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https://www.salon.com/2014/05/28/wsjs_shameful_climate_denial_the_scientific_consensus_is_not_a_myth/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2014/oct/21/global-warming-contrarian-paper-unrealistic-inaccurate furthermore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Spencer_(scientist) as for the video itself, he says it's a "relatively small minority" of scientists who believe in global warming. does he actually believe this? do YOU? when he discusses his 'published paper' he admits that it was met with "relative silence" -- now, you can take this two ways. the implication I think these two dummies are trying to go with is that UH OH, THEY SILENCED THEM! HE DID IT! but in reality, it's probably much more related to how the scientific community doesn't respect this guy, doesn't see a point in engaging with this retarded beliefs. but do occasionally (see Guardian article, see https://thinkprogress.org/climate-scientists-debunk-latest-bunk-by-denier-roy-spencer-8519f36faf77/). he does say though that the few responses he did get were all "attempts" at discrediting him, but he doesn't buy it because they're fallacious. give me a break.

Martin McDonagh just took home 3 "big" awards at TIFF for his new movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. he's the dude who wrote/directed Seven Psychopaths and In Bruges. it stars Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Woody Harrelson. I am not a Rockwell fan at all tbh, and I found Seven Psychpaths to be disappointing in the wake of how much I enjoyed In Bruges, but I still have high hopes for this one

Last week: JP Morgan: BITCOIN IS A FRAUD! DON'T BUY A BITCOIN! This week:

baby driver: 5.5/10? started off strong but quickly became exhausting. last 30 minutes are not good at all. anyway, don't have any issue with 'style over substance' as a rule, but something about this just feels so sterile, and its idea of 'cool' is totally antithetical to mine

Here's a pretty good article highlighting some issues about China and Bitcoin and how easily they could shut down the entire thing, but simply don't: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-06-15/peoples-bank-china-manipulating-bitcoin-price i also think this highlights one of the fundamental values of Ethereum: proof of stake will allow anyone to "mine" for a profit (1-12%) without using expensive equipment and government-aided dominance like we see with china and bitmain, etc.

it has happened many, many, many times. and it always shakes off and scares new investors. that's the entire point, unfortunately the Chinese government does not care about rich people using bitcoin. i just don't understand how it could, since Bitcoin is not anonymous in China, and the big players in Bitcoin, like Jihan Wu and his mega-capitalist company Bitman, are EXTREMELY public figures. I'm pretty sure purchasing Bitcoin requires a People's Bank of China account too (i may be mistaken). of course laundering is entirely possible and people are gaming the system, but for the most part, this entire news cycle just reeks of price manipulation

with that said, I hope both bitcoin and ethereum absolutely plummet so i can buy more

for the record, China didn't ban ICOs, just some exchanges from selling garbage ICOs. in the end, this is probably a good move for both China and crypto as a whole. jamie dimon saying bitcoin is a fraud is like gene simmons saying hip hop is a trend. everyone in the bitcoin space just laughs at these types of comments. i cannot imagine many people selling because JP Morgan suits say to. HOWEVER, a week or two ago Goldman Sachs predicted a 40-50% fall (after a $500 rise) this before christmas, and then a surge to $10,000 (USD) early-mid next year this is far more relevant IMO. why? because Goldman Sachs has a very good track record in predicting Bitcoin's movements. the question is WHY is Goldman Sachs good at this, despite crypto not moving at a very logical way? a lot of people think they're big buyers/players in the crypto world and they move it to accumulate more for investors, but who knows.

jj abrahms (sp) is back in the director's seat for the next-next Star Wars (canon) movie, IX, schedule for Dec 20, 2019 not a fan of his, but nostalgia did permit me to enjoy the last one, even if it was just a copy/paste job

watched the VICE doc "EPICLY LATER'D" which is about Bam Margera. saw a lot of positive comments about it, so I figured I'd give it a watch. it's 44 mins and free on youtube Like most things VICE, it seems sorta amateurish, too short, and by the end I don't really know what to make of any of it. the doc is kinda split into three channels: past, present, future, and none of them are really looked at thoroughly enough to be satisfying. everything leaves way too many questions. the filmmaker seems to be trying to make Margera out to be a victim at times (introduced to eating disorders, alcohol and drugs by outside sources, etc.) yet Margera himself doesn't really seem to be blaming many people, and so many of his problems just seem rooted in the fact that he was young, extremely dumb, and then suddenly very wealthy. now he's older, a bit less dumb, and still troubled.. and that's it. I think the worst part of the documentary is THAT IT ISN'T ABOUT BRANDON NOVAK. Novak didn't have half of Margera's money, none of his social support, and a complete mess of a life full of abuse, homelessness, and drug addiction. and yet he still has managed to beat his demons and stay clean for years. this dude has lived a billion horrific lives in one, and still he's a footnote on Margera's life of excess anyway, I guess it's relatively enjoyable as a catch up for the least likeable member of the Jackass squad.

