Monday, June 5
Restrictions on Solar
The Texas legislature is currently considering a bill to heavily restrict the generation of wind and solar energy, University of Texas at Austin research scientist Joshua D. Rhodes revealed in a tweet.
The bill in question is Texas SB 624, co-sponsored by Senators Lois Kolkhorst, Mayes Middleton, and Bryan Hughes. It establishes new permit requirements for affordable “renewable energy” — not for dirty energy sources, such as coal. If passed, it would take effect this September.
According to the latest version of the bill (as of late May), any Texas resident with a large solar or wind system who wants to connect to the grid would need a permit. The lengthy permitting process requires a public meeting to allow comments, multiple surveys and assessments, and a website with information about the project.
SB 624 also requires that wind turbines be placed a whole 3,000 feet — more than half a mile — away from the property line, except with the permission of neighboring property owners.
“Texas #SB624 would turn all of Texas into an HOA where your neighbors are now going to be able to tell you what you can and can’t do on your own property,” tweeted Rhodes.
As it’s currently written, the bill applies to facilities with a capacity of 10 megawatts or higher to connect “with a transmission facility.” That wouldn’t include small residential systems, which are usually between one and four kilowatts (0.001 to 0.004 megawatts), according to Yes Energy Solutions. READ MORE...
Sunday, June 4
Existence - Reality - Truth
"The body cannot live without the mind..." Morpheus, The Matrix
Therein lies our problem... the mind... the reality that the mind thinks it sees, may not be the reality that is. And, how then do we disprove that concept or for that matter, prove it? We cannot.
However, death may finally bring us to the authentic reality that we have never seen before.
On the other side of the coin, this reality in which we live, could be the authentic reality after all; but, if it is our authentic reality, it seems pointless because we only live 80-100 years. The authentic reality (in the present state) lives forever.
I say this because there is no evidence to suggest that the our past lives very long at all, nor is there any evidence indicating that our future is being created before we get there. That is to say, it our future instantaneous or is it being lived out 12 hours ahead, 24 hours ahead, or a lifetime ahead? That last thought will boggle your mind.
There is a seamless transition between the present and the future. It happens so quick that we have no way of realizing the transition has taken place from one nanosecond to the next.
That is to say, assuming this is the AUTHENTIC REALITY in which we are living... not a reality of The Matrix. And, according to Descartes, the fact that you think at all, means that you exist.
The fact that we exist means that we have a creator... or a creator of sorts. That is to say, what if, we were created by an ALIEN RACE? That Alien Race would then be our GOD. So, the fact that there is a God, in TRUE!!! It is just not the God that we were expecting... or, lead to believe that we should be expecting.
Now that would be a very interesting TRUTH...
Human Life on Earth Has Passed 7 of 9 Thresholds
Back in 2009, a large group of scientists identified nine limits that humans should not cross if they want the earth to remain hospitable to civilization. These included, among others, the availability of fresh water, the conservation of natural areas, pollution levels, the ozone layer and, of course, climate change.
Now, a new report just published in the journal Nature quantifies – for the first time – the thresholds for each of these problems that should not be exceeded, in order for the earth’s system to be safe and just, not only for humans today, but for future generations. However, seven of these thresholds have already been crossed in all or in large swaths of the planet.
The apocalyptic picture is softened by the fact that the growing hole in the tropospheric ozone layer has fallen from the list: humanity was able to solve the problem in the nick of time.
The 2009 report identified the limits required for the global ecosystem to be sustainable and secure. It was written that, if these limits were to be greatly surpassed, a series of catastrophic changes would follow.
The 2009 report identified the limits required for the global ecosystem to be sustainable and secure. It was written that, if these limits were to be greatly surpassed, a series of catastrophic changes would follow.
But since then, security has been joined by another idea: that the earth’s system will not be secure so long as it is also not fair. The latest report includes this consideration, quantifying the notion of justice between humans, the rest of living beings, as well as future generations. READ MORE...
Saturday, June 3
Biggest Hurdle for Electric Vehicles
The Biden administration just unveiled a proposal for some of the most aggressive auto climate rules in the world — the latest step for a White House that has gone all-in on electric vehicles. But America’s EV transition faces a threat few are talking about — not because of high car costs or a lack of automaker support, but the country’s broken and dysfunctional public charging system.
Most EV drivers charge their vehicles at home. But as Americans buy EVs — to the tune of 7 percent of all new vehicle registrations in January — more and more people are finding that the public charging system is unreliable, inconvenient and simply confusing.
“I’ve seen people wait because there are only four chargers and two of them are out of service,” said Bill Ferro, the founder of EVSession, a software firm that tracks charger reliability. “Everything that I’ve seen shows that it’s driving away current and potential EV owners.”
Drivers might show up at a DC-fast charging station — which can fill a vehicle’s battery by 80 percent in about 20 minutes — to find that most of the chargers are broken. Or one might work, but only if the driver installs a particular app on their phone, creates an account and loads money onto it.
