Re: [CGUYS] Gulag?
At least we don't have to worry about putting gas in the car or paying the mortgage. g cb via iphone. _ On Nov 24, 2009, at 16:32, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: You have seen the unemployment numbers right? I'm not saying this is good, but if my choice is working my ass off and feeding my kids or not having a job. Easy choice. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: Quoting phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com: current job. He leaves for work as the sun rises and usually never gets home until after dark. He has not taken a single day of vacation in the two years he has now worked for this new employer. His hobby and personal interests languish through disuse and being ignored. His health suffers from exhaustion and he is basically devoid of a personal life. He usually continues working even when at home in the evening. And he actually *wants* to *keep* this job? What's he working for? The betterment of The Company (praise The Company!), or himself? He'd be better off getting a job as a dish washer or garbage man and getting some free time. *** *** *** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** *** *** *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Intensive care unit
Hello kettle? I love that line! g cb _ On Sep 11, 2009, at 1:26, t.piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Sep 7, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Jeff Morris wrote: For you to say that the health care in Cuba is better than the United States may be the dumbest statement I have ever heard. Given the choice...you mean to tell me that you would fly to Cuba to have open heart surgery instead of having it done by a specialist here? You answered no...I'm certain...which means then, that health care is NOT better in Cuba. Inability to think straight seems to be a recurring theme here. Open heart surgery is a specific procedure and is in no way indicative of quality of health care. On Sep 7, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Jeff Morris wrote: Socializing our health care system will not only hurt our economy...but it will ruin medicine in the United States. How do you get to such a sweeping and bizarre conclusion? There is no logical way to get to such a conclusion from the data. If you build your case on the foundation of such nonsense you have no case. On Sep 7, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Jeff Morris wrote: 85% of the population is perfectly happy with their health care Not true. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 46 million Americans, or 18 percent of the population under the age of 65, were without health insurance in 2007 www.nchc.org/facts/coverage.shtml That would mean that only 82% have health insurance, so how can it be that 85% of the population is perfectly happy with their health care? Is Hamid Karzai your pollster? And on an on. You are just spouting nonsense. *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars
Valentine One has the same. Elegant is the word. cb via iphone. _ On Aug 7, 2009, at 9:23, Jordan jor17...@gmail.com wrote: For maybe 20 years I've been putting Beltronics remote radar detectors in my cars. Crutchfield used to sell them. I don't know if they still do. But the receiver was mounted behind the car grill and a tiny unit is mounted inside the car, preferably out of site. Nothing blocking the view. Nothing for the public, or the police, to see. In my opinion, an elegant solution. rleesimon wrote: Seems2me I recall, many moons ago, I bought an old fashioned original Passport radar detector (around 1980, was $300+ back then, but after I got nailed 3x in 1 week rushing to the hospital during my fellowship while on call, I bit the bullet...bought one offa ebay for the wife 2 yrs ago for $10 shipped) and around that time they published a set of data they had commissioned by some independent organization showing drivers having radar detectors in use were more cautious and safer than the rest...I think we need a little data here, eh? *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Computer gadgets in cars
Nice common sense observation. GPS is a tool. Resposible use is a good thing and improves society. Just like guns for example. cb via iphone. _ On Aug 6, 2009, at 16:01, Robert Carroll carrollcompu...@gmail.com wrote: Constance Warner wrote: Great essay! I'd be in favor of ticketing drivers who mount GPS units and other such devices on their windshields, and I hope it soon becomes similarly illegal to mount laptop support brackets inside cars--a truly terrifying prospect. This is another black or white debate -- meaning that either all electronic devices such as GPS units or cell phones should be banned, or there should be no laws regarding their use in cars. Neither situation is helpful. First, there has not been a recognition in this debate that using the devices, particularly the GPS unit, improves driving safety. Who has not been driving behind an individual who is seeking a house or business address and weaving from side to side on the road, especially at night, to spy a posted address? Or seen drivers make U-turns in the road because they are lost? If they had a GPS unit, they would drive more safely. One anecdote: my grandfather-in-law drove from his home in Connecticut to my home. On the Capital Beltway he became lost and confused with our written directions and simply stopped