Re: Game Sharing on Next Generation Consoles

2013-06-18 Thread Scott Stroz
I have never throw a controller. Your perception is off...again. On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "So, just so I understand, when someone mis-perceives what you say, it is > their > problem." > > I don't know what your problem is. > > > "When you mis-perceives what some

Re: Researches able to address single electron quantum qubits

2013-06-18 Thread Vivec
Some say this will be the beginning of the end. When computers are so fast and powerful that they totally outstrip our abilities and our ethics. We could use them to cure diseases, dissecting and decrypting say cancer and hiv...or we use them to create better and more powerful weapons. They can s

Researches able to address single electron quantum qubits

2013-06-18 Thread Judah McAuley
There are some exciting breakthroughs that have been coming around recently in quantum computing. There are now some "quantumish" computers in production and new research seems to be bringing us ever close to true quantum computing. I think this will be the first true revolution in how we think ab

Re: GOP says fetuses masturbate, so abortion wrong.

2013-06-18 Thread Judah McAuley
Slight derail, perhaps, but that Wasserman-Schultz quote...do you really think that armed services members have faced systematic hate crimes in anything like the rates seen by African-Americans or LGBT folks? Cheers, Judah On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 3:54 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > > You mean

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Bruce Sorge
Yeah, those Civil War soldiers were some hard bastards. Enduring the sweltering heat, maneuvering in battle, in those hot ass uniforms. No thanks. Bruce On Jun 18, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > At least it wasn't a classic uniform. Last weekend we went to a Civil War > reenact

Re: GOP says fetuses masturbate, so abortion wrong.

2013-06-18 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
You mean all Democrats believe, like Rep. Henry Johnson (D - Georgia), that the island of Guam will tip over if you put too many people on it? Or how about John Kerry, when he said “You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be

Re: GOP says fetuses masturbate, so abortion wrong.

2013-06-18 Thread Vivec
No way man. This stuff is consistent from the GOP leadership. That's why it is always in the news. If a Democrat said this, or anyone else in public office, I'd be as shocked (more so, because it's what I expect to read coming from the GOP). The party doesn't even come out and distance itself fro

Re: Scientists: Timber at possible Griffin shipwreck site has been in Lake Michigan for centuries

2013-06-18 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Very cool. thanks for posting. On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/remote-corner-of-michigans-upper-peninsula-abuzz-over-possible-discovery-of-shipwreck/2013/06/17/a04cd8ea-d7ac-11e2-b418-9dfa095e125d_story.html > >

Re: GOP says fetuses masturbate, so abortion wrong.

2013-06-18 Thread Bruce Sorge
Word! Sent from my iPhone 4S. On Jun 18, 2013, at 4:11 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Holy crap...I just can't even conceive of how ignorant and biased > someone would > have to be not to be able to reason that this is pure garbage." > > What do you get from anybody today that isn't pure garb

Re: Afghan forces takeover from NATO

2013-06-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
"No pulling out means ending combat ops and bumming home our troops that's pulling out" Personally, I don't think we're ending combat operations anywhere. They might be labelled special ops or given some other newspeak name in order to divert attention. We are an imperialistic country right no

Re: Game Sharing on Next Generation Consoles

2013-06-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
"So, just so I understand, when someone mis-perceives what you say, it is their problem." I don't know what your problem is. "When you mis-perceives what someone else says, it is their problem." When I misperceive something, it is my fault. Unlike some, I can admit it. I don't see where I ha

Re: GOP says fetuses masturbate, so abortion wrong.

