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Snow report
There was light snow, briefly, yesterday. All gone now, but I think it counts. Seems relatively early this year compared to the rest.
Year First snow
2017 3 December
2016 Not till 2 Jan 2017
2015 22 November
2014 11 December
2013 Don't know, out of town
2012 1 December
2011 Not till 24 Jan 2012
2010 24 November
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Snow report / Welcome to 2017
Another year, another data point.
Year First snow
2016 Not till 2 Jan 2017
2015 22 November
2014 11 December
2013 Don't know, out of town
2012 1 December
2011 Not till 24 Jan 2012
2010 24 November
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She blinded me with ... Wikipedia
The total mean mass of theEarth's atmosphere is 5.1×1018 kg.
Fraction of this which is CO2: 400 ppm (by volume)
Assume ideal, perfect gases, etc, etc.
Mass of CO2 in atmosphere: 2×1015 kg. (1)
Estimated (2005-06) total coal reserves: 905 GT = 9×1014 kg.
Multiply by (12/14) * (44/12) to convert hydrocarbon (CH2)n to CO2: 2.8 ×1015 kg ( Read more... ) -
Exceeded myself
with regard to my last post. This year we are only at May, and I have already run on at least three occasions, not counting to catch trains. -
Running
Today I ran, again. Possibly this is only the second time in 2015. -
Snow report
Continuing the snow report series: it's snowing, early this year.
YearFirst snow
201522 November
2014 11 December
2013 Don't know, out of town
2012 1 December
2011 Not till 24 Jan 2012
2010 24 November
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The inner librarian rewarded
This is unlikely to increase my h-index any time soon. But this is a first step in building a chain from publication back to contributors which might help a great many young scientists who have literally toiled in the field, digging holes and placing instruments ( Read more... ) -
24: Australia [Not really funny]
In a not-so-distant possible future, Angus Macarthur sits at a table in a strongly-lit basement room somewhere underneath the Central Office of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation in Canberra. Two officers, Dwayne X. and Daryl Y., stand opposite him ( Read more... ) -
Eeearly to bed? Yeah, right.
Oh dear, another time sink: have opened the "DIMM DOOR ASSY" on my Eee PC, and might finally get around to upgrading to a whopping 2GB RAM. In the meantime, wasting time trying to understand what Windows Task Manager is trying to tell me. -
Helicase and other miracles
Cosmos Episode II covers selection, both artificial and natural. The other week I was asked by A.: "Where did the first person come from?". I suspect the god-squadders got to him, so this was an appropriate thing for us to watch together, even if long and overwhelming ( Read more... )