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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · Jul 24

Oh, for peat's sake:

More research needed on wildfi...
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More research needed on wildfire smoke toxicity, scientists say as they warn of pollution 'time bomb' | CBC News

Scientists are concerned the smoke from wildfires in Manitoba could be even more toxic than usual, saying more research needs to be done on the kind of pollutants that are being released into the air.

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 22h

Speaking of planetary-heating causes, consider solar radiation mismanagement:

Reflect Orbital ... filed a request with the FCC to launch its first [in a bunch of] satellites to beam down reflected sunlight on specific locations, such as solar farms after the sun has set.

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Giant mirrors in space to reflect sunlight at night? No thank you, astronomers say | CBC News

A U.S. company is proposing to 'sell sunlight after dark,' saying it could help power solar farms and provide access to light in emergency situations. Astronomers are not only concerned about what thi...

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 1d

I've yet to tire of Waiting for Godot!

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 2d

" ... to avoid self-reinforcing melting of the permafrost ... all man-made emissions would have had to be cut to zero sometime between 1960 and 1970 ..."

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

An earth system model shows self-sustained thawing of permafrost even if all man-made GHG emissions stop in 2020 - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - An earth system model shows self-sustained thawing of permafrost even if all man-made GHG emissions stop in 2020

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 2d

"They give birth astride of a grave, the light gleams an instant, then it's night once more."

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 2d

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'Made it ma! Top of the World!

YouTube video by Dunno Damfiknow (Damfiknow)

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 2d

Who will bail out the plutocrats this time? Surely, someone, somehow.

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 3d

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 3d

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 3d

He's mused about nuking hurricanes, & now he's ordered nuke tests be resumed.

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 4d

Might have been confused by the room's resemblance to the recently departed East Wing.

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 4d

A broadening trend:

"... a harsh assessment of reality could warrant sanctions for terrorism."

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 5d

Humans: causing trouble since acquiring fire; assigning blame since acquiring language; rendering court cases FUBAR since acquiring AI.

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 6d

1 Chicxulub/century: (300 ZJ/Chicxulub asteroid)/(63 TJ/Hiroshima A-bomb) ~= 4.8×10^9 Hiroshima A-bombs/Chicxulub asteroid ~= the 5 GHB that Eliot Jacobson calculated (climatecasino.net/2023/11/the-...) for the total heating (cumulative Earth Energy Imbalance) between the 1920s and late 2023.

The "Keeling Curve" for the Earth Energy Imbalance

Also like carbon dioxide which continues to accumulate over time, the EEI creates an ongoing aggregation of heating of the Earth system. The heating is long lasting and compounding. It follows that we...

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 7d

Variety-style synopsis of a CBC article:

Beef Biz Burnt Bad by Bum Steers

Bean Biz Bummed Big by Soy Sales SNAFUs

Trump Stakes Farms on Gov Gains Milei Well Done

Big Ponzi Plays Bigly

With U.S.A., it's Pay-to-Play, or Go Away

Flattery's Flyin', but Bribery's Buyin'

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ANALYSIS | Why is Trump rewarding Argentina while punishing allies? | CBC News

President Donald Trump has punished most U.S. trading partners with tariffs and threats, but he has lavished favours on Javier Milei's Argentina, including a $20 billion bailout of its currency. Why h...

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 8d

If only we had a system where ordinary people could pick their leaders by voting or something!

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 8d

This explanation of the quality of Ron Schneider's intellect seems unfair to those children who were, in fact, dropped on their heads, many of whom, as adults, may ascribe much of their recovery, whether full or partial, to the availability of children's hospitals.

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 8d

H saps get H-PAI for X-mas!
Dow Jones and Nasdaq are sad!
H saps get H-PAI for X-mas!
'Cause H saps been nuttin' but bad!

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 10d

If able, this recently injured humpback calf is expected to try to migrate to Hawaii soon:

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Calf with deep gash identified as humpback struck by ferry off Vancouver | CBC News

"Given the seriousness of the injury, it will be important to monitor the animal’s healing progress," a DFO spokesperson said.

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 12d

Does Amazon also plan to pay its robots to buy stuff on Amazon?

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 12d

10-4, good buddy!

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Commander Cody / Mama Hated Diesels (45 Long & Short Version)

YouTube video by hankgwe

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 12d

Safe to assume any canaries spotted in any metaphorical or actual coal mines of late were AI-generated.

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 12d

Re-used/recycled:

"Glass" (PFAS-laden plastic bottle)-half-full (of sludge) POV: Repo* sector sees unprecedented growth potential.

*as in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Ma...

Repo Man (film) - Wikipedia

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mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 13d

But a recent video suggests that he'd like to COLONise it.

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 13d

The fine print says a 1981-2010 goalpost was used, it looks like.

mobioph.bsky.social @mobioph.bsky.social · 13d

References include the colour of a canary, the call of a whip-poor-will, and a bowl of Jell-O that some canaries and whip-poor-wills might have perished for, or even, perhaps, been preserved in:

rodgersandhammerstein.com/song/south-p...

A Cockeyed Optimist - Song from South Pacific by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Explore the song A Cockeyed Optimist featuring lyrics and more at the Official Rodgers & Hammerstein website.

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