::shrug:: Don't know what to tell you. There are people of all political stripes here, from far right to far left to everything in between...but I'd say the majority of the people who work here are squarely in the "left leaning" catagory.
(Only three people have Pelosi hanging in their office...still, that's three too many. I mean, come on...aside from her partisan haggling, why would you want that scary woman staring at you all day????)
Fictional? No, certainly not. Keep in mind that where I work is a place where people regularly hang pictures of Obama and Pelosi in their offices...and these people I mentioned in my other post are, for the most part, socially shunned due to their political beliefs.
They're like the Glenn Beck of Democrats. Seriously creepy people.
I think you're missing my overall point, so I'll just give my own opinion on the subject instead of talking about other people's opinion:
We are, quite obviously, affecting the environment through our actions. Things like the oil leak in the gulf, the number of cars driving around, the amount of toxic waste and non-biodegradable materials we bury...there is no way we aren't screwing things up. I recognize this.
At the same time, I also recognize that there are an unknown number of variables that effect the climate on this planet. For example, even a shift of a couple hundred miles in our "normal" distance from the sun can have drastic and long-lasting effects. There are many things beyond our control which influence climate change.
The TLDR version: In my opinion, based on what I've seen and read (from both sides of the subject), we have a direct impact on the environment and it is our duty to reduce this as much as possible...but no matter what we do, there are still variables which we have zero control over. It's important that we recognize and accept that.
Like I always tell people when it comes to global warming:
Believe that we are the only thing impacting the climate is fucking stupid. At the same time, believing that we aren't having any impact at all is just as stupid.
I never understood why it's so hard to find other people who don't subscribe to one extreme or the other when it comes to climate change.
There is absolutely no way that humans are the only reason for climate change. Truly believing that we have doomed the Earth is ignorant at best, and fucking stupid at worst.
That being said, there is absolutely no way that humans haven't affected things somehow. We may not be causing the planet to implode, but that doesn't mean our actions have had zero effects. I point you in the direction of the Gulf if you need proof of that.
To sum it up: We aren't dooming the planet, but we aren't blameless either. Why is it so hard for people to understand that our actions affect the planet, but aren't necessarily wrecking it? I leave you with a quote:
"The planet is fine; the people are fucked." -George Carlin
It will be sad to see the fleet retired...nothing quite like watching the shuttle take off. It's quite possibly the loudest thing you will ever hear on Earth.
Wikileaks provides an extremely useful service, one which is only possible on the Internet, considering its widely accessible scale. Here's to hoping things get straightened out -_-;;
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You have obviously never tried to convince an American "businessman" to consider customers first and profits second.
::shrug:: Don't know what to tell you. There are people of all political stripes here, from far right to far left to everything in between...but I'd say the majority of the people who work here are squarely in the "left leaning" catagory.
(Only three people have Pelosi hanging in their office...still, that's three too many. I mean, come on...aside from her partisan haggling, why would you want that scary woman staring at you all day????)
"They have the biggest balls since balls came to ballstown." -Master Shake, paraphrased
Actually, no...I was referring to someone who does math with the intent on solving problems, not gaining recognition.
Fictional? No, certainly not. Keep in mind that where I work is a place where people regularly hang pictures of Obama and Pelosi in their offices...and these people I mentioned in my other post are, for the most part, socially shunned due to their political beliefs.
They're like the Glenn Beck of Democrats. Seriously creepy people.
The same my step-dad taught me when I was a child, and something that both my fiancee and I still adhere to when cleaning our own firearms.
That being said, honestly truly believing a gun can just "go off" even when unloaded is...well, that's just special.
There aren't too many of 'em left out there. I wouldn't be surprised if he had requested his name to be withheld from being publicly acknowledged.
I think you're missing my overall point, so I'll just give my own opinion on the subject instead of talking about other people's opinion:
We are, quite obviously, affecting the environment through our actions. Things like the oil leak in the gulf, the number of cars driving around, the amount of toxic waste and non-biodegradable materials we bury...there is no way we aren't screwing things up. I recognize this.
At the same time, I also recognize that there are an unknown number of variables that effect the climate on this planet. For example, even a shift of a couple hundred miles in our "normal" distance from the sun can have drastic and long-lasting effects. There are many things beyond our control which influence climate change.
The TLDR version: In my opinion, based on what I've seen and read (from both sides of the subject), we have a direct impact on the environment and it is our duty to reduce this as much as possible...but no matter what we do, there are still variables which we have zero control over. It's important that we recognize and accept that.
There are a couple of lefties at work who keep insisting that any and all climate change currently happening is due to our actions.
Granted, these are the same people who think an unloaded gun is just as dangerous as a loaded gun, so...
Like I always tell people when it comes to global warming:
Believe that we are the only thing impacting the climate is fucking stupid. At the same time, believing that we aren't having any impact at all is just as stupid.
I never understood why it's so hard to find other people who don't subscribe to one extreme or the other when it comes to climate change.
There is absolutely no way that humans are the only reason for climate change. Truly believing that we have doomed the Earth is ignorant at best, and fucking stupid at worst.
That being said, there is absolutely no way that humans haven't affected things somehow. We may not be causing the planet to implode, but that doesn't mean our actions have had zero effects. I point you in the direction of the Gulf if you need proof of that.
To sum it up: We aren't dooming the planet, but we aren't blameless either. Why is it so hard for people to understand that our actions affect the planet, but aren't necessarily wrecking it? I leave you with a quote:
"The planet is fine; the people are fucked." -George Carlin
I'm drinking in the wrong place
"Stop drinking that way. Why aren't you drinking Kool-Aid???" -Steve Jobs
Whatever. The fact that they successfully landed on a freakin' moving asteroid is an accomplishment in itself.
In my experience, spending the extra 25 cents on a quality connector (or an extra couple of bucks on a quality "pre-made" cable) is worth it.
I just upgraded all of my cables to HDMI, and those Monster HDMI cables are expensive.
"Don't pay more for the same thing that way. Wait...what?" -Steve Jobs
The possibilities are giving me a happy in my pants. Seriously. If this is the case, awesome things could be coming soon.
Side note: is it lame that I get happy in my pants over this kind of stuff? ::looks around:: nah.
FTFS:
thanks to a new usurper that combines several connections into a standard Cat5e/6 network cable with an RJ-45 connector
Does that mean I can use one of the dozens of ethernet cables currently languishing in my closets?
It will be sad to see the fleet retired...nothing quite like watching the shuttle take off. It's quite possibly the loudest thing you will ever hear on Earth.
yes.
Because, just like Floor 13 being called Floor 14, you know where the fuck you actually are when you see that big "14" when the elevator doors open.
Wikileaks provides an extremely useful service, one which is only possible on the Internet, considering its widely accessible scale. Here's to hoping things get straightened out -_-;;
...can it be compressed down to just a handle, as seen in the (fucking amazing) Tron Legacy trailer?
It's been a long time, but I'm 99.9% sure that was it!
The kind who had found his step-dad's "collection", and didn't need crappy mid-90's Internet video for his fapping ;-)
"Just don't file the lawsuit that way." -Steve Jobs, paraphrased