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  • Vanity: How to change font seen when viewing FR?

    06/06/2021 4:29:46 AM PDT · by pa_dweller · 18 replies
    self | 6/6/21 | self
    I used to see FR in Arial font. Using this laptop it's in Times New Roman. Very difficult to read and small font size does not help. Searched settings/preferences but no joy. Any guidance to offer? Thanks. Win10.
  • Adding Manufacturing Capacity: Herding Snowflakes, By Thomas Archer

    05/04/2020 5:49:35 PM PDT · by pa_dweller · 12 replies
    Jack Ganssle's Blog ^ | April 28, 2020 | Thomas Archer
    Adding Manufacturing Capacity: Herding Snowflakes, By Thomas Archer In the current Covid-19 crisis a critical shortage is medical ventilators. Manufacturers are increasing production within their operations and by transferring technology to other companies. One example in the national news is Ventec Life Systems Inc., an established ventilator supplier, working with General Motors. Increases in ventilator production are possible, perhaps even 100% if raw materials are already in the chain. Hearts, minds, money and bodies will be in the right places, but multi-digit increases in domestic production in 30 to 90 days isn't going to happen. Irregularities in the supply chain...
  • Social Distancing is Working

    04/04/2020 9:18:59 PM PDT · by pa_dweller · 17 replies
    Bill Whittle ^ | 4/4/20 | Bill Whittle
    We have pad [sic], and continue to pay, a huge economic price for it, but new data from an unexpected source gives compelling evidence that social distancing is working against COVID-19, as well as a surprising providing a possible dividend.
  • Boeing 737 cockpit screens go blank if pilots land on specific runways

    02/17/2020 11:45:33 AM PST · by pa_dweller · 76 replies
    The Register ^ | 1/8/20 | Gareth Corfield
    Boeing's 737 Next Generation airliners have been struck by a peculiar software flaw that blanks the airliners' cockpit screens if pilots dare attempt a westwards landing at specific airports. Amid the various well-reported woes facing America's largest airframe maker, yet another one has emerged from the US Federal Aviation Administration; a bug that causes all pilots' display screens in the 737-NG airliner family to simply go blank.
  • Shiveluch volcano erupts to 70,000 ft.

    08/26/2019 7:00:36 AM PDT · by pa_dweller · 38 replies
    Volcano discovery ^ | 8/26/19 | Volcano discovery
    Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Anchorage warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 70000 ft (21300 m) altitude or flight level 700 and is moving at 10 kts in NNE direction.
  • John Dillinger - climate change victim

    07/23/2019 7:23:53 PM PDT · by pa_dweller · 25 replies
    Youtube ^ | 7/23/19 | Tony Heller
    You think it's hot now?   How about 100+ degrees Fahrenheit for days?
  • DOE: If it weren’t for coal-fired electricity plants, the Northeast would have blacked-out during...

    03/30/2018 8:15:26 AM PDT · by pa_dweller · 9 replies
    Watts Up With That? ^ | 3/29/18 | Anthony Watts
    DOE: If it weren’t for coal-fired electricity plants, the Northeast would have blacked-out during recent bomb-cyclone From the Daily Caller: Coal-fired power plants kept the lights on for millions of Americans during January’s bomb cyclone, according to an Energy Department report warning future plant retirements could imperil grid security. Energy analysts at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory found that coal power kept the lights on for millions of Americans during the bomb cyclone that pummeled the eastern U.S. from late December to early January. NETL analysts found that coal plants made up most of the incremental power utilities relied on...
  • Georgia (the one over by Russia) ski lift failure

    03/20/2018 2:11:36 PM PDT · by pa_dweller · 27 replies
    sky news ^ | 3/19/18 | sky news
    Video from the Georgian ski resort of Gaudari showed terrified skiers jumping or falling from the chairlift as it travelled backwards during Friday's incident.
  • Presidential Ceremonial Honor Guard Silent Drill Team

    01/06/2018 7:26:37 PM PST · by pa_dweller · 24 replies
    Little Things ^ | Not stated | Paul Morris
    For those who like this sort of thing, impressive drill routine. (video)
  • Cosmic Rays, Solar Activity Have Much Greater Impact On Earth’s Climate Than Models Suggest

    12/25/2017 8:59:19 AM PST · by pa_dweller · 48 replies
    The Australian ^ | 19/12/17 | Graham Lloyd
    Lead author, Henrik Svensmark, from The Technical University of Denmark has long held that climate models had greatly underestimated the impact of solar activity. He says the new research identified the feedback mechanism through which the sun’s impact on climate was varied. Professor Svensmark’s theories on solar impact have caused a great deal of controversy within the climate science community and the latest findings are sure to provoke new outrage. He does not dispute that increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have a warming impact on the climate. But his findings present a challenge to estimates of how...
  • Moody Blues nominated for RRHOF

    10/05/2017 6:58:23 AM PDT · by pa_dweller · 101 replies
    RRHOF ^ | 10/3/17 | RRHOF
    Doesn't matter to me, personally, love'em anyway but, it'd be a nice honor (albeit years late) for the guys.
  • The Tragedy of Suicide with Dr. Linda Lagemann

