Disqus - Latest Comments for pete

Re: What Makes Sammy Run?

pete — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:54:35 -0000

I've heard Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust referred to as the definitive Hollywood novel, but after reading (and being blown away by) What Makes Sammy Run? earlier this year, I strongly opt for the latter. Truly great book.

Re: Meteor Garden 2

pete — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:51:08 -0000

oo nga..lam mo ba tapos ko n yung meteor garden 2...namatay dun si Pinnoco heheheheh..ayos n yadeh!!!

Re: http://www.fairyblogmotherblog.com/2009/08/verseo-epen-giveaway.html

pete — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:23:36 -0000

Ive heard alot about the copper patches. p.schwalm@rocketmail.com

Re: Adgang til piratebay og andre dns-blokerede sites

pete — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:19:25 -0000

hvordan gør man på Windows 7?

Re: Review: The Bourne Identity

pete — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:06:54 -0000

Yeah, I remember a while back when the first one come out, I didn't go to see it because the trailers made it look kinda lacklustre. However, much later, after a DVD rental, I was quite pleasantly surprised.

I bet the opposite is gonna happen now, I'll go see the Bourne Supremecy at the cinema because it looks good, then end up disappointed because the first was better. :)

Re: Review: The Bourne Identity

pete — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 07:50:28 -0000

Re: http://gitzengirl.blogspot.com/2009/02/speaking-of-haircuts.html

pete — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:04:00 -0000

Looks great. Want to try cutting mine sometime?

Recent blog post: Get Ready Nashville

Re: Kansas Anti-ID Professor Beaten - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

pete — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:34:00 -0000

These people were on a mission from God. Since God is invisible and imaginary, someone has to do God's Holy Will and step in and rough up a few Athiests'. Of
course they never had the Nads to do it in the daylight to be recognized by their Holy Invisible God, so it was all for naught....lol

Believe me there would be alot more drive by beatings and shootings if Athiests were allowed to express themselves openly in public, without ridicule or judgement from Christoids.

This plainly shows the power of a lie, a lie written on papryus and ox blood over 2000 years ago. People want to bathe and soak themselves in a lie, a lie of self-righteous filth, to be a crusader for their imaginary God and Jesus, that one day they will recieve a Heavenly reward, a Great Mansion in the Sky, as promised by the prophets, surely they would not have told a lie? Surely the Bible is the absolute pure word of God and none other. There cannot be one mistake or misspelling in the Bible since it is directly the written word of God. Since God is not the Author of Confusion, there can be no disagreements, nor any other interpretation, nor other religious sects, or demoninations, or religious faiths. The Bible is self-explanatory for all who want to believe. The Bible is a piece of trash that should have long, long ago been discarded.

Re: Culpeper minister faces sex charges - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

pete — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 15:34:00 -0000

I can't understand why you all act surprised when the church members keep suporting this sexual pervert.

I live near Charlotte, NC, I came through the old run down PTL Club, just to look at the billions spent and waisted there, and there were people in campers and tents waiting, for their messiah, Jim Bakker to get out of prison and save them, he had been in prison for over 5 years.

Look at the Jim Jones, David Karesh, Jimmy Sawggart, Benny Hinn, Tom Tewell, Billy Graham, Jerry Fatass, Pat Roberson, Kenneth Copeland, Arnold Murry, Joyce Myer, etc etc etc etc.

What man or woman can represent an imaginary god?

Can they walk on water? Can they raise the dead? Can they perform miracles? Can they collect and keep all your money?

What makes you all think that someone is called by a god?

The Bible says all have sinned, and all fall short of the glory of god.

Yet you insist that there is one among you worthy to represent an invisible God!

Why are you people insane?

Next time just pass the koolade during communion!

Re: The unfailing power of prayer - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion

pete — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 07:49:00 -0000

I wish I had the nerve to ask Christians who claim that their prayers were answered, "What would have happened if there had been no God?". In every case I can think of, the answer is surely that the outcome would have been exactly the same. The implication of their claims is that for example, the patient who survives a serious operation only does so because of the power of prayer. The idea that medical science and the skill of the doctors saved them doesn't get a look in. If, as sometimes happens, medical advancements and doctors' skill are claimed to be the answer to prayer themselves, then I can't' help wondering why God seems to be getting progressively better at saving the sick (and thus answering prayer) as time goes on. What did he have against kids with smallpox 100 years ago to let them die when now that disease has been completely eradicated?

A Christian friend of mine lost an unborn baby at 7 months despite many fervent prayers. I have yet to hear anyone explain this away by saying that it was God's will but presumably that is the only logical position for those who claim that *everything* is God's will. I would love to hear a Christian defence of a God who would apparently kill the previously healthy unborn baby of devout Christian parents.

Isn't it convenient that all the really dramatic "undeniable" answers to prayer occurred thousands of years ago?

Re: Bending The Rules

pete — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:01:03 -0000

thanks for the "tip", im blaming my parents for now never being able to cheat in a bike race !! looking forward to todays crit, hope the rain holds out and darren or dean can bring home the spoils of war

Re: Dramatic Cycling Crashes

pete — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:44:37 -0000

video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlc-s7eI5Cg

Re: Not ready to be nice - ExChristian.Net - Articles

pete — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:52:00 -0000

Dano said, God designed us in such a way that when we encountered other cultures,

You keep mentioning this god, well show us this god you're so damned sure that exists.

We're waiting....

Re: Not ready to be nice - ExChristian.Net - Articles

pete — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 23:01:00 -0000

Belinda Stevens, Right Thinker (Goldie) said...
Ben, quit ragging on my brothers in sisters in Christ Jesus. Mq59 is correct in stating that some indians practised human sacrifice and canabalism.

brothers and sisters in christ? where the hell did you here such bullshit?

human sacrifice, yeah they tossed virgin boys and girls into the volcanos, and the embodyment of christ, canabalism, you brainless twit.

Re: Small but Powerful - ExChristian.Net - Articles

pete — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:23:00 -0000

From your article:

2 Tim. 3:16. “All scripture that is God-breathed is profitable for doctrine…”

Of course, we don’t even know what qualifies as “scripture” nor what the author meant by the word “God-breathed.” We have no other instance to compare the word to, for explanation.

Similar to my saying, “All blogs that are God-infused are edicts for what you must do.” The first question is what does it mean for something to be God-infused, and the second question is what method we use to determine which blogs qualify and which ones don’t. We have the same problem with determining which scriptures are God-breathed.

I was interested to read that because the version of the Bible that I'm most familiar with (the NIV) says:

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching..."

A subtle difference from the version you quoted but a significant one. Yours implies that not all scripture is God-breathed but the NIV implies it is. Thus, according to that translation there's no difficulty in determining which scriptures come from God because they all do. (I'm tempted to say even the ones that contradict the other ones!)

Strangely, I did a Google search for the phrase "All scripture that is God-breathed" and it returned precisely 7 results, all from posts in blogs and forums. A search for the phrase "All scripture is God-breathed" on the other hand returned 65,800 results. On checking a dozen different versions of that verse at biblegateway.com, only one - the American Standard Version - gives your version of the quote whereas all the others (even the New American Standard version) agree with the NIV.

