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Assuming you know what the girl is going to say is the first step on the road to disaster, herme3. Never plan a battle past the first encounter.

Do you think Bill Lucas got Divine Force Law from his relative George Lucas? Thanks for the transcript, Silkworm, that was really... amusing. I do have to say, though, that I agree in part with the Indian man. There is a huge difference between saying, "You have no data" and "You have nothing". When you use phrases like, "You have nothing", "It's garbage" and "I suggest you find another line of work", you shift the listener from critical examination of Lucas' credentials to your hostility. These audiences are smart and probably will realize, after you point out the flaws, that it IS garbage. But when you use the phrase you may be losing some support from those who don't like those types of confrontational methods. Do you see the difference between outright calling him a crackpot and showing everybody the evidence that will lead them to the same conclusion? The Indian man probaly blew you off as a rude young man but might have come around to your POV regarding Lucas if you hadn't drawn his conclusions for him in such a "not nice" manner. Don't get me wrong, Lucas deserved what he got from you, but you don't need anyone in the audience wondering if you have an axe to grind about anything other than his ideas. You might want to simply present your findings and concerns and let the audience come to it's own inevitable conclusions.

I remember hearing a hypothesis that gravity may pass through all points in the universe (and other possible universes) simultaneously. Could GR be used to transmit a Morse Code message faster than C?

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We rescued a 5-month-old Corgi pup last December from an animal shelter and the little guy has the sweetest disposition. He never barked at anyone or anything, not even a little grrr-uff, and is extremely friendly. In March my 7-year-old daughter had taken her bath and was drying herself on her favorite over-sized beach towel when she decided to scare Mom and Dad downstairs. She started at the head of the stairs and, covered completely by the towel, started belly-crawling down the stairs like some kind of bug. I think her plan was to inch down the stairs and then yell, "Boo!" when she reached the living room. The dog, Max, spotted her about midway down and suddenly started barking his head off for the first time since we'd known him! My daughter panicked and rolled the rest of the way downstairs tangled up in her big towel. After the initial shock none of us could stop laughing since Max had scared us all worse than my daughter ever could have with that lame old jump-out-and-boo routine.

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What do you pay total for cable, if you don't mind my asking? And btw, 100 posts, w00t GutZ!

I get basic cable for my daughter but I don't watch it much anymore. I found out my local library has some of the best cable series on DVD if you don't mind being a year or two behind (I'm up to season 6 of West Wing and we just started HBO's Carnivale). The library is also good for science specials, but again, you're not going to get the latest broadcasts. The Discovery Channel was pretty good a few years ago but it's crap now. PBS has better science programming but you may need to tape it at odd hours.

Personally, I don't think minting or using currency with those words on it constitutes a First Ammendment violation. It is not espousing a creed the way the Pledge of Allegiance does by including the words "Under God". That's a spoken pledge, a vow if you will, that shouldn't have any religious connotations if you want allegiance from atheists, the way I see it. Also sprach zyncod.

I've had this happen with rockfish. They swim near the bottom and when you hook them they don't put up much of a fight. You think you've just got some plant on your hook so you reel it in quickly to free the line and the rockfish has it's swim bladder expanded out of it's mouth and it's intestines poking out the anus. Ugly way to go. Stupid rockfish.

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I believe M-theory uses ten spatial dimensions plus one temporal. You can theoretically work with more but I'm not sure if any current theories support that.

Exactly. Plus you'd be shooting real black customers. The mosquito is targeting everyone who can hear it who is loitering in the square outside the theatre. Gotcha. Perhaps this is where things are unclear. I had assumed that the device is only turned on after hours or when loiterers are present. I can't see any benefit to making young paying customers walk through an annoying noise to get into the theater. There are no analogies for a noise that targets a particular race. This is definitely a unique case. Again, I don't like the device but I don't think using it is particularly an act of discrimination. A sign that says "NO SKATEBOARDING" would, by default, target people under 25 as well but no one thinks it's discriminatory.

Your strawmen are becoming persistent. I'll ask you what I asked Dak. Would it make you feel better about this to know that they use the Mosquito to clear out the young loiterers and then call the police on the older loiterers? Would that show you that they are simply targeting loiterers in every way possible?

Yes. We may be forced to use our own Mosquito tactics very soon. Using only the story provided by the OP, I haven't seen any indication that the sound carries over any extreme distance. I would imagine local noise ordinances would cover anyone with this kind of gripe. "Local vicinity" is too vague for the purposes of this argument. It implies a much wider area of effect than I'm willing to believe is being imposed. And, again, the Wyvern sees most of its loiterers as being young, but they see them first as loiterers. There would have been no reason to use the device if they kids weren't loitering. It has nothing to do with who is or isn't coming into the store. It's primarily about keeping people from loitering. I would definitely be on your side in this if the sound was being used to keep certain shoppers out. I guess we really don't know enough about the rest of what is done by the Wyvern about this problem. Would it make you feel better about this to know that they use the Mosquito to clear out the young loiterers and then call the police on the older loiterers? Would that show you that they are simply targeting loiterers in every way possible?

Perhaps replacing the mouse will come sooner. Less functions to manage and anything that keeps both hands on the keyboard will automatically make you a faster typer. It would be sweet to have an interface that would allow me to scroll, select, navigate and open programs and files without lifting a finger. This could probably happen much sooner than replacing the keyboeard.

In case you hadn't noticed, I was talking about the Wyvern Theatre, the story the OP was referring to? I made no mention of any anecdotal observations regarding any other devices. There wasn't enough information to form an opinion on. "There is one of these things around where I live" is not exactly telling me much about who placed it and why. I made it quite clear what I was talking about. I mentioned the Wyvern Theatre several times. I mentioned their particular problems with loiterers. You are trolling and being obtuse and unnecessarily argumentative. You are fast becoming the new revprez as far as I'm concerned. It's such a shame.

WRONG! Anyone hanging around the theatre after hours long enough to be affected is loitering. WRONG! It's targeting loiterers, who are criminals, who happen to be young in this particular instance. WRONG AGAIN! Do you think being young is the cause of the problem at the Wyvern Theatre? Do you think the owners said, "Man! I really hate the fact that our clients are so young, let's do something to drive them away!" No, they said, "We can't get those kids to stop loitering out there in the square in front of the theatre. They are causing disturbances, vandalizing the place and driving business away. They ignore the signs we put up and so they are breaking the law. What can we do besides call the police?" My scenario is NOT a strawman because loiterers and shoplifters are both breaking the law. How can you not see that the loitering caused the Wyvern to purchase this equipment? Why would they spend their money because someone is young? Is it just me? Does anyone else think the Wyvern paid money to solve a youth problem instead of a loitering problem?

Phrasing it this way is very unscientific. Are you saying the Universal Mind gave Korea 100%? I didn't think it was supposed to be that accurate. I think you are full of crap since earlier you made such a big deal about percentages and probabilities, and now you're saying (wrongly) that Togo CANNOT beat Korea Republic!

Listen, you'll get nowhere with discrimination because the loiterers are breaking the law. This isn't being used inside to keep certain people out, it's being used to disperse people who are lingering and causing problems. Bring up discrimination when the product is used inside a store to annoy unwanted clientele. If anything, it can be argued that the Mosquito is doing these teens a favor by not involving the police. Crime is down in the area and the loitering problem is solved. I still don't like it but you can't yell "Discrimination!" when targeting criminals. Am I discriminating against shoplifters when I hire an off-duty policeman to patrol the mall at Christmas time? Aren't shoplifters just as valid a group as loiterers? The fact that these loiterers are under the age of 25 is secondary in this situation.