Archives for: "September 2019"
Archives for: "September 2019"
Posted by Rich on Sep 24, 2019 in Life, Politics, Science, Climate Change
This story addresses the growing realization among farmers that the environment is changing. They may not yet be willing to attribute those changes to global warming but they are starting to understand that they need to adapt. [image:134] Source:… more »
Posted by Rich on Sep 21, 2019 in Humorous, Programming, Internet
No, "pwned" is not a typo (see below). This article from Gizmodo is entitled, "Why 'ji32k7au4a83' Is a Remarkably Common Password". The image below provides a clue. [image:133] Source: Gizmodo In the course of explaining 'ji32k7au4a83' ... more »
Posted by Rich on Sep 21, 2019 in History
This is a very well-done website presenting an archaeological find in Prittlewell, Essex, England. From the website: "Archaeologists discovered an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon princely burial in Prittlewell in 2003, but many of its secrets remained hidden,… more »
This article in The Atlantic confirms what I already suspected: the deck is stacked against us when it comes to human/dog interactions. [image:130] Source: The Atlantic With regard to the evolutionary characteristic described in this article ... more »
Posted by Rich on Sep 21, 2019 in Politics, Humorous, Climate Change
What if indeed. How many times has humankind created a worse world for nothing? Perhaps we should try something else. From the Lexington Herald Leader - Joel Pett: The cartoon seen 'round the world. [image:129] Source: Lexington Herald Leader more »
Posted by Rich on Sep 21, 2019 in Politics, Climate Change
The image below is sourced from an article in the The Guardian entitled "Climate strikes: hoax photo accusing Australian protesters of leaving rubbish behind goes viral". The article is not really about the physical garbage in the picture. It is about… more »
Posted by Rich on Sep 10, 2019 in History
This video, by John D Ruddy, has been viewed over 4.5 million times. It outlines the history of World War II in 7 minutes. I thought it appropriate to the "My Greatest Generation" portion of this website. And it is very well done. Source: John D Ruddy's… more »
Posted by Rich on Sep 05, 2019 in Politics, Science, Climate Change, Nature
In case you hadn't noticed, our country's progress on addressing global warming, at least on the federal level, has stalled. Or more accurately, it has shifted into reverse. [image:127] Source: NY Times There are a number of possible motives for this… more »