"Keep a nice planet to live on." And that is the key point. If humanity in its hubris has taken on the role of maintaining the correct climate, then what is the correct climate?
Average for 1950? Holocene climatic optimum? (Look it up, we are cooler than 6000 years ago. ) Pliocene Climatic Optimum as per the article? Split the difference and try for the Sangamon interglacial? That was the one before this one, and it was also warmer than this. Or did the Cretaceous have it right before the big rock hit?
All of the above were biological paradises compared to the last glacial maximum, so we have some options. Which one is best, and by what criteria?
Because you want to know if the Sales department of Company B is open. So everyone in the same area has to be keeping reasonably close to the same hours. I'll wait an hour for you to open, but not four.
And the MCAS is a new feature because the airplane is intrinsically unstable because of its oversized engines. The software is supposed to keep the plane from doing something stupid, and in fact does something else stupid all on its own.
If we get all the way to the Pliocene we could have 25 meters of sea level rise. Wikipedia has plenty on the Pliocene Climactic Optimum, so you can look it up yourself.
I should have specified more. I'm in eastern Washington state. House was built in 1957, so 3" insulation in the walls but the attic was upgraded to 12". Windows are double pane, but not low-e. The secret is lathe and plaster walls. Huge heat capacity compared to drywall. Store heat during the day, blow it out into the semi-desert air all night.
That leaves you getting up at 5 AM, and your biological bottom is 4 AM, not good for your health or alertness. And what do you hope to accomplish in that last hour of light anyway. Shopping doesn't need light, it's still freezing, overcast, and usually snowy. Time go home regardless of a longer twilight.
"People with central air conditioning and 95F+ summers don't turn it off when they're away during the day anyhow, and need it on at night too."
False. My AC comes on when I get home, and goes off at sunset. The I open the windows and start a fan. By morning it's 50 F outside, and can button up the house and head to work.
If I'm home for the day, and it's 90 F by 9 AM then it will be warm enough inside to need the AC by around 2 PM.
My last job ran from 7:30 to 4:00. In the winter the sun came up a half hour after I got to work, and set while going home. With an 8 1/2 hour work day and 8 hours of day light no clock manipulation can save you.
That is my take away from this. The asteroid is badly fractured, so will have to be pushed or pulled very gently. Bruce Willis and Co. just makes a gravel pile where 90% keeps on course.
If you look at the web page, you will see the wind hasn't blown in several days. And although we are almost back to 12 hours of sunlight it has been quite cloudy lately. So, your batteries would now be completely discharged.
A 3 GHz Apple IIgs would still be pretty useful. Extend it to 64 bits and add a graphics coprocessor. If these attacks do turn out to be serious issues we might have to take a step back from the current levels of complexity.
"The problem is we don't understand a lot of it and scientists continuously walk back statements they held in the past"
The past is a problem alright, at least for the doom-sayers. The Miocene Climatic Optimum (the paleontologists phrase, not mine, nor apparently the IPCC's) was warmer than now. The Miocene Climactic Optimum was warmer than that. Even the last interglacial (Sangamon or Eemian depending on location) was warmer than now. The Holocene Climatic Optimum (that phrase again) 6000 years ago was warmer than now. Historically speaking, now is bloody-ass cold!
On the other hand, the Eocene Climatic Maximum was too warm (note the change in terminology.) Clearly you can over do anything if you are willing to work at it.
So, what is the Optimum Climate. And is humanity taking the responsibility of never letting the planet's climate change again? The fuss and bother of letting the climate reheat to Pliocene levels (up 4 C, and 25 meters sea level rise) is much less than letting it return to the last glacial maximum, (down 6 C and 120 meter drop in sea level, not to mention evacuating everything north of 40 degrees N latitude.
And for those people about to complain about the rate of change, you might want to look at the numbers from the Younger Dryas. The end of the previous interglacial was quite abrupt as as well. The planet's climate has been bipolar for two million years, and it's been getting worse.
At the very least they should put up a banner "Free Speech Not Allowed on This Platform." As you said, "these are public companies so they can do what they like" but terms and conditions do matter and must be disclosed.
