MSNBC - First Felony Sentencing in Capitol Riot To Set Precedent For Dozens Of Cases ...

Robecology comments on Jul 19, 2021:

Recommended; 12 to 18 months. Final sentence; 8 months. Good precedent? I'm not happy

John Dillermand: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Web Exclusive) [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Jul 19, 2021:

Weird....and weirder that it's still on Denmark TV...or is it? I didn't have to patience to watch the whole thing....too absurd...

A 16-Million-Year-Old Tree Tells a Deep Story of the Passage of Time The sequoia tree slab is an ...

Robecology comments on Jul 19, 2021:

A catch phrase that lies at the start ( T. Rex went extinct 65 million Y.A.) and no image of the slab? That almost certainly defines "click-bait". Sad.

When I eat salad.

Robecology comments on Jul 19, 2021:

The trick is to eat a large salad with all sorts of filling protein, not empty carbs.

It’s blank

Robecology comments on Jul 19, 2021:

They showed it to Bernie? Oi Veih! Here's the guy to show this to;

Had my first covid shot yesterday. My arm is sore and I have a headaches but happy that I had it.

Robecology comments on Jul 18, 2021:

The whole vaccine thing is a scientific breakthrough on two fronts; 1. It's the first time they've used mitochondrial Ribo nucleic Acid (M.R.N.A.) to create the anti-bodies to fight the antigen (COVID19). 2. It was done in phenomenally record setting time - although Corona-virus research had been going on since 2003. Vaccines usually take several years to evolve...this one was quickly created but cautiously tested...the first one (Pfizer) without US funds - but required CO2 deep freezing....the deep-freezing requirements were gradually removed. It's these two phenomena that has the uneducated in the world hesitant to partake in the vaccine. But Fauci and Biden have been working hard to educate the public about it's efficacy and safety. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7371592/ and https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/safety-of-vaccines.html Please; consider sharing this and any of these articles with anyone who's hesitant. It's the hesitant ones who are not only helping the evolution of stronger strains (the "Delta" variant) but are putting our hospital workers through yet another hell.

You know the video

Robecology comments on Jul 18, 2021:

OK....I'm naive...I don't get it.

Well now, an idea that several of us have spoken of, is actually named and structured.

Robecology comments on Jul 18, 2021:

I've been married 4 times. I've tried hard to make it work. I think it's been a total of close to 30 years. But the most success I've found is being intimate with a lady friend who lives hours away. We've "known"each other - off and on...for going on 14 years. So, yes; this relationship is working. I don't look forward to the day she moves closer.

Anti-Vaxxer non-believers are moving into Hoax-Cemetery where the stupid go to live.

Robecology comments on Jul 18, 2021:

The excuses I read are "it got through CDC too fast" and "it must be some kind of mind-control substance"...I try to keep abreast of what's going on in the Trump/Conservative/Republican/FoxNews world if only to hear and read some of the "off-the-wall" absurdities that they espouse. I don't know...maybe this disease will reduce their number? Maybe evolution works?

I am writing this post NOT because I am thinking of killing myself.

Robecology comments on Jul 17, 2021:

We are here for only a short time. If a person is saddened beyond recovery, whether it's "real" or imagined...I make a motion to accept his decision to end his/her existence. Perhaps we can read them a final universal statement that - if after having read or having been read that statement still chose to end their time here... then I say we should not only "facilitate" that exit... But we should do so with a willingness and even an air of celebration. What Dawkins says here is what I read constantly. I think we should consider addressing this more openly.

RNA World? [massivesci.com]

Robecology comments on Jul 16, 2021:

So the first organic molecule capable of self-replication was not DNA but RNA. Wow!!

I just hit Level 9.

Robecology comments on Jul 16, 2021:

Congratulations Bill...

& the winner is...

