Maedhros
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On 10/1/2019 at 3:07 AM, ShadySands said:
They need to look back at what made season 1 great. The last season was a mess. I really disliked how they balanced humor and horror, it always felt out of place to me. The showmakers went way too far on making the characters unrealistically quirky and snappy all the time. It felt like they were trying to force laughs out of every situation - which doesn't work too well in a horror show.
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Bernie Sanders hospitalized after chest pains. Was found to have a blockage in an artery - two stents were succesfully inserted and he's now resting for a few days.
So that's game over for him, in other words.
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40 minutes ago, 213374U said:
The article claims 97% "consensus", but if you actually go to the referenced study, only ~33% of of the articles endorse AGW in the abstracts, while ~66% were found to have "no position" on it. It is only a 97% consensus when they looked at which amount of authors whose studies endorse AGW... who then also agree that humans are the primary cause of anthropogenic global warming. In other words, do you agree that human-caused global warming is caused by humans? 97% say yes.
The author dismissed these observations as a result of authors "not wanting to state the obvious" and abstracts being "valuable real estate". He even threw in an appeal to authority (to himself, ofc), in case you weren't suspicious enough.
This kind of numerical misrepresentation shouldn't go unchallenged, even if one agrees with the author's position. This is the kind of stunt you'd expect from FOX and CNN, not scientists.
I'm aware of this, but my impression was that the "no position" articles are stated to be as such because they don't at any point claim "I/we believe climate change is man made". But if you actually read the "neutral" articles it's clear that they've moved on from such speculation, and are instead working on solving stuff related to it. For example one study attempts to discern the impact of rising sea levels.
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4 minutes ago, Malcador said:
Illuminati trying to take over the world via climate change concern
@Skarpen - Fair enough, I misunderstood you. I guess it depends on how you define "catastrophe" though. The world won't end in 10 years, or 20, or 30...but the consensus seems to be that we're in for a tough beating.
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7 hours ago, Skarpen said:
Huh? I'm the only one here who actually listens to scientists on the matter instead of fearmongers and political crooks looking to grab more power. The rest seem to follow the "people who don't matter". Why is the mass body of scientific work irrelevant to you?
The GWPF is your idea of serious scientists? I repeat, there is a consensus (at over 90%), and you're ignoring it - instead choosing to listen to the creationists/flat-earthers/"smoking isn't harmful!"-equivalents.
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9 hours ago, Skarpen said:
One that would have some ideas and solutions that aren't complete lunacy or powergrab rather than fearmongering and brainwashing kids. Oh and not being a hypocrite would be nice. I'm a little fed up with climate warriors that fight pollution with littering or anti red meat advocates that engage in mass steak grilling.
Again, people being hypocrites doesn't make climate change less real. It's as if you're unable to see the scientific consensus (instead listening to "smoking isn't harmful!" equivalent of scientists) because of your focus on people who don't matter. Why is the mass body of scientific work irrelevant to you?
I agree that fearmongering is bad though. That won't solve much, and only create barriers between people. I like the ones who go at it in a positive creative way (warning, some facts/fearmongering, but still a pretty cool invention): www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/30/can-a-burger-help-solve-climate-change/amp
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6 hours ago, ShadySands said:
Is this a common problem? Really curious.
Not basing it on facts, just my observations where I feel like it's a trend that men prefer beer, and women wine.
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Drinking some Syrah wines today. For men worried about wine not being masculine enough, this is the wine grape for you. Dark, dark stuff with associations to black pepper, dried blood, olives, licorice, blackberries, juniper, smoked bacon. Works really well along with large game animals.
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27 minutes ago, Skarpen said:
So charging ppl who don't believe in hoaxes? Nice. Isn't it enough that climate propaganda destroys kids psyche? Didn't climate psychos done enough damage?
There is strong scientific consensus on it being real. Hoax....come on dude. As if pretty much every scientist is in on some elaborate scheme. Read up on Exxon's climate denying past. Even they admit it's real now.
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26 minutes ago, Guard Dog said:
I suppose it's an improvement that you want them imprisoned. Many of your fellow WoT Foum posters want them dead.
Well, I say we ban all cars. In fact I saw we ban the internal combustion engine altogether. Gone. Electric cars too because they must be recharged by electricity which of course is generated using fossil fuels. So... ban it all.
BTW, my newest business venture:
BAN ALL CARS! Save the planet. Buy a horse from Guard Dog!I didn't say I wanted them imprisoned, that would depend on the individual case. Just saying, it's gonna be interesting to follow such ethically, and legally challenging cases in the future.
