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Fruit of the Poisonous TreePerhaps, but any 'evidence' thus obtained, including any leads resulting from it, would likely be inadmissable under fruit of the poisonous tree
"n. in criminal law, the doctrine that evidence discovered due to information found through illegal search or other unconstitutional means (such as a forced confession) may not be introduced by a prosecutor. The theory is that the tree (original illegal evidence) is poisoned and thus taints what grows from it. For example, as part of a coerced admission made without giving a prime suspect the so-called "Miranda warnings" (statement of rights, including the right to remain silent and what he/she says will be used against them), the suspect tells the police the location of stolen property. Since the admission cannot be introduced as evidence in trial, neither can the stolen property." I had to be very careful of this when I was a detective.
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Bugs are goodI agree, and there is evidence to support that assertion. 1. Gern JE et al. Effects of dog ownership and genotype on immune development and atopy in infancy. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. jaci.2003.11.017. Abstract available online at: http://www2.us.elsevierhealth.com/ scripts/om.dll/serve?action=search
2. Pets Boost Children's Health. BBC News. June 14, 2002. Available online at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 1/hi/health/2045704.stm.
I grew up on a farm, and besides slopping the hogs, cleaning out the chicken coop, and tending to the cows, horses, dogs, fish, ducks, rabbits, and even a Peacock, I used to turn over cow patties looking for bugs and later mushrooms. I'm pretty sure this made a difference when I went to places where a scratch made some of my teammates very sick.
I laugh whenever one of those advertisements come on Tv trying to sell 'air sanitizers' and people spraying Lysol on everything. "OMG, there are GERMS in the air?!?"
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Re:Need a patch for CelestiaOr, you can do it yourself. "One of the best things about Celestia is that it provides ways for you to add many astronomical objects that are not included in Celestia's distribution kit. Once you learn how they work, I'm sure you'll find creating Addons to be a lot of fun. They're a lot of fun to look at, too." I will make some add-ons when I am through exploring.
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Fake or not, this inspires me...For a long time I have had this idea of reducing the single biggest cost to our production, labor. Don't get me wrong, it has been a tough row to hoe, between providing high-paying jobs and making the mine work by somehow cutting costs. Because in mining, that is the only option, since one can rarely charge more than the spot price of the product (gold nuggets and specimens are the exception). So, if it costs us $270 to produce and sell an ounce of gold, and it is selling for $390, we only make $120/ounce. Since we are a small, family-owned mine, our costs are significantly higher. Despite that, I have designed and built a very efficient operation, and have managed to increase the efficiency of our operation so that 2 people can effectively run it, but that is still a $120,000+ cost per season. And robots never have to spend a few days in town, or pee, or smoke a cig, or pocket a $2,000 gold nugget, etc.
If anyone reading this is serious about an opportunity to integrate automation into a new field (excuse the unintended pun) contact me. I also have a similar idea for the collection of geophysical data. This is truly a wide open area.
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Try CelestiaEver try Celestia? This is one cool app. Download it for free, and park yourself wherever you want to see the view from 'there'.
On a related note, I'd love to see some details such as this (i.e. view from Spirit, etc) integrated into it. I wonder how much space (no pun intended) to integrate GIS data into it? I'd be kinda neat to fly from Alaska to the Spirit rover, and since it is unlikely I'll get to do that for real, this is the next best thing.
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Northwest PassagePage for that is here, thanks for reminding me.
"North Pacific and Russian Far East air routes (gray lines) pass over or near more than a hundred potentially active volcanoes (red triangles). Aircraft flying along these routes, some of the busiest in the world, carry more than 10,000 passengers and millions of dollars of cargo each day to and from Asia, North America, and Europe. In the North Pacific region, several explosive eruptions occur every year. Ash from these eruptions, which has caused jet engines to fail, is usually blown to the east and northeast, directly across the air routes."
And here's what happened to one 747: "As the crew of KLM Flight 867 struggled to restart the plane's engines, "smoke" and a strong odor of sulfur filled the cockpit and cabin. For five long minutes the powerless 747 jetliner, bound for Anchorage, Alaska, with 231 terrified passengers aboard, fell in silence toward the rugged, snow-covered Talkeetna Mountains (7,000 to 11,000 feet high). All four engines had flamed out when the aircraft inadvertently entered a cloud of ash blown from erupting Redoubt Volcano, 150 miles away. The volcano had begun erupting 10 hours earlier on that morning of December 15, 1989. Only after the crippled jet had dropped from an altitude of 27,900 feet to 13,300 feet (a fall of more than 2 miles) was the crew able to restart all engines and land the plane safely at Anchorage. The plane required $80 million in repairs, including the replacement of all four damaged engines."
