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  2. Agree with most of your post except this, turbines take time to start and spin up. And every turbine start affects their lifetime. For peaking, grid-scale batteries have much faster response times and probably much lower total cost.
  3. Actually listen to the podcast before spouting off That’s true, however, it is the lefties overactive imagination that is at the root of their depression and anxiety. Nonstop catastrophizing over problems that don’t exist will make anyone unhappy.
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  5. Because they are less imaginative and that is a consistent finding, according to Haidt, across societies. Go figure.
  6. Hi everyone, Are there any dedicated videos that cover the techniques, skills, body movements, etc for Formation Skydiving 1 I have seen the odd video on You Tube which have been helpful, but looking for a stage by stage breakdown of the course. thanks for any references
  7. Just trying to get a hold of someone about this reserve. Text me (801) 808-1416. Jason
  8. Sure but trump could no sooner quit committing crimes than Pavlov's dogs could stop drooling.
  9. So a biased and cherry picking study then? I thought so.
  10. No, they only covered why conservatives are more happy and less susceptible to depression and anxiety disorders than their left leaning brethren.
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  12. Did the author explain why conservatives suffer from delusions, loss of power anxiety and cult susceptibility syndrome?
  13. Good for you, a PBS show. Jonathon Haidt gave a TED talk in 2008 that sounded smart and ended with the claim that enlightened liberals could by means of moral humility find common ground with conservatives. Well, that didn't age well. He was talking some light lifting with understanding Bush conservatives, of course, not MAGA. I did like this prescient slide he posted at the beginning of his talk though:
  14. I heard of an incident a few years ago. On a nude jump, jumper biffed the landing. Ambulance showed up and EMT's had questions and were puzzled. Jumper carted away to the hospital as a precaution. No serious injures except embarrassment. Made a great story.
  15. In case anyone is interested in watching tonight...
  16. Looked into him. He did have an arrest in 1963 for assaulting a couple of Sheriff's deputies, but nothing else stood out. The main hesitation for me to consider anyone who was an actual recreational skydiver is that Cooper would have brought his own chute if he was one of them. I've not spoken to any skydivers on the topic who would have trusted random chutes given to them. We can see it play out with our two copycats who were actual skydivers, McCoy and Heady. Both of them brought their own chutes with them. Cooper may have had a few freefalls (I suspect he did), but I don't think he was into skydiving enough to own personal gear, otherwise he'd have smuggled it on board like McCoy and Heady did.
  17. https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/escaping-the-matrix/ The right/left divide explained and why secular liberal girls suffer the most from anxiety and depression. Fascinating stuff, worth listening to.
  18. As usual, the gun enthusiasts completely ignore the experience of the rest of the western world with respect to gun laws. Even in the USA, murder rates are lower in states with stricter gun laws. In Chicago, after the handgun ban was in place, murder rates declined through the '90s and '00s. After Heller and Macdonald the murder rate went right back up again to pre-ban levels. So claiming that gun laws don't work is just another falsehood perpetuated by the right.
  19. You must be kidding. Or deluded. Or both. The USA is special in that it does not have gun laws. At least not in the context of the rest of the world. You don't have laws, you have guns instead.
