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It's probably true. They are, after all, computer... 6,242 Views / 155 Replies  
It's probably true. They are, after all, computer models (sorry "alarmist computer models"—that phrase, literally used 10 times in the article, constitues 5% of all it's words) and by their nature...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Jul 28, 2011 at 10:29 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The first dialog that popped up when I installed... 1,504 Views / 17 Replies  
The first dialog that popped up when I installed 11.04 was that Unity wasn't supported with the hardware. I've found that some of the fancier things, Compiz for example, only works running natively...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 18, 2011 at 08:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Was hoping to try it out but Unity is not... 1,504 Views / 17 Replies  
Was hoping to try it out but Unity is not supported in VMWare Fusion :\ aside from the apps being on the left—my dock is on the right—it's similar to my setup. I do use spotlight as an app...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 17, 2011 at 11:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge
To some extent it's true. Elements in columns... 1,152 Views / 16 Replies  
To some extent it's true. Elements in columns share the same affinity for bonding, but each element gets larger as you go down the column, making the physical fit of larger elements into some...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Dec 3, 2010 at 10:28 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Makes sense, As is in the same column as P in the... 1,152 Views / 16 Replies  
Makes sense, As is in the same column as P in the periodic table. Suitable substitution.
Posted by Warren Pease, on Dec 3, 2010 at 12:32 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I work at a University and this doesn't surprise... 1,577 Views / 21 Replies  
I work at a University and this doesn't surprise me at all. We have access to network servers (I've been told are backed up) for personal* and shared files, but whether anyone uses them correctly is...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Oct 6, 2010 at 08:57 AM, in MacNN Lounge
IMO, they should just build a community center... 20,601 Views / 457 Replies  
IMO, they should just build a community center there instead.
Posted by Warren Pease, on Sep 9, 2010 at 07:21 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Thanks Steve, I was talking about full screen... 811 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks Steve, I was talking about full screen mode. That's the behaviour I was hoping for... :)
Posted by Warren Pease, on Sep 8, 2010 at 05:31 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
(Hopefully) quick question on parrallels/vmware 811 Views / 2 Replies  
I use VM's for developing on linux servers mainly, but want to play around with some DE's available for linux. I have Fusion v2 now and it's time to upgrade.

I hate that the mac toolbar drops down...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Sep 7, 2010 at 06:35 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
It's telling that the author, and people here... 122,180 Views / 2,151 Replies  
It's telling that the author, and people here presumably, believe that the crux of the global warming argument rests entirely on this one claim, in one paragraph of a several hundred page document.
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 31, 2010 at 03:22 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Was it these thoughts?... 122,180 Views / 2,151 Replies  
Was it these thoughts? http://forums.macnn.com/95/political-war-lounge/328653/al-gore-convenient-liar-master-hypocrisy/42/#post3927484

Because if there is anything new in this article, I'm not...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 31, 2010 at 12:52 PM, in Political/War Lounge
This just happened to be on my itunes now... 1,693 Views / 50 Replies  
This just happened to be on my itunes now...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 30, 2010 at 06:14 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Should we let them mourn there or not? That's a... 9,702 Views / 304 Replies  
Should we let them mourn there or not? That's a tough one.

Maybe mourners can get up to 1 block away. And only one day a year.

Muslim Victims of Terrorist Attack, September 11, 2001...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 22, 2010 at 11:51 AM, in Political/War Lounge
It's that damn liberal MSM at work again! 3,958 Views / 127 Replies  
It's that damn liberal MSM at work again!
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 19, 2010 at 01:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
This is the crux of the argument. Though, studies... 6,242 Views / 155 Replies  
This is the crux of the argument. Though, studies have shown that poor siting does not artificially inflate temps. In fact, they actually run cooler than properly sited sites. My response to ebuddy...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 19, 2010 at 12:13 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I'd be surprised if the simulations had that... 6,242 Views / 155 Replies  
I'd be surprised if the simulations had that small of a grid (or that great of a resolution). It's only 60-100 miles from center of the valley to the tops of the Sierra Madres. Of course, we'd have...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 18, 2010 at 06:51 PM, in Political/War Lounge
My first thought was the rain shadow... 6,242 Views / 155 Replies  
My first thought was the rain shadow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain_shadow) effect. I don't know what effects increased moisture (from temps and irrigation) rising into the Sierra Nevadas has on...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 18, 2010 at 06:45 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Biased? Already?... 6,242 Views / 155 Replies  
Biased? Already? (http://forums.macnn.com/95/political-war-lounge/408521/why-there-far-more-republican-global/4/#post3938725) You meant biased to the cool side, right? :)
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 17, 2010 at 07:16 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Now all the politicians have to do to be "tough... 583 Views / 3 Replies  
Now all the politicians have to do to be "tough on crime" is to increase powder coke sentences by 1800%, though the signing party afterwards might be a bit more, subdued...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 3, 2010 at 02:42 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I understand your point. And it's my point as... 6,242 Views / 155 Replies  
I understand your point. And it's my point as well... :confused:
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 2, 2010 at 05:51 PM, in Political/War Lounge
From our man Watts: NOAA graphs: 62% Of... 6,242 Views / 155 Replies  
From our man Watts: NOAA graphs: 62% Of Continental US Below Normal In 2010 | Watts Up With That? (http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/08/02/noaa-graphs-62-of-continental-us-below-normal-in-2010/)


