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A_A , 8 months ago to world in Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea

Very nice and, with the five downed russ-warplanes recently, this really looks like a good trend 👍

A_A , 8 months ago to technology in A cargo plane flew 50 miles with no pilot onboard using a semi-automated system. An aviation expert says the technology could address the pilot shortage.

I have only three digits to reply to this : 911

A_A , 8 months ago to world in Joe Biden warned 'no one takes him seriously' as EU brutally snubs US

This belongs to Not the Onion or Funny but certainly not in World News

A_A , 8 months ago to technology in Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker sentenced to life in hospital prison

Drugs can do it to dome degree

“Drugs can do it to some degree” … you are typing very fast I guess … but still I understand and I agree. I am probably myself about 2xSigma outside of the norm and (mostly) happy to be so.
You have clearly strong views which makes conversations more animated and interesting : I am happy to hear that you are fine with this.

Take care, see you around 👍

A_A , 8 months ago to technology in Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker sentenced to life in hospital prison

Once I read that book describing many cases of extreme mental deviations like those you refer to here : having both extreme mental abilities in one very specific domain while having big social issues. You name a few historic cases of people which could very well be of this kind. People here reading what you write are skeptical (to put it politely) as I was at first reading that book, but those cases do exist,
… and a few of us understand what you say.

A_A , 8 months ago to technology in Scientist Discover How to Convert CO2 into Powder That Can Be Stored for Decades

Yes, and this (“World is just not going to do that”) is very bad since things will get worse and many people may die (sooner than they would have) in the next 50, 100 years.
if you look at very long time scale, thousand years and more, things will balance up. (…?) But we don’t really know : there might be big volcanoes or completely new technologies like Geo engineering. Of course the future is (mostly) unknown.

A_A , 8 months ago to technology in Scientist Discover How to Convert CO2 into Powder That Can Be Stored for Decades

You are mostly right, but what I meant (sorry I was not explicit) was this :
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog

A_A , 8 months ago to news in ‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humans

Let’s face it dear : name checks up !

A_A , 8 months ago to technology in Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker sentenced to life in hospital prison

Next week : Hospital computers have been hacked from inside !

A_A , 8 months ago to technology in Scientist Discover How to Convert CO2 into Powder That Can Be Stored for Decades

Making sodium formate (HCOONa), using electrochemistry :
CO2 + H2 =>> formic acid
H2O =>> H2 + 1/2O2
NaCl + H2O =>> NaOH + 1/2H2 + 1/2Cl2
formic acid + NaOH =>> sodium formate

I guess they must use something similar to this, probably shortening some steps and using efficient solvent at the right temperature and pressure and with the right electrocatalist.

Well, I still prefer photosynthesis which produces sugar (and +). Plants are self replicating, use free solar energy, captues CO2 straight from the air and all this probably at a tiny fraction of the cost.

A_A , 8 months ago to world in Iceland volcano erupts on Reykjanes Peninsula

Oups, maybe this is an outdated terminology : I couldn’t find any references to support it. Please read my other comments and “edit” around here.

A_A , 8 months ago to world in Iceland volcano erupts on Reykjanes Peninsula

You are right
…and my use of “plutonic” is either outdated or plainly wrong.
I found this for anyone who wants to read more :
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava
“Properties of lava”

Because of the role of silica in determining viscosity and because many other properties of a lava (such as its temperature) are observed to correlate with silica content, silicate lavas are divided into four chemical types based on silica content:
felsic,
intermediate,
mafic, and
ultramafic.

A_A , 8 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to world in Iceland volcano erupts on Reykjanes Peninsula

You have either plutonic or basaltic volcanoes. This is a quiet plutonic one : it’s lava flows without explosions, so, there could be much worse scenarios. But still, it is a big one.
Edit : My use of “plutonic” might be outdated or wrong : I think this is the old way it was described, but today, I cannot find a reference to support it.

A_A , 8 months ago to world in NATO increases military budget by 12% to 2.03 billion euros

Don’t wake a sleeping giant ?
99 Red balloons,
Floating in the Summer sky… ?
ruSS really fucked up.

A_A , 8 months ago to technology in Apple Shuts Down Flipper Zero’s Ability to Shut Down iPhones

is Android vulnerable to targeted NFC ?