Robecology comments on Jul 16, 2021:

I'm not gay...but have gay friends...and I found this hilarious meme;

Beau of the Fifth Column - Let's talk about Trump vs the generals.... [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Jul 16, 2021:

LOL....Milley just wrote a book on the topic; I thought this tweet to Milley on Jan 6 said it all.. https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/14/politics/donald-trump-election-coup-new-book-excerpt/index.html

christophertitustv - Armageddon Update: Hot as Fahrenheit [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Jul 16, 2021:

He jokes. He jests. He makes ha-ha videos. But in a few years it's scheduled to become irreversible...unstoppable. It might end the earth's ability to grow food crops. This is serious stuff, folks. It won't be fixed by just stopping fossil fuels. It's stopping our own growth...presently at 150 more births, than deaths, per minute. This is not funny. https://www.worldometers.info

Watch Rachel Maddow Highlights: July 14th | MSNBC [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Jul 16, 2021:

The Cyber- Ninja is a joke..but they're still there..in Arizona.....still being allowed to tamper with the ballots and machines that were used over 6 months ago. Why? Not funny!! Come on - let's see what the "bamboo laced ballots" mean...if anything?

I have improved my green energy project some and added a second turbine.

Robecology comments on Jul 15, 2021:

I've often wondered about that. So to go wind gen or hydro gen you'd need a lot bigger unit.?

Origin Of Everything - Why Do Women Shave Their Legs? [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Jul 15, 2021:

For the same reason men shave their faces...the opposite sex like it?

👋 🥰 I took these shots two days ago, A view from My Balcony ☺ 🦋

Robecology comments on Jul 15, 2021:

The heights of those buildings are amazing. If you ever see one being constructed...please photo that?

No matter how many times I hear stuff like this it still shocks me.

Robecology comments on Jul 14, 2021:

Bullying.....

Fck science

Robecology comments on Jul 14, 2021:

yea, well...back at ya...

This obelisk is in rural Alabama, halfway between Birmingham and Huntsville.

Robecology comments on Jul 14, 2021:

Wow- lots of interest here; I looked back at the fB post from the AM and found 8 pages that Frank Burns allegedly wrote explaining his path away from Christianity...and this was more than 100 years ago. Hope you can make sense of it...

Titan and Organic Membranes? [nationalgeographic.com]

Robecology comments on Jul 14, 2021:

Meh. Much too far away for us to be concerned about. We already have a large contingent of intelligent mammals on this planet that we generally ignore. They evolved no clothes. no medicines, no schools. no hospitals, no funerals, no churches...all they do is eat, play and make love all day. And yet we ignore them...and if it wasn't for their volunteer participants at "Sea world" we'd probably be hunting them for food.

Wake In Fright

Robecology comments on Jul 13, 2021:

Sadly, a creepy picture of Michael Jackson,

Important life lesson.

Robecology comments on Jul 13, 2021:

Lifeguarding is a thankless job. 99.99% of the time you do nothing...then all of a sudden you have to rescue someone who had an unexpected health crisis in the water. Been there, done that.

This is the Wall I could support building.

Robecology comments on Jul 13, 2021:

Hard to believe he's still not incarcerated.

(What the freakin' hell is Sen Blackburn talking about here?

Robecology comments on Jul 10, 2021:

Bill _ You know darn well that Brackburn is an Off-the-wall eccentric Republican who fears/hates "socialism" so she creates concepts that - to you and I are unlikely - but to her constituents are very likely - possibilities. She was born in Mississippi, is a senator for Tennessee. She opposes abortion. That alone should tell you how naive she is. I"m sure she's #religulous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_Blackburn

What a great idea

Robecology comments on Jul 10, 2021:

Great idea! Too many "throw out" leftover herbs. .Here's another way to use left over citrus skins. After you've ground the juice out of lemons or limes or oranges, put the skins in a food processor or blender. Grind them up - then use a sanitary cloth to squeeze out more juice. Be sure to use the juice soon, or freeze it...or mix it with some Vodka or gin.

