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Post by Barry Brook on May 6, 2012 20:55:30 GMT 9.5
Also, if you have an iPhone or iPad, you can get the ProBoards app - I've found this an incredibly useful way to view the forums, as the new posts/threads are automatically highlighted, making it as easy or easier to read than email delivery of them.
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Post by Barry Brook on May 6, 2012 20:53:27 GMT 9.5
Roger, I provided some information HERE (and in a comment above that) on the RSS fields and the ability to follow threads. You basically just need to set up a Bookmarks list in your profile, and then you can follow this.
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Post by Barry Brook on May 6, 2012 20:47:11 GMT 9.5
Newly published on BraveNewClimate blog is an article I wrote for the South Australian Mines and Energy Journal on carbon emissions of uranium mines. (This, and others in the SACOME series, have also been published by my co-author, Ben Heard, on DecarboniseSA). This is a new version of a blog post I published on BNC a few years ago -- but streamlined, simplified and updated. I hope you find it useful. Read the blog post here: Carbon offsetting of uranium mines?
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Post by Barry Brook on May 2, 2012 13:42:51 GMT 9.5
This is the model I have: Mazur PRM-8000 www.mazurinstruments.com/specsIt doesn't say if it's been energy compensated. But given that of the models listed here www.geigercounters.com/Pocket.htm only the Monitor 4EC mentions that it is energy compensated, I suspect that my model is not. In a way that's okay, as it makes for a more spectacular demonstration I also have a scintillation detector at work.
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Post by Barry Brook on May 2, 2012 12:30:14 GMT 9.5
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Post by Barry Brook on May 2, 2012 12:28:46 GMT 9.5
Thanks for this DangerAus, but a warning, I've found BAS to be rather biased in previous articles. Somewhat tangentially, I recently bought a Geiger counter. Background level in my room was 0.085 μSv/hr, and at my computer it is 0.12 μSv/hr. I then took it to a sample of pitchblende in the geology museum next to my office (the sample was behind glass in a cabinet, so the alphas and betas were blocked), and still got a reading of 5.2 μSv/hr! (that is higher than much of the Fukushima exclusion zone – even when behind glass: bravenewclimate.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/fuku_zone.png). So, even when I'm innocently doing my work, I'm being bombarded by low-level radiation. Am I worried about the risks? Err... no.
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 30, 2012 22:04:26 GMT 9.5
A new guest post by Chris Uhlik has been published on BraveNewClimate. Link here: bravenewclimate.com/synthetic-hydrocarbons-futureIt concerns the transition from fossil to non-fossil hydrocarbon liquid fuels for transportation and related industries. This BNC Discussion Forum thread is for the comments related to this BNC post.
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 30, 2012 8:18:54 GMT 9.5
Greg, you need to login to your account
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 29, 2012 23:56:03 GMT 9.5
Further to the RSS feed question, I have found this advice regarding email notifications: I will collate all this type of info in a FAQ in due course and post it as a sticky. Just need to find the time -- unless someone else wants to beat me to it and start one!
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 29, 2012 23:51:25 GMT 9.5
You will be able to 'follow' the posts via RSS. However, that will not be available on Proboards until v5, which has not yet been released. More info here.
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 29, 2012 20:00:23 GMT 9.5
Looks like your zero width joiner is the way to do it, Anon
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 29, 2012 19:53:15 GMT 9.5
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 29, 2012 19:40:07 GMT 9.5
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 29, 2012 15:30:01 GMT 9.5
We talked about this back on BNC a long while ago, but it was hard to organise here. It can be done much more effectively on this forum, and once a FAQ or similar is up and going, it can be stickied for easy access.
You can number each of the arguments rebuttals too, and then when they spout some nonsense you just need to say: FAQ 1, 4, 5, 11 and 14! That last past is only half joking...
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 29, 2012 15:19:18 GMT 9.5
Further to DangerAus, there is (at least) one difference.
On BNC, to quote text you use <blockquote>blah</blockquote>
On the new forums, you just use quote (in square brackets), i.e. no block required
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 28, 2012 21:05:23 GMT 9.5
Sorry Douglas, I know it's horrible when this happens. Unfortunately I can't recover your post, it has disappeared into cyberspace (If you had hit the back button, you probably could have recovered it).
I know it doesn't help much now, but with long comments I typically type them in Notepad++ or Word or similar, and then paste them in - then they can never be lost to the ether due to a problem like this or some other failure like a temporary internet drop out.
