tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post3231667583987157950..comments2024-03-23T13:16:37.006-07:00Comments on Hawaiian libertarian: Deepwater Horizon: Worst Case ScenarioKeoni Galthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-73695061204917184692010-06-18T14:43:57.683-07:002010-06-18T14:43:57.683-07:00You might want to check out;
http://ts-si.org/gue...You might want to check out;<br /><br />http://ts-si.org/guest-columns/24810-the-masculinity-conspiracy<br /><br />and<br /><br />http://masculinityconspiracy.com/<br /><br />What if the biggest conspiracy in human history had gone completely unnoticed?<br /><br />What if that conspiracy was responsible for some of the biggest problems the world faces today?<br /><br />Wouldn’t you want to know? Wouldn’t you want to do something about it?<br /><br />Well guess what: You can.<br /><br />The Masculinity Conspiracy is a free online book about masculinity. It argues that nearly every assumption about masculinity in contemporary society is wrong. The result is nothing short of exposing a worldwide conspiracy that has been preventing humanity from reaching its fullest potential.Masculinity Conspiracyhttp://masculinityconspiracy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-50921154231241597792010-06-18T11:28:38.204-07:002010-06-18T11:28:38.204-07:00"don't mean to let anyone off the hook he..."don't mean to let anyone off the hook here, but: a 'gusher' beneath the ocean could be caused anytime by an earthquake, couldn't it?"<br /><br />No. There *are* natural seeps that come out at low volume/pressure, and the ecosystem has adjusted to it over millions of years. <br /><br />But the blowout is a totally different story. The well bore is a pipe that descends 18,360 ft below the sea floor (in 5000+ ft of water) directly into a high pressure reservoir. Short of a massive meteor strike, there is no way would any natural event would cause a fissure to open into that reservoir.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-27935234033851804832010-06-18T10:03:21.296-07:002010-06-18T10:03:21.296-07:00My husband and I said we ought to buy lobsters thi...My husband and I said we ought to buy lobsters this weekend and take pics of Peapod eating them. In the future should seafood be more we'll have proof that she once indulged in lobster. ;)Hestiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987917145065027448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-66135119814030969812010-06-18T07:49:29.955-07:002010-06-18T07:49:29.955-07:00http://xkcd.com/748/
Now that, is a worst case sc...http://xkcd.com/748/<br /><br />Now that, is a worst case scenario!Hughmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-8772916603365130352010-06-17T19:48:55.376-07:002010-06-17T19:48:55.376-07:00My earlier post apparently was taken down (pointin...<i>My earlier post apparently was taken down (pointing out that a large oil spill doesnt disprove the idea of "peak oil"</i><br /><br />I agree with you too, it doesn't disprove or prove anything.Keoni Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-15596545956828082752010-06-17T19:45:34.372-07:002010-06-17T19:45:34.372-07:00jon...I don't know what happened, but I have n...jon...I don't know what happened, but I have never deleted any comment on this blog other than obvious SPAM. Ever.<br /><br />It wasn't me. You can pick any post in my archives and find the commentary full of arguments, criticisms, insults and disagreements with me.<br /><br />You may not know it, but I argued with Welmer to not impelent his comment registration system at the Spearhead either. I basically agree with your point - uncensored commentary is the best way of discussing and debating.<br /><br />Don't know what happened with your comment...but if there's one thing I absolutely abhor about the feminist websites, it's their censoring of comments. I will never do that here.Keoni Galthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-48304749445046298992010-06-17T16:21:33.824-07:002010-06-17T16:21:33.824-07:00My earlier post apparently was taken down (pointin...My earlier post apparently was taken down (pointing out that a large oil spill doesnt disprove the idea of "peak oil"). Not sure what's the censorship criteria, the fact that there would even be one on a "libertarian" blog is disturbing. I thought you were better than that. <br /><br />I'm with ya on human nutrition, and if you hadnt clued me into game my wife would have left me long ago. Given that you got some stuff right, I've been a regular reader to see what other insight you have. That said, if your blog comments space is only for those who agree with you or post biblical add-ons to the conspiracies, I'll stop reading. Any nut can come up with a theory, the hard part is sorting out what makes sense. <br /><br />"Well folks...it's all good. For those of you that read my stuff and think I'm a total tinfoil-hat wearing loony toon...I doubt there is anything more I can say to make you think otherwise. However...to people who might be curious as to what the hell this is really all about..."<br /><br />Don't lump all your readers into the two extreme categories. Is there any room for accepting some conspiracy theories, but not all of them? Or will you censor anyone who argues. Your blog will be a better place if you keep the discussion open.jonwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-58800263069645609962010-06-17T09:37:14.014-07:002010-06-17T09:37:14.014-07:00I don't mean to let anyone off the hook here, ...I don't mean to let anyone off the hook here, but: a 'gusher' beneath the ocean could be caused anytime by an earthquake, couldn't it? Is there anything about undersea drilling that makes a failure worse than a natural fissure would be?Aaron B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15629153841120627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-74287012056309402012010-06-16T22:04:33.245-07:002010-06-16T22:04:33.245-07:00I was hoping that the centrifuge that Kevin Costne...I was hoping that the centrifuge that Kevin Costner had invested in could be of help here, but BP is draggin their damn feet about getting it out on the water. They supposedly bought 24 of them, but they aren't out there. It supposedly seperates oil from water at about a 99% efficiency. They could run these things 24/7 to recoup as much oil as they could and keep it out of the ocean.<br /><br /><br />Oil floats on top of water, so it should be easy to see where the stuff is.<br /><br /><br /><br />I keep in mind that British Petroleum used to be the biggest funder of the Sierra Club, which inhibited our domestic companies from being able to drill onshore in Alaska for years.<br /><br /><br /><br />About Peak Oil: some people I respect really believe in this, and some other people I respect assure me that there is oceans of oil underneath the surface of the earth. If the later is true, its hard for me to believe that it all came from rotting dinosaur carcasses personally. <br /><br /><br />I wish we'd get off oil, and use nuclear power, and electric cars with LARGE batteries (think hatchback-looking cars with BIG batteries) that got about 2-300 miles per overnight charge. <br /><br /><br /><br />Worse comes to worse, they'll have to burn the suface oil every few weeks. This really will put a bunch of carbon in the atmosphere. BP should have to pay for this in blood if the worst case scenario happens. I think they should be "moved off" the well and the military/domestic oil companies be given a shot at it. <br /><br /><br /><br />I agree wholeheartedly about artifical scarcity as a method of buffering price. Corporations lie, and lie often and do it professionally. Oil companies, with a product the whole world needs, would probably be even more egregious in said practice than ordinary companies would.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-89994100072922188842010-06-16T21:03:35.391-07:002010-06-16T21:03:35.391-07:00Well, thanks for scaring the shit out of me, but t...Well, thanks for scaring the shit out of me, but there's not a damn thing I can do in response to this information. There is nothing practical any individual can do to prepare, and nowhere one can go to escape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com