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by Tunnelcat
Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:46 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: English Warning To Americans
Replies: 68
Views: 5091

Re: English Warning To Americans

This is to suggest that the only way Clinton felt he could protect national land from private enterprise was to give it over to a higher governing authority than the US government itself. Not sure if that is well-intended, desperation or just a heads-up. We all know where his head was at the time, ...
by Tunnelcat
Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:43 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA
Replies: 213
Views: 16808

Re: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA

Sergeant, the question if whether one can still get ahead in this country is a binary one. One can always find the opposing corner case for or against the question. One good example in favor of your point, that hard work will produce results even in adversity, happened during the Depression. The fou...
by Tunnelcat
Tue Aug 23, 2011 5:17 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: English Warning To Americans
Replies: 68
Views: 5091

Re: English Warning To Americans

Wow tc, you used "Obama" and "boy" in the same sentence....you must be a real racist ! :P No, get your racist mind out of the gutter woody. I referred to Clinton as the party boy and said Obama isn't one. Obama has at least been the quintessential family man during his presidenc...
by Tunnelcat
Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:34 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: English Warning To Americans
Replies: 68
Views: 5091

Re: English Warning To Americans

Well we do share having a large contingent of people too liberal for our own collective good influencing policy. Spoken like a true right winger who has no idea on how liberals feel about gun ownership or even how to deal fairly with the needs a collective group in the first place. I own a gun, I'm...
by Tunnelcat
Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:25 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA
Replies: 213
Views: 16808

Re: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA

You can be the most hard-working and dedicated person out there, but if everything else is completely stacked against you, it's only going to take you so far, maybe not even out of poverty. Absolute fantasy--you have not derived this example from experience or observation. It's also a ridiculous no...
by Tunnelcat
Tue Aug 23, 2011 10:11 am
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: White MLK memorial wtf? rrrrrRACIST!
Replies: 9
Views: 1133

Re: White MLK memorial wtf? rrrrrRACIST!

Well, well, well. Something else we've farmed out to the Chinese, in a sort of back handed way. http://chineseculture.about.com/od/artinchina/a/MLKMemorial.htm Looking at that statue on TV last night, we were trying to figure out what looked wrong about King's face. It doesn't look quite like him. T...
by Tunnelcat
Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:22 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA
Replies: 213
Views: 16808

Re: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA

No one here is saying that hard work can't get you out of poor circumstances into better ones, because it often can. But even in the best scenario, there's a degree of luck and/or favorable conditions that come into play. Someone else might not have had the lucky break or two that you received, or ...
by Tunnelcat
Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:39 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Unconstitutional Private Mandate
Replies: 54
Views: 3207

Re: Unconstitutional Private Mandate

Hee hee, good one Foil. :mrgreen: Well, the efficiency of any system, public or private, depends on those who run it and what they want out of said system or what they want said system to do for it's recipients. Both systems can be victims of waste, neglect, inflexibility and fraud. Those who hate t...
by Tunnelcat
Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:45 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA
Replies: 213
Views: 16808

Re: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA

DOW down 419.63 today. Can I get off this roller coaster now? I'm about to hurl. :shock: But at least Fitch's kept our AAA credit rating (take that S&P), for all the good that'll do with Europe in the tank. I'm kind of curious. What does HH mean CUDA? don't panic, because ALL you are seeing is ...
by Tunnelcat
Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:08 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Unconstitutional Private Mandate
Replies: 54
Views: 3207

Re: Unconstitutional Private Mandate

I wasn't trying to make it difficult, or dirty. I just wondered if anyone would be curious and go figure out what it said without any prompting. I've been seeing these codes on everything lately and thought they were kind of fun to play with. :)
by Tunnelcat
Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:25 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Unconstitutional Private Mandate
Replies: 54
Views: 3207

Re: Unconstitutional Private Mandate

I should have known it was an Obama fan who said that! My most sincere apologies. :P It was the similarly black and white logos that confused me. I take that as an insult! I'm no fan of Obama, er, President Dunsel. :roll: Since you noticed ST, who can decipher my black and white logo? :mrgreen: MY ...
by Tunnelcat
Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:13 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA
Replies: 213
Views: 16808

Re: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA

DOW down 419.63 today. Can I get off this roller coaster now? I'm about to hurl. :shock:

But at least Fitch's kept our AAA credit rating (take that S&P), for all the good that'll do with Europe in the tank.

I'm kind of curious. What does HH mean CUDA?
by Tunnelcat
Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:05 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Blade Runner
Replies: 4
Views: 481

Re: Blade Runner

I don't know, the first film was pretty ground breaking, well acted and produced. I'd hate to see them mess with a classic and screw it up. Hopefully Ridley Scott hasn't lost his touch and will put out a quality sequel. :wink:
by Tunnelcat
Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:00 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Ibuprofen question.
Replies: 14
Views: 1228

Re: Ibuprofen question.