2013-06-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Holy crap...I just can't even conceive of how ignorant and biased someone would have to be not to be able to reason that this is pure garbage." What do you get from anybody today that isn't pure garbage? "This. This is what we read about coming out of the GOP." No. It comes from one member o

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
At least it wasn't a classic uniform. Last weekend we went to a Civil War reenactors camp. Not too back outside, in the 80's but very humid. These poor suckers were wearing wool uniforms in the heat. On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > Same here. I wore shorts, t-shirts and

Scientists: Timber at possible Griffin shipwreck site has been in Lake Michigan for centuries

2013-06-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/remote-corner-of-michigans-upper-peninsula-abuzz-over-possible-discovery-of-shipwreck/2013/06/17/a04cd8ea-d7ac-11e2-b418-9dfa095e125d_story.html way cool stuff. ~| Order the

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > Only March thru October? I managed to wear them straight through the > winter this time except for a few snowy days and below zero days... LOL! I > just couldn't be persuaded to put socks and shoes on. Yeah I wore them some during the wint

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Bruce Sorge
Same here. I wore shorts, t-shirts and flip flops almost every day since I got here last October (except for when I ride my bike or the two or three days a week I have to work, then it's the Army uniform, which SUCKS in humidity!!). On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 2:55 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > Onl

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Erika L. Rich
Only March thru October? I managed to wear them straight through the winter this time except for a few snowy days and below zero days... LOL! I just couldn't be persuaded to put socks and shoes on. On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > The fact that I wear flops from Marc

Re: GOP says fetuses masturbate, so abortion wrong.

2013-06-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
I read that elsewhere, but it was so out there I decided not to share. On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Vivec wrote: > > This is the INSANITY that comes out of GOP leaders' mouths. > Good grief. > I thought this was a joke, it is not. > > Holy crap...I just can't even conceive of how ignorant

GOP says fetuses masturbate, so abortion wrong.

2013-06-18 Thread Vivec
This is the INSANITY that comes out of GOP leaders' mouths. Good grief. I thought this was a joke, it is not. Holy crap...I just can't even conceive of how ignorant and biased someone would have to be not to be able to reason that this is pure garbage. This. This is what we read about coming out

Re: Texas Gov. Rick Perry: Americans have no right to freedom from religion

2013-06-18 Thread Judah McAuley
I didn't say anything about the law. I haven't read the bill. The question you asked was about the text of the 1st Amendment and Perry's comment on it not specifying "freedom from religion". I showed why I think that the 1st Amendment does cover freedom from religion. I have no stance, yet, on th

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > that's actually a good idea. I'm going to try that this summer. > I get yelled at for my "stupid ice balloons" filling up the freezer but all is forgiven once I can prove they keep the beer cold all day long. :) -Cameron ... ~~

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:03 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > So I'll adapt in time to move back to Colorado. Great, lol. Pretty much. And Colorado winter is going to feel COLD to you. My wife grew up in NYC and after 2 summers here she now can't stand the winter there anymore even though it wouldn

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:04 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > I've been in the DC area for years. I have still not become used to the > summer humidity. No problem with heat, I despise needing to have another > shower just because I walked from the front door to the car. The fact that I wear flops f

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
that's actually a good idea. I'm going to try that this summer. On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 1:02 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 10:51 AM, J.J. Merrick wrote: > > > The last thing I wanted to here from my wife last night... "Hey do you > want > > to go to my mom's house (in

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Larry C. Lyons
I've been in the DC area for years. I have still not become used to the summer humidity. No problem with heat, I despise needing to have another shower just because I walked from the front door to the car. On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Bruce Sorge
So I'll adapt in time to move back to Colorado. Great, lol. Sent from my iPhone 4S. On Jun 18, 2013, at 12:57 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > >> There is a little humidity there, but not nearly as much as the deep >> south. Now I am h

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 10:51 AM, J.J. Merrick wrote: > The last thing I wanted to here from my wife last night... "Hey do you want > to go to my mom's house (in Lawrenceville) for 4th of July?" Lawrenceville is not my cup of tea. Tell them to buy a baby pool to sit around outside and stick you

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > There is a little humidity there, but not nearly as much as the deep > south. Now I am hating it. You get use to it. Usually after about two summers your body changes and it doesn't bother you as much. At least that's how I feel. When I cam

Re: Game Sharing on Next Generation Consoles

2013-06-18 Thread Scott Stroz
So, just so I understand, when someone mis-perceives what you say, it is their problem. When you mis-perceives what someone else says, it is their problem. Does that sound right? On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "You mean your perception is that I put word in others