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Re:Stupid special forces tricksThe very fisrt thing the instructor said to us in edged weapons class is never throw your weapon away. We learned how to anyway, as well as throwing scissors, letter openers, and other assorted items. It's pretty cool to throw something and see it sticking in the target, although in a real fight, you still have time to 'return the favor' before you bleed out, assuming the wound was even eventually fatal. In the movies, the Hero/Badguy can throw a knife and bury it to the hilt, but try it on a slab of unfrozen beef sometime, even try to stab it to the hilt. It's not easy, especially around the ribs, breast, or shoulder. Notice how hard it is to pull the knife back out? If it is one of those silly Rambo knives, the serrations will catch on ligaments and other parts. It's really more of a distraction. They actually sharpened the edges of the shovel, and were trained to use them in ways other than by throwing. Then again, we never got the chance to throw something when the target was shooting, or threatening to shoot, back. I'm pretty sure that would affect performance.
Back on the subject, you can fire 2 'assault rifles' or handguns at a time, but there's no need, and plenty of reasons not to. One rifle can lay down plenty of suppressive fire, and more accurately than trying to use up all your ammo in a display of firepower. The target will just keeps it head down til you're trying to clear a jam or reload, and put a single round where it really hurts. Or send out his buddy to flank you. Since you used up all your ammo, and your weapon it too hot to touch, he won't even have to throw his shovel at you.
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Re:Really Grave Responsibility HereI remember reading a piece of fiction where the guy finds a preserved human carcass of one of the 1917 flu epidemic victims frozen in the permafrost in northern Alaska, and collects a sample. Having gone on a few digs and seeing how well preserved some tissue was from tens of thousands of years ago, well it made me think. We still turn up an occaisonal 36,000 y.o. Bison or mastodon here.
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UseNetSo? If it has not yet been posted to UseNet and other channels, it will be shortly. The Cat's Out The Bag, so to speak.
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Shipwreck buff touts Kodiak treasure opportunityI agree, and here's something related: "Disasters from Kodiak's past could turn into blessings for its future, according to a maritime lawyer and shipwreck diving enthusiast. "You guys have a great resource in the maritime history of this island," Peter Hess told an audience at Kodiak College on Sunday.
Audience members heard stories of silver, gold and jewels salvaged in recent years from wrecks dating to the days of the Spanish galleons. Hess recalled his excitement at seeing real treasure chests bursting with pieces of eight." Story Continues
He said advances in scuba diving technology will make sunken ships around Kodiak more accessible. Hess foresees a time when diving could join fishing and hunting as a local economic asset. "I think you have the beginnings of a new industry," he said.
"Once something is found, the first thing that's asked is, 'Who owns it?'" he said.
Assuming that a ship's owners have abandoned a wreck, the basic principle of salvage law is simple: finders keepers. That still has validity in the maritime context, Hess said.
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Patrol boat doesn't sell on eBayThis reminds me of something I read that is similar: "The state got no takers when it tried to sell an Alaska State Troopers patrol vessel on the eBay auction Web site. "It did not sell. We didn't receive any offers," trooper spokesman Greg Wilkinson said after the close of the auction last week." I wonder if this jet will do any better.
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Re:Who do you trust?"In America, we would have had the FBI kicking in this guy's door within the hour."
Ha! Highly unlikely. If you really want something done, and done right, you don't call the cops or the lawyers, you call the guy who knows dis guy and he "does this favor for you."
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Sandhill CranesI get some Sandhill Cranes in my yard here in Alaska every year, and not once has one come close to flying into the window. It's always the smaller birds, and then it is rare.
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Re:Not much bias there, eh?Agreed. I might be considered a "prospector", but we use airborne geophysics, geochemistry, and computer programs such as GIS and for other data processing tasks (modern exploration generates a huge amount of data). Here is an article about the role of organisms in bringing metals to the user (you). After all, if we don't mine it, we have to grow it. And I don't see agriculture growing raw materials for computers. Some more info here: "Two thousand years ago, the Romans noticed that the runoff from the tailings pile of one of their copper mines in Spain was blue with copper salts. They found ways to recover the leached copper without worrying about how the metal entered solution. Forty years ago, someone finally figured that out, and blamed it on bacteria.