If the NIV and the others are right (assuming you put any faith in the Bible at all), at least it would remove the problem of determining which scriptures are God-breathed and which aren't. Was there a particular reason you quoted a version that seems to be the only one that translates that verse in the way you describe? I'm just curious.

Re: Small but Powerful - ExChristian.Net - Articles

pete — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:32:00 -0000

Hmm you're right...that meaning had gone completely over my head. In my defence (hehe), I have been and still am a member of a fairly fundamentalist church where every word of the Bible is officially considered to be divinely inspired and therefore useful for teaching etc as that verse implies. However, I've had a lot of long standing issues with this and many other teachings of the church although I've only recently become a regular visitor to this site, which I find very useful and informative btw. Anyway, I had never stopped to think that the logical extension of that particular doctrine is that it would mean that Paul was writing about his own letters and others which may not even have been written yet at that time. I know that the books of the Bible weren't collected together in their current form until hundreds of years after Jesus' death and I've always questioned why certain things were considered divine and were therefore included while certain other things weren't. It all seems a bit too convenient. I just never made the connection with that particular verse in 2nd Timothy.

I'm still fairly new to this skeptic business but I like to think I'm learning all the time.

Re: A Change Will Do You Good - ExChristian.Net - Articles

pete — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:17:00 -0000

We are nothing more than a advanced specie of ape on a very average planet in orbit around a very average star........ Deal with it..

Re: http://www.tipsblogger.com/2009/06/never-expiring-godaddy-couponspromo.html

pete — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:47:37 -0000

Some more codes for you guys to try:

emma1 = 10% off any order, no minimum spend
emma2 = 20% off any order over $30 or £25
emma3 = any .com domain for $7.49 (works on new domains and renewals)
emma30 = any .com domain for $7.49 (works on new domains and renewals)
emma35 = any .com domain for $7.49 (works on new domains and renewals)

The above codes all definitely work. The following codes might also work – they have worked in the past but have expired, though they are occasionally reactivated without prior notice:

emma4 = .co.uk domains for 2.70GBP for the first year
emma25 = 25% off any order over100USD
emma50 = 50% off .co.uk domains
emma550 = buy 50 domains, get 5 free (limited to .com, .net, .org, .mobi, .biz, .us and .ws)

Re: Power To The People: Football Fans Vote With Their Feet at Premiership Matches

pete — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:14:00 -0000

Great article. I'm one of the US fans who just started watching the EPL in the last few years and it has always baffled me why there were so many empty seats.

Re: New 08/09 Man United Away Shirt Revealed

pete — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:46:38 -0000

that can't be it surely. looks like a cheap training jersey. hope they keep the black one, best jersey i've bought in a long while (excluding marseille 3rd http://www.subsidesports.com/uk/store/product_d... )

and hewton heath played in yellow and green like they had in hte early 90s. i think teams should keep jersey's for 4 years, intead of all this commercial money-spinning rubbish. but i suppose as long as there are idiots willing to pay for everything they put out, why would they?

Re: Premiership Preview–2. Liverpool

pete — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:19:27 -0000

Liverpool ahead of Chelsea? You're having a laugh! Best 'pool will get is 3rd, and that is if Arsenal have a somewhat poor season. Chelsea will easily surpass them, like they have in recent years. I even see Chelsea winning the PL this year, as United don't look like they will have the same season as last year.

Re: Scientology Sunday: 48 Hours Report

pete — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:06:09 -0000

There is a back story to this show and its development that 48 Hours is
> not disclosing. 2 UK journalists worked on the story 48 Hours does not
> want you to know!
>
> Story:
>
> CBS/48 Hours program hides connections.
>
> A CBS/48 Hours program which slams Hollywood favorite Tom Cruise has
> been exposed for having an undisclosed Conflict of Interest and secret
> agenda against the star and his Scientology religion. (See info below
> from CBS/48 Hours website synopsis)
>
> The program makes a bizarre claim that the 44-year old actor's beliefs
> are responsible for the tragic death of one of the church's followers, a
> mother who was stabbed to death by her deranged son.
>
> 48 Hours has interviewed critics of Scientology claiming the church
> stopped the killer from getting psychiatric drugs which could have
> prevented the stabbing.
>
> But CBS/48 Hours bosses have failed to declare that they are largely
> funded by the pharmaceutical industry which makes the drugs in question
> - and the producer's families made a fortune from owning psychiatric
> hospitals, two very clear conflicts of interest undisclosed by CBS.
>
> CBS, which produces 48 Hours, is owned by media magnate Sumner Redstone
> who recently fell out with Cruise over his movie career. Several CBS
> executives have been accused of hiding the conflicts of interest and of
> being unfairly biased against the Mission Impossible star and his
> religion.
>
> CBS earned a staggering $592 million dollars in 2005 from advertising
> pharmaceuticals, a significant proportion of which are anti-depressants
> and psychotropic drugs. (Source TNS Media Intelligence)
>
> In addition, an executive producer on the show has a family history
> steeped in psychiatry. Susan Zirinsky's parents built, owned and
> operated Gracie Square Hospital, one of the largest privately owned
> psychiatric hospitals in the United States, which they later sold for
> over $25 million. Susan Zirinsky's mother Cynthia Zirinsky still sits on
> the board of directors for Gracie Square and the Mental Health
> Association of New York which she personally founded. Susan Zirinsky's
> husband Joseph Peyronnin also sits on the board and is an active
> advocate for the Mental Health Association of New York giving tens of
> thousands of dollars in support and receiving awards from the
> organization.
>
> Now they run the Zirinsky Mood Disorders Center at Beth Israel Medical
> Center in New York. Many have criticized the show and CBS for not being
> impartial.
>
> The news channel is risking another 'Rathergate' scandal with its
> flagship 48 Hours program. In September 2004 CBS was disgraced when
> documents criticizing President George Bush's military record were shown
> to be false. The discredited network was forced to apologize for the
> accusation and many employees were fired.
>
> This week's show revolves around the case of Jeremy Perkins, a psychotic
> who brutally stabbed his mother Eli to death in March 2003. The Perkins'
> are Scientologists and critics say that they were against psychiatry and
> psychiatric treatment.
>
> It is likely that the program will conclude that Eli's death
> could have been avoided if they were not Scientologists. The
> broadcast will also feature Tom Cruise's comments on the
> pharmaceutical and psychiatric industry from the NBC morning
> program broadcast last year. However Cruise made his outspoken
> comments a full two years after the Perkins murder.
>
> A second producer on the show named Miguel Sancho is also
> related to an esteemed psychiatrist, Dr Lobis, who is based in
> Boston via his sister. Dr. Lobis was the psychiatrist in
> charge of releasing a young mental patient who killed his
> parents with a baseball bat the day after his release. Both
> refused to comment on the potential conflict of interest.
>
> For CBS/48 Hours to say or convey that this tragedy was
> avoidable by putting the subject on psychotropic medications
> is simply not true and irresponsible, current studies of these
> medications clearly show patients taking psychotropic drugs
> can become extremely violent and suicidal, there is no way and
> no psychiatrist or test that can predict the behavior of a
> person having a psychotic episode. The US prisons are filled
> with people that have committed violent acts and homicides
> while on these psychotropic medications or under the care of
> a psychiatrist.
>
> When the comparisons between the Rathergate story and their
> latest show were pointed out, again CBS refused to comment. A
> spokesman said: "Our programs don't stand in favor of any
> particular side. "Our job is to try and present all sides.
> This is what we do. So we don't editorialize. That's not what
> we do. That's not our job."

