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		By: Mike Plaiss		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 06:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;They say it’s bot attacks overwhelming the site now and then, and it passes when the attacks pass.&lt;/i&gt;

I am so completely clueless about all this. Why are bots attacking a site like this? What are the people who sent them about their business trying to accomplish? I truly don’t know.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>They say it’s bot attacks overwhelming the site now and then, and it passes when the attacks pass.</i></p>
<p>I am so completely clueless about all this. Why are bots attacking a site like this? What are the people who sent them about their business trying to accomplish? I truly don’t know.</p>
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		By: neo		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 05:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[mkent:

Thanks.  I have been aware of it, though. A week or two ago I corresponded with my host and they have no real suggestions. They say it&#039;s bot attacks overwhelming the site now and then, and it passes when the attacks pass.  I have my doubts, though, because there have always been such attacks off and on and it never was as disruptive as lately.  If it continues to be a problem I may try changing hosts, but I don&#039;t know whether that would even help and it&#039;s a pain.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>mkent:</p>
<p>Thanks.  I have been aware of it, though. A week or two ago I corresponded with my host and they have no real suggestions. They say it&#8217;s bot attacks overwhelming the site now and then, and it passes when the attacks pass.  I have my doubts, though, because there have always been such attacks off and on and it never was as disruptive as lately.  If it continues to be a problem I may try changing hosts, but I don&#8217;t know whether that would even help and it&#8217;s a pain.</p>
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		By: R2L		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 04:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rufus T. Firefly on January 6, 2025 at 8:45 pm said:
Couple the above with the fact that CO2 makes up 0.042% of the Earth’s atmosphere (less than 1/2 of 1%) and human activity only impacts 3% – 4% of that 0.042%.

I finally found the chart I was looking for that so dramatically shows what you have said in words.  See the double blue square image here  https://wryheat.wordpress.com/2021/11/26/why-reducing-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-burning-fossil-fuel-will-have-no-effect-on-climate/

And I just now noticed that the wryheat source references this source in turn:  https://rclutz.com/2021/11/23/2021-update-climate-reductionism/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rufus T. Firefly on January 6, 2025 at 8:45 pm said:<br />
Couple the above with the fact that CO2 makes up 0.042% of the Earth’s atmosphere (less than 1/2 of 1%) and human activity only impacts 3% – 4% of that 0.042%.</p>
<p>I finally found the chart I was looking for that so dramatically shows what you have said in words.  See the double blue square image here  <a href="https://wryheat.wordpress.com/2021/11/26/why-reducing-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-burning-fossil-fuel-will-have-no-effect-on-climate/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://wryheat.wordpress.com/2021/11/26/why-reducing-carbon-dioxide-emissions-from-burning-fossil-fuel-will-have-no-effect-on-climate/</a></p>
<p>And I just now noticed that the wryheat source references this source in turn:  <a href="https://rclutz.com/2021/11/23/2021-update-climate-reductionism/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://rclutz.com/2021/11/23/2021-update-climate-reductionism/</a></p>
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		By: mkent		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Neo: I was getting 500 Internal Server Errors from your site earlier today.  It’s not the first time it’s happened recently.  It’s happened quite a few times the last few weeks.  I don’t know if there’s anything you can do about it, but FYI.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Neo: I was getting 500 Internal Server Errors from your site earlier today.  It’s not the first time it’s happened recently.  It’s happened quite a few times the last few weeks.  I don’t know if there’s anything you can do about it, but FYI.</p>
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		By: R2L		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[R2L]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 03:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Karmi: in ref to CoS Wiles,  &quot;Seems to stay outta sight whilst getting lots accomplished in the background…&quot;
I believe it was Reagan who said something to the effect that there is no limit to what you can get done [as a team] if you are not worried about who gets the credit.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Karmi: in ref to CoS Wiles,  &#8220;Seems to stay outta sight whilst getting lots accomplished in the background…&#8221;<br />
I believe it was Reagan who said something to the effect that there is no limit to what you can get done [as a team] if you are not worried about who gets the credit.</p>
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		By: Mike Plaiss		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/01/06/open-thread-1-6-2025/#comment-2781008</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Plaiss]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt; How many people who claim they “care” about climate and accuse others of being “climate change deniers” know the reality of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and China’s impact compared with all other nations?&lt;/i&gt;

Oh! I know this one!

