Anyone that can make it through an undergraduate text on atmospheric science and be convinced about the propaganda in the undergraduate text on atmospheric science.
As someone who is certain about his own observations about climate change- the real problem is playing the blame game. Assumptions about cause have obscured the effect to the point that we can no longer deal with the effect politically because everybody is too busy pointing fingers about the cause.
With the melting of the tundra 10 years ago, we hit a tipping point, it became too late to stop climate change. It is now a positive feedback loop. You could remove every human being from the planet, and global warming would continue.
Our only choice now is to adapt, not stop the process.
"educated in science" is in and of itself an oxymoron.
You can't be educated in science.
You can be educated in the scientific method. You can have curiosity and observation. But you can't be "educated in science". When science ceases to be about observation and becomes about education, it becomes indoctrination, no different from any other religion.
We're also well past the point where we *can* prevent it. The tundra's been melting for a decade now, releasing more methane and carbon into the atmosphere than mankind has produced in our entire history.
If anything, the marginal increase in cost of doing business should allow us to DECREASE the percentage of sales tax we need to collect year after year in order to fund the governments operation.
There's something wrong with that idea. Ever read the Myth Adventures series by Robert Asprin? I think it's Myth Inc. in Action where he points out that growing the economy (in the story line through attempting to conquer and assimilate neighbors) while lowering taxes is an extremely bad idea.
It was after all the Portland Police. I hope they're an outlier. Their standard response to a mentally ill person making trouble in public for a few years was executing the person on the sidewalk.
In 10 years, given the standard growth rate and life cycle of domesticated animals, the problem of what will happen to domesticated animals not kept alive for meat production *will* fix itself.
My problem with plant based meat substitutes isn't taste, it's texture. Have they solved that problem yet?
What if you had a serial hybrid, with a decent navigation system (that included such things as terrain on route) and *intelligent* battery charging based not just on taking care of the battery (like in a Prius) but also predictive (based on navigation system route). So for a 10 mile trip full charge from wall, it doesn't bother, but for a 20 mile trip battery charging kicks in after the first 5 miles of driving.
Wish I had mod points to mod this up. Serial plug in hybrid is absolutely the way *every* car on the road should be. Even a 10 mile practical range with a 50 HP generator is good.
Completely off topic, I came here because of the daily slashdot e-mail, which apparently links to this story through something called "click.slashdot.com" that NEVER LOADS.
I found it on the front page at the bottom of the screen in less time than it took to load, and canceled the other tab. Something is broken.
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Considering that the cost of a consumer drone is now down to $60 (I ordered one from Amazon over the weekend) yes, you're quite correct.
As long as you aren't a victim of Tax Identity Fraud. My taxes are rather complex, my wife and I have used TurboTax for years to deal with them, until this year. When we went to file, we go the error "Spouse's Tax Identification Number has already been used". Yes, some idiot had used her SSN to already file before the first week of February.
So we had to file by paper, notify three other agencies, put a hold on her credit, and call the local cops to get a tax refund this year. NEVER tell me that identity theft is a victimless crime.
The best part of Star Trek for me was when Motorola came out with the StarTac, and I realized that in three generations, science fiction could become science fact.
BTW, since I need to give up my keyboard in the next generation anyway, can anybody recommend a hard plastic flip cover for a Samsung S5?
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What is in an undergraduate textbook isn't observation. It is edited history, aka propaganda. It's no better than eyewitness evidence at best.
Taking courses in science done by somebody else is history, not science. Science is doing it yourself.
Anyone that can make it through an undergraduate text on atmospheric science and be convinced about the propaganda in the undergraduate text on atmospheric science.
Wow, who knew?
As someone who is certain about his own observations about climate change- the real problem is playing the blame game. Assumptions about cause have obscured the effect to the point that we can no longer deal with the effect politically because everybody is too busy pointing fingers about the cause.
