Just interesting news to me.
This is a good proof that he is leaning on the humanist side. Even if he is not re-elected, this will remain somehow. This is not only helping Alberta. This is helping the whole world.
>>> “On September 26, President Trump announced that a long-overdue project would receive Federal support which involves connecting Alaska for the first time with Canada and the lower 48 states via a 2570 km railway.”
I would take that vaccine before any others if I am obligated to get one.
>>> “The Russian researchers put an emphasis on the advantages of the human adenoviral vector platform used in Sputnik V over untested technologies such as the monkey adenoviral vector platform or mRNA technology, which have not been studied for potential side effects such as impact on fertility or cancer risks over the long term. “
The same way I hate it when people are renaming public structures, like roads, bridges, airports, etc., I also hate it when the all-mighty consensus of elite developers in charge of maintaining Linux will have some changes in some programs that are affecting everyone without their consent. The coloring of filenames is a good example. What if you ssh into another kind of machine or a very old machine that is kept old for a good reason? Then, you are transporting with you the terminal type shell variable and suddenly, you can’t read anything. That is not good and desirable behavior. People should be aware that they can’t think about everything and should be more cautious in changing the current behaviors of programs.
Like public structures, I think it is best to add some programs than modifying current ones. If you want to honor a new person or event, then build a new thing, do not rename or modify an old one.
>> “Today in some versions of Linux ls puts single quotes around file names which contain white space likely in order to have those paths easier to copy and paste, but it does so only if !isatty().”
We are heading for some cold in the near future but we really don’t know how it will develop. The hope is, that it will not be too strong, but nobody knows for sure.
My own opinion is that it will be moderate for the next five years and then go down strong.
I like Michael Crichton a lot. I was not aware (or did not remember) of this quote from him.
>>> “For the next 20 years it’s going to get colder and colder, on average, says Corbyn who holds a B.Sc. in Physics and an M.Sc. in Astrophysics. The jet stream will be wilder: there will be more wild temperature changes, more hail events, more earthquakes, more extreme volcano events, more snow in winters, lousy summers, late springs, short autumns, and more and more crop failures.” “…that Michael Crichton quote rings true: “Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you’re being had.” “
electroverse.net/british-astrophysicists-mini-ice-age-is-accelerating-new-maunder-minimum-has-begun/
Yes, like in the Shaw citation below, progress might be made by “unreasonable one” but is it the right progress to be made?
I think that we should try to adapt to the world instead of trying to bend the world to our needs. Technologically, we might seem to be advancing a lot, but scientifically, we are more or less stagnating.
There has not been any major discovery in physics for the past century or so, and physic is the base of all sciences. We invent new theories but we are stagnating comparatively to the centuries before.
We need some new goals. We need to go back to be advancing knowledge for its own purpose, not to enslave nature. I am ready to bet that it is also a lot less work or wasted resources.
>>> ” “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” George Bernard Shaw ”
” I don’t think that these people, all of a sudden, had an epiphany after they retired. They knew all about the rot in the system they were part of, while they were part of it, but they’ve had too much to lose. You could argue that they should have said something before they retired, but that requires a moral backbone we can’t expect most people to have.
When people retire, the threat of getting fired disappears. Old people can speak freely to a degree most other people can’t. “
blog.ploeh.dk/2020/09/14/we-need-young-programmers-we-need-old-programmers/
I could not agree more. It used to be decentralized and it should go back to be just that. We need to look at the Web3 protocol a little bit closer.
>>> “Decentralizing the web through new technologies like blockchain and decentralized protocols can ensure that the web remains community-focused and user-oriented, just like it was originally intended to be.”
Backup is an art. Third parties are bad like banks and retirement plans, in the sense that you do not have the ultimate control of your data or money.
For doing backups, I think that ‘tar’ is the best, but try not to go too much fancy (like incremental backups). When you think about it, backup is just data processing.
A word of advice, do not compress and encrypt at the same time. Some specialist on encryption will tell you that is a bad idea because it really weakening the encryption. Encrypting WILL compress your data anyway.
Also, do not use file-system or operating system encryption. They change too often and when ‘upgrading’ your operating system, you may find yourself with an unusable file-system. It is better to use some sort of ‘bucket’ encryption like Truecrypt (now Veracrypt), and store your sensitive information on it. That way, you are also not wasting resources on encrypting everything and you will have more atomic control over what you encrypt. The backups will also be simpler.
