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Forum: General 05-10-2024, 04:46 AM
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Posted By business_kid
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/20...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/09/world-is-on-verge-of-climate-abyss-un-warns
Forum: General 05-08-2024, 12:26 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
On a change of tack, with no personal agenda...

On a change of tack, with no personal agenda behind it, I thought guys might find this interesting
heat-waves-in-north-pacific-may-be-due-to-china-reducing-aerosols...
Forum: General 05-01-2024, 09:01 AM
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Posted By business_kid
Well, at the risk of repeating myself: How...

Well, at the risk of repeating myself:

How does such agnostic negativity help? Are we not supposed to use the brains we have?

I actually agree with you to a point. This whole exercise of...
Forum: General 05-01-2024, 06:41 AM
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Posted By business_kid
I'm not. But I can go further, and point out that...

I'm not. But I can go further, and point out that D-Day in WW2 was on the 6th of June, and was a success. It wasn't on the 5th of June as originally planned, and a disaster because the Allies heeded...
Forum: General 04-30-2024, 10:22 AM
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Posted By business_kid
@sundialsvcs: A recent BSD fortune cookie seemed...

@sundialsvcs: A recent BSD fortune cookie seemed to sum up your world view fairly simply. :D

In fact, our views on the planet are not that far apart. I don't share the certainty of scientists who...
Forum: General 04-30-2024, 06:35 AM
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Posted By business_kid
Coming close to 800 posts here. Has anyone...

Coming close to 800 posts here.
Has anyone come to any conclusions or changed their opinion about anything?
Has anyone been motivated to change their behaviour?
Presuming not, is this thread...
Forum: General 03-07-2024, 07:00 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
No need to do the Maths. The approach here is to...

No need to do the Maths. The approach here is to sell your 'Green' power (Solar or wind) to the grid when the power is there, and buy from the grid when your power vanishes. As long as you generate...
Forum: General 02-28-2024, 06:02 AM
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Posted By business_kid
I think today's fortune cookie kind of summed up...

I think today's fortune cookie kind of summed up the attitude sundialsvcs holds on many topics :D
Forum: General 02-25-2024, 01:01 PM
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Posted By business_kid
Well, you obviously believe mankind can/will fix...

Well, you obviously believe mankind can/will fix it. Let's not argue. Let's see.
Forum: General 02-25-2024, 10:10 AM
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Posted By business_kid
By the time we do that, the world will be toast....

By the time we do that, the world will be toast. Dream on.
Forum: General 02-25-2024, 05:27 AM
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Posted By business_kid
OK, there we have to convince people who own coal...

OK, there we have to convince people who own coal & oil consuming devices not to use them. You have to convince shipping & airlines to convert or shut up shop; those who own cars not to use them;...
Forum: General 02-24-2024, 11:10 AM
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Posted By business_kid
Er, I think you guys are missing the point, which...

Er, I think you guys are missing the point, which is this:

What's going to stop the guys who are making €€€Megabucks as things are, suddenly cut off the supply of €€€Megabucks to themselves?
...
Forum: General 08-14-2023, 09:29 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
It looks very much like pandering to vested...

It looks very much like pandering to vested interests. Does Clauser make money from big oil?
Forum: General 08-10-2023, 09:53 AM
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Posted By business_kid
Yeah, that's what I thought. But chemistry is not...

Yeah, that's what I thought. But chemistry is not my forte.
Forum: General 08-10-2023, 04:38 AM
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Posted By business_kid
It also explains why so little warming was...

It also explains why so little warming was happening here compared with the global south. Apparently the busiest place for ships is the Atlantic and a lot of our weather comes from them. We are shown...
Forum: General 08-09-2023, 12:34 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
an-unintended-test-of-geoengineering-is-fueling-re...

an-unintended-test-of-geoengineering-is-fueling-record-ocean-warmth (https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/09/1524211/an-unintended-test-of-geoengineering-is-fueling-record-ocean-warmth)

Same...
Forum: General 08-03-2023, 05:09 AM
Replies: 808
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Posted By business_kid
This is interesting, because it's a...

