And that is as eloquent as I can get. This article...and I stress _this article_ doesn't discuss the manner of data, doesn't talk about the type of data considered, doesn't try to explain the nature of the models, and doesn't even attempt to explain how Barnett makes the connection from ocean currents to global warming. It's basically says nothing more than "this smart guy says his models accurately mimick global warming, and this proves that humans are at fault".
And as I read this article, it seems to me that all his report does is prove that global warming is driving climate change.
Incidentally, most people don't realize that there's a catch 22 effect which may have nothing to do with humans. The article I linked to above states that the Ocean's absorb 90% of thermal energy in the atmosphere. Each liter of seawater can contain as much as.9L of dissolved CO2 (this doesn't include CO2 which is sequestered in marine organisms either). As the water is heated, it gives off CO2. If global warming is the result of solar forcing, and that solar forcing is causing the release of billions of tons of CO2 from the worlds oceans, then greenhouse gasses are the cause, not the effect.
Having read the theory and run some back of the envelope calculations myself, I still refuse to believe mankind is capable of significantly altering the worlds ecology. We are but unwitting victims of forces well beyond our control.
So what, in your world only Nobel Laurates and PhD's are allowed to have opinions, and to attempt to back them with argumentation? The odd slashdot reader has far more insight into these things than the hack journalist who is putting the story together. In this case, this article is hardly definitive, so I think any 'egghead' on here has the right to rip a hole in this posting. If you don't like it, you can certainly go elsewhere.
Freshwater ice is ice collected from sources such as inland freshwater lakes and streams, or from precipitation. It distinguishes from ice formed out of salty ocean water. Ironically, ice in nature contains freshwater, so the distinction is quite misleading.
North Korea has been rattling sabres since before ICBMs existed. The need for ABMD was touted in the 1980's before North Korea even admitted to researching nukes.
Get even the slightest clue before making moronic statements to justify your 'blame America first' attitude.
...are quasi-public goods which cannot be practically supplied by the private sector because they do not return a direct or quantifiable profit. That is why government supplies those. Arguing that it is equitable for government to step in, and onto the turf already established by the private sector is ludicrous. It's also anti-democratic, and counter productive. This entitlement-driven attitude that says government should provide something on some tenuous notion that it'll 'help the economy' does nothing more than empower government to be the very tyrannical monopoly that you would accuse the commercial providers of being. At least when a private enterprise turns monopolistic, you have a choice to turn away from them. But when government establishes a monopoly backed by the force of law, you have absolutely no recourse. You're perhaps not old enough to remember the sorry state of cable, television, phone, and electric utilities when governments established competition free zones for them.
You know, the early history of public access wifi is a nice story of individuals who culled thier resources and the resources of people in their community on a voluntary basis to provide something that helped people. This would be a very ugly turn for the worse, particularly since it is well within the resources of even very small organizations to establish public wifi mesh networks.
This is rediculous. Monopolies exist because of government interference in the free market. Then government steps in to compete against the monopolies at the taxpayers expense?
Soooo, you're telling me America is the only country on this planet that tries to tell other countries what to do? That somehow we're unique in this "do as we say, not as we do" pattern? Because if you honestly believe that, then you're one of lenin's useful idiots.
I'm not worried about the hardline elements in the American regime, especially since I voted them there. I am worried about some of the hardline elements in my own communities, however. Sheesh man, take your relicor.
So, basically, instead of having to rattle sabres with conventional arms to get food and infrastructure aid from the US, South Korea, Japan, and China, North Korea now has a nuclear saber to rattle and extort food and infrastructure aid from the same. Don't forget that Korea also has the No Dong missile (that is not a joke, No Dong means "long march" in Chinese, and is not a reference to asian phallic dimensions) that was developed with Chinese assistance. So now the sabre rattling isn't just a threat of regional instability, but one of direct first strike: A No Dong tipped with a small nuke can reach Alaska, South Korea, Northern Hokkaido, and parts of China.
Incidentally, Bush called out North Korea in his infamous Axis of Evil speech. It's worth pointing out that Pyongyang sold parts and expertise on the No Dong to Iran which has resulted in an Iranian long range missile capable of hitting large swaths of the middle east. While Iran is a bit more stable and diplomatically minded, do not underestimate the radical hard line elements in the Iranian government. And do not think for one second that Iran's recent rapid progress in nuclear arms development is all home grown; its no coincidence that their program is running slightly behind, if not parallel to, North Koreas.
With America's nuclear stockpiles aging and in need of redesign/refit, don't be surprised if the next decade sees an East/West nuclear arms race. If ever there was a time to push ballistic missile defense, now is it.
