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Re: http://kathleenrichards.blogspot.com/2009/08/six-word-saturday.html

jim — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:12:22 -0000

Could you save me one, please?
Jim's Little Blog
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Re: The Inquirer lies to you

jim — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:37:00 -0000

Absolute Brilliance!

Re: Home Reserve Guestbook

jim — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:15:16 -0000

I had been putting off getting furniture for my apartment (for over a year) because of the hastle of getting it up five flights of stairs in a small Manahttan apartment building. Then I found Home Reserve. So I'm like, Gee mate

Re: Nile City – Kåtast i Kungsängen!

jim — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:06:59 -0000

Jag är från Kungsängen! :)

Re: Chapter 1: Leaving Home - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:56:00 -0000

I enjoyed the read as it brought back memories of my own struggle to escape dogma of a fraudulent religion, just a few short years ago. It also hightlights the deception that Christianity follows to fool the masses. If only we could just sit back and analyse the idea that just maybe there is no God at all, and do our research from this point alone. It become very obvious to those that use discerning tactics that the Biblical God like all other recorded Gods are Myth.

Re: Common Misconceptions About Atheists and Atheism - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:56:00 -0000

I think you're stretching the Greek etymology a bit. "Atheism" means "Without god." Thus, a world view that does not include god. I don't have a huge problem with the compromise you are suggesting, as really the net results is only the decisions we make regarding how to live our lives. Those results will likely be the same regardless of how you define it. But, there are some agnostics who might feel a bit like they've just been absorbed by atheism against their will.

Re: Evolution is a religious belief - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:44:00 -0000

Well done. To Christians who say that, I pose a question. I say, "a few million years ago, the earth was covered with species that do not exist today. All of the species on earth that exist today, did not exist a few million years ago. What happened?"

That has actually worked a few times.

Re: Auto-Proselytizing Mode: Activate! - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:08:00 -0000

It's the natural "next step" in marketing of a fantasy franchise.

Re: Science, Religion, Reason and Survival - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:32:00 -0000

It's been a while since I posted here.So here is something to think about for xmas. Cheers All Jim Lee.
My new e-mail address can be found at my web page
http://www.geocities.com/inexileau/index.html
The whole story of the Nativity is in the Temple in Luxor - 3,350 years old. So it was the Roman Church that pinched Xmas, and they shouldn't complain when the Holiday is being reclaimed by 'Pagans'. .

Anwyay here is an old Christmas Carol from the days of Akhenaten -

(from Dr. Margaret A Murray’s ‘Egyptian Religious Poetry 1949):

"He is Born! He is Born! O come and adore Him!

Life-giving mothers, the mothers who bore Him,

Stars of the heavens the daybreak adorning.

Ancestors, ye, of the Star of the Morning.

Women and Men, O come and adore Him,

Child who is born in the night.

He is Born! He is Born! O come and adore Him!

Dwellers in Duat, be joyful before Him,

Gods of the heavens come near and behold Him!

Bow down before Him, kneel down before Him,

King who is born in the night.

He is born! He is born! O come and adore Him!

Young like the Moon in its shining and changing,

Over the heavens His footsteps are ranging,

Stars never-resting and stars never-setting,

Worship the child of God's own begetting!

Heaven and Earth, O come and adore Him!

Bow down before Him, kneel down before Him!

Worship, adore Him, fall down before Him!

God who is born in the night."

Re: What caused the shooting? - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:56:00 -0000

Students today are taught that life is cheap by the prevailing religious right, whose belief system values the afterlife more than this one, and who typically support the senseless killing in foreign wars.

Re: Whacko-Pedia - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:16:00 -0000

Lorena,

Your question is a good one. I supposed I didn't make my point very well. America will always represent a "tossed salad" of ideologies. The over-riding cultural ideology, however, has always been reason and tolerance--even if it were grudging at times.

Re: Russian Honey Time!(Yummy) | Windows to Russia!

jim — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:03:00 -0000

I was wondering if you've heard of Anastasia and the ringing cedars series of boos by Vladimir megre. I just finished the first seven boos and Anastasia talks at length about honey and raising bees and lots of other healthful things...
Hope you will check it out...
wish i spoke russian

Re: The Mashup Is Dead

jim — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:24:00 -0000

Dave
great point and you are miles in front of what's next

you have literally captured the global zeitgeist with your brilliant

aps_watching twitter thoughts & flickr pics and video fly randomly from across the planet was

as compelling as human nature itself

_i will show everyone i know_a grand vision you have sir_and for that you have my respect and compliments

Re: I Missed Me Some Champions League

jim — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:41:50 -0000

Liverpool 0, Inter Milan 0

the comma in an american scoreline: is there a special reason for that? makes it look like two separate games, instead of one.

Re: Everton Goes Bananas | EPL Talk

jim — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:45:06 -0000

aaron, make no mistake about it, there're racist idiots like that at EVERY club

Re: Tottenham Hotspur Is Ready To Crack The Big Four

jim — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:48:00 -0000

some loose "truths" floating around.

+fact no. 1+
forget the irrelevant knockout-style FA cups. Outside the top 4, everton (9 titles), villa (7), sunderland (6), newcastle (4), blackburn (3) have been english champions more times than spurs.

+fact no.2+
forget all competitions. spurs weren't the 2nd highest EPL scorers last season. they were behind villa - and even liverpool.

+fact no.3+
spurs are 7th, not 4th, in the all-time EPL table - behind the top 4 plus villa and newcastle.

Re: How Premier League Players Flaunt Wealth Is Absolutely Sickening

jim — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:06:04 -0000

U Mad?

Re: EPL Talk Readers Lead Worldwide Fantasy Premier League Table | EPL Talk

jim — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:44:02 -0000

nice tip on fantasy footy scout. cheers

Re: Is Today The Day The Premiership Changed Forever?

jim — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:01:44 -0000

As a Chelsea fan City scares me NOW!!!!!

Re: Favorite Albums of the Decade (2000-2009)

jim — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:13:13 -0000

I'm SO glad In Rainbows is above Kid A. I love both, but if I could listen to only one Radiohead album over and over again, it would definitely have to be In Rainbows.

Re: Incarnational Practice 4: Mobilize Discipleship

jim — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:33:10 -0000

I remember a guy advocating the following;
Find someone willing to listen to what you have to say about God, Christ and the need for forgiveness. Meet with them 2 x per week. 1 time for instruction and 1 time for practice (some kind of service in the community). I have always wanted to try that but since I am starting seminary in the fall I will be too busy thinking abstract thoughts in the academy to do this:-) Actually I did try it once and felt very awkward and overwhelmed and self important and not adequate. The sessions ranged from being way too deep to being far too simplistic and the service portion was just plain work. It cut into my family time and I began to resent the commitment. I also got the sneaking suspicion that I was holding the guy back. Instead of relying on the indwelling Spirit for growth and direction he looked to me to tell him what the Spirit was doing. Since I had no desire to be a priest I found that very difficult and uncomfortable. We finally decided to just meet every once in a while when he was really struggling. That works. On the other hand I meet with a mentor every week. We do not have an agenda. He is just a very wise old man who has lived and is still living his faith.

Re: Incarnational Practice 4: Mobilize Discipleship

jim — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 14:55:10 -0000

ok two posts...
It occured to me after I posted above that perhaps the monastic model would be as out moded and ineffective as the seminary model. Which is why many discipleship attempts fail especially if one is talking to someone not savvy with xian lingo. There is no point of reference for disciple. But there is an understanding of a "friend" a true friendship may be more condusive to intentional development in the front half of the 21st century. Of course the commitment is huge and you can't fake it or boot your friend out if he "fails" the trial period. But the payback is worth it. I will allow friends into my life.

Re: Thumbs up for selfish brats and their parents

jim — Sun, 16 Jan 2005 08:34:00 -0000

Special Request - Encounter with SWH and you!! :)

Re: Slipped through the net, this one

jim — Thu, 03 Feb 2005 15:22:00 -0000

mb - so gan jiong over miyagi's trendsetting blog until post 3 times to emphasis the point...wait future is not being "browned" but being "miyagit"...:P

nowadays kids all talk no play...not like MM ... talk and play, even if he gets assassinated also go against the commis...go against the "motherland"...;P

since MM has a fren who setups website...think MM has a blog too?

enlightened-despot.blogspot.com? or i-sue-u-til-u-ting-kor.blogspot.com

Re: How can a poor man stand such times and live?

jim — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 20:12:00 -0000

add iZ+Zen|th's ideas together.

a cowboy-brown lingerie line with xiaxue as its main model...

next time can fight with VS's models...

Re: You just wait and see

jim — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 05:09:00 -0000

your lao pe good at 4D or Toto?

Re: So Brand New

jim — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 17:32:00 -0000

woo hoo .. u have finally seen the light.

Intel need to wait another year or so...why wait? :)

Re: Ελεύθερη μουσική για μπλογκ

jim — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:33:15 -0000

perama 7

Re: Photography on a Mac

jim — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:38:30 -0000

What's wrong with using Photoshop's File Browser?

Re: How to quickly add subtitles to your digital home video clips

jim — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:33:43 -0000

Thanks for this Jared, I found as long as I followed your instructions word for word everything worked great! Cheers.

Re: Herb Chambers complaint, commentary & update

jim — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:57:31 -0000

Their Honda certification at boston herb chambers is total BS. They don't even bother to go thru the 150 checkpoint but just write completed. When I bought a car, i found about 13 points not meeting the certification requirement. I'm in the process of reporting this to Honda. Just watch out.

Re: Wanda Sykes: Foley Is Giving Alcohol A Bad Name

jim — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:35:00 -0000

If this country were smarter, Wanda Sykes wouldn't be on TV with Jay Leno. She'd be on TV instead of Jay Leno.

Re: Racist Republican Draws Hillary in Blackface

jim — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:35:00 -0000

I think you're being too generous to this cartoonist. I don't think he's pointing out the (perceived) pandering as a favor to the black community, or even just accusing Hillary of being an opportunist.

I think it's likely that the cartoonist (and his audience) accept that Hillary is genuinely interested in the black community and its issues, and they villify her for exactly that reason. They think black issues are the antithesis of theirs and don't want those issues advanced.

Re: I’ve Had Quite Enough Of Christopher Hitchens

jim — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:59:00 -0000

As an atheist, I have no problem at all with someone devoting their life to defending it. We need it.

But Hitchens is a moron and a jerk, and I SO wish the press would start ignoring him. I suppose they find him entertaining; there's no shortage of morons and jerks on TV.

I've never known an atheist that wasn't a nice, reasonable (and generally liberal) person, and it pains me to see a guy like Hitchens purporting to represent atheism. Uh.

Re: ABC’s “The Practice” Renewed Without 6 Main Actors

jim — Tue, 04 May 2004 03:30:49 -0000

i thought the show was getting bigger at the end of season; but is it done? finished?? no more??

Re: ABC’s “The Practice” Renewed Without 6 Main Actors

jim — Tue, 04 May 2004 03:31:09 -0000

i thought the show was getting bigger at the end of season; but is it done? finished?? no more??

Re: ABC’s “The Practice” Renewed Without 6 Main Actors

jim — Tue, 04 May 2004 03:31:33 -0000

i thought the show was getting bigger at the end of season; but is it done? finished?? no more??

Re: Tastey Tuesday Lunchtime Covers

jim — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:58:01 -0000

more more mooree please!

Re: Album Review: Britney Spears – Blackout (Times Review)

jim — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:08:29 -0000

This cd is so good!!! Potential singles all over!!!

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Airing Dirty Laundry: Engadget’s Exclusionist Tactics Are NOT An Isolated Incident

jim — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 21:15:45 -0000

Oh, stop whining. If most of you think you can do a better job than Engadget then go ahead and do it. Bunch of whiners.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Wego Kite Tube

jim — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:21:31 -0000

I'm not giving mine up. I saw the recall coming and got another for spare parts, so hopefully I'm set for years.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Wego Kite Tube

jim — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:33:19 -0000

Carrying the inflated kite tube ON the boat is tricky. It’s impossible to hold safely at speeds over about 5 MPH. We tie a slipnot in the rope near the tube and put that over the tow point.

Sorry your boyfriend had a bad experience.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Aptera Electric/Hybrid Car On Pre-Order for $500

jim — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:36:11 -0000

from what i understand the deposit is fully refundable.

so what does it hurt if we all plop down 5 benjamins to make the world a better place for everyone?

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » World’s Largest Outdoor Swimming Pool

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:15:29 -0000

Crazy, it's so closed to the sea, maybe some day a shark will live in the pool.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Virgin Mobile USA Launches Kyocera Wild Card Phone

jim — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:47:12 -0000

Well, if it takes pics in color and then has some limited photo effects, then the original poster Shane was out-to-lunch when he said it has "the ability to shoot black and white photos". Shooting in B&W implies a different technology that shooting in color and then applying cheesy effects. I guess you can't expect anything approaching product expertise in a payperpost site. Plus the Wild Card *does not* have a "sliding keyboard" -- it's a clamshell. And 128X160 pixels is not a "widescreen". Give me a break. Better stick to engadget.com

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Wiimote Accessory Makes You Feel Like A Jedi

jim — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:21:10 -0000

While the toy might be cool, do NOT buy it from Play.com - they've got terrible customer service (a good search will confirm this), they won't answer phone or emails and will even lock you out of your credit-card account information. Do NOT order from them.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » TwistTogether Lamps: Now Available

jim — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:45:41 -0000

the plural of lego is just lego, not legos. no s. like its sheep not sheeps. it really shouldn't piss me of so much. but it does. sorry.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » GlowFur: Glow Crazy

jim — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:13:09 -0000

they could make like russian hats. that would be cool. and not pimp-esque.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Magic Wheel Looks Crazy, Isn’t Very Practical

jim — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:30:52 -0000

I dunno look s practical to me!

Re: TomCworld Blog » Charice Pempengco The Next Mariah Carey

jim — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:54:11 -0000

yes, filipinos love to sing :D but you're right - this girl's quite exceptional.

and you misspelled "philippines" hahaha. that's okay, everyone does ;)

Re: TomCworld Blog » Charice Pempengco The Next Mariah Carey

jim — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:54:11 -0000

yes, filipinos love to sing :D but you're right - this girl's quite exceptional.

and you misspelled "philippines" hahaha. that's okay, everyone does ;)

Re: All new comment system now installed

jim — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:03:12 -0000

We are glad to help your community of readers interact in more interesting ways Kerry. We are excited about where we can take this product and hope you (and everyone else out there) feels free to make suggestions.

Best to you,

Jim

Re: Google Calendar Feature Needed | Creeva's World 2.0

jim — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:14:00 -0000

ever thought about making a yahoo! pipes or dapper application?

pipes is more powerful, but dapper has a native iCal export feature.

Re: Banana Phone The Flash | Creeva's World 2.0

jim — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:02:00 -0000

This is hilarious!

Re: How to get rid of telemarketers | Creeva's World 2.0

jim — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:57:00 -0000

hmm...

the video doesn't embed properly in your RSS feed (at least according to google reader, which has properly embedded youtube videos for me).

Re: Alumni Band 2007 | Creeva's World 2.0

jim — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:29:00 -0000

Huh.

I didn't peg you as a musician, but now that you tell me, I can totally see it.

Re: Twitter in ‘Plain English’

jim — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:25:00 -0000

Hi Julie
I've finally had some time (over Easter) to set up my iGoogle reader and organise some RSS feeds, including one for The Evolving Newsroom. It's good stuff. Keep it up.

JT

Re: iPatents?

jim — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:09:21 -0000

"until Apple v. Microsoft, the industry mostly assumed that copyright was sufficient to protect investment."

That's not true at all -- at least if you are referring to user interface copyright. Apple was the first company I remember asserting this right, only a minority of people expected them to win the suit, and they lost it. The key reason for this is the law: which is very clear that copyright, while it applies to documents, does not apply to general expressions of UI design principles.

It is true that copyright was widely asserted -- to protect literal code and the printed documentation that accompanied it. For "intellectual property" protection of software, companies used the only worthwhile protection that has ever existed: trade secret protection.

Re: Sen. Rockefeller Gives Up on Parenting at Senate Violence Hearing

jim — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:24:35 -0000

Why on Earth is there no licensing board for parents in the United State?

Parents are the only thing blocking total control by the State. The esteemed Senator, the voice of the State, has gone on record with his beliefs.

We all know that the State is perfect and omnipotent. Why does it bother with the charade? License parents already! Could the State actually be imperfect and powerless?

I cannot stand the thought. We must have licensing of parents. That will lay the groundwork for the peaceful elimination of parents altogether, when the State can use technology to reproduce humans in accordance with Huxley's vision in Brave New World.

Then everything will truly be perfect. And the State will be omnipotent.

Yea.

Re: Libertarians do it again

jim — Fri, 22 Nov 2002 11:28:38 -0000

Update your results for Arizona. The final spread was less than 12,000 votes and the Libertarian drew over 20,000. Moreover, the Independent was strongly libertarian leaning and he drew 85,000 votes.

Official Arizona Election Results

Re: On Eve of Straw Poll, Ron Paul Says GOP Has Lost its Way

jim — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:29:46 -0000

Fantastic! Great questions, great answers. We'll need Ron Paul to battle the Fed induced housing bubble. Only Ron Paul will be able to call Bernanke on the carpet for this and give us real money that can't be created out of thin air. God bless!

Re: Clinton Strikes Soundbite Gold While Edwards Makes Case as the Alternative

jim — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:15:28 -0000

Ughhhh.... I'm not looking for soundbites, I am looking for substance. Saying you refuse to answer the questions is not a suitable answer, not when you're standing next to several other candidates who are happy to answer the question.

She came off as arrogant and I am tired of her claiming Bill's experience. Someone needs to remind her that she does not have this thing in the bag, no matter what you media types would have us believe, and that there are 350,000 donors to Obama's campaign who might just have something to say about another Clinton presidency.

In closing, I never want another Bush or Clinton in the White House for as long as I live. So before you hold the declare Part II of the Bush-Clinton Dynasty, why don't you wait for the election and let the American people decide if we're good with more soundbites or if this election will finally bring about true change.

Re: Clinton Strikes Soundbite Gold While Edwards Makes Case as the Alternative

jim — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:15:33 -0000

In closing, I never want another Bush or Clinton in the White House for as long as I live. So before you declare Part II of the Bush-Clinton Dynasty, why don't you wait for the election and let the American people decide if we're good with more soundbites or if this election will finally bring about true change.

Re: Huckabee Cans Negative Romney Ad, but Gives Press a Peek Anyway

jim — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:32:44 -0000

Huckster, model of integrity This slimy, underhanded attack is what you might expect from a man who was ranked #6 in Judicial Watch's "Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians" for 2007. The details behind their ranking -

6. Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR): Governor Huckabee enjoyed a meteoric rise in the polls in December 2007, which prompted a more thorough review of his ethics record. According to The Associated Press: "[Huckabee's] career has also been colored by 14 ethics complaints and a volley of questions about his integrity, ranging from his management of campaign cash to his use of a nonprofit organization to subsidize his income to his destruction of state computer files on his way out of the governor's office." And what was Governor Huckabee's response to these ethics allegations? Rather than cooperating with investigators, Huckabee sued the state ethics commission twice and attempted to shut the ethics process down.

http://www.judicialw...

#1 on the list? Hillary Clinton. #10? Harry Reid.

The allegedly "dishonest" Mitt Romney was nowhere in sight.

Re: Report: King Fails As Breadwinner For Western Iowa

jim — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:53:47 -0000

A Questionable Angle I don't know that this is actually a useful angle-- or even necessarily a fair one-- for criticizing King. At least not when positioned as crudely as it is in this article. After all, I presume that if King had been a standout in obtaining pork for the Fifth District this page would have criticized the inconsistency with King's conservative rhetoric about government spending.

Understand, I am no fan of King's. I think he's a windbag and a jackass: dishonest on some points, hateful and bigoted on others, and merely foolish on most of the rest. And I accept as possible that the meagreness of the federal funding he's obtained for Iowa may have more to do with ineffectiveness at working with House colleagues than with adherence to any conservative principles. But I still think there's something wrong about this article, and that it doesn't reflect well on our side to employ this argument.

Re: Steve King: Hey, Wait, American Chicks Are Hot, Too

jim — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:06 -0000

King's Selective Memory Here's another part of the Atlantic article from which King probably culled his prurient factoid:

"Goh announced that women would be given eight weeks of paid maternity leave after the birth of their third child (previously they were given paid leave only for their first and second children). He outlined a 'baby bonus' plan, whereby the government would pay families up to the equivalent of about $5,000 in U.S. currency over six years for a second child and up to twice that for a third. The money would be earmarked for the children's educational needs."

You'll notice that the only part of Singapore's plan that "kind of stood out in King's mind" was the incidental trivia of the newspaper in car windows, not the substantial government social spending that was the actual functional nuts and bolts of the program.

Re: King’s Antics Block Congressional Testimony on WMD, Torture

jim — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:30:38 -0000

Reflects King's political origins Intriguingly, King's disruptive tactics to prevent a fair hearing of Feith's testimony recall in reverse the incident that spurred King to run for the state legislature the first time.

In that instance, he was scheduled to testify as a witness, and a legislator interrupted King's opening statement to ask King a series of questions that consumed the rest of King's scheduled minutes, which is said to have infuriated King.

He strikes me as a man who broods over old slights, and I'm sure the resemblance added to his enjoyment.

Re: On ‘Codpieces’ and Community: Strib’s Boyd Discusses Editorial Page Shakeup

jim — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:08:18 -0000

John: I'm sure she is a fine colleague I meant nothing personal about her work habits, dedication, good heart, etc., about which I know nothing anyway. I do, however, find her column usually lacking much merit. I very well could be wrong, and you being such a good guy tells me I probably am. This started out as a comment with a local, and I should have known it would attract attention beyond, and been a bit more careful with my words about individuals.

Re: On ‘Codpieces’ and Community: Strib’s Boyd Discusses Editorial Page Shakeup

jim — Wed, 09 May 2007 17:08:18 -0000

Re: Google Calendar Feature Needed

jim — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:14:00 -0000

ever thought about making a yahoo! pipes or dapper application?

pipes is more powerful, but dapper has a native iCal export feature.

Re: Banana Phone The Flash

jim — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:02:00 -0000

This is hilarious!

Re: How to get rid of telemarketers

jim — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:57:00 -0000

hmm...

the video doesn't embed properly in your RSS feed (at least according to google reader, which has properly embedded youtube videos for me).

Re: Alumni Band 2007

jim — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:29:00 -0000

Huh.

I didn't peg you as a musician, but now that you tell me, I can totally see it.

Re: Home Depot: “We Will Not Advertise on the Bill O’Reilly Show”!!!

jim — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:27:40 -0000

Thank you for the Home Depot email addresses. I have sent each one a message stating that if I hear a creditable report that Home Depot has cooperated with the Fox News boycott conspiracy, I will never again shop at any of their stores.

Re: The Best Compilation of Bush Administration Lies About Iraq I’ve Ever Seen

jim — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:53:08 -0000

This Grayson lives in a shoe - "First up, I like how no Dems answered my tax question" - Ignore the video clip much? This is their way of dealing with reality - don't like it, change the subject. This isn't a TAX blog. How do you get your head out of your ass? I really would like to know. The supposed 1% of American wealth that you refer to was built during slavery (hard earned I'm sure) and the lawlessness of early America - Old money, THANK GOD is at least educated enough to know, that when you create class war fare, we all lose. Unfortunately, the middle class gets hit the hardest - the "work" the poverty class struggles, the rich "invest". Won't get into percentages, that's an old war that will never favor the middle or poor class. Haliburtion should be okay if your worried though. Back to the subject that was raised. Our government has shredded the Constitution by breaking every law you can imagine - and I am quiet frankly surprised no one has asked to impeach this administration. High crimes and misdemeanors have reached a whole new level with these religious fanatics in office. The goverment is not religion and they should be ceremoniously shown the door. If you want to know my religion, go to church. The government is a "Civil" office, not religious. We are now involved withh two fanatical sects - Fanatical Muslims (not all Muslims - Fanatical - Al Queada & Fanatical, so-called Christians - Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson nut cases - all hell bent on enforcing their will on the populace) We have to come back to reality Republican - Do not quietly sit by and let your party invite more misery and attacks for principlas of stupidity and fear. Impeach this administration - view the video, show me your reason for not agreeing. Just stupidity?

Re: noodad » The Top 10 Most Painful Things of Fatherhood

jim — Fri, 04 May 2007 03:07:33 -0000

This week I took a Size 7 Reebok to the satchel while in a car dealership. It was completely unintentional but man - we had to go stand by the vending machines until Daddy got his sight back.

Thanks for doing what you\\\'re doing, boys.

Re: Superbowl Halftime Show

jim — Tue, 03 Feb 2004 16:06:59 -0000

What the hell was that thing on Janet's breast? It looks like something that goes on top of a Christmas tree. Or razor wire around a prison you would so like to break IN.

Re: Brian McLaren: Christianity and the ‘Pride of Power’

jim — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:13:23 -0000

Praise God!>

Re: Brian McLaren: Christianity and the ‘Pride of Power’

jim — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:34:26 -0000

I just gave up self-depracation, too :)>

Re: Brian McLaren: Christianity and the ‘Pride of Power’

jim — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:35:35 -0000

and spelling, :( "deprecation">

Re: Ryan Rodrick Beiler: Kurt Vonnegut, ‘Christ-Worshipping Agnostic’

jim — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:50:39 -0000

And so it goes.

Re: Ryan Rodrick Beiler: More on Immigration and Family Values

jim — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 15:37:05 -0000

In the past ten years i have learned, working beside Mexicans,some companies will put three or four together as so they can comunicate better as to what they are doing. I myself later on had to do all the same work by myself. Of which the line got faster and faster,with even more to do then they. It was killing me. But when i learned they were givin a dollar more an hour as a raise doing easier jobs,i asked for only 50 cents more then they was paying me. They denied me to get it. So therefor i finally quit after three years. Also,most every one of them had about three social security cards to show when getting jobs. Of course they had their own system from someone they paid to have them made up. And along with drivers licence at the time. But the fact is,the companies had to know this when checked upon. Most would put down up to nine dependents as to not pay any taxes in all that period of time.I meen whoes to know,not having any real residental address. As they move around.I was in my sixties having to take their place on a moving fast line. What i want to know is,how many billions did the government get out of these people? You all know who had to make up the difference.

Re: Nukes or no nukes as we fight greenhouse gases?

jim — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:28:35 -0000

You don't need to be an engineer or economist. You just need to add and divide with reasonable capability, and with substantial integrity, to confirm your suspicion! :-)

Re: Messenger Support and the 80004005 error

jim — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:48:00 -0000

<div>omg ur a genius! i found ur blog on the messenger help website thingy n it solved all my problems with windows live. i dno how u found out how to fix it but i congratulate u. ur obvioulsy a master of technology.

WELL DONE!

thnx so much for ur help
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Re: Leaked: ABC’s Stephanopoulos interviews John McCain

jim — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:16:19 -0000

A question for George Stephanopoulos - George - I know time is short, the interview with McCain is looming large - perhaps if you down a couple of bottles of the new and improved "Political Viagra" you will grow big enough balls to actually ask McCain some "hard" questions. And don't worry if the effect lasts for more that 4 hours - you need all the balls you can get.

Re: Leaked: ABC’s Stephanopoulos interviews John McCain

jim — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:47:12 -0000

How can you claim to support the troops and vote no on the new GI Bill.

Re: McCain’s Dick Move

jim — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:22:33 -0000

See story titled 'Paris Hilton's mom calls McCain ad "waste of money"' on Yahoo:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080804/pl_nm/usa_p...

Re: Political Irony › One of the best political ads is not from any campaign

jim — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:22:59 -0000

That is an excellent ad. You should send it to the Obama Campaign

Re: But enough about me…

jim — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:11:48 -0000

Neither funny nor accurate.

Re: Bristol Development May Sue..Continued

jim — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:43:00 -0000

Yes. I wanted to add that as well - please let us know if there are any groups already organized or if you want to get organized. I'm willing to help in any way!

Re: Bristol Development May Sue..Continued

jim — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:41:00 -0000

Agreed Grant. I wasn't speaking of organizing for legal action but to organize buyers so we speak with one voice working towards getting Bristol to the table. The more of us the better. Keep us posted and let me know if there's anything I can do.

Re: Man Utd 2-0 Blackburn

jim — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:36:12 -0000

*** is wrong with you moany old bar stewards? So you have to use your brain a bit, and might have to make 2 clicks instead of one. In the case of this post, the first one went to 8 minute video link with superb quality. It's pretty obvious why they've had to start doing this and for me, I prefer the links, beats 4 embeds to a page, if Youtube is slow, sometimes you had to wait an age for the vids to appear, and now you get to see interviews etc too.

Jeez theres really no pleasing some people, keep up the good work Footytube and ignore these moany **** who have nothing better to do than sit there posting incosiderate *****.

Re: Jim’s Page

jim — Sat, 08 Jan 2005 19:13:14 -0000

Of course, now that I use Quicksilver + Expose, the dock is really only there for eyecandy. Probably should hide it and get my 1cm of screen space back....

Re: Jim’s Page

jim — Sat, 08 Jan 2005 19:14:20 -0000

Oh yes, and thanks! I'll take any compliment I can from a pro designer.

