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Putin Trolls Trump, Offers to Sell Technology Which Has Made Most of US Military Obsolete
Post Date: 2019-09-06 09:16:40 by Ada
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This is some high class trolling by Russia's President Vladimir Putin: Putin said he offered U.S. President Donald Trump in a recent phone call the chance to buy one of the hypersonic nuclear weapons Moscow is developing. He said Trump spurned the offer and replied that Washington was making its own. Hypersonic weapons fly faster than Mach 5 or five times the speed of sound. Their high speed leaves little warning time for the target. There are currently no practical defenses against them. While the U.S. spent an enormous amount on developing large aircraft carriers, 'stealth' airplanes and useless missile defenses, Russia spent much less to developed weapons that can ...
Americans have become children — demanding, dependent and needy
Post Date: 2019-09-05 20:57:12 by Ada
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As a population, it’s exotic to the point of extinction, vanishing in plain sight: the American adult. As a trend, this has been gestating for at least the past decade, from Judd Apatow’s glorified man-babies to Lena Dunham’s ostensibly grown “Girls” to the acceptance of “adulting” into the lexicon. But it truly, alarmingly calcified this summer. Take prime-time TV. This summer was awash in game shows, major stars — including Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Kimmel, Rob Lowe, Ellen DeGeneres, Alec Baldwin, Tiffany Haddish, Elizabeth Banks, Duane “The Rock” Johnson, Melissa McCarthy (recent Oscar nominee) and Jamie Foxx (Oscar winner) — ...
Prominent Yale Professor Explains How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Doesn’t Match The Science
Post Date: 2019-08-29 08:27:45 by Ada
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Science never ceases to question. When a theory is taught as an unquestionable fact, it should be quite obvious that something is wrong. Today, science isn’t really science, and this is not only true for topics such as evolution, it’s true in many areas where science is used for an agenda by powerful and corrupt forces. Health sciences are a great example. As Bud Relman, former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine said, “The medical profession is being bought by the pharmaceutical industry, not only in terms of the practice of medicine, but also in terms of teaching and research. The academic institutions of this country are allowing themselves to be the paid agents ...
You won’t believe what target President Trump picked for a nuclear strike
Post Date: 2019-08-26 20:44:43 by BTP Holdings
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You won’t believe what target President Trump picked for a nuclear strike One of the biggest blockbuster stories of the Trump administration broke over the weekend. The Fake News Media was jumping for joy. And you won’t believe what target President Trump picked for a nuclear strike. On Sunday Axios’ Jonathan Swan reported that in the first year of Trump’s Presidency Trump supposedly asked his advisors if it was possible to bomb the eye of the hurricane to keep it from striking the American coast. This is not a new idea. Scientists have suggested the strategy as far back as the 1950s. Axios reports: Behind the scenes: During one hurricane briefing at the White ...
Nolte: Martha’s Vineyard Home Proves Obama Knows Global Warming’s a Hoax
Post Date: 2019-08-25 08:54:26 by Ada
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Barack and Michelle Obama are proving with the purchase of a $15 million home on Martha’s Vineyard that they know Global Warming is a hoax. Do you want to know the very last thing a true believer in Global Warming would ever do…? Move to an island and invest $15 million in a home with a — no joke — ocean view. But… According to various news reports, Barry and Michelle are doing exactly that, and I do mean exactly that… Here’s a photo of the estate, all 7,000 square feet of the mansion and the surrounding property… You see all that blue stuff off to the right…? That’s the Atlantic Ocean, y’all… Now, some might see an awful lot ...
George Gilder: Forget Cloud Computing, Blockchain is the Future
Post Date: 2019-08-24 14:46:12 by BTP Holdings
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Recorded on August 28, 2018 Is blockchain the technology of the future? George Gilder, author of Life After Google, argues that bitcoin and blockchain technology is revolutionizing the Internet. He sits down with Peter Robinson to discuss technology, cloud computing, big data, and the growing role of blockchain in innovating new technologies. Gilder argues that cloud computing, while it was the hot new technology ten years ago, has reached its limits as the physical limitations of big data storage centers maxes out. Improvements in parsing big data are incremental at this point, and it’s time for the next big technology to take its place. Gilder points to blockchain as the ...
5 things the media won't tell you about the Amazon fires
Post Date: 2019-08-23 19:00:06 by Ada
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Traditional and social media have gone crazy covering the Amazon fires this week, and the images and video like those we shared are compelling. But there's a lot of misinformation out there, and there is some good news: It may not be as bad as some in the media are reporting. This is serious stuff! We need to stick to the science. Here are five things that the media (which rarely gets it right on science) aren't telling you: The Earth is burning, but it always has been. Thousands of fires are continually burning across the Earth every day of every year, and they always have. They have an animation of the last 20 years of this data. You won't see much of a change, except ...
