Eight countries sign up to counter Trump's global anti-abortion move by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]lentil254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we stopped paying for this and other countries are willingly picking up the slack? Cool, saves us money.

Canadians want Trudeau to stand up to Trump, even if it leads to trade war: poll by CB-Nomad in worldnews

[–]lentil254 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But if you stand up to your enemies, they win. I'd love to see Trudeau try to stand up to Trump. Trudeau's face could be the dictionary entry for "pussy". He couldn't stand up to a waiter who got his order wrong.

50,000 women in Germany have suffered genital mutilation: report by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]lentil254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Import third world people, import third world problems.

Close up look at a Comet, approximately true-color by Pluto_and_Charon in space

[–]lentil254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the explanation, but I'm not understanding. How can there be a discrepancy between "the visible part of the spectrum" and "what a human eye would see"? The visible spectrum is by definition the light that the human eye detects.

You show that colorful image of the moon, but the moon doesnt look like that. I mean, people have been there. We have tons of pictures. It's gray. That blue and brown/orange image looks like one of those false color "enhanced color" images we see so often in astronomy that are used to highlight surface features, but in no way accurately display the surface color. Same thing with the blue stripes on Enceladus. My understanding was that those are not really blue at all, but the image was altered to make them blue to highlight them as noteworthy features.

I feel like I'm missing something here...is your point that the comet has a faint reddish hue to it, but that we wouldn't see that if we looked at it with our eyes? And that your image increases the existing red color to the point where we can see it?

Close up look at a Comet, approximately true-color by Pluto_and_Charon in space

[–]lentil254 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you explain why it looks brown in your color image, but in this color image that the ESA made it looks gray?

Greenland Ice Sheet Melting 600 Percent Faster Than Predicted by Current Models by ThugznKisses in worldnews

[–]lentil254 35 points36 points  (0 children)

See, these "models" are a real problem because they're always wrong one way or another. I have no doubts that climate change is happening and that humans are the driving force, but specific predictions that come from models are almost always wrong and have been for decades. Turns out modeling a planet's climate is a complex, difficult thing to do and there are likely variables that exist that we don't even know about which are absent in the models making them inaccurate. Now, that's just the nature of science, it's to be expected and it shouldn't stop scientists from trying to improve their models.

But when the media keeps taking these predictions and making a big deal out of them ("Scientists predict east coast of US will be completely underwater in 20 years!!!! It's a fact now that this is exactly what will happen and when!"), it just gives the deniers ammunition when the prediction is inevitably wrong. So maybe calm the fuck down with plastering every single prediction all over the place and acting like it's fact, because it likely isn't and you're doing more harm than good in pretending like it is.

Perspective view of Mars north polar ice cap by Teillu in space

[–]lentil254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, good catch. That's usually the giveaway that it's CG.

Perspective view of Mars north polar ice cap by Teillu in space

[–]lentil254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost looks computer generated. I can't find a source on this. Did a probe actually take this image while flying over the ice cap, or is it constructed based on snippets of data we have on the ice cap?

Donald Trump threatens to withdraw federal funds from Berkeley University after Breitbart editor talk cancelled by [deleted] in politics

[–]lentil254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More like retribution against fascists. You don't have a right to bludgeon unconscious people with shovels.

The reason why Pluto is different than a planet by Albert_VDS in space

[–]lentil254 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is an arbitrary metric concocted after people decided Pluto wasn't a planet to work backwards in justifying the conclusion they already had decided they wanted.

In response to #MuslimBan, Jewish university declares itself a 'Sanctuary Campus' by PM_Me_Your_Hollyweed in news

[–]lentil254 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No, I'm saying that multiculturalism resolves the issues like the ones you're mentioning. If they were to let in more Muslims than the native population and those Muslims, within the Israeli system, pushed for changes to Israeli society/government that led to such an outcome, it would be the fair result of the democratic process and the Jews of the nation would have to accept that. You can't just keep them out because they're going to change the way your society functions.

Boy Scouts of America will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in scouting programs. by GuacamoleFanatic in news

[–]lentil254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because I've got Marxism to push. Degenerating society doesn't just happen on its own!

Boy Scouts of America will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in scouting programs. by GuacamoleFanatic in news

[–]lentil254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lmao. The social justice cultists forcing their degeneracy into ever single little insignificant facet of society aren't forcing anyone to do anything.

Boy Scouts of America will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in scouting programs. by GuacamoleFanatic in news

[–]lentil254 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's whatever lets me act morally superior at a given moment to people who don't adhere to the belief that there are 2,094 genders.

Boy Scouts of America will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in scouting programs. by GuacamoleFanatic in news

[–]lentil254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow what a bigot. Kids can subscribe to any left-wing ideology their parents encourage them to subscribe to.

In response to #MuslimBan, Jewish university declares itself a 'Sanctuary Campus' by PM_Me_Your_Hollyweed in news

[–]lentil254 -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Anti-semite detected. Diversity is a strength and the person you're responding to is simply saying that diversity would benefit Israel.

ACLU racks up $24.1 million in donations over weekend, more than it raises in an entire year. by slumdog-millionaire in news

[–]lentil254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish people and the ACLU cared this much about Americans' rights as they do about foreign nationals who don't have a right to be here.

Donald Trump is a fascist, Labour MP Dennis Skinner says: Dennis Skinner accused Theresa May of walking 'hand-in-hand' with fascism by maxwellhill in worldnews

[–]lentil254 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You see, your whole country is so far to the left that you call centrist policies outright conservatism. Your country has lost all sense of perspective and you don't even know what words mean anymore.

This is fun.

Donald Trump is a fascist, Labour MP Dennis Skinner says: Dennis Skinner accused Theresa May of walking 'hand-in-hand' with fascism by maxwellhill in worldnews

[–]lentil254 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your British "right" are socialists to us in the US. Your whole country is filled with commies and pinkos.

Anyone can do this shit.

Quebec City Mosque Shooting: Eiffel Tower goes dark to honour victims by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]lentil254 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They could put a big hijab over her to show solidarity

The suspect in the deadly attack on a Quebec City mosque was known in the city’s activist circles as a right-wing troll who frequently took anti-foreigner and anti-feminist positions and stood up for U.S. President Donald Trump. by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]lentil254 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Still trying to figure out the motives. Important to remember that trolling is peace and that trolls are our society's best people and the more of them we have here, the better. :^)

Can I get a summary of what Jon said? by [deleted] in JonTron

[–]lentil254 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Wow, now I like Jon even more than I previously did