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[jack action]

US town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck energy from the sun', cause cancer - and will harm house prices

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun-a6771526.html

Although, a link found in the comments is worth taking a look at. It lightens the tone of this article.

 

[fresh_42]

Although, a link found in the comments is worth taking a look at. It lightens the tone of this article.

This doesn't make it less stupid, just a bit more sophisticated.

A North Carolina town rejected the further installation of solar panels; some residents registered fears that the panels would disrupt the local ecosystem, while many others worried property values would be affected.

Property value is debatable, yes. However, disrupting the ecosystem? Have you had a look at the landscape? The ecosystem has already been disrupted for decades. Human agriculture is at least as disrupting as some panels are. It is only that we are accustomed to it. But it won't pass a biological test on biodiversity.

 

[OmCheeto]

US town rejects solar panels amid fears they 'suck energy from the sun', cause cancer - and will harm house prices

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun-a6771526.html

These article URLs look suspiciously similar.

{Dec 14, 2015}
Another Travesty of Science - Rejecting Solar Panels For...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-up-all-the-energy-from-the-sun-a6771526.html

Sometimes you don't know whether to laugh or to cry.

I love when I pass these senility tests.

 

[jack action]

This doesn't make it less stupid, just a bit more sophisticated.

Property value is debatable, yes. However, disrupting the ecosystem? Have you had a look at the landscape? The ecosystem has already been disrupted for decades. Human agriculture is at least as disrupting as some panels are. It is only that we are accustomed to it. But it won't pass a biological test on biodiversity.

The first article makes it look like the decision was taken based on baloney science, as the second one shows a more realistic fear of creating a jobless town. The "scientific" comments are only from one or two citizens, speaking freely at a public comment period. There are always such misinformed and demagogue comments in those periods. That doesn't mean they were the basis for the decision.

 

[nsaspook]

https://modernfarmer.com/2014/11/man-finds-needle-haystack/

 

[Rive]

The way for a peaceful walk on the street without cars around...

 

[berkeman]

https://www.kron4.com/news/national/pizza-related-injuries-more-than-double-in-two-years/

Pizza-related injuries more than double in two years

 

[Ibix]

The pizzas are revolting!

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.wyff4.com/article/bligh...o-be-an-antique-log-cabin-from-1700s/30822656

 

[chemisttree]

...The "scientific" comments are only from one or two citizens, speaking freely at a public comment period. There are always such misinformed and demagogue comments in those periods. That doesn't mean they were the basis for the decision.

It was our own Government!

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.kptv.com/general/a-man-who-drove-a-school-bus-for-years-will/article_56385424-60ca-5a0a-9170-16ea8f3e75b2.html
For 55 years, residents of his small town of 1,170 trusted him to bus their children to and from school. He was proud to say he'd never once gotten in an accident.

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...ientist-finally-blasts-california-sky-n859801

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A sad ending to this story.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/22/us/science-channel-mike-hughes-dead/index.html

 

[256bits]

Chinese newspaper report that the country is planning to dispatch a 100,000-strong army of ducks to help Pakistan
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-china-duck-army-pakistan-locusts.html

 

[fresh_42]

2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada

But stressful events during pregnancy, such as natural disasters and terrorist attacks, have typically led to a temporary fall in the proportion of boys to girls born three to five months later.

This pattern has been seen after various events, including the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the 2004 Madrid bombings, the 2005 London bombings, and the 2011 killings in Norway.

 

[jack action]

2016 US election result preceded fall in proportion of boys born in Canada

So when there is trouble, does nature wants more women to clean up the mess or does it wants less men that are assumed to make it in the first place?

 

[fresh_42]

So when there is trouble, does nature wants more women to clean up the mess or does it wants less men that are assumed to make it in the first place?

Isn't this an AND instead of on OR? However, I didn't really understand the article. I mean, how can sex change $9 - [3,5]=[4,6]$ months after the event? Must be a case of: "I told you this would end evil!"

 

[Buzz Bloom]

But stressful events during pregnancy, . . . have typically led to a temporary fall in in the proportion of boys to girls three to five months later.

Is this a joke? If not, what is the explanation of how this happens? Do the stressful conditions change a boy fetus in the womb to a girl fetus? Or do boy fetuses miscarriage more frequently than girl fetuses under stressful conditions?

Regards,
Buzz

 

[fresh_42]

Good idea!

Drive-In Diagnosis

The district clinic in Groß-Gerau now has a corona drive-in. No, there is no takeaway Coronavirus here. Patients can now have themselves tested for the virus in their own cars, as the Groß-Gerauer Echo reports. Here's how it works: The patient drives up to the back of the hospital. There a medical specialist makes a nasal swab through the window. Then the patient drives home and waits for the test result. For the drive-in you have to register in the clinic beforehand. So don't just go there, call beforehand.

