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Very interesting.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[willard 0]

Some people have way to much time on their hands.

[champu 1]

Definitely interesting stuff, and I like large format pieces in general. I still haven't gotten over the "poster kick" that I think most college kids go through, but I've managed to acquire 40x60" versions of everything, and they look really cool.

At the grave risk of turning this into another thread about Iraq, I do have a comment about the "Ben Franklin" piece in that series.

There's a great deal of, "no war for oil," sentiment out there, and I suppose that's as noble a thing as any to argue. But what I seem to be reminded of most often is how much money is being spent in Iraq, and how that money could be used for other projects, and "blah blah blah... our tax dollars... blah blah blah." Forgive me, but I don't see that as being a particularly philanthropic standpoint.

Regardless of what position you take up, it really ought to be about people. Money isn't real, certainly not in the middle of a war anyway.

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There's a great deal of, "no war for oil," sentiment out there, and I suppose that's as noble a thing as any to argue.

These are just the beginning skirmishes as more of the world finds they NEED oil... a resources that is finite... more people want it... less people have it.

[freethefly 6]

Nearly hallf a million cell phones retired daily? Damn! That really says something about consumerism and waste. I would think that of the half million phones retired, near most of them are perfectly good phones. Is it that people must have the latest gizmo or their life will just go to hell? Sad that we have became a nation of mass consumption. What is new today is garbage tomorrow.

"...And once you're gone, you can't come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black."
Neil Young

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Nearly hallf a million cell phones retired daily? Damn! That really says something about consumerism and waste. I would think that of the half million phones retired, near most of them are perfectly good phones. Is it that people must have the latest gizmo or their life will just go to hell? Sad that we have became a nation of mass consumption. What is new today is garbage tomorrow.

Are you kidding - compared to most of the world, we hold on to our outdated cellphones much longer than anyone in Asia.

We're a developing nation at best when it comes to the best in cellular technology.

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Ok, I wasted a bit of time myself figuring something along the same lines.
At highway speeds the engine in my car is running at 3000 rpm (50 rev/sec). If I were given $1 for each revolution of the crankshaft it would take almost 32 years to accumulate as much money as Bill Gates has right now.