Apples and Oranges
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Want Freedom?
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· Score: 2, Troll
While 75 percent considered the right to speak freely as "essential," almost half, 46 percent, supported amending the Constitution to prohibit flag burning.
How are "freedom of speech" as mentioned in the first amendment and the neo-liberal concept of "freedom of expression" remotely related? I support the freedom of speech unconditionally - I do not support the "freedom of expression" - first of all, there's no such thing. Second of all, it's ridiculous to consider phyical actions as speech.
When was the first time "freedom of speech" got misconstrued into "freedom of expression"? Where did that term come from, the same place as "underprivileged"?
Instead of sending the data over the power conductor as current/voltage changes, why not run hollow conductors and take advantage of the waveguide effect to shoot broadband RF down the center of the conductor? Hollow conductors are lighter, and since we're talking about AC here, they'd have the same 60Hz current-carrying capacity thanks to the skin effect. They'd also offer little or no radiated RF, so there'd be no interference to other radio services.
Getting the AC without disturbing the data would be easy - hook to the outside of the conductor. Getting at the data would be equally easy - poke a tiny hole in the conductor and insert a small resonant antenna, just like you'd do with regular waveguide.
cable TV business model supposed to do away with those pesty commercials 20 years ago? I recall the cable companies using phrases like "cable has less commercials 'cause you're paying for it."
It sounds like your question is really "How can companies that currently rely on TV commercials survive if TV commercials stopped tomorrow." Product placement is just another type of ad. They don't do anything for the TV show. It's still a form of 'sponsorship.'
I'd rather see a fat data pipe into my house that I can use to establish SVC's (switched virtual circuits) to any video/audio source in the world, and use micropayments to pay for it. If I choose to watch commercial-free TV, I expect to pay for it. If someone wants to sponsor a show so I can see it for free, then I'll expect to see ads.
of this horribly drawn-out procedure is to produce gold nano-particles, why not use a pulsed "laser" to zap a chunk of gold into small puffs of vapor, which will then condense into whatever sized particles you want? If you vary the temperature and pressure of the environment, you should be able to get any reasonably-sized particle you want.
Alternatively, filter out the particles that are too large or too small, squish them back together, and zap 'em again!
Just in time - a collection of Spam Haiku!!!
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Haiku vs Spam
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· Score: 4, Funny
By Muad'Dave:
Like bodysnatchers,
Spam has crept into our lives
It will win, I think.
The mad scientist,
in the lab toils to create
square pigs for Hormel.
Spam, it does not reap,
neither doth it sow, I think,
it cunningly waits.
When left with the rest,
A wise man chose to call it
Spam: Sow Parts And Meat.
Glist'ning, shiny block,
too horrible to think from
where you came and how.
You must look at Spam
that does not correspond to
the knitting machine.
Spark'ling Spam that zaps
when eaten or dropped from high
drank from the charge pond.
Unlike the Eggy,
Spam not only 'can tongue', it
is canned tongue in steel.
Deep within the heart
of swine there cries out a voice
"Spam, my destiny."
Saw a therapist-
He made me wallow in Spam.
He was The Rapist.
Ran out of dead cows
to loft at the seiged city.
Used Spam, rest all died.
Ship loaded with Spam
runs aground on the dark reef.
Oil slick and fish kill.
Greasy loaf, digest.
Leave me better than you found-
Clog not arteries.
Truncated blue can,
how can you contain such vile
and slimy pig guts?
Who hast made thee, Spam?
Pink, glutinous, porcine parts
there in gelled repose.
Chopped and fried, layered
among other things pig-like,
surely a man's feast.
The Spam maps Pam's amps
hoping to find a way to
avoid the hot pan.
Spam spilled in the street,
greasy and slick from the can,
a twelve car pileup.
Faint whiff of the sea,
Greasy scent of things porcine,
I must open it.
Missles fly, "Nuke War!"
All is still, the earth cools down,
Roaches feast on Spam.
