Now, while I don't necessarily disagree (completely) with the findings of the studies that you have presented, your presentation of them as gospel suggested to me that you have had little or no experience with small children.
Children come in all kinds, and for some personality types a good wacking in the is needed just to get their attention and/or divert them from danger. Talking with your children is golden though.
I just turned 30 and have three children, and don't regret it one bit.
If you have more than a month uptime on a Windows system, you are not applying the patches correctly.
False. Patches that pose a realistic threat to servers are relatively rare. Most patches are local vulnerabilities like IE/ActiveX. If you are rebooting your servers every month just to install IE patches, you are a fucking moron.
I recently ran across a system at work (RedHat 5) that nobody bothered with because it always did it's job.
So what? There are plenty of documented cases of Win2k3 staying up for years at a time. You could have installed a Win2k3 server with IIS6 serving static and.asp web pages in 2003 with port 80 open on the local firewall and have it still be up today, with no externally exploitable security vulnerabilities.
C'mon, how frequently do homes get burnt down by solar panels? Especially since most put out 24 volts of power or even less. You're seriously pushing it here.
They don't burn down houses often because they are installed by professionals and there are laws that regulate how they are installed. A friend and coworker of mine runs a side business that does solar installs. Even supposedly qualified crews he's hired to do the installs have occasionally made mistakes that could have led to fire.
not a one is limited to people with any more money or skill than is required to build a nice gaming-optimized PC.
I think that makes my point. The majority of people could not build their own PC.
The problem with your advice is that most people do not possess the resources (skills/brains/money) to do the things that you suggest - hence the need for centralized industries to provide to the masses.
You mentioned installing your own solar panels. BAD ADVICE for all but the most competent of people. Solar panels can generate a ton of energy, and when incorrectly installed, can do really bad things like burn buildings down and electrocute people to death.
I realize that attacking sources is not logically sound, but when every anti-global warming argument seems to come from or be promoted only by politically motivated sources, it's hard not to be skeptical.
So, do you contend that this is part of a conspiracy to suppress the truth?
From the link...
The majority of climate scientists agree that global warming is primarily caused by human activities such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation.[18][19][20] The conclusion that global warming is mainly caused by human activity and will continue if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced has been endorsed by at least 30 scientific societies and academies of science, including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countries. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences,[21] the American Association for the Advancement of Science,[22] and the Joint Science Academies of the major industrialized and developing nations[23] explicitly use the word "consensus" when referring to this conclusion.
A 2004 essay by Naomi Oreskes in the journal Science reported a survey of 928 abstracts of peer-reviewed papers related to global climate change in the ISI database.[24] Oreskes stated that "Remarkably, none of the papers disagreed with the consensus position.... This analysis shows that scientists publishing in the peer-reviewed literature agree with IPCC, the National Academy of Sciences, and the public statements of their professional societies." Benny Peiser claimed to have found flaws in Oreskes' work,[25] but his attempted refutation is disputed[26][27][28] and has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal. Peiser later withdrew parts of his criticism,[29] also commenting that "the overwhelming majority of climatologists is agreed that the current warming period is mostly due to human impact. However, this majority consensus is far from unanimous."[27][30]
A statistical anomaly in the sense that it was the hottest year ever recorded, and if you take out 1998 every year after 1998 was hotter than every year before 1998.
The global warming alarmists keep saying the Earths' temperature rises every year.
The average temperature doesn't have to be higher every year to show a long term upward trend.
Like Mr trolltalk, I also have been able to get significantly better gas mileage by changing my driving habits. My 2004 Hyundai Sonata (V6), is rated at 27 MPG, and by driving "like a grandma" I've been able to consitently get 31.5MPG. After changing to fully synthetic oil, the mileage increased again to 33.1MPG. This has been in 100+ degree weather with the AC on, so I imagine my Winter mileage would be even better.
I used to drive 65-80MPH, and got about 23-25MPG in the same car.
Heck, I have two kids and they fit just fine in the back seat of the thing, so the hauling kids excuse is silly too unless you happen to have 5 kids or more Five kids? We couldn't fit our three child safety seats in the back of our Sonata. Unless you bought the cheapest POS "safety" seats available, you sure as hell couldn't fit them in a Corolla either.
... do what job exactly? Easily introduce new binaries into the system.
Even if that's the case, as with tars they have to be willfully opened twice in order to do damage. I'm not sure what you mean by "open twice"? The last time (admittedly a long time ago) I downloaded an RPM package, I only had to click on it once to initiate the install.
Well, I said in some areas. Right now, my wife and I live in the middle of nowhere, and are currently trying to sell our house and move to another town which is still rural, but slightly closer to civilization.
In our town the agents all look out for themselves. In the town were are moving to, they don't seem as bad. I assume the extra competition is probably the reason the agents are better in the town we'll be moving to.
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XM and Sirus are dead anyway. All new cars will have net access within a few years allowing net-based radio to drive in the final stake.
I thought so.
Now, while I don't necessarily disagree (completely) with the findings of the studies that you have presented, your presentation of them as gospel suggested to me that you have had little or no experience with small children.
Children come in all kinds, and for some personality types a good wacking in the is needed just to get their attention and/or divert them from danger. Talking with your children is golden though.
