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jonshock (37)in #reading • 7 years ago
The birds and the bees, and weekends of reading
I try and get away once a month. Not too far, mostly within a two hour drive. I find a little village which looks like it has some nice cafes and restaurants, and find a cheap…
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jonshock (37)in #sundog • 7 years ago
When your crystals are like plates, you get sundogs
In the last post ( we saw how a 22 degree solar halo was created from hexagonal column crystals of ice. These crystals take all different orientations in the sky and thus give…
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jonshock (37)in #solarhalo • 7 years ago
The beauty of the 22 degree solar halo
(taken by me back in 2008) A photon is produced in a fusion reaction at the centre of the sun a million years ago. It whizzes out, carrying momentum, and soon after it has left…
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jonshock (37)in #effectivealtruism • 7 years ago
Free books - who would like to find out more about effective altruism?
A couple of years back I listened to a podcast by Tim Ferriss where he interviews Will Macaskill, a professor of philosophy at Oxford University. A good portion of the interview…
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jonshock (37)in #donaldtrump • 7 years ago
Heeeerrrrre's Donnie!!
The Shining: A man wants to find the perfect place to really boost his career. He finds a huge house which he will have complete control over for a period of time. The house…
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jonshock (37)in #atmosphericoptics • 7 years ago
The green flash - legend and reality
Legend has it that just as the sun sets, if the conditions are perfect, then you will see a brilliant flash of green. Such phenomena have been talked about by sailors and…
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