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1 pointI also hate the mocking language and adding or changing letters in names to make a childish insult. But it is certainly not limited to right wingers.
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1 pointJust released a new version of BASEline tonight that will scale text with the android system font size. Thanks for the feedback. Keep us posted on your project!
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1 pointThat's arrogant and no surprise. You're a forceful dude, and smart, and I'm sure you have everyone in your circle enthralled. But not me. Listen to yourself: "Joe I have been to places and seen things that you can not even imagine". You have no idea where I've been or what I've seen or done.
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1 pointHi Joe, As one of those engineers, I studied Rankine, Kelvin, Celsius & Fahrenheit. All are OK; we just have to settle on one & have everybody use it. Personally, I prefer Celsius as I think it is simpler to understand for the non-technical types. Others may disagree, Jerry Baumchen
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1 pointFloods- No change Droughts- No change Hurricanes- No change Tornados- Fewer not more Polar Bears- More not fewer Maldives and Caribbean- Populations growing not shrinking Food production- More not less Ice free arctic by 2013 (predicted by climate scientist and parroted by Gore)- Still here Desertification- Deserts shrinking not growing These predictions for not for some time hundreds of years in the future these were predictions of catastrophe that were going to effect us and certainly our children. (Just ask Greta)
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1 pointYou mean 16 years ago. The prediction was for record droughts, floods, hurricanes, tornados, desertification, mass migration out of the Caribbean and Maldives, diseases, crop failures, ice free arctic, dead polar bears on and on and on. None of it happened. In many cases just the opposite of what was predicted actually happened.
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1 pointIn politics it is always okay to use the press as a weapon. It is the essence of politics. How well you can do it is a huge part of success in politics. For example, Trump is a master at it.
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1 pointSkydivers are so cute when they're puppies.
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1 pointAnd they lobby VERY HARD for gov't subsidies. They're the biggest crock of shit in the entire debate. There's nothing about a monoculture agricultural process that ends up emitting exactly as much greenhouse gases as gasoline that's helping the environment.
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1 pointWhat you mentioned are two separate things. Regulations aren't inherently bad. It is bad if the boards are full of conflicts of interest. There's also a problem that antitrust laws haven't been really applied in good faith in a long time.
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1 pointhttps://www.newsweek.com/trump-2020-campaign-contests-president-fraud-meal-1470100 Oh hey! Look: more crime!
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The following video was posted on social media last week and shows a harrowing scene of a wingsuit jumper suffering a collision shortly after exit. The collision appears to knock the jumper unconscious, as he then begins to spin uncontrollably as he descends in freefall. The spin amplifies the lower he gets - until finally his AAD activates and saves his life by crucially firing while he is seemingly unconscious. You can follow or contribute to this conversation in the following forum post: A forum post from a Dropzone.com user has shed some light on the situation... "If I remember correctly group of 4. Leader fumbled exit a little. The 2&3rd guys start flying the planned direction right on exit. The 4th guy has the time and awareness to see the leader and starts diving to the leader. Guys 2&3 now correcting from intended flight path toward leader, intercepted by guy number 4. None of them are new guys. Super lucky that the guy who had the AAD fire walked away with no major injuries. The guy who hit this guy is a good friend of mine and is very heads up and a skilled 4-way flier with more WS jumps than FS. The example here is that if it can happen to guys like him it can happen to you." - Slimrn The topic of AADs can sometimes be a controversial one, many experienced jumpers believe they don't need them and some even view dropzones that have AAD requirements negatively. However, this event goes to show that sometimes the AAD can play a crucial role in saving your life, especially in the case of midair collisions which result in a loss of consciousness.
