Pure rubbish. Cherry picking is a common tactic for fake news. Look up CNN, MSNBC, NBC, and even ABC removing content to portray a narrative. To show that this is not new, look back at the first reporting of the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case by NBC. Who was caught editing audio to make George appear to be racist instead of answering a dispatcher's question, they lightened his photos to make him appear to be white instead of Hispanic, and instead of displaying current pictures of Trayvon Martin pulled pictures of him as an elementary school kid instead of a 17 year old 6'1" young man who enjoyed MMA.
Cherry picking and editing are common tactics for media propagandists in the US. If you were fooled, shame on you. Plenty of lawsuits have been won against these media outlets for various civil reasons. Off the top of my head, ABC and CNN have both had to issue public apologies and retractions in the last month and a half for doing this, or would have faced even more civil suits.
The point of the Electoral College is so that ALL States, even the smallest, have a voice in the Government. The founders knew that Democracy suffered numerous failures because simple people are persuaded by rhetoric, not facts. You demonstrate their position quite well, and are a perfect example of what they were trying to protect against.
I am happy to criticize President Trump for things he does wrong. For example, I believe it was a mistake to bomb Syria for numerous reasons (You appear to be too simple to understand, so I won't extrapolate). Wanting to reduce taxes and fix our broken tax code is something every single politician has said since I was a kid. I'm waiting for that bill, and will criticize if necessary. Trying to resolve immigration in the US is again, something politicians have been claimed they would address ever since I was a kid. President Trump is taking steps to do so, and the outcome is yet to be measured. Wanting to fix trade is yet again something we have been promised by every politician since I was a kid, President Trump is actively taking steps to address trade issues. As with the previous, results are yet to be measured. Neither of those last two have resulted in hundreds of thousands of dead Americans as Bernie likes to claim, and so far the US economy has been improving almost purely on optimism.
Save your ad hominem for the other simpletons who will believe it. I measure facts and results.
I never exonerated any media outlet, you invented a narrative. As to the extent I pointed out, Fox at least presents Democrats (not just moderates but the extreme leftists) and their supporters. The two worst don't bother with any discussion that does not suite their narrative.
When you come out of your fantasy land about statements I never made, how about you let us know a reasonable number of true conspiracies that you would support being talked about. Until Snowden, we had plenty of theories about Government spying on us but Snowden was proof. Until Comey came out and said that there in fact were classified emails on Hillary's server, it was conspiracy. Until it was released that Rice was unmasking people, perhaps illegally, it was right wing conspiracy.
What is the number you find acceptable to discuss? Or it it simply "shut up and believe everything you are told" in your world view?
The number of "wrong" does not in any way nullify the need to find the truths in the world. If you are content believing everything your Government and sponsored media tells you, you are as well off in China or Russia as here in the US. Please move at your earliest convenience.
Hillary lost the Electoral College, which is how _EVERY_SINGLE_PRESIDENT in US History has been elected. We do not elect Presidents by popular vote, and never have. The reason for this is solid, and I can only recommend you do your homework instead of repeating bullshit talking points handed down by people who LOST the election. (Not unique to this batch, but this is certainly the worst I can recall).
Following the law is not a "technicality", it's called LAW. Your ignorance of the law demonstrates a big problem with the left.
CNN and MSNBC are both masters at using a cherry picked set of facts to support a narrative. Other sources often do the same, just not to the same extent.
Using a very limited set of facts to support your position is called confirmation bias. People introducing additional facts to question the narrative are simply labeled "fake news". "Conspiracy theorist" is a bit dated, but that was the line pushed from the 60s or so. The people exposing CIA operations were labeled, yet we found through more facts that many nefarious operations did in fact exist.
Conspiracies are relatively common, yet the media has demonized the term so that people can't talk about them. This is despite knowing that the Mafia was and is a real group, US citizens have been and are being kept under surveillance illegally, etc...
