Because the historically normal rate of warming we have been experiencing essentially took a 90 degree turn upwards on those graphs over a period of under 50 years.
That's why I think it is unusual.
Look, I'll be dead by the time this matters. But if you are under 30, you are in for hard times as the food raising areas migrate northwards into areas which are not fertile. It took 10,000 years for the current fertile areas to be converted by animals into fertile areas. Areas that were permafrost won't be viable to raise crops in for a very long time.
When you add in the fact that Exxon researchers predicted this in 1978 and Exxon not only suppressed the information but then began spending money to create anti-warming propaganda, it's concerning.
Personally? I think it's too late and you guys are screwed.
I live in houston and I watched the models for Harvey. The models considered most reliable were dead on from days before it landed. I recall the weathermen saying the rain projections seemed too high.
I spent weeks helping flooded people rip out wet sheetrock and wet insulation in areas that had *never flooded in the 50 years since the houses were built*.
If you are paying yourself a "reasonable salary" to reduce your income taxes- you are also reducing your social security taxes and thus your social security benefits.
Battery capacity has been rising about 5% a year for the last decade while battery cost has been dropping about 5% per year for the last decade.
Projections for just 2022 are for under half the price in 2015 ($50/kWH) and a third more power density than in 2015. That's only 7 years away. It's not science fiction or magic.
Most books are going to be worthless after 20 years. They are a product of their times.
The old and the sea would disappear without a splash into the ocean of content today.
The hunger games would be hopelessly out of touch with public mood after 2 decades.
Anything about the present day would be completely worthless just a year or two later.
So yea, I guess there might be some way publishers would sit on books for 2 decades and then risk a lot of money to publish them. But after they sat on just a few dozen of the books they received, people would start sending their books to other publishers. And people would require much bigger up front fees from publishers and less of the profits.
The money you save on taxes *will* reduce your social security payments later in life.
It's a nasty gotcha.
Sure- you are confident no Bernie Madoff, Financial Panic, or scam will cost you money and leave you on your $7,000 a year social security but you never know. On the good side, they probably won't reduce your social security by 13% during the shortfall period.
I suggest you look into the limits of free speech. There are quite a few and most have been around for generations. Not all slopes are slippery.
OTH, Reddit is a private business not the government and they get to choose what content they will carry.
You may still trade yer nazi porn via private sites or email and the government won't stop you (unless it involves underage people in which case yer free speech will be restricted by the government and your own freedom may be as well).
"So far so good." said the guy as he fell past the 5th floor window.
If you follow amazon's research, it's obvious they will have far less than a half a million employees -- and very soon.
Even without their intense focus on removing the last human step at amazon, it's just natural that in a corporate merger like this all redundant functions will be laid off.
All fine and good until Amazon achieves a monopoly position. Then it will inevitably turn on the screws as all unregulated monopolies ever have always done.
But for now.. lower prices, new delivery options, all "so far... so good."
3/4 of which would be 35 gallons of diesel fuel *per hour*. A full load would be about 50 gallons *per hour*.
So "a few hundred gallons of fuel" would last between 8 and 6 hours.
Meanwhile... the solar will just keep working.. and working.. and working.. a regular energizer bunny.
However- you are probably talking about $30k + $3 per gallon ($115 per hour) for the diesel while I can't find the cost of that much solar and batteries. It might be a lot more than $30k + $2,500 per day for the diesel.
Generators are expensive and noisy to operate. And their fuel supply can still be disrupted.
I don't care about football, but I do care about the way racism is ruining minority people's lives.
Besides empathy, fairness, and justice- treating minorities fairly would also substantially reduce my tax bill.
We incarcerate and criminalize more citizens than any other country in the world. Once you are incarcerated and criminalized, your odds of producing a good income are much lower. Your odds of literally costing $31,000 per year to house and feed are much higher. It is much more expensive to imprison people than it is to put them on welfaire- just shy of twice as expensive.
You also need more police (more money) (and loss of personal freedom and privacy) when you criminalize people. And you also pay larger civil settlements (tens of millions of dollars for some cities) when your police illegally execute someone because the target was a minority.
I support the NFL for both philosophical reasons and practical selfish reasons.
Seriously.. clear channel is basically the same in every market.
You have one editorial view.
But what can I say- its so bad I haven't listened to terrestrial radio for almost two decdes now.
It will not yield 'cost savings' because the bid at the auction is based on the value o the channel. So it will be bid up to the point that investing money yields about the same return (except probably a few well connected insiders).
a) more optimistic b) has "classic" socially relevant shows (that don't always end with a "win"). c) has more pleasant, watchable characters (tho many dislike the Ex- she's grown on me after "The Stars". d) is different that star trek because it is regular real people instead of moral demigods. it's a lot less stilted than star trek. f) is well written and directed (perhaps STD is too- don't know- don't watch it- not going to support the $$$$ model and not in the mood for another downer show in my life. g) It's not Kelvin. h) Is being produced, written, and directed by people who have deep experience with star trek and who love the show. i) Really has a massive 15'ish foot long model of the ship! Classic! j) The ship looks awesome (what is up with discovery's ships. they don't look half way between enterprise and tos. oh wait, they are not- they are Kelvin) k) It's not Kelvin (yea I know.. redundant but it bears repeating. Kelvin is not Kanon. It sucks. Star Trek is pasted over it) l) No lens flare (tho I hope they lampshade lensflare in some episode- maybe by a big sun or something). m) Isn't relentlessly for a particular position when looking at an issue. n) Has No transporters. o) Has the Orville (and a bad ass looking Heavy Cruiser now too) p) Has one of he meanest, most insightful, most science fictiony practical jokes in history.
