LateMiddleAge t1_jdotf0h wrote on March 26, 2023 at 12:41 AM

Reply to Thousands rally in Tel Aviv against Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul | Further demonstrations come after Israeli prime minister vowed to press on with changes despite international concern by misana123

Well, one perspective is, the Torah mandates death by stoning for disagreeing with the supreme court. So Bibi got a lot of motivation.

LateMiddleAge t1_j0sfajm wrote on December 19, 2022 at 1:40 AM

Reply to comment by Alarmed-Bluejay-9459 in A study finds that researcher degrees of freedom in statistical software contribute to unreliable results. Specifically, multiple inconsistencies were found in the results produced between statistical packages due to algorithmic variation, computational error, and statistical output. by Alysdexic

If they'd just program it in SNOBOL...

LateMiddleAge t1_j09b7ll wrote on December 15, 2022 at 12:10 AM

Reply to comment by Wagamaga in Inadequate pollination has led to a 3-5% loss of fruit, vegetable, and nut production and an estimated 427,000 excess deaths annually from lost healthy food consumption and associated diseases, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers by Wagamaga

George Monbiot points out that 196 of the 198 nations recognized by the UN are signatories to the biodiversity convention. Missing: Vatican City and the US.

I'm glad someone is quantifying this.

LateMiddleAge t1_ixf2prz wrote on November 22, 2022 at 11:21 PM

Reply to comment by badger81987 in Sheep flocks operate as a type of ‘collective intelligence’ and elect temporary leaders to guide them while moving. The fluidity of this process is extremely surprising. by nimobo

You're correct but it's not 'sort of' but more 'exactly & perfectly.' Astonishing stuff.

LateMiddleAge t1_iugaiu8 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:26 AM

Reply to Kneeling Man Embracing a Standing Woman, Me, graphite, 2022 by TheEndingSpoiled

Thank you for using 'woman' in the title.

LateMiddleAge t1_iudt40v wrote on October 30, 2022 at 3:58 PM

Reply to comment by 8to24 in U.S. Streams Are Drying Up. Data showed that in the South and West, streamflow droughts got longer between 1951 and 2020, regardless of threshold. Worse yet, droughts in these regions are becoming more intense by Wagamaga

Golf course worldwide use ~4.5B people's sustainment water. A simplifying statement---water is unevenly distributed, heavy, and hard to move---but is helpful for framing the scope.