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Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 2, 2010 at 05:39 PM, in Political/War Lounge
So, it's real, then? 6,242 Views / 155 Replies  
So, it's real, then?
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 2, 2010 at 05:17 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Examples of Bias in Wikipedia - Conservapedia... 6,193 Views / 168 Replies  
Examples of Bias in Wikipedia - Conservapedia (http://conservapedia.com/Examples_of_Bias_in_Wikipedia)
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 1, 2010 at 08:27 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Ah, prep school... Handsewn Moccasins,... 1,259 Views / 10 Replies  
Ah, prep school...

Handsewn Moccasins, Leather Blucher Moc: Lace-Ups at L.L.Bean (http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/11575?parentCategory=503397&feat=503397-tn&cat4=503382)
Posted by Warren Pease, on Aug 1, 2010 at 06:37 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I think all forms of communication should be... 2,571 Views / 58 Replies  
I think all forms of communication should be tweets. It seems that 'context' no longer means an entire speech, or even a paragraph these days. Context ends at the end of the sentence (if even that...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Jul 30, 2010 at 05:19 PM, in Political/War Lounge
That one is dedicated to criticizing a single... 6,242 Views / 155 Replies  
That one is dedicated to criticizing a single person.
Posted by Warren Pease, on Jul 29, 2010 at 09:44 AM, in Political/War Lounge
The world is warming, the question is what role... 6,242 Views / 155 Replies  
The world is warming, the question is what role do humans have in it.
Posted by Warren Pease, on Jul 29, 2010 at 09:41 AM, in Political/War Lounge
My life was not a product of an event of my... 2,163 Views / 50 Replies  
My life was not a product of an event of my choosing*, but having been born, it is mine to deal with.

Obama didn't choose to invade Afghanistan and start the war, but on assuming the presidency,...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Jul 6, 2010 at 01:56 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I think we're all still waiting on summer in the... 122,180 Views / 2,151 Replies  
I think we're all still waiting on summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Oh wait, is Idaho in one of those special time zones that's a month ahead of everybody else? :lol:
Posted by Warren Pease, on Jun 7, 2010 at 05:59 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Seriously, on an internet discussion board, what... 122,180 Views / 2,151 Replies  
Seriously, on an internet discussion board, what kind of credentials would satisfy you? Does someone need at least a PhD in atmosphere sciences to discuss climate science? Would you suddenly start...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Jun 7, 2010 at 05:51 PM, in Political/War Lounge
That's what I'm starting to think. Honestly, he... 122,180 Views / 2,151 Replies  
That's what I'm starting to think. Honestly, he does seem a bit sloppy at times—in the ballpark, but not quite accurate on the finer points. How much is due to his misunderstanding? How much due to...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Jun 7, 2010 at 01:04 PM, in Political/War Lounge
A primary effect of global warming is sea-level... 122,180 Views / 2,151 Replies  
A primary effect of global warming is sea-level rising. And it's happening. We can all agree to that.

A primary effect of sea-level rising is that, generally, low-lying areas will become...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Jun 7, 2010 at 12:40 AM, in Political/War Lounge
But not due to the fact that sea-level isn't... 122,180 Views / 2,151 Replies  
But not due to the fact that sea-level isn't rising (http://ibis.grdl.noaa.gov/SAT/SeaLevelRise/LSA_SLR_timeseries.php). Anyone who has studied carbonate geology knows that atolls, composed of living...
Posted by Warren Pease, on Jun 3, 2010 at 01:18 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Well, it looks like reader50 is right. The pics... 1,876 Views / 45 Replies  
Well, it looks like reader50 is right. The pics are different—this one isn't the one from 3 years ago. Story also mentions another sinkhole that opened up last year, so that's at least 3 in the past...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 31, 2010 at 09:04 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It's a sinkhole from Guatemala that formed in... 1,876 Views / 45 Replies  
It's a sinkhole from Guatemala that formed in 2007. Nothing to do with Agatha.