    05/23/2017 12:06:57 PM PDT · by pa_dweller
    Lock n Load with Bill Frady ^ | 5/22/17 | Bill Frady
    Frady has a sober conversation with a psychiatrist about Bob Owen, psychotropic drugs, mental health professionals, more.
  • Antarctic Peninsula ice more stable than previously thought

    05/03/2017 5:34:34 AM PDT · by pa_dweller · 10 replies
    University of Leeds ^ | 5/2/17 | Anna Martinez
    Glacier flow at the southern Antarctic Peninsula has increased since the 1990s, but a new study has found the change to be only a third of what was recently reported. An international team of researchers, led by the UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling at the University of Leeds, is the first to map the change in ice speed. The team collated measurements recorded by five different satellites to track changes in the speed of more than 30 glaciers since 1992. The findings, published today in Geophysical Research Letters, represent the first detailed assessment of changing glacier flow in...
  • New company finds success designing shovels and other farm tools designed for women.

    03/15/2017 1:48:23 PM PDT · by pa_dweller · 55 replies
    Reading Eagle ^ | 3/15/17 | Lisa Scheid
    Tasked with helping design a shovel for women, the Penn State University graduate student watched a few of them digging, and felt embarrassed for them. "They are all digging wrong," he whispered to Liz Brensinger as they observed the volunteers pushing a shovel into the ground. As part of the design process, they videotaped scores of women farmers and gardeners. The most noticeable difference was the extreme angle of the shovel. But, it wasn't the women who were wrong, it was the shovel, said Brensinger, co-owner of the company that commissioned the study. "It wasn't what he was used to...
  • Doctors at LVHN remove woman's 140-pound tumor

    03/11/2017 12:44:48 PM PST · by pa_dweller · 20 replies
    The Morning Call ^ | 3/9/17 | Sam Kennedy
    Mary Clancey thought she was overweight because of her penchant for French fries and other starchy foods. Her family doctor teased her about too much snacking at the Pottsville Boscov's fudge counter where she worked. Both were wrong. Inside the once-spritely grandmother was a cancerous tumor the size of, well, a whole other person — 140 pounds.
  • Yale University Climate Opinion Maps Show What Americans Think About Global Warming

    03/04/2017 6:34:12 AM PST · by pa_dweller · 14 replies
    Yale University ^ | 3/3/17 | Sean Breslin
    Americans are split geographically on the topic of climate change, sometimes by county lines or congressional districts, according to new data released by Yale University's Program on Climate Change Communication. The Climate Opinion Maps give Americans an interactive glimpse into the country's view of threats from global warming. The survey results are sortable on the study's website, allowing users to see the Americans' opinions on climate change at a state, county and even metro level.
  • NASA Scientist Studies Whether Solar Storms Cause Animal Beachings

    02/03/2017 7:42:26 AM PST · by pa_dweller · 15 replies
    NASA ^ | 2/2/17 | Lori Keesey
    The team expects to complete the study by the end of September and publish its findings in a scientific, peer-reviewed journal. Should the study reveal a statistical correlation, team members said the results won’t necessarily imply a causal link. However, it would provide the first thorough research into this hypothesis and offer the first step toward determining if it’s correct.
  • Study finds potential instability in Atlantic Ocean water circulation system

    01/05/2017 7:32:16 AM PST · by pa_dweller · 38 replies
    Yale University ^ | 1/4/17 | Jim Shelton
    One of the world’s largest ocean circulation systems may not be as stable as today’s weather models predict, according to a new study. In fact, changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) — the same deep-water ocean current featured in the movie “The Day After Tomorrow” — could occur quite abruptly, in geologic terms, the study says. The research appears in the Jan. 4 online edition of the journal Science Advances.
  • Nina Teicholz On U.S. Dietary Guidelines And LCHF Docs Under Attack

    12/30/2016 6:41:44 PM PST · by pa_dweller · 26 replies
    Livin la Vida low-carb show ^ | 2016 | Jimmy Moore
    Behind-the-scenes, so much is happening to help progress the science supporting a low-carb, high-fat, ketogenic diet. One of the leading voices helping bring this about is investigative journalist Nina Teicholz, New York Times bestselling author of The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet, who came under fire in 2015 for her British Medical Journal article “The scientific report guiding the US dietary guidelines: is it scientific?” This brought on a media firestorm with public pressure being applied to the BMJ to retract Nina’s column. A bright light of hope happened recently when the...
  • Looking at Donald Trump's dominance in Berks County (Pa)

    11/28/2016 9:02:08 AM PST · by pa_dweller · 15 replies
    Reading Eagle ^ | 11/28/16 | Karen Shuey
    Donald Trump managed to pull off victories in several key states that had been considered strongholds for Democratic candidates - one of the more important shifts that helped drive his improbable win in this year's presidential election. And to score success in those states, the real estate mogul relied on building support in suburban counties that had voted for President Barack Obama in 2012. In total, according to a Washington Post analysis, Trump flipped 217 counties that had voted Democratic in the last election. Hillary Clinton flipped only 30 counties that voted for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in 2012....