the watcher

Oh baby, that's the way to start !!!

So close Holms

Functional superconductors have the potential to change the world. They would alter almost every technology, industry .....we have. News on the reduction of their functional temperature has been really quiet for a long time. The last I'd heard it was stuck at minus 70 C. So is this legit ? Would if even be allowed by those who wield the real power in the world ? Imagine Manitoba feeding our hydro electric generated power to the Southern US or California in a small buried cable. They would allow the world to meet carbon reduction targets easily with the changes they would generate. Sorry but I have my doubts that it is happening. But I'd be happy if it did.

Damn ! https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/01/search-for-voyager-2-after-nasa-accidentally-sends-wrong-command

If this happens it will shake the world up like nothing we have seen. The last time it happened as far as I know was when Lake Agassiz emptied out a shite load of water in a sort period .( I've read estimates that it was 7 times the amount of Lake Erie in a week or 2. ) Europe would be really screwed. It would have e disastrous effects. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/25/gulf-stream-could-collapse-as-early-as-2025-study-suggests

Sometimes I love a hard body-slamming rant .Hard enough to put a grin on my face. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/7/25/guess-whos-holding-trump-accountable-regular-american-jurors

I liked this interview with Rushkoff. Edit: I'm not sure its under the right topic but why not.

Like a nasty STD he's hard to get rid of. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/24/never-trump-republican-presidential-candidates-polling-desantis

Atta boy Willie

Bailey!!

Demski !!!

The real Sergio stands up !

Not even close. I was just talking to my wife about the worldwide heat wave, ( US, EU, China, Japan, Uruguay...) and was telling her that as we slide into this you are going to see a huge amount of stress put on to society. If you buy into Jared Diamonds idea , environmental issues have been the cause of many societal collapses, wars, genocides.... I don't agree with all his ideas but generally agree with alot of it.

That's about as disgusted as I've ever seen Oshea

In case you were wondering, Yes, I have a direct connection to Zachs helmet.

Time for some points and put this to bed

His hand is high on the QB because it is being lifted by the RB player

Way to go TSN

Damn we are lucky on that one

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Nice grab !

This is a bit of a shocking number. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/10/heatwave-last-summer-killed-61000-people-in-europe-research-finds

I'm not sure if this has been posted but 750 miles on a 10 minute charge is a game changer for a country like Canada. Imagine where technology will take this kind of thing in 20 years. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jul/04/toyota-claims-battery-breakthrough-electric-cars

Of course climate is always changing. The Milankovitch cycles guarantee that. It has been hotter. It has been colder. But that doesn't mean that what we are in now is natural. The vast, vast percentage of scientists involved with anything to do with our climate agree that our reliance on carbon fuels is affecting our climate adversely. And it's the speed that it is happening and the fact that it is a global phenomenon that will be the ass kicker. When there has been rapid climate change in the past the effect on local societies has been devastating. As far as changing shorelines don't forget alot of that is from erosion. But if you are talking changes over thousands of years it's different .It allows time for societies to adapt. The isostatic rebound you see in Manitoba for instance will eventually move Lake Winnipeg down to the city of Winnipeg . But the time line is about 10,000 years. What we are doing now world wide would be the equivalent of waiting till the Lake is flowing over the perimeter to react. I'm not a huge fan of the carbon tax at all but thats because I'm not sure we are getting the best bang for our efforts . But I suppose it's a start. I'd prefer to start with removing the up to 15 billion dollar subsidies Canada is giving to the oil industry. Pour that 15 billion directly into green initiatives. I'd rather have seen the rail lines that are vastly more efficient have remained in place. I'd rather see an better effort to get cars off the roads in our cities. I'd rather see that money go into educating people on their personal responsibility for climate change.

That drive in the 4th was a thing of beauty despite only getting 3.