I am unable to believe in a God susceptible to prayer.

Robecology comments on Jul 9, 2021:

Better to steal the bike then ask for his/her forgiveness? (tongue in cheek).

Twice a year.... spring & fall.... we do.

Robecology comments on Jul 9, 2021:

Always wise to plant trees; but don't think that you're doing much to help global warming. trees cover at most 40% of the land...which is only 30% of the entire surface of "Earth" (actually - then - a misnomer for our planet). 40% of 30% is only 12%.

I stand corrected

Robecology comments on Jul 9, 2021:

Indeed - we owe a debt of gratitude to the anti-vax anti-government-control folk who passed on simply because they didn't want to get vaccinated! Fauci: More than 99% of people who died from COVID-19 in June were not vaccinated https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/561585-fauci-more-than-99-of-people-who-died-from-covid-19-in-june-were-not?rl=1

Do you think that human genetics which gave us higher levels of abstract thought and language, also ...

Robecology comments on Jul 9, 2021:

The question isn't clear. Genetics is the science that explains natural selection and evolution. Can some families select behaviors that make them more "vulnerable to indoctrination by irrational beliefs' - as in becoming religious or superstitious? Sure. But these behaviors - while leading to more procreation - are also leading to less survival skills - more obesity, less health consciousness, more unwise decisions that might enrich their wealth but not necessarily their survival nor their health. In other words....the religious are less likely to survive as well as the un or non-religious. Look at what's happening to the COVID delta victims. Over 99% of them are those who intentionally avoided the vaccine - some would say for political reasons, others for pseudo-science reasons (fear of complications - that have been proven inaccurate), and still others...I'm afraid it's those who are "vulnerable to indoctrination by irrational beliefs"... Read; "Fauci: More than 99% of people who died from COVID-19 in June were not vaccinated" https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/561585-fauci-more-than-99-of-people-who-died-from-covid-19-in-june-were-not?rl=1 In some population-genetic studies it's been proven that the thought levels of the organisms studied didn't seem to be relevant to their survival...but these studies were done with fruit flies, rats, or ants...none that I know of were done with humans. Read; Population Density and Social Pathology JOHN B.CALHOUN, PH.D., National Institute of Mental Health https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1501789/pdf/califmed00143-0080.pdf

Who says astrology is bunk?

Robecology comments on Jul 8, 2021:

A useful pseudo science - and a fun way to help "facilitate" introductions in the 60's and 70's (what's your sign? LOL!)....but science has finally put astrology in it"s place.

What are you really afraid off?

Robecology comments on Jul 8, 2021:

To put it in Bill Maher's words, I'm afraid of a "Slow Motion Coup" - the persistence of Trump. watch; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4cDUNF1pjY

To paraphrase Labour chancellor Dennis Healey . Tax them until the pips squeak

Robecology comments on Jul 8, 2021:

I concur with the strategy to raise taxes on the wealthy...and I'm so disheartened by Elon Musk's pursuit of living on Mars.... But as a Tesla owner since 2013...and just a retired public school teacher with no "gifts' nor inheritances to speak of....I must speak out for Elon Musk. He's different than Branson and Bezos. He's committed to changing the energy use from Fossil fuels to Renewables.https://www.tesla.com/about He's not greedy....two of the 3 top cars re-percentage made in America - are Teslas. He's opened his Patents to all other Electric Vehicle (EV) car makers. In his geekish manor, he worded his statement in the language of foreign =-made gamers. https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you. He's not a player like Branson and Bezos...he's a good father to his 6 kids. https://www.madeformums.com/news/elon-musk-children-bio/ I share this same sentiment whenever I see Musk attacked on FB - either by the union people (who hate him because - while he offers a much lower salary than most car makers...he offers much higher benefits). So - to summarize; I agree with the higher taxes...but we need to cut Elon some slack. .

