Comment No the other hand ... (Score 1) 329
When I go to the physician, a lot because I'm old, my heart rate is almost always 62. However my friends say I have no soul because I'm Conservative.
Comment Re:So he's a politician (Score 1) 670
Funny, it usually takes much longer for Godwin's law to come into effect.
An indication how fast politics can bring out the evil in people.
Comment Re:So he's a politician (Score 1) 670
Yeah, I voted for McCain because of Palin.
So, I wrote Sarah Palin in.
Comment Re:The judge seems to be entirely right (Score 1) 404
With rights come responsibility, one cannot yell fire in a crowded theater nor be allowed own a weapon if convicted of an gun related offense.
This judge is probably right.
This judge is probably right.
Comment Old School (Score 2, Interesting) 1007
I use a plain old spiral bound address book. A I keep it locked in my gun safe, in the same room with with a shredder.
Comment Re:Smart police officer (Score 1) 103
So let me see if I have this right. The next time someone assaults you, robs you, rear ends you, rapes your wife or any number of unlawful act against your person, you are going to call a crook? Right? I just want to make sure.
Comment Re:Smart police officer (Score 1) 103
That's odd, since they don't seem to respect anyone else's(sic).
That is because they know (a) You are supposed to know your rights and (b) You are suppose to stand up for your rights.
At best it's problematic, the officers life is almost always on the line and you want to be treated fairly by someone who in the next minute might lose there life. It simply sucks on both sides.
Comment Re:Smart police officer (Score 4, Funny) 103
I know more than a few (Phoenix) police officers and they claim an officer has to be smart or they won't last out on the street.
BTW, this is the first I've herd of this lawsuit but I an glad of the outcome.
BTW, this is the first I've herd of this lawsuit but I an glad of the outcome.
Comment First Time (Score 1) 217
Wouldn't be the first time, except maybe for AT&T.
Comment Re:In the event... (Score 1) 101
where someone's personal information needs to be found out, can't it be found out via a court order if a crime is suspected?
That is what my provider does. It is in the user agreement that if a court order is presented to them they honor it.
I often interact with unsavory persons to the point of having to carry a weapon, legally of course. I really don't need to sleep with one eye open, too. If law enforcement needs to get a hold of me they have the option to do so.
Submission + - Anglo-Saxon Treasure Uncovered in the United Kingd (sfgate.com)
pilsner.urquell writes: "UK's largest collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. A cache of gold and silver pieces was discovered and is thought to date to between 675 and 725. The total could rise to about 1,500 pieces.
Terry Herbert, 55-year-old unemployed metal-detecting enthusiast, made the discovery on July 5 while scouring a friend's farm in the western region of Staffordshire.
"Kevin Leahy, the archaeologist who cataloged the find, said the stash includes dozens of pommel caps — decorative elements attached to the knobs of swords — and appeared to be war loot. He noted that "Beowulf," the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, contains a reference to warriors stripping the pommels of their enemies' weapons as mementos.
"It looks like a collection of trophies, but it is impossible to say if the hoard was the spoils from a single battle or a long and highly successful military career," he said.
Comment Bloated? Of course. Happens in every walk of life (Score 2, Interesting) 639
Bloated? Of course. Happens in every walk of life. It starts out lean and mean killing machine out of necessity, otherwise there is no success. Life is tough and to be other than at the top of efficiency is a death sentence.
After achieving success then being fat and lazy is a luxury that is no longer fatal.
This happens everywhere the jungle, in the business world, your job and governments. Evolution.
Comment Re:I Live In Phoenix, You Insensitive Clod! (Score 1) 451
That's right, nothing like getting up in the morning when it is 79 degrees out and donning a sweater to ward off the chill.
Submission + - Lost World of Fanged Frogs and Giant Rats (guardian.co.uk)
pilsner.urquell writes: "40 previously unidentified species where discovered on Papua New Guinea including a hairy caterpillar, a iridescent beetle, a striped possum, among others. The finds where discovered in the pristine jungle habitat of the Mount Bosavi crater a volcano that last erupted more than 200 millennium ago."
Comment Are you sure. (Score 1) 1053
US Life Expectancy May Have Peaked
Is that like saying the glass is half empty?