First they came for the bots: US academics make case for 1984-style silencing of any dissent
Post Date: 2019-08-21 10:57:40 by Ada
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With the "Russian meddling" theory of Trump's victory on life support heading into 2020, US academic researchers have heeded the patriotic call and put forth a new definition of "disinformation" that includes inconvenient truths. Social media platforms must expand their definitions of "coordinated inauthentic behavior" beyond the usual bots-and-trolls model to include conversations about topics harmful to the state if they hope to curb the spread of disinformation on their platforms, a trio of University of Washington researchers insist in a paper released ahead of the 2019 Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work. To help in this quest, the ...
This huge telescope could lead us to alien life. First it has to get off the ground.
Post Date: 2019-08-18 15:54:12 by BTP Holdings
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This huge telescope could lead us to alien life. First it has to get off the ground. Jason Davis 3 hrs ago a group of people on a boat: Protesters hold an opposition vigil against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope at Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii on July 19, 2019. 1/3 SLIDES © Bruce Asato Protesters hold an opposition vigil against the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope at Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii on July 19, 2019. A colossal telescope with the potential to revolutionize astronomy and discover extraterrestrial life is set for construction atop a dormant volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. But protesters have blocked the road to the ...
Scientists stunned after spotting record-shattering supernova
Post Date: 2019-08-17 10:11:17 by BTP Holdings
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Scientists stunned after spotting record-shattering supernova Mike Wehner 9 hrs ago Democrats torch Trump failures on rural digital divide U.S. backs F-16 sale to Taiwan, draws warning from China Scientists have a pretty good handle on the life cycle of various stars. They know the types of stars that are likely to die in fiery supernova blasts, and they know that not all supernova are created equal. © Provided by Penske Media Corporation space Still, space has many untold secrets, and a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal reveals that scientists had their understanding of supernova thrown into question after observing an explosion so massive that they initially ...
Break down styrofoam in days -- with superworms
Post Date: 2019-08-15 18:34:23 by NeoconsNailed
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A paper came out recently showing the common mealworms could eat, survive on and break down styrofoam. I decided to test this with a different species to see if this is something more insects could do. And sure enough they can! Could be a great way to deal with our plastics, feed them to the bugs! Social media links: Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethoughtem.. . Website: www.thethoughtemporium.com/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/thethoughte.. . Twitter: @TTEchironex Category Science & Technology Poster Comment:You can hear their little mandibles crunching away ;) I just hope this is practical on a large scale -- getting even 1/10 of the nonwhites in Amurrica to separate their trash? Not ...
US government shuts down military lab studying Ebola and plague over fears deadly bugs are escaping via wastewater
Post Date: 2019-08-08 08:23:41 by Ada
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Scientists at Fort Detrick, Maryland, study Ebola, the plague, and rabbit fever The CDC issued a cease-and-desist notice last month citing a number of safety concerns They said decontamination practices are not sufficient, and staff are not being retrained often enough The US government has shut down all research at the nation's top biological warfare lab amid fears deadly microbes could leak into the water supply. Scientists at Fort Detrick, Maryland, study Ebola, the plague (caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) and rabbit fever (caused by the bacterium tularemia). But last month US health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent a ...
Scientists Say They Created A Human-Monkey Hybrid In A Lab
Post Date: 2019-08-05 14:22:53 by Horse
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Scientists in China claim to have created the world’s first human-monkey hybrid. The research team is actually from Spain, but they conducted their study in China to avoid regulations against this type of experimentation. Last week, Japanese scientists made the shocking announcement that they were planning on creating human-rodent hybrid embryos for the purpose of growing organs for transplants. However, it would seem that other researchers have already made some serious progress in creating human-animal hybrids, going so far as to create a human-monkey. These experiments are also seeking to develop ways of growing human organs for transplant.
Can plastic roads help save the planet? BBC News
Post Date: 2019-08-03 15:10:30 by BTP Holdings
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Engineer Toby McCartney explains how his Scottish start-up MacRebur is persuading councils to use local waste plastic to build roads. Two English councils have already started building roads this way. A smartphone film for BBC World Hacks by Dougal Shaw.. Poster Comment:Pot hole patch. Yeeee!
Why The United States Is Turning To Recycling Robots
Post Date: 2019-08-01 18:34:06 by BTP Holdings
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For decades, the United States and other wealthy countries have been dependent on China to buy and process almost half of the world’s plastic waste. Now, stricter recycling standards in China mean its cheaper for some US cities to simply send recyclables to the dump rather than pay a higher fee to process them. That’s why a number of researchers and tech companies are working on robots to make US recycling more efficient.
Earth's rotation is slowing - and it could cause major earthquakes
Post Date: 2019-07-29 02:37:00 by Tatarewicz
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pmf... Earth’s rotation is slowing - and it could cause major earthquakes Earth's rotation is slowing down as the Moon moves farther away from the planet - and scientists believe it could cause major earthquakes. Earth's rotation is slowing as our planet uses energy to keep the tidal bulge ahead of the Moon's orbit. The Moon's gravity keeps Earth's rotation in check, and to do this the lunar satellite's orbit must be slightly ahead of Earth's. As the Moon attempts to regulate Earth's rotation and slow it down, the Moon moves slowly away. According to Matthew Funke, solar system ambassador for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who wrote on Q+A ...