Re: New Kanye West – Anyway

pete — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:11:42 -0000

most of these songs are just bad versions of SA-RA
i dig this beat, but Kanye should maybe have someone else sing.

Re: A Plug for the Pub Gathering

pete — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 13:51:05 -0000

I'm assuming that as a Bethel student you'll be enjoying a nice frosty glass of water at this gathering?

Re: DeLurking Week

pete — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:54:33 -0000

Mark,

First: I don't disagree with the reasons you may or may not choose to not follow the policy. In fact, I have it on good authority that Dr. Eliason has said that if a seminary student or professor were in someone's company and were offered a drink by that person, it would be acceptable to accept the drink for that reason--our fellowship with one another is a witness for the Kingdom of God.

Here's where I have difficulty, and it's not necessarily with you or any one person in particular--like you, I know plenty of Bethel faculty, staff, and students who see drinking as a vestigial limb of our fundamentalist past, and I agree that this is the case, like many things that Bethel people still do (such as write Statements of Faith instead of Theses Papers): Is simply disregarding the policy--particularly since you and I and everyone else who works for or attends Bethel committed ourselves to it--being faithful to our consciences in the end? My conviction, like yours, is that drinking is not a big deal. My grandfather would probably not have been a Christian had it not been for the local Lutheran pastor coming over to have a beer with him once in a while on hot days. But my conviction is also that if I make a promise, even if I think the reasons for doing so are patently silly in my (and others') estimation, that promise ought to be worth something. You, me, and everyone else who is employed by or educated at Bethel knew this was the policy when we signed on, and we committed ourselves to it. I can't speak for you, but I do not think much of my own personal integrity because of the ways I've broken this commitment I made, even though I've never thought it was a sensible policy.

I've only had a few discussions with Bethel folks about this issue, but it seems like every time the people who think the policy on drinking ought to be lifted think that making a commitment to follow that policy shouldn't count because its antiquated. If we are really so unhappy with that policy, but are unwilling or unable to make change in the institutional stance, the only two options that maintain our integrity is to leave that institution or follow it. My postmodern self hates making such strict black and white categories like that, but is there any other option? How do you rationalize it to yourself? I've tried, and I can't. (And I've been making a slow exodus for six months now.)

I don't judge you, and I hope you won't judge me.

Re: Gareth Jones » Blog Archive » Am I online?

pete — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:49:23 -0000

Pfft - just get a proper ISP :-)

Jon and I get text messages from Andrews and Arnold when our connections go down and come back, together with (in the latter message) total downtime. I've only had one "real" one though - usually it's because I've turned off the power to work on the house electrics, and it's spooky how my pocket buzzes within a second of hitting the switch.

Re: Herb Chambers complaint, commentary & update

pete — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:14:43 -0000

I was a little skeptical about dealing with Herb Chambers after reading many of the above posts, but after tracking which dealers were consistently offering the best prices in the newspaper and on the internet I had to go in anyway.

My wife and I just bought her a new Caravan this morning at HC in Millbury. We went there intending to purchase a new Grand Cherokee this past Saturday, but then she saw the Caravans. I've been driving Jeeps for 25 years now but had never bought a Dodge before so I told the Salesman I needed to go home and do some research and that we would be back in less than a week. He gave us no pressure whatsoever and gave us his work hours for the coming week.

We went back this AM and bought the Caravan at a very good price. I had checked the trade in value of her 2000 Cherokee Sport and I figured that was going to be the bone of contention but much to my surprise I got what I considered to be a very fair offer and accepted it.

I then knew the next potential problem was going to be in finance where the finance manger would certainly try to sell us on some very expensive extended warranty. He did try, but I very nicely explained I wasn't interested and he said OK and moved on. We went in already pre-approved via my wifes credit union for a loan and the finance manager offered us a better rate without knowing what rate we already had.

I can only speak for myself but I found the whole experience to be totally stressless and actually quite pleasant compared to the many other times I've bought new cars. Everyone was very nice to us and I wouldn't hesitate to go back to this dealership again.

Re: Another Look at Why Harold Ford Jr Lost - the Sister Vote

pete — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:53:00 -0000

What ever happened to voting for a candidate because of his MERITS instead of who he dates??

Re: SoulCalibur: The Movie

pete — Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:12:00 -0000

Hey, i was just surfing to see if anyone had any "what if soulcalibur was a movie?" suggestions, when i hear that it may finally, actually happen! its about time! Soulcalibur, unlike older, side-view fighting games, has a very great plot and a detailed story of each character, and even mentions non-game characters who are involved in the lives of most of the players. a good director can build on these stories to make a killer movie!

Re: Beale Street Music Festival

pete — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:00:49 -0000

DIVER ftw

Re: Making Love in the Green Grass

pete — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 14:41:00 -0000

It probably wouldn't of mattered if it happened in Van Morrison's native Belfast in the 60's it would of come down to whether she was Catholic or Protestant than skin colour.

Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy frontman), Paul McGrath (80's soccer player) and Samantha Mumba (popsinger) are Irish.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » USB Humping Dog Taught to Store Files

pete — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:52:00 -0000

it's on the hardware (humping dog), same thing as a read write led, only this one's hooked up to a humping dog.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Canadian Teens Invent A Segway-like Motorcycle Called The Tango

pete — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:55:59 -0000

I wonder if they'll have to change the name of that thing since there's already an electric vehicle being made that's called "Tango": http://commutercars.com/

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » XCM Best Tilt Gives Xbox 360 Controller Some Motion-Sensing Action

pete — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:51:53 -0000

umm hello the idea is that people can use the motion sensor for games that werent designed for it... microsoft have nothing to do with the manufacturing or sale of this so stfu wii and ps3 people because this is an awesome idea im gonna get one

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » OhGizmo T-Shirt Design Contest Update - Making Things Right

pete — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:06:42 -0000

#10. but i can definitely understand why none of these were picked. but i'd say the best bet is 10.

Re: Roklintu - Kuolleet Intiaanit: Puuluuranko

pete — Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:18:49 -0000

Bändin kotisivuilla oli jo eka video biisistä Alkusoitto. Ihan silkkaa horroria!

Aikovat julkaista albumin jokaisesta biisistä siellä videon kerran kuussa. Tuskin maltan odottaa seuraavaa! =)

Re: Registration form with Merb and Datamapper

pete — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:51:40 -0000

Nice intro, also I think you highlighted the fact that datamapper isn't quite there yet for building production ready apps. I'll be sticking with AR for a bit I think.

Re: The Pent Bangkok

pete — Fri, 16 May 2008 06:13:50 -0000

Girls get pay 120 per drink and they required you to have 180 drinks minimum in-order to get their monthly salary, which are 15,000 per month. So, the more drink you can get then the more money you will receive at the end of the month. I know one girl can pull 100,000 baht a month. I’m a regular customer there. Go there every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Know most of the dancers there as well. Best place ever….

