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    30 Year US Summer Temperature Trend

    This is an issue that matters for the younger among us, especially those with children. It saddens me that so many here has such a dismissive, if not downright cruel, attitude about the future of humanity. I really think whoever came up with the slogan "save the earth/planet" really screwed it...
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    Oh, the young and the virus

    Someone joked about this, but evidently coronavirus parties are a thing now: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/25/coronavirus-party-young-kentucky-partygoer-has-covid-19-says-beshear/5076632002/ It's a great way to increase herd immunity (revenge of the kids for "chickenpox...
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    Oh, the young and the virus

    <sarcasm/joke> I think the young are just trying to re-balance the books. Financial resources are skewed towards the old, so this thing is just the ticket to save social security, medicare, pensions etc. since it kills the old and largely spares the young. It's a wonder governments worldwide...
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    Crypto AG was controlled by NSA and BND

    Both NSA and CIA had fingers in the pie - refer to article. Also, VeraCrypt kinda took over for TrueCrypt. The source code is open and freely available - anyone care to audit it? :D
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    Crypto AG was controlled by NSA and BND

    Anyone heard about Crypto AG? Evidently they sold cryptographic devices to governments worldwide with backdoors for the NSA and BND (Germany). I suspect this is a reason why the US is deathly afraid of Huawei. It only takes one party using compromised equipment to compromise everybody on the...
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    Coronavirus - Travel impact

    Except that everyone is confined to quarters and "basic" food is brought to them. "All we have been informed [sic] is 14 days quarantine on the ship. That means we've got no interaction with other passengers, food is brought to the room. It's really basic food, nothing like we've enjoyed on the...
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    Coronavirus - Health aspects

    The global response, shutting down borders, quarantines, etc., is not really about how bad the new virus is or how many it has infected (though as stated before the mortality rate is much higher than the flu, at least 10x). The response is meant to contain and hopefully eliminate the virus...
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    Recommendation for underwater camera?

    You can get one of those "action cameras" that come with a waterproof case or are already waterproof. Walmart has them for about $25. They come with mounts, so you could also attach them somewhere on the boat and get some navigational videos too. Of course I'd test them out in a bucket of...
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    Coronavirus - Health aspects

    It is likely spreading easier than first reported. WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency: That third part is most worrying. WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak A Global Health Emergency...
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    It's funny joke Thursday! 2005 - 2020

    Recycled jokes are trash. Because you recycle what would otherwise be trash, get it? Nevermind, I'll show myself out...
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    Coronavirus - Travel impact

    If you're flying, wash your hands after the security checkpoint. The trays used for the xrays are the most bacteria and virus laden part of the airport. https://qz.com/1395922/the-dirtiest-parts-of-the-airport-are-the-security-line-trays/ Also, probably a good idea to wipe down the luggage...
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    Some truth to people who think we can be 100% renewable

    I hear the pythons there are pretty tasty as well. :laugh:
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    Towns and Cities with Free Public Transportation

    Came to this thread expecting a nice list of cities with "no fee" "fare-free" "zero-fare" public transportation I might utilize when traveling. Instead found another contentious thread, this time debating the word "free." Maybe it's just the threads I'm clicking on, but it seems this board has...
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    Some truth to people who think we can be 100% renewable

    I think people do a real disservice when they say "save the earth" "fight global warming" or somesuch nonsense. The earth doesn't need "saving" - it has been much hotter before. Who cares if the earth heats up by a few degrees. The earth doesn't mind, the solar system doesn't care, and heck...
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    What is meant when people say an old person "becomes irrelevant"?

    That reminds me of the humorous article: "Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young" Full article here: https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/chi-schmich-sunscreen-column-column.html "Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of...
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