Re: -X

jim — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 20:10:02 -0000

Actually if you edit /etc/ssh_config you can specify ForwardX11 '1' and it will always allow X11 forwarding when you connect to an ssh server.

Re: -X

jim — Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:54:17 -0000

You kids are funny

Re: The Mindless

jim — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 21:54:15 -0000

Well, Cale at least you don't live in a state that just said they can fine you if someone doesn't like how you wear your pants.

Re: No More Barn

jim — Thu, 10 Feb 2005 18:22:49 -0000

I have many fond memories of the art barn from Gov School. Lots of good looking artists there. I'm almost sad to hear it is gone despite the fact that it was an eyesore.

Re: A word on /.

jim — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:10:09 -0000

It is sad. I have noticed that OSNews is starting to go downhill also. More ads posing as articles, and too many bad attitudes posting in the comments. Where has the intelligence on the internet gone? Though I will say that the macrumors forums are very good.

Re: Firefox Search Plug-in

jim — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:57:31 -0000

Nice! Unfortunately I use Camino until FF's stability issues on OSX get worked out. It would always crash on me when I was in the middle of a large order for the lab. Supposedly 1.1 is going to bring good things, unless this whole fork crap starts over at mozilla.

Re: The Perfect Drive

jim — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:52:42 -0000

That's quite impressive. I was always happy if I could make it down West End from my old house to Centennial Park. I think it only happened a few times, and that was probably because it was after 11 and almost all the lights are blinking.

Re: Damn.

jim — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:52:43 -0000

That is horrible! Did the display connection slice also? If the screen is still ok, you can probably replace the hinge yourself. I think pbfixit.com has decent guides for repairs like that. Or you have a new excuse to get a nice new one with Tiger....

Re: Damn.

jim — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:36:11 -0000

Did you smash your laptop too, Ernie? My PB has a dent in the corner, but it was like that when I picked it up. Ah, used goods.

Re: Comment Spam

jim — Mon, 02 May 2005 15:56:50 -0000

It finally started hitting my site also. I've probably gotten hit by about 100 comments in the last 5 days, and only about 10 got through the filter (I misspelled a watch-word). Not too bad, but annoying as anything.

Re: Graduation and such

jim — Sun, 29 May 2005 00:08:23 -0000

Well, at least you missed hanging out for a good reason. You and Ern have to come up to VA now to see me, though.

Re: Apple Store, Nashville Style

jim — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 12:29:38 -0000

So are you and Ern going to be out there tonight with your tent and sterno stove?

Re: Apple & Intel

jim — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 19:38:18 -0000

I bet the price point will stay the same, Ern. Cale, OSX isn't going to run on a Dell unless the kiddies program their own ACPI and mobo drivers (as I doubt Apple is going to include generic hardware drivers). I don't see that happening anytime soon, and there isn't anywhere reliable from which to port these drivers. Linux is the closest, but it can't even deal with the inconsistencies in ACPI.

Re: Say no to Ru San’s

jim — Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:22:09 -0000

I will also suggest Ken's Sushi on 21st right next to Great Escape. It is less finicky than Sam's and much easier to get to. It is also pretty cheap and pretty damn good. My brothers and I hit that one whenever I am in town.

Re: Movin’ on up

jim — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 15:24:15 -0000

Are we going to see a new design from your devious graphical artist mind? You can't let Ernie show you up, you know.

Re: Candor Gallery

jim — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:57:05 -0000

That's pretty sweet, Cale. Is there any possibility of upping the contrast between the font colors and the background? It is kind of hard to see on my screen, and I have to do more than a glance to see the title and artist. I could just be losing my vision as I get older.

What is the time period between art updates for the widget?

Re: Candor Gallery

jim — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:59:32 -0000

ooh, and to be even more pushy and ungrateful ... How about adding information on the media of the work?

Re: Candor Gallery

jim — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:03:03 -0000

Nah, I'm more of an armchair critic when art is concerned :) The big thing that fascinates me about art is the use of the media, and how it impacts the making of the piece (I have too much engineer in me). I also lost all visual art skills when I decided to become a musician. I wish I could come up with some of the stuff you and Ernie do.

I can understand making the art the main focus of the widget, and that is accomplished very well. I was just thinking that a slightly darker shade of gray would make the information not blend into the widget background as much and not take away from the main focus. Just a usability enhancement, nothing more.

Re: Fusion HDTV to QuickTime H.264

jim — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:26:17 -0000

So do you have to do that stuff in a linux environment? It seems odd that the encoder programs wouldn't port nicely to OSX's BSD layer. I mean, they aren't hardware dependant, thus they shouldn't need low level calls, right?

The things we have to go through just to get stuff done. Where or where did compatibility go?

Re: Fusion HDTV to QuickTime H.264

jim — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:27:16 -0000

Yowza, that is a big file. Let's see if my old PB can push it. Damn you and your Macbook goodness :)

Re: Fusion HDTV to QuickTime H.264

jim — Mon, 08 May 2006 11:36:10 -0000

I'm thinking for stuff like mplayer and other gui apps, there are some aqua-based endianness issues to work out before they'll run on the Intel machines (I keep forgetting about the architecture change). I was trying to guess purely based on a command-line program, which presumably wouldn't have the endianness problems, but I must be wrong. The floating point stuff is probably enough to make a coder pull his hair out, or so I would imagine.

It ran alright. I didn't look at the frame rate, but everything was in sync, and I only noticed a couple of places where it 'felt' laggy on my machine. Nice quality, thanks for providing it!

Re: Most Original Singer on American Idol

jim — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:14:13 -0000

I agree he was awesome when he did Billie Jean but was even more awesome Tuesday night in the finals. He so deserved to win!

Re: http://theepicbeat.com/blog/2007/05/03/98/

jim — Thu, 03 May 2007 21:10:00 -0000

Ok I watched it twice that makes a geek too...

Re: http://theepicbeat.com/blog/2007/05/26/117/

jim — Mon, 28 May 2007 20:07:00 -0000

Welcome to the world Gwyneth
and congratulations Adam & Jess

Jim & Christi

Re: Skip if not in mood for the Nerdery

jim — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:12:00 -0000

Ok that is too cool

reminds me of the Tokyo JR East maps.

Re: They are easier to see in the daytime

jim — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:34:00 -0000

Old or not...
This is a great photograph. Just don't fall with a camera, that gets expensive!

Re: Favorite Pics from Riley’s Farm

jim — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:47:00 -0000

Dude, spectacular photos, very very nice.

OH PS we are enjoying the heck out of "fancy pink girl"

Re: http://www.codereflect.com/2007/03/how-to-save-bitmap-to-file.html

jim — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:05:10 -0000

Thanks, cut and paste worked like a dream.

Re: It had to be said: MYOB is a worst-case in software design

jim — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:43:00 -0000

I agree. Its too complex for our one-person business, so I use AppleWorks for invoicing and accounts.

Re: It had to be said: MYOB is a worst-case in software design

jim — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:43:00 -0000

I agree. Its too complex for our one-person business, so I use AppleWorks for invoicing and accounts.

Re: http://artbydiahn.blogspot.com/2007/04/well-crap.html

jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:27:00 -0000

Love the title to this post! It made me laugh out loud..lo...well, you know.

Re: http://deliciouslyazfarul.blogspot.com/2009/07/email-getaway-temuduga-pasti-dapat.html

jim — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:44:53 -0000

hehehe...i tau u keje kt kfc kat plaza masalam..(klu xsalah i r..)

Recent undefined:=-

Re: http://deliciouslyazfarul.blogspot.com/2009/07/email-getaway-temuduga-pasti-dapat.html

jim — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:55:06 -0000

hahaha..no komen! :)

Re: The Emperor's New Clothes - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:30:00 -0000

I'll just keep writing letters to Editors of local newpapers in an attempt to expose Christianity for what it is. It would be good to see Christianity disrobed for the world to see its naked deception.
As for my I'm now a well dressed conservative atheist. No bare bones here.

Re: A handful of Christian arguments & tactics - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Mon, 01 May 2006 15:12:00 -0000

Most of the stuff written in this article I've come across over the years of doing my own research into the Christian fraud. However let's just assume while you are reading this that Jesus was a real mortal being.(He certainly wasn't the son of God via a virgin birth as Christianity will have you believe) This mortal Jesus was never a Christian as Christianity never existed at this point of time. The New Testament said he was Baptised by John the Baptist. As Christianity never existed at the time then one has to ask. What Faith was this supposed Jesus baptised into? I see all Christians today as first class idiots who let others do their thinking for them. Cheers Jim Lee

Re: The Atheist's Nightmare? - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Wed, 03 May 2006 16:15:00 -0000

I didn't watch the video clip. too long to download. However Christians are like bananas in many aspects. They start off green, yellow quickly, and there is not a straight one in the whole bunch. Cheers Jim Lee. Australia

Re: The Day of Judgment - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Wed, 03 May 2006 15:52:00 -0000

Hey I enjoyed that one. Seems like all Christians are going to their (imaginary)hell. Cheers Jim Lee

Re: Putting God's Name on Our Prejudices - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Fri, 19 May 2006 16:25:00 -0000

Who gives a stuff really whether Mary Magdeline was married or not. She most certainly could not have been married to the New Testament Jesus, for the simple reason that the New Testament Jesus never existed. No matter what spiel the church may want to push they cannot produce any really truthfull documented proof that a Son of a God, born of a virgin, ever existed outside of mythology. Cheers all Jim Lee.

Re: God…the parent with an enormous ego? - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Sat, 20 May 2006 16:44:00 -0000

Too much stuff to read and I don't have the time available, but seeing that God is a religious myth who gives a stuff. Cheers all Jim Lee

Re: Borrowed Holiness - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:07:00 -0000

People who believe that Mother Teresa was a supposed Saintly person (I mean, what is a Saint?) have never really looked into the matter. Here is what Judith Hayes of the Happy Heretic had to say about it. Cheers all. Jim Lee
Defending Mother Teresa
The Happy Heretic
Judith Hayes
MARCH 1998

They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. But when it comes to writing anything controversial, your success can probably be judged by the caliber of your critics. So I'm flattered.

On January 17, 1998, Clark Morphew, syndicated columnist for Knight-Ridder, took aim at the winter issue of Free Inquiry because of two articles it contained that were highly critical of the late Mother Teresa. One was written by Susan Shields, a former Missionaries of Charity sister who worked with Teresa. Shields revealed that part of her job was to help keep track of the millions of dollars donated to Teresa's "charity" work. Unfortunately, most of that money sat unused in various bank accounts while the sisters had to beg for food from local merchants. If the locals couldn't help out, the soup kitchens did without. This is "charity?"

The other article was written by me. I compared the late Carl Sagan's genuine, almost immeasurable contributions to humanity with Teresa's contributions. Hers consisted of little more than telling people that suffering was good for them, and prattling on inanely about how God will provide, as starving children dropped like flies all around her. I also pointed to the brazen hypocrisy of Teresa's denying her "patients" the most rudimentary care, including simple comforts and pain killers, while she herself checked into posh hospitals to have a pacemaker implanted and blood vessels cleared. Her own health and comfort were apparently quite important to her.

Morphew was obviously upset with the articles, but his defense of Teresa was surprisingly halfhearted and ambivalent. In his opening paragraph Morphew predicts that criticism of Teresa will continue until "some serious reform comes about." But if Teresa's generously financed clinics were running smoothly, honestly and compassionately, why would any reform be needed at all? Likewise, after describing Shields' knowledgeable charges about the idle millions of dollars that helped no one, Morphew suggested that since Sister Nirmala has taken the reigns, "grand changes could happen." Again, why should they, unless something was wrong to begin with?

Seeming to want it both ways, Morphew presents Teresa as "one of the most obvious candidates for sainthood," but then concedes that among Tersa's beliefs were the ideas that suffering is good and that despite staggering overpopulation, birth control is always wrong. He also noted that wiping out poverty and illiteracy was not Teresa's focus. If all of that is true, it places Teresa somewhere between sadistic and stupid. (Which, interestingly, is where "saint" appears in the dictionary.) I have never heard of a compassionate person who thought that human suffering was ever a good thing, and I think compassion would be the bare minimum to expect in anyone being considered for "sainthood."

Morphew also pointed out that Teresa "never pretended to be a doctor who could wipe out or even soften the pain of death." This I challenge fervently. So too would the Columbia University Press Encyclopedia (1995) in which they say about Teresa: "In 1948 she left the convent and founded the Missionaries of Charity, which now operates schools, hospitals, orphanages, and food centers in more than 25 countries." How would Morphew define "hospital?" There is no ambiguity whatsoever about the activities Teresa presented to the world as hers. The problem is that what she said she was doing was not what she was doing.

If Teresa was offering spiritual comfort only, and not trying to "soften the pain of death," (and why on earth not?!) there should have been no drugs dispensed and no drug paraphernalia of any kind on hand at her "clinics." But there were. Her employees and volunteers used and reused un-sterilized syringes to administer ineffective drugs and mild antibiotics to terminally ill people, who suffered the resulting agonies. This is called practicing medicine, and why such malpractice was allowed to go on so long, with no legal challenges, highlights the power, and abuse of power, that is vouchsafed to organized religions. Especially the big ones with a lot of money.

But if, as Morphew asserts, Mother Teresa never intended to offer medical care to the ill, feed the poor, or educate the illiterate, but rather planned only to offer spiritual solace to dying people, then at the very least she was a fraud. Those millions of dollars were donated by caring people to offer medical care to the ill, feed the poor, and educate the illiterate-not to sit in bank accounts earning interest for the Roman Catholic Church, which has been a multi-billion dollar enterprise for decades now. And there are laws about raising charitable contributions for one thing and then using the money for another-as Teresa did. Apparently her goal was to hoard the money, like Midas and his gold. To what end, though, is anybody's guess.

There is a disquieting possibility, however, that presents itself in hindsight. She collected her millions "in the name of God." (And then promptly hid them away like a squirrel readying for winter.) She also converted souls "in the name of God," many just before they expired. I wonder, did she keep a rough tally of those souls? What I'm getting at is I wonder if in her simplistic view of things, anything she did for God would earn her big-time Brownie Points in the afterlife. For her, perhaps, this world had no meaning whatsoever, and was just some sort of challenging religious maze, designed by God to determine who gets the best bits of Paradise. If so, it might explain, since nothing else can, how she could be so callous as to sit on her millions while children, in her own part of India, were dying of starvation. This defies rational explanation, and I challenge anyone, from Morphew to the Pope himself, to explain it.

I am also very surprised that no one came forward sooner to talk about Teresa's questionable practices-but then that's what everyone said about priests raping little boys, isn't it? The Roman Catholic Church's power is unbelievably intimidating.

Whatever the motives of the woman from Calcutta, I have seen enough human suffering in loved ones to recoil in horror at the thought of terminal, tormented people being told that their suffering is a good thing. Suffering is never a good thing-except to sadists. Especially today, when we have the capability to alleviate so much pain, the mental image of those unfortunates who ended up in a Teresa "clinic" makes me cringe with nausea.

I know I am whistling in the wind to ask this, but--- When, oh when, will we stop inflicting pain on each other in the name of some God?!

© 1998 Judith Hayes

Re: Borrowed Holiness - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 15:52:00 -0000

It should be a country's government's responsibility to care for the underprivilaged in a society. However religious people (namely Christianity) fullfil this task with the importance being on Christianising those whom they assist. Religious aid workers should be abolished and Governments should accept their responsibility. Cheers Jim Lee

Re: Borrowed Holiness - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 15:56:00 -0000

All religions are cults. Period. Cheers all. Jim Lee

Re: Swing Kids

jim — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:23:00 -0000

Great Shots, awesome light!

Re: Guestbook

jim — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:01:59 -0000

TC - Glad you are back from holiday! From the very first time I heard your show you had an instant fan for life. Very impressive! I have many of my friends and colleagues hooked on your show. Listening to my just downloaded copy of Sonology - awesome! Thanks for all - peace.

Name: Jim Miville
From: Manchester, NH USA
E-mail: jeepnh@comcast.net

Re: Guestbook

jim — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:17:23 -0000

Name: Jim Kopacsi
From: Freeland, Michigan, U.S.A.
E-mail: jkopacsi11@chartermi.net

Have been listening for about a year now. All I can say is ... your music is calm therapy to me. In this out-of-whack world we live in, it's just nice to have a place to go to to forget the madness, and concentrate on the gladness. Will be listening and downloading your programs. God Bless you.

Re: Economic downturn signals start of Web 3.0

jim — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:34:00 -0000

So.... what's the BIG difference between 2.0 and 3.0?
It sounds more like 2.1 or....."Manx"

Re: Shell Gets Out of Wind & Solar Power, Backs Biofuels and CCS Instead

jim — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:41:16 -0000

Why am I not surprised? Petroleum companies' puny "investments" in alternative energy was just for PR and greenwashing to begin with.

Re: [single] Sakura Mankai - Morning Musume Sakuragumi

jim — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:02:00 -0000

this is one of my favorite songs ever. There's also a close-up PV:

http://www.veoh.com/videos/e12115836BYKwxt?searchId=7246647573943716864&rank;=6

Re: [single] Sakura Mankai - Morning Musume Sakuragumi

jim — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:02:00 -0000

this is one of my favorite songs ever. There's also a close-up PV:

http://www.veoh.com/videos/e12115836BYKwxt?searchId=7246647573943716864&rank;=6

Re: Survey: Your feelings on the roads override (and those other overrides, too)

jim — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:44:12 -0000

I think the problem may be that you have Question 6 set up wrong in SurveyMonkey. I've used it for work and you will get this kind of behavior if you choose the wrong question type.

Re: I do what I must because I can

jim — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:47:00 -0000

I can't feel my face. Awesome.

Re: Twitter in ‘Plain English’

jim — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:25:00 -0000

Hi Julie
I've finally had some time (over Easter) to set up my iGoogle reader and organise some RSS feeds, including one for The Evolving Newsroom. It's good stuff. Keep it up.

JT

Re: Sewing and Spiders

jim — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:14:00 -0000

I understand the bacon part, but what the hell is a "butty?"BR/BR/And why can't you measure a man's inside leg?BR/BR/Life can be so confusing, at times . . .BR/BR/XO

Re: Sewing and Spiders

jim — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:17:00 -0000

Ooops, forgot one other one . . . "getting in a strop?"BR/BR/Sorry --- separated by a common language, and all that . . .BR/BR/XO

Re: Putting Off and Puddles

jim — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:13:00 -0000

Kill two birds with one stone . . . get the young guy from MySpace to rub on the gel.BR/BR/XO

Re: Hello!

jim — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:47:00 -0000

The graphic description of the early morning cat excrement encounter was quite enough, thank you . . . I'll pass on owning one, despite your high praise.BR/BR/The hair blob thing reminded me of the natural and eery magnetism that exists between pasta sauce and anything white that you happen to be wearing, as well.BR/BR/XO

Re: Hello!

jim — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:43:00 -0000

Btw, I thought they changed the calendar from the Julian to the Gregorian in 1751, adding 11 days to the old dates. What about the people born prior to the calendar change . . . did they suddenly become 11 days older than they were before, or did they keep their same birthday?BR/BR/Interesting . . . but not as interesting as your dilemma about whether or not to become a lesbian ;-) . . .BR/BR/XO

Re: Uuugh.

jim — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:01:00 -0000

Wait . . . you lot still have Woolworth's?BR/BR/Just kidding. Sorry for your cold, and I hope your Mum is feeling better very soon. The holidays are definitely NOT the time to be ill or down in any way.BR/BR/XO

Re: Uuugh.

jim — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:10:00 -0000

Btw, why is it "man flu?"BR/BR/XO

Re: The Jaunt » Blog Archive » The Jaunt Interview: NBA Fan of the Year

jim — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:00:00 -0000

i am one of the "random" friends who attended a game with Drew. I went to the Kings game with him in Sacramento. I am a big Kings fan from PA so i'm no where near CA. The furthest west i've been prior to that was sandusky, ohio (cedar point). i also am a poor 20-something trying to make ends meet between car payments, a mortgage, and all the things that come along with young adulthood. financially, i was reluctant to go but drew convinced me that it would possibly be an unforgettable experience. a once in a lifetime experience. he convinced me, and i bought a plane ticket. i give drew lots of credit for orchestrating not only the nba tour schedule but the activities in each city beyond just the game (big wheel down lombard st, alcatraz tour, downtown sacramento) and he managed to secure lodging and transportation from a friend in santa clara, ca: via a connection he made on the mlb tour (thanks again craig)

and to give the kings their due credit, it was an awesome experience. great seats, great game, free gear, great hospitality. drew deserves all that he gets from this tour and i hope he makes it on national tv (he did appear on the post game show in sacramento) and gets the credit he deserves from the public and the nba itself.

i hope everyone monitors and enjoys nbadrew.blogspot.com and remember, he is just an ordinary guy doing extraordinary things that anyone can do, you just have to do it. thanks for the blog, Jaunt.

GO KINGS!!!!

Re: GTA KILLER : All PS3 Themes

jim — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:32:18 -0000

Saints Row is da GTA KILLER

Re: Denise Milani In Thai Bed : All PS3 Themes

jim — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:08:00 -0000

could you make 1 for this girl courtney rachel culkin plz?

Re: Xbox 360 2.42 THEME 3D Icons : All PS3 Themes

jim — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:33:18 -0000

whats even more idiotic than putting an xbox 3shitxy theme on a ps3 theme site is that u have used PS3 icons WTF!!!!

Re: KOP Clan : All PS3 Themes

jim — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:37:56 -0000

lol wut?

Re: Hick!

jim — Fri, 04 May 2007 06:14:00 -0000

Ja, särskillt om man har ett jobb där man måste prata inför andra.

Re: The Trends Underlying Enterprise 2.0

jim — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:22:40 -0000

:smirk:
I like this.

Re: Review: Black Panther #1

jim — Sat, 05 Feb 2005 01:22:00 -0000

Speaking as a typical aging white-guy comics fan, while the "jungle bunnies" remark jumped out at me as something that Would Not Get Said in such a meeting, I took it in the spirit of satire. It's actually an important marker of the tone of the book, I think. (Coincidentally, I reread John Holbo's big long blog item from last summer about the distinction between "subcreations" and "dreamworks" in comics writing and literature the same day I got BP#1. Point being I think BP#1 works very well as one of Holbo's dreamworks.)

Also, Hudlin may not like Condi Rice any more than many African Americans do, but I thought DONDI REECE came off okay in that scene: she doesn't shrug off the slur but throws it right back in his face. I'll be interested to see what more Hudlin does with the character. And I don't like her much myself.

Re: LINK: Why Batman Annual #25 Sucked

jim — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:06:00 -0000

I paused long enough in the comic shop to get the gyst of how Jason Todd came back, then promptly rolled my eyes and put the comic back. I don't like Infinite Crisis as an excuse for doing anything.

"Uh, sorry I'm late, boss. Infinite Crisis and all."

Re: The Return of Ned’s Atomic Dustbin

jim — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 03:50:00 -0000

morning. I saw Neds at one of their first gigs, third on the bill with The Sandkings and headliners The Wonderstuff in Bradford St Georges Hall in about 1989ish. They were clearly drunk, and frankly fantastic.

Kill Your Television was a great tune, always went down a storm when I played it at the club nights I used to DJ in the early 90s, so cheers for posting it.....happy days, hazy memories...

Re: Upcoming WOXY Lounge Acts

jim — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 17:31:00 -0000

thanks for the mention, steve! fyi, we're streaming our new album. have a listen -- maybe we'll earn a BOLD. :-)

Re: Recent Internet Radio Performances

jim — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:56:00 -0000

There actually have been a ton of KEXP in-studio performances, but the on-demand list is in the process of being updated. You can see who's coming in to the studio each week here, and you can also get some of these performances, one a week, in the Live Performances section on the Podcasting page here.

Re: New Years Eve with The Frames

jim — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:14:00 -0000

Another American here. I'll be there, got my ticket only a couple of days ago (upstairs balcony, stage left). Like many Americans who hadn't previously heard of The Frames, I found Glen through the movie Once (I've subsequently put The Commitments in my Netflix queue also, for the plane ride over). Excited as hell for my first Ireland trip, it should be great.

I agree about hoping it isn't a bad show, but how could it be with the momentum that The Frames have right now from the movie. Plus being NYE and all. "Set List" and all the youtube videos have given me a great idea of what to look forward to.

Anyways, I'll be waving down at you! (floor seats were unavailable when I bought online)

Re: The Greatest Song Ever?

jim — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:24:00 -0000

I know it's vintage 1990 stuff, but I actually like it. Ahh yes, Nelson, I guess they were kind of early emo stuff? (don't know my genres very well though)

Re: New Years Eve with The Frames

jim — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 01:08:00 -0000

>>First time in Ireland, eh? It's one of my favorite places.

Yes. My family, way back, hails from the Isle of Man. Thinking about extending my trip so I spend a little more time in Dublin, and maybe take a ferry over to Douglas to have a look at the Isle. If I can convince work to give me some extra time off. Would kinda be a shame to go all the way over there on a business class award and then never even get to IOM. Will do what I can.

I was going to go to London for NYE (and Paris on the Eurostar after that), but by chance checked out the Frames tour schedule and saw the DUB show. I immediately rebooked to Dublin.

Re: New Years Eve with The Frames

jim — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:45:00 -0000

Good luck, Naomi, I do hope you are able to find one. ticketmaster.ie seems to indicate it is sold out (as you probably found out).

Try the messageboard at The Frames website, I seem to remember seeing some posted there.

http://www.theframes.ie/v4/comm/msgboard/

Re: Mixed up Star

jim — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 20:39:50 -0000

Hmmm ... it's all a matter of what we're used to. It bugs us when 98.5 in Pocatello is the same as 105.9 in Boise. But when we walk into an Albertsons in Pocatello and it has the exact same decor as an Albertsons in Boise, that doesn't bug us at all.

I'm not saying what Clear Channel is doing is good or bad. I am suggesting we take a step back and look at the big picture.

Re: Putting it down old-school style

jim — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 12:28:30 -0000

Well, gentlemen, here's the view from 10,000 feet: There are ten posts above, including four useful ones, six that are basically pointless, and at least five that have juvenile potshots. MEANWHILE, no one has specifically mentioned what is supposedly wrong on this site.

Re: Beyonce (and Jacques lu Cont?) – Beautiful Nightmare

jim — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:17:41 -0000

The new track is AMAZING! brilliant, just brilliant.

Re: Bringing back the soda shop era

jim — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:21:03 -0000

"It was like a party in my mouth."

But was everyone invited? This is an important distinction!

Re: You say cicada, I say cicAHda

jim — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:28:56 -0000

It's looking right at me.
Almost right THROUGH me.

That's...unnerving.

Re: You say cicada, I say cicAHda

jim — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 15:32:27 -0000

That's what it wants you to think.

Re: Cider tastes better than beer.

jim — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:27:17 -0000

I tried Blackthorn at the Nine Fine Irishmen pub in Las Vegas and absolutely loved it, but until now all I could find here in Chicago was the bottled form--it just doesn't compare.

Could you name some of those pubs for me? :D

Re: Cider tastes better than beer.

jim — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:48:13 -0000

Kitty, Cider Jack recently attempted an image change with some very funny ads mocking other forms of booze ("Wine is created by stomping on grapes barefoot in some dirty barrel. Cider is prepared wearing clean shoes hand-knit by virgins"), but unless a company like Magner's starts a huge publicity push it'll be a grassroots effort.

Max, you're right there--cider will make you gain weight. I was so surprised to find out it had more calories than beer, but I guess that's the result of all the sugar they put into it. I'd love to try some non-mass-produced cider, the really dry stuff that only uses the sugars and yeast in the apples themselves...

Re: You Have Committed Steak Crime

jim — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:11:35 -0000

You poor girl. I had steak the night before last at North Shore country club. They cooked it to perfection and put a schezwan glaze on it...delicious!

Re: Cider tastes better than beer.

jim — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:18:53 -0000

Oi! The only warning I got from Irishmen was to watch how fast you drink it!

Okay, okay, and that it'll rot your teeth.

Re: I’d like seven more please…

jim — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:41:02 -0000

Oh man, I would totally NOM NOM NOM that thing. I would NOM NOM NOM it five times.

Re: Are ETFs to Blame for Market Volatility?

jim — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:25:37 -0000

I blame double and triple leveraged ETFs. As these types of ETFs grow and become more popular, they move the markets more and more.

Re: Save Money On Your Web Hosting Account

jim — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:37:00 -0000

i've had a hard time finding any good hosting. thanks

Re: Track your Site Position in Search Engines & Get Updates

jim — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:13:00 -0000

i posted this on my forums

http://www.mysuccessgateway.com/forum/index.php?board=3.0

Re: Gateway Financial and Midwest Banc have one-third of capital in Fannie and Freddie Preferreds

jim — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:03:00 -0000

Hi,

I am Jim, I am really happy to visit your website. Its so informative & helpful for us that I cant express my gratitude for giving me the infos. I am really impressed with the blog. I like to have a discussion with you on your blogs. If you are ready for the discussion please mail me at jimmorrison122@gmail.com.

Thanking you.

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Re: Do You Have An Employee Blog Policy?

jim — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:30:00 -0000

Hi Andy, I asked this question a few months ago on my blog (and I had you specifically in my mind).

