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Comment Re:Huh? (Score 1) 72

Wrong. Even 50yo models were accurate enough to predict the current (and ongoing) situation: https://www.science.org/content/article/even-50-year-old-climate-models-correctly-predicted-global-warming. And a recent comparison of 15 models of the 80s recently showed that they were all basically correct. But who am I kidding, you are not gonna read that anyway, as you are confusing weather and climate on purpose as usual.

Comment Re:It's time. (Score 1) 91

I find myself spending a lot of time with old consoles and computers that I still have from before games started having online components, lately. They were fun then, and they still are.

Spot on. I'm on a SNES binge, and once my new C64 comes in (apparently next month), I'm sure I'll be able to spend all my free time reliving my childhood from the 80's and 90's. I think the most modern game I actually enjoyed on the xbox was Peggle.

Comment Re:Let's take a moment to appreciate the engineeri (Score 1) 57

Indeed. Unfortunately the outer layer (glass) exploded, the middle layer (polymer) flexed so much that it shattered the inner layer (glass), and shards of it flew onto the pilot. Cutting his arm and covering the controls in sharp shards of glass. So yes it could have been way worse, but also, it shouldn't have been as bad as it ended up being. A 1 kilogram mass at cruising speed should be tolerated by the windshield without breaking the inner layer and causing injury.

Comment Re:No (Score 1) 191

It used to be that stupid people would get drunk at the local watering hole on saturday night and complain about not being able to sell their turnips at the proper price at the market. But now they make youtube vids or complain at the school board about books they've never read. The stupid have grown global and influential, pushed by billionaires who find it advantageous to sow chaos.

Comment Re:Answer is simple: (Score 1) 187

;-) It's the 3rd iteration of this project. When I got it 15 years ago, I decided to do just that. Well, not really, I was tasked of writing a test program to see if it could replace part of the old one while the 'official replacement program' was being discussed, and since it worked fine I ended up rewriting the entire thing. The official program never got off the ground, but there is now talk of doing it for the 4th iteration... I want no part of it.
For the curious I work in scientific research

Comment The good and the bad (Score 1) 101

It's a good thing to have an overproduction of food. It means that, with the proper distribution channels, everyone can eat; and if there's a bad year or two, like a volcano spewing ashes in the upper atmosphere like happens every 200 years or so, we won't all starve.
On the other hand having an overproduction means the prices fall down and farmers go broke. No easy way out...

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