The Official Treehouse Articles Thread

[cory]

Good hot take on utility poles- cuz of EVs etc etc, "merica needs more and bigger poles

The Electric-Car Era Needs a Lot of Really Big Trees

Demand for utility poles is high due to infrastructure spending and grid upgrades.

www.wsj.com

 

[CurSedVoyce]

We have some Irony going on here in the neighborhood.
PG&E has started trenching and relocating the power underground. They are using existing roads (currently all the ones recently paved ) trenching down one lane and barely patching it. About killed a buddy of mine on a motor cycle.
At any rate. Right where they have left off, new poles are getting set all down the road.......................

 

[SeanKroll]

A Secret War, Strange New Wounds and Silence From the Pentagon (Published 2023)

Many U.S. troops who fired vast numbers of artillery rounds against the Islamic State developed mysterious, life-shattering mental and physical problems. But the military struggled to understand what was wrong.

www.nytimes.com

This is interesting, sad, and tragic.

 

[SeanKroll]

I just glossed over the artillery article. I wonder how close you can be to the gun with shielding setup? Seems like an ideal job for a robot. Maybe keep the humans 100' away, and operate the guns electronically?

1000'

 

[cory]

This will attract the very few

https://cybertracker.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Liebenberg-2013-The-Origin-of-Science.pdf

 

[Tree09]

Very interesting, have you read it?

 

[cory]

Not every word but I'm familiar with tracking and how the author attributes early man's tracking ability to the onset of scientific reasoning

 

[Tree09]

I saved it and will work on it, that seems like a pretty good read.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

My internet is so bad right now I can't open it. I'll look at it over at the shop where Rob has Starlink set up.

 

[cory]

Free, interesting article about the many problems/issues for humans living off-earth/in space for any large amounts of time

The Bodily Indignities of the Space Life

The race is on to put hotels in space and neighborhoods on the moon. Here’s some of what we know about how Earthlings fare beyond the safety of our home world.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Tree09]

Yeah i don't see it, we're nowhere close, like not even in the ballpark, for all those reasons and more. I also like how the whole premise is that rich people are wanting to vacation in space rather than science or society benefit driven, and they think we're ready to do that because technology, but then they forget they can't even do self driving cars yet. Sounds a lot like the deep sea thing with the x box controller, they would immensely improve earth if they all shot themselves in space

 

[lxskllr]

Any of you seen The Expanse tv series? That looked like a more realistic view(minus the outlandish overall plot) of a space future than is typically seen in media. Not nearly as appealing as Star Trek.

 

[stig]

Very interesting.
Particularly the part about the Russian who gave himself an appendectomy in Antarctica..............respect!

 

[lxskllr]

Though I haven't read it, this book is probably good. Educational while being entertaining. Both writers have a science background; Kelly more so than Zach, so it isn't just random hacks writing about stuff. I occasionally post SMBC comics(Zach writes them) in the 'funny picture' thread.

A CITY ON MARS

Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no war, no Twitter—beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the...

www.acityonmars.com

 

[lxskllr]

Mechanism Behind Aspirin’s Protective Effect Against Colorectal Cancer Identified

Aspirin has been shown to reduce colorectal cancer risk and inhibit cancer progression. A new study has revealed the molecular mechanisms behind these effects.

www.technologynetworks.com

 

[gf beranek]

I been seeing more about this lately.

I hope it's real.

 

[Tree09]

I take vitamin d everyday, apparently that helps fight lymphoma. My dr even said that's what they give people with the indolent types, that can't be cured but are slow growing.

 

[cory]

All about bat houses

https://batweek.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BHBuildersHdbk13_Online.pdf

 

[stig]

If you ever get a chance, go to Carlsbad Caverns at sundown.
See between half and a whole million bats fly out to hunt.
Amazing!!

I love playing tourist guide to Americans in their own country

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Loved the Carlsbad carverns. I think I still have that little cavern souvenir I bought as a kid.

 

[cory]

Free article

Two Years With America’s Elite Firefighters

Hotshot fire crews work on the front lines of the biggest wildfires in the American West. We rode along with them.

www.nytimes.com

 

[cory]

Kinda incredible what has led to today's way of life

How mathematics built the modern world - Works in Progress

Mathematics was the cornerstone of the Industrial Revolution. A new paradigm of measurement and calculation, more than scientific discovery, built industry, modernity, and the world we inhabit today.

worksinprogress.co

 

[cory]

Interesting, free article.

Opinion | Here’s How Houston Is Fighting Homelessness — and Winning

Houston demonstrates what should be obvious: that a wealthy society doesn’t have to accept as inevitable throngs of people sleeping on sidewalks.

www.nytimes.com

 

[cory]

Free article

How Can Buildings Beat the Heat in a Desert City? Blend Ancient and Modern.

More architects in the United Arab Emirates, the host of this year’s U.N. climate summit, are moving past glass skyscrapers and focusing on sustainability.

www.nytimes.com

 

[cory]

This is interesting, sad, and tragic.

Here is a free, related article on the Lewiston ME mass shooter 2 months ago, his rampage may have been due to brain shredding causing psychosis as a result of being an Army hand grenade instructor for years, exposing him to thousands of blasts.

Did Army Blast Exposure Play Role in Maine Gunman’s Rampage?

Medical scientists and the military are looking into whether Robert Card’s psychological collapse was linked to brain damage from his role as a grenade instructor.

www.nytimes.com