Guatemala City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_City#Sinkhole)
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Posted by Warren Pease, on May 31, 2010 at 06:12 PM, in MacNN Lounge
We need an extraterrestrial origin for a molecule... 11,247 Views / 288 Replies  
We need an extraterrestrial origin for a molecule made up of the #1 and #3 most abundant elements in the universe? Really?

I'd like to hear your theory on why the most abundant elements in the...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 27, 2010 at 03:54 PM, in Political/War Lounge
If multi-dimensional theories are your evidence,... 11,247 Views / 288 Replies  
If multi-dimensional theories are your evidence, then yes, it deserves to be questioned.
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 27, 2010 at 03:35 PM, in Political/War Lounge
A watch is a complex thing, therefore it requires... 11,247 Views / 288 Replies  
A watch is a complex thing, therefore it requires a creator. A: Man.

Man is a complex thing, therefore it requires a creator. A: god.

God is a complex thing, therefore it requires a creator. A:...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 27, 2010 at 01:41 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I guess the question for me about Peak Water in... 1,172 Views / 16 Replies  
I guess the question for me about Peak Water in the US is, how much more water can we use than we aren't already? We probably have more golf courses than we know what to do with. Fifteen minute...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 27, 2010 at 12:55 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Yeah, they are transitional and may eventually... 1,554 Views / 7 Replies  
Yeah, they are transitional and may eventually make it out of my code. Though, I'm not sure at which version of FF/Safari they'll start working. They might remain simply to support for older...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 26, 2010 at 11:15 AM, in Developer Center
I've been using Sass mixins to add CSS3 effects... 1,554 Views / 7 Replies  
I've been using Sass mixins to add CSS3 effects to some of my projects. It'd seem like adding IE support would be as simple as adding the MS specific code. Specific -moz, and -webkit is already...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 25, 2010 at 02:05 PM, in Developer Center
We've started this discussion at work, and... 1,554 Views / 7 Replies  
We've started this discussion at work, and despite some initial optimism, I think the consensus is that we won't be doing any HTML5 specific code, because our goal is to support IE6. IE's are unable...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 24, 2010 at 01:08 PM, in Developer Center
I'll throw in my vote for git. I use git +... 1,404 Views / 19 Replies  
I'll throw in my vote for git. I use git + capistrano + github to deploy some ruby websites, even one drupal site *shudder*
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 11, 2010 at 07:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Man. It's an interesting question, and I don't... 6,527 Views / 198 Replies  
Man. It's an interesting question, and I don't think we have an answer for it - I don't. But not knowing doesn't keep me awake at night.


What if my wrong what? :p

You live your life, then you...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 6, 2010 at 10:55 AM, in Political/War Lounge
You didn't which is why I didn't specify one. If... 11,922 Views / 266 Replies  
You didn't which is why I didn't specify one. If you are uncomfortable with using the word religion, then tell me what sort of classes, study groups, book discussions, etc you hold. Perhaps I...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 4, 2010 at 06:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I think it's funny that you're one success story... 11,922 Views / 266 Replies  
I think it's funny that you're one success story wasn't a success at all. Did she expect the same burden of proof that olePigeon is asking for? What did she not realize to fully embrace this...
Posted by Warren Pease, on May 4, 2010 at 04:58 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I also read somewhere on the internet that it was... 11,922 Views / 266 Replies  
I also read somewhere on the internet that it was 4800, so I think we're good. :)
Posted by Warren Pease, on Apr 30, 2010 at 12:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge
What!? Explaining things with God is far easier... 11,922 Views / 266 Replies  
What!? Explaining things with God is far easier than trying to explain something absent an omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent being.
Posted by Warren Pease, on Apr 30, 2010 at 11:58 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Er, no. Are you thinking Columbia River Gorge? 11,922 Views / 266 Replies  
Er, no. Are you thinking Columbia River Gorge?
Posted by Warren Pease, on Apr 29, 2010 at 06:02 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Ha. You have the answer to your own question. 11,922 Views / 266 Replies  
Ha. You have the answer to your own question.
Posted by Warren Pease, on Apr 29, 2010 at 05:13 PM, in Political/War Lounge
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