Re:Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water...
by NotYourLawyer on Friday May 19, 2023 @02:14PM
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I was responding to the “never in enough volumes to be actually usable by us” comment. Which is just completely wrong.
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Re:Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water...
by mynameisvlad on Friday May 19, 2023 @03:55PM
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It's far from "completely wrong". Sure technically you are correct in that the rain sometimes might land in a place that is usable by people, but practically speaking it's nowhere near predictable or scalable enough to actually rely on, which is, once again, what is really being discussed here.
As I said in another comment, talking about farmers using rainwater for their crops:
> Rain is not predictable at the scale of a crop season. Rain is not scalable, it’s extremely localized.
> Rain happens, and when it does your crops get watered, but you can’t in any way shape or form rely on that.
So, congrats on being pedantic enough to miss the forest for the trees, I guess.
Re:Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water...
by NotYourLawyer on Friday May 19, 2023 @06:32PM
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>say something that’s obviously false
>someone points it out
>”you’re a pedant!”
Re:Satellites reveal widespread decline in global lake water...
by mynameisvlad on Friday May 19, 2023 @09:06PM
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I mean, you’ve proved you’re adept at missing the forest for the trees already, why would I think you’d actually read and comprehend my point instead of a snarky comeback that adds nothing to the conversation.
Next time you decide to be pedantic maybe include the context in your pedantry so you at least have a semblance of a point.