Congressman Participates in Climate Change Conference Via Second Life
Congressman Participates in Climate Change Conference Via Second Life
December 13, 2007
Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) found himself unable to attend a recent United Nations summit on climate change in Bali.So he sent his Second Life avatar instead.
The Associated Press reports that the virtual Markey, clad in a business suit, addressed the summit while the real Congressman was parked in front a PC at a staffer's Washington, D.C. home:
I believe I am the first member of the U.S. Congress to be introduced by someone with a blue dragon her shoulder... This is my first foray into Second Life, but it won't be my last.
Markey, chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming said he was unable to make the trip to Bali due to pressing discussions on an energy bill currently before Congress.
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Posted 11/07/09 at 04:27pm
ZippyDSMlee: man I got alot of junk and dup files too >< god I need orginization...and no not the knee capping media mafia kind :P
ZippyDSMlee: man I got alot of junk and dup files too >< god I need orginization...and no not the knee capping media mafia kind :P
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:26pm
ZippyDSMlee: replaced :P
ZippyDSMlee: replaced :P
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:23pm
ZippyDSMlee: beemoh:hey its like 60GB porn,400GB anime 100GB games and crap I have took from all my DVDs, I hate waiting on dvds to install stuff..... oh and 40GB of my porn was in the found.000 folder...mostly corrupted.... least I got names of wut needs to be repa
ZippyDSMlee: beemoh:hey its like 60GB porn,400GB anime 100GB games and crap I have took from all my DVDs, I hate waiting on dvds to install stuff..... oh and 40GB of my porn was in the found.000 folder...mostly corrupted.... least I got names of wut needs to be repa
Posted 11/07/09 at 04:18pm
beemoh: @Zip: ...and you'd have to spend all that time re-downloading that porn?
beemoh: @Zip: ...and you'd have to spend all that time re-downloading that porn?
Posted 11/07/09 at 03:34pm
ZippyDSMlee: ggrrrrr......vista lost one of my hard drives and I had a heart attack thinking I lost 1TB of data....
ZippyDSMlee: ggrrrrr......vista lost one of my hard drives and I had a heart attack thinking I lost 1TB of data....
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:58am
JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:56am
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:51am
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:48am
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:11am
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:07am
ZippyDSMlee: *noms on his feet*..nomnomnomnom*droooll* ...wuuutttttt uuu looking at?
ZippyDSMlee: *noms on his feet*..nomnomnomnom*droooll* ...wuuutttttt uuu looking at?
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:05am
JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:03am
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:56am
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:45am
JDKJ: And I'd tend to rule out the possibilty of FN Herstal supplying restricted ammunition to someone merely because they're ordering it from a military base.
JDKJ: And I'd tend to rule out the possibilty of FN Herstal supplying restricted ammunition to someone merely because they're ordering it from a military base.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:37am
JDKJ: I know you don't leave your gated community and get around much in dark alleys, so you may be surprised to learn that there's this thing called "the black market" where, if you've got enough money, ain't too much of anything which can't be bought.
JDKJ: I know you don't leave your gated community and get around much in dark alleys, so you may be surprised to learn that there's this thing called "the black market" where, if you've got enough money, ain't too much of anything which can't be bought.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:36am
Austin_Lewis: Or, maybe he or someone else at the base ordered the SS190 from FN Herstal.
Austin_Lewis: Or, maybe he or someone else at the base ordered the SS190 from FN Herstal.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:32am
Austin_Lewis: the hands of private owners. They run about 300 dollars minimum for a box of 50, and boxes of AP 5.7 are extremely scarce, mainly residing in the hands of Class III stores or individuals who for one reason or another got a demo box of it.
Austin_Lewis: the hands of private owners. They run about 300 dollars minimum for a box of 50, and boxes of AP 5.7 are extremely scarce, mainly residing in the hands of Class III stores or individuals who for one reason or another got a demo box of it.
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:30am
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:44am
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
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Comments
Americans continue to wonder 'why the fuck are we paying this guy again?'
Gimme a break...
@Werrick
Yeah, but a web-cam wouldn't allow him to speak while standing on a stage, unless he was using iChat or something that allowed green screening.
I thought it was a clever way to do his presentation. Thank goodness he wasn't ambushed by an army of phallic symbols. ;)
I have to agree... Although for the most part I think these politicians are trying to be 'trendy' and appealing to younger generations, that's a good point about saving fuel.
I bet more fuel was used to transport all those politicians to Bali for their 'feel good' conference than I will use in the next 5 years.
It takes more fuel for a Gulfstream jet to fly from New York to San Francisco and back than it takes for a hummer to run for a year.
(the G-V's maximum fuel capacity is 41,300 pounds, or approximately 6,164 gallons) - that's like 6000 miles.
That's fuel a hummer for while, huh?
I would seriously hate driving a car that got just under 1 mile per gallon.
Fuel capacity, std 6,164 gal (41,300 lb)
Cruise speed/range/fuel consumption w/NBAA IFR reserves, 8 pax, 4 crew
@ Maximum range cruise
@ Normal cruise Mach 0.80 /459 KTAS, 6,500 nm 2,600 pph
Mach 0.85/488 KTAS, 5,700 nm, 3,070 pph
http://www.aopa.org/careerpilot/ta-gulfstreams_gv.html
That's what a lot of politicians use to fly the world over to warn us of the dangers of fossil fuels!!!
I stand corrected.
Your also looking at a pretty big difference in passengers, time, and cargo.
It's such a non-issue that a Northwest Passage exists now that has never existed in human history or that the North Pole will have no ice cap during the summer as soon as 2013. If you are going to call people jackasses it would be good if you would cite evidence of said jackassery.
As far as Congressman Markey goes why punish someone who is trying to be innovative? Using a virtual environment to get a message out seems to be a forward-thinking proposal.
Please site your sources on the North Pole thing please. From the information I have seen, there is nothing indicating that the temperature is rising fast enough to melt the Ice Caps in 5 years.
Also show me proof that those North West Passages have not existed before. The Earth has temperature fluxes. It is a natural part of the life cycle of the planet.
-Mike Schwinger
It just screams "We're down with the kiddies, yo! Can ya dig it?" (Ugh, that was painful to write)
Also as far as global warming/climate change goes, 25 years ago the summer temperature here in wagga was averaging at 35 degrees (this is real degrees, not fahrenheit) and peaking at maybe 38. Nowdays its averaging 45 and peaking at 48. Oh yeah and australia has had its fair share of severe drought, in fact each successive one is determined to be the worst in recorded history which sounds a BIT like the problem is steadily getting worse...
As for the second life conference, it is interesting, but i don't think it will catch on. Although the saved jet fuel is still something...
As for the global warming thing. It really is an agreed upon thing in the scientific community, by no means is it a "non-issue."
I think Global warming is a issue,however merely a "sign" that we need to get off fossil fuel move to better sources that do not make us dependadnt on the whims of terrorists and their allies or just make us a bit more indapendant from the world at least.....
Stop to remember, that Greenland used to be green, and flourishing, not covered in ICE.
http://foxattacks.com/blog/8989-play-our-new-gameshow-the-fox-is-wrong-g...
Every credible scientific group agrees on global warming. The groups that don't agree are funded by the oil companies. The energy bill that just passed the Senate was gutted because the oil companies would have to pay *gasp* higher taxes. (After all, they're not rolling in money, y'know.)
As for Greenland:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland#Etymology
Al Gore told me you were already heading off to Mars. What happened? Is that Global Warming issue existing on Mars also?
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