I'm itching to know, what do you think on this?

Re: One year later…

jim — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:43:00 -0000

Congrats! How many years have you been blogging though? My first year is coming up in 10 days.

Re: Top 10 Business Mistakes Search Marketing Firms Make

jim — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:03:00 -0000

Nice! - Yes, some of these points you hit home with me a few weeks ago when you came for consulting. (and I'm glad I got tons more details and solutions as well from your consulting)
Great Post!

Re: Heading to Yahoo…

jim — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:13:00 -0000

Whatcha doin' at yahoo?

Re: CPA Exam Score Release Predictions - April/May Window - Wave 1

jim — Fri, 15 May 2009 22:31:50 -0000

Has anyone heard when the MN BEC scores will be released?

Re: CPA Exam Score Release Predictions - April/May Window - Wave 1

jim — Fri, 15 May 2009 23:27:15 -0000

MNWild,

Thanks for the update! Still no BEC score here, anxiously awaiting and trying to study for AUD. Clicking refresh every 5 minutes insn't helping the cause.

Re: How Many Listings This Week?

jim — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:49:54 -0000

problem with tenants is they usually don't stay longer than a 12 month lease, so sellers either have to find new tenants, or revisit the original idea of putting the home back on the market, this time with more money spent on wear and tear -- and that's if you find good tenants...

Re: http://laurelwreathsreflections.com/everyday-things/blog/18/

jim — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:50:00 -0000

Thanks for the link!

You can use the other coupons listed too, just not in the same order (so you'll have to pay separate shipping each time). So the first time you use the 50 free, then the 30 free, then the 25 free, all on the same account.

Re: Casting call for 'Untitled Yuen Woo-ping Project'

jim — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:19:20 -0000

i'm pretty sure donnie yen choreographed flash point

Re: Where did 2005 go?

jim — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 09:21:00 -0000

Actually, wasn't 2005 longer by one second?! I just knew it! I could feel it!!!

Re: The Knife in concerto, unica data italiana

jim — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:12:42 -0000

Beh io non li conoscevo...veramente bravi. Grazie PIG! :)

Re: Fornarina Urban Beauty Show

jim — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:38:35 -0000

Questa la voglio vedere!!

Re: Fornarina Urban Beauty Show

jim — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:01:50 -0000

Io sono andato ieri sera... e devo dire che le installazioni erano un pò lentine, però l'insieme, festa e istallazioni erano eccezionali. Brava Fornarina... a quando la prossima?

Re: Pig Magazine 50

jim — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:20:10 -0000

auuuuuuguuuuri! ragazzi!

Re: Foto Friday Challenge: Find a funny road sign

jim — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:34:25 -0000

Another road sign from the "Nut"meg state.

Re: The Evolution of Social Media Releases

jim — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:35:00 -0000

Brian,

I am sure this is all educational and even potentially interesting information. But OMG, I fell asleep somewhere between the 28th and 29th paragraph. It's a blog, not a web novel.

I just completed a survey today asking me which of 35 PR blogs I found most useful...35! Does anyone actually work anymore or are we all just talking about ourselves and how smart we all are in our web 2.0 universe?

My dad used to tell me that actions speak louder than words; so please, can we all just set a good example through our work and stop writing about it? And if we MUST write, can we please be short and to the point?

Re: Which Blog Platforms Power the Top 100 Blogs?

jim — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:51:00 -0000

I highly recommend WordPress. Very easy to use and excellent SEO. Also limitless customization.

Many are going to Wordpress to develop traditional web sites as well as blogs.

Re: Win a FREE Pass to Inman Connect! (oh, and a t-shirt too…)

jim — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:36:18 -0000

Inman Connect...FREE? GOOD...Please pick me!

Jim Zirbes

Re: The Evolution of Social Media Releases

jim — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:35:00 -0000

Re: Which Blog Platforms Power the Top 100 Blogs?

jim — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:51:00 -0000

I highly recommend WordPress. Very easy to use and excellent SEO. Also limitless customization.

Many are going to Wordpress to develop traditional web sites as well as blogs.

Re: Christina Aguilera Nude in Marie Claire Magazine

jim — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:51:58 -0000

All of a sudden pregnant women seem.... strangely........hot?

Re: Update on My Uncle Walt – Prayer request

jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:42:00 -0000

Dan... I haven't heard anything all day about your uncle. We will continue prayers and positive thoughts his and your direction.

Re: http://journeyinsidemymind.com/136/

jim — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:03:00 -0000

Hi Daniel,
Thank you for playing my version of The Wassail Song, it's always fun and a great surprise when someone plays my music. I hope you have a very merry Christmas.

Jim

Re: The Einstein of compensation

jim — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:58:11 -0000

Since Obama's moves have been even quicker and more drastic than I had imagined, and I was skeered to begin with, I am flabbergasted about what he will do next. I have no idea anymore.

The story of Bob Rae in Ontario politics does come to mind. But I'm not sure if it translates well in a federal rather than state milieu where deficits are more acceptable, or where the media is so incredibly accommodating.

I also wonder if big business is in any way beginning to question the intelligence of cozying up with big government. Maybe in banking, although as strange as it sounds, I doubt even in that industry that there are people thinking about it, or developing strategies to limit it. Call me a skeptic.

I suggest government intervention will get much worse. We still need to go through the commercial loan market failure even while the bulk of the ARMS reset.

Re: Some Unlucky Numbers for Opponents of Proposition 13

jim — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:03:35 -0000

It's articles like this that really very much scare me. This is a journalist at one of the largest papers in the USA who has filed this report.

I am watching a common nonsensical nightmare called Atlas Shrugged. I struggle to sleep well. And I am not kidding.

Re: Why Are Teens Smoking Candy (Smarties)?

jim — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:31:48 -0000

I can blow that crap out of my nose lol my son showed me and i tried it it gives you all the taste not bad not bad.

Re: The differentiation trade-off and marketing to values

jim — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:19:41 -0000

this is a great thing. Thanks for the great information.

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Re: Invision Power Board download page

jim — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 07:52:32 -0000

I'd definitely pay for it for our site http://www.talklfc.com

Re: Visible XML is Bad XML

jim — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 04:09:25 -0000

I actually find that hand coding XML files is not too difficult. There are great tools out there such as XMLSpy, which will complete tags and attributes.

I have hand-written some large(ish) XML files (12k lines), mostly just using emacs. I handcode DocBook. I am also familiar with a lot of XML file formats from work.

Markup is oftentimes a very good way of representing structured input. End users tend to have an intuitive grasp of XML if they have used HTML, as many have. Thus XML can provide a standardized, flexible form of user input to an application.

As far as your specific jab at XML config files, there are some nice XML-based configuration tools such as Ant , which is ubiquitous in the Java community.

I agree that there seems to be a dearth in good XML GUIs. With nice, powerful technologies such as XSD and XSLT, I am surprised that this is the case.

What really brings down XML-based projects is a nonchalant "let's just do it in XML" attitude without locking down the data model with XSD. Without a certain level of stringency and conformance to a syntax, the parsing/handling/subscribing code in the application will likely become a structureless sphaghetti-fest with hidden bugs and gotchas, galore. This will lead to an incoherent mess on the UI side, as well.

Bottom line = "to each his own", "use what works", "it depends", etc.

If handcoding markup works for you, then by all means stay away from GUI HTML editors and use vi. That's how I roll, as well.

Re: How good is Manning?

jim — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:56:09 -0000

Colts defense is not as porous as it was at the beginning of the season. Clinton Portis got one good run and that was about it. Did you see the Redskin injury report after the game? They took a beating for playing a "soft" defense.

Re: Revolving door at running back

jim — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:35:25 -0000

I think I'll wait until Cutler plays before I watch another Bronco game. They should have kept the tird QB.

Re: Broncos lose fourth straight

jim — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 21:56:18 -0000

Shanahan has to much to do in Denver...look at Seattle and the other Mike. No coach can do it all! Shanahan needs to be the coach! Shanahan made several moves this year that did not work. Without Kubs the offense looks like Dan's predictable offense!!!

Not keeping Ron Dayne was a mistake. Improvement in both the offense and defense lines are a must. Bronco fans, Mike is on a youth movement that will reap benefits down the road. We need someone to block for both quaterback and running backs...next year.

Re: Broncos lose fourth straight

jim — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:05:10 -0000

Special teams are also a mess! Turnover's killed us. Injuries etc.

Re: D. Williams senses something amiss

jim — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:26:24 -0000

Memo to Darrent Williams: Study film, practice hard, shut your mouth, and cover somebody. You have 3 games left and have a realistic shot at the playoffs. You are a veteran. If I'm Champ or Lynch I pull this guy aside and tell to him lighten up. He may get away with saying crap like this in Cleveland but this is Denver. Fans aren't stupid and they know football. From the comments on this board it looks like Williams made a huge mistake opening his mouth.

Re: 08454122750

jim — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:38:21 -0000

3 calls today, same again no one spoke when answered first time, didnt answer the other times

Re: 08000927201

jim — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:32:19 -0000

number calls about 6 times a day. They say hello then hangup

Re: 01635765991

jim — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:11:16 -0000

This is Mobiles Direct

Re: 7277120382

jim — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:52:51 -0000

Don't answer. Telemarketers.

Re: http://blog.inc.com/the-guide/2008/11/dress_for_success_1.html

jim — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:05:26 -0000

Exactly Mike. Screw this. Warren Buffet is the dumpiest of dumpy and he is the richest man on earth. Be yourself and do your own thing.

Re: http://blog.inc.com/archives/2004/04/the_donald_epis_6.html

jim — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 05:30:59 -0000

What a great episode. Omarosa is a LIAR, or maybe the conversation with Diane was a trick camera angle and voice over. She flat out lied, but even beyond that, she should have accepted that the logistics are more important than her dinner. You would have to be an idiot to hire her. I also don't understand why Kwame didn't just sack her and ask Mark or Diane for help. As embarrassing as that may be, it would at least show that he is taking responsibility for making sure the job get done. Also, when Jessica ended up missing, why didn't they just ask her dad for a cell number. I am sure as here agent he would understand.

As for the applicants incentive to do a good job as an employee, it should be enough that they have a sense of personal pride, and if that is not enough, they should be sufficiently concerned with the fact that the cameras are rolling. I guess that doesn't concern Omarosa and Nick.

I also think it is odd that Bill would try to steamroll over Carolyn's staff (Leslie). I bet that does not go unnoticed in the boardroom.

Re: http://blog.inc.com/archives/2005/05/the_apprentice_25.html

jim — Wed, 18 May 2005 10:20:04 -0000

I'm glad someone else noticed that. As "Street Smarts" lost week after week,they kept choosing who they THOUGHT was the best person, totally overlooking the real brains in the bunch!!

Re: Bristol Development May Sue..Continued

jim — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:42:00 -0000

I am an ICON contract holder and couldn't agree more with this post. It's exactly what I would want to happen. I understand the developer has speculated just as I have speculated. I'm willing to live up to my responsibilities, but within reason; I expect some give on their end at this point. Putting all the cards on the table so I could see their potential profits or losses would help me feel good about an agreed upon adjusted price. I think they need to bring the prices down to reasonable market prices today (which they insist hasn't changed, but that's ridiculous).

Much of this had to do with them finishing late. Had they finished 3 months before deadline the market was in much better shape. As far as I'm concerned they were 26months before my unit was available, and my contract reads 24months. They say Force Majeure but that may be open for debate in arbitration.

Much like the failing banks, If they don't make some concessions now they may loose more in the end. For us buyers to agree to cover their expenses, but receive some kind of adjusted price just makes sense.

Re: What Perez Sez: Satisfy You’re Inner Bitch.

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:48:12 -0000

I think so....? I've seen him comment before.

Re: Caption-This Party Shuffle? Lets Try This Out!

jim — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:28:52 -0000

Silicone Parts Are Made For Toys!

Re: Positive Feedback

jim — Wed, 23 May 2007 19:37:38 -0000

I believe that you can honor both white and black southerners, and even yanks (that's for you Bruce). As long as people polarize these issues, then more push-back will result from biased information.

Let's not forget the history of slavery, how long it lasted, where it occurred, and how many were involved. Also, let's be sure and study the prevalence of succession past, present, and future. Only then will some conclude that the Confederacy is no less deserving of remembrance, honor, celebration, and warning than any other group of people. I for one will not stand for misinformation against my ancestors.

Re: Celebrating Lee

jim — Tue, 22 May 2007 15:55:37 -0000

"Is Lee emphasizing the horrors of battle or his own attraction to it or both? "

My father, drafted from law school and trained as a sniper for Vietnam, said that combat was one of the most exciting things a person could do. Maybe the high stakes involved peak the senses to otherwise unknown levels during combat.

Re: A Note on Petersburg’s Black Population

jim — Fri, 25 May 2007 16:44:40 -0000

Have you changed your position from having no comment on black confederates because there wasn't enough evidence to recognition of the occurrence although believing it was not of their own true intent?

I would add that the white population regardless of section were getting a glimpse of what was at stake. After the war we see a white population unwilling to deal with free blacks as the establishment of Black Laws, anti-immigration legislation, and disinterest in Reconstruction demonstrated. Maybe this is why modern civil rights holidays resonate more with minorities as a "rebirth" than Memorial Day?

Lastly, it is fitting that Memorial Day began in the South as that is where most of the war dead are buried and where most of the battles were fought.

Re: “Southern History” by Natasha Trethewey

jim — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:58:41 -0000

My high school history classes in NC never mentioned any of the examples listed in your link, but I still honor and defend the memory of my southern ancestors. I wonder why I don't fall neatly into your hypothesis that school books shape our current memories and perceptions? Is it any wonder that anyone with ancestral ties to the Confederacy does not echo your views?

If you look at what life is like in this country today AFTER Europeans committed genocide against the natives, waged war with each other, and used slave labor to develop it, then you would have to concur that it is an excellent example of democracy, human rights, social justice, and successful economics relative to most of the rest of the world. The volatile journey to this point was a combination of growing pains, experimental politics, and war. It is impossible to honor one group while villainizing another anymore than you can say that a man is all good or bad.

Future policy should not elevate one part of southern history while condemning another part. This style of progressive history has no more relevance today than defunct and corrupt labor unions have in today's modern and successful economy. Current policy for the South should be organic from within and fully representative of that region rather than from any external group that seeks to push a self-serving divisive view of history.

Re: The Civil War Sesquicentennial: Potential Problems

jim — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:46:01 -0000

Kevin, -- Thanks for the excellent post. I couldn't agree more.

Jim

Re: California Wants to Kick Energy-Sucking TVs Out of Stores

jim — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:52:19 -0000

LCDs were supposed to be more efficient than CRTs. What happened?

Re: CES 2009: It's a Wrap! A Review of TreeHugger's Trip to CES

jim — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:29:53 -0000

While there is some good stuff here, I still think the idea of "green gadgets" (in the modern sense of the term"gadget" which is synonymous with "electronic gizmo") to be an oxymoron. The best way to green a gadget s to make them last longer, that is for people to not want to throw them out and replace them after 3 short years.

Re: A Picture is Worth: Unsold Hondas

jim — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:50:52 -0000

I actually don't think this picture is a bad thing. What automaker is going to stop production and retool their plant if their cars are still selling. As one commenter suggested, no company is going to be prophetic enough to produce exactly the right amount of cars. The cars pictured above will eventually be sold, and in the meantime while the automaker doesn't have to be producing any more, they can take the time to change some things while the excess inventory sells off.

Re: Eat Chocolate To Preserve Shamanic Traditions of the Huichol

jim — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:34:46 -0000

I fail to see how marketing and selling chocolate internationally is in harmony with "maintaining a traditional way of life in the face of a globalizing culture". It seems their culture did fine for quite a while without our money. What do they need it for now?

Re: World's First Post-Petroleum City Rising in Abu Dhabi

jim — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:52:53 -0000

I don't know why people object to this project. To call this a playground is a joke, especially compared to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, which could be called playgrounds. Because of the insolation and the lack of bureaucracy, if this concept can not be achieved here, it can not be achieved anywhere in the near future. Yes it is in the desert. It is very hot, necessitating extensive air-conditioning. However there is also no energy required for heating and minimum energy required for hot water. Yes they import food. Can you name a city that doesn't? Would you rather a city was built on fertile farmland instead of the barren desert?

Most people here are begging for dense, walkable, bike-able, cities that are well served by mass transit and at least partially powered with renewable energy. This project perfectly fits that description (with much more potential renewable energy than where most people would like to live) and people still think it is a bad idea. I don't get it.

Re: Nice Built-In Beds in Swiss Wooden Cabin

jim — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:30:13 -0000

Nice cabin, but it looks like there is a lot of wasted space (between bunks, sides and under bench, etc).

Re: Survey: How Do You Wash Dishes?

jim — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:19:54 -0000

both

Re: Jargon Watch: Agnotology

jim — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:41:43 -0000

Democrats always think issues are more pressing or serious than Republicans do. That is why they are categorized as liberal and the party of change. Republicans are generally more satisfied with the status quo. These graphs could easily represent any mainstream issue.

Re: Can Potty Poetry Reduce Wasted TP?

jim — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:35:01 -0000

I'm not sure I understand the premise here.

I use enough TP to get the job done, no more, no less.

Maybe if the option of a bidet is available could you consider using less paper, but then the argument begins on which is more green, paper or water.

Re: 8 Tree Houses Fit for TreeHuggers (Slideshow)

jim — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:33:50 -0000

There's some neat looking tree houses in here-- why feature the ugliest one for the article? I almost didn't bother clicking through to the slideshow. #3 was best

Re: TreeHugger Takes on Super Bowl 43 - Live Blog Tomorrow

jim — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 06:52:28 -0000

Actually as a huge sports fan I think that sports represent the best of America. I have always marveled that on most game days, the thing that I am most concerned with in the world is how my team does. Simultaneously it is a way to momentarily escape things you generally worry about (school, work, etc), and to realize how nice it is not to worry about much more serious things like liberty or war.

Re: Super Bowl Ads: A Green Live Blog

jim — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:22:13 -0000

Do people really expect commercials to not advocate consumption? What are they supposed to say? "Don't buy our product"?

Also, The Boss barely has any voice left. :(

Re: Super Bowl Ads: A Green Live Blog

jim — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:26:17 -0000

The Driggs wrote:

"I really can't believe there was an ad for private jets. Aside from the obvious sustainability issues, there is also the fact that we are currently in a recession. Shameful."

Andy wrote:

"Who cares that flying jets is a ritual? It's a wasteful way to show appreciation for people who thought that going to war was a good way to solve the worlds problems."

Funny how everyone only gets all upset over private jets, or a small flight of Air Force jets only now. What about the 600 or so private jets of wealthy Obama supporters and Hollywood celebrities who flew into Washington on private jets for Dear Leader's innauguration?

How about all the activists, celebrities, and "experts" who jetted to the Bali (!) conference, and completely overloaded Lompok airport. It was estimated the jet traffic generated by this "Earth Summit" as much CO2 as 20,000 cars for a year.

How very curious that these things never catch the attention of self-styled "progressive" "environmentalists". But when it comes to deriding middle-class American culture, it's all fair game. How sanctimonious and hypocritical can you get?!

Oh, and Andy -- you probably missed the fact that, contrary to what you imagine, the war in Iraq actually did solve a few problems. They just had another election, with record turnout, and Saddam is still dead.

Re: Vote For the Best Green Gadgets: Winners Will Be Judged Live at Greener Gadgets 2009 in NYC

jim — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:38:26 -0000

That "Blight" may sound like a good idea at first (despite its name), but consider how much light pollution this thing will produce and it doesn't look so green afterall.

Re: Record-Breaking CFL Sales from UK Retailer

jim — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:44:38 -0000

The poster seems to promote using more light just because you can save energy. Notice the "beams" of light blotting out the stars in the background, implying that you should carelessly light everything possible. I'm not amused. Perhaps the message should be more focused on save energy by switching to CFL rather than the emphasis they have chosen.

Re: Bill Gates Releases Bugs At TED Conference: A Necessary Feature When Free Markets Don't Deliver

jim — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:42:01 -0000

The audience gave applause after he released the mosquitoes???

Re: Kinder, Gentler Demolition: A Bright Idea from Japan

jim — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:29:48 -0000

A safer and more efficient way of conducting a demolition is certainly a good thing, but the idea that we are demolishing buildings that are only a handful of decades old still seems utterly wasteful. It is time that we start building things (again) that are designed to last 100 years or more.

Re: Bio-Glass Made From 100% Recycled Glass

jim — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:55:05 -0000

Neat idea, but there doesn't seem to be anything "bio" in it.

I better not make a tabletop with the one made from recycled beer bottles else I'll always be wondering around looking for my beer--it will be camouflaged!

Re: Wood House Has Simple Detailing, Cheap Materials

jim — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:40:53 -0000

I find "modern" architecture less attractive than sheetrock boxes covered in vinyl siding. Why does it seem that there is so little emphasis on tasteful, more traditional architecture in green building?

Re: Greener Gadgets 2009: Audience Picks Tweet-a-Watt as the Design Competition Winner!

jim — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:02:32 -0000

I think competitions like this are a great idea, but the top choice? I don't get it.

Sure power meters are great for monitoring your energy use, for the purpose of intending to find ways we can REDUCE our energy use. However, the constant obsession with "twittering" everything is lost on me. And in this instance, doing so seems to reduce (or eliminate) the green-ness of the product, since it promotes a service that relies on people staying connected via energy-hogging computers or battery-sucking devices in order to "twitter" their time away.

I just don't get the obsession with the need for everything to be "twittered"

Oh well, at least that nasty light-polluting window shade that has been featured at the top of the list didn't win the viewer's choice.

Re: New York's Yankee Stadium To Be "Germ Free" For Years After Chemical Spraying

jim — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:39:06 -0000

They may as well put down fake turf while they're at it. Nothing goes as good with toxic chemicals than a whole bunch of plastic.

Re: Researchers Have Found a New Greenhouse Gas Nearly 5,000-Times Worse than CO2

jim — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:12:32 -0000

No big surprise there. Chemicals that are specifically engineered to kill bugs are going to kill us too.

Re: The Four Sins of LEEDwashing: LEED Green Buildings That Perhaps Aren't Really Green

jim — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:45:16 -0000

I've always thought the propulsion system of the original Space Ship One was a bit nasty, although I haven't read the technical details of the latest variant and will take TH's word that yes, they are still burning some nasty shut to produce thrust. Technically all rockets are not very energy efficient, but I wouldn't make any statement against aviation and exploration being non-green because I think we should continue to pursue these things.

If you're going to demonize Virgin Galactic for being non-green, then let's reduce the scenario to any recreational activity which consumed energy to lift people just so you can come back down on the same spot. Skiing, skydiving, am I missing any?

Re: OneSelf Bathroom Has Works in the Drawer

jim — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:09:58 -0000

I don't see how this is living with "less space" since all the fixtures require space behind the wall, and since they don't occupy ALL of the space behind the wall, there is a lot of wasted space, at least equivalent to the same area if you had it as a separate room.

Re: Jargon Watch: A Field Guide To Sprawl

jim — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:22:17 -0000

Holy crap. When I first saw the top photo for this article I thought it was pavers on a terrace or patio, until I read the description. I have seen these things on Google Earth, particularly all over the Southwest US. Pretty sad when you use the measure tool and you can quantify how much land is being eaten up by thoughtless "development".

Re: IKEA Goes Dark For Earth Hour (But Not In The USA)

jim — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:38:53 -0000

Yes it is a shame they would ignore this in the US, the country that probably most needs awareness of energy waste from excessive lighting.

One must not forget that there is a reason Earth Hour is scheduled on the weekend nearest to the New Moon.

Re: Largest Rooftop Solar Power Array in the US Dedicated... In Atlantic City

jim — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:32:18 -0000

Given how much light pollution there is in Atlantic City, maybe they ought the build the solar panels facing downward to recapture all the energy wasted.

www.earthhour.org

Re: Forest Research Center is Built, Logically, of Wood

jim — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:26:06 -0000

The 1970's are calling, they want their hideous architecture back.

Really, wood is a great building material, but couldn't they come up with a better looking design, like a timber-framed barn?

Re: Border Patrol Poisoning Plants Along Mexican Border

jim — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:20:52 -0000

First they are going to cut the Sonoran Desert in two with a fence, disrupting wildlife migrations, then they are going to light pollute the border with massive floodlights, ruining the dark sky view that is a huge tourist draw to the southwest (not to mention the observatories throughout the area), now they are going to agent orange the place.

What's next, nuclear weapons?

Re: EarthTweet Turns Twitterers into Earth Day Advocates

jim — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:32:06 -0000

I have always found it ironic that services such as Twitter are being used to promote things like environmental awareness and energy saving.

Twitter is basically a service that tailors itself to people who spend inordinate amounts of time being connected to energy-hogging electronic devices. My thought is save the Earth, turn it off and go outside. When I see pictures of mountaintop removal coal mining, I think that many more people are hooked on Twitter.

Re: Un-TreeHugger: Device That Entertains Baby in the Womb

jim — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:02:37 -0000

Its good to know that someone has addressed the issue of how to prepare our kids to become addicted to television and other untreehugger gizmos that amount to nothing more than energy-wasting EM noisemakers.

Re: Hit or Miss: The iHouse Smartfaucet with Face Recognition

jim — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:38:55 -0000

Another solution looking for a problem.

I like the idea of "hands free" in a public restroom, but littering the home with more electronic devices with little screens in places where it is not needed is just a waste of engineering.

It seems that many things that are marketed as Smart[something] are usually stupid ideas.

Re: Qnuru's Solar Landscape Lighting Might Make You Think Again About LEDs

jim — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:10:41 -0000

Those translucent globes are not exactly night-sky friendly. They even offer an option (gasp) of having the top-half lit.

Solar power and LEDs do not necessarily make a lighting system "green." Consideration for eliminating light pollution must also be a key component.

Re: We Just Might Have 37" OLED TVs Within the Next 18 Months

jim — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:54:56 -0000

More tech stuff marketed in a way as to encourage you to discard your (not so old) tech stuff--not exactly green. Unless of course this is supposed to use substantially less energy than the previous generation (remember those LCDs that were supposed to be a huge energy savings over CRT?) and last many years.

Re: Selgas Cano Offices: Hit or Miss?

jim — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:26:42 -0000

The setting is nice, but I would definitely pass on the "you're in an un-natural-looking sealed glass tube".

How about an old style barn instead? With windows that open!

Re: Twittering Your Toilet Flushes for Fun or Efficiency

jim — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:09:12 -0000

WTF?

Will Twitter just die already? I still have not seen a valid reason for its existence except to burn more coal.

Re: Venture Capital is Shifting from Creating Clean Power to Energy Conservation

jim — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:38:07 -0000

Duh! Its about time. Don't create more, use less! All that capital invested into alternate energy and its STILL cost prohibitive to put up solar photovoltaic. It should start with makers of consumer electronics, the things that get "cycled" more frequently, and now account for a substantial amount of power consumed in the US. Get rid of vampire power to start. Then use low power consumption as a selling point

Re: Seven American Foods with Regional Availablilty

jim — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:04:19 -0000

Another vote for stuffies! And I'll have a coffee cabinet with that.

Re: City Living 70% Less Carbon Intensive Than In Suburbs

jim — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:05:59 -0000

I really wish that the people who do these "living in cities is better for the environment" studies would consider other issues besides transportation.

People who live away from the city can grow their own gardens, have more options to build or renovate their homes to be more energy efficient (take advantage of natural light/heat), have more options to entertain themselves outdoors (aka not using electricity), and get to enjoy living in a location where the natural environment has not been obliterated with pavement and buildings. I'd rather see green than gray, hear birds and frogs rather than traffic and noise pollution, breathe fresh air instead of smog and pollution, and see stars at night rather than a permanent apocalyptic orange glow.

Re: Downsizing Your Home: How Much Space Do You Really Need?

jim — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:10:14 -0000

I could live in 500sqft, but would opt for something a bit larger 800-1000sqft so that I can have guests and entertaining. I would definitely live in s small house, but also need a big yard.

I also think its important to note that its not just the size (quantity) but also the quality. Houses in the US are for the most part mass produced junk and living in them is what I call "living in a sheetrock box." I don't think those futuristic, small, efficient prefab houses that have been featured on this site are very desirable either. I'd prefer an old-fashioned timber frame cabin, something like you'd see 250+ years ago but with a more efficient heating system (passive solar could provide most of your heating needs, and a small wood burner to supplement it.

Re: Visible Light Solar Combines Solar With LEDs For Big Savings

jim — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:53:08 -0000

I think this is horrifying to anyone who appreciates the natural cycles of day and night, particular those of us who consider DARK SKIES at night a rapidly vanishing resource.

Here's my take:

Using solar energy? GOOD

Energy-efficient lighting? GOOD

Being able to put lights ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE with little consideration to the overall cost = VERY BAD

People are going to want to put these things up everywhere just because they can. Rural and remote areas which would have required being connected to the electrical grid would no longer have this restriction.

And no, just because they would be full cutoff and low energy doesn't make them harmless to dark skies. LES is broad spectrum lighting, which has a worse effect on skyglow than emission line (sodium, mercury) lighting does. You can't filter it. And full cutoff does not prevent light from reflecting off surfaces back out into the environment.