The tiny rod-shaped bacterium known as Thiobacillus ferrooxidans gets energy by oxidizing some inorganic materials such as sulfide-containing minerals. As the bacteria metabolize, they release acid and an oxidizing solution of ferric ions, which can wash metals right out of ore. The copper industry quickly and enthusiastically put this discovery to work.
Biological heap leaching is an inexpensive way to extract the metal from low-grade ores where copper is bound in a sulfide matrix. As the microbes chew up the ore, which has been treated with sulfuric acid to encourage them, the copper is released and concentrated in a solution that flows into a catch basin. The metal is extracted, and the acid solution is recycled. According to the journal Science, from which I gathered this information, fully 25 percent of the world's copper--worth about $1 billion annually--comes from such bioprocessing.
Though the busy bacteria may some day help extract copper from Alaskan ores, it's a sure bet they'll first see employment here as gold bugs. Elsewhere, T. ferrooxidans is pretreating gold-bearing ores to the satisfaction of mining companies
Now, I have to live here, too. I don't want my work area looking like a moonscape, so we actively reclaim the ground as we mine it. As a result, not only do we make a very small impact while we are mining, but we also leave behind habitat for wildlife (example: Moose love shallow ponds, as do migratory birds-they also love the grasses we plant to stabilize the soil). We also reclaim areas left by others. It is unfortunate that the miner has been vilified by the popular press.
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Re:Not much bias there, eh?Agreed. I might be considered a "prospector", but we use airborne geophysics, geochemistry, and computer programs such as GIS and for other data processing tasks (modern exploration generates a huge amount of data). Here is an article about the role of organisms in bringing metals to the user (you). After all, if we don't mine it, we have to grow it. And I don't see agriculture growing raw materials for computers. Some more info here: "Two thousand years ago, the Romans noticed that the runoff from the tailings pile of one of their copper mines in Spain was blue with copper salts. They found ways to recover the leached copper without worrying about how the metal entered solution. Forty years ago, someone finally figured that out, and blamed it on bacteria.
The tiny rod-shaped bacterium known as Thiobacillus ferrooxidans gets energy by oxidizing some inorganic materials such as sulfide-containing minerals. As the bacteria metabolize, they release acid and an oxidizing solution of ferric ions, which can wash metals right out of ore. The copper industry quickly and enthusiastically put this discovery to work.
Biological heap leaching is an inexpensive way to extract the metal from low-grade ores where copper is bound in a sulfide matrix. As the microbes chew up the ore, which has been treated with sulfuric acid to encourage them, the copper is released and concentrated in a solution that flows into a catch basin. The metal is extracted, and the acid solution is recycled. According to the journal Science, from which I gathered this information, fully 25 percent of the world's copper--worth about $1 billion annually--comes from such bioprocessing.
Though the busy bacteria may some day help extract copper from Alaskan ores, it's a sure bet they'll first see employment here as gold bugs. Elsewhere, T. ferrooxidans is pretreating gold-bearing ores to the satisfaction of mining companies
Now, I have to live here, too. I don't want my work area looking like a moonscape, so we actively reclaim the ground as we mine it. As a result, not only do we make a very small impact while we are mining, but we also leave behind habitat for wildlife (example: Moose love shallow ponds, as do migratory birds-they also love the grasses we plant to stabilize the soil). We also reclaim areas left by others. It is unfortunate that the miner has been vilified by the popular press.
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Re:Not much bias there, eh?Agreed. I might be considered a "prospector", but we use airborne geophysics, geochemistry, and computer programs such as GIS and for other data processing tasks (modern exploration generates a huge amount of data). Here is an article about the role of organisms in bringing metals to the user (you). After all, if we don't mine it, we have to grow it. And I don't see agriculture growing raw materials for computers. Some more info here: "Two thousand years ago, the Romans noticed that the runoff from the tailings pile of one of their copper mines in Spain was blue with copper salts. They found ways to recover the leached copper without worrying about how the metal entered solution. Forty years ago, someone finally figured that out, and blamed it on bacteria.
The tiny rod-shaped bacterium known as Thiobacillus ferrooxidans gets energy by oxidizing some inorganic materials such as sulfide-containing minerals. As the bacteria metabolize, they release acid and an oxidizing solution of ferric ions, which can wash metals right out of ore. The copper industry quickly and enthusiastically put this discovery to work.
