Man that's bating if I've ever seen it. What part of "man made" didn't you understand? (my turn to bate). Actually there is a lot to debate and this surly isn't the place to do it.
The fact is there are questions about what has caused the changes that have been observed and what levels of what "gasses" have caused what changes. The issue here is not "Global warming" but whether the media is accurately reporting the debate in the scientific community.
"...collates evidence presented by scientists at a conference..." In other words Hand Picked without controlling for bias.
Where is the link to the actual studies that were used? What was rejected? Looks like more media based science.
Yes, statements about the size of current or historic forests must be substantiated beyond doubt. I was not writing specifically about forests but the general implication that human action is causing global environmental catastrophe. We need facts not applications of the self-contradictory precautionary principle. Mercury in lakes is bad but we also need to know how much is actually bad for us and the things in the lake. Setting standards using numbers created by halving the number where effects are seen isn't any better than an educated guess. Guessing doesn't make good science.
Oh and about the forests. "In fact, no such deforestation is taking place in Canada or the U.S., and a prohibition on clearcutting would result in no ecological benefits. - Dr. Patrick Moore"
We'll all get on that as soon as you provide some actual evidence. Thanks.
The burden of proof is on the one claiming harm (claims of environmental catastrophe) by another. But of-course everyone is guilty until proven innocent.
Are you actually willing to stake the lives of your neighbors on the supposed evidence of a man made global environmental catastrophe?
The comments so far show a remarkable misunderstanding of elections and vote counting.
First read your constitution, Article 1 Section 4. Yes the Feds can make changes to the system but each state has primary responsible for the way elections are done in their state. http://www.constitution.org/cons/constitu.htm If they want to roll dice they can.
Second, I'm only familiar with the way elections are done where I live but it appears that very few of you have ever worked an election at a polling place. I doubt elections are much different in other locations.
Everything, voting machines etc, is sealed with a seal by reps from each party before we get it at the poling place. Both parties accompany the delivery and setup of the voting machines.
The status of each machine is recorded before voting takes place.
Everyone voting is counted. If, at the end of voting, that count doesn't match the numbers from the voting machines then everything is recounted.
Votes cast on each machine are tallied on paper and electronically. The total number of votes on the machine are also counted mechanically. If those numbers don't add up properly then everything is recounted.
Totals from paper and electronically are recorded on paper by reps from each party and signed by the worker at the polling place.
Both parties seal everything with a seal before it leaves the poling place.
Both parties accompany all materials back to the central vote tallying location.
Stuff published there is current research, not accepted wisdom. It's not meant to be archival quality, things that folks will stake a reputation on. It's meant to be the "bleeding edge" of knowledge, so to speak, the latest and (necessarily) shakiest bit of possible insight. Reasonable people expect much that is published in a journal to turn out to be wrong, or incomplete.
I would agree that articles in scientific journals should be expected to be possibly wrong but that isn't the case these days. In particular the Media takes anything in a "Peer Reviewed" mag as the gospel truth. Things like this incident, secondhand smoke and global warming never seem to get the kind of scrutiny you are talking about. Particularly when they fit a social agenda.
Corporations are artificial government creations that are granted special rights that often superseded the rights of the individuals that work there and consume their products.
This is another example of government interference in the market place. Smith would not have approved of the special citizen rights granted to corporations. If there is not an individual accountable for the actions of the business then who do you arrest when a business kills someone?
If it had no password you could log in with no password but by putting an '*' in the beginning of a password field in the passwd file, you disable that user account.
There is a bit more to it that that. There is also no password authority for the Root user. That is no authority (Kerberos, crypt, shadow, etc) to check a password. Just using the '*' in the password field doesn't completely disable the a user accounts ability to login.
I use.Mac and it's good for Mac users but it isn't any where close to being a replacement for Outlook/Exchange. Entourage does a decent job on the Mac for Exchange access.
Exchange integration is the single biggest barrier to any platform in the enterprise market. There just isn't any viable alternative when you have over 100K users who need to share calendar and contact info.
Rush Limbaugh likes to reference the metaphor of Buggy Whip makers in a world of Automobiles. I think this is a good metaphor to use here. The broadcast TV, Telephone and Cellular companies are very much like the Buggy Whip makers. If they are unable to adapt to the new fast world of Automobiles they will fail. The carriage makers made the transition just fine. They turned into the car manufactures. The current Telecommunications bill seems to seek to prop up the Buggy Whip makers (Telephone companies). But also remember other laws makes it very difficult for the Buggy Whip makers to make Automobiles. The 911 service is one of those things holding them back.
