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#1
Miscellaneous / Re: Hitler Diaries
Last post by zorkan - Today at 04:38:43 PMDid they get their money back on newspaper sales, I wonder.
Not written by Hitler of course, and the latest weren't either.
Who else might give it a try?
Not written by Hitler of course, and the latest weren't either.
Who else might give it a try?
#2
Miscellaneous / Re: Hitler Diaries
Last post by billy rubin - Today at 03:21:38 PMi remember the first ones. made a splash in the sunday telegraph, as i recall
#3
Media / Re: What Are You Reading?
Last post by billy rubin - Today at 03:15:03 PMthe anarchists cookbook.
interesting reading on making explosives, among other bacyard pastimes.
interesting reading on making explosives, among other bacyard pastimes.
#4
Miscellaneous / Hitler Diaries
Last post by zorkan - Today at 11:44:06 AMPreviously on the Hitler Diaries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Diaries
Now they're back.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14296313/Secret-diary-Hitler-English-girlfriend-unity-mitford.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Diaries
Now they're back.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14296313/Secret-diary-Hitler-English-girlfriend-unity-mitford.html
#5
Media / Re: What Are You Reading?
Last post by Recusant - Today at 04:27:57 AMI admire your intestinal fortitude, sir. As for banning the book, maybe in particular states as you say. The MAGA state legislators will take their cue from their Dear Leader though. There are plenty of options open to an autocrat determined to visit retribution on those who've displeased him.
#6
Media / Re: What Are You Reading?
Last post by Icarus - Today at 03:50:33 AMI have taken on a reading contest with myself, with a book I recently checked out from my public library. The title is: Lucky Loser. by R. Buettner and Susanne Craig. The authors must be out of their minds to have collected so much historical data about the Trump family. Forty three pages of fine print in the bibliography. The book is a biggie of about 500 pages with small print. The sub title is : How Donald Trump squandered his fathers fortune and created the illusion of success.
It seems that I have become foolishly addicted to this damned book. There is too much detail about family behaviors, Fred Trumps clever but shady pursuit of wealth, and the mind set of the whole family, which boils down to; win at all costs.
For those of you who have the time and have the intestinal fortitude to face the reality of our new presidents mind games.... (or out of his fucked up mind games) ............Take some deep breaths and start reading this book. Alternatively, If you are not inclined to face the prospects for our national survival, then leave this awful book at your public library.
As an aside note: I suspect that this book will be banned at libraries in super red states like Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, etc.
It seems that I have become foolishly addicted to this damned book. There is too much detail about family behaviors, Fred Trumps clever but shady pursuit of wealth, and the mind set of the whole family, which boils down to; win at all costs.
For those of you who have the time and have the intestinal fortitude to face the reality of our new presidents mind games.... (or out of his fucked up mind games) ............Take some deep breaths and start reading this book. Alternatively, If you are not inclined to face the prospects for our national survival, then leave this awful book at your public library.
As an aside note: I suspect that this book will be banned at libraries in super red states like Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, etc.
#7
Science / Re: A Mysterious Star/Pulsar, ...
Last post by Dark Lightning - Today at 03:14:17 AMI'm reminded how outdated my solar system physics class is...
#8
Science / A Mysterious Star/Pulsar, Poss...
Last post by Recusant - Today at 02:51:37 AMA genuine conundrum, it (or rather they) defy what astronomers thought they knew about star evolution.
"Blinking radio pulses from space hint at a cosmic object that 'shouldn't exist'" | The Conversation
The paper is behind a paywall.
"Blinking radio pulses from space hint at a cosmic object that 'shouldn't exist'" | The Conversation
QuoteWhen some of the biggest stars reach the end of their lives, they explode in spectacular supernovas and leave behind incredibly dense cores called neutron stars. Some of these remnants emit powerful radio beams from their magnetic poles.
As the star spins, these beams sweep past Earth and produce periodic pulses of radio waves, much like a cosmic lighthouse. This behaviour has earned them the name "pulsars".
Pulsars typically spin incredibly fast, often completing a full rotation in just seconds – or even less. Over the last three years, some mysterious objects have emerged that emit periodic radio pulses at much slower intervals, which is hard to explain with our current understanding of neutron stars.
In new research, we have found the slowest cosmic lighthouse yet – one that spins once every 6.5 hours. This discovery, published in Nature Astronomy, pushes the boundaries of what we thought possible.
