If you think that's enough to completely wipe out our species, I have a bridge to sell you.
It may not be life as we know it, but whether you like it or not humans as a species will survive ALL of that, AND more. All we need is some percentage of newborns to make it to, oh, let's be generous and say age 17. They breed. There's more of us.
You don't need cars, or computers, or even a houses to have humans. All you need is sharp, pointy sticks, a few friends, and some of those friends to be of the opposite sex. That's it.
If Californians had half an idea how many traits they share with Tennesseans..... well, I'm not really sure what would happen, but I'm sure I would be very amused by the results.
Yes, saving 5 seconds of your time 99% of the time is sure great. It's that 1% of the time you cause an accident which causes *everyone* to lose many minutes of their travel, and potentially causes you and/or others to lose their *LIFE*.. that's what really throws things off.
Stop at the fucking stop sign. You want to save 5 seconds, run to and from your car instead of walking. I find it amusing yet depressing that people are concerned about shaving a few seconds off their travel when driving their car -- potential risks be damned! -- but when it actually would require physical effort on their part to move faster -- moving faster than a slow crawl when walking -- those same people won't step up to the plate.
Yes, because European urban planning is a shining beacon to us all.
Oh wait, it's still bogged down with streets laid down during the fucking Dark Ages.
Oh, wait, all the problems and issues with modern urban planning only came to light after America started building modern cities. Shucks. Boy, problems sure are obvious when you're looking at them several decades after the fact, huh?
Are you insinuating that pc gamers with suffer hand problems sooner than console gamers?
That's pretty absurd. I don't know about you, but I have larger hands than average -- I'm 6'2, it comes with the territory -- and my hands ache after as little as an hour of using a playstation controller. I've not used the newer xbox controllers recently. The original, gigantic xbox controller WAS comically large, but also a much more comfortable controller than anything since the n64's funky three-hands-fit-on-it affair.
but on a PC? Quite fine. I don't start getting sore hands until many, many consecutive hours of games -- and even then, only games that require constant movement. bhops, constant fast weapon switching, etc etc
there's plenty that tops it... the thing is, that plenty, all that stuff that tops 1 guy 1 jar, tends towards things that are outright illegal to do anyway. and tends to be less "wow what is wrong with that guy, why would he do that" and more "what the fucking... this person is a fucking monster"
honestly, though? i'm glad things like that exist on the internet. i'm glad because it's resulted in them getting caught.
True, but the situation only reached a point where people were panicking *because* nobody thought of the obvious solution(s). Once there, a lack of rational thinking may be expected, but it required the same to get there in the first place.
And during the course of dialing 911 and explaining his problem nobody in the car ever thought to shift the car into neutral.
That tends to solve uncontrolled acceleration problems easily and quickly.
And, yes, I would be inclined to believe that someone who couldn't think of that may indeed have a problem telling the difference between the brake and gas pedals.
Well, seeing as how uncontrollable acceleration in a car can be easily mitigated by shifting into neutral and/or shutting the car off, I'm going to have to go with stupid Toyota drivers. I'm not saying Toyota hasn't misdesigned something, but I am saying that if you have enough time to realize "Hurr, my car keeps gettin faster and i can't slow it down!" you have enough time to shift into neutral.
I'm just chiming in briefly so we can both have a laugh; somehow, someone must have screwed up. You and I are saying different things yet neither of us have been modded Flamebait or Troll or Offtopic.
Where is my slashdot, and what has been done to it!?
And how, exactly, would you propose that would happen? How is that any different than what's going on right now? pr0tip, it's not, except the public would have access to the data and it would be more clear who's full of shit and who's not.
Thing of it is, to the public, to any reasonable person.. if you make a claim, and say evidence and data supports that claim, *and then refuse to provide that evidence or data*, it really speaks volumes about the veracity of your claim. Maybe there is evidence and data that support it, clearly, obviously, and without question.. but if that's the case, a reasonable person would expect you to share that proof openly and willingly.
That perception? That's harmful. That's breeding a lot of climate-change-deniers, because it is entirely reasonable for them to doubt the claims of people who make loud statements and then tell you to sod off when asked to support those statements.
The possibility for catastrophe is much higher around the site of the leaking oil. You're a fucking idiot.
Do you want some asshole enviro-paparazzi bumping in to a relief worker accidentally and knocking awry the pipe that might seal the leak for good? That is what they're trying to avoid. The only people who want that would be the enviro-paparazzis. Again, you're a fucking idiot.
they did throw out data, though. as in, temperature data. they tossed it out years ago and only kept their 'corrected/adjusted' values.
If you presume that those changes were made in good faith and with proper procedure, it's not a problem. Except it is a problem, because it can no longer be provably shown that they corrected the values in good faith with all proper procedure, and I for one don't much care for my science to end with some schmuck smiling, shrugging and saying "Hey, just *TRUST* me, eh?"
