F*** Mars

 https://idlewords.com/2023/1/why_not_mars.htm

In Praise of Idleness

 https://harpers.org/archive/1932/10/in-praise-of-idleness/

ASB Bank gifts 8ha $150m farm to MAGS school

 

 

https://www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rural-news/rural-general-news/bank-gifts-150m-farm-to-school

wildcard, Jack of all Trades, GSD people

 https://wildcardpeople.com/what-is-a-wildcard-person

 

or

 

https://randsinrepose.com/archives/free-electron/

Eco-balance of a Solar Electricity Transmission from North Africa to Europe

 

In other words, an area of 254 km x 254 km would be enough to meet the total
electricity demand of the world.  

 

https://www.dlr.de/tt/Portaldata/41/Resources/dokumente/institut/system/projects/Ecobalance_of_a_Solar_Electricity_Transmission.pdf

WTF Happened In 1971?

 

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

YCombinator: GeoEngineering

A startup says it’s begun releasing particles into the atmosphere, in an effort to tweak the climate

 

 

 https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/12/24/1066041/a-startup-says-its-begun-releasing-particles-into-the-atmosphere-in-an-effort-to-tweak-the-climate/

Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice

 

 https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-programmer/

 

 

Haldo Topsoe does it again...

Imagining methanol Cu/ZnO catalysts under 1 atm H2 and 500 dC here.
Very cool.

DFT points the way to new catalysts

as outlined here.
A very nice piece of work. It's amazing to see how quantum theory is starting to see practical applications even in the messiest of research areas - catalysis. Back in the early 90's you were lucky to get an absorption line out of the computer, now you can get hints for better heterogeneous catalysts! With computing power doubling every 18 months or so, my field will disappear completely in what, 20 years?