October 18, 2010 at 11:40 am
CirquedeSQLeil (10/18/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/18/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/18/2010)
I think most trees are brown on the outside with a topcoat (needles or leaves) that may or may not be green.
Tell that to any kid. They all drawn a brown trunk, topped with green. Ask them what color a tree is and you'll get "green" back.
So are we saying that politicians and political activists are on the same level as a kid? 😀
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October 18, 2010 at 11:43 am
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/18/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/18/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/18/2010)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/18/2010)
I think most trees are brown on the outside with a topcoat (needles or leaves) that may or may not be green.
Tell that to any kid. They all drawn a brown trunk, topped with green. Ask them what color a tree is and you'll get "green" back.
So are we saying that politicians and political activists are on the same level as a kid? 😀
maturity level
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October 18, 2010 at 11:52 am
Paul White NZ (10/18/2010)
Brandie Tarvin (10/18/2010)
Ahem. Trees are brown (some are white). The leaves (or needles) are green. There's a difference.Tell that to Louis Armstrong.
All the trees at my house are completely green. I've got a Palo Verde (Green Stick) and a Saguaro Cactus. The Palo Verde when it blooms looks completely yellow and The Saguaro has pretty white blossoms in the spring.
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October 18, 2010 at 12:34 pm
I once heard two brothers argue (inconclusively) about whether or not black and white were colors. Opinions anyone?
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October 18, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Alvin Ramard (10/18/2010)
Paul White NZ (10/18/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/18/2010)
Why is Green the color to represent tree huggers and eco-friendly?Which colour makes more sense to you? Pink?
I'd rather it be mauve. 😀
Surely it should be purple, with pink spots to encourage the elephants and orange stars for fun?
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October 18, 2010 at 12:38 pm
The Dixie Flatline (10/18/2010)
I once heard two brothers argue (inconclusively) about whether or not black and white were colors. Opinions anyone?
My opinion is that brothers will argue about anything.
My brother would tell you that they won't.
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October 18, 2010 at 12:41 pm
The Dixie Flatline (10/18/2010)
I once heard two brothers argue (inconclusively) about whether or not black and white were colors. Opinions anyone?
How about scientific fact?
Color is just the refraction of a certain light frequency. The sky is not blue. It just refuses to absorb certain parts of the blue spectrum. Hence we see it as blue.
Taking that into account, Black is the absence of color or the refraction of all colors, and White absorbs all colors, with none refracted outward for the naked eye to pick up.
Learned that in my theatre lighting class, I did. College is a wonderful thing. @=)
October 18, 2010 at 12:42 pm
Brandie Tarvin (10/18/2010)
The Dixie Flatline (10/18/2010)
I once heard two brothers argue (inconclusively) about whether or not black and white were colors. Opinions anyone?How about scientific fact?
Color is just the refraction of a certain light frequency. The sky is not blue. It just refuses to absorb certain parts of the blue spectrum. Hence we see it as blue.
Taking that into account, Black is the absence of color or the refraction of all colors, and White absorbs all colors, with none refracted outward for the naked eye to pick up.
Learned that in my theatre lighting class, I did. College is a wonderful thing. @=)
What a way to ruin a good argument - with science - geez. 😀
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October 18, 2010 at 12:42 pm
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I once heard two brothers argue (inconclusively) about whether or not black and white were colors. Opinions anyone?My opinion is that brothers will argue about anything.
My brother would tell you that they won't.
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October 18, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/18/2010)
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The green value, if there is one, comes not from you getting ebooks, but from 1000s of people doing this. Less paper, less energy, less storage, not to mention less trucking, heating, cooling, etc. That being said, not sure this is the best way to remain green, especially as you have to charge it up.Doesn't bode well for lots of jobs, and I hope that some level of "bookstore" still remains in the future.
I wonder what the total carbon footprint of manufacturing such a device is? Add the carbon footprint of recycling it at end of life.
To get the true green value of ereaders, you also have to factor in how many books did not get printed. Good luck with that number.
Printed, shipped, stored (heated), shipped back, destroyed, trash/burning, fuel, etc. It's a slippery slope. Going down the path of arguing every bit of carbon footprint is a little silly, right now. We have not idea of current carbon footprints, so it doesn't make sense to just start arguing about new products that change the way we do things.
I wouldn't argue for e-readers on the portion of them being green. I go for the convenience.
Arguing about "carbon footprint" is baseless in any case. There is exactly zero scientific evidence that atmospheric CO2 does anything except stimulate plant growth.
The models that "prove" otherwise have all been debunked. They start out with an atmosphere with uniform density and infinite thickness, which happens to be impossible as well as incorrect. Take out those two data, and the "heating" disappears into the signal-to-noise ratio. Check out Freeman Dyson's data on that. It matters.
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October 18, 2010 at 12:53 pm
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Heh. I dislike the whole "Green" thing. And that stems from my total disgust at the whole Global Warming/Climate Change "science" that isn't science, just propaganda.So...the world isn't warming up?
That's a relief. Thanks for clearing that up, they nearly had me there.
It is warming up. So are Mars and Jupiter. Think we've got an industrial polution problem there too? How about the lunar surface, which is also heating up. Same for Venus. All on the same curve, too. Isn't it amazing how widespread the industrial revolution has gotten in the last two centuries!
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October 18, 2010 at 12:54 pm
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There's just so much more blue and it has a more calming effect.I can't see any political parties renaming themselves The Blues somehow 😉
But that would be totally cool!!!!
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October 18, 2010 at 12:56 pm
The Dixie Flatline (10/18/2010)
I once heard two brothers argue (inconclusively) about whether or not black and white were colors. Opinions anyone?
Yes.
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October 18, 2010 at 1:05 pm
To go back to our earlier discussion on bad drivers in random places, apparently hit'n'runs are universal. Took my car out last weekend. Lowspeed, luckily, but it's dead, Jim. I'm fine, before ya ask.
And I'm going to completely duck the entire greenhouse effect thingamabobbie. I moved to Arizona for the heat. Whatever is causing it, keep it up! Maybe I can eventually go back to a place with both warmth AND nightlife! XD
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October 18, 2010 at 1:21 pm
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To go back to our earlier discussion on bad drivers in random places, apparently hit'n'runs are universal.
I nearly got side-swiped into a concrete barrier this morning, but that happens about once a fortnight, so not really worth mentioning. Prevailing through here (especially among drivers of expensive cars and minibus taxis) is that if they are pulling into your lane and you are in the way, it's your problem to get out of the way.
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