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Title: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 06:18:03 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/16/melting.ice/index.html

Title: Re: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: Cobra951 on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 07:22:45 AM

If it's real, did we cause it?  (I don't think so.  We are still coming out of the ice age.)
If we caused it, can we reverse it?  (I seriously doubt it.)
If we can reverse it, what will it cost?  (Gigabucks.)
If we don't reverse it, what will it cost?  (Less gigabucks.)

Title: Re: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: gpw11 on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 11:23:40 PM

Overpopulation problem.  We need to start culling those with the lowest quality of life, and thus, less worth.

Title: Re: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: Ghandi on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 11:30:43 PM

Excellent idea, gpw. How would you like to be killed?

Title: Re: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: gpw11 on Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 11:57:41 PM

Actually, statistically I have a much higher quality of life according to the HDI  (but not according to the QLI).  As such we can either have a duel or we can just team up against the unwashed.  You decide.

Title: Re: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: Ghandi on Thursday, December 18, 2008, 12:00:41 AM

I'll ignore the fact that both of those deal with people on a broad scale, and not individually. We have bigger problems - i.e. the slant eyed. And we will have to team up to take out those bastards, because they are cunning and good at math. Our only hope is to create some sort of WoW tournament and take them out there.

Title: Re: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: gpw11 on Thursday, December 18, 2008, 01:53:27 AM

Well, I do have to say (nurse) that on an individual scale there's no contest (one of us is a nurse).  You win - I was just trying to pad the numbers.

But yes, I agree about the slant eyed.  The thing about WoW is we'd pretty much be on their turf...can we handle it?

Title: Re: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: Ghandi on Thursday, December 18, 2008, 01:57:21 AM

Are you a nurse? I'm confused there.

Also, we aren't going to take them out in the game. Get a grip, man.

Title: Re: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: gpw11 on Thursday, December 18, 2008, 01:58:44 AM

I thought you were the nurse.  Wait, maybe my dreams were wrong. You're a girl right?

Title: Re: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: Ghandi on Thursday, December 18, 2008, 02:07:42 AM

You dream about me? You realize that I have a penis, right? I don't know about you, but my dreams don't involve penises....

Title: Re: Nearly 2 trillion tons of ice gone, NASA says
Post by: gpw11 on Thursday, December 18, 2008, 02:12:47 AM

Well if you have a penis how did I....oh shit!