Zero.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i> How many people who claim they “care” about climate and accuse others of being “climate change deniers” know the reality of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and China’s impact compared with all other nations?</i></p>
<p>Oh! I know this one!</p>
<p>Zero.</p>
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		By: Rufus T. Firefly		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/01/06/open-thread-1-6-2025/#comment-2781006</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rufus T. Firefly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Couple the above with the fact that CO2 makes up 0.042% of the Earth&#039;s atmosphere (less than 1/2 of 1%) and human activity only impacts 3% - 4% of that 0.042%.

How many people who claim they &quot;care&quot; about climate and accuse others of being &quot;climate change deniers&quot; know the reality of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and China&#039;s impact compared with all other nations?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Couple the above with the fact that CO2 makes up 0.042% of the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere (less than 1/2 of 1%) and human activity only impacts 3% &#8211; 4% of that 0.042%.</p>
<p>How many people who claim they &#8220;care&#8221; about climate and accuse others of being &#8220;climate change deniers&#8221; know the reality of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and China&#8217;s impact compared with all other nations?</p>
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		By: Rufus T. Firefly		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/01/06/open-thread-1-6-2025/#comment-2781005</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rufus T. Firefly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This quote is from this Instapundit post: https://instapundit.com/694449/#disqus_thread
&lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;Every article on the effects of climate change should also note that China today emits more carbon than the United States, Europe and India - combined. China&#039;s carbon emissions are so huge the country has now produced more carbon in the last few decades than Europe has since the start of the Indistrial Revolution. And China last year built more coal plants than in any prior year. All efforts outside China to slow climate change is (sic) just virtue signaling.&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This quote is from this Instapundit post: <a href="https://instapundit.com/694449/#disqus_thread" rel="nofollow ugc">https://instapundit.com/694449/#disqus_thread</a></p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Every article on the effects of climate change should also note that China today emits more carbon than the United States, Europe and India &#8211; combined. China&#8217;s carbon emissions are so huge the country has now produced more carbon in the last few decades than Europe has since the start of the Indistrial Revolution. And China last year built more coal plants than in any prior year. All efforts outside China to slow climate change is (sic) just virtue signaling.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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		By: Rufus T. Firefly		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/01/06/open-thread-1-6-2025/#comment-2781004</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rufus T. Firefly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I highly recommend this Jordan Peterson interview of Pierre Poilievre:
https://youtu.be/Dck8eZCpglc?si=_GO0drhGSMoqsdjf

Some great information in it. The economy in Canada is a shambles. And, as Poilievre and Peterson point out, they are one of the most resource rich nations on Earth. I never even considered the potential of becoming a data center powerhouse due to the natural advantage of the climate.

If this guy gets in and does half of what he wants to do and Trump and the Doge boys do half of what they want to do and Milei in Argentina, Bukele in El Salvador...

The Americas can have a huge, economic boom in the next decade!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I highly recommend this Jordan Peterson interview of Pierre Poilievre:<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/Dck8eZCpglc?si=_GO0drhGSMoqsdjf" rel="nofollow ugc">https://youtu.be/Dck8eZCpglc?si=_GO0drhGSMoqsdjf</a></p>
<p>Some great information in it. The economy in Canada is a shambles. And, as Poilievre and Peterson point out, they are one of the most resource rich nations on Earth. I never even considered the potential of becoming a data center powerhouse due to the natural advantage of the climate.</p>
<p>If this guy gets in and does half of what he wants to do and Trump and the Doge boys do half of what they want to do and Milei in Argentina, Bukele in El Salvador&#8230;</p>
<p>The Americas can have a huge, economic boom in the next decade!</p>
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		By: Mike Plaiss		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2025/01/06/open-thread-1-6-2025/#comment-2780977</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Plaiss]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sabine Hossenfelder on something I linked to a couple of weeks ago. Not much new here, but any excuse to link to Sabine Hossenfelder is good enough.

https://youtu.be/frJy-sSriHM?si=Hd1OPvB-OX31h6sR

The big take away is that serious scientists are still examining the notion that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. That’s a good thing even if they ultimately turn out to be wrong.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sabine Hossenfelder on something I linked to a couple of weeks ago. Not much new here, but any excuse to link to Sabine Hossenfelder is good enough.</p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/frJy-sSriHM?si=Hd1OPvB-OX31h6sR" rel="nofollow ugc">https://youtu.be/frJy-sSriHM?si=Hd1OPvB-OX31h6sR</a></p>
<p>The big take away is that serious scientists are still examining the notion that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. That’s a good thing even if they ultimately turn out to be wrong.</p>
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