Most people who have a small family and own an SUV would be better off with a more efficient minivan, no doubt. Beyond that, selection of efficient vehicles for a decent sized family is very limited.
We traded in our 4-Runner (an SUV) for a Sienna (a minivan). The gas mileage is not much different. Still, you have a point. Both vehicles get better gas mileage than the station wagon my aunt drove.
I spent a few years in Michigan... Trust me, unless you like be stranded at home for days at a time... you need and SUV.
Now I live in Texas, where like many parts of the country, has dirt roads. And unless you like the idea of stranded at home.... You get the idea.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that the guy who buys an Excursion to take himself to work alone every day is in the right, but just because he doesn't need his SUV doesn't mean they aren't needed.
Another note... My small 1995 Toyota Avalon gets about 25 mpg. My Isuzu Rodeo (a SUV) that I had in Michigan got about 20-22. Not really much difference there. So don't blame SUV's.
What you need to do is rather than not own a car at all is go buy a car that runs on something other than petroleum so that auto makers can see that this sort of thing really can sell.
Cute, but you don't have to be differently abled to know that the Constitution only applies to government censorship, not censorship by a company or other people. Since the ACLU is really only interested in protecting the Bill of Rights, I doubt they would interested in my plight.
I didn't quote a "small very vocal band of extremists". The IPCC is a very conservative scientific panel. That's "conservative" in the scientific sense of not making unsubstantiated claims, not in the American political sense like the nutjobs you linked to.
Exactly. You are calling those that did NOT ignore the "good" news from the report extremists... actually, you called them nutjobs.
As to the IPCC report you're talking about... it hasn't been released yet. What you've read is the "Summary for Policymakers"... in other words, the cliff-notes for politicians. I think the world will survive long enough for the actual report to come out. Even then, I don't know how much stock I'm going to put into a bunch of UN hired scientists. I put them just below Exxon employees on the credibility scale. At least Exxon did not watch half a million children die from starvation, tainted water and disease due to UN corruption. (UNICEF'S numbers, Oil for food program is the corruption in case you couldn't figure it out. Don't even get me started on Darfur, Rwanda or even Bosnia!)
Interestingly enough, his theory does even more! It predicts the substantial positive change to his bank balance due to a payment from an oil cartel discussed here last week
I see it another way... Here is a scientist that has more to lose by saying that global warming is NOT man made than he has to gain. You don't have to look much farther than the former state climatologist of Oregon to see the blackmail this guy is about to face for stating what he believes based on his own scientific observations. The pittance this guy may or may not be getting from Exxon is not going to support him for the rest of his life.
A small, but very vocal, band of extremists have been hawking a doomsday scenario, in which Greenland suddenly melts, raising sea levels 12 feet or more by 2100. While this forecast enjoys no real support in the traditionally refereed scientific literature, it is repeated everywhere, and its supporters are already claiming that the IPCC -- the self-proclaimed "consensus of scientists" -- is now wrong because it has toned down its projections of doom and gloom.
But the integrated warming of southern Greenland (the region that sheds ice) was much greater for several decades in the early and mid-20th century than in the last decade. In fact, with the exception of one year (2003), Greenland's recent temperatures aren't particularly unusual, nor is its rate of ice loss.
As measured recently by satellite, and published in Science magazine, Greenland is losing.0004 percent of its ice per year, or 0.4 percent per century. All modern computer models require nearly 1,000 years of carbon concentrations three times what they are today to melt the majority of Greenland's ice. Does anyone seriously believe we will be a fossil-fuel powered society in, say, the year 2500?
In summary, what's not new in today's IPCC report -- that humans are warming the planet -- will be treated as big news, while what is new -- that sea levels are not likely to rise as much as previously predicted -- will be ignored, at least by everyone except the extremist fringe.
Actually, this prediction is much more accurate that all the global warming predictions I've seen combined!
