"According to the FBI annual crime statistics, the number of murders committed annually with hammers and clubs far outnumbers the number of murders committed with a rifle."
There is a lot of satisfaction in craftsmanship. It is very fulfilling to make things. Even though I work in Avionics, I love to brew beer. I may even open a brewery soon. I recommend two books for you: "Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work" and "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values"
The way things are going, it might be nice to have skills that don't require electricity.
One in a billion people have something to actually fear about what they say getting them killed or otherwise harm, the rest just use is as a pathetic excuse to talk out their ass with no repercussions at all.
One in a Billion? More like 1 out of 7 methinks. i.e. http://news.yahoo.com/china-requires-internet-users-register-names-141101231--finance.html
Ask the the internet users of Syria, Iran, and Saudia Arabia about their online freedoms to say and post what they want? Why did the UN/ITU (Or at least Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Africa) try to to grab the internet this month?
That would be the "74LVC245 - Breadboard Friendly 8-bit Logic Level Shifter" https://www.adafruit.com/products/735 otherwise known as "Shifty"!
You don't even want to know what she has planned for Power Supplies (AC/DC, AC/AC, and DC/DC)!
But unfortunately we do have volatility and crime. To protect our children we need to defend our children. I agree about a police state but as a civilian volunteer, one will still have the right to refuse an illegal order against another civilian just like the military does.
No, I did not mean the National Guard and something more than a Neighborhood Watch.
Write/Call your elected officials at the local, state, and federal level and advocate the idea.
I just read this entire thread and find it fascinating. There are some well thought out arguments on both sides. One thing I have not seen mentioned is the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Guard_(Israel) . This is a volunteer force, administered by the police. One of the areas they protect is schools and kindergartens. The volunteers are screened, get training, and provide a first line of defense until the troops show up. They have over 50,000 in the force out of a population of 7.7 million. If we had the same percentage in the USA we would have over 20 million people helping with security and crime.
I'm interested in what this community thinks. Would/Could this work in the USA? Would you volunteer for 12 hours/month?
A short story about an engineer. He worked for a large company helping to develop a complex matrix of computers. In our troubled times he was forced to take an early retirement and let the company under less than agreeable circumstances. Financially he was solid and looked forward to spending his time working on things that interested him.
Six months later the company called. The matrix of computer wasn’t working right and they had millions of dollars of equipment idling while others tried to troubleshoot the problem. Would he come in and help? The engineer agreed. He showed up and spent half a day looking and peering and testing. Finally he took a piece of chalk and marked an X on a board and said replace this.
The following day the company got a bill for $50,000 from the engineer. Accounting was aghast and asked for an itemized bill. The engineer sent this back: $1.00 for marking the X; $49,999 for knowing where to put it.
I just provided facts about what a totally corrupt, clusterfuck Obama's green energy programs are and I didn't even do it tangentially. Biden was the Senator from Delaware before he was VP, what a coincidence! The cars catching fire just prove what a ill-designed piece of shit they are. We should be grateful that there are not many of them actually on the road.
The Chinese, The Castro Bros. Vlad Putin, Ahmadinejad, Morsi, and Hugo Chavez. With friends like these, who needs enemies!
So all you Obama supporters - why would these people endorse Obama and why is that good for the USA? Just the facts please (ps remember Godwin's law please)
Dune
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
1984
Neuromancer
Atlas Shrugged
Three Pillars of Zen
The Bible
The Art of Happiness, The Art of Happiness at Work
Foundation
Most of Robert Heinlein's books and short stories. (man who sold the moon is still a favorite)
An introduction to microcomputers, Volume 1
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
Various people have proposed various lines that are more defensible - ranging from the third trimester from our Supreme Court, to a week after birth in the Bible, and this is a very difficult question that intelligent and knowledgeable people of goodwill disagree vehemently on.
Thank you for a civil and respectful debate. Even though we disagree on the line, I appreciate your cogent replies.
I don't want to live in a Nihilistic society, I want a society that values life. The risks are too great, that is why my line is where is is..
Slashdot Mirror
Can they do it at the National level?
"According to the FBI annual crime statistics, the number of murders committed annually with hammers and clubs far outnumbers the number of murders committed with a rifle."
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/01/03/FBI-More-People-Killed-With-Hammers-and-Clubs-Each-Year-Than-With-Rifles
There is a lot of satisfaction in craftsmanship. It is very fulfilling to make things. Even though I work in Avionics, I love to brew beer. I may even open a brewery soon. I recommend two books for you: "Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work" and "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values"
The way things are going, it might be nice to have skills that don't require electricity.
This is also very interesting : http://video.pbs.org/video/1150578495/
One in a billion people have something to actually fear about what they say getting them killed or otherwise harm, the rest just use is as a pathetic excuse to talk out their ass with no repercussions at all.
