Happened to catch a story on NHK World a few weeks ago about a Japanese experiment in putting solar panels over parking lots. Done right, you could provide protection from the weather for the cars an… (View Post)

rcs1000 said: "The medical difficulties are principally that our bodies don't deal well without gravity. That isn't a (long term) insurmountable problem." Discussions that I have … (View Post)

Off topic, but important: Fiona, having damaged Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas, is now attacking eastern Canada: "One of the strongest storms ever to hit Canada slammed int… (View Post)

Any good news, recently? Well, yes, the smoke level in my area has come down in the last two days. But I expect most were asking for something less personal. And there is some good news on a larger s… (View Post)

rcs1000 said: "I was driving in Arizona, and saw the clock on my phone go back an hour... and then a few miles further it went back again. It turns out that while all of Arizona is on Mountain T… (View Post)