Re: NashuaTelegraph.com: Blogs

pete — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 03:50:50 -0000

love Adams pic of you[in full battle gear!]and yer RS Andrew,yer steed looks good w/ its "lucifer orange" sheen,dirt today,street tomorrow?

Re: From one Minority to another - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

pete — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:58:00 -0000

You know what? The Hell spewing Sam is exactly what the religious leaders are looking for, they are looking for the low IQ bottom feeders to help them spew their ignorant religious propaganda, so they can get more collections in the offering plate.

The only place hell exists is in Hello.

Sam you magot breath bird brain, when you discover where Hell is how about coming on here and tell us where it is along with your make believe heaven, you snot-dripping punk.

I'll tell ya where hell is, it's in a bunch of papers bound up together with a bunch of shit for brains writers like Sam, we have to have a bible burning day, how about December 25th, Lets declare December 25th Official Bible and Qur'an Burning Day.

Ok folks gather all the bibles and Korans you can muster, steal them from hotels, libraries, doctors offices, hospitals, gideons, nursing homes, waiting rooms, churches, court rooms, dentists offices, schools, all tracks, chick tracks, cards, stickers, magnets, jewery, t-shirts, hats/caps, anything that has god or jesus on it, billboards, church signs, any religious material, all denominations, effigies, crosses banners, etc.

Lets all for once, have a happy Christless-mas.

Remember December 25th burn all religious materials you can find and burn them, either in private or public.

Send that nonsense bullshit to the hell it wishes on everyone, lets soak that shit with kerosene and watch it go straight to it's own hell, what a wonderful Christless-mas that will be, and continue to do so every year.

Merry Christless-mas everybody!

Re: I am an Agnostic Theist - Testimonies of Ex-Christians

pete — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:51:00 -0000

Great post. This sums up my feelings as accurately as any I've read on here.

I've been in the church pretty much all my life but have now come to the point where I've acknowledged to myself (and a few select others) that all the seemingly contradictory bits of the Bible really are contradictory. It seems that when faced with these apparent contradictions, the typical Christian has 2 choices: either jump through a multitude of hoops in order to come up with some improbable explanation that makes them all disappear OR accept that the Bible is flawed and should not be seen as a source of divine wisdom which must be obeyed no matter what. Unfortunately there are many who find it easy to brush aside all the logical problems of belief in the biblical God and choose the first option. I wonder...if Christianity was an insignificant religion with just a handful of followers, would they be so quick to convince themselves it's true? I doubt it somehow. It seems that for a lot of people, sheer weight of numbers is a big factor when it comes to choosing a belief.

Re: From Minister to Honest Doubter: Why I Changed My Mind - ExChristian.Net - Articles

pete — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:30:00 -0000

I really don't care to read his book. God is still alive and well. Someday we will answer to Him. I feel sorry for the ones who doubt God. How did man get here? It takes more faith to believe in evolution than to believe in God. "Faith comes through hearing and hearing by the word of God." Pete-Lubbock, Tx.

Re: Longtime director of Apologetics Press fired - ExChristian.Net - Articles

pete — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:16:00 -0000

Yes, Christians can be forgiven for sins if they truly repent! One person asked why he should be released from duty if he did repent. Well he should be released because he has lost his influence for good. How would anyone look up to him with respect. It's a sad day in the church and outsiders will use this in an accusatory way. But look at any religious group and you will find a few black sheep. If we really believe we must press on and keep up faith no matter what we face.(I Cor. 10:13) Pete Lubbock, Texas

Re: Lemon Law for Computers?

pete — Sun, 08 May 2005 20:21:08 -0000

70% ?
where's your source for that statistic?

Re: TV over Internet, via Verizon’s DSL lines?

pete — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:16:28 -0000

Verizon has run the copper net work into the ground in NH. ME. and vt.It did so while promising to replace it with the state of the art fiber net work. Fairpoint will go bankrupt for it's third time trying to keep this net work up and running.

Re: Why is there a leap day, anyway?

pete — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:44:17 -0000

First, don't assume anything. I sorta get the whole calendar thing..Gregorian, Julian, Roman, whatever; vis a vis the earth's rotation, yadda yadda...I just love the statement "the solar system isn
't organized very well"...That pretty much covers it for me.

Re: In which Lindstrom gets served, and I hopefully get drunk.

pete — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:58:00 -0000

Tonight's the night for beer. Contact me at petelind@spiresecurity.com for details, or check my blog.

Re: Opposition Research

pete — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 00:03:00 -0000

Sure, there is nothing wrong with it - as long as you don't claim you are doing anyone a favor. It tells a lot about who you are, as a person and/or a company.

Re: Stop Insinuating Things About Mehta’s Snort Finding

pete — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 21:44:00 -0000

Why on earth should people be forced to "make a case" against helpfulness? If it was really just help, couldn't they decline the favor? No, the onus is on bugfinders (finding a buffer overflow really isn't research anymore) to offer their service and wait for a request - that's how "help" works.

Re: Help!

pete — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 17:56:00 -0000

The whole "vulnerability disclosure" process is a ridiculous by-product of the even more destructive "vulnerability discovery" process. It's always kind of cute to say that people are making a lot of money doing something to validate it. The fact that mass tribute is required due to the inextricably-linked domination by the techno-elitists over my grandmother, et.al. says nothing about its impact on the nature of the 'Net's risk, which bugfinders are driving up, not down, by necessity.
I know exactly who you think you are helping, but feel free not to - "help" should be determined by the recipient, not the blackmailer...er, bugfinder. That is the problem with "help" in this area - it forces other people into servitude.

Re: More cookie-cutter hacker fodder, I guess.

pete — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 17:55:00 -0000

No. It isn't a bug, it is simply a weak implementation and passwords are suspect to begin with. The configuration recommendations appeared reasonable to me at first glance.

Re: More cookie-cutter hacker fodder, I guess.

pete — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:20:00 -0000

Well, I was going to say "it's not a bug, it's a feature" but that is too cliche. I assume you get my point regardless. If you don't, then APPARENTLY you don't have enough experience to figure it out. ;-)

Re: Two down, one to go

pete — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:00:10 -0000

LOL. This is hilarious.

Re: If this is what it means to own a Macintosh, forget it

pete — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:01:10 -0000

Reading the comments to that thread was the highlight of my evening.

Re: Schiphol-Rijk

pete — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 03:07:12 -0000

I can´t understand how muslims can demand that people outside islam should obey islamic rules. I think such demands are selfish and violent.

I have seen many islamic cartoons blaming jews, some of them originally published by nazis.

So, why are you telling that muslims don´t blame others? You are. You are accusing western culture now and then and now you are demanding that we should think like you.

We will never think like muslims and there will always be people around the world that write and draw things that are not so nice.

I think you and all people should grow up and tolerate others and their opinions. Although they are not muslims. In the other case, you can´t live in peace with the rest of the world.

Many people have thousands of reasons to act violently against muslims. Most of them don´t because it is immature and wrong. So, why are you acting like immature and wrong person?

Re: Four Day (!) Web 2.0 Workshop Coming Up

pete — Thu, 24 May 2007 00:59:26 -0000

I've been to Hayward a bunch of times on business. How did I miss the Muskie Museum?

