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2012-12-25 Thread Larry C. Lyons
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/12/24/yes-you-can-use-christmas-lights-to-give-your-neighbours-the-middle-finger-judge-to-louisiana-woman/ I think I know how I'll be decorating the house next year, finally I really get to tell the neighbours what I

Yes, meat can be sustainable

2012-04-24 Thread Judah McAuley
Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm does a pretty epic takedown of the recent NYT Op-Ed piece "The Myth of Sustainable Meat". http://grist.org/sustainable-farming/farmer-responds-to-the-new-york-times-re-sustainable-meat/ I love Joel. Definitely worth a read. Cheers, Judah ~~

WASHPOST poll records 'no' vote on Obamacare as 'yes'...

2012-03-26 Thread Jerry Barnes
WASHPOST poll records 'no' vote on Obamacare as 'yes'... Wow. The poll below looks like it has been fixed, but when it first launched, it was recording no votes as yes. Nice . . . Question: Is the law's health-insurance requirement constitutional? C

RE: Yes Sam, Yes!

2012-03-23 Thread Eric Roberts
Ooorah! He does rock... -Original Message- From: Medic [mailto:hofme...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 3:10 PM To: cf-community Subject: Yes Sam, Yes! Wrong Sam... I mean this one: http://youtu.be/rkvRYg2ZmY0

Yes Sam, Yes!

2012-03-23 Thread Medic
Wrong Sam... I mean this one: http://youtu.be/rkvRYg2ZmY0 ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/grou

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-15 Thread Vivec
And here Lifehacker has an article on how to safely use a cellphone in your car: http://lifehacker.com/5868102/how-to-drive-safely-while-using-your-cellphone

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-14 Thread Robert Munn
If that image doesn't stop and make everyone think for a moment about the reality of driver safety, nothing will. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 7:05 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > I was referring my time in EMS and having to cut people out of cars > after bad accidents. :D > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 8:5

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-14 Thread Cameron Childress
Honestly, my bar sport is foosball. Same principle applies though and I have held a foosball table the same way a few times. -Cameron On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > Yes. A very mysterious moving tipping point. I have yet to find that > perfect summit before

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2011-12-14 Thread Erika L. Rich
Yes. A very mysterious moving tipping point. I have yet to find that perfect summit before I fall horrible down the other side ... LOL I hit it once, many years ago, and held the pool table through a dozen or more challengers. Made a few bucks that night! I've never been able to repeat it..

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2011-12-14 Thread Cameron Childress
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Ray Champagne wrote: > > Try Gran Turismo sober, then keep playing throughout that six pack. You > will see the progression of worsitude. This principle also applies to Bowling and Billiards. A small number of beers appears to improve my performance, then afte

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2011-12-14 Thread Ras Tafari
i am terrible sober at most video games, im talking about a real driving simulator. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Ray Champagne wrote: > > Try Gran Turismo sober, then keep playing throughout that six pack.  You > will see the progression of worsitude. > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Me

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2011-12-14 Thread Ray Champagne
Try Gran Turismo sober, then keep playing throughout that six pack. You will see the progression of worsitude. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Medic wrote: > > LOL. I've often thought the EXACT same thing. Let me put back six beers and > go for a drive. > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Ra

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2011-12-14 Thread Medic
LOL. I've often thought the EXACT same thing. Let me put back six beers and go for a drive. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:00 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > id love to be tested in a safe setting to prove it out, drunk, high, > texting, etc. > > i bet i win. > > /no i have no competitive bones in my body

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2011-12-14 Thread Ras Tafari
no doubt e. ive seen myself changing lots already... some habits just die hard... she has changed my world. both of them. im so blessed. in too many ways. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > One more thing to add for Weegs ... We hear ya that you are da man when it > com

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2011-12-14 Thread GMoney
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > that was for g money :) > > i know you do > Stephen King wrote a book a few years ago called The Cell. A signal caused all cell phone user's brains to be essentially wiped clean...like a hard drive...leaving them in a primal state. They lit

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2011-12-14 Thread Vivec
Meh... changing habits around kids sucks. But I guess it's necessary. And for me it will be a case of "I can do it, but you don't do it"...I take this into account with my younger siblings as well. They really absorb EVERYTHING. :-\ On 14 December 2011 10:51, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > One mor

