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by sear
Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:51 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Should all drugs be legalized?
Replies: 173
Views: 47696

Re: Should all drugs be legalized? Affirmative.

"All this is pissing in the wind. The lawyers are never gonna kill that cash cow with legalization." day Not any time soon, it appears. Indentured servants, many of them Negroes used to be recognized in U.S. law as "three fifths" of a person. We have now found more subtle ways to discriminate again...
by sear
Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:24 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Thomas Jefferson
Replies: 13
Views: 2001

3P: Thomas Jefferson? Where does he live?

"Would you perhaps consider adding Thomas Jefferson to list of geniuses?" ZMD Well, they let me in. So they don't seem too particular. Tell this Jefferson fellow if he wants in, to just start posting. If his cyber-company becomes objectionable, I'm sure the Mods. (if any) and the Admin. can handle ...
by sear
Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:19 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Should all drugs be legalized?
Replies: 173
Views: 47696

Re: Should all drugs be legalized?

"tax on the basis of mitigating harm done to society" Dave Who makes that judgment? I have a modest bar in my home. It's hardly lavish. But beverage alcohol is present in my home (I'm drinking water right now). The only bar fights I've been in were those I was dispatched to. And by the time I got t...
by sear
Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:05 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Should all drugs be legalized?
Replies: 173
Views: 47696

Re: Should all drugs be legalized?

" ... who benefits ..." DH Bingo. Drug War is a ~$10 $Billion $Dollar industry in the U.S. Last time I checked, we've got hundreds of thousands of non-violent prisoners of Drug War, either behind bars, or under criminal justice supervision. It's absurd! They mess up, and I get punished? They get ca...
by sear
Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:30 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Should all drugs be legalized?
Replies: 173
Views: 47696

Re: Should all drugs be legalized?

"Ironically the scientists behind the Lancet publication thought that alcohol is vastly underpriced." Dave Interesting / amusing point Dave. Thanks for the comic relief. They may indeed have said so. It's a silly position for them to take. Supply and demand sets such prices. What do they think the ...
by sear
Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:56 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Should all drugs be legalized?
Replies: 173
Views: 47696

Re: Should all drugs be legalized?

"I have to disagree with you there. ... I would argue that many, if not most, people are not sensible. Not only is alcohol a potentially addictive substance, but people that use it in a normal fashion are not dissuaded from their Saturday nights by their Sunday mornings. I'm sure many people who ha...
by sear
Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:58 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Should all drugs be legalized?
Replies: 173
Views: 47696

Re: Should all drugs be legalized?

I'm skeptical about the criteria. I'm not sure pharmacology was as primary a consideration. Pharmacologically, I believe tobacco is worse than alcohol. But they have it the other way around. I'm guessing the reason for that is, so many police incidents, incidents to which police are dispatched, ofte...
by sear
Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:26 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Should all drugs be legalized?
Replies: 173
Views: 47696

Re: Should all drugs be legalized?

Thanks for the BBC link Dave.

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I'd like to see the list, based on pharmacological harm alone.
But the -social harm- approach is interesting, and potentially useful.
by sear
Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:22 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Should all drugs be legalized?
Replies: 173
Views: 47696

Re: Should all drugs be legalized? Yes, for adults.

PS Heavy cannabis use 'damages gums' Gum disease Gum disease is widespread in the adult population Heavy cannabis smoking is a major cause of gum disease, research suggests. An international team tracked the dental health of 1,000 people born in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1972 and 1973. They found hea...
by sear
Wed Feb 06, 2008 5:53 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Should all drugs be legalized?
Replies: 173
Views: 47696

Should all drugs be legalized? Decriminalized for adults, ye

"You are 'free' to roam within the confines of its ever increasing constraints." xerox Thank you xerox. The usurpation of Liberty in Drug War is an intrinsic absurdity. It's a Founding principle of the United States that Liberty is an unalienable right. Unalienable means, not to be separated, given...
by sear
Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:22 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Why war is so profitable for a few, but costly for the many
Replies: 15
Views: 1837

Re: Why war is so profitable for a few, but costly for the many

day, That's an interesting analysis. I don't agree with it, but at least it was thoughtful. "The successful gene pool has the right balance of alphas and betas." day True, but misleading. I don't think it's a matter of genetics. Even the flukiest of attrition can affect a population. But there's alw...
by sear
Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:03 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Apology
Replies: 11
Views: 1647

Re: Not a refutation, just a failed contradiction.

Imitation, the most sincere form of flattery.