he's also in the upcoming bank heist movie by the phenomenal Steve McQueen but there is no forgiving A Winter's Tale

i loved The Lobster. I love so much of what A24 produces. And now we have the latest A24 production... from the director of The Lobster. Also won best screenplay at Cannes If this is anything less than a 9/10 I'm going to be pissed

fair enough. I thought the idea was totally coherent!

crash happening right now lmao china bans ICOs. this could get ugly (edit: looks like small flash crash, only thing that could be permanently messed is NEO)

...she was also quite dear in fantastic mr fox

Streep was such a fox in The Deer Hunter

"...and amphetamines, and cocaine, and alcohol"

it comes at night: 9?/10 i honestly don't think i have any complaints about this. a few parts i wasn't really clear on, but i don't think knowing about those things would take away or add anything at all to what i was feeling throughout... which was 90 minutes of relentless dread ugh, how unsettling. not one for those who like their horror glossy and obvious, but if you're into blair witch project-style, then this could be up your alley

Deadline day Everton agree to 35m deal for Ross Barkley from Chelsea. Barkley completes medical, then Barkley decides to opt out of the deal. (Some sources saying Barkley DIDN'T complete the medical, and he rejected the move because Barkley felt he was being pushed into one direction). Chance he moves to Chelsea in Jan Davide Zappacosta moves to Chelsea Thomas Lemar rejects move to Arsenal (lol) Arsenal keep Alexis Sanchez PSG's Serge Aurier moves to Tottenham Swansea's Fernando Llorente also moves to Spurs

arsenal's week just gets worse. alex oxlade-chamberlain moves to liverpool for a good price (35? 40m?), but AOC will take almost like a 60k paycut just to get out of arsenal haha countless sources are saying that arsenal cannot afford replace him, and will not be able to afford any more 'big' signings. lots of rumours swirling that Sanchez could be on the way to Man City and Arsenal will demand a big fee AND a replacement sent back.

The market is EXTREMELY volatile. So even if you bought Bitcoin right now at $5700 or whatever it is, there's a decent chance it will be worth $3500 in November if some crash or technological drama happens. This happens semi-regularly. Just happened in August, in fact. But guess what? It always comes back. IT ALLLLLLLWAAAAAAYS comes back. Just hit a new all-time high last week! So unless you bought within the last week, everyone has made profit I strongly suggest you go to youtube and watch talks by a man named Andreas Antonopolous, he understands Bitcoin as well as anyone, and he's a fantastic speaker. Makes the tech relatively easy to understand. The gist is that the "blockchain" system that these coins created/run on is probably the greatest technological creation since the internet itself. John McAfee, who is admittedly a bit of a walking meme and might actually be unstable, says the blockchain is the greatest creation since agriculture, so, choose your hyperbole. Personally, I have become obsessed with this stuff, and the more I learn the more I'm in total awe of what people are out there doing. I believe in the tech 100%, but I do not necessarily believe in Bitcoin 100%. I'm no financial advisor, and I have no idea how much money people are looking to invest. But I would tell ANYONE who can afford it to put $100 into crypto every paycheck. $50 into bitcoin $35 into ethereum $15 into some "other" coin they think has potential. If you can afford more, great. (or switch BTC/ETH around there). You CAN buy a fraction of a coin/token. Just chip away at it. But prepare for an extremely volatile, emotionally grating investment that could bottom out into $0 Anyway, if you're just looking for juicy fantasy land stuff, plenty of speculators and analysts think Bitcoin will go to $10,000 USD within a year (sometime in 2018). Plenty more think it'll be over $100k within a few years. Who knows where it will be in 10, 15, 20 years? Maybe $0, maybe $1 million. Nobody knows, you can literally find the analysis you want to find. You really just need to educate yourself and form your own opinions, and again, the best first step is Andreas Antonopolous

ether inching towards new all-time high

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