...BG is one of the better shows on television period. I've heard lots of comparisons to "West Wing in Space" or "ER on the Run", but the writers and producers have given us what I consider a true sci fi show; one where the technology forms a transparent backdrop to the real human situation unfolding around it. I'm told by our friends in the UK (who are at seasons end on SkyOne) to expect good things, and I'm keeping a close eye on it.
1. Enforce energy conservation. Make monitors shut off after 10 minutes of not being used. They use as much power as the rest of the computer. They also produce gobs of heat which the HVAC systems must shuttle out the back door, costing still more money. And sheilding be damned, they still produce testicle shrinking fetus killing radiation.
2. Recycle old hardware. An old PII200 makes a great IM server, low-rate database transaction server, file server, group-ware server, intranet web server, etc. You don't need the latest greatest high speed low drag systems to serve e-mail in most companies.
3. Lock the machines down. This is probably the most effective measure, since IME 70% or higher of IT helpdesk calls result from some yahoo installing unauthorized software, or playing with the settings. Unfortunately, it's often the hardest to accomplish. Managers and power users feel they have a right to play with those settings, or install cute screensavers they get in the e-mail. You might be able to sell management on deploying policies on the grunts machines, but its harder on the managers themselves. The key to this is first showing that there will be definite cost savings by deploying policies on the drones machines so that instead of playing solitaire all day long, they'll only be able to use productive apps related to their job. Then appeal to their Sun Tzu inspired, new age corporate bushido code by telling them that by allowing them to be subject to same policies as their underlings, they'll be setting a good example and demonstrating leadership. Remind them that Wal*Marts top execs double up on $50/night rooms just like they ask their middle manager to do, and who can argue with the cult of Wal*Mart?
5. Cut back employee hours. I know this sounds counterintuitive, but IME an overworked IT department will always be overworked. Offer your techies random days off, extended lunch breaks, or early outs on a voluntary basis. This will help reduce their stress levels, break up the monotony, and prevent the dreaded meltdown of your IT base (i.e., the guy who "fucking quits!" during the heat of the moment). I recommend you also figure out who your least productive workers are, and only schedule them for the busiest hours in order to augment your good techs. By using employee time more effectively, you can cut overtime hours, reduce employee strain, and also spot the clock-watchers who drag ass on purpose to bankroll the OT.
6. Cut costs outside of IT. IT is one of those department where management has no clue whats going on, so when they tell you to cut costs what they're really saying is that they don't see the value your department provides, and they're trying to push the bottom line. If you save the company hundreds of dollars on their long distance and 800 lines by encouraging everyone to use Skype or VOIP, that bottom line gets lower overall, and it comes back to you eventually anyway. And there's always FOSS solutions that can replace old, slow, outdated, or inflexible systems like payroll, crm, and so on. These days theres a new business app showing up on sourceforge every day. And finally, although most techs cringe at the though, hold classes on computer use basics. Teaching people things like how to kill locked up tasks with Task Manager, or advice like "reboot the machine" empowers the end user, reduces insipid help desk calls, and gives you back your productive time. You also catch people doing stuff like not backing up, or shutting the computer off by holding down the power button instead of using the shutdown command.
I like the navigation, and of course the always clean look of google. Unfortunately their information is out of date. They have my road listed as NC-1109 when in fact it was renamed Holly Shelter Rd nearly a decade ago. They also list Sky Manor airport, whose hanger fell down 10 years ago, and whose runway now covered in corn. Of course, this is google, so I expect big things.
Unfortunately, the banking industry right now has no sense of responsibility. Part of the reason for this is various insurance schemes like FDIC which make it easy for banks to write off fraud. For instance, there is no mechanism in place right now that provides security against unauthorized drafts. Any schmoe with a debit card machine and a ripper can empty your account, and there is little your bank can or will do about it without you directly threatening them. Even then, they only refund your money less the transaction fees, which can amount to 5%. Consumers need to put pressure on their banks to come up with a system which allows consumers to recall drafts, block drafts from unauthorized individuals, or institute lists of authorized drafters for reliable online billpay.
And they are not expensive to install. However, it is worth noting that the government did get into the business of power line construction for a time, but only in areas where infrastructure didn't exist and likely wouldn't because there was no profit in it. Most areas today are serviced by heavily regulated privately owned power companies or by power coops.
If the town they live in could provide high speed access for $20 a person it would be a boon to the entire community.
Uh, yeah, sure. Your parents whiling away the hours on Yahoo! games is really going to be a boon to your community.