I just turned 30 and have three children, and don't regret it one bit.
Do you have kids?
If you have more than a month uptime on a Windows system, you are not applying the patches correctly.
False. Patches that pose a realistic threat to servers are relatively rare. Most patches are local vulnerabilities like IE/ActiveX. If you are rebooting your servers every month just to install IE patches, you are a fucking moron.
I recently ran across a system at work (RedHat 5) that nobody bothered with because it always did it's job.
So what? There are plenty of documented cases of Win2k3 staying up for years at a time. You could have installed a Win2k3 server with IIS6 serving static and .asp web pages in 2003 with port 80 open on the local firewall and have it still be up today, with no externally exploitable security vulnerabilities.
C'mon, how frequently do homes get burnt down by solar panels? Especially since most put out 24 volts of power or even less. You're seriously pushing it here.
They don't burn down houses often because they are installed by professionals and there are laws that regulate how they are installed. A friend and coworker of mine runs a side business that does solar installs. Even supposedly qualified crews he's hired to do the installs have occasionally made mistakes that could have led to fire.
not a one is limited to people with any more money or skill than is required to build a nice gaming-optimized PC.
I think that makes my point. The majority of people could not build their own PC.
The problem with your advice is that most people do not possess the resources (skills/brains/money) to do the things that you suggest - hence the need for centralized industries to provide to the masses.
You mentioned installing your own solar panels. BAD ADVICE for all but the most competent of people. Solar panels can generate a ton of energy, and when incorrectly installed, can do really bad things like burn buildings down and electrocute people to death.
I don't see that myth pushed in the article.
I realize that attacking sources is not logically sound, but when every anti-global warming argument seems to come from or be promoted only by politically motivated sources, it's hard not to be skeptical.
How about something to support your position that is not from a conservative think tank?
They don't.
So, do you contend that this is part of a conspiracy to suppress the truth?
From the link...
The majority of climate scientists agree that global warming is primarily caused by human activities such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation.[18][19][20] The conclusion that global warming is mainly caused by human activity and will continue if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced has been endorsed by at least 30 scientific societies and academies of science, including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countries. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences,[21] the American Association for the Advancement of Science,[22] and the Joint Science Academies of the major industrialized and developing nations[23] explicitly use the word "consensus" when referring to this conclusion.
A 2004 essay by Naomi Oreskes in the journal Science reported a survey of 928 abstracts of peer-reviewed papers related to global climate change in the ISI database.[24] Oreskes stated that "Remarkably, none of the papers disagreed with the consensus position. ... This analysis shows that scientists publishing in the peer-reviewed literature agree with IPCC, the National Academy of Sciences, and the public statements of their professional societies." Benny Peiser claimed to have found flaws in Oreskes' work,[25] but his attempted refutation is disputed[26][27][28] and has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal. Peiser later withdrew parts of his criticism,[29] also commenting that "the overwhelming majority of climatologists is agreed that the current warming period is mostly due to human impact. However, this majority consensus is far from unanimous."[27][30]
Science isn't based on consensus; it's based on empiricism.
I agree. And theories are not disproved by single data points, like the average temperature from 1998.
s/amount/majority/
So why is it that the vast amount of climatologists disagree with you?
Because that's was climatologists think.
Or after further reading that's what they...thought. Oops.
Of course I am not a climatologist. Since you apparently are one, I must ask: Why are you saying that in 2012 "things are going to get a bit nippy"?
A statistical anomaly in what sense?
A statistical anomaly in the sense that it was the hottest year ever recorded, and if you take out 1998 every year after 1998 was hotter than every year before 1998.
The global warming alarmists keep saying the Earths' temperature rises every year.
The average temperature doesn't have to be higher every year to show a long term upward trend.
Around 2012, things are going to get a bit nippy.
All oceans are doing so far is slowing down the long term warming term, and scientists readily admit that we don't fully understand the dynamics of what's happening with the oceans.
1998 was a statistical anomaly. If you look at the big picture you would see that.
Like Mr trolltalk, I also have been able to get significantly better gas mileage by changing my driving habits. My 2004 Hyundai Sonata (V6), is rated at 27 MPG, and by driving "like a grandma" I've been able to consitently get 31.5MPG. After changing to fully synthetic oil, the mileage increased again to 33.1MPG. This has been in 100+ degree weather with the AC on, so I imagine my Winter mileage would be even better.
I used to drive 65-80MPH, and got about 23-25MPG in the same car.
I just wanted to let you know that you're a moron.
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I am a customer of a reseller that happens to host at theplanet. My sites are all down. :(
... do what job exactly? Easily introduce new binaries into the system. Even if that's the case, as with tars they have to be willfully opened twice in order to do damage. I'm not sure what you mean by "open twice"? The last time (admittedly a long time ago) I downloaded an RPM package, I only had to click on it once to initiate the install.In a full-featured desktop UNIX system, a package format like rpm or deb would do the job.
Well, I said in some areas. Right now, my wife and I live in the middle of nowhere, and are currently trying to sell our house and move to another town which is still rural, but slightly closer to civilization.
In our town the agents all look out for themselves. In the town were are moving to, they don't seem as bad. I assume the extra competition is probably the reason the agents are better in the town we'll be moving to.