Comments on: Microblog 2008-12-19 http://overlawyered.com/2008/12/microblog-2008-12-19/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:39:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: California Good Samaritan ruling, cont’d http://overlawyered.com/2008/12/microblog-2008-12-19/comment-page-1/#comment-37249 California Good Samaritan ruling, cont’d Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:05:05 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8043#comment-37249 [...] mentioned yesterday, California’s Supreme Court has ruled 4-3 that the state’s “Good Samaritan” [...] [...] mentioned yesterday, California’s Supreme Court has ruled 4-3 that the state’s “Good Samaritan” [...]

]]> By: Richard Nieporent http://overlawyered.com/2008/12/microblog-2008-12-19/comment-page-1/#comment-37225 Richard Nieporent Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:37:22 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8043#comment-37225 It is not losing the bet that is troublesome VMS, but his crackpot ideas. In particular look at his publications with Paul Ehrlich on population growth and sustainability. He is a true believer in doomsday scenarios. In the past he has written about "catastrophic" population growth. Now he is worried about "catastrophic" climate change. Anyone with these beliefs should be kept far from the reins of power. http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=john-holdren It is not losing the bet that is troublesome VMS, but his crackpot ideas. In particular look at his publications with Paul Ehrlich on population growth and sustainability. He is a true believer in doomsday scenarios. In the past he has written about “catastrophic” population growth. Now he is worried about “catastrophic” climate change. Anyone with these beliefs should be kept far from the reins of power.

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]]> By: VMS http://overlawyered.com/2008/12/microblog-2008-12-19/comment-page-1/#comment-37224 VMS Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:13:03 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8043#comment-37224 Being incorrect on one's predictions in the futures market for metals decades ago has little bearing on whether or not Hodren should have been chosen as science advisor. I can think of persons much better qualified than Holdren for the post, but I don't base my opinions on a stupid bet on the price of tungsten 10 years in the future. [If anyone definitively now knows the future price of any commodity (s)he could be very wealthy]. Being incorrect on one’s predictions in the futures market for metals decades ago has little bearing on whether or not Hodren should have been chosen as science advisor. I can think of persons much better qualified than Holdren for the post, but I don’t base my opinions on a stupid bet on the price of tungsten 10 years in the future. [If anyone definitively now knows the future price of any commodity (s)he could be very wealthy].

]]> By: California Good Samaritan out of luck http://overlawyered.com/2008/12/microblog-2008-12-19/comment-page-1/#comment-37222 California Good Samaritan out of luck Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:41:44 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=8043#comment-37222 [...] Dec. 19, 2008: Calif. high court rules for [...] [...] Dec. 19, 2008: Calif. high court rules for [...]

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