I wonder if they are able to name the great LGBT scientists, or explain how evil Western Culture is today, or demonstrate how to properly apply a condom to a banana. I understand this is an article bemoaning the fate of the UK - but it is coming to the States, and we happily grease the tracks for the train.
I did not know that the actual scientists were one monolithic bloc. Thanks for that.
Oh - this is where you tell me anyone who disagrees is funded by the BIG Oil, PHARMA, Koch Brothers, et cetera... right?
Quote from the very same HuufPo article you link to:
In an effort to do so, and in a serious lapse of my own and professional judgment and ethics, I solicited and received additional materials directly from the Heartland Institute under someone else's name.
See that part where he solicited and received additional materials directly?
Try that with your local financial institution. Try that with an insurance company.
Dan Rather was up front in what he was proffering to the public. Gleick didn't break this story with his name attached from the start. Rather put his career on the line; Gleick hid behind his 'courageous whistle-blowing.'
The memo is the document that purports the Heartland Institute is going to 'bad things' to the Environment. All the other documents are sourced and authentic. They also reveal personal information about employees and donors.
To blithely dismiss it as "one memo" is to be disingenuous, ignorant, or deceptive.
Can you explain why the shareholders of Chrysler were bypassed in favor of the UAW, who just coincidentally are thick as thieves with SEIU?
"The central issue is that the funds feel Chrysler's post-bankruptcy remuneration plans have unfairly cost the funds a great deal of value by putting unsecured debtors such as the UAW ahead of the funds' claims. They are fighting the bankruptcy by alleging that the government's TARP disbursal to Chrysler was unconstitutional and that the subsequent events amount to a covert reorganization, not Chapter 11."
Yeah, no union favoring there....
Obamacare:
Just curious - does your insurance company force you through legislation to buy their product? Simply because you breathe? Or has the federal government done such a thing?
GM:
As of January, 2012, the US government's Troubled Asset Relief Program had about $25 billion invested in GM. Break even for the government was figured at $53.98 v. the then-current share price of about $25.
Just curious - does your insurance company force you through legislation to buy their product? If so, can you tell me their name, so I can avoid them and their products? If they do not, then can you see the issue with government mandated health care?
Thanks.
Are these same rules going to apply to the EU, the member governments, and municipalities as well? Of course, collecting that 2% would be just book keeping...
"So far I haven't heard anyone blame the Rock 'n Roll music, but if social networks aren't a good enough culprit, you could also try blaming video games."
Love the snide tag there, Taco. While the discussion of turning off the social media is one that is disturbing, do you think they are considering this in response to some hooligans who are staying out late, smoking a cigarette or three? Perhaps you missed the chavs and chavettes stating that this was about showing the rich and the police that this was a demonstration that they could do what they wanted.
As you seem to imply that this plan is a poor one, can you suggest a better plan?
Here's mine - arm all shop owners with shot guns.
If Sony wants my business back, then I am going to need a shiny new version of Final Fantasy VII, updated with today's and tomorrow's graphics.
If Sony wanted to erase all bad feelings, AND increase market share, then FFVII. I could forgive many things if this happened.
Was the Stimulus Program not mean for "Shovel-ready" projects? Such as road improvement, bridge refurbishment, and other "necessary infrastructure" projects?
Question: How much have state and local taxes risen on gasoline since the early 80's?
Question: If the Federal Gas tax goes into a trust fund, and said trust fund is completely exhausted, does that mean that there have been no tax collections to cause said depletion? If not, then what other factors have affected the highway improvement costs? How have environmental sustainability studies, indigenous species reports, and unionized labor costs affected this fund's disbursements?
Question: If construction is the primary driver of the unemployment figure (and I sincerely doubt that), then why have four years of non-construction not created a higher unemployment number?
Question: Who was in charge of the Senate, House of Representatives, and Executive Branch up until 2010? Could you say that there would be some culpability by those parties in not passing that all-important SAFETEA legislation?
Question: Those environmental studies - how effective are they?
Question: How much does a petroleum company make off off a gallon of gasoline? 2-4 cents.
Question: What is the combined amount of taxes on a gallon of gasoline, on average? 45-55 cents.
Question: Is another 17 cent increase going to make things better, if as you point out, the current fund is tapped out, and unable to start work in a timely fashion?
It is a moderated blog - is your blog moderated? Charles has no desire to be a right-wing nut-job website - he wants people to be rational, polite, and informative. Im sure someone can go through the comments and cherry-pick something to negate my prior statement, but compared to the DIGG effect or the Kids at Kos, LGF is an open blog.