Our slow lighthouse also happens to be aligned with Earth in a way that lets us see radio pulses from both its magnetic poles. This rare phenomenon is a first for objects spinning this slowly and offers a new window into how these stars work.
[. . .]
[A]ccording to what we know about neutron stars, ASKAP J1839-0756 shouldn't even exist.
Neutron stars emit radio pulses by converting their rotational energy into radiation. Over time, they lose energy and slow down.
Standard theory says that once a neutron star's spin slows beyond a certain point (about one rotation per minute), it should stop emitting radio pulses altogether. Yet here is ASKAP J1839-0756, lighting up the cosmos at a leisurely pace of one rotation every 6.5 hours.
[Continues . . .]
The paper is behind a paywall.
QuoteAbstract:
Long-period radio transients are a new class of astronomical objects characterized by prolonged periods ranging from 18 min to 54 min. They exhibit highly polarized, coherent, beamed radio emission lasting only 10–100 s. The intrinsic nature of these objects is subject to speculation, with highly magnetized white dwarfs and neutron stars being the prevailing candidates.
Here we present ASKAP J183950.5−075635.0, boasting the longest known period of this class at 6.45 h. It exhibits emission characteristics of an ordered dipolar magnetic field, with pulsar-like bright main pulses and weaker interpulses offset by about half a period that are indicative of an oblique or orthogonal rotator.
This phenomenon, observed in a long-period radio transient, confirms that the radio emission originates from both magnetic poles and that the observed period corresponds to the rotation period. The spectroscopic and polarimetric properties of ASKAP J183950.5−075635.0 are consistent with a neutron star origin, and this object is a crucial piece of evidence in our understanding of long-period radio sources and their links to neutron stars.
#9
Laid Back Lounge / Re: What's on your mind today?
Last post by Recusant - Today at 12:05:54 AM"The Spirit of Things" eh? That sounds like it could be a wonderful can of worms of all sorts. From the example given and the title it sounds like an invitation to embrace magical thinking, though I could have the wrong end of the stick. The "spiritual but not religious" thing is pretty common, catering to it seems like it could be popular.
#10
Laid Back Lounge / Re: What's on your mind today?
Last post by The Magic Pudding.. - January 16, 2025, 01:13:02 PMThe radio people keep playing this line to me.
Today it is the Palestine cease fire, thank the lord some guy says.
A while back there was an earthquake and it had taken most of some blokes family but one child survived, "thank the lord" he says .
In the kitchen I often listen to live free to air radio, stuff I don't specifically choose to.
The Spirit of Things is a radio thing.
I'm making my lunch.
She says she had an awesome experience at a concert or something and she tried to rationalise that it wasn't god sent.
She tried to be an atheist, new atheism is so dead, the young want woo.
Granddaughter is 1.5 now, I build and she breaks.
I draw a chalk face, smile, eye, eyes, nose, lashes, call him Bob and she dusts him.
I read the stories, she supplies the last word of the significant lines
No! this book again not that book!
Ah, computer woes..
it works for 13 months and then it doesn't want to start most of the time but when it does it's rock solid for hours until turned off. Maybe my new I5 and motherboard will arrive tomorrow, and I'll make the move to 11. I think I'll make a warranty claim on the AM4 motherboard, surely the fault isn't with the processor, the pins of which I bent all those months ago.
Today it is the Palestine cease fire, thank the lord some guy says.
A while back there was an earthquake and it had taken most of some blokes family but one child survived, "thank the lord" he says .
In the kitchen I often listen to live free to air radio, stuff I don't specifically choose to.
The Spirit of Things is a radio thing.
I'm making my lunch.
She says she had an awesome experience at a concert or something and she tried to rationalise that it wasn't god sent.
She tried to be an atheist, new atheism is so dead, the young want woo.
Granddaughter is 1.5 now, I build and she breaks.
I draw a chalk face, smile, eye, eyes, nose, lashes, call him Bob and she dusts him.
I read the stories, she supplies the last word of the significant lines
No! this book again not that book!
Ah, computer woes..
it works for 13 months and then it doesn't want to start most of the time but when it does it's rock solid for hours until turned off. Maybe my new I5 and motherboard will arrive tomorrow, and I'll make the move to 11. I think I'll make a warranty claim on the AM4 motherboard, surely the fault isn't with the processor, the pins of which I bent all those months ago.