I did quite enjoy that story, I find it interesting though that at the end he puts no thought into those still living in Terrafoam, maybe he has his swimming pool again?
"Only" 20 years? If you haven't learned your lesson in 20 years you're not going to. Friend of a friend stories are known to be somewhat unreliable as well. Still at least in America he would probably have been shot as God intended. Freedom!
I also completely fail to see how you can possibly claim healing someone with a broken bone or suffering from cancer can possibly be construed as a "hand out" rather than a "hand up", would you be so kind as to try and explain the logic there?
What a load of horse shit, why don't you share what charities you give to and how much? A more self obsessed pile of bile I have rarely seen. I am pleased you feel that I am superior to you, but I do wonder how you reached that conclusion from what I typed.
Your wild accusations are an amusing insight into your personality defects. I already pay for plenty of people's real health care because I live in a sane country that recognises the value of looking after it's citizens, I also have the option of paying for health insurance if I wish. Plenty people die from lack of health care rather than simply going into debt, either because they wait too long because they are worried about costs or because they can't get decent treatment. Your attitude borders on psychopathy.
The British NHS is certainly not the best in the world, probably the second worst after the American system.
Have you been drinking the American press kool aid about the NHS because that's the stupidest thing I've read all day. Source: A fractured kneecap 3 months ago and a daughter who fell off a ladder 2 days ago.
What do you think happens to the oil they are not producing? Is it magically lost, or does it stay in the ground? Does the lack of production increase the cost of oil? will they be able to sell their remaining reserves later at a (likely) higher price?
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I did quite enjoy that story, I find it interesting though that at the end he puts no thought into those still living in Terrafoam, maybe he has his swimming pool again?
"Only" 20 years? If you haven't learned your lesson in 20 years you're not going to. Friend of a friend stories are known to be somewhat unreliable as well. Still at least in America he would probably have been shot as God intended. Freedom!
And when we start replicating laser rifles things are going to get even trickier.
The idea that we can't do any damage isn't exactly a new idea either, see Grand Banks Fisheries, various extinct animals, acid rain, etc.
When you look at the effort involved in creation the difference is pretty vast.
On the contrary, acquiring a very large haystack in which to put your needles is not in any way effective.
Why not just pop yourself onto wikipedia:
Variations in total solar irradiance were too small to detect with technology available before the satellite era
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_variation
1885-1889 is a period of five years if it's inclusive, which generally it is...
All I'm reading is that you haven't been anywhere.
I also completely fail to see how you can possibly claim healing someone with a broken bone or suffering from cancer can possibly be construed as a "hand out" rather than a "hand up", would you be so kind as to try and explain the logic there?
What a load of horse shit, why don't you share what charities you give to and how much? A more self obsessed pile of bile I have rarely seen. I am pleased you feel that I am superior to you, but I do wonder how you reached that conclusion from what I typed.
Your wild accusations are an amusing insight into your personality defects. I already pay for plenty of people's real health care because I live in a sane country that recognises the value of looking after it's citizens, I also have the option of paying for health insurance if I wish. Plenty people die from lack of health care rather than simply going into debt, either because they wait too long because they are worried about costs or because they can't get decent treatment. Your attitude borders on psychopathy.
It takes a special kind of person to think people should die because they can't afford a doctor.
"The Player of Games" by Ian M Banks imagines a similar scenario to this, it's actually not a bad book.
Hardly, they had the chance to take him alive quite easily but chose to assassinate him.
Ummm, from the article in the comment I made?
Dystopia is in the eyes of the beholden.
The British NHS is certainly not the best in the world, probably the second worst after the American system.
Have you been drinking the American press kool aid about the NHS because that's the stupidest thing I've read all day. Source: A fractured kneecap 3 months ago and a daughter who fell off a ladder 2 days ago.
So you're saying all scholars are detractors of her philosophy?
Anyone who has real money is hedging for a quick escape before the next revolution happens.
Are you still talking about Venezuela or the whole world now?
What do you think happens to the oil they are not producing? Is it magically lost, or does it stay in the ground? Does the lack of production increase the cost of oil? will they be able to sell their remaining reserves later at a (likely) higher price?
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/07/venezuela-not-greece-latin-america-oil-poverty
Interesting theory, but it looks like they have 35 Billion in the bank.
Gorilla reference in your not subtly racist comment, how very clever.
If you're willing to volunteer to be hit by a car travelling at various speeds between 50 and 100 mph then we can start on a study straight away.
He has to use both hands?