It's not a strawman, it is what you allege in the statement quoted. You have so much confirmation bias you refuse to see the idiocy of your arguments. Yeah, no point in continuing to talk to a person incapable of thought (you).
No, the argument that I would make is that only provable cases of discrimination are "prosecuted"
So your claim is that allegations should be guilty verdicts? In that case, I allege that you are a pedophile who rapes little boys. Please turn yourself in immediately. Nitpicking the term does not help your position, because litigated and prosecuted are synonymous in civil cases.
As to your self promotion of a not so brilliant solution: Meritocracies look a whole lot like favoritism yet the reality is that there is no favoritism in a meritocracy. Merit is where the extra comes from, because those that contribute more make more (and should). I happen to also work for a company in SV who believes in giving money to people for gender and ethnicity over merits. We can't hire anyone worth while, morale is low for people already there (unless they are in the automatic bonus group), and the overall company atmosphere is "why bother being better?"
Your claim about a "system" designed long ago is rather moronic, given most companies (including the one you work for) have tremendous amounts of flexibility on both when and where a person works. "Man" framework is bullshit, complete and utter bullshit. Women overall work less hours than men. Even if you bring up the few exceptions to the rule, you have to include the exceptional men who work above average hours also.
Put quite simply: If we all had factory jobs and were producing widgets, we could have an exact measure of parts per hour, parts per shift, parts per year. If a woman could be paid less than a man no factory owner in their right mind would hire a man over a woman. End of story. Hell, look at the factories in WW I and WW II where women worked for peanuts over elderly people simply because they could and did produce more.
to educate their managers to be more sensitive to the fact that women are often less assertive, and to actively counter that by regularly encouraging high-performing women to seek promotion.
Nothing like ignoring science yet again. Programs like "Girls who code" and other programs promoting women have a negative effect on boys. Just like a program promoted toward boys would harm the girls, so we removed that from everything but sports long ago. "Kids" who code would be equality, but what we have is certainly not. You are just choosing to ignore the problems psychologists have been telling people are occurring with people not included.
The same thing occurs in adults. IT IS FAVORITISM plain as day, you are ignoring the FAVORITISM because it helps your irrational opinion.
Repeating a lie does not make it true, it simply convinces the idiots. Logic and facts show the position of discrimination to be incorrect, namely law and stats reported to the US Department of Labor.
The only possible one?! What if he argued that not all cases of discrimination are prosecuted?
You are asking for proof of a negative, good job. No reason to go further, as you are immune to basic logic and reason. I can only recommend you find an antidote.
I wish I knew where the actual satire is, but I saw it watching a Sargon of Akkad video, for "AdTV". Content approved by the names you trust. Coke, Pepsi, GM, Ford, and other great sponsors approve of the content you know you will love.
Youtube has been killing people that actually brought people to Youtube. While some can argue that they are collateral damage (and I would remain cynical and skeptical) we all see it happening. Youtube TV? no thanks.
In other words, you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Measure the increases in CO2 in the atmosphere and compare that to the amount of deforestation and ecosystem destruction across the globe. Why not do some basic correlation to show the proportion of increases to deforestation? Oh, because the propagandists won't discuss real fixes to real issues.
Now go ahead and try to put some of that ecosystem destruction back, let us see how far you get.
As I said in a different post in this thread, I'm a realist. If you want to propose a solution go ahead, but it has to be a real solution. Not "give entity money" where entity has no plans on doing anything outside of taking your money.
Sadly too many people buy the propaganda hook line and sinker, generally falling for very simple fallacies.
Discrimination is illegal, and has been illegal for longer than most/. readers have been alive. It is quite impossible to have a more level playing field than Law. Your only possible argument would be to claim that there is no prosecution of discrimination cases, to which I will tell you that you are a liar. You can search PACER, News Papers, or your own favorite Web Search Engine to find plenty of cases which have a legal status (filed, in trial, court decision, court action) which includes findings for the plaintiffs in those cases.
