The debate over whether or not man is causing global warming is still alive and well, no matter how badly you would like to establish your correctness by parading crackpots.
I'm not saying that what has happened since 2000 hasn't sucked, because it has. I'm saying that you aren't going to change that by lamenting how we may have got to this point.
And you're going to have to come to grips with the fact that "stolen" election myth in Florida has been repeatedly disproven. And I'm not really sure what Ohio has to do with anything.
And if they use that power, money, influence, and control to bring positivity to an impoverished region of the world, why do you still have such a bug up your ass about it?
Who in this country, besides a trivial, insignificant minority, really believes that all immigration to the U.S. should be halted?
The problem I see is when people use terms like "Immigrant Rights" to describe both legal and illegal immigrants, regardless of the fundamental difference between the two. It's done deliberately to try to paint opponents of illegal immigration as being against ALL immigration. It's a tactic I find divisive and intellectually dishonest, and I would encourage all of us here, at least, to not stoop to such levels.
Now if you want to discuss reforming current immigration laws, that's something else. The fact remains that current law draws a very clear distinction between legal and illegal immigrants.
"This answer shows why the question is nonsensical on its face. No one can tell you what distro is best for you. Everyone has a different personality."
No, it's a good question. Your answer, however, leaves plenty to be desired.
My guess is that Linux "newbies" want a system that just works. They're probably coming from either a Windows or Mac perspective, and aren't particularly interested in what personalities distributions are tailed for.
Their first Linux distribution should be intuitive and and functional. They shouldn't have to read manuals to get it working, and how-to information should be readily available in the system.
All this crap about what "personalities" are right for particular distributions makes me want to strangle someone. It's a cop-out excuse for why no Linux distribution is particularly attractive yet. Make it work. Make it simple.
Let's just save some time and determine every form of antisocial behavior to be a disease. That way when we fuck up, we don't have to blame it on our character flaws.
It's the disease, ya know. I can't help it.
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Consensus doesn't mean "right" either.
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The popular belief here is that all climiate scientists agree with Gore's conclusions about Global Warming. It would seem that is not the case. From this article.
"I can assure Mr. Gore that no one from the South Pacific islands has fled to New Zealand because of rising seas. In fact, if Gore consults the data, he will see it shows sea level falling in some parts of the Pacific." -- Dr. Chris de Freitas, climate scientist, associate professor, University of Auckland, N.Z. - - - "We find no alarming sea level rise going on, in the Maldives, Tovalu, Venice, the Persian Gulf and even satellite altimetry, if applied properly." -- Dr. Nils-Axel Morner, emeritus professor of paleogeophysics and geodynamics, Stockholm University, Sweden. - - - "Gore is completely wrong here -- malaria has been documented at an altitude of 2,500 metres -- Nairobi and Harare are at altitudes of about 1,500 metres. The new altitudes of malaria are lower than those recorded 100 years ago. None of the "30 so-called new diseases" Gore references are attributable to global warming, none." -- Dr. Paul Reiter, professor, Institut Pasteur, unit of insects and infectious diseases, Paris, comments on Gore's belief that Nairobi and Harare were founded just above the mosquito line to avoid malaria and how the mosquitoes are now moving to higher altitudes. - - - "Our information is that seven of 13 populations of polar bears in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (more than half the world's estimated total) are either stable or increasing..... Of the three that appear to be declining, only one has been shown to be affected by climate change. No one can say with certainty that climate change has not affected these other populations, but it is also true that we have no information to suggest that it has." -- Dr. Mitchell Taylor, manager, wildlife research section, Department of Environment, Igloolik, Nunavut. - - - "Mr. Gore suggests that the Greenland melt area increased considerably between 1992 and 2005. But 1992 was exceptionally cold in Greenland and the melt area of ice sheet was exceptionally low due to the cooling caused by volcanic dust emitted from Mt. Pinatubo. If, instead of 1992, Gore had chosen for comparison the year 1991, one in which the melt area was 1% higher than in 2005, he would have to conclude that the ice sheet melt area is shrinking and that perhaps a new Ice Age is just around the corner." -- Dr. Petr Chylek, adjunct professor, Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax. - - - "The oceans are now heading into one of their periodic phases of cooling.... Modest changes in temperature are not about to wipe them [coral] out. Neither will increased carbon dioxide, which is a fundamental chemical building block that allows coral reefs to exist at all." -- Dr. Gary D. Sharp, Center for Climate/Ocean Resources Study, Salinas, Calif. - - - "Both the Antarctic and Greenland ice caps are thickening. The temperature at the South Pole has declined by more than one degree C since 1950. And the area of sea ice around the continent has increased over the last 20 years." -- Dr. R.M. Carter, professor, Marine Geophysical Laboratory, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia. - - - "From data published by the Canadian Ice Service, there has been no precipitous drop-off in the amount or thickness of the ice cap since 1970 when reliable overall coverage became available for the Canadian Arctic." -- Dr./Cdr. M.R. Morgan, FRMS, formerly advisor to the World Meteorological Organization/climatology research scientist at University of Exeter, U.K. - - - "The MPB (mountain pine beetle) is a species native to this part of North America and is always present. The MPB epidemic started as comparatively small outbreaks and through forest management inaction got completely out of hand." -- Rob Scagel, M.Sc., forest microclimate specialist, Pacific Phytometric Consultants, Surrey, B.C., comments on Gore's belief that the mountain pine beetle is an "invasive exotic species" that has become a plague due to fewer days of frost.