Odd, I had the measles, as did my brother. It knocked me on my butt for about five days, and at half-speed for another five. And not even close to life threatening. Niether of us even saw a doctor because it wasn't necessary since they can't cure a virus anyway.
The caveat I'll admit to is that our ancestors are from the North German Plain. Measles has been endemic there since Caucasians got there. If I was Native American the results might have been worse. I don't know if their genes have been sufficiently selected for for enhanced virus killing functionality.
If the supposedly scared people are willing to sacrifice a CO2 belching luxury that humanity got along fine without until about 90 years ago, then they might actually be worried. If they are not willing to put up with even that trivial inconvenience, then they are not really all that worried.
Nautical miles are actually more logical than kilometers, since the French messed up the calculation to get the meter.
What does make sense is that 1 liter of water has mass of 1 kg, and a thousand of these makes up 1 cubic meter. It's too bad a calorie and a joule didn't come out to the same value. That would make life even better.
That was interesting. So boiling a hot dog would be fine, carbonizing the outside over a campfire not so much. And the Christmas ham roasted at 325 F in a covered pan should be fine too.
A possible nitrosamine is still better than botulism though.
"Ensuring clean water for US citizens is a core function of government."
And that is why it's handled at the local level. The EPA sets the limits for contaminants, and how to get the water to that quality is up to the local water department.
No lead in our local water, nor copper, trivial iron, low calcium, and no herbicides, pesticides, or industrial chemicals. And no chlorination either. There is about 0.4 ppm fluoride, and about 60 ppm silica. All in all good water. So I just use a non- disposable bottle to carry some around when I need it.
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"Keep a nice planet to live on." And that is the key point. If humanity in its hubris has taken on the role of maintaining the correct climate, then what is the correct climate?
Average for 1950?
Holocene climatic optimum? (Look it up, we are cooler than 6000 years ago. )
Pliocene Climatic Optimum as per the article?
Split the difference and try for the Sangamon interglacial? That was the one before this one, and it was also warmer than this.
Or did the Cretaceous have it right before the big rock hit?
All of the above were biological paradises compared to the last glacial maximum, so we have some options. Which one is best, and by what criteria?
Because you want to know if the Sales department of Company B is open. So everyone in the same area has to be keeping reasonably close to the same hours. I'll wait an hour for you to open, but not four.
And the MCAS is a new feature because the airplane is intrinsically unstable because of its oversized engines. The software is supposed to keep the plane from doing something stupid, and in fact does something else stupid all on its own.
Been there, done that. Tee-shirt is found in the mud and or ice cores. So plan on six meters of sea level rise.
http://academic.emporia.edu/ab...
If we get all the way to the Pliocene we could have 25 meters of sea level rise. Wikipedia has plenty on the Pliocene Climactic Optimum, so you can look it up yourself.
I should have specified more. I'm in eastern Washington state. House was built in 1957, so 3" insulation in the walls but the attic was upgraded to 12". Windows are double pane, but not low-e. The secret is lathe and plaster walls. Huge heat capacity compared to drywall. Store heat during the day, blow it out into the semi-desert air all night.
That leaves you getting up at 5 AM, and your biological bottom is 4 AM, not good for your health or alertness. And what do you hope to accomplish in that last hour of light anyway. Shopping doesn't need light, it's still freezing, overcast, and usually snowy. Time go home regardless of a longer twilight.
You can on the East side, except in December when the freezing sets it.
"People with central air conditioning and 95F+ summers don't turn it off when they're away during the day anyhow, and need it on at night too."
False. My AC comes on when I get home, and goes off at sunset. The I open the windows and start a fan. By morning it's 50 F outside, and can button up the house and head to work.
If I'm home for the day, and it's 90 F by 9 AM then it will be warm enough inside to need the AC by around 2 PM.
My last job ran from 7:30 to 4:00. In the winter the sun came up a half hour after I got to work, and set while going home. With an 8 1/2 hour work day and 8 hours of day light no clock manipulation can save you.
