"Move on". I find that phrase amusing, as it reminds me of moveon.org. I.E., "We've done our damage, failed, so it's time to move on. Move on, nothing to see here. Please don't mention the elephant in the room".
The next artificial, manufactured crisis/media panic will be shortage of fresh water, just watch, as the groundwork is being laid right now.
Anyone else remember Space:1999? I always liked that Gerry Anderson show and it's predecessor UFO for some reason. Oh, wait, now I remember why - it's because I'm old! mumble...off my lawn...uphill both ways...didn't have no Star Wars then...and we liked it...ow, my back...Timex/Sinclair...can't trust a fart...
Appropriate airchange cycles and circulation solve the problem. But these tech solutions are beside the point, as it's an ongoing holy-war-on-smokers period in history. It's trendy and PC to marginalize and hate smokers and force them into ever-smaller corners in the name of health concerns.
It's almost as if some people's bottled-up hatred from the past and frustrations have been redirected towards an easily identified target.
And as you mention, if you fear something/are concerned about something, just don't go where it exists! It all smells of a control issue, not a public health one.
When I'm busy and only have time to read a few comments in a story and not to post, I get them all the time.
I had a similar experience (but while posting fairly often), even getting mod points more and more frequently, so I turned off the 'willing to moderate' switch. No sense in getting them and not using them.
I always modded up, following the recommendations.
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98% of regular voters have no idea what you're talking about and this is why automation when it comes to vote-counting is a bad idea.
The Arctic?
"Move on". I find that phrase amusing, as it reminds me of moveon.org. I.E., "We've done our damage, failed, so it's time to move on. Move on, nothing to see here. Please don't mention the elephant in the room".
The next artificial, manufactured crisis/media panic will be shortage of fresh water, just watch, as the groundwork is being laid right now.
PPPS: leave climatology to *Gasp* actual climatologists!
"Climatology", as a discipline, has existed for how long? OTOH, they have fancy, slick computer animations, so they must be right.
You might enjoy this link:
http://www.kirsner.org/pages/jackSteam/jackSteamTextAlt.html
I think I need one of these to run AutoCAD.
Always remember, moderators: mod down comments you disagree with. It's in the best Slashdot tradition, but not following Taco's instructions.
Neat. Can you do the same analysis for Obama? Oh wait, oops, that would be a moving, feel-good target.
And strangely enough, many Slashdotters are outraged! Good post.
Media-annointed, inexperienced rock star Obama is better? Or is he just different, not Republican and therefore deserves the job?
I wonder how much further my comment can be down-modded. Have at it, I really don't care about karma, and subscription renewal time is coming up soon.
I think your post is discriminatory against truly cool, non-brainwashed good guys like myself.
Bush Derangement Syndrome does seem to be a valid affliction though.
Anyone else remember Space:1999? I always liked that Gerry Anderson show and it's predecessor UFO for some reason. Oh, wait, now I remember why - it's because I'm old! mumble...off my lawn...uphill both ways...didn't have no Star Wars then...and we liked it...ow, my back...Timex/Sinclair...can't trust a fart...
[Pulls pants back up to armpit level]
Fake news alerts seem to be the new thing for my inbox.
Appropriate airchange cycles and circulation solve the problem. But these tech solutions are beside the point, as it's an ongoing holy-war-on-smokers period in history. It's trendy and PC to marginalize and hate smokers and force them into ever-smaller corners in the name of health concerns.
It's almost as if some people's bottled-up hatred from the past and frustrations have been redirected towards an easily identified target.
And as you mention, if you fear something/are concerned about something, just don't go where it exists! It all smells of a control issue, not a public health one.
Good posts in this story, RM 101, thanks.
I use a pencil, you insensitive clod!
Taco's just hoping that Eric shows up and posts now that Wheaton seems to have gone away.
Have you ever just dominated a little kid at checkers?
I bet you kick puppies, too, but then again, one has to choose one's battles...
When I'm busy and only have time to read a few comments in a story and not to post, I get them all the time.
I had a similar experience (but while posting fairly often), even getting mod points more and more frequently, so I turned off the 'willing to moderate' switch. No sense in getting them and not using them.
I always modded up, following the recommendations.
noticed that the clowns put the fire out while making it look like part of the act
Our CAD Support does this every now and then during important 3D design review sessions with the client. Good to know I'm not alone.
That's a really interesting theory.
On the other hand climate computer models that predict catastrophe are usually pretty reliable.
Oh wait, we're not supposed to talk about that anymore.
special-purpose machines which offered text editing, printing, and storage for documents. They replaced typewriters.
I find it kind of sad that most people reading this have never typed on anything that doesn't rely on electrons to work.
+1 Irrelevant Old Fart Comment
+1 Get Off My Lawn Comment