You're not understanding what peak oil is. It's not the point where we are about to run out. It is the point of maximum (peak) production. Yes, we may be able to extract oil faster, cheaper, and easier than before (I have my doubts about all three), but we cannot match the volume we used to produce before. For example, US domestic oil production peaked in the 1970s
Perhaps they are referring to Poutine?
Good stuff, but something best eaten occasionally.
Poutine is fries with cheese curds and gravy. Most restaurants will have salt, pepper, and ketchup at the table. A significant portion of those will also have vinegar. You almost always have to ask for mayo.
What difference does center-fire vs rim-fire make? That's just where the primer is, no? It's the amount of gunpowder within the shell that matters, right?
Don't get me started... next thing you know some states are going to ban possession of nuclear weapons. They don't understand that if nuclear weapons are outlawed, only outlaws will have nuclear weapons.
Yes, and do we really want our outlaws more heavily armed than our inlaws?
Extrapolating from a few feet of bone, paleontologists were able to estimate the beast weighed between 80 and 100 tons and grew up to 115 feet in length.
A few feet of bone... like what? A femur, perhaps? So, from a couple of feet of femur, they can determine the size and shape of the entire animal? How do they know it was a brontosaur*-style vs a tyrannosaur style animal? How do they know this is the bone of a separate species and isn't the bone of an animal suffering from a glandular defect? Extrapolating the characteristics of a species from one very incomplete sample... I sense a large percentage of handwaving, guesswork and artistic license taking place here.
*Yes, I know it's not called a brontosaur anymore. Poor things went extinct twice.
Well the link could have been to the previous slashdot article instead
No! I hate when they do that. When I click on a link, I expect to be taken to the source material. If you're going to link to a previous slashdot article, *indicate* that you're doing that.
No. There is a fringe case for when you're using things that aren't normally 'real' words, ergo this is not really a case of grocer's apostrophe:
Actually, this is the scenario here. I debated back and forth on the apostrophe for a while, and decided to go with it for the following reasons: To me, 60s looked too much like 60 seconds, especially in my pre-morning-coffee state. Additionally, I was matching the style used by the parent post (and I notice nobody's jumping on the apostrophe misuse there). Further, I was hoping it would enhance the difference between 60s and '60s. Normally, I would not put it in.
For today's ten thousand, to "buffalo" means to bully. "Buffalo" is also the name of a city in New York, and a synonym for bison, so the sentence "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" means "Bison from Buffalo (that are bullied by other bison from Buffalo) bully still other bison from Buffalo", or "It's tough being a herd beast in Upstate New York".
There is a VAST difference between physical geography and legal status. The definitions of island, peninsula, etc are not under dispute. The definition of sovereignty and what constitutes a sovereign state is. One theory states that a region is not a sovereign nation until it is recognized as such by other nations. This has subtleties such as what constitutes recognition: from full on ambassadorial exchanges, treaties, etc; to mere visits by foreign representatives. Another theory states that a nation must have a defined territory, a permanent population, a government and a capacity to enter into relations with other states. There is also the theories of legal heritage and de facto statehood. For example, the United States gained de facto independence in 1776. However, legally, it wasn't independent of England until the English said so (which they did in the Treaty of Paris in 1783). These issues also play an important role in places like Sealand, and other so-called micronations, as they do in all sorts of disputed territories, and they are far from clear and observable fact.
As far as Taiwan is concerned, both the ROC and the PRC claim the whole shebang - mainland and islands. Technically, since the Chinese civil war never actually ended, these two groups are still at war, and the question of who rules is up in the air.
Following Bear Grylls examples will get you killed. He is a highly trained stunt man. You'd be better off with Les Stroud's or Ray Mears's stuff. You'd be better off still with a good ebook on knots, and edible plants, and a few weekends out where there is no cell phone coverage.
Depth perception is awfully handy when it comes to moving from branch to branch in the treetops, even if all you eat is fruit and leaves. Just ask the koalas, sloths, and tree kangaroos.
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2) NEVER talk to the police.
In what backwards dirtball nation does that rule apply?
Perhaps the one where they promise "Anything you say CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU." (Notes: Hollywood version, emphasis mine.)
What happens between 2013 and 2015 to make government interrogation not an issue? ::pulls seat closer, grabs popcorn::
Mind reading equipment. How else could they tell that you've been thinking?
Never allow doubt to tarnish your lust for wealth
Which rule of acquisition is that?
Rule of Acquisition #263: Never allow doubt to tarnish your love of latinum.
The "shipping costs more than the item scam" was really only a thing on ebay...
You don't watch too many late night infomercials, do you?
You're not understanding what peak oil is. It's not the point where we are about to run out. It is the point of maximum (peak) production. Yes, we may be able to extract oil faster, cheaper, and easier than before (I have my doubts about all three), but we cannot match the volume we used to produce before. For example, US domestic oil production peaked in the 1970s
Perhaps they are referring to Poutine? Good stuff, but something best eaten occasionally.
Poutine is fries with cheese curds and gravy. Most restaurants will have salt, pepper, and ketchup at the table. A significant portion of those will also have vinegar. You almost always have to ask for mayo.
Assault rifles are illegal in California; therefore this could never have happened!
Exactly! This person should have been caught at the inter-state border crossings. He was probably crossing over from Oregon.
What difference does center-fire vs rim-fire make? That's just where the primer is, no? It's the amount of gunpowder within the shell that matters, right?
Don't get me started... next thing you know some states are going to ban possession of nuclear weapons. They don't understand that if nuclear weapons are outlawed, only outlaws will have nuclear weapons.
Yes, and do we really want our outlaws more heavily armed than our inlaws?
Speeding fines are there to collect some money for municipalities. Otherwise they would be uniformly and much more strictly enforced.
Um... no. Speeding fines are NOT there to collect some money for municipalities, otherwise they would be uniformly and much more strictly enforced.
They once thought these animals couldn't even raise their tales.
The length was too long. They were too big.
Well, Tolkein managed to get the Silmarillion published.
Extrapolating from a few feet of bone, paleontologists were able to estimate the beast weighed between 80 and 100 tons and grew up to 115 feet in length.
A few feet of bone... like what? A femur, perhaps? So, from a couple of feet of femur, they can determine the size and shape of the entire animal? How do they know it was a brontosaur*-style vs a tyrannosaur style animal? How do they know this is the bone of a separate species and isn't the bone of an animal suffering from a glandular defect? Extrapolating the characteristics of a species from one very incomplete sample... I sense a large percentage of handwaving, guesswork and artistic license taking place here.
*Yes, I know it's not called a brontosaur anymore. Poor things went extinct twice.
Um, why did you "sic" up there?
Because there should be punctuation between "NSA" and "we're" and there was none, perhaps?
Well the link could have been to the previous slashdot article instead
No! I hate when they do that. When I click on a link, I expect to be taken to the source material. If you're going to link to a previous slashdot article, *indicate* that you're doing that.
No. There is a fringe case for when you're using things that aren't normally 'real' words, ergo this is not really a case of grocer's apostrophe:
Actually, this is the scenario here. I debated back and forth on the apostrophe for a while, and decided to go with it for the following reasons: To me, 60s looked too much like 60 seconds, especially in my pre-morning-coffee state. Additionally, I was matching the style used by the parent post (and I notice nobody's jumping on the apostrophe misuse there). Further, I was hoping it would enhance the difference between 60s and '60s. Normally, I would not put it in.
How can you buy CDs when you're in a big heap with a dragon sitting on top?
Use a cell phone?
For today's ten thousand, to "buffalo" means to bully. "Buffalo" is also the name of a city in New York, and a synonym for bison, so the sentence "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo" means "Bison from Buffalo (that are bullied by other bison from Buffalo) bully still other bison from Buffalo", or "It's tough being a herd beast in Upstate New York".
You Americans! Waste from the 1960's? In Europe, they deal with waste from the 60's, and even the -1960's
There is a VAST difference between physical geography and legal status. The definitions of island, peninsula, etc are not under dispute. The definition of sovereignty and what constitutes a sovereign state is. One theory states that a region is not a sovereign nation until it is recognized as such by other nations. This has subtleties such as what constitutes recognition: from full on ambassadorial exchanges, treaties, etc; to mere visits by foreign representatives. Another theory states that a nation must have a defined territory, a permanent population, a government and a capacity to enter into relations with other states. There is also the theories of legal heritage and de facto statehood. For example, the United States gained de facto independence in 1776. However, legally, it wasn't independent of England until the English said so (which they did in the Treaty of Paris in 1783). These issues also play an important role in places like Sealand, and other so-called micronations, as they do in all sorts of disputed territories, and they are far from clear and observable fact.
As far as Taiwan is concerned, both the ROC and the PRC claim the whole shebang - mainland and islands. Technically, since the Chinese civil war never actually ended, these two groups are still at war, and the question of who rules is up in the air.
Even if the PRC, ROC, US, and UN all declared Taiwan a peninsula, it wouldn't change the fact that it is an island.
What in the name of the nine worlds of Sol are you talking about?
Taiwan is aa souverain nation!
According to who?
They ate. That's how they can be blamed. By eating the fruit they became morally responsible.
Following Bear Grylls examples will get you killed. He is a highly trained stunt man. You'd be better off with Les Stroud's or Ray Mears's stuff. You'd be better off still with a good ebook on knots, and edible plants, and a few weekends out where there is no cell phone coverage.
They did have knowledge of the consequences of eating the fruit.
Depth perception is awfully handy when it comes to moving from branch to branch in the treetops, even if all you eat is fruit and leaves. Just ask the koalas, sloths, and tree kangaroos.