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  1. Their last good song Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  2. Do they still make operating systems without integrated spell check? (serious question) I've had that feature for so long now that I take it for granted that every OS would have it by now. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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  4. And then there's the universal porn soundtrack. (Not that I've ever seen any porn ) Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  5. Oh yeah, almost forgot this one, too. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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  7. Especially if they were born in a developed country other than the US or UK. In the US, the median income growth rate since 1974 is less than one third the rate of productivity (per hour) increase. Or stated a different way, in the US, there is a significantly decreased reward for working harder compared to thirty-five years ago. (Interestingly, median income increased during the Carter and Clinton administrations, while they have generally fallen during both Bush administrations. It rose slightly during the Reagan administration.) There is little available evidence that the United States has more relative mobility than other advanced nations. If anything, the data seem to suggest the opposite. Using the relationship between parents’ and children’s incomes as an indicator of relative mobility, data show that a number of countries, including Denmark, Norway, Finland, Canada, Sweden, Germany, and France have more relative mobility than does the United States. Compared to the same peer group, Germany is 1.5 times more mobile than the United States, Canada nearly 2.5 times more mobile, and Denmark 3 times more mobile. Only the United Kingdom has relative mobility levels on par with those of the United States. Source Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  8. I agree his conclusions tend to be consistently conservative and usually partisan, but I'm inclined to believe that is an indication of the inconsistent standard of proof of the commentators from which he obtains many of his talking points. Joining billvon with underhanded PA's too? A great demonstration indeed. Apparently you don't understand what a personal attack is (which has long been apparent from the number of times you cry "wolf" against billvon and Kallend). Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  9. You appear to have an extremely poor understanding of the value of civil protest in a free democratic society. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  10. So, tell us, are the US troops that participated in the Abu Ghraib scandal patriots, too? As a former soldier, I believe military service is an insufficient condition to qualify one as a patriot. Certainly, most troops serve in such a manner as to represent their country honorably. Others, unfortunately, bring only disgrace in the eyes of their nation and the world. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  11. There's no one quite as dishonest as those who perpetuate known lies. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  12. I agree his conclusions tend to be consistently conservative and usually partisan, but I'm inclined to believe that is an indication of the inconsistent standard of proof of the commentators from which he obtains many of his talking points. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  13. Unless, of course, we want to avoid driving ourselves to extinction. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  14. That it would be a waste of perfectly good N2O. Of course, if the ice cream came that way (e.g. a banana split) then no, no loss of man card. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  15. A favorite from Back In The Day™ Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
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  17. I went back and read it, and stand by my reply. Perhaps you didn't say what you intended. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  18. No, you claimed, inaccurately, that global warming stopped in 1998, despite the fact that there have been warmer years since then. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  19. Wow. I wish climatologists understood the earth's climate as well as you do. There is a reason there is consensus among scientists. There is a reason that there aren't any peer reviewed studies from the past five years claiming global warming does not have an anthropogenic component. Heck, there's probably even a reason it took those climatologists several years to get their PhD's. Perhaps you should read the science instead of the propaganda propagated by those who stand to lose if the unsustainable status quo is changed. Here is a good place to start. Here is another good source. A couple questions to ask yourself when you encounter claims regarding global warming: What peer reviewed study are these claims based upon? In which scientific journal was the study published? Wow - so you're a climatologist? No, I'm not. Nor have I claimed to be. Usually. Those two questions I mentioned in the previous post (quoted above) are outstanding tools in that regard. You're right. They are not needed, Which is why I didn't use them (except for a little sarcasm to highlight to fact that you were contradicting a scientific consensus). If you have reason to believe that Real Climate lacks credibility with respect to climate science, please share. Also, notice that Real Climate links to their sources and/or primary data. Contrary to popular belief, climate scientists are not partisan. From their About page: RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. Nowhere if you're not willing to acknowledge that the debate regarding global warming is purely political, that the scientists have already reached a consensus based on evidence. Sure, some of the details remain to be understood, but we know with virtual certainty that global warming is real, and it has a significant anthropogenic component. No amount of public debate is going to change that. Sure. There's no reason to debate the reality of anthropogenic global warming. What we should be debating are the best solutions and public policies to implement in order to mitigate and arrest the anthropogenic component. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  20. I'm trying to recognize any consistency between your standard of proof regarding Obama being racist versus your standard of proof regarding anthropogenic global warming. So far, I'm finding no consistency at all. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  21. So, a single data point is enough if it supports your preconceived ideas, but not if it disputes them. Or, maybe it is. Scientists don't deny that, but it doesn't mitigate the significance of CO2 as a greenhouse gas. Perhaps, instead of assuming the theories are wrong simply because you don't understand the topic, you should try asking questions to get explanations for the things that appear to you to be inconsistent. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  22. Wow. I wish climatologists understood the earth's climate as well as you do. There is a reason there is consensus among scientists. There is a reason that there aren't any peer reviewed studies from the past five years claiming global warming does not have an anthropogenic component. Heck, there's probably even a reason it took those climatologists several years to get their PhD's. Perhaps you should read the science instead of the propaganda propagated by those who stand to lose if the unsustainable status quo is changed. Here is a good place to start. Here is another good source. A couple questions to ask yourself when you encounter claims regarding global warming: What peer reviewed study are these claims based upon? In which scientific journal was the study published? Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  23. Hmm - still don't see anything about taking land in here. Am I missing it? Yes. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  24. You have two, one on the bottom of each foot. Oh, btw, it's spelt sole. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!
  25. I have to disagree with the part about regardless of its motive. I true patriot will consider it a civic duty to protest their country's government and country's actions when those are not consistent with the values of the nation. E.g. those who protested the Iraq invasion were true patriots, or at least were not unpatriotic because of their protests. Nor are those with the "My country, right or wrong" attitude patriotic because they always support their country. Math tutoring available. Only $6! per hour! First lesson: Factorials!