Yes, the meteor precipitated a quick and drastic climate change. Just because man-made carbon emissions don't have the sudden impact that the meteor did doesn't mean the effects can't be as extreme over a long period of time.
Also, just because dinos liked the higher temperatures doesn't mean it will be safe for us.
Of course climate is going to change. The issue is whether or not we are causing a drastic and potentially dangerous change. The evidence suggests we are.
The third column, Ranking of Return on Tax Dollar, shows how much each state receives in return for each dollar given to the federal government. Quick summary: 8 of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20 voted Republican in 2008. So, while the OP was a little caustic, his claim is mostly accurate.
Texas is, though, barely on the net givers side of the equation. It receives $.97 for every $1.00 it gives.
FY2005 is the most recent I found on a quick search.
Yes. Not only that but it is a harbinger that will eventually show where the Obama campaign probably got their campaign money from.
Your guess is only half right. Big media is nowhere to be found. Banks on the other hand...
University of California $1,385,675
Goldman Sachs $980,945
Microsoft Corp $806,299
Harvard University $793,460
Google Inc $790,564
Citigroup Inc $657,268
JPMorgan Chase & Co $650,758
Stanford University $580,904
Sidley Austin LLP $574,938
Time Warner $547,951
National Amusements Inc $541,251
WilmerHale $524,292
UBS AG $522,019
IBM Corp $518,557
Skadden, Arps et al $510,274
Columbia University $503,566
Morgan Stanley $490,873
US Government $479,956
General Electric $479,454
Latham & Watkins $467,311
Government must have oversight in areas like this. Banks stood to gain the most from making bad loans, not each single new homeowner. Lenders at the banks acted only in their short term interest; those who knew about the shaky debt structure benefited by keeping quiet about it and getting paid.
You marred your strong arguments with all the whining and bitching about dems and the left.
If your goal was to make good points, and influence others' views, you almost made it.
If it was to look petty and partisan, congratulations!
By the way, some leftists take their Second Amendment rights very seriously. Be careful: a large part of the "fucking corrupt losers who should be shot" are from the right.
"Caputo: Here we are, a company founded on improving the quality of the experience of the internet and trying to make the world a better place."
Come on... The company is founded on maximizing revenue for ISPs. Who does he think his audience is? Oh, and I didn't realize bandwidth throttling was improving everyone's quality of life! And here I thought othersweredoing this. Congratulations on finding a way to make the world a better place and line your pockets at the same time!
Don't bother arguing with an identifiable conservative. They simply discredit your source of information, in this case, Reuters or the New York Times, tell you that you don't know what you're talking about, offer no referenced counter argument, and cry while seeming to talk from a position of strength. ~
Typical conservatives are so clueless, they think the world of GWB without realizing he isn't a conservative, and denigrate Clinton without realizing he was a conservative. Ignorance, blind faith, and anger. Better to just ignore them, I guess.
drilling in ANWR... causing us to pay $4 a gallon for gas now?
You think gas is $4/gallon because we didn't drill in ANWR?
Gas is that expensive due primarily to a weak dollar coupled with high global demand. ANWR would do next to nothing in terms of supply. According to Reuters, http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN2934033020080429?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true, The US uses 20M+ barrels per day while ANWR would supply 40K per day in 2011 - a 0.2% gain. It rises to 780K per day by 2020, cutting our dependence on foreign crude from 62% to 60%.
It seems many replies to my post missed my point. I'll take the blame for that.
I think computerizing DnD is a bad development. The best part of DnD, for me, was hanging out at my friends' houses. DnD went with eating, drinking, and socializing. The social aspect came first, the game was second. If I'm going to play *computer* games with my friends, I'll choose a game made specifically for that.
Even though I'm retired from WoW, too, I thought it was so well done, that any similar game would have to be almost indistinguishable from it. I thought Blizzard did an excellent job with the artwork, and the depth in character customization kept me playing for a long time.
If I want to play DnD, I'll play face-to-face only. There are already options if I want to play games on a computer.
Doesn't WoW fill this need? Putting DnD online would invite unfavorable comparisons to Blizzard's juggernaut.
Maybe I'm mistaken, but I thought that DnD's main appeal was spending time with your friends in person. I really liked it for a couple of years. The reason was that I had friends who were fun to play with, and the funny rituals and habits we had that went along with it.
I've continued to read a little about DnD in the 18 years since I stopped playing. I like to know what's going on with the evolution of the game, but now, my best friends are scattered across the continent, and the thought of playing with my local group of friends is lame.
I like the idea of playing DnD. I just don't have the friends for it anymore. It somehow felt more comfortable to roll a toon on WoW and meet people online to play with, than to head down to the hobby shop on a game night. If I'm going to meet new people in person, I'd like food and alcohol involved.
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Just because I point out a flaw in the anti-global warming argument doesn't mean I'm a zealot.
My budgie tells me that you're a twit with no comprehension...
I have no idea what a budgie is, and it sounds like you're just upset that someone disagrees with you.
Yes, the meteor precipitated a quick and drastic climate change. Just because man-made carbon emissions don't have the sudden impact that the meteor did doesn't mean the effects can't be as extreme over a long period of time.
Also, just because dinos liked the higher temperatures doesn't mean it will be safe for us.