After some searching, it looks like the maximum daily dose of 4000 mg, or eight 500 mg pills, taken for only 2 weeks can be toxic to the liver. That's quite a lot to take of the stuff. To "fix" the problem, they're lowering the maximum daily dose to 3000 mg, or six 500 mg pills. That's sti...
by Tunnelcat
Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:12 pm
Forum: Tech Forum
Topic: Checking signal strength on my router?
Replies: 13
Views: 1144

Re: Checking signal strength on my router?

I have a program on my laptop by metageek called inSSIDer it gives me Amplitude (DB) That allows me to see my network and anyone around me. Just not sure how to read it. I'm getting between -40 and -30 DB's and I'm seeing my neighbor's wireless at about -19 DB's. I've got inSSIDer on one computer. ...
by Tunnelcat
Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:06 pm
Forum: PTMC Cafe
Topic: Ibuprofen question.
Replies: 14
Views: 1228

Re: Ibuprofen question.

acetaminophen (aka Tylenol) has some concerns regarding liver damage. Regardless of the "overdose" information listed in the article, my mother-in-law has significant liver damage due to acetaminophen. Not saying you shouldn't take it, but just something to be aware of. How much was she t...
by Tunnelcat
Wed Aug 17, 2011 4:01 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Unconstitutional Private Mandate
Replies: 54
Views: 3207

Re: Unconstitutional Private Mandate

.. I'm referring to administrative costs. The government doesn't need to take that massive chunk of profit right off the top in the first place. If the government wastes 75% of every dollar it takes in for foodstamps or unemployment insurance etc. then they are doing worse than most private compani...
by Tunnelcat
Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:23 am
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Unconstitutional Private Mandate
Replies: 54
Views: 3207

Re: Unconstitutional Private Mandate

That's why the mandate was put into the bill in the first place, to spread costs to everyone. That's the only reason that Obamacare can work at all. It depends on EVERYONE paying into the system to function. Take that out and the whole system may fall apart. The proof that this will not work is man...
by Tunnelcat
Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:38 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Eye on the Ball
Replies: 191
Views: 8488

Re: Eye on the Ball

CUDA, the only really detailed place I can point to for a connection between Rick Perry and the New Apostolic Reformation or NAR, is from Maddow's Show. Sure, she leftie off the other end, but if you can stomach it for a moment and watch, be my guest. I watch FOX occasionally myself. But everything ...
by Tunnelcat
Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:19 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Unconstitutional Private Mandate
Replies: 54
Views: 3207

Re: Unconstitutional Private Mandate

Stop thinking of 'the government' and 'private enterprise' as two completely different things..one good, the other bad..when talking in terms of how your tax revenue is being spent because in both instances the elite power brokers are the ones getting all the gravy out of the way the money moves th...
by Tunnelcat
Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:03 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: We Were Warned
Replies: 67
Views: 4430

Re: We Were Warned

Well I would have to ask the capitalist haters when they would rather have been around? Now with so many regulations and restrictions on corporations that they flee to foreign shores and it takes both parents needing to work just to get by? Or back in the 50's and 60's when only the father need wor...
by Tunnelcat
Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:26 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Unconstitutional Private Mandate
Replies: 54
Views: 3207

Re: Unconstitutional Private Mandate

That's why the mandate was put into the bill in the first place, to spread costs to everyone. That's the only reason that Obamacare can work at all. It depends on EVERYONE paying into the system to function. Take that out and the whole system may fall apart. My ONLY beef was that the mandate was for...
by Tunnelcat
Sun Aug 14, 2011 3:14 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Game Theory
Replies: 17
Views: 1364

Re: Game Theory

CUDA, I clearly know where the Dems stand, spend other people's money whenever they can, whether or not it's for the people's benefit. That's what they've always done. I also accept that they will have to cut some of that spending to reduce the deficit. HOWEVER, they haven't signed any damned pledge...
by Tunnelcat
Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:33 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Eye on the Ball
Replies: 191
Views: 8488

Re: Eye on the Ball

Let me put it this way CUDA. Perry's extremist ministers are just a crazy and out there in outer space as is Obama's Rev. Wright. If you don't think Apostolic Reformationists aren't a little wacko, then you're definition of "Christian" is a little different than mine. I'm not against Chris...
by Tunnelcat
Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:56 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Game Theory
Replies: 17
Views: 1364

Re: Game Theory

I think even the super-committee may have flaws. Every Republican selected for the committee has signed the Grover Norquist No Tax Increase Pledge , so raising taxes is already off the table in any case. They're already entering negotiations with a non-cooperative stance. The only thing that might b...
by Tunnelcat
Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:08 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Game Theory
Replies: 17
Views: 1364

Re: Game Theory

Interesting. So using the strategy called out in prisoner's dilemma , would Congress's farming out the debt talks to a smaller super-committee, which will probably go for several rounds before reaching some decision, ultimately lead to cooperation and an amicable decision? But would that work if one...
by Tunnelcat
Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:54 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Eye on the Ball
Replies: 191
Views: 8488

