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I saw the time reference "11:00am (UTC+2)" elsewhere at this site. It's unnecessarily convoluted and increases the risk of confusion. Instead use a format like this:

UTC 09:00

Clear timezone and 24 hour format without uncertainties or anything open to interpretation.

This world is putting more carbon into the atmosphere than in the last 66 million years and at a faster rate than in that period 66 million years ago.

There's a new study to which James Hansen, a former NASA scientist, says that the impact of global warming will be quicker and more catastrophic than generally envisioned. The research invokes collapsing ice sheets, violent megastorms and even the hurling of boulders by giant waves in its quest to suggest that even 2 ⁰C of global warming above pre-industrial levels would be way too much. Hansen has called it the most important work he has ever done. Hansen says "I think almost everybody who is really familiar with both paleo and modern is now very concerned that we are approaching, if we have not passed, the points at which we have locked in really big changes for young people and future generations,".

The problem here is positive feedback loops. Like increased temperature causes permafrost regions to release methane which makes the temperature higher, repeat Ad infinitum of which the future generations will likely feel as Ad nauseam.

But don't worry, the future will at least not be boring.. !

Yeah, so someone suggested a pretty good name for the April 1st theme and I utterly lost track of it. Which is a shame because it's currently named "april1". Anyone have a link, remember what it was, or have a suggestion of their own? Best my brain is kicking out is GeoShitties and I don't particularly want to put "shit" in community-facing site stuff (code comments are another matter entirely).

For the life of me, i can't seem to get privateinternetaccess to work in archlinux, even with some googlefu

i like archlinux/antergos with i3wm, but have to boot into ubuntu to get pia vpn working.

damn.

will work on it some more, but any help will be welcome.

watching 'monarch of the glen' on smplayer on archlinux/antergos at the moment. Love the mother (hot for her age) and Golly, but a very simplistic show. Gets interesting around serial 4 or so.....

I think i am more of a Duncan than anyone else... my luck sucks, but i am a nice guy.

The state gave Annette Shattuck a permit to sell marijuana. Then busted her for possession with intent to distribute.

BTW, if anybody ever wants to take any of my journal entries and work them up into an SN submission, feel free. You don't even need to credit me. Not sure I feel this one is close enough to "news for nerds," but you might.

For TrumpetPower!

Bills sponsored:

H.Res. 423 (105th): Expressing the sense of the House with respect to winning the war on drugs to protect our children.

Source.

Votes and speeches:

(Crime category)

• Speech: Hastert Taps NationaExperts to "Keep Kids Safe in Cyberspace"
• Speech: Speaker Hastert Applauds Passage of the Children's Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2005
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) - S 151 - Enhance AMBER Alert bill - "Vote to adopt the conference report that would combat child crimes, including, but not limited to, enhance the AMBER alert program, provide additional protection for children against sex crimes, and promote stricter sentencing for child pornography and other child sex crime offenders."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Passage) - HR 503 - Unborn Victims of Violence Act - "Vote to pass a bill that criminalizes harming an unborn child/fetus while committing any of 68 federal offenses."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Passage) - HR 1501 - Juvenile Justice bill - "Vote to pass a bill to provide state and local governments with federal grants to control juvenile crime, improve the juvenile justice system, and strengthen penalties for specific firearms-related crimes."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) - S 2073 - Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act - "Vote to pass a bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, amend the Safe Streets Act of 1968 and appropriate funds to create a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Passage) - HR 3 - Juvenile Crime bill - "Vote to pass a bill that allows juveniles that commit violent crimes or specific drug offenses to be tried as adults more easily."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Passage) - HR 2137 - Megan's Law - "To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the release of relevant information to protect the public from sexually violent offenders."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Nay (Conference Report Vote) - HR 3355 - Omnibus Crime Bill - "Vote to adopt a conference report that amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide $30.07 billion in grants from 1995-2000 to reduce violence and crimes, enhance law enforcement, provide education and activity programs for youth, and for other purposes."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Passage) - HR 4092 - Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 - "Vote to pass a bill that provides $28.69 billion in grants from 1995-2000 to reduce violence and crimes, enhance law enforcement, provide education and activity programs for youth, and for other purposes."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Passage) - HR 3351 - Youth Offenders Alternative Punishment - "Vote to pass a bill that provides supplemental funding for and evaluations of state programs punishing young, non-violent criminals in ways alternative to incarceration or probation."

(Marriage, Family, and Children category)

• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 871 - Adoption Amendment - "An amendment numbered 2 printed in H. Rept. 105-679 to prohibit any funds to be used to carry out any joint adoption of a child between individuals who are not related by blood or marriage."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Passage) - HR 3682 - Child Custody Protection Act - "Vote to pass a bill that prohibits transportation of a minor across state lines to avoid parental notification laws and obtain access to abortion services."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 335 - Family Planning Parental Notification Amendment - "Vote to adopt a substitute amendment that requires federally funded family planning providers to certify that family participation is encouraged when minors seek family planning services, and that counseling is provided on how to resist coercive sexual activities."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Nay (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 1280 - Family Planning Services Clinics Amendment - "Vote to adopt a substitute amendment that requires family planning clinics to certify that they encourage family participation in the decision of a minor to seek family planning services in order to be eligible for government funds."
• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Nay (Passage) - HR 670 - Abortion Counseling Bill - "Vote to pass a bill that requires family planning projects receiving federal funding provide information concerning prenatal care and delivery, infant care, foster care, adoption and termination of pregnancy to individuals that request the information. Requires family planning projects that object to giving out such information on religious or moral grounds refer individuals to another service that will provide the information."

(Minors and Children category)

• Vote: J. Dennis Hastert voted Yea (Amendment Vote) - H Amdt 923 - Contraceptive Amendment - "Vote to pass a substitute amendment requiring counselors to notify parents when a minor attempts to obtain contraceptives."

Last night I sent an email to a local recruitment agency that had a too-good-to-be-true job matching my skill set. Being skeptical, I emailed over asking if it was still open. The answer I got this afternoon was "yes" so I sent my resume over. Less than three hours later, the answer by phone was "no" it isn't. They did however have some other positions, but not ones I'd really fit. Fortunately they gave me the company names, so I am going to scope out the opportunities, but I have zero faith this recruiter is going to provide any benefit beyond me applying directly. After all, why would a company pay a middleman if they can save the commission?

I'd rather deal with another Taleo form than a liar.

When I'm in an actual S/N thread of comments I almost never see the "slow down cowboy". That wait is a good thing in that case, but I wish you would shut it off when one is replying to comments left in the "messages". They're yesterday's or older and usually not in the same thread.

Watching Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars with the kids tonight. It's a couple years old, but only recently showed up on Netflix, so this is our first time to see it. I am highly entertained! If you have kids and want to help expose them to how wonderful geekiness can be, Phineas and Ferb is a great choice. If you're already familiar with the show, you will probably like this one. (Even if you are a prequel and special edition hater - there will be some shout outs to you.)

ETA: Found a page listing a lot of the gags in the show, if you'd rather read than watch. Spoiling Star Wars stories is a great tradition that goes way back to at least 1999...