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Saturday August 29, 2015 · 12:48 PM PDT

2015/08/29 · 12:48

Can the U.S. supply it's electrical needs with PV ? I had run some back of the envelope calculation a while back, and had looked them up again when a friend of mine asked me if I had every thought about it.

Yes, I have thought about it, and the numbers I came up with are here.

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Sunday February 03, 2013 · 11:22 AM PST

2013/02/03 · 11:22

So few people have questioned the origins of my signature, "big badda boom : GRB 090423 ", and I thought, hey I could write a diary about that. Mysterious astronomical objects with astronomical energy output, what's not to like ? GRB stands for gamma ray burster. Follow me across the event horizon to be instantly torn into your constituent atoms, er, I mean to read about why a GRB really is a big badda boom.

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Your favorite boom ?

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Your favorite boom ?

firecrackers

3 votes

type Ia supernova

7 votes

GRB

3 votes

something in the microwave for too long

3 votes

Republican heads because of anything the the Kenyan, Muslim, Socialist President does.

19 votes

Bidder # 70

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Sunday July 24, 2011 · 5:33 PM PDT

2011/07/24 · 17:33

Via Naked Capitalism I found this article about Tim DeChristopher and the fact that our justice system favors the rich. I know, I know, you're shocked ! Below the fold I have some linkies about a call to action and some reminders as to why DeChristoper is a hero.

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Free Tim DeChristopher ?

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Free Tim DeChristopher ?

Yes !

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Hell, Yes !

11 votes

the TSA and the 4th

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Monday July 04, 2011 · 8:09 AM PDT

2011/07/04 · 08:09

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

The 4th amendment to the constitution. As I'm sure any tea-partier can tell you the Bill of Rights are actually amendments to the US constitution.

Seems quite simple doesn't it ? The idea is that the government can't search you, your house, your effects without probable cause and a warrant describing the place to be searched.

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Airport security

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Airport security

Police state

109 votes

too much

39 votes

just right

4 votes

too little

1 vote

the terrorists can walz right through

14 votes

APPLE PIE

4 votes

The War on Downloaders

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Thursday March 17, 2011 · 7:45 PM PDT

2011/03/17 · 19:45

The president's votes on FISA, his support of the Patriot Act, the expansion of TSA unreasonable search and seizures, and now the war on medical marijuana, demonstrates his commitment to freedom right here at home. It's not enough to go after you as a sick pot smoker, though, now he's going to send the department of Justice after you for downloading. Behold, in all it's glory, The Administration's White Paper on Intellectual Property Enforcement Legislative Recommendations.

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I have violated copyright

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I have violated copyright

yes

24 votes

2 votes

48,356 km^2

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Monday May 24, 2010 · 4:29 PM PDT

2010/05/24 · 16:29

That number comes from Skytruth

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Saturday March 20, 2010 · 7:57 AM PDT

2010/03/20 · 07:57

The US is in a downward spiral. The corporatocracy which has been gutting the country for the last 30 years, is finally approaching the endgame. As they have continued to play US states against each other in their perpetual race to the bottom, they have now fully switched to the strategy of playing nation states against each other. The crazy ride accelerates with a press release by an "American Company".

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Big Boom ? Why yes, yes it is.

Bidder # 70

the TSA and the 4th

The War on Downloaders

48,356 km^2

High tech jobs ? eh, I don't think so.