No, assuming that he is _so_ unique that no one else in the whole wide world would think to use Hubble as a source for backgrounds would be indicative of a "little megalomaniacal selfish arrogant prick".
Your (AC) post, on the other hand, indicates that many humans are idiots whose theses are meaningless because they don't understand big words, much less what they mean.
As the prices are (finally) starting to come down, this is quickly changing. I know 5 folks (myself included) who just got new HDTVs for Christmas. Plus I have a couple of friends who already had an HDTV. All of us have HD Sources.
In fact, most HDTVs don't display non-HD content all that well, so while you have a big screen, it looks kinda crappy. Hell, a $30 HD antenna from Target will get most people at least a few HD channels. So I am forced to question the intelligence of your friend who spent a load of money on an HDTV but won't spend a tiny amount to get HD content to enjoy on it.
Also, I don't claim to be friends with "60 homes", so 7 HDTVs is actually a pretty good percentage.
Wrong. The media often reports scientifically incorrect headlines to "sell papers". There isn't so much a political bias as a sensationalist bias.
That having been said, the fact that the global mean temperature is increasing might be attributable to Climate Change. If that is what you've seen reported, it isn't the same as saying, "My town is hotter than normal, therefore there must be a global crisis." But that is, essentially, what you are saying if you truly consider a cold winter in your town to be proof that there *isn't* a global problem.
Besides, if you read even a little bit about Climate Change theories, you'll see that "Global Warming" is a misnomer. At least in the sort term, larger climate swings are expected - very harsh winters and very harsh summers.
One more thing.... Only one of our polar ice caps is floating. Antarctica is a continent, you know. So if that ice melts, it isn't just floating ice. The melting of Greenland's ice sheets is also of concern. That isn't floating ice, either.
You claim to be, "asking questions which global alarmists seem unwilling to answer". I think it is more true to say that you are unwilling and/or unable to find (simple) answers to your own (simplistic) questions.
I am pretty sure that if every single piece of ice on the ice caps on the planet melted, the rise in sea water would be negligible... of course this is based on a small scale of a piece of ice in a glass of water.
Well that seems like a legitimate study. You should seek government funding.
I think the comparison to Big Tobacco's "science" is very apropos. Well into the - what, eighties? nineties? - there were scientists testifying that there was no link between tobacco and cancer. Science shouldn't have an agenda. If evidence is found that takes you in a new direction - you follow that evidence. I'd like to see a source for claims such as,
ajs: "If you work in this field, you know that you have two choices: do work that supports the "consensus" or leave the field for lack of funding."
First, a disclaimer: I'm not a huge Highlander fan and haven't seen either movie in years. I only saw the second movie once - I could barely stand to finish it because it was so offensively out-of-line with the original. So, the following comments are made from the memories (of disappointment) I have of seeing the sequel.
Highlander II completely ignored the background provided in the original movie. In the original, Christopher Lambert's character is surprised to find out that he is immortal. Sean Connery's character explains to him about the immortals and the quickening.
In the second movie, they are friends on some lame-ass alien planet and are sent to earth together - at the same time.
But everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Even if their opinion is friggin' stupid.
I find it amusing that you quoted the article but somehow managed to neglect this, also from the article: "The case is separate from the felony criminal charges that have been brought against five individuals."
And I find it amusing that you failed to notice the three times that I wrote "civil" in my post.
So much for "getting off scot-free."
Read my post again. I wrote, "They are getting off scot-free (on the civil charges, anyway)."
But the PC maker said that as part of the deal, the state will not pursue civil charges against the company, or against its current or former officers or directors.
So these crooked corporate executives make the decision to have their company settle out of court. That is, as you pointed out, quite common for civil cases.
But as part of the deal (which, again, involves the company paying money), those same corporate executives now avoid personal civil charges. That doesn't seem right. They are getting off scot-free (on the civil charges, anyway).
To recap: They, being in charge, have decided that their company - from which they may well be dismissed for wrongdoing - will bail them out.
Overall I think the show has promise, but there have been some bad writing gaffs.
What about the Indian professor who moves to NYC to follow in his father's footsteps?