in his lane of the Beltway during rush hour and awaited for someone to come to his aid. Naturally a large backup happened, but the highway patrolman who eventually came directed him to the right exit. Had he possessed a GPS, he would have not stopped and created a dangerous situation. Since the GPS device is a useful tool, some safe way must be found for it to be accommodated in a car. I would prefer that it be mounted on the dashboard either underneath the rear-view mirror or on the left side of the steering wheel. But most GPS units, including mine, are intended to be mounted on the windshield and can't be mounted on the dashboard because of its texture. I hope that future cars will provide a place to adhere a GPS unit to the dashboard as well as provide an electrical outlet there to avoid a long hanging wire. In my opinion, these units are here to stay so claiming that they are illegal and therefore must be banned is narrow-minded. Let us engineer better solutions, not ban all improvements. If drivers who mount GPS units on their windshields are ticketed as Ms. Warner recommends, very soon there will be a change in the law which permits windshield mounting. *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Healthcare
That's a talking point, right? Didn't someone just publish several pages of those to use when responding to the mobs? Social media exploited in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Here to similarly by all parties moving forward, not just the Progressives? Interesting. btw, OS choices are also rationed by the OS providing companies? On Aug 6, 2009, at 17:33, Rev. Stewart Marshall popoz...@earthlink.net wrote: We already have rationing, it is done by insurance companies who want to make a profit off of your health and illness. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Webhosting Question
I have several sites and domains with MacHighway. They're in Colorado, answer their own phones, and have always made things perfect. No snafus. They resell enom. The value they bring is huge. Their prices are not. I'd even call them cheap. I moved my accounts from 11 and have been thrilled with their service. One of three people always answer the phone within 30 seconds. Then they solve it without transfering you around. Amazing this day and age I think. cb _ On Apr 27, 2009, at 12:26, Frank Sestir fses...@verizon.net wrote: Any favorites out there for webhosting? Anyone use Inmotion Hosting? Looking for an inexpensive but reliable site. Thanks *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] What? Me Worry? - DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! -- OT! POL
The Wall Street Journal recently had a piece about dual purpose bikes being cheap and good for commuters. I like the idea of fluid mobility, but am no where ready to willingly give up my kid and cargo-hauling suburban. What I wonder about is getting too old to start riding. Older first-time riders are their own accident and injury pool that I'm happy paying a little extra to personally and anecdotally avoid. They're not as cheap as the jspanese makes, but the bmw's have some very nice cargo bag systems. And heated grips! g On Feb 18, 2009, at 15:52, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Yamaha is claiming one of it's dual purpose bikes gets over 70mpg. I was looking at this for a home to work solution. http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelhome/574/0/home.aspx On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote: Even then scooter/,motorcycles are not all that efficient. Most motorcycles will get city MPG in the 40's. When my wife and I first started dating, she lived in Adams Morgan in DC, which has very little parking. Getting a space is dumb luck and not even a Smart car will save you. I got tired of driving around and looking for spaces all the time, so I started riding in on my motorcycle and parked on the sidewalk (out of the way of pedestrians) in front of her building. That worked out really well. *** *** *** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** *** *** -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! *** ** ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http:// www.cguys.org/ ** *** ** * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Lie Online, Go to Jail
The DMCA has nothing on the latvians. * DECEMBER 1, 2008, 4:44 P.M. ET How to Combat a Banking Crisis: First, Round Up the Pessimists Latvian Agents Detain a Gloomy Economist; 'It Is a Form of Deterrence' By ANDREW HIGGINS RIGA, Latvia -- Hammered by economic woe, this former Soviet republic recently took a novel step to contain the crisis. Its counterespionage agency busted an economist for being too downbeat. All I did was say what everyone knows, says Dmitrijs Smirnovs, a 32-year-old university lecturer detained by Latvia's Security Police. The force is responsible for hunting down spies, terrorists and other threats to this Baltic nation of 2.3 million people and 26 banks. Now free after two days of questioning, Mr. Smirnovs hasn't been charged. But he is still under investigation for bad-mouthing the stability of Latvia's banks and the national currency, the lat. Investigators suspect him of spreading untruthful information. They've ordered him not to leave the country and seized his computer... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122809308553167889.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
