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  • Game-Changing Tech Turns Dry Desert Air Into Lifesaving Water

    10/29/2024 10:43:41 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 26 replies
    Scitech Daily ^ | October 29, 2024 | John Domol, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
    An early prototype of an atmospheric water harvesting device from H. Jeremy Cho’s lab. Credit: Jeff Scheid/UNLV ======================================================================== Researchers at UNLV have developed a groundbreaking technology that efficiently extracts large amounts of water from the air, even in extremely low-humidity conditions. Inspired by natural processes observed in tree frogs and air plants, this technology utilizes a hydrogel membrane and can be powered by solar energy, offering a sustainable water source for arid regions. Transforming Air Into Water Turning the air around us into drinking water has long seemed like a marvel, closer to science fiction than reality—especially when it comes...
  • The Timeless Truth About Tyranny According to Aristotle

    10/19/2024 2:57:53 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 16 replies
    Is your government slowly becoming tyrannical? Aristotle warned us 2,300 years ago. In this eye-opening exploration of Aristotle's analysis of tyranny, we delve into the timeless insights of one of history's greatest political thinkers. Drawing from Aristotle's great work "Politics," we uncover the mechanisms of tyrannical rule that are as relevant today as they were in ancient Greece. Discover how Aristotle's experiences with the Thirty Tyrants of Athens and his personal relationship with the tyrant Hermias shaped his understanding of unjust rule. Learn the tactics tyrants use to rise to power and maintain their grip on society - from manipulating...
  • Dracula Author's Lost Story Unearthed After 134 Years

    10/19/2024 2:02:14 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 13 replies
    BBC ^ | 10/20 | Maia Davies
    An amateur historian has discovered a long-lost short story by Bram Stoker, published just seven years before his legendary gothic novel Dracula. Brian Cleary stumbled upon the 134-year-old ghostly tale while browsing the archives of the National Library of Ireland. Gibbet Hill was originally published in a Dublin newspaper in 1890 - when the Irishman started working on Dracula - but has been undocumented ever since. Stoker biographer Paul Murray says the story sheds light on his development as an author and was a significant “station on his route to publishing Dracula”. The ghostly story tells the tale of a...
  • After Plagiarism Allegation, Kamala's Publisher Seems to Know a Total Disaster Could Be on Their Hands

    10/15/2024 7:06:30 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 41 replies
    Townhall ^ | October 15, 2024 | Matt Vespa
    Katie had it yesterday: Kamala Harris might have plagiarized good chunks of her book, Smart on Crime. This goes beyond the recent plagiarism scandals that have rocked elite higher education institutions. It’s one thing not to cite someone else’s work. It’s another when you copy and paste entire sections of Wikipedia, which the vice president is accused of. And I thought Joe Biden lifting Neil Kinnock’s speech during his 1988 campaign was bad. This is even more egregious. The New York Times tried to run interference. It failed. Christopher Rufo, who had the scoop, had the receipts: Kamala’s publisher seems...
  • Austrian Economists on our current dilemma

    10/13/2024 9:53:45 PM PDT · by HannagansBride · 13 replies
    Important Books ^ | 2012 | Ludwig von Mises
    Quotation from Page 2 of the book Bureaucracy by Ludwig von Mises (preeminent leader of the Austrian School of Economics) Paperback edition by Important Books 2012. Available in the bookstore at Mises.org https://store.mises.org/Bureaucracy-Paperback-P11312.aspx -------------------- An American, asked to specify his complaints about the evils of progressing bureaucratization, might say something like this: “Our traditional American system of government was based on the separation of the legislative, the executive, and the judicial powers and on a fair division of jurisdiction between the Union and the States. The legislators, the most important executives, and many of the judges were chosen by election....
  • 'Secret teachings' about ritual Samurai beheading revealed in newly translated Japanese texts

    10/09/2024 11:13:47 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 27 replies
    Live Science ^ | October 1, 2024 | Owen Jarus
    Four newly translated Japanese texts describe how ritual samurai beheadings were supposed to take place during the Edo period and later.When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This 1860 photo shows a samurai with a raised sword. Four newly translated texts shed light on how samurai carried out the death ritual of Seppuku. (Image credit: Heritage Images / Contributor via Getty Images) Four texts that discuss how the samurai carried out Seppuku, a ritual death in which a fellow samurai would usually behead another, have been translated into English...
  • Very unique book being sold at Walmart.