Teachers’ Unions Are Pushing Back Against Attacks on Anti-Racist Education

Robecology comments on Jul 8, 2021:

I'm not strong on union support...but I was in the teacher's union for most of my 45 years as a teacher; so I'm glad to read this. To answer your question - there's not much we as individuals can do but speak out, contact our lawmakers, and post intelligent, unoffensive yet logical reasoning. So take a look at this meme; copy and share it...please;

For those people that actlike all corona viruses are the same, they've been in the human population ...

Robecology comments on Jul 5, 2021:

The point to make about viruses is that they need more warm-blooded 'alive" hosts to reproduce and mutate at a faster rate, They have 1 whole lifetime in 8 hours....they can literally become grandparents - without sex - in 24 hours/1 day. The stronger strain of COVID is already raising death rates in many nations who have less than 1% vaccinated. Add to that our growth...."only" a 1% growth rate (projected to continue growing for 70-90 more years) but 1% of the present population of 7.88 billion is 78,8 million more "virus-growing mechanisms" per year...that comes out to 150 more births, than deaths, per minute. The math is 78.8 m divided by 365.25, (days per year) then by 24 (hours per day) then by 60 (minutes per hour) Things are looking very good for viruses...very bad for humans. https://www.worldometers.info

Diseased ones, at that!

Robecology comments on Jul 5, 2021:

I resemble/er/resent that remark. Can we not call ignorant behavior dicks, nor cunts?

Kissing after oral, Yes or No?

Robecology comments on Jul 5, 2021:

Sanitation is key here. I was reading a Dave Barry novel on the beach....and a character in the story - Seth - was trying to convince his bachelor party not to get a stripper...mainly because at the last time they got together...the stripper had all the right moves, and the right physique...she just...."stank". I just started the novel....so I don't know how far his pleas went...or whether is possé listened to him...maybe you know? Anyway....sanitation is key. No guys...except "stanky" ones...like to kiss after oral....or any other body part contacts...for that matter... Now if a "stanky" guy gets it on with a "stanky" woman...then all bets are off...

Yes, if done right!

Robecology comments on Jul 5, 2021:

One burn, one jerk...and our whole sex gets a bad rap! Wow! Talk about prejudice!

Anybody ever run into these wackadoos?

Robecology comments on Jul 5, 2021:

Facebooks boast 96.7 thousand members; Birds Aren't Real Private group · 96.7K members. Wow....do I feel like a failure as a teacher!

Pray for rain

Robecology comments on Jul 5, 2021:

And you can bet that they're all well insured. They'll be rebuilt. No doubt.

Some memes I collected on my stroll through the cyber forest.

Robecology comments on Jul 5, 2021:

Loved them...saved and shared the "extended forecast".

Born on the Farce of July: The Lie of MAGA Patriotism

Robecology comments on Jul 3, 2021:

Lots of truth....too bad not one Republican will read it. In fact they're being very stubborn, very obstinate and very avoiding of the truth....which is almost unexplainable.

Stole this from a friend.

Robecology comments on Jul 3, 2021:

@Unicorn1824 I won't "pray" for you or with you...because we agnostics know enough to know that prayer is totally useless. But since you're a #religulous person trying to find answers on an aganostic website - I will share this with you... And I will send you "tots and pears" if it'll help? https://americanaddictioncenters.org/faith-based-addiction-recovery/agnostic-atheist

Scientists Find ‘Monster’ Black Hole So Big They Didn’t Think it Was Possible Scientists ...

Robecology comments on Jul 2, 2021:

Sorry to disappoint all you who like to worry about Black holes; but the facts are 1. There's only 17 in our galaxy 2.The biggest one having the mass of dozens of our sun, is about the size of the state of Texas. 3. The nearest one to us is a much smaller one....and it's not so near 3000 light years away. So calm down all who like to talk about the "terrifying" black holes. The more immediate threat to us are the house-sized asteroids (and comets) that can come out of their erratic orbit and change our world with a near miss or impact. https://astronomy.com/magazine/2016/02/black-holes-in-our-backyard

Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki expertly schooled a Fox News reporter on 1st Amendment after he ...