If there is no competition in your area, then sure there is no reason a local government shouldn't provide affordable high speed internet, provided the cops are paid, roads are paved, firetrucks are running, schools have books and teachers, and all the myriad and important functions of government are taken care of.
If holding your breath while politiicans scramble to raise your taxes so your parents can surf their way to pongo all night long is your idea of citizenship, then so be it. However, there's nothing stopping you from becoming an ISP, building a coop in your parents town, and bringing the gift of pr0n on demand to the masses. I just lament a country that cries for government to do what they can reasonably do for themselves. Jefferson would be flopping in his grave if he hadn't rotted away long ago.
Driveway pavers could be hired to make roads from everyone's house to where they work...
No they can't. Economics 101, the construction of roads is too expensive for individuals to pay for, and they are considered a quasi-public good. That is why government usually builds them.
Are the conclusions valid? That is all that matters; if by building a taxpayer subsidized business the government comes into competition with the private sector, then they ought not do it.
How much time have you spent cleaning virii, spyware, and worms from your systems? I use Linux, but I'll be damned if I can get all of my friends to switch, nor is it appropriate that they all do so, but invariably I find myself hacking registry entries and hunting down errant processes and doing stack trace greps, and more than once I've had to backup someones data and reinstall their OS all because of idiot fat fucks like this who pound their own pudd over the notion of writing software that rends other peoples systems apart. I guarantee you his time in jail is a far, far better fate than he'd have known if I had gotten to him first after one of my testing servers got corrupted.
...is a good little boyscout. Having spent a few nights 'drying out' or 'cooling my heels' in my time, I can say you get the occasional badass who doesn't realize it's not supposed to be like Oz. And hey, even pansy ass offenders get lonely, start missing pussy, and their thought turn to driving up the exit ramp.
That was at least one of the two best ST movies EVER. I'm still deciding if it should be that, or First Contact. Lately, I've decided that neither is better or worse than the other, and since it's a different cast, crew, and story line, it'd be apples to oranges. But, nevertheless... your geek fu is goooood.
When you're a fatty little weakling computer geek forced to toss the salad of a guy named Bruno who's been pumping iron since he was convicted of bashing his girlfirends skull in because he found out she was going cyber with some fatty little weakling computer geek.
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And that is as eloquent as I can get. This article...and I stress _this article_ doesn't discuss the manner of data, doesn't talk about the type of data considered, doesn't try to explain the nature of the models, and doesn't even attempt to explain how Barnett makes the connection from ocean currents to global warming. It's basically says nothing more than "this smart guy says his models accurately mimick global warming, and this proves that humans are at fault".
.9L of dissolved CO2 (this doesn't include CO2 which is sequestered in marine organisms either). As the water is heated, it gives off CO2. If global warming is the result of solar forcing, and that solar forcing is causing the release of billions of tons of CO2 from the worlds oceans, then greenhouse gasses are the cause, not the effect.
And as I read this article, it seems to me that all his report does is prove that global warming is driving climate change.
Incidentally, most people don't realize that there's a catch 22 effect which may have nothing to do with humans. The article I linked to above states that the Ocean's absorb 90% of thermal energy in the atmosphere. Each liter of seawater can contain as much as
Having read the theory and run some back of the envelope calculations myself, I still refuse to believe mankind is capable of significantly altering the worlds ecology. We are but unwitting victims of forces well beyond our control.
So what, in your world only Nobel Laurates and PhD's are allowed to have opinions, and to attempt to back them with argumentation? The odd slashdot reader has far more insight into these things than the hack journalist who is putting the story together. In this case, this article is hardly definitive, so I think any 'egghead' on here has the right to rip a hole in this posting. If you don't like it, you can certainly go elsewhere.
Freshwater ice is ice collected from sources such as inland freshwater lakes and streams, or from precipitation. It distinguishes from ice formed out of salty ocean water. Ironically, ice in nature contains freshwater, so the distinction is quite misleading.
North Korea has been rattling sabres since before ICBMs existed. The need for ABMD was touted in the 1980's before North Korea even admitted to researching nukes.
Get even the slightest clue before making moronic statements to justify your 'blame America first' attitude.
I wish comment moderation wasn't affected by the fact that I contributed to the thread 800 posts away.
...are quasi-public goods which cannot be practically supplied by the private sector because they do not return a direct or quantifiable profit. That is why government supplies those. Arguing that it is equitable for government to step in, and onto the turf already established by the private sector is ludicrous. It's also anti-democratic, and counter productive. This entitlement-driven attitude that says government should provide something on some tenuous notion that it'll 'help the economy' does nothing more than empower government to be the very tyrannical monopoly that you would accuse the commercial providers of being. At least when a private enterprise turns monopolistic, you have a choice to turn away from them. But when government establishes a monopoly backed by the force of law, you have absolutely no recourse. You're perhaps not old enough to remember the sorry state of cable, television, phone, and electric utilities when governments established competition free zones for them.