    10/07/2024 5:17:53 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 37 replies
    Twitter / X / Citizen's Free Press ^ | October 07, 2024 | Staff
    Walmart is selling a book titled The Achievements of Kamala Harris. All the pages in the book are blank. This is completely real. Jason Dudash is the author/creator. VIDEO AT LINK!..........😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😁😉😏
  • Nine Years Ago, I Speculated that Dewey’s Days Were Numbered. How Far Have We Come? | Opinion

    09/28/2024 9:07:51 AM PDT · by DallasBiff · 57 replies
    SLJ(School Library Journal) ^ | 9/9/21 | Tali Babas
    I was vilified for criticizing the Dewey Decimal system. We librarians need to stop perpetuating its systemic racism in our libraries. Almost a decade ago, my colleagues and I wrote an article for SLJ entitled “Are Dewey’s Days Numbered?” in which we made the argument that the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system had lost its relevance. We took a bold stance, and the backlash was swift. Fellow librarians would wait outside the rooms I was speaking in at conferences, backing me into corners to demand that I stop talking about alternative systems.
  • Conservative power players setting up Florida summit labeled the ‘anti-Davos’ (only 6.33 years left)

    09/27/2024 5:09:09 PM PDT · by Libloather · 6 replies
    NY Post ^ | 9/27/24 | Lydia Moynihan
    Donald Trump’s closest allies including Tucker Carlson, RFK Jr., Doug Burgum, and son Donald Trump Jr. are taking their war on woke to a business summit next month which may provide a window into the former president’s economic agenda if he is elected for a second term. But unlike the usual conferences where billionaires hobnob in enclaves like Davos, Switzerland, or Sun Valley, Idaho, this event — hosted by online marketplace PublicSq. in Orlando, Fla. — is focused on Trump’s America First agenda. “Small businesses thrived under the first Trump term, and the America-first policy agenda of the second Trump...
  • Banned Books Week observance worrisomely apt this year

    09/25/2024 4:07:30 PM PDT · by Houmatt · 11 replies
    Freedom From Religion Foundation ^ | 09/25/2024 | Unknown
    We’re in the middle of Banned Books Week — an observance that is troublingly appropriate this year. “The attempts to censor, restrict or ban books in 2024 in the United States continued to surpass pre-pandemic levels, while books with LGBTQ-plus themes dominate the most-challenged list, advocacy groups said in reports released Monday, just as Banned Books Week began,” reports the Washington Post. “The annual event, which will run through Saturday nationwide, seeks to spotlight the value of free and open access to information.”
  • Something Lost, Something Gained by Hillary Rodham Clinton review – the pain of post-Trump stress disorder

    09/25/2024 10:35:49 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 16 replies
    UK Guardian ^ | 9/23/2024 | Peter Conrad
    What Hillary Clinton lost was her chance to be the first female US president; what she has gained in the eight years since that wrenching disappointment is less clear. “My life is richer and my spirit is stronger,” she insists, but her new book, Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love and Liberty, reveals her to be also the victim of lingering PTSD. Brooding about her defeat, she muddles the five-step grieving process and alternates between denial and anger, bargaining and depression. As yet, despite walks in the woods and romps with her grandchildren, she seems not to have...
  • The Alienork Way - A cautionary tale for civilized humans. (Bracken short story)

    09/22/2024 7:24:43 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 8 replies
    Matthew’s Substack ^ | 22 Sep, 2024 | Matt Bracken
    My name is Naku. This is the story of my people, who live on the great Island of Plenty. Our island is so vast, and the need for travel so small, and it being very difficult to cross the high mountain ridges, people most often live near where they are born. Food is easy to grow or to pick everywhere and at all times of the year, and there are plenty of fish to catch as well. But from time to time a traveler might visit, sometimes by boat, and sometimes by climbing over the sharp-topped mountains between the numberless...
  • ChatGPT and Carrol Quigley

    09/22/2024 7:19:34 AM PDT · by Dalberg-Acton · 46 replies
    ChatGPT | September 21, 2024 | ChatGPT
    ChatGPT 9/21/2024 Do you know who Carroll Quigley is?Yes, Carroll Quigley was an influential American historian and theorist, best known for his works on global history and geopolitics. He taught at Georgetown University for many years and is most famous for his book Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time (1966). In this book, he examined the development of Western civilization from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, offering detailed insights into political, economic, and social structures.One of Quigley's major points of interest is his belief in the existence of elite groups that shape...
  • Disney stars boast about the company’s newest miniseries: ‘It will be a gay explosion...’