Re: Lagunitas Kill Ugly Radio

pete — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:49:24 -0000

In Redmond, Washington - you can find this at a local Beer/Wine specialty store called Malt and Vine: http://www.maltandvine.com/

I picked up a case of this yesterday, because the first 22 ouncer was so good. Great refreshing hoppiness, lighter 'golden' body, and the high alcohol content is an added bonus!

Re: Clustering triplestores

pete — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:51:10 -0000

There are some p2p triple stores using DHTs out there.

Re: Technology Beats a Full House

pete — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:15:24 -0000

Very invigorating article. Thank you for sharing with us. It helps to see the different between high and low IT industries graphed out. Adds extra relevance.

Re: Bullpen bullet points

pete — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:58:00 -0000

Hey Rob...what about the pitching rotatition. Is this the likely setup.

Shilling, Becket, DiceK, Papelbon, & Wakefield or is there a plan to throw Wakefield in as the #2 or #3 to break up the power pitching as he has done in the past?

Thanks...keep it up and stop apologizing for your cross promotion skills...this is America!

Re: The Jet Age @ DC9, Washington, DC [2/24/08]

pete — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:48:00 -0000

Thanks for putting these up! -- Pete

Re: Peppermint

pete — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:51:32 -0000

I love fresh peppermint! Fresh from the plant is definitely the way to go.

Re: Fix The VirtualBox “Spawning Session” Issue | Tombuntu

pete — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:41:14 -0000

Nice one. Simple fix to a frustrating problem post a major set of 8.04 updates.

Cheers

Re: Simple Pseudocode -> Complex Code

pete — Sat, 06 Apr 2002 10:09:45 -0000

oh.. lol never mind me, I really should be reading other's follow ups before posting something :)

Re: Nick Owen will certainly pass it round

pete — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:44:00 -0000

Thanks for the mention Bounder. I hold my hands up to the criticism of the website, by complete coincidence I have someone working on it as we speak. I have many talents but sadly designing websites is someone on a par with my expertise in Olympic bob sleighing. But it's having a go that counts.

It would be great to meet you sometime Boundah. I feel we have much in common in terms of creative ideas. Have been a big fan of BINS for some considerable time. Incidentally, please pass on my regards to Aunty V, I often stand and watch passively from a distance as she struggles on and off public transport in the Quinton vicinity. That lady sure knows a choice phrase or two.

Well, must fly, Nick Owen has just sent me a text asking if he be my centre fold in the next edition. He's such a card!

Re: Nick Owen will certainly pass it round

pete — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:02:00 -0000

while I'm here... check out me photo albums at this link...

http://picasaweb.google.com/Spaghetti.Pics

I'm alright when I use someone else's predesigned web tools and site, etc. It's all you awkward buggers with Macs, that's the problem, you're like the old Betamax die-hards "why can't my beta max play this effing VHS tape?"

Only kidding. Hang on the mobile's going...shit.. it's that Nick Owen geezer again, the guy's bloody stalking me now.

Re: The xx – XX, Album Review

pete — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:07:56 -0000

Did a tiny bit of research on this, (self styled critic), and wait for it....she's a Kiwi media student who loves the Beastie Boys, nuff said. It's time to give this woman a break and move on peps.

Re: Ears of the Deaf & Tongue of the Mute

pete — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:03:00 -0000

aaah yep sometimes I do need to do that
thanks for dropping by

have a great week

Re: Webrings for Yorkshire Folk, More Chickens and Why England Won’t Win the World Cup

pete — Tue, 02 May 2006 12:39:00 -0000

self-effacing? a comment no one in there right mind would make about a yorkie!

Re: News, More News and a Musical Interlude.

pete — Thu, 04 May 2006 08:38:00 -0000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4971234.... think the government have backed down over this - thankfully.

Re: What’s in a Name - Or I’ll Call Him Trevor

pete — Sun, 07 May 2006 00:44:00 -0000

i'm apple pie which is cool as its my favourite

blair? don't worry the tories have mkII lined up already

Re: Go Hug a Newbie and The Curse of the Third Column

pete — Wed, 10 May 2006 02:48:00 -0000

I presume the blog world is like the "real" world and full of people who are full of themselves.

Keep smiling and keep blogging. Although you lot are taking up FAR too much of my time!

Re: A Rant and a Meme

pete — Fri, 12 May 2006 13:28:00 -0000

i rather enjoyed the book real page turning stuff. makes no pretension to great literature.

Re: A Rant and a Meme

pete — Fri, 12 May 2006 13:32:00 -0000

just read the admiral's post. He'll love my page turning post.......

Re: World Cup, Bears and the Philosophical Simpsons

pete — Mon, 22 May 2006 15:17:00 -0000

the world cup? its the little teams I like. The Ingerlund mob turn me a bit cold.

2002 was superb, i was out of work and woke up at 7:30 and could watch every game.

Re: Q and A

pete — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:41:00 -0000

am i expected to copy that???

Re: Gone for a Day or Two

pete — Fri, 26 May 2006 07:06:00 -0000

hope you feel better soon.

always seem ssssooo unfair to be ill at a weekend espesh a bank holiday weekend.

Re: This is a Nekkid Lady Free Zone

pete — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 13:42:00 -0000

some of the blogs who have viewed mine - shakes head.

never had a prob with yahoo. on every night but speak to a few people

Re: The Sunday Trumpet - War of the Worlds

pete — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 13:03:00 -0000

what would be number one?

Re: A Devilishly Good Post

pete — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 03:38:00 -0000

came out as neutral.

luckily I was using Firefox and not IE!!

Re: A Cautionary Tale of Seagulls That Can’t Catch

pete — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:35:00 -0000

Would you like me to be all birdy and boring and say there is no such thing as a sea gull? Probably Herring Gulls.

Anyway, my folks saw a Gull swoop down and take a meat pie out of someones hand!! Cheeky gits eh

Re: The Choice is Yours

pete — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:53:00 -0000

prefer the new one

Re: On Holidays, Tennis and Sir Cliff

pete — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:28:00 -0000

oy you trying to ut me off of my four nights in Nth Lincs in August?

To be fair to Lincs the area around Grantham is quite attractive.

Never been to Skeggy, is it worse than Scunthorpe? Never been there either but Cherrypie is a fan.

Re: You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till It’s Gone

pete — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:57:00 -0000

Many thanks for the compliment.

I find it all terribly depressing, perhaps more so because I voted for Blair. Oh those heady days of 1997.

Sometime ago I mentioned that we get the government we deserve. We live in a time when accidents don't happen where someone is to blame and I believe that the government are pandering to that.

The thing is that it starts with children, parents think there brats are perfect and teachers are powerless. When I was a lad if I was accused of something my parents would assume I'd done it. Nowadays? There little Chantelle or Darren is a little angel.

You often hear "what about the victim". Well until guilt is proved the accused is innocent. I'm pretty certain that families want justice.

I've never voted Conservative in my life. I'd consider a Ken Clarke led party but Cameron and his ilk seem very Blairite to me.

I'm not sure what to make of Brown, I imagine he is cut from a similar cloth to Blair whatever might be said. He has upset the left by his pro-Nuclear stance.

Seems like thequacksoflife will be urging you to vote Lib Dem.

