tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post4852069719221667979..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: The third way EliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-83686672957954770392008-04-16T14:58:00.000-04:002008-04-16T14:58:00.000-04:00MarkeyMouse says:Yes Comrade, there are record har...MarkeyMouse says:<BR/><BR/>Yes Comrade, there are record harvests, and the Kulak re-education continues apace.<BR/><BR/>Yours <BR/><BR/>Josef<BR/><BR/>PS We have a new film from your leader.<BR/><BR/>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp7RkdvyDDI&feature=relatedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-11739028806110171192008-04-16T13:49:00.000-04:002008-04-16T13:49:00.000-04:00Eh, there's a rice surplus in Indonesia. I guess "...Eh, <A HREF="http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/03/31/rice-surplus-should-be-kept-domestic-supply-analysts.html" REL="nofollow">there's a rice surplus in Indonesia</A>. I guess "biofuels" aren't the whole story after all eh?<BR/><BR/>You really should just go back to discovering communist plots from crossword puzzles. As I said, it's a lot easier for you, and a lot more entertaining for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-19726243428821685552008-04-16T12:58:00.000-04:002008-04-16T12:58:00.000-04:00MarkeyMouse says:It's not a "talking point", it's ...MarkeyMouse says:<BR/><BR/>It's not a "talking point", it's about real dead people. Killed by famine, induced by your policies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-58818641142397210212008-04-16T00:00:00.000-04:002008-04-16T00:00:00.000-04:00/me ignores unrelated inactivist talking point/me ignores unrelated inactivist talking pointAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-49517794454505818712008-04-15T22:41:00.000-04:002008-04-15T22:41:00.000-04:00MarkeyMouse says:It's gone awfully quiet in here. ...MarkeyMouse says:<BR/><BR/>It's gone awfully quiet in here. How many dead people will it take to cause the useful idiots to rethink?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-28785025285898448952008-04-15T13:41:00.000-04:002008-04-15T13:41:00.000-04:00MarkeyMouse, thank you for adding your outrage at...MarkeyMouse, <BR/><BR/>thank you for adding your outrage at this corn-to-ethanol death march.<BR/><BR/>Let's also mention at least one US environmetnal group that supports biofuels while slinking away from earlier strong endorsement of corn-to-ethanol.. It is as if they don't want to share the blame while holding out for the pure essense of celllulosic ethanol.<BR/><BR/>Where is the moral backbone over at NRDC?<BR/><BR/>Oh, yeah. They are using it to condemn coal-to-liquids.<BR/><BR/>Not any mention of the global food crisis in the poorest countries and the related-US corn to ethanol obsession.<BR/><BR/>Environmentalists who climbed aboard the corn to ethanol hype wagon will never have to answer for the mayhem and suffering they have encouraged through their support for this "crime against humanity" a quote form Jean Ziegler, UN Special rapporteur On the Right to Food.<BR/><BR/>NRDC cannot say it did not see this food crisis coming. <BR/><BR/>Speak up NRDC or live with the shame you and other corn-to-ethanol supporting groups (including Democratic members of Congress) will bring upon each of you.<BR/><BR/>SPEAK UP NRDC; for the sake of the poor and elderly victims of this travesty ---all in the name of renewables.<BR/><BR/>John McCormickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-88216196333180264942008-04-15T00:55:00.000-04:002008-04-15T00:55:00.000-04:00MarkeyMouse quotes:"amid growing unease over the p...MarkeyMouse quotes:<BR/><BR/>"amid growing unease over the planting of biofuel crops as food prices rocket and riots against poverty and hunger multiply worldwide.<BR/><BR/>UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Food Jean Ziegler told German radio Monday that the production of biofuels is "a crime against humanity" because of its impact on global food prices."<BR/><BR/>Discuss.<BR/><BR/>http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080414/sc_afp/euunfarmpovertyenergypoliticsbiofuel_080414143918Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-3120732390686368442008-04-13T17:47:00.000-04:002008-04-13T17:47:00.000-04:00Since Eli talked about amelioration for patients, ...Since Eli talked about amelioration for patients, I offer a somewhat curious phrase from doctor-land that illustrates the fact that words don't always mean what one thinks:<BR/><BR/>"your heart disease is *progressing*, and you can wait until you have another *event* or get a quad bypass soon."