I believe in survival. Spending a disproportionate amount of my income on drastically overpriced energy isn't compatible with that goal. I like to save the environment if I can do it without causing me an inordinate amount of pain. In other words, I'm not going to go bankrupt for the sake of the planet. If someone can produce a reasonably efficient panel for an affordable price I'm there. If not then coal works just fine.
It's the cost that matters more than efficiency. I don't need a 20% efficient panel that costs 10 times what a 10% efficient panel costs. Really I just want some inexpensive but durable panels. Something where I can recoup my costs in 3 or 4 years not a decade or so.
Really? I mean I guess I'm glad it's fixed but of all the problems this has to be among the most minor. Amnesia over web cookies is right up there with "there is a speck of dust on my shoe lace." Hell it could even be considered a feature.
I don't carry loaded guns around although I own a few but I do have a couple of neighbors that go virtually nowhere without a loaded pistol. They bother me not in the least. They are nice people who mind their own business as do I. I haven't noticed them trying to hide that they carry but I don't know if they'd want it publicized or not. I think maybe they wouldn't care one way or the other.
I suppose you could be right. The odds are against it though. Microsoft is like the guy who has been married 10 times and cheated on every single bride. Now they are going to the altar again promising to be true this time. Want to bet on it?
I think it's time the government took the pipes back. These greedy bastards are making government mismanagement look more and more palatable. It's a fucked choice between government utility or greedy fucking money grubbing bastards.
Google provides an extremely valuable service for free. This is good. Some of their practices may not be good but frankly I can't care less if they evade taxes since it is flatly impossible to build wealth without having a wise tax strategy. Taxing corporations only causes them to pass those costs to their customers anyway.
I installed MSSE on every windows machine I cleaned up. Once I used it once I never could bring myself to use anything else. It works well enough and it actually doesn't take over the computer. All the other ones I used seemed as if the only purpose of the computer was to run the anti-virus software. I hate MS and mostly use linux or mac but my VM's have MSSE on them and so do the boxes I clean up for friends.
I can't even begin to think what makes someone just walk into a school and start slaughtering children. I find it hard to believe it really happens. I know there are times I'm glad I don't carry a pistol because I have a bad temper and might have been tempted to pop someone in a fit of rage but that would be someone who was antagonizing me. Not a little kid for God's sake. Anyone who would kill a child is beyond any sort of law at all. How would you possibly stop them? They know everyone will hate, no not hate but despise them. How do you stop a sociopath from killing?
Enjoy your delusion. I think the thin veneer of civilization we enjoy can vaporize at any time. The Soviet Union collapsed quickly and really if this country's economy crashes anything is possible here. You keep on thinking it can't though, ignorance is bliss and I know you're a happy individual.
I agree about the revolver. The durability gives it a definite edge. I've seen those things come out of a mud puddle after years in the bottom of a lake and still fire just fine after a quick cleaning. I like lever actions okay but prefer a bolt action for long range shooting. Like you say, in an urban setting lever is good or a pump shotgun perhaps. Most of the guys I know that own AR's buy them mostly as toys. They spend 1500 on a gun then another 1000 or so spoofing it up. It's amazing all the stuff they make for those. One guy at work has over 3500 invested in his not counting the scopes (yes plural).
Let us be clear here. Ownership of firearms has never really been about hunting or really even about home defense. It's about the right of the citizenry to have the means to protect themselves from tyranny. The government may not trust us with our guns but really we don't trust them much with their guns. There is always a certain level of paranoia about government control anyway and any attempt to limit weapons at all directly reinforces that paranoia. In short, Americans really don't trust their leadership and if you sit and listen to CSPAN for a few hours it's easy to understand why.
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I believe in survival. Spending a disproportionate amount of my income on drastically overpriced energy isn't compatible with that goal. I like to save the environment if I can do it without causing me an inordinate amount of pain. In other words, I'm not going to go bankrupt for the sake of the planet. If someone can produce a reasonably efficient panel for an affordable price I'm there. If not then coal works just fine.