With the melting of the tundra 10 years ago, we hit a tipping point, it became too late to stop climate change. It is now a positive feedback loop. You could remove every human being from the planet, and global warming would continue.
Our only choice now is to adapt, not stop the process.
"educated in science" is in and of itself an oxymoron.
You can't be educated in science.
You can be educated in the scientific method. You can have curiosity and observation. But you can't be "educated in science". When science ceases to be about observation and becomes about education, it becomes indoctrination, no different from any other religion.
"Don't Choose Me" RFID tags! Hahahaha! But what if all the cars around you had them.....
Let me know when Al Gore stops flying.
We're also well past the point where we *can* prevent it. The tundra's been melting for a decade now, releasing more methane and carbon into the atmosphere than mankind has produced in our entire history.
It's time to adapt instead.
If anything, the marginal increase in cost of doing business should allow us to DECREASE the percentage of sales tax we need to collect year after year in order to fund the governments operation.
There's something wrong with that idea. Ever read the Myth Adventures series by Robert Asprin? I think it's Myth Inc. in Action where he points out that growing the economy (in the story line through attempting to conquer and assimilate neighbors) while lowering taxes is an extremely bad idea.
It was after all the Portland Police. I hope they're an outlier. Their standard response to a mentally ill person making trouble in public for a few years was executing the person on the sidewalk.
[sarcasm]So sayth the Randroid. All hail the glorious John Galt![/sarcasm]
For some of us, altruism isn't about survival. It's about the right thing to do to a fellow human being.
And what some of them care most about is food. How about soaking up that excess carbon *into humanity*?
In 10 years, given the standard growth rate and life cycle of domesticated animals, the problem of what will happen to domesticated animals not kept alive for meat production *will* fix itself.
My problem with plant based meat substitutes isn't taste, it's texture. Have they solved that problem yet?
That was my question with "sheperification", I was trying to figure out why a stooge was needed in the process.
Then I read the article and found out it was "sphereification", which makes a lot more sense.
Now that's a neat idea hidden behind your words.
What if you had a serial hybrid, with a decent navigation system (that included such things as terrain on route) and *intelligent* battery charging based not just on taking care of the battery (like in a Prius) but also predictive (based on navigation system route). So for a 10 mile trip full charge from wall, it doesn't bother, but for a 20 mile trip battery charging kicks in after the first 5 miles of driving.
Wish I had mod points to mod this up. Serial plug in hybrid is absolutely the way *every* car on the road should be. Even a 10 mile practical range with a 50 HP generator is good.
Or in Eastern Oregon, and are a facebook engineer, working in Pendleton but living in Fossil. (google it if you don't know what I'm talking about).
Even when the theories are totally wrong anything more than 0% dissent is too much. Or maybe that should be ESPECIALLY when the theories are totally wrong....
Completely off topic, I came here because of the daily slashdot e-mail, which apparently links to this story through something called "click.slashdot.com" that NEVER LOADS.
I found it on the front page at the bottom of the screen in less time than it took to load, and canceled the other tab. Something is broken.
Considering that the cost of a consumer drone is now down to $60 (I ordered one from Amazon over the weekend) yes, you're quite correct.
Given what I've seen of Engrish in help files- tech writing?
NOBODY hires English majors. There's no need for the skills anymore.
Ground Control to Major Tom...
As long as you aren't a victim of Tax Identity Fraud. My taxes are rather complex, my wife and I have used TurboTax for years to deal with them, until this year. When we went to file, we go the error "Spouse's Tax Identification Number has already been used". Yes, some idiot had used her SSN to already file before the first week of February.
So we had to file by paper, notify three other agencies, put a hold on her credit, and call the local cops to get a tax refund this year. NEVER tell me that identity theft is a victimless crime.
The best part of Star Trek for me was when Motorola came out with the StarTac, and I realized that in three generations, science fiction could become science fact.
BTW, since I need to give up my keyboard in the next generation anyway, can anybody recommend a hard plastic flip cover for a Samsung S5?