Whatever happened to the grown-ups section of Slashdot?
It disappeared a long time ago. I came back out of a fit of procrastination and had the reason I left confirmed by an article about "OMFG, they drank urine! LOL".
No. The sun has shown a slight cooling trend over the last 3 decades. Not only is the sun not contributing to global warming, it has had a slight, long term cooling effect.
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Reread the article and finish your own incomplete thinking. It's talking about doing this in a section of Australia where ocean access, limestone & "stranded energy" are all simultaneously available.
This comes across strongly as a short-term "patch" with a bevy of unintended consequences though.
Water vapor seldom enters into the discussion because water vapor has a very short atmospheric lifespan, on the order of days, whereas CO2 has an atmospheric lifespan on the order of a century.
Water vapor's long-term atmospheric concentration is determined solely by temperature, and any variations are quickly resolved through evaporation or precipitation, e.g. rain. There is no such "quick fix" process for CO2.
Any water vapor that is added to the atmosphere precipitates out within days. Any CO2 added to the atmosphere remains there for years.
CO2's spectral absorption also covers IR bands that water vapor does not. When the temperature rises because of the increased CO2, the air can hold more water vapor leading to a positive feedback cycle.
I agree with your closing statement though. This is a short-sighted "patch" with a bevy of unintended consequences.
The only change having a detectable influence on analyzed temperature was the 7 August 2007 change to correct a discontinuity in 2000 at many stations in the United States. This flaw affected temperatures in 2000 and later years by ~0.15C averaged over the United States and ~0.003C on global average. Contrary to reports in the media, this minor flaw did not alter the years of record temperature, as shown by comparison here of results with the data flaw ('old analysis') and with the correction ('new analysis').
The only change having a detectable influence on analyzed temperature was the 7 August 2007 change to correct a discontinuity in 2000 at many stations in the United States. This flaw affected temperatures in 2000 and later years by ~0.15C averaged over the United States and ~0.003C on global average. Contrary to reports in the media, this minor flaw did not alter the years of record temperature, as shown by comparison here of results with the data flaw ('old analysis') and with the correction ('new analysis').
Denial, juvenile insults & proud willful ignorance do not refute reality.
Photovoltaics are not the only solar power solution. Concentrating solar power plants work by heating up a transfer substance, e.g. molten salt, and then converting that heat to electricity. That method provides continuous electricity by averaging out the cloudy days & nighttimes.
If there is a death penalty for child rape then the rapist is actually encouraged to murder the child after the rape in order to dispose of the evidence.
Which would you rather do?
A) Place flowers on the grave of your child. B) Help your child piece their life back together.
The ACLU agrees that there is no criminal immunity, and while this fact had been largely overlooked, Legislative Counsel Michelle Richardson said this point had been mentioned in passing in both the House and Senate during the debate. With a little more digging, I found that the sponsors, as well as the Bush Administration, also understand that there is no immunity in the House-passed bill from criminal prosecutions for violations by anyone.
The ACLU agrees that there is no criminal immunity, and while this fact had been largely overlooked, Legislative Counsel Michelle Richardson said this point had been mentioned in passing in both the House and Senate during the debate. With a little more digging, I found that the sponsors, as well as the Bush Administration, also understand that there is no immunity in the House-passed bill from criminal prosecutions for violations by anyone.
The ACLU agrees that there is no criminal immunity, and while this fact had been largely overlooked, Legislative Counsel Michelle Richardson said this point had been mentioned in passing in both the House and Senate during the debate. With a little more digging, I found that the sponsors, as well as the Bush Administration, also understand that there is no immunity in the House-passed bill from criminal prosecutions for violations by anyone.
A theory never becomes a law, because they are entirely distinct. A law is a description, i.e. "what", whereas a theory is an attempt at an explanation, i.e. "how".
There are 4 terms that need to be understood in the realm of science - hypothesis, theory, law & fact. They are all separate & distinct, except for the only progression that occurs - hypothesis => theory.