F-22 Raptor Twilight Afterburner Demo and Heritage Flight - EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019
Post Date: 2019-07-29 01:42:39 by X-15
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Poster Comment:The F-22 is STILL the most badass fighter jet on the planet, Russian junk and Chinkernese copycat shit doesn't count at all.
The Deepest Hole in the World, And What We've Learned From It
Post Date: 2019-07-28 15:26:45 by BTP Holdings
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SciShow takes you down the deepest hole in the world -- Russia's Kola Superdeep Borehole -- explaining who dug it and why, and what we learned about Earth in the process. Don't fall!
SpaceX Starship and The Von Braun Rotating Space Station
Post Date: 2019-07-27 13:33:15 by BTP Holdings
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The Von Braun rotating space station will be the first commercial space construction project in history. It will be serviced by the SpaceX Starship and be designed to accommodate national space agency laboratories, billionaires who want to own property in space, and space tourists. Please visit our website at www.gatewayspaceport.com/membership
The space shuttle made in Switzerland
Post Date: 2019-07-27 12:52:05 by BTP Holdings
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A company led by Swiss engineer Pascal Jaussi is building a space shuttle by combining technologies from all over the world. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) Jaussi, an engineer and Swiss Air Force military pilot, founded the company Swiss Space Systems in 2013 in Payerne, canton Vaud. Through the firm, he is pursuing his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. The company’s goal is to make space accessible by developing, manufacturing and operating suborbital spaceplanes. The SOAR (Sub-Orbital Re-Usable Aircraft) will be deployed in a first phase to put commercial satellites into orbit, with manned flights coming at a second stage. To make the project commercially viable, Swiss Space Systems ...
Star Wars: The Battle to Build the Next Shuttle
Post Date: 2019-07-27 12:43:32 by BTP Holdings
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May 5 (Bloomberg) --- Bloomberg's "The Next Space Race" is a journey through the booming business of space exploration. The International Space Station is a near zero-gravity laboratory dedicated to scientific research. The end of NASA's shuttle program in 2011 left the world with only one way to get there, buy a seat from the Russians. NASA is holding a competition challenging private enterprise to build America's next spacecraft. Boeing, SpaceX, and Sierra Nevada are all multi-billion dollar aerospace companies competing to win the NASA contract that could cement dominance in the emerging space industry. Bloomberg gets rare access to these space pioneers, including ...
Road Minister: Iran Joins Radar Exporting Club of Nations
Post Date: 2019-07-21 20:42:16 by Tatarewicz
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Road and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami underlined said Iran has developed its radar technology to an extent that it is turning into an exporter of such systems. "We have powerful experts and knowledge-based companies in the field of airport and navigation systems and now our country is turning into a manufacturer and exporter of radars," Eslami said on Sunday after participating in a ceremony to launch Koushk Bazm radar site. The home-made Iran air terminal radar named Koushk Bazm is one of the most advanced radars in the world and the second in the Middle-East after Bandar Abbas radar. It is equipped with the PSR radar system which can cover 120km ...
ASA Practices Space Gardening to Pack Lunchboxes for Mars
Post Date: 2019-07-21 14:26:24 by BTP Holdings
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ASA Practices Space Gardening to Pack Lunchboxes for Mars Sarah Mervosh 6 hrs ago Ham salad from a tube. Apricot cereal cubes. Thermostabilized Cheddar cheese spread. © Photo Illustration by Jessica Pettway for The New York Times The peppers being tested on Earth could be sent to space as early as next spring. These delicacies and more were packed inside Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s lunar lunchbox when Apollo 11 hurtled them into space 50 years ago this month, landing humankind on the moon for the first time. [Read our full coverage of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.] A little unpalatable, perhaps, but it was enough to get them through their ...
New Cell Discovered That Can Heal Hearts
Post Date: 2019-07-20 03:31:44 by Tatarewicz
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TEHRAN (FNA)- University of Calgary researchers are the first to discover a previously unidentified cell population in the pericardial fluid found inside the sac around the heart. The discovery could lead to new treatments for patients with injured hearts. The study led by Drs. Paul Kubes, PhD, Justin Deniset, PhD and Paul Fedak, MD, PhD is published in the journal Immunity. The Kubes lab, in collaboration with the Fedak lab, found that a specific cell, a Gata6+ pericardial cavity macrophage, helps heal an injured heart in mice. The cell was discovered in the pericardial fluid (sac around the heart) of a mouse with heart injury. Working with Fedak, a cardiac surgeon and incoming Director ...
Change in How We Think About Gravity?
Post Date: 2019-07-16 00:23:48 by Tatarewicz
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TEHRAN (FNA) Supercomputer simulations of galaxies have shown that Einstein's theory of General Relativity might not be the only way to explain how gravity works or how galaxies form. Physicists at Durham University, UK, simulated the cosmos using an alternative model for gravity -- f(R)-gravity, a so called Chameleon Theory. The resulting images produced by the simulation show that galaxies like our Milky Way could still form in the universe even with different laws of gravity. The findings show the viability of Chameleon Theory -- so called because it changes behaviour according to the environment -- as an alternative to General Relativity in explaining the formation of ...
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