Great article (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-10-18 19:44 (#2TF5) Nice one, evilviper. I wasn't aware of what's going on. I was expecting to read that somehow the combination of wind and lava were combining to exacerbate the lava's destruction however, and that's not the case:However, there is worry that the flow may start up again, and if it does, locals may be battling natural disasters on two fronts.That's because tropical storm Ana is still bearing down on Hawaii, and there remains a chance that it can still spin up to hurricane-force winds before making landfall."In addition to the high winds, high surf and storm surge may be expected as well as heavy rains and thunder showers. " the HCD reported. "We are asking Hawaii Island residents to monitor your local radio broadcasts for updates and to prepare for possible storm conditions which could begin to affect the Big Island by Friday."In preparation for this, the US Coast Guard plans to close all Hawaii ports east of Oahu on Friday, and could also close the ports of Honolulu and Nawiliwil over the weekend, according to Hawaii News Now.So, just dealing with lots of trouble at once - not as big a deal as I thought. Re: Great article (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-10-19 01:05 (#2TF7) Not too squarely on the main topic of technology & electronics, but it's sciency and I found it interesting enough. Plus I figured the weekend was going to be pretty dead (no Friday Distro?) and wanted to come up with something... Re: Great article (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-10-19 14:14 (#2TFG) I think the general mandate here is science and technology, and not so much of that drama-bait being posted elsewhere, so this is a direct hit. As for Friday Distro, I'm looking around for another good one. Last couple rolls of the dice have all been "Ubuntu but with LXDE and a great theme!" type distros - boring, and not that useful!
Re: Great article (Score: 1) by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2014-10-19 01:05 (#2TF7) Not too squarely on the main topic of technology & electronics, but it's sciency and I found it interesting enough. Plus I figured the weekend was going to be pretty dead (no Friday Distro?) and wanted to come up with something... Re: Great article (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-10-19 14:14 (#2TFG) I think the general mandate here is science and technology, and not so much of that drama-bait being posted elsewhere, so this is a direct hit. As for Friday Distro, I'm looking around for another good one. Last couple rolls of the dice have all been "Ubuntu but with LXDE and a great theme!" type distros - boring, and not that useful!
Re: Great article (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-10-19 14:14 (#2TFG) I think the general mandate here is science and technology, and not so much of that drama-bait being posted elsewhere, so this is a direct hit. As for Friday Distro, I'm looking around for another good one. Last couple rolls of the dice have all been "Ubuntu but with LXDE and a great theme!" type distros - boring, and not that useful!