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Forum: Reef Discussion 01/11/2008, 01:41 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,192
Posted By samtheman
I think my reefing skills are quite good. What...

I think my reefing skills are quite good. What does that have to do with this responsibility I supposedly have? What do you think feeder fish are for? Pest anemone are routinely killed. Let’s...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/11/2008, 08:45 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,853
Posted By samtheman
You say very efficient. What do you mean? If...

You say very efficient. What do you mean? If this type of water wheel was efficient, it would be used in dams and other hydro generation. What type of generator are you going to run? You need 120...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/11/2008, 08:42 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 7,405
Posted By samtheman
Your faliure to quarantine isn't much better then...

Your faliure to quarantine isn't much better then Petco. How many fish have you killed? You just don't care.
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/11/2008, 08:33 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,192
Posted By samtheman
Where does that responsibility come from? I...

Where does that responsibility come from? I don't think I have to do anything. Besides the safest and best environment is the ocean.
Forum: Reef Discussion 01/11/2008, 08:30 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,351
Posted By samtheman
I use binoculars, and look through the big ends.

I use binoculars, and look through the big ends.
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 01/11/2008, 08:10 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,938
Posted By samtheman
If you need the net for cloudy days, how does...

If you need the net for cloudy days, how does that save energy. The net must still maintain and operate on standby, the generation that solar power displaces.
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/10/2008, 08:27 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,853
Posted By samtheman
Well, when do we see some actual trials?

Well, when do we see some actual trials?
Forum: Coral Propagation and Aquaculture 01/10/2008, 08:24 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,938
Posted By samtheman
Will your solar power system use batteries?

Will your solar power system use batteries?
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/09/2008, 07:28 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,853
Posted By samtheman
You will be wasting your money. But, your...

You will be wasting your money. But, your education will be useful to others, so post your results.
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 06:26 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,115
Posted By samtheman
And how do your determine what effect man has?

And how do your determine what effect man has?
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 04:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,488
Posted By samtheman
A child will require upwards of $700,000 through...

A child will require upwards of $700,000 through college to raise. If you are on welfare, how good a chance will your kids have? If you knew of a single parent family, living on welfare, would you...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 04:09 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
Again, attacking the messenger doesn't change the...

Again, attacking the messenger doesn't change the message. Was Silent Spring based on science? It appears not.
Now these same people want us to quit using energy, because the "think" it might be...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 03:11 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
Would you give me some peer-reviwed articles to...

Would you give me some peer-reviwed articles to back-up your opinions above. What kind of study addresses what people who read peer-reviewed studies think vs. those who didn't? Please, this should...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 02:42 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
So to post on a fishboard, I must do major...

So to post on a fishboard, I must do major research on peer-reviewed articles. I don't have acces to most such articles, since they require joining professional organizations or paying fees to...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 02:04 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 27,847
Posted By samtheman
I'll bet the owners drive SUV's.

I'll bet the owners drive SUV's.
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 02:03 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,115
Posted By samtheman
That assumes C02 is the cause.

That assumes C02 is the cause.
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 01:59 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
But remember, if the group is an Environmentalist...

But remember, if the group is an Environmentalist one or claims to be, the data must be accurate.

Quit trying to attack the messenger, and respond with facts that disput the allagations.
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 12:54 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
Rossini, Since we don't know how many there...

Rossini,

Since we don't know how many there are, how do you have any confidence in your poisition that the population is declining?
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 12:52 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/bear-facts/...

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/bear-facts/


Polar Bear Status Report

Polar bears are a potentially endangered species living in the circumpolar north. They are animals which know no...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 12:42 PM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
Thanks for all the data! I knew you wouldn't...

Thanks for all the data! I knew you wouldn't just respond with unsupported opinion. Thanks for taking the time to do the research.
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 11:40 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
Mosquitoes, DDT, and Human Health A leading...

Mosquitoes, DDT, and Human Health

A leading entomologist describes the death and suffering caused by insect-borne diseases, and tells why we must bring back DDT.

(Excerpts of text from Fall...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 11:33 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring: Environmentalist...

Rachel Carson's Silent Spring: Environmentalist Mythology Killing Us Softly
by Steven Brockerman (August 11, 2002)

Theirs is the disease you don't hear about on the nightly news. Newspaper...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 11:24 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
Number two is based on a correlation between...

Number two is based on a correlation between untestable models and unproven base temperatures. How does a correlation, however aquired, prove causation?

Now lets here how the models are tested,...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 11:20 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 26,443
Posted By samtheman
I would hope not. Not thinking for yourself is...

I would hope not. Not thinking for yourself is what keeps the environmental movement alive. Running around picking up bottles while the earth dies, makes many feel better.
Try doing some research...
Forum: Responsible Reefkeeping 01/04/2008, 10:59 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,488
Posted By samtheman
NO, we need laws and oversight by a strong...

NO, we need laws and oversight by a strong central authority, or we will destroy this world. Give me that old time religion.
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