What if...just suppose that the climate change that you fear for its cost is natural and not man-caused?

Should we then muck with the environment in an effort to stop it, because of the cost if we don't?

As far as economic disruption goes, that's going to be no big deal in a free country. People will move out, move uphill/inland and their assets(other than real estate) and work will follow. More will be employed building new harbors, new levees, etc. The economy can readily adapt and does so way faster than any ecosystem can change.

It's about time some folks with spines showed up.

The FA of the US Constituition regulates the government, specifically the Congress but after interpretation the whole federal gov. The gov can't stop you from talking, especially about the gov itself. It has nothing to say about private parties, who can say what, where, when, and what the consequences are if for instance, you badmouth your boss while off work and he finds out about it.

Here is a decent summary.

Too old. You have triggered some old and long unused neurons. I have not thought of length, area, volume... "measures" of sets in more than 25 years.

I still like the post you originally replied to; wish I had some mod points. That was funny.

I'll bet you wish /. had one right about now, or did you miss the part about 10 ?

The first mixup is the idea of crimes committed on a battlefield. Now this has a long and storied history, but in most situations, these cases end up in some sort of international court, not the internal court system of one country or other.

This can be illustrated by asking one question. You want the prisoners tried in American courts, then tell me, which courts have jurisdiction and what law(s) are they accused of violating?

but Luddites don't dominate the politics of, or otherwise rule, the USA.

>It is a statistical certainty (p that there are innocent people being held
> at Guantanamo Bay.

So, it is a statistical certainty (p 10e-11) that there are guilty people being held at Guantanamo Bay. Where does that get us?

Abundant resources?
Strategic value?
Colonialized?
Centuries?

The first place you think of is the Middle East?

If all beer brewed subsequently is genetically engineered, then yes.

Last time I was in Finland I enjoyed the Lapin Kulta IV. It's been a while. I was a poor college student back then.

Using an American keyboard: "Hoovah Suomi!"

I usually fall asleep watching TV.

With English letters: Hoovah Suomi!

Even while in Paris, it does not matter whether your card's native currency is Euros, Dollars, Pounds or whatever because in all of my worldly travels everyone I have asked has understood what I meant when I held up my card and said "ATM?"

> Now, try talking to an Italian who learned
> English from a Scotsman. GFL deciphering _that_

Funny, once while working in Hawaii, I caught up with a couple making their way down the sidewalk and realized they were speaking German. I slowed and eavesdropped to see how much I could still understand(it had been years since I had practiced). Anyway it turns out they are staying in the same hotel as I. It becomes clear that they think they are having a private conversation. ;-) I follow them onto the elevator, stand next to them with a blank expression as they continue to converse about their intimate plans in front of me, and when they got off I said "Guten abend". They froze, turned pale, and turned around and looked at me in horror. I smiled as the doors closed. Then the man burst out laughing as the car carried me away.

LOL, that cracked me up!

You'll get agreements from all sides on that comment.

It's been that way for quite some time and shows no sign of getting any better.