What you, and many others of the SJW variety (but also simple minded) want is FAVORITISM, not EQUALITY. If you were actually honest about your request people would have some level of respect for you. Being dishonest while demanding favoritism results in people despising you for your complete lack of virtue.
If my language seems a bit mean for your taste, remember I'm not the one being dishonest and demanding group favoritism. Show me some respect by being honest and I'll return the same respect.
So deforestation of the rain forests is not an issue? Massive destruction of ocean habitat where ocean plants turn CO2 into O2? Pollution which destroys habitats and plants (great Pacific/Indian/Atlantic garbage dump, Dubai and China island building) have no impact? You are attacking a side effect much more than the actual cause. Thanks for playing "I believe propaganda"!
10% of Germany's imported goods are from China. I'm sure it's much more than your "iPhone assembly", but I don't have insight into exactly what is being imported. I doubt the iPhone assembly is ~10Billion source Much more than you are letting on at any rate.
Now in your defense, Germany is one of few countries with a net export benefit. The US trade deficit with China is considerably different. Our main export to China tends to be refuse, and we import all kinds of goods. Come to the US and look at a store, virtually any store. It is extremely difficult in the US not to purchase something made in China.
So instead of standing up and trying to lead the way, your plan is to just say fuck it lets race to the bottom and see who loses first? That sounds great!
I'm responsible for my own actions and can influence my Government accordingly. I do not have any false hope of doing the same with China, India, Russia, or any other country. The US similarly has no authority over those same Governments. Having realistic views of "what" I can do does not mean I want a race to the bottom. Having realistic expectations means I don't have false hope of false solutions, like Carbon Tax/Credits having any impact. I also have an understanding that those false solutions do have an impact on me and the society I live in. I'm not sure you have the same amount of realism.
Also, China is already working on environmental regulations. They're well aware of what the past few decades have done to their country but now that their growth is plateauing, they're also looking at ways to clean up the mess they've made. The Chinese aren't any happier about breathing thick smog and drinking heavy metal laden water than we are. They (well, "they") have just accepted it as a cost that will have to be paid in the future and realize that the future is starting to bear down on them.
If you rely on Chinese media to get your information they are of course doing great. In fact, according to them they are an open Democracy where all citizens have a voice. Then we look at reality. So far you are 0 for 2.
They're definitely not anywhere close to Western regulations at this point of course, but the wheels are turning at least. In particular, of the three biggest polluters signed onto the Paris Agreement (China, India, US,) only one is threatening to pull out at this point, and its not China or India.
Well, you started good but then link to articles which consider and evaluate what China says, not what levels of pollution show. Actions speak much louder than words. China has continued to have increases in air pollution, increased days where you are warned not to be out in public breathing without protection, and of course the same massive amounts of corruption and pollution. But hey, they say it's better so it must be true right? I believe you just struck out.
Willful ignorance eh? Most parts for your iPhone are made in China, it is not just the assembly. The same could be said for most computers in general. Most cars have numerous parts created in China, and virtually everything from your clothing to house wares is potentially created in China. How about cleaning supplies, appliances, tools... etc...
I'm not saying all your stuff is made in China, but a whole lot more than you want to claim. Willful ignorance != myth.
photosynthesis
fdsinTHss/
noun
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
Producing CO2 is not inherently bad, sorry. Arguing about producing CO2 is quite frankly stupid. It is the other pollutants not discussed in AGW theory which are the problem. Want to fix CO2 issues? Grow plants!
Now compare that to thousands of miles of Ocean habitat being destroyed, including all of the pollutants which go into creating and manning military Islands. Compare that to the DPRK actually using a nuke against South Korea or Japan, and the war(s) that would follow.
Sorry, you are following the propaganda instead of using your noggin.
