Ward Hunt Ice Shelf Breaks In Two

heidi writes "CNN has this story on the breakup of the largest ice cap. A permanent feature for the previous 3,000 years, it has broken into two pieces. "The Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, on the north coast of Ellesmere Island in Canada's Nunavut territory, broke into two main parts, themselves cut through with fissures. A freshwater lake drained into the sea, the researchers reported.""

Comments

Re:Well now,

[Anonymous Coward]

Who keeps modding this funny? It was a noble effort, and I'm sure ShadowBlasko is a good person, but it's still a terrible pun.

Re:Well now,

[ShadowBlasko]

Actually, I somewhat regret the whole thing.

I have not really ever desired the first post.

However, because I had already *read* the article on CNN, I decided that the blank canvas was just too tempting. I *had* to post something.

The reason I felt I *had* to post something was clear. I read at -1. I suppose I sometimes enjoy the flame wars and trolls and the gritty life that is reading at -1. Hell, maybe I am just a masochist. Who knows?

The one thing, however, that truly annoys me about reading at -1 are the first post (or attempt) at first post trolls.

Oh, to be sure, I was actually impressed with the amazing string of first posts that the GNAA had managed to attain. But the "watching a train wreck" curiosity of those postings wore off in about, oh .. 5 stories.

So, (and maybe it was the wine) I felt this sudden rush of anticipation, a feeling that I might not only obtain my first ever first post, but that in getting first post, I would be preventing some idiot troll from getting it, and for at least one story, life would be a little brighter. (for me at least)

It is a shame that this is not only a *not funny* topic, but one I feel pretty deeply about as well. Thus being part of the reason I regret doing it, as my posting certainly does not convey a sense of groking the issue, or anything meaningful or insightful.

I knew I would not have time to come up with something insightful, topical, or even vaguely interesting, so... I just posted the first funny thing I thought when I read the headline. I previewed, and then hit submit. (obviously)

And there it was, in all its lame-assed not even funny enough for Leno or SNL glory. My first first post.

(not that it really means anything, nor have I any desire to do it again, but it is neat I suppose to have done it once.)

So, here I am. Dealing with a mixture of geekdom pride that I pulled off a first post that was not immediately modded into the depths of hell, and a sensation of utter shame in the fact that I will always have to remember that the time I actually achieved a first post, and kept some troll from doing it, I could not think of anything *better* to say than what you see above.

I wonder what my shrink would say about all this.

(Anyway, if you actually read all this, I'm sorry for all the rambling and the poor punctuation. I blame the whole incident on the fact that I was drinking, something I do not do often, but I had a really bad day at work, and what the hell, it's a holiday for me!)

Happy Equinox!

Re:Correlation != Causation

[GMontag]

Sounds like another arguement in favor of Hydrogen Power to me!