Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Stuff we should click on.  Be sure to state Not Work Safe, if applicable.  KTHX.
GORDON
Site Admin
Posts: 56735
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:43 pm
Location: DTManistan
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by GORDON »

TheCatt wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 12:46 pm OK, but don't you have missing feeling in your feet?
Not so much. Been doing that stuff since my teens, though. High school karate instructor used to have us go out in the snow barefoot and do forms.

Southerners are just really soft about cold.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70348
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Leisher »

TheCatt wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 12:46 pm OK, but don't you have missing feeling in your feet?
The cold, particularly at 32 degrees, doesn't work like that.

We're not kidding about the teens. You genuinely don't even notice unless it's windy.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70348
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Leisher »

Wait. I'm a child of the 80s and remember aerosols being bad. What changed?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
GORDON
Site Admin
Posts: 56735
Joined: Sun Jun 06, 2004 10:43 pm
Location: DTManistan
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by GORDON »

Literally the opening of the apocalyptic movies "Matrix," and "Snowpiercer."

"Nah this time it will prolly work."
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
TheCatt
Site Admin
Posts: 57573
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 11:15 pm
Location: Cary, NC

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by TheCatt »

Leisher wrote: Wed Apr 23, 2025 9:56 am Wait. I'm a child of the 80s and remember aerosols being bad. What changed?
There are MANY, MANY aerosols in the world
An aerosol is a suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas.
and the ones you remember had CFCs which destroyed the ozone layer.
GORDON wrote: Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:08 am Literally the opening of the apocalyptic movies "Matrix," and "Snowpiercer."
Yeah.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70348
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Leisher »

Yes, I remember CFCs are bad (China still makes them, FYI), but I didn't know they were in those aerosols. Thanks.

But yeah, this doesn't seem like a great plan. If man-made global warming is really going to end humanity, you'd think the governments would crack down on the actual polluters, the corporations, and stop trying these bullshit hail marys that really won't do shit.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70348
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Leisher »

Something to think about as you are told that your plastic straw is killing the environment by climate change activists on social media and using AI.

"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
TheCatt
Site Admin
Posts: 57573
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 11:15 pm
Location: Cary, NC

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by TheCatt »

You should really test water pressure on an outdoor line that's not necessarily constrained by a pressure valve for the house :) or at the meter.
It's not me, it's someone else.
User avatar
Cakedaddy
Posts: 9281
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 6:52 pm

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Cakedaddy »

I'm betting those people are on a well. Thus the contamination. Therefore, no meter, and probably no pressure valve. I wondered if they considered a new pump, or a new well. Either their well is dry, or their pump is failing. Not sure why a building next door would cause low pressure. I guess it could also be clogging their pipes with that stuff that's in the water.
TheCatt
Site Admin
Posts: 57573
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 11:15 pm
Location: Cary, NC

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by TheCatt »

Fair, I keep forgetting that wells exist. :)
It's not me, it's someone else.
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70348
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Leisher »

She's not wrong. It's "The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf", but on a larger scale.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70348
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Leisher »

"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
TheCatt
Site Admin
Posts: 57573
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 11:15 pm
Location: Cary, NC

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by TheCatt »

Notably, four major glaciers in the Wilkes Land–Queen Mary Land region of East Antarctica reversed their previous pattern of accelerated mass loss from 2011 to 2020 and instead showed significant mass gain during the 2021 to 2023 period.
Thanks, Covid!
It's not me, it's someone else.
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70348
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Leisher »

You won't get me to say we shouldn't eliminate a whole lot of people.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70348
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Leisher »

Hawaii passes first ever "green law" that will tax tourists to offset their climate footprint.

Conspiracy theorists got another one right.

Also, interesting strategy by Hawaii considering they are already considered a very overpriced vacation destination. The Caribbean islands have to be pretty thrilled about this news.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70348
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Leisher »

This is honestly infuriating.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
User avatar
Cakedaddy
Posts: 9281
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 6:52 pm

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Cakedaddy »

But also not surprising. I mean, who still doesn't know they do that?
Leisher
Site Admin
Posts: 70348
Joined: Thu May 20, 2004 9:17 pm
Contact:

Climate Change (fka man-made global warming)

Post by Leisher »

True, not surprising.

I remember having recycling ruined for me many years ago by Penn & Teller in their show Bullshit. The only recycling that's actually worth the effort is metal. The rest is just for show and expends more energy/resources than what is being saved.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
Post Reply