George Dvorsky's discussions

Yeah, I can see that — but I see it as part of the ritual surrounding the death of the husband. Read more

Ah yes, a very strange practice. I actually left this one out because I thought it was more a form of suicide than death ritual :) Read more

You are right to point this out. The cuckoo chicks don't know that a password chirp is required, and they have no intention or inclination to imitate the other birds. Now that said, given enough evolutionary time, it's quite possible that cuckoos will adapt and figure this out. Read more

Thank you — now fixed: 4,400 pounds. Read more

I was thinking the same thing! Read more

You are correct; now fixed. Read more

Yeah, regrettably the mother and calf breached themselves on shore spontaneously. They were alive for a bit, but then passed away. Read more

Of course, my paranoid brain imagines other applications for this technology like, oh, I dunno — autonomous sentries armed for lethal force. This is actually kinda scary imo. Read more

Ah, right. Okay, this is now officially the Vermont comment thread :-) Read more

Yeah, I read earlier today that CNN has banned the term Frankenstorm for this very reason. Read more

What are your local forecasters predicting for your specific region? Read more

The only frame of reference we have here in Ontario is Hurricane Hazel from 1954. It killed over 80 people and left another 4,000 homeless. It's thought that the hurricane was a Cat 4 when it made landfall. So we do have a precedent here for big Atlantic storms to inflict considerable damage. Read more

Is there anything in particular you're most worried about? Read more

Do you believe that climate change has anything to do with the severity of this storm? Read more

What are you experiencing in Ohio? Read more

What are you experiencing in Ontario and Quebec? Read more

What are you experiencing in Pennsylvania? Read more

What are you experiencing in the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia states? Read more

What are you experiencing in NYC? Read more

What are you experiencing in New Jersey? Read more