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Prof. Eliot Jacobson

@EliotJacobson

Retired professor of mathematics and computer science, author of 4 books: 3 on casino games & 1 poetry book. Now I volunteer, walk a lot & feed local critters.

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Your 'moment of doom' for Apr. 13, 2024~We lied.

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
countercurrents.org/2024/04/global…

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For those curious about Arctic sea-ice extent and the perennial possibility of a Blue Ocean Event, the melt season is just getting started.

Right now, extent is 11th lowest, dating back to 1979.

For those curious about Arctic sea-ice extent and the perennial possibility of a Blue Ocean Event, the melt season is just getting started. Right now, extent is 11th lowest, dating back to 1979.
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Your 'moment of doom' for Apr. 12, 2024 ~ Fool us twice.

'It is not better to mine the ocean: It is not better to add another chapter to Earth’s ruination, nor add more ocean destruction on top of industrial fishing, plastic pollution, and acidification.'
counterpunch.org/2024/04/12/the…

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We have found the solution to the 'Gracie eating bunnies' problem. Gracie loves her princess outfit, but it definitely hinders her hunting stealth.

We have found the solution to the 'Gracie eating bunnies' problem. Gracie loves her princess outfit, but it definitely hinders her hunting stealth.
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And here's your 'bonus moment of doom' for today. It's an all you can heat, humans are f&%ked, doomer Thursday!

'Intense weather fluctuations caused by climate change could be contributing to an increase in stroke deaths...'
healthday.com/health-news/ca…

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Your 'moment of doom' for Apr. 11, 2024 ~ We are the plague.

'climate change is a breeding ground for intensified cholera outbreaks — one of only many diseases that could become full-fledged pandemics as humans continue to overheat the planet ...'
salon.com/2024/04/11/sic…

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I hate my cat.
She eats baby bunnies.
1 or 2 each year.
But not birds.
She's too fat to catch birds.
F&%king cat.
You're locked in until June.

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Yes, I really am tracking global temperatures to the nearest 0.01°C, and watching daily as the 365-day running average continues to rise, rise, rise ... after all, the has lots of fake-money on the line here.

April 8th, 2024 -- 1.59°C.

Yes, I really am tracking global temperatures to the nearest 0.01°C, and watching daily as the 365-day running average continues to rise, rise, rise ... after all, the #climatecasino has lots of fake-money on the line here. April 8th, 2024 -- 1.59°C.
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Your 'moment of doom' for Apr. 10, 2024 ~ This one's for you, Michael.

'too much focus on solutions and optimistic frameworks can disconnect us from the gravity and darkness of the crises we are immersed in.'
resilience.org/stories/2024-0…

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Code Yikes!

Not to be outdone, global sea surface temperatures are once again nearing their record high of 21.17°C, hit way back on March 1st & 2nd. Yesterday's global SST was 21.15°C.

Code Yikes! Not to be outdone, global sea surface temperatures are once again nearing their record high of 21.17°C, hit way back on March 1st & 2nd. Yesterday's global SST was 21.15°C.
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If you've been following the play-by-play with North Atlantic sea surface temperatures, then you'll want to know that the f&%kery is continuing.

If you've been following the play-by-play with North Atlantic sea surface temperatures, then you'll want to know that the f&%kery is continuing.
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Your 'moment of doom' for Apr. 9, 2024 ~ Master of the obvious.

'The Arctic is essential to sustaining our planetary systems. Pumping seawater onto sea ice on a large scale could change ocean chemistry and threaten the fragile web of life.'
theenergymix.com/scientists-tes…

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