What we have here is a neat little conundrum. They're not making the details of their data available because they're not done analyzing it, you say? Great for them, but the rest of us are dealing with climate change and climate change legislation *right now*. That means the whole damn issue is polarized. They're worried about people using their data to prove they're wrong? They're acting like petty assholes in private emails, they're talking about tricks to make graphs display their data in the specific way they want it displayed? I can think of no better way to get the public at large to become distrustful of everything you've been saying than that sort of confluence of events. All they're missing is being on video laughing like a villain and maybe slapping an orphan and kicking a puppy.
And you act like these guys had any intention of ever releasing their data.... don't be silly, that was never on their agenda anyway. Ever. Their data. It was going to be the source for many, many papers, for the rest of their careers, and to hell with any good any other person or people could have potentially done with that data; they've figured out job security, humanity be damned.
So what? Sometimes, flaws with the data are found; sometimes, the researchers overlook things.
Nobody who takes someone else's messy data and assumes it's perfect and from that extrapolates more crap will be taken seriously by many people; if enough people ARE making noise about something like that, it's trivial for someone (who doesnt even have to anyone involved with producing the original data) to point out in what ways those extrapolations-on-assumptions are flawed and why it just doesn't work.
You're basically arguing that we should burn all copies of Catcher in the Rye because it can and has been a popular book for crazy people who kill people. Or, more exactly, because it can be used by someone like John Hinckley and misinterpreted to justify the assassination of the president
I.. ok, ok, stop right there. There is no way this comment is not a straight man setup for a racist funny man joke. Just.. just no way. you tried this.
as others have noted. if you're following too closely, especially at highway speeds, you could very well kill yourself or others. you could cause a multi-vehicle pileup and kill MANY people. at the very least, you're being an asshole.
tailgating is retarded. if you're traveling faster than the car in front of you, pass them. if you are not, there's no reason to follow closely -- back off, and maintain your speed, and you'll both keep that distance and shit will be safe.
what happens if you do it on the ocean? same shit! you could cause deaths! you didn't even give any thought to what could happen if two boats/ships collide on the open water (you have no fucking clue, you say), but since you don't know it must be safe?
christ, we'll all be better off if you do follow too closely in traffic and get yourself killed. Not knowing something is unsafe because you've not given it any thought or research does not mean something is safe. Doubt me? Go eat some mushrooms from your lawn. You don't know what they are, right? Must mean they're safe, right?
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They'll be about 20 years out at that point
If you think that's enough to completely wipe out our species, I have a bridge to sell you.
It may not be life as we know it, but whether you like it or not humans as a species will survive ALL of that, AND more. All we need is some percentage of newborns to make it to, oh, let's be generous and say age 17. They breed. There's more of us.
You don't need cars, or computers, or even a houses to have humans. All you need is sharp, pointy sticks, a few friends, and some of those friends to be of the opposite sex. That's it.
If Californians had half an idea how many traits they share with Tennesseans... .. well, I'm not really sure what would happen, but I'm sure I would be very amused by the results.
Yes, saving 5 seconds of your time 99% of the time is sure great. It's that 1% of the time you cause an accident which causes *everyone* to lose many minutes of their travel, and potentially causes you and/or others to lose their *LIFE*.. that's what really throws things off.
Stop at the fucking stop sign. You want to save 5 seconds, run to and from your car instead of walking. I find it amusing yet depressing that people are concerned about shaving a few seconds off their travel when driving their car -- potential risks be damned! -- but when it actually would require physical effort on their part to move faster -- moving faster than a slow crawl when walking -- those same people won't step up to the plate.
Yes, because European urban planning is a shining beacon to us all.
Oh wait, it's still bogged down with streets laid down during the fucking Dark Ages.
Oh, wait, all the problems and issues with modern urban planning only came to light after America started building modern cities. Shucks. Boy, problems sure are obvious when you're looking at them several decades after the fact, huh?
You should have been watching for unicorns
Are you insinuating that pc gamers with suffer hand problems sooner than console gamers?
That's pretty absurd. I don't know about you, but I have larger hands than average -- I'm 6'2, it comes with the territory -- and my hands ache after as little as an hour of using a playstation controller. I've not used the newer xbox controllers recently. The original, gigantic xbox controller WAS comically large, but also a much more comfortable controller than anything since the n64's funky three-hands-fit-on-it affair.
but on a PC? Quite fine. I don't start getting sore hands until many, many consecutive hours of games -- and even then, only games that require constant movement. bhops, constant fast weapon switching, etc etc
I don't know if that's any better, dude...
Chinese girl, high-heeled shoes, a kitten's head.
You don't need to watch it.
People actually tracked her down, though, I believe she got into trouble legally for animal cruelty. Hurray for internet outraeaeg?
No.
My 401k statement IS an unpleasant image, you insensitive clod!
3 guys 1 hammer.
1 girl 1 kitten.
there's plenty that tops it... the thing is, that plenty, all that stuff that tops 1 guy 1 jar, tends towards things that are outright illegal to do anyway. and tends to be less "wow what is wrong with that guy, why would he do that" and more "what the fucking... this person is a fucking monster"
honestly, though? i'm glad things like that exist on the internet. i'm glad because it's resulted in them getting caught.