Re: Visible Light Solar Combines Solar With LEDs For Big Savings

jim — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:56:39 -0000

Edit to my previous comment:

I just noticed that their site carries the IDA logo, which is somewhat reassuring to know that they are at least aware of the light pollution issue, but combining LED and solar still concerns me a great deal.

Re: Road Raging Fox News Writer Arrested for Dragging a Cyclist Through Central Park

jim — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:28:29 -0000

1000 bucks says the Fox News driver wasn't driving a Prius :)

Re: New Lighting Efficiency Stadards Set by Obama Administration Good Enough Soon Enough?

jim — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:32 -0000

Want to cut lighting costs start with the outdoors. We have WAY too much light from municipalities and private/commercial properties going into the sky every hour of the night. I have no less than 6 street lights and floodlights within 50 meters of my bedroom windows blazing all night, for what?

Re: “The Insight is the most disappointing Honda Consumer Reports has tested in a long time”

jim — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:16:18 -0000

Only 38MPG? Doesn't the Fit get that, and for about 5 grand less? I don't see the point of making a hybrid just for the sake of making a hybrid. If it doesn't offer a significant improvement over similarly priced models than its a waste.

Re: Batman Sequel News

jim — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 11:49:29 -0000

Hamill played Luke Skywalker correct, Joker in the cartoon I'm not sure.

Re: Star Wars Episode III Trailer

jim — Wed, 16 Mar 2005 18:51:53 -0000

Hey Simone and Vic...get a room! Just Kidding. I'm going to chime in on the issue you two are discussing. When the original Star Wars came out, I was 15, and a huge fan of science fiction. (2001 was and still is my favorite movie of all time) I'll never forget sitting in the Chinese theatre in Hollywood and watching the first star destroyer thunder over my head. I thought at that time "this is the greatest movie ever made!" 3 years later when "Empire" came out, it was a quantum leap forward in terms of emotional connection with the characters, the best flying scenes in the whole series, a punch in the stomach revelation, and an I'm gonna have to wait three years to find out who the other is cliff hanger. That film was so good on every level that it was almost impossible to follow up. "Return" to me was a disappointment. I think they wasted way too much time saving Han and then zipped through all the Obi-Wan/Yoda/Luke stuff too quickly. And all those puppets. Sheesh! The redemption of Anakin worked better, and the scene were Darth Vader "cries" is actually kind of nice "It's too late for me, son."
That's why I said earlier that, while the first two prequels haven't been terrible, they, along with "Return" have never been able to match up with "Empire." If they had been made without the original trilogy being around, they would have been discounted as just another film with great effects and dull stories. (How many films have had the same problem in recent years). So I would have to agree with you Vic, that seeing those films when we were young left such an indelible imprint on our minds, that every Star Wars film since brings all the same excitement and hope with it that we felt way back when. The problem is they haven't lived up to those films and it's frustrating because we want so badly to have that great Star Wars experience again. Sorry for blabbering on so long, but this site is called Screen Rant, right?

Re: Star Wars Episode III Trailer

jim — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 21:21:52 -0000

George Lucas is a great technician but, unfortunately, not a very good story teller anymore. He admits in interviews (and DVD comentaries) that the dialogue in his films is secondary to the visual elements. He says it should almost act as a silent film where the entire story could be understood with no sound at all. That being said, his films are visually stunning and filled with imaginative locations, sets, sounds, and characters. The problem lies in the fact that these characters have to speak during the films, and what they says is so clunkily written and woodenly performed that it ruins all the other fabulous things on the screen. He hit all the right notes in "Empire" and since then has produced 3 straight film that just can't hold up. Han and Leia fell in love and it just happend, you just knew it. Did he have to have Anakin and Padme frolicking in the grass? God I hate that scene. Anyways, I am hopeful that Episode III will be a good film, but Goerge has let me down somewhat for 3 consecutive SW films now and I have my doubts. Here's hoping though!

Re: Sex offender sets up new church - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

jim — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 17:04:00 -0000

A good example of Christian deceit in action. How many more such creeps operate under the guise of Christianity? Many Catholic Priests seems to be quite adept at this sort of behaviour. Proven offenders should be castrated

Re: Miracle fish of Allah! - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

jim — Sat, 13 May 2006 15:48:00 -0000

What a fishy story. cheers all Jim Lee

Re: New UCI Wheel Regulations

jim — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:50:23 -0000

what if i got ceramic bearings. or non-metal bearing seals?? That's apart of the hub and not metal.

Re: The Biggest Loser Final Weigh-Out

jim — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:24:15 -0000

Hi what is the 02 Networks team. Is there a website?

Re: http://thegreatplainsobserver.blogspot.com/2008/08/uncanny.html

jim — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:17:49 -0000

Barack Obama The Mile High Messiah in Denver.

Baracks Speech was great democratic red meat. Im sure he spoke to the hearts and minds of hillarys people. By the way did anyone hear Chris matthews of msnbc? He basically endorsed barack obama on air. Whats up w that? Anyone who thinks NBC is unbiased is smoking large amounts of crack. By the way you should read "Barack Obama The Mile High Messiah in Denver. In the http://fargophantom.com/democratic-convention-b... see what the Goverment Channel has to say at FOX News tonight. Looks like a successful Speech and will prove to be a strong force of change.

Re: From Bible-thumper to a Deist - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:07:00 -0000

So you still believe in a God eh?
Do you also believe in a heaven and a hell? Do you think Satan is a reality? You have still got a way to go. All religions exist to have some sort of control over mankind.There is only one truth and that truth is atheism.

Re: Get That Bible-Monkey Off My Back - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:37:00 -0000

Great to see that you have put the Christian rubbish behind you. All religions are a farce. Here is my web page for greater revelation of a religion that is more fraudulent than most.
http://www.geocities.com/inexileau/index.html

Re: I Tried, I Really Tried... - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:01:00 -0000

You beat your addiction on your own merit. So give yourself a bit of credit. Christianity like any other religion, is no more than a crutch to support weak minded people. There is no God and there is no Jesus. End of story.

Re: I Tried, I Really Tried... - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 13:05:00 -0000

Bye the way I have no problems telling anyone that I'm an Atheist. As an ex Christian and now a full on atheist I can hold my head high.

Re: Pastor Arrested on Sex-Abuse Charges - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 13:41:00 -0000

You really have to ask yourself just how much do these sort of creeps believe of the theological studies that they undertook. Guess there in it for the money and the perks that go with the job.

Re: A very brief flirtation - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:08:00 -0000

Life is a ball once we can overcome this religious tripe.

Re: Finding Truth and Meaning without Christianity - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:10:00 -0000

Christianity or any religion for that matter does not bring peace to the believer, even though they may think that it does. It bring guilt upon the believer with a capital G. Once most Christians become locked into this bondage then a fear of letting go overides common sense.

Re: Finding Truth and Meaning without Christianity - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 15:31:00 -0000

I find it hard to understand the suckers who still think that the New Testament Jesus was for real. The church itself cannot produce any reliable documented proof of his existence. Christianity without a doubt, would have to be one of the greatest frauds that ever existed.

Re: Learning to think for myself - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:36:00 -0000

Hi Marty. enjoyed your article a lot. You said."Many Christians tell me that their personal experiences with God are proof that he exists." It just goes to prove that Christians are liars. Their imagination runs wild. Millions of Christians world wide believe the the New Testament Jesus was for real, but they have never researched the information for themselves. No one can be in this supposed heaven for the simple reason that the mythological Jesus has not returned snd the biblical judgment had not yet arrived. It's all crap. Cheers all Jim Lee

Re: Leaving christianity to find God, life, and love - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:59:00 -0000

To be quite honest I didn't read it all. As an ex Christian now atheist. I don't need to. I've been there, done that, and not impressed. I've said it before on this site and I'll say it again. Christianity is one of the greatest frauds ever perpetrated by mankind. Jesus is a mth and so is the God of asny religion. Cheers all Jim Lee

Re: Forced to believe - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Thu, 11 May 2006 18:00:00 -0000

As the world become smaller through Global communication, maybe the adherents of all the religions of the world, may just start to realise that each and every religions makes the claim that their particular faith has the "Real Truth". It become very clear indeed that none have the truth and they are all deceptive.
Christianity lays claim that they have the truth because they worship a living God. This of course is bullshit as there are no living Gods anywhere to be found. Even the New Testament Jesus is a myth. Cheers all Jim Lee

Re: Jesus is the Sun - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sat, 13 May 2006 16:23:00 -0000

Guess you have seen the light at last. Christianity is for the weak minded who just haven't taken the time to seek truth for themselves.
I live in the Northern rivers area of New South Wales and you live in Brisbane so we are not that far apart. Read "My Testimony" on my web page. Cheers. Jim Lee
http://www.geocities.com/inexileau/index.html

Re: Jesus is the Sun - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sat, 13 May 2006 16:28:00 -0000

Hi spacemonk. If you want to read a good book with heaps of references to support the claims read "The Bible Fraud" by Tony Bushby. More info here
www.thebiblefraud.com

Re: Jesus is the Sun - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sat, 13 May 2006 16:37:00 -0000

Hi again. There was no Christian cross in early Christianity. Here is an article I sent (and had published) to an editor of the local newspaper when the movie The Passion of the Christ was all the rage. Cheers all. Jim Lee.
According to Mel Gibson, The Passion of the Christ is a true story about the crucifixion as mentioned in the Gospels. What is ‘truth’? There was no cross in early biblical writings. The use of the cross as a symbol was condemned by at least one church father of the 3rd century CE because of its Pagan origins. The gospels were originally written in Greek. They state that Jesus was crucified on a "stauros" (Mark 18:21, Matthew 27:32, Luke 23:26, John 19:17). This Greek word means a vertical pole without a crossbar in other word a torture stake. Acts 5:30. Says that Jesus was murdered by hanging from a tree. 1 Peter 2:24 also infers that Jesus body was hung from a tree. Strong Concordance, Greek says: # 4716; atow-ros', a stake or post; set upright, used as an instrument of capital punishment.
In the supposed Jesus era people were impaled on a stake and left to rot. The church did not adopt the cross until about the sixth century. (New Catholic Encyclopedia. vol. 4 page 475.) The word 'cross' was later substituted for the word 'stake' in the rewriting of the Christian text. (Crosses In Tradition. W.W.Seymour N.Y. 1898) It is recorded in Christian archives that the general use of the crucifix became ratified at the Sixth Ecumenical Council in 680 CE (Canon 82) The council decreed that “the figure of a man fastened to a cross be now adopted”. This new church logo was later confirmed by Pope Hadrian 1 (772-795 CE). The first crucifixion scenes didn't appear in Christian art until the 7th century.
Mal Gibson also said on the ‘Sunday’ Channel nine TV 29/Feb. Christianity is not anti-Semitic.
Who is Gibson kidding when New Testament 1 Thessalonians Chapter 2, Verses 14-15. Says “For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God which are in Judea in Christ Jesus. For you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen, just as they did from the Judeans, who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are contrary to all men”. May I paraphrase the above. "The Jews who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men."

Re: What if the Prodigal Son wasn't a washout? What if he went on to be...happy? - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sun, 14 May 2006 15:19:00 -0000

I enjoyed the read but nothing new here. I still maintain however that the New Testament Jesus is a myth, like most of the New Testament. I know many "supposed" Christians who don't even believe a lot of the bible. Many do not even believe the Adam and Eve story as being the first two people on planet earth. It goes without saying then, that if Adam and Eve is a fabricated story,(which it is) then there is no original sin, and if there is no original sin then there is no need for a redeemer. So one has to ask just how dumb are Christians who only beleive selected parts of supposed scripture? Cheers all Jim Lee.

Re: Have I believed a lie? - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Tue, 16 May 2006 16:08:00 -0000

Hi Mark. Why are you concerned about your friends ditching you for walking away from Christianity? Who gives a stuff if a brainwashed society turns their back on you? My wife and I were deeply entrenched and had literally many many Christian friends. When we finally realised we had been conned and walked away from the church, every one of these supposed friends had nothing more to do with us. So you soon create new friends who usually do not have religious beliefs. Some may actually believe in a God but that's it. No church involvement, no rules to follow. Just get on with life and enjoy what life has to offer, there's nothing after death. Cheers all Jim Lee.

Re: Have I believed a lie? - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Tue, 16 May 2006 16:23:00 -0000

I've decided to post here a little essay of mine. Please enjoy. Cheers all. Jim Lee
Was the supposed Jesus the first raised from the dead? Read on.
New Testament writings state that not only was Jesus raised from the dead.
But many righteous people came back from the dead also. These righteous people would have had to be Jewish as the gentiles had not yet been redeemed and Christianity did not exist then.
These people that rose up out of their graves happened at the same time that Jesus died on the cross, and the graves opened up due to an earthquake. Matthew.27:52-53. This claim is startling. It's bad enough that we have no record of Jesus resurrection outside of the New Testament. We don't have a record of this event either. If a large number of people got out of their graves and strolled around Jerusalem somebody would have mentioned it surely. Philo and Josephus are silent about it and the other books in the New Testament don't mention it. In a way this event surpasses that of Jesus resurrection, yet it is not mentioned in any of the other gospels or epistles. Were these people resurrected before Jesus? It appears so by about three days. Did these people ascend up to heaven? Or did they die again like Lazarus, meaning that they died twice and New Testament writings say that it is appointed for men to die once and then the resurrection.
How much credit can we give this story. According to the gospels Jesus rose in the flesh. The epistles say that he rose in the spirit and not in the flesh. You would think that because this is an important issue the New Testament writings would be able to agree.
The resurrection of the Messiah figure is also not found anywhere in the Jewish Tanach, and there is also no mention in Tanach that the Messiah would be God.
The Tanach says in Jeremiah 31:34 that no man will need a teacher and every man will know God, Christians say that this is when Jesus comes a second time. The Tanach makes no reference to the messiah coming twice.
As unpleasant as it may sound, anyone who worships Jesus should look into the matter very carefully. Jesus as shown in the New Testament writings bears a strong resemblance to many pagan gods whom predate Christianity.
1 Tim.2:5-6 "For there is one God and mediator between God and men, The man Christ Jesus who gave himself a ransom for all to be testified in due time." Matt. 20:28. Jesus supposedly say's "Just as the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life a ransom for many."
God looks upon a human sacrifice in the Tanach as an abomination. Where does Jesus stand?

Jim Lee.
P.s At the time I put this essay together I was still in an agnostic stage, believing in a God. I have since become a full blown atheist never no more to have beliefs in a God or Gods.

Re: The Lonely Discourse of a Frustrated Agnostic (I Think) - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sat, 20 May 2006 17:46:00 -0000

This supposedly all loving God blaims the entire people of the earth for the sins of Adam and Eve.

Re: Think for yourself - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sun, 21 May 2006 15:39:00 -0000

Hi Barb. Good to know that you have began to awaken to the fraud of religions. However One does not need to belong to any institution to be free. Freedom starts when you finally realise that God,Gods and or Goddesses do not exist. Never have, and never will. Best wishes Jim Lee

Re: A righteous anger - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Fri, 26 May 2006 16:13:00 -0000

Hi Alan. You are not alone. My deconversion from Christianity was not an easy one as "My Testimony" reveals on my web page. However as time passes on I now loath and detest Christianity for the way it controls the human psyche. This religion like most others manipulates people with its lies and fraudulent attitudes. It manipulates governments, as many government leaders have been conned into this belief system since childhood. It instills hatred and bigotry and is the root cause of most of the wars that have been and still are in progress. If one looks at current events in war torn countries today you will find "Aid Workers." These aid workers fullfill another role as well as providing aid and that role is to Christianise others, so the brainwash continues. In my opinion all religions on the face of the earth need to be abolished for peace to ever have a chance of acheiving success. Cheers All. Jim Lee

Re: Couldn't Bring Myself To Believe Anymore - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sat, 27 May 2006 16:37:00 -0000

Believe me when I say there is no need to feel guilt over what is no more than fraudulent biblical mythology. It's all a bloody farce. It amazes me that people will read novels etc exposing the bible, then label is as fiction, but they wont spend time reading reliable bible dictionaries when on analysis you can find just how fraudulent the chuch has been and has become. We find for example that hell (which many fear) was an invention of fourth century Arian formularies. So hell never existed prior to the fourth century. Why people cannot do their own homework is beyond me. Sometimes I wonder if they really want to know truth, because truth does require a little bit of study, in some recorded Christian history that can be heavy going. I believe that it's heavy going approach is to deter people from getting engrossed in it. Cheers all. Jim Lee

Re: Couldn't Bring Myself To Believe Anymore - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sun, 28 May 2006 17:08:00 -0000

Hi Don. Jim Lee responding to your question re hell. Hell came about through Hades which is Greek mythology meaning Lower world, home of departed spirits.Hell also means the abode of departed spirits. State of wickedness or misery. Christian writings also took the word Gehenna from the Old Testament which was an everlasting rubbish dump that burned 24 hours a day, which did exist and was used for the disposal of all waste matter and included at times dead bodies from those who had been punished by impaling to the stake etc or had been stoned to death. The end result became the Christianised Hell in the 4th century. Much information can be gleaned from Christian history which does require a fair amount of study, that most folk don't have the time to research. A great source of information can be obtained from a well respected book among Christian circles. This book is The New Bible Dictionary by Intervasity Press. I have had my copy now for about 12 years. This book is no easy read and requires diligent reading, page turning, note taking, to finally analyse and come to a conclusion.
My days of Christianity are now a long way behind me and I'm now as free as a bird from all church or religious dogma. My research into Christianity would have to be one of the greatest things I have ever done in my lifetime as it set me free. Christianity though, is well ingrained in society and it would not matter how must truth was revealed, believers would not believe truth when it is presented to them. So they remain Christian. Sad to say. Cheers all. Jim Lee

Re: Couldn't Bring Myself To Believe Anymore - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sun, 28 May 2006 17:51:00 -0000

Hi Don. I have decided to add a couple of my essays here when I was still in the agnostic stage before I became a full fledged atheist.
GEHENNA / HELL
"Gehenna" (Latin), "Geenas" (Greek), is the word used for the Hebrew "Valley of Hinnom." This name appears 12 times in the Christian Greek scriptures known as the Bible, and many translators take the word "Gehenna" and translate it as "Hell." A number of modern translations transliterate this word from the Latin "Gehenna."
The "Valley of Hinnom" lies outside of ancient Jerusalem. Judean kings Ahaz and Manasseh carried out idolatrous worship there, which included human sacrifices by fire to Baal. 2 Chronicles. 28: 1, 3. and 33:1, 6. Jeremiah. 7:31, 32. and 32: 35.
God expressed repugnance for such practices saying it was "A thing that I had not commanded, and had not come up in my heart" Jeremiah. 7:31, 32:35. God decreed that the "Valley of Hinnom" would serve as a place of mass disposal of dead bodies. Jeremiah.7: 32, 33. 19:2,6,7,10,11.
Biblical evidence concerning "Gehenna" in New Testament, shows that the "Valley of Hinnom" (modern day Wadi er-Rababi ) was used as a fiery place for the disposal of waste matter from the city of Jerusalem.
It was a loathsome place, where they discarded their unclean things and carcasses, and the fire was burning and smoldering continuously.
"Gehenna" was not a place of torture, but rather a place of complete destruction, and the dead bodies of criminals, who’s punishment was a death sentence, were thrown on "Gehenna." These bodies were usually of those who had been impaled and hung on a stake to die, which was a common form of punishment under Roman rule.
The Romans had their own executioners who were responsible for the impaling, (This was a Roman form of punishment) and also for the disposal of the dead bodies by throwing them into the fires of Gehenna.
Matthew 5:30, Jesus speaking. " And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off, and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members (limbs) perish, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell."
The correct Greek Translation for the word "hell" that is used in this verse is "Gehenna" the fiery rubbish dump outside of Jerusalem.
What Jesus was saying here, if I may paraphrase, is that, if you commit a sin, which may be regarded as a crime, and the Romans crucify you, then your dead body will end up in "Gehenna."
P.S. If you are a person who is serious about understanding God’s word, every time you see the word "Hell," use your Concordance to locate the scriptures containing the word "Hell" and check back through the centre column reference points in your study bible. May I also suggest that if you are serious about God’s word then you also need to have an understanding of the culture of the day.
Jim Lee. 8/1999.
Hell.
Commenting on the use of the word "hell" in Greek / English translation bibles, which is the bible that is found in most peoples homes. We need to understand that the word "Hell" is a mistranslation.
The word "Hell" is not the place of eternal torment, which has held Christians in bondage for centuries. The teaching of the Church is such that any person, who does not accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, will burn in "Hell" for eternity.
First of all we need to be aware that in the Tanach (Hebrew bible) the Greek / English translation call it the Old Testament, the word "Sheol" means the common grave of mankind. (Oxford dictionary) This Hebrew word appears 65 times in the Masoretic text, developed 500 -950 c.e. In the Catholic Douay Version, 1609 -1610.c.e. The word "hell" has been substituted for the word Sheol 63 times, and once only as pit, and once as death. In the King James Version, 1611 c.e. "Sheol" has been translated as "hell" 31 times, as the grave 31 times, and 3 times as the pit
Regarding the word "Sheol" this word appears often in The Psalms and in the book of Job. It refers to the place where all dead people go. It is represented, as a dark place in which there is no activity. So "Hell" in biblical writings is not a suitable word and needs close investigation.
Collier’s Encyclopedia Britannica, "Sheol" in Old Testament times, referred simply to the "abode of the dead."
The word "Hell" that is used today is not an appropriate translation.
It was Greek teaching on the immortality of the human soul that infiltrated religious thinking. The bible record shows that "Sheol" refers to mankind's common grave. The New Testament writings use the word * "Hades" as well as "Hell" and the Oxford dictionary describes *"Hades" as (Greek Mythology) lower world, abode of departed spirits. This is not an accurate word for common grave.
If one does a serious bible study, seeking out centre page references notes you can see that *"Hades" and "Hell" are inappropriate words. Whenever you see the words "Sheol" *"Hades" or "Hell" think of the common grave.
Some believe such as Jehovah witnesses, that "Hell" is not a place of fiery torment, but spiritual death, and on the Day of Judgment some to be raised to everlasting life, and some to everlasting death. "Gehenna" (Latin) "Valley of Hinnom" (Hebrew) may also be referred to as "Hell." in Greek / English bible translations. "Gehenna in New Testament was a place outside of Jerusalem, which was a smoldering fiery rubbish dump, for the disposal of rubbish and carcasses.
The I.V.P. bible dictionary, page 279, under the heading Descent into *Hades, says " Although the doctrine of the descent of Christ into hell is firmly embedded in the early Christian creeds, it first appeared in 4th century A. D. Arian formularies."
* Hades. Greek Mythology. Pluto was the Greek god of the underworld and the dead, Pluto was also known as Hades, and his underground kingdom was also called the "House of Hades."
Jim Lee.

Re: Questioning Everything - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Mon, 29 May 2006 16:31:00 -0000

If you want to read a really good book with heaps of references then you need to read "The Bible Fraud", by Australian author Tony Bushby. More info here.
www.thebiblefraud.com
After you read this book you will have an understanding how the New Testament developed into Christianity's giant fraud. All religions are frauds but Christianity surpasses them all. I also do not know why people believe in a higher power when there is absolutely no evidence to support such a claim. Cheers Jim Lee

Re: Questioning Everything - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Mon, 29 May 2006 16:40:00 -0000

Hi xray man. good to see you recoverd from your alcohol addiction and that the credit is not due to some make believe higher power. You and only you beat the addiction so give yourself a pat on the back. Anyone who beats an addiction of any sort then testifies some higher power brought about the change has been brainwashed and it living in fantasy land. Cheers Jim Lee

Re: A New Hope - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Tue, 30 May 2006 16:02:00 -0000

I think you should really question if a God exists. No one on this planet knows with any certainity that there is a creative God out there. However creation began, it will alway remain a mystery, but one thing is certain. This creative force does not hand out instructions as to how you should conduct your life. Cheers Jim Lee

Re: A New Hope - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Tue, 30 May 2006 16:08:00 -0000

Jaku, I have news for you. Prayer is a useless commodity. It changes nothing

Re: A New Hope - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Wed, 31 May 2006 15:56:00 -0000

Most Christians suffer from schizophrenia. They imagine they hear voices and they have a habit of talking to themselves. Pentecostals also seem to go into trance like states that have become a form of addiction. They also cannot seem to come to grips with the fact that a real world exists outside of their own little cacoon of brainwash. Cheers Jim Lee

Re: This is my testimony - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:05:00 -0000

Hi Swiss miss, you had it rough but so have many others. Just how many lives does Christianity destroy? Religions are the curse of the earth. Cheers Jim Lee

Re: Why I Left: Problems and Unanswered Questions Regarding Christianity and theism - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 11:55:00 -0000

If religion is responsible for crimes commited in its name, then to what extent is atheism also responsible for crimes committed by atheists.

Oh, I know, they weren't REALLY atheists, or they weren't acting because of atheism, etc, but this is just a variation of the response theists give.

I need a real answer.

Maybe atheists ARE responsible, and we should admit it?

And thoughts.

Re: Why I Left: Problems and Unanswered Questions Regarding Christianity and theism - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 08:07:00 -0000

Jeff, you asked for one instance of killing in the name of atheism

I can give you hundreds: you need to take a look at the Gulag Archipelago series by the Nobel Prize winner Solshenitsyn...just check the index on the subject of religion.

He details and documents the killing of believers because they were believers by atheists for the purpose of advancing atheism...the offcial position of the state at that time...by eliminating relgious opposition that would not voluntarily concede.

It happened.

You have to face it and deal with it; denying it makes you just a fundie for your own cause.

Re: Where it will take me? - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:34:00 -0000

You have courage, my friend! Far too many are able to elude their own doubts, but you are facing them, and that is a good thing. I did it too, about 10 years ago, and I view it now as the greatest decision in my life. You will too, I hope.

If you need to talk to someone, please feel free to contact me. jim (at) etchison (dot) com

Re: Reflections on Hell - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:38:00 -0000

Hells bells. What some people believe is unbelievable. As an ex Christian myself, who also did the rounds of churches looking for true Christians, who practiced what they preached, I never found any. As I began to question and research I came to the conclusion that both heaven and hell are figments of the minds of those indoctrinated and that in reality they don't exist. Cheers all Jim Lee

Re: It is not a religion - it is a relationship! - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Thu, 11 May 2006 15:35:00 -0000

A supposed relationship with Jesus is from 16th / 17 th century Pietism. LOOK IT UP IN A DICTIONARY. Modern day Christians also say they are no longer under the law therefore they can eat what ever the supposed biblical God calls an abomination. Yet they condemn the homosexual because the supposed biblical God call sodomy an abomination. Christians would have to be the greatest hypocrites the world has even seen. Cheers all Jim Lee. Australia

Re: How to Become a Non-Christian - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:26:00 -0000

Imagine my surprise when finding the first few chapters of my book posted here--with all these lively comments!

To the anonymous poster, I should say that if I am at the mercy of your experience, then you are also at the mercy of mine. I tried Christianity for the first 33 years of my life and came up with despair. The next 11 years of my life (I'm not 44) have been my happiest, most fruitful, and most stable. I'm a better person now than I was when I'm a Christian--even by Biblical standards.

Re: How to Become a Non-Christian - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:27:00 -0000

typos typos!

I'm *now* 44, and I'm a better person now than I was when I *was* a Christian.

Sheesh.

Re: How to Become a Non-Christian - ExChristian.Net - Articles

jim — Tue, 16 May 2006 20:22:00 -0000

Pete, (and webmaster)

That old website is defunct. My new website is www.meatofthematter.blogspot.com

Pete, I'd love to talk more. Drop me a line at jim@etchison.com

Re: Electric Scooter Maker Vectrix Preparing to File for Bankruptcy

jim — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:28:37 -0000

Saw this on the local news last night. Sadly, I didn't even know they existed to begin with.

Re: Why New Yorkers Are So Green

jim — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:13:33 -0000

I don't know, but looking at all the light pollution and wasted energy in the photo at the top of this article, "green" is the last thing I think of.

The whole idea of "green" and "city living" being the same is lost on me. Maybe because you can't find too much green in the city, as in, its an obliteration of nature and everything there is man-made.

Re: Cyclist Shot For Riding with Child In Busy Street

jim — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:54:47 -0000

Does North Carolina have the death penalty? If so, the gallows is probably the greenest way to execute a criminal.

Re: The Shared Flush: A Conservation Compromise for the Squeamish

jim — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:53:12 -0000

To save a flush you can also urinate in the shower.

Re: Tar/Oil Sands Industry Readying Public Relations Campaign

jim — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:20:05 -0000

Why are we dredging up this crap when there is so much free energy falling from the sky? Not to mention it was that free energy falling from the sky that originally created fossil fuels.

Really, if it comes down to processing oil sands (or tar sands or whatever you want to call it), I think that should cross the line of thinking into how we can conserve more instead of produce more energy.

Re: Ultra Surge Protector for Hand-to-Hand Combat with Vampire Power

jim — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:44:37 -0000

Great idea. Too bad this particular model is not available.

Re: DVD Weekly Roundup – Mon 21st September 09

jim — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:56:36 -0000

YES, YES, YES...
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA...
Oh lord I thank ye for this glorious moment!