Sliced for sandwich,
formed as loaf, chopped for salad,
my Spam does not judge.
Once thought unclean, now
all pigs strive for a higher
plane of being - Spam.
By T. Goodfellow:
Conjugating Spam
spamo, spamas, spamatus
Boy I hate Latin.
Spam in my stocking
on December 25th
I was bad this year
50% off
an after-Christmas Spam sale
plenty to pick from
If Spam were outlawed
only outlaws would carry
guns made of pig meat
While on a cruise ship
"Spam overboard!" came the yell
No one seemed to care
Ma pig, to her son,
If you don't make something of
yourself, Hormel will.
I like Spam, I do
but I'd never admit it
to someone like you
Locked out of the house
on the doorstep shivering
Spam waits for its master
DaVinci drawing
to British scholars reveals
early Spam concepts
re-inventing Spam
I suggest we use soy beans
vegetarian
Like chicken and egg
does the can shape the Spam, or
does Spam shape the can?
Summer '59,
The rains came early, then dry
A great Spam vintage.
Sooner or later
zero or more cans of Spam
not pleasing itself
only Hormel can
make the manslaughter of pigs
Man's laughter of Spam
Hogs, none the wiser
board the bus to nirvana
destination: Spam
A pallet of Spam
could it be any worse than
Spam on the palette
Secret document
stolen by Chinese agents
Spam powered rockets
Proper etiquette
demands that Spam eaters
conceal agony
Attorneys or Spam
The only difference is
in the packaging
If Spam grew on trees
Newton's law calculations
would have been greasy
In a Spam glacier
a fully preserved mammoth
What a way to go
Tunneling inward
the electron microscope
atomic pig parts
pigs, each year with hope
in vain searching yellow pages
still no Spam heading
the stock broker
stuffing his porkfolio
going long on Spam
Anticipation
Spam in a ketchup bottle
s l o w l y s l i d i n g out.
I agree wholeheartedly. Many of the more prominent social causes treat symptoms, not root problems. It's a lot more heartwarming to see immediate results from your money - the poor 3rd world child gets a full belly. It's not nearly so gratifying to see your money build a water distribution plant. People who give to charities, any charity, should apply the "give a man a fish" test. Except for immediate aide groups like the Red Cross, your money should go to the groups that treat problems, not symptoms.
is too narrowly focused already. If your goal is to help "our planet and the future of our species upon it", is an environmental cause the best way to accomplish it? There are certainly larger and more immediate threats to more people than deforestation and global warming. Hunger, disease, inability to defend oneself against criminals and opressive governments spring to mind. Note that social issues are typically the cause of environmental issues. Greed in the west, poverty in the rain forest.
In many states, Virginia included, it is illegal to photocopy a driver's license. We also have an opt-out policy for SSNs on our licenses. You can get what's called a 'T' number instead that has no relationship to you SSN other than in DMV's database.
I have no problem with you choosing not to have your kids fingerprinted - if I had kids, I wouldn't, either. All I wanted to point out was that all of the fingerprint programs I've heard about do not keep copies of the prints. It'd be just as easy to 'print your kids yourself, and squirrel them away.
PS - I want some of that 'probabe cause' you mentioned! 8-)
All superheterodyne receivers have some miniscule level of IF leakage. For a typical FM radio, it's at 10.7 MHz. TVs are at 45 MHz. AM radios are at 455 KHz. For commercial gear, it could be 30, 45, 70 or any other freq (or freqs) the designers choose. Many receivers have several IFs, therefore several possible 'transmit' frequencies.
There's even people who VOLUNTARILY have their children fingerprinted for government files, "just in case" something happens. WTF? As if the government's knowledge of your wherabouts and identity isn't one of the most hazardous propositions there are!
I agree with most of what you said, but I think you have the details of the fingerprinting thing wrong. They fingerprint your kid, and then hand you the print cards in case your kid turns up missing. They don't keep a copy, you (as the parent) do, in case the unthinkable happens.