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2011-12-14 Thread Scott Stroz
I was referring my time in EMS and having to cut people out of cars after bad accidents. :D On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Vivec wrote: > > Why you go around doing that? > > Is that legal? 0_o > > On 14 December 2011 09:21, Scott Stroz wrote: > >> >>  I have cut enough corpses out of cars >>

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-14 Thread Erika L. Rich
One more thing to add for Weegs ... We hear ya that you are da man when it comes to multi-tasking. And will do whatever you want to do because, well hell, we live in the good ole U S of A ... however, don't let that sweet, adorable, impressionable child of yours see you doing anything behind the w

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-14 Thread Ras Tafari
fi you are all right. but im still better, however, its the other idiots that arent :) hahahahahahahaha im really just kidding... btw, i fuck with the idiots i see texting by honking my horn and scaring the SHIT out of them. thats fun. On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:25 AM, Scott

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-14 Thread Scott Stewart
+10...ad infinitum On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Its not a competition or a contest. Its driver safety. You may be the > best driver in the world drunk stoned or sober, but there is no > guarantee that the idiot in front or beside you is. The chances are > that

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-14 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Its not a competition or a contest. Its driver safety. You may be the best driver in the world drunk stoned or sober, but there is no guarantee that the idiot in front or beside you is. The chances are that no matter how good you are, the guy hitting you won't be. Moreover I do not want to bet my

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-14 Thread Ras Tafari
id love to be tested in a safe setting to prove it out, drunk, high, texting, etc. i bet i win. /no i have no competitive bones in my body ;) On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Funny thing, I bet an overwhelming majority of drivers would say the same > thing. > > If you a

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-14 Thread Vivec
Why you go around doing that? Is that legal? 0_o On 14 December 2011 09:21, Scott Stroz wrote: > > I have cut enough corpses out of cars > > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusio

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2011-12-14 Thread Scott Stroz
Funny thing, I bet an overwhelming majority of drivers would say the same thing. If you are on the phone or texting while driving, you are just as dangerous as anyone else doing the same thing. I have cut enough corpses out of cars to know that NO ONE is good at multi-tasking when driving is one

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
Exactly, I remember in grad school running experiments and demos - we'd have the person do 2 or 3 simultaneous tasks and required them to do it faster and faster. The participants were very good at 1 or two tasks, but performance deteriorated with each extra task with most people's performance com

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2011-12-13 Thread PT
> Its not a generational thing, its a human limitation thing. So much > attention is captured by the cell phone conversation that only a > minimal amount is left over for other tasks. When driving at 60 mph, > that quarter of a second delay is major. And humans suck at multitasking, no matter how

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Ras Tafari
that was for g money :) i know you do On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > >> so let me get this right, you love cellphones... right :) > > > Yes, I totally love cell phones and Google Vo

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > so let me get this right, you love cellphones... right :) Yes, I totally love cell phones and Google Voice. I don't utilize the convenience features as often as others like answering calls and text messages right away, but ha

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2011-12-13 Thread Ras Tafari
yeah, pretty much as i sad ;) On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Sam wrote: > > http://img.chan4chan.com/img/2010-08-04/50394045.jpg > > > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Vivec wrote: >> >> Forgot link >> >> http://jb.factoryoutletstore.com/details/25603-38892/jabra-stone.html >> >> [image: ja

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2011-12-13 Thread Sam
http://img.chan4chan.com/img/2010-08-04/50394045.jpg On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Vivec wrote: > > Forgot link > > http://jb.factoryoutletstore.com/details/25603-38892/jabra-stone.html > > [image: jabra stone] > > > On 13 December 2011 16:38, Ras Tafari wrote: > >> >> as cool as crocs >>

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2011-12-13 Thread Vivec
Forgot link http://jb.factoryoutletstore.com/details/25603-38892/jabra-stone.html [image: jabra stone] On 13 December 2011 16:38, Ras Tafari wrote: > > as cool as crocs > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Vivec wrote: > > But a red Jabra with a white shirt looks cool. > > ~~~

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2011-12-13 Thread Cameron Childress
I guess I'm just not into the "bling culture". I don't need gold teeth, gold chains, or diamond studded bluetooth headsets to broadcast my level of success to the people around me. -Cameron On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:36 PM, Vivec wrote: > This looks sooo cool :) > > ~

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Ras Tafari
as cool as crocs On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Vivec wrote: > But a red Jabra with a white shirt looks cool. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=ho

