Can I ask you what thoughts you have about the Beta?

Its time to give sadists a fair crack of the whip!

Because destroying Slashdot to protest the beta makes so much sense.

Nazis' not Nazi's

FFS

"simple scientific observation of the amplified greenhouse effect is enough"

Of course, that amplified greenhouse effect appears to be missing everywhere that we can actually measure.

"Fortunately, we don't have to deal in "suggestions". People have actually *gone* to the glacier and taken measurements. It is thinning dramatically since 1997"

Its amazing watching people with no scientific ability trying to sound scientific. The glacier is thinning because its surging.

Another way of looking at it is that the glacier is growing in length rapidly, but then that sounds somehow less scary doesn't it?

"Well.... I never saw a "Denier" who could post credible data THAT I CAN ACCEPT BECAUSE THEY ARE MORALLY CORRUPT"

FTFY

The answer: sea levels have risen (on average) by a millimeter per year since the end of the Little Ice Age. Of course, during the Little Ice Age, sea levels FELL. Sometimes sea level rise appears to accelerate and sometimes decelerate to almost nothing.

Ah yes, the right answer using the wrong method. Is there anything more delusional than that?

Digital tulips

I think its telling that Chris Christie didn't attempt any of that BS when he apologized.

The same problems - yes. The same solutions? No

Oh but currencies do have intrinsic value in terms of gold and other previous metal assets, oil, gas and other energy reserves, the countries GDP and other tangibles. Bitcoin there is nothing, nada.

The need to feel superior while actually being taken for a ride. That's all I came up with.

And here are the answers for the hard-of-thinking

* theft of physical wallets - the criminal justice system, the police and the courts. Compare that to Bitcoin - someone steals your wallet and you're FUCKED with no recourse to any recompense.
* absence of realistic application of frameworks to tackle customer problems, disputes and charge backs with CASH - look up insurance, regulatory authorities and banking charters. What is there for Bitcoin? You're on your own.
* exposure to potential losses because of high volatility in value of the CASH currencies - which can be easily hedged using real gold and precious metals, oil and other commodities. Bitcoin? Nothing. Your only hope is that there is a bigger idiot waiting to take them on for real currency
* legal and financial risks associated with trusting strangers with your CASH - direct recourse to the legal systems of many countries. Bitcoin? They'll laugh when you complain.
* and breach of anti-money laundering laws where people can carry CASH because of lack of complete information on tracking of CASH between anonymous random strangers - which is why there are anti-money laundering laws with actual teeth. Money laundering with Bitcoin? Just ask Ross Ulbricht how that's going.

The only bigger idiot is the person who moderated your comment as "insightful". Perhaps he's like to buy some Bitcoins and a few special tulips to sweeten the deal.