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Added to my list, too. I was also introduced to famous eruptions in late sixties, partly by a cheesy US movie about Krakatoa (which Americans my age may recall had a humorous geographical error), and also a story about Pompeii. I remember my 12 year old mind being blown that people over 2000 miles away in Alice Springs could hear the explosion of Krakatoa.

This recent analysis suggests the RE switch can't come too soon. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/05/flawed-economic-models-mean-climate-crisis-could-crash-global-economy-experts-warn Flawed economic models mean the accelerating impact of the climate crisis could lead to a global financial crash, experts warn. Recovery would be far harder than after the 2008 financial crash, they said, as “we can’t bail out the Earth like we did the banks”. As the world speeds towards 2C of global heating, the risks of extreme weather disasters and climate tipping points are increasing fast. But current economic models used by governments and financial institutions entirely miss such shocks, the researchers said, instead forecasting that steady economic growth will be slowed only by gradually rising average temperatures. This is because the models assume the future will behave like the past, despite the burning of fossil fuels pushing the climate system into uncharted territory. Tipping points, such as the collapse of critical Atlantic currents or the Greenland ice sheet, would have global consequences for society. Some are thought to be at, or very close to, their tipping points but the timing is difficult to predict. Combined extreme weather disasters could wipe out national economies, the researchers, from the University of Exeter and financial thinktank Carbon Tracker Initiative, said. Their report concludes governments, regulators and financial managers must pay far more attention to these high impact but lower likelihood risks, because avoiding irreversible outcomes by cutting carbon emissions is far cheaper than trying to cope with them...

I'm with yah on the Brits, but those sardines with the Norwegian royalty on the package are delicious! Their Mediterranean style sardines in particular. (seriously, I know virtually nothing about Norway's Royal Family, so they could all be a pack of scoundrels for all I know - scoundrels with serious sardine breath!) Kate seems rather nice.

Members of the Danish resistance would raid theatres and force the projectionists to show this film, among others. As a humorous mashup that satirizes its original footage, the film shares similarities to 21st-century remix culture. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Lambeth_Walk_-_Nazi_Style_-_by_Charles_A._Ridley.webm Schichlegruber Doing the Lambeth Walk is a 1942 short propaganda film by Charles A. Ridley of the UK Ministry of Information. It consists of edited existing footage taken from Leni Riefenstahl's Triumph of the Will to make it appear as if they were dancing to the dance style "The Lambeth Walk". The film was distributed uncredited to newsreel companies.

Listening to a lot of solo guitar recently (reviving my own picking a bit, too), and revisiting the Aussie guitar maestro, Tommie Emmanuel. Here he goes insane with (classical) gas, with a whimsical Ventures break in the middle. And here he is with Stevie's Blues (posted recently by CC, over at sci forums dot com.)...

No system, except possibly anarchy, is immune to populist demagogues. Of course, Spain had three years of anarcho-syndicalism...and then they got 36 years of Franco. So...never mind.

Thursday sounds about right. Keeping this in the humor track....so, about this: Trump’s suit states that Littlejohn’s disclosures to the news organizations “caused reputational and financial harm to Plaintiffs and adversely impacted President Trump’s support among voters in the 2020 presidential election.” Um, I thought Turnp WON 2020. That's what he has insisted for five years. If he actually won, then where's the adverse impact? 😉

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/30/eggs-hats-unfettered-political-ambition-what-we-learned-melania-trump-documentary

And then they came for... AP NewsJournalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a...Journalist Don Lemon and three other people have been arrested in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.This is another serious breach of the Constitution. Going after a journalist who is simply present at an event to provide coverage. Banana Republic stuff.

I was not clear on "they." Not individuals, I mean we have rogue agencies, which are sent outside the established constitutional and statutory guardrails of their original mandate and mission. Like all rogues, they wear the mantle of some singleminded principle, like "national security! Stop the invasion!" Essentially it's a rogue administration which is then subverting particular agencies. And it's easier to start with ones whose original mission is easily perverted and its members poorly trained and vetted.