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2011-12-13 Thread Scott Stewart
Saw a dude at a metal show, headbanging with one finger stuck in his ear to hold his blue tooth in... On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:24 PM, GMoney wrote: > > Only one gadget really makes you look cool: A hot wife/girlfriend. > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Cameron Childress >wrote: > > > > > M

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2011-12-13 Thread Vivec
This looks sooo cool :) ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messag

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2011-12-13 Thread Ras Tafari
so let me get this right, you love cellphones... right :) On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:56 PM, GMoney wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Casey Dougall < > ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > >> >> It's great for listening to music and news while walking the dog, and just >> overall way

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2011-12-13 Thread GMoney
Only one gadget really makes you look cool: A hot wife/girlfriend. On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > More like someone wearing an iPhone around his neck so that everyone knows > he's got an iPhone, because he thinks that an iPhone makes him look cooler. > > -Cameron >

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2011-12-13 Thread Cameron Childress
More like someone wearing an iPhone around his neck so that everyone knows he's got an iPhone, because he thinks that an iPhone makes him look cooler. -Cameron On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:25 PM, GMoney wrote: > Is he more of a douche than a person sitting in a group of friends and > paying absol

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Cameron Childress
Our opinions could not be more different on this. -Cameron On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Vivec wrote: > But a red Jabra with a white shirt looks cool. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Ado

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2011-12-13 Thread Scott Stewart
"But a red Jabra with a white shirt looks cool." On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Vivec wrote: > > It's actually great for a club because you can actually take a call and the > other person can hear you if you have a good set. > > you can colour-coordinate them too. > > not that I ever have.

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2011-12-13 Thread Vivec
It's actually great for a club because you can actually take a call and the other person can hear you if you have a good set. you can colour-coordinate them too. not that I ever have. But a red Jabra with a white shirt looks cool. On 13 December 2011 16:01, Scott Stewart wrote: > > I *cant*

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Tony
lol your still my boy case On Tuesday, December 13, 2011, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > >> >> in the car, im ok with. the have no place out of the car. >> >> none. >> >> > > bluetooth headsets are the bomb! Sorry to all the haters, but it's the o

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Scott Stewart
I *cant* walk the dog with a phone, because if MacGregor starts barking I would be able to hear anything.. On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:56 PM, GMoney wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Casey Dougall < > ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > > > > > It's great for listening to music and

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Cameron Childress
I don't mind the headset. I just think it looks stupid in a bar/club/etc where there is no way in hell they are taking a call of any kind. Just wearing it as a fashion accessory. -Cameron On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Casey Dougall < ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > bluetooth heads

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2011-12-13 Thread GMoney
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Casey Dougall < ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > > It's great for listening to music and news while walking the dog, and just > overall way better than holding the phone to my head. Of course that's when > it's charged ;-) > You want to know a better way

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2011-12-13 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > in the car, im ok with. the have no place out of the car. > > none. > > bluetooth headsets are the bomb! Sorry to all the haters, but it's the only way to take a call. I don't care if you're in your car, at your desk on a mother f^&%ing boa

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2011-12-13 Thread Ras Tafari
in the car, im ok with. the have no place out of the car. none. On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Scott Stewart wrote: > > the only time I wear mine is in the car.. I can bring myself to be that > much of a douchebag... > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > >> >> On Tue

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
the level of distraction is much much greater. I'd have to do some searching on this again, but from what I remember none of the other activities, such as playing with the radio, talking with another person etc., did not result in as great of a delay as using a cell phone. On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Scott Stewart
no there's been a gazillion studies done, that rate the distraction level on par with being legally drunk On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:24 PM, Vivec wrote: > > Isn't the level of distraction the same as when fiddling with the radio, > messing with Makeup, or doing anything else other than Driving?