I don't recall there being any force involved - lots of grumbling but no force.
Had anyone refused, do you doubt there would have been force? I don't.
Yes, I saw "Mad Max/road Warrior" too - but it is just a movie.
I wasn't referring to any movie. Did you read the 100's of articles I referenced?
and the robbery weapon of choice has been sawn off shotguns for years (illegal for decades),
So gun control hasn't worked "for decades", but you let your gov't pass more worthless laws? What made you think anything would be different this time around? It didn't work then, it won't work now or ever.
errr next one - Americans also invented the Second Amendment - what a great invention that was!
At least it has kept our government from forcibly disarming its citizens, making them into subjects instead of members of the government "of, for, and by the people." Note that your crime rate climbed after the confiscation that was supposed to stop all that crime. Guess what? Your crooks now have free rein to rob and pillage, since they're the only ones with firearms. You've fallen for the old liberal crap that disarming everyone will prevent crime. Here in the US, when the states passed "shall issue" laws that required states to issue concealed carry permits to anyone who was eligible, the liberals predicted blood running in the streets. In fact, in every single state that enacted such laws, the crime rates dropped, while the rates in other states continued to climb. Don't give me your holier-than-thou liberal bs - look at the facts before you spout rhetoric.
My chart shows that Pu238 is an alpha emitter, and is subject to spontaneous fission. A I recall, the thermoelectric generators use the heat given off by the Pu238 to generate power with what are essentially thermocouples.
It's an interesting concept, though. How about something made of wispy aerogels that the constant blast of the solar wind could slowly erode? There are lots and lots of free protons, neutrons, and electrons being blasted free from the sun, zipping around out there.
How about a plastic that ablates under heavy UV exposure (much like PVC pipe does here on earth)? Just a thought...
I read the article you linked to, and her statements are quite accurate. The opportune concept through all of this is, however, is how much power are we talking about. As a ham radio operator who uses microwave transmitters, I must (by federal law, See CFR Title 47, Part 97) know about RF safety to protect myself and the public from what the government has decided are safe exposure levels. These are typically measured in mW/m2 (or W/m2). You can exceed these levels with extremely low power levels. 100mW of 10 GHz power in an WG90 waveguide (3.2x10-4 m2) is 310 W/m2 at the opening of the waveguide. This exceeds the established exposure limits.
As far as ascribing "Tinfoil hat crowd" status to the original poster, you may be right, but my point that tinfoil is a better precautionary measure against high RF levels than ionizing radiation is still true.
I understand the difference between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. That doesn't change the fact that high RF fields can cause significant tissue damage due to internal heating beyond the tissue's ability to self-cool. The eyes are particularly susceptable to microwave RF, turning the normally clear cornea/lens into something akin to cooked egg whites.
Your example of 'radiators' in old houses is only a couple of orders of magnitude too small to be true. I imagine those crazy vulcanologists in their silver, heat-reflective suits know a thing or two about the effects of high IR radiation. They wrap their whole bodies in tinfoil.
Note that the original poster mentioned tinfoil, which is a reasonable shield against microwaves. If he had intended to imply ionizing radiation (other than alpha particles), lead (as you stated) would make a much better shield.
Now you can make your very own! The old US penny is made of 95% copper, 5% zinc. The new ones are 97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper (the zinc is on the inside, the copper is in a thin outer layer). Zinc melts at significantly lower temps than copper...so scratch a new penny down to the shiny zinc, nuke it in the crucible, and out will flow the molten zinc, leaving a hollow penny!
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How are "freedom of speech" as mentioned in the first amendment and the neo-liberal concept of "freedom of expression" remotely related? I support the freedom of speech unconditionally - I do not support the "freedom of expression" - first of all, there's no such thing. Second of all, it's ridiculous to consider phyical actions as speech.
When was the first time "freedom of speech" got misconstrued into "freedom of expression"? Where did that term come from, the same place as "underprivileged"?
