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Comment Re:The ocean is not acidifying (Score 2) 421

It's the same thing, just a different name.

"more acidic" (the term I used) kind of is, but is misleading.

The original term used - acidifying - is absolutely clear as to what it means, and is totally wrong. There is nothing acidic involved with what is happening to the ocean from CO2.

The changes from CO2 add up to the natural variance.

RTFA. I knew you alarmists were dense, but really.

I leave you with that, nothing more can be done to help you I think.

Comment The ocean is not acidifying (Score 3, Funny) 421

It doesn't actually remove any CO2, so things like ocean acidification will continue to get worse,

The ocean is getting more neutral if anything, but absolutely not "more acidic".

And whatever changes come from CO2 are far less than natural variance over the course of a month (read article)...

I despair that alarmists can't understand even the most basic aspects of material science.

Kind of makes you sweat that people who can't even understand the pH scale are casually fine messing with the atmosphere for the entire Earth because "volcanoes already do it". Well if a volcano jumped off a cliff would you do that too?

Comment That Description Though (Score 1, Insightful) 681

relies almost entirely on emotional response and belief

Funny you mention that, because it sounds a LOT like the reaction you get from the Warming Alarmists when you point out that the rates of warming are not nearly as high as they thought (and are not going anywhere at the moment) and that simply by observing what has happened when know the models of runaway warming are very wrong. That's not emotion, that is observation based on fact, but you point that out wand what you get back generally "relies almost entirely on emotional response and belief". Usually they will bring up "what about the future generations", etc. etc.

Global Warming Alarmism long ago passed into cult status based wholly on keeping people in line through fear. Or at least that's the attempt anyway, they tighter they squeeze the more free thinkers and rational scientists slip through their grasp...

Comment Pretty big talk... (Score 1) 681

...coming from a guy who was worse in every way at science education than a guy with big hair and a partner in a rat suit.

Anyone who says you couldn't possibly understand is either selling something or trying to direct your attention away from something they don't want you to see, because you would understand quite well.

Comment Also, rewarding past action. (Score 3, Insightful) 105

That is a great response, I wanted to add one more point to your observations.

Although I did not fund this Kickstarter, I would have if I had found it in time. The reason I would fund it is as you say " funding the experience I expect to get from the people making the game which have quite a pedigree in creating experiences.".

But more than that, even if I don't enjoy this particular experience I wold not care because I also consider whatever money I would put in as funding past enjoyment that was free on my part.

I funded an Order Of the Stick Kickstarter for this exact reason. I would either get something great or at the very least deliver a reward to someone who made something I loved.

Comment Re: What's not to like (Score 4, Interesting) 105

I actually dislike when known and established creators use Kickstarter.

Kickstarter is not a zero sum gain. Exploding Kittens getting $8 million does not mean that any of that $8m would have gone to any other Kickstarter campaign. I contribute to Kickstarter stuff off and on, my contributions are not limited by finances but by interest in the project.

Why do they need it?

They need it for the same reason as anyone else - to be sure there's a market before they spend money on production. That's the awesome thing about Kickstarter, is that it takes the risk out of going beyond a prototype stage. Even a well known and creative guy like Matt could easily produce a card game that went no-where at all and no-one would buy - a terrible waste not only of his time but the resources used to print the cards and produce packaging.

With Kickstarter you eliminate a ton of waste because you are producing what people want instead of what they might want... it's the ultimate definition of win/win.

I think people who don't understand Kickstarter should go back to the Muppet movie and watch Kermit's speech on dreams (jump to 45 seconds in) and listen carefully to Rainbow Connection... Kickstarter allows any of us to be muppets on the bus to an uncertain but interesting future. I for one don't care who is driving.

Comment Re:First they laugh, then they sue, then you win (Score 1) 252

Uber is deliberately mis-classifying its drivers as independent contractors

I can certainly see how you would think people working entirely on a schedule of their own choosing and without any direction from Uber as to when and where they should work should be full employees...

Oh wait.

Comment Soros? (Score 1, Flamebait) 448

if you want to play the money card... George Soros.

Only Soros spends a LOT more. And is wholly partisan in a way the Koch Brothers are not.

More than anything, the Koch Brothers seem to be some kind of hallucinogen, the way Democrats react to any mention of them.

I'd be careful of throwing that rock too hard from your ivory tower made of frosted glass...

Comment Re:thanks (Score 1) 211

No clue about Seattle, but where I live (Michigan), I can't even renew my driver's license until they send me the renewal thing approximately a month prior to my birthdate.

Not even online, because that requires a code number from the form they send you (because, you know, someone might randomly log in using the number off my driver's license and pay it for me or something).

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