The EPA says that new-build woodstoves have to emit 20% less particulate pollution and teabaggers think that means that ZOMG GOVERNMENT IS OUTLAWING WOODBURNING COMPLETELY.
As I posted upthread: So two years ago one particular design didn't solve all the problems (clearly it could never be developed further), and it happened to cost money... that's what tax subsidies are for.
Poor choices regarding the regulation of wood stoves can (as those regulations squeeze the availability of these stoves) result in deaths, especially since manufacturing repair parts for "illegal" stoves is a consequence of "you can't manufacture these stoves."
Oh, bullshit. Cite a reg on woodstove pollution that's resulted in deaths since, oh, the '70s. You're peddling fear and resentment.
So two years ago one particular design didn't solve all the problems (clearly it could never be developed further), and it happened to cost money... that's what tax subsidies are for.
1) This rule applies to new stoves, so existing stoves are unaffected until resold. 2) Do you really think we can't figure out a way to filter an extra 20% of particulates out of a woodstove's exhaust?
This story does sound a lot like the Republicans screaming ZOMG OBAMA'S TAKING AWAY OUR INCANDESCENT BULBS when it was really Congress saying "oh, hey, light bulbs have to be x% efficient now, but if you can get an incandescent bulb up there, go for it."
Truth. Back then websites were typically written for IE5 or 6 and sometimes Netscape 4. Writing web pages to standards was for activist nerds, because at that point IE's market share was around 90%.
No, I'm using "still" in the sense of "Patrick hasn't made this change and he may never, but until he does I'm not interested". I used Slack for a year or so before giving up and switching back to Debian because the lack of package management drove me crazy.
See the other reply I made in this thread where I mentioned the stereotype about nerds? You're reinforcing that a little too.
I can't see how a dependency-resolving package manager would be/that/ complex. I mean, Debian's had a very good one in apt since '99, and that's an eternity in computing terms... but I know that Slack is basically Patrick, he's one person, and he's got his priorities (and there are tons of distros with that feature anyway), so I don't really expect it to change, it would just be a nice feature.
Well, you know. Some people need to do things the hard way to prove how manly they are; also nerds aren't stereotyped as being ill-socialized for nothing.
Or similar ads that are on various download sites. You know, those sites that have three or four DOWNLOAD NOW buttons but only one of them gets you the program you want, while the others are for pure crapware.
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but you end up with things like mandating air bags for cars which effectively halts any other research to make collisions more survivable.
:facepalm: Yeeahh. Because my '05 Civic is no better at protecting occupants from a collision than my old airbag-equipped '93 Mustang was. Fuckwit.
If you're using an incandescent for household heat you're a fucking moron.
The EPA says that new-build woodstoves have to emit 20% less particulate pollution and teabaggers think that means that ZOMG GOVERNMENT IS OUTLAWING WOODBURNING COMPLETELY.
Teabagger truthiness never ceases to depress me.
Pah. Those of us with asthma aren't Real Americans.
No. Do they teach reading comprehension in West Bumfuck?
As I posted upthread: So two years ago one particular design didn't solve all the problems (clearly it could never be developed further), and it happened to cost money... that's what tax subsidies are for.
You're bitching for the sake of it, boyo.
"implies"? Cite chapter and verse where it says you can't refurbish a busted unit or STFU.
Poor choices regarding the regulation of wood stoves can (as those regulations squeeze the availability of these stoves) result in deaths, especially since manufacturing repair parts for "illegal" stoves is a consequence of "you can't manufacture these stoves."
Oh, bullshit. Cite a reg on woodstove pollution that's resulted in deaths since, oh, the '70s. You're peddling fear and resentment.
So two years ago one particular design didn't solve all the problems (clearly it could never be developed further), and it happened to cost money... that's what tax subsidies are for.
You're bitching for the sake of it, boyo.
News for teabaggers, stuff that keeps you angry and afraid.
1) This rule applies to new stoves, so existing stoves are unaffected until resold.
2) Do you really think we can't figure out a way to filter an extra 20% of particulates out of a woodstove's exhaust?
Scrubbers in the smokestacks, duh. Works for coal plants, ought to work for woodstoves.
This story does sound a lot like the Republicans screaming ZOMG OBAMA'S TAKING AWAY OUR INCANDESCENT BULBS when it was really Congress saying "oh, hey, light bulbs have to be x% efficient now, but if you can get an incandescent bulb up there, go for it."
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=frelling
Pfft. Firefox 2.0.0.x was pretty good, it was with 3.x that it got slower and I eventually switched to Chrome for better speed.
Truth. Back then websites were typically written for IE5 or 6 and sometimes Netscape 4. Writing web pages to standards was for activist nerds, because at that point IE's market share was around 90%.
We did. That's why my uid is so high; I didn't bother getting an account until there got to be so many comments that I had to start filtering.
Strawman and misdirection: OP said nothing about the Redskins; your point must be a poor one if you've got to lie about what the grandparent said.
No, I'm using "still" in the sense of "Patrick hasn't made this change and he may never, but until he does I'm not interested". I used Slack for a year or so before giving up and switching back to Debian because the lack of package management drove me crazy.
See the other reply I made in this thread where I mentioned the stereotype about nerds? You're reinforcing that a little too.
I can't see how a dependency-resolving package manager would be /that/ complex. I mean, Debian's had a very good one in apt since '99, and that's an eternity in computing terms... but I know that Slack is basically Patrick, he's one person, and he's got his priorities (and there are tons of distros with that feature anyway), so I don't really expect it to change, it would just be a nice feature.
Obviously I wasn't talking about Patrick, but the subset of Slack users who are aspies.
You're perpetuating the stereotype (ill socialization) a little bit.
Well, you know. Some people need to do things the hard way to prove how manly they are; also nerds aren't stereotyped as being ill-socialized for nothing.
Sure, if you're counting us nerds as all of Chrome's share.
Hint: most people won't give a shit.
But see, hysteria, speculation, and conspiracy theories are a lot more fun than facts.
To be fair, Slashdot's been going downhill for longer than it's been owned by Dice. It's just that they're the ones who drove Taco away.
Or similar ads that are on various download sites. You know, those sites that have three or four DOWNLOAD NOW buttons but only one of them gets you the program you want, while the others are for pure crapware.