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World's Oldest Woman Dies :(

The awesome live to 115! (see comment)

Parallel Universes: More than a Figment of Our Imagination?

No, they're only talking about things that _can_ exist in the universe. Isn't God supposed to be supernatural? (let's assume a generic Christian God for the moment) As in, existing outside of the actual universe and outside of the laws of nature? Purely … (see comment)

OMG... Really Hope I Don't Die Today! [PIC]

Seems to me you can be knocked over rather easily during landing, and hit your head on something hard without breaking all your bones. And anyway, they'd probably need a helmet for whatever is going to happen after landing, if this weren't training. Havi … (see comment)

Abqaiq and Eat It Too (Geological Analysis Saudi oil fields)

The Lazy Man’s Guide to Groceries on a Budget

Columbus Laboratory Installed on Space Station

Holland to Become World's First Floating Country

The Dutch property bubble hasn't burst yet, meaning people also pay huge amounts for new developments, making even this sort of thing profitable. (see comment)

Is Volcano, Not Global Warming, Melting Antarctic Glacier?

Don't be so pessimist. Global warming isn't all that expensive to fix, and most countries see the need now. We'll just do it. A few degrees warming is unavoidable by now, some species will go extinct, but we'll prevent worse. (see comment)

Is Volcano, Not Global Warming, Melting Antarctic Glacier?

Antarctica is _fucking huge_, about 1.3 times the size of Europe. Many things can happen there at once without contradictions. Some parts have had more snow recently so the ice grew, some parts are drier and melting faster. (see comment)

Is Volcano, Not Global Warming, Melting Antarctic Glacier?

This is about a single volcano under a single glacier. It has no bearing whatsoever on climate change in general. (see comment)

How Chess can sharpen your Wits

Nah. Chessclub.com (ICC) and freechess.org (FICS) used to be one and the same. Then they split, circa 1991 (!). They're still very similar. ICC has the titled players of course, but for experts and below, FICS is fine. And it's the world capital of suici … (see comment)