You're absolutely correct. This is also why it seems to make economic sense to move massive amounts of food around the world in ships, meaning I can only get crappy near-dead garlic from China, while no-one in Australia seems to grow it any more (as an example). The same thing goes for the oranges and grapes from California, the asparagus from Peru, etc. No-one is paying the true cost of fossil fuel energy. Yet.
It's the other way round. The British Empire upped the pint from 16 to 20 oz some time in the 19th C. There are still some archaic hold-outs though. If you ask for a pint in a South Australian pub, you'll generally get a 16 oz (or rough metric equivalent) glass. (And I don't want to get any smart-arsed replies from those of you in Sydney who thinks this makes complete sense.)
Ive got news for you, and its all bad. In 30 years time you WILL be bald and fat. It happened to me, itll happen to you. (Yes, I DO know about apostrophes, but my keyboard has started misbehaving, and I cant be fucked fixing it at the moment.)
Australia won't be producing oranges for much longer. Every time I go to the supermarket, the only oranges (and table grapes) they sell are from California. Meanwhile Australian friut growers in the Riverland are plowing their produce into the ground and ripping up fruit trees. It's a fucking disgrace.
Pretty close. Anselm's "proof" was a bit more prolix, but still leaves you with that same feeling of, "Hey, wait a minute. That can't be right."
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I'm not sure you're right about the German beer laws being limiting. Just think about the ingredients. Malt can encompass amber malt, pale malt, black malt, crystal malt, smoked malt, etc. The water may be hard, soft, etc... big variability in mineral content, which interacts with the yeast. The yeast might be either a lager or ale yeast, or something more exotic with a lactobaccilus infection, and the fermentation temperature interacts with this, too. And then we get into the hops. I've tasted some absolutely ghastly ales (Little Creatures from Perth) which use an inappropriate variety of hops for the style, and some wonderful Pilseners (Little Creatures from Perth) which get it right. You've got Fuggles, Goldings, Hallertauer, Saaz, Pride of Ringwood, Cascade, Willamette and many other varieties, all of which add a unique flavour and aroma to the beer.
The old German beer laws are all that protect Germans from atrocities like Crown Lager. (OTOH, Belgian Trippels are wonderful... if they only used malt they'd be disgustingly syrupy. There are no firm rules, but the guidelines are useful.)
The last time I (inadvertantly) drank a Crownie, it actually reminded me more of Corona, only worse. It's nasty, thin, sour rubbish, even _worse_ than Foster's.
I'm surprised it's Australia's biggest selling beer, though. Most of the people I know don't like it, especially at about $A50 a case.
People of my parents' generation (70+) have false teeth. People of my generation (50+) generally have most of their own teeth, but they're mostly bog with a thin external shell of enamel (or a crown). People of my childrens' generation (20-30) have perfect teeth - no fillings, no crowns, no problems.
Guess which generation grew up with flouridated water.
Yes. I'm talking about the mouth-breathers, the ones who don't get the point despite countless patient explanations.
I dispute your claim that even bright christians are capable of evaluating new information that goes against their preconceptions, btw - purely anecdotal, but there you go.
Density = Weight/Volume. (And before a physics nazi steps in, yes I know it's Mass, not Weight, but I'm trying to explain something to someone who, through no fault of is own, didn't receive a decent education.)
As the iceberg melts it takes up less room, but weighs the same amount.
Places like the Sahara got desertified largely by tree-felling and people with large herds of goats. (If you've never owned one, you have _no_ _idea_ how destructive a goat can be...)
So, sure, nothing to do with the Industrial Revolution, but certainly due to humans exploiting their environment faster than it could recover.
Shit. No. The floating ice displaces its own weight of water, so when it melts, it takes up exactly the same amount of space as the displaced water. Or something.
Christ on a bike, don't they teach kids anything at school anymore?
If you're prepared to believe a (not particularly good) fiction writer instead of the _vast_ majority of climate experts who agree that, yes, global warming is both real and anthropogenic, you can't expect anyone to seriously debate you. If you want to contribute a contrarian viewpoint, then at least quote some real scientists, preferably not those on the payroll of the energy companies. I doubt you'll find any, however.
OTOH, good on you for contributing less to the problem than most of us.
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You're absolutely correct. This is also why it seems to make economic sense to move massive amounts of food around the world in ships, meaning I can only get crappy near-dead garlic from China, while no-one in Australia seems to grow it any more (as an example). The same thing goes for the oranges and grapes from California, the asparagus from Peru, etc. No-one is paying the true cost of fossil fuel energy. Yet.
Do you have a Holden?
Good. Patriotic choice.
