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Earth and physical sciences. Professional Curmudgeonist. Gardener. Writer. #lgtbi left massa's religion alone along time ago.
Real Name: awildguess take
DOB: Gen X/Y Cusp
Gender: a dude who digs other dudes
Location: Salusa Secundus, Pennsylvania, stuck in this one, 17061
Occupation: twitter porn star
Groups: SciTech, Black Kos community, DKos Pennsylvania, Geeks, Hurricane Kos, Philly Kos, The Royal Manticoran Rangers, Barriers and Bridges
Hobbies: writing, geophysics, cartography, science, reality, gardening, assorted misanthropy
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Diaries published: 127 (21 days since last diary on Mon Jan 14, 2013 at 05:13 PM PST)
Comments posted: 48336 (0 days since last comment on Mon Feb 04, 2013 at 12:55 PM PST)
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Most Recommended Diary: According to the Washington Post's Sally Quinn, atheists can't claim citizenship, 423 comments, 532 recommends
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In the wake of Aaron Swartz's suicide after being hounded by Federal prosecutors , I wondered if people knew where to find peer-reviewed articles for free.
It's tough.
JSTOR and many other ...
by terrypinder
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on Mon Jan 14, 2013 at 05:13 PM PST
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National Palace in ruins
Late in the afternoon on the 12th of January, 2010, the three million or so residents and visitors on Haiti's southwestern peninsula were going about their business. In Port-
by terrypinder
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on Sat Jan 12, 2013 at 01:53 PM PST
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News broke last night about a potentially exciting discovery. Tau Ceti might have a family of planets , one of them quite possibly, in the sweet spot for life.
by terrypinder
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on Wed Dec 19, 2012 at 09:23 AM PST
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I’m about bloody sick of this. So here we go:
by terrypinder
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on Mon Dec 17, 2012 at 05:56 AM PST
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Hi there, and welcome aboard. We’re going to be doing some causality violating here in our time machine, so please keep all your fingers inside the time machine so we don't cause any intentional ...
by terrypinder
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on Wed Nov 28, 2012 at 07:36 AM PST
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In late summer of 1996 a hurricane moved northwest toward the US East Coast. This hurricane was named Edouard, and at one point, it was forecast to continue on that northwest track and strike near ...
by terrypinder
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- Well not quite! Last June I was fortunate to be able to attend NN12. It was my fist time at Netroots and I had never attended a convention that didn't involve comic books, D&D;, music, at least ...55 comments 61 Recs
- Late Friday, the ex-gay group Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX) submitted an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case seeking the restoration of California's Proposition 8. The brief, viewable ...38 comments 76 Recs
- The logo sure does sound official, doesn't it? Well, given the diaries posted thus far, all of which explain some essentials of geology, including the larger tri-series on the Colorado Plateau, I ...65 comments 59 Recs
- Fortunately not in Oregon because an injunction stopped the killing and the populations stabilized. But in other western states the numbers are grim for one of the top three predators native to this ...261 comments 188 Recs
- If you want to get a taste of the unscientific claptrap frequently being paraded in fundie circles, Kevin Swanson of Generations Radio gave us a lulu on his Thursday podcast. Swanson had as his ...126 comments 130 Recs
- Commentary: African American Scientists and Inventors by Black Kos Editor, Sephius1 In a career spanning over forty years, Howard S. Jones , Jr. has become one of our nation's most respected ...131 comments 97 Recs