If the law demands certain content from some (911) and not from others then the Net is not a level playing field. The Net must be preserved as a level playing field. The Telcos can not be forced to provide services that others don't.
If you can reference Limbaugh to support the Ideas Doc puts forth you will go a long way with so-called conservatives.
Rush Limbaugh likes to reference the metaphor of Buggy Whip makers in a world of Automobiles. I think this is a good metaphor to use here. The broadcast TV, Telephone and Cellular companies are very much like the Buggy Whip makers. If they are unable to adapt to the new fast world of Automobiles they will fail. The carriage makers made the transition just fine. They turned into the car manufactures. The current Telecommunications bill seems to seek to prop up the Buggy Whip makers (Telephone companies). But also remember other laws makes it very difficult for the Buggy Whip makers to make Automobiles. The 911 service is one of those things holding them back.
If the law demands certain content from some (911) and not from others then the Net is not a level playing field. The Net must be preserved as a level playing field. The Telcos can not be forced to provide services that others don't.
If you can reference Limbaugh to support the Ideas Doc puts forth you will go a long way with so-called conservatives.
So how do you recharge a fuel cell powered device? With more "purified and modified formic acid"? If so how much does it cost per watt. And do I have to carry around "purified and modified formic acid" everywhere I go. Isn't that kind of like carrying around a bunch of non rechargeable batteries? Right now I just plug in my pone or laptop and recharge I don't have to carry my power source with me.
Yes utter and complete BS. The cost of finished goods reflects the energy used to get those goods to the consumer. They say about 200 pounds of aluminum is needed to run this thing. At $1 to $0.90 a pound that's a rather pricey tank of fuel. Also isn't there some law of thermodynamics that says something about looking energy every time you convert forms of energy. This is not a very well thought out project.
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"... reject the physics of greenhouse gasses ..."
Man that's bating if I've ever seen it. What part of "man made" didn't you understand? (my turn to bate). Actually there is a lot to debate and this surly isn't the place to do it.
The fact is there are questions about what has caused the changes that have been observed and what levels of what "gasses" have caused what changes. The issue here is not "Global warming" but whether the media is accurately reporting the debate in the scientific community.
It's the "man made" climate change that's disputed.
"...collates evidence presented by scientists at a conference..." In other words Hand Picked without controlling for bias. Where is the link to the actual studies that were used? What was rejected? Looks like more media based science.
Sorry, misquote. The Dr. didn't say those exact words but they are his sentiments. see http://www.heartland.org/Article.cfm?artId=9490
Yes, statements about the size of current or historic forests must be substantiated beyond doubt. I was not writing specifically about forests but the general implication that human action is causing global environmental catastrophe. We need facts not applications of the self-contradictory precautionary principle. Mercury in lakes is bad but we also need to know how much is actually bad for us and the things in the lake. Setting standards using numbers created by halving the number where effects are seen isn't any better than an educated guess. Guessing doesn't make good science.
Oh and about the forests. "In fact, no such deforestation is taking place in Canada or the U.S., and a prohibition on clearcutting would result in no ecological benefits. - Dr. Patrick Moore"
We'll all get on that as soon as you provide some actual evidence. Thanks.
The burden of proof is on the one claiming harm (claims of environmental catastrophe) by another. But of-course everyone is guilty until proven innocent.
Are you actually willing to stake the lives of your neighbors on the supposed evidence of a man made global environmental catastrophe?
The comments so far show a remarkable misunderstanding of elections and vote counting.
First read your constitution, Article 1 Section 4. Yes the Feds can make changes to the system but each state has primary responsible for the way elections are done in their state. http://www.constitution.org/cons/constitu.htm If they want to roll dice they can.
Second, I'm only familiar with the way elections are done where I live but it appears that very few of you have ever worked an election at a polling place. I doubt elections are much different in other locations.
Everything, voting machines etc, is sealed with a seal by reps from each party before we get it at the poling place. Both parties accompany the delivery and setup of the voting machines.
The status of each machine is recorded before voting takes place.
Everyone voting is counted. If, at the end of voting, that count doesn't match the numbers from the voting machines then everything is recounted.
Votes cast on each machine are tallied on paper and electronically. The total number of votes on the machine are also counted mechanically. If those numbers don't add up properly then everything is recounted.
Totals from paper and electronically are recorded on paper by reps from each party and signed by the worker at the polling place.
Both parties seal everything with a seal before it leaves the poling place.
Both parties accompany all materials back to the central vote tallying location.