It's the other way round. The British Empire upped the pint from 16 to 20 oz some time in the 19th C. There are still some archaic hold-outs though. If you ask for a pint in a South Australian pub, you'll generally get a 16 oz (or rough metric equivalent) glass. (And I don't want to get any smart-arsed replies from those of you in Sydney who thinks this makes complete sense.)
Ive got news for you, and its all bad. In 30 years time you WILL be bald and fat. It happened to me, itll happen to you. (Yes, I DO know about apostrophes, but my keyboard has started misbehaving, and I cant be fucked fixing it at the moment.)
Australia won't be producing oranges for much longer. Every time I go to the supermarket, the only oranges (and table grapes) they sell are from California. Meanwhile Australian friut growers in the Riverland are plowing their produce into the ground and ripping up fruit trees. It's a fucking disgrace.
Pretty close. Anselm's "proof" was a bit more prolix, but still leaves you with that same feeling of, "Hey, wait a minute. That can't be right."
I'm not sure you're right about the German beer laws being limiting. Just think about the ingredients. Malt can encompass amber malt, pale malt, black malt, crystal malt, smoked malt, etc. The water may be hard, soft, etc ... big variability in mineral content, which interacts with the yeast. The yeast might be either a lager or ale yeast, or something more exotic with a lactobaccilus infection, and the fermentation temperature interacts with this, too. And then we get into the hops. I've tasted some absolutely ghastly ales (Little Creatures from Perth) which use an inappropriate variety of hops for the style, and some wonderful Pilseners (Little Creatures from Perth) which get it right. You've got Fuggles, Goldings, Hallertauer, Saaz, Pride of Ringwood, Cascade, Willamette and many other varieties, all of which add a unique flavour and aroma to the beer.
... if they only used malt they'd be disgustingly syrupy. There are no firm rules, but the guidelines are useful.)
The old German beer laws are all that protect Germans from atrocities like Crown Lager. (OTOH, Belgian Trippels are wonderful
The last time I (inadvertantly) drank a Crownie, it actually reminded me more of Corona, only worse. It's nasty, thin, sour rubbish, even _worse_ than Foster's.
I'm surprised it's Australia's biggest selling beer, though. Most of the people I know don't like it, especially at about $A50 a case.
> I don't physically NEED to collect stamps, nor is it altering my brain chemistry.
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Are you sure? I think you're protesting too much. I don't NEED alcohol - oh wait, maybe I do.
I wonder if there's a twelve step program for stamp collectors
What's wrong with flouride?
People of my parents' generation (70+) have false teeth. People of my generation (50+) generally have most of their own teeth, but they're mostly bog with a thin external shell of enamel (or a crown). People of my childrens' generation (20-30) have perfect teeth - no fillings, no crowns, no problems.
Guess which generation grew up with flouridated water.
Love your sig.
Start the day with a litre of coffee ... finish it with a litre of red wine. No problem! (Well, it keeps _me_ regular.)
GOSUB is different to GOTO. It's BASICly a procedure call.
Yes. I'm talking about the mouth-breathers, the ones who don't get the point despite countless patient explanations.
I dispute your claim that even bright christians are capable of evaluating new information that goes against their preconceptions, btw - purely anecdotal, but there you go.
Funerals are for the survivors, not the guest of honour.
I think you know as well as I do that we've all been _trying_ to explain it to them for a long time, but they're TOO FUCKING STUPID to understand.
And then - the oxygen we're breathing turns into carbon dioxide. Nooooooh!
Meh. Capitalism is, at its heart, a Ponzi scheme.
Density = Weight/Volume. (And before a physics nazi steps in, yes I know it's Mass, not Weight, but I'm trying to explain something to someone who, through no fault of is own, didn't receive a decent education.)
As the iceberg melts it takes up less room, but weighs the same amount.
This is stuff I learnt when I was about 13.
Places like the Sahara got desertified largely by tree-felling and people with large herds of goats. (If you've never owned one, you have _no_ _idea_ how destructive a goat can be ...)
So, sure, nothing to do with the Industrial Revolution, but certainly due to humans exploiting their environment faster than it could recover.
Shit. No. The floating ice displaces its own weight of water, so when it melts, it takes up exactly the same amount of space as the displaced water. Or something.
Christ on a bike, don't they teach kids anything at school anymore?
We could use it to pump the extra sea water ... err ... somewhere else.
If you're prepared to believe a (not particularly good) fiction writer instead of the _vast_ majority of climate experts who agree that, yes, global warming is both real and anthropogenic, you can't expect anyone to seriously debate you. If you want to contribute a contrarian viewpoint, then at least quote some real scientists, preferably not those on the payroll of the energy companies. I doubt you'll find any, however.
OTOH, good on you for contributing less to the problem than most of us.
I had this at a previous place of employment - based on Oracle Financials. It was a complete headfuck, because it didn't quite work.
Or perhaps typoidi ...