[Obdigore]

Loki, on 06 June 2012 - 04:19 AM, said:

Centzon Totochtin, on 06 June 2012 - 02:48 AM, said:

Wait - there are people who are anti-science? This messes with my groove!

There is science based off emperical/historical data and then there is science based off guesstimation and possibility.

I like how the argument against the bill in the comments involves the whole 'when their buildings get swallowed by the ocean they won't be so quick to dismiss global warming'. Because you know it'll happen so quickly that things will be swallowed and yet only using historical data from after 1900 is unreasonable because the changes aren't linear and it isn't occuring at a fast enough rate for it to be well documented from just the 1900's onwards.

Sure it may mean that by 2100 certain buildings may need to be knocked down and/relocated but why not make the most of the land we have while we still have it. Compromise - don't allow hospitals, nursing homehomes and the like to be built on the lower oceanfront areas. If people want to invest in property that might one day fall to the ocean then let them.

Because that bill is a governmental body saying 'we are going to ignore science because we don't like it' If the oceans rise 39 inches in the next 90 years, that is a huge issue for those counties. But instead they want to say 'you cant tell anyone and we refuse to plan for it because we want money now'.

If the law stipulated that 'no state or federal buildings will be built within this danger zone, but anyone else is free to, even though we don't agree with this other governmental body who are the actual experts', then I really wouldn't care.

Loki, you seem to be treating it as if in 2099 the Ocean is suddenly going to increase by 30-something inches, after negligent growth before that. Nearly all studies indicate that the ocean is covering more land, and due to global warming and the melting of polar ice, it is going to continue in a non-linear pace. It is going to speed up.

This post has been edited by Obdigore: 06 June 2012 - 04:26 AM

[Loki]

Obdigore, on 06 June 2012 - 04:24 AM, said:

Loki, on 06 June 2012 - 04:19 AM, said:

I like how the argument against the bill in the comments involves the whole 'when their buildings get swallowed by the ocean they won't be so quick to dismiss global warming'. Because you know it'll happen so quickly that things will be swallowed and yet only using historical data from after 1900 is unreasonable because the changes aren't linear and it isn't occuring at a fast enough rate for it to be well documented from just the 1900's onwards.

Loki, you seem to be treating it as if in 2099 the Ocean is suddenly going to increase by 30-something inches, after negligent growth before that. Nearly all studies indicate that the ocean is covering more land, and due to global warming and the melting of polar ice, it is going to continue in a non-linear pace. It is going to speed up.

Read every word next time

[Adjutant Stormy~]

I have watched waaay too much Dr. Who and need a break. But now I'm bored. Which makes me want to watch more Dr. Who.

First world problems, right?

[Loki]

The Matt Smith seasons bore me.....he makes a good Doctor but the writing is shit.

[Ain't_It_Just_]

Apparently the people in charge of FanFiction.net plan to remove all stories that have what they consider an MA rating. This means any detailed description of sexual/violent activity. Which means a lot of my favourite writers and myself (not to mention a large portion of writers on the site) will find all our hard work undone, simply because these prudes can't understand the distinction between gratuitous shock-fiction and decent writing. There's a petition going round, but I don't think it's going to be enough. If this goes through, I will start punching walls.

[worry]

That's stupid. Why can't they just have a separate, perhaps age-restricted section? Especially since it's just text.

[Abyss]

Cyphon, on 05 June 2012 - 09:11 PM, said:

When spinning too many plates, don't slip on a banana peel.

Adjutant Stormy, on 06 June 2012 - 05:00 AM, said:

I have watched waaay too much Dr. Who and need a break. But now I'm bored. Which makes me want to wear scarves and stand in phone boothes for long periods of time.

Ain, on 06 June 2012 - 05:20 AM, said:

Apparently the people in charge of FanFiction.net plan to remove all stories that have what they consider an MA rating. This means I have to look elsewhere for Firefly pr0n stories.

Fixed for comedic effect.

