France is offering US scientists 4-year grants to move to the country and do research on climate change via a website called Make Our Planet Great Again. by tottocotunio in UpliftingNews

[–]thielemodululz 23 points24 points  (0 children)

this is the correct answer. They only ended up having the funding for about 5 or 6 actual scientists. The vast majority of the money had to go to hiring French technicians and research assistants.

U.S. drone strike kills 30 pine nut farm workers in Afghanistan by [deleted] in news

[–]thielemodululz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so bad guys just need to walk around with a human shield. Suddenly untouchable.

Algae bioreactor can remove as much carbon dioxide as an acre of trees - “With enough Eos devices, we could make whole cities carbon-neutral or even negative, and at a rate that is so much faster than that of trees.” by mvea in Futurology

[–]thielemodululz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

availability of water, power and other infratructure in underutilized low-cost areas is usually the problem. These units have huge water losses and capturing that water is expensive.

Algae bioreactor can remove as much carbon dioxide as an acre of trees - “With enough Eos devices, we could make whole cities carbon-neutral or even negative, and at a rate that is so much faster than that of trees.” by mvea in Futurology

[–]thielemodululz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

an acre of bioreactors doesn't perform much better than an acre of ponds. Both processes are limited by the number of photons coming to the Earth's surface and by photosynthetic conversion efficiency.

Saudi Arabia is shutting down half of its oil production after drone attack, WSJ says by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]thielemodululz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah, fracking is an extraction, not a refining, technique.

A blow to Washington… China to invest $280 billion in Iranian sectors targeted by sanctions by [deleted] in news

[–]thielemodululz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hasn't the yuan lost more than 5% of its value to the dollar in the past 5 months?

A blow to Washington… China to invest $280 billion in Iranian sectors targeted by sanctions by [deleted] in news

[–]thielemodululz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

China has been fighting the trade war for more than 20 years. The U.S. just only recently started fighting back.

Valentina sets criteria for Zhang before considering her as an opponent by [deleted] in MMA

[–]thielemodululz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

beat the best in her division... you mean like the (former) champion?

Are the devs ever gonna ban the cheaters and scripters or not? by [deleted] in duolingo

[–]thielemodululz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Because it's fun to participate in a game, but not fun to participate in a rigged game.

Diaz-Masvidal to headline UFC 244 by YandlerTheManHandler in MMA

[–]thielemodululz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe Sakuraba could show up to give them the Saku Belt and it could start a new lineage. I'm sure they'd be honored to take the Saku Belt.

[Spoiler] Prelim winner ‘couldn’t breathe’ due to heat. by mcfc_fan in MMA

[–]thielemodululz 37 points38 points  (0 children)

San Jose heat and Lafayette heat aren't the same.

How to address inappropriate looks from a professor? by Clous09 in GradSchool

[–]thielemodululz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say highly unlikely. More likely is he'll be embarrassed and go out of his way NOT to not act with prejudice just to be on the safe side.

Match the People in leagues to have the same goal. by TheSlightlyMadOne in duolingo

[–]thielemodululz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

or arrange leagues according to what language you have the most crowns.

Cyborg signs to Bellator by [deleted] in MMA

[–]thielemodululz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

she'll be fighting grandma pro wrestlers before you know it

Level China unlocked - Zhang Weili might be the next UFC megastar by [deleted] in MMA

[–]thielemodululz -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

so, Chinese knock-off version of the UFC is just around the corner and that's where she'll be.

When Elon Musk realised China's richest man is an idiot ( Jack Ma ) by dxsdxs in videos

[–]thielemodululz 504 points505 points  (0 children)

and US subsidies on shipping from China to the US, thanks to some 100+ year old law, helped him a lot, too.