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Just got done watching it. While it's next to impossible to say that someone has no financial (or otherwise) motives in what they do, this seemed pretty genuine. He has shown nothing but full support of troops as far as I've seen. I did like the "some sort of hamburger in a plum" comment. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Here's my personal take on it. I don't like xmen in the first place. They are all gayer than when gay came to gaytown, (and I had, you know, friends when I was a kid) but I decided to go see it anyways. These are the only 2 things I got from the movie: 1.) Magneto is a level 4 wizzzard. 2.) Sometimes you just gotta stab a bitch. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

I suppose. Food for thought indeed. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Yah, there are some morons, I mean people, whose posts I can't help but read, and then usually reply with much anger. But that is SC. Over here it doesn't matter, all you PWs are the same. Below is an example of one such brilliant soul. C 0.37 - 0.44 Fe 98.6 - 99 Mn 0.6 - 0.9 P Max 0.04 S Max 0.05 .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

I hate logging, and am very lax about it. I wish I was better about it, but I'm not. Any suggestions? (In the realm of me not doing anything about it because I usually forget? ) .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

I made a general statement about composite structures. One I feel relatively confident with, based on personal experience. Your mileage may vary (based on experience). .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Ian's right. While the foam liner might change a bit, composites definately exhibit plastic deformation via heating and bending. It's how I changed the fit of my bonehead. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Your confusion about exposure makes it hard for us to carry on an intelligent discussion. Repeat and overexposure don't require "giant frikken' laser beams strong enough to cover a whole head". If you don't believe me, meet me at Applied Sciences (if you're ever in CO), and we can see what a few 10ms flashes'll do.

Politely, I asked for hard data, not an emotional appeal. However, we came all the way from: "they cause no damage at all" to "we do whats necessary to survive and thats that", so I suppose there's not much else to talk about. Stay safe, .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Flippity flop, flippity flop. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Better. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Good reply. Short and pointless. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

John, That ironicality is going to make for a lot of sad pandas around here. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Alright. What percentage of Iraqi's vs. US troops do you treat, on average? As a medic, you should certainly know that damage to various organs (including sensory) is not necessarily immediately apparent to the person. Further, repeat exposure provides a much higher chance of damage. Trust me, I get that you think that it's no different than a laser pen. I get it. I have heard rumors of a device to produce "brown noise" though haven't seen any confirmed information. From what I understood, the differences in the average human body provided it with less than a useful success rate. If true, though, kudos to them on the choice to not use a device which has the non-lethal "safety factor" but has potential to cause real damage. That's what we're talking about. Finally, understand that we are having a disagreement about the US choosing to deploy more visual impairment devices. I am not attacking you, and while I would hope that I would never find myself in your position, I respect the duties that you are performing for your country. It's a shame that you feel so disjointed from your country, because you have a lot of support, even from those of us that disagree with the reasons that you are presently in Iraq. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Did I say anything about Bush? No. I am disagreeing with the US using a device that has the potential to cause permenant vision damage. One that will be used indiscriminately against both innocent Iraqis and terrorists. Stifle those tears and realize that not everything revolves around the W. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

We can support you, and appreciate what you're doing for your country, even if we disagree with regard to the level of success you are having in Iraq. Further, nobody is suggesting that you're intentionally trying to blind Iraqi's like some fat kid with a magnifying glass and a pile of ants. What we are suggesting is that it is inappropriate for the US to begin/continue use of a device which has regularly been rejected in the past. A device that, misused, has an increased potential to cause blindness. And how many US soldiers do you treat that have been blinded by terrorist dazzlers, anyways? Real numbers, please. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Go ahead and point me to where I suggested that the dazzler would cause death. What I did say is that many (uneducated perhaps?) people here have the misconception that a dazzler cannot produce permenant vision damage. Sure, perhaps it is less likely that it will cause permenant vision damage if it is used exactly in the manor intended. However, when those soldiers are stuck in that (sometimes un-accountable) "heat of the moment", what makes you think that they will operate the dazzler according to specific methods. Just to clarify here, I'm talking about repeat over-exposure, not imagining that they can "bump up the power to super blindify". .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

1.) Neither. 2.) Yes, and it was foolish. Now for you. 1.) What are the differences between a class I laser, and class IIIb laser and above? What potential side effects do each pose. 2.) Do you think that, based on the dazzler's non-lethality, it is more likely or less likely to be used indiscriminatly and more frequently than necessary. 3.) Someone posed a reasonable question above that you didn't answer. If anybody came into the US and attacked you with such a device (because lets be honest, that's what you are doing with it, you are not just "disabling" them) under the guise of their own personal safety, what would be your opinion of that device? .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

You know, some of us don't condone either action. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Potential side-effects of permanent blindness aren't a big deal! Certainly there is no other option than a foolish occupation of a country that is not wholly interested in our company. Futher, I just noticed this tidbit, "used as a warning device against Iraqi civilians". Cute. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Akitas are cool, but I have to go with Australian Cattle dogs too, I have to swat my girlfriend with the newspaper whenever she sees one, or we'd own about 50 by now. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

i have been known to hit the sticks a bit. Questions? -------------------------- When we call your name, you will say "here", which will be short for, "here i am.... rock you like a hurricane" .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

If you return from the bars, and are capable of not only operating a camera, but posting on the internets, you are only partially inebriated, not wasted. Just as a matter of semantics. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

That must have caused an uproar in your trailer community. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC

Look, I think we all know that the Redwings suck and should rot in hell. Glad we got that all covered. .jim "Don't touch my fucking Easter eggs, I'll be back monday." ~JTFC