such is life. Some look for truth; some for excuses. If your focus is truth, don't be dismayed by the bleating; smile and move on. If you can't help yourself, leave a sarcastic comment and move on. Those that need to justify themselves will do so, no matter the cost.
but, he does seem to admit in the first page that they are both engaging in "selective or incomplete quotation, misrepresentation of source material, and even outright fabrication". That is nice. Pages 0.5 through 27 may contain more interesting information, but the foam dripping from the authors mouth makes it a bit hard to read. Maybe he should have considered peer review BEFORE publishing, rather than frothing after critique.....
Damn right! There is a huge lack of respect for the amount of money and effort the petroleum industry has put into setting the story straight. Listen people, there is no story here, go back to burning everything you can lay your hands on, and we'll tell you if there is a problem.
Mark Twain, I'll fuckup: "knowledge should be a light post to be used by a traveler to illuminate their journey, but is also used by a drunkard exiting a tavern".
The real question is are you "using knowledge as a guide" or "something to keep you from falling on your face" or "something to relieve yourself on"? It probably answers more than dawkins and the rest.....
My country (Canada, clouded in shame) declared 4 years ago that the time for studying climate change was over, and that it was now time for action. The action was to fire all of the climate scientists that disagreed with idiot^hlogy of the government. Your title is eerily reminiscent of that BS. [ ref John Baird, Minister of Environment, Canada, 2006-2007 ].
Everything that ever lived deposited its stored carbon into the ground. Now we are releasing it into the atmosphere at levels unprecedented in the history of human civilization. Does it actually take a scientist, that is somebody whose plodding methodology makes lawyers look like they are actually alive, to notice this is a road to nowhere?
I have next to zero expertise in evolution, paeleontology (see, I can't even spell it) etc... I do know that people, with roughly identical abilities to us have been hanging around for at least 100000 years, yet there is next to no trace of their accomplishments until the last 10% of that time. That time roughly approximates a narrowly stable climate which permitted the rise of farming and the subsequent developments we have all grown to love.
I get that some people want to believe the end is near - it fits both a fatalistic or theocratic disposition.
I get that some people want to believe there is no problem - it fits both an optimistic or ignorant disposition.
What I don't get is how those that fit neither have stuffed their heads so far up their asses as to believe the world is an endless sink for everything they want to dump in it; and somehow believe there will be no repercussions.
I don't want to save the world, but I wouldn't mind if my kids (and maybe their kids) got to enjoy a little of it.
It depends upon where you are. The games are in Canada, where electrical production is about 60% renewable. In the US it is 7%; the remainder of the world (ie. not US) is about 21%.
"I'm also wondering why they're so worried about airports." Ali G noted that you could just as easily hijack a train and smash it into the white house.
"We seem to have done a pretty damn good job with the automobile over the last 50 years of improvements. Why we can't seem to do the same thing with this energy source is beyond me."
Try repeating this to yourself next time you are filling your car with gas.
As a species, we have already significantly 'damaged' the earth. The 'earth' isn't the issue, the habitability of the planet by people is the issue. We have damaged that more. The earth doesn't matter, other than as it applies to us (inhabitants, not people from the USA). Unfortunately, we still can't tell if we will all die because we collapsed the plankton, polluted the air, depleted the climate buffers, or whatever our next clever trick is.
If the LHC does turn out to be an "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator", it will be the last and only comment. You win either way. Given the European sense of humour, I'm a bit surprised the LHC wasn't called the "Illudium Q-36".
Mod parent up. Do you know how much money oil companies have had to pay to break up this global warming conspiracy. Thanks to their tireless efforts we can now see what a charade it all is.
This is such MSBS; ranks up with 'its not because our sw is complete shit, its because we are popular' excuse for providing an ease-of-abuse platform to one and all.
People make plain simple documents and need to distribute them. There is nothing about these documents that wasn't fully served 15 years ago. The add-on-pointless-crap is only about lock-in. Look at any "business user" you know, and think carefully about their need for anything beyond what can be faxed.
Adobe were doing well on being the defacto standard, until they found out that their software had to protect against all the inadequacies of the (windows) platform, or be a vector of attack. Go figure; a sort of virus-mine planted by MS. Nice work.
