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I'm a former moderate conservative who is fed up with Bush and Company.
Real Name: Stephen Andrew
Location: Austin, Texas
Groups: Daily Kos, Science Matters, Geeks, Daily Kos Labor, Climate Action Hub
Home Page: http://tinyurl.com/o9d66z
Diaries published: 1955 (6 days since last diary on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 04:30 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 11706 (5 days since last comment on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 05:29 PM PDT)
Diary frequency: frequent
Comment frequency: frequent
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Most Recommended Diary: Welcome Fox Viewers!, 594 comments, 847 recommends
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During my half century on Earth, two summers really stand out as magical: 1987 and 2000. And given recent events, surely we are all about due for another exceptional summer! It turns out summer 2017 could be that very season. Because near its end, a...
by DarkSyde
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on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 04:30 PM PDT
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There’ll be an eclipse this summer across the US, and we’ll have more on that tomorrow, on Sunday Kos. But for now, finally, perhaps Tabby’s Star isn’t quite as rare an occurrence as it ...
by DarkSyde
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on Sat Jun 03, 2017 at 05:00 PM PDT
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Or maybe it’s past the tipping point. Maybe it’s just too late. But while orange Julius aka the questionably mentally deficient commander-in-thief tries to make up his addled mind if he ...
by DarkSyde
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on Tue May 30, 2017 at 06:01 PM PDT
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Using actual data to derive the number of people in a crowd. What an alien concept that must be for so many exhausted Trump supporters. Bu that’s exactly what the March for Science organization ...
by DarkSyde
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on Sat May 27, 2017 at 07:01 PM PDT
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Tabby’s Star is getting lots of attention, even SETI is getting in the game. But to get an idea of what more mundane explanations are making the rounds, there are two good papers out, and one ...
by DarkSyde
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on Sat May 27, 2017 at 05:01 PM PDT
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Just in case you missed it , Donald Trump is no forward thinking JFK, urging us to reach for the moon and beyond “not because it is easy but because it is hard.” But if there was any remaining ...
by DarkSyde
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on Sat May 27, 2017 at 06:01 AM PDT
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- Last week, in Part 1 of this primer on the intersection between data science and voting rights activism, we ever-so-gently defined some key concepts — including data itself, data acquisition, data preparation, data munging, database, and data...29 comments 46 Recs
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- Black women are used to being invisible. And yet, we continue to forge ahead in many sectors of industry across the country, despite being ignored and left behind by funders. One such industry is technology—which is missing a huge opportunity to...12 comments 54 Recs
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- No, Anthony Weiner was not set up. And someone supposedly as intelligent as teacherken should know better. (Same goes for everyone who recced that bullshit.) Just because the story making that claim appeared in The Hill doesn’t mean it’s true, as a...469 comments 273 Recs
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