Re: Of Lions and Donkeys

pete — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 09:39:00 -0000

front page of the Sunday Express, End of the World, uh methinks not

Re: 20 Comments Day

pete — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:45:00 -0000

NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

that is so not fair. I'm going to have to read those links now.

Re: I am a figment of your imagination

pete — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 13:11:00 -0000

LOL

I have 18 bloggers linked to mine. Did a quick count 16 women 3 men.....................

Re: I am a figment of your imagination

pete — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:34:00 -0000

16+3 = 19 doh!!

Re: Clues & News

pete — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:42:00 -0000

i picked up on "likeable" idiot as well.......... uuuuuummmmmmmm

Re: The Best of Friends, The Worst of Friends

pete — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 08:19:00 -0000

You fancy him really!!!

Seriously it is rather irritating. If your best friend wants to stick his head in a gas oven you don't have to do the same. A good friend tells you when you are being a prat.

2 more years until elections in the states and 3 here!

Re: The Best of Friends, The Worst of Friends

pete — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:47:00 -0000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/nickrobinson/2006/07...

Re: Blogathon Post No:7

pete — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:28:00 -0000

6. Frances Hodgson Burnett
7. Terry Pratchett

8. Tolstoy

Re: Blogathon Post No:12

pete — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:54:00 -0000

12 Terry Prattchett and Neil Gaiman
17 Eoin Coiffer

18 Arthur Ransome

19 Roald Dahl

Re: Blogathon Post No:12

pete — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:57:00 -0000

superheroes?

well I was always a Marvel kind of guy. There heroes thought people who seemed dangerous. Hulk vs Abomination, Thor vs The Absorbing Man, Fantastic Four vs Frightful Four, Spidey v Goblin and Doc Ock etc. Superman fought some business man.

I'm not into the movies myself. Xmen is well done.

I've picked up some of those anthologies of stories from when I was a little kid as opposed to a big kid.

Re: Blogathon Post No:15

pete — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:33:00 -0000

damn i knew 24, that rat cp beat me to it.

Re: Blogathon Post No:16

pete — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:43:00 -0000

Dune - Frank Herbert
The Pillars Of The Earth - Ken Follett

The Grapes Of Wrath - John Steinbeck

Re: Blogathon Post No:17

pete — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 17:09:00 -0000

Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Bernieres
Little Women - Lousia May Alcott

Middlemarch - George Eliot

Gone with the Wind - margaret Mitchell

Re: Blogathon Post No:17

pete — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 17:18:00 -0000

sorry diddums..........

uhm thinks haven't got a clue....

Re: Blogathon Post No:19

pete — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 18:16:00 -0000

see you in the morning!!

Re: Blogathon Post No:32

pete — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:01:00 -0000

congratulations on still being here.

uh Jodi Foster Candleshoe?

Re: Blogathon Post No:33

pete — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:13:00 -0000

just heard that on the radio! What people will believe never ceases to amaze me.

Re: Blogathon Post No:28

pete — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 02:28:00 -0000

polishing his scope indeed....

Kate - think you mean the Gunpowder court.

CP - lucky you had the saron. well lucky for window cleaner :D

Re: Blogathon Post No:38

pete — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:42:00 -0000

well probably is potter but I was thinking Brian Jacques

Re: Blogathon Post No:39

pete — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 08:58:00 -0000

haven't been birding. been shopping though.

i haven't got a clue on the film..........

Re: Blogathon Post No:48

pete — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:07:00 -0000

big round of applause sleep well

Re: OK this is it - Final Blogathon Post

pete — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 09:11:00 -0000

alright another big round of applause!!

think you are allowed an error after that :D

enjoy your "snooze"

Re: A Message for Yorkshire Folk

pete — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 02:58:00 -0000

actually CP you don't have to be born in Yorkshire to play for Yorkshire.

Michael Vaughan for instance was born in Manchester.

Then again WHO would want to represent yorkshire?

Re: A Message for Yorkshire Folk

pete — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:31:00 -0000

obviously you were too tired to notice this yesterday...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5234444.stm

Re: The Armada Is Coming

pete — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:08:00 -0000

great image eh

can i have a gmail invite?

Re: On Pigs and Geese and Foxes and Plonkers

pete — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 13:25:00 -0000

thanks for the Domesday link, will have a nose around.

Fox Hunting? Don't let the blonde one hear you say that - raises eyebrows.

I can't see the appeal ALTHOUGH I suspect in certain instances dogs may be the only method to control Foxes (hillsides) IF its necessary

Re: On Pigs and Geese and Foxes and Plonkers

pete — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 16:44:00 -0000

not syre why although is in capitals!!

Re: Tagged by Pie

pete — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 02:46:00 -0000

Bugger!!

Re: An Experiment and a Question

pete — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:53:00 -0000

well you don't sound very yorkie!

nicely done Kate

Re: The Waiting is Over

pete — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:20:00 -0000

ah don't get me started on the increasingly smart yoof of today.

Sorry I mean congratulations :)

Re: What Katy Did . . .

pete — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 17:53:00 -0000

I can recommend the Miners Arms in Eyam!!

Re: And now a blog quiz

pete — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:36:00 -0000

Jimmy Stewart

given I'm a fan I'm well chuffed

Re: One More Thing

pete — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:04:00 -0000

would make a great film. a bit like 84 charing cross road

Re: Name One Book Meme

pete — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:35:00 -0000

Pratchett man eh? I'm a bit behind on Discworld.

Weaveworld was excellent.

Silmarillion? its alright. Not something you've missed though. Some of the unfinished tales were interesting.

Re: Name One Book Meme

pete — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:39:00 -0000

I really expected to hate Weaveworld but it was excellent.

I keep meaning to read Imajica its in the pile and has been for YEARS.

An author I've never read that I ought to have is HP Lovecraft.

Re: Are You Looking For Me?

pete — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:01:00 -0000

is it me or does wordpress get tons of spam!! it identifies it ok but i get noe on my blogger blog

Re: A Spot of Name Calling

pete — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:37:00 -0000

ooh 'ark at 'er ;)

Re: Twitterings from my mailbox

pete — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:32:00 -0000

I had my first bit of "spam" on thequacks last night. Curiously I've had more on the sports blog.

perhaps having comment mod has protected me.

That said I have comment mod on the wildlife blog and I get tons of spam on wordpress

Re: Do you know why women have trouble parking?

pete — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:50:00 -0000

drums fingers on desk, or actually bed as I've taken the day off!! yes southern softy I've already been told

we had about two inches, roads not good so decided to use flexi time.

Re: Poetry and Nekkid Gardening

pete — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:14:00 -0000

pics of Brad Pitt nope creates no images in this ones mind.

I can think of a few pics that might though.

Re: It’s the future I tell you.

pete — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:09:00 -0000

I can't help on the book. I only ever read teh Famous Five, the ... of adventure series and some secret sevens.

but these may know

The Enid Blyton Society

93 Milford Hill

Salisbury

Wiltshire, SP1 2QL

United Kingdom

Tel: 01722 331937

Re: My mediocre poetry and some random bits and pieces.

pete — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:24:00 -0000

so how long did it take you to arrive at Cleopatra then?