Last year, in a study conducted by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and the climate advocacy group Cool the Earth, researchers tested every single fast charging station in the San Francisco Bay Area.
They found that more than a quarter of the 657 charging points didn’t function during a two-minute charging test. Sometimes the charging cable couldn’t reach the vehicle’s charging port; other times the payment system wouldn’t work; sometimes the charger’s screen was broken or the network was down. READ MORE...
Understanding Your Truth
In the 1940s, our government was experiencing UFOs and kept it secret because they did not want to public to panic... or so they claim. EIGHTY (80) years later, our government finally admits that there have been UFOs...
SO, what is TRUTH?
Is it what our Government Leaders, Teachers, Preachers, and Parents say that it is?
- Our parents tell us that Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny are real... TRUTH?
- Our religious leaders tell us the Bible is 100% accurate... TRUTH?
- Our teachers tell us that mankind evolved from a certain species of Chimpanzee... TRUTH?
During my lifetime so far, I have come to believe that the GENERAL PUBLIC does not really care nor do they focus on the truth. Whether it is right or wrong is of no concern to them. They only issue that bugs the general public is when something interferes with their lifestyles. Then they bitch like there is no tomorrow.
There are people dying left and right because of fentanyl smuggled into the USA from Mexico, made in China, and the public doesn't care until it is their sons or daughters that DIES...
China is preparing to dominate the world by taking over the USA economically and the general public doesn't care because they simply don't believe it will happen, even when our MILITARY LEADERS are warning us it will happen.
What is YOUR TRUTH?
How long will you believe it?
New Twist in Human Origins
A study published in the journal Nature has proposed a new model for human evolution, asserting that modern Homo sapiens stemmed from multiple genetically diverse populations across Africa rather than a single ancestral population. This conclusion was reached after researchers analyzed genetic data from present-day African populations, including 44 newly sequenced genomes from the Nama group of southern Africa.
Contemporary DNA evidence suggests that humans emerged from the interaction of multiple populations living across the continent.
A new study in Nature challenges prevailing theories, suggesting that Homo sapiens evolved from multiple diverse populations across Africa, with the earliest detectable split occurring 120,000-135,000 years ago, after prolonged periods of genetic intermixing.
There is broad agreement that Homo sapiens originated in Africa. But there remain many uncertainties and competing theories about where, when, and how.
In a paper published on May 17, 2023, in Nature, an international research team led by McGill University and the University of California-Davis suggest that, based on contemporary genomic evidence from across the continent, there were humans living in different regions of Africa, migrating from one region to another and mixing with one another over a period of hundreds of thousands of years.
This view runs counter to some of the dominant theories about human origins in Africa.
Competing theories about human origins in Africa
One theory holds that, about 150,000 years ago, there was a single central ancestral population in Africa from which other populations diverged.
One theory holds that, about 150,000 years ago, there was a single central ancestral population in Africa from which other populations diverged.
Another suggests that this central ancestral population was the result of the mixing of modern humans with a Neanderthal-like hominins (human-like beings), resulting in a leap forward in human evolution, as has been suggested took place in Eurasia. READ MORE...
Friday, June 2
A Quantum Computer Reverses Time
Ever feel like you need more time? That it’s just flying by you?
And, then, do you ever wish you could reverse it?
A study published in Scientific Reports by an international team of researchers has demonstrated that a time-reversal program on a quantum computer is possible.
Researchers have pulled off a mind-boggling experiment using a quantum computer, and boy, does it mess with our understanding of time!
They wanted to see if they could make time reverse itself, just for a split second. You know, like rewinding a video, back in the olden days, but without the popcorn.
And guess what? They did it!
Well, sort of.
So, in the wacky world of quantum mechanics, where things can be particles and waves at the same time (talk about being indecisive!), these clever scientists created a thought experiment.
They imagined a bunch of billiard balls smashing into each other, going all haywire, and then magically rearranging themselves back into order. Like a cosmic cleanup crew, but with balls. READ MORE...
Not My Time Yet
It has been often said and widely believed that when your time comes, there is nothing you can do to postpone death. You may have a close call, but it just means that it was not your time.
I have been struggling with cancer for 15 years now and during those years, but in retrospect, there were a couple of close calls... it was not my time yet.
Today, during my monthly chemo infusion and visit with the Oncologist, my latest CT exam revealed some growth in my abdomen and around my heart. Since my melanoma was located in my groin, the Oncologist believes it to be my lymphoma or something else.
In a couple of weeks, I go for a biopsy to determine what it is and then treatment will begin. This treatment could be surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy. The Oncologist does not want to be overly concerned until he knows with what he is dealing.
I have noticed recently that I am experiencing a lot of fatigue and have lost about 7 pounds but not altered my eating habits. Neither of these two indicators could have anything to do with what is growing inside me.
ANXIOUS? Not really. I have no doubt that medicine has advanced and continues to advance and that there is something out there that will work for me.
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