Subject: Stream of Consciousness: a thread that cannot be hijacked
Date: Sun Aug 31 13:38:42 2014
User: BuzzClik
Message:^^^^ in reference to the above, the streak itself is 49 in a row.
Date: Sun Aug 31 14:06:07 2014
User: hotnurse
Message:Hmmm...
How 'bout them parents who let their kid try out a semi-automatic 9mm at a free-for-all gun range?
I have been to a few shooting galleries in the last few yrs and, at least the one that I have gone to in Va., they are "fairly" safe. I asked the manager guy if I could try out a 9mm semi-auto and he axed me if I had ever shot one and I said "no", then he promptly said "no". So I stuck with cute little 357 that my son brought for me to use.
Date: Sun Aug 31 14:21:01 2014
User: rocky77
Message:That's a good reason to master the .22 rifle first (and maybe they had), but a person could gain all kind of shooting skill that way.
Date: Sun Aug 31 15:06:48 2014
User: sprucegoose
Message:Hey, BuzzClik. Yeah, it was my first solo triathlon, though my team had won the 1984 Bud Light Triathlon in Chicago. Way back then, I was the cyclist on my 1984 team and rode 25 miles in 56 minutes and a little more. This recent triathlon was a 1/4 mile swim, 10.5 mile bike, and a three-mile run. I got an artificial hip five years ago, and had only done three one-mile runs training for this - it took a long time even with new hard-tissue - the hip - to persuade the soft tissue - muscles, ligaments and tendons - to stretch enough so that running was even a possibility. I hadn't run in over 35 years due to that hip problem. I signed up to show my surgeon what a nice job he had done for me, though probably won't run again: no need for excess wear on these artificial parts.
Date: Sun Aug 31 18:29:11 2014
User: BuzzClik
Message:Twenty five miles in 56 minutes is a hair under 27 mph, which is flying for an amateur. What a beast!
I was on a really good triathlon team way back when (a bit later than yours but only by a couple of years). We won our state games, mostly on the back of our swimmer and our biker. I was our runner, and we had an insurmountable lead when I took off for the 10K.
Nice job, spruce. Good idea to quit while you're ahead.
Date: Mon Sep 1 01:57:52 2014
User: TNmountainman
Message:Good work! (in the 8x4 streak list)
And yes, spucegoose's bike time raised my eyebrows, too.
Date: Mon Sep 1 12:27:06 2014
User: HeyFatLady
Message:Dear HotNurse:
If the gunsters can't admit that this incident was DUMB, then anyone openly carrying a gun must be assumed to be a menace to society.
I submit that as an strict original constructionist of the Constitution, no one should be able to carry more than four loaded rounds at a time in smooth bore weapons, and it must take at least 30 seconds to reload each round (equivalent to two braces of loaded pistols). That is what the founding fathers understood as an "arm" that we have a right to bear.
HeyFatLady (I solemnly swear to dodge bullets to the best of my ability)
Date: Mon Sep 1 14:04:16 2014
User: joeygray
Message:>... no one should be able to carry more than four loaded rounds at a time in smooth bore weapons, and it must take at
>least 30 seconds to reload each round (equivalent to two braces of loaded pistols). That is what the founding fathers
>understood as an "arm" that we have a right to bear.
Ha ha. No, the founding fathers surely understood that right to be the right to bear as good of arms as the bad guys have. The principal bad guys for them being the armies of tyranny.
Date: Mon Sep 1 16:37:45 2014
User: rocky77
Message:It seems like the founders wrote something about arms suitable for a milita. That might include machine guns, tanks and fighter jets.
Date: Tue Sep 2 00:06:06 2014
User: BuzzClik
Message:Well, no doubt the Founding Fathers would be thrilled to know that they had to foresight to approve putting an automatic weapon in the hands of a child to allow her to accidentally and horribly kill her "instructor."
At least she will be fully trained to fend off the tyrants.
Date: Tue Sep 2 01:45:31 2014
User: TNmountainman
Message:Not to worry; my nuclear warhead is only "tactical".
And I keep my chemical weapons safely out of harm's way.
Date: Tue Sep 2 07:59:53 2014
User: joeygray
Message:Buzz: Of course you realize that piss poor instruction practices and the second amendment are Two entirely different subjects.
Date: Tue Sep 2 08:18:55 2014
User: BuzzClik
Message:Exactly. And, for the life of me, I cannot understand why horrible, horrible judgment by a couple of irresponsible parents -- who happen to be gun freaks -- is immediately turned into a second amendment issue, complete with genuflecting at the altar of the Heavenly ... errr ... Founding Fathers.
