Archive for June, 2020
Tons of Microplastic Rain Onto Western U.S.
June 27th, 2020Via: EarthSky: A new study estimates that more than 1,000 tons of microplastics from the air – equivalent to more than 123 million plastic water bottles – rain down onto protected areas in the western U.S. each year. The discovery of the microplastics was a surprise. A research team was analyzing rainwater samples from national […]
College Removes Word ‘Freedom’ From ID Cards Because It Reminds Some Students Of ‘Slavery’
June 26th, 2020Via: SummitNews: A university in Pennsylvania is to remove the word ‘freedom’ from ID cards after a few students created a petition complaining that the word is offensive to minorities because it reminds them of ‘slavery’. Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania now plans to change its “Freedom Cards” to “RMU ID Cards,” Campus Reform reports […]
‘No Amount of Money’ Can Undo the Damage if President’s Niece Mary Trump Publishes Tell-All Book
June 25th, 2020Via: Daily Mail: The Trump family have claimed that ‘no amount of monetary damages can ameliorate the loss’ if Mary Trump is allowed to publish her tell-all book about them In their application for a temporary restraining order, the Trumps said that they would suffer ‘irreparable harm’ if Mary’s book is released next month as […]
Texas Residents Told to Stay Inside
June 24th, 2020Here we go again. Via: Dallas Morning News: Gov. Greg Abbott sternly warned Texans of “rampant” spread of coronavirus that took the state to a new high Tuesday of more than 5,000 new cases in a single day. Saying Texans should stay home unless they have a good reason to venture out, Abbott late Tuesday […]
How Fast Are Apple’s New ARM Mac Chips? It’s Hard to Tell
June 24th, 2020Actually, it’s hard to imagine how severely AMD’s upcoming Zen3 CPUs are going slaughter these scaled up iPhones. Via: The Verge: For years, Apple has steadily revealed how the ARM-based chips in its mobile phones were catching up in performance to the beefier silicon you’d find inside a laptop or desktop — in 2018, the […]
Bayer Pays $10BN To Settle Thousands Of Monsanto Glyphosate Lawsuits
June 24th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: After decades of widespread use as company scientists played down research showing a definitive link between the product and growing rates of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Monsanto parent company Bayer has agreed to pay up to $10 billion to settle claims that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, causes cancer. Citing people familiar with the […]
Pentagon Releases Images Of Stealth Jets Dropping Inert Nuclear Bombs
June 24th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: As the Pentagon builds an “F-35 friends circle” in the Asia-Pacific region,” mainly around China – new images have surfaced of stealth jets conducting mock nuclear attacks with inert bombs in the California desert. The Aviationist reports the F-35 Joint Program Office has released a series of pictures showing various drop tests of […]
Construction Begins on World’s Biggest Liquid Air Battery
June 24th, 2020If you’re like me, you’re thinking, “The efficiency has to be very low.” I found this on the Wikipedia entry for cryogenic energy storage: In isolation the process is only 25% efficient, but this is increased to around 50% when used with a low-grade cold store, such as a large gravel bed, to capture the […]
Fewer Children Dying During Covid?
June 23rd, 2020Via: The HighWire: Data shows deaths are up over previous years. At the same time, childhood mortality is down over 30%. What is behind this dramatic decline in child death?
30% Of Americans Didn’t Make Their Housing Payment In June
June 22nd, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: A stunning 30% of Americans didn’t make their housing payment for June – a figure that is likely going to ripple through the housing industry in coming months. According to a new survey by Apartment List, the rate is similar to May and shows that even though other industries are rebounding, the situation […]
