister » Wed Oct 23, 2019 10:22 am
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Very cool.
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A True Cloaking Device™ :
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Richard Feynman
by Rob Lister » Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:35 pm
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I'd like to say this guy missed his calling, he should have done stand up. Fuck the Nobel Prize in physics, let's do comedy. I've read Surely You're...
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:De_Bunk:
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Last post by robinson Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:49 am
Carnivorous plants
by ed » Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:36 am
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I've always had an interest in carnivorous plants. When I was a wee lad, just starting out in my endeavors, I tried to use Gibberellic acid to delve...
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Grow Carnivorous Plants.
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Last post by Witness Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:53 pm
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Last post by sparks Fri Nov 01, 2019 6:08 pm
I need a formula!
by gnome » Wed Oct 30, 2019 8:28 pm
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Hoping maybe a mathematical thinker or two can devise something that works here.
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e=mc 2
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Last post by shemp Thu Oct 31, 2019 12:52 am
Tesla worth more than GM or Ford now
by Anaxagoras » Tue Apr 11, 2017 3:34 am
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Gotta wonder if this isn't a case of people counting a whole lot of chickens that haven't hatched yet. Sure, Tesla is much cooler than those old...
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I didn't click the link, how did the fire start? Or why did a fire start?
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Last post by solely Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:28 am
Since PM'ing seems to be fucked up...
by sparks » Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:09 pm
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Here's an other wise PM to Doc X...
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wtf
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Last post by robinson Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:16 pm
iphone 11
by Rob Lister » Fri Sep 13, 2019 2:20 pm
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Last post by gnome Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:01 pm
Probably more politics than science, but even so
by robinson » Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:49 am
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The administration’s latest statement came after Russian media reports claimed dozens of medical workers had been exposed to radiation.
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But that is no reason to stop caring
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Last post by robinson Mon Sep 09, 2019 8:10 am
Anyone watching the Chernobyl mini series on HBO?
by robinson » Wed May 22, 2019 10:34 pm
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(disclaimer: wife wanted HBO, we got HBO)
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It just was not a thermonuculer explosion.
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Last post by gnome Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:52 pm
Capturing CO2
by Witness » Thu Oct 11, 2018 1:35 am
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Some Swiss are at it: .
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Actually the smoky part is really condensation or cloud which form under certain conditions. The spooky part is the clouds are very small and...
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Last post by sparks Tue Sep 03, 2019 1:28 pm
Theological dispute
by Witness » Sat May 13, 2017 5:14 pm
Thirty-Three Famous Physicists Sign Angry Letter About the Origin of the Universe
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Alternative Calendar
by Anaxagoras » Tue Aug 20, 2019 7:57 am
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This idea is kinda cool, although there's too much history in the Gregorian Calendar to make it worth switching. But if we started history over from...
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12 months of 30 days each. The 5 (or 6, depending on leap year machinery) remaining given to booze & hookers.
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Lightsail
by Witness » Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:49 pm
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LightSail 2 successfully demonstrates solar sailing
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I'm unimpressed. But sadly so.
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Last post by Rob Lister Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:16 pm
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Project ITER
by Nyarlathotep » Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:29 pm
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I hope this can be pulled off. Apparently construction has begun on an experimental commercial scale fusion reactor , and more importantly one that...
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Biofuels!!11 Good Gawd!
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Last post by sparks Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:20 am
Feigenbaum dead
by Witness » Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:15 am
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Interesting bio:
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I presume he is Jewish. Which conjures up the Nazi notion of Jewish Physics as opposed to Aryan Physics . Some discussion here
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Last post by sparks Tue Jul 23, 2019 3:14 pm
Debunking Bad Science
by Doctor X » Fri May 31, 2019 4:15 am
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Say what you will about Thunderf00t --he goes on and on, has agenda, get a hair cut you hippy! --he does very good Bad Science Debunkage.
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--J.D.
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