Robecology comments on Jul 2, 2021:

Found a great follow-up to Psaki's defense of the Olympian Gwen Berry; as it turns out - her arguments for not wanting to stand during the anthem were very sound; from a FB article by Fareed Zakaria ; Last week, Gwen Berry finished third in a U.S. Olympic trials event and turned away in protest as the national anthem was played. In explaining her behavior, she said, “If you know your history, you’d know the full song of the national anthem". "The third paragraph speaks to slaves in America leaving "our blood . . . all over the floor". It’s disrespectful, and it does not speak for black Americans.” Wherever you come out on this issue, I will confess it forced me to learn more about “The Star-Spangled Banner” (which was adopted as the national anthem only in 1931). Its third verse does indeed make harsh reference to enslaved people who dared to try to escape their captivity, and the person who wrote it, Francis Scott Key, was a nasty racist. Americans care about history because the stakes are high.

Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people ...

Robecology comments on Jul 2, 2021:

Consider who's smarter; A mammalian species that doesn't wear clothes, doesn't use money, doesn't have hospitals (nor any infrastructure). They never get sick nor need doctors. They never farm. They eat, drink, play and mate all day...their children never have to spend years sitting at a desk nor in a "school" (pun not intended)...and have decided to have a few volunteers to entertain humans in exchange for an end to the hunting and persecution. Oh...and they (allegedly - we'll never know for sure) decided not to build radio nor TV...they will never discover E.T... I'd call the Dolphins a lot smarter...But they've been around a few million years more than we have. Hmmmm.

Dave Brubeck Quartet…..superb…. [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Jul 2, 2021:

A Hep Cat in Patton’s Army - the weird start to Dave Brubeck; https://www.historynet.com/a-hep-cat-in-pattons-army.htm?fbclid=IwAR2339nPwsCPYz7FN_v0mlyYRuKor7eEVU2utmgg-IYwFX1SopE_Ffsk7qc

🤣 Stupid Infidels 🤣

Robecology comments on Jul 2, 2021:

Kind of racist...but those folk do take offense easily.

Another Carlinism for my Agnostic homies!

Robecology comments on Jul 2, 2021:

And here's a bonus!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Pelosi Appoints Liz Cheney To Jan.

Robecology comments on Jul 2, 2021:

The large Hardon Collider! Ouch!

(A bit of a Flashback.

Robecology comments on Jul 2, 2021:

Great 40th reunion! Wow! Thanks for this!

You be you! That is the message.

Robecology comments on Jun 30, 2021:

It's interesting - the things that we recall our parents saying.

Does Parkinson’s Begin in the Gut? [getpocket.com]

Robecology comments on Jun 30, 2021:

Wow; scary information!

It's like Vegas except instead of losing a few grand you lose your life/freedom

Robecology comments on Jun 30, 2021:

Please be careful about exaggerating what's going on there. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-22278037

Read in the voice of Rod Serling for maximum effect

Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2021:

A sad casualty of the January 6th "insurrection" clearly inspired by DJT...a man who still suffers no consequences from that day...except his 2nd impeachment by the House of Representatives (the Senate did not concur....so no conviction, no sentence for the corrupt DJT. Interesting that you suggest the "Rod Serling" voice. I found a meme, years ago....that emulated the Rod Serling style; THIS is easy and fun to use the "Rod Serling" voice. (and only us older folk remember it).

Look at them yo-yos.

Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2021:

STILL one of my all time favorites - the tune, the video, and the band. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAD6Obi7Cag

Golden Retriever Shocked by a Kitten occupying his bed! [youtu.be]

Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2021:

Cruel and unfair "joke" played on the dog. Goldens are just too accomodating!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Meanwhile.

Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2021:

Pete is articulate, modest, and wise. He even bikes around DC. on a used bike that he bought in D.C.; We're going to get a lot done with Pete in charge of infrastructure.

Very gratifying

Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2021:

In case anyone missed it; I saved it...it was a great video clip! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h535TzrcjUE

Pilot lounge.

Robecology comments on Jun 29, 2021:

Shared on FB....

Nuckin' Futs!

Robecology comments on Jun 28, 2021:

I found that this wasn't the exact reasons they had for biking were they did - The headline they employed, which they later changed — “Millennial Couple Bikes Through ISIS Territory to Prove ‘Humans Are Kind’ and Gets Killed” — and other phrasing may have created the impression that the couple’s deaths were infused with irony and served as a kind of allegorical warning about cosmopolitan, liberal naivety: A progressive young American couple was killed in an Islamic State-claimed terrorist attack last month while on a bike trip around the world … Throughout the trip, the couple embraced the kindness of strangers and sought to demonstrate that people are inherently good. “You read the papers and you’re led to believe that the world is a big, scary place,” Austin wrote. “People, the narrative goes, are not to be trusted. People are bad. People are evil.” “I don’t buy it,” he continued. “Evil is a make-believe concept we’ve invented to deal with the complexities of fellow humans holding values and beliefs and perspectives different than our own … By and large, humans are kind. Self-interested sometimes, myopic sometimes, but kind. Generous and wonderful and kind.” So... Based on their own written reflections posted during their trip, Austin and Geoghegan were not acting as liberal, idealist missionaries, despite the impression that the Pluralist headline might have created. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/millenial-couple-isis-tajikistan/

Pause for a minute and let it soak in

Robecology comments on Jun 28, 2021:

The assault weapon is the threatening thing that cops don't want to deal with...

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

Robecology comments on Jun 28, 2021:

hmmmm...a refreshing mix of vinegar and water...with a dash of lavender?

Mosquito trap The mosquito lands on the salt, thinking its sugar.

Robecology comments on Jun 27, 2021:

I"m seriously frightened about mosquitoes.The warming is giving them more breeding places. They carry viruses...right now none threatening...but imagine if they carried COVID?

This resonated with me.

Robecology comments on Jun 27, 2021:

Me as well. Copied and saved. Thanks.

Christian Mommy Blogger: Feminism is Why Women Are No Longer “Marriage Material” | Rebekah ...

Robecology comments on Jun 27, 2021:

If you study population density you discover that any population - from fruit flies - to rats - to humans - slow or stop reproducing as they get too crowded. More specifically they not only slow normal mating...but there's an increase in homosexual mating and child abuse and/or neglect . It's a natural biological response. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1501789/pdf/califmed00143-0080.pdf

Time to worry?

Robecology comments on Jun 27, 2021:

What? What are you talking about?

Miami condo collapse: Inspection reports note 'concrete deterioration'

Robecology comments on Jun 27, 2021:

Sad...and a bit frightening. I live in an 11 story condo on the beach...worry often about the foundation. Built over 40 years ago.

Their time is coming, with little to sympathy from me.

Robecology comments on Jun 26, 2021:

Indeed;

Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell The Day the Dinosaurs Died – Minute by Minute [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

A bit cartoon-ish....but full of good science! Thanks!

Don't assume you know someone's heart

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Almost not funny. A sad joke on the true nature of the grossly biased racist rural resident of America.

umm.... nope.. not good.

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

What was the famous line about the Tattoo - from Margaritaville..." and the way it got there....I haven't a clue"

My attempts to make a hybrid solar and turbine electric reduction unit .

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

It's the future. Good for you for trying!!! Check out the experiment going on in Norway (called "The Archimedes" (https://thearchimedes.com).

Let's see if this works. Panoramic stitched together, Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert, Arizona

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

The newer phones can do pano or panoramic shots. I'll try uploading a recent one. Nope; not loading.