Re: Eye on the Ball

Old style conservatives, like Mark Hatfield from Oregon, no problem for me. Modern Christian Cults, which have partnered with conservatives, I do consider a personal threat to my way of life, scare me and deserve my attention. Liberal thinking looks positively tame in comparison to this: http://www....
by Tunnelcat
Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:43 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Unconstitutional Private Mandate
Replies: 54
Views: 3207

Re: Unconstitutional Private Mandate

Yeah, I just got my insurance rate quote for the next year AND I hit the big 55 this year, which really steps me up in the rate tables. The approximate 20% rate hikes I've been having thrown at me for the last 10 years will soon blow my budget. Being told I HAVE to buy private insurance without a ch...
by Tunnelcat
Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:33 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA
Replies: 213
Views: 16808

Re: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA

CUDA, you say 50% of the U.S. population pays NO income taxes. Well, that's either due to people that have too low of an income to qualify for taxes, or they had enough deductions and exemptions that they essentially paid no taxes. Which circumstance bothers you most? That some people were too poor ...
by Tunnelcat
Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:45 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Unconstitutional Private Mandate
Replies: 54
Views: 3207

Unconstitutional Private Mandate

On to Supreme Court it goes. The U.S. Appeals Court has ruled that the Obamacare Insurance Mandate is unconstitutional. Can't say I'm sad about it, or surprised.

http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2 ... itutional/
by Tunnelcat
Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:49 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Flash mobs and a disturbing trend...
Replies: 19
Views: 1072

Re: Flash mobs and a disturbing trend...

Well, when you have a bunch of unemployed, bored, young males floating around, what does everyone expect is going to happen? I would expect them to behave like gentlemen. Employ themselves looking for a job if they don't want to be unemployed, or find something creative to do if they're bored. If t...
by Tunnelcat
Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:24 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Eye on the Ball
Replies: 191
Views: 8488

Re: Eye on the Ball

It kind of strikes me when I see Cuda calling out tunnelcat for some of her one-sided comments I do that because TC and I have an agreement. we like each other. :mrgreen: she opens her eye and I poke her in it. :P :mrgreen: I don't agree with the rhetoric of specifically TB's posts and sometimes Wo...
by Tunnelcat
Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:18 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Game Theory
Replies: 17
Views: 1364

Re: Game Theory

Yeah, but you still have the cooperation and noncooperation problem. If one party wants to get things done by not cooperating with the other side, either nothing gets done, a stalemate, or one side caves in and other wins. If both parties negotiate cooperatively, they both may not get all they want,...
by Tunnelcat
Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:05 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Flash mobs and a disturbing trend...
Replies: 19
Views: 1072

Re: Flash mobs and a disturbing trend...

Revolution will create some good jobs. :P
by Tunnelcat
Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:04 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA
Replies: 213
Views: 16808

Re: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA

tc…corporations always had “personhood” look up what a corporation is. Corporation… 1. group regarded as individual by law: a company recognized by law as a single body with its own powers and liabilities, separate from those of the individual members. SOTUS didn't change a damn thing. Yes, that's ...
by Tunnelcat
Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:56 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Flash mobs and a disturbing trend...
Replies: 19
Views: 1072

Re: Flash mobs and a disturbing trend...

Well, when you have a bunch of unemployed, bored, young males floating around, what does everyone expect is going to happen? Nothing like having a good, stable job to keep them occupied and out of trouble. And, I'm talking GOOD paying jobs that make them feel like their doing something with their li...
by Tunnelcat
Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:42 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA
Replies: 213
Views: 16808

Re: S&P downgrades US rating from AAA

I honestly can't figure out who is the bad guy here. The politicians or the oligarchs. I also realize that there are still paths to prosperity here and the savvy will figure out a way to see an advantage. The end of it looks like **** though so I just cant myself. I'm at a loss. Both. You do realiz...
by Tunnelcat
Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:00 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: We Were Warned
Replies: 67
Views: 4430

Re: We Were Warned

Shoulda waited to go back in woody. The street tanked even more in the last 2 days. Me, I'm going to wait it out and either get ruined or back to where I was eventually. Who knows. There's nothing else to do. Values are almost so low I'd lose my original investment amounts anyway. If things do get s...
by Tunnelcat
Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:31 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: We Were Warned
Replies: 67
Views: 4430

Re: We Were Warned

woodchip wrote:I fled to cash and today bought back in.
I hope you bought back in during the low point of the day woody. :wink:

Still sour on J&J though.
by Tunnelcat
Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:19 pm
Forum: Ethics and Commentary
Topic: Game Theory
Replies: 17
Views: 1364

Game Theory

Since most of us are gamers here, I thought this Businessweek article might be of interest because of all the debt ceiling arguments we've been having. The politicians are all playing a dangerous game and who wins depends on whether a particular politician's goal is cooperation or noncooperation dur...