Like always, your main problem will be to remember or storing your passwords.
>>> “Like so many things I’m supposed to do but don’t — getting exercise, eating right, sleeping well, standing up for women and minorities in public spaces — backing up my data has always been something I’ve half-assed at best.”
This is interesting. He has done a great job of collecting these scientific statements. Real science is never definitive. It is all about hypothesis, theories, and better approximation. We should never take the words of a scientist as absolute. It is always subject to questioning and revision, otherwise, there is no advancement possible.
>>> “The exact time-frame and depth of this next chill of solar minimum is still anyone’s guess, and the parameters involved (i.e., galactic cosmic rays, geomagnetic activity, solar wind flux etc.) remain poorly understood. However, there are some great minds on the job,…”
electroverse.net/11-scientific-predictions-for-the-upcoming-grand-solar-minimum/
Another good application of blockchain technology and decentralization. I would use a voting system like this with a lot more confidence than regular mail or even email.
>>> “This week a couple of Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) developers released a new voting protocol called Votepeer. BU software engineers, Dagur and Jørgen Svennevik Notland, revealed the initial version of Votepeer, which can be located at the website voter.cash.”
news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-unlimited-launches-two-option-voting-app-powered-by-bitcoin-cash/
Mr. Trump is not perfect, of course, but he is teaching us all about the art of negotiations and deal-making. I know, I am learning from him at a distance. He is always negotiating on multiple levels at the same time.
>>> “A lawyer for Julian Assange told a London court on Friday that she was present when an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump offered to arrange a pardon for the WikiLeaks founder in return for information that would “benefit President Trump politically”.”
This is interesting. This might help to protect public area. In any case, it would be a good idea to put some kind of device at the entrance of public areas to expose users to a non-harmful light. We can even use it in the future for some other diseases. I used to disinfect my water from the lake with UV light. It is very effective at 99.9% killing all diseases from water.
>>> “A study conducted by Hiroshima University researchers found that using Ultraviolet C light with a wavelength of 222 nanometers which is safer to use around humans effectively kills SARS-CoV-2 — the first research in the world to prove its efficacy against the virus that causes COVID-19.”
That will be interesting to follow. I believe that music has an effect on the brain and even on the body in general. After all, it is a physical sound wave and on top, it is highly organized.
>>> “They found, they say, that listening to Mozart, especially on a daily basis, led to a significant reduction in epileptic seizures, and also to a reduced frequency of interictal epileptiform discharges – abnormal brain activities commonly seen in epileptic patients.”
www.sott.net/article/441471-Meta-analysis-indicates-the-Mozart-effect-might-be-the-real-thing
We are new at studying these cycles but it does not look good for the near future (11 to 20 years). I do not think that we will be experiencing to Ice Age, but we might be praying for more warming at one point. We will need to adapt to this new reality.
>>> “According to an international panel of experts, the sunspot number hit rock-bottom back in Dec 2019, bringing an end to old Solar Cycle 24 — a cycle which had the 4th-smallest intensity since record keeping began in 1755. It was also the weakest cycle in 100 years, reads NASA’s and NOAA’s analysis.”
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“If Solar Cycle 25 has indeed begun, as NASA and NOAA state, then it is painfully slow to get going — this could-well be a harbinger of a historically weak cycle to come, as previously explained by NOAA’s Biesecker above.”
electroverse.net/solar-cycle-25-is-officially-underway-announce-nasa-and-noaa/
Seems to be from a similar planet than Earth with magnetic poles and water. These days, I am more convinced that life in the universe would probably be very similar to ours. The universe seems to be working the same everywhere. There may be some other forms of life, but I think that we will be finding something similar to us more often than not.
>>> “Later, a renowned NASA astrobiologist, Richard Hoover, claimed that he found fossils in the meteorite but NASA distanced itself from his claims at that time, citing a lack of peer reviews. Now, according to RIA, Hoover has joined the Russian team to prove that the celestial object does, in fact, contain fossilized bacteria remains. Richard B. Hoover astrobiologist”
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“The fossils were studied in detail with the help of a high-resolution electronic microscope, which allowed researchers to discover several species of bacteria preserved within the space rock. The microorganic fossils were found inside the meteorite and not on its surface, the scientists note, adding that they could not have gotten there after it had already fallen to Earth. “
This seems very cool. I was not aware (or maybe I forgot..), that it was possible to get a “standard” debit card linked to some cryptocurrencies.