Re: Nike Considered: Hope for The Sinners?

jim — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 09:51:27 -0000

Why the "penultimate" scapegoat?

I may just be too groggy to get the joke. After reading the start of the second paragraph I thought Nike were going to start using pitch in their shoe manufacturing practice. Sort of in line with the whole 19th Century manufacturing thing they do so well.

Re: Prototype: ENV Hydrogen Fuelcell Motorbike

jim — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 03:35:16 -0000

Problem with Harley and other loud pipes is the sound is going the wrong way to help...

Re: New Solar Power Faucet by Sloan Valve

jim — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 11:57:31 -0000

Let's think a bit about your "gift" to the planet. Suppose the faucet uses (let's make up a generous number) half as much water over its life as a regular faucet. So, compared to a regular faucet that lasts 20 years and uses 300 gallons per year, this faucet saves 3,000 gallons of water. At $0.005 per gallon, the faucet saves $15 worth of planet Earth's resources. Now, if the faucet costs $50 more to purchase than a standard faucet, your "gift" to planet Earth is a net depletion of $35 worth of resources. Well intentioned, but not helpful.

Re: Song Sung Green (apologies to Neil Diamond)

jim — Thu, 18 Aug 2005 03:21:31 -0000

future complications

in the strings between the cans

but no prints can come from fingers

if machines become our hands

and then our feet become the wheels

and then the wheels become the cars

and then the rigs begin to drill

until the drilling goes too far

Jack Johnson > The Horizon Has Been Defeated

Re: Treehugger Homework: Stop Engine Idling

jim — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 13:48:42 -0000

When it's cold, letting the car defrost while idling (and while digging it out of the snow and scraping off the external ice) is more attractive. 30 seconds to a minute might be fine for the engines of modern cars, but the internal defrost and temperature are not so quick to change.

I don't actually understand why somebody would idle a car unattended, though.

Re: Tired of Living on Earth? Build Your Own Island!

jim — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 15:09:54 -0000

Guys, this was in a lagoon, not on a ecologically fragile shoreline. The hurricane destroyed the island, but that doesn't mean all the pop bottles got blown into the sea.

The 250,000 "recyclable" pop bottles were unlikely to be recycled anyway, as tons more are thrown into landfills than recycled. (Watch penn & teller's Bullshit). Even if they were recycled as plastic, they wouldn't be recycled as plastic bottles. All plastic bottles are made from new plastic, so "new" 250,000 plastic bottles would have had to have been created regardless.

Regardless, recycling them means re-using them, so technically he recycled them by using them for floatation. Similar to how people used to recycle plastic milk bottles for use in home construction.

I just love how some people can find fault with anything. If someone developed a way to turn landfill waste into pure energy to be reformed into different matter (aka star trek), you'd find a way to claim that this is bad because the landfills are now an ecological niche for some animal.

Re: BOB Gets Around: Andrew Maynard's Mobile Home

jim — Thu, 04 May 2006 14:57:52 -0000

The prefab homes of the future are the SUV's you see driving around today. When gas and maintenance become unaffordable they will get parked somewhere and become living spaces.

You just watch....

Re: Who Killed the Electric Car?

jim — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:27:40 -0000

"I'm pretty sure economics and lack of range "killed" the electric car."

If that's true, then one can only wonder why GM was in a BIG hurry to stomp (or crush) every last EV1.

The truth is they were in a panic to cover up what they had created. Why? Because they saw something that scared them.

This is nothing new in the automotive industry. It's not the first time they've tried to cover things up..

In 1948, a guy by the name Preston Tucker created a fanatastic car with seat belts and many other safety features we now have in cars today. His car company was a threat ot the big three. The goverment moved in to help protect the 3 major auto companies.. Yes it was illegal, bought off, paid off, rigged etc.. They ran him out of biz with fake law suits.

Yes, this really happened.. Look it up on the net.

The crushing of the EV1 is a reaction to obvious fear of some sort.. Who knows.. Maybe big oil companies made them a deal or something. All I know is that the crusing of these cars is not a usual thing.

Re: Who Killed the Electric Car?

jim — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:37:16 -0000

Another mystery is that the EV1 car that was in the National Museum of American History museum disappeared June 16th 2006!! They say it's all a coincidence, but I don't think so.

Please read

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/15/AR2006061502052.html

Re: World's Most Energy Efficient Vehicle? A Bicycle

jim — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:38:12 -0000

I enjoy cycling and it is my

primary and favorite exercise.

I do some shopping and errands

via bike.

I have spent a lot of time in

the netherlands and greatly

appreciate it's bike friendly

environment, the many bike lanes

and path ways.

I have a friend or two in

the Netherlands who do not

drive, bike for all of their

transportation.

But from my own experience

and observation, in reasonably

diverse areas in the Netherlands, 28 percent of

urban transport is an absurd

exaggeration.

Where does your number come

from ?

Re: Volkswagen's Polo Blue Motion: 62 MPG of Diesel-Sipping Fun

jim — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:46:57 -0000

It is 72mpg combined driving...not just motorway or just in the city. So it's all around driving.

You probably can expect more than 72mpg on the motorway.

Re: Crocs. Birkys for a New Millenium?

jim — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:40:40 -0000

A +1 green: The shoes are maintainable. My daughter has broken a rivet twice now and she can just go to the kiosk and get a new rivet.

They are still ugly though.

Re: "Rural Renaissance" Conference Promotes Biofuels, Solar, Wind

jim — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 10:05:43 -0000

As a fed, I'm very encouraged by the general attitude of acceptance (sometimes even eagerness) toward our green initiatives. Elected officials' tepid public moves toward treehugging don't reflect the larger shift in the federal government itself. I'm even happy to see the President beginning to at least mention issues of conservation, alternative fuels, etc.; eight years ago I would have laughed if someone told me he'd admit we're too dependent on oil. With truly effective green leaders (get out the vote!), the government will be poised to take great strides.

Re: Submarine Lumberjacks Harvest Underwater Forests

jim — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:14:15 -0000

Good discussion. Here are some quick facts from us at Triton:

Why didn't they harvest trees before flooding? Simple reason: Hydro power was more valuable than trees, and clearing a valley takes 10 times longer than flooding it. Sadly, in the 20th century, economics always trumped environment.

Why don't the trees rot? It's oxygen that rots wood and there's very little oxygen in water. So the trees are perfectly preserved.

Is this a hoax? No, it's very real. Flooded forests look just like the illustration, but with more trees. We see it everyday.

Fish habitat: Standing forests are not natural fish habitats, though they do adapt. Removing most of the trees, leaving some behind and repatriating branches for artificial reefs leaves the reservoirs in better shape for aquatic life.

Watch for Triton in WIRED in Feb. Contact Triton via our website if you have more questions... Thanks.

Re: \"Stormblade:\" The First Truly Quiet Residential Wind Turbine

jim — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:12:22 -0000

I'm a mechanical engineering student at the University of Connecticut and have some math to back up Scruss' claim.

The 59% maximum efficiency number comes from a proof by physicist Albert Betz in his book "Wind Energie" published in 1926, and is known as Betz' Law. In his book, he first proves that the average wind speed through the rotor is the average of the undisturbed wind speed before the turbine (v1) and the wind speed after it passes through the rotor(v2), and that v2 is less than v1 (the wind can't speed up passing through the rotor). The remainder of the proof is as follows:

The mass flow rate of air passing through the rotor is:

m=(p)(A)(v1+v2)/2

where p is the density of the air, A is the swept rotor area, and (v1+v2)/2 is the average wind speed through the rotor.

The power extracted by the rotor can be represented using Newton's second law, F=ma, where F is the force on an object, m is the mass of the object, and a is the acceleration the object experiences. I will not derive this expression, but the end result is the equation for the change in kinetic energy:

P=(1/2)m(v1^2-v2^2)

The equation for the mass flowrate can then be substituted into the above equation, resulting in the following expression:

P=(p/4)(v1^2-v2^2)(v1+v2)A

In order to find the maximum efficiency of a wind turbine we compare the above expression for extracted power to the total power contained in a wind stream without a rotor obstructing the wind, another expression I'll give without deriving because it's secondary to this argument:

Po=A(p/2)v1^3

In the above expression, A is the area of the wind stream, p is the density of the air, v1 is the velocity of the stream, and Po is the total power available in the wind stream.

The ratio between P and Po (the power extracted from the wind and power "available" in the wind, respectively) is the efficiency of the turbine, and can be written as:

(P/Po)=(1/2)(1-(v2/v1)^2)(1+(v2/v1))

To find where this function has a maximum, you can either take its derivative or plot it, but either way you'll see that the function reaches its maximum value when v2/v1=1/3, which, when substituted back into the above expression, gives you the maximum efficiency of 0.59.

This, of course, means that an efficiency of 70% is both ridiculous and impossible, however desireable.

==== author's response follows ===

Thanks for the proof Jim.

The only context I can see the 70% claim as having some validity would be if the design implemented a series of rotors in sequence on a single axis. To handle pressure drop over "Y" axis length, there would be some accomodation in suface area and/or a downward taper in cross sectional area. Adding the accumulated efficiencies moves the net upward no?

Re: \"Stormblade:\" The First Truly Quiet Residential Wind Turbine

jim — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:53:09 -0000

I'm the same jim who posted all that math, and I know that this subject is mostly dead, but I'd like to respond to bob:

You're absolutely right that when you say that the wind speed generally increases as you walk between two buildings. A1*V1=A2*V2. Given an initial area and velocity, if the area then decreases, the velocity increases. What's VERY important to realize is that even though the velocity has increased, the total energy in the wind has NOT INCREASED.

This math stuff really isn't part of some great oil company conspiracy (I don't own any oil stock!), it's just simple energy conservation. If you're interested, pick up an undergraduate thermodynamics book and check out control volume analyses. You'll see that you can't arbitrarily create energy simply by changing the shape of a wind turbine (or by doing anything else for that matter!).

It's unfortunate, but there is no easy solution to the energy problem. Hopefully we can sort it all out soon...

== author's response follows ==

transferable wind energy = mass * velocity of flow passing through a given cross sectional area.

If cross sectional area of the turbine is identical on a roof and between two buildings where the flow is faster, guess which location produces more power?

You forgot to include area.

Re: \"Stormblade:\" The First Truly Quiet Residential Wind Turbine

jim — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:14:25 -0000

I think there's a misunderstanding. Of course the energy available in a higher velocity wind is higher than the energy available in a lower velocity wind, GIVEN THE SAME AREA. But what happens when you take one flow at a certain velocity and decrease its area? That's what the machine supposedly does, and that's the situation I was referencing. The answer is that the velocity increases, but there is the same amount of energy in the flow.

As far as the buildings go, the wind has the same energy before it is forced between the two buildings as it does after it has been forced through. The area decreases, the wind speed increases, but the wind has the same energy overall. It may be easier to capture the energy when it is more concentrated, but the total amount of energy has not increased. btw, your "energy" equation is actually the momentum equation, and that is also conserved.

If it were possible to create energy by passing a fluid through a nozzle (look up nozzles for more info), we wouldn't have an energy problem.

Re: How to Green Your Coffee & Tea

jim — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:14:30 -0000

Try www.celestialseasonings.com as well. The company promotes fair trade practices and has several organic teas

Re: Is Phantom Energy Haunting Your House?

jim — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:54:13 -0000

When it comes to TV's, its part of our instantaneous gratification culture. If a small amount of power is left trickling through the CRT's, then the TV turns on instantly. If the power is cut, then it can take 3-4 seconds.

Old TV's used to not have the instant on feature, and now (most) people would find it a big enough irritation that they would avoid energy saving ones.

Re: Recycling Buildings: Titanic Mill

jim — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:02:44 -0000

"During the growth process the trees extract CO2 from the atmosphere in sufficient volumes to balance the CO2 which is released when wood is used as fuel."

Doesn't this mean that CO2 is only temporarily sequestered in a tree, and that no net CO2 is removed from the atmosphere if it's burned, thereby making this an empty boast?

Re: Greener Dryer Better: LCA of Hand Dryers vs. Paper Towels

jim — Wed, 23 May 2007 11:57:01 -0000

Okay so fair enough, but (and I confess freely to not scouring all available resources to gain a full understanding of this), where does coal come from? And why is burying paper all that different?

If digging up coal and burning it is bad, why isn't burying (processed) trees good?

No doubt this is hopelessly naive!

Re: Greener Dryer Better: LCA of Hand Dryers vs. Paper Towels

jim — Wed, 23 May 2007 12:42:43 -0000

Again fair enough, but I'm not suggesting using this as a means to eliminate global warming and replenishing the coal reserves, merely to alleviate the effects of the disposal of non-recyclable paper waste in a topic that's talking about (almost) exactly that!

Incinerating the paper towels will clearly release the carbon straight into the atmosphere, which as long as we grow enough trees to replace the towels should be carbon neutral (energy use during the lifecyle is not the issue here), if land-filling it release CH4 then that's worse as the CH4 is much more noxious for our purposes.

But some of the carbon is held in the landfill so if the CH4 is captured and burnt to produce energy (and CO2 and water) then the overall impact is lowered.

The actual impact depends upon the percentage of the carbon that converts to CH4 and the proportion of that that can be retained and burnt. The energy generated (though probably small as we don't believe in perpetual motion) can also be offset against some of the CO2 usage (to avoid double counting it. I have no idea what figures would be appropriate for these variables.

The question as to "where does coal come from?" is really to illustrate the point that rotting organic matter does sequester large quantities of carbon and that burning all that is exactly what is getting us into this mess in the first place.

I don't know, let's fact it, we're all doomed. But at least I intend to die with dry hands.

Re: Condoleeza Rice: Thumbs Up to the Tesla Roadster

jim — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:59:29 -0000

Tesla Motors & investors are gogin to make a huge impact on the future of transportation. Aside from environmentalist hysteria, it was obvious to me back in the 70s that we needed to move to electric vehhicles due to the finite nature of fossil fuels. Sooner the better. The vision I had then was more having electrified roadways, more use of nuclear power and using the batteries for off-road & side street driving. Major roadways would in some manner either directly (caternary) or indirectly (induction) power the vehicles.

Condoleeza should run for president, far better and more qualified choice than any running this year.

Very revealing about liberal hypocrisy with residence: Bush vs Gore.

Anonymous Liberal twit: Apart from your other statements, Air Force One & Marine One aren't his personal aircraft - they belong to the office of the President. I am quite certain Gore got plenty of rides in them when he was VP as well.

Re: Al Gore Gets A Solar Roof

jim — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:55:43 -0000

That's good stuff, but I wonder how much more energy has been wasted retrofitting this stuff as replacements for things that didn't need replacing?

Eg. how much energy to create a complete set of new windows?

Solar panels are good though.

Re: Has The Advertising Industry Woken Up to Green? [UPDATED]

jim — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:59:42 -0000

I had a chat with Stuart Elliot, Advertising columnist of the New York Times, and we covered the Green Aspect of advertising as one of the subjects in this interview:

http://www.mysuccessgateway.com/guru/podcasts.php?id=72

The good news is that he views Green as opportunity and says that so too should the advertising industry.

Re: Enertia Electric Motorcycle To Hit Stores In Early 2008

jim — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:01:31 -0000

Regarding people's rebuttal about emissions coming from a coal smoke stack. A 100% coal fired plant is a LOT more efficient at providing energy than a small gas engine. It's not true emission free, but a HUGE improvement. Suggest you do your research before you sound like an ass. Also a lot of people here are looking into or already have solar panels, that is all the more better if you do.

Re: How to Geek Your Accessories: PowerBook Earrings

jim — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:07:20 -0000

The Wife REALLY wants a pair of these earrings.

Shoot me an email when they're available.

j.a.urban at mac dot com

Re: Nomad System: Instant Walls from Mio

jim — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:58:26 -0000

So much volume, so little of it useful. I like the concept but for urban dwellers where ever inch is precious it would be much better if the system created some useful storage.

Re: Yogurt Containers Born Again as Modular Construction Toy

jim — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:41:39 -0000

While this reuse is cool, polystyrene is not "fully recyclable". But, putting that aside, this reminds me that I spent a lot of time as a kid playing with stuff like yogurt containers and bottlecaps, rocks and ssticks. Kids have no idea what's supposed to be cool. Congrats to Barro for getting that.

Re: Who Cares If It Is Green, Is It Ethical?

jim — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:27:01 -0000

Go for it. Build big! The technologies used in their big homes will be developed and marketed to a point that they will become affordable to the have nots.

I personnaly would love to live by sending power back to the grid, carbon nuetral. But the monetary costs are to high for me to afford. Someday when the rich have paid the develpoment and making the products more mass marketable I will be able to afford the wind generator and solar panels.

I feel sorry for the teenage (or lower economic class) driver that is religated to the gas guzzling boat of a car that needs repairs daily and paying high utility bills becuase they can only afford the old houses that are not insulated and run by questionable landlords. They are the ones that need the technology to get by as gas and fuel prices rise.

Re: Who Cares If It Is Green, Is It Ethical?

jim — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:02:16 -0000

Yes it is the military that spurs invention. But it is the wealthy that can first afford the items when the are available to the public.

Cell phones, VCRs, Satelite navigation in cars all started at an extremely high price and only the wealthy could afford them. A VCR was around $1000 in the early 1970's. Now you can get a DVD / VCR combo for under $50!

Solar started with the military and NASA. It is still high priced but now local government (Local and State) are starting to use solar panels for street signs, air quality montiors. Making the price drop that movie stars and other rich people (who are jumping on the green bandwagon) are buying them.

It then becomes basic economics. Increased demand allowing more production. Increased supply leading eventually a lower price for all to afford. In 30 years we may be going into WalMart (Yuk!) to buy a solar panel the size of a notebook to power our entire house.

Why? Because the rich bought it first. Status item! To be seen with that in gadget. Any iPhone buyers upset that the price dropped $200.00???? Buy more. Maybe I can get one for free when I renew my cell contract in 5 years. (Yes this is sarcasm.) I gave up my cell phone 3 years ago and have not missed it. It was the best thing I did.

Re: US Presidential Candidate From New Mexico Thirsty For Wisconsin Water

jim — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:57:46 -0000

Northeastern Wisconsin has had the worst drought in years and it is right next to Lake Michigan. Our small towns have been using aquifers for water but that has unacceptable levels of contaminents so the state of Wisconsin made the communities surrounding Green Bay find another source. The suburbs built a pipline about 60 miles southeast to get water from Lake Michigan.

You think they would combine with Green Bay. NOPE! They could not agree on a fair price.

So this idea that Arizona would be able to come in get the great lakes states to share water is just crazy. They can't even agree with each other across city boarders! Illinois and Indiana fight over BP dumping "contaminated" waste water into Lake Michigan! Canada and the Great Lake states cannot agree on fair use either. Ao this idea has no chance of getting a drop of water sent to SW US states.

Re: Obama Calls for Cap-and-Trade

jim — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:12:33 -0000

Perfect! Why has a politican not thought of this before. We charge cell companies and broadcasters for the frequencies for their transmissions. But we never thought of charging for the polution. Why stop with air? What about water and noise?

Re: Wal-Mart's Eco-efforts - Mainstream Green or Pipe Dream?

jim — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:06:35 -0000

Go green Walmart! It will help bring affordable Green to the little people.

With that said:

1) Eliminate plastic bags!

2) Have suppliers reduce packaging. Better yet have suppliers take back all thier packaging to be reused.

3) Go solar. With you installing PV panels the prices will drop and then you can sell the panels in your store for us little people to afford to go solar.

4) Ask your suppliers to go green!

5) Did I mention solar? What about wind energy? Can you sell solar panels and wind turbines??? How about solar chargers for the endless amount of gadgets that we have? And don't just sell them on a single shelf in the back of the store. Put them all over the store and CHEAP!

Walmart can affect the planet. The only question I have is what to you so long Walmart? You are just introducing store brand CFLs. When you should be on the edge and introduce LEDs as a better alternative to CFLs.

Thank you for listening. Now please do it.

(Soap box being put away.)

Re: Elektroon: Scooter/Bike That's the Best of Both Worlds

jim — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:13:23 -0000

Love the idea but theprice is awful! I would be willing to use something like this if I could pick it up for under $200.00 US. Otherwise it is not worth the storage space. Granted I can only use it 4-6 months a year has a lot to do with it. But why should I finance something that is only good a few months when I could finance a Prius?

Re: Is a Negative CO2 Footprint Possible?

jim — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:08:52 -0000

They have a ways to come with the corn plastic. I can buy a corn plastic travel cup from the fair trade coffee supplier, but it may melt when I pour my coffee into it!

Re: Modern, Compact Dining Set

jim — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:54:02 -0000

And for only $4301, who couldn't afford something like this?

Another excellent idea stomped out by implementation is what this is. High quality solid wood tables can be had for much less. The IKEA version there is made out of pressboard and plywood.

The idea is excellent, but it's only marketable to those who have a $5000 budget for a single table.

Re: Environmental Groups Lobby for Sin Tax on TV’s and Video Games to Fight Childhood Obesity with Outdoor Education

jim — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:59:39 -0000

It would be a better idea to tax the corporations that foist and market the products so relentlessly to children and their parents, making society in general dumber and fatter in the process. Why so many organizations love to ignore the simple fact that these products do come from some huge company factory somewhere, is a mystery to me. Of course, suggesting that instead of a weak "blame the victim" strategy would require some real guts on behalf of the Sierra Club. If you want to levy a "sin tax" then by all means - tax the sinners.

Re: Waste Not, Want Not: Soap Bank from DesigNoDoubt

jim — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:29:30 -0000

God, just open a new bar of soap....or mash the old bar into one of those scruffy shower puff things... People have way too much time on their hands.

Re: Are Ethanol Mandates Good Economics? Maybe Not.

jim — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:14:21 -0000

Everybody forgets that cars emit more than carbon dioxide. The cost-effectiveness of adding ethanol to gasoline to reduce CO2 shouldn't be debated because ethanol has much larger positive impacts on other emissions. In addition to reducing CO2, ethanol in gasoline also...

1. Reduces fine particulate matter (carcinogen)

2. Reduces carbon monoxide (poisonous)

3. Reduces ozone (poisonous)

4. Reduces benzene (poisonous, carcinogen)

If not for the introduction of ethanol to gasoline, people in cities would be too busy choking on thick smog to think about global warming. If you could add something that you probably drink to your gas tank that could significantly decrease the emission of poisonous gasses and one of of the nastiest compounds around wouldn't you do it? Oh, by the way, it reduces greenhouse gasses by 1-4%.....

By no means do I support ethanol subsidies, and I doubt it can take over as the major fuel of the future, but don't knock it as a fuel additive.

Re: The Rise of Disc Golf: A Greener Alternative to 'Ball Golf'

jim — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:26:18 -0000

My first exposure to disc golf was 15 years ago when I worked a summer at Yellowstone NP. We had two courses, the "official" course laid out by the employee services people. No baskets just trees, posts and trashcans for holes. The other course was the "unofficial" wilderness course laid out in a nearby valley. Holes were old stumps and rock out crops. We had to contend with Bison, "floating grass" (where water collects under the grass creating a waterbed like effect) and hot springs. Probably wasn't the safest thing we ever did. We used to joke we had hazards that could kill you on that course. I came back to Michigan and no one had ever heard of the game, now there are courses everywhere. I love playing and often combine a round with some bird watching, no course I have ever played compares to playing in Yellowstone however.

Re: Vertical (Diagonal?) Farm from Work AC in NYC

jim — Mon, 19 May 2008 01:44:11 -0000

I'm not sure I want to eat food grown in NYC. Even if it is grown organically between the water and the air there will be plenty of inorganic things in it.

Re: Counting On Climate Change Tipping Point to Appear Within 100 Months

jim — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:59:23 -0000

Rob, economics does not depend on "surveys of subjective aspirations". It is the study of the allocation of scarce resources. If that does not sound relevant to environmentalism I don't know what does.

This guy makes some good suggestions, and some strange ones. Like "rein in reckless financial institutions" and a windfall profits tax. I hate how people don't seem to realize that "windfall profits" are still profits and taxed the same as regular profits. How much "unearned" income has the government obtained from oil royalties and corporate taxes on record breaking profits? And classifying oil as unburnable? How does this guy intend to pay for all his suggestions without the taxes paid by oil companies? Over the last three years, ExxonMobil has paid on average over $27 Billion in taxes per year. That's a lot of insulation!

Finally, this guy talks a lot about efficiency, but proposes that the government be responsible for all this. What is more inefficient than government? Watch C-Span for an hour and see what the U.S. government accomplishes. He actually says individuals can't do it. Isn't that why we are all here?

Re: McCain Blows Hot Air on Tire Inflation

jim — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:45:02 -0000

Hahaha Emily, I was thinking the same thing. It sounded like he couldn't make up his mind between saying dollars and bucks. It came out "4 dollars...ducks!...box!....bucks 4 dollars!!!!". Unfortunately something I do far too often...

Both candidates will get a lot of money from the oil and gas industry but I don't see the industry getting either in their pocket. McCain is certainly no friend to them after voting against the President's energy bill, and windfall profits tax has probably been said by the Obama campaign more in the last few months than in all time before that. However both candidates will claim they can do something to fix the problem (this bluffing also gets them more money from oil and gas industry), when really they can't. They both know that the market will work itself out and all that matters is that it looks like they can do something.

Re: Being Green Isn't Cool Anymore. Was it Ever?

jim — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:00:56 -0000

Stradric, let me change up what you wrote a little because I agree with Anthony.

Sometimes I feel like left-wingers oppose anything that could be considered conservative simply because they hate the people that come up with these ideas.

Get my point?

I don't know about the U.K., but I think "green" is still cool in the U.S.. I also believe that most Americans that are cutting their gas consumption are doing so because gas is more expensive, not because they saw An Inconvenient Truth. I don't believe that environmentalism is fundamentally elitist, but it can be elitist at times. Look at all the celebrities driving hybrids. It's great they use their fame to promote green practices, but your average family can't or won't go out and buy a new car just because Leonardo DiCaprio shows up to the Academy Awards in one.

As a right-wing environmentalist, I am excited that green is now cool, but I am more excited that green is finally starting to make sense economically.

Re: Paris Hilton for President? Plus: Ben Harper Takes a Ride, Maggie Gyllenhall Protects the Climate, Amanda Beard Bares All, and More

jim — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 02:12:06 -0000

I agree with James, the U.S. Federal Government is the largest single consumer of energy in the entire world...

Many things get more efficient the larger they get until a point of maximum efficiency and then they get rapidly less efficient. The Federal government is well past that point. A study done 10 years ago BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!! (is there anything they don't do!) concluded that the government was too large and was negatively affecting the economy. Since then the government has gotten much bigger...

Re: Greencore's Solar-Powered Air Conditioner (Finally!)

jim — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:31:00 -0000

"Using a single 170-watt solar panel, it can keep a 600 square-foot room cool." While technically not false because it does use a solar panel and the unit can keep a room that size cool this statement is extremely misleading. At best this is a load-shift device. With the considerable inefficiencies involved with batteries, even with the solar panel this probably requires more grid input than a regular AC. I don't think adding several hundred pounds of batteries and an inadequate solar panel to an existing product is quite the breakthrough you've been looking for.

Re: Do Amphibian Deaths Signal the Coming of a Sixth Mass Extinction?

jim — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:22:28 -0000

Am I missing something? The link you provided about the fungus says that it is less successful in warmer temperatures. Wouldn't climate change slow its progression? Also, for knowing so little about the disease, it seems they are jumping to conclusions to say humans are to blame.

Re: “Byolene”: The 95-Octane Gasoline-Substitute Made Directly from Municipal Waste

jim — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:27:27 -0000

I absolutely want everlasting life for interstate highways. Otherwise everything that went into producing them will be wasted. A better goal would be to reduce congestion and not expand or build new highways. If you think personal automobiles can be replaced by mass transit you are not being reasonable. Face it, people are going to live and go places where mass transit is not feasible. I think this is a great development. It reduces waste that would otherwise take over natural open spaces and release methane, which is far worse than carbon dioxide.

Re: Graphic of the Day: Shill, Baby, Shill

jim — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:46:11 -0000

Yes this graph is misleading, or just downright wrong. There are single rigs that can produce more than 200,000 barrels per day. To say that in 20+ years only one more rig this size will be built does not seem right.

Re: Offshore Drilling Graph Speaks for Itself

jim — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:59:23 -0000

@dave

The U.S. consumed 20.7 million barrels per day of petroleum products in 2007, not just crude oil. Part of this is refinery gain, and the rest is imports of refined products.

Re: Offshore Drilling Graph Speaks for Itself

jim — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:40:07 -0000

@JSDreyer Again, the U.S. did not consume 20.7 mbb/d of crude oil in 2007. Please see my comment above. Also I think the most ridiculous part of this graph is making predictions about energy, especially oil, 20+ years out. I don't see 5.5 mbb/d as unsustainable. Oil wells never run dry, they reach a point where recovering oil is not worth the increasing costs. Technology and high prices will continue to make recovering oil from places once considered impossible economically feasible.

