tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post717270377678247144..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: Capitanian: A Sixth Major Extinction 262 Million Years Ago? Word Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-72644735341628272452015-04-29T10:24:35.611-06:002015-04-29T10:24:35.611-06:00New post on "Fluoride and Fluorite: First Cha...New post on "Fluoride and Fluorite: First Change since 1962: Decreased Levels of Recommended Fluoride in Drinking Water by the United States" is now up.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-37943016480364373972015-04-29T10:18:40.284-06:002015-04-29T10:18:40.284-06:00New post on "Fluoride and Fluorite: First Cha...New post on "Fluoride and Fluorite: First Change since 1962: Decreased Levels of Recommended Fluoride in Drinking Water by the United States" is now up.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-65066703699799630262015-04-28T17:43:34.596-06:002015-04-28T17:43:34.596-06:00Maybe it should be We'll Dream-40 then since w...Maybe it should be We'll Dream-40 then since we'll all sleep better. <br /><br />Subduct tape--perfect!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-90492359519036256092015-04-28T17:40:23.004-06:002015-04-28T17:40:23.004-06:00Or, if you don't like that idea, maybe we can ...Or, if you don't like that idea, maybe we can keep all those plates from sliding around after all, with enough duct tape.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-82543493469025999692015-04-28T17:38:59.581-06:002015-04-28T17:38:59.581-06:00Well, there's no stopping plate tectonics. Th...Well, there's no stopping plate tectonics. Those plates are gonna move. Earthquakes happen when friction tries to slow them down. Just like a frozen nut on a rusted bolt. Enough WD-40, and they'll just slide smooth as silk down into their subduction zones, and we'll all sleep better at night.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-86233090227064849852015-04-28T14:13:33.708-06:002015-04-28T14:13:33.708-06:00Smith-Berkeley connection<a href="https://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2015/04/27/center-for-studies-in-higher-ed-dreams-big/" rel="nofollow">Smith-Berkeley connection</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-76947518129680764312015-04-28T13:32:53.321-06:002015-04-28T13:32:53.321-06:00Interesting. I just learned WD-40 stands for Water...Interesting. I just learned WD-40 stands for Water Displacement-40th try. Trying to fit that in with your deep hole idea. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-62133328124576337422015-04-28T13:07:24.130-06:002015-04-28T13:07:24.130-06:00Every time I see pictures like that, I'm tempt...Every time I see pictures like that, I'm tempted to suggest drilling some deep holes and squirting in some WD-40 to smooth things out.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-51869572559320229962015-04-28T06:51:43.638-06:002015-04-28T06:51:43.638-06:00There are some great Nepal earthquake plate tecton...There are some great Nepal earthquake plate tectonics <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-deadly-nepal-earthquake-happened-graphic1/" rel="nofollow">illustrations here</a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-47159795014831710362015-04-27T10:52:15.369-06:002015-04-27T10:52:15.369-06:00I had to read all that to get to no. Well, now I k...I had to read all that to get to no. Well, now I know. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-89207983177861038542015-04-27T00:50:24.955-06:002015-04-27T00:50:24.955-06:00Did Ada Lovelace really smoke a pipe?<a href="http://sydneypadua.com/2dgoggles/faq/" rel="nofollow">Did Ada Lovelace really smoke a pipe?</a>Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-54168622702305590272015-04-26T20:13:32.044-06:002015-04-26T20:13:32.044-06:00I do know a few glacial erratics like that.I do know a few glacial erratics like that.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-23397895142434636642015-04-26T19:08:05.927-06:002015-04-26T19:08:05.927-06:00Glacial ascetic: Refusing to acknowledge evidence...Glacial ascetic: Refusing to acknowledge evidence of global warming or acid rain.