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  1. Re:As if prior alarmism didn't backfire... on Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Bear in mind that the average temperature gradient over the earth means 1 degree C is 145 km or 150 m in altitude.

  2. Nonsense. Different big money interests rallied to make net neutrality the law*, despite the internet being built and running for decades without it.

    * law, executive order...what's the difference between 'friends'.

  3. Re:If Dying in extream weather isn't a motivation. on Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    The Germans make good beer in industrial quantities for cheap (unless Oktoberfest, then very expensive).

    They have some traditional varieties too. Marzen and Berliner Weisse for examples. I'll grant they don't like 'super chewy'.

    The world turns, German kids are starting to drink Jager. For their parents Jagermeister is a stomach tonic, like Underberg. Some Germans drink IPAs now.

  4. Re:A few things... on Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    Drink whatever you want. But don't call it beer. It's a 'cereal malt beverage', like Zima, Spoors and Buttweiser.

  5. Re:If Dying in extream weather isn't a motivation. on Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Beer in Germany is cheap! Last I was there, it was 9 euro a case for decent beer (Becks grade), about 12 euro for the 'good stuff'.

    A German case is about five American six packs.

    Your understanding of the American beer market is about 30 years out of date. Not the criticism is 'over hopped IPAs' as far as the eye can see. American can beer is still awful, but only hipsters and trailer trash drink it.

  6. Re:A few things... on Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 2

    No, not beer.

    Also not beer if made with wheat, corn or rice sugar (looking at American can piss).

    Beer is made with malted barley, water, hops, yeast and NOTHING ELSE.

  7. Re:Thought most STEM workers went to college on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Your point appears to have been defending non-reproducible 'science' by bringing up non-science.

    'Cognitive behavioral therapy' is supposed to be science. Your parachute 'analogy' is stupid. You can ethically do tests with control groups (standard treatment) for this kind of therapy.

  8. Re: Main concern on Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    No, but when they sober up it's 'walk of shame/chew off the arm' time.

  9. Re:So What? on Climate Change Will Cause Beer Shortages and Price Hikes, Study Says (vice.com) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I like Tsingtao, so I tried another brand of Chinese beer. 'Sing Ha' (not the Thai malt liquor, the Chinese beer. Both apparently anglicise to almost the same name.)

    Tried one, didn't finish it. Just awful.

    Mentioned how bad it was to a couple of Chinese coworkers...their reaction...That's made with Shanghai city water, it will give you cancer, don't drink it. They're selling that in the USA? How is that possible?

    This was a long time ago, 'poisonous chinese beer' ship has sailed.

  10. Re:Riiiight. on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Clearly failed math, reduced to: 'I'm completely wrong, but that's a nit'

  11. Re:Riiiight. on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Double down on wrong.

    IT grads in your cite had 15%. 2x is still not possible. Are 170% of psych majors finding jobs? Math isn't your strong subject, is it?

    Also 'IT programs', basically the last program you can fall to and still be computer/STEM. Fail out of EE, Comp Sci. Fail out of Comp Sci, business. Fail out of business, IT (two year program is typical).

  12. Re:The humanities isn't just gender studies on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Required college history surveys are just a final repeat of the 'comic book history' we are all indoctrinated with in lower grades.

    Every nation has a different one, it's interesting comparing our 'mythical history' with various fuzzy foreigner's versions.

    Beware Ruskys, they like to fight. Don't bring up the 'Allied Expeditionary Force' that bounced around Russia (not helping, until Pershing pulled the plug), during the revolution.

  13. Re:Thought most STEM workers went to college on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Parachute design is an ENGINEERING problem, not a science problem. Part of doing the engineering might be some science on a specific nit.

    Might as well ask for double blind studies to prove guilt in court. Not even wrong, just WTF?

  14. Re:Riiiight. on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Assuming your the same AC. Your own cite says 'slightly better'.

    '2x as likely to get a job as the average college graduate'...that implies (to even be possible) the average college graduate is less than 50% likely to find a job.

    Again from your own cite...8.9% of all grads are 'out of work'.

    You must be a psych major...clearly failed math.

    If it wasn't clear up to now, I call 'Bullshit on you'. Like you say, 'fuck facts'...How was it? Facts are kind of dry IMHO, not good for fucking.

  15. Re: I was vaccinated on Scientists Are Getting Seriously Worried About Synthetic Smallpox (sciencealert.com) · · Score: 1

    Is _guaranteed_ effective for about 10 years. For most, the immunity lasts much longer, but it becomes a crapshoot.

  16. Re:blind spots on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 0

    'Women's studies' should be: cooking, cleaning and baby raising.

    And blowjobs.

  17. Re:Diversity on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    That changes my whole opinion about Eich.

    Somehow, I never knew he created Javascript...

    Now: 'He's nothing but a low-down, double-dealing, backstabbing, larcenous perverted worm! Hanging's too good for him. Burning's too good for him! He should be torn into little bitsy pieces and buried alive!'

  18. Re:NO WE DO NOT! on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    What university? Someone should keep track.

  19. Re:Thought most STEM workers went to college on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Key word 'can'.

    There has always been tension between the 'arts' and the 'sciences'. 'Arts' trying to claim 'Sciences' is an on the ground example. _None_ of the Science people buy it.

    Vodka is science, Cognac is art.

    Vodka is perfectible (_pure_ ethanol and water), Cognac is not (matter of taste).

  20. Re:Thought most STEM workers went to college on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Nature of 'design', every generation is compelled to change things. Even functional things that have evolved to their form for good functional reasons.

    The designer's managers need to limit their authority, until they are old enough to know why things are as they are. But PHBs are going to PHB.

    For ref outside software. Exploding toilets with squared off plastic pressure vessels. 'Designed', not 'Engineered'.

  21. Re: It explains what's wrong with Mozilla on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Next you'll want nethack removed from emacs.

  22. Re:Riiiight. on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    It's a 4 year 'certificate of attendance' for crazy people.

    They think it will help them figure out why they are so broken.

    It puts off 'finding something to do' for four years.

  23. Re:Riiiight. on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Generally, Engineers run successful tech companies until their product is commoditized.

    Sure they have MBAs, but they're not in charge.

    VCs will fuck young companies (14 different ways), but their intent was never to grow, it was always to sell. Read the contracts, if they get to sell before anyone else (standard term), they are _planning_ on it (and fuck you, you'll like being part of EDS...er HP consulting).

  24. Re:Translation on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    Geopolitics is a psychopathic 'game'.

    If your leader isn't one, (s)he will lose and you will be fucked. Machiavelli said it well.

    There are no 'virgins' in congress, the White house or the UN. They have no business there.

    This is an ugly truth, no beauty in this one.

    Best you can do is severely limit the scope of their operation by keeping government split up, small and as broke as possible. You need a psychopath, to deal with all the others, but you don't want him running the police.

  25. Re:The Humanities are OVERWHELMINGLY left on Tech Suffers From Lack of Humanities, Says Mozilla Head (theguardian.com) · · Score: 1

    He's using an obsolete definition of liberal.

    Translating for him, to modern parlance: 'The humanities are overwhelmingly libertarian, as they should be. Free speech, free inquiry, and opposition to the supposed divine right of kings and popes is anathema.'

    But that's just obviously false.