Instead of sending the data over the power conductor as current/voltage changes, why not run hollow conductors and take advantage of the waveguide effect to shoot broadband RF down the center of the conductor? Hollow conductors are lighter, and since we're talking about AC here, they'd have the same 60Hz current-carrying capacity thanks to the skin effect. They'd also offer little or no radiated RF, so there'd be no interference to other radio services.
Getting the AC without disturbing the data would be easy - hook to the outside of the conductor. Getting at the data would be equally easy - poke a tiny hole in the conductor and insert a small resonant antenna, just like you'd do with regular waveguide.
It sounds like your question is really "How can companies that currently rely on TV commercials survive if TV commercials stopped tomorrow." Product placement is just another type of ad. They don't do anything for the TV show. It's still a form of 'sponsorship.'
I'd rather see a fat data pipe into my house that I can use to establish SVC's (switched virtual circuits) to any video/audio source in the world, and use micropayments to pay for it. If I choose to watch commercial-free TV, I expect to pay for it. If someone wants to sponsor a show so I can see it for free, then I'll expect to see ads.
Alternatively, filter out the particles that are too large or too small, squish them back together, and zap 'em again!
Like bodysnatchers,
Spam has crept into our lives
It will win, I think.
The mad scientist,
in the lab toils to create
square pigs for Hormel.
Spam, it does not reap,
neither doth it sow, I think,
it cunningly waits.
When left with the rest,
A wise man chose to call it
Spam: Sow Parts And Meat.
Glist'ning, shiny block,
too horrible to think from
where you came and how.
You must look at Spam
that does not correspond to
the knitting machine.
Spark'ling Spam that zaps
when eaten or dropped from high
drank from the charge pond.
Unlike the Eggy,
Spam not only 'can tongue', it
is canned tongue in steel.
Deep within the heart
of swine there cries out a voice
"Spam, my destiny."
Saw a therapist-
He made me wallow in Spam.
He was The Rapist.
Ran out of dead cows
to loft at the seiged city.
Used Spam, rest all died.
Ship loaded with Spam
runs aground on the dark reef.
Oil slick and fish kill.
Greasy loaf, digest.
Leave me better than you found-
Clog not arteries.
Truncated blue can,
how can you contain such vile
and slimy pig guts?
Who hast made thee, Spam?
Pink, glutinous, porcine parts
there in gelled repose.
Chopped and fried, layered
among other things pig-like,
surely a man's feast.
The Spam maps Pam's amps
hoping to find a way to
avoid the hot pan.
Spam spilled in the street,
greasy and slick from the can,
a twelve car pileup.
Faint whiff of the sea,
Greasy scent of things porcine,
I must open it.
Missles fly, "Nuke War!"
All is still, the earth cools down,
Roaches feast on Spam.
Sliced for sandwich,
formed as loaf, chopped for salad,
my Spam does not judge.
Once thought unclean, now
all pigs strive for a higher
plane of being - Spam.
By T. Goodfellow:
Conjugating Spam
spamo, spamas, spamatus
Boy I hate Latin.
Spam in my stocking
on December 25th
I was bad this year
50% off
an after-Christmas Spam sale
plenty to pick from
If Spam were outlawed
only outlaws would carry
guns made of pig meat
While on a cruise ship
"Spam overboard!" came the yell
No one seemed to care
Ma pig, to her son,
If you don't make something of
yourself, Hormel will.
I like Spam, I do
but I'd never admit it
to someone like you
Locked out of the house
on the doorstep shivering
Spam waits for its master
DaVinci drawing
to British scholars reveals
early Spam concepts
re-inventing Spam
I suggest we use soy beans
vegetarian
Like chicken and egg
does the can shape the Spam, or
does Spam shape the can?
Summer '59,
The rains came early, then dry
A great Spam vintage.
