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A flat Moon made almost entirely of iridium could have the Moon’s actual mass if it were about 350 km thick.

What if Hipparchus originally charted stars that no longer exist in our sky, due to having gone supernova hundreds of year ago? A thousand year time difference is roughly 1/3rd of a complete equinox precession, which would also be interesting to compare against our modern day observations.

All of this is valuable, both the cultural knowledge and the scientific. I doubt the monks realized the gravity of their choice so long ago.

I think he's just saying "We didn't start the fire (It was always burnin' since the world's been turnin'.)".

The Mandalorian was also an interesting case where they almost had to use a solution like on-set LED screens due to the reflectivity of his armor.

I've said this before, but Trump's form of tariffs are basically a firewall and paying tribute opens specific ports and addresses.

I remember creating a moat of farms around my town hall.

Many heart attacks occur because people don't get enough exercise and overeat. This is often the result of clinical depression. Is the killer depression or is it heart disease?

Same with the hyperlipidemia. It leads to eventual plaques in the arteries, which leads to heart attacks. But that's a genetic abnormality in the liver. The liver is pulling the trigger, the heart is taking the bullet.

I noticed that you didn't address the question of whether birthright citizenship is an entitlement, because it's kind of hard to argue with the Constitution on that point.

Secondly, something that is lawful does not need to be an entitlement. If a president can declare an air strike, costing hundreds of millions of dollars -- which I may not consent to as a taxpayer -- then he can forgive loans. The argument that the federal judge in Texas made regarding student loan forgiveness not applying to everyone could be made to PPP loan forgiveness for businesses. (I have a business but didn't receive free money.)

Federal loans are serviced by unscrupulous middle men like Nelnet. Before I understood a thing about federal interest rates and that, at the time, they were quite high historically, they convinced me to "lock in" the interest rate with loan consolidation. Seemed smart, but they were acting in bad faith and not long after, we had the market collapse of 2007.

By the time my loans were discharged, I had fully paid the principal and was treading water on interest. Because I paid the minimums, the interest itself had risen to above the cost of the original loans based on those high interest rates I consolidated with. I would call it predatory, and as far as I'm concerned, my debt between me and the Federal government is paid for by me. Nelnet be damned.

This administration does not really care about the rule of law. It cares to some degree about public perception. The timing of this ruling is about revoking birthright citizenship, which is a huge Constitutional trampling. There were opportunities four years ago for the SC to step in and they refused to intercede. For example, why didn't they rule in favor of executive authority when President Biden he tried to forgive student loan debt and a Federal Judge in Texas deemed it "unlawful"?

Now we get to see Americans have their legitimacy removed so they can be sent to "Alligator Alcatraz", the new prison being built just for them in the Everglades.

I think we are ignoring that the statistical aspect of our ability to reason effectively and to apply logic was predicated on the deaths of millions of our ancestors. When they made the wrong decision, they likely didn't reproduce. When they made the right decision, that particular configuration of their cortical substrate was carried forward a generation. The product of this cross-generational training could have easily led to non-intelligence, and often does, but we have survivor's bias in our favor.

I have restored a couple of the G05-801 monitors for these. They are much more complicated to repair than standard rasters. Multiple failure paths to get a vector beam pointed at the middle of the screen, incinerating phosphors.

Trump said he is open to negotiation on these tariffs. The factor of four difference is likely intentional padding. This way, he can:

1.) Shock the market into dropping several hundred points on the S&P and Nasdaq indices, thereby making quite a bit of money on the way down and then back up again. and

2.) Lower tariffs in exchange for patronage from countries or specific businesses that want a port opened in this new trade firewall.

Plan for the tariffs to reverse course once enough political pressure mounts. Calls for say, three months out.

Now is the time to search for a strong opposition voice within the Democratic Party. While Biden was in office, Trump never shut his mouth. The Democrats need to be doing the same. Holding rallies, making TV appearances. Representing the close to 50% of the country who are watching this unfold in horror.

Why the urgency to "do" anything at all?

You're better off getting an original Atari, and a box CRT set, and enjoying the experience as it was intended without frame delay. (These games are a lot easier to play when you don't have to wait for the on screen response.)

The other thing is the original paddle controls are a lot more fun for games like Circus Atari or Night Driver than a gamepad.

If you don't like the classic joystick, then between the Commodore and Atari extended line of joysticks, you can find a suitable alternative.

Do anthropomorphic trains count? The Little Engine That Could.

Slashdot is at least part of the same haplogroup, if not a close cousin.

"You probably rely on medicaid or medicare or the AHCA for health coverage. The first two are going to get slashed and the third is going to get shit-canned. Oh, and if you have a pre-existing condition, that's going to come under consideration again. Price controls are going away for medications you or your kids might rely on. There will be no raise in minimum wage and with tariffs coming, you might as well get a third job."

That would be my response, based on the past actions of republicans under Trump.

I thought the US was imposing import tariffs on Chinese solar panels?

The article mentions that China is giving low-interest government loans to manufacturers. That's something we should offer in addition to subsidies.

Trump has already proven himself to be more corrupt and sociopathic than Nixon. He was impeached and convicted and didn't resign. He is now a convicted felon and continues to pursue a second term. This is a different world.

How is Obamacare like assassinating someone? What is your reading material that likens a program meant to bring affordable healthcare to millions to government-sanctioned killing?

Because we don't want Russia to get a foothold right at the backdoor of our NATO allies.

Just undo that Brexit thing and we'll talk.

| Clinton conspired with CNN anchor and democratic chairperson to rig screen time in favor of Trump, believing she could beat him easier than his conservative rivals.

That makes zero sense. Most people who watch CNN are center-left. She would have no influence over the republican primaries, considering most of that constituency watches Fox or gets their news from talk radio.

The email leak directly led to Comey's last minute announcement that Clinton was under investigation, which was only a week before the election and seriously hurt her campaign.

I think we're already well into looking at Alzheimers as an auto-immune response by the brain.

Yes, but how to find it? There are no longer "web rings" and search engines aren't designed to highlight blogs above rich media content.

For example, my city's subreddit is awash with political posts related to state-level policies and reactions to Roe vs. Wade. There's very little about the culture of the town. It has a definite mission to persuade people toward outrage.

What strikes me about the popular feed now is how negative it's become. Almost every post is designed to provoke outrage in some way, which I suppose guarantees more participation. It's becoming a poison, so I spend more time on this site where the reactions to events are much more measured.