You know, the early history of public access wifi is a nice story of individuals who culled thier resources and the resources of people in their community on a voluntary basis to provide something that helped people. This would be a very ugly turn for the worse, particularly since it is well within the resources of even very small organizations to establish public wifi mesh networks.
This is rediculous. Monopolies exist because of government interference in the free market. Then government steps in to compete against the monopolies at the taxpayers expense?
Soooo, you're telling me America is the only country on this planet that tries to tell other countries what to do? That somehow we're unique in this "do as we say, not as we do" pattern? Because if you honestly believe that, then you're one of lenin's useful idiots.
I'm not worried about the hardline elements in the American regime, especially since I voted them there. I am worried about some of the hardline elements in my own communities, however. Sheesh man, take your relicor.
So, basically, instead of having to rattle sabres with conventional arms to get food and infrastructure aid from the US, South Korea, Japan, and China, North Korea now has a nuclear saber to rattle and extort food and infrastructure aid from the same. Don't forget that Korea also has the No Dong missile (that is not a joke, No Dong means "long march" in Chinese, and is not a reference to asian phallic dimensions) that was developed with Chinese assistance. So now the sabre rattling isn't just a threat of regional instability, but one of direct first strike: A No Dong tipped with a small nuke can reach Alaska, South Korea, Northern Hokkaido, and parts of China.
Incidentally, Bush called out North Korea in his infamous Axis of Evil speech. It's worth pointing out that Pyongyang sold parts and expertise on the No Dong to Iran which has resulted in an Iranian long range missile capable of hitting large swaths of the middle east. While Iran is a bit more stable and diplomatically minded, do not underestimate the radical hard line elements in the Iranian government. And do not think for one second that Iran's recent rapid progress in nuclear arms development is all home grown; its no coincidence that their program is running slightly behind, if not parallel to, North Koreas.
With America's nuclear stockpiles aging and in need of redesign/refit, don't be surprised if the next decade sees an East/West nuclear arms race. If ever there was a time to push ballistic missile defense, now is it.
...BG is one of the better shows on television period. I've heard lots of comparisons to "West Wing in Space" or "ER on the Run", but the writers and producers have given us what I consider a true sci fi show; one where the technology forms a transparent backdrop to the real human situation unfolding around it. I'm told by our friends in the UK (who are at seasons end on SkyOne) to expect good things, and I'm keeping a close eye on it.
1. Enforce energy conservation. Make monitors shut off after 10 minutes of not being used. They use as much power as the rest of the computer. They also produce gobs of heat which the HVAC systems must shuttle out the back door, costing still more money. And sheilding be damned, they still produce testicle shrinking fetus killing radiation.
2. Recycle old hardware. An old PII200 makes a great IM server, low-rate database transaction server, file server, group-ware server, intranet web server, etc. You don't need the latest greatest high speed low drag systems to serve e-mail in most companies.
3. Lock the machines down. This is probably the most effective measure, since IME 70% or higher of IT helpdesk calls result from some yahoo installing unauthorized software, or playing with the settings. Unfortunately, it's often the hardest to accomplish. Managers and power users feel they have a right to play with those settings, or install cute screensavers they get in the e-mail. You might be able to sell management on deploying policies on the grunts machines, but its harder on the managers themselves. The key to this is first showing that there will be definite cost savings by deploying policies on the drones machines so that instead of playing solitaire all day long, they'll only be able to use productive apps related to their job. Then appeal to their Sun Tzu inspired, new age corporate bushido code by telling them that by allowing them to be subject to same policies as their underlings, they'll be setting a good example and demonstrating leadership. Remind them that Wal*Marts top execs double up on $50/night rooms just like they ask their middle manager to do, and who can argue with the cult of Wal*Mart?
5. Cut back employee hours. I know this sounds counterintuitive, but IME an overworked IT department will always be overworked. Offer your techies random days off, extended lunch breaks, or early outs on a voluntary basis. This will help reduce their stress levels, break up the monotony, and prevent the dreaded meltdown of your IT base (i.e., the guy who "fucking quits!" during the heat of the moment). I recommend you also figure out who your least productive workers are, and only schedule them for the busiest hours in order to augment your good techs. By using employee time more effectively, you can cut overtime hours, reduce employee strain, and also spot the clock-watchers who drag ass on purpose to bankroll the OT.