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-69010513741425608362015-04-26T16:13:26.567-06:002015-04-26T16:13:26.567-06:00Corollaries to "ascetic" from today'...Corollaries to "ascetic" from today's "A Word A Day" site. I especially enjoyed the last one:<br /><br />Ascotic: Wearing one’s scarf really tight<br />Copascetic: Avoiding the Copacobana<br />Bascetic hound: A dog that doesn’t eat all his food at once<br />Cascettic: Refusing to upgrade to a CD player<br />Videocascettic: Refusing to upgrade to a DVD player<br />Amasscetic: Avoiding any contact with Donald Trump<br /><br />Enjoy. (no !, you'll notice, Lego)<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-46301083533203283742015-04-26T10:18:50.263-06:002015-04-26T10:18:50.263-06:00Lovelace and Babbage<a href="http://sciencefriday.com/segment/04/24/2015/the-thrilling-adventures-of-lovelace-and-babbage.html#path/segment/04/24/2015/the-thrilling-adventures-of-lovelace-and-babbage.html" rel="nofollow">Lovelace and Babbage</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-10914792299637408562015-04-24T15:05:53.824-06:002015-04-24T15:05:53.824-06:00Deep Basalt (great band name) feeding Shallower Rh...Deep Basalt (great band name) feeding Shallower Rhyolite--great double chambers of liquid magma. Thanks for the share.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87539495012071079222015-04-24T12:56:17.785-06:002015-04-24T12:56:17.785-06:00Yellowstone, reloaded.<a href="http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2015/04/two-huge-magma-chambers-spied-beneath-yellowstone-national-park" rel="nofollow">Yellowstone, reloaded</a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-35229111878714433442015-04-24T07:49:13.925-06:002015-04-24T07:49:13.925-06:00Speaking of Walt Whitman.<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/npr-history-dept/2015/04/23/401681334/7-lost-american-slang-words" rel="nofollow">Speaking of Walt Whitman</a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-54188504725676598812015-04-24T07:04:11.748-06:002015-04-24T07:04:11.748-06:00Yes, I like it, too.Thanks, jan.Yes, I like it, too.Thanks, jan.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-46063592749856628902015-04-24T06:19:34.736-06:002015-04-24T06:19:34.736-06:00It's a couple of days late, but I liked this N...It's a couple of days late, but I liked <a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/04/22/401540530/julian-koenig-well-known-adman-named-earth-day" rel="nofollow">this NPR segment on the guy who named Earth Day.</a> (He was the father of Sarah Koenig, of <i>This American Life</i> and <i>Serial</i> fame.)janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-80690101075647182812015-04-23T10:26:16.736-06:002015-04-23T10:26:16.736-06:00As jan noted, the global warming/climate change re...As jan noted, the global warming/climate change realty was not on our front burner in 1970. But it seems to me that that “debate” (whether our behavior is affecting climate change) has been conceded by the sayers of “Nay, we are not at all to blame. ‘Tis just the sun’s normal fluctuations!” Those holdouts perhaps have now been relegated to lunatic fringe status. Al Gore may not have become prez, but he did help accomplish this.<br /><br />The trajectory of the climate change debate has mirrored that of the smoking debate. People funally realize that polluting their skies, waters and soil – or their lungs – is not wise. But it is just so darn difficult to break that addiction!<br /><br />LeGorelAmbda<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-21893128483310190832015-04-22T18:27:14.108-06:002015-04-22T18:27:14.108-06:00Reading "Silent Spring" in junior high s...Reading "Silent Spring" in junior high school and Earth Day really changed everything for me. <br /><br />Great set of tunes, Lego. I remember them all. <br /><br />Too bad we've not made more progress, but we have made some.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-61153678729289465882015-04-22T14:21:17.715-06:002015-04-22T14:21:17.715-06:00Besides “environment,” the word “ecology” also gai...Besides “environment,” the word “ecology” also gained currency post-Rachel and post-Gaylord. (Incidentally, where is “Gaylord” on the list of top baby boy names of 2015?) Also, Gaylord Nelson and Bill Proxmire (he of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Fleece_Award" rel="nofollow">Golden Fleece</a> fame) were “my guys” from the Badger state. They were the Jagger and Richards of politics in the land of cheese.<br /><br />The article mentions Jimi, The Fab Four, and S&G. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1970" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is what else was on our “transistor radios” back in the Paleozoic Era.<br /><br />LegozoicError<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-52490183749366965982015-04-22T13:48:37.667-06:002015-04-22T13:48:37.667-06:00Sure. But the issues were less clear then (we wer...Sure. But the issues were less clear then (we weren't up to worrying about nuclear winter yet, let alone global warming), and the Vietnam War and suppression of protest against it loomed larger.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-6590908603940340622015-04-22T09:57:53.741-06:002015-04-22T09:57:53.741-06:00Aw.Aw.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com