Probably not a Quick Fix, but if we had kept with it in the seventies instead of suing the nuke industry into oblivion, we would now be in a position to accelerate the move away from fossil fuels because we would have had a large infrastructure of nukes.
Instead, the environmental wackos of the time made certain that didn't happen. So to some extent, the predicament we are in now is their fault.
Of course, the only solution they offer now is to revert back to caveman conditions. Solar (thermal)? Too unsightly and disturbs the habitat. Solar (electric)? Too many chemicals in the manufacturing process. Wind? Kills the birds; don't ya know? Geothermal? It will never work they say.
Nuclear Energy may not be a quick fix, but it the best long term option around.
They will make wild claims based on dubious science and then at some point when they have a real issue, you won't know whether to take them seriously or not.
They will also propose sweeping confiscation of private property for the purpose of "preserving" the environment either by outright taking, or imposing restrictions that render the property useless to the owner.
Then they will advocate the return to a simpler life of a pen and ink on parchment.
Yeah. I think they can come up with a better model to follow than the "environmentalists".
Isn't this what all the envirofundamentalists have been dreaming about? Haven't they been trying to bring about this situation through artificial means like restrictions on drilling?
They should be throwing parties!
But, being the terminally unhappy people they are, they'll just blame Bush and not MoveOn.
I wonder if anyone will reconsider all the very nasty comments made concerning Stanley Ponds and their desktop fusion claims.
Yes, their claims were more than what these gents have accomplished, but I remember many comments at the time indicating that there was absolutely no way in hell there could ever be "cold fusion".
Many scientists haven't learned that they should never say never and that what they are sure the truth is today may be just another urban legend tomorrow.
I think that all this kind of garbage would go away if the scientist, who tend to be petulant and drama queens regardless, would simply stop applying political spin to their work in the first place.
WTF? Telling them that they need to call the Big Bang Theory a...Theory is suppression of science?
This is News because a large portion of the left believes that Law Enforcement is a greater threat than people who want to slit your throat because you are not a Muslim. I bet this lady wouldn't have been so adamant about a warrant if someone had sent an email threatening to blow her library and her ass up.
The American Library Association is a hotbed of dim witted leftists who believe things like letting people view porn in plain sight of children (can't filter the porn in the children's section ya know!) and that if Muhammad is in there checking out books on explosives and such, that no one should pay any mind to it.
As for the privacy issue; If you use a public computer, to send email from your state provided (university) email account, I don't think you should have any expectation of privacy, just as I don't when sending email from my employers account.
What is really ironic is that the same freakazoids that are now pissing their pants over global warming are the same ones that brought the nuclear industry to it's knees and stopped any new nuke plants from being built in the last 30 years.
1> George Bush will be called a wanna be dictator who will take away your rights 2> Right Wing Wackos will call people who believe that left wing wackos. 3> Left Wing Wackos will call people who disagree with them stupid uneducated Believed in I.D.
There may be slight variations, but that's about how all other Rights Online discussions have gone.
I clearly remember watching it happen live on one of the broadcast stations in southern CA. I was in college at the time.
MSNBC can't even get something as simple as this right. What a bunch of whack jobs. Why should believe whatever other tripe comes out of their new rooms?
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Yeah, the DU is a treasure trove of reason and measured arguments. No one there talking about Chocolate cities or calling Bush a Nazi. Nope, just a bunch of reasonable people with differing opinions.
Slashdot Mirror
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories /local/04/5PIANKA.html
Transcripts of his little talk made it plain he wished for "depopulation"
Probably not a Quick Fix, but if we had kept with it in the seventies instead of suing the nuke industry into oblivion, we would now be in a position to accelerate the move away from fossil fuels because we would have had a large infrastructure of nukes.
Instead, the environmental wackos of the time made certain that didn't happen. So to some extent, the predicament we are in now is their fault.
Of course, the only solution they offer now is to revert back to caveman conditions. Solar (thermal)? Too unsightly and disturbs the habitat. Solar (electric)? Too many chemicals in the manufacturing process. Wind? Kills the birds; don't ya know? Geothermal? It will never work they say.
Nuclear Energy may not be a quick fix, but it the best long term option around.