And your plan as I said has no impact on what other people will do, or have been doing. China does not give a shit about your position, they care about economic power and growth (as well as protecting that power with Military). The same can be said of India, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, etc.. etc.. Are you going to stop purchasing cheaply made goods from China and India to support your plan? Are you going to demand companies in the US stop all foreign trade with carbon producing countries like China and India?
Your plan is no different than carbon credits and tax. Try thinking one through a bit, and do me a favor. Use the Socratic method to get at least 1 level deep into your plan.
The US and many western countries have been curbing CO2 emissions. China, India, Russia, and others have been increasing. The US can control it's own policies, but not those of foreign States. Hell, we can't stop the DPRK from developing nuclear weapons and missile technology, which has a far bigger impact on the environment than global warming. We can't stop China from creating man made islands in the South China Sea, which again has far bigger impact on the climate (loss of ocean habitat, destruction of ecosystems, etc..)
So what is _your_ magic plan exactly? Tell China to give some entity money so that they can ignore your request? Tell Russia to stop industrial work so that they can laugh at you? How about having some invisible entity with no plans either selling you "Carbon Credits" so that you simply lose money yourself?
In case you haven't noticed, the latter question is the only one that has been proposed. Al Gore, supra genius, flying around in his private jet with his entourage renting massive bullet proof SUVs is proof that people in power don't give a rats behind about fixing any Climate problems. They want power, which includes your money and livelihood.
Until you come up with a solution, there is no possible way to deal with this issue with any immediacy. You are on par with demanding world peace and harmony, in that it sounds good but won't work because "human nature".
Linux has had auditing and compliance since RH3.0. Today it's called auditd, but started as LAUS. Your ignorance != honesty. I built the first networks outside of a military base certified for classified processing under NISPOM and JFAN/3 standards. At the time I built those networks, Windows could run stand alone only.
WIndows required more infrastructure and hands on management than Linux even years later when Windows could finally be certified for Network operations in those environments.
Um, no. We have tons of open reqs for technical jobs, many of which are extremely hard to fill. The company has no problem filling sales, marketing, and admin jobs.
Ok, we can safely ignore that bullshit then, carry on.
Your words, not mine. My position would be the same if it was Breitbart. Media is quite often wrong, and none of them are above inventing stories for click-bait.
Now if they gave a link to a proposed Bill, I'd take it more seriously. Media does not create laws or regulations, Government Legislators do.
"According to the WSJ", not any Government policy we have seen. While Governments can, and often do, put out crap policies there are the occasional smart ones where experts have input. Most of us can come up with policies that have no requirements for passwords. Simply "add Govt Office as a friend", or "add inspector as a friend". From there, they could see all of your contacts, posts, etc..
"Smart" homes don't have value to most people. If the value people received from the services were worth the money, people would purchase. People are concerned about the invasive nature of the tech (rightly so), and see any potential cost savings as trivial at best. Turning a dial on the thermostat is not that hard, and it's not like you are going to work on winter days and asking "Did I leave the thermostat 20 degrees off my normal?".
Smart homes are like VR, Apple Watches or Fitbits. A niche market which the majority of people could care less about or simply don't want. That means the cost will remain high, and the value people get won't change much either.
There are a tremendous amount of crap degrees. Quoting Mike Rowe "People come out of College with a 4 year degree in basket weaving and 100K in debt, then wonder why they can't get a job." People have been duped.
People have been told that any degree is a leg up on a High School degree, which may have been true 30 years. Then Schools decided to expand the number of degrees to be sure that any attendee, even those that didn't really try, could still get a degree.
Banker: I see you have lots of college debt, which will make a mortgage difficult. How are the job prospects for a Gender Studies major? Graduate: Well, I'm working as a retail clerk at a store while I wait for my big break in a massive company as an EO officer. Banker: How about you come back after your debt is down or you have that great job.Graduate: But I have a degree!