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Because Democrats have declared this congress the most ethical congress evar.
"Why would you want to see the North Korean people starve just because their government is the asshat of the world?"
You're either remarkably naive or willfully ignorant. The DPRK could feed their people if they wanted to. They simply choose not to.
All the magic giant rabbits in the world isn't going to change that.
The debate over whether or not man is causing global warming is still alive and well, no matter how badly you would like to establish your correctness by parading crackpots.
"There is nothing at all wrong with showing political films..." ...in science class? Yes there is.
It's just easier to dismiss that message when it comes from crackpot fundamentalists.
If a respected member of the scientific community made such a statement, I doubt it would make Slashdot, and for obvious reasons too.
"Well, if a job is created elsewhere that could have been created in the US, isn't that a job lost?"
If a movie is downloaded that could have been purchased, isn't that a sale lost?
"I believe someone said something about patriotism being the first refuge of a scoundrel."
In many cases that's true, but that doesn't mean that patriotism in itself is a bad thing.
I'm not saying that what has happened since 2000 hasn't sucked, because it has. I'm saying that you aren't going to change that by lamenting how we may have got to this point.
And you're going to have to come to grips with the fact that "stolen" election myth in Florida has been repeatedly disproven. And I'm not really sure what Ohio has to do with anything.
What's your alternative, violent revolution a la Somalia?
If you're still living in the year 2000, why should anyone listen to ideas you or your ilk might have for the future?
Sometimes that's how a democratically-elected government works. Deal with it.
"It's things like this that cause me to feel shame for being an American."
Yes, because the words of a few asshats represent all Americans, and therefore represent you.
I understand, though. It's fashionable these days to say you're ashamed to be an American.
And if they use that power, money, influence, and control to bring positivity to an impoverished region of the world, why do you still have such a bug up your ass about it?
When was the last time you dumped hundreds of millions of your own $$$ into a charitable cause?
"It's run like a business when it's supposed to be losing money."
Right, and when it (or any charity, for that matter) runs out of money...?
Who in this country, besides a trivial, insignificant minority, really believes that all immigration to the U.S. should be halted?
The problem I see is when people use terms like "Immigrant Rights" to describe both legal and illegal immigrants, regardless of the fundamental difference between the two. It's done deliberately to try to paint opponents of illegal immigration as being against ALL immigration. It's a tactic I find divisive and intellectually dishonest, and I would encourage all of us here, at least, to not stoop to such levels.
Now if you want to discuss reforming current immigration laws, that's something else. The fact remains that current law draws a very clear distinction between legal and illegal immigrants.
And here I was, thinking that the 13th Amendment had finally put that argument to rest.
When you say "free", do you mean:
1. Free as in beer.
2. Free as in speech.
or
3. Free as in taxpayer-subsidized?
No; rather I was excited by the prospects of a cure for cancer.
People who think the patent is the bigger story here need some perspective, IMHO.
Care to qualify that with some kind of evidence or precedence? Or are you simply assaulting them for their broad label of "conservative"?
"This answer shows why the question is nonsensical on its face. No one can tell you what distro is best for you. Everyone has a different personality."
No, it's a good question. Your answer, however, leaves plenty to be desired.
