A company in Lichtenstein or Switzerland can write a contract that is only legally binding in those countries, yet Texas is bigger than both of them.
The 50 odd states of the US all have different tax laws and local government, so why is one not allowed to set terms in contracts that relate directly to the area you are doing business in. Does it have to include provisions for all 50 odd states ?
These predictions are COMPLETELY relevant, because these are being touted as the RESULTS of increased warming, along with earthquakes, hurricanes, plagues of boils and frogs etc etc.
You will note that I refer to the topic as (A)GW, because I have no doubt that the planet is warming (even if only slightly). What I do take issue with is the idea that we alone have caused it, that removing all human influenced CO2 from the equation will make a damn of difference, and that the predicted warming will have any deleterious effects.
You ask me if I've read the complete report, when you can't even read a couple of paragraphs of my reply ?
I've selected the important bit for you...
The review panel suggested that the climate panel make predictions only when solid scientific evidence was in place.
Why is any "prediction" being made without solid scientific evidence ? The IPCC is supposedly the peer of peers for (A)GW science, trusted by governments worldwide to form their energy policies (taxes) that affect billions of people. And now it's just "okay" that they accept submissions from hippies concerned about some green lizard going extinct and blaming it on (A)GW ? Sorry, not only accept submissions, but publish them as gospel conclusions without any scientific evidence ?
Stating something is due to happen in 2035, and then saying "oops, we meant 2305" is not simply "one error", it's a big glaring example of the untrustworthy bullshit published by people whose agenda is politically motivated rather than scientifically motivated.
Plug Gold into your formula, with a density of 19.3g/cm^3 and a price of about $18,000/lb, and all of a sudden you've brought back $105B worth of material at today's prices.
The amount of wealth in metals in the asteroids is nearly unimaginable. A single small asteroid could be worth trillions of dollars.
Supply and demand.
Can't remember where I read it once, possibly right here on Slashdot, but someone posited that only the VERY FIRST recovered asteroid would be worth trillions... simply because the value of minerals today is based on scarcity... gold, platinum, diamonds etc only cost so damn much because there's not much of it (either naturally or because De Beers like to fuck with us), not because of any particular "super-property" of those materials.
Once you get the first asteroid back loaded with gold, the price of gold will plummet so it's literally "cheaper-than-dirt" and no further gold-mining missions will be commercially viable. Rinse and repeat for all other precious metals, and then you need to go back to the drawing board.
Until we have a world where commerce isn't the governing factor, we will NEVER colonize other worlds. We might just get around to it when all the resources here are used up (and money is worthless, as there's nothing more to buy), but I doubt it. We're all too obsessed with the almighty dollar to see beyond the next paycheck, never mind the next planet.
Unless you're flying a Mission to Mars in which case a band-aid will suffice to close that hole in your palm.
While we are on the subject, that micro-meteroid passed through the ship's hull AND that guy's hand, yet somehow DIDN'T exit the other side of the spaceship. They only fixed one hole in the ship right ?
Yes, I can remember that only last year people saying that everybody using H.264 would pay when the MPEG LA jacks up their fees in 2011. That didn't happen of course, which isn't a surprise since it's not 2011 yet you muppet.
"The review panel suggested that the climate panel make predictions only when solid scientific evidence was in place."
Read this over and over until you get it... it says that up till now, the IPCC has NOT made predictions solely based on Scientific Method, but also based on the whims and alterior motives of politicians, journalists, and anyone willing to swear "it was the warmest day this year".
If that is your definition of "successful", then I'd rather they failed.
After a string of scandals on "incorrect" reports - some respite for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chairman Rajendra Pachauri. He will stay on as the chairman of the UN Climate panel. An UN probe into the working of the IPCC called for a total review of the report.
Pachauri on Monday said he would not quit despite an independent review finding flaws in its structure and suggesting shortening the chair's 12-year term limit.
Earlier, chairman of the IPCC Rajendra Pachauri told CNN-IBN in April 2010 that he has a task to complete and he certainly won't quit.
"I have a task. I have a mission to finish the fifth assessment report and I am certainly not going to quit," said Rajendra Pachauri.
On Monday, at a meeting of the Inter Academy Council in New York the Council has decided not to take any action against Pachauri. They have acknowledged that there were some errors in the IPCC reports.
The Review panel suggested - a fundamental reform in the climate panel's structure, including appointing of an executive director to be at the helm of its affairs. The report said the 12-year limit for the chair of the IPCC was too long and should be shortened. It called for an overhaul of the panel's management, including the creation of an executive committee that would include people from outside the IPCC. It also recommended replacing the top eight officials responsible for producing the United Nations reports every seven years or so.
The IPCC was widely criticized after admitting its 2007 global warming report wrongly said Himalayan glaciers would vanish by 2035 and that it overstated how much of the Netherlands is below sea level.
The review panel suggested that the climate panel make predictions only when solid scientific evidence was in place.
So while, Pachauri will continue for now as chairperson, what remains to be seen is whether any of these actions will lead to better climate science and more accurate findings of the impact of climate change by the IPCC.