It's too bad the submitter decided to be cute and pass along his form of censorship in not using a left-leaning site to bolster his argument. The cutesy 'leave your smart remarks to yourself' is a weak attempt at humor, and smacks of the very attitude he/she rails against.
If you think genuine dissension is prevented, you must not have been reading the discussions about the social conservatives versus the GOP threads lately.
I hope he does the proper thing and resigns. Although the Republicans cannot afford a single loss of Senate seats, he needs to immediately show respect to the people of Alaska. Of course, I'm still waiting for William Jefferson (D - LA) to do the right thing too...
I'm all for the diffusion of hard science into the mainstream, but for Entertainment Weekly to bemoan this dearth? I could see Newsweek or Time crying over this, but ET? Maybe if they actually published more reviews of science books, there could be a correlative response. I doubt that, as science doesn't sell like smexy.
I suggest The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Robert Richards. That's a good, meaty science book.
Let me see if I have this straight - Pluto is NOT a planet, because it falls beneath some arbitrary threshold for 'planet', but ANY object orbiting a planet is automagically a moon?
I have no problem with the theory, but if objects 'tens of kilometers' across are moons, then Pluto is surely a planet.
IMHO, Schneier's argument is poorly-reasoned: were our parents and grandparents who were asked to keep an eye on things here in the States and in Great Britain while the majority of able-bodied men served on the front 'biased'? Were the people who served as police just 'knee-jerk' reactionaries? When did the citizens who become involved, for better or worse, in the workings of the defense of this country, become less-than-capable? So there are false alarms and quick reactions to situations. Should there be a forty-eight hour cooling-off period for any investigation instigated by a citizen's report? Yes, the question is absurd, but so is Schneier's assertion that 'OMG! JacKKKbooted NAZIS are going to have you arrested!' If a perfect world or nation is sought by Mr. Schneier, I suggest he purchase an island in the Caribbean to live alone. He might find harmony and Utopia that way...
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Don't ask me - ask California - instead of just teaching, they are adding in teaching WITH sexual orientation requirements.
I wonder if they are able to name the great LGBT scientists, or explain how evil Western Culture is today, or demonstrate how to properly apply a condom to a banana. I understand this is an article bemoaning the fate of the UK - but it is coming to the States, and we happily grease the tracks for the train.
You were right! He's already been 'scrubbed' from the AGU Task Force on Scientific Ethics page! Those evil deniers are so sneaky!
http://www.agu.org/about/governance/committees_boards/scientific_ethics.shtml
It was there four days ago, according to google’s cache. Has he resigned/been fired already?
I did not know that the actual scientists were one monolithic bloc. Thanks for that. Oh - this is where you tell me anyone who disagrees is funded by the BIG Oil, PHARMA, Koch Brothers, et cetera ... right?
In an effort to do so, and in a serious lapse of my own and professional judgment and ethics, I solicited and received additional materials directly from the Heartland Institute under someone else's name.
See that part where he solicited and received additional materials directly? Try that with your local financial institution. Try that with an insurance company.
Dan Rather was up front in what he was proffering to the public. Gleick didn't break this story with his name attached from the start. Rather put his career on the line; Gleick hid behind his 'courageous whistle-blowing.'
The memo is the document that purports the Heartland Institute is going to 'bad things' to the Environment. All the other documents are sourced and authentic. They also reveal personal information about employees and donors. To blithely dismiss it as "one memo" is to be disingenuous, ignorant, or deceptive.
Can you explain why the shareholders of Chrysler were bypassed in favor of the UAW, who just coincidentally are thick as thieves with SEIU? "The central issue is that the funds feel Chrysler's post-bankruptcy remuneration plans have unfairly cost the funds a great deal of value by putting unsecured debtors such as the UAW ahead of the funds' claims. They are fighting the bankruptcy by alleging that the government's TARP disbursal to Chrysler was unconstitutional and that the subsequent events amount to a covert reorganization, not Chapter 11." Yeah, no union favoring there ....
Obamacare:
Just curious - does your insurance company force you through legislation to buy their product? Simply because you breathe? Or has the federal government done such a thing?
GM:
As of January, 2012, the US government's Troubled Asset Relief Program had about $25 billion invested in GM. Break even for the government was figured at $53.98 v. the then-current share price of about $25.
Just curious - does your insurance company force you through legislation to buy their product? If so, can you tell me their name, so I can avoid them and their products? If they do not, then can you see the issue with government mandated health care? Thanks.
Are these same rules going to apply to the EU, the member governments, and municipalities as well? Of course, collecting that 2% would be just book keeping ...
As 60% of the energy usage is all the third-world countries, the answer is obvious.
