Search found 130 matches
- Thu Dec 17, 2015 8:05 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Landmark Climate Accord Struck in France
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9951
Re: Landmark Climate Accord Struck in France
How can you blame stricter regulations for economic damage when Germany, with the same strict regulations, is still doing well? Doesn't that imply that there's at least one other factor contributing? Correct. That factor has to do with the balance of the current account inside the euro-zone. This i...
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:17 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Landmark Climate Accord Struck in France
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9951
Re: Landmark Climate Accord Struck in France
Point is that it's kind of smug to make sarcastic remarks of the financial aspect relating to the climate-strategy of the European Union, when you happen to live in the one country that's not really affected by it.
- Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:01 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Landmark Climate Accord Struck in France
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9951
Re: Landmark Climate Accord Struck in France
Yeah as german I'm suffering in poverty because our regulations have ruined us. :roll: Off-topic but, you do realize that Germany's strong economy is the main problem behind financial struggles in the rest of the EU? The climate-strategy of the EU has driven away millions of jobs to other countries...
- Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:51 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Landmark Climate Accord Struck in France
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9951
Re: Landmark Climate Accord Struck in France
Like cphite said, it would seem the agreement isn't binding anyone to anything really.
Though I'm certain EU will continue shooting itself in the leg and driving away all kinds of industries with even stricter regulations and directives.
Though I'm certain EU will continue shooting itself in the leg and driving away all kinds of industries with even stricter regulations and directives.
- Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:21 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: UN Announces 'Global Goals'
- Replies: 51
- Views: 12305
Re: UN Announces 'Global Goals'
We have a time tested traditional solution for that, and it's called war. I understand they're against it. I'm sure you know that the particular solution is being used a lot in several places at this very moment. I'm not too fond of the idea of warring spreading any further, which I think is pretty...
- Wed Sep 30, 2015 10:19 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: UN Announces 'Global Goals'
- Replies: 51
- Views: 12305
Re: UN Announces 'Global Goals'
Personally, I think over-population is the real problem that needs addressing. Sorting that out would make most of the aforementioned ones go poof.
- Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:31 am UTC
- Forum: Fit Club
- Topic: Weight lifting diet
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8291
Re: Weight lifting diet
How much carbs you should eat depends mostly on your training cycle. I'm by no means an expert, but I've been training weightlifting in a competitivesque manner for a year or so. The amount of carbs in my diet vary between 200-600g a day depending on whether I want to gain muscle or lose weight, cal...
- Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:11 am UTC
- Forum: Fit Club
- Topic: Personal Records
- Replies: 159
- Views: 66445
Re: Personal Records
Some PR's during autumn:
Benchpress: 3x130 kg / 1x142,5 kg
Squat: 3x160 kg
Deadlift: 3x200 kg
Snatch: 90 kg
Clean&Jerk: 120 kg
High jump: 170 cm
Benchpress: 3x130 kg / 1x142,5 kg
Squat: 3x160 kg
Deadlift: 3x200 kg
Snatch: 90 kg
Clean&Jerk: 120 kg
High jump: 170 cm

- Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:33 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: UN Climate Report: 3-4C Temperature Increase by 2100
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4845
Re: UN Climate Report: 3-4C Temperature Increase by 2100
I'm starting to think that the human race is unable to come up with a functioning solution that would prevent catastrophic climate change. In the end, when nothing's done, the problem sorts itself out when there's a whole lot less people around...
- Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:11 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Curiousity touchdown tonight in around 5 hours.
- Replies: 176
- Views: 18719
Re: Curiousity touchdown tonight in around 5 hours.
Venus has the only other environment in the solar system where you or I could survive with nothing but an air supply and protective clothing. Unfortunately it is 50 km above the surface, but the clouds of Venus are a VERY interesting research location, and there are reasons to think they might harb...
- Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:27 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Curiousity touchdown tonight in around 5 hours.
- Replies: 176
- Views: 18719
Re: Curiousity touchdown tonight in around 5 hours.
Venus has the only other environment in the solar system where you or I could survive with nothing but an air supply and protective clothing. The atmospheric pressure on the surface of Venus is over 90 bars. About the same as in water 1km deep on Earth. I wouldn't send anyone to Mars either though....
- Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:59 pm UTC
- Forum: Movies and TV Shows
- Topic: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Now with spoilers!)
- Replies: 341
- Views: 37828
Re: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Now with spoilers!)
roband wrote:Fuck.
Word.
It was just getting hella interesting...
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:20 pm UTC
- Forum: Science
- Topic: Really BIG Black Hole discovered.
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6826
Re: Really BIG Black Hole discovered.
