Trump Keeps Winning

[Raev]

A really interesting video on solar activity. I don't expect any of you mongoloids to actually watch it, so I will attempt to summarize:

• Zharkova (and her graduate students who did the real work) was originally involved in sunspot and magnetic field measurements of the Sun.
• They built a oscillatory model for this data using PCA that predicts 93% of the variance of the solar cycle.
• They found a reasonable physical interpretation of this model: the gases in the sun circulate up and down, generating magnetic fields. There are multiple layers, and the outer two are the most important. When they reinforce each other, we get a solar maximum, and when they cancel each other, we get a solar maximum.
• The solar cycle is a cos^2(x) wave where the first period is about 22 years and the second is about 375 years. We are due for a Grand Minimum soon.
• Solar magnetic activity protects the entire system from cosmic rays, which tend to destroy clouds. Water vapor is the biggest greenhouse gas, not CO2, and all big warming models rely on more clouds, which isn't likely to happen for the next 20 years.

TLDR: even if anthropogenic global warming is correct, we are likely to see global temperatures fall over the next 20-30 years. Just as it's very unclear that global warming is bad, it's not clear that global cooling is good. Lower sunlight means lower food production, and as resources become scarcer competition will increase. So you will see more of this (Caravan migrant talked shit on Facebook; Tijuanans tortured him to death).

Also extremely interesting: you can build a computer to generate controversial topics, and it works: the company was destroyed and they may have randomly destroyed Mozambique (correlation/causation warnings apply). Among the other topics generated by the 'Scissor': both Kaepernick (NFL player against police violence) and Kavanaugh (SC appointee accused of sexual harassment). The author believes it is likely that someone is running a program like this.

Finally, Hillary is now against illegal immigration as she quite correctly claims it stokes right-wing populism. It's still a very strange stance as it is a perfect scissor to split the Democratic party. We know that contributions to the Clinton Foundation have collapsed by 80% or so (no one wants to pay when they can't play). Are the big players shuffling some pieces behind the scenes?

[mickmoranis]

I love love love that the left is facing either moving their goalposts to support conservatives immigration policy

OR

they have to literally rip themselves apart and split into two factions

The beginning of the liberal tea party (democratic socialists) incoming in 5 4 3 2...

[Kaight]

Serious question -- Raev, are you a flat earther?

[mickmoranis]

are you suggesting that if people dont believe in the fake science that YOU have been convinced is real science by john oliver, that they must obviously believe in some other ridiculous fake science in place of it?

[Kaight]

pretty much, yeh

[mickmoranis]

What will cause global warming: The "empathetic helping" of 3rd world countries.

What could stop global warming: Nothing short of some some magical regime that doesnt need world war 3 to ensure their authoritarian extermination of half the worlds population.

The liberals solution to global warming: Other people paying for things that people that have no money think we should pay for, so the people who have money can feel like they are helping instead of just being the greedy narcissists that want to watch netflix and eat fatty foods that they know damn well they are.

[Raev]

Originally Posted by Kaight [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Serious question -- Raev, are you a flat earther?

I am the one posting real science by real scientists in this thread. You are the one making snarky replies because this science goes against the religious beliefs of Blue Tribe. Why would I be the one who believes in a flat earth?

[mickmoranis]

What will most likely stop global warming: Natural free market progress in technology and energy.

[mickmoranis]

Originally Posted by Raev [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I am the one posting real science by real scientists in this thread. You are the one making snarky replies because this science goes against your religious beliefs. Why would I be the one who believes in a flat earth?

b-b-b-but 96% of scientists agreeeeeeeeeee

[JurisDictum]

Hulu is better than netflix.

In a Rare Move, South Park Admits It Was Wrong About Climate Change

Al Gore returns to help the boys fight ManBearPig after no one took the problem seriously 12 years ago.

I think the scene with the pompous conservative husband and liberal wife in the restaurant captured the situation best.

That being said... It's true that there is a lot of wild guesswork involved in most doomsday global warming theories. Trying to deny its happening is full blown retarded at this point though.

All I can say is, if you take this issue seriously try to look like it. Hollywood doesn't qualify. None of those people look like they give a shit. Because they all vacation all over the globe constantly, use private/ first-class air fair and own 100 cars.

It's not for everyone else to solve global warming while you change nothing about your own life.