>>> “The new BitPay card allows users to spend money anywhere Mastercard is accepted, both online and in stores. “
news.bitcoin.com/us-consumers-flock-to-the-first-mastercard-branded-bitpay-card/
Again, I like his comment about “science does’nt know”. If you read between the lines, it may also means that science is obfuscated in some ways.
>> “Comment: Perhaps Trump has been following SOTT’s persistent call that global warming has historically preceded an ice age and that we could be heading into a mini-ice age right now. It’s good to see that he is seeing through the global warming nonsense. “
“I wish science agreed with you,” responded Wade Crowfoot, the state secretary for natural resources, to which the president replied, “Well, I don’t think science knows, actually.”
A lot of things have been said about him. Now, I want to say this. He is well informed and he does not hide that he is well informed.
>>> “”It’ll start getting cooler, you just watch,” Trump replied. “
www.sott.net/article/441398-Trump-casts-doubt-on-climate-change-science-during-briefing-on-wildfires
We are getting to know this planet better nowadays, partly because of some Russian and Chinese researches. I think the first images of Venus’ surface came from a Russian probe. It would be nice to cooperate a little bit more with the peoples who do such a good job in scientific advancement.
>>> “The unknown chemical is phosphine gas (PH3), a substance that on Earth mostly comes from anaerobic (non-oxygen-breathing) bacteria or “anthropogenic activity” — stuff humans are doing. “
www.sott.net/article/441356-Possible-hint-of-life-discovered-on-Venus
Do not believe everything you see and read about bitcoin on the internet.
It is important to do your own research about any investment. Your money is safe when YOU are in control, not anybody else.
>>> “It turns out that criminals also appreciate the shifting dynamics and are aware that investing in bitcoin is the new in-thing.”
news.bitcoin.com/the-tell-tale-signs-of-a-scam-crypto-website/
It may be best to do nothing and let nature works its ways.
I do not think we know enough to pretend to fix everything around us.
More and more, I am losing faith, hope, and trust in anything official.
I do not think vaccines are necessary unless we are facing extinction.
>>> “In a statement this week, WHO said two children in Sudan — one from South Darfur state and the other from Gedarif state, close to the border with Ethiopia and Eritrea — were paralyzed in March and April. Both had been recently vaccinated against polio. “
Yes, “historically rapid”, ok? The shortest vaccine production was 7 years with an average of 20 years for all of them.
Is this because we have so much advancement in sciences lately? I doubt it.
Maybe the research on some coronavirus was already underway for a few years back.
>>> “The interruption represents the first major hiccup in what has been a remarkably smooth path in the historically rapid vaccine effort spanning the globe. “
Take a look at this information if you want to know more about the coming Grand Solar Minimum.
This next winter 2020-2021 will probably be the worst in 100 years.
electroverse.net/scientists-who-warn-of-a-coming-grand-solar-minimum-and-little-ice-age/
I like Mr. Corbett a lot. I like his writing better than his videos because I can read faster than I have to listen to. In general, I do not like videos that takes too much time. I think that an informative video should be no longer than 3 or 4 minutes. I understand that the platform may have some restrictions about monetizing but still, as a consumer, I tend to hate longer videos.
>>> “Alexei Navalny has never held any elected office, his political party doesn’t have a single MP in the Duma, and he polls at roughly 2% support with the Russian people. “
www.sott.net/article/440978-Lies-by-omission-How-to-read-the-news
I need to learn to use the word “decentralize” more. I also need to learn how to trade in these DEX. It would seem that some of them are scams.
People will invent new ways to prevent scams on these exchanges.
>>> “In 2020 decentralized exchanges (dex) have grown quite mature compared to just a few years ago. One specific dex gathering a lot of steam this year in the defi world is Uniswap, a trading platform that held $1.3 billion locked in value and dominated most defi applications by over 18% Friday evening. “
news.bitcoin.com/how-to-leverage-uniswap-ethereums-noncustodial-defi-trading-platform/
Bitcoin might be going down temporarily but I think it is worth owning a little bit. Do not put all your eggs in the same basket is the best approach about Bitcoin.