Thanks CG.
by sear
Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:56 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Apology
Replies: 11
Views: 1647

Re: Apology? Or a dazzle of zippo?

note: the following is the expression of one opinion "It's going to take me a lot longer than that [12 months]" Kelly Piffle. Challenging the sincerity of your apology isn't the point. But it's fairly obvious you're fooling yourself, if even that. Sometimes, if you have the luxury of time, it can be...
by sear
Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:36 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Why war is so profitable for a few, but costly for the many
Replies: 15
Views: 1837

Re: Why war is so profitable for a few, but costly for the many

Why war is so profitable for a few, but costly for the many Lemme guess. Might it have something to do with killing lots of humans? To closely paraphrase Rush Limbaugh: - the purpose of the U.S. military is to kill persons and bust up stuff - The estimates I've heard are that only about 10% of the ...
by sear
Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:20 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Guns
Replies: 47
Views: 8805

Re: Guns

"That's a good one, no I wouldn't approve of required firearms training." snow Me too. But that's not the question. Would you endorse some limited firearms safety training of high school students; as for example for students that wanted it, and had the approval of their parents? And what about prof...
by sear
Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:59 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Guns
Replies: 47
Views: 8805

Re: Guns

Questions posed to one and all: - Would you endorse some limited firearms safety training of high school students; even if humans that age are not allowed to own & carry a gun? - Before a citizen is allowed to drive a car (a deadly machine), they are required to demonstrate proficiency. Would firear...
by sear
Sat Feb 02, 2008 6:51 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: How does 4 stroke outboard engine internal lubrication work?
Replies: 15
Views: 1698

Re: How does 4 stroke outboard engine internal lubrication work?

PS Looks like Jason is the Genius in this thread. He's found a link to some diagrams. I still can't quite figure out what the physical relationship is between the crankshaft and the oil pan. But the diagrams provide some detail. Thanks one and all. It would have been an even more boring thread if yo...
by sear
Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:09 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: How does 4 stroke outboard engine internal lubrication work?
Replies: 15
Views: 1698

Re: How does 4 stroke outboard engine internal lubrication work?

"the usual sort of egghead Geniuses." With an "interest in probability and statistics" (a euphemism for gamblers). No wonder I feel so at home here! btw: If I may be forgiven an on topic comment: I've been to a few outboard motor web sites. They don't give details. But simply looking at the profile...
by sear
Fri Feb 01, 2008 3:02 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: How does 4 stroke outboard engine internal lubrication work?
Replies: 15
Views: 1698

Re: How does 4 stroke outboard engine internal lubrication work?

These first 3 don't count.

I'm guessing you guys aren't engineers.
by sear
Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:36 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: How does 4 stroke outboard engine internal lubrication work?
Replies: 15
Views: 1698

How does 4 stroke outboard engine internal lubrication work?

Engineering Question: Premise: A 2-stroke outboard engine is a fairly simple machine. The engine lubricant is in the fuel. The fuel / lubricant mixture has an induction path which allows it to lubricate the crank shaft, connecting rods, etc. And though it's a bit smokey, it seems to be a fairly dura...
by sear
Tue Jan 29, 2008 12:15 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: aerodynamics / fluid dynamics question of drag & turbulence
Replies: 13
Views: 1176

Re: aerodynamics / fluid dynamics question of drag & turbulence

"Are you saying that you belive that there will be less air resistance due to drag on the cylinder than on the teardrop shape in a flight? Or did I misunderstand you?" hs I'd be more inclined to call the "cylinder" a rod at that point. But yes, I suspect so. But hs, it's almost 9:AM/ET here now. I'...
by sear
Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:39 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: aerodynamics / fluid dynamics question of drag & turbulence
Replies: 13
Views: 1176

Re: aerodynamics / fluid dynamics question of drag & turbulence

Wouldn’t you use internal volume ratio to make the tests measurement valid instead of maximum cross section? ie: internal volume that is same for both a cube and teardrop or cylinder will not have the same size maximum cross sections. If they did the surface area of teardrop and cylinder will be ...
by sear
Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:37 pm
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: aerodynamics / fluid dynamics question of drag & turbulence
Replies: 13
Views: 1176

Re: aerodynamics / fluid dynamics question of drag & turbulence

"I don't see how it could be the same. There would be less air pressure at any given point on the trailing cone's surface compared to the corresponding point on the leading cone." broke I'm not asserting it is the same in this example (though that was my boyhood suspicion). But it could be, if it i...
by sear
Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:43 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Google Search
Replies: 14
Views: 1868

Re: Google Search

If you haven't already done so, why not try the following with every search engine you can find?

From each search engine, search for:

search engine

... and see what you get.
by sear
Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:14 am
Forum: Help Desk
Topic: Google Search
Replies: 14
Views: 1868

Re: Google Search

There are search engines other than Google. There's Yahoo. I don't know whether Alta Vista is still going. There's Ask.com; which has the advantage of answering questions instead of merely conducting boolean searches. (ask jeeves) You didn't make clear what problem it is you're trying to solve. So I...