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2011-12-13 Thread GMoney
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:09 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > HUGE pet peve of mine is being in a bar or otherwise crowded and noisy > place and seeing some asshat wearing a bluetooth thing in his ear as if > it's a piece of jewelry or something. > > "Look at me! I am rich and successful as evide

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2011-12-13 Thread Vivec
Isn't the level of distraction the same as when fiddling with the radio, messing with Makeup, or doing anything else other than Driving? Talking to someone next to you in the front seat for example. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion

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2011-12-13 Thread Judah McAuley
It is against the law to use a cell phone (without a handsfree device) or text while driving in Oregon. Unlike a number of other states, it is a primary offence here which means they can pull you over even if you aren't doing anything else wrong. They tend to nail people in the evening when it is

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
the data are quite clear, using a cell while driving is like chugging 8 ounces of bourbon and then driving. Here's a pretty good study on it http://www.nsc.org/news_resources/Resources/Documents/A%20meta-analysis%20of%20driving%20performance%20and%20crash%20risk%20associated%20with%20the%20use%20o

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2011-12-13 Thread Cameron Childress
I have bluetooth built into my car stereo, so I do use handsfree. I actually dislike the uneven sound of a bluetooth - loud in one ear and quiet in the other. When I am not in the car I use the iPhone headphones w/mic. I prefer having the same volume level in both ears. -Cameron On Tue, Dec 13

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2011-12-13 Thread Scott Stewart
the only time I wear mine is in the car.. I can bring myself to be that much of a douchebag... On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > > and fuck eartooth's you wont > > catch me with that douchebaggery in my ear, nor

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Scott Stewart
T-Bone Start driving *A LOT* like I've had to over the last couple of years and you'll have an earpiece stuck in yer ear.. I don't care if you're Ayrton Senna, AJ Foyt and Richard Petty all rolled into one, texting and driving is just stupid. If it's that bloody important pull over. My right to

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:04 PM, Ras Tafari wrote: > and fuck eartooth's you wont > catch me with that douchebaggery in my ear, nor will you see my phone > on my hip. yeah, no. HUGE pet peve of mine is being in a bar or otherwise crowded and noisy place and seeing some asshat wearing a blueto

Re: Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread Ras Tafari
i would surmise that us, the video game generation, are far better drivers and multi-taskers than the average person. either on the phone or not, texting or not, im still a better driver than most. and fuck eartooth's you wont catch me with that douchebaggery in my ear, nor will you see my phone

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2011-12-13 Thread Larry C. Lyons
I saw some research on this recently, the performance of those using a cell phone while in a driving simulator was on the average worse than drunk drivers. On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:55 PM, GMoney wrote: > > http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/us/ntsb-cell-phone-ban/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 > > Ban those f

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2011-12-13 Thread Scott Stewart
"It would not apply to hand-free devices or to passengers." So go buy a $20 Bluetooth earpiece and talk all ya want, Android phones have a speech to text feature that's entirely hands free. My right to a reasonable expectation of safety trumps someone else's "right" to yammer endlessly with a ce

Yes! Yes!

2011-12-13 Thread GMoney
http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/us/ntsb-cell-phone-ban/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Ban those fucking things! Today cars, tomorrow barseventually the world! -- Happy Christmas your arse I pray God it's our last ~| Order the Adobe C

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-06 Thread PT
> I'd love to try one of those wacom tablets, might be interesting how > it would work for myself since I write w/ left hand but use mouse with > right hand. It works great for me. I write left handed, but gave up on fighting with others over which hand the mouse was set up for. I learned to u

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-06 Thread Jerry Barnes
" I do still use a mouse for gaming," The marble trackball works great for FPS's (Except for the missing track wheel) and centipede. 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 t

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-06 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Tony Weeg wrote: > lol, and im a righty and as righty as it gets, I can't even ... left-handed. > Maybe a finish, but that's it. hahahahhaha That's way they call it "The Stranger". ... ~| Orde

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-06 Thread Tony Weeg
lol, and im a righty and as righty as it gets, I can't even ... left-handed. Maybe a finish, but that's it. hahahahhaha Sent from my iPhone... Don't hate. On Jun 6, 2011, at 12:34 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:31 PM, William Bowen > wrote: >> I had a WACOM tablet

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-06 Thread Casey Dougall
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 12:31 PM, William Bowen wrote: > I had a WACOM tablet years ago (mid-90s) that I loved. Used it most > with Painter 4. I had the tablet set up for left-handed use as I mouse > right-handed. > Yeah I tend to believe us Lefties are way more ambidextrous than right handed peo

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-06 Thread William Bowen
> I'd love to try one of those wacom tablets, might be interesting how > it would work for myself since I write w/ left hand but use mouse with > right hand. I had a WACOM tablet years ago (mid-90s) that I loved. Used it most with Painter 4. I had the tablet set up for left-handed use as I mouse