This seems the heart of the matter. We are seeing enforcers who are allowed to go rogue, not accountable to local/state authorities or established protocols. As long as the MAGA admin can keep the heat to a slow simmer, the frog never jumps out of the pot and so gets boiled eventually. A major problem for authoritarians in the US is the partial autonomy of the states. Which can, among other rights, sue the federal government when they overstep.

Be still my heart! Racetrack clip at the end, with Hoof Hearted, made my inner Bart Simpson laugh. (For those unfamiliar, Bart would prank Moe the bartender by calling up and asking for a patron with a name that would cause Moe embarrassment when he shouted it across the room)

I think the optimal backup would be a paper copy that is printed in some special way (like those special vertical security threads that react to UV light, in US bills of larger denomination) by a government office and is impossible to counterfeit. If there were a glitch or hack of the digital ID, this would be insurance. You wouldn't normally carry it around, but keep it on a secure location for such an emergency. It wouid be better insurance than something printed at home.

Emily has been reading about calls for the US Homeland Security Secretary to step aside. Democratic students at Yale weighed in... Yale Demos: Kristi Noem eon, it's irksome delay. It didn't go well, however, when Hollywood actors tried to rally support... On hot lover, star come drab as a fool, aloof as a bar - Democrats revolt. Oh no!

Is that Bhatia you mean? Wasn't aware he had a J, so maybe you refer to someone else? Physics Explained has, for me, just the right dose of math. Then there's Don Lincoln's FermiLab channel which is a little more advanced. Don was a member of the science forum I used to admin, until he just got too busy with his videos and books and umpteen other things. His forum persona was very similar to Swanson's.

We find our 2700 K lamps relaxing in the evening. It decreases the melatonin suppression that comes with bluer light, provided that screens are also set to night mode. The lower kelvins also mimic natural evening light, like sunsets and fires, so that helps the circadian rhythms.

Good channel, with clear explanations addressing some fairly counterintuitive concepts in science. I like the interviews with the public, where Derek shows common misunderstandings. LOL. Sometimes one forgets how much...orange there was ca. 1970.

Your numbers show differences of connectivity, but not stereochemistry.

Dear sociopathic fascist moron, I'm too worn out by discussing yesterday's tragedy in Minneapolis (at another forum) to go into detail on this but what the AF are your ICE goons doing there?

My post refers to some general categories, in answer to the OP question. I'm not going to flood the page with architectural videos or the Waldstein sonata or all the John Oliver clips. Life is short.

It's unfortunate that he seems like one of those children like Damian in "The Omen." He's liable to push you off a balcony while you're changing a lightbulb. I've noticed the Dutch are fairly immigrant friendly. If I could handle hot weather and bring my extended family, you would be calling me "neighbor."

Mostly music I'm trying to convert to a piano arrangement, or piano pieces I foolishly think I might be able to learn. ( A lot of such "watching," the video portion is unnecessary for me. I just go to YT because it's free and no signup required.) Also, home renovation/repair instruction videos, or bits about structural engineering and architecture. Occasionally will watch a news clip (where video footage matters enough) or a John Oliver clip - his show goes up on YT a week or so after its HBO release. Minnie Driver clips are okay, provided they don't remind me of that dreadful puddle of treacle she was in with David Duchovny's dead wife's transplanted heart. She's adorable but... just no. And of course the usual porn involving albino gorillas and St Bernards on unicycles. (Just checking to see if anyone is still awake after the first two paragraphs)

Given the frequency of Turnip's saber rattling, I would also suggest the alternate spelling: Bored of Peace. Dear Mr. Mucilini, So now you are erasing the 4th Amendment? Are you aiming for a Constitution that fits on a single sheet, one side? Or maybe a Post-It note? AP NewsImmigrants often don't open the door to ICE, but that may...It has become common knowledge in immigrant communities across the U.S. to not open the door for federal immigration agents unless they show a warrant signed by a judge.

LOL. Brilliant. And how amazing that the 47th is able to always wrap himself in the glory of others. I guess that's the magic that happens when you courageously overcome bone spurs. I'm hoping the Mark Carney virus is highly contagious.