Let's review the greenhouse theory of global warming. Our planet would be one more icy rock hurtling through space at an intolerable temperature were it not for our atmosphere. This thin layer of gases -- about 95 percent of the molecules live within the lowest 15 miles -- readily allows the sun's heat in but resists its reradiation into space. Result: The earth is warmed.
Now for an inconvenient truth about CO2 sources -- nature generates about 30 times as much of it as does man. Yet the warming worriers are unconcerned about nature's outpouring. They-- and Al Gore -- are alarmed only about anthropogenic CO2, that 3.2 percent caused by humans.
They like to point fingers at the U.S., which generated about 23 percent of the world's anthropogenic CO2 in 2003, the latest figures from the Energy Information Administration. But this finger-pointing ignores yet another inconvenient truth about CO2. In fact, it's a minor contributor to the greenhouse effect when water vapor is taken into consideration. All the greenhouse gases together, including CO2 and methane, produce less than two percent of the greenhouse effect, according to Richard S. Lindzen of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lindzen, by the way, is described by one source as "the most renowned climatologist in all the world."
When water vapor is put in that perspective, then anthropogenic CO2 produces less than 0.1 of one percent of the greenhouse effect.
If everyone knows that water vapor is the dominant greenhouse gas, why do Al Gore and so many others focus on CO2? Call it the politics of the possible. Water vapor is almost entirely natural. It's beyond the reach of man's screwdriver. But when the delegates of 189 countries met at Kyoto in December 1997 to discuss global climate change, they could hardly vote to do nothing. So instead, they agreed that the developed countries of the world would reduce emissions of six man-made greenhouse gases. At the top of the list is CO2, a trivial influence on global warming compared with water vapor, but unquestionably man's largest contribution.
In deciding that it couldn't reduce water vapor, Kyoto really decided that it couldn't reduce global warning. But that's an inconvenient truth that wouldn't make much of a movie.
Already downloaded Firefox 2.0 (from slashdot's link, thank you) and am posting this comment using the browser that is to be released tomorrow. btw, it is soooooo much better than ie7.
In 2002, University of Tokyo mathematicians, aided by a supercomputer, set the world record for figuring out pi to 1.24 trillion decimal places.
I wonder how long it will be until Mr. Haraguchi breaks a trillion. He has already obviously wasted, err... dedicated so much of his life to memorizing the first 100k places. Isn't 3.14 a good enough approximation. Or if you are feeling really lazy pi~=3.
Too bad I needed urban dictionary http://www.urbandictionary.com/ to understand that. And I have been/.ing for quite some time. I think the comments for this post have the most techie acronyms of anywhere on the internet.
Jon Stewart (or Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report for that matter) often offers much better and unbiased coverage of world events then FOX's "Fair and Balanced" news.
For your information here is a link to M5 Industries (Jamie Hyneman's) special effects shop: http://www.m5industries.com/ And in case you were wondering they do not give tours or accept job applications.:(
Adam also has his own personal website: http://www.adamsavage.com/
Can anyone see these two hanging out after work? I don't think they get along very well. Adam is constantly making fun of the moustache, and Jamie obviously gets frustrated with Adam's antics.
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If a soldier is willing on the front lines fighting for their country they should be entitled to some good tunes. If the **AA goes after them I think they should declare war on DRM. Whose the real pirates anway?
This things sounds uber-fast but not easy to control because of its light weight. Not sure if it is worth a 100% premium over other kayaks, but nonetheless it is a sleek craft.
Lazy Bum: I want the most useless job with the least amount of responsibility. Got anything available?
Hyperactive Bob: You'll do just fine. Just let me get your fingerprint and scan your brain and you're hired.
Lazy Bum: Cool!
Way to give the hackers a head start in probing the vulnerabilities of yet another microsoft product. Now we will be minmizing the time vista is out before MS recieves all these complaints of new viruses for their new OS.
This looks impractical. It might be useful to buy the umbrella and cut the handle away from the rest of it. The idea of an interface device like that is cool, but the attached umbrella is obtrusive. Maybe if they made an iPod glove that not only controlled the scroll wheel but could also control the pod with hand gestures...
This problem has been around for years and is now just taking higher profile forms. Since cable TV has been around all you need is a splitter and a friendly neighbor willing to split the bill with you to get cheaper service. Now that the technology is available to do essentially the same thing over network connections it has grabbed the attention of all the copyright organizations that have been fighting file sharing issues for years. It seems to me that the concern here should be with the potential for people to store the data streams that are being broadcast (like a tivo located on your LAN) rather than the "place-shifting". Seriously, what is the difference between me watching a show in my bedroom v. living room and between my house and my laptop when working from a hotel with a broadband connection. If I am paying for the service I should be able to enjoy it where it is convenient and comfortable for me to do so.
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You mean where you met your $0.99 model from fakemyspace.com
I should use my mod points on you. But am choosing to participate in the discussion instead.
Your comment just made my day. I laughed so hard I ended up sitting at almost 360 degrees.
OUCH!!!
How about a bazooka gun for first person shooters. You would have to balance the large awkward gun on your shoulder to be able to use it. Oh wait...
All I ask is please, please, please do not offer a "free" OS powered by ad-sense revenue that displays on one edge of my screen.