With a Three Letter Agency you are never quite sure what they are plotting.
That is my take away from this. The asteroid is badly fractured, so will have to be pushed or pulled very gently. Bruce Willis and Co. just makes a gravel pile where 90% keeps on course.
https://transmission.bpa.gov/b...
If you look at the web page, you will see the wind hasn't blown in several days. And although we are almost back to 12 hours of sunlight it has been quite cloudy lately. So, your batteries would now be completely discharged.
A 3 GHz Apple IIgs would still be pretty useful. Extend it to 64 bits and add a graphics coprocessor. If these attacks do turn out to be serious issues we might have to take a step back from the current levels of complexity.
"The problem is we don't understand a lot of it and scientists continuously walk back statements they held in the past"
The past is a problem alright, at least for the doom-sayers. The Miocene Climatic Optimum (the paleontologists phrase, not mine, nor apparently the IPCC's) was warmer than now. The Miocene Climactic Optimum was warmer than that. Even the last interglacial (Sangamon or Eemian depending on location) was warmer than now. The Holocene Climatic Optimum (that phrase again) 6000 years ago was warmer than now. Historically speaking, now is bloody-ass cold!
On the other hand, the Eocene Climatic Maximum was too warm (note the change in terminology.) Clearly you can over do anything if you are willing to work at it.
So, what is the Optimum Climate. And is humanity taking the responsibility of never letting the planet's climate change again? The fuss and bother of letting the climate reheat to Pliocene levels (up 4 C, and 25 meters sea level rise) is much less than letting it return to the last glacial maximum, (down 6 C and 120 meter drop in sea level, not to mention evacuating everything north of 40 degrees N latitude.
And for those people about to complain about the rate of change, you might want to look at the numbers from the Younger Dryas. The end of the previous interglacial was quite abrupt as as well. The planet's climate has been bipolar for two million years, and it's been getting worse.
At the very least they should put up a banner "Free Speech Not Allowed on This Platform." As you said, "these are public companies so they can do what they like" but terms and conditions do matter and must be disclosed.
Odd, I had the measles, as did my brother. It knocked me on my butt for about five days, and at half-speed for another five. And not even close to life threatening. Niether of us even saw a doctor because it wasn't necessary since they can't cure a virus anyway.
The caveat I'll admit to is that our ancestors are from the North German Plain. Measles has been endemic there since Caucasians got there. If I was Native American the results might have been worse. I don't know if their genes have been sufficiently selected for for enhanced virus killing functionality.
If the supposedly scared people are willing to sacrifice a CO2 belching luxury that humanity got along fine without until about 90 years ago, then they might actually be worried. If they are not willing to put up with even that trivial inconvenience, then they are not really all that worried.
"Publishing under another name is not necessarily sketchy, "
As in the famous Student of statistics fame, who wanted to keep his research separate from his employer.
Nautical miles are actually more logical than kilometers, since the French messed up the calculation to get the meter.
What does make sense is that 1 liter of water has mass of 1 kg, and a thousand of these makes up 1 cubic meter. It's too bad a calorie and a joule didn't come out to the same value. That would make life even better.
That was interesting. So boiling a hot dog would be fine, carbonizing the outside over a campfire not so much. And the Christmas ham roasted at 325 F in a covered pan should be fine too.
A possible nitrosamine is still better than botulism though.
"Ensuring clean water for US citizens is a core function of government."
And that is why it's handled at the local level. The EPA sets the limits for contaminants, and how to get the water to that quality is up to the local water department.
No lead in our local water, nor copper, trivial iron, low calcium, and no herbicides, pesticides, or industrial chemicals. And no chlorination either. There is about 0.4 ppm fluoride, and about 60 ppm silica. All in all good water. So I just use a non- disposable bottle to carry some around when I need it.
I don't even have to look at the broadband maps to tell you they are hopelessly optimistic.
One of the nicest things about retirement is not having to deal with share point again.
Why is it an i3 if it really has four cores? Did intel outsource marketing to Sirius Cybernetics?