1.) Remove Internet connection. 2.) Install. 3.) Turn on Windows Firewall. 4.) Reconnect Internet connection. 5.) Download updates, install any security software you may wish to use depending upon your uses.
Great idea, except that the copy of XP that I and many others have did not come with SP2... that's why it's called a Service Pack... because it wasn't originally installed. Also, as I'm sure you know that Windows did not have a firewall installed until SP2. Anyway, it's really friggen hard to turn on the Firewall that came with SP2 until you connect to the Internet and download service pack 2!!! (And Yes! I have heard of people that have gotten their PC's infected in the time it took them to download SP2)
(of course, I'm speaking of people like my parents who used to have one computer that is connected directly to the cable modem... which for some reason is how the cable company recommended it be installed! Don't worry, I fixed it for them.)
Sorry, I don't mean to come down on you, but I read this over and over and it kills me every time. (install Windows that does not have firewall, turn on firewall, connect to web, download firewall, install updates...)
Yeah, and while you're waiting for them you can toast some marshmallows in the flames of that local abortion clinic. So, you think abortion clinic bombings are comparable to islaamic terrorism. Let's see how that sounds:
Yeah, those state sponsored, priest endorsed abortion clinic burning are a favorite pastime. While we killed over 3000 abortion doctors in 2001 alone! Of course, the few gems are the individual abortionists we capture, cut off their heads and show the whole think on the Internet.
See how fucking stupid that makes you sound... or should I say, proves that you are! Go ahead and burn a church down if you feel that strongly about it. If Christians are as bad as you say, it is your duty. You are a coward otherwise!
Dumbass! If you had read the summary, you'd know that everyone thing was cool when he was bashing Christianity because bashing Christianity makes you cool, like smoking.
If he had been pulled from YouTube when he bashed Christians, you'd have a point. But since he was only pulled when he started bashing something other than Christianity, and it was plainly stated in the summary, you've been made to look like a total dumbass. Lucky for you, you bashed religion so you got modded (+5, Atheist)
So are aspects of Christianity. Many religions have aspects like this so don't try to point to the moral high ground if you're not on it.
As a Christian, I'll take that moral high ground. The Spanish Inquisition ended centuries ago. Only after the Arabian Inquisition ends can Muslims can join the rest of us up here. The view is quite nice.
they bring in some poor caricature of an expert from a different group to mock and make fun of and never let them finish a sentence, and always cut them off when they start citing facts.
Funny how I see those same experts on all the other networks as well. Some of these "experts" even work for left-wing outlets. Juan Williams and Maria Liason are big names on both Fox News and NPR. They are respected, integral parts of the shows they host or act as "the panel". I have never seen either one of these two ridiculed or not allowed to make their point. They are on Fox's payroll to make those points.
I'm curious - would it be possible to tweak something like this to do end-to-end encryption? (To make sure certain government agencies with three letter acronyms aren't listening in). Something like fast symmetric key encryption, using Diffie-Hellman key exchange?
Yeah, I'm sure the NSA has nothing better to do but listen to your phone calls.
Seriously, I had no idea that half the population works for the NSA. They must because it would literally take half (or more) of the population to watch the other half. When do we get the half time show and switch sides?
The people that didn't forsee that the war in Iraq could possibly lead to civil war are responsible for not taking any steps at all to prevent it.
Invading Iraq won't cause a civil war... abandoning it will. Just look at what happened in Afghanistan after we abandoned them when the Soviets pulled out. The debate for going into Iraq is over. The time to place blame is over. And it is never the right time to mix politics with war (read my sig for a prime example). When you find yourself halfway through hell, keep going. (don't remember who said it)
Just because Fox News presents more than one side doesn't mean they are "ridiculous". I thought the idea was to get the story from multiple angles, hear all the sides, do your own research and THEN make up your own mind. I thought that blindly and thoughtlessly following what you hear was a bad thing? When did all this change?
