[quote who="clonmac" reply="911" id="2508405"]So I had this long post typed out, then I lost it all...Lovely!... Sometimes, to get the publics attention you need to scream. That is what Gore did. He has been at this a long time and he originally thought he could just make his case and people would catch on. That is not the case as it turns out. So when making a documentary, why wouldn't he advertise the fullest extent? If you want to get their attention, you'
[quote who="clonmac" reply="897" id="2508047"] Wow, yet another person essentially calling me a socialist? You're simplistic views on the economy are very ignorant. You are an idealist who feels that all encompassing and complete laissez faire is good laissez faire. That is so far from how things work it isn't even funny. I am a capitalist. On the side I run an internet company along with my full time job. I love it and I wouldn't have it any other way. People calling me a socialis
[quote who="clonmac" reply="897" id="2508047"] Quoting Dr Guy, reply 891ClonMac: Thank you Clonmac! I do appreciate the viewership. No, Greenland is an island, not a continent. You're welcome. ...and yes, I know. Simple mistype on my part, lol. Wow, yet another person essentially calling me a socialist? You're simplistic views on the economy are very ignorant. You are an idealist who feels that all enc
[quote who="clonmac" reply="878" id="2507487"] I've read that article it is extremely vague and also misinterpret Al Gore's words. I will respond to each item as they are reference in that article below going right down the line 1, 2 ,3, 4, etc. Also, just out of curiousity, have you seen An Inconvenient Truth? If so, then you can verify my statements as true below... 1) First off, Burton claims that Al Gore said that the melting of either West Antarctica or Gree
[quote who="clonmac" reply="868" id="2506921"] So I just read his article and while I agree with a lot of what he says, I feel he is very narrow-minded and naive. He feels that people like Gore are simply all for carbon capping and that's it. It isn't like that. Anyone who has listened to people like Gore know that they are looking for very broad solutions to the problem such as new technologies and the like . No one realistically thinks t
[quote who="clonmac" reply="858" id="2506265"] Sure, sure. We both agree that there are always people on both sides in it for the money. Al Gore? I don't know what to think about him. What I do know is that a lot of people don't realize that he has been at this global warming thing for a very long time long before there was any money to be made. He studied it back in college and before he was even in politics. Is he making a very nice living off of his speeches and all that?
[quote who="clonmac" reply="844" id="2505931"] Try not to get tunnel visioned into generalizations. To claim that all global warming proponents want to cap carbon emissions is just plain wrong. Actually very few want that and at the very least want a cap&trade system. But, there are a ton of solutions that have been proposed and many global warming advocates are against cap&trade even. The point is that solutions need to be looked at and debated, NOT debate over whether or not gl
[quote who="clonmac" reply="841" id="2505864"]Finally I will say this to people who are either on the fence/skeptical about global warming or are just looking and waiting for proof of its existance. Sometimes it takes putting things into a different perspective for someone to realize something. Essentially it boils down to the fact that skeptics are looking for absolute PROOF that the world is really on the brink of a climate crisis. They are looking for complete 100% concrete evid
[quote who="Mumblefratz" reply="811" id="2505480"] 4At the very minimum it is the educated guess of the consensus of credible credentialed climate scientists which in my mind carries quite a bit more weight than mere assumption. Also your doubt of the temperature record is extemely paranoid. Yes we did not have weather satellites 40 years ago but we have had thermometers and have basically known how to use them for at least 130 years if not 150 years. I submit that at le
[quote who="Mumblefratz" reply="803" id="2505440"] Since we're expecting 10-20 years of cooling, how do you expect me to eat crow 5-10 years from now when it keeps getting warmer?Because I don't expect that we will get 10-20 years of actual cooling. At most I expect 10-20 years of simply *slower* warming than would otherwise occur. As I've said if we actually do get ten years of cooling then I would have to rethink *my* position. However I mean "real" cooling ba
I do not know much about ulcers and stuff, but if there is some kind of lab-verified proof its caused by bacteria, i have no problem believing it. However there is no such evidence regarding AGW, cause this supposed evidence is based on: unreliable, incomplete and adjusted (read manipulated) temperature readings imperfect computer models which certainly do not include every single aspect which has effect on climate change (cause today there is very little or no understan
