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Today, 01:24 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

Which originally came from minerals eroded from the ground. But rock salt is mostly mined, IIRC.

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Yesterday, 09:28 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Likewise, though the "first" modern pizza was made in 19th century Naples, the term pizza dates to the tenth century AD long predating tomatoes in...

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Yesterday, 07:41 PM

Solfe replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

I live 20 minutes from the Canada-US border. I've never troubled myself to figure exactly how much screwing around in another country can be done. It...

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Yesterday, 05:49 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Where did the "space ambient" sound come from? in Small Media at Large

That sounds worth doing, too. ;)

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Yesterday, 05:48 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Road salt in Science and Technology

The amount may be too low to measure accurately. It's big water.

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2021-Jan-26, 09:17 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Yes. That was my point.

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2021-Jan-26, 08:40 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Both your statement and mine are true. We have in fact tried METI. It wasn't a comparison to any other activity. A lot of things are...

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2021-Jan-26, 08:02 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

I have been told anecdotally, that Chicken Tikka Masala is not native to India and may in fact be a UK creation; just as Chow Mein and Fortune...

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2021-Jan-26, 07:53 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

No, we've sent transmissions ourselves, and as our technological capacity, resources and energy budget increase as we move out into the Solar System,...

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2021-Jan-26, 01:07 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Without getting political I can't comment further on US lawmaking.

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2021-Jan-26, 12:57 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Hyperspherical Universe without Singularities. in Against the Mainstream

Hello, Peter. Welcome back. Could you summarize in your own words what Hypersphere Cosmology consists of and how it could be testable?

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2021-Jan-26, 12:55 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

No, because dolphins make sounds naturally and without developing any technology to do so. A species that sends powerful, clearly non-natural...

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2021-Jan-26, 06:51 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

In the US at least, tiny "serving" sizes are a dodge to get around labelling laws for content and calories. By making nominal servings ridiculously...

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2021-Jan-26, 06:43 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

If ETI is truly I, that is, if they're smart enough to send a signal, there must be certain principles that they have mastered in physics of radio...

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2021-Jan-25, 10:29 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Astronomy discoveries that did not live up to their hype in Astronomy

We know it has happened! Just ask any pyramid builders.

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2021-Jan-25, 03:59 PM

Solfe replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Really trivial stuff that bugs me? The Buffalo Bills.

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2021-Jan-25, 01:17 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

Yes, VR, as Extravoice says, don't blame yourself. It could be a lot of things, but a test would either confirm or rule it out, impacting any...

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2021-Jan-25, 01:09 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread A New Idea to Harness Energy From Black Holes in Universe Today

How much energy would it take to get to the nearest black hole anyway?

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2021-Jan-25, 01:07 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Astronomy discoveries that did not live up to their hype in Astronomy

Yes, I've seen it too. All areas of information dispersal are falling prey to the Clickbait Problem; publicity for publicity's sake is driven by...

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2021-Jan-25, 01:01 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Haven't we already communicated with dolphins? We're also in the process of learning today about interpreting how other undomesticated species...

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2021-Jan-25, 06:05 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread The COVID-19 Discussion Thread (OTB) in Off-Topic Babbling

Test it! Absolutely. Please. Strongest possible recommendation. And make notes about who you have been in contact with in that time.

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2021-Jan-24, 05:11 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread The Emerging Space Economy in Space Exploration

Thank you, David! A lot of research, a lot to unpack there.

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2021-Jan-24, 03:30 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread In Theory, Supermassive Black Holes Could get Even More Supermassive in Universe Today

I am not sure I understand. What would happen if it goes above that limit?

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2021-Jan-23, 05:49 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread In Theory, Supermassive Black Holes Could get Even More Supermassive in Universe Today

Why would there be an upper limit to a black hole size? What's it going to do, collapse in on itself?

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2021-Jan-23, 04:11 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

Yeah, but by then their content was somewhat out of date. The Y2K-BC bug.

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2021-Jan-23, 04:07 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread Really trivial stuff that bugs you in Off-Topic Babbling

Flood in the laundry room (and parts of kitchen and bathroom). The drain hose came out of the wall.

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2021-Jan-23, 01:17 PM

Noclevername replied to a thread What do you think is the most likely explanation for the Fermi paradox? in Life in Space

Getting back to the principle of mediocrity, we simply can't say anything about how common or rare we are. The results would look the same to us if...

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2021-Jan-23, 07:34 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

Yes, there's plenty of downside too. Distraction and information overload. Social media bubbles and echo chambers. Dark Web crime and abuse. Hacking...

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2021-Jan-23, 12:03 AM

Noclevername replied to a thread How did we do it before the internet... in Off-Topic Babbling

Storing electrons is certainly more convenient than paper. But pity the poor Sumerians and their clay slabs! Office workers had to also be...

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