We have had significant warm and cool spells in recorded history... Yet the planet was not destroyed.
Tell that to the dinosaurs.
Of course climate is going to change. The issue is whether or not we are causing a drastic and potentially dangerous change. The evidence suggests we are.
An intelligent person would provide a link to their source.
Here is a nice chart.
The third column, Ranking of Return on Tax Dollar, shows how much each state receives in return for each dollar given to the federal government. Quick summary: 8 of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20 voted Republican in 2008. So, while the OP was a little caustic, his claim is mostly accurate.
Texas is, though, barely on the net givers side of the equation. It receives $.97 for every $1.00 it gives.
FY2005 is the most recent I found on a quick search.
Why would you not have turbo on at all times? I've wondered this for years.
Wall of text crits you for 327987592. You die.
Yes. Not only that but it is a harbinger that will eventually show where the Obama campaign probably got their campaign money from.
Your guess is only half right. Big media is nowhere to be found. Banks on the other hand...
University of California $1,385,675
Goldman Sachs $980,945
Microsoft Corp $806,299
Harvard University $793,460
Google Inc $790,564
Citigroup Inc $657,268
JPMorgan Chase & Co $650,758
Stanford University $580,904
Sidley Austin LLP $574,938
Time Warner $547,951
National Amusements Inc $541,251
WilmerHale $524,292
UBS AG $522,019
IBM Corp $518,557
Skadden, Arps et al $510,274
Columbia University $503,566
Morgan Stanley $490,873
US Government $479,956
General Electric $479,454
Latham & Watkins $467,311
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Only the ignorant would label his arguments as "anarchist propaganda". To an anarchist, both corporatism and socialism are threats.
It's certainly better than the crap-shoot that we have now for procreation.
Says you. I happen to like fucking.
stopping these bad loans
Government must have oversight in areas like this. Banks stood to gain the most from making bad loans, not each single new homeowner. Lenders at the banks acted only in their short term interest; those who knew about the shaky debt structure benefited by keeping quiet about it and getting paid.
You marred your strong arguments with all the whining and bitching about dems and the left.
If your goal was to make good points, and influence others' views, you almost made it.
If it was to look petty and partisan, congratulations!
By the way, some leftists take their Second Amendment rights very seriously. Be careful: a large part of the "fucking corrupt losers who should be shot" are from the right.
You can travel the world and support a great lifestyle as a classical musician. You just have to not suck.
At what point in time did the conservatives become the crying, whining, swearing babies?
Was it in the last eight years, or before that?
Yeah, he needs to take a seat.
Well said, sir. Mod to 5 please.
FTFA:
"Caputo: Here we are, a company founded on improving the quality of the experience of the internet and trying to make the world a better place."
Come on... The company is founded on maximizing revenue for ISPs. Who does he think his audience is? Oh, and I didn't realize bandwidth throttling was improving everyone's quality of life! And here I thought others were doing this. Congratulations on finding a way to make the world a better place and line your pockets at the same time!
You win the "Most Bitter Poster" award.
You need help, man, seriously.
Typical conservatives are so clueless, they think the world of GWB without realizing he isn't a conservative, and denigrate Clinton without realizing he was a conservative. Ignorance, blind faith, and anger. Better to just ignore them, I guess.
You think gas is $4/gallon because we didn't drill in ANWR?
Gas is that expensive due primarily to a weak dollar coupled with high global demand. ANWR would do next to nothing in terms of supply. According to Reuters, http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN2934033020080429?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true, The US uses 20M+ barrels per day while ANWR would supply 40K per day in 2011 - a 0.2% gain. It rises to 780K per day by 2020, cutting our dependence on foreign crude from 62% to 60%.
Take this tired canard and bury it, please.
If you're a slave, someone owns you. If you're homeless and hungry, you need to look for work, but you are free to do as you please.
I'd argue that slavery isn't even a step up from death.
Whoosh.
I think computerizing DnD is a bad development. The best part of DnD, for me, was hanging out at my friends' houses. DnD went with eating, drinking, and socializing. The social aspect came first, the game was second. If I'm going to play *computer* games with my friends, I'll choose a game made specifically for that.
Even though I'm retired from WoW, too, I thought it was so well done, that any similar game would have to be almost indistinguishable from it. I thought Blizzard did an excellent job with the artwork, and the depth in character customization kept me playing for a long time.
If I want to play DnD, I'll play face-to-face only. There are already options if I want to play games on a computer.
Maybe I'm mistaken, but I thought that DnD's main appeal was spending time with your friends in person. I really liked it for a couple of years. The reason was that I had friends who were fun to play with, and the funny rituals and habits we had that went along with it.
I've continued to read a little about DnD in the 18 years since I stopped playing. I like to know what's going on with the evolution of the game, but now, my best friends are scattered across the continent, and the thought of playing with my local group of friends is lame.
I like the idea of playing DnD. I just don't have the friends for it anymore. It somehow felt more comfortable to roll a toon on WoW and meet people online to play with, than to head down to the hobby shop on a game night. If I'm going to meet new people in person, I'd like food and alcohol involved.
( ) 1) winner of the internets
( ) 2) respected and loved
( ) 3) appear intelligent
(X) 4) an ass
(X) 5) an even bigger dork than the OP