Re: Hurricane Ike, Missing Drill Rig, And Oil Spills: It's The System That Leaks

jim — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:09:38 -0000

Actually it's the earth that leaks.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/non-renewable/images/oilinwater.gif

Re: Bigger Than 4 Football Fields: Toyota Completes 242,000 Square Feet Solar Power Array

jim — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:34:14 -0000

@uncleben and wee

GM already started doing this on a plant in Spain.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/07/gm-to-host-worlds-largest-rooftop-solar-array.php

Re: Bigger Than 4 Football Fields: Toyota Completes 242,000 Square Feet Solar Power Array

jim — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:12:08 -0000

@Ken Clive

If you think this is not about money you are wrong. Even if the panels do not eventually pay for themselves, the cost is more than made up for in free advertising to people who see a company making an effort, and decide to buy from them over a not-so-green company. Don't applaud them for doing the right thing. Applaud them for realizing the right thing can make them money.

Re: Fake Lawns Are Getting More Eco-Friendly

jim — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:04:35 -0000

You have some nice points TrollPatrol but you have to realize that this is marketed towards people that live in areas where grass requires a lot of effort and resources to grow. I doubt ForeverLawn is advocating that everyone replace their grass lawns with plastic. Also as someone who spent an entire childhood grass-stained I would disagree with the author that lawns are a waste of space.

Re: Drilling For Oil Is Not The Answer

jim — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:33:42 -0000

@ Ugly

If you are going to throw out EIA numbers, get them right. In 2007, the U.S. consumed 20.7 millions barrels per day of petroleum products. This equates to about 15 million barrels per day of crude oil.

I too have read the .2 million barrels per day by 2030 figure in various places. I am not quite sure what it refers to but it is completely misleading. One rig can produce more than 200,000 barrels per day. To claim that new offshore drilling could only produce one decent well's worth of oil in 20+ years is a joke. We would not be having a debate if there was only this much oil available. As far as being energy independent, realistically the U.S. need not produce 100% of the oil it consumes to be independent. We simply need to produce enough so that countries that are not our closest friends can't significantly affect supply.

Nobody is claiming that the U.S. can produce enough crude oil for 19-20 million barrels per day (2008 numbers) of petroleum products, or that the U.S. will consume 5 million barrels of oil per day anytime soon. Why not meet somewhere in the middle?

Re: It’s Still a Dirty Business: McCain v. Obama on Clean Coal

jim — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:39:39 -0000

Once upon a time there were no such things as wind turbines and solar panels. It would have been a shame if everyone said "Oh, they don't exist, let's not think about them".

However the main reason I wanted to comment was to respond to moe33 who said McCain has accepted 3 times the coal contributions as Obama for Congressional campaigns. These statistics include 6 years that Obama was not a member of Congress. Since Obama has been elected to the senate he has actually accepted approximately 3 times more "coal money" than McCain.

Also @ Paul Eckerson, To say that liquid CO2 will sublimate at all is "moronic" since sublimate specifically means to skip the liquid phase entirely. The word you are looking for is boil. The boiling point also depends on pressure. Under enough pressure CO2 will not boil. Also storage is most likely to be in impermeable formations such as salt domes and depleted oil and natural gas reservoirs. Don't be fooled, carbon capture and storage is already in use today.

Re: \"Home of the Future\" Is Sacramento's First LEED Platinum Home

jim — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:39:25 -0000

Concerning the roof, I think a better option would be building integrated photovoltaics, where solar panels are the roof. This would reduce materials and cost by eliminating the need for shingles and other conventional roofing materials.

Re: Dell's Customers Say: I'll Take the Computer, But Not The Tree

jim — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:12:46 -0000

Why would I pay even a few dollars for something I could do for free? Planting a tree is not hard. The notion that you have to pay someone to offset your carbon for you is a really lame way to feel good about yourself.

Re: Sharp Tries Taking TV Off Grid with Solar Powered 52-inch LCD Screen

jim — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:33:53 -0000

Josh you are way off for two reasons. kWh is kilowatts times hours, not kW divided by hours. Second, please show me the solar panel that produces 225kW per hour.

Re: New Policy Promoted by the Bush Administration Opens Millions of Acres to Logging, Mining and Road Construction in Idaho

jim — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:32:04 -0000

These are National Forests, not National Parks. Mining and logging take place in National Forests all over the country. The only thing protecting the areas in this article was that there were no roads. The action taken by the "Bush Administration" was that the Department of Agriculture decided to let states petition for the right to build roads in these areas. This article (at least judging by the comments) makes it seem that the President himself demanded that all the trees in National Forests be cut down. Personally, I would prefer these roads not be built but, honestly, 50 miles of road is not that much. All roads and logging projects still have to be approved by the Forest Service, which currently generally opposes new construction because it doesn't really have the money to maintain existing roads. However, considering that 1.9 million acres in Idaho burned last year in forest fires, more than in any other state, a little logging and some access roads might not be a bad idea.

For a more balanced idea of President Bush's environmental legacy consider that in 2006 he created one of the largest marine reserves in the world, and has proposed to create another that would be the world's largest.

Re: 45 New Nukes: How Much of a Difference Will They Make?

jim — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:36:57 -0000

Yes this graph is meant to distort the impact by including the losses incorporated in converting heat to mechanical to electrical energy. Essentially this makes the scale 3 times larger than it needs to be, which makes the contribution look smaller. It is not as misleading as their first graph though.

Re: Could There Ever be Such a Thing as Eco-Gambling?

jim — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:34:59 -0000

The biggest change I think they could make would be windows and using mostly natural light, including closing for some part of the night. This will never happen though because bright lights and allowing no concept of time lead to 48 hour binges that usually end up in a nice chunk of money that the casino could use for a new LED solar powered slot machine/quarter vacuum.

Re: Poll Shows The Pickens Publicity Plan Is Working

jim — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:53:39 -0000

I think it's more interesting that only 65% and 75% of American adults respectively thought that in 10 years we will have technology that already exists.

Re: Head Scratcher of the Week: Sarah Palin Speaks at Solar Panel Manufacturer, Promotes Fossil Fuels

jim — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:22:24 -0000

@ Eric

I'm sorry Eric, do you want names and copies of social security cards? I'm making a general point about environmentalists. There are very legitimate concerns about the environmental impacts of outsourcing to countries where environmental regulations do not exist or are not enforced. I don't see why the same thinking that applies to a factory doesn't apply to an oil well. They must harm the environment on some level if people object to them so much. I think it would be better to have them in a country with better environmental standards. The point I'm making is that I was a little surprised that the author was only thinking about the environment of the U.S.

I come to TreeHugger because I love reading all the new renewable energy projects. I don't come to TreeHugger to read blatant and unfair attacks on politicians, which I think this was. Don't get me wrong, I'm no McCain fanboy and his energy policy probably leaves a little something to be desired. You won't find me chanting "Drill baby DRILL!" or even saying we should be in ANWR. All I am saying is that if we have to use oil, which I believe we will for at least a decade, there are real environmental merits to producing it domestically and you shouldn't trash a politician for saying so.

As far as the rest of your post...

Says who? Says me.

Canada? Yes we get a lot of oil from Canada and Mexico, but a large portion comes from very far away. Do you think about the emissions that could be saved of a tanker going halfway around the planet. Hint: It's a lot more than you save by biking to work.

Maybe I would have laughed at the Apollo Program. More likely I would have been inspired. I definitely would not have said it was impossible. The same is true today for being 100% renewable in 10 years (which the author apparently thinks saying otherwise is ludicrous). I agree with you that it certainly is a worthwhile goal to at least strive for. You know what they say; If you shoot for the stars, you might hit the moon.

Re: Two Ways We Can Use 100% Clean Energy by 2020, from Repower America

jim — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:05:25 -0000

Even though the technology might be available, it is definitely not easy to increase efficiency and reduce consumption by 30%. The Repower site states that this will create a number of new jobs, which is great, but they fail to mention the tremendous amount of additional energy required to increase efficiency on this scale. Even if we could snap our fingers and make everything in this country 30% more efficient without using any energy, we would still be about 10% short of the approximately 40% efficiency gain needed to reduce overall demand in 12 years by 28%.

I was also surprised they promote a national grid so heavily. Clearly the grid could use some updates but sending electricity across the country is not efficient.

Overall I would say their scenarios would be less ridiculous if instead of a 28% reduction in consumption, that 28% came from fusion.

Re: Daylight Savings Time Could Be Costing Billions Yearly in Electricity

jim — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:23:41 -0000

God forbid farmers sleep in an extra hour in the summer while they wait for the dew to dry. I know this part of Indiana was a natural experiment, but I agree with some other posters that it's not the best location. That there was such debate and confusion in the past about DST or no DST and which time zone to belong to in this area should have been a sign that this might not be the best place to conduct an experiment with national implications.

Also, I would assume that since farmers hate DST so much they get the least benefit from it. I'm also guessing that rural Indiana HAS A LOT OF FARMS...

This is like taking insolation readings in Seattle and saying large scale solar projects are not feasible.

Re: 7 Overrated Technologies and Their Underrated Low-Tech Alternatives

jim — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:25:23 -0000

@ Brandon

"I also have to say that, as-is, libraries are a giant waste."

As if E-reader factories don't also need to be lit, heated, or cooled? Libraries are learning institutions that complement schools and universities. Should we get rid of all of them too? Where do you think all these new technological advances will come from, the mass of illiterates?

You can't call something unsustainable simply because it requires energy. Even if only 12% of people use them (highly scientific statistic too by the way), I'd have to say that libraries are still pretty high on the "worth it" scale compared to everything else in this world that uses energy. What percentage of the population do you think regularly visits TreeHugger? Is this "worth it"?

Also modern libraries are some of the most efficiently designed buildings because they incorporate natural light which makes for better reading, and the most advanced climate control devices and techniques.

Re: 9 \"Green\" Monsters: Can a 15,000 SF Mcmansion be Green?

jim — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:53:58 -0000

I agree with Mike D. and a little with Jason. Just because a house is big does not make it a McMansion. Also, you have to take into account the number of people it can accommodate. Maybe a 3,000 sqft. house accommodates 50% more people than a 2000 sqft. house. If a 50% larger house only consumes 40% more energy it is definitely better than two smaller houses.

Re: Greenpeace Activists Detain Palm Oil Tanker: Where Do Readers Stand on Direct Action?

jim — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:38:42 -0000

Their statement says,

"Greenpeace believes that increasing productivity on existing palm oil plantations is the solution to increased global demand".

It does not say,

"Greenpeace believes that chaining people to anchor chains is the solution to increased global demand".

So increase productivity on plantations instead of chaining yourselves to anchor chains!!!

Re: The Carbon Footprint of Moving Bottled Water

jim — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:29:58 -0000

Wow, I almost stopped reading at "I converted the weight of the bottle (1 kilo) into pounds". Even as someone who is way more familiar with the Imperial system, it is so much easier to work with metric, especially when the result is in metric! PLUS, it was an even easier because it was 1 kilo!!!

However, I did keep reading to see exactly where this was going, and eventually I realized that it probably lead to his secondary school physics teacher committing suicide.

The worst part about the whole article is it comes under the banner "Green Central: Intelligent, informed insights you can trust". Apparently not!

Re: 7 Executive Orders President Obama Should Sign to Protect the Environment: Center for Progressive Reform

jim — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:51:39 -0000

I am also completely against #1. To me it sounds like any benefit that could come from it would fall under #2. As long as they consider the effect on the environment in all decisions, I would think their carbon footprint would come down. You don't have to know your carbon footprint to reduce it. Considering the size of the federal government, calculating their carbon footprint would probably just add to it.

My favorite is #6. Federal law should be the bare minimum, not the law of the land. Strange how the CPR leaves President Clinton's name off the orders they want repealed though...

As for turban joe, I'm not sure if banning housing starts or asking for 2 new Coast Guard vessels for every kilometer of U.S. coastline is more absurd.

Re: Renewable Energy-Powered Billboard Coming To New York's Times Square

jim — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:14:18 -0000

Whether it comes from renewables or not, lighting billboards still falls into the category of energy waste.in my book.

Re: Windspire Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Wins PopSci Award, Maker Opens New Factory

jim — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:41:28 -0000

Jeff, I agree it probably is overpriced, but $.10/kwh seems awfully low, especially over the next 40 years. You also missed the 30% federal tax credit for small wind, in addition to any state or local incentives that may exist.

Re: Yellowstone Proposes Expanding Cell Phone Coverage: Readers, Should National Parks Be Cell Phone Free Zones?

jim — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:30:56 -0000

Just got back from hiking the Grand Canyon and saw some folks talking on their cell phones while hiking. I found it to be a turn off seeing that. Just seemed to be unnatural to me with all the beauty that was surrounding people there.

Having it in case of an emergency is a good idea, but just chatting with your friends seems to be a turn off for the other hikers.

Re: 1000 Football Stadiums Filled With Oil = 1 Year of Global Energy Consumption

jim — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:37:08 -0000

Energy use won't increase at current rates for 40+ years. A 3% increase 40 years from now is way more than a 3% increase today. And the world as a whole will not voluntarily decrease their energy consumption by declaring certain things luxuries, like AC. The only way to lower demand for energy is to increase the price and let everyone decide what is a luxury to them and what is not.

Standard of living is a measure of consumption. It is not a measure of happiness or quality of life.

Re: 1000 Football Stadiums Filled With Oil = 1 Year of Global Energy Consumption

jim — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:00:05 -0000

@ Martin

Actually college football games are pretty green as far as sporting events go. A large part of the crowd walks to the stadium, and most are played during the day so artificial lighting is often not required.

Also, I agree with Potts. This is just an attention grabber but likely to confuse people.

"What’s more, is that by 2050 at current rates of increase the world will consume nine cubic miles of oil."

I already commented about why the first part of this sentence is off, but it should also read "the equivalent of nine cubic miles of oil".

Re: Worst Sales Performance of Any Car: Toyota Prius

jim — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:45:35 -0000

The difference is you can do everything you can do in a Prius in an F-150 except for get good gas mileage. You can not do everything you can do in a F-150 in a Prius. Many people require heavy duty trucks for work or for towing. Would it be environmentally friendly (not to mention economical) to buy a pickup for when you need it and a Prius for when you don't? Probably not.

Re: Earth Hour 2009: Will Your City Take Action?

jim — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:24:27 -0000

Since I've been involved with amateur astronomy for decades, any publicity surrounding SHUTTING OFF THE DAMNED LIGHTS is welcome press, if only for a single hour. The problem is that there is still too little press, too little participation (especially the worst offenders), and too few people care about it. And once its over, out of sight, out of mind.

With so much focus on myspace and nintendo and other staring-at-screen-for-hours-indoors activities, I would think that so few people spend such little time outdoors at night that we don't need all these lights anyway. The only people that notice it are the few who are nuisanced by it.

Unfortunately it takes legislation to change stuff like this, and 2008 was the year we definitely started seeing more public awareness of light pollution as a problem not just for astronomers. A thanks goes out to National Geographic for getting the word out and NYT for publishing a series of articles on the topic recently.

See www.darksky.org for more.

Re: Dear Obama: 'The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowing In The Wind'

jim — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:12:33 -0000

I definitely agree that some steps should be taken towards energy independence, but wind power is not the answer, at least not in 10 years. You can't discount the additional energy required for such a massive project because it is tremendous. How much additional coal would be required to make steel for all those turbines? Even recycled steel is extremely energy intensive. Also, since that report was published, electricity consumption in the U.S. has risen by 66%. I suppose you could just blanket Oklahoma and Idaho with turbines as well, but where does it end?

Re: Cops Claim They, Not Gas Prices, are Responsible for Drop in Driving Deaths

jim — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:23:11 -0000

"Increased OPP enforcement"? Not a lot of Naughty by Nature fans in Canada, or what? When crime drops, it is the hard work of the police. When crime falls, it is because there are not enough police, never because they are doing a crappy job.

@Flex

Legalized abortion has been linked to lower crime by several (controversial, of course) studies. The most non-controversial part is that less people equals less crime. The more controversial part is that "unwanted children" are more likely to commit crimes.

Re: EPA's Most Wanted List: Will The Ironies Ever End?

jim — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:04:39 -0000

Detroit has been stifling progress on energy efficient vehicles quite fine on its own. Who do you think is stifling the EPA?

Re: Solar Power System in Nevada Desert Reaches Grid Parity

jim — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:30:32 -0000

This plant has static panels. The plant that he compares this to incorporates panels that track the sun, and are twice as efficient. The only thing they have in common is they are both in Nevada.

Re: Mythical Hybrid Beast To Battle Climate Change

jim — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:41:53 -0000

Because renewable energy is only projected to be able to meet 1/3 of increased demand in the next 20 years. That's why.

Re: Mythical Hybrid Beast To Battle Climate Change

jim — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:31:07 -0000

I agree Roy. If new "conventional" power plants have to built, and it appears they will, I think it would be appropriate if a carbon tax at least paid for them to be decked out with wind turbines and/or solar panels to make better use of the land, equipment, and manpower.

From the title I was expecting this to be in the category of some of the strange commercials we have seen lately like the one showing catching CO2 in butterfly nets. I was surprised to find that it was actually about what I think is a pretty good idea. I was also frustrated at how thickly the sarcasm was poured on and what a really sub-par post it turned out to be.

Re: Mythical Hybrid Beast To Battle Climate Change

jim — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:31:15 -0000

Much improved after the update. Certainly siting would be a challenge. Another idea would be incorporating renewable technologies into existing plants. Sites of older plants aren't likely to be optimal for wind or solar (or geothermal!) either, but if the land is free, and some generation/distribution equipment could be shared, then it could make sense. This reminds me of (I think I saw it on TH) the EPA's Google Earth map for renewable energy potential for contaminated sites.

This could also be an excellent way to re-train workers. As one auto parts manufacturer remarked about the possibility of no auto bailout, "Who is going to hire someone who has made bolts for 30 years?". When the coal plants are eventually shut down, workers could have the opportunity to say that in addition to working with coal, they also have experience operating solar thermal, PV, or wind facilities as well.

Re: Quotes of the Day: On SUVs, History, and the Volt

jim — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:05:52 -0000

I've said this before. There are hundreds of things you can do in an F-150 that you can't do in a volt. There is one thing you can do in a Volt you can't do in an F-150.

Re: California Wants to Kick Energy-Sucking TVs Out of Stores

jim — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:52:19 -0000

LCDs were supposed to be more efficient than CRTs. What happened?

Re: CES 2009: It's a Wrap! A Review of TreeHugger's Trip to CES

jim — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:29:53 -0000

Re: Tar/Oil Sands Industry Readying Public Relations Campaign

jim — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:20:05 -0000

Why are we dredging up this crap when there is so much free energy falling from the sky? Not to mention it was that free energy falling from the sky that originally created fossil fuels.

Re: A Picture is Worth: Unsold Hondas

jim — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:50:52 -0000

Re: Eat Chocolate To Preserve Shamanic Traditions of the Huichol

jim — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:34:46 -0000

Re: World's First Post-Petroleum City Rising in Abu Dhabi

jim — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:52:53 -0000

Re: Nice Built-In Beds in Swiss Wooden Cabin

jim — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:30:13 -0000

Nice cabin, but it looks like there is a lot of wasted space (between bunks, sides and under bench, etc).

Re: Survey: How Do You Wash Dishes?

jim — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:19:54 -0000

both

Re: Jargon Watch: Agnotology

jim — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:41:43 -0000

Re: Can Potty Poetry Reduce Wasted TP?

jim — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:35:01 -0000

I'm not sure I understand the premise here.

I use enough TP to get the job done, no more, no less.

Maybe if the option of a bidet is available could you consider using less paper, but then the argument begins on which is more green, paper or water.

Re: 8 Tree Houses Fit for TreeHuggers (Slideshow)

jim — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:33:50 -0000

There's some neat looking tree houses in here-- why feature the ugliest one for the article? I almost didn't bother clicking through to the slideshow. #3 was best

Re: TreeHugger Takes on Super Bowl 43 - Live Blog Tomorrow

jim — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:52:28 -0000

Re: Super Bowl Ads: A Green Live Blog

jim — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:22:13 -0000

Do people really expect commercials to not advocate consumption? What are they supposed to say? "Don't buy our product"?

Also, The Boss barely has any voice left. :(

Re: Super Bowl Ads: A Green Live Blog

jim — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:26:17 -0000

The Driggs wrote:

"I really can't believe there was an ad for private jets. Aside from the obvious sustainability issues, there is also the fact that we are currently in a recession. Shameful."

Andy wrote:

"Who cares that flying jets is a ritual? It's a wasteful way to show appreciation for people who thought that going to war was a good way to solve the worlds problems."

Re: Vote For the Best Green Gadgets: Winners Will Be Judged Live at Greener Gadgets 2009 in NYC

jim — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:38:26 -0000

That "Blight" may sound like a good idea at first (despite its name), but consider how much light pollution this thing will produce and it doesn't look so green afterall.

Re: Record-Breaking CFL Sales from UK Retailer

jim — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:44:38 -0000

Re: Bill Gates Releases Bugs At TED Conference: A Necessary Feature When Free Markets Don't Deliver

jim — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:42:01 -0000

The audience gave applause after he released the mosquitoes???

Re: Kinder, Gentler Demolition: A Bright Idea from Japan

jim — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:29:48 -0000

Re: Bio-Glass Made From 100% Recycled Glass

jim — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:55:05 -0000

Neat idea, but there doesn't seem to be anything "bio" in it.

I better not make a tabletop with the one made from recycled beer bottles else I'll always be wondering around looking for my beer--it will be camouflaged!

Re: Wood House Has Simple Detailing, Cheap Materials

jim — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:40:53 -0000

Re: Greener Gadgets 2009: Audience Picks Tweet-a-Watt as the Design Competition Winner!

jim — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:02:32 -0000

I think competitions like this are a great idea, but the top choice? I don't get it.

I just don't get the obsession with the need for everything to be "twittered"

Oh well, at least that nasty light-polluting window shade that has been featured at the top of the list didn't win the viewer's choice.

Re: New York's Yankee Stadium To Be "Germ Free" For Years After Chemical Spraying

jim — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:39:06 -0000

They may as well put down fake turf while they're at it. Nothing goes as good with toxic chemicals than a whole bunch of plastic.

Re: Researchers Have Found a New Greenhouse Gas Nearly 5,000-Times Worse than CO2

jim — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:12:32 -0000

No big surprise there. Chemicals that are specifically engineered to kill bugs are going to kill us too.

Re: The Four Sins of LEEDwashing: LEED Green Buildings That Perhaps Aren't Really Green

jim — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:45:16 -0000

Re: Shell Gets Out of Wind & Solar Power, Backs Biofuels and CCS Instead

jim — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:41:16 -0000

Why am I not surprised? Petroleum companies' puny "investments" in alternative energy was just for PR and greenwashing to begin with.

Re: OneSelf Bathroom Has Works in the Drawer

jim — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:09:58 -0000

Re: Jargon Watch: A Field Guide To Sprawl

jim — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:22:17 -0000

Re: IKEA Goes Dark For Earth Hour (But Not In The USA)

jim — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:38:53 -0000

Yes it is a shame they would ignore this in the US, the country that probably most needs awareness of energy waste from excessive lighting.

One must not forget that there is a reason Earth Hour is scheduled on the weekend nearest to the New Moon.

Re: Largest Rooftop Solar Power Array in the US Dedicated... In Atlantic City

jim — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:32:18 -0000

Given how much light pollution there is in Atlantic City, maybe they ought the build the solar panels facing downward to recapture all the energy wasted.

www.earthhour.org

Re: Forest Research Center is Built, Logically, of Wood

jim — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:26:06 -0000

The 1970's are calling, they want their hideous architecture back.

Really, wood is a great building material, but couldn't they come up with a better looking design, like a timber-framed barn?

Re: Border Patrol Poisoning Plants Along Mexican Border

jim — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:20:52 -0000

What's next, nuclear weapons?

Re: EarthTweet Turns Twitterers into Earth Day Advocates

jim — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:32:06 -0000

I have always found it ironic that services such as Twitter are being used to promote things like environmental awareness and energy saving.

Re: Un-TreeHugger: Device That Entertains Baby in the Womb

jim — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:02:37 -0000

Re: Ultra Surge Protector for Hand-to-Hand Combat with Vampire Power

jim — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:44:37 -0000

Great idea. Too bad this particular model is not available.

Re: Hit or Miss: The iHouse Smartfaucet with Face Recognition

jim — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:38:55 -0000

Another solution looking for a problem.

I like the idea of "hands free" in a public restroom, but littering the home with more electronic devices with little screens in places where it is not needed is just a waste of engineering.

It seems that many things that are marketed as Smart[something] are usually stupid ideas.

Re: Qnuru's Solar Landscape Lighting Might Make You Think Again About LEDs

jim — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:10:41 -0000

Those translucent globes are not exactly night-sky friendly. They even offer an option (gasp) of having the top-half lit.

Solar power and LEDs do not necessarily make a lighting system "green." Consideration for eliminating light pollution must also be a key component.

Re: We Just Might Have 37\" OLED TVs Within the Next 18 Months

jim — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:54:56 -0000

Re: Selgas Cano Offices: Hit or Miss?

jim — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:26:42 -0000

The setting is nice, but I would definitely pass on the "you're in an un-natural-looking sealed glass tube".

How about an old style barn instead? With windows that open!

Re: Twittering Your Toilet Flushes for Fun or Efficiency

jim — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:09:12 -0000

WTF?

Will Twitter just die already? I still have not seen a valid reason for its existence except to burn more coal.

Re: Venture Capital is Shifting from Creating Clean Power to Energy Conservation

jim — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:38:07 -0000

Re: Seven American Foods with Regional Availablilty

jim — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:04:19 -0000

Another vote for stuffies! And I'll have a coffee cabinet with that.

Re: City Living 70% Less Carbon Intensive Than In Suburbs

jim — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:05:59 -0000

I really wish that the people who do these "living in cities is better for the environment" studies would consider other issues besides transportation.

Re: Downsizing Your Home: How Much Space Do You Really Need?

jim — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:10:14 -0000

I could live in 500sqft, but would opt for something a bit larger 800-1000sqft so that I can have guests and entertaining. I would definitely live in s small house, but also need a big yard.

Re: Visible Light Solar Combines Solar With LEDs For Big Savings

jim — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:53:08 -0000

I think this is horrifying to anyone who appreciates the natural cycles of day and night, particular those of us who consider DARK SKIES at night a rapidly vanishing resource.

Here's my take:

Using solar energy? GOOD

Energy-efficient lighting? GOOD

Being able to put lights ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE with little consideration to the overall cost = VERY BAD

Re: Visible Light Solar Combines Solar With LEDs For Big Savings

jim — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:56:39 -0000

Edit to my previous comment:

Re: Road Raging Fox News Writer Arrested for Dragging a Cyclist Through Central Park

jim — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:28:29 -0000

1000 bucks says the Fox News driver wasn't driving a Prius :)

Re: New Lighting Efficiency Stadards Set by Obama Administration Good Enough Soon Enough?

jim — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:10:32 -0000

Re: “The Insight is the most disappointing Honda Consumer Reports has tested in a long time”

jim — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:16:18 -0000

Re: Electric Scooter Maker Vectrix Preparing to File for Bankruptcy

jim — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:28:37 -0000

Saw this on the local news last night. Sadly, I didn't even know they existed to begin with.

Re: Why New Yorkers Are So Green

jim — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:13:33 -0000

I don't know, but looking at all the light pollution and wasted energy in the photo at the top of this article, "green" is the last thing I think of.

Re: Cyclist Shot For Riding with Child In Busy Street

jim — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:54:47 -0000

Does North Carolina have the death penalty? If so, the gallows is probably the greenest way to execute a criminal.

Re: The Shared Flush: A Conservation Compromise for the Squeamish

jim — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:53:12 -0000

To save a flush you can also urinate in the shower.

Re: The Fighter of Honor, Pride, Freedom… and a T-shirt

jim — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:07:45 -0000

Awesome Tee!
Coupon Refund

Re: You Just Suck, Kenny Powers’ Genius Thought on Your T-shirt

jim — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:40:32 -0000

Kenny Powers is hilarious, I really like this movie

Re: 404 : Server Not Found error - Blogger Custom Domain Blogs

jim — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:02:00 -0000

This worked for me too. Thanks so much for your post.

Re: Was the Jesus myth plagiarized from pagan religions? - Letters to the Webmaster

jim — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:19:00 -0000

The end of the link above would not paste in full. Its last should be:

/library/myth.shtml

Re: Was the Jesus myth plagiarized from pagan religions? - Letters to the Webmaster

jim — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:17:00 -0000

The last link did not paste fully it should be :

http://www.2think.org/hundredsheep/bible/library/myth.shtml

Re: Was the Jesus myth plagiarized from pagan religions? - Letters to the Webmaster

jim — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:14:00 -0000

Joseph McCabe was an academic monk before he became and atheist. This article is extensive on the subject:

http://www.2think.org/hundredsheep/bible/library/myth.shtml

Re: MY SOUL SHALL HAVE NO PLEASURE IN HIM - Letters to the Webmaster

jim — Fri, 19 May 2006 17:08:00 -0000

Hi Paul. I myself being an ex Christian, and may I add a sincere one at the time, who believed all of the crap. I just wish to reveal to you in all honesty that the New Testament Jesus is a myth. He never existed. It's as simple as that. Get your head out of Christian propagana and do some honest research

Re: you know that Jesus esixts - Letters to the Webmaster

jim — Wed, 17 May 2006 16:13:00 -0000

Hi Josh you need to get out of fairy land and into the real world. There a whole new world out their for brainwashed Christians. Cheer all Jim Lee

Re: Why would anyone want to be an atheist? - Letters to the Webmaster

jim — Thu, 11 May 2006 15:22:00 -0000

Anyone today, in the light of scientific knowledge, who believes that a mere 2000 years ago a God berthed himself through a young virgin girl and became the God of Christianity has a problem with the mind. Hell like Heaven of course just don't even exist.
Cheers all Jim Lee. Australia

Re: Brainwashing and Fraud - Letters to the Webmaster

jim — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:11:00 -0000

The scripture says in the Old Testament if one can covert back to the Hebrew Tanach. "When a man cleaves unto himself a woman the two become one flesh" Christian scripture changed the word "woman" into "wife" This is one of many deceptions perpetrated by Christianity to fool the masses. I see Christianity as one of the greatest man made frauds ever produced.