6. Cut costs outside of IT. IT is one of those department where management has no clue whats going on, so when they tell you to cut costs what they're really saying is that they don't see the value your department provides, and they're trying to push the bottom line. If you save the company hundreds of dollars on their long distance and 800 lines by encouraging everyone to use Skype or VOIP, that bottom line gets lower overall, and it comes back to you eventually anyway. And there's always FOSS solutions that can replace old, slow, outdated, or inflexible systems like payroll, crm, and so on. These days theres a new business app showing up on sourceforge every day. And finally, although most techs cringe at the though, hold classes on computer use basics. Teaching people things like how to kill locked up tasks with Task Manager, or advice like "reboot the machine" empowers the end user, reduces insipid help desk calls, and gives you back your productive time. You also catch people doing stuff like not backing up, or shutting the computer off by holding down the power button instead of using the shutdown command.
I like the navigation, and of course the always clean look of google. Unfortunately their information is out of date. They have my road listed as NC-1109 when in fact it was renamed Holly Shelter Rd nearly a decade ago. They also list Sky Manor airport, whose hanger fell down 10 years ago, and whose runway now covered in corn. Of course, this is google, so I expect big things.
Unfortunately, the banking industry right now has no sense of responsibility. Part of the reason for this is various insurance schemes like FDIC which make it easy for banks to write off fraud. For instance, there is no mechanism in place right now that provides security against unauthorized drafts. Any schmoe with a debit card machine and a ripper can empty your account, and there is little your bank can or will do about it without you directly threatening them. Even then, they only refund your money less the transaction fees, which can amount to 5%. Consumers need to put pressure on their banks to come up with a system which allows consumers to recall drafts, block drafts from unauthorized individuals, or institute lists of authorized drafters for reliable online billpay.
And they are not expensive to install. However, it is worth noting that the government did get into the business of power line construction for a time, but only in areas where infrastructure didn't exist and likely wouldn't because there was no profit in it. Most areas today are serviced by heavily regulated privately owned power companies or by power coops.
Uh, yeah, sure. Your parents whiling away the hours on Yahoo! games is really going to be a boon to your community.
If there is no competition in your area, then sure there is no reason a local government shouldn't provide affordable high speed internet, provided the cops are paid, roads are paved, firetrucks are running, schools have books and teachers, and all the myriad and important functions of government are taken care of.
If holding your breath while politiicans scramble to raise your taxes so your parents can surf their way to pongo all night long is your idea of citizenship, then so be it. However, there's nothing stopping you from becoming an ISP, building a coop in your parents town, and bringing the gift of pr0n on demand to the masses. I just lament a country that cries for government to do what they can reasonably do for themselves. Jefferson would be flopping in his grave if he hadn't rotted away long ago.
*sigh*
You're a troll. You answered a question not asked. Kindly go away now.
No they can't. Economics 101, the construction of roads is too expensive for individuals to pay for, and they are considered a quasi-public good. That is why government usually builds them.
Who said anything about 9/11 or Iraq? Do you even read comments before replying to them?
Are the conclusions valid? That is all that matters; if by building a taxpayer subsidized business the government comes into competition with the private sector, then they ought not do it.
Considering that most Islamic terrorists have tried entering visa vie Canada, this makes me wonder which regime should go next. /me dons flame suit
...I do have that shirt.
How much time have you spent cleaning virii, spyware, and worms from your systems? I use Linux, but I'll be damned if I can get all of my friends to switch, nor is it appropriate that they all do so, but invariably I find myself hacking registry entries and hunting down errant processes and doing stack trace greps, and more than once I've had to backup someones data and reinstall their OS all because of idiot fat fucks like this who pound their own pudd over the notion of writing software that rends other peoples systems apart. I guarantee you his time in jail is a far, far better fate than he'd have known if I had gotten to him first after one of my testing servers got corrupted.
...is a good little boyscout. Having spent a few nights 'drying out' or 'cooling my heels' in my time, I can say you get the occasional badass who doesn't realize it's not supposed to be like Oz. And hey, even pansy ass offenders get lonely, start missing pussy, and their thought turn to driving up the exit ramp.
That was at least one of the two best ST movies EVER. I'm still deciding if it should be that, or First Contact. Lately, I've decided that neither is better or worse than the other, and since it's a different cast, crew, and story line, it'd be apples to oranges. But, nevertheless... your geek fu is goooood.
When you're a fatty little weakling computer geek forced to toss the salad of a guy named Bruno who's been pumping iron since he was convicted of bashing his girlfirends skull in because he found out she was going cyber with some fatty little weakling computer geek.