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The Kuiper belt and beyond
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A bad record to break
2014 Was The Hottest Year On Record Globally By Far
As the JMA graph shows, there has been no “hiatus” or “pause” in warming. In fact, there has not even been a slowdown. Yes, in JMA’s ranking of hottest years, 1998 is in (a distant) second place — but 1998 was an outlier as the graph shows. In fact, 1998 was boosted above the trendline by an unusual super-El Niño. It is usually the combination of the underlying long-term warming trend and the regional El Niño warming pattern that leads to new global temperature records.
What makes setting the record for hottest year in 2014 doubly impressive is that it occurred despite the fact we’re still waiting for the start of El Niño.
The New York Times answers its own question!
‘The Interview’ Brings In $15 Million on Web
LOS ANGELES — “The Interview” generated roughly $15 million in online sales and rentals during its first four days of availability, Sony Pictures said on Sunday.
Sony did not say how much of that total represented $6 digital rentals versus $15 sales. The studio said there were about two million transactions over all.
So the answer to the 2012 opinion piece
Is Algebra Necessary? is YES!
From Dan Meyer,
Chickenhawk Nation
The Tragedy of the American Military
Not your usual left-wing rant. The blame is thoroughly bipartisan. Even Bernie Sanders takes a hit.
The American public and its political leadership will do anything for the military except take it seriously. The result is a chickenhawk nation in which careless spending and strategic folly combine to lure America into endless wars it can’t win.
For Unix/Linux people
The plump guy with the white beard
George R.R. Martin Ruins Christmas
Preceded by an exceptionally obnoxious commercial. I felt like killing everybody associated with it, so you could say it fits 🙂
How to create a monster
Monday Night Irish Class, December 8, 2014
Irish Class, December 8, 2014
Rang Gaeilge, 8ú lá Mí na Nollag 2014
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Seanfhocail
| Dhéanfadh sé cat dá eireaball. | He can do anything. | “He would make a cat with two tails.” |
| Turas na gcearc go críoch Lochlann. | A trip that will never happen |
“Trip of the chickens to the border of Scandinavia.” |
| Is trom (an rud) cearc i bhfad. | A light burden eventually becomes heavy |
“A chicken is a heavy thing in time.” |
| eireaball | tail | = rioball = drioball |
| Aon turas dhuit. | one trip for you. | (to heaven) – blessing |
| Dá thuras dhuit. | Two trips for you. | (to St. Peter at the Heavenly gates, then to hell) – curse |
| D’anam don Diabhail. | Your soul to the devil. | |
CRÚBA NA CINNIÚNA
le Áine Uí Fhoghlú
Caibidil 2: Gnáthlá
Your PC can read punched cards!
A few of you remember this technology.
Monday Night Irish Class, December 1, 2014
Irish Class, December 1, 2014
Rang Gaeilge, 1ú lá Mí na Nollag 2014
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Seanfhocail
| Oisín i ndiaidh na Féinne. | Always living in the past. | “Oisín after the Fianna.” |
| Ansiud, a bádh a choileaín. | The place where he always hangs out. | “There/yonder his pups were drowned” |
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 