True, but the situation only reached a point where people were panicking *because* nobody thought of the obvious solution(s). Once there, a lack of rational thinking may be expected, but it required the same to get there in the first place.
And during the course of dialing 911 and explaining his problem nobody in the car ever thought to shift the car into neutral.
That tends to solve uncontrolled acceleration problems easily and quickly.
And, yes, I would be inclined to believe that someone who couldn't think of that may indeed have a problem telling the difference between the brake and gas pedals.
Well, seeing as how uncontrollable acceleration in a car can be easily mitigated by shifting into neutral and/or shutting the car off, I'm going to have to go with stupid Toyota drivers. I'm not saying Toyota hasn't misdesigned something, but I am saying that if you have enough time to realize "Hurr, my car keeps gettin faster and i can't slow it down!" you have enough time to shift into neutral.
I'm just chiming in briefly so we can both have a laugh; somehow, someone must have screwed up. You and I are saying different things yet neither of us have been modded Flamebait or Troll or Offtopic.
Where is my slashdot, and what has been done to it!?
Next time you're trying to talk up Brazil, maybe avoid the part where they help facilitate Iran getting its hands on enriched uranium
And how, exactly, would you propose that would happen? How is that any different than what's going on right now? pr0tip, it's not, except the public would have access to the data and it would be more clear who's full of shit and who's not.
Thing of it is, to the public, to any reasonable person.. if you make a claim, and say evidence and data supports that claim, *and then refuse to provide that evidence or data*, it really speaks volumes about the veracity of your claim. Maybe there is evidence and data that support it, clearly, obviously, and without question.. but if that's the case, a reasonable person would expect you to share that proof openly and willingly.
That perception? That's harmful. That's breeding a lot of climate-change-deniers, because it is entirely reasonable for them to doubt the claims of people who make loud statements and then tell you to sod off when asked to support those statements.
The possibility for catastrophe is much higher around the site of the leaking oil. You're a fucking idiot.
Do you want some asshole enviro-paparazzi bumping in to a relief worker accidentally and knocking awry the pipe that might seal the leak for good? That is what they're trying to avoid. The only people who want that would be the enviro-paparazzis. Again, you're a fucking idiot.
they did throw out data, though. as in, temperature data. they tossed it out years ago and only kept their 'corrected/adjusted' values.
If you presume that those changes were made in good faith and with proper procedure, it's not a problem. Except it is a problem, because it can no longer be provably shown that they corrected the values in good faith with all proper procedure, and I for one don't much care for my science to end with some schmuck smiling, shrugging and saying "Hey, just *TRUST* me, eh?"
What we have here is a neat little conundrum.
They're not making the details of their data available because they're not done analyzing it, you say? Great for them, but the rest of us are dealing with climate change and climate change legislation *right now*. That means the whole damn issue is polarized. They're worried about people using their data to prove they're wrong? They're acting like petty assholes in private emails, they're talking about tricks to make graphs display their data in the specific way they want it displayed? I can think of no better way to get the public at large to become distrustful of everything you've been saying than that sort of confluence of events. All they're missing is being on video laughing like a villain and maybe slapping an orphan and kicking a puppy.
And you act like these guys had any intention of ever releasing their data.... don't be silly, that was never on their agenda anyway. Ever. Their data. It was going to be the source for many, many papers, for the rest of their careers, and to hell with any good any other person or people could have potentially done with that data; they've figured out job security, humanity be damned.
So what? Sometimes, flaws with the data are found; sometimes, the researchers overlook things.
Nobody who takes someone else's messy data and assumes it's perfect and from that extrapolates more crap will be taken seriously by many people; if enough people ARE making noise about something like that, it's trivial for someone (who doesnt even have to anyone involved with producing the original data) to point out in what ways those extrapolations-on-assumptions are flawed and why it just doesn't work.
You're basically arguing that we should burn all copies of Catcher in the Rye because it can and has been a popular book for crazy people who kill people. Or, more exactly, because it can be used by someone like John Hinckley and misinterpreted to justify the assassination of the president
This is one of the things people usually overlook when bashing America.
We rarely sign on to treaties and accords and fail to honor them; more often, we fail to sign on yet still follow the rules as if we had.
I.. ok, ok, stop right there. There is no way this comment is not a straight man setup for a racist funny man joke. Just.. just no way. you tried this.
as others have noted. if you're following too closely, especially at highway speeds, you could very well kill yourself or others. you could cause a multi-vehicle pileup and kill MANY people. at the very least, you're being an asshole.
tailgating is retarded. if you're traveling faster than the car in front of you, pass them. if you are not, there's no reason to follow closely -- back off, and maintain your speed, and you'll both keep that distance and shit will be safe.
what happens if you do it on the ocean? same shit! you could cause deaths! you didn't even give any thought to what could happen if two boats/ships collide on the open water (you have no fucking clue, you say), but since you don't know it must be safe?
christ, we'll all be better off if you do follow too closely in traffic and get yourself killed. Not knowing something is unsafe because you've not given it any thought or research does not mean something is safe. Doubt me? Go eat some mushrooms from your lawn. You don't know what they are, right? Must mean they're safe, right?
Tool.