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Control of Human reproduction - what a dilemma.
pmccarthy replied to old man emu's topic in General Discussion
The more kids the better, so that a few might survive when all goes to pieces. -
He's black ops.
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It ain’t French territory, it is Canada.
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Electric Cars - the discussion continues.
pmccarthy replied to Phil Perry's topic in Science and Technology
My son has a Tesla and says it should normally be charged only to 90% or so, I think to extend battery life. -
He is still dancing.
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Electric Cars - the discussion continues.
pmccarthy replied to Phil Perry's topic in Science and Technology
In 1971 I had an exam question which asked me to draw a circuit diagram of a Glebe house. At the time, I didn’t even know where Glebe was. -
Robert Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" was published in 1966. Lunar infrastructure and machinery is largely managed by HOLMES IV ("High-Optional, Logical, Multi-Evaluating Supervisor, Mark IV"), the Lunar Authority's master computer. A computer technician who discovers that HOLMES IV has achieved self-awareness and developed a sense of humour. A good read.
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The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
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8pm does it for me. I am in bed now.
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As I understand it, most of the cost in mining crypto is electricity. With all the negative aspects for climate change alarmists. Most of the cost in gold mining is still wages and supplies, the cost of power is typically 5% of total.
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Crypto is like mining gold to put in a vault. But mining gold injects all the costs into the community for supplies, employment etc. if someone spends $400m on a gold mine that fails, what has society lost? Not much, all that money was received by someone for goods and services. Crypto just flushed it down a toilet.
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Three pick handles across…
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Show us a Kardashian for comparison.
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I enjoyed my conversations with ELIZA in the 1970s.
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The main businesses in Collins Street Melbourne were connected for documents by pneumatic tubes through an exchange in the 1890s. The lifts operated by water pressure through a high pressure reticulation system along the street. Telegrams were old hat, as Ballarat, Bendigo and Castlemaine were connected to Melbourne in the 1850s.
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The movements can be explained if the images of ufos are not physical objects at all but are 3d images projected from somewhere else. For example, two or three lasers based on land converging on one spot could superheat the air into a single bright spot, then move it around like a cat chases a laser pointer. I dont know what technology would be needed to make an image rather than a bright spot but it seems the only explanation that does not conflict with our understanding of velocity, gravity, inertia and so on.
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The mile high club will be sued for high poxia.
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A model Auster for my tenth birthday took days to build. Cutting out the ribs etc from a marked balsa sheet. Assembling wings, fuselage etc then covering with tissue paper and dope. Wind up the rubber band, launch it, a stall and crash and smashed to bits. No one told me about balance and trim.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_place_names_of_Aboriginal_origin That is a very long list. It is good that we already have so many. When the first white settlers were spreading out, they asked the locals for place names and used them. Then any traveller could ask a local where to find so and so with his flock of sheep.
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Billy carts it was, I never heard of a hill trolley. Sounds like something to take out the washing.
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Chasing isn't catching.
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I once spent a day with Jimmy Carter's son. I can remember nothing about it that is worth repeating.
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I had the article "Computerize and be damned" pinned to my office wall in 1973. Just found it through the power of Google. See page 51 onward. https://worldradiohistory.com/AUSTRALIA/ETI-Australia/70s/ETI-1973-04.pdf
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Jerry is a bot.
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Why do restaurants give you five items in the nibble dish when there are just two of you? They want to watch you fight over the last piece.
