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by Scupperer
Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Socialism As Socialism Does
Replies: 117
Views: 29309

What I've learned from all this is that whether an economic policy is capitalist or socialist depends on which party is in power, as it can be dressed up to look like either. Adam Smith had no use for stock speculation, he believed it could only lead to mischief, but don't tell a broker he's not fr...
by Scupperer
Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Socialism As Socialism Does
Replies: 117
Views: 29309

Fire Departments and Police Departments are *NOT* socialist, even when government funded. They're public services . They are not a means of production. One's purpose is for enforcement of the law, a mandate of government (any type), the other is for public safety, another mandate of government, if s...
by Scupperer
Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Socialism As Socialism Does
Replies: 117
Views: 29309

Clearly "Socialism" doesn't mean what "Socialism" means. Most people who espouse it seem to have a difficult time defining the word and applying it to historic example. I believe this is a firm part of their education, especially in Europe. I base this on several long discussions with friends from t...
by Scupperer
Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: I Need A New Computer
Replies: 62
Views: 23978

When I replaced my computer after it was destroyed in my house fire, I went with a Dell laptop, downgraded to XP. They still offer the XP downgrade. laptop link. desktop link. The nice thing about a laptop is that it can also be used as a desktop - I just plug mine into a larger monitor when I park ...
by Scupperer
Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Republicans are stupid thieves.
Replies: 222
Views: 84693

For thousands of years, the highest King and the poorest peasant could travel up and down the public roads with their fine horses or their broken down oxcarts. Except if one horse cart hit another, you weren't risking becoming an organ donor. You'd have to get out and taunt the horse into kicking y...
by Scupperer
Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Republicans are stupid thieves.
Replies: 222
Views: 84693

What rights are violated, exactly? Granted, it's a nasty bit of business, but a right-to-personal-transportation isn't something I'm aware of. Many local jurisdictions in my state, Alabama, have had laws similar to this for a while, though I believe most only impound cars of unlicensed drivers. It's...
by Scupperer
Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:26 am
Forum: General
Topic: Algae fuel, impressive, it seems.
Replies: 40
Views: 19281

Just feeling a little insecure tonight, but it seems every time I post something on these forums someone comes right behind me and posts or says near the exact same thing...

Back on topic, I just hope I'm not allergic to algae fuel, like I am to molds and pollen.
by Scupperer
Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Algae fuel, impressive, it seems.
Replies: 40
Views: 19281

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/13/algae-solve-pentagon-fuel-problem Latest info on large-scale algae fuel production. Not sure if I can believe the article's numbers: $2/gallon of oil +1$ to turn it into jet fuel. Also, they say 1 acre can produce 1,000 gallons of oil, but don't give...
by Scupperer
Tue Feb 16, 2010 4:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The Web Of Trust
Replies: 23
Views: 7382

American culture has resulted in a society that, when met with catastrophe, tends to work together, rather than work apart. Uhm, what happened in the wake of Katrina proved you wrong. He said American Culture, not Government Culture. There is a distinct difference. Almost all of the failures of Kat...
by Scupperer
Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: Jones: No Warming For 15 Years
Replies: 72
Views: 24929

So, is that what Phil actually said, or not? Put it this way, do you back the allegation that, having read Phil's actual statements, that he said there has been no warming for 15 years? Or did Phil in fact say something completely different from that? Hint: anyone who responds is going to have thei...
by Scupperer
Wed Feb 03, 2010 4:22 am
Forum: General
Topic: a123/technology
Replies: 11
Views: 3480

Mixed reviews of available batteries on Amazon; apparently still some production problems compounded by service problems.
by Scupperer
Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Quantum Transitions
Replies: 24
Views: 26775

I think I'm understanding some of this - finding a similar constant in these two disparate experiments allowed this guy to backtrack the source of the constant to the energy of electrons jumping from one orbit to another. By assuming the effects of these experiments was due to a resonance, he was ab...
by Scupperer
Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:51 am
Forum: General
Topic: Josh Cryer On Polywell At DU
Replies: 32
Views: 8535

The US is the only country in the world whose emissions are dropping. Were dropping. U.S. carbon emissions to rise next two years-EIA Unless you don't want an economic recovery? Personally, I think all of the stimulus money should have been used to build new nuclear power plants. Nice construction ...
by Scupperer
Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:19 am
Forum: General
Topic: Josh Cryer On Polywell At DU
Replies: 32
Views: 8535

That's kind of a "darn lie" game with the numbers, there. Throwing in all the fossil used for transportation and heating waters down the nuclear %, and pumps up the "renewable" fuels by including biofuels and biomass not used for electricity production. This is hardly a case against nuclear, or even...
by Scupperer
Sat Jan 23, 2010 2:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: New Route to Industrialization of Carbon Nanotubes
Replies: 12
Views: 5228

Can they be made long enough for practical use? Last I heard they were up to a few millimeters, but that's not long enough to weave or spin. 18mm is the record, and they were reliably producing 12mm length batches. The acid solution bypasses the need for nanotube length when weaving or spinning; th...