>>> “In my opinion, bitcoin is the best reserve asset and best collateral asset ever seen. It is the hardest asset ever produced, with an impossible-to-change formula for supply that gives it predictability like no other asset ever.”
This one, I believe. I have been taking vitamin D supplements since March 2020. There is also a strong relationship between the regions of the world with low sun exposition and the COVID virus propagation.
>>> “The trial included 76 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Although this is no longer the standard of care, all patients were treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin and, when needed, a broad-spectrum antibiotic. ”
chrismasterjohnphd.com/covid-19/finally-confirmed-vitamin-d-nearly-abolishes-icu-risk-in-covid-19
A good thing I never heavily invested in Github. The only fact that it belongs to Microsoft now is enough, for me, to try boycotting them. It might be a good way to look at some of a developer’s code but this article will show you why it is not such a good idea.
>> “he has no public commits, he hasn’t created any repositories of his own and he has an insignificant number of followers. Despite all that he’s still the best developer I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with.”
A good explanation of our misconception of anarchist. Most of us are, without knowing it. Most people would behave well, without anything to be forced to.
Knowledge is the only real thing of value.
>>> “Every time you treat another human with consideration and respect, you are being an anarchist. ”
theanarchistlibrary.org/library/david-graeber-are-you-an-anarchist-the-answer-may-surprise-you
We need to read between the lines because they have the data but they do not really conclude. With the data, they can’t lie anymore.
>>> “The story is that NOAA aren’t seeing the expected ramp-up into Cycle 26. When the sunspot number should be climbing back up, the agency’s data (linked here) reveals sunspots remain low, and actually continuing dropping:”
electroverse.net/noaa-confirms-a-full-blown-grand-solar-minimum/
I think it is all dependent on the trust you have about the entity providing the vaccine. Personally, I do not trust the WHO and Bill Gates. If somebody would show up and be completely transparent about his vaccine, I might be tempted to get it.
I think the basic theory behind the vaccine is solid. The application, on the other hand is not. We hear horror stories about bad applications of vaccines. These stories might be true or not, the simple fact that they are believable is enough to throw some doubts on the whole process.
Even with a good theory, vaccines are still an expression of our arrogant pretension about being smarter than nature (insert God here if you want).
Somehow, we feel the urge to intervene in natural processes. We might be fighting a virus or microbe on a plague with some vaccine but who’s to say that we are not simply postponing the problems. Maybe we are weakening the population by inoculating some peoples against some disease.
How are we certain that the vaccine has exactly the same effect that a natural immunization would have?
We can’t.
Nobody can.
We do not know enough. We will never will.
We can only know more, with time. We will never know everything. That is impossible.
>> “In April, the WHO and its partners reluctantly recommended a temporary halt to mass polio immunisation campaigns, recognising the move could lead to a resurgence of the disease.”
www.sott.net/article/440788-Vaccine-derived-polio-spreads-in-Africa-after-defeat-of-wild-virus
Wild meat would be even better. Sugar and too much eating carbohydrates are bad for us. Look at all the problems created by agriculture. We are saturating local environments with either unnatural chemicals or a heavy concentration of natural life.
>>> “Since the start of 2020, Covid-19 has killed 40,000 in the UK, and now kills about ten a day. On the other hand, heart attacks and strokes have killed 115,000, and continue to kill 460 people a day. Which one should we be really concerned about? Have a wild guess on that one.”
We are heading to a GSM, Grand Solar Minimum. We are just finishing cycle 24 and now about to start cycle 25. This winter 2020-2021 will be very bad, then we will have a break up to 2026.
>>> “The UK has just suffered-through one of it coldest August Bank Holiday weekends ever recorded, the Alps and Pyrenees have recently received heavy summer snow, and now the French are reporting all-time record August lows:
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This is why we have extremely hot days and it is reinforcing the global warming agenda. Have you noticed that Global warming has changed to Global changes recently? Maybe we can all forget about the warming claims.
>>> “When solar activity is HIGH the jet stream is tight and stable and follows somewhat of a straight path. But when solar activity is LOW that meandering band of air flowing 6 miles above our heads becomes weak and wavy–it effectively buckles which diverts frigid Polar air to atypically low latitudes and replaces it with warmer tropical air.”