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From: Eeyore on 28 Jan 2007 13:20 T Wake wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > unsettled wrote: > >> The Secretary of HomIntern wrote > >> > >> > One needn't be Muslim to be a terrorist -- Mr. Wake can confirm that, I > >> > should think. The IRA is still recent history... > >> > >> The amusing question is what are chances of being a terrorist > >> if one is a Muslim. > >> > >> Profiling is politically incorrect only in western societies. > > > > Profiling is politically incorrect only to ppl who believe in political > > correctness. > > Profiling based on religion is a flawed method more than anything else. > Profiling based on racial characteristics is also flawed in this context. > > Not sure about the political correctness or lack thereof. If it did the job well, should we be worried about whether it's politically correct or not ? Graham
From: Ken Smith on 28 Jan 2007 13:22 In article <db23a$45bbc6c6$4fe72dd$25171(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >Ken Smith wrote: > >> In article <CPudnQHjc4nEPybYnZ2dnUVZ8qijnZ2d(a)pipex.net>, >> T Wake <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: >> [....] >> >>>I don't recall anyone saying fundamentalist Muslims were not insane. >> >> >> I did question what we mean by "insane". Some people seem to think that >> there is no logic in insane people. There often is logic but some false >> assumption going into it make the person insane. Someone who thinks the >> family cat is a bird, will try to return the "bird" to its cage. Given >> what they believe, their actions can be understood. > >Being understandable does not imply they're appropriate. It does mean that they can be predicted to some degree and dealt with more easily than random actions can. > -- -- kensmith(a)rahul.net forging knowledge
From: Eeyore on 28 Jan 2007 13:23 Ken Smith wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >Ken Smith wrote: > >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > >> > > >> >> Not really. MP's company didn't manufacture the cases; they > >> >> were ordered. That is not manufacturing them. > >> > > >> >Who did the mechanical design ? That's the important part. Whoever actually > >> >bashes the tin is irrelevant. > >> > > >> >It's about good design you see and good design need not be expensive. > >> > >> It may not be "expensive" but good EMI shielding does tend to push the > >> cost up a bit. It usually requires that the sheet metal makes a good > >> connection at the joints and stuff like that. This typically adds a bit > >> to the cost. It doesn't add as much as adding an extra cup holder > >> however. > > > >The fact is that bad design for EMI costs more. > > > >When the CE business came in, PC cases suddenly spouted loads of > >copper-beryllium finger strip to ensure continuity between panels for example. > >Now that stuff isn't cheap. > > > >You don't see it any more. Cleverer design doesn't require it with interlocking > >panels for example. > > You are talking about costs a lot more vs costa little more. Adding the > interlocking tabs, the double bends[1], pressed fingers[2] and the > wrinkles all cost a little more. This was my point. You can make it cost > even more by making a bad design but that isn't the point. The well-designed case with tabs etc may eliminate the need for example for expensive finger strip that a simpler design may require. It's entirely possible that the better designed case will do the job better *and* cost less to make. Graham
From: Eeyore on 28 Jan 2007 13:25 unsettled wrote: > Eeyore wrote: > > unsettled wrote: > >>Eeyore pontificated: > >>>The Demon Prince of Absurdity wrote: > >>> > >>>>Xians who advocate the killing of gays or abortion doctors are precisely > >>>>as crazy as Muslims who advocate the killing of Westerners, and just as > >>>>dangerous to civilisation. > > > > < snip irrelevance > > > > >>>Arguably more so since they live in a society that has for the most part moved > >>>beyond using murder as a means of imposing its will. > > > > < snip further irrelevance > > > > >>Besides, Christians of all ilk live everywhere in the world, > >>so you're doubly wrong. > > > > Christian abortionist killers live exclusively in the USA. > > To use one of your favorite expressions, "Cite?: How about you show me an example outside the USA ? I'm not aware of any. Graham
From: Eeyore on 28 Jan 2007 13:29
Ken Smith wrote: > The Demon Prince of Absurdity <absurd_number_of_nicks(a)hell.corn> wrote: > > >Xians who advocate the killing of gays or abortion doctors are precisely > >as crazy as Muslims who advocate the killing of Westerners, and just as > >dangerous to civilisation. > > No, they are more dangerous. They are more embedded within the > civilisation they are attempting to destroy. The probably seem quite normal in all other respects too. Graham |