First, do we really need a holiday for every fucking thing out there? Where the hell is dung beetle day? Aardwolf week? Permian Extinction Day?
Secondly, you invested enough energy into worrying about WHICH day should be Pi day that you created a website over it?
Finally, if Pi gets its own day, I think its entirely fair that 1.618 get its own celebration. Phi is easily as fascinating a number as Pi, so why didn't you get your panties in a twist over not having Phi day?
How I got modded insightful is beyond me as well. I was aiming for a sarcastic tone, which I guess must have slipped past someone.
I never claimed the Pacific was an inviolable barrier, just that without a barrier, we more than likely would have had more wars than we did over the last couple of centuries.
Then I want to nominate the Pacific Ocean for a Peace Prize. Without the Pacific Ocean separating The Americas from Asia and Australia, I am certain we would have had more wars.
Isn't that kind of what piratebay did? They wanted people to pay in small increments of less than a dollar, some quirk of law in Sweden says you have to accept them. However, it would cost the Swedish RIAA something like a 1.50 to process the payment, so the payment would be taken care of to satisfy the court case, but the payment itself would cost the RIAA way more than the settlement itself.
The Q and A from the ebay auction conditions are quite interesting.
Q: Doesn't the first sale doctrine prevent you from collecting further payment past the initial sale of the item?
A: In order to be recognized as a work of art the contract must be adhered to, and regards of who owns it and who buys it the contract remains between the artist and the purchaser, not between buyer and seller.
I wish him good luck in actually getting a court to enforce this.
I agree we should undo all the damage that union's have done to our great country.
For example, the evil unions forced our country to pass socialist laws like:
40 hour work weeks
Overtime
Safe workplaces
Fair wages/ no company store money
Minimum Wage
and of course, Child Labor.
First, it's important to note that scientists lack historical data on polar bear numbers—they only have rough estimates. What we do know, though, is that in the 1960s, polar bear populations dropped precipitously due to over-hunting. When restrictions on polar bear harvests were put in place in the early 1970s, populations rebounded.
Just pointing out that the Polar Bears were saved from possible extinction once isn't proof they aren't in danger of extinction again.
What are their names? What part of what country do "they" live in?
This is the great economic advantage of terrorism. It allows a little country to have the military effect of a big country. How much money do we spend on defense to stop Osama bin Laden, a person who might already be dead? We can't wipe them out because we don't know where "they" are. As a result, "they" win. And if we do use a thermonuclear weapon on someone, then the world will unify against us. Cuba has lasted 40 years with a non stop US boycott. How long do you think the US would last with a worldwide boycott against us?
There is no conventional way we could take on the rest of the world. Would we threaten global annihilation to stop a global boycott? How would the world respond?
Wiping "them" out isn't a matter of seeing it coming, or of having intestinal fortitude. How exactly do we wipe "them" out without nukes? If you know the answer, please tell us, because there are a lot of generals in the Pentagon who would love to know.
That is very true. Take the movie Jaws. The whole reason the first movie had so much suspense was that the animatronic shark wasn't working right, so they had to shoot the movie without it. If it had worked, then we would have gotten a much worse movie. The limitations forced Jaws to become clever in an attempt to scare people, and it worked.
Since CO2 is not a pollutant, according to you, then why don't you prove it to us. Why don't you live in a pure CO2 atmosphere for a few hours, then tell us how things are working for you. I am sure you're plants would love it, so take them with you.
The author of the source article, ahem.. BLOG, seems to be trying to masquerade as a reputable journalist, yet he isn't. His personal website (BLOG) contains nothing except climate skeptic material for at least 7 pages back in his history, then a couple of confusing paragraphs that might make sense to one of his next door neighbors, then back to the climate skeptic material again.
The source material seemed a little suspect, so with the aid of Google Translate, I attempted to understand a bit about the Russian IEA Mr. Delingpole quotes so freely. The IEA, or Institute of Economic Analysis, is hardly an expert on climate science. The first article on the IEA's website says:
new: scientific consensus on climate issues does not exist - Novaya Gazeta, December 16, 2009
- Instead of articulating and prosecution of false targets political leaders gathered in Copenhagen should concentrate on the other - to develop policies that promote more effective human adaptation to climate change, economic growth, the development of free trade, protection of property rights, strengthen democracy.
This hardly seems to be an unbiased website, so I thought I would dig deeper. The article the IEA quoted is also fairly suspect, since it goes into detail and reveals the inherently anti "global warming" bias of the source.
Adoption of the "Arctic ice melt" is outdated. Instead of reducing the area of ice cover in the Arctic is actually observed in 1979-2007 gg. In recent years its growth has come. In those same years saw an increase in the Antarctic ice sheet.
"Excessive prices for oil and food" to a certain extent the result of policy restrictions on the use of hydrocarbons, the effect of extrusion from the structure of arable food crops through improved crop plants from which ethanol is produced to replace hydrocarbons as fuel. In other words, it is recommended that treatment policy ensures "high prices for oil and food, leading to chaos awaiting us in the future."
I shouldn't have to point out the satellite photos of Arctic Ice and how it has shrunk, or how Polar Bears are in real danger of extinction because of the loss of their frozen habitat.
This drivel seems to come right out of the climate skeptic/big business lobbyist handbook. Normally, I wouldn't bother to respond, but the author's Russian source got me interested enough to investigate. As I suspected, its bullshit.
Wasn't a supervolcano behind the permian extinction event?