Maybe not entirely relevant, but cool nevertheless:
Journey into a Schwarchild black hole
Journey into and through the Reissner-Nordström black hole
Journey into a realistic black hole
Journey into a Schwarchild black hole
Journey into and through the Reissner-Nordström black hole
Journey into a realistic black hole
- Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:39 pm UTC
- Forum: Serious Business
- Topic: Climate Change / Global Warming
- Replies: 257
- Views: 51561
Re: Climate Change / Global Warming
Anyone else read this paper Understanding the Thermodynamic Atmosphere Effect?
I'm not an expert in thermodynamics though, but I think he makes more than a few good points against the popular view of the climate change.
Thoughts?
I'm not an expert in thermodynamics though, but I think he makes more than a few good points against the popular view of the climate change.
Thoughts?
- Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:08 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: A 12-year-old developing new Theory of Relativity
- Replies: 105
- Views: 12364
A 12-year-old developing new Theory of Relativity
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369595/Jacob-Barnett-12-higher-IQ-Einstein-develops-theory-relativity.html A 12-year-old child prodigy has astounded university professors after grappling with some of the most advanced concepts in mathematics. Jacob Barnett has an IQ of 170 - higher than Alb...
- Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:20 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says
- Replies: 92
- Views: 8389
Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says
Finland shows steady growth in atheism from 1950's onwards, of roughly 2% per decade, with a sudden jump of 5% in the last decade. Any Finns want to comment on that one? During the last ten years, the lutheran church in finland was forced to take a stance on some controversial issues, such as same-...
- Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:28 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says
- Replies: 92
- Views: 8389
Re: Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says
I was surprised to learn that nonaffiliation had gotten as high as 60% in some countries though. I live in Finland and I'd be surprised if 20% of the populace actually affiliated themselves to a religion. Large majority of the people I know are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (according ...
- Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:32 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
- Replies: 83
- Views: 8467
Re: Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
Ah, right. I guess I wasn't paying enough attention. Agreeing with you on the innovation/invention part.
- Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:46 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
- Replies: 83
- Views: 8467
Re: Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
Heisenberg wrote:If you want well-rounded individuals learned in history, philosophy, and engaged in extracurriculars, maybe we are the best.
Now, that's a pretty bold statement. Care to elaborate?
- Sun Oct 24, 2010 7:10 pm UTC
- Forum: General
- Topic: Overpopulation and ramifications.
- Replies: 125
- Views: 10214
Re: Overpopulation and ramifications.
During the Permian mass extinction between 80 and 95% of all marine species went extinct. Within what was left of the species that survived , huge masses of those populations died. That is what happened, that is what I illustrated. :lol: Ah! Got it now :) If our current level of iltelligence only a...
- Sun Oct 24, 2010 3:51 pm UTC
- Forum: General
- Topic: Overpopulation and ramifications.
- Replies: 125
- Views: 10214
Re: Overpopulation and ramifications.
Just to nitpick a few points... Nope , not miswritten. 90 % of all different species got wiped out . In this case , ALL humans , ducks , flies etc.... And of the 10% of the species left , in this case cockroaches , the amount of individual deaths within that 10% was also astronomical and beyond 90% ...
- Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:14 pm UTC
- Forum: General
- Topic: Overpopulation and ramifications.
- Replies: 125
- Views: 10214
Re: Overpopulation and ramifications.
I don't see how overpopulation has anything to do with the whole 'Natural Order'-thingy... Anyway, I do see overpopulation as a growing problem. With the current level of technology, there's no way we can sustain a modern standard of living for every human being in the world. We're basically raping ...
- Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:47 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: "Multiculturalism has utterly failed" - Germany Chancellor
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4215
Re: "Multiculturalism has utterly failed" - Germany Chancell
Just a thought that occurred to me... Regarding the definition of a successfull multicultural society: The most important point is that the (descendants of) immigrants can consider themselves a part of society, and are accepted as such, without having to give up their cultural identity. Depending on...
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:35 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: UN extraterrestrial ambassador
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4960
Re: UN extraterrestrial ambassador
Didn't this whole 'appointment thingy' turn out to be a hoax already...?
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:29 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: First possible habitable planet found
- Replies: 109
- Views: 9202
Re: First possible habitable planet found
Seems that the planet is tidally locked. That already would make the living conditions there quite... interesting...?
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:06 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Expulsions of Roma from France
- Replies: 89
- Views: 8569
Re: Expulsions of Roma from France
There is free movement of citizens within the eu, so France is most likely violating a treaty here. The free movement part concerns workforce mainly. IIRC the basic gist is that citizens from an EU-country are allowed to stay in another EU-country for three months only without an employment contrac...
- Thu May 13, 2010 9:47 am UTC
- Forum: Movies and TV Shows
- Topic: Spartacus: Blood and Sand
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8410
Re: Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Apparently, a six-part prequel to "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" is in the making . Andy Whitfield, who played the title character in the series, will appear in the prequel briefly, but Lucy Lawless and John Hannah take center stage in this story of the rise of the House of Batiatus and its c...
