EricTheRed

Bill, You've probably said elsewhere but what sony model are you using? illegible usually

Cool I've only visited your DZ once, but my wife and I had a great time. I love porters, and everyone there was just like family. illegible usually

While a funny story, it make you wonder just how big a target it was illegible usually

Debit cards are evil. illegible usually

...Of Penn and Teller on "this I believe" http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5015557 Of course, I believe that this will convert no-one, but all the same worth reading. illegible usually

I'll concede that piont. There are differences here though.. illegible usually

What you fail to understand is that no occupation in the history of the world has ever proven successful illegible usually

Until someone changes the laws of physics, it's not speculation. More light = better resolution, higher signal to noise ratio. Bigger lenses and biger CCD's = more light illegible usually

Sounds like your disclaimer course was a success illegible usually

This is why it is important to not confuse low wingloading with low experiance. Even relatively lightly loaded HP canopies can be fun and responsive. Not as much as high WL, but certainly more than Low WL squares and even many higher WL squares. illegible usually

If only everything that recieved tax money was required to be balanced.... illegible usually

And that's supposed to be good? If our roads were shitty I'd take a Evo or something - more than 200HP PER LITRE! I currently drive a turbo MX5, gotta stick to the better roads, but it has a bit above 100 Hp/liter. Not too shabby IMO, and an absolute blast to drive. illegible usually

I think that may be the other way round. Pitcher/catcher reversed ya know. illegible usually

ummm... Pretty stupid? -Karen there have always been, and apparently always will be, lots of very stupid people. Our system of politics demands it illegible usually

I came accross the quoted material below on an unrelated search, thought it would be good for stirring the pot here. I'm too busy (no really I am) to track down the citations but it came from http://www.objectivethought.com/atheism/iqstats.html So if being religious doesn't make one honest, moral or more likely to be law abiding, what's the point? illegible usually

It doesn't even take an activist - just a judge that knows the Constitution, or the previous circuit court precedent. It's a slam-dunk it will be overturned. News: The National Rifle Association sued Wednesday to overturn an ordinance voters here overwhelmingly approved a day earlier that bans handgun possession and sales of firearms in the city. In 1982, a state appeals court nullified an almost identical gun ban here largely on grounds that the city cannot enact an ordinance that conflicts with state law that allows for the sale and possession of handguns and ammunition. The NRA filed its lawsuit Wednesday with the same court, the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco, asking the judges to nullify the law that demands the surrender of handguns by April... San Jose Mercury News Of course I know that John. I was just trying to illustrate the point that sometimes people (and legislatures) pass laws that are not in agreement with the constitution. The typical response (from both sides of the fence) is for the proponents of these illegal laws to label the judges that overturn these laws as activist. Just my 2cents. Our constitution very clearly says that owning guns is a right. The founding fathers felt strongly enough about this right they listed it in the top two, just below the right of freedom of expression (which like it or not, gives asshats the right to burn flags) illegible usually

Now we just need to have a good 'activist' judge rule the law unconstitutional. I hope it happens soon. illegible usually

Gators aren't too bad. Kinda chewy unless cooked just right though. I had some gator chili in Beaumont TX one time that was pretty damn good though. illegible usually

That's why there're two senators per state, duh! Wendy W. And this can be extrapolated to yeild the fact that Tom Delay has 1/32nd of a brain? Sounds about right illegible usually

IMHO Sex is pretty damn basic. The birds do it, the bees do it, the fishes in the sea do it. Whether you want them to or not, chances are your kids will do it too. It's a very primal drive after all. illegible usually

Agreed. You also can't assume that every death is properly recorded. There are a lot of people that die from flu like symptoms that are not tested. I also agree that claiming a 50% fatality rate is scare tactic. The actual fatality rate could be higher OR lower. illegible usually

Dead bang on. Society has a duty to provide an education to children on all matters, including sexual health issues. Go bark up another tree. illegible usually

The disease that could cause the pandemic doesn't even exist yet. Some people just don't get that little fact. The virus is evolving. If it evolves into something that is capable of being transmitted easily between humans, all bets are off. The probability of this happening are very high at this time. The probability of the current H5N1 evolving into something capable of being transmitted between people is greater since the current H5N1 is so wide spread. To state it simply. The disease that is now infecting birds is not of concern. What is of concern is what it is likely to evolve into. Viri swap genetic code with other viri when they infect the same host, this is one way that they evolve. When an H5N1 virus infects a host already infected with an easily transmitted form of "human flu", it will swap genetic code. The result of this swapping is tough to predict, and may result in a virus with a 1% fatality rate, or one with a 80% fatality rate. Given enough 'opportunities' there will be a pandemic virus. illegible usually

The french don't have guns. I'm bettin that if there were as many guns in France (in private hands) as there are in LA alone, there would be a few more dead. Not that I'm against guns. I'm thinking a few dead roiters might be a good thing at this point. There are better ways to protest than burning schools and cars. FWIW if anyone tries to molotov my car, they are very likely to get shot if I'm in range. illegible usually

I don't tan. illegible usually