"Wild idea:" Could zeppelins really be used to air-ship huge wind turbine parts?

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  1 Like  •  2 weeks ago

“Zeppelins could have an advantage over road transport for wind and solar projects. It's an intriguing vision, but it comes with some big unanswered...”

Gotta love enviro-geeks.  When it's pointed out that wind farms tend to be windy, the problem is simply dismissed with future tech miracles.  Notice the deflection about aerodynamics of wind turbine blades?  Apparently the developers haven't heard of packaging.  You know, just wrapping a tarp...

Opinion: Photographers, it's time to boycott Adobe

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“The company's AI push shows its naked contempt for the photographers who made it what it is. They won't stop, so we must stop enabling them.”

Has everyone noticed a shift in the language praising the advent of artificial intelligence?  Not long ago artificial intelligence was being touted as a tool available to scientists, engineers, and experts to expand human knowledge and usher in a new future.  But now the big tech companies have...

More Data Needed to Understand Contrails, their Climate Effect & Develop Mitigation

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“IATA called for urgent action to deepen the understanding on the formation and climate impact of aviation contrails to develop effective mitigation...”

For those who have derided, ridiculed, mocked, and otherwise poked fun at the grassroots 'chemtrails' warnings from the common folks in flyover country.  This is their 'we told ya so' moment. Now sweep aviation under the rug again and tell us how gas kitchen ranges are the culprits for climate...

The Warning

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“History has shown that wherever there’s a potential for financial or strategic advantage — on land, in the air or at sea — it’s accompanied by the...”

Here is a bit of entertaining Red Scare propaganda.  It's really worth clicking the seed link to experience the graphics (which can't be captured here).  As with most well produced propaganda, the entertainment value is used to highlight desired points and gloss over some inconvenient realities....

Syrian prime minister says government is still functioning but foreign and domestic challenges loom

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“We are working so that the transitional period is quick and smooth”

Just like that, refugee status for Syrians disappeared.  Syrians don't need to hide from anything now.  When do we send them back? Assad is gone.  Russia has left Syria.  Iran is out.  This is the result Pres. Obama, VP Biden, and Sec. State Clinton wanted when they went all in for Arab Spring...

US senators vow action after briefing on Chinese Salt Typhoon telecom hacking

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  2 weeks ago

“They have not told us why they didn't catch it; what they could have done to prevent it.”

So, the government can force people to buy electric appliances, install solar panels on new construction, buy insurance of all types, censor our language, force participation in DEI cultural celebrations, and micro-manage what we can buy.  But government cannot force telecoms to adopt the simple...

Jury in Daniel Penny's Trial Struggles to Agree on Manslaughter Charge in Choking Case

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“It was unclear whether the case would result in a mistrial or if jurors would be able to consider the second charge against Daniel Penny in the...”

The NYT seems undecided.  Is this because of the tarnished prosecutorial reputation in New York?  Or is it because Democrats have not yet been forced to give up the reigns of power?  Or does the unbiased liberal press need to prepare the public before endorsing four more years of peaceful...

What to Make of Joe Biden's Legacy

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“The New York Times' Astead Herndon reflects on the president's fateful decision to run for reelection—only to pass the baton to Kamala Harris in...”

Joe Biden remains the President.  Speaking about Biden in past tense might soothe the zeitgeist of blue bubble dwellers.  But the intellectually contrived alternate potentiality collapses when confronted with the hard sharpness of actuality.  The blue bubble bursts. Speaking in past tense of the...

What do hundreds of beavers have to do with the future of movies?

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“"Hundreds of Beavers" has accrued the stuff of, if not quite myth, then certainly lo-fi legend”

Apparently this indie film is a Thang at the moment.  Sounds like a real world Horatio Alger story.  (Who?) The previews are entertaining so this one might be worth a watch.  Here's a link to the official website: Hundreds of Beaves Official Web Site

Identity politics failed the left

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“The left-wing narrative is dominated by privileged people who tend to live in beautiful gated communities.”

When real socialists turn their backs on the Democratic Party then the doo-doo has gotten really deep.  If anyone bothers to wade through the stilted, passive aggressive elitist language popular with the enlightened left, Democrats are being blamed for engaging in racial/cultural identity...