Yes.

It's also one-time-use, and destroys both your table and blade. Still, a far sight better than losing a couple flanges, assuming one can even afford a SawStop equipped table - I've yet to find one for less than $1,400, whereas a comparable table without SawStop would cost a fraction of that.

And, of course, such a system doesn't work with non-table-mounted equipment, like handheld circular and reciprocating saws.

Like what? Toothless blades?

There's only so many safety features you can work into a tool before it's no longer useful (see: every discussion about DRM-ed guns, like, ever).

Aside from that, accidents involving circular saws aren't the only reason people need prosthetics.

Fair enough (to each his own, I always say). Just don't cry like a bitch when someone calls you a zealot, if you're going to exhibit that sort of behavior.

I prefer option 3 - not giving a fuck what some dumbass celebrity thinks. That tends to work out well for me in all arenas.

That's pretty bad when you not only can't remember what you yourself posted, but can't be bothered to go read the post again before responding. Since you're not going to bother scrolling back up the page to see what I mean, I'll go ahead and say it - that comment was in response to your strawman about Creationists.

If you're not going to bother paying attention to the conversation, perhaps you'd be better off if you stopped responding. That hole you're diggin' ain't gettin' any shallower.

Had you left it at that, I wouldn't have responded; but you didn't, you had to throw in an ad hominem for no particular reason.

Again, since I doubt you're going to take the 3 seconds to go re-read your original post, I'll copy & paste it here:

... Which you said in response to someone pointing out that there are zealots on both sides of the issue.

Question: have you yet bothered to go look up the definition of the term, "zealot?" Or are you maintaining that your personal definition is the "correct" one?

Sayeth the zealot. What strawman, specifically, did I put up? You'd be wise to avoid referring to my response to your Creationists strawman.

Pointing out that you're acting like a petulant child who isn't getting his way isn't tone trolling. I've both asked you to present the facts which back your beliefs (which you have not presented), and suggested that you would better posit your argument using reason as opposed to irrationality and emotion. That you read this as "tone trolling" says more about you than it does about me, bud.

Look, Brah, I don't care what you think about feelings, or damage, or strawmen, or whatever. All I care about is whether or not you can present facts that support your contention, and whether or not you're capable of positing said contention without exhibiting behavior that is indicative of zealotry. Thus far, you've failed to do either of these things, so pardon me if I'm not real keen on accepting your poorly thought out, emotionally charged viewpoint.

Now, if you want to present facts and discuss them like adults, I'm all ears. But as for this tit-for-tat farce of an "argument," I think I've said all that needs to be said. If you're still not getting it, that's your hang up.

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Ah, so closer to the opposite of what I said.

Learn somethin' new every day.

Isn't that kind of like saying, "you don't have to have a license to drive a car, as long as you're not on a public road?"

Had I known I was trying to have an adult discussion with an 8-year-old mentality, I may have expressed myself otherwise. My mistake for assuming that I was talking to someone who understands what the words he uses means. Words like "straw man."

For example, introducing Creationism in a discussion about vaccines would be what is known as "arguing a strawman." Not sure what responding to said fallacious argument would qualify as. Bad form?

FWIW, I'm not the hypocrite who's putting up strawmen and accusing others of doing the same thing when they make the apparent mistake of responding.

You don't get to just make up your own definitions of words, and "zealot" already has a definition.

BTW, tossing accusations around instead of making salient points that support your argument isn't going to change any minds. Well, not to support your point of view, anyway, although you might be successful in driving people away from your premise. For example, you keep saying that "Jenny McCarthy doesn't understand basic science," but have thus far failed to define just what that phrase is supposed to mean, nor have you provided any examples that would support this claim. Pretty gosh-darn unscientific, if you ask me.

I think they call that one "irony."

Anyway, if you can't argue your point without attacking the other person, you either don't have a valid point to make, or you don't know how to properly express yourself. Either way, that's your problem, not mine.

Herd immunity has precisely dick to do with how you present your argument. You're just moving the goalposts so you don't have to address my argument.

Then present some facts, instead of wasting time and energy attacking other people for not necessarily agreeing with the "facts" you have thus far failed to present.

Side note - the more upset you get, the more you attack me or anyone else for not falling in lock-step with your point of view, the more you prove my claims regarding zealotry right.

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Wow, that does suck! Talk about time theft.

How else would you characterize zealotry, if not the act of being an overbearing asshole? I suppose I could have said "unbending adherence to a specific viewpoint they've convinced themselves is right, regardless of whether or not it actually is," but, er, well, I hadn't thought of that until just now. Mea culpa (something else you'll never hear a zealot say).

Well, at least you accept that I'm right. I count that as a win, sardonic tone notwithstanding.

No, I mean like people who "point out" the evidence for evolution by looking at Creationists and saying things like, "goddamn but you're a moron! How is it that you're allowed to breed? Someone should put you down for the good of society!"

But see, that's because I actually bothered to know the definition of the term "zealot," and I'm intelligent enough to make the distinction between one of them, and someone who is actually trying to educate people out of ignorance, rather than condemn them for it.

Make all the excuses for anti-social behavior that you want, but the fact is if you're being an asshole to someone for being wrong, you're only serving to make the problem worse, not better. Jenny McCarthy isn't stopping you from getting your kids vaccinated, and being a dick to her and her kind for holding a certain viewpoint is only going to make them grasp it even harder. Reason is the only weapon that's useful against irrationality, which is why I'm calmly explaining my viewpoint rather than getting pissed because you disagree with me.

That beats my response.

I was just going to say, "drunk."

Obviously a different world since where I live doesn't have half the population density as NYC, but I've always been that guy who parks in the corner space at the far, far back end of the lot. My ship's far less likely to be wanged that way, plus the extra bit of exercise is good for me. Plus, when I'm on the clock I'm getting paid for that 10 minute walk.

YMMV, as the only experience I have with driving/parking in NYC was selling my sister's car after she moved there, because she had no use for it and didn't want to pay to store it.

No kidding - I've looked at what $1,200/mo can rent you around these parts, and the short answer is "a fucking mansion. On 20 acres. With your own lake."

Of course, if you live here and have that kind of scrilla laying around, chances are you don't rent, people rent from you.