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From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on 2 Aug 2006 21:26 John Fields wrote: > On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:33:35 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax > <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> John Fields wrote: >>> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:26:32 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax >>> <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> John Fields wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:22:17 +0100, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax >>>>> <dirk.bruere(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> A former pet, whose behaviour had improved somewhat since George's >>>>>> father gave up ownership. >>>>> --- >>>>> Between periods of malevolent behavior, a rabid dog remains a rabid >>>>> dog. >>>> Then George should not have owned the rabid dog in the first place, >>>> should he? >>> --- >>> Why not? Lots of people have sick pets which they hope will get >>> better but which eventually _have_ to be put down. >> But George liked him *because* he was sick. >> George didn't want him to get better. > > --- > LOL, you were there, huh? I was around, and complaining about Saddam being a tyrannical murderer, when he was your good pal and Rummy was photographed shaking his hand. Dirk
From: Don Bowey on 2 Aug 2006 22:11 On 8/2/06 6:05 PM, in article pan.2006.08.04.01.03.47.198555(a)example.net, "Richard The Dreaded Libertarian" <null(a)example.net> wrote: > On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:29:16 -0700, Don Bowey wrote: >> "Richard The Dreaded Libertarian" <null(a)example.net> wrote: >>> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:06:53 +0100, Eeyore wrote: >>>> Richard The Dreaded Libertarian wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:00:04 +0000, Phat Bytestard wrote: >>>>>> On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 22:07:31 -0400, krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> Gave us: >>>>>>> In article <pan.2006.08.02.22.12.07.64599(a)example.net>, >>>>>>> null(a)example.net >>>>>>>> On Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:04:51 -0700, John Larkin wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Pax Americana isn't a bad idea. It would save billions of lives >>>>>>>>> and damage a bit of pride. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> First, of course, the Americans would have to swallow their false >>>>>>>> pride and actually stop making war. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> BS, be worried when we stop *ending* war. >>>>>> >>>>>> Well said. >>>>> >>>>> Gawd, you people are twisted. >>>>> >>>>> How exactly is it that you reduce war by adding war? >>>> >>>> It's pretty clear that a large percentage of the US think that the only >>>> answers come out of the barrel of a gun. >>>> >>> Yeah - the joy of Democracy: It doesn't matter how wrong you are, as >>> long as you have a lot of company. >>> >>> I wish there was some way to get the warlovers to see just how psychotic >>> they are. >>> >> I'm pretty sure that the few people who love war are insane. >> >> Your wild excursion from logic is irrational and doesn't help support your >> POV. >> > > My point is, that a person who claims that war can be reduced by making > more war is clearly insane. It's like trying to put out a fire by pouring > gasoline on it. > > Thanks, > Rich > > > When the Keizer was killed, leading into WW1, should all the treaties have been abrogated, having no country step in to help another? Standby and hope the flames will die on their own? How about WW2? Should the US have simply defended itself in the Pacific, and let events in the Pacific and Europe play out without US involvement? How do you decide when you are not your brother's keeper? Do you honestly feel the world should stand by and do nothing to help people who are being abused by Hitlers and Husseins? Don
From: bill.sloman on 2 Aug 2006 22:16 John Woodgate wrote: > In message <1154540545.114278.233890(a)i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, dated > Wed, 2 Aug 2006, bill.sloman(a)ieee.org writes > >Phat seems to be dense enough that he could have a uranium brain. > >Happily, there isn't enough brain for there to be any risk of a > >critical mass. > > The bad news is it's not U, it's Pu. Or is that Poo?(;-) Plutonium-239 has a minimum critical mass of about 10kgm versus 15kgm for U-235, but since the Phat Bytestards cerebral mass seems to be fly-weight (a few grams), we don't seem to be at much risk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_mass If his brains were dynamite - which they clearly aren't - they woudn't blow his hat off. -- Bill Sloman, Nijmegen
From: bill.sloman on 2 Aug 2006 22:16 John Woodgate wrote: > In message <1154540545.114278.233890(a)i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, dated > Wed, 2 Aug 2006, bill.sloman(a)ieee.org writes > >Phat seems to be dense enough that he could have a uranium brain. > >Happily, there isn't enough brain for there to be any risk of a > >critical mass. > > The bad news is it's not U, it's Pu. Or is that Poo?(;-) Plutonium-239 has a minimum critical mass of about 10kgm versus 15kgm for U-235, but since the Phat Bytestards cerebral mass seems to be fly-weight (a few grams), we don't seem to be at much risk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_mass If his brains were dynamite - which they clearly aren't - they woudn't blow his hat off. -- Bill Sloman, Nijmegen
From: Jim Thompson on 2 Aug 2006 22:16
On Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:11:12 -0700, Don Bowey <dbowey(a)comcast.net> wrote: >On 8/2/06 6:05 PM, in article pan.2006.08.04.01.03.47.198555(a)example.net, >"Richard The Dreaded Libertarian" <null(a)example.net> wrote: > [snip] >> >> My point is, that a person who claims that war can be reduced by making >> more war is clearly insane. It's like trying to put out a fire by pouring >> gasoline on it. >> >> Thanks, >> Rich >> >> >> > >When the Keizer was killed, leading into WW1, should all the treaties have >been abrogated, having no country step in to help another? Standby and hope >the flames will die on their own? > >How about WW2? Should the US have simply defended itself in the Pacific, >and let events in the Pacific and Europe play out without US involvement? > >How do you decide when you are not your brother's keeper? > >Do you honestly feel the world should stand by and do nothing to help people >who are being abused by Hitlers and Husseins? > >Don The way the Europeons on this newsgroup vituperate it makes you wonder. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | | | E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat | | http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |