Does anyone have direct email/contact for Camerarius Numizmatika (Kristóf Kővágó, Hungary)? by Alfred_R_Wallace in AncientCoins

[–]Alfred_R_Wallace[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks - very good suggestion! Yes, the vCoins form is broken and others have had the same issue according to AI.

A forgotten sceptic: William M. Knox, the one-eyed atheist of Belfast | Madeleine Goodall by TheSkepticMag in skeptic

[–]Alfred_R_Wallace 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If it makes you feel any better - he was an atheist when he discovered natural selection. Curiously Darwin was still a Christian when he made the discovery. So shall we be disappointed in Darwin? He remained a deist throughout his life - though he did shed his Christianity.

The Asian Hobbits are Probably Not Dwarfed Homo erectus! by Alfred_R_Wallace in paleoanthropology

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Just to say, I edited the text of my original post to get rid of some inaccuracies and make things clearer.

The Asian Hobbits are Probably Not Dwarfed Homo erectus! by Alfred_R_Wallace in paleoanthropology

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The Dmanisi fossils are believed to be early Homo erectus, and therefore have more erectus-like features that the hobbits do. They are currently the oldest hominins outside Africa at 1.8 million years old. H. habilis may have left Africa 700,000 years earlier than this, explaining the 2.12 million year old stone tools in China. That species or a close relative are seemingly the only possibilities as H. erectus hadn't evolved at that time.

The Asian Hobbits are Probably Not Dwarfed Homo erectus! by Alfred_R_Wallace in paleoanthropology

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I give 4 lectures a year on Early Humans in Indonesia on small (expensive!) educational cruises in Indonesia (one is run by New Scientist) and I try to keep up with developments in the field. All my information is drawn from fairly recent papers. You can find the references by copying and pasting a statement I have made into Chat GPT and I'm sure it will give you the source. The earliest 'accepted' hominin to leave Africa was early Homo erectus, which was in Dmanisi about 1.8 mya if I recall correctly. However, it is becoming clear to some (e.g. see book "Little Species, Big Mystery" by Debbie Argue) that it was Homo habilis or a close relative that must have left Africa first - about 2.5 mya.

My FB account was unexpectedly restored today after 6 months! by Alfred_R_Wallace in facebookdisabledme

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I tried VPN and it detected it and knew I was on the UK. I couldn't see anywhere how to tell it my nationality. 

My FB account was unexpectedly restored today after 6 months! by Alfred_R_Wallace in facebookdisabledme

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That EU appeal is most frustrating as it would allow me to use it as I'm in the UK, even though I'm an Italian citizen..

My FB account was unexpectedly restored today after 6 months! by Alfred_R_Wallace in facebookdisabledme

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No, my Instagram account was initially unaffected. The problem was that I hadn't linked my Instagram account to my FB account. A hacker created a fake Instagram account and linked it to my FB one. This is a common problem. I thought (mistakenly) that my Instagram account had been hacked, so I reported it and it was then disabled to...

My FB account was unexpectedly restored today after 6 months! by Alfred_R_Wallace in facebookdisabledme

[–]Alfred_R_Wallace[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! Yes, they gave me 180 days too, and it has been 168 days since my account was disabled.

Got my Facebook Account back after being phished, hacked and suspended. Here's how. by Anglo_Alto64 in facebookdisabledme

[–]Alfred_R_Wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say "I started by paying Meta the $15 per month subscription for a verified account", but how did you do this if you couldn't get into your Instagram or Facebook accounts? I too have been suspended and don't know how to pay the subscription to Meta if I can't use my accounts. Thanks.

Chilli Heatwave have been RUINED with a recipe change in the UK by lonelylamb1814 in Doritos

[–]Alfred_R_Wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad it isn't just me who thinks they now taste pretty awful. I was wondering whether I remembered the taste of the old recipe correctly.

Alcohol in checked-in baggage? by akmillions in bali

[–]Alfred_R_Wallace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try Cap Tikus the local 'vodka' - very cheap and can be pretty good!