He gets to the city and finds out that his father was killed for his research. His father's apartment had been ransacked by bad guys.
So what does he do? Decide to rent that very same apartment and leave the computer in the very same spot. And this guy is a genius?!?
It's called commonization.
Xerox, Q-Tip, Aspirin, Escalator, Band-Aid and Kleenex either are or have been registered trademarks. But that doesn't prevent the masses from using them to describe a generic item rather than a brand.
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Your (AC) post, on the other hand, indicates that many humans are idiots whose theses are meaningless because they don't understand big words, much less what they mean.
In fact, most HDTVs don't display non-HD content all that well, so while you have a big screen, it looks kinda crappy. Hell, a $30 HD antenna from Target will get most people at least a few HD channels. So I am forced to question the intelligence of your friend who spent a load of money on an HDTV but won't spend a tiny amount to get HD content to enjoy on it.
Also, I don't claim to be friends with "60 homes", so 7 HDTVs is actually a pretty good percentage.
That having been said, the fact that the global mean temperature is increasing might be attributable to Climate Change. If that is what you've seen reported, it isn't the same as saying, "My town is hotter than normal, therefore there must be a global crisis." But that is, essentially, what you are saying if you truly consider a cold winter in your town to be proof that there *isn't* a global problem.
Besides, if you read even a little bit about Climate Change theories, you'll see that "Global Warming" is a misnomer. At least in the sort term, larger climate swings are expected - very harsh winters and very harsh summers.
You claim to be, "asking questions which global alarmists seem unwilling to answer". I think it is more true to say that you are unwilling and/or unable to find (simple) answers to your own (simplistic) questions.
In other words, the plural of anecdote is not data.
Well that seems like a legitimate study. You should seek government funding.
I think the comparison to Big Tobacco's "science" is very apropos. Well into the - what, eighties? nineties? - there were scientists testifying that there was no link between tobacco and cancer. Science shouldn't have an agenda. If evidence is found that takes you in a new direction - you follow that evidence. I'd like to see a source for claims such as,
Well, it looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines.
Star Wars took place "a long, long time ago", not in the future.
First, a disclaimer: I'm not a huge Highlander fan and haven't seen either movie in years. I only saw the second movie once - I could barely stand to finish it because it was so offensively out-of-line with the original. So, the following comments are made from the memories (of disappointment) I have of seeing the sequel.
Highlander II completely ignored the background provided in the original movie. In the original, Christopher Lambert's character is surprised to find out that he is immortal. Sean Connery's character explains to him about the immortals and the quickening. In the second movie, they are friends on some lame-ass alien planet and are sent to earth together - at the same time. But everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Even if their opinion is friggin' stupid.
So these crooked corporate executives make the decision to have their company settle out of court. That is, as you pointed out, quite common for civil cases.
But as part of the deal (which, again, involves the company paying money), those same corporate executives now avoid personal civil charges. That doesn't seem right. They are getting off scot-free (on the civil charges, anyway).
To recap: They, being in charge, have decided that their company - from which they may well be dismissed for wrongdoing - will bail them out.
"A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm."
I guess that won't exactly apply here.
That's funny and terrifying all at once.
I agree that most politicians are slimy and are largely controlled by special interests, but identical?
Really?
I suppose you agreed with Ralph Nader that there was no difference between Al Gore and George Bush, huh?
- A woman's right to choose
- Stem cell research
- Something approaching equal rights for homosexuals
- A misguided war in Iraq
- An actual energy policy
- ....
Yeah, they are obviously the same.George "macaca" Allen hasn't been declared a loser yet. He's in one of those 'too close to call' races.
Overall I think the show has promise, but there have been some bad writing gaffs. What about the Indian professor who moves to NYC to follow in his father's footsteps? He gets to the city and finds out that his father was killed for his research. His father's apartment had been ransacked by bad guys. So what does he do? Decide to rent that very same apartment and leave the computer in the very same spot. And this guy is a genius?!?
It's called commonization. Xerox, Q-Tip, Aspirin, Escalator, Band-Aid and Kleenex either are or have been registered trademarks. But that doesn't prevent the masses from using them to describe a generic item rather than a brand.