One in a Billion? More like 1 out of 7 methinks. i.e. http://news.yahoo.com/china-requires-internet-users-register-names-141101231--finance.html
Ask the the internet users of Syria, Iran, and Saudia Arabia about their online freedoms to say and post what they want? Why did the UN/ITU (Or at least Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Africa) try to to grab the internet this month?
That would be the "74LVC245 - Breadboard Friendly 8-bit Logic Level Shifter" https://www.adafruit.com/products/735 otherwise known as "Shifty"!
You don't even want to know what she has planned for Power Supplies (AC/DC, AC/AC, and DC/DC)!
Whether you are aware or not, you have to pay a license fee to incorporate USB into any device, too..
No you don't, you only have to pay if you want a unique vendor idea and/or want to use the official USB logo.
The US is not supposed to be a volatile society..
But unfortunately we do have volatility and crime. To protect our children we need to defend our children. I agree about a police state but as a civilian volunteer, one will still have the right to refuse an illegal order against another civilian just like the military does.
No. Did you read the article and do any further research on the idea? What exactly do you no like about the idea? Do you have any better suggestions?
No, I did not mean the National Guard and something more than a Neighborhood Watch.
Write/Call your elected officials at the local, state, and federal level and advocate the idea.
I just read this entire thread and find it fascinating. There are some well thought out arguments on both sides. One thing I have not seen mentioned is the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Guard_(Israel) . This is a volunteer force, administered by the police. One of the areas they protect is schools and kindergartens. The volunteers are screened, get training, and provide a first line of defense until the troops show up. They have over 50,000 in the force out of a population of 7.7 million. If we had the same percentage in the USA we would have over 20 million people helping with security and crime.
I'm interested in what this community thinks. Would/Could this work in the USA? Would you volunteer for 12 hours/month?
Han Solo shot first...
Oh yea, and Klingon Academy!
I pledged out of nostalgia for Wing Commander, Freespace 2, and Iwar 2. I'm confident he will deliver.
Shakedown
A short story about an engineer.
He worked for a large company helping to develop a complex matrix of computers. In our troubled times he was forced to take an early retirement and let the company under less than agreeable circumstances. Financially he was solid and looked forward to spending his time working on things that interested him.
Six months later the company called. The matrix of computer wasn’t working right and they had millions of dollars of equipment idling while others tried to troubleshoot the problem. Would he come in and help? The engineer agreed. He showed up and spent half a day looking and peering and testing. Finally he took a piece of chalk and marked an X on a board and said replace this.
The following day the company got a bill for $50,000 from the engineer. Accounting was aghast and asked for an itemized bill. The engineer sent this back: $1.00 for marking the X; $49,999 for knowing where to put it.
I hope Chris incorporates some of the elements of Jumpgate and Iwar. I have tried to like X3 but I just can't get into it.
So succession = racism? Does the OP work for MSNBC and Chris "Tingles" Matthews?
A fundamental disagreement with the government policies does not automatically equal racism but of course you are free to perpetuate that myth...
You mean Gary Johnson?
https://lpo.energy.gov/?projects=fisker-automotive
http://nlpc.org/stories/2012/02/08/many-unanswered-questions-surround-fisker-layoffs
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrybell/2012/09/25/obamacar-bad-karma-for-taxpayers/
I'm conservative and I didn't mod you down.
I just provided facts about what a totally corrupt, clusterfuck Obama's green energy programs are and I didn't even do it tangentially. Biden was the Senator from Delaware before he was VP, what a coincidence! The cars catching fire just prove what a ill-designed piece of shit they are. We should be grateful that there are not many of them actually on the road.
See this: http://www.thecontractsguy.net/2012/03/01/battle-of-the-forms-explained-using-a-few-short-words/
How do you know I'm a Romney supporter? There are more than two parties in the US and I'm not registered repulocrat...
The Chinese, The Castro Bros. Vlad Putin, Ahmadinejad, Morsi, and Hugo Chavez. With friends like these, who needs enemies!
So all you Obama supporters - why would these people endorse Obama and why is that good for the USA? Just the facts please (ps remember Godwin's law please)
Dune
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
1984
Neuromancer
Atlas Shrugged
Three Pillars of Zen
The Bible
The Art of Happiness, The Art of Happiness at Work
Foundation
Most of Robert Heinlein's books and short stories. (man who sold the moon is still a favorite)
An introduction to microcomputers, Volume 1
Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
Various people have proposed various lines that are more defensible - ranging from the third trimester from our Supreme Court, to a week after birth in the Bible, and this is a very difficult question that intelligent and knowledgeable people of goodwill disagree vehemently on.
Thank you for a civil and respectful debate. Even though we disagree on the line, I appreciate your cogent replies.
I don't want to live in a Nihilistic society, I want a society that values life. The risks are too great, that is why my line is where is is..