It's the cost that matters more than efficiency. I don't need a 20% efficient panel that costs 10 times what a 10% efficient panel costs. Really I just want some inexpensive but durable panels. Something where I can recoup my costs in 3 or 4 years not a decade or so.
I find most of the old games to be more fun to play than the new ones out today. The new ones are nice to look at but mostly suck for play.
You do know that the pun is considered the lowest form of humor.
The answer is that you can't believe anything they say. They are proven liars and there is no credibility at all.
I wonder how they'd feel if someone posted a list of abortion doctors and their addresses. I bet that would stir the pot.
Really? I mean I guess I'm glad it's fixed but of all the problems this has to be among the most minor. Amnesia over web cookies is right up there with "there is a speck of dust on my shoe lace." Hell it could even be considered a feature.
Fondly reminds me of the old 70's era joke. "Kill a commie for christ."
I like pacifists. Unfortunately most people who claim to be pacifists are really just back stabbers.
I don't carry loaded guns around although I own a few but I do have a couple of neighbors that go virtually nowhere without a loaded pistol. They bother me not in the least. They are nice people who mind their own business as do I. I haven't noticed them trying to hide that they carry but I don't know if they'd want it publicized or not. I think maybe they wouldn't care one way or the other.
I suppose you could be right. The odds are against it though. Microsoft is like the guy who has been married 10 times and cheated on every single bride. Now they are going to the altar again promising to be true this time. Want to bet on it?
I think it's time the government took the pipes back. These greedy bastards are making government mismanagement look more and more palatable. It's a fucked choice between government utility or greedy fucking money grubbing bastards.
I doubt you are in as much demand as Google.
Google provides an extremely valuable service for free. This is good. Some of their practices may not be good but frankly I can't care less if they evade taxes since it is flatly impossible to build wealth without having a wise tax strategy. Taxing corporations only causes them to pass those costs to their customers anyway.
If it was capitalism then someone could actually start a company to compete with them.
I think they're actually a Monopoly. Capitalism usually "should" include competition.
Brilliant. I love it.
I installed MSSE on every windows machine I cleaned up. Once I used it once I never could bring myself to use anything else. It works well enough and it actually doesn't take over the computer. All the other ones I used seemed as if the only purpose of the computer was to run the anti-virus software. I hate MS and mostly use linux or mac but my VM's have MSSE on them and so do the boxes I clean up for friends.
I can't even begin to think what makes someone just walk into a school and start slaughtering children. I find it hard to believe it really happens. I know there are times I'm glad I don't carry a pistol because I have a bad temper and might have been tempted to pop someone in a fit of rage but that would be someone who was antagonizing me. Not a little kid for God's sake. Anyone who would kill a child is beyond any sort of law at all. How would you possibly stop them? They know everyone will hate, no not hate but despise them. How do you stop a sociopath from killing?
Enjoy your delusion. I think the thin veneer of civilization we enjoy can vaporize at any time. The Soviet Union collapsed quickly and really if this country's economy crashes anything is possible here. You keep on thinking it can't though, ignorance is bliss and I know you're a happy individual.
I agree about the revolver. The durability gives it a definite edge. I've seen those things come out of a mud puddle after years in the bottom of a lake and still fire just fine after a quick cleaning. I like lever actions okay but prefer a bolt action for long range shooting. Like you say, in an urban setting lever is good or a pump shotgun perhaps. Most of the guys I know that own AR's buy them mostly as toys. They spend 1500 on a gun then another 1000 or so spoofing it up. It's amazing all the stuff they make for those. One guy at work has over 3500 invested in his not counting the scopes (yes plural).
Let us be clear here. Ownership of firearms has never really been about hunting or really even about home defense. It's about the right of the citizenry to have the means to protect themselves from tyranny. The government may not trust us with our guns but really we don't trust them much with their guns. There is always a certain level of paranoia about government control anyway and any attempt to limit weapons at all directly reinforces that paranoia. In short, Americans really don't trust their leadership and if you sit and listen to CSPAN for a few hours it's easy to understand why.
What's a phone book?
Maybe any auto load even. Bolt action, pump and lever action might stay.
Everyone who downloads that file will find themselves actually needing a tinfoil hat. It's not paranoia when they really are out to get you.