If you make to much sense when discussing politics here on Slashdot, you will be modded down.
Kind of like arguing with your dog isn't it?
The left are such drama queens. Everything is about them.
They will make wild claims based on dubious science and then at some point when they have a real issue, you won't know whether to take them seriously or not.
They will also propose sweeping confiscation of private property for the purpose of "preserving" the environment either by outright taking, or imposing restrictions that render the property useless to the owner.
Then they will advocate the return to a simpler life of a pen and ink on parchment.
Yeah. I think they can come up with a better model to follow than the "environmentalists".
No, they are all fake...but accurate!
Well, why not?
The terrorists have ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, Washington Post, and New York times advocating on their behalf. Oh...don't forget BBC, AP, and Al Jazeera.
Let the Jokes Begin!
Isn't this what all the envirofundamentalists have been dreaming about? Haven't they been trying to bring about this situation through artificial means like restrictions on drilling?
They should be throwing parties!
But, being the terminally unhappy people they are, they'll just blame Bush and not MoveOn.
I wonder if anyone will reconsider all the very nasty comments made concerning Stanley Ponds and their desktop fusion claims.
Yes, their claims were more than what these gents have accomplished, but I remember many comments at the time indicating that there was absolutely no way in hell there could ever be "cold fusion".
Many scientists haven't learned that they should never say never and that what they are sure the truth is today may be just another urban legend tomorrow.
People sure love beating a dead horse.
Besides, it's too late anyway. We are all going to die!
NT
I think that all this kind of garbage would go away if the scientist, who tend to be petulant and drama queens regardless, would simply stop applying political spin to their work in the first place.
WTF? Telling them that they need to call the Big Bang Theory a...Theory is suppression of science?
This is News because a large portion of the left believes that Law Enforcement is a greater threat than people who want to slit your throat because you are not a Muslim. I bet this lady wouldn't have been so adamant about a warrant if someone had sent an email threatening to blow her library and her ass up.
The American Library Association is a hotbed of dim witted leftists who believe things like letting people view porn in plain sight of children (can't filter the porn in the children's section ya know!) and that if Muhammad is in there checking out books on explosives and such, that no one should pay any mind to it.
As for the privacy issue; If you use a public computer, to send email from your state provided (university) email account, I don't think you should have any expectation of privacy, just as I don't when sending email from my employers account.
What is really ironic is that the same freakazoids that are now pissing their pants over global warming are the same ones that brought the nuclear industry to it's knees and stopped any new nuke plants from being built in the last 30 years.
I guess they didn't do a very good job of hiding it, did they?
I have it on personal authority that this guy and Mary Mapes are pals. In fact, that where she got the fake, but accurate, National Guard papers.
Don't believe me? Well, don't believe everything you read.
I almost forgot #4.
Since the "enlightened" frequent this site more often, this post will be modded down to Troll.
well, number one came true.
Here is a summry of all 800 posts to come...
1> George Bush will be called a wanna be dictator who will take away your rights
2> Right Wing Wackos will call people who believe that left wing wackos.
3> Left Wing Wackos will call people who disagree with them stupid uneducated Believed in I.D.
There may be slight variations, but that's about how all other Rights Online discussions have gone.
...developing the work around vs. litigating for the last several years?
I clearly remember watching it happen live on one of the broadcast stations in southern CA. I was in college at the time.
MSNBC can't even get something as simple as this right. What a bunch of whack jobs. Why should believe whatever other tripe comes out of their new rooms?
1. Mock their beliefs
2. Call them stupid.
3. Call yourself smart
Faith cannot address matters of Science and Science cannot address matters of faith. Attempts by either should be ignored not assaulted.
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Specifically, http://www.cyc.com/cyc/cycrandd/areasofrandd_dir/
There are apparently two approaches to NL understanding; make some super smart algorithm, or just do it the way we do.
In my opinion, the approach cyc is taking has the best chance to produce a system that will actually understand what you are saying.
Yeah, the DU is a treasure trove of reason and measured arguments. No one there talking about Chocolate cities or calling Bush a Nazi. Nope, just a bunch of reasonable people with differing opinions.