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OKIsItJustMe

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5. By the way

Reply to NNadir (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 9, 2024, 02:37 PM

Nov 9

Harry Truman approved dropping nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities in part because he had been misinformed regarding the bombs (he thought they were essentially just more powerful explosives) and the targets (he had been told they were military targets.)

I suggest you attempt to become better informed, rather than simply being an agent of mindless destruction.

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UC Santa Cruz: New chemical process makes biodiesel production easier, less energy intensive [View all] OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 OP

We're in a great position to reproduce the 1998 fires from Malaysian slash and burn rain forest clearing for biodiesel. NNadir Nov 9 #1

You're just set on autoflame aren't you? OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #2

What's flaming is the planet. I just appeal to data. It reminds me a lot of Harry Truman's quip about Republicans... NNadir Nov 9 #3

The OP had nothing to do with growing crops to produce biofuels OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #4

I'm a chemist. I've made methyl esters of fatty acids in the lab many times. In the old days, it was a standard... NNadir Nov 9 #6

I'm not impressed. I produced esters in High School... OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #7

So what? My point was that it makes no difference how biodiesel is made industrially. I would expect... NNadir Nov 9 #8

Uh huh... OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #9

By the way OKIsItJustMe Nov 9 #5