- Sun May 09, 2010 10:39 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Congrats, you're parts Neanderthal!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3834
Re: Congrats, you're parts Neanderthal!
Looking at the figure of a certain boxer, that 4% seems like an understatement.
- Sun May 02, 2010 3:46 pm UTC
- Forum: Fit Club
- Topic: Personal Records
- Replies: 159
- Views: 66445
Re: Personal Records
Habz, 2 year ago wrote:Benchpress: 90 kg
Deadlift: 140 kg
Habz, 1 year ago wrote:Benchpress: 110kg
Deadlift: 5x170kg
Benchpress: 1x125/4x110 kg
Deadlift: 1x200/5x190 kg
Own weight being the same every year. Yay for progress!
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:12 am UTC
- Forum: Movies and TV Shows
- Topic: Spartacus: Blood and Sand
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8410
Re: Spartacus: Blood and Sand
I have to say I haven't been entertained like this for some time by a TV-series. Just watched the season finale and was left craving for more. Also, a great motivator while preparing for gym :) *Oh bollocks... The actor playing Spartacus, Andy Whitfield, has been diagnosed with cancer quite recently...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:50 pm UTC
- Forum: Science
- Topic: meteor question.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1347
Re: meteor question.
Can't be a meteorite if it's grey all around. Meteorites have melt surface, which is black. And also, as was stated, such a small meteorite could hardly penetrate any armor at all.
- Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:58 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Catholic bishops oppose law aimed at pedophiles
- Replies: 51
- Views: 4423
Re: Catholic bishops oppose law aimed at pedophiles
Just ridiculously disgusting. I mean, hell... How can they even say that with a straight face?
These kind of people make me want to believe Hell exists.
These kind of people make me want to believe Hell exists.
- Sun Apr 11, 2010 10:37 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Paid to Learn in School
- Replies: 63
- Views: 6089
Re: Paid to Learn in School
As interesting as it sounds, seems like it would turn school into an actual work environment. I'm not sure if that's such a good idea. It'd probably cause a whole lot of stress to a lot of kids. People in developed countries are already burning-out younger and younger due to all kinds of work-relate...
- Mon Mar 29, 2010 9:01 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Poincaré conjecture proven
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2759
Re: Poincaré conjecture proven
I was thinking the same...
I'm glad everyone's not that obsessed with money.
I'm glad everyone's not that obsessed with money.
- Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:11 pm UTC
- Forum: Movies and TV Shows
- Topic: Oscar Nominations
- Replies: 54
- Views: 6898
Re: Oscar Nominations
I'd consider it muchos lolworthy!
Could've been a freudian slip, you even capitalized the i-letter.
Could've been a freudian slip, you even capitalized the i-letter.

- Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:58 pm UTC
- Forum: Science
- Topic: How could this happen!?!?!
- Replies: 46
- Views: 5061
Re: How could this happen!?!?!
We'd have to figure out some impressive shielding for a ship that travels in very fast velocities.
Starship pilots: speed kills, especially warp speed

Starship pilots: speed kills, especially warp speed
- Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:09 pm UTC
- Forum: Movies and TV Shows
- Topic: Oscar Nominations
- Replies: 54
- Views: 6898
Re: Oscar Nominations
My random thoughts on the 82nd Academy Awards: My vote for best picture would have been for "Up in the Air," and I'm a bit disappointed it didn't get anything. I thought I should have won screenplay or supporting actress (Anna Kendrick) but I haven't seen "Precious" yet, so I fe...
- Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:03 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Ice on Luna: We Found It
- Replies: 88
- Views: 6875
Re: Ice on Luna: We Found It
I've read about this solar wind atmosphere stripping. It's a newer documented phenomenon, and is not well understood. It certainly seems to be pulling off blobs of atmosphere, but how much is uncertain, and whether or not it's too much is certainly unknown. Furthermore, what little atmosphere Mars ...
- Mon Mar 08, 2010 10:49 am UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Ice on Luna: We Found It
- Replies: 88
- Views: 6875
Re: Ice on Luna: We Found It
Mars has ample supplies of water, CO2, and raw materials, as well as a gravitational field that can support atmosphere. Actually, the gravitation on Mars isn't enough to hold on to a significant atmosphere for very long. Lack of magnetosphere makes the situtation even worse. The solar wind hits Mar...
- Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:42 pm UTC
- Forum: News & Articles
- Topic: Ice on Luna: We Found It
- Replies: 88
- Views: 6875
Re: Ice on Luna: We Found It
Oh, and some fatty radiation shielding. And good luck with preventing the muscle and bone deterioration in your employees, what with the microgravity and all. The bulk of the base should obviously be underground, or at least covered with several meters of the Moon regolith, to block the radiation a...