... although I sometimes think a takeaway virus would be the better idea. Catch it, cure it within 2 weeks, and immunize yourself. Would reduce stress tremendously within the next 2 years.

 

[jack action]

Not really news, but definitely a weird coincidence.

3 years ago, there was an Asterix book called Asterix and the Chariot Race that was published. One of the character is called Coronavirus, he wears a mask and the action is set in Italy!

 

[nsaspook]

https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2020/03/04/woolworths-toilet-paper/

Australia’s virus-inspired mass run on toilet paper reached scary heights on Wednesday – with reports of a shopper with a knife at one Sydney supermarket, and a stampede at another.

 

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https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/consumer/2020/03/04/woolworths-toilet-paper/

And people in this thread seemed to be worried that a spreading virus could have a negative impact on the economy. I think this is proof that a virus scare is actually a boost for the economy.

 

[nsaspook]

And people in this thread seemed to be worried that a spreading virus could have a negative impact on the economy. I think this is proof that a virus scare is actually a boost for the economy.

A positive impact on Lobster eaters.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/virus-makes-lobsters-cheap-sellers-120000170.html

 

[fresh_42]

A positive impact on Lobster eaters.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/virus-makes-lobsters-cheap-sellers-120000170.html

Anyone from Maine here? Anyone?

 

[fresh_42]

In Australia, more and more hamster purchases appear to be turning into violence. The police have been called at least three times over the past few days because of tangible arguments over toilet paper: in a supermarket in Sydney, three women had yelled and pulled their hair, in another supermarket in the city a customer pulled a folding knife to get a pack of toilet paper secure and in a supermarket in Tamworth, police used a stun gun against a man who had become palpable in the dispute over a pack of toilet paper.

@davenn and all other southies: Don't hesitate to tell us if we should send packages by mail!

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/cor...ank-pages-amid-toilet-paper-emergency-2191830

The paper NT News's front page also posted a message which reads, "We've printed an eight-page special lift-out inside, complete with handy cut lines, for you to use in an emergency."

 

[davenn]

@davenn and all other southies: Don't hesitate to tell us if we should send packages by mail!

It's almost to that stage ... 2 supermarkets I were to and the loo paper shelves were empty

 

[fresh_42]

Some supermarkets here had ordered loo paper in advance. They had to put the palettes somewhere in the aisles as they came from the truck. People couldn't buy fast enough, ... or staff was busy with other goods ... I haven't paid much attention to it.

 

[jack action]

Here's a funny one I heard today about the toilet paper shortage:

«Some people aren't shaking hands because of the Coronavirus. I'm not shaking hands because everyone is out of toilet paper.»

 

[fresh_42]

I think I fell in love.

https://nypost.com/2020/03/05/space...martphones-builds-cellphone-with-rotary-dial/

 

[Klystron]

I think I fell in love.

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https://nypost.com/2020/03/05/space...martphones-builds-cellphone-with-rotary-dial/

Sorry, Bud, article mentions her 57 year old husband; but she did not give him a speed dial button. So, hope?

I agree with inventor the touch screen application activate/deactivate features need improvement. Yet texting, video, flashlight, weather reports, etc... very useful.

 

[BillTre]

A railroad engineer tried to crash a locomotive into the USNS Mercy (hospital ship) in LA.

Around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Moreno allegedly ran the train at full speed off the end of the tracks near the Navy medical boat, smashing through several concrete and chain barriers, before sliding through a parking lot nearly 250 yards from the Mercy, according to the criminal complaint.

After his arrest he said:

Moreno allegedly told officers and FBI investigators that he deliberately derailed the train because he was suspicious of the Mercy's intentions and thought it was actually part of a government takeover...
"he did it out of the desire to ‘wake people up,’"

 

[nsaspook]

Loco with a loco.

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.sadanduseless.com/recreated-art/

Museum Asks People To Recreate Paintings With Stuff They Can Find at Home, Here Are The Results

 

[Klystron]

It might not be museum quality but I like the picture of the sailboats mounted on the wall behind the card table in the first picture. My guess is the spotted grey dog on the right smoking a pipe and drinking whiskey painted the sailboats.

 

[berkeman]

Czech nudists told to wear face masks by police

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/czech-nudists-virus-police/index.html

"Citizens are allowed to be without clothes in designated locations, but they still must cover their mouths, and only gather in appropriate numbers."

The message seems to have been heeded. The statement said a subsequent police patrol found that of 150 people encountered, only half needed reminding about masks.

