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You're thinking of the axial tilt. I'm talking about the position in the orbit. Strangely enough, the Earth is a lot cooler when closer to the Sun (Perihelion) than further than the Sun (Aphelion). June to August are warmer in the Northern Hemisphere than December to February is in the Southern Hemisphere, but December to February is cooler in the Northern Hemisphere than June to August is in the Southern Hemisphere.
It could be related to the climates. Australia and Southern Africa rarely get cold, even during winter (summer in the United States), and much hotter climates are found in the Northern Hemisphere.
xSuperMario64x
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Seasons don't depend on how close Earth is to the Sun.
If my knowledge is correct, Earth is closest to the Sun during the equinoxes, and furthest during the solstices.
-Apples-
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Seasons don't depend on how close Earth is to the Sun.
If my knowledge is correct, Earth is closest to the Sun during the equinoxes, and furthest during the solstices.
How do you know? The distance between the Earth and the Sun as the Earth orbits is the shortest in early January and the longest in early July. It's also possible for the Earth to be on Aphelion on Independence Day and Perihelion on New Years' Day.
xSuperMario64x
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Where do you learn all this stuff
Like I'm studying to be an astrophysicist and you know way more than I do
Prob because I'm really ignorant cause I don't like to read
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And whats weird is, once i thought about it, i realized i was wrong. I'm all the time thinking incorrectly, my minds constantly plsying tricks on me
-Apples-
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Where do you learn all this stuff
Like I'm studying to be an astrophysicist and you know way more than I do
Prob because I'm really ignorant cause I don't like to read
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And whats weird is, once i thought about it, i realized i was wrong. I'm all the time thinking incorrectly, my minds constantly plsying tricks on me
I do internet research. Another interesting fact is that the Earth is closer to the center of the galaxy during the summer than in the winter. The time we are at the furthest from the galactic center (based on the Earth's orbit) is when Christmas is at the closest.
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Sometimes I think I'm doing okay but then something happens and all of a sudden I feel really stupid or whatever.
Like when I'm talking to someone and I think it's going well and then BAM I was wrong and apparently I'm not supposed to be wrong (my parents always told me to be right) so I feel bad.
Does anyone else ever feel like that?
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I also kust realized this is exacrly what happened above rip
Like when I'm talking to someone and I think it's going well and then BAM I was wrong and apparently I'm not supposed to be wrong (my parents always told me to be right) so I feel bad.
Does anyone else ever feel like that?
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I also kust realized this is exacrly what happened above rip
-Apples-
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Here is an interesting article about all documented cases of liberals being violent or discriminatory towards Trump supporters or other people:
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journ...ence-and-harassment-against-trump-supporters/
The list continues to update as more of these acts happen or get reminded of. As much as I want a stronger national defense, traditional values, free speech, economic freedom, and smaller government, I think civility and respect are more important than anything. It's not worth getting violent to fight for anything. If you want something like human rights or economic freedom, use peaceful protests, not breaking the law, doing mean things, or committing injustice (like the Red Hen incident). Opponents of civility and respect would argue that human rights are more important, but the reason why I wouldn't say the same is because lack of civility in a time of polarization could lead to another civil war.
In other news, I seem to be loving these custom objects for Roller Coaster Tycoon. The problem with the original (without the custom items) is that there are some items I felt that are missing, and the expansion packs aren't enough. Normally, I wouldn't trust unofficial products because not only it could be dangerous, but it's illegitimate. But custom objects, I think they are cool. My only concern is that the scenario editor in RCT2 and RCT Classic has a strict item limit (for example, you can only have 252 small objects). That means I can't have all of my custom objects and some of my favorite objects from the original game in one scenario. And I can't adjust the limits either. So I'm just gonna cut back on how many objects I use in my future scenarios.
I also wonder why Roller Coaster Tycoon keeps living up to today while other tycoon games from the last decade died.
Long post, but there's a lot I want to say here.
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journ...ence-and-harassment-against-trump-supporters/
The list continues to update as more of these acts happen or get reminded of. As much as I want a stronger national defense, traditional values, free speech, economic freedom, and smaller government, I think civility and respect are more important than anything. It's not worth getting violent to fight for anything. If you want something like human rights or economic freedom, use peaceful protests, not breaking the law, doing mean things, or committing injustice (like the Red Hen incident). Opponents of civility and respect would argue that human rights are more important, but the reason why I wouldn't say the same is because lack of civility in a time of polarization could lead to another civil war.
In other news, I seem to be loving these custom objects for Roller Coaster Tycoon. The problem with the original (without the custom items) is that there are some items I felt that are missing, and the expansion packs aren't enough. Normally, I wouldn't trust unofficial products because not only it could be dangerous, but it's illegitimate. But custom objects, I think they are cool. My only concern is that the scenario editor in RCT2 and RCT Classic has a strict item limit (for example, you can only have 252 small objects). That means I can't have all of my custom objects and some of my favorite objects from the original game in one scenario. And I can't adjust the limits either. So I'm just gonna cut back on how many objects I use in my future scenarios.
I also wonder why Roller Coaster Tycoon keeps living up to today while other tycoon games from the last decade died.
Long post, but there's a lot I want to say here.
Idk, the two first are really good and there's loads of variation, you can play with earning lots of money and/or just trying to attract guests; all up to you. And if you like me can sit hours with playing around building coasters and drowning people, even more fun.
Also I some other tycoon games are either going overboard with crazy stuff or are just plain boring, but I think at least the two first RCT games have a good balance and are easy to learn.
Also I some other tycoon games are either going overboard with crazy stuff or are just plain boring, but I think at least the two first RCT games have a good balance and are easy to learn.
There has never been a large scale human rights revolution that was successful without getting violent at some point. It's a lovely idea. Gandhi shared those ideals - but even his specific period of time had violent clashes between the masses and the status quo, although he called for it to stop.
Violence can be a very effective tool, and while it's one that should be used sparingly and only when necessary, I do still believe there are situations where it should be used. I do value human rights over peace and order.
Violence can be a very effective tool, and while it's one that should be used sparingly and only when necessary, I do still believe there are situations where it should be used. I do value human rights over peace and order.
-Apples-
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Although I find it funny to crash coasters, ghost trains, and launched freefalls while guests ride it, I wouldn't want any of that when I play seriously.
And yes, I was trying the scenarios from RCT1 and RCT2 in RCT Classic. I seem to like the scenarios (even the hardest ones), but the scenarios I hate most to the point I wouldn't bother trying are the Wacky Worlds and Time Twister ones. There are too many scenarios where you cannot charge guests to ride the rides. Also, I felt that one of the scenarios was broken because of a guest interjection point was placed on a path that doesn't connect to the entrance. Fortunately, those scenarios aren't part of the 10 scenario groups I must complete in RCT Classic.
What did you think of that article I posted? Although you may have a point, I wouldn't think any of those 300+ cases were justified. They were barbaric, and whatever they're really fighting for, I disagree with them.
I don't want to offend you, but I didn't read it. Breitbart is not a reliable news source and is known to fabricate stories from whole cloth in order to push a far-right political agenda. If you really want an opinion from me, I'll say that I think it's likely 90% made up entirely and the remaining 10% exaggerated. Not to say what you're describing has never happened. I'm sure it has at least once. But I wouldn't take anything published on Breitbart as news or information.
-Apples-
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I mostly read Breitbart because of the reader comments on each article. I'm not after the article, just the comments. I find them rather entertaining. But one news source I do trust is Townhall. They don't exaggerate stuff. It's more of an opinion site rather than real news.
In case if you're wondering, that article I posted is nothing but a list of everything that happened. Ever since the "Make America Great Again" hat snatching incident at Whataburger in San Antonio, the writer compiled a list of every act of violence and injustice the left has done to the right. It even included the Red Hen incident. But the whole "media-approved" part is rather a paranoid assumption, I agree. But I did want to say that violence is never the answer if you were to protest against Trump.
Just letting you know, I don't label myself as a Trump supporter. But I would defend Trump supporters and call for civility from both sides and ask them to be nice. But here's a question I would ask the media. Why is it considered "evil" to support Donald Trump?
Because his policies are hateful and set your country's social progress back 50 years or worse. I'm not American, but the fact that he has supporters in the first place is, frankly, horrifying to me. And the consequences of that for real people are heartbreaking to watch.
-Apples-
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Despite my defense for civility towards both sides and opposition to violence, name-calling, and speech coercion (aka Political Correctness) from both sides, I have a strong right wing bias, especially when it comes to economics (including healthcare and social programs). Even so, I wouldn't follow the extremes from any side. But that doesn't make me a Trump supporter. But I am an Obama hater that opposed everything Obama did as president. That's all.
EDIT: In case if you're interested, I written this on my blog:
https://www.belltreeforums.com/entry.php?7322-My-opinions-on-political-issues-debates-and-neutrality
I planned on writing it for a while, but I should've published this back in October 2017 when someone created a thread asking that all of us should be nicer in Brewster's Caf? (I'm glad it has calmed down, but back then, arguments were very bad to where threads were frequently closed).
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