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- Global Warming - Fact or Fiction?
- Global Warming, fact - human cause, fictionThe climate is such a large and complex thing that no two scientists agree yet on the question of 'Do we know all the climate factors?' let alone what they are and how they work.Recent scientific work has uncovered many facts, the most significant...
- Tags: global warming, al gore, pop-science, ProtiusX, off-topic, eruption
- Discussion threads 2006-07-25
- Geek Trivia: Stars of the (art)show
- Test your command of useless knowledge by subscribing to TechRepublic's Geek Trivia e-newsletter. Automatically sign up today!An article in the February 2004 edition of Sky & Telescope magazine described how a Southwest Texas State University physics and astronomy professor and a few of his art-minded colleagues used equal parts history,...
- Tags: Edvard Munch, SCREAM, Jay Garmon, eruption, Donald Olson, Krakatau
- Technical articles 2004-03-09
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- The fires of imagination
- On April 10, 1815, the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history occurred on the small Indonesian island of Sumbawa. The Mount Tambora volcano, which had begun to awaken from its long slumber only days before, blasted a column of volcanic material, composed of roughly 50 cubic kilometers of magma and...
- Tags: Guest Contributor
- Technical articles 2003-12-09
- Geek Trivia: Name-drop it like it's hot
- What is the official term for a volcanic eruption that emits enough force in a specific manner to successfully launch an object into space -- a term that is inspired by science fiction? by Jay Garmon
- Tags: Geek Trivia, Earth, Extinction, Operation Plumbob, Geologist, Verneshot, Craton, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Sam & Max 202: Moai Better Blues (exe)
- A surprise trip to the tropics turns into a working vacation when Sam & Max sign up to stop a massive volcano eruption. Their special blend of bewildering wit and renegade justice may or may not be enough to win over the gods. This version is the first release on...
- Tags: Telltale
- Software downloads 2008-02-08
- Seborrheic Dermatitis (exe)
- Seborrheic Dermatitis is a chronic and recurrent eruption with red patches and scales, mainly located on the face, ears, eyebrows, scalp and sometimes the chest. It may occur at any age. There is no cure, but it is treatable. Seborrheic Dermatitis Causes: A yeast called Malassezia Furfur or P. Ovalis,...
- Tags: Seborrheic Dermatitis, Patches
- Software downloads 2007-06-26
- Volcano 3D (exe)
- If you're looking for paradisiacal peace and quiet for your next vacation, this island is not the place for you! All Hell is breaking loose on this little island paradise in the middle of the ocean! An active volcano looms over the little island's beach and turns into a diabolical...
- Tags: 3D, Island
- Software downloads 2007-05-28
- Geek Trivia: A moon for all seasons
- Test your command ofuseless knowledge by subscribing to TechRepublic's Geek Trivia e-newsletter. Automaticallysign up today!This week, the Trivia Geek sends a special shout-out tofellow GeekRepublicist Eric Brinley,who brought most of this marvelous minutia to my attention.On July 31 of this year, those taking an evening stroll beneatha cloudless sky will...
- Tags: moon
- Technical articles 2004-07-27
- Geek Trivia: Fires of the imagination
- Fireing my ImaginationMy Quibble: I don't think lava will be found where volcanoes blast ash into the sky and remove part of the mountain. These are rhyolitic volcanoes. Magma comes from basic volcanoes which ooze out and flow accross the suface solidifying into basalt."The Mount Tambora volcano blasted a column...
- Tags: djt34175@..., ash, Geek Trivia, Mount Tambora, Mary Shelley
- Discussion threads 2007-10-31
- How about the Tar Treaty due to the asphalt
- How about the Tar Treaty due to the asphaltroad surface that is mostly made up of tar.Two points re global warming that the people blaming humans always gloss over.1. One major volcanic eruption like Mt St Helens puts more carbon and green house gasses into the atmosphere than humand have...
- Tags: atmosphere, BTU, global warming, save the planet, Interstate Highway System, maxwell edison, off-topic, Clear, thermal conductive property
- Discussion threads 2006-04-04
- Geek Trivia: Fires of the imagination
- Editor's note: By editor's request, this Classic Geek was re-animated specifically to haunt the Halloween holiday, despite the fact that it passed on from this editorial coil on Dec. 9, 2003. Of course, the mad scientists responsible for this atrocity couldn't resist tinkering with their creation, so it came back...
- Tags: NASA, Editor, Novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, Sales Tools, Network Technology, Sales, Networking, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- Geek Trivia: Picking up the torch
- What tragic event led to London's hosting of the 1908 Olympic Games? Every now and again, the old Trivia Geek feels the need to toy with his secret formula for trivial excellence. So this week, instead of looking back on an obscure anniversary celebrated on this date,...
- Tags: Olympic Games, Olympic, Games, Jay Garmon, game, Geek Trivia Newsletter, London, Government, Personal Technology
- Technical articles 2005-07-26
- Why it's impossible to become a programming expert
- The pace of change in the technology industry has made it nearly impossible to specialize in much or become an expert in anything. I started cluing in on this a few years ago when I was reading a lot about Lisp, but I simply didn't have time to try it...
- Tags: Perl, Namespace, Java, Industry, C, Programmer, Programming, Expert Programmer, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Scripting Languages, .Net, C#, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- ok, this time...GOOD earwigs.
- ok, this time...GOOD earwigs.While I always carry in my head Pink Floyd's 'Wishing You Were Here' and Pachebel's 'Canon'...My latest GOOD earwig is 'where did you sleep' by Nirvana.Oh, and always 'Eruption' by Van Halen.In my head....- anything by Status Quo....... great cobweb removers, all of 'em! - anything "latin...
- Tags: GG Edit, Thank-You Mae
- Discussion threads 2006-07-31
- Geek Trivia: Waves of destruction
- Geek Trivia: Waves of destructionarticle rootStill looking....I did find this at the Pacific Tsunami Museum website http://www.tsunami.org/, under FAQ-Could Nuclear testing create a tsunami? This is a difficult topic to research, because much of the information surrounding nuclear testing is classified. During the Cold War there was fear of...
- Tags: bomb, faith_michele, Halifax, tidal wave, tsunami
- Discussion threads 2005-01-18
- Who is (was) the best guitarist ?
- Who is was the best guitarist ?I've been in this raging debate on another mesage/chat board about who was is the best guitarist.For reference, I cited these sources:http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_newguitar.htmlhttp://guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatest.htmhttp://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/and this new kid:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=59292432My take?Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton, and Jimi Hendrix.Now, since everyone here at TR are an Eclectic lot, I'm wondering...
- Tags: guitarist, Guitar Player, windows, security, vpn, techs, rock and roll, genius, Mickster269, off-topic, guitar, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton
- Discussion threads 2006-06-15
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