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Comment Time for open discussion (Score 0, Flamebait) 1093

BTW, if anyone knows of a climate model that correctly predicts past, known weather, please post a link.

It's called hindcasting. It's done quite frequently. I point this out not because I know lots about climate science or anything, rather to show that you know even less than me.

Comment Re:You have a simplistic understanding of Britain (Score 1) 1188

Fortunately, however, there was a jury of 12 people who decided by a 10:2 majority that Tony Martin was a criminal just like the teenager that he shot out of a desire for vengeance, not protection. So we have a society where criminals go punished, and where the right to protect yourself with reasonable force still exists. If there has been a case where people acting in self defence have been convicted of murder or GBH, it certainly hasn't had a high profile in the press.

Of course, Tony Martin's conviction was reduced to manslaughter on appeal by a judge (the jury had also had the option of convicting for manslaughter), on account of his paranoid personality disorder.

Comment No, your university's not a groupie, it's normal. (Score 1) 497

What I would suggest you could roll out, though, seeing as you didn't mention Adobe, are open source things for graphics and design. The Gimp, Inkscape, and Scribus all do things you can't do with MS Office, and I think are a great place to start.

Not foisting them upon graphics professionals, but having them there and available for anyone who wants them.

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