That's why we need electoral reform and proportional representation. When the cast of characters you list above are forced to work with 2-3 other parties as well as a handful of independent MPs in order to get measures passed through parliament, they will suddenly discover that autocratic, partisan bullshit will harm their ability to get things done and to remain in power.
Under the current conservative party government, we've been on a slow, quiet, insidious slide toward fascism. Suppression of information is a frequent and favourite tactic of this government - which is ironic considering they campaigned on "openness and accountability" during the '06 election.
No, not really. Most people wouldn't have a clue who he is. You don't interact with enough plebes if you think his face is iconic.
Ask 10 random people to name a few of the richest people on the planet.
Bill Gates' name will be mentioned, and most people certainly know what he looks like. They also know - even if only in broad terms - that he made his money off of software. Lots of people still think he's in charge of Microsoft, and it's only the geekier folks that know he stepped down a while back.
By branding Bill Gates you brand Microsoft. Even though his actual involvement with the company is minimal at this point, he is still iconic to most people.
You're not the only guy. I thought those ads had an offbeat sort of charm. Better still, they had the potential to stake out brand territory for Microsoft where Apple would have a tough time attacking them - where Apple would have to tread carefully in order to avoid looking "uncool" or like they don't get the humour.
I think Microsoft gave up on that series far, far too early. Branding takes time. Changing course for a huge brand behemoth like Microsoft takes even more time.
IME, you've gotta catch the stories pretty early. Once there are even 20-30 comments it's probably too late for a single instance (yours) of some clever or unique tag to overcome all the other tagging that's already taken place. And unless the tag is genuinely relevant and/or funny, nobody else is going to mimic it and it'll disappear pretty quick.
I'm more inclined to believe international business will be what crushes this initiative. Big multinats like Google or MS will play along and get their "whitelist certification", but will millions of other small businesses? For example a small distributor based somewhere in Missouri has a website where suppliers can upload drawings or do something else related to sales or logistics. If those suppliers say "I can't reach your website. You need to fill out a bunch of forms with the communist Chinese government in order to get whitelisted" my guess is that more than a few of those small business owners will say "Fuck that, you figure this out and deal with it at your end. Otherwise I'll just start using my Vietnamese supplier instead. You have until Wednesday."
So do you actually believe ice core sampling holes will have a statistically measurable impact on total global ice volume, or is this some weak attempt at a troll?
Anti-AGW folks are afraid of economic risks, pro-AGW folks are afraid of climate risks.
I guess I'll have to be the one million and first person to say this: Climate risks are economic risks. Big ones. Increasing numbers of business leaders are coming to the conclusion that a somewhat bigger slice of a much shittier global economy is not a good deal. Droughts, famine, coastal flooding, climate refugees, skyrocketing insurance claims, and resource wars do not make for a friendly economic climate.
If even 10% of the climate "doomsday scenario" outcomes turn out to be true, things are going to get very difficult for the average middle class schmo, even if they are lucky enough to live in an area relatively unaffected by direct environmental impacts.
My eyes must be playing tricks on me because I can't seem to find the sections in those links that discuss massive sea level rise occurring by 2009. Since you wrote "we aren't seeing the massive deluge that was predicted" I have to assume you weren't referring to predictions of sea level rise by 2100 (as referenced in the second of your two links) but sea level rise that would be observable today.
Well yes, usually it is America that the conservative government in Canada waits for in order to be told what our policies and positions are, so I guess in some respects it's a refreshing change to wait for the EU to tell us what to do.
Since our current conservative party government thinks leadership is waiting to be told what to do by other countries, I guess Canada can expect EU-style copyright laws shortly.
300000 people in a single ZIP code? In Canada, a unique Postal Code covers maybe 50-80 houses along a street or two, or at most one large condo building with 2000 residents or so.
Within a pool of 2000 (or fewer) people, I can see how gender and DOB could provide unique identification with 87% accuracy. Within a pool of 300000? Not so much.
Whether you consider it fun or you consider it a chore, reading that 225-page configuration guide still means you're telling your kids "sorry, I can't go for a walk with you right now."
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That's why we need electoral reform and proportional representation. When the cast of characters you list above are forced to work with 2-3 other parties as well as a handful of independent MPs in order to get measures passed through parliament, they will suddenly discover that autocratic, partisan bullshit will harm their ability to get things done and to remain in power.
Under the current conservative party government, we've been on a slow, quiet, insidious slide toward fascism. Suppression of information is a frequent and favourite tactic of this government - which is ironic considering they campaigned on "openness and accountability" during the '06 election.
For some reason I read that as "We have nothing to loose but our bowels."
United Airlines is way ahead of you.
No, not really. Most people wouldn't have a clue who he is. You don't interact with enough plebes if you think his face is iconic.
Ask 10 random people to name a few of the richest people on the planet.
Bill Gates' name will be mentioned, and most people certainly know what he looks like. They also know - even if only in broad terms - that he made his money off of software. Lots of people still think he's in charge of Microsoft, and it's only the geekier folks that know he stepped down a while back.
By branding Bill Gates you brand Microsoft. Even though his actual involvement with the company is minimal at this point, he is still iconic to most people.
You're not the only guy. I thought those ads had an offbeat sort of charm. Better still, they had the potential to stake out brand territory for Microsoft where Apple would have a tough time attacking them - where Apple would have to tread carefully in order to avoid looking "uncool" or like they don't get the humour.
I think Microsoft gave up on that series far, far too early. Branding takes time. Changing course for a huge brand behemoth like Microsoft takes even more time.
IME, you've gotta catch the stories pretty early. Once there are even 20-30 comments it's probably too late for a single instance (yours) of some clever or unique tag to overcome all the other tagging that's already taken place. And unless the tag is genuinely relevant and/or funny, nobody else is going to mimic it and it'll disappear pretty quick.
What's stopping you? I make up tags all the time ... sometimes they even persist and the story stays tagged that way for hours or more.
The picture in the story does not relate to the story at all.
You must be new here.
I get by pretty well just reading the first 11 characters of every post. Everything else is superfluous.
I'm more inclined to believe international business will be what crushes this initiative. Big multinats like Google or MS will play along and get their "whitelist certification", but will millions of other small businesses? For example a small distributor based somewhere in Missouri has a website where suppliers can upload drawings or do something else related to sales or logistics. If those suppliers say "I can't reach your website. You need to fill out a bunch of forms with the communist Chinese government in order to get whitelisted" my guess is that more than a few of those small business owners will say "Fuck that, you figure this out and deal with it at your end. Otherwise I'll just start using my Vietnamese supplier instead. You have until Wednesday."
So do you actually believe ice core sampling holes will have a statistically measurable impact on total global ice volume, or is this some weak attempt at a troll?
Anti-AGW folks are afraid of economic risks, pro-AGW folks are afraid of climate risks.
I guess I'll have to be the one million and first person to say this: Climate risks are economic risks. Big ones. Increasing numbers of business leaders are coming to the conclusion that a somewhat bigger slice of a much shittier global economy is not a good deal. Droughts, famine, coastal flooding, climate refugees, skyrocketing insurance claims, and resource wars do not make for a friendly economic climate.
If even 10% of the climate "doomsday scenario" outcomes turn out to be true, things are going to get very difficult for the average middle class schmo, even if they are lucky enough to live in an area relatively unaffected by direct environmental impacts.
My eyes must be playing tricks on me because I can't seem to find the sections in those links that discuss massive sea level rise occurring by 2009. Since you wrote "we aren't seeing the massive deluge that was predicted" I have to assume you weren't referring to predictions of sea level rise by 2100 (as referenced in the second of your two links) but sea level rise that would be observable today.
we aren't seeing the massive deluge that was predicted
Can you just help me out real quick and post a few links to these predictions of a deluge?
Much appreciated.
Am I the only one who thought of some of the epic 419 eater baits when I saw this?
Well yes, usually it is America that the conservative government in Canada waits for in order to be told what our policies and positions are, so I guess in some respects it's a refreshing change to wait for the EU to tell us what to do.
Since our current conservative party government thinks leadership is waiting to be told what to do by other countries, I guess Canada can expect EU-style copyright laws shortly.
Ain't America grand?
300000 people in a single ZIP code? In Canada, a unique Postal Code covers maybe 50-80 houses along a street or two, or at most one large condo building with 2000 residents or so.
Within a pool of 2000 (or fewer) people, I can see how gender and DOB could provide unique identification with 87% accuracy. Within a pool of 300000? Not so much.
African or European?
If you have a decent 8" reflecting scope here on Earth, you can easily observe that Titan looks like a rusty sheriff's badge.
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Whether you consider it fun or you consider it a chore, reading that 225-page configuration guide still means you're telling your kids "sorry, I can't go for a walk with you right now."
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