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Evan, in 2008 I had just exited the water to see a Pacific City dory run full speed through the crowded surf break and run over surfer Cole Ortega, cutting off his arm and breaking his ribs. A good friend still in the water was able to drag him out, another surfer who is a physician rendered...

Last comment on 'filthy' - worked a EPA Superfund project in Silicon Valley in which we had to monitor the air 24/7 for 30 days. The environmental engineering company we hired was a global expert. When all the testing was done and the results summary was presented over 150 carcinogens were...

x2....SMR's (small modular reactors) are in use in multiple countries with zero issues so far, and the various iterations of 'pocket' nuke generators, literally cargo container sized, should be deployed in the next few years at most. Why not data centers built as remotely as possible with...

I had a shotgun pointed in my direction from a land owner aboard an ATV while wading an OR coastal minor tributary that was too small for a drift boat, a productive wild winter steelhead run I had discovered and kept quiet about during the decade I had been fishing it. I had entered the river at...

It take a world wide coalition of democratic countries united in keeping China at bay, which is impossible during a time when US leadership constantly threatens to take over other countries, chokes off humanity funding to third world countries giving China gaps to fill, excoriates the leaders of...

as long as we're still breathing, we're not yet finished

It has been absolutely freeing to accept that the NFL and the NBA have become so distorted by insanely overblown contracts and unlikable owners it has become merely entertainment to view when convenient. There is the possibility, however, that if my teams didn't suck so badly I'd feel different...

All energy sources require an initial carbon footprint to build and maintain, and no energy source is 100% clean. Sun and wind are endless and free, however, and once the capture infrastructure is built in place the carbon footprint drops drastically as well as the cost to generate.

and run the current national debt to a stunning 40 Trillion dollars.

Coupla years ago when the county wasn't doing anything about a homeless encampment just outside of La Pine,OR that had been responsible for several fires, including a serious one, locals marshalled up and paid the encampment a visit... vacated overnight

giving this a 5 star post award

Mental health specialists estimate that 1 in 8 individuals struggle with mental illness to varying degrees, and 5% of them are attracted to pyromania, so...

The majority of us are encountering/using AI these days whenever we do an internet search, perform online banking, make travel arrangements, etc., and it is now thoroughly embedded in all corporations. Whereas business has always tried to pass on as much cost to the consumer while generating...

the huge 11 gigawatt data center being built in Amarillo Texas will use the electricity of 6 million homes when fully lit up, and run through 10-11 billion gallons of water a year. With demand greatly outstripping any planned additional capacity, it is expected by 2030 residential electrical...

Catherine Breed is almost 400 miles into her open ocean swim from Oregon to Mexico, an outrageously ambitious goal by a die hard SF swimmer and surfer. Amazing feat if she pulls it off. https://www.swimcalifornia.com/ My friends at Powerlines, who have been shooting Mavericks since they were...

welcome break from sanding the front porch for a restain. And on to Australia doing it the right way: CANBERRA, Australia — Australia is trying to pull off a feat that's eluding national and local governments around the world: Attract AI investment, but on its own terms. AI suitors including...

Homeowners in neighborhoods adjacent to our home in Sunriver are being notified their fire insurance will not be renewed once their current policy expires, causing a scramble to find carriers willing to issue policies at 2x and 3x their former cost. We're not alone in this, extreme weather of...

absolutely, where else can you find those dog and burro taquitos

and that's a wrap

looks like a vg price for a nice beamy skiff if everything checks out. Boat hull like that is easy to eyeball, open all the hatches and look for mold or water, check the exterior seams, etc. Motor - a 40 should push that easily mid to upper 20's with two aboard. Check maintenance for oil...