"We understand that many people do not have a garden and want to get some fresh air in the countryside, but we all have one common desire to respect the government's guidelines so that the restrictions can be gradually lifted," the statement said. "That however will not happen until everyone starts to dutifully respect the rules."

 

[fresh_42]

Czech nudists told to wear face masks by police

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/czech-nudists-virus-police/index.html

This isn't "weird news" in some parts of the world at all.

 

[Astronuc]

French Fighter Jet Joy Ride Goes Très, Très Wrong
https://autos.yahoo.com/french-fighter-jet-joy-ride-203000730.html

Apparently the quick and dirty safety briefing failed to properly emphasize the fact that the black-and-yellow striped loop in the middle of the seat, between his legs, was not a grab handle but the trigger for the ejection seat. The good doctor's g-load recommendations were surely exceeded as pyrotechnics blasted a hole in the canopy and rocket motors fired the seat and its terrified denizen out into the slipstream high above the French countryside.

 

[fresh_42]

 

[Tom.G]

:( This is what I get. Hope it wasn't important.

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[nsaspook]

https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2...-onto-freeway-880-whipple-union-city-traffic/

UNION CITY (CBS SF) — Hundreds of surgical masks that were apparently thrown from the back of a truck onto southbound lanes of I-880 in Union City caused a traffic jam Wednesday afternoon as some drivers stopped to gather the masks, according to authorities.

 

[nsaspook]

 

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[nsaspook]

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https://www.kgw.com/article/news/lo...tank/283-0d311b00-cb64-44e2-8bce-7536640ac022

 

[nsaspook]

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020...-wearing-bikini-under-see-through-gown-a70324

“The men in the ward had nothing against the medic’s outfit,” the Newstula.ru website reported, citing an unnamed person who shared the photo.

 

[sysprog]

:( This is what I get. Hope it wasn't important.

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If you're referring to the video posted by @fresh_42 in post #538, it played for me -- it showed chickens wearing and being fitted with flourescent traffic vests in case they managed to get out of their low-security fenced-in allotted barnyard, and then chanced to wander onto the paved road -- it showed some low-speed car drivers duly avoiding hitting them -- it appeared to me to be a semi-rural edge-of-village low-traffic area somewhere in Europe.

 

[BillTre]

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020...-wearing-bikini-under-see-through-gown-a70324

“The men in the ward had nothing against the medic’s outfit,” the Newstula.ru website reported, citing an unnamed person who shared the photo.

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1. Her excuse is a good one. I personally find PPE traps a lot of body heat.
2. I used to work in a lab in an non-air-conditioned building that got hot during the summer.
   There was a gal there who did the same thing, but with a normal opaque white lab coat.

 

[sysprog]

1. Her excuse is a good one. I personally find PPE traps a lot of body heat.
2. I used to work in a lab in an non-air-conditioned building that got hot during the summer.
   There was a gal there who did the same thing, but with a normal opaque white lab coat.

That physique is enough of an excuse.

 

[epenguin]

a driver... clocked at 130mph on the M25 told police he was speeding to “avoid catching coronavirus”.

https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/police-cancel-speeding-fines-coronavirus/

 

[jack action]

Professional sports are a joke:

https://www.topgear.com/car-news/gaming/audi-suspends-daniel-abt-after-he-cheated-online-race

Audi suspends Daniel Abt after he cheated in an online race

With no real-life electric car racing likely to take place for at least the next couple of months, since mid-April Formula-E has been hosting official online races as part of its ‘Race at Home Challenge’.

[...]

These races are contested by proper Formula-E drivers – the very same blokes who’d be racing for real had the series not been put on hold – using the rFactor2 PC sim, and taken just as seriously as the real thing.

[...]

Then the truth emerged – Abt wasn’t driving. He had enlisted a professional sim-racer called Lorenz Hoerzing to race in his car, under his name. On Sunday Abt, who’s been a Formula-E driver since 2014, was disqualified, stripped of his points and ordered to pay a €10,000 euro fine to charity.

[...]

And now Abt has been full-on suspended by Audi Sport, meaning he could well lose his seat when real-life racing eventually resumes.

 

[berkeman]

Yeah, last weekend I saw that "MotoGP" racing was going to be on Xfinity mid-day Sunday, and got all excited. Heck, even if it was going to be a repeat, I was going to watch since I haven't had TV access to the races for years. I set up to record it, and just happened to be home the day and time that it was starting.

I clicked into the race, and after about 5 seconds I realized that it was the video game version of MotoGP, with little live windows of the racers sitting at home with their video game controls. I said bad words...

https://www.roadracingworld.com/wp-...05/lumzeenecvc_image_1588349912-1920x1080.png