for f*ck's sake, lefties, Louise Mensch is not your gahtdamb bloody f*cking...
Apparently this needs to be freaking said, bloody fecking hell. Said, again, that is. Subir already done fucking told some of y’all but in that instance he chose to be far more polite than perhaps he...
View ArticleElectric and autonomous vehicles everywhere by 2030? Bit optimistic methinks
MB’s Overnight Open Thread today had a great link to a reportthat is…rather optimistic about the uptake of electric vehicles. There was an interesting discussion in the comments so I thought I’d go and...
View ArticleOkay so I just have to rant
OH haayyyy, no, it’s not meta because honestly, don’t y’all have better things to do? I hear Indivisible needs help. Anywho...there’s cursing below so...tap out now if you’re not in the mood.We all...
View ArticleNope, Yellowstone still isn't going to erupt
The Yellowstone cycle of dumb begins anew.1. Minor uplift and or earthquake 2. Someone on the internet notices 3. Hysteria, conspiracy, and ridiculousness 4. Scientists facepalm, rend their hair, wreck...
View ArticleRevisiting Euclid v. Ambler
A fun little article danced down my twitter timeline and it got me thinking.Basically, Facebook is building its own full-service town. The people who work there will also have their own grocery store,...
View ArticleMars's dirt is probably too poisonous for colonization
This is actually old news. It’s been known for years that the Martian soil is deeply infused with perchlorates and that they are distributed across most of the planet. The Phoenix lander discovered...
View ArticleNew York-DC Hype(r)loop? Lol. No.
It’s not a secret I’m no fan of Mr. Elon Musk. I think he’s a smart guy with some decent products---and a really good con-artist who has fooled a good many people. I can admit PayPal does well (I use...
View ArticleLike most everything else, his "trillion dollar infrastructure plan" is...
Brief note and commentary of something I observed at CityLabs.Laura Bliss at CityLabs writes:A lawsuit filed Tuesday against President Trump alleges that his infrastructure advisory council—tasked with...
View ArticleWhy doesn't Cholera get the headlines Ebola does?
It’s not your fault if you weren’t aware of this, but Yemen currently is in crisis. A civil war, with lots of foreign actors (Saudi Arabia, for example), have been pummeling the nation. It’s completely...
View ArticleDaily Kos Wx Center: Harvey to bring significant flooding rains to Texas,...
Just a quick noteLast week before the storm that became Harvey entered the Caribbean, I said it’d go to Belize and then Texas.Was a guess, mostly, but I seem to have been right.Harvey regenerated back...
View ArticleHarvey likely to strike Texas as a major hurricane; catastrophic inland...
What a difference a day makes! Last night Harvey was a tropical depression. This morning the storm rapidly intensified, becoming a hurricane early this afternoon. Hurricane Harvey Advisory Number 19...
View ArticleHouston floods from Harvey are now beyond catastrophic
The worst case scenario is now unfolding across Houston and its suburbs.EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE REQUESTED THAT PEOPLE ESCAPING FLOOD WATERS AS A LAST RESORT DO NOT STAY IN THE ATTIC. IF...
View ArticleDaily Kos WxCenter: We're Watching Irma
We’re watching Hurricane Irma, which bombed out to a Category 3 hurricane today, with interest.Hurricane Irma Advisory Number 6 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112017 500 PM AST Thu Aug...
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Daily Kos WxCenter: Irma approaches Leewards; Bahamas, Florida and Southeast...
Hurricane Irma continues to strengthen as it approaches the Leeward Islands. 000 WTNT31 KNHC 042347 TCPAT1BULLETIN Hurricane Irma Intermediate Advisory Number 22A NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL...
View ArticleDaily Kos WxCenter-Irma: Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Miami, Savannah
This is a brief update, and I apologize for not being able to write as in depth and update as often during this. That said, I think we’re in good hands with everyone on the site who has written...
View ArticleDaily Kos WxCenter: Pretty much the worst-case scenario is projected for all...
We’re just over 2 days from Irma’s likely strike on southeast Florida.There are few changes from this afternoon’s forecast posted by DarkSyde, except that landfall sometime Saturday night into Sunday...
View ArticleThe "Florida evacuation not going well" diary is wrong. Also evening Irma update
I really don’t have time for this.A diary I’ve spent time in has some disinformation, based on anecdote. This is how fake news gets spread. “I heard from someone”---no. Always verify information in an...
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Daily Kos WxCenter: Irma batters Cuba, heads to Florida
Irma struck Cuba late last night as a Category 5 hurricane and crawled along its north coast, causing significant devastation. But now it’s re-emerged back over the water and is already showing signs...
View ArticleDailyKos WxCenter: Irma pummeling Cuba, Florida
Heavy squalls are sweeping south Florida, with confirmed tornadoes embedded within. Meanwhile parts of Key West are already flooded. BULLETIN Hurricane Irma Intermediate Advisory Number 43A NWS...
View ArticleDailyKos WxCenter: Irma strikes the Florida Keys, headed for Naples next
SUMMARY OF 1200 PM EDT...1600 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...25.2N 81.6W ABOUT 65 MI...105 KM SSE OF NAPLES FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215...
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