Vox - Why so many Covid-19 variants are showing up now [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

More warm, live human flesh for them to grow. 150 more humans on the planet every minute. 9000 more per hour. 216,000 more per day. We are the factories for these pseudo-living things. When we're gone they will continue to evolve on other species. If you think COVID19 delta is bad - wait a few years...they will get exponentially stronger and heartier. i predict COVID25 will spread far more easily, infect faster, and have a much higher lethality. https://www.worldometers.info

You wanted it, you got it.

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

That reminds me...

Damned foreigners

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

I don't know whether to be more ashamed of the behaviors of our ancestors against the Native Americans or these blatant racist misogynists from today.

When I was married, I made the comment to my wife that after shaving in the morning I felt 10 years ...

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

I've been wondering about the whole ritual. Hmmm....

The paramount of evil! There may be jokes about evil religion on here, but is there any serious ...

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Sick is different from evil. Sick is almost accidental. Evil is cruel, mean, corrupt, etc with intention. So #1...they're not the same. #2; If you're a demographer or a population biologist you don't even factor in evil...for example - is it evil or sick that female spiders and mantids eat their mates...or is it just an observable trait that they evolved to survive? Proven fact; if you take any population of any organism...even plants....and overcrowd them...they take action to reduce the crowding. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1501789/pdf/califmed00143-0080.pdf) That's what's happened in Saskatchewan...and in 1930's Germany. And in 19th century America...and in Vietnam....and the Crusades....it's simply "population density" that's causing this. This isn't sickness. Nor evil. But it is a sign that more and more are competing harder and harder for less and less. T.J. Malthus said it elegantly in 1812; "As the quantity of life (humanity) in any given area increases, the quality of life decreases. And he said this when the earth was around 1 billion. Now we're increasing at the rate of 150 more births, than deaths, per minute. https://www.worldometers.info Sorry to tell you...it's a natural reaction.

I've got nothing to say... [dailymail.co.uk]

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

Not a problem with us E.V. owners...well...most of us... https://youtu.be/Y1kO9odmgSk

A simple idea but true

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

So you DO care what "anyone" says...? (My point is you don't need to say the pre-text- I concur....everyone hates an ungrateful person).

I do my best... 🌻🌻🌻

Robecology comments on Jun 25, 2021:

We peak in our late teens/early 20's. Most Olympic athletes know this....that's why most who are in vigorous strenuous sports retire early. Notice in this chart; the only ages going in to the 30's are shooting and horseback-riding events.

More hypocrisy from the Left

Robecology comments on Jun 23, 2021:

@BoxDoc I can't find anything that documents this. Could you elaborate your points with links or evidence

Something to keep in mind—Big Tech and the trumpist faction of the ruling class are two different ...

Robecology comments on Jun 23, 2021:

I still don't understand you...but since this group is called "Leftists" let me leave you with some old quotes on what it means to be "Leftist" or "Liberal"

Strange how prevention works

Robecology comments on Jun 23, 2021:

Evolution at work!

Something to keep in mind—Big Tech and the trumpist faction of the ruling class are two different ...

Robecology comments on Jun 22, 2021:

@AlanCiiffe It's a vague question; let me see if I got you...which faction, big tech or the Trumpist group will do a better job at keeping people stupid? The data shows that education level is growing...albeit very slowly. So I'm not sure if I follow you. This new delta variant of COVID might put a significant dent in to the population of the anti-vaxxer/Trump faction - this could lead to hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of deaths - world wide - in a few months. Big tech is so vague a concept; lots of big tech is involved in education (we're using "big tech" to send and receive these messages world wide - and big tech has recently been attacked by ransomware ) so I need you to elaborate on what you mean by "big tech"?

SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force, sticks rocket landing at sea It's ...

