Comment Re:Envy (Score 1) 448
I saw what you did there.
I saw what you did there.
Most of those who work on the IPCC reports are also paid by their universities, their respective governments or from grants to do their individual research when they are not working on an assessment report.
TapeCutter already said that they get their salary from the university, and thus indirectly from governments and/or grants.
I hope you are not trying to make us believe that only 5-6 million dollars a year is spent on climate research.
TapeCutter did not say that. S/he didn't even imply it. You made a straw man, and a pretty sloppy one at that.
You're expected to cite your funding sources in the acknowledgements of all academic publications, and some funding orgs will get super pissed at you if you don't.
It's common practice to cite not only the funding sources, but the actual grant numbers. The agencies may be supporting several areas of research, and they want to be sure the funding supported the area for which it was intended.
Several ACs here have misunderstood my post. Rather than responding to each of them, I'm responding to my own to cover each of them. No offense intended.
First of all, I'm far from a Republican shill. I happen to like MSNBC. And although she's obviously biased, I think Rachel Maddow is an insightful commentator and I enjoy watching her show.
My point was that MSNBC has not done what greenwow claims. I can find no evidence that MSNBC "exposed" as a "lie" the report of 800,000 healthcare.gov users receiving false tax information. Quite the contrary, in fact.
Check the last paragraph in this article.
Men without arms can do it with their nose. Food for thought.
Must resist
This reminds me of the novel by Daniel Keyes, who BTW died last year.
There is no reason or evidence to suggest that the universe operates in any way that correlates directly to our mathematics
I agree that there is no reason. But there is plenty of evidence.
Today: "I've got this really important data, let's store it as fossilized DNA!"
2000 years later: "Hey, I've found some fossilized DNA, let's inject it in some frog eggs and see what happens!"
And what if the data was pr0n?
Zomg
I'm neither, so take this with a boulder of salt.
Arguably that could make you more impartial.
I think your point is that Marines are involved earlier in a conflict, before other infrastructure has arrived. As are other special units, like Army Rangers and Navy Seals, with all due props to them and their respective training and qualifications.
Does that help?
If I understood you correctly, then yes, thanks.
"it is said by some" or "critics say" is a tool used by all journalists. you cant say that is only a fox news thing.
One can use this tool, in good faith, to summarize well-known opinions and form questions in the context of an interview.
One can also use it to spread innuendo, in the way that the GP illustrated: by giving unwarranted exposure to false ideas and presenting them in a disingenuous way, while at the same time disavowing any connection to them.
Fox tends to do the latter.
I would really love a list of toys that cause mental/psychological damage.
Off the top of my head...
Hinton's Cubes
Lament Configuration
My First Waterboard Funtime set.
Am I missing any?
How about Top Ten Unsafe Toys for Christmas From David Letterman and The Late Show:
10. Junior Electrician Outlet Panel
9. Hasbro’s Slippery Steps
8. Black & Decker Silly Driller
7. Roof Hanger Paratrooper Outfit
6. Remco’s Pocket Hive
5. Traffic Tag
4. Will It Burn? From Parker Brothers
3. Chimney Explorer
2. My First Ferret Farm
1. Ooh – You’re Blue!, the Hold-Your-Breath Game
11. Optional Coffee Crisp ordinance, for spreading nonlethal goodwill.
12. Homo milk dispenser, for confusing the hell out of American colleagues.
13. Used bullet-casings redeemable for merchandise at any Canadian Tire.
6. 40mm launcher can fire traditional incendiary and gas ordinances as well as store timbits.
Hm. But can it launch timbits? Now that would be "friendly fire."
I was a Marine, not a soldier.
Don't take this the wrong way: what's the difference? A sincere question, not a snark.
I do understand that each of the branches of the US military has its own sense of pride in its mission and mandate, and wants to distinguish itself from others. How do Marines distinguish themselves from other military roles, particularly soldiers?
Please understand, I'm not trying to start a flame war here. I'm genuinely curious to hear about how Marines and soldiers see each other.
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