Don't you think they have suffered enough. Everywhere I look, I see hatred being dumped on this poor company that is just trying to do what it does best. For gods sake, leave microsoft alone.
Besides, don't you think apple fanbois had something to do with this. Apple really sucks, and I think this is them dumping on microsoft, again.
I can license you to use any rancid lump of shit that may or may not do anything you want it to do. I can grant or take away any interoperability at any point in time, as you own nothing but the license to standby while it does whatever it pleases.
FZ, in "I am the slime" summed it all up pretty well: You will obey me while I lead you And eat the garbage that I feed you Until the day that we don't need you Don't go for help . . . no one will heed you Your mind is totally controlled It has been stuffed into my mold And you will do as you are told Until the rights to you are sold
5 minutes with a spreadsheet and any system can be gamed.
57% of the Canadian population lies within a 75000 km^2 urban area between Windsor and Quebec City, throw a bone to BC and 99.25% of the area of Canada have no voice. Arguably a good thing, but fairness and equity aren't its strengths.
The only meaningful electoral reform would be 90+% voter turnout; but in a world of milquetoast politicians afraid of being beaten by their masters, it isn't likely.
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ease up on the skull bong webbie. All things in moderation, including moderation.
such is life. Some look for truth; some for excuses. If your focus is truth, don't be dismayed by the bleating; smile and move on. If you can't help yourself, leave a sarcastic comment and move on. Those that need to justify themselves will do so, no matter the cost.
but, he does seem to admit in the first page that they are both engaging in "selective or incomplete quotation, misrepresentation of
source material, and even outright fabrication". That is nice. Pages 0.5 through 27 may contain more interesting information, but the foam dripping from the authors mouth makes it a bit hard to read. Maybe he should have considered peer review BEFORE publishing, rather than frothing after critique.....
Damn right! There is a huge lack of respect for the amount of money and effort the petroleum industry has put into setting the story straight. Listen people, there is no story here, go back to burning everything you can lay your hands on, and we'll tell you if there is a problem.
| My understanding of social networking involves some kind of game of watching your number of friends increment.
But in this one, you may get to watch random strangers excrement. Its a different metaphor.
Mark Twain, I'll fuckup: "knowledge should be a light post to be used by a traveler to illuminate their journey, but is also used by a drunkard exiting a tavern".
The real question is are you "using knowledge as a guide" or "something to keep you from falling on your face" or "something to relieve yourself on"? It probably answers more than dawkins and the rest.....
My country (Canada, clouded in shame) declared 4 years ago that the time for studying climate change was over, and that it was now time for action. The action was to fire all of the climate scientists that disagreed with idiot^hlogy of the government. Your title is eerily reminiscent of that BS. [ ref John Baird, Minister of Environment, Canada, 2006-2007 ].
Everything that ever lived deposited its stored carbon into the ground. Now we are releasing it into the atmosphere at levels unprecedented in the history of human civilization. Does it actually take a scientist, that is somebody whose plodding methodology makes lawyers look like they are actually alive, to notice this is a road to nowhere?
I have next to zero expertise in evolution, paeleontology (see, I can't even spell it) etc... I do know that people, with roughly identical abilities to us have been hanging around for at least 100000 years, yet there is next to no trace of their accomplishments until the last 10% of that time. That time roughly approximates a narrowly stable climate which permitted the rise of farming and the subsequent developments we have all grown to love.
I get that some people want to believe the end is near - it fits both a fatalistic or theocratic disposition.
I get that some people want to believe there is no problem - it fits both an optimistic or ignorant disposition.
What I don't get is how those that fit neither have stuffed their heads so far up their asses as to believe the world is an endless sink for everything they want to dump in it; and somehow believe there will be no repercussions.
I don't want to save the world, but I wouldn't mind if my kids (and maybe their kids) got to enjoy a little of it.
It depends upon where you are. The games are in Canada, where electrical production is about 60% renewable. In the US it is 7%; the remainder of the world (ie. not US) is about 21%.
So, in most of the world it makes a difference.
