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Comment I have a question (Score 0) 908

Why do people always have names that predict their behavior. -?

This guy is named Curt Schilling and he is shilling his game in a very curt way.

Alan Greenspan controls a large span of green money.

Joe Paterno is a paternal figure, or was.

Are parents really that good at vocational guidance? I'm trying to think of others.

Comment Re:Meanwhile... (Score 0, Flamebait) 176

Fascinating.

Although the source there puts the odds at "Likely," without quantification. It's also the lowest category of confidence they have. The consensus appears to say that's it's more likely than not, but not as certain as the mere fact that it's getting hotter.

One Anti-ACC point I've seen lately is that of cities being hotter because they're bigger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_heat_island
This supposedly skews the results to 'prove' ACC, although this is apparently overrated.

I've only been reading wiki today, and your source.

Comment Re:Meanwhile... (Score 0, Troll) 176

I wish people would get this right. The consensus is about the earth getting hotter, which would make sense since we're going away from an ice age, not toward one. There is no consensus about man's impact on the earth. From the article, it would appear that mankind is curbing our inevitable heat wave.

As long as the buzzword is so ingrained in grant-writing culture, the conversation about climate change cannot progress.

Comment Your Job Title (Score 2) 53

I'm watching your Fix the World movie, and it's hilarious. But, I disagree. You make the point that industry is at fault for the suffering of Bhopal. That's not the whole truth, though. Aren't the people of India responsible for suing Dow in order to get the justice they want? The biggest failure as I see it is from the government of India, and the lack of unrest. Luckily for them, two members of the Free Market saw an opportunity in calling for more damages from Dow.

So, to summarize in a question, who's more responsible for action against injustice, the corporation of stockholders, or the population that's affected?

Comment Another Hurt Locker Thread (Score 2) 159

Comments that say the movie sucks will get modded up.

Comments that defend the movie will stay below sea level moderation.

This is because some people associated with the movie decided to pursue a civil copyright lawsuit.

The summary will say the MPAA is involved. This will be false.

No analysis of the movie, or any new analysis of copyright law will occur.

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