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This is exactly how I like to learn 5000 years of history: in 90 second video clips.

http://mapsofwar.com/index.html

Genghis

Yes, I've seen it on TV. A little chitty chitty bang bang action: the fantasy every guy has had while stuck in traffic. Also a little extra resonation with anyone who has flown a pyro.

Here's a Zune marketing short I think rocks:

https://www.comingzune.com/

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Freedom to protest was lost when the 'free speech zones' went up. Really? Then how did a bunch of illegal immigrants get away with marching about their rights? Just because free speech zones aren't ubiquitous doesn't mean they don't impinge on free speech. You are effectively saying that free speec...

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Uuuuhhhhh. Too late Yes, the Kelo case is very well known. That's my point: all my examples above are of things that have actually happened to average citizens. This illustrates that loss of rights is not hypothetical, but a real danger to all of us. I'm more interested in hearing what the Bush adm...

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You're right; the change isn't really perceptible to the average Joe. This is exactly what makes the trap so dangerous. First of all, it's incremental. Secondly, it usually affects other people...until the day trouble comes looking for you, too. You'll notice it the day the government forces you to ...

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If I was forced to live under Sharia law, I would slit my wrists.....deeply. Bee No youldn't. You wouldn't have to because I and about 2 or 3 million other people would go to war, a very noble war at that ;) and the enemy would be stomped into the dirt where they belong. That didn't happen when the...

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These are off the top of my head (no doubt more could be added to both lists). The negatives: Since 9/11, we've spent billions of dollars, passed some really dumb laws and initiatives, turned most of Muslim opinion against us, turned much of world opinion against us, gotten bogged down in an unwinna...

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An alternate view on the subject:

Penn & Teller BS: Ground Zero

Not another show about 9/11 but rather on the politics surrounding the rebuilding.

Genghis

Thanks for the thoughts. I think I'm looking for a simpler and perhaps less expensive solution than you're involved with. I'm just looking for sound, so I went ahead and ordered the Squeezebox. I'll let you know how it is in about a week (I ordered it 2-day and it's going to take 10 days...um, yeah).

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I'm looking to stream music from my computer to my home theater via wireless. Anyone else already doing this with some advice? I'm looking closesly at these two items: Roku Soundbridge M1000: http://www.rokulabs.com/products/soundbridge/ Slim Devices Squeezebox: http://www.slimdevices.com/pi_squeeze...

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Great to see you, Neut! I was wondering what happened to you. So is your job Mat Sci-related, finance-related, or other? I myself have moved to Ithaca, NY and turned into a security R&D guy.

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OK, I liked that better than anything posted here before. This week, at least.

Genghis

Well, if you don't get PTSD/PAS from aborting the foetus, you'll probably get Postpartum Depression from birthing it. It's lose-lose: if you get knocked up, your fracked. Spin it how you like.

Genghis

C/W comparisons don't tell the whole story. You can look at the various watercooled and aircooled (which use heatpipes) charts here and it looks like the heatpipes have water cooling beat. But in reality, they just can't move as much heat as water cooling. Overclockers always get better results with...

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aldel wrote:Looks awfully superficially similar to this. Another case of "Antz / A Bug's Life" syndrome?

Good find. These damn studios just have to imitate each other.

Genghis

That looks seriously cool. Chris Nolan is great.

Looks to be an adaptation of a book of the same name, but at least it's not yet another remake or a sequel!

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Here's a review of the one I use:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article251-page1.html

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Ah, esa, one of the guys who gave the most and asked for the least. Good to see you.

Genghis

Suncho, since you're so keen to hear from people who have seen the movie, I'll post the observations of a friend of mine who saw it (I still haven't): I saw An Inconvenient Truth last night. It’s Al Gore’s movie about global warming (aka climate change). It was a bit disappointing. 45 minutes was de...

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The whole fetus-life-abortion thing is a red herring. You can't compare this to Nazi experiments. What you can compare it to is organ donations. When a cadaver can be used by science to teach (in a med school) or to heal (organ transplants) it generally is, unless the surviving relatives are cockbit...

