[quote who="clonmac" reply="1013" id="2512732"] Quoting Timmaigh, reply 1012 And that is where you are wrong . Even if cutting emissions is good for environment (which is not sure until our knowledge about climate is complete), it is not good for economy...therefore it is bad solution. It has to be good for both to be a good solution. Explain to me how cutting back on emissions is a bad thing again? How is it bad for the economy? I never mentioned any specific metho
[quote who="clonmac" reply="1011" id="2512706"] Quoting just_jim, reply 1009 Not only did it NOT work, now we have both a Mosquito and Love Bugs infestation here. Incomplete Science... fixing something you DON'T fully understand because your "Intentions" were good... People like that start screwing with the atmosphere and global climate could end up murdering millions..... Ya, but your comparison isn't quite correct and I hear that a lot from p
[quote who="JuleTron" reply="1005" id="2512434"] his comments were directed at me.. and everyone else that doesn't agree with him: No I was not. I simply voiced what was imo reasonable and in a calm manner. You then attacked me and accused me of attacking you, something that I never had done. Others, understanding my post, tried to reason with you, but you blatantly disregarded their words. I never said that CO2 was pure evil or anything. You are right it is necessary for
[quote who="JuleTron" reply="993" id="2511550"]*Facepalm* Whether climate change is true or not, fossile fuels ARE damaging the environment. Whether climate change is true or not, green technology must replace fossil fuels as a main energy source. Fossil fuels cause acid rain which in turn causes numerous problems. Its simple high-school chemistry. When I see photos of people bulldozing rainforests, buidling coal plants, pumping countless tons of gases into the atmospher
[quote who="psychoak" reply="990" id="2511414"] We'll run out of cars? Out of factories? Out of the need for industry? Are you kidding me? Did you miss all the muttering about peak oil? We've got like 20 years of it if the world keeps growing at the estimated rate to jump 2 degrees in the next century. Coal we have more of, but even then we'll deplete it first. Once the easy access stuff is gone, the problem solves itself as alternative powe
[quote who="Moosetek13" reply="973" id="2509658"]Ya, only 10 years it would take. And I really doubt that a significant decrease in CO2 levels can be reached in that period of time to make much difference. The whole idea of Cap and Trade is stupid, considering they only want to go back to levels of a decade ago. To reverse the warming that they say we have caused over the past century would mean shutting everything down - completely. The smartest
[quote who="Mumblefratz" reply="953" id="2509052"] Quoting Moosetek13, reply 945 It is just half-way down the page: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Paleoclimatology_IceCores/ You can zoom in an out. as well. It shows the temperature variation for the past 400,000 years - from the Vostok, Antarctica ice core. What I find most interesting is that we are currently in a fairly warm period, relative to the overall cycle, but by no means ar
[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]