Biological heap leaching is an inexpensive way to extract the metal from low-grade ores where copper is bound in a sulfide matrix. As the microbes chew up the ore, which has been treated with sulfuric acid to encourage them, the copper is released and concentrated in a solution that flows into a catch basin. The metal is extracted, and the acid solution is recycled. According to the journal Science, from which I gathered this information, fully 25 percent of the world's copper--worth about $1 billion annually--comes from such bioprocessing.
Though the busy bacteria may some day help extract copper from Alaskan ores, it's a sure bet they'll first see employment here as gold bugs. Elsewhere, T. ferrooxidans is pretreating gold-bearing ores to the satisfaction of mining companies
Now, I have to live here, too. I don't want my work area looking like a moonscape, so we actively reclaim the ground as we mine it. As a result, not only do we make a very small impact while we are mining, but we also leave behind habitat for wildlife (example: Moose love shallow ponds, as do migratory birds-they also love the grasses we plant to stabilize the soil). We also reclaim areas left by others. It is unfortunate that the miner has been vilified by the popular press.
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Spruce Tree Size Nuke Plants?Alaska Village invited to test cheap, clean nuclear power Here is the article.
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Member-Owned Cooperative is The Way to Go"Regulation is the way to go."
I'm part of a member-owned cooperative, and we used to get unlimited bandwidth on DSL for $49.95/month. Then they doubled the speed to 512K, and set a fee over the first 11GB/month (and rounds down to the nearest GB.). But they told us all of this well in advance, and we all had the opportunity to weigh in on the issue. That's why I switched from a corporate offering to a member-owned cooperative.
Now, I live in a rural area of Alaska, and am damn glad to even have DSL.
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Click-N-Run?I'll admit right off the bat that I am ignorant of click-n-run (Lindows), but surely it must run as Root? And if yes, then...?
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You can buy REAL turds"since turds are not purchaseable goods"
You can buy real turds. At least Moose Nuggets from here. "The droppings of the moose are turned into many craft items for sale as novelty gifts. The dried pellet is shellacked before it is utilized. Most gift shops in Alaska carry at least a few items made from moose droppings. It may seem disgusting, but many of these products are bought by visitors to Alaska and are kept as mementos or given away as gag gifts."
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Stupid Warning LabelsI bought a DiGiorno frozen pizza a while back, and on the box, in the instructions for cooking, is the warning: "Remove Pizza From Box Before Cooking", and another to remove the plastic overwrap and cardboard circle (I'm paraphrasing here).
Now I'm wondering, was this a problem? Were people actually putting the whole box, with the plastic wrap and frozen pizza, in the oven? Or just the pizza still wrapped in plastic? I say, if you're stupid enough to do this, then you should chalk your demise to evolution.
Oh, I remembered another one. Paul Newman Popcorn. As soon as I removed the package of popcorn from the box, and way before it was near the microwave, I got the warning "CAUTION: BAG IS HOT". Well, it didn't feel hot, and of course there was the warning to remove the plastic before microwaving.
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"my PC has no case"This was modded as 'funny', but I have been there, and I know others who have, also (I won't mention my Brother-oops). I once used a coathanger to hang the mobo and ps from a rack, and laid the other parts around. Why? I guess I didn't have a case handy that fit it.
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Re:My personal worst car ever....It's funny how, every time I start thinking about replacing my trusty 1977 Ford F150, I read or hear a story like this. It's been completly submerged in fresh water twice, buried to the windshield in mud once, and driven over 50 miles into the Bush (off the road, often where there was no road) many many times. And if something breaks, I can fix it, often with similar parts from similar vehicles. This means I can drive this truck lots of places and know I can find parts if I break something. Other than normal wear and tear, that's the only thing the truck has needed, not a surprise when you are crawling over boulders or other off-road stuff.
I've noticed there are others here who appreciate their old Broncos and F150's.
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Re:Thats a plaent you are talking aboutI wasn't considering fixing an old device, instead using parts from it to repair or build something on the planet. I realise current technology is not helpful, but we will need something that can get down to the planet, and get around, better than what we have anyway. When we start mining local materials, be it hematite or water, stuff will get worn out or broken. I believe, and may be wrong, that it is cheaper and smarter to use parts that are already laying around rather than sending more stuff that may or may not have a good time getting to Mars and landing.
