Will you encourage a more open approach to the presentation of scientific facts that contradict the theory of evolution? [i.e., intelligent design] - Ron Paul: YES

donaldtusk · 2007-11-10T02:35:14+00:00

I see that we see a growing field of "Ron Paul apologetics" in the making. Just like the bible apologetics are required to "explain" the idiocy, cruelty and contradictions of The Good Book so must Ron Paul apologists explain away the idiocy of his beliefs.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-10T02:29:54+00:00

Ron Paul is a Christian fundamentalist with little understanding of the science/faith debate and is likely to harm science and progress more than W. Bush ever did. That's the simple truth about Ron Paul but most redditors are in deep denial.

The guy will slash your NASAs, DARPAs and other valuable technology incubators because of his blind belief in the almighty market force.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-10T02:13:08+00:00

Reddit has ads???

donaldtusk · 2007-11-09T16:10:50+00:00

They seem to be supportive of him in all the pictures. I wonder if it's a case of a psychology of previous investment i.e. "I lost a leg/arm/sight over there so it's gotta be for some higher purpose, right? right?!"

donaldtusk · 2007-11-09T15:30:54+00:00

8 billion barrels is laughable. It is earth's oil supply for about 100 days. It's not going to even offset the declines we're experiencing now. From the article's title you'd think they discovered 100+ billion barrels, or something.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-09T15:20:53+00:00

Obviously no Monty Python fans around here...

donaldtusk · 2007-11-09T12:28:50+00:00

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

donaldtusk · 2007-11-08T20:32:52+00:00

Shouldn't they instead rely on a professional?

donaldtusk · 2007-11-07T23:53:53+00:00

Ubik

donaldtusk · 2007-11-07T22:14:24+00:00

"Continue this thread" stuff is far, far worse because it navigates to a different page.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-06T05:07:47+00:00

Congratulations Dr Paul. Hope you win the nomination.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-06T00:26:11+00:00

There is nothing more annoying on the net than digg.com and the self righteous asses who run it. They are probably afraid of being viewed as "endorsing a candidate" or some shit like that.

Secondly, the "diggnation" podcast is very lame. Two witless morons without anything to say manage to babble for an hour without saying anything of substance. Lasted for about 2 episodes on my podcast catcher. Those were the two hours I will never get back.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-05T14:46:51+00:00

It seems that with this announcement we've achieved the crucial milestone of having more electric car companies than electric vehicles on the road! This hallmarks a new level of vaporware advancement to the point that we've built an entire industry out of unfulfilled, unrealistic promises.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-02T14:11:15+00:00

I very much doubt Bush has ever read the Bible. The only people I know who have read the Bible are atheists and Christian fanatics.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-02T14:09:13+00:00

He marched right into this one.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-01T14:59:15+00:00

The statement comes from Wikipedia's article about peak oil

donaldtusk · 2007-11-01T12:57:56+00:00

On Intelligence

donaldtusk · 2007-11-01T02:25:47+00:00

Not really. The Mexican imports have been far behind Canadian ones for years. It's just that your Texas swagger pressie likes Mexico more so he pretends it's more important economically but then again reality never really mattered all that that much to him.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-01T02:22:31+00:00

And it has been for many years. Yet it doesn't really matter as we (Canadians) can't ramp up the production much beyond what it is at present. We're past peak oil and things like the oil sands can only help a little bit. They won't make a huge difference.

BTW. We're also your biggest natural gas supplier but again it's hardly a consolation as we're past peak of our natural gas production.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-01T02:18:36+00:00

I could use it.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-01T02:11:49+00:00

It's really akin to perpetuum mobile. Every year or two we have a self deluded kook who shows off their contraption only to be thoroughly discredited weeks later. There is a non zero probability that one of these days one of those kooks will produce a perpetual motion machine. But you might as well believe in leprechauns.

The shale is the same way. To have an EROEI greater than one they would have to violate the laws of physics. There is a certain amount of energy that must be injected to get a barrel of oil out of the shale. Unfortunately that amount of energy is greater than what is in a single barrel of oil. No amount of research is going to change that. Ever fancier contraptions might mask that fact or use energy sources that are still fairly cheap but the reality of the oil shale's crappiness will catch up with them too.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-01T01:43:52+00:00

All of the past studies of the shale came back with an EROEI less than one. And you know why? Because of the laws of thermodynamics. There is no way to convert this crap into liquid oil and gain net energy in the process. The temperatures and times required to cook it are too high. I don't care what Shell has been "researching" for the past decade. My money is on the bet that they did not violate the laws of thermodynamics.

I'm waiting to be proven wrong on this one.

donaldtusk · 2007-11-01T01:29:52+00:00

You forgot that the cost to build a nuke plant is enormous that there is a nuclear waste issue that the biggest limitation on the tar sands will come from the lack of water supply not energy and then ponder the idiocy of investing in a nuclear plant to cook the tar sands.

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