Anecdota from the 2.6.13 source tree: ./drivers/usb/media 28846 ./net/ipv6 28901 ./fs/jfs 29103 ./fs/reiserfs 29268 ./mm 29446 ./drivers/usb/gadget 29453 ./drivers/char/drm 31944 ./drivers/scsi/aic7xxx 32463 ./drivers/isdn/hardware/eicon 33054 ./drivers/atm 33462 ./arch/alpha/kernel 34150 ./drivers/net/sk98lin 34598 ./drivers/ieee1394 34683 ./arch/i386/kernel 35251 ./arch/sparc64/kernel 35293 ./arch/ia64/kernel 36738 ./drivers/usb/serial 38002 ./sound/pci 38576 ./kernel 39278 ./drivers/video/console 39445 ./drivers/pci/hotplug 39969
None of these, by any measure, are large
Maybe next V-Day she'll give your balls back.
Sorry to be picky, but emergency lights before brakes is a better idea.....
You must be new here. Its not like people will check their WAGs before posting. This discussion could have happened yesterday.
to say nothing of her transmittable diseases....
"I'm also wondering why they're so worried about airports." Ali G noted that you could just as easily hijack a train and smash it into the white house.
welcome our new stoned overlords, and ask 'Yo, you holding?'
"We seem to have done a pretty damn good job with the automobile over the last 50 years of improvements. Why we can't seem to do the same thing with this energy source is beyond me."
Try repeating this to yourself next time you are filling your car with gas.
As a species, we have already significantly 'damaged' the earth. The 'earth' isn't the issue, the habitability of the planet by people is the issue. We have damaged that more.
The earth doesn't matter, other than as it applies to us (inhabitants, not people from the USA). Unfortunately, we still can't tell if we will all die because we collapsed the plankton, polluted the air, depleted the climate buffers, or whatever our next clever trick is.
If the LHC does turn out to be an "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator", it will be the last and only comment. You win either way.
Given the European sense of humour, I'm a bit surprised the LHC wasn't called the "Illudium Q-36".
Insightful? I know there isn't a sarcasm mod, but wouldn't funny do?
You should chat with the folks an Mauna Loa, looks like they are on the wrong track..
Familiarity with concepts like equilibrium, and damping can help shine some sense onto what must seem like an eerily erratic world.
Mod parent up. Do you know how much money oil companies have had to pay to break up this global warming conspiracy. Thanks to their tireless efforts we can now see what a charade it all is.
This is such MSBS; ranks up with 'its not because our sw is complete shit, its because we are popular' excuse for providing an ease-of-abuse platform to one and all.
People make plain simple documents and need to distribute them. There is nothing about these documents that wasn't fully served 15 years ago. The add-on-pointless-crap is only about lock-in. Look at any "business user" you know, and think carefully about their need for anything beyond what can be faxed.
Adobe were doing well on being the defacto standard, until they found out that their software had to protect against all the inadequacies of the (windows) platform, or be a vector of attack. Go figure; a sort of virus-mine planted by MS. Nice work.
Don't you think they have suffered enough. Everywhere I look, I see hatred being dumped on this poor company that is just trying to do what it does best. For gods sake, leave microsoft alone.
Besides, don't you think apple fanbois had something to do with this. Apple really sucks, and I think this is them dumping on microsoft, again.
I can license you to use any rancid lump of shit that may or may not do anything you want it to do. I can grant or take away any interoperability at any point in time, as you own nothing but the license to standby while it does whatever it pleases.
FZ, in "I am the slime" summed it all up pretty well:
You will obey me while I lead you
And eat the garbage that I feed you
Until the day that we don't need you
Don't go for help . . . no one will heed you
Your mind is totally controlled
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are sold
5 minutes with a spreadsheet and any system can be gamed.
57% of the Canadian population lies within a 75000 km^2 urban area between Windsor and Quebec City, throw a bone to BC and 99.25% of the area of Canada have no voice. Arguably a good thing, but fairness and equity aren't its strengths.
The only meaningful electoral reform would be 90+% voter turnout; but in a world of milquetoast politicians afraid of being beaten by their masters, it isn't likely.