Re: AMD's well may be running dry

In article <55nhomF25qftdU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, bill@xxxxxxxxxxx (Bill Gunshannon) writes:
In article <DTiotGxQ0bj6-pn2-BR6kf8ohpcRS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Dave Weatherall" <djw-nothere@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:12:30 UTC, bill@xxxxxxxxxxx (Bill Gunshannon)
wrote:

In article <45f5e64b$0$16288$88260bb3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Neil Rieck" <n.rieck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

Check this link for more information about what happened on Earth 250
Million years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permian_extinction

Damn. And nature did all that without man's help. Go figure.

bill

Bill
nature isn't the problem. Nature was in 'balance' last time
around and I seem to think that any inhabitants then would not have
been too keen on what was happening. It may be that wamer temperatures
are 'natural'. The problem is that the human action increases the
imbalance and increases the likelihood of catastrophe if we continue
as we are. No action because its 'natural' won't help avoid the
effects.

Or man could abandon his arrogance, admit he is not the top of
the food chain and accept that in the grand scheme of nature he
is an insignificant little gnat.

When nature is thru with us it will sweep us from the planet just
like the dinosaurs and there is nothing we can do to lengthen or
shorten that period of time.

Well the dinosaurs were in the ascendancy for over 150 Million years whereas
the mammals have so far managed less than 65 Million. Our own species Homo
Sapiens has been around for about 150000 years. Homo Erectus seems to have
been around for more like a Million years.
If it hadn't been for an asteriod hit the dinosaurs might still be going
strong.
Unlike the dinosaurs there is at least a possibility that in a few decades time
we might be able to stop such an asteriod. Alternatively today we are perfectly
capable of shortening our stay on Earth.



David Webb
Security team leader
CCSS
Middlesex University

bill

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