The next IPCC report on climate change will be published in 2013 and 2014.
I have a distinct problem with OSS advocates, who make something "free" and then start laying down conditions or whining when the big boys take advantage of it. If it's free, it's free... provided they make the proper linkage and/or attributions to the creators as appropriate, then the OSS people got exactly what they wanted (and some would say, no more than they deserved).
Create a directory called "autorun.inf", then attrib +R +S +H +A on it.
I've found this pretty effective, as unless the virus is running with admin privileges, it can't overwrite the directory with a file of the same name.
Also, it's easy to detect if you *do* later contract a virus, as you can verify if the autorun.inf is a directory or a file from DOS before clicking on the options popup.
We have become so used to the government or other people doing everything for us in this country
Well who's fault is that ? Every time anything bad happens (exploding soft drinks, McDonalds hot coffee, kiddie porn, murders, robberies, etc etc.), we ask the government for more regulation, to take more control over the minutiae of our daily lives, and then complain like hell that we don't have any freedoms left.
When they interview members of the public during new reports, how many times have you heard the phrase "Well, the government should do something about it, innit" ?
So it would be perfectly okay for me to write a suite of novels entitled:-
Angus Pigsnot and the Philosopher's Stone Angus Pigsnot and the Chamber of Secrets Angus Pigsnot and the Prisoner of Azkaban Angus Pigsnot and the Goblet of Fire Angus Pigsnot and the Order of the Phoenix Angus Pigsnot and the Half-Blood Prince Angus Pigsnot and the Deathly Hallows
And J.K.Rowling cannot get even the slightest bit upset ? After all, the "main" trademark is not being abused.
Now perhaps, you see how silly your argument sounds ?
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I'm sorry but why is this an issue ?
A company in Lichtenstein or Switzerland can write a contract that is only legally binding in those countries, yet Texas is bigger than both of them.
The 50 odd states of the US all have different tax laws and local government, so why is one not allowed to set terms in contracts that relate directly to the area you are doing business in. Does it have to include provisions for all 50 odd states ?
After all, MySql is why slashdot is so relia~ `} v* m& + ' ,
You can choose 100% reliability or 100% scalability, not both.
The same "results" from a NoSQL database would be :-
"After all, MySql is"
"After all"
"lemons"
NULL
But hell, at least you get yout data FAST, who gives a fuck if it's the right data ?
Foreskin Assistant ?
Sucking at spelling mcgrew already has cornered.
grammAr !!!
... as if millions of fanbois cried out in disappointment and were suddenly silenced. I fear nothing special has happened.
Never mind, there's always iDevice 5.0 right ? Maybe next year.
These predictions are COMPLETELY relevant, because these are being touted as the RESULTS of increased warming, along with earthquakes, hurricanes, plagues of boils and frogs etc etc.
You will note that I refer to the topic as (A)GW, because I have no doubt that the planet is warming (even if only slightly). What I do take issue with is the idea that we alone have caused it, that removing all human influenced CO2 from the equation will make a damn of difference, and that the predicted warming will have any deleterious effects.
You ask me if I've read the complete report, when you can't even read a couple of paragraphs of my reply ?
I've selected the important bit for you ...
The review panel suggested that the climate panel make predictions only when solid scientific evidence was in place.
Why is any "prediction" being made without solid scientific evidence ? The IPCC is supposedly the peer of peers for (A)GW science, trusted by governments worldwide to form their energy policies (taxes) that affect billions of people. And now it's just "okay" that they accept submissions from hippies concerned about some green lizard going extinct and blaming it on (A)GW ? Sorry, not only accept submissions, but publish them as gospel conclusions without any scientific evidence ?
Stating something is due to happen in 2035, and then saying "oops, we meant 2305" is not simply "one error", it's a big glaring example of the untrustworthy bullshit published by people whose agenda is politically motivated rather than scientifically motivated.
Plug Gold into your formula, with a density of 19.3g/cm^3 and a price of about $18,000/lb, and all of a sudden you've brought back $105B worth of material at today's prices.
Yup, 50 years to get one floating in the right direction, and the next 50 years trying to work out how to stop the damn thing when it gets here.
The amount of wealth in metals in the asteroids is nearly unimaginable. A single small asteroid could be worth trillions of dollars.
Supply and demand.
Can't remember where I read it once, possibly right here on Slashdot, but someone posited that only the VERY FIRST recovered asteroid would be worth trillions ... simply because the value of minerals today is based on scarcity ... gold, platinum, diamonds etc only cost so damn much because there's not much of it (either naturally or because De Beers like to fuck with us), not because of any particular "super-property" of those materials.
Once you get the first asteroid back loaded with gold, the price of gold will plummet so it's literally "cheaper-than-dirt" and no further gold-mining missions will be commercially viable. Rinse and repeat for all other precious metals, and then you need to go back to the drawing board.
Until we have a world where commerce isn't the governing factor, we will NEVER colonize other worlds. We might just get around to it when all the resources here are used up (and money is worthless, as there's nothing more to buy), but I doubt it. We're all too obsessed with the almighty dollar to see beyond the next paycheck, never mind the next planet.