Let's review the greenhouse theory of global warming. Our planet would be one more icy rock hurtling through space at an intolerable temperature were it not for our atmosphere. This thin layer of gases -- about 95 percent of the molecules live within the lowest 15 miles -- readily allows the sun's heat in but resists its reradiation into space. Result: The earth is warmed.
Now for an inconvenient truth about CO2 sources -- nature generates about 30 times as much of it as does man. Yet the warming worriers are unconcerned about nature's outpouring. They-- and Al Gore -- are alarmed only about anthropogenic CO2, that 3.2 percent caused by humans.
They like to point fingers at the U.S., which generated about 23 percent of the world's anthropogenic CO2 in 2003, the latest figures from the Energy Information Administration. But this finger-pointing ignores yet another inconvenient truth about CO2. In fact, it's a minor contributor to the greenhouse effect when water vapor is taken into consideration. All the greenhouse gases together, including CO2 and methane, produce less than two percent of the greenhouse effect, according to Richard S. Lindzen of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Lindzen, by the way, is described by one source as "the most renowned climatologist in all the world."
When water vapor is put in that perspective, then anthropogenic CO2 produces less than 0.1 of one percent of the greenhouse effect.
If everyone knows that water vapor is the dominant greenhouse gas, why do Al Gore and so many others focus on CO2? Call it the politics of the possible. Water vapor is almost entirely natural. It's beyond the reach of man's screwdriver. But when the delegates of 189 countries met at Kyoto in December 1997 to discuss global climate change, they could hardly vote to do nothing. So instead, they agreed that the developed countries of the world would reduce emissions of six man-made greenhouse gases. At the top of the list is CO2, a trivial influence on global warming compared with water vapor, but unquestionably man's largest contribution.
In deciding that it couldn't reduce water vapor, Kyoto really decided that it couldn't reduce global warning. But that's an inconvenient truth that wouldn't make much of a movie.
Source: Patrick Bedard (9/2006)
OMG, it says organiSe bookmarks in the menu bar instead of organiZe bookmarks!
Already downloaded Firefox 2.0 (from slashdot's link, thank you) and am posting this comment using the browser that is to be released tomorrow. btw, it is soooooo much better than ie7.
Lookout microsoft the googleopoly is going to take over the world.
I wonder how long it will be until Mr. Haraguchi breaks a trillion. He has already obviously wasted, err... dedicated so much of his life to memorizing the first 100k places. Isn't 3.14 a good enough approximation. Or if you are feeling really lazy pi~=3.
Too bad I needed urban dictionary http://www.urbandictionary.com/ to understand that. And I have been /.ing for quite some time. I think the comments for this post have the most techie acronyms of anywhere on the internet.
Jon Stewart (or Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report for that matter) often offers much better and unbiased coverage of world events then FOX's "Fair and Balanced" news.
On a simliar note....
Build a man a fire and keep him warm for a night. Set a man on fire and you will keep him warm for the rest of his life.
For your information here is a link to M5 Industries (Jamie Hyneman's) special effects shop: http://www.m5industries.com/ :(
And in case you were wondering they do not give tours or accept job applications.
Adam also has his own personal website: http://www.adamsavage.com/
Can anyone see these two hanging out after work? I don't think they get along very well. Adam is constantly making fun of the moustache, and Jamie obviously gets frustrated with Adam's antics.
The movie Anti-trust comes to mind...
If a soldier is willing on the front lines fighting for their country they should be entitled to some good tunes. If the **AA goes after them I think they should declare war on DRM. Whose the real pirates anway?
Apparently microsoft thinks that its security measures are good enough that you dont need antivirus to protect you.
This things sounds uber-fast but not easy to control because of its light weight. Not sure if it is worth a 100% premium over other kayaks, but nonetheless it is a sleek craft.
Lazy Bum: I want the most useless job with the least amount of responsibility. Got anything available?
Hyperactive Bob: You'll do just fine. Just let me get your fingerprint and scan your brain and you're hired.
Lazy Bum: Cool!
The video is somewhat impressive until the robot actually releases the ball. Kind of a let down for $250
Way to give the hackers a head start in probing the vulnerabilities of yet another microsoft product. Now we will be minmizing the time vista is out before MS recieves all these complaints of new viruses for their new OS.
This looks impractical. It might be useful to buy the umbrella and cut the handle away from the rest of it. The idea of an interface device like that is cool, but the attached umbrella is obtrusive. Maybe if they made an iPod glove that not only controlled the scroll wheel but could also control the pod with hand gestures...
Hair gel? WTF, mate? I dont use crazy oily products on my head. Here is a wikiHow on cleaning CDs: http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Scratched-CD
This problem has been around for years and is now just taking higher profile forms. Since cable TV has been around all you need is a splitter and a friendly neighbor willing to split the bill with you to get cheaper service. Now that the technology is available to do essentially the same thing over network connections it has grabbed the attention of all the copyright organizations that have been fighting file sharing issues for years.
It seems to me that the concern here should be with the potential for people to store the data streams that are being broadcast (like a tivo located on your LAN) rather than the "place-shifting". Seriously, what is the difference between me watching a show in my bedroom v. living room and between my house and my laptop when working from a hotel with a broadband connection. If I am paying for the service I should be able to enjoy it where it is convenient and comfortable for me to do so.
Long live the Fox. (Stupid windows security flaws).