Discussions
How the road to renewables runs through mining
Via: Nerm_L
•
News Viners
•
7 Comments
•
6 years ago
The United States can't address climate change because politicians pandered to environmentalists as a way to win elections. Instead of renewing a commitment to conservation, phony...
The curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secret
Via: Nerm_L
•
News Viners
•
2 Comments
•
6 years ago
'Green technology' is a feel-good euphemism used to hide the reality of maintaining a technological society. There isn't any such thing as 'green technology'. All technology requires mining,...
Joe Biden Wears a 'Kick Me' Sign
Via: Nerm_L
•
News Viners
•
2 Comments
•
6 years ago
Democrats must expand the size of the Federal government. There isn't any other way to fulfill the political promises made to all the special interests that make up the Democratic Party. The...
The First Americans Are Being Vaccinated. Now, the Hard Part
Via: Nerm_L
•
News Viners
•
4 Comments
•
6 years ago
The deployment of the vaccines will be very predictable. The obvious first phase involves vaccinating health care workers and the most vulnerable. A common sense approach. But that first phase...
Locking Carbon Dioxide Into Concrete Is a Cool Idea
Via: Nerm_L
•
News Viners
•
5 Comments
•
6 years ago
Hype can't overcome chemistry. Cement uses limestone as a raw material which is composed of calcium carbonate. Heating the limestone converts the calcium carbonate to calcium oxide and releases...
Pioneering Reconstruction Reveals Surprising Insights Into Early Dinosaur's Brain, Eating Habits and Agility
Via: Nerm_L
•
News Viners
•
1 Comments
•
6 years ago
An empty head can be very informative. The conclusions drawn from the skull may also suggest that Thecodontosaurus ate insects rather than meat. Insectivores do not require the same sort of teeth...
The American heartland needs jobs. Could Bitcoin mining become its next savior?
Via: Nerm_L
•
News Viners
•
3 Comments
•
6 years ago
The many lies of Bitcoin. The most egregious lie are the pictures of coins used to hype the scam. The idea that Bitcoin mining doesn't require real world mining is a bogus claim; technology...
A Powerful AI Generated Some Predictions for the Future and They're Quite Outrageous
Via: Nerm_L
•
News Viners
•
1 Comments
•
6 years ago
What are dragon cats? And why are they being hyped? The AI generated headlines are rather bizarre. But the nature of the software means the bizarre headlines are also logical. Logic, by itself,...