http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 25 May 2013 17:40:08 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:40:08 [i]I want to hear the truth about where we are and hear about solutions.[/i][p]

Really?

We are $9,000,000,000,000 in debt. That's right now, today. We are continuing to spend
on a host of projects, including Iraq. No matter who gets elected, we will remain in
Iraq. We need the oil like a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brokensymmetry/10 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:08:25 number 1. More for grins than anything else.

You see, it doesn't matter in the least whether I'm
for it, against it, ignore it, or just never see it.
Reality asserts itself, and could not care less about
what I want, believe, or expect.

People are capable of solving many problems - but not... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brokensymmetry/9 Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:15:23 Not one we'll like, either.

Humanity has the collective wisdom of a yeast colony.
We have grown and multiplied and consumed, our population
has increased past the carrying point, and so we will
continue for a time.

As the consequences of overshoot develop, we'll destroy
the fisheries, th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brokensymmetry/8 Sat, 04 Nov 2006 16:42:28 Those who have been reading news about Mexico's election
are surely aware of the ongoing political crises. There
are, however, a couple additional factors worthy of
consideration.

1) Cantarell, Mexico's big offshore field, is in rapid
decline. You can read more here:
http://www.energybul... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brokensymmetry/7 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 21:22:06 Let's suppose that the upcoming hurricane season - which will soon
be upon us - once again produces some large storms.

Let's say that we get two major hurricanes along with some minor
ones. The first one hits the Eastern Seaboard, around the Carolinas.
The second one hits Texas, close to Ho... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brokensymmetry/6 Sat, 06 May 2006 21:16:45 I guess I think that the oil companies - greedily little devils that they
are - are so inconsequential that I really don't much care if they try
to dodge some blame. It strikes me as being akin to escaping blame
for soiling the carpet...on the Titanic...just before it goes beneath
the waves.

... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brokensymmetry/5 Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:03:57 I expect global famine to hit in 20 years - or perhaps less. It will be the beginning of the die-off; population will decline over several decades from the present 6.5 billion to about 1 billion.

This will trigger mass migrations, which will render the present immigration debate laughable.

... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brokensymmetry/4 Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:56:51 No, we will not do anything.

To do something, we must cut greenhouse emissions a lot, and we must do it quickly. That's sure to mean economic disruption.

No elected administration - not in the U.S., not in the U.K., not in most places - will find it politically viable to take the actions whic... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brokensymmetry/3 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 09:36:43 As you point out so well, they are indeed leeches - they take from their workers, [b]and also the shareholders who actually own the company.[/b] Notice that there is no true shareholder democracy - the cost to run an alternative slate for the board of directors would cost millions. Other than that... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brokensymmetry/2 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:53:56 Keep in mind that U.S. students aren't pursuing technical degrees as much as they were - for example, per the ACM, we've seen undergraduate enrollment in computer science decline from 4% of all undergraduates nationwide to under 1.5%. Matters aren't improving.

If you go to the NSF website and po... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/brokensymmetry/1 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:36:03