Random Irritations

[ADB]

Don't worry about the planet, it will survive, its been here longer than we have.

Apparently that’s what the dinosaurs told each other at the time

 

[BiMGuy]

Apparently that’s what the dinosaurs told each other at the time

And it is still here and still fine despite our best efforts.

 

[ADB]

And it is still here and still fine despite our best efforts.

But where are the dinosaurs

 

[BiMGuy]

But where are the dinosaurs

Plenty still post on here

 

[Lord Tyrion]

That was like an old school double act. The opening, the set up, the punchline . Wonderful stuff.

 

[cliveb]

But where are the dinosaurs

They're still here, but significantly smaller nowadays.
Apparently the closest living relative to T.Rex is the chicken.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

They're still here, but significantly smaller nowadays.
Apparently the closest living relative to T.Rex is the chicken.

The T Rex is in goal for England.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The T Rex is in goal for England.


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Probably the only player that did anything positive with a couple of decent saves

 

[Alan Clifford]

Louisiana orders every classroom to display Ten Commandments
A dangerous path to follow, but one that the Americans seem to be moving more torwards. Forget law and legislature. Rely on what people you have never met wrote down 2000 years ago!
Education, like Government, should be secular.
Otherwise we get judgements like this:
IVF Clinics Stunned as Court Deems Frozen Embryos Are People
Where the judge used theology to come to his decision rather than Science and Law.

I have nothing against religion if you practice it for yourself, but to use it to dictate what other people do is setting a dangerous precedent.

I found it amusing when read about a pregnant lady who caught out these people at their own game; you say my fetus is a human being so that means I can drive in the car sharing lane.

 

[Alan Clifford]

Apparently that’s what the dinosaurs told each other at the time

And the planet is still here.

 

[Alan Clifford]

But where are the dinosaurs

They went the way humans are likely to go. But the planet will still be here.

 

[ADB]

They went the way humans are likely to go. But the planet will still be here.

Not sure I get the point of an uninhabitable planet due to the actions of the inhabitants- but yes, the planet will still be in existence

 

[Alan Clifford]

Not sure I get the point of an uninhabitable planet due to the actions of the inhabitants- but yes, the planet will still be in existence

Not habitated by humans. But in the great scheme of things, not important. Why do we (humans) think we are the be all and end all of everything?

 

[PJ87]

Not habitated by humans. But in the great scheme of things, not important. Why do we (humans) think we are the be all and end all of everything?

Yet why would humans continue to make their home less sustainable for them to live in when they could change and solve the issue? Now that is stupid

 

[Slime]

Yet why would humans continue to make their home less sustainable for them to live in when they could change and solve the issue? Now that is stupid

Maybe ask the Chinese and the Indians, as they seem hell bent on it, which make what we do almost totally irrelevant.

 

[PJ87]

Maybe ask the Chinese and the Indians, as they seem hell bent on it, which make what we do almost totally irrelevant.

Common misconception on china,

China's road to net zero: reshape the country and the world

China's pragmatic progress to reach net zero by 2060 across power, transport and industrial sectors is having ripple effects across global trade and geopolitics.

www.eiu.com

They have set their targets for 2060 and actually are on a more achievable path.

 

[rudebhoy]

When they did the Dartford crossing protest etc I remember talking to a few people at work and they were moaning about them. I was like erm guys this is exactly the kind of impact we have when we go on strike. Yes we announce it , vote etc but end of the day we anger a lot of people and cut off transport for a large section of the region .. at least they are doing it for selfless reasons (IE trying to save the planet) ..

Apparently it's different ok then ..

Exactly.

Some of the responses on here are truly appalling - set dogs on them, for example. You would think they were killing babies rather than taking part in peaceful protests. As for Stonehenge, some cornflour based paint which is easily washed off (see the solstice celebrations on the news last night), the amount of frothing at the mouth is unreal.

It’s also interesting that the ban on political discussion / abuse is totally ignored when it comes to JSO.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Common misconception on china,

China's road to net zero: reshape the country and the world

China's pragmatic progress to reach net zero by 2060 across power, transport and industrial sectors is having ripple effects across global trade and geopolitics.

www.eiu.com

They have set their targets for 2060 and actually are on a more achievable path.

China are a huge contradiction. They are burning coal for fun, still opening new coal power stations, polluting like they don't care yet at the same time are going big on solar and wind farms. I'm not sure that the good is outweighing the bad, in fact I know it isn't, so I don't think we can give them a pass yet.

 

[chellie]

Isn't a tunnel being built nearby which will cause damage to the area around Stonehenge.

 

[Captainron]

Isn't a tunnel being built nervy which will cause damage to the area around Stonehenge.

The document is here. https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/a303-stonehenge/