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Re:How long until pen live distros?I've seen some 2G pen drives, but they are a bit spendy. For a 2GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive: $778
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Re:HematiteOne item I find interesting is that gold in solution with water will precipitate out in fractures in iron pyrites, under favorable conditions. Gold is very effective in blocking radiation, which will be required for any manned mission. If Gold Meteorites Bombarded Young Planet Earth, perhaps they also might be found on other planets.
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Salvage RightsThat brings up a question: Who has salvage rights to that stuff? I remember an old law of the sea where if you find an abandoned vessel you could salvage it, and mining claims are also that way in many countries. I know of the various Treaties that seem to prohibit ownership of extraterrestrial property, but does that include parts of landers and failed devices? When the Shuttle disintegrated and the parts fell on Texas, the U.S. Government prosecuted anyone who collected a part and did not turn it in. Of course, Texas is on Earth, in the U.S. The Moon, Mars, etc. is a whole nother country. Speaking of stuff crashing into planets, this is the anniversary of The COSMOS 954 Accident
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Spare PartsOn a more serious note, could future unmanned and manned missions take advantage of the stuff we have dropped on Mars? Send up a collection bot, hopefully it won't crash, and then it collects all the parts while mapping/surveying, and then another bot lands and builds something out of the parts. I ask this because any little nut and bolt is extremely valuable in proportion to the distance from a replacement. After paying $400 for some bolts to be brought to a remote location, I can't guess what a good screw would be worth on Mars.
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Re:HematiteI'm an exploration geologist, so I may be qualified.
When acid-rich water comes in contact with sulfidic rock Fe bearing bodies, such as pyrites, it takes up some of the iron (leaching), which water then, being iron laden, comes into contact with a favorable deposition environment, then then iron drops out. Geochemistry is very complicated here on Earth, and I'd love to get a chance at some off-world geology.
On Earth, there is a suggested analog: THE TINTO RIVER BASIN: AN ANALOG FOR MERIDIANI HEMATITE FORMATION ON MARS? (*.PDF)
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Carbonite?
What is carbonite? I have heard of carbonates .
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Not Exactly NewI remember reading about using microwaves for certain refractory ores, I'm pretty sure one of them was "Microwave Heating of Chemicals and Minerals", 1995. They have also used microwaves in the treatment of gold ore, and microwaves for the embrittlement of coal. I haven't heard of it being used on any but a lab scale yet, though.
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Re:the calculator watch.. (Scientific & Hex)I'm with you. I go with a cheap Timex with Indiglo and analog display. I work in the Bush of Alaska and other places, and getting bugdope on a plastic watch is the beginning of the meltdown for that timepiece. I have a calculator for calculating, and it weighs a couple of ounces, fits in a pocket, and is solar powered. I still use compass and map to navigate, and carry a waterproof notebook to lay a trail of crumbs. Yes, I have used a Total Station (which required the use of a chainsaw, gasoline, and other support equipment) GPS, laptop, etc. Much like the goldpan and shovel, coupled with experience they are valuable tools that have yet to be beaten. And no one in Ghana or the Sierra Madre will rob you for cheap goods (which is why I also cling to my cheap Kodak film camera-not to mention if I find myself flung into deep red mud, I don't cry over my cheap camera). I also drive a 70's Ford Truck, because I know I can get parts from here to Tierra Del Fuego for it.
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Linux Trademark?I thought Linux was a trademark of Linus, and I found this " Linux Mark Institute ("LMI") is an organization established on behalf of the Linux(R) operating system community for the specific purpose of providing a simple means of licensing or sublicensing the use of the Linux registered trademark for use in connection with software and computer products, and other miscellaneous products related to the promotion of Linux" but I read this Linux Gold Corp. also owns a 50% interest in 30 mineral claims known as the Fish Creek Prospect, located in the Fairbanks Mining Division in Alaska. Hmmmm.
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/. Personals DO work!Well, sortof. Now you two go get a room already! And no, this is not offtopic: if
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Cayenne PepperI've lived in Alaska since I was just a pup, and one of the first things I learned from an old-timer was the use of cayenne pepper. I sprinkled it on my toes, and put it into capsules I bought at the 'health food store'. I won't get into how it works to increase blood flow, but it does the trick. Having been exposed to wind chills in excess of -150 below zero, I still have all my fingers and toes, although one time the plastic thingy came off my glasses and the steel from the frame froze a hole into the side of my nose. Unlike black pepper, cayenne is not an irritant, although if you get some on a sensitive area (like if you forget to wash your hands before you pee), you'll be wondering WTF?
