"That is because there is a difference between weather and climate."
Indeed, there is. One notable difference is that we have actual measurements for the historic weather and only indirect assumptions about the pre-historic climate.
The rest of that paragraph actually supports those who consider the current change to merely be part of the pattern of change that has been happening for many, many thousands of years.
"Most climate models predict an increasingly chaotic weather as temperature increases - floods, tornados, draughts, increasing desertification."
That is the part most people find presumptious. That the models are accurate. See, you have flipped from saying that we can predict changes in the temperature to saying that we can predict "which days will be sunny and which cloudy next summer". I thought you said no to that.
Did he say the climate was not changing? No, he did not. Vague reference to unknown documentaries about fictitious conspiracies really supports your side, you know. Maybe this is one of the reasons people are finally starting to ignore the hand wringers and the newer studies are finally able to investigate culprits more likely responsible, like solar.
"Now they pretty much make you sign away the rights to anything you want to write for the next 10 years if you want a shot at a mainstream audience."
Bullshit. This is not at all how it works. You typically have to hawk each and every piece you write. You are talking out of your ass in order to sound authoritive.
"The whole terrorism witchhunt has seen 1984 approach rapidly."
Straw, and not true. The difference is that terrorism is a very real thing, with very real asshats killing and torturing very real victims. Unlike witches, which did not exist.
This belies someone who doesn't drive very far ahead rather than an unweildy auto. I've driven Lincolns, and can easily avoid most animals. Look where you are going, not where you are.
"Here, the light rail system in our major metropolitan area costs $1,000,000 US per mile to construct, and costs an average of $20 per rider to operate on a daily basis. Of that the riders pay less than 10 percent."
An utter crock. Do the math. Assume a mere 150 miles of track and only 10,000 passengers a day. One hundred fifty million to build and 200 thousand to operate daily, but the passenger only pays less than twenty thou total? Give a link or back down.
You don't want to know what your children are doing? If you think they won't lie to you, then my guess is you don't have children.
I notice that you immediately straw-leaped into a situation where someone other than the parent was intruding on the child. Don't conflate, it weakens your argument.
Bullshit, buddy boy. I'm 55, and last year, on the day Al Gore gave his speech on global warming, New York had it's coldest day on record. I live in Southern Missouri, and only four years ago we had ten below zero. "Seems" is not a scientific word, oh Omniscientist.
By the way, just where do you live? That might go a long way toward explaining 2 days of snow.
"The article started off with an ominous warning about climate change from the 1970s about...global cooling."
Not only that, but the "warnings" for global cooling and now global warming are coming from the same individuals. Can you say book sales? I know you can.
That's not an example of group think. Leaping to the conclusion that all of global warming is caused by human activity is. As is the concept that direct interference would do good instead of further harm.
Ummm, don't cover up a failure to go back and read what you are writing with a fancy word like "multi-tasking". It's called editing, and is an intrinsic part of good writing. It may fail you occasionally, but it's easy to spot someone who doesn't bother. Not bothering can be construed as inconsideration for the reader.
Having followed to your decipherment, I can say not many. But, I can also say that it required you to decipher. So, you weren't really using language, only typing gibberish.
LOL. Funny. Force fitting concepts like construction techniques or telecommunications software into a discussion of language evolution is a pretty good example itself.
"Let me guess, you think terrorists hate us because of our freedom too, right?"
Lessee.... They stone women to death who disagree... They hang 16yr old girls who have sex... They murder filmakers who criticize the way they treat women... They issue death decrees on poets... They cut the heads off of aid workers who are actually helping their people... NONE of the ME Islamic states are democratic...
"who went to school during the early days of the Web are now going to colleges and are demanding broadband, downloading music, sharing photos and posting to Web logs"
Then discovering, to their sorrow, that these services are not free, but were provided to them by their parents. Grow the hell up.
Bzzzzt! You conflate biological niche with geographic location. Not the same. One can find the same bio niche in N.A., S.A., Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Read some more.
First, you can't even keep the difference between a Japanese beetle and ladybug apart. Second, the Japanese beetle is an herbivore ( http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/japanes e-beetle/jbeetle.html ). Third, although an Asian ladybug was introduced, there are almost a half-hundred native species, many of which attempt to enter houses in the winter as well.
He threw in evolution for the same reasons you had to mention Earth-bound organisms in your comment. All of the above have evolved on Earth, not Mars.
For your information, I never in my life experienced such raw and open racial hatred as when I contracted in the New York area. Not in the South, Midwest, or West.
"...the discrimination is both racial and against nationalities."
Uh, no. Don't conflate nation and race. If I preclude the French but allow the Germans, please tell me how race is involved. Elsewise, I agree with your post.
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"That is because there is a difference between weather and climate."
Indeed, there is. One notable difference is that we have actual measurements for the historic weather and only indirect assumptions about the pre-historic climate.
The rest of that paragraph actually supports those who consider the current change to merely be part of the pattern of change that has been happening for many, many thousands of years.
"Most climate models predict an increasingly chaotic weather as temperature increases - floods, tornados, draughts, increasing desertification."
That is the part most people find presumptious. That the models are accurate. See, you have flipped from saying that we can predict changes in the temperature to saying that we can predict "which days will be sunny and which cloudy next summer". I thought you said no to that.