    09/19/2024 11:13:31 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 41 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 09/18/2024 | Andrea Widburg
    For decades, The Walt Disney Company was a reliable source of family-friendly entertainment. It may not have been high art, but you felt safe sending your children to the theater with a dollar clutched in their hands to pay for a matinee or letting them select a Disney movie from your video or DVD collection. Those days are gone. Despite a massive collapse in share prices the last time Disney released its inner gay, the studio is at it again, this time with a miniseries that its stars describe as a “gay explosion.”Technically, the new series, Agatha All Along ,...
  • ChatGPT: Top 100 Books Cited By Universities for History Majors

    09/17/2024 8:02:20 AM PDT · by Titus-Maximus · 28 replies
    chatgpt ^ | 9/17/2024 | Chat GPT
    Question: Please list the top 100 books most often cited by universities for History majors. Answer: Compiling a definitive list of the 100 most cited history books across universities is challenging due to the diverse nature of historical studies and the vast array of topics. However, I can provide a list of many key texts that are frequently referenced in university history programs. These books cover a range of themes, from historiography and methodology to specific periods and movements. Here is a comprehensive list, organized by category: Historiography & Methodology 1. "The Historian’s Craft" – Marc Bloch 2. "What Is...
  • Slaying Leviathan

    09/15/2024 4:43:59 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 7 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 15 Sep, 2024 | J.B. Shurk
    Ned Ryun has written a new book, American Leviathan, and I was fortunate to get my hands on an advance copy. If you don’t know Ned, he’s the founder of American Majority and Voter Gravity, grassroots organizations that specialize in fighting the culture war at the local level and electing America First conservatives. On cable news channels and in his writing, he’s an eloquent defender of the Constitution, limited government, and the American Republic as the Founding Fathers intended. I highly recommend that you read American Leviathan and share it with friends — especially friends who struggle to see clearly...
  • Did the Eruption of Thera Cause the Biblical Ten Plagues?

    09/12/2024 10:07:12 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 22 replies
    Greek Reporter ^ | September 12, 2024 | Caleb Howells
    Did the eruption of Thera cause the Ten Plagues of Egypt, such as the transformation of the Nile into blood?The eruption of the Minoan island of Thera, or Santorini, has popularly been linked to the legend of Atlantis. However, many researchers also attempt to connect it to another famous story: the Ten Plagues. The Bible tells the story of the Ten Plagues of Egypt in the Book of Exodus. Is it possible that the eruption of Thera really could have resulted in these famous Ten Plagues? How the eruption of Thera supposedly explains the Ten Plagues According to advocates of...
  • Excerpt: "Dangerous Injustice: How Democrats Weaponized the DOJ To Protect Biden and Persecute Trump"

    09/09/2024 6:05:32 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 6 replies
    RealClearPolitics ^ | 9 Sep, 2024 | Joseph B. Sweeney
    The following is an excerpt from RealClearPublishing's new book by Joseph B. Sweeney, "Dangerous Injustice: How Democrats Weaponized the DOJ to Protect Biden and Persecute Trump." Examples of the Democratic Party’s corruption of the American justice system for political means can be traced back to at least former President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Continuing and escalating throughout Trump’s presidency, and after, the aggressive weaponization of federal law enforcement against Trump reached the unimaginable when on August 8, 2022, thirty Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents, armed and authorized to use deadly force, raided the home of the former president...
  • Who Goes Nazi?

    09/08/2024 11:47:53 AM PDT · by grey_whiskers · 15 replies
    Harpers ^ | August 1941 | Dorothy Thompson
    It is an interesting and somewhat macabre parlor game to play at a large gathering of one’s acquaintances: to speculate who in a showdown would go Nazi. By now, I think I know. I have gone through the experience many times—in Germany, in Austria, and in France. I have come to know the types: the born Nazis, the Nazis whom democracy itself has created, the certain-to-be fellow-travelers. And I also know those who never, under any conceivable circumstances, would become Nazis.
  • Amazon 'error' hits first book about Trump assassination attempt, Bulletproof — cover swapped with adult art journal

    09/08/2024 7:56:09 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 28 replies
    Post Millenial ^ | 9-7-24 | The Post Millennial
    Amazon has uploaded an image of a sexually suggestive art and design publication called "KINFOLK" instead of the proper cover for Bulletproof: How a Shot Meant for Donald Trump Took Out Joe Biden by Jack Posobiec and Joshua Lisec, the first book about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The inappropriate cover image first appeared on Friday and was noted by Bulletproof author Posobiec, who tweeted "ATTN: I do not know what is going on but This is NOT the cover for Bulletproof, @Amazon. They are sabotaging the FIRST book every written about the Trump assassination." The news of the...