<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:creativeCommons="http://backend.userland.com/creativeCommonsRssModule" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/html" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>Ross Burton</title><link>http://www.burtonini.com/blog</link><description>A potted account of Ross' life</description><language>en</language><ttl>60</ttl><dc:creator>Ross Burton</dc:creator><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://pyblosxom.sourceforge.net/"/><admin:errorReportsTo rdf:resource="mailto:ross@burtonini.com"/><item><title>Burton's Law</title><guid isPermaLink="false">life/burtons-low-2007-08-13-19-26</guid><link>http://www.burtonini.com/blog/life/burtons-low-2007-08-13-19-26</link><description>Can I propose Burton's Law, a variation on Godwin's Law : As a discussion about climate change grows longer, the ...</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[    <p>
      Can I propose Burton's Law, a variation on <a
      href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_Law">Godwin's Law</a>:
    </p>
    <blockquote>
      As a discussion about climate change grows longer, the probability of
      stating that China is building a <a
      href="http://www.google.com/search?q=china+building+week+coal+power+station">new
      coal power station every week</a> approaches one.
    </blockquote>
    <p>
      When used as a defense for not attempting to reduce climate change I'd
      like to also invoke the sudden death variant, where the discussion is
      finished immediately.
    </p>]]></content:encoded><dc:date>2007-08-13T18:26:00Z</dc:date></item></channel></rss>