I'd rather take that chance than be forced to watch continual idiocy perpetrated by those who claim to be protecting us.
I'm sure you were saying that on 9-10-01 also, which is why we had the problem to begin with. It's real easy to sit around say that you'll risk a terrorist attack when you know that the odds are heavily in your favor. Yes, odds are pretty low that you'll die in a terrorist attack. The idiots that "claim to be protecting us" have been busting their ass to do so. On one side, they really do have people who are trying their damnedest to kill you and they could not care less about your rules or anyone elses. On the other side are bunch a hippies screaming, "The man is listening to my phone calls (Like the NSA has nothing better to do). The Constitution is dead. George Bush is the biggest terrorist on the world. 9-11 was an inside job, man..." The rest of people who just want to feed their families, pay their mortgage and see their kids grow up. Those people are usually the victims.
But you do have a point... those people in Boston were idiots. I notice that none of the other cities had any problems.
I want every man woman and child to understand how close we are to chaos! I want everyone to remember why they need us!"
Says the guy who pushes them into chaos. Isn't that kind of like causing a volcano to erupt just toprove that global warming is real? Maybe it's like knocking a building down to prove that it's not earthquake proof. How about removing a smoker's lungs to show him that smoking is dangerous.
...Also, I believe what the GP called "reccomending people use duct tape and plastic sheeting to protect themselves from terrorists" was nothing more than an official (I don't even think it was Tom Ridge) recommending duct tape as part of an emergency kit to have around... along with fresh water, canned goods and so on. He was saying it was good to have for any type of disaster, not just terrorism. Some people took it out of context and turned their house into a fish bowl. However this was not Tom Ridge's fault as the GP suggests.
It seems like you're fighting something because it can be abused. Just because something has the potential for abuse, doesn't mean that it is the end of privacy. That's like saying because a judge can grant a warrant to search your house, we have no right to privacy. It only takes one crooked judge, right?
Personally, I don't care if there are federal ID standards and no one has offered any reason as to why I should other than, "But the gov't might do this or it might that." Well, if they do, I'll get pissed, just like I'll get pissed if they shut off my power or close down the highway system, but so far, I see no evidence of any of this happening, so why should I get all bent out of shape over it? There are national standards covering everything from TV-station broadcast frequencies to the size and shape of my license plate. That doesn't mean that George Bush is watching me and my wife do the nasty.
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Most people who have a small family and own an SUV would be better off with a more efficient minivan, no doubt. Beyond that, selection of efficient vehicles for a decent sized family is very limited.
We traded in our 4-Runner (an SUV) for a Sienna (a minivan). The gas mileage is not much different. Still, you have a point. Both vehicles get better gas mileage than the station wagon my aunt drove.
I spent a few years in Michigan... Trust me, unless you like be stranded at home for days at a time... you need and SUV.
Now I live in Texas, where like many parts of the country, has dirt roads. And unless you like the idea of stranded at home.... You get the idea.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that the guy who buys an Excursion to take himself to work alone every day is in the right, but just because he doesn't need his SUV doesn't mean they aren't needed.
Another note... My small 1995 Toyota Avalon gets about 25 mpg. My Isuzu Rodeo (a SUV) that I had in Michigan got about 20-22. Not really much difference there. So don't blame SUV's.
What you need to do is rather than not own a car at all is go buy a car that runs on something other than petroleum so that auto makers can see that this sort of thing really can sell.
Cute, but you don't have to be differently abled to know that the Constitution only applies to government censorship, not censorship by a company or other people. Since the ACLU is really only interested in protecting the Bill of Rights, I doubt they would interested in my plight.
Look at my moderation and see what happens to those who question the group-think.
The road to permafrost is paved with good intentions.
I didn't quote a "small very vocal band of extremists". The IPCC is a very conservative scientific panel. That's "conservative" in the scientific sense of not making unsubstantiated claims, not in the American political sense like the nutjobs you linked to.
Exactly. You are calling those that did NOT ignore the "good" news from the report extremists... actually, you called them nutjobs.
As to the IPCC report you're talking about... it hasn't been released yet. What you've read is the "Summary for Policymakers"... in other words, the cliff-notes for politicians. I think the world will survive long enough for the actual report to come out. Even then, I don't know how much stock I'm going to put into a bunch of UN hired scientists. I put them just below Exxon employees on the credibility scale. At least Exxon did not watch half a million children die from starvation, tainted water and disease due to UN corruption. (UNICEF'S numbers, Oil for food program is the corruption in case you couldn't figure it out. Don't even get me started on Darfur, Rwanda or even Bosnia!)
Interestingly enough, his theory does even more! It predicts the
substantial positive change to his bank balance due to a payment from
an oil cartel discussed here last week
I see it another way... Here is a scientist that has more to lose by saying that global warming is NOT man made than he has to gain. You don't have to look much farther than the former state climatologist of Oregon to see the blackmail this guy is about to face for stating what he believes based on his own scientific observations. The pittance this guy may or may not be getting from Exxon is not going to support him for the rest of his life.
Actually, this prediction is much more accurate that all the global warming predictions I've seen combined!
oh noes he discredited the cult of global warming! he MUST be in the pocket of big business.
I'm sure he's at the bank cashing his Exxon check right now!
1.) Remove Internet connection.
2.) Install.
3.) Turn on Windows Firewall.
4.) Reconnect Internet connection.
5.) Download updates, install any security software you may wish to use depending upon your uses.
Great idea, except that the copy of XP that I and many others have did not come with SP2... that's why it's called a Service Pack... because it wasn't originally installed. Also, as I'm sure you know that Windows did not have a firewall installed until SP2. Anyway, it's really friggen hard to turn on the Firewall that came with SP2 until you connect to the Internet and download service pack 2!!! (And Yes! I have heard of people that have gotten their PC's infected in the time it took them to download SP2)
(of course, I'm speaking of people like my parents who used to have one computer that is connected directly to the cable modem... which for some reason is how the cable company recommended it be installed! Don't worry, I fixed it for them.)
Sorry, I don't mean to come down on you, but I read this over and over and it kills me every time. (install Windows that does not have firewall, turn on firewall, connect to web, download firewall, install updates...)
So, you think abortion clinic bombings are comparable to islaamic terrorism. Let's see how that sounds:
See how fucking stupid that makes you sound... or should I say, proves that you are! Go ahead and burn a church down if you feel that strongly about it. If Christians are as bad as you say, it is your duty. You are a coward otherwise!
Dumbass! If you had read the summary, you'd know that everyone thing was cool when he was bashing Christianity because bashing Christianity makes you cool, like smoking.
If he had been pulled from YouTube when he bashed Christians, you'd have a point. But since he was only pulled when he started bashing something other than Christianity, and it was plainly stated in the summary, you've been made to look like a total dumbass. Lucky for you, you bashed religion so you got modded (+5, Atheist)
So are aspects of Christianity. Many religions have aspects like this so don't try to point to the moral high ground if you're not on it.
As a Christian, I'll take that moral high ground. The Spanish Inquisition ended centuries ago. Only after the Arabian Inquisition ends can Muslims can join the rest of us up here. The view is quite nice.
i.e. who just happens to run a company competing with some company in some powerful senators state.
You have no need to worry. The NSA is not run by the Senate or part of the Congressional branch at all.
they bring in some poor caricature of an expert from a different group to mock and make fun of and never let them finish a sentence, and always cut them off when they start citing facts.
Funny how I see those same experts on all the other networks as well. Some of these "experts" even work for left-wing outlets. Juan Williams and Maria Liason are big names on both Fox News and NPR. They are respected, integral parts of the shows they host or act as "the panel". I have never seen either one of these two ridiculed or not allowed to make their point. They are on Fox's payroll to make those points.