[Tiste Simeon]

What's messing with my groove is that I'm too scared to right about what's messing with my groove in case it gets fixed for some nefarious purpose...

[Grimjust Bearegular]

horribly demotivated and hate the fact that I have to keep working in this dead-end, meaningless, unfulfilling mind-numbing job because I need money for rent and food and stupid things

why am I (or my parents) not filthy rich?

[Darkwatch]

GrimWho WhatsherFace, on 06 June 2012 - 02:37 PM, said:

horribly demotivated and hate the fact that I have to keep working in this dead-end, meaningless, unfulfilling mind-numbing job because I need money for rent and food and stupid things

why am I (or my parents) not filthy rich?

My suggestion is the following:
Sign up on job sites. Every morning spend 20 minutes looking for and marking jobs that interest you (and hopefully pay more). Go to shitty job. Come home then go through those you marked and apply for them. Repeat each day until better job is found.

I'm doing this right now and it keeps me a bit more motivated than I otherwise would be. There are better jobs and you will find them.

[Loki]

Somehow I managed to not hear about the transit of Venus until after it happend. If Briar King hadn't mentioned it to me I still wouldn't have heard about it. How did I miss all mention of this? o_O

[QuickTidal]

Loki, on 06 June 2012 - 03:08 PM, said:

Somehow I managed to not hear about the transit of Venus until after it happend. If Briar King hadn't mentioned it to me I still wouldn't have heard about it. How did I miss all mention of this? o_O

I friggin knew about it and totally missed it! We were at dinner and both Mrs. QT and myself forgot...arg!

[QuickTidal]

Fuck.

Ray Bradbury died.

[worry]

Yah that was Venus's revenge for his championing Mars instead.

[tiam]

I forgot to do something important in work. It slipped my mind despite being a basic thing but I knew Iwas in first thing in the morning so wasnt worried about that much. My boss, who is a nice guy, seems to be getting trouble for my mistake and I feel bad for that more than the mistake itself.

Hopefully it all blow over if I can get in early.

[Abyss]

Tiste Simeon, on 06 June 2012 - 06:01 AM, said:

What's messing with my groove is that I'm too scared to bore people about what's messing with my groove in case it gets fixed for some nefarious purpose...

fixed for accuracy.

GrimWho WhatsherFace, on 06 June 2012 - 02:37 PM, said:

horribly demotivated and hate the fact that I have to keep working in this dead-end, meaningless, unfulfilling mind-numbing job because I'm in the witness protection program.

fixed for potential television show proposal.

[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 06 June 2012 - 10:35 PM, said:

Tiste Simeon, on 06 June 2012 - 06:01 AM, said:

What's messing with my groove is that I'm too scared to bore people about what's messing with my groove in case it gets fixed for some nefarious purpose...

fixed for accuracy.

GrimWho WhatsherFace, on 06 June 2012 - 02:37 PM, said:

horribly demotivated and hate the fact that I have to keep working in this dead-end, meaningless, unfulfilling mind-numbing job because I'm in the witness protection program.

fixed for potential television show proposal, that will then air on FOX for 3 episodes before being unceremoniously cancelled much to the upset of its fans.

Fixed for further accuracy.

[Adjutant Stormy~]

Crap, I can't find the folder that I put all my gameboy ROMs in...

[Lucifer's Heaven]

Loki, on 06 June 2012 - 03:08 PM, said:

Somehow I managed to not hear about the transit of Venus until after it happend. If Briar King hadn't mentioned it to me I still wouldn't have heard about it. How did I miss all mention of this? o_O

Same, though I eventually heard about it elsewhere, was stilltoo late

[King Lear]

Lucifer, on 07 June 2012 - 05:06 AM, said:

Loki, on 06 June 2012 - 03:08 PM, said:

Somehow I managed to not hear about the transit of Venus until after it happend. If Briar King hadn't mentioned it to me I still wouldn't have heard about it. How did I miss all mention of this? o_O

Same, though I eventually heard about it elsewhere, was stilltoo late

It rained here the whole day