Btw, Electric cars are a huge hit here, and is pretty green too since we're a heavy producer of renewable energy. CO2 emissions got pretty drastically reduced in a few years because of it.
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You're producing a product... and then you learn that the product you're producing is killing people, right? Which is the case, say, with the Purdue and Johnson & Johnson opioid manufacturers.
The evidence is pretty clear that in terms of Purdue and Johnson & Johnson, they learned at a certain point that the opioids they were producing were causing an epidemic and people were dying. And you know what they did? They continued to produce it and hire more salesmen to go out and sell it. What do you do to those folks.
Now, because you have in this country... a corrupt criminal justice system, CEOs and millionaires don't go to jail. People go to jail, kids go to jail, for selling marijuana, but if you kill hundreds of people, thousands of people, and you're a CEO and a billionaire, you don't go to jail. That's the nature of the system in America. It's a system I intend to change.[....]"President Bernie Sanders will ensure that his Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigate these companies and bring suits—both criminal and civil—for any wrongdoing, just as the federal government did with the tobacco industry in the 1980s,"Would be interesting to follow such a criminal charge, with all the climate-change denial out there.
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I love looking at pictures of other cities, so figured I'd make a thread where everyone can post pictures, and maybe write a little bit about the city they live in, without too much effort. So, where do you live?
I live in the second biggest city in Norway, the biggest on the West-Coast, namely Bergen (population 275k). It's the former capitol of Norway, which changed when a younger brother (The Duke of Oslo) inherited the crown, and naturally wanted to change the capitol to where he lived, the bastard. Bergen was founded by Olav Kyrre, son of Harald Hardrada (the guy who was the leader of the Varangian Guard in the Byzantium Empire, later became King of Norway, and "ended" the Viking Age with his failed invasion of England).
The city is known mainly for being surrounded by small mountains "The Seven Mountains" (we hike all seven yearly with my kindergarten), and for being exeedingly rainy. It once rained here in over 100 days in a row...but as they say here, "no bad weather, only bad clothing", or more modern "good excuse to stay indoors and play videogames". You can probably imagine how much we appreciate dry summers. "Bryggen" (pic below) shows the city's heritage as a Hanseatic port. Below that pic is a pic of the most popular tourist attraction, the "Fløybanen" (railyway up the most popular mountain, Fløyen).
All in all I'd say it's a very nice city to live in if you can handle the massive amounts of rain. I particularily love having nature so close to the city - pretty much wherever you live you can reach a forest, or a mountain by foot. Since the public transport is nice, and nature is so close by, I haven't really ever felt the need to buy a car - saving me a lot of money.
(Northern Lights very rarely happens here btw, more common up North)
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3 minutes ago, Skarpen said:
People don't give tips to kindergarten teachers where you live?
Haha no, is that normal elsewhere? I'm gonna tell all the parents if so! We usually get some presents (wine, chocolate, stuff like that) before christmas and summer holidays, but that's it.
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3 hours ago, Skarpen said:
So in the spirit of Guard Dog request of more cheerful news I want to point to this story.
President Trump was spotted carrying cash in his pocket and when asked why his answer was that he like to leave tips in hotels. Now this story I like because
A. It's always nice to tip people working for you to have a good experience be it hotel or a restaurant.
B. He propably is doing this for years and we only hear about this because someone asked.
If that would be any other guy he would brag about this to show what a great person he is. Trump may have numerous flaws but he is doing lots of decent stuff and consider them to be something normal rather than opportunity to virtue signaling.
Sorry for this non-cheerful reply then - You'd have to be a pretty damn sad human being to be rich and NOT leave a tip when a restaurant/hotel gives you a good experience. Isn't it very, very common to give tips in the US? Hardly something to brag about, and probably why Trump considers it "something normal" as you say.
On a sidenote, I hate the cultural thing where some low-paying jobs are expected to get tips, and others don't. As a kindergarten teacher I wouldn't mind rich parents giving me tips!
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Corey Lewandowski: The Mueller report was very clear. There was no collusion… no obstruction.
Alisyn Camerota: That's not what the Mueller report said.
Corey: It absolutely says that.
Alisyn: Did you read the Mueller report?
Corey: No, I never did.
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So it's a problem when people are happy about someone they don't like dying - but not when billionaires use their wealth in a way that's inarguably detrimental to mankind? Be it Koch, Exxon and whoever else who tried to discredit important science to make more money - or the Saudi state financing fundamentalist mosques.
One is petty, the other is evil, whether misguided or deliberate.