My guess is that Linux "newbies" want a system that just works. They're probably coming from either a Windows or Mac perspective, and aren't particularly interested in what personalities distributions are tailed for.
Their first Linux distribution should be intuitive and and functional. They shouldn't have to read manuals to get it working, and how-to information should be readily available in the system.
All this crap about what "personalities" are right for particular distributions makes me want to strangle someone. It's a cop-out excuse for why no Linux distribution is particularly attractive yet. Make it work. Make it simple.
Back when the Goatse and Tubgirl landmines were all the rage. And it was FAR more than 1/25!! I'm still using eyebleach!
Let's just save some time and determine every form of antisocial behavior to be a disease. That way when we fuck up, we don't have to blame it on our character flaws.
It's the disease, ya know. I can't help it.
Consensus doesn't mean "right" either.
The popular belief here is that all climiate scientists agree with Gore's conclusions about Global Warming. It would seem that is not the case. From this article.
"I can assure Mr. Gore that no one from the South Pacific islands has fled to New Zealand because of rising seas. In fact, if Gore consults the data, he will see it shows sea level falling in some parts of the Pacific." -- Dr. Chris de Freitas, climate scientist, associate professor, University of Auckland, N.Z.
- - -
"We find no alarming sea level rise going on, in the Maldives, Tovalu, Venice, the Persian Gulf and even satellite altimetry, if applied properly." -- Dr. Nils-Axel Morner, emeritus professor of paleogeophysics and geodynamics, Stockholm University, Sweden.
- - -
"Gore is completely wrong here -- malaria has been documented at an altitude of 2,500 metres -- Nairobi and Harare are at altitudes of about 1,500 metres. The new altitudes of malaria are lower than those recorded 100 years ago. None of the "30 so-called new diseases" Gore references are attributable to global warming, none." -- Dr. Paul Reiter, professor, Institut Pasteur, unit of insects and infectious diseases, Paris, comments on Gore's belief that Nairobi and Harare were founded just above the mosquito line to avoid malaria and how the mosquitoes are now moving to higher altitudes.
- - -
"Our information is that seven of 13 populations of polar bears in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (more than half the world's estimated total) are either stable or increasing..... Of the three that appear to be declining, only one has been shown to be affected by climate change. No one can say with certainty that climate change has not affected these other populations, but it is also true that we have no information to suggest that it has." -- Dr. Mitchell Taylor, manager, wildlife research section, Department of Environment, Igloolik, Nunavut.
- - -
"Mr. Gore suggests that the Greenland melt area increased considerably between 1992 and 2005. But 1992 was exceptionally cold in Greenland and the melt area of ice sheet was exceptionally low due to the cooling caused by volcanic dust emitted from Mt. Pinatubo. If, instead of 1992, Gore had chosen for comparison the year 1991, one in which the melt area was 1% higher than in 2005, he would have to conclude that the ice sheet melt area is shrinking and that perhaps a new Ice Age is just around the corner." -- Dr. Petr Chylek, adjunct professor, Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax.
- - -
"The oceans are now heading into one of their periodic phases of cooling.... Modest changes in temperature are not about to wipe them [coral] out. Neither will increased carbon dioxide, which is a fundamental chemical building block that allows coral reefs to exist at all." -- Dr. Gary D. Sharp, Center for Climate/Ocean Resources Study, Salinas, Calif.
- - -
"Both the Antarctic and Greenland ice caps are thickening. The temperature at the South Pole has declined by more than one degree C since 1950. And the area of sea ice around the continent has increased over the last 20 years." -- Dr. R.M. Carter, professor, Marine Geophysical Laboratory, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia.
- - -
"From data published by the Canadian Ice Service, there has been no precipitous drop-off in the amount or thickness of the ice cap since 1970 when reliable overall coverage became available for the Canadian Arctic." -- Dr./Cdr. M.R. Morgan, FRMS, formerly advisor to the World Meteorological Organization/climatology research scientist at University of Exeter, U.K.
- - -
"The MPB (mountain pine beetle) is a species native to this part of North America and is always present. The MPB epidemic started as comparatively small outbreaks and through forest management inaction got completely out of hand." -- Rob Scagel, M.Sc., forest microclimate specialist, Pacific Phytometric Consultants, Surrey, B.C., comments on Gore's belief that the mountain pine beetle is an "invasive exotic species" that has become a plague due to fewer days of frost.