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  1. narcimund
    These discussions would get a lot further if people would CAREFULLY define "more dangerous". Until then it's just a bunch of fluffy psuedo-analysis with lots of emotional bias, anecdotal testimonials, and wishful thinking. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  2. narcimund
    Pop is homosexual??? Wooeeeee. Elizabeth is sure gonna be disappointed when she finds out. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    What exactly does THAT mean??? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Uh thanks, I think. Anyway, back to the question I posed. I'll rephrase it in case the meaning isn't getting through. Let's classify some truths: GROUP A * Rocks are hard * Fire is hot * E=MC^2 GROUP B * Chocolate is tasty * Red is prettier than blue * Cruelty is inhumane Now I have one more truth to classify: * The Bible is the word of god Does it go in Group A or Group B? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    That's fascinating and leads me to ask a question: Is the Christian TRUTH more like the truth of mechanical engineering or the truth of art history? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Any thread started by you is perfect for me First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Yes, but only if I know the poster has a history of writing interesting things. That rules out a very large majority. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  8. narcimund
    Any thread where the title ends in "..." [UL]"Have you ever..." "Did you know..." "How come..." "I just..." "If only this functionality..." "Ok, I'm gonna do it...." "How Many Hours of Sleep..." etc. If the original poster can't be bothered to explain what the thread's about, I can't be bothered to open it. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  9. narcimund
    Wow. 4oz of water in and energy out? Damn! It makes me wonder how much water vapor came out the tailpipe. Maybe more then 4oz! This will solve not just the world's energy problem but also the world's water shortage. Hell, since conservation of mass & energy doesn't seem to apply any more, we could reverse the expansion of the universe. Probably violate speed of light, too. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Fixed it for you. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  11. narcimund
    Notice that the penis' owner doesn't react. That leads me to believe he knew what was coming and doesn't mind. In other words, there's no crime being committed here, counselor. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  12. narcimund
    Except this guy is (apparently) generating his fuel on the fly. No tank. In my opinion, that innovation isn't worth a bucket of warm spit, but it got him a minor mention on a minor website. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  13. narcimund
    Wow Bill! You've just given me an amazing idea. This will revolutionize the world. We can power automobiles with ROCKS and WATER! All we have to do is heat up the rocks until they're REALLY hot. Then put the rocks in the water. The water will boil and we can use the expanding steam to power a generator. The generator makes electricity which we can use to turn the automobile motor. What's wrong with my idea? You could object that we need to use fuel to heat up the rocks, but only to start! One you've got them hot, the auto is running and you can use the spare heat from the engine and brakes to keep the rocks hot. If that's not enough energy, we can always just turn on the car's passenger compartment heater and for an extra boost we can add the cigarette lighter. Free power from rocks and water! Woo hoo! First Class Citizen Twice Over
  14. narcimund
    Sorry if I touched a nerve. Apparently this thread is reserved for people who swoon at pre-IPO corporate press releases. I'll leave you guys to it. Have fun! (And a word to the wise: don't invest your rent money in this dog ) First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    That's the minor problem. The MAJOR problem is even if you rebuild ALL that infrastructure, you're now wasting even more energy in the process of making hydrogen and that energy has to come from somewhere (ie, hydrocarbons.) You can't make a string longer by cutting one end off and tying it on the other end. In fact, it just gets shorter. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  16. narcimund
    Oooooh! You got me good. Lay me down to die and say a few words over my corpse. No, I did not personally weld with hydrogen nor did I modify any auto engines to use a hydrogen-boosted fuel mixture when I was 12. If I did would someone have written a "Gee Whiz" feature article about me? This article is a puff-piece to make average-Joe technology-phobe put down his beer can and say, "Gosh, Marge. Look at that there high-dro-gin. Mighty neato huh?" I'm a little surprised Wendy fell for it. Or did she? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Uh, interesting how? This article has fluffy words and wandering imagination, but electrolysis is hardly news. Electricity + water releases hydrogen and oxygen which when burned together give you back slightly less energy than you spent in the first place. Nifty neato. I did this when I was 12 years old -- and I bet you did too. The article wants you to FEEEEEL he's got something more going on, but notice how carefully they avoid actually saying so. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  18. narcimund
    We were listing Pink Floyd songs that don't have some undercurrent of DOOM. The only one we could think of is "Bike": First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Hmm... that might work but it's risky. He could get infected instead. How about going up with the whipped cream AND a molotov cocktail? Depending on the response of the lesbos he could use one or the other. Of course if he actually enters their apartment he'll have to blow himself up as well, but this is WARTIME, damnit! It's tragic but innocent lives are sometimes lost. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    i'm curious where you might get that idea from. I still think you should just burn the whole place down. Nothing gets lesbo germs out except fire. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  21. narcimund
    Hmm... interesting. That's a possibility. Another possibility is that we're going to Portland the following weekend. Might make a big combined trip out of it. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  22. narcimund
    This is the funniest thread of the month. Thanks! First Class Citizen Twice Over
  23. narcimund
    I know who you're talking about and you have your cooling towers confused. More I shan't say online The truly down-and-out population in Portland is a fraction of Vancouver's. I wouldn't speculate about homelessness because I can't tell by sight who has a place to live and who doesn't. But there's nothing like "Main & Hastings" in Portland. They're both great towns and similar too. Portland's like Vancouver before Vancouver grew up. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  24. narcimund
    OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD gay people??!?!?! Call the landlord. Call the POLICE! Shoot them THEN call the police. No, just burn down the building and leave the country. gay people. Holy shit. First Class Citizen Twice Over
  25. narcimund
    This is true. The upshot is they got to spend many millions of ratepayers' dollars to convince voters to keep the plant open. Then two months later they shut it down to save money, i.e., to force ratepayers to pay for the unrecouped investment in the plant. Yes, that's right. The utility raised rates to generate the profit their power plant failed to earn. And the only reason they got to do this was because the voters believed their political ads which said the plant was good for another 20 years and the region needed the electricity. They voted to keep it open which gave the utility the two months it needed to announce a shutdown. It was an odd relief when Enron bought PGE years later. The ethics got better then if you can believe it. First Class Citizen Twice Over