Phi for All

Taxonomist didn't make it to 7 posts before violating most of the rules, so he's banned. Probably mikemikev anyway, same flavor of hate.

Then you need to stop using the word "proof", because that's exactly what it means. There is no evidence that does more than support an explanation, and science looks for the preponderance of evidence rather than "proof". Also, the 4th choice should be "... is something science isn't designed to explain." The existence of god(s) is outside of natural examination. Science needs observation and predictability, both of which god(s) lack.

Arkangel Daniel has been cast out permanently for preaching the crazy.

Achilles has been permanently banned. His need for abusive controversy overcame his need for learning science.

Betty Davis eyes, Frieda Kahlo eyebrows, Ann Francis beauty mark, and Freddy Mercury beginner moustache. The next Disney princess!

How is the water and land the same? And why don't you take all the sophisticated new species competing for existence into account?

Well thanks for the corrections, all. I suppose it's not enough that they survive when other forms of power generation fail. To be considered viable, apparently they need to be able to operate fully in all weather before folks appreciate them fully. What a shame these limited devices have to "feather" (sounds like a snowflake thing to do) and can't operate at full capacity during a hurricane!

Most of these articles we're seeing mention that the wind farms can be switched to "hurricane mode", which generates less electricity but "soon provides" full power again. https://yes2renewables.org/2014/01/20/wind-turbines-survive-hurricanes-what-a-blow-to-doubters/ This study also implies that wind farms operate during hurricanes, since leaving them on removes energy from the storm. http://www.climatecentral.org/news/offshore-wind-farms-could-protect-cities-from-hurricanes-16813

Way out. From what I read, the wind farms were designed to run in hurricane mode. Even this article mentions the turbines were still running and providing power with 110 mph winds.

Do you have any data on that, or are you relying on what private utilities tell you about public utilities of the past? In my experience, we had plenty of electricity and natural gas from our public utility, and now we get to pay 40% more (adjusted for inflation) since it was deregulated and purchased by a private company.

Actually, solar is so efficient now that the electricity produced by it is too cheap to attract people interested in maximum profit. This is why private solar companies will never be the solution. The most efficient thing we could do now is develop a public solar and wind utility to flood the market with cheap, not-for-profit based electricity. MANY manufacturing opportunities could become reality for investors if powering your products is no problem. Frankly, I'm sick of private businesses that need public subsidies in order to turn the profit their stockholders want.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind-power-turbine-storage-electricity-appliances/ It's being done. If people stop looking at each renewable as non-viable, and looked at solar/wind/geothermal together, they'd see we're already cost-effective enough to move away from fossil fuels fairly quickly.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2012/11/06/cubas-two-wind-farms-survive-hurricane-sandy/#3bfa8f267ad1

He must eat pie 22/7.

! Moderator Note We were willing to let you start a discussion about a free book since you provided enough information that members weren't required to go offsite and read it, but you need to defend the concept you're promoting with more than your personal incredulity. It won't persuade anyone that there is a scientifically measurable connection. For that, you need evidence, and frankly that book is very lean on supportive evidence. It reads like most religious rants, full of assertive statements not supported by reality. Please do more than just wonder why nobody is persuaded.

interested has been banned permanently for an inappropriate attack on a fellow member, on top of past suspensions. Remember, if you find yourself posting foul language, you probably aren't attacking an idea.

Show us some interesting Theoretical Computer Science threads, and post them in Computer Science. Bump out all the repair threads, attract the traffic, make it look like we need a sub-section for theory. One day you may turn your computer off, and when you turn it on again, your dream will have come true.

Discussion should still be explored. Please start your topics in the most appropriate places, and as StringJunky says, we may later decide to group those discussions more specifically along the lines you suggest.

I want you to know my opinion is based on the thousands of fake accounts created by the Russians claiming to be UK or US citizens, spreading fake stories that made hundreds of thousands of people feel like their fellow citizens were rallying behind a cause. It's one thing to spread rumors that Hillary eats babies spread on toast, or that the EU will be kicking back millions for healthcare, and quite another to pose as a fellow citizen with supposed first-hand stories of foreigner rapists and rabid packs of immigrants gypsying off with our children.

I have to disagree here. I think Russian influence made the difference in both the Brexit vote and the US presidential election. Both were just that close, and whether or not the feelings were present is immaterial. Those feelings were exploited by Putin's troll farms and pro-authoritarian/anti-immigrant media campaigns with the intent to disrupt and skew. I don't think the UK would have voted to leave the EU, and the US wouldn't have elected Trump, without the Russian involvement. When a bad actor knows just the right buttons to push to goad someone into a fight, and they do it and a riot ensues, we hold them responsible for incitement, right?

I thought it was pretty well known that Russia used similar tactics in the UK and the US. http://www.newsweek.com/brexit-russia-presidential-election-donald-trump-hacker-legitimate-527260

To be fairer, in the US we have little access to news without an entertainment/political profit/private investment agenda. The folks who make it easy for the authoritarians struggle for information that doesn't lead them right back to where they are. And yes, it's a known tactic, but it's everywhere now, and it's being exploited like never before in modern times. It's pretty biblical for invaders to drive out the undesirables and force their neighbors to deal with them, further stressing the resources of the next target of invasion.

The authoritarians are extremely wealthy, using the Republicans to achieve control over free markets. The more they get, the richer they make themselves at the expense of everyone else. It's rumored Putin is worth four Bill Gates. The fear these monsters are injecting into the world is helping them gain access to even more power and money, and eroding all the protections we have against 100% capitalism, where they own the streets and sidewalks and all the land attached, and 99% of humanity will just rent their whole lives. First they stirred up the Middle East, and now they scream in fear about all the refugees fleeing the region. It reminds me of a business model I saw where the principals of an architectural firm also owned a pest control business. These folks knew where construction would likely cause infestations in the surrounding neighborhoods, and had their exterminators go door to door scaring people about bug problems.

Scotty99 has been banned permanently. His "intuitive" beliefs are always going to clash with rigorous explanations, since they bond emotionally with what he wants to be true, and that makes discussing science with him like listening to a sermon. We wish him luck in his search for intellectual equals.

Quantum321 has been banned for abusing the PM system. Folks, the rules are really clear, and no matter how passionate you are about your ideas, please remember we're all here voluntarily, and we've chosen civility as our #1 rule. Nobody gets threatened here. We attack ideas, not people.