Make no mistake, this is a play to displace some existing players and to encourage adoption of hosting on Azure and using Azure services
TBH does it really make a difference whether you are running on the proprietary Amazon cloud, or the proprietary IBM cloud or the proprietary Microsoft cloud? Just as long as none of those players get a monopoly, I think it will be ok.
How did it go? Were you happy with the quality of the output? Did it seem as good as if you'd made the apps natively?
I'm interested in practical anecdotes using this tool (since it's the best data we have at this point)
If CO2 is causing the rise in ocean levels at the current rate, then there won't be 2000 years of rising oceans at that speed, because the increase in temperature is logarithmic. Going from 400ppm to 600ppm will have a much smaller effect than from 200ppm to 400ppm.
I didn't try to explain you why you're wrong on this subject.
I know. Your first paragraph was admission that you suck at convincing people of things.
That's good. The first step to recovery is admission. Keep it up and you'll be recovered in no time.
An appeal to authority is an admission of ignorance on the topic (otherwise you would make an argument based on the evidence, because you understand it and can do that).
An appeal to an authority, when you admit the authority doesn't understand the topic, is something a moron would do.
Here's the problem with your analysis:
Insurance companies are in no way qualified to make judgments about global warming. Appealing to their authority is especially asinine. If you want an expert, ask a scientist, not an insurance agent.
Now don't you think a savvy insurance company seeing that wouldn't swoop right in and collect all the free money because, you know, sea level rise and global warming aren't happening? Doesn't seem to be the case though. Wonder why.
You don't really wonder, you are just saying that. Your mind is already made up.
The reason low-lying coastal real estate has high insurance premiums is because storms destroy the property.
We *KNOW* there's too much CO2 in the atmosphere and we KNOW that it traps heat, so, what precisely are you denying?
If you are really asking that question (instead of being rhetorical), you should watch this.
The short is: climate change is *not* the biggest threat humanity faces, that a doubling in CO2 will likely cause a ~.9 degree change in global temperatures, and that isn't worth worrying about.
Asking an insurance company if something might increase risk is like asking a tobacco company if cigarettes prevent cancer. Huge monetary incentive there.
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I've never made a dent in anyone who wasn't open to the theory of evolution.
Start by explaining natural selection. Be sure to make them feel comfortable that the theory of evolution doesn't mean god doesn't exist.
Make no mistake, this is a play to displace some existing players and to encourage adoption of hosting on Azure and using Azure services
TBH does it really make a difference whether you are running on the proprietary Amazon cloud, or the proprietary IBM cloud or the proprietary Microsoft cloud? Just as long as none of those players get a monopoly, I think it will be ok.
How did it go? Were you happy with the quality of the output? Did it seem as good as if you'd made the apps natively?
I'm interested in practical anecdotes using this tool (since it's the best data we have at this point)
Ocean rise accounts for 2/3 and subsidence 1/3.
Where did you get that information?
If CO2 is causing the rise in ocean levels at the current rate, then there won't be 2000 years of rising oceans at that speed, because the increase in temperature is logarithmic. Going from 400ppm to 600ppm will have a much smaller effect than from 200ppm to 400ppm.
It is certainly "interesting" but not relevant for the discussion
It puts the size of the ocean effect into perspective.
Which one would you say is more important to the areas mentioned in that article, land subsidence or ocean rise?
The article you linked to says that the land is sinking.
Land transactions on the water have fallen off a cliff so to speak,
In California, literally.
Yeah, actually, sea level rise of 3mm a year is nothing to worry about.
I didn't try to explain you why you're wrong on this subject.
I know. Your first paragraph was admission that you suck at convincing people of things.
That's good. The first step to recovery is admission. Keep it up and you'll be recovered in no time.
Do you ever have any success doing that?
Yes. You're probably not respecting the intellect of the person you are talking to, and that's why you can't convince them.
We tried. Unfortunately, it doesn't work,
You're not good at explaining, improve that skill. Probably because you are condescending and don't respect the person you are trying to teach.
An appeal to authority is an admission of ignorance on the topic (otherwise you would make an argument based on the evidence, because you understand it and can do that).
An appeal to an authority, when you admit the authority doesn't understand the topic, is something a moron would do.
" "destroying the relationship" between advertisers and consumers"
Yes, please.
Here's the problem with your analysis:
Insurance companies are in no way qualified to make judgments about global warming. Appealing to their authority is especially asinine. If you want an expert, ask a scientist, not an insurance agent.
Generally explain it to them. Help them see through their misconceptions.
Now don't you think a savvy insurance company seeing that wouldn't swoop right in and collect all the free money because, you know, sea level rise and global warming aren't happening? Doesn't seem to be the case though. Wonder why.
You don't really wonder, you are just saying that. Your mind is already made up.
The reason low-lying coastal real estate has high insurance premiums is because storms destroy the property.
It's worth mentioning also that plate tectonics move faster than the sea-level rise.
We *KNOW* there's too much CO2 in the atmosphere and we KNOW that it traps heat, so, what precisely are you denying?
If you are really asking that question (instead of being rhetorical), you should watch this.
The short is: climate change is *not* the biggest threat humanity faces, that a doubling in CO2 will likely cause a ~.9 degree change in global temperatures, and that isn't worth worrying about.
link please. This one doesn't count
The land value hasn't gone down at all in response to global warming.
The actuary tables don't lie
Asking an insurance company if something might increase risk is like asking a tobacco company if cigarettes prevent cancer. Huge monetary incentive there.
The geoscientists are really making themselves look bad by doing this
It's 100 people out of 64,000 members. Maybe they'll start a movement to pressure the union but right now, it's just that: a start.
To be fair, this is strongly encouraged by guidance counselors who are trying to fill classes.
Yes. Never trust guidance counselors. If you're not paying them, they're not there to help you.