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-06 Thread Casey Dougall
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Mary Jo Sminkey wrote: > >>Nice, yeah I like the trackball myself but I went with the kensington. >>I like this one a bit more since it has a scroll ring around the ball. >>Very elegant and pleasing to use, but I'd still like to check out the >>new microsoft mouse

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-06 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>Nice, yeah I like the trackball myself but I went with the kensington. >I like this one a bit more since it has a scroll ring around the ball. >Very elegant and pleasing to use, but I'd still like to check out the >new microsoft mouse. My arms are pretty well trashed from excessive mouse use (I

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-04 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 7:26 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > This is all you'll ever need: > http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/trackballs/devices/4680 > > I have one on every PC at home and my work PC's (including a mac). > Nice, yeah I like the trackball myself but I went with the kensingt

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-03 Thread Tony Weeg
I had one many moons ago, def wasn't that impressed personally Sent from my iPhone... Don't hate. On Jun 3, 2011, at 7:26 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > This is all you'll ever need: > http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/trackballs/devices/4680 > > I have one on every PC at home and

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-03 Thread Tony Weeg
yeah they are gonna have to figure out a way to get us "closer" to the screen so we aren't reaching across the keyboard to a screen. plus, I LOATHE fingerprints on ANY screen Sent from my iPhone... Don't hate. On Jun 3, 2011, at 5:25 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > i don't buy it. touch seems

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-03 Thread Gruss Gott
Tony wrote: > > http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/03/windows-ate-the-mouse/ > I don't see weiner or Anthony in this story anywhere. Why is it on the inter-webs? Anyway ... hey! it's national doughnut DAY! W00T! http://i.huffpost.com/gen/285832/NATIONAL-DONUT-DAY-2011.jpg ~~

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-03 Thread Jerry Barnes
This is all you'll ever need: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/trackballs/devices/4680 I have one on every PC at home and my work PC's (including a mac). J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger Politicians are people who, wh

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-03 Thread Robert Munn
i don't buy it. touch seems so intuitive because uses natural gestures - touching something to control it. a trackpad, however responsive, is still a proxy to the display, and therefore will never feel as natural as a touchscreen. i prefer my mouse to the trackpad on my envy. usually i turn off th

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-03 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Tony wrote: >> http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/03/windows-ate-the-mouse/ > > Very cool.  I have been considering a trackpad for some time.  My > right arm is so destroyed by using the mouse (years of Unrea

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-03 Thread Ras Tafari
i use the trackpad on the mbpro now, and sometimes use my mouse... the trackpad ROCKS so much that i REALLLY dont need a mouse, but my old ways just kinda sneak in, and out of habit ill use the mouse... other than that, ill use my wacom tablet for design work (when i do that, and not code sometim

Re: yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-03 Thread Cameron Childress
On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Tony wrote: > http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/03/windows-ate-the-mouse/ Very cool. I have been considering a trackpad for some time. My right arm is so destroyed by using the mouse (years of Unreal Tournament didn't help) that I now use my left hand for mousing. W

yes, im a mac, but wow

2011-06-03 Thread Tony
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/03/windows-ate-the-mouse/ Tony Weeg Sr. Web Applications Architect & Developer Navtrak, Inc. Smart Companies Drive Navtrak www.navtrakgps.com 800.787.2337 ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now

Re: Yes!!!

2011-06-02 Thread G Money
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > You got me then. I can certainly respect the addiction to NOT using cell > phones. I am not a big fan myself. Every month or so, my wife will go > through and clear out my voice mails. I never listen to them. She asks > why > and I say

Re: Yes!!!

2011-06-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
"I've never reached 14 minutes. Not sure if I've ever been in the double digits in minutes for a month. Most months pass with zero usage on either phone (the personal one my wife makes me own for no good reason, and the one work gave me...again for no good reason)." You got me then. I can certai

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2011-06-01 Thread Ras Tafari
dude. i got the end of internet p0rn the other day! there was a message: "You've finally done it perv, good job. No new titties to see, go play golf" On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Medic wrote: > > ...not until they take down all the pr0n. > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Casey Dougall <

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2011-06-01 Thread Medic
...not until they take down all the pr0n. On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 10:39 AM, Casey Dougall < ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com> wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM, G Money wrote: > > > > Enjoy your tumors. > > > > I'm of the opinion that cell phones have reached a level of addiction > akin >

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2011-06-01 Thread G Money
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "I'll take that bet. How much you want to put on it?" > > Bet? > > Being a mathematician, I don't gamble. Especially when someone asks to > bet. > > Looking at past bills, I have come in as low as 14 minutes and as high as > 50 > minutes.

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2011-06-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
"I'll take that bet. How much you want to put on it?" Bet? Being a mathematician, I don't gamble. Especially when someone asks to bet. Looking at past bills, I have come in as low as 14 minutes and as high as 50 minutes. The 50 was an exceptionally heavy month. J - In other words, a democr

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2011-06-01 Thread G Money
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Enjoy your tumors." > > I probably use my cell phone less than anyone on this list. If I get > tumors, it won't be from a cell phone. > I'll take that bet. How much you want to put on it? ~~

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2011-06-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
"Enjoy your tumors." I probably use my cell phone less than anyone on this list. If I get tumors, it won't be from a cell phone. "I'm of the opinion that cell phones have reached a level of addiction akin to cigarettes." Maybe worse. Parents didn't let their kids smoke. They had to sneak aw

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2011-06-01 Thread Casey Dougall
On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 10:30 AM, G Money wrote: > > Enjoy your tumors. > > I'm of the opinion that cell phones have reached a level of addiction akin > to cigarettes. > > Even if it could be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that cell phones > caused cancer, I bet a majority of people would conti

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2011-06-01 Thread G Money
Enjoy your tumors. I'm of the opinion that cell phones have reached a level of addiction akin to cigarettes. Even if it could be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that cell phones caused cancer, I bet a majority of people would continue to use them. On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Jerry Barnes

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2011-06-01 Thread G Money
Party pooper On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson wrote: > > I am sorry to break the bad news, G Money, but this isn't like the rapture. > > Inconsiderate cell phone users will not instantly fall to the ground > stricken (karma doesn't usually work that fast). > > > > On Tue, May

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2011-06-01 Thread Jerry Barnes
"WHO: Cell phone use can increase possible cancer risk" Wow. What a powerful conclusion. "Can possibly increase risk" is equivalent to "might not increase". >From an AP article on the story: Classifying agents as “possibly carcinogenic” doesn’t mean they automatically cause cancer and some

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2011-05-31 Thread Judah McAuley
Not all radiation is the same. Frequency and power are two of the major components that will determine what, if any, danger radiation poses. Ham radio for your basic portable handsets, for instance, will push something like 5 to 25 watts with a wave length of 2 meters. That's low power and a long

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2011-05-31 Thread Vivec
umm..how come the signals from the Cell Phone affects us...but the radiation from the bluetooth headsets etc. do not? Why would bluetooth headsets be 'safe'? Shouldn't it ALL affect us? Bluetooth transmissions, WiFi, cell phone, et al? ~~

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2011-05-31 Thread Robert Munn
hmm, yet another way to wipe out the drone population of Earth. On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > They have not yet determined whether keeping the phone in your pocket > also increases genital problems. I could see us accidentally producing > a generation of mutant sperm

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2011-05-31 Thread Robert Munn
I have almost completely stopped using my phone. On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 2:46 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > Huh. I primarily use earbuds with my cell phone, though I do hold it > to my head at times Maybe I should stop. :) > ~~~

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2011-05-31 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:32 PM, G Money wrote: > > http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2 > > Bluetooth is the bomb! I've been using the blueAnt Q2 now days, love it! ~| Order the Adobe Cold

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2011-05-31 Thread Judah McAuley
They have not yet determined whether keeping the phone in your pocket also increases genital problems. I could see us accidentally producing a generation of mutant sperm producing dudes with brain lesions whose pants are always sagging down...hey, wait a minute, is that Zombies? On Tue, May 31, 2

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2011-05-31 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
I am sorry to break the bad news, G Money, but this isn't like the rapture. Inconsiderate cell phone users will not instantly fall to the ground stricken (karma doesn't usually work that fast). On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > Huh.  I primarily use earbuds with my

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2011-05-31 Thread Cameron Childress
Huh. I primarily use earbuds with my cell phone, though I do hold it to my head at times Maybe I should stop. :) -Cameron On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:32 PM, G Money wrote: > http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2

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2011-05-31 Thread G Money
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/index.html?hpt=hp_bn2 ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.house

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