... Good for you... it's not, IMO. ... That's not a moral principle. That's principled amorality, an abandonment of social responsibility. At best it is...
I wrote a suggestion to my Arizona State legislators about de-funding the state universities in favor of tuition vouchers. Vouchers would be in keeping with...
... This is so much baloney that Oscar Meyer would be jealous. Courts, not the police, not enforce civil matters like this. The only point at which police...
... So is the difference between criminal and civil law. So put away your gun-toting straw men - nobody is talking about criminalizing private health care....
So who has a Kindle (I know someone mentioned them before), how do you like it and what do you read on it? I just got one today and am attempting to download...
http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2009/07/was_moores_law.php It is quite a long article, but worth the time to read, I think. It does not have an...
Doug Pensinger asked: So who has a Kindle (I know someone mentioned them before), how do you like it and what do you read on it? I just got one today and am...
Son of a friend is turning 17 Saturday. I think I've distilled my life's wisdom (for 17-yer-olds anyway) down to three things. 1. You're too young to drink and...
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/07/100-things-your-kids-may-never-know-about/ . . . ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I...
Another consequence: http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=d5b234d89084c5c9120f5f6a0047f020&w=525.0 . . . ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article6719741.ece . . . ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never...
JDG posted this article on Facebook, very apropos to our discussion. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/26/090126fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=all ...
On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Ronn! Blankenship < ... Great stuff! Thanks! 7 hours to landing. john _______________________________________________ ...
... I meant to write that Medicare and Medicaid _and other government-related health care spending_ make up more than half. The biggest additional component is...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10289983-56.html . . . ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see...
I've been reading so much lately... been thinking it's time to post some quick thoughts about recent readings and ask what others are reading, too. I just...
I thought some of the old timers might be interested that I visited with our old list mate and recent Campbell award nominee in San Francisco on Friday. Gord...
... or http://tinyurl.com/m2vf2p Google launches OS - calls out Microsoft NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Google Inc. is planning to hit Microsoft Corp. where it...
"In the seminal science fiction book 'Dune,' Frank Herbert envisioned the Fremen collecting water from the air via moisture traps and dew collectors. Science...
A week or so back I finished _Hidden Empire_, the first book in Kevin J. Anderson's "Saga of Seven Suns": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saga_of_Seven_Suns I...
I have a new lawn mower. According to the instructions I need to change the oil before using the mower again (the instructions say to change the oil after the...