Did he say the climate was not changing? No, he did not. Vague reference to unknown documentaries about fictitious conspiracies really supports your side, you know. Maybe this is one of the reasons people are finally starting to ignore the hand wringers and the newer studies are finally able to investigate culprits more likely responsible, like solar.
"Now they pretty much make you sign away the rights to anything you want to write for the next 10 years if you want a shot at a mainstream audience."
Bullshit. This is not at all how it works. You typically have to hawk each and every piece you write. You are talking out of your ass in order to sound authoritive.
"Look, I liked LOTRs but it got a little creepy how white everyone was, and how the only slightly non-white, Arab/African looking guys are bad guys."
You say you read LOTR? Maybe you are confusing the book and the film? And, perhaps, you're not stopping the film to look at the actors either.
"The whole terrorism witchhunt has seen 1984 approach rapidly."
Straw, and not true. The difference is that terrorism is a very real thing, with very real asshats killing and torturing very real victims. Unlike witches, which did not exist.
It doesn't friggin' matter, as long as one can post.
This belies someone who doesn't drive very far ahead rather than an unweildy auto. I've driven Lincolns, and can easily avoid most animals. Look where you are going, not where you are.
"Here, the light rail system in our major metropolitan area costs $1,000,000 US per mile to construct, and costs an average of $20 per rider to operate on a daily basis. Of that the riders pay less than 10 percent."
An utter crock. Do the math. Assume a mere 150 miles of track and only 10,000 passengers a day. One hundred fifty million to build and 200 thousand to operate daily, but the passenger only pays less than twenty thou total? Give a link or back down.
Straw, straw, straw. Speed limits have been ever present. No slippery slope at all, your driving is not a gratis gift.
You don't want to know what your children are doing? If you think they won't lie to you, then my guess is you don't have children.
I notice that you immediately straw-leaped into a situation where someone other than the parent was intruding on the child. Don't conflate, it weakens your argument.
Bullshit, buddy boy. I'm 55, and last year, on the day Al Gore gave his speech on global warming, New York had it's coldest day on record. I live in Southern Missouri, and only four years ago we had ten below zero. "Seems" is not a scientific word, oh Omniscientist.
By the way, just where do you live? That might go a long way toward explaining 2 days of snow.
"The article started off with an ominous warning about climate change from the 1970s about...global cooling."
Not only that, but the "warnings" for global cooling and now global warming are coming from the same individuals. Can you say book sales? I know you can.
Baloney. Vested reviewers would prevent publication.
That's not an example of group think. Leaping to the conclusion that all of global warming is caused by human activity is. As is the concept that direct interference would do good instead of further harm.
Emerging from an ice age IS global warming.
Ummm, don't cover up a failure to go back and read what you are writing with a fancy word like "multi-tasking". It's called editing, and is an intrinsic part of good writing. It may fail you occasionally, but it's easy to spot someone who doesn't bother. Not bothering can be construed as inconsideration for the reader.
Having followed to your decipherment, I can say not many. But, I can also say that it required you to decipher. So, you weren't really using language, only typing gibberish.
LOL. Funny. Force fitting concepts like construction techniques or telecommunications software into a discussion of language evolution is a pretty good example itself.
"Let me guess, you think terrorists hate us because of our freedom too, right?"
Lessee.... They stone women to death who disagree... They hang 16yr old girls who have sex... They murder filmakers who criticize the way they treat women... They issue death decrees on poets... They cut the heads off of aid workers who are actually helping their people... NONE of the ME Islamic states are democratic...
Did you miss all of that?
"who went to school during the early days of the Web are now going to colleges and are demanding broadband, downloading music, sharing photos and posting to Web logs"
Then discovering, to their sorrow, that these services are not free, but were provided to them by their parents. Grow the hell up.
Bzzzzt! You conflate biological niche with geographic location. Not the same. One can find the same bio niche in N.A., S.A., Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Read some more.
THAT is a load of bullshit.
s e-beetle/jbeetle.html ). Third, although an Asian ladybug was introduced, there are almost a half-hundred native species, many of which attempt to enter houses in the winter as well.
First, you can't even keep the difference between a Japanese beetle and ladybug apart. Second, the Japanese beetle is an herbivore ( http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/japane
He threw in evolution for the same reasons you had to mention Earth-bound organisms in your comment. All of the above have evolved on Earth, not Mars.
For a biochemist, you made a lot of mistakes.
"I think it would be fair to assume that any martian pathogen would be a totally new beast."
Why? Just because Mars is another planet? Since we know for a fact that Earth and Mars exchange matter, it would be fair to assume no such thing.
"...given that there are no macro-scale living things on Mars to infect..."
And you know this how?
"...pathogen is unlikely to have any idea..."
Another assumption based upon nothing you know.
We will know nothing about, nor can really conjecture about, Martian life of any form until we find said life.
For your information, I never in my life experienced such raw and open racial hatred as when I contracted in the New York area. Not in the South, Midwest, or West.
"...the discrimination is both racial and against nationalities."
Uh, no. Don't conflate nation and race. If I preclude the French but allow the Germans, please tell me how race is involved. Elsewise, I agree with your post.