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2021:

So proud of SpaceX and it's CEO Elon Musk...In case there's rocket nuts, or SpaceX nuts or Tesla nuts like me here; click on this to watch the launch; https://www.spacex.com/launches/

No kidding , nothing to hide now

Robecology comments on Jun 21, 2021:

When John McCain - as well as Biden - calls Putin a “thug and a murderer” this is what he’s talking about https://qz.com/862764/heres-a-list-of-abuses-in-vladimir-putins-russia/

New Species of Giant Rhino – the Largest Land Mammal That Ever Lived – Offers Clues to a ...

Robecology comments on Jun 20, 2021:

I had to do some research to find out how big the "giant Rhino" was...I found out this; Paraceratherium linxiaense sp The exact size of Paraceratherium is unknown because of the incompleteness of the fossils. The shoulder height was about 4.8 metres (15.7 feet), and the length about 7.4 metres (24.3 feet). Its weight is estimated to have been about 15 to 20 tonnes (33,000 to 44,000 lb). The long neck supported a skull that was about 1.3 metres (4.3 ft) long It was, at first appearance...like a giant horse! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraceratherium

Took a camera for a short walk this morning.

Robecology comments on Jun 20, 2021:

There used to be a function for that "third rail" (besides electricity) - Any idea?

Happy Sunday!

Robecology comments on Jun 20, 2021:

Thoughts and Prayers? or is it Tots and Pears? I'll send whichever you find more useful....

Who believes in life after death

Robecology comments on Jun 20, 2021:

Ahh...a fence-sitter...in transition between Gnoticism and Agnosticism...between Theism and atheism. Read this, @mrashleycain, then find where you fit in the two diagrams. Perhaps you shouldn't even be here?

I am seriously considering leaving Agnostic.

Robecology comments on Jun 20, 2021:

@Wordywalt Your assumptions are not only negative but showing an unscientific prejudice. Why assume that some are "just posting for points"? You keep saying "they" do this and that...based on what? You're starting to sound #religulous...maybe it is time for you to end your contacts here. I'm even sad that you're even announcing a departure...a desperate plea to be "rescued? Why assume that some are "simply interested in points simply post huge numbers of lifted pieces from other sources"....is that a concept that you assumed? Remember what it means to ASSume... Good luck with your departure from Agnostic. It's clear you are headed down a negative road...and your assumptions are more like the #religulous than any open minded free thinker... .so take your troubled soul elsewhere....and join us again, when you're ready to see the good in us rather than the not so good.

“Beating Gas Guzzlers at the pump” My take on this is a reflection on how we thought we would ...

Robecology comments on Jun 19, 2021:

@JackPedigo; I can't concur with your comment that "Technology will not save us and often makes things worse." I'm sad that you come to that conclusion. Fortunately - many more scientists who are strongly involved in redirecting our world also disagree with you, "Technological advancements are evolving at incredible speed and scale." "Can then the Fourth Industrial Revolution help mitigate and reverse the Anthropocene’s effects?" The folks who put together this report seem a lot more optimistic than you are....and know a lot more about the issues than you do. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/can-technology-save-life-on-earth/

Florida is at it again smh

Robecology comments on Jun 19, 2021:

@Bobwjr I'm impressed with the FBI's work to have found, arrested, charged, and convicted over 465 people involved in the terrorist pro-Trump attack on the Capitol. Biden's doing a good job....Trump is a has-been who, sadly, hasn't been convicted of a crime - yet. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/capitol-riot-arrests-latest-2021-06-18/

New Rule...Does California need all that water going to Almond growers? [youtube.com]

Robecology comments on Jun 19, 2021:

And for those of you that can't get enough of Bill...here's his open from last night; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnDpA7H3uvI

Unfortunately not surprised

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2021:

I just found a good explanation of C.R.T. if anyone's curious; It can be set up as a computer slide show. Good research by a fellow teacher-friend.

Damn, busted.

Robecology comments on Jun 17, 2021:

Something charismatic about large boobs and a slim/slender/fit woman. Wow.