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Pure rubbish. Cherry picking is a common tactic for fake news. Look up CNN, MSNBC, NBC, and even ABC removing content to portray a narrative. To show that this is not new, look back at the first reporting of the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman case by NBC. Who was caught editing audio to make George appear to be racist instead of answering a dispatcher's question, they lightened his photos to make him appear to be white instead of Hispanic, and instead of displaying current pictures of Trayvon Martin pulled pictures of him as an elementary school kid instead of a 17 year old 6'1" young man who enjoyed MMA.
Cherry picking and editing are common tactics for media propagandists in the US. If you were fooled, shame on you. Plenty of lawsuits have been won against these media outlets for various civil reasons. Off the top of my head, ABC and CNN have both had to issue public apologies and retractions in the last month and a half for doing this, or would have faced even more civil suits.
The point of the Electoral College is so that ALL States, even the smallest, have a voice in the Government. The founders knew that Democracy suffered numerous failures because simple people are persuaded by rhetoric, not facts. You demonstrate their position quite well, and are a perfect example of what they were trying to protect against.
I am happy to criticize President Trump for things he does wrong. For example, I believe it was a mistake to bomb Syria for numerous reasons (You appear to be too simple to understand, so I won't extrapolate). Wanting to reduce taxes and fix our broken tax code is something every single politician has said since I was a kid. I'm waiting for that bill, and will criticize if necessary. Trying to resolve immigration in the US is again, something politicians have been claimed they would address ever since I was a kid. President Trump is taking steps to do so, and the outcome is yet to be measured. Wanting to fix trade is yet again something we have been promised by every politician since I was a kid, President Trump is actively taking steps to address trade issues. As with the previous, results are yet to be measured. Neither of those last two have resulted in hundreds of thousands of dead Americans as Bernie likes to claim, and so far the US economy has been improving almost purely on optimism.
Save your ad hominem for the other simpletons who will believe it. I measure facts and results.
I never exonerated any media outlet, you invented a narrative. As to the extent I pointed out, Fox at least presents Democrats (not just moderates but the extreme leftists) and their supporters. The two worst don't bother with any discussion that does not suite their narrative.
When you come out of your fantasy land about statements I never made, how about you let us know a reasonable number of true conspiracies that you would support being talked about. Until Snowden, we had plenty of theories about Government spying on us but Snowden was proof. Until Comey came out and said that there in fact were classified emails on Hillary's server, it was conspiracy. Until it was released that Rice was unmasking people, perhaps illegally, it was right wing conspiracy.
What is the number you find acceptable to discuss? Or it it simply "shut up and believe everything you are told" in your world view?
The number of "wrong" does not in any way nullify the need to find the truths in the world. If you are content believing everything your Government and sponsored media tells you, you are as well off in China or Russia as here in the US. Please move at your earliest convenience.
Hillary lost the Electoral College, which is how _EVERY_SINGLE_PRESIDENT in US History has been elected. We do not elect Presidents by popular vote, and never have. The reason for this is solid, and I can only recommend you do your homework instead of repeating bullshit talking points handed down by people who LOST the election. (Not unique to this batch, but this is certainly the worst I can recall).
Following the law is not a "technicality", it's called LAW. Your ignorance of the law demonstrates a big problem with the left.
CNN and MSNBC are both masters at using a cherry picked set of facts to support a narrative. Other sources often do the same, just not to the same extent.
Using a very limited set of facts to support your position is called confirmation bias. People introducing additional facts to question the narrative are simply labeled "fake news". "Conspiracy theorist" is a bit dated, but that was the line pushed from the 60s or so. The people exposing CIA operations were labeled, yet we found through more facts that many nefarious operations did in fact exist.
Conspiracies are relatively common, yet the media has demonized the term so that people can't talk about them. This is despite knowing that the Mafia was and is a real group, US citizens have been and are being kept under surveillance illegally, etc...
It's not a strawman, it is what you allege in the statement quoted. You have so much confirmation bias you refuse to see the idiocy of your arguments. Yeah, no point in continuing to talk to a person incapable of thought (you).
