Back when I was a developer I had a manager complain that, "Ive noticed this with you developers: You fix the problem very quickly once you find out what is causing it but sometimes it seems to take a VERY long time to find what is causing the problem. Can't you speed up the first part??"

I felt like smacking him.

deep... real deep...

Posted By: Fact totum

Posted By: Paulustrious

I once solved an intractable problem while having a pee.

Heh -- many solutions have occurred to me in the shower.

Some of my best ideas have come to me either in the bathroom or in the car.

The globe is getting hotter, that's a fact, It's just not clear whether or not humans are causing the majority of that heat rise at the merment.

No way.
We still don't have enough pirates.

All jokes aside - to say there isn't enough evidence to prove there's a grievous human effect on global warming is just silly, from this bunch of intelligent people. Basically every meteorologist, geologist and atmospheric scientist on the planet that is not on the direct payroll of the US or UK governments is screaming the evidence and begging for it to be heard before it's too late.

The cranks and nutjobs involved in the "debate" on global warming are the ones who are saying there's "nothing conclusive" to show that humans are effecting what can and probably will be devastating change upon our environment and the chemical content of our incredibly thin atmosphere. Get a good sized picture of the earth and look for the tiny little blue blur along the edge of the planet's curve. That's our dismally thin atmosphere. 50 years of pumping 27 Billion metric tons per year of CO2 into that tiny atmosphere has it's effect, especially when the world's "lungs" (the Amazon Rainforests) have lost nearly 1 Million square kilometers (almost a full quarter of their total area!) in just 30 years.

Posted By: Rot Bottom

Basically every meteorologist, geologist and atmospheric scientist on the planet that is not on the direct payroll of the US or UK governments is screaming the evidence and begging for it to be heard before it's too late.

There are a lot of people who think the entire Global Warming shazam is a giant scam!

I admit. I'm in on it. I'm warning everyone of global warming so they'll buy from my nursery.

Rot Bottom, I'd highly reccomend reading _State of Fear_ by Michael Crichton. It's a great novel, with a good amount of scientific fact thrown in. It might change your viewpoint a little.

So long as he doesn't site the thing.

Posted By: Athene

Some of my best ideas have come to me either in the bathroom or in the car.

As have my best lovers.

I've never gotten the point of doing it in a bathroom...all those poo germs...
Yuck.

Posted By: cmseagle

Rot Bottom, I'd highly reccomend reading _State of Fear_ by Michael Crichton. It's a great novel, with a good amount of scientific fact thrown in. It might change your viewpoint a little.

I started reading that book, but then I realized it would be more interesting if I read it my senior year.

Trance, you're very astute to pick up on the pirate trend. If there were more buckling and less swashing, particularly in America and Australia and a Brazilian other places, we'd be OK.

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I'm not sure if the problem is whether it exists, but more what are YOU going to do about it (besides talk to other people about what they should do, which is what I'm doing).

Posted By: cmseagle

It isn't a particularly deep or philosophical novel, as long as the vocabulary is in reach, (if I recall, it isn't that complicated) you should have no trouble understanding the book.

I meant that if I read it later, I would find it more interesting. I did the same thing with a bunch of other novels ex.- The Da Vinci Code. I started reading it in 5th grade, but the plot didn't really float my boat. A year later I reread the book and found it absolutely fantastic. It's just a quirk.

Posted By: tossedoffabridge

I understand that it's not nice and offensive to some people, but dammit, it's my god (not capitalized), and I can say it when/how I want.

I once wrote a short story in junior high school and the peoples were talking about their gods (not capitalized), and the teacher took off points because I didn't capitalize "God. "

I hereby apologize for all the names I called her.

I would like to apologize.

I really would.

Let me go do something to feel sorry for, then I'll be right back.

Posted By: NI17EG

I would like to apologize.

I really would.

This seems like a perfect opportunity, then, does it not? What with you being there, and I being here, and we both being in this thread.....I think it's a grand opportunity........CEASE IT!

You could apologize for my sins and such, if you want.

You could just apologize to the general public for having to deal with one such as me...I mean, you're sorry that people have things that they need to say sorry for, right?

I couldn't help it. Yes, I knew exactly what you meant.

So I will *seize* this moment and apologize for pointing out your error at your expense =).

...But it was fun.

meh!

Correction: "I am a complete and utter douchebag"

Posted By: legatissimo

Correction: "I am a complete and utter douchebag"

First off, I'm sorry for pointing this out (trying to not have same done to me!). But, that statement is redundant. Utter is an adjective meaning "complete". Perhaps you could try something like "I am indubitably an utter douchebag".

If you don't like that suggestion, I'm sincerely sorry for suggesting something.

That's the default system message for someone whose role has been set to douchebag. I could change it, but as it was already so eloquently put in this thread "meh".

Also, I apologize for being so mean and rash, I've removed the notice from your posts Keir. Try to be a little more thoughtful in your posts from now on.