NASA Study Indicates Antarctica is Gaining More Ice Than It's Losing - (1 Viewer)

I always thought she had a really bad case of tunnel vision. I dismissed her statements a long time ago.
 
It's a bit of a fascinating saga, though - watching a very young person rise to fame simply from aggressively pursuing a policy that probably all started when she wrote a letter to her Senator one day - then visited him/her - then visited a whole group - then testified - then organized protests - it's just one more avenue to fame but it's interesting how she tapped into something largely untapped and was successful at it in some respects.

Now she could probably have her own TV show if she wanted, who knows. I always thought she was mostly a badly behaved child in need of a good spanking, but I'm just admiring the raw process of rising to fame in this modern day and age and how many ways there are to do it
 
Apparently the current goal is to be famous for being famous. Everyone wants their 15 minutes of fame. Greta got a little more than she deserved and has now dropped into oblivion where she belongs.
 
Isaac said:
I'm just admiring the raw process of rising to fame in this modern day and age and how many ways there are to do it
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With the ever-increasing demand for "content" and social media sites ready to provide same, it is amazing at how many teens and young adults have risen to fame. For instance "Bhad Bhabie" rose to fame after her parents went on the Dr. Phil show for help with a rebellious teen. She never did settle down, and in fact is now estranged from her father, who is a deputy sheriff in her home town.

You hear of these "influencers" who get all sorts of advertising dollars just to produce short spots on TikTok or FaceBook or X. A news article reported the death, at age 23, of one such influencer after a bout with cancer. Then there was the "Hawk Tuah" girl who pushed a bitcoin company only to have it collapse. She made and lost millions on that deal. I will let you look up the origin of her public name if you wish.

Here I have some mild level of influence since I still remember a lot of technical facts from when I was doing Access stuff every day. But my days of opportunity as a serious "influencer" are pretty much gone. I'm an aging, overweight, mostly bald guy. Nobody ever listened to me before and I doubt anyone will start listening now.
 
The_Doc_Man said:
She made and lost millions on that deal.
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People get greedy. When will they learn, if you ever wake up and your Robinhood or Webull accounts show a million dollars, JUST CASH OUT. Don't start drooling "oh this could become 10 million" - no, it will become $5 by the next day!
 
Isaac said:
People get greedy. When will they learn, if you ever wake up and your Robinhood or Webull accounts show a million dollars, JUST CASH OUT. Don't start drooling "oh this could become 10 million" - no, it will become $5 by the next day!
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I don't care. I'm holding the rest of my Fannie and Freddie until they get back to $60 where they were before the crash. I bought thousands of shares all the way down to 29 cents per share and sold 3/4 of my holdings at a random spike to $5 when Trump promised to free them from government control during his first term. Sadly, that was a promise he didn't keep so they rapidly dropped back to under $2 per share.
 
Senator Kennedy is sometimes a bit out there, but he has an EXCELLENT bulls**t detector.
 
Before he became a senator, he was heavily involved in Louisiana state government at several levels. To say he is familiar with the process of government is an understatement. He is a lawyer as well, and I have to ask: How many decent lawyers do you know who DON'T somehow end up making a fortune?
 
Ran across this little tidbit that is relevant to this topic:


It casts doubt on Michael Mann's hockey stick graph with a vicious little "horns of a dilemma" situation.
 
The_Doc_Man said:
It casts doubt on Michael Mann's hockey stick graph with a vicious little "horns of a dilemma" situation.
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Good find Richard!!!

I always say follow the money...

It appears that scientists can get funding particularly if they prove that the climate is warming...

The question is, the people providing the funding to encourage the scientists to prove that the climate is warming, what do they gain?

1) - a scare tactic to unlock unlimited funds which they can abuse,,,?

2) - ?
 
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