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chiefalchemist

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    Comment #48815974

    You’re going to love… These are not baskets of plants. But yeah, typically HN. Make a pointless comment instead of something like “Yeah, the article was thin on facts and details.”…

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    Comment #48802835

    So people are just going to hang them out windows? Perhaps many stories up? What about severe weather? I wonder how long before you’ll need a license to install one of these? That …

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    Comment #48797960

    Unfortunately, the article makes no mention of (approx) how many rental units there are in NJ. A step further would be, of those, how many have balconies. And finally, how many fac…

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    Comment #48795880

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    Comment #48792864

    > but it’s free to use This is false. Nothing is free. We watch ads. We are tracked like animals. That time, attention and loss of privacy *is* payment. For this, it’s reasonable t…

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    Comment #47973113

    Let me rephrase: The most important Science [1] in the history of Science and history of The World… is no science at all. It’s consensus. Nothing more. Let that ^^^ sink in. I migh…

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    Comment #47970905

    I’ve looked at it. I’ve seen it before. I saw it when it was initially published. It’s why I said: the planet has been warmer, and it’s been cooler. There is no normal. So when I h…

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    Comment #47970865

    The climate has risen before, and there were no humans around. None. And what then explains that increase. I’m not arguing against climate change. All I’m asking for is scientific …

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    Comment #47970835

    This is the last time I’m going to say this… FFS… consensus === Science. In fact the repetition of consensus is a classic tool of propaganda. “I’ve heard it a bunch of times… it mu…

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    Comment #47970797

    Read the reference articles. All perfectly legit sources. All are examples of how corruptible “The Science” can be. Maybe that’s not the case with climate? Yet, not a single shared…

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    Comment #47970782

    You’re assuming. Dedicating their career doesn’t mean they’ve remained dedicated to The Science. They have egos, careers, reputations, etc. Read the articles in my Original comment…

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    Comment #47956408

    Look at the climate record, what leads you to believe this isn’t natural and we should have a chance to “reverse” it.

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    Comment #47956392

    Simple enough… share links to the science that thoroughly proves what you’re saying. “Al Gore said it, it must be true,” isn’t going to cut it. As for the “never ever”, that’s anot…

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    Comment #47955408

    My understanding is three-fold - The climate has *always* changed. It’s been warmer. And yes, it’s been cooler. There is nothing abnormal about the climate changing. - There is act…

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    Comment #47946410

    500 billion? That’s it? Given what’s in the balance, change the b to a t, and then some, and something like this becomes credible.

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    Comment #47932620

    I don’t understand. There was a time when education outcomes were better than they are now. Mind you, yes, time change, of course. But don’t we go back to that era and work from th…

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    Comment #47932601

    Impressive. Until you realize we need the EV equivalent of a Volkswagen, not a rehash of a USA 70’s muscle car. If China-made EVs eat the world, this Food project will be a “what w…

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    Comment #47907274

    Yes. In short, Trump didn’t just happen. Plenty of incompetence and negligence preceded him. The red carpet was rolled out. The engine was primed. If it wasn’t Trump it would have …

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    Comment #47907241

    There’s another book mentioned in the podcast called “Doctored.” The gist is: bogus “science” led to loads of money / research going in a direction that was effectively fiction. Pe…

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    Comment #47907204

    Exactly. They were so frustrated and disgusted by the status quo political mess that Don was still a viable choice. Twice!!! And how did the system respond after the first win? It …

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    Comment #47907180

    If the status quo system was doing their job(s) there would be no DJT in the WH. Full stop. Not once. Certainly not twice. But rather than own their failure, they work - hard - the…

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    Comment #47906017

    Do what you gotta do to feel good. But giving a free pass to all the other contributors - the ones loudest about who is to blame - is foolish, at best. To each their own. Put anoth…

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    Comment #47905951

    Best I could tell, we were already there. DJT is simply a symptom. He’s what results after too many years of misrepresentation. He gets blamed for being the cause because those who…

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    Comment #47817970

    Perhaps. But issue here is the guy doing the critique is the guy with A LOT of power. There is no “we,” not in the context of this type of rant. Leader create more / new leaders. T…