  20. Time Left: 29 days and 2 hours

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  21. The Questionable Efficacy of the D.B. Cooper Likenesses: A Sketchy Basis for Identification At the heart of the enduring intrigue and continued investigation are the sketches—images of the suspect as recounted by eyewitnesses. However, these sketches, while iconic, should be viewed with a considerable degree of scepticism. The assertion that someone might be a person of interest based on a resemblance to a sketch is, upon scrutiny, deeply problematic. Here's the rationale: First and foremost, the existence of two markedly different sketches underscores the inherent unreliability and subjectivity inherent in their production. Composite sketches are derived from human memory, which is notably unreliable and prone to alteration—especially when under duress. Witnesses of the hijacking experienced considerable stress, and it stands to reason that their recollections of Cooper's visage were compromised by this. The sketches amplify this issue by presenting conflicting interpretations of Cooper's features. If we find ourselves unable to reconcile the disparities between two likenesses intended to represent the same individual, how can we possibly rely on them as definitive means of identification? It is also crucial to remember that these are drawings, not photographs. Artists can only capture so much from verbal accounts, and their individual style, coupled with the influence of suggestive questioning, can greatly impact the final depiction. A sketch can only offer a resemblance, not an exact replication. It cannot encapsulate the subtleties of a person's face with the accuracy of a photograph. Consequently, the idea that an individual could be conclusively linked to a crime based on a sketch likeness is fundamentally unsound. Consider the described features of 'Cooper'—a protruding lower lip, a narrow face, middle-aged. These characteristics are not distinctive identifiers; rather, they are fairly commonplace and could apply to an extensive number of men from that time period. Venturing into a crowd in search of these features, one would likely encounter multiple men fitting the description. It's akin to searching for a specific needle in a haystack, except the haystack is as vast as a nation, and the needle may not even resemble the preconceived image. The passage of time and the inevitability of physical transformation further erode the reliability of the sketches. As years pass, people age, their features alter, weights fluctuate, and hairstyles evolve. The sketches represent a moment in time, one that rapidly diminishes in relevance as the years accumulate. It's conceivable that even Cooper himself, if viewing the sketches in the present day, might fail to recognise the man in the drawing as his former self. Finally, the psychological element must be considered. The yearning for resolution in a mystery as captivating as Cooper's can result in confirmation bias—the tendency to perceive what one wishes to perceive in a sketch while discounting inconsistencies. Consequently, numerous individuals have been unduly scrutinised based on these sketches, their lives disrupted by an unsubstantiated association with a notorious crime. Although the D.B. Cooper sketches are emblematic components of this enigmatic narrative, their utility as instruments for identification is highly dubious. They are not photographs but interpretations filtered through the flawed apparatus of human recollection and perception. To propose that someone might be a person of interest because they bear a resemblance to these sketches is to indulge in speculative guesswork. The true identity of D.B. Cooper remains as elusive as the man himself, and it is doubtful that these sketches will ever lead us to a conclusive answer. Instead, what they offer is a canvas for our collective imaginations—a visage to assign to a faceless tale, but ultimately, we should recognise them for what they are—artefacts of ambiguity, not incriminating evidence.
  22. A taker is a taker, and a giver is a giver. The takers are predominantly in Trump country.
  23. FIFY. Suggesting that the concept only applies to gun laws is both silly and disingenuous.
  24. "The evidence clearly and convincingly proves that Eastman and President Trump entered into an agreement to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress by unlawfully having Vice President Pence reject or delay the counting of electoral votes on January 6, 2021. … Upon consideration of the totality of the facts, the court finds weighty circumstantial evidence demonstrating a collaborative effort between Eastman and President Trump to impede the counting of elector votes on January 6, 2021, as articulated in Eastman’s memos."; Judge Yvette Roland, in a 128 page finding, recommending the stripping of John Eastman, Donald Trump’s former attorney, of his California law license.
  25. Boy, that's an excellent question. Never heard of one, but given that it would only likely be reported in a social media era, who knows. And there's the whole world. But definitely no one on any of the nude jumps I took part in (well, all 3-4 or whatever) Wendy P.
  26. In 2013 SC closed Canadys, a coal plant, with 3 units that had a total of 470 MW output. During that period they also closed two coal units at McMeekin Station (converted them to gas) that had a 270 MW output. It was done to help manage the politics to push the AP1000 nuclear construction project that eventually failed. The Canadys site is now proposed for a 1,020 MW gas turbine. It will be interesting to see if it's built. The regulators have approved it but there's more approvals to go. They need a larger natural gas pipeline to serve it. The enviros are screaming about the ACE basin area and other things. The public is scared because of the failure of the nuke project and how those costs were and still are being collected. Fortunately this tech is well understood and much less risky to build than the AP1000. The site has all the required permits and the transmission system. The major hurdle is getting fuel.
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