Sooner or later
zero or more cans of Spam
not pleasing itself
only Hormel can
make the manslaughter of pigs
Man's laughter of Spam
Hogs, none the wiser
board the bus to nirvana
destination: Spam
A pallet of Spam
could it be any worse than
Spam on the palette
Secret document
stolen by Chinese agents
Spam powered rockets
Proper etiquette
demands that Spam eaters
conceal agony
Attorneys or Spam
The only difference is
in the packaging
If Spam grew on trees
Newton's law calculations
would have been greasy
In a Spam glacier
a fully preserved mammoth
What a way to go
Tunneling inward
the electron microscope
atomic pig parts
pigs, each year with hope
in vain searching yellow pages
still no Spam heading
the stock broker
stuffing his porkfolio
going long on Spam
Anticipation
Spam in a ketchup bottle
s l o w l y s l i d i n g out.
Boy scout winter camp
Spam unevenly heated
half frozen; half burnt
PS - I want some of that 'probabe cause' you mentioned! 8-)
All superheterodyne receivers have some miniscule level of IF leakage. For a typical FM radio, it's at 10.7 MHz. TVs are at 45 MHz. AM radios are at 455 KHz. For commercial gear, it could be 30, 45, 70 or any other freq (or freqs) the designers choose. Many receivers have several IFs, therefore several possible 'transmit' frequencies.
I agree with most of what you said, but I think you have the details of the fingerprinting thing wrong. They fingerprint your kid, and then hand you the print cards in case your kid turns up missing. They don't keep a copy, you (as the parent) do, in case the unthinkable happens.
don't need to "take over" Camden, NJ - they can have it, for all I care.
Had anyone refused, do you doubt there would have been force? I don't.
Yes, I saw "Mad Max/road Warrior" too - but it is just a movie.
I wasn't referring to any movie. Did you read the 100's of articles I referenced?
and the robbery weapon of choice has been sawn off shotguns for years (illegal for decades),
So gun control hasn't worked "for decades", but you let your gov't pass more worthless laws? What made you think anything would be different this time around? It didn't work then, it won't work now or ever.
At least it has kept our government from forcibly disarming its citizens, making them into subjects instead of members of the government "of, for, and by the people." Note that your crime rate climbed after the confiscation that was supposed to stop all that crime. Guess what? Your crooks now have free rein to rob and pillage, since they're the only ones with firearms. You've fallen for the old liberal crap that disarming everyone will prevent crime. Here in the US, when the states passed "shall issue" laws that required states to issue concealed carry permits to anyone who was eligible, the liberals predicted blood running in the streets. In fact, in every single state that enacted such laws, the crime rates dropped, while the rates in other states continued to climb. Don't give me your holier-than-thou liberal bs - look at the facts before you spout rhetoric.
to beam "helpful suggestions" to drivers in front of me that are driving like idiots...
If I want to visit the IIS, I'll just go into the computer room, thank you. Oh, you mean the ISS...
How about a plastic that ablates under heavy UV exposure (much like PVC pipe does here on earth)? Just a thought...
Along with some <FatB*stard> Baby - the other, other white meat!</FatB*stard>
As far as ascribing "Tinfoil hat crowd" status to the original poster, you may be right, but my point that tinfoil is a better precautionary measure against high RF levels than ionizing radiation is still true.
I think we're vehemently agreeing.
Cool! How do you recover the zinc? I assume you add a base, and precipitate out the zinc.
Your example of 'radiators' in old houses is only a couple of orders of magnitude too small to be true. I imagine those crazy vulcanologists in their silver, heat-reflective suits know a thing or two about the effects of high IR radiation. They wrap their whole bodies in tinfoil.
Note that the original poster mentioned tinfoil, which is a reasonable shield against microwaves. If he had intended to imply ionizing radiation (other than alpha particles), lead (as you stated) would make a much better shield.
Now you can make your very own! The old US penny is made of 95% copper, 5% zinc. The new ones are 97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper (the zinc is on the inside, the copper is in a thin outer layer). Zinc melts at significantly lower temps than copper...so scratch a new penny down to the shiny zinc, nuke it in the crucible, and out will flow the molten zinc, leaving a hollow penny!