Unless you're flying a Mission to Mars in which case a band-aid will suffice to close that hole in your palm.
While we are on the subject, that micro-meteroid passed through the ship's hull AND that guy's hand, yet somehow DIDN'T exit the other side of the spaceship. They only fixed one hole in the ship right ?
Why in God's name would you need any ports other than 80 open ?
The only thing you people connect to is *apple.com for your daily dose of Jobsology.
Yes, I can remember that only last year people saying that everybody using H.264 would pay when the MPEG LA jacks up their fees in 2011. That didn't happen of course, which isn't a surprise since it's not 2011 yet you muppet.
"The review panel suggested that the climate panel make predictions only when solid scientific evidence was in place."
Read this over and over until you get it ... it says that up till now, the IPCC has NOT made predictions solely based on Scientific Method, but also based on the whims and alterior motives of politicians, journalists, and anyone willing to swear "it was the warmest day this year".
If that is your definition of "successful", then I'd rather they failed.
Ironically, particulate pollution blocks sunlight and contributes to cooling ...
This IPCC report ? (Emphasis mine).
After a string of scandals on "incorrect" reports - some respite for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chairman Rajendra Pachauri. He will stay on as the chairman of the UN Climate panel. An UN probe into the working of the IPCC called for a total review of the report.
Pachauri on Monday said he would not quit despite an independent review finding flaws in its structure and suggesting shortening the chair's 12-year term limit.
Earlier, chairman of the IPCC Rajendra Pachauri told CNN-IBN in April 2010 that he has a task to complete and he certainly won't quit.
"I have a task. I have a mission to finish the fifth assessment report and I am certainly not going to quit," said Rajendra Pachauri.
On Monday, at a meeting of the Inter Academy Council in New York the Council has decided not to take any action against Pachauri. They have acknowledged that there were some errors in the IPCC reports.
The Review panel suggested - a fundamental reform in the climate panel's structure, including appointing of an executive director to be at the helm of its affairs. The report said the 12-year limit for the chair of the IPCC was too long and should be shortened. It called for an overhaul of the panel's management, including the creation of an executive committee that would include people from outside the IPCC. It also recommended replacing the top eight officials responsible for producing the United Nations reports every seven years or so.
The IPCC was widely criticized after admitting its 2007 global warming report wrongly said Himalayan glaciers would vanish by 2035 and that it overstated how much of the Netherlands is below sea level.
The review panel suggested that the climate panel make predictions only when solid scientific evidence was in place.
So while, Pachauri will continue for now as chairperson, what remains to be seen is whether any of these actions will lead to better climate science and more accurate findings of the impact of climate change by the IPCC.
The next IPCC report on climate change will be published in 2013 and 2014.
Cue the outraged /. nerds whining that he should "give something back", even though his lectures are "free".
But it's Bill Gates ... Microsoft is evil !!!
Frosty Piss ?
When I was six, I once built a car out of LEGO. Can I have a story on Slashdot too ?
Slow news day or what ?
Donation : A voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause.
The operative word is VOLUNTARY.
If they actually meant OBLIGATORY, then they should have bloody written it down.
I have a distinct problem with OSS advocates, who make something "free" and then start laying down conditions or whining when the big boys take advantage of it. If it's free, it's free ... provided they make the proper linkage and/or attributions to the creators as appropriate, then the OSS people got exactly what they wanted (and some would say, no more than they deserved).
Yes, and spending your entire life in a Sensory Deprivation Tank is probably "saver" than being a bullfighter. Your point is ?
First thing I do with any USB ...
Create a directory called "autorun.inf", then attrib +R +S +H +A on it.
I've found this pretty effective, as unless the virus is running with admin privileges, it can't overwrite the directory with a file of the same name.
Also, it's easy to detect if you *do* later contract a virus, as you can verify if the autorun.inf is a directory or a file from DOS before clicking on the options popup.
We have become so used to the government or other people doing everything for us in this country
Well who's fault is that ? Every time anything bad happens (exploding soft drinks, McDonalds hot coffee, kiddie porn, murders, robberies, etc etc.), we ask the government for more regulation, to take more control over the minutiae of our daily lives, and then complain like hell that we don't have any freedoms left.
When they interview members of the public during new reports, how many times have you heard the phrase "Well, the government should do something about it, innit" ?
Be careful what you wish for ...
So it would be perfectly okay for me to write a suite of novels entitled :-
Angus Pigsnot and the Philosopher's Stone
Angus Pigsnot and the Chamber of Secrets
Angus Pigsnot and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Angus Pigsnot and the Goblet of Fire
Angus Pigsnot and the Order of the Phoenix
Angus Pigsnot and the Half-Blood Prince
Angus Pigsnot and the Deathly Hallows
And J.K.Rowling cannot get even the slightest bit upset ? After all, the "main" trademark is not being abused.
Now perhaps, you see how silly your argument sounds ?
If a machine comes up with the solution of hiding behind the sofa when the Jehovas Witnesses come knocking on a Sunday morning, then we'll be sure.