And as much as I would like you to turn in your 6 digit UID, I'll settle for either closer monitoring of your spell checker or remedial English as a Second Language.
It almost hurts. Especially when it is intended to buttress a grammar/vocabulary complaint, no matter how mild.
And there you have it. This becomes opinion. We have lost sight of what is fact and what is merely opinion, so that we argue about opinions, and the facts are intentionally obscured to make opinion viable.
Very few people can truly be neutral about the truth. I find myself sitting and waiting to see if our President will be deposed by the outright coup in operation, of if he can wield the power of the Executive sufficiently to defeat those who wish to turn him out merely to enforce their policies.
If indeed they can muster enough charges to oust him, what can we expect for the future? More.
For all my Libertarian/Anarchist friends out there, you kept challenging me to imagine what a Libertarian Presidency would look like. Well, watch and learn. Would Gary Johnson have lasted this long? Or would he have been subverted, President in name only?
If you think the mainstream US media doesn't have an obvious left/liberal/Democrat bias, you have not been paying attention since the late 70s. Before that, from the mid 60s on, you can be excused for not seeing the anti-Vietnam War movement as merely a *part* of the leftist agenda.
Watergate was an incredibly useful scandal, for it gave the Left cover to dominate media and turn public opinion in their direction. The Republicans and Conservatives basically ran and hid until Reagan stepped up and energized them.
Media bias is often hard to discern, since it now relies on near-total control of media, and dissent is so hard to see it is assumed to be nonexistent. If everyone is saying it, must be true, eh?
The Second Enlightenment is coming, driven by mass access to media. The First Enlightenment was driven by the printing press and the ability to both pass on substantial knowledge and to distribute it widely. Now we see massive participation in the realm of ideas, rather than dominance by a self-appointed elite. Sort of like the First, though that focused on individual rights and government as a service. We have to fight that fight AGAIN. Starting here. Starting now.
You do know that Michael Mann sued Dr. Tim Ball, a Canadian climatologist, for libel. This statement was issued by Dr. Ball in February:
"Michael Mann moved for an adjournment of the trial scheduled for February 20, 2017. We had little choice because Canadian courts always grant adjournments before a trial in their belief that an out of court settlement is preferable. We agreed to an adjournment with conditions. The major one was that he [Mann] produce all documents including computer codes by February 20th, 2017. He failed to meet the deadline.â
Mr. Mann broke no law. He's merely refusing to offer any further proof of his assertion that Dr. Ball libelled him. Normally the truth would be an absolute defense, but in this case Mr. Mann chose to not employ that element.
It's a civil case. Mr. Mann is at risk of losing the case he brought because he is instilling to show his source data, which was based on taxpayer funded research. The judge didn't accept that, claiming the data is neither private nor confidential, merely hidden.
When you consider Bitcoin to be a similar value proposition to a stock market, then you understand Bitcoin value better.
And the fork is a unique event, probably causing more trouble than it solves. But value? If Bill Gates liquidated his Microsoft shares, would he impact the price, and therefore his value? Yup. Bitcoin holders are sort of trapped in their market.
Dang. So I've got to move north about 1,000 miles, take up subsistence farming, sell wood off the woodlot, keep sheep and goats, make cheese, and put the wife to knitting and sewing. And make soap and candles from the stock I have available. Beekeeping will be a new challenge for me when I wear out the screening I brought.
And split a lot of wood for the winter. Migrating south during cold season will only encourage the squatters.
Absolutely! Solar cells virtually rain down upon us, we need only collect them each morning and *poof*, electricity!
Imagine having to manufacture them, the odd chemicals, by-products and waste, and the rare earths etc used for interconnects and circuitry to control them. THAT would be a monumental environmental disaster.
And yet they make smartphones that are just terrible for the environment. Stupid gits.
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"For all intensive purposes"
And as much as I would like you to turn in your 6 digit UID, I'll settle for either closer monitoring of your spell checker or remedial English as a Second Language.
It almost hurts. Especially when it is intended to buttress a grammar/vocabulary complaint, no matter how mild.
"This should be based on how other people react to their comments and prior links."
So make it a popularity contest.
This works for selecting the Prom Queen. Not for real life politics. Please.
"I think the only way for a baseline neutral is opposing views."
The difference between the median, the mean, and the average.
Opposing views do not constitute 'neutral' anything. They are merely extremes.
Substitute 'true' for 'neutral' and see if it makes sense to you then.
"blatantly untrue"
And there you have it. This becomes opinion. We have lost sight of what is fact and what is merely opinion, so that we argue about opinions, and the facts are intentionally obscured to make opinion viable.
Very few people can truly be neutral about the truth. I find myself sitting and waiting to see if our President will be deposed by the outright coup in operation, of if he can wield the power of the Executive sufficiently to defeat those who wish to turn him out merely to enforce their policies.
If indeed they can muster enough charges to oust him, what can we expect for the future? More.
For all my Libertarian/Anarchist friends out there, you kept challenging me to imagine what a Libertarian Presidency would look like. Well, watch and learn. Would Gary Johnson have lasted this long? Or would he have been subverted, President in name only?
Build from the bottom.
If you think the mainstream US media doesn't have an obvious left/liberal/Democrat bias, you have not been paying attention since the late 70s. Before that, from the mid 60s on, you can be excused for not seeing the anti-Vietnam War movement as merely a *part* of the leftist agenda.
Watergate was an incredibly useful scandal, for it gave the Left cover to dominate media and turn public opinion in their direction. The Republicans and Conservatives basically ran and hid until Reagan stepped up and energized them.
Media bias is often hard to discern, since it now relies on near-total control of media, and dissent is so hard to see it is assumed to be nonexistent. If everyone is saying it, must be true, eh?
The Second Enlightenment is coming, driven by mass access to media. The First Enlightenment was driven by the printing press and the ability to both pass on substantial knowledge and to distribute it widely. Now we see massive participation in the realm of ideas, rather than dominance by a self-appointed elite. Sort of like the First, though that focused on individual rights and government as a service. We have to fight that fight AGAIN. Starting here. Starting now.
Oh, to pave it with concrete and make more patio space.
True. I'm probably taking out the back lawn
Please forgive the typos. 'Instilling' was meant to be 'refusing'
You do know that Michael Mann sued Dr. Tim Ball, a Canadian climatologist, for libel. This statement was issued by Dr. Ball in February:
"Michael Mann moved for an adjournment of the trial scheduled for February 20, 2017. We had little choice because Canadian courts always grant adjournments before a trial in their belief that an out of court settlement is preferable. We agreed to an adjournment with conditions. The major one was that he [Mann] produce all documents including computer codes by February 20th, 2017. He failed to meet the deadline.â
Mr. Mann broke no law. He's merely refusing to offer any further proof of his assertion that Dr. Ball libelled him. Normally the truth would be an absolute defense, but in this case Mr. Mann chose to not employ that element.
It's a civil case. Mr. Mann is at risk of losing the case he brought because he is instilling to show his source data, which was based on taxpayer funded research. The judge didn't accept that, claiming the data is neither private nor confidential, merely hidden.
But Mr. Mann doesn't want to have it examined.
Last I heard he still good not provide his data. The judge send to be giving him plenty of time.
And what global warming research was being done before 1960?
Are you claiming global warming was being studied in the 1880s, not just the mechanisms? Really?
It's deeply immoral to perpetuate the hoax that is AGW. The more the data is studied, the less trustworthy the proponents' manipulations appear.
Thank you for your support.
Let's just not pretend that solar cell manufacturing isn't without some consequences. Heck, nothing is, not even hydro.
When you consider Bitcoin to be a similar value proposition to a stock market, then you understand Bitcoin value better.
And the fork is a unique event, probably causing more trouble than it solves. But value? If Bill Gates liquidated his Microsoft shares, would he impact the price, and therefore his value? Yup. Bitcoin holders are sort of trapped in their market.
Maricopa county, Arizona. Just happens in May. telling us it's not the same is almost reasonable. Almost.
And yes, the humidity also come there, for similar reasons.
Depends on which politicians you are referring to.
Dang. So I've got to move north about 1,000 miles, take up subsistence farming, sell wood off the woodlot, keep sheep and goats, make cheese, and put the wife to knitting and sewing. And make soap and candles from the stock I have available. Beekeeping will be a new challenge for me when I wear out the screening I brought.
And split a lot of wood for the winter. Migrating south during cold season will only encourage the squatters.
Sure.
Because at 46C wet-bulb temperature means nothing to an outdoor laborer. It's bloody hot.
"Enlightenment values led to bigotry and white supremacy having scientific backing."
And the concepts of preexisting, unalienable human rights, even for women and children, self-determination, and objective science.
His *later* was being measured in minutes, yours in decades.
Perspective. If it's narrow, it's just not as useful.
ps- the early 70s was the time of Ice Age. Greenhouse effect came later, again, perspective.
I mow my lawns, with a push mower, in 46C heat (Phoenix). Men work at landscaping in that heat. People even hike, bike, and run in that heat, but
It's not just what you're doing, it's how you do it.
Wait, hold my beer while I make some popcorn...
This should be good.
Absolutely! Solar cells virtually rain down upon us, we need only collect them each morning and *poof*, electricity!
Imagine having to manufacture them, the odd chemicals, by-products and waste, and the rare earths etc used for interconnects and circuitry to control them. THAT would be a monumental environmental disaster.
And yet they make smartphones that are just terrible for the environment. Stupid gits.
Do not underestimate this one, for it has transformed from a low 6 digit UID to an AC within mere hours.
Next step, who knows... DNC chair?
Trees in India. That's funny.
Trees in India are an endangered resource.