Comments for Dave Schumaker

Comment on Have there really been more earthquakes than average? by Marc

Marc — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:35:12 +0000

Fist of all I enjoyed this post a lot and searched for it because we had to earthquakes here in northern Italy in the past week.
I’m a nobody and know nothing about anything to do with earthquakes. I love statistics though and find it almost amusing how anyone can say there are more earthquakes than usual. The earth is like a zillion years old and to have records from 1900 till now statistically seen is probably like a milli second. You can’t really claim anything at all. Maybe it’s normal for us to get struck every 50 million years and have it cause an Ice age? Maybe it’s not an average now but it could be once it’s happened 4 or 5 times, who knows.
Then to say something like god said that there will be lots of earthquakes at the end is a pretty likely assumption whether there is a god or not because even I, the person who is nothing and knows nothing can make a wild guess that at the end of something as big as the planet earth, there shall be a few disruptions!
Toilets have only been around for a few years theoretically and before that we threw it on the street! We have only just started to measure and record, we all know nothing about anything really. We drink Coke and judge food by it’s packaging knowing nothing about what’s really in it! We buy Sneakers probably made by kids in China and dont really care and what would happen to those poor kids anyway if they had no work!
What I’m trying to say is, truthfully we know very little, we’re still all idiots and it’s true. SO the question are there more earthquakes than usual can only be answered with, since 1900 no! but what the average is we’ll never know. If there are more than usual, can we change it? No! Unfortunately we can’t and we can’t change anything because we all live our own lives and most of us humans shall never ever ask themselves “Are there” “Is There” “Are we” because they rely on what the news tells them and that’s enough.
It all boils down to marketing for the most of us, I mean the US is the 4th most dangerous place to live on this planet. But we don’t see that in Baywatch and millions of people want to live there because it’s awesome! Truth is it’s a big dam mess you have 5 billion gangsters that have been expanding from state to state and kill and cause trouble but as long as you don’t have to live there it doesn’t exist in your reality and also not in mine. So I think I’ve answered my question for myself. It really doesn’t even matter if there are more earthquakes, it also doesn’t matter if the weather is worse than usual, neither does it really matter about that kid who made my sneakers in China. What’s important is the people around you who need help, how can we make them think for themselves so they also can think up useless things and be part of fun discussions like this one.

Comment on 2011 Photographic Year in Review by Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:53:30 +0000

your cats don’t look that lazy, they actually looked like they were dying to escape

Comment on 2011 Photographic Year in Review by Scott

Scott — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:04:20 +0000

Let’s do it again in 2012!

Comment on 2008 – The Year in Review (Photos) by 2011 Photographic Year in Review

2011 Photographic Year in Review — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:20:52 +0000

[...] previously, my photographic year in reviews for 2010, 2009, 2008, and [...]

Comment on Earthquakes in 2010 – A final update by Julie

Julie — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:10:07 +0000

Hi,

Just wondering if you know the answer to my question. As a New Zealanders, I have watch the earthquakes happening in Chirstchurch, NZ beginning on Sept 4, 2010 and continuing to present. I was even in Christchurch for some major ones on Dec 23, 2011. My quest is, has any other area in the world gone from nearly no earthquakes to having nearly 10,000 in 17 months. Check out http://www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/ for more local info. I just want an example of anywhere else in the world who has ever experienced such drama.

Thanks, Julie

Comment on Christchurch – Then and Now by Fay

Fay — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:36:40 +0000

Unfortunately your photo of how the cathedral looks now is out of date. Another massive earthquake on June 13 broke the area where the rose window sits. for us in Christchurch the loss of our cathedral is huge. Thanks for your photos.

Comment on gdgt live in Los Angeles on October 28th! by Jonathan Rogers

Jonathan Rogers — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:03:30 +0000

I just moved to LA from Richmond, VA. So excited to be in a real city with events like this. Cannot wait!

Do we have to be in the doors by any certain time to register for contests, etc? I work over in Burbank until 6, and LA traffic is notably horrendous, especially on Fridays…

Comment on Have there really been more earthquakes than average? by greg

greg — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:39:31 +0000

I know this is an older post… but… 1) we have more instant media coverage, so we see more of it… 2) the world population is increasing so more people are affected by such events.

Comment on Thanks for showing us the future, Steve by Sally K Witt, Social

Sally K Witt, Social — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:28:29 +0000

So sad…..

Comment on Dinosaur down! by Sally K Witt, Social

Sally K Witt, Social — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:27:36 +0000

They do get into a lot of mischief at night! If they sleep 20 hours a day, why can’t it be while we need to sleep??? LOL