Clownburner

Honestly, you don't have to include emergency bailouts on round parachutes as 'time in sport' if you don't want to.... 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

Long ago, they used to make fruit-filled twinkies, but took them off the market, probably because they were illegally addictive. A friend and I tried one once out of curiosity and 30 minutes later had demolished the entire box and were about to go on a rampage to hunt for more when we collapsed from insulin shock for 12 hours.

I'm sure that would be allowable. If you're low on your online porn quotient, there are plenty of online sites to get it from.... 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

The new Bonehead anti-fog works very well! I was impressed. Cat crap doesn't work, um, at all. After doing a few interesting 4-ways where I couldn't see out the helmet, I gave up on that completely. :-) But I too have wondered why no one seems to make a thermal dual-layer lens like the one you describe. I thought about doing it myself but got lazy after the bonehead anti-fog worked for me. I was going to use clear silicone adhesive instead of closed-cell foam; it's much easier to get into the exact shape you need and will prevent any air transmission at all. You have to put foam spacers around the outside until it dries though. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

I don't recall telling people not to use their common sense. But feedback/rating systems, if they're not based on something arbitrary (like post numbers) actually can improve the usefulness of a site. A good example is ebay: Without the 'seller feedback' system transactions there would be much more risky than they are, and fewer people would participate. Especially for those who haven't been around long, seeing that someone is who they say they are is a useful tool for weeding out the well-meaning incompetants from the maleviolent a**holes. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

If I might make a modest suggestion... One of the concepts in public-key cryptography is a 'web of trust' - we might be able to use the same concept here to achieve the same goals. Similar to the system Flighty first outlined, but instead of having a moderator manage the process, you have the moderators 'vouch' for the first round or two of users, and then allow users who are 'known' to vouch for the identity of other users. That way, If Sangiro trusts me (that's a stretch, I know) and knows who I am, he can mark me 'known', and if I know Sunshine, I vouch for her; when a user who is 'unknown' gets vouched for by a few Known users, they too become known. You'd be able to see in the profile who's vouched for that person, so you could decide if you trust them or not based on that information. Accomplishes a lot of the same thing, but reduces the administration nightmare by decentralizing it. Not a perfect system, but it's certainly scalable. EDIT: it occurs to me that this might also encourage social behavior and people coming to the official gatherings to meet people in person so that those people will vouch for them online... 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

Also, the Bonehead Havok XXL should fit anyone up to and including hydrocephalic elephants. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

***If you are Identified in any way as a Paramedic/Emt you have to act. I don't know if this changed in the last few years or what, but my paramedic instructor was very clear on this point: In CA, you are only REQUIRED to act as an EMT/Paramedic if you are 1) Attached to the local EMS agency AND 2) On-Duty. If you CHOOSE to act you are limited to Basic procedures only (because of H&S code section 1797.178) and will be expected to perform according to the 'reasonable' standards of care associated with the level of certification you hold. All of this is exactly why, as a current (but not professionally employed) NREMT-B, I stick with the same principle as Skymedic on this issue: I'll help out on the DZ but only to the extent of the ABC's until the ambulance arrives. I see my main job being to keep the patient calm and preferably immobilized, and keep well-meaning but untrained people from doing anything harmful to the patient (like trying to pull off his rig) until the Ambulance arrives. At my DZ, we often have MD's and Paramedics hanging around and if they're first on scene, they're responsible and will do what _they_ think is best; at that point I just follow their lead - but I wouldn't assist in something I thought might be harmful. Check out http://www.emsa.cahwnet.gov/legislation/legislation.asp for the ugly details. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

Happy birthday, B2! 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

In that case, I would DEFINATELY not get large white areas on the container! Those are a real PITA to keep even remotely clean, and you don't want to be wet-scrubbing your rig during every repack (even if you did, that white would start to look nasty between washings!)... I agree with the bytch 100% here, dark colors on large areas stay looking good longer. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

Ahh, the age-old debate of tatoo artists vs. medics. Oh well, whatever works. PS: Nice tatoo in any case! 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

> Heal quick, Mike! 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

Bad girl! Neosporin, not lotion! 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

Very nice! There's another example of a thought-provoking title, though... 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

In the US, doesn't jumping a non-TSO'd reserve endanger the pilot's certificate? It would be in violation of FAR 105.43, wouldn't it? So it wouldn't be cool even to modify your own rig, if I read that right... 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

Actually, to me that kind of looks like the "I'm about to hurl" face! Congrats guys! (and no, I'm not interested in cargo ride) 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

Like I said, the trick is not to be invincible, it's just to be create an environment that's more trouble to break in than it's worth. IPSEC is also full of holes, and is (IMHO) a terrible protocol, inefficient and difficult to set up, and full of 'design by committee' compromises (the most common configurations have more holes than swiss cheese). WEP and WPA suffer from the same problems (and a few others besides), but any of those is better than no encryption at all. It's a common technical reaction to want to create 'unbreakable' security, but that's impractical in most environments. You need to match your level of security to the assets you're protecting and the probable threat severity. If you've actually got high-value assets you need to protect, you don't use wireless at all. In fact, you're better off not connecting to the Internet.

Those are definitely 'aftermarket' and not very good ones at that. Blecchh! The old adage about "The people most willing to take off their clothes in public are the ones you least want to see naked" are indeed true. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

I'm still waiting for a fuel-efficient hybrid 250HP convertible, and then we'll talk.. If the T-Zero didn't cost $150,000 I'd get one of those. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

I don't believe there is a statue of limitations on that kind of thing... 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

As a programmer and manager of a whole team of programmers, I scored a 4. I'm going to go over those resumes again now... Guess I should pay more attention! 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

I'm not too familiar with netstumbler on Windows. If it's piggybacking on the windows drivers, it may 'automagically' find the network that's alreadyassociated. You could try unconfiguring your wireless and then running it to see. According to the docs, it _shouldn't_ find the network if broadcast SSID is off.. perhaps your AP needs to reboot before that change kicks in. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

Here's the scoop: Wireless security isn't. But you're not building missles. If you've got _any_ access control, even WEP, it's usually not worth bothering to 'crack' into your network, because the odds are you have a neighbor who isn't using any and is an easier target. Remember the old saying: If you and your friends are being chased by a grizzly bear, you don't have to outrun the bear, just your friends.

If that's a quantum mechanics joke, it's pretty damn funny.... 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth

That's like 31 flavors of wrong... 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth