A video featuring the device is a hit on the Internet, where more than 600,000 people have watched it at metacafe.com, earning Cornwell more than $3,000 from the Web site. so after expenses he made about $20/hr making the thing.. smart guy..;)
Doesn't smoking kill thousands of people a year? How about they ticket smokers $100, to 'save them' from themselves. And how about heart disease? Are they gonna ticket people who walk out of McD's too? Stop the insanity!
I don't know the facts, so I can't say much about the guy's guilt or innocence. One thing that did strike me is the comment on the WTO. Trade agreements and organizations such as these have shifted power from nations and their people to corporations and their shareholders. When your country makes laws based on suggestions from lobbyists, it has passed (even further) into an aristocracy than it already was.
Also, I tried Ubuntu for the first time the other day. (I've used linux sparingly in the past.) I had to reinstall my pirate Win2K because my ATI AiW, my scanner, and my printer are all unsupported.:( Maybe when I have newer equipment. That or a Mac..;)
Floating wind turbines are fine, but only until you can get your tidal generators up, and those become obsolete after underwater nuclear is built. They are quite fragile, however, so be sure to protect them with Scooters or floating Defenders, to ward off trigger-happy Scouts...;)
I was reading here some mentions of how the US government pays farmers not to grow crops. I've heard of it before and I was wondering what the rationale is.
One of these programs is called CRP, the Conservation Reserve Program, wherein a landowner is paid so much per acre to leave the land in its natural state as habitat to native flaura and fauna. This is doubly beneficial, as the farmer is able to maintain viability, and habitat is preserved for wildlife.
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I heard on NPR that Fritz Hollings (D-S. Carolina) and the Dem. senator from Florida are likely to retire this year. Might this be a blow to RIAA as some of their strongest allies leave office?
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LOL, are you serious? It's called tape. Use it if you're that paranoid.. whether duct, masking, electrical, etc. HAHAH!
Doesn't smoking kill thousands of people a year? How about they ticket smokers $100, to 'save them' from themselves. And how about heart disease? Are they gonna ticket people who walk out of McD's too? Stop the insanity!
Also, I tried Ubuntu for the first time the other day. (I've used linux sparingly in the past.) I had to reinstall my pirate Win2K because my ATI AiW, my scanner, and my printer are all unsupported. :( Maybe when I have newer equipment. That or a Mac.. ;)
This reminds me of the book 'Nova' by Samuel R. Delany. The 'science portion of the book involves super-heavy elements that are stable created in a Nova, but very rare, used for interstellar engine fuel. Neat http://www.amazon.com/Nova-Samuel-R-Delany/dp/0375 706704/sr=1-1/qid=1167302216/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-9763 297-9839833?ie=UTF8&s=books
Floating wind turbines are fine, but only until you can get your tidal generators up, and those become obsolete after underwater nuclear is built. They are quite fragile, however, so be sure to protect them with Scooters or floating Defenders, to ward off trigger-happy Scouts... ;)
One of these programs is called CRP, the Conservation Reserve Program, wherein a landowner is paid so much per acre to leave the land in its natural state as habitat to native flaura and fauna. This is doubly beneficial, as the farmer is able to maintain viability, and habitat is preserved for wildlife. Will
Along with other posters, I think this looks immensely better than current portable book displays... That said, what in the world are they reading?!?
I heard on NPR that Fritz Hollings (D-S. Carolina) and the Dem. senator from Florida are likely to retire this year. Might this be a blow to RIAA as some of their strongest allies leave office?