Mark my words. It will be attempted in the next 3 years.
google search: george bush naked
This will be an easy show to wright. Just read /. for a few days and you could wright shows titled "Green Pigs", "Google AI", "AAs (Another Apple story)"
I would agree that articles in scientific journals should be expected to be possibly wrong but that isn't the case these days. In particular the Media takes anything in a "Peer Reviewed" mag as the gospel truth. Things like this incident, secondhand smoke and global warming never seem to get the kind of scrutiny you are talking about. Particularly when they fit a social agenda.
Remember those application cartridges for the PC Jr. Yea yea laugh it up I had one. And all those other quasi computers with application cartridges?
Sure this is better but it has been done before.
Ah yes a variation of the "if you have nothing to hide" argument.
Why do you Brits seem to always have to live out your Literature, War of the Worlds (WW II), 1948 (now)?
Corporations are artificial government creations that are granted special rights that often superseded the rights of the individuals that work there and consume their products.
l osophy/Smith.htm
This is another example of government interference in the market place. Smith would not have approved of the special citizen rights granted to corporations. If there is not an individual accountable for the actions of the business then who do you arrest when a business kills someone?
If you want to get a quick understanding of Adam Smith see this article:
http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Phi
If it had no password you could log in with no password but by putting an '*' in the beginning of a password field in the passwd file, you disable that user account. There is a bit more to it that that. There is also no password authority for the Root user. That is no authority (Kerberos, crypt, shadow, etc) to check a password. Just using the '*' in the password field doesn't completely disable the a user accounts ability to login.
Never used it but there is a tool.
a milyID=9b95cfe2-ea2b-4088-af2c-2fd497e2a6f8&displa ylang=en
PST Import Tool for Entourage 2004 for Mac
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F
I use .Mac and it's good for Mac users but it isn't any where close to being a replacement for Outlook/Exchange. Entourage does a decent job on the Mac for Exchange access.
Exchange integration is the single biggest barrier to any platform in the enterprise market. There just isn't any viable alternative when you have over 100K users who need to share calendar and contact info.
You'd think, with all the smart people working for newspapers...
Ha ha, ha ha.!
Rush Limbaugh likes to reference the metaphor of Buggy Whip makers in a world of Automobiles. I think this is a good metaphor to use here. The broadcast TV, Telephone and Cellular companies are very much like the Buggy Whip makers. If they are unable to adapt to the new fast world of Automobiles they will fail. The carriage makers made the transition just fine. They turned into the car manufactures. The current Telecommunications bill seems to seek to prop up the Buggy Whip makers (Telephone companies). But also remember other laws makes it very difficult for the Buggy Whip makers to make Automobiles. The 911 service is one of those things holding them back.
If the law demands certain content from some (911) and not from others then the Net is not a level playing field. The Net must be preserved as a level playing field. The Telcos can not be forced to provide services that others don't.
If you can reference Limbaugh to support the Ideas Doc puts forth you will go a long way with so-called conservatives.
Hell I posted the above to the wrong article sorry. It was suppose to be in Flushing the Net Down the Tubes http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/17/005 3223&tid=95&tid=218
Rush Limbaugh likes to reference the metaphor of Buggy Whip makers in a world of Automobiles. I think this is a good metaphor to use here. The broadcast TV, Telephone and Cellular companies are very much like the Buggy Whip makers. If they are unable to adapt to the new fast world of Automobiles they will fail. The carriage makers made the transition just fine. They turned into the car manufactures. The current Telecommunications bill seems to seek to prop up the Buggy Whip makers (Telephone companies). But also remember other laws makes it very difficult for the Buggy Whip makers to make Automobiles. The 911 service is one of those things holding them back.
If the law demands certain content from some (911) and not from others then the Net is not a level playing field. The Net must be preserved as a level playing field. The Telcos can not be forced to provide services that others don't.
If you can reference Limbaugh to support the Ideas Doc puts forth you will go a long way with so-called conservatives.
So how do you recharge a fuel cell powered device? With more "purified and modified formic acid"? If so how much does it cost per watt. And do I have to carry around "purified and modified formic acid" everywhere I go. Isn't that kind of like carrying around a bunch of non rechargeable batteries? Right now I just plug in my pone or laptop and recharge I don't have to carry my power source with me.
"Not only is Mississippi crapped on by hurricanes, the Bush administration and racism, they also don't have enough internet!"
Yes utter and complete BS. The cost of finished goods reflects the energy used to get those goods to the consumer. They say about 200 pounds of aluminum is needed to run this thing. At $1 to $0.90 a pound that's a rather pricey tank of fuel. Also isn't there some law of thermodynamics that says something about looking energy every time you convert forms of energy. This is not a very well thought out project.