I have no idea what that guy wrote. But if it warrants a response from you, then ... respond to him. Don’t do the ‘respond to yourself’ trick. If you decide he should be responded to, own it. Otherwise ignore him.

It’s not even settled? Yes. It is. It is settled. Ask the climatologist community. It is settled, period.

That’s silly, of course. The impact - to be measured in the trillions over time - of climate change-prompted environmental regulations reaches throughout society.

Look, there is an issue of uncertainty.

Also needs to stop calling it “porno”.

Honestly, it is blindingly obvious that the only person in this thread who needs to get over himself is you. (Also, that is a remarkably common quality among Burning Man types.)

Anything communal-spirited is liable to turn into Lord of Flies. Or The Beach. Or Animal Farm. Or ....

Truly, you were spawned from Jezebel. Snippy responses to some valid points, glossing over other valid points to avoid admitting them.

That’s quite a nasty attitude you’re sending my way there. “Shit”, “crap”, “fucking nonsense”, etc. Remind me who you were suggesting not be a douche? Let’s not turn beloved Sploid into Jezebel.

What fight are you trying to pick here, exactly? Ya, women face more pressure about their looks. But:

What fight are you trying to pick here, exactly? Ya, women face more pressure about their looks. But:

Pretty sure the “fake news cry” was all over the place. +90% of pizzagate coverage was ... making fun of pizzagate. [Edit: Are you sure you’re replying to the right person?]

The hypocrisy element you’re harping on doesn’t really apply here. When it comes to affairs, both parties’ politicians come down pretty solidly in the “opposed to it” camp. A homophobe Repub. getting caught with his head in some other man’s lap - yes. An affair - no.

Very cool. The blue hues of Jupiter deserve more attention! The image reminds me of the cover of The Algebraist by Iain Banks (set in a Jovian-type planet):

Quite right. This was not a mere “symbolic” move. It was a *political* move. And a good one:

It is when you’re trying to scrape together material to bash a successful minor operation because Trump ordered it.

Of course, a lot of demographics and locales that have spent the most time under Democrat leadership have gotten worse and worse in that same time frame.

Thank you for that great answer. It’s also consistent with what I heard in some radio interviews over the last few days.

It was a question, dude.

The counter-argument would seem to be that if such privacy is so significant and widely desired, the market would lead an ISP to start offering it to attract more customers. What would your response be to that argument?