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From: Ken Smith on 7 Aug 2006 21:37 In article <bv0fd2545o3i1h2ra9v610fi1juvrci3f1(a)4ax.com>, Phat Bytestard <phatbytestard(a)getinmahharddrive.org> wrote: >On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 15:42:37 +0000 (UTC), kensmith(a)green.rahul.net (Ken >Smith) Gave us: > >>It claims to support your position so you call it correct but can you >>find any proof? Those who wish to increase military spending make lots of >>claims about it beyond "it is needed" but when the facts are checked, the >>only reason to spend on the military is because it is needed. > > You wouldn't even be sitting in front of a personal computer right >now were it not for the military and their endeavors. Nonsense! -- -- kensmith(a)rahul.net forging knowledge
From: Ken Smith on 7 Aug 2006 21:44 In article <glfcd2tvk21bpuakqrfeho51o2r8elfgd5(a)4ax.com>, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: [....] >In California, the squeeze results from increasing population combined >with putting a lot of land off-limits to development. Also: The commute time and the nature of the local geography play into this. "Silicon valley" divided from a lot of housing by the bay. The jobs tend to still be in that area. -- -- kensmith(a)rahul.net forging knowledge
From: Ken Smith on 7 Aug 2006 21:58 In article <44D63102.D238CA5E(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com>, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote: > > >Phat Bytestard wrote: > >> On Sun, 06 Aug 2006 15:29:14 GMT, "Michael A. Terrell" >> <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> Gave us: >> >> > Yes, it does. If you're in the paper products or produce business. >> >It would be damn hard to make money selling apples and other fruit >> >without growing them on trees. It would also be very hard to build >> >decent homes without lumber, which grows on trees, as well. >> >> Yep... even the media that the "money" got printed on came from >> trees. > >Rag has been traditionally used actually ! You can't get much right can you ? Details about US bank note paper can be read at. www.gargancommunication.com/pdfs/cranemarathon.pdf -- -- kensmith(a)rahul.net forging knowledge
From: bill.sloman on 7 Aug 2006 22:01 John Fields wrote: > On Mon, 07 Aug 2006 18:21:43 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > >John Larkin wrote: > >> On Sat, 05 Aug 2006 05:25:09 +0100, Eeyore > >> <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)REMOVETHIS.hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> John Larkin wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 4 Aug 2006 16:25:48 -0700, bill.sloman(a)ieee.org wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> America itself is only fond of democracy as long as it produces > >>>>> governments that America finds sympathetic. > >>>> Agreed. They are called "democracies." > >>> America has had *no trouble at all* supporting undemocratic countries. That's another > >>> reason you're seen as 2 faced. > >>> > >>> Graham > >> > >> The Cold War caused some unsavory distortions. It's over. Hell, the > >> Hundred Years War is over, too. > > > >But now we have the neverending 'war on terror' where all those self > >serving abuses can be taken out, dusted off, and set on their feet > >again. Only the excuses change. Any other reason why 'we' are sucking up > >to a nuclear armed Islamic military dictator? > > --- > To whom are you referring? Probably http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pervez_Musharraf who seems to fit the description. -- Bill Sloman, Nijmegen
From: Ken Smith on 7 Aug 2006 22:02
In article <44D6C016.8A3EDFFE(a)earthlink.net>, Michael A. Terrell <mike.terrell(a)earthlink.net> wrote: [...] > You are not comprehending. PAPER MONEY DOES HAVE SOME FIBER FROM >TREES IN IT. END OF STORY. As far as I can tell from www.gargancommunication.com/pdfs/cranemarathon.pdf there is no wood fiber involved. Of course, you can't be sure because the exact content is a secret. -- -- kensmith(a)rahul.net forging knowledge |