Phi for All

Aaah, so there's a method to your marinara. Judging by most creationist reasoning, I wouldn't put it pasta them.

I can't help feeling manipulated by the whole thing though. Many things we are doing that benefit many powerful people get justified over and over by the 911 attacks. Is that just opportunism at work? I still maintain that trying to thwart terrorism with conventional military means just fuels more terrorism. And look at the cost in lives and resources compared to what it costs the terrorists. No business would consider the ratios acceptable. Unless the costs of doing business gets funded by the taxpayers.

Lance prances around in women's underwear. Or so the IRC story goes....

5614 has a computer.

5614 is the most curious person I know. I like that. I think they reached 10,000 yesterday and now it's just buried by other threads posted. Try looking at their archives. I like this just for the info and the clever. The race is secondary.

BenSon has fish in tanks. I don't mean he eats fish in tanks, he just keeps them there. In fish tanks, not military-type tanks. That would be pretty silly if he kept fish in military-type tanks. Or ate them there.

Wierd. I haven't had any 404s or access errors since the server was changed. I don't know if I've ever gotten one posting or quoting, it was always trying to hit a link to a thread or post. I'll check with Dave and blike to see if they know what it could be. If they figure it out there are some members we might want to infect with what you have.

Is this on regular posts or on private messages?

Moving to Engineering for some motivation.

Lance is absolutely correct about -Demosthenes- and has signed my petition about Demo going back and rereading the OP.

Bluenoise is neither blue nor particularly noisy.

Chemi is a very spiritual person and loves to learn.

Severian hasn't actually eaten hay or grass since he was a child (despite his moooooving avatar).

Pipes don't explode from being frozen in winter. The water in them freezes, expands, splits the pipe open (more of a burst than an explosion) and the non-frozen water under pressure shoots out of the split in the pipe (which may seem like an explosion). There is no shrapnel, no blast radius (unless you count the water spraying out) and certainly no freezing of the surrounding area.

Somehow, BenSon knows that In My Memory has never had sex. A little mayhem, a little evil. Mwa-ha-ha-ha!

Who determines what is healthy? Is it the low-fat folks or the low-carb folks or the 2-hours in the gym per day folks? I know many folks who eat according to the food groups triangle and exercise moderately and are in terrible shape. If someone eats at restaurants at every meal (thereby helping the economy) and exercises regularly but still ends up needing a kidney, is his diet going to be held against him? Are we assuming that everyone who needs a new organ abused the old one? Is the person who eats well and exercises regularly but drinks to excess going to be denied a new liver if one is available? If any prioritizing is to be done, it should be by age alone, as anything else is arbitrary and morally judgemental.

Schrodngr's_cat knows yourdadonapogos personally. Not in a biblical sense, just, you know... knows him.

Dak hates Tellytubbies!

I don't know enough about the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, but I'm surprised Scrushy wasn't held accountable under it. I thought it states that the CEO is responsible for certifying the accuracy of all financial reports. The new board and management team don't want him back regardless.

Scrushy acquitted on all counts. http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/scrushy28.html

I was kind of amazed that the hybrids use the electric motor for quick starts instead of the IC engine. And that the IC is used for cruising speeds instead of the battery. I don't know why I had that turned around in my mind. Mopeds, I guess.

The way I understand it, because the engine is smaller than a conventional car, and the batteries are smaller than a full electric car, the hybridization makes everything efficient. Most conventional engines are sized for peak performance, which you really only use about 1% of the time. The hybrids actually use more battery power than engine power when you "floor it" to increase speed quickly. This means less pollution and gas usage, therefore more efficiency. The hybrids also have the ability to convert the kinetic energy from braking into stored electricity. They even shut the engine off while stopped at red lights. They have special tires for low resistance. Ultimately, car manufacturers love them because for every hybrid they make that gets 60+ mpg, they get to make a couple of 16 mpg conventional guzzlers allowed by the CAFE requirements.

I was waving at my agent. He was supposed to have gotten me an audition for a small speaking part opposite Irene Cara. Instead they stuck me in the background with the extras. I wasn't waving the whole hand, just one finger. I did quite a lot of professional acting and it was a lot of fun. I think Theater gives you a certain confidence with the public. It teaches you a great deal about yourself. And those big curtains are good for making out and groping starlets.

What part of Theater interests you most? Are you a techy-type or do you act as well? I have fond memories of my Theater friends from high school and university.

Here, here, well said. Thanks blike! Now go check out Sciforums so you can see what happens when the Moderators don't care.