No, the argument that I would make is that only provable cases of discrimination are "prosecuted"
So your claim is that allegations should be guilty verdicts? In that case, I allege that you are a pedophile who rapes little boys. Please turn yourself in immediately. Nitpicking the term does not help your position, because litigated and prosecuted are synonymous in civil cases.
As to your self promotion of a not so brilliant solution: Meritocracies look a whole lot like favoritism yet the reality is that there is no favoritism in a meritocracy. Merit is where the extra comes from, because those that contribute more make more (and should). I happen to also work for a company in SV who believes in giving money to people for gender and ethnicity over merits. We can't hire anyone worth while, morale is low for people already there (unless they are in the automatic bonus group), and the overall company atmosphere is "why bother being better?"
Your claim about a "system" designed long ago is rather moronic, given most companies (including the one you work for) have tremendous amounts of flexibility on both when and where a person works. "Man" framework is bullshit, complete and utter bullshit. Women overall work less hours than men. Even if you bring up the few exceptions to the rule, you have to include the exceptional men who work above average hours also.
Put quite simply: If we all had factory jobs and were producing widgets, we could have an exact measure of parts per hour, parts per shift, parts per year. If a woman could be paid less than a man no factory owner in their right mind would hire a man over a woman. End of story. Hell, look at the factories in WW I and WW II where women worked for peanuts over elderly people simply because they could and did produce more.
to educate their managers to be more sensitive to the fact that women are often less assertive, and to actively counter that by regularly encouraging high-performing women to seek promotion.
Nothing like ignoring science yet again. Programs like "Girls who code" and other programs promoting women have a negative effect on boys. Just like a program promoted toward boys would harm the girls, so we removed that from everything but sports long ago. "Kids" who code would be equality, but what we have is certainly not. You are just choosing to ignore the problems psychologists have been telling people are occurring with people not included.
The same thing occurs in adults. IT IS FAVORITISM plain as day, you are ignoring the FAVORITISM because it helps your irrational opinion.
Repeating a lie does not make it true, it simply convinces the idiots. Logic and facts show the position of discrimination to be incorrect, namely law and stats reported to the US Department of Labor.
The only possible one?! What if he argued that not all cases of discrimination are prosecuted?
You are asking for proof of a negative, good job. No reason to go further, as you are immune to basic logic and reason. I can only recommend you find an antidote.
I wish I knew where the actual satire is, but I saw it watching a Sargon of Akkad video, for "AdTV". Content approved by the names you trust. Coke, Pepsi, GM, Ford, and other great sponsors approve of the content you know you will love.
Youtube has been killing people that actually brought people to Youtube. While some can argue that they are collateral damage (and I would remain cynical and skeptical) we all see it happening. Youtube TV? no thanks.
In other words, you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. Measure the increases in CO2 in the atmosphere and compare that to the amount of deforestation and ecosystem destruction across the globe. Why not do some basic correlation to show the proportion of increases to deforestation? Oh, because the propagandists won't discuss real fixes to real issues.
Now go ahead and try to put some of that ecosystem destruction back, let us see how far you get.
As I said in a different post in this thread, I'm a realist. If you want to propose a solution go ahead, but it has to be a real solution. Not "give entity money" where entity has no plans on doing anything outside of taking your money.
Sadly too many people buy the propaganda hook line and sinker, generally falling for very simple fallacies.
Discrimination is illegal, and has been illegal for longer than most /. readers have been alive. It is quite impossible to have a more level playing field than Law. Your only possible argument would be to claim that there is no prosecution of discrimination cases, to which I will tell you that you are a liar. You can search PACER, News Papers, or your own favorite Web Search Engine to find plenty of cases which have a legal status (filed, in trial, court decision, court action) which includes findings for the plaintiffs in those cases.