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Slashdot Personals" I don't think Slashdot is the right place to be discussing your sexual desires, do you?"
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AlaskaIn The Valley we have DSL from our member-owned cooperative, and it's about $49.99/month for the first 11 gigs. Dialup is $20, or free sometimes during a promo from some other phone company. I don't know what cable is, since we don't have cable way out here, and I am happy with DSL.
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Buhach!Try Buhach. It is a powder, comes in a yellow can, and is made from PYRETHRINS from the chrysanthemum flowers. We've been using it in Alaska since the 1800's. Pyrethrin compounds have been used primarily to control human lice, mosquitoes, cockroaches, beetles and flies.
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Sue ThemThe Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) website has been taken off several times due to lawsuits over their inability to protect information. Maybe a lawsuit would provide for an injunction, at least. Then Treasury could find the time to remove the addresses.
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Re:What next ?Anal probes ?
For some people, that would be an incentive to travel more.
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Get Rid Of Pop-Up Ads?"Now if only we could get rid of all the rest of the pop-up ads."
I use Mozilla, and haven't seen a pop-up in a very long time. In fact, I haven't seen any Flash (which I hate) either.
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Re:Simple non-wastefull solution"I did try it for a leaky tire, but @ 90mph it kept flying off..."
Then you need what we used in the Army: '100 mile an hour tape.' Just be careful what you stick it to.
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Insightful?WTF? Who modded this "Insightful"? I don't know which I laughed at harder, the joke or the mod. Someone needs to get out.
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This might be handy for......my study of the role bacteria play in geology, and in particular (no pun intended) in the formation of valuable precious metal deposits such as this: Alaska Bugs Sweat Gold Nuggets
If nothing else, it might be cool to build one just to look at stuff, and I finally have a use for that ISA slot.
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This might be handy for......my study of the role bacteria play in geology, and in particular (no pun intended) in the formation of valuable precious metal deposits such as this: Alaska Bugs Sweat Gold Nuggets
If nothing else, it might be cool to build one just to look at stuff, and I finally have a use for that ISA slot.
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Now if I could just tap into an uplinkI'd have the Ultimate RC Car! Oh, wait, 5 minutes to send the command until it receives it, and wait 5 more minutes to see what happened. Talk about an unacceptable frame rate! And it moves what, 150 feet per day? I do like the 'field geologist' aspect of it. I'm downloading the Linux version of it right now.
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I have all that and more, for a lot lessSometime back, I experimented with controlling the lights and other household stuff from an extra computer. Made it into a PVR/media player, etc as well. It was ok, but I went back to just turning the lights on and off by hand, and didn't find enough interesting programs to watch anyway. I don't worry about anyone breaking in while I'm gone, because my security system consists of 2 Akita/mix and armed neighbors. I don't even use my cellphone anymore-it was like a tether.
I wonder what the market for something like this is? I mean $15,000? First Adopters, I thank you for taking the brunt of R&D and other costs. Maybe they are pricing the first ones high to recoup costs, but all their profits are going to pay for the extra bandwidth on their Flash-sucky site. At first I was thinking "Awesome way to advertise your product or service", and then I thought "Oh, wait, maybe not".
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Here's what they are doing in Alaska VillagesI remember reading an article (and submitting same) about "Bringing Remote Alaskan Villages into the Digital Age" "Philadelphia University Awarded $600,000 by National Science Foundation to Bring Remote Alaskan Villages into the Digital Age" "With this funding the team hopes to supply technology hardware, software and instruction for the village so, as Dinero puts it, "The Nets'aii Gwich'in can survive in this modern world while continuing to embrace their culture and traditional way of life. And, hopefully, if this proves successful in the Arctic Village, we will be able to utilize this model with other indigenous communities around the world."
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Here's what they are doing in Alaska VillagesI remember reading an article (and submitting same) about "Bringing Remote Alaskan Villages into the Digital Age" "Philadelphia University Awarded $600,000 by National Science Foundation to Bring Remote Alaskan Villages into the Digital Age" "With this funding the team hopes to supply technology hardware, software and instruction for the village so, as Dinero puts it, "The Nets'aii Gwich'in can survive in this modern world while continuing to embrace their culture and traditional way of life. And, hopefully, if this proves successful in the Arctic Village, we will be able to utilize this model with other indigenous communities around the world."
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Gold RushTake a lesson from any Gold Rush in history: the people supplying the shovels, sex, and other services were the ones who really got the gold. Let that guide your business model.
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