hoek2000

Yeah. Don't forget the part where De Beers actually created the idea that you "have" to buy diamond engagement and wedding rings, by promoting them through Hollywood celebrities, placement in movies, and advertising. So every time people buy diamond rings, they're paying homage to the idea that we want corporations to be able to manipulate us through advertising and then fuck us up the ass by selling us an incredibly overvalued product.

Whoever builds it could probably get away with charging a little more!

Did you ever know any other people in real life with albinism before going to one of these conferences? Also, don't know if anyone would even know the answer to this, but are there certain parts of the world or ethnic backgrounds where albinism is more common? Or is it all pretty uniform?

http://scienceofdoom.com is the most solid and unbiased site I know of for learning about climate science. It is probably best for people with some level of science education, since it can get a bit technical, but all the entries I've read in detail are superb. What makes it so good is the ground-up approach that starts from basic physics, and the honest discussion of what is understood vs. what is not well-understood in climate science. (And believe me, there is a LOT of stuff we don't understand about the climate, although it sure seems like a lot of people want to sweep that under the rug.)