What you, and many others of the SJW variety (but also simple minded) want is FAVORITISM, not EQUALITY. If you were actually honest about your request people would have some level of respect for you. Being dishonest while demanding favoritism results in people despising you for your complete lack of virtue.
If my language seems a bit mean for your taste, remember I'm not the one being dishonest and demanding group favoritism. Show me some respect by being honest and I'll return the same respect.
So deforestation of the rain forests is not an issue? Massive destruction of ocean habitat where ocean plants turn CO2 into O2? Pollution which destroys habitats and plants (great Pacific/Indian/Atlantic garbage dump, Dubai and China island building) have no impact? You are attacking a side effect much more than the actual cause. Thanks for playing "I believe propaganda"!
10% of Germany's imported goods are from China. I'm sure it's much more than your "iPhone assembly", but I don't have insight into exactly what is being imported. I doubt the iPhone assembly is ~10Billion source Much more than you are letting on at any rate.
Now in your defense, Germany is one of few countries with a net export benefit. The US trade deficit with China is considerably different. Our main export to China tends to be refuse, and we import all kinds of goods. Come to the US and look at a store, virtually any store. It is extremely difficult in the US not to purchase something made in China.
So instead of standing up and trying to lead the way, your plan is to just say fuck it lets race to the bottom and see who loses first? That sounds great!
I'm responsible for my own actions and can influence my Government accordingly. I do not have any false hope of doing the same with China, India, Russia, or any other country. The US similarly has no authority over those same Governments. Having realistic views of "what" I can do does not mean I want a race to the bottom. Having realistic expectations means I don't have false hope of false solutions, like Carbon Tax/Credits having any impact. I also have an understanding that those false solutions do have an impact on me and the society I live in. I'm not sure you have the same amount of realism.
Also, China is already working on environmental regulations. They're well aware of what the past few decades have done to their country but now that their growth is plateauing, they're also looking at ways to clean up the mess they've made. The Chinese aren't any happier about breathing thick smog and drinking heavy metal laden water than we are. They (well, "they") have just accepted it as a cost that will have to be paid in the future and realize that the future is starting to bear down on them.
If you rely on Chinese media to get your information they are of course doing great. In fact, according to them they are an open Democracy where all citizens have a voice. Then we look at reality. So far you are 0 for 2.
They're definitely not anywhere close to Western regulations at this point of course, but the wheels are turning at least. In particular, of the three biggest polluters signed onto the Paris Agreement (China, India, US,) only one is threatening to pull out at this point, and its not China or India.
Heck, I'll even give you a link for once! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-takes-the-climate-spotlight-as-u-s-heads-for-exit/.
Well, you started good but then link to articles which consider and evaluate what China says, not what levels of pollution show. Actions speak much louder than words. China has continued to have increases in air pollution, increased days where you are warned not to be out in public breathing without protection, and of course the same massive amounts of corruption and pollution. But hey, they say it's better so it must be true right? I believe you just struck out.
Why not
Willful ignorance eh? Most parts for your iPhone are made in China, it is not just the assembly. The same could be said for most computers in general. Most cars have numerous parts created in China, and virtually everything from your clothing to house wares is potentially created in China. How about cleaning supplies, appliances, tools... etc...
I'm not saying all your stuff is made in China, but a whole lot more than you want to claim. Willful ignorance != myth.
photosynthesis
fdsinTHss/
noun
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
Producing CO2 is not inherently bad, sorry. Arguing about producing CO2 is quite frankly stupid. It is the other pollutants not discussed in AGW theory which are the problem. Want to fix CO2 issues? Grow plants!
Now compare that to thousands of miles of Ocean habitat being destroyed, including all of the pollutants which go into creating and manning military Islands. Compare that to the DPRK actually using a nuke against South Korea or Japan, and the war(s) that would follow.
Sorry, you are following the propaganda instead of using your noggin.
