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by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:08 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: USA News and Discussions
Replies: 1085
Views: 642398

Re: USA News and Discussions

Biden’s Plan to Increase Legal Immigration Could Aid the Pandemic Economy Recovery June 11, 2021 https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22528094/biden-legal-immigration-pandemic-economy-recovery Introduction: President Joe Biden is looking to increase legal immigration levels across the board — a ...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:04 pm
Forum: Culture, Economics & Politics of the Future
Topic: Last Human Jobs
Replies: 15
Views: 25840

Re: Last Human Jobs

"No."

Please elaborate.
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 5:33 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: South America Watch Thread
Replies: 128
Views: 122380

Re: South America Watch Thread

Colombia’s Protests Are a Product of its Post-peace-deal Reality June 12, 2021 https://www.vox.com/22518904/colombia-protests-cali-duque-police-brutality (Common Dreams) In Cali, a city in southwestern Colombia, protesters put up barricades across the city. A front line — la primera línea — sometim...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 5:11 pm
Forum: Culture, Economics & Politics of the Future
Topic: Last Human Jobs
Replies: 15
Views: 25840

Re: Last Human Jobs

Picking lettuce. Farm labor activists have reported that doing this well is an extremely difficult task. While it might be possible for a robot to do this task, it would be very difficult. It would not only have to make a precise cut at the stem of the lettuce head, but would need to be able to navi...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 5:00 pm
Forum: Military & War
Topic: Military & War News and Discussions
Replies: 220
Views: 447380

Re: Military & War News and Discussions

The Navy Concluded Transmedium Flying Submersibles Were Possible A Decade Ago June 11, 2021 https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41045/the-navy-concluded-transmedium-flying-submersible-vehicles-were-possible-a-decade-ago Introduction: (The Drive) A U.S. Navy research document from 2010 outlines th...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 4:40 pm
Forum: The History Forum
Topic: Old & Obsolete Technology
Replies: 22
Views: 46600

Re: Old & Obsolete Technology

A point made in this article concerns how the subject vessels were displaced by other better designs, but how this type of vessel did serve as a prototype of sorts for things to come. The Soviet-Era Hurricane High-Speed Missile Boat Had Absolutely Gargantuan Hydrofoils June 12, 2021 https://www.thed...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 4:23 pm
Forum: Space
Topic: Exoplanets – worlds of other suns
Replies: 303
Views: 217288

Re: Exoplanets – worlds of other suns

What’s the Connection Between the Chemistry of a Star and the Formation of its Planets? June 13, 2021 https://www.universetoday.com/151524/whats-the-connection-between-the-chemistry-of-a-star-and-the-formation-of-its-planets/ Introduction: (Universe Today) Scientists seem to have come up with a new...
by caltrek
Sun Jun 13, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: Space
Topic: Space News and Discussions
Replies: 758
Views: 622467

Re: Space News and Discussions

Number of Mysterious Radio Flashes Detected Quadruples June 12, 2021 https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/number-of-mysterious-radio-flashes-quadruples/ Introduction: (Sky & Telescope) Fast radio bursts are powerful but fleeting flashes of radio waves. Their brevity makes them hard to fin...
by caltrek
Sat Jun 12, 2021 7:38 pm
Forum: Energy & the Environment
Topic: Extreme weather news and discussion
Replies: 702
Views: 519028

Re: Extreme weather news and discussion

How Many People Has Climate Change Killed Already? June 1, 2021 https://grist.org/climate/how-many-people-has-climate-change-killed-already/ Introduction: (Grist) Every year heat kills tens of thousands of people. Their breathing grows shallow, their heart rates flutter, their muscles spasm, and th...