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Old Mariner

@oldmariner

This old salt has retired from a life of travel, diving, skiing and sailing

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Old Mariner
@oldmariner Jan 29, 2020, 6:46 PM UTC

$200 per gram frome GARBAGE

Clean up the oceans and beaches, piles of old tires and land fills for PROFIT is now doable. I just composted a bag of banana skins and orange peels worth $2000. Read this and know that the world wil…

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Old Mariner
@oldmariner Nov 11, 2019, 8:46 PM UTC

Travels in 3D land

I have for some years wanted to 'get into 3d printing' but as I am 75 a bit intimidated at the thought of having to master the software needed. None the less last July I bought a machine. I live in h…

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Old Mariner
@oldmariner Apr 26, 2019, 10:18 PM UTC

Human Ingenuity will always defeat Malthus

Sell all your investments in Lithium. Phosphorene is a whole new kid on the block. https://www.newsweek.com/scientists-wonder-material-batteries-batteries-electronics-1407119

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Old Mariner
@oldmariner Jan 9, 2019, 2:03 AM UTC

This is NOT fake news

https://theconversation.com/seven-charts-that-show-the-world-is-actually-becoming-a-better-place-109307 Popular media seems to only report on things that bleed. I hope the this give comfort to somebo…

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Old Mariner
@oldmariner Jan 8, 2019, 1:25 AM UTC

Doomer Attenborough Hates People and Malthus Was Wrong by Over 300 Times

The mindset of poverty and scarcity is hard to overcome. https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2019/01/doomer-attenborough-hates-people-and-malthus-was-wrong-by-over-300-times.html#more-153255 We need more t…

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Old Mariner
@oldmariner Jan 7, 2019, 8:39 PM UTC

Malthus is wrong again.

This is one of the most disruptive technologies I have come across. May not look like much but let the idea of nearly doubling the productivity of any organism that can photosynthesize, corn, wheat,…

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Old Mariner
@oldmariner Sep 20, 2018, 6:11 PM UTC

Wonder why UFO's spin?

New theory of 'quantised matter' shows a way to levitate objects. https://youtu.be/fnNKC82wUmY more detailed explaination https://youtu.be/1itasiXNUPg

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Old Mariner
@oldmariner Sep 2, 2018, 6:32 AM UTC

3D prining complex living organs

https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/2018/08/180831150156_1_540x360.jpg Credit: Daniele Foresti, Jennifer A. Lewis, Harvard University I expect complex living organs will soon be printed using this te…

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Old Mariner
@oldmariner Aug 29, 2018, 5:24 PM UTC

The Upside of Open Source

A small excerpt from Peter Diamadis' Blog https://www.diamandis.com/ The Upside of Open Source One of the most common complaints about doing business in China is weak intellectual property (IP) right…

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Old Mariner
@oldmariner Aug 25, 2018, 8:02 PM UTC

This will boggle your mind (or boggle it for you)

Certain technologies can change everything, this may be one. https://youtu.be/awADEuv5vWY Anyone investing in medical imaging or brain computer interface pay attention.

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