AndyMan

You have just given a perfect example of "special pleading" - one form of a completely meaningless argument. A good explanation for this concept can be found in the "Baloney Detection Kit", by well known author Carl Sagan. You can find it here: - http://www.skeptics.com.au/journal/baloney.htm Indeed, if it is the case that myself, or phreezone, or anyone else here can not understand the value of serving because we haven't been there, indeed that can be said of by far the vast majority of US population. Aparently, the majority of Americans is unqualified to understand what you're talking about. This also aplies to most US presidents, including the current one . _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I think we're having a problem of jargon. When Quade says 'format it as a mac OSX drive', he's absolutely right. That doesn't mean "you should put OSX on it". Putting the OS on the disk is quite different then "formatting the disk for the OS". When you format it, you're not loading anything on it. Formatting the disk is sorta analagous to putting primer on a wall before you paint it. The primer just "prepares" the wall to accept paint (data). it's just in this case that the primer is paint specific. Since you've got OSX brand paint, you need to use OSX primer. To format it, Make sure the drive is plugged into the wall, and into your mac. Start the Disk Utility program. To get here, go to your system drive, Application folder, then Utility folder, then select Disk Utility. The new disk should be listed. Select it. Make sure you're selecting the new disk, not your existing one. What you're about to do will distroy anything on the disk you're going to select. (dumping primer over the mona lisa) Select the "erase" tab. In the "volume format" box, select MAC OS Extended. Type a descriptive name in the Name box. ("External", or "firewire"). Click the box that says "Install Max OS9 drivers". This will allow you to use the disk if you ever end up running OS9, just in case. Click the Erase button. A few minutes later, the drive will be formatted, and you'll be ready to go. I'm actually not a Mac expert, I'm more a PC guru. If anyone wants to correct me, you should probably listen to them. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Format the new hard drive, and use it. Don't put the OS on it, or anything like that. I have an 80Gig external Maxtor, and love it. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

There is a limit of 25 users on the site, and each user is limited to 3 concurrent connections. If you're considering using a "download manager", well - these limits were put in place specifically BECAUSE of download managers. Secondly, it is incredibly bad form to set up a download manager to grab EVERYTHING, like so many seem to do. It is precisely this behaviour that results in the tightly throttled bandwidth. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

The details are not important, other then when the next morning, the DZO walked up to me and Craichead and said "you know, tents aren't soundproof...." We both turned at each other and started laughing. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I love Craichead even though I'm quite sure she's only dating me cause I make a lot of money. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

You'll have much better luck getting letters from your individual airlines. The TSA is not in the customer service business, the airlines are. A letter clearly explaining their policy will get you past 99% of TAS idiots, who're enforcing what they think the rules are rather then what they really are. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I hope you don't regret joining the long list of skydivers who regret buying JVC cameras... But the fact that it is HD might mitigate that. Be sure to let us know how it works! _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Yeah, these websites would be a whole lot more interesting if they'd actually link through to the text of the law. The fact that they do that so frequently shows most of them are probably false. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I think the mere existance of Cleveland in that list proves your theory wrong. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I am increasingly beoming concerned over the innefectivness of the UN. I fear that if it continues on its current course, it will become just as innefective as that League of Nations was prior to WWII. I am the biggest supporter of the UN, but they MUST act. They've got to have the balls to stand up to dictators and tyrants as is their charter. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

http://www.videodigit.it/scheda_prodotto.asp?codPROD=3780 No. The only manufacturer any of us will ever recomend is Sony. If it is not Sony, do not buy it. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Grant, please don't think PhillyKev speaks for anybody but himself. Most of us are anxiously awaiting what I'm sure will be a stellar DVD, sincerely hope you might consider doing the same thing next year. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Most camera fliers are independent contractors to the DZ. This means the record companies would have to sue the camera flyer himself, not the DZ. Camera fliers are usually broke, don't have a whole lot of assets, so are poor targets for lawsuits. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

So.... he shouldn't have a cypres...? _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Well, at the time the guy in particular DID call it a base jump, and he was a base jumper with more experience then most. Granted that this was about two years ago, and this debate probably hadn't started then. I'd love to tell you his name, but since he broke only a few FAR's in the process I'll decline. You'd recognise his name, in fact there's a good chance you've met him. I agree with your rant in principle. BASE is not skyding, and vice versa. I'd agree that 99% of the time, jumping from airplanes is not BASE. I do think this is one example of where it is, though. To stick rigidly to the acronym is silly. Is jumping from a commercial bungee tower not very similar to an Antenae? Likewise, is jumping a crane also not BASE? _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

The National Gang Crime Research Center, can be found here:http://www.ngcrc.com/index.html The directors email is gangcrime@aol.com _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

OK, what then was the substance of your post, beyond "If it isn't BASE, it isn't BASE"? _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

They mailed details of the program when I got mine back from 4-year. The rebate program is $50 off your next one. Pretty lame. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Well, at least he's posting Cliff's comments along with it. People at least know what they're getting into this time. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Good luck to you, wellbutrin works for a lot of people, without the side effects of the stronger stuff like Ritalin. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Sort of. Student cypres's are intended only for drozone student operations. They're indended to students jumping "student" gear. The difference is that speed they activate at. A 'Student' will active 29 mile per hour, the idea being that if the student is in a spinning malfunction, it will activate. An 'expert' cypres will most likely not activate in a spinning malfunction, to allow for that would also allow the unit to fire in a diving turn, for example. If you're buying your own Cypres, buy an expert one. The student ones are exactly that - for Students. As for one pin or two pins, yes - this depends on what rig you buy. However, almost all modern rigs are 'one pin' designs. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I'd strongly recomend getting more video - possibly with a better videographer. When I broke down the video she posted in a frame by frame analysis, it was easy to see certain elements, like at least being in half breaks at 50 feet, and stalling out at 6 feet. Get some more video, and watch it frame by frame. I think you'll find it very useful. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

OK, let me clarify. I saw very well known BASE jumper, exited a slowly moving ultralight, with virutally no relative wind. He did this from about 300 feet, wearing only BASE gear. Base gear. Base jumper. 300 feet. virtually no airspeed. Sounds to me like this "skydive" has a whole lot more in common with a base jump, then it does with a skydive. But if you want to be pedantic and insist that since it's not from one of the base acronyms, I'll grant you that. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Jeeze... they're letting you sit int he big chair now? What airline again?!?!? Get off the sidewalks!!! No, wait... that doesnt' work... _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.