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Comment Re: Lomborg has a response (Score 1) 807

The global warming deniers act exactly like creationists do.

Really? I would have thought the opposite.

Care to explain how they act the same?

The global warming group is the ones saying that we should not question and waste time debating whether global warming was true or not even after their more outrageous claims were disproven.

Or do you mean that conservatives tend to be pro-creation and anti-climate change and liberals tend to be anti-creationism and pro-climate change? If so, how very open minded of you.

It reminds me of a history teacher that I once had that said he hated it when someone voted for someone based solely on them being pro-life. When I asked if he hated it when people would not vote for someone solely because they were pro-life, he said that was "different" because people that are pro-choice are automatically not close minded.

I got the same type of argument when I went to middle school in San Antonio. My brother and I would get beat up daily for being the only white kids in the school (the rest were predominately Hispanic.) When a teacher complained about how racist the kids were acting, they immediately responded and said it was impossible for them to be racist since they were not white.

The point is, it is easy to see your side as correct with no need to defend since anyone who disagrees must be irredeemably ignorant. Just because you believe it, though, does not mean your side is right.

Comment Re:Science or Religion? (Score 0, Flamebait) 1136

I call bullshit!

That CO2 is a greenhouse gas, and its increased concentration does lead to overall increase in average temperature.

There is no such thing as a greenhouse gas! There are gases that cause a greenhouse effect! CO2 is not even the worst, water vapor is!

Until you get that right, I have no time for you. The normal state of the Universe is Freaking COLD, I for one would rather be warm. There are more reports out that say LIFE will improve with a little warming. So I for one say bring it on, Let the third world have some cheap energy by burning coal and oil. Would you have them suffer with no standard of living increase by charging them for "Green Tech" they can not afford and we should not have to pay for? We can save more people by giving them POWER and WATER then by NOT. NOW who is the HATER?? you freaking AGW nutcases that is who.

Lastly, even if it is TRUE, there is NOTHING you or the INDEED the WHOLE of the EARTH can do about it. DO you get THAT, NOTHING!

Comment Re:Well, in fairness (Score 2, Interesting) 400

Should you now be subject to have your possessions searched while the claim you're a drug-dealing prostitute for a half hour because you obviously weren't supposed to be on THAT public street?

I have a question for you.....
  Does the "drug-dealing prostitute" need to be subjected to that type of treatment any more or less then you do?

Science

Why Time Flies By As You Get Older 252

Ant notes a piece up on WBUR Boston addressing theories to explain the universal human experience that time seems to pass faster as you get older. Here's the 9-minute audio (MP3). Several explanations are tried out: that brains lay down more information for novel experiences; that the "clock" for nerve impulses in aging brains runs slower; and that each interval of time represents a diminishing fraction of life as we age.

Comment that is funny (Score 1) 113

We use to always compare TCP/IP packets to pidgeons.. ..
The joke was send more pidgeons and stop routing them over the pond where the duck hunters are.

Brings to mind the old expression, never underestimate the bandwidth of a truck load of DLT tapes going 55mph.
Or the recover plan of "TOPS" ..... Tapes on Planes

YMMV

Comment A study for this? (Score 1) 386

Wow what a shocker... People who meditate do so to focus on ONE point and keep that focus for as long as possible.
Everyone knows that a core problem with people is a lack of focus.... OH Look a Quarter!!! Anyway, where was I?
Oh yes, the lack of attention and focus, And just how much did this study cost us?

Comment Re:This is America (Score 1) 528

The problem is that there are many laws that shield people from being held responisible for their actions. Qualified immunity, sovereign immunity and other types of immunity, these types of protections giving to a select group of people should be stricked as a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Admendment.

        Until all of the selective protection laws are struck down, your rights will be trampled. The people transgressing know they are protected and can and do get away with it.

        We all know this kind of thing is wrong and there should be no law protecting ANYONE who did or think of doing such a thing,
How can someone violate Federal Rights and be shielded in any manor?

        I thought we were crazy about protecting kids in this country, and about child porn. Are we saying they are no such people working as school officals?

If a school administrator strip searched my Daughter or checked her painties, he had better be taken into police custody for his own protection.

Comment Let us do some study on this .. .. (Score 1) 316

If it is not broken, don't fix it.

If it is broken, and can not be fixed, provide a workaround.

If after the workaround it is still broken, shim it.

The shim is therefore the workaround for the workaround.

Now then, if we Vertulize the Shim, and put it in the forest where no one can hear it crash, does the problem realy exist?

Sounds like a great way to get to five 9's to me.

YMMV

Comment No thanks.. .. (Score 3, Funny) 157

[quote]device that can manipulate and interact with its environment[/quote]

I will stick with the katana .. it manupulates and interacts with the phyical enviroment very well.

Does a good job on people with pesky magic wands too!

No sensors or gizmos needed, and only effects what you point it.

YMMV

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