[quote who="Thoumsin" reply="900" id="2495862"] By the way, same with my 20 year experience, i learn each day... so, i will begin these year by "thank" Timmaigh... i have use his "reverse" methode ( first texture, after the segment and UV ) on a koobalt model for the BSG mod... a lott of people have like it and the "puzzle" work was really fast, faster that my texturing skill !!!! [/quote] I just came across this and i only wish to say: You&a
[quote who="Thoumsin" reply="887" id="2494764"] Quoting Timmaigh, reply 885... though the one on the upper image seems to have different colors than the original eagle nebula - it lacks greenish background color you can see on the second image or on the classic images like this: Tim... the B5 serie is cinema and they have plenty of filter... below, your classic images, rotate and flip... and add a few percent of purple for the midtone and the shadow, have not touch the highlig
I am talking about this: It seems like the central most famous part of the Eagle Nebula, which appeared in the same episode as well from distance: so it is probably meant to be the same nebula, though the one on the upper image seems to have di
[quote who="SteinerX" reply="875" id="2494162"] Look in the GameInfo file for the individual star files, you will see something like this: coloredSkyboxMeshNameCount 8 meshName "SkyboxBackdrop2" meshName "SkyboxBackdrop3" meshName "SkyboxBackdrop4" meshName "SkyboxBackdrop5" meshName "SkyboxBackdrop6" meshName "SkyboxBackdrop8" meshName "SkyboxBackdrop1DistantStars" meshName "SkyboxBackdrop2DistantStars" deepSpaceSkybox
I agree with the statement, the genre kinda hit the wall. Multiplayerwise i think they managed to lead the genre to its perfection almost ten years ago with the Quake 3, original Unreal Tournament and until today my personal favorite Medal of Honor Allied Assault. From there it was all about more or less succesful attempt to recreate the quality of those games - but for me personally, aside Call of Duty none succeeded. Even with better graphics i do not find newer games as fun as this trio. B
[quote who="Mumblefratz" reply="199" id="2486116"] white guy with absolutely no sense of humor whatsoever suited my personality. [/quote] Now this is the reason to pity you[e digicons]:D[/e]
I would wait for i7 930 or even better 32nm Westmere quads instead of getting i7 920. They were already listed to come in March 2010, so far Xeon parts only, but i think they fit into 1366 socket. Personally i am holding out for hexacore Gulftown CPU... it will cost arm and leg, but f*ck it, we live only once[e digicons]:D[/e] I can not wait to see 12 buckets to render in 3dsmax[e digicons]:dur:[/e]
[quote who="Jonnan001" reply="553" id="2486272"] There is no bullet-proof. End game - no theory is bullet-proof and the mere fact that you seriously seem to expect that indicates you don't really understand science. Climate Change is a strong theory. If you want bullet-proof. Well, it's good to know what it is to want. But Climate Change makes predictions, those predictions have been tested, and those tests have proven pretty darn accurate of 30+ years. It's detractors h
[quote who="Mumblefratz" reply="529" id="2484551"] they cant explain the cooling in the recent years {they said it, not me}You mean they can't explain the cooling that hasn't in fact occured? Currently the rate of warming has slowed down (0.29C/decade) but it's still an *increase* and the idea that there has been no warming in recent years has been debunked literally dozens of times in this thread alone. If you claim black is white, up is down and wa
And you claim the sceptics come again and again with the same arguments...cause hockeystick is the latest and the ultimate evidence of AGW, never used before...
[quote who="Jonnan001" reply="520" id="2483964"] Quoting Timmaigh, reply 493 So i read the rebuttal of Easterbrook´s work and still same question comes to mind....how do i know whom to believe? For example the part about ocean cycles - PDO...Easterbrook says they are important regarding climate change, this guy - Chris - says it is not true.... My whole point is there are both arguments pro and contra AGW....i really do not know what the truth is a
[quote who="Mumblefratz" reply="495" id="2483212"] So i read the rebuttal of Easterbrook´s work and still same question comes to mind....how do i know whom to believe?You might also just wait a year. If 2010 turns out to be the warmest year on record wouldn't you agree that he's full of shit?[/quote] There is actually -17 Celsius degrees outside and i am not at Siberia, so right now i am more inclined to believe him hehe. But seriously i have no problem to admit he
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