Re: Thank you for a great site - Letters to the Webmaster

jim — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 15:49:00 -0000

Hi Joris.Speaking harsh word to Christians just because they are Christians should not be a problem to anyone. Christians are hypocrites of the highest order. They have this ingrained idea in their indocrinated head that they have the truth. In reality they have closed minds. One of the greatest world wide problems with Christianity is that many politicans are Christians who manipulate political ideals in favour of the brainwashed religion that they follow. This leads to bigotry, racism, and intolerance of others.End result war.

Re: I'm a Christian - Letters to the Webmaster

jim — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:10:00 -0000

I have a problem with all Christians. Reason being, They contribute to church funds which, in turn help to promote more propaganda and gives churches the numbers to try to infilterate governments and instill their indoctrinated religious views on everybody else. There is no document reliable evidence as to the existence of a God, Jesus, Heaven Hell, Satan, Angels or Demons. Most of the world problems that we face today are brought about by world wide religious institutions.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2008/11/craigslist-gets-bbb-lowest-rating.html

jim — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:02:34 -0000

Eventually?

Really this has already happened. I was such a fan for so long. We started a business on CL, right after 9.11, in NYC! What happened? These scammers have really gotten out of hand.

BTW, I do find them really responsive on the help discussion board...

Re: http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2009/01/more-on-put-returns.html

jim — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:59:00 -0000

What would the returns be if instead of selling at the money puts, you sold them 5% out of the money?

Jim

Re: http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2008/08/increasing-options-volume-in-double.html

jim — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:29:00 -0000

This should not negate the value of the vix as a market timing tool. The vix/vxv still seems to be performing well especially callingthe recent bottom on July 14.

Re: http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2008/07/time-for-reader-input-does-vix-have.html

jim — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:33:00 -0000

Emotions, both fear and greed, move the market over the short term. VIX measures fear in the market, therefore vix should be able to give some indication of investor sentiment and trend although it will not pick exact market tops and bottoms.

Re: http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2008/07/xlf-volume-spikes-33-standard.html

jim — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:35:00 -0000

Is there a way to measure fear in the financial sector such as a put to all ratio or volatility index?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2008/03/31408-from-mail-sack.html

jim — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:54:16 -0000

Wow, you really write for Avatar? That's pretty cool. I've never seen it but I've heard good things about it on some boards. Tell me, as a writer how were you able to break into working on a nationally syndicated program like that and what advice would you give to other people?

Oh, and as far as Trench is concerned, dressing in all black and listening to heavy metal is the "profile of a school shooter to a T." So he automatically believe that anyone who'd dare dress in all black and listen to heavy metal MUST be guilty of ANY crime that they're accused of.

Re: http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2007/07/vix-soaring-in-400-415-window.html

jim — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:34:00 -0000

very interesting, Bill.

Re: A very happy heathen - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:45:00 -0000

Hi Lisa. Glad to see you could never come to grips with the Christian crap. I'm profoundly deaf also and have to use a hearing aid full time, even then it's still not easy to hear at times. Cheers.Jim Lee Australia

Re: 1 Plus 1 Equals 3 - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 16:57:00 -0000

It's your ex girlfriend and your brother's girlfriend that has the problem. All religions are faith based, but Christianity seems to be the worst, and the most evilest of all religions. It actually throws guilt back upon the believer. There is only one real path to follow, and that path is atheism. Cheers all Jim Lee

Re: To Shiver in the Howling of the Night - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 17:59:00 -0000

Hi Richard. I'm glad to see your free of the Christian crap. I also was a solid believer for a deade having become a Christian fanatic in my mid fifties. I look back these day and really wonder how I ever succumbed to this Christian bullshit

Re: True Happiness depends on Yourself - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:20:00 -0000

Hi Moses kim. You waste your time trying to show weakminded believers that they are up being led up the garden path. One of the main things that hold believers captive to the lies of the church is firstly, the fear of hell. Secondly they are all brainwashed with the idea that any infomation that speaks against the church is from Satan using people. This of course is utter bullshit. Tithing in the church keeps it wealthy and powerful to be able to afford advertising to promote its lies, and promoting its propaganda. Money and power give it the golden opportunity to manipulate Governments and conversion of folk in third world countries. I consideder all religions to be evil. Cheers all Jim Lee

Re: Atheist Pastor - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:31:00 -0000

Jim, You are shackled to a lie and you have to live with that. To remain in the church and continue to feed bullshit to folk and mis lead them make you a hypocrite on a grand scale. Take a stand for truth and get yourself a real job. Your mind will be at rest if you do. Cheers Jim Lee

Re: Guided by History - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:28:00 -0000

It can be a long hard road for some of us, before we reach the conclusion that we have been conned by Christian beliefs. Once we become free of the bullshit of not only Christianity, but all religions, then we become truly free. Cheers everybody Jim Lee

Re: At the Crossroads - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:04:00 -0000

Hi AndrewT. You are now on the highway to real freedom. You are free of religious dogma which still ensnares millions of folk around the world who are to gullible to question. Mainly because of fear of an imaginary hell, fostered and promoted by the evilness of churches who in the main are fraudulent liars.

Re: At the Crossroads - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

jim — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:10:00 -0000

Hi Ben. Read your comment, You summed it up pretty well. Cheers Jim Lee

Re: http://vixandmore.blogspot.com/2007/06/for-my-mother.html

jim — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:33:00 -0000

Bill, so sorry for your loss... I will lift you and your family up in my prayers. -jim kingsland

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/11/auvinen-girlfriend-responds.html

jim — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 07:27:07 -0000

I love the "canadian girlfriend" joke.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/11/more-confirmation-in-cosseyauvinen-link.html

jim — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:04:49 -0000

trolls who chat together ...

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/11/diary-of-coward.html

jim — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:07:07 -0000

good point, I think I am getting to old to remember why kids think the way they do.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/11/diary-of-coward.html

jim — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:40:53 -0000

he doesnt seem to be someone who was bullied and his like/dislikes list is very contradictory to itself.

He hates human rights ... but likes freedom, hmmm how odd.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/11/finnish-school-shooter-dead.html

jim — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:52:00 -0000

maybe he was mad because his name was pecker. that would have pissed me off too.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/11/new-york-cop-unmasked-as-major-drug.html

jim — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 04:26:58 -0000

Like I told you in the email, I knew this guy. Not in a friendly manor, I worked for my best friend (we will call him "R") and his father sanding and installing hardwood floors. We wound up doing tons of work for this shithead cop including stupid shit like trimming trees because R's father wanted all sorts of police junk like PBA cards (not even the good ones with the badge number on em) and hats and shit. The guy was such a cunt that R and I wound up saying "fuck it" and refused to do anything else for Glen.

It was a waste of time, he didn't like to pay... but he sure liked to bitch and complain a lot.

Anyway... To top off what a ridiculous fucko he really was; he got busted with these charges, leaving behind a wife and child (one that I know of... could be more by now). With any luck, his wife saw what a scumbag he was and left him years ago.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/man-murdered-over-video-game-argument.html

jim — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:30:46 -0000

the games are meant for mature people who can handle adult content... not children who do not know the difference between real life and video games.

I responded to your pms

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/man-murdered-over-video-game-argument.html

jim — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:04:31 -0000

no more than a violent movie, hence the rating system ... so parents know the content and do not buy the game for their kids.

...and we all know how that works out, because the parents would rather have a $50 babysitter than actually spend time with their kids.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/man-murdered-over-video-game-argument.html

jim — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:12:41 -0000

All I know is they ain't stopping me from getting Manhunt 2... I gots that biotch already :P w00t ! :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/asa-coon-death-photo-taken-by-cleveland.html

jim — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:08:13 -0000

that doesn't change the fact that he took a photo with his personal camera and used it in an unprofessional manor. Both of which are unbecoming of a police officer.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/asa-coon-death-photo-taken-by-cleveland.html

jim — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:12:45 -0000

for those people who think Trench and I agree on everything... I am one of the people who trolls the net looking for death and injury photos. I love cringe and shock.

I don't think, though, that this cop should have leaked the photo of that fat loser and his extra head hole. It is highly lacking in professionalism on his part and he makes the force look bad. I understand WHY he did it, and had it been someone else like a student or the janitor ... I wouldn't think nothing of it. Its just that a cop on the scene is supposed to be protecting the scene ... not leaking info to his buddies. Essentially its a matter that he wasn't doing his job.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/asa-coon-death-photo-taken-by-cleveland.html

jim — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:21:57 -0000

dumb cop :-O

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/fifth-grader-shoots-school-official.html

jim — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:23:04 -0000

ok, the world is finished... lets blow it up now.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/successtech-teacher-speaks-out.html

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:51:16 -0000

my favorite was the "stupid spoiled whore playset" episode. I couldnt stop laughing when Paris Hilton's dog killed himself. The second best was "crips" where Jimmy and Timmy join the gang because they are crips too.

"I mean like, come on"

too funny.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/successtech-teacher-speaks-out.html

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:58:48 -0000

take away the plural and I might believe you. There are odds enough to suck a hot chick in once and a while ... but not enough for one guy to see two in a lifetime. :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/successtech-teacher-speaks-out.html

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:52:45 -0000

no ... goth is awful no matter who is doing it. besides, you never see a hot chick as goth. They are always fatties who took the leap because they couldnt make the cheer squad.

Emo is bad, but not worse than goth. The only thing goth is a step up from is the old squids and MAYBE the wiggers. Goth looks weird, but wigger is just pathetic.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/successtech-teacher-speaks-out.html

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:31:35 -0000

goth is an upgrade ? :-O

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/successtech-teacher-speaks-out.html

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:29:58 -0000

is that what we are calling goth now ? "counter-culture dress and lifestyle" ? whatever happened to "wackos who wear more makeup than their girlfriends" ?

thanks to south park ... THIS is my permanent impression of goth kids.

[img]http://crimene.ws/images/Gothkids.jpg[/img]

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7e8zNV6GRA&mode=related&search=[/url]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/america-most-wanted-widget.html

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:25:20 -0000

mmmmmmm chicken

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/america-most-wanted-widget.html

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:06:36 -0000

sweeeeet. I like Meerkats :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/america-most-wanted-widget.html

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:57:22 -0000

when did you move to Africa ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/america-most-wanted-widget.html

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:54:27 -0000

eh, it would probably crash Vista anyway. I am half amazed Vista can even get online.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/america-most-wanted-widget.html

jim — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:40:16 -0000

it doesnt work :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/99-year-old-woman-raped-and-killed.html

jim — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:16:41 -0000

I have so many awful jokes running through my head right now :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/plymouth-whitemarsh-plotter-id.html

jim — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:59:00 -0000

ahh one of the mutants indeed.

here is his only blog entry:

[i]If the world was perfict I wouldnt be here, just a line for thought, My name is Dillon, Im a soldier, my favorit rifle is the AK-47, my fav handguns are the M-92-F Beretta, and the Colt.45-m-1911-A-1, If I could travle back in time, I would love to be in all the wars, expecialy ww2, I am interested in meeting people, and recruiting for my military group, my fav historical times: roman Empire, World War 2, the north Hollywood shootout, the COLUMBINE MASSACRE, and some other shit. I am pretymuch the posterboy for the person that rests upon the line between Geineus and Madman/Pycopath, (23 ppl just left the page....) feel free to messege me, and dont tell me how carzy I am, belive me I know, I have to live with myself 24 fucking 7. welcome to hell!!!! O and as 4 my personal saying....if at first you dont sucseed, use the armor piercing rounds.[/i]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/montco-mutant-myspace-and-maternal.html

jim — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:51:18 -0000

I know how ... because home school kids are stuck up cunts.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/montco-mutant-myspace-and-maternal.html

jim — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:00:10 -0000

they should be

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/successtech-shooting-in-cleveland.html

jim — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:50:00 -0000

god, I hope so :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/successtech-shooting-in-cleveland.html

jim — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:14:54 -0000

Great ... just what we needed, another bleeding heart douchebag.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/successtech-shooting-in-cleveland.html

jim — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:34:36 -0000

thats pretty funny

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/scammers-convice-victims-to-make-checks.html

jim — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:12:33 -0000

why hire them if they dont ? ;-)

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/scammers-convice-victims-to-make-checks.html

jim — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:38:45 -0000

I didnt even know there was chimney sweeps anymore. I thought they went the way of the ice truck & milk man

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/scammers-convice-victims-to-make-checks.html

jim — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:25:06 -0000

I had a similar idea for a company but its name was Casual Underwear, Nighties, and Thongs. ;-)

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/some-students-knew-he-planned-to-kill.html

jim — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:55:58 -0000

YOU CANT STOP OUR LOVE !! :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/some-students-knew-he-planned-to-kill.html

jim — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:44:05 -0000

they used to

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/some-students-knew-he-planned-to-kill.html

jim — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:22:34 -0000

shhhh, our wives will find out. :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/some-students-knew-he-planned-to-kill.html

jim — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:14:40 -0000

Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot ?

you are teh gay :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/now-it-because-he-wasn-astronaut.html

jim — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:41:53 -0000

[img]http://board.thetrenchcoat.com/Smileys/classic/pointlaugh.gif[/img]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/now-it-because-he-wasn-astronaut.html

jim — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:20:50 -0000

well, nobody is upset about that ... it happens every year. Thats like being upset because the sky is blue.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/now-it-because-he-wasn-astronaut.html

jim — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:17:13 -0000

He was also upset about Bush being voted in.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/10/12-year-old-takes-gun-to-school.html

jim — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:19:30 -0000

[i]It's not known where the 12-year-old girl got a gun but I have a feeling.[/i]

yeah, no shit

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/who-cares-about-kids-i-want-to-party.html

jim — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 06:14:48 -0000

4 seems low, but thats till you find out the rating system is -100 through 4 ;-)

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/who-cares-about-kids-i-want-to-party.html

jim — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:27:34 -0000

once a day ? that kid must be a pleasure to be around.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/standoff-at-las-plumas-high.html

jim — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:29:16 -0000

I cant wait to hear his excuse on this one. I wonder if he actually thought the girl would want or keep him after killing the "romantic rival".

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/gary-olson-ordered-to-stand-trial.html

jim — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:12:43 -0000

I wasn't pointing a finger at you.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/gary-olson-ordered-to-stand-trial.html

jim — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:31:35 -0000

there was a girl who had supported Connie's decisions when this story first broke. I had a feeling that she was right about this.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/sju-gunman-lawyer-says-911-made-him-do.html

jim — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:31:20 -0000

They are the #1 cause of the degradation of our country. The judges who permit frivolous cases and bullshit excuses should be disbarred too.

It always comes back to the original OJ case and that awful McDonalds lawsuit for me (when it comes to stupid judges)

WHY ?! why did Judge Itto permit the irrefutable dna evidence to be removed from the case ?

WHY ?!! why did a judge even begin to entertain a woman who spilled her own coffee on herself, wanting to sue McDonalds ?

these are adults who didn't want to be responsible for their own actions. How can we expect our youth to be responsible if our adults don't even try ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/sju-gunman-lawyer-says-911-made-him-do.html

jim — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:07:49 -0000

I really hate lawyers

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/possible-violence-averted-at-st-john.html

jim — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:42:49 -0000

I love Turkish prisons ;-)

I hear you look like this :-O after the first day :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/possible-violence-averted-at-st-john.html

jim — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:39:50 -0000

wow ... a good story for once

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/bonelli-appeal-denied.html

jim — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:43:46 -0000

HAHa ... chud lol :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/drunken-swordsman-severs-finger.html

jim — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:37:14 -0000

You assume correctly

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/drunken-swordsman-severs-finger.html

jim — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:03:05 -0000

Im sorry, I didn't disagree with your statement, its just a bit from a radio show I like and I often blurt out lines from it.

From now on, if I do that I'll sign the post with [i][b]O&A[/b][/i]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/drunken-swordsman-severs-finger.html

jim — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 03:37:35 -0000

agree to disagree ? :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/drunken-swordsman-severs-finger.html

jim — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:08:15 -0000

History of the world was funny as hell but in no way comes close to Blazing Saddles.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/drunken-swordsman-severs-finger.html

jim — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:50:57 -0000

no no no, anything post Spaceballs was awful. Want an example ? Dracula: Dead and Loving it. Theoretically, it should have been brilliant. How could a Mel Brooks film staring Leslie Nielson be bad ? well it was the worst thing I ever saw. Blankman, 2001 a space travesty and Bio Dome were all funnier than Brooks' attempt at Dracula.

Men in Tights was funny, when I was a kid. but it just doesnt hold a candle to anything Brooks did prior, and it doesnt have the staying power that The Princess Bride does.

Now, if you said... Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein, your argument would be irrefutable by anyone with a sense of humor.

But even Silent Movie (the worst of Brooks' early films) was better than Men in Tights.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/drunken-swordsman-severs-finger.html

jim — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:09:27 -0000

thats where we begin to disagree. ;-)

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/drunken-swordsman-severs-finger.html

jim — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 03:46:15 -0000

I choked on my coffee, stop doing that.

Re: None

jim — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:36:06 -0000

try and steal my Wii games and I'll show you why they call the controllers "nun-chucks"

Re: None

jim — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:50:45 -0000

stupid hopheads !

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/fakin-crazy.html

jim — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:26:57 -0000

not a bad idea

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/fakin-crazy.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:08:29 -0000

fair enough, but the problem with the mental illness defence is nearly every case has had a defendant using this as a get out jail free card. At this point it is hard to trust that they actually do have a disorder. On top of things, doctors have a bad habit of labeling everybody with a mental disorder and any little thing can be construed as being a element of a disorder ... if not, they make one up to go along with the symptoms.

We live in a sick world, so the doctors are handing out pills and paperwork and raking in the bucks.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/fakin-crazy.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:11:06 -0000

I am sure he had a nice group of people like enders crying about his poor poor condition too.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/research-baby-killer.html

jim — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:12:09 -0000

it is only "unusual' because very few societies do it. if *everybody* would treat their criminals like the criminals treated their victims... it would be called "cruel and quite common punishment" and that wouldn't be too bad in the newspapers

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/research-baby-killer.html

jim — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:57:18 -0000

anyone who kills forfeits their own right to live.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/crazy-lady-sets-kids-on-fire.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:04:40 -0000

I am the same as Trench ... I wish her a painful death.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/crazy-lady-sets-kids-on-fire.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:03:17 -0000

[i]Prosecutors have not decided whether to seek the death penalty[/i]

WHY !? this cunt deserves to die in the same manor her killed her 3 year old.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/just-another-house-of-horrors.html

jim — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:36:46 -0000

I cant disagree with you about the media. Because they are held to the same ratings system as entertainment they do whatever it takes to be #1. But there have been to many cases like this for it to be too far fetched.

I dont know the dickensons, and I dont know what is more true... your story or the police records. I just hope Justice prevails one way or the other.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/just-another-house-of-horrors.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:07:30 -0000

I've heard many cases like this, each one worse than the last.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/sex-and-carnies.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:57:08 -0000

(in my best impression of a Monty Python character) You Bastard !

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/sex-and-carnies.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:14:09 -0000

isn't sex in public illegal too ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/more-on-devin-moore-appeal.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:50:13 -0000

you are shocked about trolls ? when did you open your site ? last week ? ;-)

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/more-on-devin-moore-appeal.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:19:10 -0000

God I fucking hate this shit. If a black man commits a crime everyone else is racist ... if he is the victim, everyone else is racist. What in the fuck is wrong with this picture ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/piss-and-hot-wax.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:52:07 -0000

I know some good reasons, but Imus got fired for saying it. :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/piss-and-hot-wax.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:16:13 -0000

losers on every side. :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/gta-killer-appeals-conviction.html

jim — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:29:52 -0000

I mean REAL games, not those shit games that mutants make online. the closest game is Leisure Suit Larry and the basis of THAT game, Enders has perfected (jerking off a lot and hoping a hot girl will notice him). :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/gta-killer-appeals-conviction.html

jim — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 06:42:39 -0000

good thing there are not any games involving rape. :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/gta-killer-appeals-conviction.html

jim — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:20:27 -0000

It wont work. Intelligent people know that your actions are based on your own decisions not what your video game tells you to do.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/torture-victim-held-captive-for-month.html

jim — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:47:38 -0000

If this family had Enders as a relative they would look more like "The Hills have eyes" than "deliverance".

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/torture-victim-held-captive-for-month.html

jim — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:17:37 -0000

they sound terrific :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:43:27 -0000

Anon: you are welcome to your opinion, but enders is not welcome here.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:03:16 -0000

don't feel bad, most of us don't really feel the way we come across. Enders has a history of stirring up shit and twisting it to his own pathetic life or one of 3 stories that he cant seem to let go of.

Most of the shit I have said to him was just to insult him enough to go away. he just never got the hint, and Trench had to do it for him.

Welcome to the site :-)

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:41:47 -0000

Hallelujah ! I have never loathed anyone as much as I do that little weasel cunt. I would actually love it *LOVE IT* if that little punk pulled a gun on me. I bet his brain is weak enough to fall for the Jedi mind trick.

To quote the great John Turturro in the film "The Big Lebowski":

[i]I'll take it away from you and stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger till it goes "click"[/i]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:36:06 -0000

I prefer the winghouse.

better wings, hotter girls.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:13:03 -0000

I don't doubt you can pull a trigger, I doubt you would do it if you had the chance.

You just don't have the balls.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:10:07 -0000

those cases deserve justice. the fact that you have to excuse the facts with irrational bullshit proves it.

the King brothers didn't kill, they only confessed to it and the people who are STILL trying to put them away don't believe it. Thats why they are still trying to put them away.

Killing inebriated people is ok as long as you can pretend to not have seen a stop sign that you obviously knew was there anyway because the same stop sign has been in the news several times before.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:47:33 -0000

Oh no no no, enders says its not murder if you are under 18 years old because you cant vote yet.

In a world run by Endersdragon, kids can kill anything (except other kids with disabilities) they want and not be charged with the crime because they are not adults yet. I suppose that the worse off they are the more crime they can commit and be good with the law. For example, a 10 year old can kill shouldn't get jail time, but a 13 year old with down's who kills should get a free house and not have to pay taxes. Apparently the shorter you are, and the longer your forehead ... more thicker your shielding should be from the law.

and that makes perfect sense.

Now Enders, be a good boy and go kill yourself. Your schoolmates hate you, we hate you, your mommy hates you and you have nothing to live for. If you need tips on how to do it pain free, let me know... I have some ideas for you.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:40:53 -0000

about time. :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:39:35 -0000

the whole middle east has terrific methods of dealing with criminals (no matter the age).

Criminals do not deserve equal rights. I am 100% for "eye for an eye".

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:11:49 -0000

even my cat laughs at Enders

[img]http://a335.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/96/l_fe116c0e55ff42936c4dc90cdeba40e6.jpg[/img]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:53:18 -0000

[img]http://a660.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/41/l_4bcc5f59c61d5c0a4e1837ea1ba07b23.jpg[/img]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:51:12 -0000

No, *I* "name call" you are STILL here because Belch likes verbally crushing you with facts and embarrassing you with knowledge.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:47:42 -0000

He does have an obsession with them.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:47:42 -0000

*YES !!*

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:45:47 -0000

the truth slowly unfolds.

first he wants a hottie, now he is bi ... next week he will be out of the closet and sucking guys off to photos like the one I posted below.

-OR-

Enders is *so* retarded that he doesn't really know what "bi" means. He probably thinks that "bi" means he likes men and boys.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:43:11 -0000

here is a shocker, firing a gun into the ceiling of a school after making treats with it *is* attempted murder. Threatening a person with a loaded weapon *is* assault, stupid.

anyone who thinks they are big enough to decide the fate of another's life, is big enough for the consequences ... I don't give a fuck about their brain.

after his decision, he gets to wait much much longer to vote and drive.

everything else you said is simpleton speak because you are trying to associate the old military/drinking age argument with attempted murder/ smoking a cigarette.

he is not physically an adult, but he made a grown up decision and should be rewarded with a grown up punishment.

...and you are still retarded.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:46:48 -0000

[img]http://tinyurl.com/2uerps[/img]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/white-lawyers-appeal-to-mo-supreme.html

jim — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:39:27 -0000

he brought a gun to school and fired it ... his intent doesn't override his actions.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/swordswoman-robs-bar.html

jim — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:42:00 -0000

[i]Where is the call for sword control?[/i]

thats all we need more people crying about the destruction of American rights because a couple dopes don't know how to contain themselves.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/i-guess-this-was-bound-to-happen.html

jim — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:09:49 -0000

me neither, so long as that hate crime book gets thrown at black people who attack white people too. I am sick of all the one sidedness that racism has in print.

We also need to be clear on what a hate crime is, because the phrase "nappy headed hoe" should have been protected by free speech and not been a fire-able offense.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/i-guess-this-was-bound-to-happen.html

jim — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:06:33 -0000

for now indeed

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/another-nj-psycho-walks-off.html

jim — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:03:12 -0000

Could be worse... you could be in Florida. :-P

We all know how you love the sunshine state. ;-)

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/another-nj-psycho-walks-off.html

jim — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:19:40 -0000

Stupid Jersey people :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/i-feel-like-killing-my-mom.html

jim — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:27:01 -0000

[img]http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f161/mattjw442/texastittiebar.gif[/img]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/i-feel-like-killing-my-mom.html

jim — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:23:53 -0000

look at this video and tell me which one is Enders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lQsZ4BVZGs

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/i-feel-like-killing-my-mom.html

jim — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:01:59 -0000

what else is there to do? the kids are fucking psycho and the 1 or 2 out there who are actually normal, don't want to rape maim or kill, and are TRYING to be a part of the world cant get a break because the other ones are just fucking it all up for everyone.

I really hate these self important cunts.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/i-feel-like-killing-my-mom.html

jim — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:22:42 -0000

[i]As the disciplinarian in the home, Penny Brighton felt it was her job to get her son off drugs and motivate him to accept some responsibility, Young told investigators.[/i]

ok, so if the parents try... they get killed. if they dont... the school gets shot up.

I have the answer... nobody has kids anymore. we sterilize the world and stop kids from being born at all.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/amnesty-international-and-new-mumia.html

jim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:32:33 -0000

His cunt face daughter calls up the Ron and Fez show from time to time. I have no idea why they tolerate her, but hearing her talk for 5 minutes pisses me off more than anything. I truly hate everything that has come from the Phelps family and wish them painful deaths.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/amnesty-international-and-new-mumia.html

jim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:18:41 -0000

don't forget my favorite psycho group...

The Westboro Baptist Church.

is case you are unaware, this fucked up little organization (who is NOT a member of the Baptist convention btw) have held marches and gatherings to "thank god" for dead soldiers, events like Katrina, the bridge that collapsed in MN and above all things...9/11. they also are 100% for execution by any means and they believe the #1 crime in the world is homosexuality.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/wv-torture-follow-up.html

jim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:26:17 -0000

I hope so too, but killing a black girl in West Virgina is the criminal equivalent of jaywalking.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/pedophiles-video-game.html

jim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 04:28:49 -0000

I guess N.A.M.B.L.A is getting technical now.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/pre-teen-sends-threatening-text-message.html

jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:20:59 -0000

THIS is most probably one of those empty threats we have spoken about.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/i-be-disappointed-too.html

jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:48:07 -0000

they share a smoke after the steamy sex. :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/i-be-disappointed-too.html

jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:23:23 -0000

why couldnt he keep being a stoner and get a job ? all the dummy had to do was get a job.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/nj-psycho-killer-captured.html

jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:26:52 -0000

he probably didnt kill anything. They said he really didnt get far before he turned back.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/attempt-to-exclude-evidence-in-siu.html

jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:30:41 -0000

man, Robot Chicken just got back on the air. dont fuck it up by blaming your craziness on it.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/nj-psycho-killer-on-loose.html

jim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:37:47 -0000

nope, I am not interested in following you around, I just want you to leave here.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/nj-psycho-killer-on-loose.html

jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:46:58 -0000

I am obsessed with making you feel worse than your high school did.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/nj-psycho-killer-on-loose.html

jim — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:21:00 -0000

Belch, please hurry up and finish this prick off, I cant help but hope that his sex camp has a shooting.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/nj-psycho-killer-on-loose.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:13:54 -0000

Good point, please get rid of this guy Trench.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/nj-psycho-killer-on-loose.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:47:59 -0000

good point.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/nj-psycho-killer-on-loose.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:25:42 -0000

I was going to chastise you for not using "Killers" but I suppose any Maiden album cover would have done fine.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/pa-man-tries-for-quickening.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:47:59 -0000

that made me laugh, I needed that. :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/pa-man-tries-for-quickening.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:43:11 -0000

yeah, Highlander would have a better stronghold on stupid kids than Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction is to big of a story for them to wrap their brains around. Highlander is for people who hate useless things like plot and interesting characters.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/pa-man-tries-for-quickening.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:52:48 -0000

while I get you point, I somehow think that the gimp scene of Pulp Fiction has very little effect on pop culture's desire of swords. There are far to many martial arts movies that would make swords desirable why would a cult classic outweigh those movies ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/pa-man-tries-for-quickening.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:29:37 -0000

this story is just funny.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/wv-torture-family.html

jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:15:11 -0000

pathetic

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/wv-torture-family.html

jim — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:17:02 -0000

what does voting for Bush have to do with anything ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/wv-torture-family.html

jim — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:15:34 -0000

I cant speak for Jersey, my only time spent in that state were visits to 6 flags

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/wv-torture-family.html

jim — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:31:46 -0000

that was Louisiana. Not excusing racism, but it is highly prevalent in the south eastern states. It is odd to me that if you go to NY and CA you will find more black on black crimes and black on white crimes than white on black crimes. go to Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia (you know, the places in America that haven't grown beyond the 1400s) white on black crime is utterly disgusting.

