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Not to turn this into a political discussion...but here's what I still don't get about climate change.
People will use this as "proof" (ahem) Earth isn't getting any warmer.
So the global warmites say this isn't how it works...weather isn't climate. Warm places will get warmer. Cold places will get colder. It's an amplification thing.
Yet they insist the Arctic being ice-free is gonna be a normal occurrence.
Well, which is it? The Arctic is cold. If it's gonna colder, it's not gonna become ice-free. But if it's then supposed to become warmer, what about that amplification effect?
Does that really sound like "settled science"? Does that make me a denier?
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dandy72 wrote: Does that make me a denier?
Not at all. Science has always been questioning about what we think we know about the universe and trying to come up with answers that reliably explain it. Climate is messy. But the general consensus is that the earth is going through a warming period, and the most likely candidate for the change is the rise in CO2 due to human activity. Human activity also leads to a rise in pollutants in the atmosphere, and that contributes to a phenomenon known as Global dimming - Wikipedia. I don't think I've ever seen anything about how the two might be affecting each other. Then there's the theory that if arctic ice continues melting, that will reduce the salinity of the North Atlantic, which will affect ocean currents, as a result of which the Gulf Stream will cease to bring warm water northward. The result of that would be a global ice-age.
So there's a lot of contradictory information out there. It seems to me, that many of the theories about what's going on tend to be a bit "isolationist". That is they only look at what's occurring in that one specific area (e.g. global dimming), without considering how other factors might affect the entire system. Trying to get one's head around everything, and how they all interrelate, is certainly outside my comprehension level.
"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants"
Chuckles the clown
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in my day sonny, we programmed in the snow with our bare hands in minus 55.
HAHA
Actually that sound freakin cold. and this is way I like my office job. I really feel for those people who have to work outside in this weather. ( I greatly appreciate them doing their jobs as well )
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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Even better if, like me, you work from home. A 5 second commute in whatever you feel like wearing today.
For some reason, your opening sentence reminded me of Alan Turing and working with mercury delay line (MDL) memory. Turing was all about efficiency, and his programs could figure out how long it would take for the MDL to return data, and would continue working on other things until the data was ready. Sort of a (very) early co-routine. Truly an amazing mind.
"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants"
Chuckles the clown
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My condolences! It's a chilly 67°F and sunny here.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Pardon my curiosity  ... is -37C "normal" in Canada now ?
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In this part of the Canada (Edmonton AB), it's not unknown. I seem to recall that as a teenager, we would see -40 most winters. Now, it seems that -35 is more common. Of course, as you go farther north it can get much colder.
"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants"
Chuckles the clown
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That is quite far away from any ocean or major lake, isn't it?
I grew up in an inland town in Norway. The winter air was so dry that you saw humidifiers in ever home. We hardly knew what wind felt like (except when skiing down a hill ). We didn't consider it 'real winter' until the temperature dropped below -20C.
Now I am living in a costal town. The air is usually quite humid, the winds can be strong, and most snow falls when temperature is around freezing, so it is wet and heavy. I am freezing much more here, at 0C, that I did in my home town at -20C. Wind and humidity has a tremendous impact on how cold it feels. The "wind chill factor" is very real for how you feel the cold. (Right now, the weather service reports -11C in my place, but due to the wind it "feels like -18C".
I am not used to -40C, though. We rarely had below -30C in my childhood. Even at -30C we were out romping in the snow. Chilly, sure. But 'cold'? Not if you were properly dressed. We knew how to dress up, and how to behave in the cold.
The biggest danger is not the cold in itself, but not knowing how to handle it. Shipping a Florida man to Edmonton at -40 should be done with care but I have no worries about Canadian natives.
Religious freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make five.
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I get attached my my mice and keyboards. Try to use the same setup on each system I use. The mouse specifically is a USB corded Razor; wireless just won't work for me - too much lag, and any lag irritates me. But my main beef is when mice lose their plastic slider pads. It always starts at one particular edge and snags the mousepad. A perfectly good mouse brought down by a .0001 cent part.
yes, I've tried the replacement path - it never seems to stick as well.
I'll go get some cheese with my wine. Buying a new mouse pad as well. The little things are important.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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charlieg wrote: wireless just won't work for me - too much lag
That's amazing. I've used wireless mice for a long time, and have never noticed lag. Can you describe it?
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote: never noticed lag. Can you describe it?
It happened to me not long ago. I found that my mouse would stutter when I was using the left side of the mouse pad. My PC sits on the floor not more than 3 feet from the desk surface and mousepad. Luckily, I had a usb extender such that I could place the receiver on top of the desk and haven't had issues since.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
"Hope is contagious"
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Hmm. It's understandable, but not an unavoidable defect in the technology. I've had good results even at distances of 3-4 feet, as long as they were line-of-sight. Barriers between the mouse and receiver shortened that distance.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Must have been numerous retransmissions caused by low signal/much noise - the distance by itself does not cause any delay (well, in the nanosecond range, but any protocol handling overshadows that).
Like Gary R. Wheeler, I have been using wireless mice for many years, and never noticed any lag. I have a Dell screen with a built-in mini-hub with two sockets. That is really nice for memory sticks, phone charging and transferring photos and video from my mobile or camera. The other socket holds my wireless dongle, so I never have a problem with signal strength for the mouse and keyboard. That could be the reason why I never see any lag with either.
Religious freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make five.
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well I know one mouse likes to go to sleep all the time if I'm not using it constantly. And as others have said, there is some stutter. Might be the mice I've purchased.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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This is my experience with Bluetooth mice, but normally not mice with a dedicated receiver.
This was supposed to have been fixed with some upgrade to the Bluetooth standard, but I could not tell you which one and I wouldn't know what standard my computer is running anyway.
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lol - dedicated receiver. Where did I put that *** thing? But honestly, almost all of my usb ports are full, so I tend to avoid them.
Charlie Gilley
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
Has never been more appropriate.
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I haven't seen a lag either. I have seen a stutter but that was either because the mouse was bad or new batteries were needed.
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I own well used , maybe third handed wooden ugly desk
- AND no mouse pad.... KISS
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The only time I've had lag in a wireless mouse or trackball is when it's dirty.
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wired mouse and keyboard all the way. Minimum latency. No line of sight, issues. I have USB port on keyboard for mouse to reduce cable clutter. Perixx model TK566 keyboard. Cheap and has 2 USB ports.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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jmaida wrote: wired mouse and keyboard all the way. Minimum latency. No line of sight, issues.
lol...well if there was a line of sight problem then you should check which universe you woke up in.
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 actually had a line sight issue when the wireless mouse/keyboard USB interface (little USB pimple) on computer was sometimes blocked by a portable USB drive. Mouse and keyboard lost signals from time to time.
I have other issues with wireless mouse/keyboards, but this ended their use for me on my system.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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jmaida wrote: No line of sight, issues.
But you do have line of USB cable issues 
(I like to retire to my recliner, keyboard in my lap, mouse on the armrest. That would require a USB extension cord, which would too easily be pulled out every time I swing my recliner around to put another log in the open fireplace, or pat the dog, or whatever. I know from experience (although that is long ago, but USB Extension cables haven't changed).)
Religious freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make five.
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 True, wires are wires of any length
I used Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard for years, but was problematic.
I upgraded but still issues.
I do not use a recliner (Lazy Boy as known in US),
but if I did, I would figure out a way to make wires work.
I may return to the wireless world, but happy right now.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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