Recent content by Dembadon

I'm reading "Getting Risk Right" by Geoffrey C. Kabat. Here's a snip from the preface: Excerpt From: Geoffrey C. Kabat. “Getting Risk Right.” Columbia University Press, 2016-11-22.

Last night, I figured out why a certain distribution circuit in our region's grid was experiencing voltage flicker. It wasn't the usual case of someone failing to properly size a transformer; it was a case of a failed component that lead to a voltage divider on the circuit, which cut its...

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Dr. Steven Novella contributes to a couple blogs I frequent: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/ http://theness.com/neurologicablog/ A recent post addresses proposed budget cuts1 and the need for publicly-funded research...

It's amazing how many studies are misrepresented by the media. Many misunderstandings could be avoided by simply reading the abstract/discussion. Many times the claims being made about the study are not supported by the authors in the conclusion/discussion. Understanding the hierarchy of...

Unfortunately, The Empire managed to destroy Alderaan before the rebels were able to take out the death star. :cry:

If the "committee" actually comes to fruition, I can't imagine someone less qualified to lead it. A proponent of a grand conspiracy that would involve hundreds of thousands of participants from all over the world has no place in any position which requires objective, rational...

I don't agree with "...exactly the same." Collecting phone records and internet search history is not equivalent to furthering nuclear offensive capabilities. I understand "over the top" to mean "more than what is necessary". I'm not sure how something can simultaneously be "over the top" and...

So here's our boy! Name: Alexander Birth Weight: 8 lbs. 7 oz. Birth Length: 21.5 inches Date/Time: 9/12/2016 at 21:28 He's just over 8 weeks now and doing well. Sleep is hard to come by; mom and I take shifts. I'm more of a night owl, so I take shifts up to 2am and then she takes over after...

See all those poles out there with the big wires between them? I use my computer to draw them on big pieces of paper. It tells the loud men in the shop how to build them and where they need to go to do it. Then a guy in a suit comes and yells at me and says he does not want to spend so much...

This is the site I use to find low light pollution areas: http://darksitefinder.com/map/ I believe @russ_watters recommended it to me a couple years ago, and it has been a great resource.

Technically, yes, you are still a teenager. But maturity doesn't always come with age. Sometimes adults still act like teenagers, while some teenagers are more mature than many adults I know.

Can you please explain what "white privilege" means? The last time someone tried to explain it to me, I got a word salad about how I'm not allowed to have opinions or make reasoned arguments because I'm a white male. Edit: Nevermind, I don't want to drag the thread off-topic.

Thanks, everyone! Will do. So far all we've got is the ultrasound from 20 weeks. It was pretty cool to see him in there moving around and be able to make out features and such. Also got a nice close-up of his genitalia. I'm sure he'll appreciate that when he's older and thumbing through his...

I've been out of the loop for a bit: finishing senior year, starting a full-time job, dealing with family stuff, etc. Every once in a while I'll pop in for a few minutes and check-in on what's going on in this awesome community, but I haven't been able to spend much time. I miss you guys and...