I seem to recall some theories leaning that way, but I'm feeling too lazy to actually go and research it.
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Oh Jesus. Really?
Okay, I'm about to troll, but...
First, do we really need a holiday for every fucking thing out there? Where the hell is dung beetle day? Aardwolf week? Permian Extinction Day?
Secondly, you invested enough energy into worrying about WHICH day should be Pi day that you created a website over it?
Finally, if Pi gets its own day, I think its entirely fair that 1.618 get its own celebration. Phi is easily as fascinating a number as Pi, so why didn't you get your panties in a twist over not having Phi day?
Sometimes, you CAN be too much of a geek.
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Then use Linux.
And use more WINE and less whine.
How I got modded insightful is beyond me as well. I was aiming for a sarcastic tone, which I guess must have slipped past someone.
I never claimed the Pacific was an inviolable barrier, just that without a barrier, we more than likely would have had more wars than we did over the last couple of centuries.
I'd say more like spam advertising some rip off product.
Then I want to nominate the Pacific Ocean for a Peace Prize. Without the Pacific Ocean separating The Americas from Asia and Australia, I am certain we would have had more wars.
You wouldn't believe how boring it can be in the ticket queue at Fenchurch Station.
Don't be such a subtractor.
Isn't that kind of what piratebay did? They wanted people to pay in small increments of less than a dollar, some quirk of law in Sweden says you have to accept them. However, it would cost the Swedish RIAA something like a 1.50 to process the payment, so the payment would be taken care of to satisfy the court case, but the payment itself would cost the RIAA way more than the settlement itself.
found it
Also, no USB ports and oh yea, you can only run one app at a time. Can't have itunes up and surf the web at the same time.
I wish him good luck in actually getting a court to enforce this.
I agree we should undo all the damage that union's have done to our great country.
For example, the evil unions forced our country to pass socialist laws like:
40 hour work weeks
Overtime
Safe workplaces
Fair wages/ no company store money
Minimum Wage
and of course, Child Labor.
Wouldn't we be lucky to be in a business friendly country that employs children and doesn't let them waste the day in some silly school environment?
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/childlabor/
Just pointing out that the Polar Bears were saved from possible extinction once isn't proof they aren't in danger of extinction again.
Wipe who out? Where do we go to wipe them out?
What are their names? What part of what country do "they" live in?
This is the great economic advantage of terrorism. It allows a little country to have the military effect of a big country. How much money do we spend on defense to stop Osama bin Laden, a person who might already be dead? We can't wipe them out because we don't know where "they" are. As a result, "they" win. And if we do use a thermonuclear weapon on someone, then the world will unify against us. Cuba has lasted 40 years with a non stop US boycott. How long do you think the US would last with a worldwide boycott against us?
There is no conventional way we could take on the rest of the world. Would we threaten global annihilation to stop a global boycott? How would the world respond?
Wiping "them" out isn't a matter of seeing it coming, or of having intestinal fortitude. How exactly do we wipe "them" out without nukes? If you know the answer, please tell us, because there are a lot of generals in the Pentagon who would love to know.
That is very true. Take the movie Jaws. The whole reason the first movie had so much suspense was that the animatronic shark wasn't working right, so they had to shoot the movie without it. If it had worked, then we would have gotten a much worse movie. The limitations forced Jaws to become clever in an attempt to scare people, and it worked.
Hey, the original movies were cinematic masterpieces. Oh wait, you were talking about Star Wars, not the Akira Kurasawa films Lucas stole from.
Perhaps something that precisely identifies his particular brand style? Marketing in these situations is important.
I'm leaning towards Republibitch or Mr. Sexual Congress.
exquisite gifts? Are they somehow related to the subject of the article?
I never knew that etradingitems.com dealt in child pornography! I am shocked and appalled.
I noticed that he was on the Appropriations committee. I wonder ... naaa .... its too easy
You know what? I'm from Texas, and I agree with you 100%, someone convicted of double murder shouldn't stay in prison long at all.
And when they are escorted out of prison, they should be given a brand new uniform to wear.
Since CO2 is not a pollutant, according to you, then why don't you prove it to us. Why don't you live in a pure CO2 atmosphere for a few hours, then tell us how things are working for you. I am sure you're plants would love it, so take them with you.
The source material seemed a little suspect, so with the aid of Google Translate, I attempted to understand a bit about the Russian IEA Mr. Delingpole quotes so freely. The IEA, or Institute of Economic Analysis, is hardly an expert on climate science. The first article on the IEA's website says:
This hardly seems to be an unbiased website, so I thought I would dig deeper. The article the IEA quoted is also fairly suspect, since it goes into detail and reveals the inherently anti "global warming" bias of the source.
I shouldn't have to point out the satellite photos of Arctic Ice and how it has shrunk, or how Polar Bears are in real danger of extinction because of the loss of their frozen habitat.
This drivel seems to come right out of the climate skeptic/big business lobbyist handbook. Normally, I wouldn't bother to respond, but the author's Russian source got me interested enough to investigate. As I suspected, its bullshit.
Actually, you are wrong on that account. Hydrogen bombs are pretty much all we deal with now.
And you are wrong about the explosion, which did in fact occur 640K years ago.
Good god, didn't you even verify a single fact before spouting off your reply?
Wasn't a supervolcano behind the permian extinction event?
I seem to recall some theories leaning that way, but I'm feeling too lazy to actually go and research it.
It was 22 million chain letters with lolcat powerpoint presentations attached, so at least 5 terabytes.