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461  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Attn: Human Influenced Climate Change deniers on: August 01, 2014, 01:27:03 PM
Here's a quick and easy home experiment by Bill Nye to demonstrate the effects of greenhouse gases.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v-w8Cyfoq8
I'm actually sorry to tell you this.

But this "experiment" is fraudulent.

Hmm how so anyways I'm curious enough can you provide proof of this experiment being fraudulent
Different gases retain and reflect heat at different rates so I can't see where the fake part came from unless I am missing something.
Unless you meant the affordable clean energy alternative part then I can see what you meant.

Its Global warming potential Spendulus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global-warming_potential

Carbon dioxide has a GWP of exactly 1 (since it is the baseline unit to which all other greenhouse gases are compared).
Methane    12.4    86(20 years)    34 (100 Years)

Note that a substance's GWP depends.....

man, if he ends up typing 10 words and you end up typing a thesis as an argument.. it might have been a troll attempt. if that were the case, i'd find humor in that  Cheesy
LOL that is a point.  No troll, though, simply facts.

http://my.firedoglake.com/metamars/2012/12/11/al-gorebill-nye-climate-101-video-found-to-be-fraudulent-how-you-can-replicate-the-experiment-yourself/

Note an important distinction.  The experiment is a hoax.  This does not prove or disprove global warming, etc.  That these guys thought they could put over on the public a hoax like this does show a bit of what they think of you and me.

It is also interesting that it seems to take "deniers" to actually critically examine the "experiment", attempt to replicate it and find the fraud.  "Believers" seem to just take it all on faith.  This is an essential proof that Deniers are Believers best friends...

One does not take science on faith.

You're right, they think very little of the average persons intelligence/ability to reason and look for facts.  Unfortunately they are right about the majority of people who will blindly accept what they are told, whether through the nightly news, this youtube video (clearly global warming propaganda aimed at the 20-30 crowd who can relate to Bill Nye from watching him in their youth), or other media campaigns.  They have succeeded though in being able to push an agenda/message and really put very little effort into swaying public opinion on most topics.  Most people will watch this video and just take it as truth, no further investigation necessary.
462  Economy / Speculation / Re: GABI to start trading on 9/1 on: August 01, 2014, 12:33:49 PM
So now we have two dates for GABI.  One article said they will "launch" tomorrow, 8/1.  This new article says they will start "trading" on 9/1.  I don't know if there has been a mistake in one of the articles, or if it will launch tomorrow, but not buy its first set of Bitcoins until 9/1.


Maybe investors can start putting money into this fund now, and in a month they will start actively trading with those funds.  Either way, it looks like its already positive impact on price this morning!
463  Other / Politics & Society / Does anyone support 0bama anymore?? on: July 31, 2014, 05:51:27 PM
I mean how could you?
464  Economy / Economics / Re: How much do you value your credit score? on: July 31, 2014, 05:44:05 PM
Unless you like living as a debt slave, it doesn't matter in my opinion.  I dont finance cars, computers, tv's like some people like to, you end up paying way more in the long run.  Stay ahead of your finances and live within your means.
465  Economy / Speculation / Re: November is the new August on: July 31, 2014, 01:17:02 PM
How can a bubble be "scheduled"?  I mean what was the basis for a july/august bubble in the first place?
466  Bitcoin / Press / Re: [2014-07-31] BitBeat: Wikipedia Adopts Bitcoin on: July 31, 2014, 01:15:32 PM
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/07/30/bitbeat-wikipedia-adopts-bitcoin/

Wikipedia is one of the most heavily trafficked sites on the web, and seems a natural fit for bitcoin as a payments system, seeing both are powered by a decentralized network of users, so it’s a wonder it took this long.

In a press release on its website, Wikimedia explained that it had been asked in the past to take bitcoin, and those requests combined with recent events, including the IRS guidance on bitcoin, convinced it to revisit the cryptocurrency. “There is [now] a clear understanding of how to legally manage it

Very cool, while it may not be a "merchant" adopting btc, wikipedia is a huge site which is up there in the top 10 sites worldwide.  This should help with public awareness and educating people on the benefits of BTC.
467  Economy / Goods / Re: [WTS] Hero3+ GoPros on: July 31, 2014, 11:28:48 AM
Didn't you say that the GoPros are being shipped directly by the reseller?
Also, the user who received theirs said it came directly from GoPro.
If so, how are you too busy to post them? I thought you didn't have them in hand to be able to post (as you claimed with the lack of a pic)?
I'm just curious...

Was wondering the same thing. If you don't have them on hand and are not doing the shipping then it should just take a single phone call or email right?
468  Economy / Speculation / Re: At what price are you going to cash out your BTC stash on: July 29, 2014, 06:02:56 PM
$4,000
469  Economy / Marketplace / Re: Ebay/Paypal's ridiculous fees on: July 29, 2014, 04:15:42 PM
is the delivery fee taken into consideration when ebay wants their cut of the money ?
if you want to sell a $100 item, could you sell it for $10, make the buyer pay $90 shipping, and then pay ebay what ever percentage of $10 instead of the full $100 ? would that work ?

that used to work for years until they put a stop to it

Yeah they charge a flat 10% final value fee on the item cost & shipping costs now, unless you have an ebay store, then final value fees go down to around 5-6% for most stuff
470  Economy / Marketplace / Re: Ebay/Paypal's ridiculous fees on: July 29, 2014, 03:10:44 PM
what happened to the other calculator?