I can imagine you going.

no try again

no try again

Re: Led Zeppelin Fans

pete — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:39:00 -0000

very difficult.

that's crap

that's crap

that's crap

etc etc

Re: The Indie really doesn’t get blogging

pete — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:15:00 -0000

she's precious isn't she. Must remember I am devaluing all the novels I read by the drivel i publish....

silly woman should go back to the Kitchen ;)

Re: On bluebells, Ali G and my granny

pete — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:19:00 -0000

my paternal family come from Horncastle in Lincolnshire, well around the turn of the 18th century

any more churches you want me to visit ;)

Re: Who remembers this?

pete — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:05:00 -0000

i feel very old suddenly

Re: OK! I give in!

pete — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:12:00 -0000

about bloody time!!

Re: I have a dilemma

pete — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:34:00 -0000

I'd agree with Anna. Ultimately you have to live your own life.

I think you have to sit down and be honest with them and tell them how you feel.

On a lighter note don't they evict you from Yorkshire of even thinking of leaving.

Re: Pretty in Pink

pete — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:14:00 -0000

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Re: A brief foray into food blogging

pete — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:44:00 -0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottage_pie

Re: Finally, that book title

pete — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:43:00 -0000

Minette Walters is well worth reading.

not playing scrabble?

think the reminders have stopped

Re: Room 101 - House buying programmes

pete — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:37:00 -0000

location location is quite good.

The woman from that did a program called Property Chain that was entertaining.

that said the above work due to the personalities.

Re: Picking on Auntie Beeb (again)

pete — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:55:00 -0000

not bad on Beeb 2 tonight

Nature's Calendar

Ecuador

Prog on Tawny Owls

then a Nicholas Crane programme

Re: Sorry, but I’ve got to rant

pete — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:15:00 -0000

how do you find out?

Re: News for Blogger in Draft users

pete — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:26:00 -0000

i've set mine to anyone to allow anyone to comment. is it better to set it to open id thingy. I have some non bloggers who post.

Re: Google Earth: It can break your heart

pete — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:13:00 -0000

when I was 3-5 we lived in Kent. We left and I think went back once a few years later.

Two years ago i took my parents out for the day and as we were early i tried to find the place we live JUST on my childhood memories.

I found it. But all the places were closer together!! When I was there I remembered big empty streets. Now they are clogged up with cars!

Re: Fairytale of New York

pete — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:04:00 -0000

Apparently its been recinded.

don't want to get your arse kicked at scrabble eh

Re: Coo-ee! Is that an echo I hear?

pete — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:35:00 -0000

hi kate welcome back

Re: We have exotic wildlife in these parts

pete — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:52:00 -0000

if its a Ring Necked Parakeet they are used to living in the foothills of the himalayas so no problem with the weather.

My friend Tricia gets lots in her back garden in exotic Esher.

Re: One of the most boring mysteries in blogging has finally been solved

pete — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:55:00 -0000

that link isn't love letters kate

Re: Musical Monday: Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer

pete — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:37:00 -0000

you stopped following - sob

Re: Musical Monday: Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer

pete — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:18:00 -0000

ta, i was a bit surprised.

I'll have to see if they are working on a fix for loading photos. its gone back to front!

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

pete — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:36:01 -0000

86 on REG! One more to go!
Thanks Jeff for the site. I found it two weeks ago and it enabled me to get through waiting for my score.

Re: Where Inventory Grew in '08

pete — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:43:36 -0000

More high paying jobs move away How many people in the sand section held the $200,000 plus jobs at Hilton that are now going away ? Hilton Hotels Corp., one of Southern California’s marquee businesses, will pick up stakes later this year and move from Beverly Hills to the Washington, D.C. area, the company said Wednesday. The

Re: Nice Week for a Mention

pete — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:57:46 -0000

This Strand sales doesn't surprise me - people that cashed out of their stock and real estate holdings at the top have plenty of cash to spend on the Strand. Google Sam Zell - he was smart enough to see the real estate debacle coming and sold his entire real estate empire at the very top - on average he sold properties for FOUR times what he paid for them. Same thing with the software businessman building the triple wide on the Strand - he paid 17 million for the land and 18 million for construction - thirty five million all in in order to build his dream home for him and his family at the same time, the worker bees who traditionally make up the entry level buyers in the sand section are getting hit see this link to the new reality for young lawyer wages on the West Side tiny.cc/JDjobs

Re: That Was Quick

pete — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:51:13 -0000

The gang that shot up Santa Monica north of Montana was looking to kill two people due to a grudge. They did not go there to steal. The people they shot were coming out of a five million dollar house. The criminals that come to MB are looking for money, not for revenge. Get your facts straight

Re: REVIEW: 'How Bruce Lee Changed the World' (2009)

pete — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:28:06 -0000

As many comment on how the documentary miss out something in there, But let me remind you all the documentary is about Pop culture reflected from Bruce Lee Life , I encourage everybody to watch this and live up yours life and self confident once more....

Because Bruce Lee is not just a martial artist or actor , He is "everything" that he able to be ....don't understand what this mean ? watch this documentary "even if you 're not interested about Bruce Lee"

Re: More Candidates

pete — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:19:00 -0000

I have never liked the numbers view - it makes me a little uncomfortable. Chick Yuill has quipped on a few occasions that he would not mind the appointment of TSCC ("Territorial Small Corps Closer").

If God is not calling forward and raising up individuals to serve in today's Army, should we be taking that as a message to prayerfuly consider and evaluate what is behind the numbers? Are we willing to adjust the demand side of Army economics, even if that means it appears we are "shrinking" on paper?

Just things to think about...

Re: More Candidates

pete — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 12:00:00 -0000

Interesting to know, and glad to hear it… Forgive me then.. When you mentioned that “in the economy of officers, we need more help” followed by a quantification on necessary maintenance means, I got the impression that our “supply” (SFOT enrollment) was not meeting the “demand” (existing Army appointments).

So it sounds like from a pure numbers perspective, maintaining officer numbers for our present Army was not really the concern, but rather Kingdom expansion was at the heart of your battle cry. Agreed then.. logic would dictate that additional leaders are required.

I guess my concern is still that the numbers view should always be tempered by a detailed understanding of the efficacy of our ministry efforts across the territory, as well as an unshakable standard for candidacy. Surplus or deficit, I think keeping an open mind to reorganization and shifting of resources is critical to face the ongoing challenges of ministry in this mixed up Western world in which we live. Closing or consolidating corps / ministries in some areas might allow the means for opening creative ministry opportunities in others, or even in the same community – but with a different focus.

Therefore, under that model, the necessary officer demand might go up or down over time, but that may not be a direct correlation on the expansion or reduction of God’s kingdom either way. It sounds like we are on the same page in that.

In the wake of these kinds of conversations, and those on other blogs, I have been asking myself regularly: “Are we still a preferred vehicle for God to use in expanding His Kingdom?” – whether we are “traditional” or “non-traditional” or (my favorite and I hope is still characteristic of today’s Army) “traditionally non-traditional”. It’s a humbling question. I think we are, and I hope we are continually faithful enough to be used and of effective service to God for years to come.

Sorry for the long-winded response. Blessings on you!! We will continue to pray for you and all of our territorial leadership – you have a tough job, and you do it well! Praise God!

Re: Su-do-ku

pete — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 21:15:00 -0000

Agreed - SUDOKU is high on my personal list of distractions.