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 28, 2012 20:47:01 GMT 9.5
From my browser (Chrome v18) The strike looks fine, but not the glow or shadow. It might be this current skin?
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 28, 2012 19:48:46 GMT 9.5
davidm, feel free to set up a new topic in the Open Forum that is specifically for people to muck about with the formatting (give it a suitable title) - I agree that some of this is trial and error. At some point I (or someone else - volunteers?) should write up some notes to help new users with this.
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 28, 2012 18:08:21 GMT 9.5
Bear with me, I'll be playing around with the skin for the next day or two, but for now I've mostly restored white background and black text on the forum.
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 28, 2012 14:17:37 GMT 9.5
I don't think RSS feeds are available, but I might be wrong - will need to check.
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 28, 2012 13:34:39 GMT 9.5
Yes, I think so Martin - I tried adding it to your profile too and it just blanked it out again. I had no problem with my .com website.
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 27, 2012 16:44:00 GMT 9.5
Huon, there are two options for this in the modify profile:
Hide Email: If you wish to hide your email address from non-staff members here, select "Yes."
Mass Emails: If you do not wish to receive mass emails from this forum, please opt out.
DangerAus, thanks for the suggestions, these will be helpful when I update the commenting/posting rules (was planning on doing that this weekend)
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 26, 2012 22:36:50 GMT 9.5
Okay, got it, and agree! (this reply was written on the app)
As to the garish and somewhat retro appearance of the Forum on a typical web browser - yes, I need to spend some time looking at how best to modify the default theme (skin) - people with designer flair are welcome to help!
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 26, 2012 22:17:34 GMT 9.5
Good point, although I'd probably put the energy categories before the "Energy Science, Engineering and New Technology" category, since this is going to be a technical forum and will likely scare people off as their first entry point into energy discussions! So maybe nuclear comes as the first entry after climate?
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 26, 2012 21:59:49 GMT 9.5
Yes, I think that is a good point re: blog post centralisation. I'll set that up.
Fortunately with the forums, it's easy to move topics from one board to another - another advantage, from a moderator's point of view!
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 26, 2012 21:57:48 GMT 9.5
Thanks John, I was debating whether to get it, rather than just browse the forum on Safari on my iPad (which is what I've been doing to date).
What are the main advantages of the app? (if you don't mind espousing!)
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 26, 2012 20:50:43 GMT 9.5
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 24, 2012 11:02:39 GMT 9.5
Tom, if you want to avoid the Captcha check each time, you just need to register as a user and login - then it won't come up again (except for the one-off registration). Your 3 comments above were written as a 'Guest', hence the check each time. (I see you subsequently registered, so this shouldn't happen again).
Yes, the formatting etc. is neat, and will be fun for people to play around with. You can also go back and edit your posting if you find the formatting has done something unexpected (and you can preview it before you post).
As for nesting replies, I don't think this is possible, but an advantage of a forum over the comments list of a blog is that if one can easily start a new thread/post for a new topic, rather than trying to cram lots of streams of thought into the one thread.
As moderator, I can also split-out selected posts within a thread, if possible. But the main idea should be for folks to stick to the etiquette of forums - one post thread for one idea! (something not easy to do the BNC blog)
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 23, 2012 23:26:29 GMT 9.5
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Post by Barry Brook on Apr 23, 2012 23:12:05 GMT 9.5
John M: Some great suggestions for new forum boards, and edits to existing ones. On this issue:
You're right - and this strikes to an important topic I'll cover over on BNC. Basically, I'm hoping to transition to moving all commentary from the BNC blog over to here on the Discussion Forums. So I think the dilution will be a temporary one as people shift from commenting on the blog to commenting over here. I don't expect it to happen overnight, but I hope it will happen. The forums, as many of you will have already recognised, offer so much more flexibility for the users (yes, including the much-wished-for 'edit' and 'preview' buttons!)
Also, the BNC blog will be changing character. The blog posts on BNC will become more irregular and event driven. In return, a new website is being developed, linked to BNC and others (including, integrally, with this Discussion forum), that is focused much more heavily on public education on nuclear power as a primary means of greenhouse gas mitigation. Techie stuff will stay on BNC, but the focus will shift. A natural evolution and refocusing -- given that time is limited for everyone.
Anyway, more about these goals and changes on BNC soon.
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