A fact is what has been carefully observed. A law describes that observation. A hypothesis is a proposal intended to explain that observation. A theory seeks to explain that observation & has been confirmed by considerable evidence and has endured all attempts to disprove it.
example:
Fact Objects fall at the same rate regardless of mass.
Yep, you are smarter that all those stupid scientists. They didn't realize that 10.5 is bigger than 7.5. You sure showed them!
It couldn't have anything to do with that larger figure being primarily thin one-year ice that melts quicker than normally thick ice formed over many years like the article said, now could it?
That is only correct for fresh water bodies, such as the oft-mentioned glass of water. The oceans are salt water. The sea level increase isn't substantial, but it is greater than zero.
The common misconception that floating ice won't increase sea level when it melts occurs because the difference in density between fresh water and salt water is not taken into consideration.
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It disappeared a long time ago. I came back out of a fit of procrastination and had the reason I left confirmed by an article about "OMFG, they drank urine! LOL".
No. The sun has shown a slight cooling trend over the last 3 decades. Not only is the sun not contributing to global warming, it has had a slight, long term cooling effect.
Determining the long term solar trend
(There are numerous peer reviewed science journal papers referenced in that link.)
Political ideology does not refute accumulated scientific knowledge.
Can you reference any "evidence that Global Warming does not exist and it is being pushed by Liberals with an agenda"? Your belief is not sufficient.
You can do this yourself.
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The horizontal resolution. The vertical resolution is a given since there is a fixed aspect ratio of 1.34:1.
18K means a 18000 x 13433 frame.
8K means a 8000 x 5970 frame.
The 'k' refers to the horizontal resolution. The vertical resolution is a given since the aspect ratio is a fixed 1.34:1.
18K means a 18000 x 13433 resolution frame.
Talking over the phone is not equivalent to talking face-to-face.
Firing off an email bears no relation to the art of writing letters.
Slashdot users taking pride here in their lack of communication skills is wholly unsurprising.
Reread the article and finish your own incomplete thinking. It's talking about doing this in a section of Australia where ocean access, limestone & "stranded energy" are all simultaneously available.
This comes across strongly as a short-term "patch" with a bevy of unintended consequences though.
Water vapor seldom enters into the discussion because water vapor has a very short atmospheric lifespan, on the order of days, whereas CO2 has an atmospheric lifespan on the order of a century.
Water vapor's long-term atmospheric concentration is determined solely by temperature, and any variations are quickly resolved through evaporation or precipitation, e.g. rain. There is no such "quick fix" process for CO2.
Any water vapor that is added to the atmosphere precipitates out within days. Any CO2 added to the atmosphere remains there for years.
CO2's spectral absorption also covers IR bands that water vapor does not. When the temperature rises because of the increased CO2, the air can hold more water vapor leading to a positive feedback cycle.
I agree with your closing statement though. This is a short-sighted "patch" with a bevy of unintended consequences.
The numbers you are viewing are the revised numbers.
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
The only change having a detectable influence on analyzed temperature was the 7 August 2007 change to correct a discontinuity in 2000 at many stations in the United States. This flaw affected temperatures in 2000 and later years by ~0.15C averaged over the United States and ~0.003C on global average. Contrary to reports in the media, this minor flaw did not alter the years of record temperature, as shown by comparison here of results with the data flaw ('old analysis') and with the correction ('new analysis').
Here's the link for you.
The data that was determined to be faulty & was therefore corrected only concerned the US, which accounts for ~2% of the globe.
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
The only change having a detectable influence on analyzed temperature was the 7 August 2007 change to correct a discontinuity in 2000 at many stations in the United States. This flaw affected temperatures in 2000 and later years by ~0.15C averaged over the United States and ~0.003C on global average. Contrary to reports in the media, this minor flaw did not alter the years of record temperature, as shown by comparison here of results with the data flaw ('old analysis') and with the correction ('new analysis').
Denial, juvenile insults & proud willful ignorance do not refute reality.
