catawbasam

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by catawbasam 6y ago
US CO2 per capita is down 1/3 from peak. Europe is way down. China is peaking out. It's a start.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
RCP 8.5? No. The assumptions about coal alone blow that scenario out of the water.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
I think you are too pessimistic. This year is bad, but most recent years have been much better. And in most places on Earth, the new generation will have a better life than the last one.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
For evidence, read the Senate Intelligence Report: https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/docu... In the case of Norway, this could be a public signal to Russia indicating the motivation for
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by catawbasam 6y ago
I think the missing element here is what is being attacked. For a country committed to democracy, an attack on the democratic process is an attack on a core national interest. I'm not sure Russian decision makers understand the full im
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by catawbasam 6y ago
Not 'violently. He was a Christian anarchist.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
Similarly, Tolstoy's thought influenced Martin Luther King Jr. Arguably among the most influential thinkers of the 20th century in terms of social and political impact.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
You seem to believe fewer farmers is better. There are people out who would like to be farmers but can't pull it off because the current system makes it hard to start small and build up.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
The analytic approach is great, but the numbers are very out of date.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
Properly maintained wood houses are good for 100 years. My house is 70 years old. It required insulation and electrical upgrades, mostly diy, but is otherwise fine. Also, the wood is a carbon sink, vs masonry being a carbon source.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
I don't think it is just survivor bias, since the claim applies to all life as we understand it and not just life in human form. "Anthropic Principle" is kind of a poor name for it.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
Russia, China and Iran are rebalancing toward the Euro.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
I think North Dakota has something.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
Swiss app is also getting good download traffic.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
If that was it, they could just copy their acceptance letters and start applying for jobs.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
No, but single narratives have been done -- Tolstoy's "The Gospel in Brief" is a nice example that both captures his interpretation of Christianity and ties explicitly back to the original verses. And its Tolstoy, so it make
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by catawbasam 6y ago
Eternal has neither before nor after, so afterlife needn't enter into it. The Kingdom of God is within you.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
The "Mickey Mouse Protection Act" moved the goalposts so egregiously as to damage the legitimacy of the legal protections. Those who manipulate the laws must understand they are weakening the rule of law by their actions.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
"inevitably be overwhelmed" now looks less likely than it did in March. There is less use of ventilators and ICU usage has been less than initially anticipated.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
Cuts on the confirmed cases by age group and to some extent race/gender will help understand upcoming hospitalization and death.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
probably Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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by catawbasam 6y ago
Clearly not true. For example, mask wearing is another difference in many places.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
Yup
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by catawbasam 6y ago
And yet our schools require kids to sit still in the morning before classes start when a few minutes of running around would do them a world of good. Madness.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
Looking for some continuity after those splashy Strata presentations.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
We are not on the business as usual path any more, so that isn't the most relevant scenario.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
If you own a house in the US, you can very likely cut your energy use at least in half even without lifestyle changes. Cut back air travel and switch from a gas powered vehicle to an alternative that works for you.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
If it is out of living memory it isn't current.
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by catawbasam 6y ago
If a person with bad eyesight looks across a valley and tells a person with 20-20 vision that the view is terrible, the one with 20-20 isn't likely to agree.
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by catawbasam 7y ago
Same for Maryland. Current number tested is much higher.

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