Science Blogs (316)

More than 20 years ago I used to frequent a chat room with women from Philippines. They habitually used the word 'cos' and I believe it's their abbreviated version of cause or because. This morning, I saw bcos used so that leads to: is there a difference in cos and bcos?

I realize that many Asian, Malaysians and people in the Pacific region learn English as a 2nd or 3rd language and adopt phrases and abbreviations.

To me, cos is the mathematical abbreviation of cosine.

On Thursday morning, the 2nd of February, Punxsutawney Phil will declare an early spring or six more weeks of winter depending on the visibility of his shadow.
I don't know about the rest of the country, but the weather in South Florida was in the 80's with lots of sunshine and warm winds.



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There's no denying, the crater looks like a bear's face. We've seen some crazy craters on Mars over the years from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera (HiRISE) – like the famous smiley face, or an elephant and a bird.

But what could possibly create the weird feature in the middle of the crater that is shaped like a bear's snout?

"There's a hill with a V-shaped collapse structure (the nose), two craters (the eyes), and a circular fracture pattern (the head)," said HiRISE principal investigator Alfred McEwen. "The circular fracture pattern might be due to the settling of a deposit over a buried impact crater. Maybe the nose is a volcanic or mud vent and the deposit could be lava or mud flows? Maybe just grin and bear it."

An asteroid the size of a minibus and called 2023 BU, will zip past the southern tip of South America just after midnight, GMT. It will be approx 2, 200 miles at its closest.

Tag. | Classified word of Day.

Amerika is a Nation that can be defined in a
.single Word; ASUFUTIMAHAEFUTBW.
..[ .in the foothills of the Himalaya s. ] - Joe B.

..this is what happens when you order a President
. through the Postal system. - Ed from the Internet.



Standby. - McBob.

Friday night was cold in South Florida. A front passed through in the morning with cold rain and high winds. Temperatures dropped to the 40's (Fahrenheit) and Saturday was clear skies, cold and windy. Sunday morning was also into the 40's.
We tried to get through Friday night without heat and the room temperature was around 68, much too cold for sleeping with 4 blankets. I said, the heater goes on and Saturday night with the thermostat set at 73. It was nice.
What I did notice (different than air conditioning) is the bedrooms were warmer than the living room. It was probably a difference of 4 degrees with the thermostat in the hall in the middle of the apartment. I have the louvers on the vents half way open for the bedrooms and all the way open for the living room.
This is the same adjustment all year round, but the air conditioning in the summer months has the bedrooms comfortable and the living room gets really cold. It's cold enough to have a fan blowing the cold air back toward the hallway to stabilize the overall temperature.

I'm puzzled why there is such a difference between the efficiency between heat and cool...

Astronomy appears to be a subject that puts CS bloggers to sleep.
Lots of times I planned to blog a story or two as there is so much happening in the world of science with the Orion capsule and James Webb space telescope. Amazing photos that are unaffected by the earth's atmosphere.



Now we may get to see the Dark Side of the Moon and not have to listen to it...

Over the past months, I've been seeing articles about scientists "rediscovering extinct species" (their words). One article (dated May 2022) lists 8 rediscovered ones, and another (dated November 2022) lists one more.

Here they are:
1.The ground-dwelling black-naped Pheasant-pigeon


2. Jackson's Climbing Salamander


3. Silver-backed Chevrotain


4. Somali Sengi


5. Fernandina Galapagos Tortoise


6. Sierra Leone crab


7. Voeltzkow's Chameleon


8. Wallace's Giant bee


9. Velvet Pitcher plant


I think that those wise animals/species prefer to 'appear' extinct, so they just hide away as much as they can, for as long as they can, to avoid human beings (especially hunters/poachers). What do you think?

Tag. ..trick n Treat | perm. Halloween

Like a cross word puzzle, this will give you sum chill & cheer ..in between the knocking on your chamber door...
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.... General style is that of charting all relevant data
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7476. .. thought .} .pre Ambler of Action.
4385. Document
3091...[ 2...3068 & 3467..( . deduction.
..the song ] .of the prophets is written on the subway walls.. --Simon
.part 2. .it's only rock n roll..
..stone Wall s. | .3 tall pines.
..thick as brick. } Jethro Tull
.start me up.} . rolling Stones.
..part 3.. .. yellow journalist meets
..great red China wall...( .
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1408. .a ] . Fortune
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637. Furthermore.......| 2810. War machine
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...after Math..[ .majek has blowback.
3897. .$uck.
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........* ... * ... 1 7 7 7 .* .R U L E ./ Judge.
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But it was too Mighty for me. The whole land had assembled , the populace thronged around it...- Epic of Gilgamesh.
...to be continued..* UN fortunately..

..in the sabbath Life ..[ of old white geezers.

Perhaps by next weekend I will be able to type up
( .on a Library computer. ) A more elaborate & technical look at Astro physics..(. And not Houston hardball. ) Actual bona fide investigation of physical phenomenon s...
..here is the outline .. rough..
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........... strong radio astronomy...
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.......217. .the wake.
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..........o5. . father of winepress
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