And it's delayed ratings (people watching later on dvr) boosted it's first day ratings by 133%.
Orville is true to the spirit of star trek (including many star trek alumni). It's dramedy- not comedy.
STD has fewer (I think much fewer) star trek fans involved. STD is "Kelvin" which isn't real star trek to begin with.
And STD is being sold on a model I can't support. I will not support a model of $10 per station.
I suspect I would not have liked a distopic, downer, game of thrones star trek even if it were on netflix or amazon prime tho. And I certainly don't care for Kelvin.
Are they flipping off or expressing some of the disgust they probably feel? Nope.
They are respectfully making a silent gesture to call attention to the fact that even as multi-millionaires this nation is hurting them and people they know simply for looking a certain way.
It's shameful, it's unchristian, it's disgusting the way this nation treats black people.
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It's magic.
Or it's mixed grammar of posting today but using 2015 data.
So it's only 5 years away from now but 7 years away from the data.
And obviously 2017 data won't be available until late in 2018.
So the data around these discussions is always a couple years outdated.
Because the historically normal rate of warming we have been experiencing essentially took a 90 degree turn upwards on those graphs over a period of under 50 years.
That's why I think it is unusual.
Look, I'll be dead by the time this matters. But if you are under 30, you are in for hard times as the food raising areas migrate northwards into areas which are not fertile. It took 10,000 years for the current fertile areas to be converted by animals into fertile areas. Areas that were permafrost won't be viable to raise crops in for a very long time.
When you add in the fact that Exxon researchers predicted this in 1978 and Exxon not only suppressed the information but then began spending money to create anti-warming propaganda, it's concerning.
Personally? I think it's too late and you guys are screwed.
I remember walking to elementary school in the late 1960s with *ice* on the ground for several weeks. We had about 4-6 week long cold winters.
These days, we don't even get below freezing for more than a few hours (never for days in a row).
I live in houston and I watched the models for Harvey. The models considered most reliable were dead on from days before it landed. I recall the weathermen saying the rain projections seemed too high.
I spent weeks helping flooded people rip out wet sheetrock and wet insulation in areas that had *never flooded in the 50 years since the houses were built*.
If you are paying yourself a "reasonable salary" to reduce your income taxes- you are also reducing your social security taxes and thus your social security benefits.
B.S.
Battery capacity has been rising about 5% a year for the last decade while battery cost has been dropping about 5% per year for the last decade.
Projections for just 2022 are for under half the price in 2015 ($50/kWH) and a third more power density than in 2015.
That's only 7 years away. It's not science fiction or magic.
Source: US Department of Energy.
Charts here.
https://cleantechnica.com/2016...
One of the current nuclear plants being decommissioned....
Projected decommissioning costs were to be $39 million.
Actual decommissioning costs $600+ million and climbing.
second venus is unlikely as that requires over 3000ppm.
But unpleasant with a lower carrying capacity than our current population due to lower food production - sure.
Most books are going to be worthless after 20 years. They are a product of their times.
The old and the sea would disappear without a splash into the ocean of content today.
The hunger games would be hopelessly out of touch with public mood after 2 decades.
Anything about the present day would be completely worthless just a year or two later.
So yea, I guess there might be some way publishers would sit on books for 2 decades and then risk a lot of money to publish them. But after they sat on just a few dozen of the books they received, people would start sending their books to other publishers. And people would require much bigger up front fees from publishers and less of the profits.
Exactly. It lead to a lot of civil unrest and unnecessary deaths.
We won't handle it better this time and people have access to greater killing power.
The money you save on taxes *will* reduce your social security payments later in life.
It's a nasty gotcha.
Sure- you are confident no Bernie Madoff, Financial Panic, or scam will cost you money and leave you on your $7,000 a year social security but you never know. On the good side, they probably won't reduce your social security by 13% during the shortfall period.
It''s about to become very dark, every early.
I hate it.
If enough people use it that way, it's proper grammar. Same thing for the definition of words.
Don't loose your cool when someone says Daylight Savings Time.
Just play it fast and lose.
I suggest you look into the limits of free speech. There are quite a few and most have been around for generations. Not all slopes are slippery.
OTH, Reddit is a private business not the government and they get to choose what content they will carry.
You may still trade yer nazi porn via private sites or email and the government won't stop you (unless it involves underage people in which case yer free speech will be restricted by the government and your own freedom may be as well).
"So far so good." said the guy as he fell past the 5th floor window.
If you follow amazon's research, it's obvious they will have far less than a half a million employees -- and very soon.
Even without their intense focus on removing the last human step at amazon, it's just natural that in a corporate merger like this all redundant functions will be laid off.
All fine and good until Amazon achieves a monopoly position. Then it will inevitably turn on the screws as all unregulated monopolies ever have always done.
But for now.. lower prices, new delivery options, all "so far ... so good."
And heck... who needs the 748 billion florda contributes to annual GDP..
We certainly don't need the $177 billion per year residents pay in income taxes.
Okay... so...
it's a 500 kilowatt power generation
http://www.popularmechanics.co...
3/4 of which would be 35 gallons of diesel fuel *per hour*. A full load would be about 50 gallons *per hour*.
So "a few hundred gallons of fuel" would last between 8 and 6 hours.
Meanwhile... the solar will just keep working.. and working.. and working.. a regular energizer bunny.
However- you are probably talking about $30k + $3 per gallon ($115 per hour) for the diesel while I can't find the cost of that much solar and batteries. It might be a lot more than $30k + $2,500 per day for the diesel.
Generators are expensive and noisy to operate. And their fuel supply can still be disrupted.
I don't care about football, but I do care about the way racism is ruining minority people's lives.
Besides empathy, fairness, and justice- treating minorities fairly would also substantially reduce my tax bill.
We incarcerate and criminalize more citizens than any other country in the world. Once you are incarcerated and criminalized, your odds of producing a good income are much lower. Your odds of literally costing $31,000 per year to house and feed are much higher. It is much more expensive to imprison people than it is to put them on welfaire- just shy of twice as expensive.
You also need more police (more money) (and loss of personal freedom and privacy) when you criminalize people. And you also pay larger civil settlements (tens of millions of dollars for some cities) when your police illegally execute someone because the target was a minority.
I support the NFL for both philosophical reasons and practical selfish reasons.
You should too.
Seriously.. clear channel is basically the same in every market.
You have one editorial view.
But what can I say- its so bad I haven't listened to terrestrial radio for almost two decdes now.
It will not yield 'cost savings' because the bid at the auction is based on the value o the channel. So it will be bid up to the point that investing money yields about the same return (except probably a few well connected insiders).
I agree. I saw no point in watching season 2 or 3 but I watched every episode of season 4 and had a blast.
No interest in STD.
The Orville is
a) more optimistic
b) has "classic" socially relevant shows (that don't always end with a "win").
c) has more pleasant, watchable characters (tho many dislike the Ex- she's grown on me after "The Stars".
d) is different that star trek because it is regular real people instead of moral demigods. it's a lot less stilted than star trek.
f) is well written and directed (perhaps STD is too- don't know- don't watch it- not going to support the $$$$ model and not in the mood for another downer show in my life.
g) It's not Kelvin.
h) Is being produced, written, and directed by people who have deep experience with star trek and who love the show.
i) Really has a massive 15'ish foot long model of the ship! Classic!
j) The ship looks awesome (what is up with discovery's ships. they don't look half way between enterprise and tos. oh wait, they are not- they are Kelvin)
k) It's not Kelvin (yea I know.. redundant but it bears repeating. Kelvin is not Kanon. It sucks. Star Trek is pasted over it)
l) No lens flare (tho I hope they lampshade lensflare in some episode- maybe by a big sun or something).
m) Isn't relentlessly for a particular position when looking at an issue.
n) Has No transporters.
o) Has the Orville (and a bad ass looking Heavy Cruiser now too)
p) Has one of he meanest, most insightful, most science fictiony practical jokes in history.
You really must not miss Enterprise season 4. It is awesome and has repeated massive ties to TOS.
And it's delayed ratings (people watching later on dvr) boosted it's first day ratings by 133%.
Orville is true to the spirit of star trek (including many star trek alumni). It's dramedy- not comedy.
STD has fewer (I think much fewer) star trek fans involved. STD is "Kelvin" which isn't real star trek to begin with.
And STD is being sold on a model I can't support. I will not support a model of $10 per station.
I suspect I would not have liked a distopic, downer, game of thrones star trek even if it were on netflix or amazon prime tho.
And I certainly don't care for Kelvin.
They are protesting in a very respectful way.
Are they lowering their pants?
Are they flipping off or expressing some of the disgust they probably feel? Nope.
They are respectfully making a silent gesture to call attention to the fact that even as multi-millionaires this nation is hurting them and people they know simply for looking a certain way.
It's shameful, it's unchristian, it's disgusting the way this nation treats black people.
Lol. Really? Playing a song that celebrates nationalism isn't political?
I suggest you consider that a little deeper.
Only in an authoritarian nation are you *required* to respect a random old drinking song in any case.
Our nation is supposed to be about freedom and free speech.
But you have a point, really they just want black people to shut up and not raise a stink.
As a texan, that irritates me a lot. It goes against fair play and decency and everything that texas stands for.
A person should be given the same chance- and the same treatment- regardless of their individual nature.