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Oligarch, or buisnessman?
https://fair.org/home/russia-has-oligarchs-the-us-has-businessmen/
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A defeatist attitude definitely won't save the planet. You gotta start somewhere. I don't buy the "so what if we change, they won't" argument. But yeah, drastic changes will just lead to strife so you gotta progress in a way that makes sense (which is hard when you take the stakes into account). One babystep the government did over here was giving people incentives to buy electric cars, with cheaper toll payments for el-car owners. So now pretty much everyone and their neighbours drive around in Teslas.
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Warren seems to be gaining ground, beating Biden in recent polls. Could just be a temporary thing, but still. Not bad considering she started out with a failed PR-stunt. Her platform will probably disgust many of you (https://elizabethwarren.com/issues/):
Helping the poor and middle class:
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Medicare 4 All
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Universal free childcare
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Eliminate most student debt (unless you’re rich)
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Universal free college
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Lowering rent payments by 10%
Fighting corruption and unfairness:
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Overturning Citizens United
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Ending voter suppression, gerrymandering, and PACs
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Banning private prisons
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Jail time for executives overseeing massive scams
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Eliminating the electoral college
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Ban former congressmen from becoming lobbyists for life
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Curb corporate influence on the Pentagon
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Lobbyists must register and not be foreign govt backed
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Ban Congress from trading stocks
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Create Code of Ethics for Supreme Court
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Workers elect at least 40% of the company’s board
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Indict Presidents
Improving our nation:
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Tackling the Opiod Crisis
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Legalizing marijuana
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Green New Deal
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Ending drilling on public lands
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Increasing renewable energy production
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Automatic voter registration
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Election Day as a national holiday
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Wealth tax (with a 40% exit tax on trying to dodge it by leaving the country)
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Corporate profits tax based on global profits revealed to investors
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Cutting bloated military budget
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Really, really enjoying the first episodes of the new The Dark Crystal series on Netflix. Best "classic" fantasy show in ages.
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Grand finals starting up! And they announced that the next TI will be in Stockholm, that's fantastic. Might consider going!
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Bernie welcomes the hate, I rather like this move: https://berniesanders.com/anti-endorsements/
It'll probably be him, Warren or Biden in the end (even though the latter tries very hard not to impress anyone in the debates).
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Read a book called Scott and Amundsen: The Last Place on Earth by Roland Huntford.
Very interesting read on the lifes of Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott, culiminating in their race to the south pole. Huntford attempts to deconstruct the Scott hero myth that started after his death. The book shows how unfair history has been to Amundsen, who while being flawed, in truth should be remembered as one the greatest polar explorer of all time. He was the first to reach the south pole, first to pass through the North-west passage, and later the first to reach the North pole by plane. The amount of preperation and training he did for all of this is pretty damn impressing, including living with and learning from the Netsilik inuit people.
Scott on the other hand, was remembered as a great British hero - but is in the book presented as largely incompetent. Huntford uses Scott's diaries, and the diaries of his men, to present a terrible leader who saw enemies in everyone (he detested Shackleton), always made up excuses, and complained about bad luck (which Amundsen would call bad planning).
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Playing Football Manager 2019, as Cabinteely - an Irish team I know nothing about. My long term goal is having the Irish league become a real competetor to the Premier League. I've cheated a bit, by having Man Utd spend all their money every transfer window so far, solely on players from Irish teams. Should help all the teams improve their training & youth facilities at least (the reputation of the teams are so low that no truly great players wants to join us).
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Witnessed something pretty odd today. An anti-Islamist organization had a demonstration against Islam in a park downtown, with hundreds of counter-protesters showing up and making a lot of noise. At the same time, maybe only 30-40 metres from all this noise and chaos, a couple was getting married. They were seemingly unfazed through it all. I wonder if they cursed their timing, or whether they found some humor in it.
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Politics Generations
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Posted · Edited by Maedhros
Read about this in a Norwegian newspaper. A Norwegian traveled to the US to surprise his American father-in law on his birthday. He knocked on the door, and jumped out of a bush doing growling sounds to scare/surprise him when the door was opened. The father-in-law was scared, and reacted by firing a bullet in his chest. No charges necessary, according to the Sheriff.
What a ridiculous way to go, and a horrible accident...but still. Some notable lawyers over here think it's quite weird that the sheriff felt no charge was warranted.
In any case, two possible lessons from this. 1. Don't do jumpscares, you never know how people will react. 2. ESPECIALLY don't do jumpscares in the US.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/florida-man-accidentally-shoots-kills-son-law-surprise/story?id=66031955
Edit: Apparently the shooter thought the "banging" noises on the door was from a relative he had gotten into an argument with earlier the same day. Then it's especially weird that he wasn't charged with manslaughter? He admitted he thought it was a relative, and still carried, and fired his gun in response? Must've been some argument...