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I researched these claims about 6 months ago, and determined that both sides were exaggerating the impacts of Chernobyl. No surprise there; the truth always lies somewhere in the middle. Note that there's a lot more damage from Chernobyl than just deaths, e.g., wounded and deformed people. I learned...

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I'm seriously impressed, DT. Paying off nearly $1K a month for a year and a half is a big deal, especially right out of school. Congratulations on being in the extreme minority of responsible Americans. Also, per your other thread, Lasik kicks butt. I was half blind from age 13 to 30; I couldnt' see...

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UHM try re-reading what I wrote It's really hard to type anything here without insulting you, but I did read what you wrote, repeatedly. Although it doesn't really parse as a properly constructed English, the closest interpretation is "Fox are the only ones to report about the Kelo decision. F...

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CUDA wrote:
dissent wrote:Wow, the Wiki article on the Kelo decision makes for some fascinating reading.
ironically the only news agency I even heard report about this is Fox news, Hannity and Combs, they make regular reports on the imminent domain abuse

Fox is the only place you heard about the Kelo decision?

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Interesting that Mobius is listed as a Money Master on that site...oh wait, that's Chris Davis, not Davies. Never mind.

I do have a couple of funds managed by Bill Miller, who has a pretty stellar reputation. I don't know the other guys listed there, but I'm far from an expert.

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Yeah, they seem tough, but I'll bet they wouldn't hold up 10 seconds against these guys:

http://tmous.com/media/MOUS_kung-fu.html

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um, what corporations are hiring illegals to do seasonal farm and construction labor? Corporations have found a loophole. They don't dare hire illegals directly, so they subcontract to smaller businesses that do. By using illegals, these smaller businesses can get the job done for a lower price tha...

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Cool, I didn't know Crichton was a skeptic. And me a bit of a skeptic groupie. I'll check out his writings.

Did you know Johnny Carson was a skeptic? That's why he had the Amazing Randi on the Tonight show so many times.

Genghis

Nice piece of engineering.

Can you explain a bit more about the Danger box?

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I read the blog, too, and context does nothing to alter the intent or meaning of Jeff's excerpts. This guy sounds like James Watt. I would say that by chiming in, he is doing Al Gore's cause a favor.

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CUDA wrote:because Bush garnered more votes than any prsident in history. and if memory serves the 3million vote gap was also the largest in history.

Hey, I need a *woosh/over your head* emoticon right about now.

Genghis

if you went by popular vote alone, then it would be theoreticaly possible for NY, Cal and Ohio to control the election by population alone, the college was desined to prevent that And with the EC, we instead have Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania controlling the election! j/k As has been stated, both...

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Just a quick cheap shot at Jeff's ideas on atheism, altruism, and marriage: http://www.creationtheory.org/Morality/CrimeAndDivorce.shtml The Barna Research Group conducted a poll of Americans in 1999 in an attempt to show that religious faith reduces the likelihood of divorce. The results shocked th...

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Against my better judgement:

Bulls? You mean those carnivorous beasts with deadly claws and jaws? Are they killed out of eyeshot of water bodies?

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Alligator will have the advantage in water no doubt. On dry land that is a different story and its death roll won't be so effective. Nope. They are fast very fast and strong on land. Try reading about them. Fast and strong is irrelevant if their kill maneuver (drowning) is inoperable. On land an al...

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I'm sorry, this is just too cool:

http://www.n2yo.com/

If you've never seen a satellite flyover, you could use this site to help you out.

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So what's the business you're gonna start? Is it a longtime dream or a new idea? Is it a passion or a moneymaker or both?

Genghis

Is sologamy a word? If so, would you all please never use it to describe my current status?

Thank you.

And how would you describe a (non-cheating) monk or priest? Nullogamy? Godogamy?

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http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

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Presidents lie all the time. Clintons lie was not of national security but of a personal matter and in my opinion was not worth dragging the country thru the mud like it was. I think the point was that he lied under oath. If he lies under oath, how can you trust him with anything else, especially w...

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