Photovoltaics are not the only solar power solution. Concentrating solar power plants work by heating up a transfer substance, e.g. molten salt, and then converting that heat to electricity. That method provides continuous electricity by averaging out the cloudy days & nighttimes.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
There are more Certificate Authorities than just Verisign; e.g. Thawte, GeoTrust & GoDaddy.
GoDaddy charges $15/year for a single-domain SSL cert.
That's why it's an opt-out registry. The first amendment doesn't force people to listen against their will to what you have to say.
Admittedly, I did not read the referenced article before replying.
The irony of the matter is that Obama is declaring that this issue is a matter for the states to decide, rather than a Federal issue.
Civil immunity does not prevent criminal investigation.
Try actually reading the article I referenced.
If there is a death penalty for child rape then the rapist is actually encouraged to murder the child after the rape in order to dispose of the evidence.
Which would you rather do?
A) Place flowers on the grave of your child.
B) Help your child piece their life back together.
Barack Obama and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments
The ACLU agrees that there is no criminal immunity, and while this fact had been largely overlooked, Legislative Counsel Michelle Richardson said this point had been mentioned in passing in both the House and Senate during the debate. With a little more digging, I found that the sponsors, as well as the Bush Administration, also understand that there is no immunity in the House-passed bill from criminal prosecutions for violations by anyone.
Barack Obama and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments
The ACLU agrees that there is no criminal immunity, and while this fact had been largely overlooked, Legislative Counsel Michelle Richardson said this point had been mentioned in passing in both the House and Senate during the debate. With a little more digging, I found that the sponsors, as well as the Bush Administration, also understand that there is no immunity in the House-passed bill from criminal prosecutions for violations by anyone.
Read more than the press articles & the roll call.
Barack Obama and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments
The ACLU agrees that there is no criminal immunity, and while this fact had been largely overlooked, Legislative Counsel Michelle Richardson said this point had been mentioned in passing in both the House and Senate during the debate. With a little more digging, I found that the sponsors, as well as the Bush Administration, also understand that there is no immunity in the House-passed bill from criminal prosecutions for violations by anyone.
Anyone else noticed that almost all Web 2.0 applications are strongly centralised and cannot survive a central server outage?
A "Web 2.0" application being based on a strongly centralized server is a problem of defective implementation, rather than defective concept.
Google is an example of good implementation, i.e. distributed server with no central chokepoint.
A theory never becomes a law, because they are entirely distinct. A law is a description, i.e. "what", whereas a theory is an attempt at an explanation, i.e. "how".
The word you are searching for is hypothesis.
There are 4 terms that need to be understood in the realm of science - hypothesis, theory, law & fact. They are all separate & distinct, except for the only progression that occurs - hypothesis => theory.
A fact is what has been carefully observed.
A law describes that observation.
A hypothesis is a proposal intended to explain that observation.
A theory seeks to explain that observation & has been confirmed by considerable evidence and has endured all attempts to disprove it.
example:
Fact
Objects fall at the same rate regardless of mass.
Law
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/GBSSCI/PHYS/Class/circles/u6l3c1.gif
Hypothesis => Theory
Mass causes a curvature of spacetime which creates the effect of gravity.
Yep, you are smarter that all those stupid scientists. They didn't realize that 10.5 is bigger than 7.5. You sure showed them!
It couldn't have anything to do with that larger figure being primarily thin one-year ice that melts quicker than normally thick ice formed over many years like the article said, now could it?
That is only correct for fresh water bodies, such as the oft-mentioned glass of water. The oceans are salt water. The sea level increase isn't substantial, but it is greater than zero.
http://www.physorg.com/news5619.html
The common misconception that floating ice won't increase sea level when it melts occurs because the difference in density between fresh water and salt water is not taken into consideration.
http://home.comcast.net/~pdnoerd/NoerdlingerBrower.pdf (the paper, provided by the author, that is referenced in the physorg article)
If all the extant sea ice and floating shelf ice melted, the global sea level would rise about 4 cm.