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During the last 2.8 million years ice ages have happened on average every 16 thousand years. There isn't much speculation as to when and why glaciation starts. It has to do orbital changes. The argument of theory vs. facts is not a real argument either. You're facts are interpretations of...

On my honeymoon my wife and I stayed in Landeck at a really nice place called the Tramserhof. It's a super nice town, but be reminded that the roads to St. Anton from there are all above ground and it is hilly and mountainous terrain that are one or two lane roads. The autobahn in the tunnels I...

I think it's naive to assume that most scientists chooose 1880 as a jumping off point. There are many ways to collect and study historical temperatures. Secondly, the causes of ice ages, although not completely understood due to the variety of reasons, is hardly misunderstood...

So, you cherry pick one data set, the UAH, against the RSS amongst others that show data that is not congruous with the UAH. Furthermore, the UAH has been published and interpreted by Dr. Roy Spencer who is a known AGW skeptic, which in itself is not bad, but he has a history of not thinking...

I think it's dangerous to look at this from such a localized perspective as ski resorts. The truth is that the earth is warmer that it was 50 years ago, and the rate of warming is outside of the historical norm. That is undeniable. It is therefore logical to imply that if warming is to continue...

I don't see what the big deal is? It's very obvious that this guy has never been to NYC 2 days after a blizzard... and that didn't keep me from playing in the snow as a kid.

I like expensive beer as much as the next guy, but honestly I drink mostly cheap stuff now, as in Bud, Corona, Coors, PBR. It is a very much a cost thing, but the other side of it is that craft beer and cheap wine leave you with bad headaches, cheap beer and nice wine leave you with no...

As the resident Brooklynite, and self admitted hipster (indie band/artisinal food/vintage clothes etc.). I have to say I never noticed many people drinking a ton of PBR. I agree that it is more like a hipster to spend a ton on some local micro-beer. My take on the increase of PBR sales is the...

They weren't great, not spectacularly bad, but not great. It certainly wasn't worth the total schlep to get there, nor the fairly expensive costs involved. I think part of the problem were my expectations going into it. Pretty much...

Yeah, Die Hipsters!!!... and poor people! In all seriousness I can't think of a person less affected by hipsters than Marc_C.

Seriously?!!! The benefits bestowed upon states such as texas given by the federal government are far greater than any detriment. To succeed for all intents and purposes would be economically disastrous. The electoral college comes down to a states right issue. It gives disproportionate power to...

I've been to Jackson, and it was alright. I don't think it makes number 1 on my list. Of course I visited the first week of march, and the place was either mush or hard as hell, and worse on cloudy days. I suppose had there been fresh snow my opinion would've been a bit different. The terrain is...

"AWESOME"ness hmmmm.... The list is crap... Jackson Hole ain't #1 of anything in the world, well maybe one thing, the most over-rated south facing mountain in the rockies. This means that it is pretty much crap during march. Vail is on the list, Aspen isn't.... Is this a list of all things big...

Again, that is a specious argument. Voting is done by population not geography. The truth of the matter is: the majority of Americans live in cities and metropolitan areas, therefore rural precincts although more numerous don't have as much proportional voting power.

Will you be ordering crow for dinner? Perhaps, humble pie for desert? O:)

In his day understanding of demographics was far less developed than it is now, as well as voter habits etc... I just saw a segment on this, and it is unbelievable how far these electoral consultants have gone in the last 20 years.

The sample size increases tremendously when you combine multiple state polls, as Mr. Silver does. He takes all the state polls ( per state), weights them based on each firm's historical trending, and combines them. This effectively lowers the margin of error. Certainly, weighting polls has its...

She is in athleticism and skill, but the mental block of going from East Coast trails to huge open terrain is something. The size is intimidating I think, also blues at Snowbird are pretty much blacks everywhere else.

He also predicted all the senate races except one? Also, being very close on the margin of victory within each state? Also, Mr. Silver's algorithm is about taking polling data and weighting it based on their past performances. How he interprets the data doesn't affect the algorithm's predictive...