And, yes, I get it that HeyFatLady got it started, but please...
Date: Tue Sep 2 09:10:30 2014
User: locacaliente
Message:I dunno what kickback on an uzi is like, but as a grown woman of some strength, I could not hold down a 12 gauge with buckshot, or even keep it in my hands.
Date: Tue Sep 2 09:13:43 2014
User: locacaliente
Message:I'd dare to say that the instructor knew the uzi would fly, because it's probably happened many times... He just thought it'd be funny.
Date: Fri Dec 12 16:36:54 2014
User: BuzzClik
Message:I dunno about this. This seems like Filthy McNasty's realm but it's probably beneath him.
Click at your own risk. Toilet humor -- quite literally. PG-13 for generally bad taste.
Link: http://youtu.be/b9TTz3R5SmI
Date: Fri Dec 12 19:59:38 2014
User: MikeC
Message:HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!
Date: Fri Dec 12 20:17:41 2014
User: firenze
Message:When you die and go to heaven, do you still have to poop?
Date: Fri Dec 12 20:32:53 2014
User: firenzes_mother
Message:Boy, I told you to take that Correctol.
By the way, you don't have to worry about heaven, not after that incident in Poughkeepsie.
Date: Sun Jan 18 21:52:09 2015
User: Klepp
Message:Is it just me, or do my balls itch?
Date: Tue Feb 3 12:36:48 2015
User: malr
Message:so cute
Date: Fri Feb 13 10:18:00 2015
User: Snowguy
Message:I believe he said his deepest dive was 126 meters. For the more knowledgeable among us, who may be able to answer this question, wouldn't there be Decompression Illness (the bends) after such a deep dive? Do you suppose he made time-consuming decompression stops on the way up?
Impressive video, though. Essentially weightless.
Date: Fri Feb 13 10:28:20 2015
User: BuzzClik
Message:Interesting question...
Link: Deep diving
Date: Fri Feb 13 13:32:55 2015
User: BuzzClik
Message:I think I'll dive into another topic...
I was browsing yesterday and found a site that sounded interesting. After a couple of clicks into the site, I noticed that the search bar on my Chrome browser had been replaced by a Radio Rage bar. It was annoying because a) I really didn't give permission for this to happen; b) I have anti-virus software out the yingyang, and c) I was using my work comp for which I have no admin rights and cannot download a thing.
So, I googled this annoyance looking for a quick solution to getting it off my browser. A couple of the links warned users to get the bar off your browser. Oddly enough, I could not find the program running nor loaded in my programs. I was beginning to see a visit to my geek in my near future, and the dread was growing. ("You did what? Oh. My. God. Move, please!")
I found a couple of sites with long and complicated processes of cleansing this menace from my computer, including diddling with the registry, which I cannot do due to lack of admin rights. sigh. I finally found a site with live chat that promised to walk me through the process step-by-step. Dennis at the other end seemed nice, though somewhat mechanical in his responses. He asked what my problem was and what OS I was using. "We run into this problem often. I can help you." Awesome...
"We guarantee 100% removal of the malware before invoking charges." Er .... what? What kind of charges? He sent me a link. Minimum cost: $69.95. HOLY CRAPOLI! I'd rather have my geek tear me a new one.
Ten minutes later, I found a site stating, "How to remove extensions from Chrome." Click. Click. Click. Click. Remove Radio Rage? Yes.
Done. No charges. No messing with the inner workings of my computer's brain. No charges!!!
I am highly suspicious that the only function of Radio Rage is to provide justification for using the very expensive service to remove their malware.
Date: Fri Feb 13 13:53:05 2015
User: The_Interpreter
Message:How many times have I told you to stay away from those porn sites!
Date: Fri Feb 13 13:56:08 2015
User: BuzzClik
Message:A porn site would have been laudable compared to the reality: it was an Atari simulator site where you can play all the old Atari games on your desk top or laptop. I started playing Defender when I noticed the problem.
Date: Sun Feb 22 02:59:02 2015
User: TNmountainman
Message:Sort of a 'bump'. Had reason to check out Secretariat's glorious, sublime Belmont run yesterday, and noticed that my original link to it on the "Don't you just love these Olympics" thread from 2010 is no longer valid, So, here it is. The non-hyperlink immediately below is an alternate, fun side of him.....