This is interesting, because it's a geo-engineering scheme in action
https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/08/02/232204/pollution-cuts-have-diminished-ship-track-clouds-adding-to-global-warming
...
Forum: General 07-26-2023, 06:52 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Here's further doom & gloom courtesy of Slashdot...

Here's further doom & gloom courtesy of Slashdot gulf-stream-could-collapse-as-early-as-2025-study-suggests...
Forum: General 07-25-2023, 02:54 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
The Excited States is your area, your politics....

The Excited States is your area, your politics. That means you should be the one jumping up & down, whereas I can laugh it off. I thought the purpose of prison work was to make a bit of cash, teach...
Forum: General 07-25-2023, 06:42 AM
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Posted By business_kid
Thinking back to the while I repaired tvs as a...

Thinking back to the while I repaired tvs as a young guy, I would regularly walk into households, and chat as I worked. older people could never take both extremes of heat. They'd either fail to cope...
Forum: General 07-24-2023, 04:49 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
It's helpful to know that temperature cycling is...

It's helpful to know that temperature cycling is an artificial way of aging electronics, for one thing. I'm sure it applies to others. It's not exceeding temperature limits, it's just going up to the...
Forum: General 07-23-2023, 11:21 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Always on the lookout for cheap shots, are we?...

Always on the lookout for cheap shots, are we? Have a look at that linked CNA article, which backs up the point I made from a different source, and then go back and stick your head where you are...
Forum: General 07-23-2023, 05:10 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Something On topic I would like input on is this:...

Something On topic I would like input on is this:

Traditionally, Ireland (Latitude 51-55° N) has been kept cold by the surrounding sea, which rarely go above 15°C. Our hottest ever temperature is...
Forum: General 07-22-2023, 10:06 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
I'm not living pessimistically. I have a hope for...

I'm not living pessimistically. I have a hope for the future, and it's going to happen soon. Whether I live to see it is another matter. My frustration is that when I try and communicate that, I get...
Forum: General 07-22-2023, 07:25 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
It's not the science. Look at DiCaprio's...

It's not the science. Look at DiCaprio's character, or that red-head on the talk show when she says something like "Don't people care that there's an asteroid coming and we're all going to f@&#ing...
Forum: General 07-21-2023, 02:48 PM
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Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Me? I made it clear it was my hobby horse. Has...

Me? I made it clear it was my hobby horse. Has the scientific method got an answer for greedy people the world over exploiting the earth's resources for short term gain? I thought not.

We actually...
Forum: General 07-21-2023, 09:13 AM
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Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Get real please. /Gets on hobby horse. ...

Get real please.

/Gets on hobby horse.
The Werstern World are democracies. If the President or whoever came along and said that, to save the climate, they were enforcing drastic reductions in
...
Forum: General 07-17-2023, 12:07 PM
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Posted By business_kid
Of course we've been warned. Everybody since the...

Of course we've been warned. Everybody since the Apostle John warned us.
Forum: General 07-17-2023, 09:31 AM
Replies: 808
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Posted By business_kid
Any thoughts on the current heatwaves in Europe...

Any thoughts on the current heatwaves in Europe and the Excited States?
Forum: General 07-08-2023, 02:37 PM
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Posted By business_kid
Interesting in this regard is this...

Interesting in this regard is this item:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66022857

One of the points made was the very low water usage of insects compared with protein from meat. That's not...
Forum: General 07-08-2023, 11:04 AM
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Posted By business_kid
Many savings are in fact being made, but when you...

Many savings are in fact being made, but when you take stock of the totals, they seem pointless in terms of effect. Some are dutifully saving kilos while others squander tons. What makes it worse is...
Forum: General 06-30-2023, 09:43 AM
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Posted By business_kid
I can speak for the European Block as we have the...

I can speak for the European Block as we have the utterances of the European Commission in our news feed. You're dead right. I'm dead right. Revelation 11:18...
Forum: General 06-29-2023, 10:10 AM
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Posted By business_kid
To you guys leaning back on your degrees, don't...

To you guys leaning back on your degrees, don't let them expand your estimation of yourself.
Forum: General 06-28-2023, 12:02 PM
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Posted By business_kid
I think there's a sad side to this. This...

I think there's a sad side to this.

This thread has already made clear that mankind is wreaking havoc to this planet in a number of ways, chief among these being using too much energy, burning too...
Forum: General 05-14-2023, 08:11 AM
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Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Watch that timeline stretch - that's my guess.

Watch that timeline stretch - that's my guess.
Forum: General 04-24-2023, 05:51 AM
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Posted By business_kid
Back on topic, This Idea...

Back on topic, This Idea (https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/04/23/2338202/another-ocean-climate-solution-attempted-by-california-researchers) looks as if it might work, but personally, I doubt if...
Forum: General 04-24-2023, 05:27 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
I can't comment on the chemical analysis...

I can't comment on the chemical analysis question, but I do know that any fossil fuels that were burned were insignificant so the earth obviously could and did recover.
Forum: General 04-23-2023, 11:34 AM
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Posted By business_kid
Well, speaking about 'other fields' I believe the...

Well, speaking about 'other fields' I believe the current generation is seeing the fulfillment of Revelation 11:18...
Forum: General 04-20-2023, 05:09 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
I don't give much for that idea. It's a variation...

I don't give much for that idea. It's a variation on the Ocean conveyor, which is in the process of turning off. There used to be thic thermal current from the Caribbean over our way, but it's...
Forum: General 04-07-2023, 10:31 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/04/06/2231220/g...

https://news.slashdot.org/story/23/04/06/2231220/greenhouse-gas-emissions-rose-at-alarming-rate-last-year-us-data-shows
I think I need to add a few words of text, but these don't need explaining or...
Forum: General 04-02-2023, 02:13 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Maybe they deserve to? Aren't they the world's...

Maybe they deserve to? Aren't they the world's leading polluter per capita?

And I'm not sure they do lead the world. What about events in the Global South? If, like the horn of Africa, there has...
Forum: General 03-26-2023, 05:02 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Would it be tornado-proof? I thought Virgin was...

Would it be tornado-proof? I thought Virgin was on to something promising with a 747 looking after low altitude, but they certainly flopped on the execution.
Forum: General 03-22-2023, 01:18 PM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Yes, I got it. Did you get my point? The water...

Yes, I got it. Did you get my point? The water pumped down loses heat on the way down, transferring some to the cold water coming up and some to the sea outside their pipe. Presuming any hot water...
Forum: General 03-22-2023, 05:32 AM
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Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Interesting project in England: Somebody has put...

Interesting project in England: Somebody has put together a server farm about the size of a washing machine, has shipped to a school or gym, and is cooling the servers by warming the pool, which is...
Forum: General 03-09-2023, 05:57 AM
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Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Yes, agreed generally. My question was really...

Yes, agreed generally. My question was really about Arctic Warming.

We (Britain, Ireland, &Northern Europe) got the cold snap one year recently - 2010? We had a white Christmas - two months of it!...
Forum: General 03-08-2023, 05:12 AM
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Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
Something else has been in the back of my mind. ...

Something else has been in the back of my mind.

Canada and the Excited States have recently endured a really cold winter with blasts of Arctic weather. We've had a few blasts of it also. Ireland...
Forum: General 03-07-2023, 07:13 AM
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Posted By business_kid
There'e a very old saying here about spending:...

There'e a very old saying here about spending: "Look after the pennies and the pounds (£££) will look after themselves."

Personally, even as a kid I esteemed it as nonsense and looked after the...
Forum: General 01-25-2023, 05:26 AM
Replies: 808
Views: 24,964
Posted By business_kid
I won't argue Fukishima - I don't care. ...

I won't argue Fukishima - I don't care.

Divine Wisdom always had it's groundless armchair critics. You dodge the entire thrust of my case, fail to answer the fundamental points and instead try to...
Forum: General 01-24-2023, 06:00 AM
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Posted By business_kid
I think we can say that Fukishima was a design...

I think we can say that Fukishima was a design failure where it was. If it had been on a mountaintop it might have been different. Chernobyl was a design (specification) and maintainance failure. I...
Forum: General 01-23-2023, 04:30 AM
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Posted By business_kid
Are you allergic to me, enorbet? I'm sure...

Are you allergic to me, enorbet?

I'm sure Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, & Fukishima were "Totally safe." I hear all this one sided publicity and glaze over. Nuclear pollution does not go away. The...
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