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Everything posted by gowlerk
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Yes, and that was wrong as well. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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Yes, I largely agree with you. We are never going to be able to undo what has been done. Nor will we be able or willing to compensate those affected. (by "we" I mean those currently living in long time industrialized societies). What we can, and are doing is shifting our energy use to try to limit future damage as much as possible. Hopefully it will be helpful to future generations. That does not mean wholesale disruptive immediate changes. Even if that would be the most prudent thing to do, it is not politically feasible. What is most unhelpful is denying that the problem even exists and using that denial as an excuse for doing absolutely nothing. Or even going so far as to claim that increased CO2 is going to be a net benefit. We are evolved and adapted to the atmospheric and oceanic chemistry of the present era. Allowing significant changes to it is an extreme folly. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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Chicken Little Higher capital costs plus higher labor cost equals higher energy cost. Who is a Pollyanna now? The effects I cite are all measurable and present right now. Costs fluctuate all the time. It will not be hard to cope with them, compared to the costs of relocating parts of coastal cities. Dare to look forward and not backward. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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He is correct in one way. The Earth would soldier on, and indeed flourish with much greater atmospheric CO2 levels than it does now. Absolutely. That is not the issue for us. The issue for us is it's effect on our civilization. There the answers are fuzzy. But temperature increases, ocean acidification, and sea level rise are all negatives that can be counted on. Runaway feedback loops are possible, but that is alarmist talk. But the worst effects are avoidable, we just need to clean up our act. Literally. The shift to renewables is already started and will only gather steam (cleanly). Renewable energy production will require more investment and create more jobs in maintaining systems than the coal miners and oil field workers who will be replaced. I don't understand why the right wing fears this transition. Other than the fact that conservatism is all about maintaining the status quo. I like to think of people like that as alarmists. Fear of change and dragging their heels against progress while kicking and screaming that their world is ending. A little like Luddites. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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Pollyanna? He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He received an Alfred P. Sloan fellowship in 1966, an Alexander von Humboldt award in 1976, the Herbert P.Broida Prize in 1997, the Davisson-Germer prize and the Thomas Alva Edison patent award in 2000.[2] In 2003 he was named the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics at Princeton University. I don't think so. Pollyanna was able to ignore bad possibilities and focus on only the sunny good ones. Your highly educated friend, like you, seems to think that higher CO2 levels will only have good effects, and he ignores or discounts the negative ones. Just like Pollyanna. Education and credentials are meaningful, but he is an extreme outlier among his peers. Pollyanna. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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Not all containers use the CYPRES pouch. UPT for one uses a Vigil pouch and it is not the same dimensions. MarS also makes pouches. While your design does not seen to be larger than existing ones in overall size, it is larger in the worst possible way, width. This could become an issue in some smaller rigs. Sticking out the end a little should not be too much problem. But being so wide that it fills the available space could make it vulnerable to physical damage when Joe cool small rig skydiver drops it on the packing mat. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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I don't know why anyone here feels a need to criticize this woman. It's a distraction. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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Of course he wasn't. He was merely grabbing crap out of thin air and embellishing it to support his ongoing efforts to stir up fear and hatred. All perfectly natural for the lying liar that he is. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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This whole thread is really just an attack on the media. That is your main purpose in posting it. You are jumping on the anti-press bandwagon starting to roll downhill and given a push by your new hero, the Donald Trump. As fake a believer as anyone has ever been. The power of the press is the main thing that allows the freedom your country mostly enjoys to exist. Be careful what you wish for. Your use of the new Breitbart trendy catchphrase "MSM" reveals as the follower you are. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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Or a Russian paycheck. Anyway, how about we get together and do a skydive sometime? I travel a lot, maybe we can meet up. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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. Lol, do enlighten me. The fact that you couldn't give a "toss" means you learned some of your English in England. The fact that you even care about the regime that was overthrown in Ukraine means that you are either Russian, or an ethnic Russian Ukrainian. No one else even remembers that insult to Putin. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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That's why Putin is so mad. Only Russia is allowed to overthrow Ukrainian governments. The fact that you are Russian is self evident. Only Russians care about that particular Russia favoring regime in Ukraine. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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Yes comrade, your government does not like Mr. Soros. https://sputniknews.com/politics/201702201050878788-soros-ideology-explained/ Mother Russia is ruthless in pursuing her enemies. Even to the point of having her agents post in internet forums. He is one of the current targets of the day. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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I'll just go back to my feeling that Trump is not a dupe in the control of evil men with evil ideas. Trump is not a patsy, he shares in the white Christian supremacist beliefs of this group. It is no accident that these people are working together. The Trump presidency is doomed. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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A guy that admits his time confiscating property from Jews immediately prior to them being killed in genicide, was one of the best times of his life... I think your satanic radar needs a tune...If there is such a thing. Lol Welcome back comrade. Up here in the north we call this sort of innane idiot commentary "going off the reservation". In honour of our racist past. Of the many Royreader8812 shift workers posting here under that name, I prefer the one that occasionally makes sense. When is he due back? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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Wasn't there something about a rather large disruptive war the last time this was attempted? I'm pretty sure most of your union learned enough lessons then. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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I think he was already suggesting that. To look at the pics it is not that different from the M2 design. The holder is made from elastic and I suspect it will fit, but not easily. A little more taper at the end, and it will probably work in most applications. Maybe some KY jelly? Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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My belief is that you need to make the cutter head backwards compatible if you want the design to be successful in the sport market. Unless your product offers significant advantages over the existing designs. There is no easy way to change the elastic keeper on containers with floor mounted cutters. The MarS cutter just barely fits the existing design. It may be possible to get manufacturers to install slightly larger keepers in new units. But only if they will also accommodate CYPRES sized cutters. One possible solution would be an included elastic that could be hand sewn into place. Or a cutter head with a regular sized appendage. But keep in mind that many containers have the cutter mounted high up and were not originally designed to be closed with a cutter between the grommets. They are already an ugly design compromise. The ideal cutter would be much flatter than the tubes currently in use. And there is no rule saying that the current elastic keeper is the only possibility. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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There are tandem mills catering to tourists operating near beaches that have near constant high winds. TIs in such places regularly operate in conditions that require hard turns onto final to have forward ground speed on landing. The customers have no idea the chances being taken. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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But for a wuffo they may as well be. Which is the point. Every person has their own reality. Most people in any given society have large overlaps in their reality. But not in all the same places. Trump's reality mostly aligns with yours, but not in some very key areas. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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One of the most true things I've seen from you. But the link doesn't work. If you fix it I'll read it! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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We shut it down if it gets over 20 mph. That's considered pretty conservative. A lot of places go much higher. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.
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Can US citizen with FAI License jump in the US?
gowlerk replied to backbone's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
The big destination DZs that get regular visits from foreign jumpers will accept your membership and CoP from an FAI recognized organization. They won't ask your citizenship, but they may ask about your residence. If you are a bona fide resident of the country your credentials are issued in there will be no issues. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.