<BR/><BR/>translation: your heart disease is getting worse, and you can wait for another heart attack if you want.John Masheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786354229618237133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-62578108127641844372008-04-13T06:45:00.000-04:002008-04-13T06:45:00.000-04:00Aaron, I have no argument with your comment. But...Aaron, I have no argument with your comment. But, it might just be semantics...words do convey images.<BR/><BR/>You said:<BR/><BR/>[Current CO2 levels are enough to melt a small part part of GIS - the bottom 500 meters that supports all the ice above 500meters.]<BR/><BR/>That makes the GIS melt rate a moving target to which the world's coastal populations must ADAPT? Not going to happen!<BR/><BR/>The target shoreline keeps moving inland relentlessly as the rest of GIS liquifies. <BR/><BR/>We cannot adapt to a moving target of this magnitude and timescale.<BR/><BR/>Eli found a better word; ameliorate. <BR/><BR/>It does not roll out as easily as ADAPT but it explains why the global GDP will be heavily investing in moving homes and infrastructure off the coastline where money and relocation potential are adequate.<BR/><BR/>John McCormickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-85409210876834082252008-04-12T03:22:00.000-04:002008-04-12T03:22:00.000-04:00Adaptation, mitigation, amelioration, inaction, an...Adaptation, mitigation, amelioration, inaction, and... reaction?<BR/><BR/><B>reactionary</B> [...] relating to, marked by, or favoring <B>reaction</B>; <I>especially</I> : ultraconservative in politics<BR/><BR/><B>reaction</B> [...] New Latin <I>reactus</I>, past participle of <I>reagere</I>, from Latin <I>re-</I> + <I>agere</I> to act -- more at AGENTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-16265011875400638272008-04-11T12:28:00.000-04:002008-04-11T12:28:00.000-04:00It is not an either-or situation. We need agressiv...It is not an either-or situation. We need agressive mitigation and proactive adaption. Both will be expensive.<BR/><BR/>We are going to pay for our coal 3 times. Once when we burn it, once when we adapt to not burning it, and again when we mitigate. <BR/><BR/>And, these are not distant future costs that go away with discounting into the future, these are costs coming due in the near term. Current CO2 levels are enough to melt a small part part of GIS - the bottom 500 meters that supports all the ice above 500meters. Ice with melt water above it and below it, and moulins running through it is not strong enough to support much weight.<BR/><BR/>Aaron LewisAaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-36915963517579911722008-04-11T11:31:00.000-04:002008-04-11T11:31:00.000-04:00Ah, heck...action [...] Etymology: Middle English ...Ah, heck...<BR/><BR/><B>action</B> [...] Etymology: Middle English <I>accioun</I>, from Anglo-French <I>accion</I>, from Latin <I>action-, actio</I>, from <I>agere</I> to do -- more at AGENT<BR/><BR/>And <I>inaction</I> is, well, simply not doing anything.<BR/><BR/>What's more...<BR/><BR/><B>adapt</B> [...] Etymology: French or Latin; French <I>adapter</I>, from Latin <I>adaptare</I>, from <I>ad-</I> + <I>aptare</I> to fit, from <I>aptus</I> apt, fit<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, one doesn't "adapt" by doing nothing (unless you're talking about "adaptation" by mass extinction).<BR/><BR/>The denialists aren't advocating ,<BR/><I>adaptation</I>, they're advocating simple <I>inaction</I>. Let's make no mistake about that.<BR/><BR/>-- bi, <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/yrpnmd" REL="nofollow">Global Dumbing</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-70771929260790277262008-04-11T04:30:00.000-04:002008-04-11T04:30:00.000-04:00Inaction, or equivalently, inertia.Merriam-Webster...Inaction, or equivalently, <I>inertia</I>.<BR/><BR/>Merriam-Webster Online scripsit:<BR/><BR/><B>inert</B> [...] Etymology: Latin <I>inert-, iners</I> unskilled, idle, from <I>in-</I> + <I>art-, ars</I> skill -- more at ARM<BR/><BR/>-- bi, <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/yrpnmd" REL="nofollow">Global Dumbing</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-4157477307866108552008-04-11T04:26:00.000-04:002008-04-11T04:26:00.000-04:00Ironically, the folks who scream "adaptation" tend...Ironically, the folks who scream "adaptation" tend to be the ones who are most clueless about adaptation.<BR/><BR/>Didn't the Marshall trio embark on their journey of denialism because they couldn't adapt to their own loss of status?<BR/><BR/>When they say "adaptation", all they mean is <I>inaction</I>.<BR/><BR/>-- bi, <A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/yrpnmd" REL="nofollow">Global Dumbing</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-63282833602195096102008-04-11T00:53:00.000-04:002008-04-11T00:53:00.000-04:00I believe the preferred term would be "mis-charact...I believe the preferred term would be "mis-characterized", rather than simply "misquoted".<BR/><BR/>"Misquoted" would be way too easy to disprove.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com