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From: Jim Thompson on 9 Aug 2007 15:01 On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:50:09 -0700, Richard Henry <pomerado(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >On Aug 9, 9:59 am, James Arthur <dagmargoodb...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> On Aug 8, 10:22 pm, Richard Henry <pomer...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > On Aug 8, 9:57 pm, James Arthur <dagmargoodb...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> > > On Aug 8, 3:42 pm, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...(a)hotmail.com> >> > > wrote: >> >> > > > James Arthur wrote: >> > > > > Meanwhile, the US' total CO2 output fell last year. Has anyone >> > > > > noticed? I thought not. >> >> > > > Obviously since it's not something that can result in increased fear and alarm, >> > > > the meeja won't be interested. >> >> > > > Do you have a link for that ? >> >> > > > Graham >> >> > > See page 2 of this: >> > > http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/flash/flash.html >> >> > The numbers indicate that this measure is an indicator of a depressed >> > economy. >> >> Yes, the words say that, but the economy is thriving, not depressed. > >By what indicator? White House press release volume? > >Durable goods orders and shipments are mixed, new home starts are way >down, the stock market is oscillating wildly, GFP annual growth rate >is 1.2% (low on historic scale). But cheer up: e-commerce sales are >doing nicely. All that online shopping may be impacting worker >productivity. > My personal "indicator", my own work load, is WAY up. This historically means... The Democrats are coming And a BIG recession Enjoy! I sure will, I need to salt away some more retirement funds to cover all the cruises, etc. I want to take ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | America: Land of the Free, Because of the Brave
From: Eeyore on 9 Aug 2007 15:27 Ian wrote: > "Eeyore" wrote > > Bobo The Chimp wrote: > >> Eeyore wrote: > >> > Jim Thompson wrote: > >> > > >> >> It is so sad. I just realized that Eeyore must be posting from a > >> >> mental institution ;-) > >> > > >> > So how many ounces do you have in a ton ? > >> > >> Thirty-two thousand. Why do you ask? Is the math too hard? > > > > I think it's 38,540 in a British ton but I'm no longer sure of the > > numbers. > > 35840 > > Regards > Ian Thanks. Graham
From: Eeyore on 9 Aug 2007 15:32 Richard The Dreaded Libertarian wrote: > Eeyore wrote: > > RichD wrote: > >> On Jul 28, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > > > >This is another reason why hybrids make more sense. Pure EVs > >> > > > >have too many limitations. > >> > > >> > > > If they could recharge in 10 mins, the US power grid would burn out > >> > > >> > > What about these? > >> > >http://altairnano.com/markets_amps.html > >> > > >> > Shockingly expensive. $75,000 per vehicle just for batteries. > >> > http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/07/altair_nanotech.html > >> > >> Expensive, who cares? We're talking about the > >> ENVIRONMENT, we can't worry about filty lucre. > >> What are you, a greedy Republican? > >> > >> Let the gov't fund it, won't cost a farthing! That's > >> why we need visionaries like Al Gore, bold men > >> not afraid to take on the special interests, leading > >> by example. > > > > LOL ! > > > > Al Gore is going to look such an idiot in a couple of years. > > You mean like Paul Ehrlich? ;-) Interesting comparison. He got plenty of doom-mongering predictions wrong. Yet it seemed to make sense at the time. Graham
From: Eeyore on 9 Aug 2007 15:34 Bob Myers wrote: > "BradGuth" <bradguth(a)gmail.com> wrote > > > > Why are you against a Hummer/SUV that gets 100 empg and creates zero > > NOx? > > You find a practical way to move a real-world three-ton wheeled > vehicle 100 miles on a gallon-of-gas-equivalent, and I guarantee > you you'll have PLENTY of people's attention. > > But you don't really have that, do you? He also doesn't have any hydrogen peroxide wells. And no, I don't have the faintest clue why he's obsessional about it either. Graham
From: Gordon on 9 Aug 2007 17:39
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 01:57:12 +0100, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >RichD wrote: > (snip) > >Al Gore is going to look such an idiot in a couple of years. > >Graham > In a couple of years? Yet to happen? He's already been there, done that, a few years back in the past, eh, wot? ;-) |