I remember there was a more popular one then this.

This is the one I use, it takes out the paypal fees too:
http://www.newlifeauctions.com/calc.html

Can also calculate rates if you have a store, which takes the final value fees down, its great if you sell a lot, or high value items.
471  Economy / Speculation / Re: So Who's Selling? on: July 28, 2014, 07:39:31 PM
Whale selling off and buying back in?  Thats what it seems like when the price goes back from 575 to 593 in just a few hours
472  Economy / Collectibles / Re: [WTS] 2013 Casascius 0.5 "Half" Bitcoin "Right off the Roll" Make ANY offer!! on: July 28, 2014, 04:30:05 PM
Lowball offer: 2 for 1.1BTC
473  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Attn: Human Influenced Climate Change deniers on: July 28, 2014, 01:33:29 PM
The climate is not stable, it is always changing. For example in Antartic there is now lot of ice and extremely cold:

http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/07/12/coldest-antarctic-june-ever-recorded/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2681829/Global-warming-latest-Amount-Antarctic-sea-ice-hits-new-record-high.html

Ice reflects the Sun’s rays up into the atmosphere and out to space, which keeps solar radiation from warming the Antartic so it is possible that we are going to see even more cold (and more ice) in near future.

One cold month does not prove any sort of long-term trend has reversed - this looks like a couple of sensationalist sources reporting on short-term anomalous outliers. There is objective evidence that shows that the Earth has been warming over the last 50 years, the huge majority of scientists accept this, the main question is whether humans are causing it.

Predictably, the Daily Mail comments are all raving about this idea of "green tax" (Christ, that cesspool is totally full of idiots that think they know best...) I keep hearing that "AGW is a scam to get more taxes out of us!"

It doesn't fit with Big Energy's agenda, so they wouldn't benefit.
The government wouldn't benefit as they would spend the money on green energy.

IF artificial global warming is a hoax, then who would benefit from these taxes (other than the guys who make the solar panels/windmills etc.)?



The government can "spend" money on green energy and do nothing more than line the pockets of their donors/friends.  Look at Solyndra, half a billion spent on a company that went under.  No green jobs, no green energy being produced, only money wasted.

And the gvt will profit from these taxes, by funneling the money through the EPA, spending probably 10-20x more than the solar panels/windmills should cost if done by private organizations.
474  Economy / Speculation / Re: We wont be seeing 1000 this year on: July 28, 2014, 01:04:27 PM
Could be whales selling off before the hedge fund opens so they can buy back in in a week at a lower price.  It always seems like when the price drops 10% or so in just a few days its going to spike back up again
475  Economy / Collectibles / Re: Silver Wallets a new kind of physical storage for your bitcoin on: July 27, 2014, 07:34:33 PM
Wow! Design two numbered coins are all reserved! That was fast. We still have Gold B coins available and if any numbered reservations for design two cancel I will let you guys/girls know.

I'll take a gold B #14 if that number is still available. If not then the next lowest please. Thanks!
476  Other / Archival / Re: [WTS] Samsung Galaxy S5 Factory Unlocked - Brand New Sealed! on: July 25, 2014, 08:34:38 PM
Not a problem, still available if anyone else is interested.
477  Economy / Goods / Re: [WTS] Hero3+ GoPros on: July 25, 2014, 06:39:18 PM
So is there a reason they are making exception that you can go against 2 of their reseller policies?
478  Other / Archival / Re: [WTS] Samsung Galaxy S5 Factory Unlocked - Brand New Sealed! on: July 25, 2014, 04:07:21 PM
I can't find any cheaper way, in fact UPS is over $100 for shipping.  USPS seems to be cheapest internationally, as they are the cheapest domestically as well.
479  Economy / Collectibles / Re: Silver Wallets a new kind of physical storage for your bitcoin on: July 25, 2014, 12:21:00 PM
I have been able to clear some holds. Current numbered coins for design two available are;

8, 12, 16, 21, 28, 32, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 67, 88, 93, 99

If you would like one of these coins please post here letting me know which number (this will lock in whoever claimed the number first) and then PM me for payment information. Thank you!

Will take #8.
480  Economy / Goods / Re: [WTS] Hero3+ GoPros on: July 25, 2014, 12:16:37 PM
From gopro reseller program site:
http://gopro.com/authorized-reseller-program/us/program-requirements

2. Sell on Approved Retail Website(s) Only

Must only take orders via publicly accessible eCommerce enabled web pages hosted on approved websites owned and operated by your company.

Selling on 3rd party sites (eBay, Amazon, Alibaba, etc.), drop-ship accounts (Buy.com, Newegg.com, Overstock.com, etc.), classified sites (Craigslist.com, Facebook Marketplace, etc.) or direct messages on forums is strictly prohibited.

Also from their minimum advertised price policy:

To protect the investment of our high-quality dealers and GoPro’s brand reputation, we have unilaterally adopted a MINIMUM ADVERTISED PRICE POLICY (“MAP Policy”).
CHDHX-302    HERO3+ Black Edition    399.99

I guess they just made exceptions for you!
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