We really don't need any UN-bashing here. Slashdot is usually very good about this, I don't know how this story got through the editing process. Look, it's an inconvenient truth, one which should be quietly ignored. All they were trying to do was alarm people and get them to stand up and take notice, so we could do something about global warming. The fact that the prediction didn't exactly turn out the exact way it was said is immaterial. What's important is that we make progress on climate change legislation. Let's all remember in 2005, Kyoto wasn't a dead deal and there was a lot of room to influence the process in a positive direction.
Didn't turn out the exact way it was said? It turned out to be completely opposite. I'm all for a more environmentally conscious population, but these climate scare tactics are being used purely by corporations and academics to generate profit. (Carbon credits anyone? What a scam...)
The rest of my defense would involve the army stripping down into civilian clothing the second the invasion hits and dispersing into the population with a plan, and giving everyone a (civilians included) gun.
Iran would never want their people to have weapons. The Iranian people would only use them to revolt against their own government.
I don't play MMOs, but have played both Eve and WoW. To each their own. What you build, you must protect. It isn't a game for the sissy, flower-picking type nerds that play games like WoW.
This is exactly what has stopped me from viewing the documents. Currently they are considered classified. And it's a huge breach of the USMC and my current security clearance (which is high enough to view these documents anyways) to have any copies of these documents on my personal computer or any other computer that isn't secure.
Remember when you wanted independence from Mexico? You went and had that little revolution. Now you brag about how you're the only state to have ever been its own republic, yada, yada.
Tell you what, you can have your independence back. The rest of us never really liked you; we kinda think you're douchebags. So, go raise that Lone Star flag and tattoo "In God We Trust" on all of your children.
How good do you have to be to shoot down rusty Soviet cast-offs and bomb weddings? The US air-force is probably the safest job in military history.
It's safe because we are that good. Let me give you a little perspective on what it takes to get into a fighter cockpit these days. I'll keep it simple and give you my own personal story of getting there. My ROTC class started with 80. Of that, only 15 graduated and became officers in the Air Force (19%). Of those 15, 4 of us received pilot slots (26%). At initial flight screening, 16/20 graduated and were able to go to Undergraduate Pilot Training (80%). At pilot training, 11/14 students in my flight made it through primary training (79%). 1 of those 11, me, was selected for T-38s (Fighter/Bomber track) (9%). And in my T-38 class of 6 people, we might see 2 fighters (more likely 1) (17%).
So through my own personal path, 5/1000 people who try, will make it into a fighter cockpit.
You want to talk about logic? Try using some yourself some time.
Fallacy #1: Taliban kills civilians on purpose. US/NATO does everything it can to avoid civilian casualties, but they are an unfortunate side effect of war (war started by the Taliban I might add).
Fallacy #2: Attacking the speaker and not the argument itself.
It's funny that you mention music. I remember when I was learning to play piano as a little kid, I always practice the music (even if it had multiple melodies) as one piece. I never thought of it as two separate songs going on at once. I had to relearn that same process of learning music as one piece when I started playing guitar while singing at the same time. I'm also a pilot for the Air Force, a job that requires an incredible amount of multitasking. The key there is to keep everything in your mind organized and accomplish tasks in logical sequence. After a while, you also begin to develop "muscle-memory" which allows you to pile on more tasks.
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We really don't need any UN-bashing here. Slashdot is usually very good about this, I don't know how this story got through the editing process. Look, it's an inconvenient truth, one which should be quietly ignored. All they were trying to do was alarm people and get them to stand up and take notice, so we could do something about global warming. The fact that the prediction didn't exactly turn out the exact way it was said is immaterial. What's important is that we make progress on climate change legislation. Let's all remember in 2005, Kyoto wasn't a dead deal and there was a lot of room to influence the process in a positive direction.
Didn't turn out the exact way it was said? It turned out to be completely opposite. I'm all for a more environmentally conscious population, but these climate scare tactics are being used purely by corporations and academics to generate profit. (Carbon credits anyone? What a scam...)
Except, when you move an object into a specific orbit, it moves at the same speed as everything else in that orbit.
Trorr Rearn to sperr in Chinese..
All cars have steering wheels.
WHAT DOES THIS MEEEAAANNN???
Wait a second, this says Z-Ray. Z is good! In fact, it's 2 more than X!
I can see no immediate flaws in your logic.
So I've been blazing with my friends. So I'm a pothead. Who do you think you are? Isaac Fucking Newton?
As if no one else could *possibly* have had the idea to weaponize a UAV....
The rest of my defense would involve the army stripping down into civilian clothing the second the invasion hits and dispersing into the population with a plan, and giving everyone a (civilians included) gun.
Iran would never want their people to have weapons. The Iranian people would only use them to revolt against their own government.
I thought rape came after pillage.
I don't play MMOs, but have played both Eve and WoW. To each their own. What you build, you must protect. It isn't a game for the sissy, flower-picking type nerds that play games like WoW.
This is exactly what has stopped me from viewing the documents. Currently they are considered classified. And it's a huge breach of the USMC and my current security clearance (which is high enough to view these documents anyways) to have any copies of these documents on my personal computer or any other computer that isn't secure.
Finally, this kind of technology is within our reach!
Apparently Israelis don't do these kind of things in their fourth grade science classes.
Dissecting a frog reveals that they too have organs.
I think that's just called being a guy and has nothing to do with your profession.
Perhaps Pheonix owed someone some money...
Dear Texas,
Remember when you wanted independence from Mexico? You went and had that little revolution. Now you brag about how you're the only state to have ever been its own republic, yada, yada.
Tell you what, you can have your independence back. The rest of us never really liked you; we kinda think you're douchebags. So, go raise that Lone Star flag and tattoo "In God We Trust" on all of your children.
Sincerely, The Rest of Us
P.S. Please take California with you.
We've got trees in our backyard that are older than your country as well. Actually, they're older than every country still around today.
Bristlecone Pines
How good do you have to be to shoot down rusty Soviet cast-offs and bomb weddings? The US air-force is probably the safest job in military history.
It's safe because we are that good. Let me give you a little perspective on what it takes to get into a fighter cockpit these days. I'll keep it simple and give you my own personal story of getting there. My ROTC class started with 80. Of that, only 15 graduated and became officers in the Air Force (19%). Of those 15, 4 of us received pilot slots (26%). At initial flight screening, 16/20 graduated and were able to go to Undergraduate Pilot Training (80%). At pilot training, 11/14 students in my flight made it through primary training (79%). 1 of those 11, me, was selected for T-38s (Fighter/Bomber track) (9%). And in my T-38 class of 6 people, we might see 2 fighters (more likely 1) (17%).
So through my own personal path, 5/1000 people who try, will make it into a fighter cockpit.
That's how good you have to be.
You want to talk about logic? Try using some yourself some time. Fallacy #1: Taliban kills civilians on purpose. US/NATO does everything it can to avoid civilian casualties, but they are an unfortunate side effect of war (war started by the Taliban I might add). Fallacy #2: Attacking the speaker and not the argument itself.
It's funny that you mention music. I remember when I was learning to play piano as a little kid, I always practice the music (even if it had multiple melodies) as one piece. I never thought of it as two separate songs going on at once. I had to relearn that same process of learning music as one piece when I started playing guitar while singing at the same time. I'm also a pilot for the Air Force, a job that requires an incredible amount of multitasking. The key there is to keep everything in your mind organized and accomplish tasks in logical sequence. After a while, you also begin to develop "muscle-memory" which allows you to pile on more tasks.
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSHHHHH Man... that joke flew a mile over your head.
*siiiiigh*