And your plan as I said has no impact on what other people will do, or have been doing. China does not give a shit about your position, they care about economic power and growth (as well as protecting that power with Military). The same can be said of India, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, etc.. etc.. Are you going to stop purchasing cheaply made goods from China and India to support your plan? Are you going to demand companies in the US stop all foreign trade with carbon producing countries like China and India?
Your plan is no different than carbon credits and tax. Try thinking one through a bit, and do me a favor. Use the Socratic method to get at least 1 level deep into your plan.
The US and many western countries have been curbing CO2 emissions. China, India, Russia, and others have been increasing. The US can control it's own policies, but not those of foreign States. Hell, we can't stop the DPRK from developing nuclear weapons and missile technology, which has a far bigger impact on the environment than global warming. We can't stop China from creating man made islands in the South China Sea, which again has far bigger impact on the climate (loss of ocean habitat, destruction of ecosystems, etc..)
So what is _your_ magic plan exactly? Tell China to give some entity money so that they can ignore your request? Tell Russia to stop industrial work so that they can laugh at you? How about having some invisible entity with no plans either selling you "Carbon Credits" so that you simply lose money yourself?
In case you haven't noticed, the latter question is the only one that has been proposed. Al Gore, supra genius, flying around in his private jet with his entourage renting massive bullet proof SUVs is proof that people in power don't give a rats behind about fixing any Climate problems. They want power, which includes your money and livelihood.
Until you come up with a solution, there is no possible way to deal with this issue with any immediacy. You are on par with demanding world peace and harmony, in that it sounds good but won't work because "human nature".
Linux has had auditing and compliance since RH3.0. Today it's called auditd, but started as LAUS. Your ignorance != honesty. I built the first networks outside of a military base certified for classified processing under NISPOM and JFAN/3 standards. At the time I built those networks, Windows could run stand alone only.
WIndows required more infrastructure and hands on management than Linux even years later when Windows could finally be certified for Network operations in those environments.
Um, no. We have tons of open reqs for technical jobs, many of which are extremely hard to fill. The company has no problem filling sales, marketing, and admin jobs.
Ohhh, it's from the slander journal?
Ok, we can safely ignore that bullshit then, carry on.
Your words, not mine. My position would be the same if it was Breitbart. Media is quite often wrong, and none of them are above inventing stories for click-bait.
Now if they gave a link to a proposed Bill, I'd take it more seriously. Media does not create laws or regulations, Government Legislators do.
"According to the WSJ", not any Government policy we have seen. While Governments can, and often do, put out crap policies there are the occasional smart ones where experts have input. Most of us can come up with policies that have no requirements for passwords. Simply "add Govt Office as a friend", or "add inspector as a friend". From there, they could see all of your contacts, posts, etc..
Imagine what happens if he found out you voted for Trump!?!?!?
"Smart" homes don't have value to most people. If the value people received from the services were worth the money, people would purchase. People are concerned about the invasive nature of the tech (rightly so), and see any potential cost savings as trivial at best. Turning a dial on the thermostat is not that hard, and it's not like you are going to work on winter days and asking "Did I leave the thermostat 20 degrees off my normal?".
Smart homes are like VR, Apple Watches or Fitbits. A niche market which the majority of people could care less about or simply don't want. That means the cost will remain high, and the value people get won't change much either.
There are a tremendous amount of crap degrees. Quoting Mike Rowe "People come out of College with a 4 year degree in basket weaving and 100K in debt, then wonder why they can't get a job." People have been duped.
People have been told that any degree is a leg up on a High School degree, which may have been true 30 years. Then Schools decided to expand the number of degrees to be sure that any attendee, even those that didn't really try, could still get a degree.
Banker: I see you have lots of college debt, which will make a mortgage difficult. How are the job prospects for a Gender Studies major?
Graduate: Well, I'm working as a retail clerk at a store while I wait for my big break in a massive company as an EO officer.
Banker: How about you come back after your debt is down or you have that great job.Graduate: But I have a degree!