Re: Afghan forces takeover from NATO

2013-06-18 Thread LRS Scout
DOS said 2 a while back. On Jun 18, 2013 10:16 AM, "Bruce Sorge" wrote: > > Yes, but when people say that NATO is "pulling out", what they usually > mean is a total withdrawal, which is not the case, so I wanted to be sure > that everyone was clear on the matter. > It's hit the news wires on

Re: Afghan forces takeover from NATO

2013-06-18 Thread LRS Scout
No pulling out means ending combat ops and bumming home our troops that's pulling out We will be conducting ops post 2014 as both dos and dod hasn't said. We're down sizing On Jun 18, 2013 9:36 AM, "Vivec" wrote: > > *chuckle* > > I understand fully what is happening, and it's what any reasona

Re: World less peaceful than five years ago

2013-06-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Oh please even slate called out the hipocracy of this president and the hope and change crowds silence as he has continuously done the opposite of his campaign promises." The Obamabots, the hope and change crowd, are the NeoLibs. They now actually support George W Bush's policies. The next tim

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread Bruce Sorge
It's so humid here in Ga. I am from California and I have been lucky enough to be stationed West of Kansas each time (and once in EL Paso, TX), so I did not have to deal with humidity. Except Germany. There is a little humidity there, but not nearly as much as the deep south. Now I am hating it

Re: Afghan forces takeover from NATO

2013-06-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
"So, back to the original point. I do not like the phrase pulling out, because again it implies a total withdrawal. I think that the more accurate phrase would be NATO forces are scaling back considerably over the next year or so." But "scaling back" doesn't sound as good as "pulling out". When

Re: Game Sharing on Next Generation Consoles

2013-06-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Heh.the irony of this post made me chuckle." Me too. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. - John Quinton ~

Re: Game Sharing on Next Generation Consoles

2013-06-18 Thread Jerry Barnes
"You mean your perception is that I put word in others mouths. " Or that you do. "Your perception is wrong." If you say so. J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tun

Re: Traveling

2013-06-18 Thread J.J. Merrick
The last thing I wanted to here from my wife last night... "Hey do you want to go to my mom's house (in Lawrenceville) for 4th of July?" so... very hot -J.J. On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 4:23 AM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > > Enjoy Atlanta. It's hot as balls here right now. > > On Jun 16, 2013

Re: Afghan forces takeover from NATO

2013-06-18 Thread Bruce Sorge
Yes, but when people say that NATO is "pulling out", what they usually mean is a total withdrawal, which is not the case, so I wanted to be sure that everyone was clear on the matter. It's hit the news wires on more than on occasion that the top brass of the US military has stated that somewhe

Re: Afghan forces takeover from NATO

2013-06-18 Thread Vivec
*chuckle* I understand fully what is happening, and it's what any reasonable person would expect to happen when the President of the US says the US Forces are pulling out of Afghanistan. However more than one person made the statement that the US is *not* pulling out, and one of the explanations

Re: Afghan forces takeover from NATO

2013-06-18 Thread Bruce Sorge
Yes, I agree with that. We need to let the afghans lead from the front. I was just commenting in his blanket statement that someone said the us was not pulling out. I just wanted to make sure he understands what's happening. Sent from my iPhone 4S. On Jun 18, 2013, at 9:03 AM, GMoney wrote:

Re: Afghan forces takeover from NATO

2013-06-18 Thread GMoney
yeah, but that's quite a bit different than going out on patrols every day in unfriendly areas, basically making yourself a target. I'm fine with us keeping a force there as a means for backup. But I think it's a huge deal that we're no longer going to be "on the front lines"..don't you??? O

Re: Afghan forces takeover from NATO

2013-06-18 Thread Bruce Sorge
Sigh. OK, here we go. Yes, the US WILL be pulling out. We have been doing so for a while now. We are not going to just leave en-masse. It's an orderly withdrawal that will take some time. With that being said, there will still be some NATO forces remaining in the country for things such as fol

Afghan forces takeover from NATO

2013-06-18 Thread Vivec
http://mobile.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22942013 Hmm thought the US were not pulling out? ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: