It is high time we applied the second amendment to every sentient being in the U.S., not just the people. If laptops are now going to be "smartbooks," then they deserve all the rights we give the people, including the right to bear ARMs. I support Foxconn and Hon Rai and any other NRA member who wants to help ARM smartbooks across America!
You're the one who brought up the conspiracy theories and connected them to this one statistic (which, regardless of your claims of politicization, is, as I have demonstrated, a relatively decent benchmark figure to use since it is guaranteed to be an extremely lowball estimate extrapolated from real data). It has nothing to do with politics and you're an idiot if you think it does -- you think Obama came to power with a nefarious plot to distort the number of seals strangled by nets? Are you fucking serious? And then you tell me *I* have "sacred cows"? Not really; it's just that I am generally inclined to trust the word of actual scientists over some moron on slashdot who thinks he's being clever by nitpicking about a study mentioned in a footnote in a 500-page document.
The answer: nobody has calculated precisely. The best we can come up with for the purpose of answering questions to non-specialists is an extremely lowball extrapolation from old data that only includes one species of marine mammal.
Now that that silliness is out of the way, what possible impact could this have on the question of whether the credentialed experts who work for the NOAA are actually "scientists" or rather part of a political cabal driving the work of real science underground out of fanatical loyalty to their glorious leader Mr. Obama?
Well that link would have been more appropriate than a link to a giant PDF and the claim that the number "apparently" came from there -- I stand corrected that you did your research, but you could have explained that to begin with. The link you provide now also shows that the number is based on a study and is a lowball conjecture based on what appear to be valid studies -- not "scientific" perhaps, but pretty common in terms of how science is oversimplified to explain to reporters. I'm really not sure what your complaint is after reading this - the number seems more than reasonable under the circumstances, and it's hardly proof of some kind of political slant, much less a conspiracy to take a "joy ride" through miles of garbage.
In any case, your attempt to tie it into this sort of politics is a little hysterical -- unless you think a study from the early 80s was conducted to be used thirty years later to prove, what exactly? I don't get it, but it is telling that you prefer Bush's censorship to the conspiracy you've concocted here. Maybe you should also demand to see the NOAA scientists' birth certificates.
You know, putting scare quotes around the word "scientists" and mocking the NOAA does not actually undermine their expertise. There is no evidence the figure cited in the story comes from the pdf you link, none at all - what did you do, google the noaa website for the number 100000? Apparently not, since the page youre referring to (269) mentions 50,000-90,000 seals killed - not other mammals, and there's no number 100k there at all. But even if you're right and the number is pulled out of an ass, blame the reporter, not the scientists. Are you really skeptical that the NOAA is "scientific"? Do you know of a more reputable agency investigating these matters from a scientific perspective?
Mod parent up. GP comment is just stupid. Yes the ocean is big. That doesn't mean we should poison it. Should we wait until the garbage fills 30% of the ocean before we let it bother us?
This game actually sounds neat, but in my experience "attempting to engage with a lot of the issues you see on transhumanist websites" is a lot like trying to hold a conversation with a 9/11 Truther or Intelligent Design proponent - I'd rather have root canal surgery.
Is that better or worse than arguing with a dining room table?
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camera device that sends signal data to a 'lollipop' that is placed on the tongue of blind people.
There's a truly tasteless joke in here somewhere but I'm too lazy to figure it out.
Yeah, more business for craigslist! That'll show those ebay bastards.
yeah. and then give him the HTML pedant award.
'You feel like royalty to be escorted by police,' said Joriz De Guzman, an intern working toward his MBA at Wharton
I don't know about this; when I got busted for drunk driving I had a police escort all the way to the station, but I didn't feel like royalty at all.
Wireless! More space than a Nomad! I finally have a reason to get an iPod!
what's a "zune" ?
The poster clearly explained that it was a "massive unstoppable juggernaut." Which word didn't you understand?
It is high time we applied the second amendment to every sentient being in the U.S., not just the people. If laptops are now going to be "smartbooks," then they deserve all the rights we give the people, including the right to bear ARMs. I support Foxconn and Hon Rai and any other NRA member who wants to help ARM smartbooks across America!
Don't these idiots know that the suffering is where all the good flavor is?
Smarter no, just having an iphone should negate the effect of that app.
What I need to do is look richer
I have an idea - carry around an iphone!
You're the one who brought up the conspiracy theories and connected them to this one statistic (which, regardless of your claims of politicization, is, as I have demonstrated, a relatively decent benchmark figure to use since it is guaranteed to be an extremely lowball estimate extrapolated from real data). It has nothing to do with politics and you're an idiot if you think it does -- you think Obama came to power with a nefarious plot to distort the number of seals strangled by nets? Are you fucking serious? And then you tell me *I* have "sacred cows"? Not really; it's just that I am generally inclined to trust the word of actual scientists over some moron on slashdot who thinks he's being clever by nitpicking about a study mentioned in a footnote in a 500-page document.
The answer: nobody has calculated precisely. The best we can come up with for the purpose of answering questions to non-specialists is an extremely lowball extrapolation from old data that only includes one species of marine mammal.
Now that that silliness is out of the way, what possible impact could this have on the question of whether the credentialed experts who work for the NOAA are actually "scientists" or rather part of a political cabal driving the work of real science underground out of fanatical loyalty to their glorious leader Mr. Obama?
Ha-Ha!
Are you really blatantly misrepresenting my comment with a straight face? Really?
I have doubts about using government resources for a memorial.
Uh-huh. Sure you do.
Well that link would have been more appropriate than a link to a giant PDF and the claim that the number "apparently" came from there -- I stand corrected that you did your research, but you could have explained that to begin with. The link you provide now also shows that the number is based on a study and is a lowball conjecture based on what appear to be valid studies -- not "scientific" perhaps, but pretty common in terms of how science is oversimplified to explain to reporters. I'm really not sure what your complaint is after reading this - the number seems more than reasonable under the circumstances, and it's hardly proof of some kind of political slant, much less a conspiracy to take a "joy ride" through miles of garbage.
In any case, your attempt to tie it into this sort of politics is a little hysterical -- unless you think a study from the early 80s was conducted to be used thirty years later to prove, what exactly? I don't get it, but it is telling that you prefer Bush's censorship to the conspiracy you've concocted here. Maybe you should also demand to see the NOAA scientists' birth certificates.
You know, putting scare quotes around the word "scientists" and mocking the NOAA does not actually undermine their expertise. There is no evidence the figure cited in the story comes from the pdf you link, none at all - what did you do, google the noaa website for the number 100000? Apparently not, since the page youre referring to (269) mentions 50,000-90,000 seals killed - not other mammals, and there's no number 100k there at all. But even if you're right and the number is pulled out of an ass, blame the reporter, not the scientists. Are you really skeptical that the NOAA is "scientific"? Do you know of a more reputable agency investigating these matters from a scientific perspective?
All the 'biodegradable' packaging just crumbled away.
Scare quotes or no, that's exactly what it's supposed to do.
Are you really suggesting that future generations will suffer from a shortage of plastic bottles and packaging?!
I'll bet dollars to donuts that sharkbeer will never really take off.......
Here ya go. So you paying in dollars or donuts?
Hmmm... I wonder how many bales of abandoned cocaine are in that heap?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/oct/09/international.mainsection2
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/07/13/1183833752038.html
I still don't see how we get to 6. Profit! from here
Mod parent up. GP comment is just stupid. Yes the ocean is big. That doesn't mean we should poison it. Should we wait until the garbage fills 30% of the ocean before we let it bother us?
Ergo by your reasoning, if everyone in Texas dies, there's no need to worry.
And your problem with his reasoning is what now?
They say it's approximately twice the size of Texas. Texas is 691,030 square kilometers.
Dude, you're talking about TEXAS. Nobody measures things in kilometers.
This game actually sounds neat, but in my experience "attempting to engage with a lot of the issues you see on transhumanist websites" is a lot like trying to hold a conversation with a 9/11 Truther or Intelligent Design proponent - I'd rather have root canal surgery.
Is that better or worse than arguing with a dining room table?
The summary makes clear only that the pogo stick jumps nine feet. It says nothing about the rider.