splawn

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by splawn 9y ago
My apologies, I didn't mean to be condescending. However, It is a fact that sea level rise is a large factor in this, even if it is not the "main culprit". Most people in that area rely on the oil industry either directly t
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by splawn 9y ago
Profits have a way of making what would normally be considered an uninhabitable place, habitable. Look at a map, pick a place that seems crazy to live and look it up on wikipedia.. there is usually a natural resource being the reason there
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March 2017: Earth's 2nd Warmest March on Record(wunderground.com)
1 points by splawn 9y ago|0 comments
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by splawn 9y ago
The usual... by ignoring data and published science regarding it[0]. [0] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170314081553.h...
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by splawn 9y ago
Rising sea levels due to AGW is a contributing factor[0]. Living in an area (whose economy is) also dominated by the oil industry, I understand why you and the people living in your area tend to be confused on this. [0] https://
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by splawn 9y ago
Both require similar moviemaking techniques as well as the huge budgets that go along with them. Both types of movies also tend to be slotted in as "summer time" blockbusters... Im not the guy you are asking the question to, he mi
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by splawn 9y ago
Climate change is impossible to dispute, unless you ignore the data. I doubt that ideological willful ignorance will ever go away.
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by splawn 9y ago
I said something like this once and had my nose rubbed in the technical impracticability of it. However, I share your feeling that something will pop up to address this.
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by splawn 9y ago
In that case, I think they meant to say: "known unknowns" Perhaps this is just semantics but I have always thought of "unknown unknowns" as being in that mirky realm of "every single possible thing". Perhaps I
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by splawn 9y ago
>You fail to account for the possibility of unknown unknowns This sounds reasonable. /s Do you have an example of anything that accounts for the possibility of unknown unknowns? My guess is if you do, then all it will take to &quo
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by splawn 9y ago
There is no way I am not going to call that phone number when I get home. :D
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by splawn 9y ago
This seems like it could be an ARG or something. I like it, it's intriguing.
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by splawn 9y ago
Oh well! Then sure!! Its time to start knocking customers out with your hired goons then./s
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by splawn 9y ago
Not sure. If that somehow poetically translates into the reason it is so easy for us to demonize science with corrupted politics... Then you get a "100% yes" from me. :)
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by splawn 9y ago
People pointing out the distinction between "killing the planet" and "killing off our species" is what causes my eyes to roll. Seems to me like a moot point. edit: /mute/moot/g
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by splawn 10y ago
TL;DR: an ideolog expresses their willfully ignorant opinion about climate change with weasel words and irrelevant "questioning".
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The Year So Far: 2nd Warmest in U.S. History(wunderground.com)
1 points by splawn 10y ago|0 comments
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by splawn 10y ago
This is a dupe post. Here is the other one with more discussion. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14058696
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by splawn 10y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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by splawn 10y ago
My guess is that political ideology demands it.
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by splawn 10y ago
First "hn rule" of the voting system... use it. (Its a good way of promoting positivity) Second "hn rule" of the voting system... don't needlessly talk about it.
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by splawn 10y ago
Here is a fun little boardgame that models this interesting chunk of history. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156501/greenland
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by splawn 10y ago
lmao. This was a good read, "JAQing off" is now permanently added to my arsenal.
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by splawn 10y ago
Has he ever addressed that publicly? It would be soooo delicious seeing him debunk a conspiracy using simple logic the same way others do to him. I wonder if his followers would be too far "gone" to be able to feel the cognitive d
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by splawn 10y ago
I agree, It does make one think... just not critically think. Even if his personal claim about military and intelligence connections are true, it isn't evidence of anything, as you alluded. For example, most of the people he has connec
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by splawn 10y ago
"Alex Jones is an inside job!" Hehe, As much as that cracks me up and I would actually love for it to be true... I would need solid lines of evidence and multiple sources backing it up to accept that as true. (Which is exactly wh
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The First Climate Model Turns 50, and Predicted Global Warming Almost Perfectly(forbes.com)
5 points by splawn 10y ago|0 comments
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by splawn 10y ago
I would understand that viewpoint if scientists made serious money, but they don't. If they are intelligent and unscrupulous there are MUCH better scams to pursue.
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by splawn 10y ago
In a fantasy world complete with international conspirators with god-like powers..... sure. If you don't like my use of the word "fantasy" then by all means provide some evidence.
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by splawn 10y ago
It doesn't matter to the supporting data. Thermometers don't run off of opinion. I guess that is what we need to convince people? lol

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