tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post2937033675422202228..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: Speaking of Geologic Time Periods Ending in E: Indian Fossils and the Spread of Primate-Like Animals: India's Island DaysWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-69808002703137228952016-09-21T20:32:22.969-06:002016-09-21T20:32:22.969-06:00New post on "Antikytherian Mechanism Shipwrec...New post on "Antikytherian Mechanism Shipwreck Revisited: Human Skeleton Over 2,000 Years Old Discovered at Site" is now up.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-27152940661539726862016-09-20T09:55:23.614-06:002016-09-20T09:55:23.614-06:00Makes sense.Makes sense.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-28503320902688314802016-09-20T09:24:07.382-06:002016-09-20T09:24:07.382-06:00That is curious, Paul. Hawaii has a very, very act...That is curious, Paul. Hawaii has a very, very active anti-GMO and anti-pesticides faction. Guessing the bugs don't flourish in Alaska so there's little need?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-34031326524106758272016-09-20T09:11:11.875-06:002016-09-20T09:11:11.875-06:00Just a curious observation:
I did a quick count of...Just a curious observation:<br />I did a quick count of the "states registered" and got 48. The missing 2? You guessed it -- AK & HI. Any hypotheses?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-11831916381481484192016-09-19T15:46:43.367-06:002016-09-19T15:46:43.367-06:00Thanks, jan. Hope our local bees and cicadas will ...Thanks, jan. Hope our local bees and cicadas will not be affected.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-4727648380981269182016-09-19T15:35:54.568-06:002016-09-19T15:35:54.568-06:00Here's the product web page, and here's th...<a href="http://www.controlsolutionsinc.com/products/cyonara-9-7/" rel="nofollow">Here's the product web page</a>, and <a href="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/www.agrian.com/pdfs/Cyonara1_9.7_MSDS.pdf" rel="nofollow">here's the MSDS</a>. Don't drink it, don't put it in your fish tank.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-60294050999905369872016-09-19T15:09:32.657-06:002016-09-19T15:09:32.657-06:00Anyone know much about "Cyonara," a lamb...Anyone know much about "Cyonara," a lambda-cyhalothrin pesticide? A lawn service is using it to control bugs in our neighborhood. The name, though "clever," sounds ominous. . . Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-2985271143054609262016-09-17T14:59:51.221-06:002016-09-17T14:59:51.221-06:00These are great, Paul. I did fiddle around with so...These are great, Paul. I did fiddle around with some settings; wonder if I enabled pictographs 😉. Cool bridge.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-62416940759294287462016-09-17T14:31:01.772-06:002016-09-17T14:31:01.772-06:00Aha! Wake up, Blaine and PC, the Philistines are ...Aha! Wake up, Blaine and PC, the Philistines are upon you!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-64088546457219640822016-09-17T14:26:50.155-06:002016-09-17T14:26:50.155-06:00Testing:
🌏🌎🌍🎹😇😕🌉🎶💤Testing:<br />🌏🌎🌍🎹😇😕🌉🎶💤Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-86877398673960508072016-09-15T12:19:26.861-06:002016-09-15T12:19:26.861-06:00Thank heavens for consonants. . .😆
We most defin...Thank heavens for consonants. . .😆<br /><br />We most definitely need a word/puzzle lover at NPR on Sundays!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87395607105769376852016-09-15T12:15:40.589-06:002016-09-15T12:15:40.589-06:00Parse your thumbnail, Steph: Tarse, Tarsier, Tars...Parse your thumbnail, Steph: Tarse, Tarsier, Tarsiest? (Am I a Tarsier parsier now?)janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-33678263801302176742016-09-15T12:08:40.132-06:002016-09-15T12:08:40.132-06:00Si. 😋Si. 😋Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-36113247579757380972016-09-15T12:04:37.745-06:002016-09-15T12:04:37.745-06:00Commenting in nuclear-free Canadian to acknowledge...Commenting in nuclear-free Canadian to acknowledge that some of ND's nukes are based less than a mile from the border?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-70531578499423351732016-09-15T12:00:55.841-06:002016-09-15T12:00:55.841-06:00Et c' est vrai. . .Et c' est vrai. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-15666018700085586232016-09-15T11:24:16.420-06:002016-09-15T11:24:16.420-06:00... Though ND has considerably more nuclear firepo...... Though ND has considerably more nuclear firepower than DPRK.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83441821257590327962016-09-15T11:17:20.082-06:002016-09-15T11:17:20.082-06:00No, there hasn't been a nuclear weapons incide...No, there hasn't been a nuclear weapons incident in North Dakota in nine years.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-36902699944589923822016-09-14T17:43:44.718-06:002016-09-14T17:43:44.718-06:00Graffiti here. Graffiti way out there.
Local news...Graffiti here. Graffiti way out there.<br /><br />Local newscasters had an unfortunate mix-up this week reporting nuclear tests in North Dakota and pipeline issues in North Korea. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-88827774354809867992016-09-14T17:33:45.215-06:002016-09-14T17:33:45.215-06:00Jill Stein approves.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/07/jill-stein-graffiti-charges-north-dakota-oil-pipeline-protest" rel="nofollow">Jill Stein approves.</a>Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-41950702163655089092016-09-14T16:17:32.799-06:002016-09-14T16:17:32.799-06:00Lego, e-pochs(pox), huh? Is that like getting chic...Lego, e-pochs(pox), huh? Is that like getting chicken pox over the internet?<br /><br />--Emily Varicella--<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-32337427973507735482016-09-14T16:02:52.927-06:002016-09-14T16:02:52.927-06:00Speaking of time periods ending in "e," ...Speaking of time periods ending in "e," if all NPR puzzle-doers were geniuses like Mendo Jim and jan, , or genius/geologists like Scientific Steph, a correct answer to Will Shortz’s puzzle this week could be <a href="http://richleebruce.com/biology/age-of-mammals.html" rel="nofollow"> these seven epochs</a>, which are very “well-known” to geniuses.<br /><br />LegoLamentsThatSuchEpochsAreNotSoWellKnownToBarryPaulAndLego<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-42673008978265430922016-09-14T12:54:15.537-06:002016-09-14T12:54:15.537-06:00jan, you are really out there today. . .
Mordor m...jan, you are really out there today. . .<br /><br />Mordor macula--great name. I am seeing red.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-24718495467298839052016-09-14T12:25:35.507-06:002016-09-14T12:25:35.507-06:00Pluto as graffiti artist.
Also, this.<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/feature/pluto-paints-its-largest-moon-red" rel="nofollow">Pluto as graffiti artist.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://whoisthecook.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/04-pixel-pluto.jpg" rel="nofollow">Also, this.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-38964391335453466092016-09-14T10:19:52.290-06:002016-09-14T10:19:52.290-06:00Welcome, Mendo Jim. The femur figure is misleading...Welcome, Mendo Jim. The femur figure is misleading; I believe the femur on the left is actual size and the one on the right is enlarged to show detail. The authors have posted images of bones found to this <a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/free-virtual-fossils-everyone" rel="nofollow">online virtual fossil "repository."</a><br /><br />So, the actual size of these fossil femurs is likely closer to 2 inches. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-9031557044673320132016-09-14T10:00:01.116-06:002016-09-14T10:00:01.116-06:00Thanks for the link to this, WW. It is much more ...Thanks for the link to this, WW. It is much more accessible with my new higher speed internet connection.<br />I like concepts like this one where the imagination can almost see the processes that were at work. Thanks.<br />The bone (femur?) pics seem to refer to extant gray mouse and dwarf lemurs, but they are 3 inches long, almost cat size. I must have missed something. Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.com