Just nice to see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTC5yrGX39k
Link: Still jaw-dropping
Date: Wed Mar 4 20:07:08 2015
User: Klepp
Message:Jihadi John is a Pirates' fan (and he likely abhors the Padres).
Date: Thu Mar 5 07:43:00 2015
User: Snowguy
Message:We Pirates fan types abhor that the animal is wearing Pirates gear, even a used hat.
Date: Tue Mar 24 12:43:26 2015
User: TNmountainman
Message:I almost started a new thread with this, as I didn't want to drag up the old threads which quickly became political and contentious. But, for the sake of peace and non-confrontation, I'll just append it here. It shows that these kinds of changes *CAN* be done. During this amazing stretch, they've used 73% hydro, which is more than they can usually manage this time of year, but more rainfall than usual has allowed more of that. Amazingly, only about 1% of it at this point has been solar, so there's even further room for 'improvement' (if one can improve on 100%!) And of yesterday (March 23), this streak was still going. Turns out that during times when rainfall is low, wind energy jumps up, so it's a very nice mix. And yes, I know this can't completely happen in the U.S., but a large chunk could be converted. Also, I must point out that Costa Rica doesn't have a large manufacturing base, as we should all know, so it's easier for them than for many other countries, but still....
[For example, Germany is now deriving about 31% of their energy from renewables, which includes about 7% solar, even as far north and cloudy as they are. And on some sunny days, Germany gets *over 50%* of their energy from solar! Even cloudy UK is approaching 10% of energy from solar (and rising).]
This *really* is amazing and inspiring:
Link: Costa Rica don't need no stinkin' oil...
Date: Sat Apr 4 12:29:37 2015
User: Snowguy
Message:Awesome! :)
Date: Sat Apr 4 13:57:24 2015
User: hotnurse
Message:Wow, I didn't think it would ever get those legs out. Thanks for the link TN!
Date: Thu Apr 9 20:49:55 2015
User: hotnurse
Message:Since I still can't copy links, and I have tried, check this out:
Pakistan Science Club, re: solar roads. It's a 6 min. clip and fantastic for all you science lovers.
Date: Fri Apr 10 10:02:45 2015
User: malr
Message:Looks like a great idea - I will definitely put some money into it just to feel I'm doing something positive for the future.
Date: Fri Apr 10 10:07:14 2015
User: TNmountainman
Message:Hi, Helen!
Not trying to throw water on what is a creative idea, but that video is, to put it mildly, wildly optimistic.
Date: Fri Apr 10 10:13:39 2015
User: malr
Message:I can't find a link to donate - just lots of posts, optimistic and pessimistic. I will keep looking, though.
Date: Fri Apr 10 11:33:24 2015
User: Snowguy
Message:I haven't looked at the crowd-funding link yet, but while this idea would result in an incredibly efficient pavement, the infrastructure expenditure would be incredibly costly.
Date: Tue Apr 14 21:24:26 2015
User: Klepp
Message:Clint Hurdle should keep Polanco in left and put Marte in right--that's not catching/throwing defensive-handed (baseball) sense?
(Leyland would do it, bet.)
Date: Sat Apr 18 11:40:47 2015
User: BuzzClik
Message:Visiting my son this weekend. He suggested we see the movie, "It Follows." He normally has no interest in teenybopper horror flicks, but what the heck.
Just watching the movie, it caused me to think about the premise and buy into the horrible aspects of what was going on, but it was also kinda goofy. Walking out of the movie, my instantaneous reaction was, "Well, it was two hours with my kid, but otherwise a bit of a waste." And then we started talking about it and peeling back the layers. The two of us compared notes of what we saw, and we came to the conclusion that this is a very complex and fairly cerebral movie.
Has anyone else ventured to see it?
Date: Mon May 11 09:44:15 2015
User: scum_of_the_depths
Message:This seems as good a thread as any. I was surprised to read that a softball player (local news because it was Cal. U. of PA) threw 256 pitches to win a game this weekend. Major League players get looked at pretty hard by the pitching coach and manager if they get close to 100. I suppose a fast-pitch softball player has a smoother delivery than a baseball pitcher, but 256 seems like a lot to me. The 256 doesn't include the warmups before the game and each inning that she threw.
Date: Mon May 11 10:13:46 2015
User: firenze
Message:In 1963, Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal dueled for 16 innings until Willie Mays broke the game up with a home run. Spahn threw 201 pitches and Marichal threw 227.
Of course, that was when men were men.
Link: July 2, 1963
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