Maybe you should watch sometime.
I'm curious - would it be possible to tweak something like this to do end-to-end encryption? (To make sure certain government agencies with three letter acronyms aren't listening in). Something like fast symmetric key encryption, using Diffie-Hellman key exchange?
Yeah, I'm sure the NSA has nothing better to do but listen to your phone calls.
Seriously, I had no idea that half the population works for the NSA. They must because it would literally take half (or more) of the population to watch the other half. When do we get the half time show and switch sides?
Good, because I'm running out of things to run Linux on around here!
The people that didn't forsee that the war in Iraq could possibly lead to civil war are responsible for not taking any steps at all to prevent it.
Invading Iraq won't cause a civil war... abandoning it will. Just look at what happened in Afghanistan after we abandoned them when the Soviets pulled out. The debate for going into Iraq is over. The time to place blame is over. And it is never the right time to mix politics with war (read my sig for a prime example). When you find yourself halfway through hell, keep going. (don't remember who said it)
Just because Fox News presents more than one side doesn't mean they are "ridiculous". I thought the idea was to get the story from multiple angles, hear all the sides, do your own research and THEN make up your own mind. I thought that blindly and thoughtlessly following what you hear was a bad thing? When did all this change?
I'd rather take that chance than be forced to watch continual idiocy perpetrated by those who claim to be protecting us.
I'm sure you were saying that on 9-10-01 also, which is why we had the problem to begin with. It's real easy to sit around say that you'll risk a terrorist attack when you know that the odds are heavily in your favor. Yes, odds are pretty low that you'll die in a terrorist attack. The idiots that "claim to be protecting us" have been busting their ass to do so. On one side, they really do have people who are trying their damnedest to kill you and they could not care less about your rules or anyone elses. On the other side are bunch a hippies screaming, "The man is listening to my phone calls (Like the NSA has nothing better to do). The Constitution is dead. George Bush is the biggest terrorist on the world. 9-11 was an inside job, man..." The rest of people who just want to feed their families, pay their mortgage and see their kids grow up. Those people are usually the victims.
But you do have a point... those people in Boston were idiots. I notice that none of the other cities had any problems.
I want every man woman and child to understand how close we are to chaos! I want everyone to remember why they need us!"
Says the guy who pushes them into chaos. Isn't that kind of like causing a volcano to erupt just toprove that global warming is real? Maybe it's like knocking a building down to prove that it's not earthquake proof. How about removing a smoker's lungs to show him that smoking is dangerous.
"It" is referring to Linspire, not Ubuntu.
Both are Debian based.
it will use Ubuntu as its base, moving off of the current Debian
I thought Ubuntu was Debian based. Am I wrong with that assumption?
How about a space vacuum?
...Also, I believe what the GP called "reccomending people use duct tape and plastic sheeting to protect themselves from terrorists" was nothing more than an official (I don't even think it was Tom Ridge) recommending duct tape as part of an emergency kit to have around... along with fresh water, canned goods and so on. He was saying it was good to have for any type of disaster, not just terrorism. Some people took it out of context and turned their house into a fish bowl. However this was not Tom Ridge's fault as the GP suggests.
It seems like you're fighting something because it can be abused. Just because something has the potential for abuse, doesn't mean that it is the end of privacy. That's like saying because a judge can grant a warrant to search your house, we have no right to privacy. It only takes one crooked judge, right?
Personally, I don't care if there are federal ID standards and no one has offered any reason as to why I should other than, "But the gov't might do this or it might that." Well, if they do, I'll get pissed, just like I'll get pissed if they shut off my power or close down the highway system, but so far, I see no evidence of any of this happening, so why should I get all bent out of shape over it? There are national standards covering everything from TV-station broadcast frequencies to the size and shape of my license plate. That doesn't mean that George Bush is watching me and my wife do the nasty.
I guess tin-foil hats just don't fit on my head.