It makes you wonder why Al Sharpton wastes his time in NY when he would be better suited to fight in those states.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/wv-torture-family.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:39:59 -0000

same difference.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/wv-torture-family.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:06:51 -0000

After I hit send I realized that I could have done better.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/wv-torture-family.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:27:30 -0000

Virgina is for lovers, West Virginia is for hillbillys.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/woman-has-sex-with-6-year-old-son.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:31:28 -0000

people are so fucking weird.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/saving-all-your-foodstamps-and-burning.html

jim — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:32:42 -0000

next time she will do it because her glasses are missing.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:43:58 -0000

I didn't go to summer camp, summer camp is for queers.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:46:55 -0000

I missed one ? here let me make it up to you by giving you a link to this video of your favorite camp experience.

meatspin.com

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:53:49 -0000

here it is ... the home office of Endersdragon's camp

http://tinyurl.com/2uyfxe

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:18:23 -0000

that cant be enders, he never mentioned his disease on the video.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:15:29 -0000

I gave you your chance, goodbye

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:28:45 -0000

thanks zigs :-)

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:27:36 -0000

I defy you to find one time, anytime in which I have threatened you or anyone on this site with physical harm. I defy you to once find anything that says that I am violent to anyone who was not violent to me first. I defy you to find any form of probable cause on this site or any that I would come to anyones home with the intent to harm them.

YOU however clearly said that you would fire an AK-47 at me if I came to your home. That is a threat. Not a promise of self protection.

oh and I did not suggest that you are a bad shot, I was suggesting that givin the opportunity you would be to pussy to take it.

Now, FINISH THE FUCKING KNOCK KNOCK JOKE !

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:22:05 -0000

oh I know, I just want him to know his place.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:46:38 -0000

Isn't that cute, you think physical threats faze me. If you had an AK with a nice full clip, pointed at me with a decent enough distance to strike me and not be taken down... you would still fuck it up.

I know you cant figure out the proper reaction to a simple "knock knock" joke but I'll answer you as though you said "who's there"

Asperger's

oh and answer nicely before I have Trench send you to the cornfields. Threats are not normally taken kindly around here.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:40:21 -0000

ok ok, I'll be fair and tell a joke that our resident water-head can understand.

Knock knock

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:34:16 -0000

yeah, but that takes away from the ease of the internet.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:14:27 -0000

sorry about the non click-able link, Trench's stupid spam prevention sucks balls.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:11:34 -0000

Rape is funny till it is real. I don't care who the perp or victim is in the joke, so long as it stays a joke.

Hence why I was told to be silent when Jax and I went to adopt jack-jack.

http://www.imagedumpwitheasy.com/uploads/67ce3b8d1a.jpg

Jax was afraid I was going to make kitty rape jokes and botch up the adoption. I guess telling the humane society that you want a 6 week old kitten to mouth fuck makes them leary of you. :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:15:20 -0000

retard jokes are funny too

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:15:20 -0000

now why am I not surprised that the conversation went back to YOUR disorder ?

we get it, you are retarded and nobody likes you. Believe me, we completely understand that nobody likes you.

...and yes. I make abortion jokes, are you shocked ? I make gay jokes, black jokes, Italian jokes, rape jokes, death jokes and kitten rape jokes too. I believe that outrageous is funny and I don't give a flying fuck who doesn't find it funny, I am to busy practicing free speech.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:49:12 -0000

Planed parenthood doesn't do enough work :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/insanity-is-defense-du-jour.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:30:41 -0000

[i]Still waiting for someone to tell me why he shouldn't be tried as an adult.[/i]

I am sure a few of our resident wackos will dream something up

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/dumbass-florida-kids-get-arrested.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:31:58 -0000

let me guess, bullies ? abuse at home ? I hate children.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/florida-woman-pours-boiling-water-on.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:41:02 -0000

I am sure there is a good log you could use ... I was thinking, Cletus and Brandine outside with the yungins.

Brandine: (after a short make out session in the back of their pickup at the Nascar event) Cletus ? why'd you have ta park so dang close ta my parents ?

Cletus: Now Brandine, you know theys my parents too.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/florida-woman-pours-boiling-water-on.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:33:52 -0000

;-)

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/florida-woman-pours-boiling-water-on.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:33:52 -0000

should this have the dumpster logo ? you need a trailer trash logo for these award winners.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/bomb-explodes-at-ks-school.html

jim — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:46:49 -0000

the lack of information in the media does not reflect the information the police have.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/bomb-explodes-at-ks-school.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:34:58 -0000

cant wait to see this one develop.

Re: None

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:37:41 -0000

I loath people who cry out, attempt or actually commit suicide. The only thing worse is when they decide to take others with them.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/sister-rape-and-murder-could-have-been.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:36:53 -0000

can we get 70 ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/sister-rape-and-murder-could-have-been.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:45:07 -0000

nah, 40% would just about do it. ;-)

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/child-rape-on-tape.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:43:08 -0000

[i]A Billings man who videotaped himself raping an 18-month-old baby was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison.[/i]

I dont get it, I just dont fucking get it. How ? why ? what the fuck ?

How does a man find fucking a baby sexy or of any kind of release ?

How is it even fucking possible without killing the child ?

He deserves far worse than drinking shampoo, but the kid is on the right track.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/7-12-hours-of-hell.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:47:33 -0000

I love taser gone wrong stories

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/mr-big-man.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:50:39 -0000

For those who hate my discipline arguments... this is not what I expect when I say we need more discipline for the kids. A spanking does the job, a punch or whipping does nothing but fuck the kid up. do this to enough kids and we wind up with more Endersdragons in the world and god knows we already have more than we want.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/human-potato-tortures-girlfriend.html

jim — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:28:22 -0000

now now, the only sped that deserves to get beat up by their boyfriend is Endersdragon.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/human-potato-tortures-girlfriend.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:16:20 -0000

is that some kind for slang for a kiss ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/human-potato-tortures-girlfriend.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:11:09 -0000

I am not sure about Wisconsin, but most US states have the legal age of consent set at 17 years old. Plus, Statutory Rape does not commonly apply when consenting sex is by a minor and a legal adult with such a small age gap.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/human-potato-tortures-girlfriend.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:22:53 -0000

thats because you never had the nuke method which is equally good and 100x faster. Sorry, but when I want a baked potato... I want it now, not 6 months from now. The conventional oven cooks like snails fuck.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/human-potato-tortures-girlfriend.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:59:39 -0000

[i]He's looking at 32 years behind bars...wrapped in tin foil...covered in sour cream...preheat the oven to 350.[/i]

I prefer to use the microwave. Toss the potato in a ziplock with a cup of water, nuke for 5 minutes, stab with a fork nuke for 5 more minutes if needed ... job done in under ten minutes.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/domestic-dispute-shuts-down-school.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:02:14 -0000

I agree with you, and if the school was in lock down as soon as the kids were in it... she did everything right.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/domestic-dispute-shuts-down-school.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:26:57 -0000

I agree with Trench. While I admire her courage in making sure the authorities were on it... she really should have taken the kids to a location that he would not know about. He threatened to go to the school and wasn't aware at the time that she didn't stay there... why would she leave the kids there if there is potential danger ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/domestic-dispute-shuts-down-school.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:02:26 -0000

its Kansas ... what do you expect ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:32:03 -0000

need a translator, do ya ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:40:43 -0000

Being abstract is not the issue, you tried to reinvent the joke in order to attack me and you failed because you went overboard without turning the joke around on me properly.

in the news story Trench said: [i]I think Social Services has had investigations with that family going back four generations[/i]

then I said [i]Planed parenthood doesn't do enough work[/i]

this is you cue ...

"they missed at you house too"

"what do you expect for Virgina ? they keep and raise their dead babies"

these are suggestions, you are expected to dream up your own shit and be witty about it.

Holocaust jokes are funny by certain reference points. For example, if I knew a Jewish person who lost a grandparent, if would be cold for me to make a specific joke about that person. after that all bets are off.

*why am I teaching you to be funny ?*

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:39:10 -0000

they are not ok and funny ... they are fucking hysterical.

If you have a 130 IQ (which I doubt anyway) you would come across smarter than a grade school kid around here. The fact that you think I made a joke about eugenics when I clearly made an abortion joke *proves* that you have no reading comprehension.

Oh and you shouldn't care what I think, but you do anyway. You actually believe that each time you tell me you are a water head, you are going to chip away the disgust I have in you till I suddenly feel for you. So you continue to babble on about your disease in hopes that you will be right ... Not gonna happen.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:19:54 -0000

you have been left to defend yourself because we hate you. I actually want to read a story about your death. I am not jealous of you, I couldnt bring myself to go on and on about my problems to people who just don't fucking care. you may be laughing out loud, but it is probably because you saw a rock.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:01:50 -0000

bullets fits you because the line "I'm disgraced

By jealousy and lies" is accurate... all you do is lie and whine about your jealousy of everyone else.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:05:36 -0000

maybe, but I have friends, I always had friends and all ages of people actually like me and enjoy my company ... you cant say the same.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:01:39 -0000

more lies ? it takes you more than 5 minutes to compose a short sentence.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:34:34 -0000

I didn't defend the guy stupid. Oh and your cowboy is a moron, who describes a feeling that most people don't understand with another thing (that has nothing to do with the original problem) that nobody understands or can relate to ?

Oh I got one.

I had a migraine the other day ... it was like being stuck in the vacuum of space. Know what I mean people ? nudge nudge

Oh, they keep coming...

My knee hurts badly from both the birth defects I was born with and the arthritis I have developed over the years... its like having a baseball bat jambed up your ass and then you are forced to lick it clean.

oooooooh wait wait I have more.

I knew a guy who had a heart attack, he said it was more painful than raping a kitten with no lube.

will he ever stop folks ?

I got a splinter in my pinky finger today, its like biting your own face off

oooh I am on a roll now...

Snorting coke is an awful habit, especially when you get ice cubes stuck in your cunt.

that was a twist... can he dream up one more ?

Enders has friends like 7up has caffeine.

(psst, never had it... never will)

oh wait, that one works. I guess I am done.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:54:04 -0000

I hate you, because you are a lying cunt, you have always been a cunt and in all likelihood will always be a cunt.

Matter of a fact, if there was ever a contest for worlds biggest cunt, you would come in second.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:43:40 -0000

OK, I'll use your logic with this one...

I am not saying your stupidity is a serious factor with this issue, but your stupidity is mind numbing with every other thing we've talked about.

You actually bring the IQs of the people around you down.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:14:00 -0000

I doubt you ever had a friend.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:14:00 -0000

[i]I am not saying it is a serious factor in every case but it is a serious factor in the cases it had been involved in.[/i]

you are so stupid, it makes my head spin. After your mother dropped you, did she amuse herself by poking the soft spot on your head ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:48:14 -0000

[i]My theories are that bullying and abuse can be a serious factor in causing kids to kill people[/i]

And you are wrong.

[i]Notice I did not say that was a 100% of even a 25% or even a 1% thing, just that it does happen.[/i]

Which is why 2 things can be noted from your stupid little speech.

1: you have no faith in your own argument which is why you changed the context mid-stride.

2: if you believe that is CAN be less than 1% than calling it a possible "serious factor" is fucking ridiculous. There is sufficient evidence that nearly all of the killers were bullies themselves, rather than being bullied.

Cody Posey is a rarer case than most but from what I had recall about it, the accusations of abuse from his father were not quite as proven as the 3 people he murdered... one of which he shot twice in the face. Wasn't that his father's 3rd wife ? not even someone he accused of abusing him ? He murdered his sister so she wouldn't tell on him. That sounds justified since he was, after all (cough) slapped for not doing his chores.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:54:03 -0000

its not strange, he avoids the threads the disprove all his stupid theories.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:39:41 -0000

actually "self defence" should read 200 to 1. these kids don't defend themselves, they are either blathering victims or the original bullies who need an excuse.

Either way, I am betting on the "abuse at home" odds with "meds" followed up by "lack of meds" and the "weeping grandparents who loved him to much" for an 8 to 1

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:05:32 -0000

Enders doesn't know a damn thing about anything if he cant somehow bring his own misery to the forefront.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:37:28 -0000

Don't forget about all those hours playing Grand Theft Auto.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:18:17 -0000

[i]and ask him to please stick closer to church oriented social activities.[/i]

isn't that rape anyway ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/16-year-old-rapes-and-kills-sister.html

jim — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:19:27 -0000

send him over to enders house... I am sure he can be rehabilitated. :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/concussions-not-steroids.html

jim — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:21:27 -0000

so how come Mick Folly hasn't killed his family yet ?

One other thing ... did those doctors check to see if he was REALLY the rabid wolverine or not ? :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/meth-covered-q-tip.html

jim — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:19:28 -0000

different acknowledgments for different threads ? damn !!! :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/meth-covered-q-tip.html

jim — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:23:22 -0000

Nod of Doom ? what happened to the old fedora tip ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/09/sixth-mcnary-suspect-arrested.html

jim — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:24:23 -0000

Good thing that these kids aren't learning anything is school anymore :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/don-like-green-i-blow-up-school.html

jim — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:09:11 -0000

you need to be more specific, who didn't I stick up for ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/don-like-green-i-blow-up-school.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:13:34 -0000

I dont really care enough to read your stories anymore... they change context from post to post and not for nothing, are dull as fucking hell.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/don-like-green-i-blow-up-school.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:39:03 -0000

No, it sounds like more lies. Why ? because you told me you had no friends in high school and that EVERYBODY beat you up.

Now you had a best friend ? you need to start being honest.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/don-like-green-i-blow-up-school.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:31:46 -0000

I miss the old days when truly special people actually did something special and the ones they call "special" now were just "retards".

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/don-like-green-i-blow-up-school.html

jim — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:40:50 -0000

oh, you are right. Lets just ignore them as they walk into the schools and trust them not to kill each other. Seemed to have worked at Columbine. Lets also not pay attention to their threats online or if they have a note book loaded with bomb making plans. They probably wont do any kind of damage. They are just poor troubled kids who need some means of venting... and making threats in an era of school shootings is as good as any ... right ?

I am beginning to think that your retardation is due to your mother dropping you to many times. I had hoped at one time, that you were just stupid... but you are far beyond any normal measure of idiot.

For those of us in the "big boy world" it is utterly important to generalize the masses because we are forced to do so. You see... if some middle eastern guy is making (even so much as idol) threats ... post 9/11 the government is going to take it serious. The same goes for the schools. They have no budgets, teachers are under paid, they have no means of enforcing discipline, most of the parents do nothing to support them and they are forced to deal with the awful "no child left behind" shit... post Columbine, post Red Lake, post Virgina Tech (continue to fill in the blanks) they have zero options left then to pay close attention and jump the second they see something that even remotely appears to be a threat.

Thats the bottom line whether you like it or not.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/don-like-green-i-blow-up-school.html

jim — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:09:25 -0000

yeah, but think about it from their point of view. They have to do something to make sure it doesn't happen in their school too. The kids are fucking insane and nobody is even trying to lay disipline down anymore.. what other options do the schools have ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/don-like-green-i-blow-up-school.html

jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:03:20 -0000

why do you think that is, Alan ?

Why do you think the public schools are paranoid about threats, even minor ones made in passing as a joke ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/don-like-green-i-blow-up-school.html

jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:13:24 -0000

let me guess, all the kid that prefer blue are bullies ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/cho-broken-dream.html

jim — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:35:31 -0000

He shouldn't have bothered with community college either. Most likely, due to his Asian decent, he was forced to go to college even though he didn't have the skills. Most Asian cultures tend to push their kids too hard on education.

Don't Asian kids have the highest suicide rate for that reason anyway ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/cho-broken-dream.html

jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:27:28 -0000

[i]I wouldn't exactly call what he had "talent"[/i]

I would say the exact opposite. His writings are awful. Not only are they poorly written; they are not creative in the least, The characters are dull and pointless and the story lines have zero direction. from what I have read, it seems more like he was forced to write that crap and he just scrawled out anything to get a semi-passing grade.

His writings actually remind me of moment in my high school years. In creative writing, a guy who sat near me couldnt dream up his own recreation of Shakespeare's "the 7 stages of man". All we had to do was write a 7 stage poem... nothing difficult. Anything would have been sufficient, but this dope decided to just steal the lyrics to "Master of Puppets" and hoped that the teacher wasn't familiar with the song.

What probably happened is, Cho supposedly was always some kind of introvert. Someone probably patted him on the back for his awful stories in hopes that they would get through to him and wound up making him think he actually had some kind of talent. Later, when he was forced to face the fact that he was chasing a dream he couldnt fulfill, he withdrew even further.

Cho was so bound to eat a bullet, he should have been friends with enders.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/virginia-tech-panel-report.html

jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:18:11 -0000

Thats because the liberal fuck-offs are telling everyone that we don't have to worry about terrorist attacks, that George Bush somehow faked the whole thing and that anyone who is cautious is a fear monger.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/virginia-tech-panel-report.html

jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:00:53 -0000

Correct me if I am wrong, but I recall the officials that found the first bodies in the dorm thought that it was a murder-suicide at first. If that was the case, why would they even think to inform teachers when they still think the killer is dead ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/then-why-was-he-there.html

jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:13:23 -0000

well, he didn't get a degree :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/then-why-was-he-there.html

jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:05:15 -0000

[i]barely functioning troglodyte[/i]

impressive :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/virginia-tech-review-panel-cho-didn.html

jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:12:38 -0000

good point.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/virginia-tech-review-panel-cho-didn.html

jim — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:08:39 -0000

Cho breaks all the rules. He wasn't bullied, he wasn't playing violent video games, he probably hated Judas Priest because Halford is a homo... nothing matches the common excuse list.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/sin-metri.html

jim — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:41:54 -0000

Science isn't an exact science... that doesn't excuse releasing a dangerous person to the general public.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/sin-metri.html

jim — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:24:48 -0000

this year ? I was thinking, this decade.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/sin-metri.html

jim — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:37:29 -0000

maybe he just liked the name "sin" because he knew he was a bad guy.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/cho-new-paper.html

jim — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:18:58 -0000

I just don't even get it.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/don-flush-baby.html

jim — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:20:44 -0000

[i]I will never understand as long as I live how a birth mother of a child could do something like this.[/i]

*true, but I understand it when parents who adopt kids do it* :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/don-flush-baby.html

jim — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:19:52 -0000

can a baby even fit down the drain ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 04:55:38 -0000

...and a cramp in your ribs ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:15:05 -0000

nope... if you could see my face you would be able to tell that I am not even looking at it. even when the page scrolls down, I look the other way.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:09:30 -0000

yep, I am still not paying attention to it.

and I will not pay attention to it tomorrow too.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:07:21 -0000

I was thinking "Shit Dick" from Panzerfaust Records.

I think the most fitting song about Enders is "Special" by Steven Lynch

Oh, special Fred

Mama dropped him on his head

Now he's not so bright intead

He's a little bit special

We'd play tag, and he'd get hurt

I'd play soldier, he'd eat dirt

I liked math, and the spelling bee

Fred liked talking to a tree

Oh, special Fred

Mama dropped him on his head

Now she keeps him in the shed

Cause he's a little bit special

I ran track, hung out in malls

Fred ran headfirst into walls

I had girls, and lots of clothes

Fred had names for all his toes

Oh, special Fred

Mama dropped him on his head

Now he thinks he's a piece of bread

Cause he's a little bit special

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:06:21 -0000

Its not that I prefer making fun of people over a good debate... there just wasn't a good debate. You change your song with every post, you are not learning anything and I really don't like or respect you anyway.

Phil Collins sucks btw. His solo music sucks, he is an awful drummer and he ruined Genesis.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:31:46 -0000

because the comments below are far more amusing.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:27:32 -0000

your right, but I am now.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:53:23 -0000

ok, I am ignoring it

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:01:30 -0000

I don't think they are upset about him looking, its when he drools, licks his lips, and tugs his mule, that offends them.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:52:30 -0000

6'3" 200 lbs is skinny as a rail... why dont you work out ?

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:06:03 -0000

I like

[i]Live with roommates[/i]

HAHAHHAAH is that what you call your parents ? [img]http://board.thetrenchcoat.com/Smileys/classic/lmfao.gif[/img]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:59:33 -0000

[i]Hmmm, is it so much my own fault that I don't understand social concepts or just the way I was born.[/i]

*a little from column A a little from column B*

[i]I mean would you go up to a severly autistic boy and say, "You can talk, you just aren't trying hard enough, now stop being so stupid and talk."[/i]

*you are not severely autistic ... we are talking about how you are such a moron, you couldnt make one single friend and who the world all ganged up and beat on you*

[i]Like autistics ...(snipped because it was fucking boring as hell)... world?[/i]

*we get it, you are retarded but still manage to figure out how to use a keyboard and type in Trench's URL. Its obvious that you are right, because you have no idea about how to be social, you are just a cunt. Are you aware that if you died (or stopped coming here) I would fucking forget your name in less than a month ? that is how little you or your pathetic life story has effected me.*

[i]Do you really desire me to invite my employers on here to talk about how good I am at relating to disabled kids, and how much they learned from me?[/i]

*You can, if you desire... I don't doubt you relate to kids well. The problem is your mind hasn't developed enough to relate to adults. You don't really relate well to anything less it is weeping for your sob stories about how bad you had it. Which narrows it down to a handful of rape victims who actually are dumb enough to believe you anyway. We are above that because we know you are a liar so we don't bother to believe anything you say. So go ahead and pop on with a different screen name (don't forget to use a different computer so your IP doesn't match up) and praise yourself. It is worth a laugh.*

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:52:02 -0000

I guess html doesn't work here :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:52:02 -0000

[img]http://board.thetrenchcoat.com/Smileys/classic/pointlaugh.gif[/img]

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:42:41 -0000

[i]I have never once said I agree with the actions of criminals,[/i]

*hence why you are still here*

[i]just said that I can understand how they happen,[/i]

*no you cant, you just think you do*

[i]and that maybe they are not beyond redemption.[/i]

*most of them are*

[i]This is a funny concept to you I am sure.[i/]

*hysterical*

I wouldn't have society throw your stupid friend away for making an idol threat, but I am fully behind the law for making sure that his threat was idol rather than sitting and waiting for carnage to know he is a criminal.

[i]I don't expect sympathy from you,[/i]

*good thing for you*

[i]certianly none directed at me.[/i]

*you can learn*

[i]I only want to show you how kids could do things like this by showing examples from my own past.[/i]

*they wont learn a lesson from your past, if you haven't and all you proved so far is that you learned to blame everyone else besides yourself for your downfalls. Great lesson for the kids.*

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:55:55 -0000

[i]Who says I didn't defend myself. The fact is I grew up in a bad part of town and I was not the biggest or strongest kid. Nor had I ever really been taught how to fight.[/i]

*excuses, excuses ... I didn't have formal training in how to fight and at a whopping 5'8" 130lbs by graduation... I wasn't even close to the biggest guy in high school. but those who fucked with me, only did so once .... bullies learn quick.*

[i]

Once again you show that you can't understand a word that is coming out of my mouth.[/i]

*nobody understands your babble*

[i]Kids with asperger's don't understand social concepts. As you stated yourself in your own dumb way, neurotypical kids have this hotwired into their intelligence. AS kids don't, it is as simple as that.[/i]

*not my problem*

[i]Beyond that I was never going to be liked here.[/i]

*not true, you made your own bed*

[i]In fact I would have to trade everything I believe in to be liked here. I would have to agree with you on the raping of 13 year olds that have committed crimes being a good thing.[/i]

*care to show me where I said something even remotely close to that ? either way, you don't have to change your beliefs to make friends, you have to be likable and you choose not to be. Friends do not agree about everything, they have a common ground that is above their disagreements. Trench and I have been friends for over 5 years now ... we do not agree on everything. My friend Roger and I have been friends for over 25 years ... we don't agree on most things. You don't make friends because you are to busy trying to gain sympathy about your misfortune and pats on the back for your deeds rather than trying to find out what you have in common with the other people... once again, thats your problem*

[i]Anyone who disagrees with you guys gets villionized, though me and Trench got along for the most part before Belch came along.[/i]

*I don't agree with Belch all the time either, but I would call him a friend. Trench is not catty and does not trade in people he likes for other people he likes... he just winds up with more people to like. None of the major posters here are like that. We only villonize (is that even a word ?) those who praise the deeds of criminals. The difference between you and a troll is you get to stay and continue to babble about your stupid opinion.*

[i]to tell you the truth I prefer the idea of a good MILF, you know any?[/i]

Been home lately ? :-P don't feel bad... you opened yourself up for that one :-P

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:34:38 -0000

no, you are a wanna-be AND a liar.

now you work at a day camp AND read the bible ? I am sure you are a pedophile and I hope I can prove it before you rape more kids.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:30:56 -0000

he cant back it up because he has stretched the truth to far to do so.

The only way he really got beat up once a week is if he continued to stalk the girlfriends of the REAL football players.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:27:54 -0000

[i]Hmmm I was assulted once a week during high school. Once a week compared to once every 7 years, which is more?[/i]

Not my fault you are too much of a pussy to defend yourself.

[i]You do realize that if you ignore people that have tried to kill themselves they are more likely to try again, and probably this time be successful?[/i]

so ? not my problem if they are not going to actually TRY at life. Fuck it, die, population it too high anyway.

[i]

I didn't make friends, [/i] *your fault* [i]Beyond that I didn't understand right away that someone was not my friend.[/i] *your fault* [i] If they acted even somewhat friendly I was likely to hang around alot with them,[/i] *your stupidity*[i] this obviously lead to situations where I would be bullied and not leave.[/i] *your fucking fault* [i] I always tried to hang out with someone, frequently a bunch of people, they just would never become what I would consider a friend and would more often then not become a bully.[/i] *still your fault* [i]You also brought up them being out of my league, while this may be true, [/i] *did he learn something ?* [i]what concept of "league" does a kid who doesn't understand social concepts have?[/i] *oh yeah... you are stupid. Kids understand social concepts THAT is why you see clicks on the playground, in kindergarten and even as early as preschool.*

[i]Social Darwinism inherently implies that you believe that those who are weak should not have friends and it is right that they do not.[/i]

*no is suggests that the weak are in their position for the same reason the weak lion is last to get a bite of caribou... because you are fucking weak and make no effort to be strong.*

[i]You are a facist, even if you do not mean to be.[/i]

*if it helps you sleep... sure*

[i]I just wonder how much better society would be if we looked out for the weak instead of threading all over them[/i]

ok. take a look at our society compared to 60 years ago. people were stronger, kids were better behaved, laws weren't as strict because crime wasn't as bad and everyone knew their place ... how about now ?

Nobody cares about the kids enough to discipline them or truly educate them. crime is so high that we have laws to protect our laws and law enforcers have no choice but to be paranoid. we have taken away competition among kids so that the wimps can feel like they did something, but the pent up aggression wound up creating more damage than good. We decided to place everyone on mood drugs and tell them that they aren't happy enough. we protect animals and ignore girls being raped, we forced the Christian right on our bill of rights and allowed our government to babysit ourselves instead of worrying about the things our government was instilled for in the first place.

at the rate things have gone over the past 60 years... nothing will get better for people like yourself who prefer to complain about your lack of friends rather than try to attract new ones. For fucks sake, you've made no efforts to make friends on this web site, you went out of your way to be hated ... how can I begin to expect you are any different in person ? I can imagine how your trials in those "groups of people went" A girl smiled nicely at you, maybe said thank you because you let her cut in line, you assumed that mean instant friendship and started following her and her friends around. At first they didn't mind because you were quite, but as soon as you started with your "I have asperger's and nobody likes me" pity party, they hoped you would go away and eventually made it happen.

Re: http://www.crimene.ws/2007/08/beech-high-school-myspace-threat.html

jim — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:25:07 -0000

btw, the kid who put cigarettes out on his tongue... looked like a white version of Beetlejuice (from Howard Stern) and was the first among us to get laid.

How come he looked like a social outcast, acted like a social outcast, but got his dick wet before every other guy in his cohort group?