I still remember the anxiety of trying to get to Garth's shop without getting killed, at the beginning of the game. That game was my introduction to the D&D world, and I've been a mediaeval geek ever since. Ah, the wine cellar...
A computer using a wireless HD would have at least some small bits of stored protocol info for interfacing with the HD, wouldn't it? So a confiscated computer might not have incriminating files on it, but would contain a big message for the feds saying: go back to the house, you forgot something... People are lazy, I can't imagine anyone entering their WEP code every time they want to look at boobies.
I beleive they are quite real. Not yet in the form of a cool little sidearm maybe, but we're close enough to actually use the things... just think of one in a bank tower or something, lots of 'damage' without hurting too many people. I certainly don't believe in hurting anyone, but it's rather exciting that we have something to kinda level the playing (warring?) field a bit...
If I could preview a lo-fi stream of a track, then buy it for 50 or 75 cents, I'd do this. One of the biggest reasons I feel somewhat justifeid stealing music is all the times I got hosed by a CD with one good track and the rest garbage. I figure the R.A. and I are about square as of now. But 1.49 pounds for a track? They're dreaming.
As long as people refuse to educate themselves, at least a little, about what they purchase (in this case, a home), many many will fall prey to the cashgrabbers out there. Kinda like any other industry, if it isn't economically worthwhile, it disappears. We lament the loss of durable, beautiful houses, but as usual, we are the only ones with the power to do anything about it. Will we? Maybe the Green Party and their 'tax waste, not work' policies need to be taken seriously by more voters...
This whole 'pioneer' syndrome is a part of why north americans are so often demonized... there simply aren't enough resources or space for us to each do it our own way... we ought to live in old buildings, share in their history... instead of tearing down and making fresh ones... the best architects are the ones who can work with what already exists, not those that wipe the slate clean and begin fresh...
I own a stonemasonry company in Toronto, I think that it's great that you want to build something durable, perhaps the idea is not just about # of years it will last, but how long it will last related to the resources put into it... in which case a low-resource shack that stands for 20 years is just as responsible as a palace that stands for 800. Subdivision houses are a big no-no, they're all about a smooth finish on top of a shitty frame/foundation... disposable housing. So I'm saying that if you decide you want a house that will last 100's of years, it's all about the structure, don't be impressed by nice drywall work. And research about the elements of a home you're buying... suprising how little many people know about quality of work... and many contractors take big advantage of this fact.
Shall I go through your post and pick it apart? Sheesh, i just want you to stop talking shit here...
-Foundations 'joined with concrete' will in fact decay faster than those built with a good proper mortar.
-Bricks do not insulate. Ever. Well, not enough to be worth considering, anyway... in fact a porous brick is a GOOD idea... the wall will last longer
-Nobody uses tar paper for a DPC... cheap and flimsy
Want to know more? Read a book sometime, and I don't mean the time/life series
I would expect that a journalist of sufficient importance to be offered a pass such as 'Laurie' received, would know better than to use 'who' when she should have used 'whom'. More than a typo, I think...
Did anybody see "Bowling for Columbine"? They talk about America's 'culture of fear'. Seems the rest of us are cultivating a 'cuture of fear of Americans'... y'all better vote a bit differently, y'hear?
You know how after stirring your tea or coffee, you remove the spoon and tap it twice on the mug rim, making a 'tink-tink' sound? Well, I patented that move. Please send cash.
Sheesh.
Seems to me that most any other company would kill to have their brand name become the new word for the product. Like 'Kleenex', or 'Aspirin'. You can't buy that kind of advertising.
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Might want to check these out: The Country Living Encyclopaedia, Emery The Ten Books on Architecture, Vitruvius In the company of stone, Snow
I still remember the anxiety of trying to get to Garth's shop without getting killed, at the beginning of the game. That game was my introduction to the D&D world, and I've been a mediaeval geek ever since. Ah, the wine cellar...
A computer using a wireless HD would have at least some small bits of stored protocol info for interfacing with the HD, wouldn't it? So a confiscated computer might not have incriminating files on it, but would contain a big message for the feds saying: go back to the house, you forgot something... People are lazy, I can't imagine anyone entering their WEP code every time they want to look at boobies.
I beleive they are quite real. Not yet in the form of a cool little sidearm maybe, but we're close enough to actually use the things... just think of one in a bank tower or something, lots of 'damage' without hurting too many people. I certainly don't believe in hurting anyone, but it's rather exciting that we have something to kinda level the playing (warring?) field a bit...
And is anyone else surprised that there have been no EMP 'terrorist' attacks yet? Cheap, simple, minimal training, incredibly effective...
If I could preview a lo-fi stream of a track, then buy it for 50 or 75 cents, I'd do this. One of the biggest reasons I feel somewhat justifeid stealing music is all the times I got hosed by a CD with one good track and the rest garbage. I figure the R.A. and I are about square as of now. But 1.49 pounds for a track? They're dreaming.
As long as people refuse to educate themselves, at least a little, about what they purchase (in this case, a home), many many will fall prey to the cashgrabbers out there. Kinda like any other industry, if it isn't economically worthwhile, it disappears. We lament the loss of durable, beautiful houses, but as usual, we are the only ones with the power to do anything about it. Will we? Maybe the Green Party and their 'tax waste, not work' policies need to be taken seriously by more voters...
This whole 'pioneer' syndrome is a part of why north americans are so often demonized... there simply aren't enough resources or space for us to each do it our own way... we ought to live in old buildings, share in their history... instead of tearing down and making fresh ones... the best architects are the ones who can work with what already exists, not those that wipe the slate clean and begin fresh...
I own a stonemasonry company in Toronto, I think that it's great that you want to build something durable, perhaps the idea is not just about # of years it will last, but how long it will last related to the resources put into it... in which case a low-resource shack that stands for 20 years is just as responsible as a palace that stands for 800. Subdivision houses are a big no-no, they're all about a smooth finish on top of a shitty frame/foundation... disposable housing. So I'm saying that if you decide you want a house that will last 100's of years, it's all about the structure, don't be impressed by nice drywall work. And research about the elements of a home you're buying... suprising how little many people know about quality of work... and many contractors take big advantage of this fact.
Shall I go through your post and pick it apart? Sheesh, i just want you to stop talking shit here... -Foundations 'joined with concrete' will in fact decay faster than those built with a good proper mortar. -Bricks do not insulate. Ever. Well, not enough to be worth considering, anyway... in fact a porous brick is a GOOD idea... the wall will last longer -Nobody uses tar paper for a DPC... cheap and flimsy Want to know more? Read a book sometime, and I don't mean the time/life series
I would expect that a journalist of sufficient importance to be offered a pass such as 'Laurie' received, would know better than to use 'who' when she should have used 'whom'. More than a typo, I think...
Did anybody see "Bowling for Columbine"? They talk about America's 'culture of fear'. Seems the rest of us are cultivating a 'cuture of fear of Americans'... y'all better vote a bit differently, y'hear?
You know how after stirring your tea or coffee, you remove the spoon and tap it twice on the mug rim, making a 'tink-tink' sound? Well, I patented that move. Please send cash. Sheesh.
Seems to me that most any other company would kill to have their brand name become the new word for the product. Like 'Kleenex', or 'Aspirin'. You can't buy that kind of advertising.
What exactly are these linux experts alike? What promises have these linux users made? Flowery... tsk tsk!