You may be correct on the Chinese fire sale. However, your assertion that the taxpayers of the United States are going to see all that money recouped is patently false at this time. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703916004576271382418887092.html http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/21/report-fed-mulling-summer-sale-of-gm-stock-would-take-big-loss/ The stock owned by the government needed to be sold at $50/share to break even. But what's 11 billion dollars when you want to raise government spending by another 1.6 trillion? A rounding error, to be sure.
"So far I haven't heard anyone blame the Rock 'n Roll music, but if social networks aren't a good enough culprit, you could also try blaming video games." Love the snide tag there, Taco. While the discussion of turning off the social media is one that is disturbing, do you think they are considering this in response to some hooligans who are staying out late, smoking a cigarette or three? Perhaps you missed the chavs and chavettes stating that this was about showing the rich and the police that this was a demonstration that they could do what they wanted. As you seem to imply that this plan is a poor one, can you suggest a better plan? Here's mine - arm all shop owners with shot guns.
If Sony wants my business back, then I am going to need a shiny new version of Final Fantasy VII, updated with today's and tomorrow's graphics. If Sony wanted to erase all bad feelings, AND increase market share, then FFVII. I could forgive many things if this happened.
Was the Stimulus Program not mean for "Shovel-ready" projects? Such as road improvement, bridge refurbishment, and other "necessary infrastructure" projects? Question: How much have state and local taxes risen on gasoline since the early 80's? Question: If the Federal Gas tax goes into a trust fund, and said trust fund is completely exhausted, does that mean that there have been no tax collections to cause said depletion? If not, then what other factors have affected the highway improvement costs? How have environmental sustainability studies, indigenous species reports, and unionized labor costs affected this fund's disbursements? Question: If construction is the primary driver of the unemployment figure (and I sincerely doubt that), then why have four years of non-construction not created a higher unemployment number? Question: Who was in charge of the Senate, House of Representatives, and Executive Branch up until 2010? Could you say that there would be some culpability by those parties in not passing that all-important SAFETEA legislation? Question: Those environmental studies - how effective are they? Question: How much does a petroleum company make off off a gallon of gasoline? 2-4 cents. Question: What is the combined amount of taxes on a gallon of gasoline, on average? 45-55 cents. Question: Is another 17 cent increase going to make things better, if as you point out, the current fund is tapped out, and unable to start work in a timely fashion?
They will be counteracted by the hot grits in the pants.
Best post in this thread.
They misspelled tauntaun for one of the captions ... D;
It is a moderated blog - is your blog moderated? Charles has no desire to be a right-wing nut-job website - he wants people to be rational, polite, and informative. Im sure someone can go through the comments and cherry-pick something to negate my prior statement, but compared to the DIGG effect or the Kids at Kos, LGF is an open blog.
It's too bad the submitter decided to be cute and pass along his form of censorship in not using a left-leaning site to bolster his argument. The cutesy 'leave your smart remarks to yourself' is a weak attempt at humor, and smacks of the very attitude he/she rails against.
If you think genuine dissension is prevented, you must not have been reading the discussions about the social conservatives versus the GOP threads lately.
I hope he does the proper thing and resigns. Although the Republicans cannot afford a single loss of Senate seats, he needs to immediately show respect to the people of Alaska. Of course, I'm still waiting for William Jefferson (D - LA) to do the right thing too ...
I'm all for the diffusion of hard science into the mainstream, but for Entertainment Weekly to bemoan this dearth? I could see Newsweek or Time crying over this, but ET? Maybe if they actually published more reviews of science books, there could be a correlative response. I doubt that, as science doesn't sell like smexy.
I suggest The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Robert Richards. That's a good, meaty science book.
Let me see if I have this straight - Pluto is NOT a planet, because it falls beneath some arbitrary threshold for 'planet', but ANY object orbiting a planet is automagically a moon?
I have no problem with the theory, but if objects 'tens of kilometers' across are moons, then Pluto is surely a planet.
And don't call me Shirley.
IMHO, Schneier's argument is poorly-reasoned: were our parents and grandparents who were asked to keep an eye on things here in the States and in Great Britain while the majority of able-bodied men served on the front 'biased'? Were the people who served as police just 'knee-jerk' reactionaries? When did the citizens who become involved, for better or worse, in the workings of the defense of this country, become less-than-capable? So there are false alarms and quick reactions to situations. Should there be a forty-eight hour cooling-off period for any investigation instigated by a citizen's report? Yes, the question is absurd, but so is Schneier's assertion that 'OMG! JacKKKbooted NAZIS are going to have you arrested!' If a perfect world or nation is sought by Mr. Schneier, I suggest he purchase an island in the Caribbean to live alone. He might find harmony and Utopia that way ...
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