Fiona has it right.. WebSudoko.com provides an endless supply for this fix, skill levels ranging from "Easy" to "Medium" to "Hard" and for the best challenge.. "Evil".

The worst is when you print out an "Evil" one, work on it for a while and then realize that somehow you made a mistake somewhere - there is truly no fixing it! You have to break out the big pink eraser and start from scratch!

Re: General Shaw Clifton

pete — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:26:00 -0000

I couldn't agree more; I greatly appreciate the brilliant man of God he is and his ministry to date.

Also worthy of note is the ministry of his wife, Commissioner Helen Clifton, now World President of Women's Ministries. While Associate DC in MA, she had an amazing pastoral care ministry that extended deep in the division and even into the far too seldom crossed borders of the ARC Command. It was so encouraging to see a DC regularly out in the trenches, loving people door-to-door.

Praise God for capable leadership, who have hearts overflowing with God's love - we are indeed blessed!!

Re: Lotus Notes

pete — Thu, 18 May 2006 22:57:00 -0000

I got into an email discussion on this concept with a brother in the context of blogging and blog comments - how the media (like email) can sometimes promote less than well-thought-out responses.

Once or twice in my career, I have successfully used the MS Outlook Recall feature, sometimes even just moments after sending something "hot" - having quickly sobered up about the content of the message!

It's an interesting chapter in the grand history / evolution of human communication. I'm glad to see God using email, blogs and the like, despite the occasional pitfalls that go with the instantaneous nature of the technology.

Re: Tweedy and Popp Bucket Brigade

pete — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:37:42 -0000

I love it. After all, T&P has made home improvement easier for this Wallingforian.

... And look for me at the barn-raising over at QFC's hole-in-the-ground on Stone Way at 2pm.

Re: Rescue Rope

pete — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:46:20 -0000

The WSDOT is taking action. Just a few weeks ago, the City of Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board approved the WSDOT's plan for the Aurora Bridge Fence. The link below provides full details, but the project plan calls for awarding a contract for the work by October, with construction starting in 2010.

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr99/aurorabri...

Re: Twitter Tools for Community and Communications Professionals

pete — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:54:00 -0000

Great list of twitter tools. stumbling!

Re: NYC Achieves Record Tourists in 2008

pete — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:58:37 -0000

Interesting

Re: Who Would You Be?

pete — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:58:01 -0000

Wonderwoman is overdone. I vote for Mary Poppins. But you'd need to find a way to pull wild and crazy things out of your handbag...like a handmade softie folding ladder or something...

-pete (Leethal's boyfriend)

Re: Vintage Granny-Square Goodness…

pete — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:39:26 -0000

holy living i don't even know. that huge exercise ball cozy has blown my mind. i kind of want a huge poster of that in my living room...but i might be driven insane by it...

Re: Twitter Tools for Community and Communications Professionals

pete — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:54:00 -0000

Great list of twitter tools. stumbling!

Re: Soulmate Calculator Ads: 1-900-RIP-OFFS

pete — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:01:12 -0000

It is a Rip Off. My daughter fell for it (But I pay the bill), ended up with £40 + mobile bill, she was bombarded with texts at £1.50 a time. Hopefully stopped with a STOP ALL text to 80029

Re: Thursday Thirteen: Edition #1

pete — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:36:00 -0000

Good list. I'm in my second book (abandoned my first one for now) and I still don't have a title for either. I find that frustrating when I'm talking about it since it is "my story" instead of a title that I use to reference it with friends.

Re: randomness

pete — Sat, 23 Mar 2002 06:22:12 -0000

I looove random stuff. My refresh button isn't always too fond of it, but I'm always a big fan of random catchy one-liners. Favorite so far: "Does this make my brain look fat?"

Re: don’t mix benadryl and pokemon

pete — Sat, 23 Mar 2002 07:26:29 -0000

I have the best time watching coordinated and talented people try to do mundane, everyday things while under the influence of alcohol or cold medicine.

And as for the whole "waking up hungry or thirsty" thing... that happens to me all the time when I'm not feeling well. Hopefully you're feeling better, despite being annoyed. :)

Re: and, the randomness continues

pete — Sat, 23 Mar 2002 20:01:59 -0000

I'm starting to think that kd works for Krispy Kreme... the colonel cup is sitting on a napkin from the infamous doughnut place, hot-now is one of the random pics at the top, she takes pictures of random delivery vehichles out her back window... what next? A green and red color scheme??

Re: it seems i might be a commie

pete — Tue, 26 Mar 2002 07:15:19 -0000

So the big hacker's conference in Vegas has "Spot the Fed" as a yearly game... will BlogCon have "Spot the Commie?"

PS: My link has changed... the server move was accomplished on schedule. Yay!

Re: free range linklisting

pete — Tue, 02 Apr 2002 01:32:19 -0000

Good code is exciting, especially when I manage to write some that I'm actually happy with. Rare occurance. Some day my blog will be as neat as kd's. Someday. Maybe.

Re: Is Microsoft dropping .NET already?

pete — Mon, 19 May 2003 22:13:00 -0000

Purely speculation, I'd say.

Re: Why Java Sucks

pete — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:02:23 -0000

Very entertaining - sums up alot of what I've come to hate about J2EE over the past few years.
But the worst aspect of J2EE, one that you don't mention, is that Java J2EE allows you to do things at compile time that make no sense at runtime.
The Java compiler is too generic/stupid to spot these faults and provide warnings/errors.
For example - class variables in servlets... compile fine but create truly *horrendous* concurrency faults when another user overwrites the value.
What's desperately needed is a J2EE compiler (instead of javac) to compile code for J2EE platforms.

Re: OLW gör reklam för naturella nötter

pete — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:00:09 -0000

Mini Mellan heter den, och 360 kalorier sa du? Tillsammans med gott humör undrar man om de uppmanar till tröstätning?

Re: HA Group gör svajigt försök att miljöövertyga

pete — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:16:07 -0000

Om en skäggig, fjällrävenbärande miljöaktivist fick frågan vad han tyckte om att ett företag, med kapitalismen som medel, hjälper till att förbättra miljöförhållanden, så tror jag inte att han/hon har något direkt emot det, eller? Nej. Målet är väl knappast att få jordens företag att lägga ned, utan att få dem att inse att tusen liter gift i östersjön kanske inte är the way to go. Så jävla onödigt att dra ned nävernissarna i smutsen, vore det inte bättre och se sig själva som ett komplement, och få med nävernissarna på sin sida? Ogenomtänkt å det grövsta. Håller helt med Stefan.

Re: OLW gör reklam för naturella nötter

pete — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:00:09 -0000

Mini Mellan heter den, och 360 kalorier sa du? Tillsammans med gott humör undrar man om de uppmanar till tröstätning?

Re: HA Group gör svajigt försök att miljöövertyga

pete — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:16:07 -0000

Re: HA Group gör svajigt försök att miljöövertyga

pete — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:16:07 -0000

Re: Two games in five days

pete — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:45:39 -0000

That was a bush league chop block that Nalen (I think it was him) threw on Olshansky last night? I would have thrown punches at him too. You don't dive at a guy's knees when your quarterback is going to take a knee or spike the ball. Everyone, including SD's D-line knew what was going to happen, so Olshansky did the sporting thing and just stood out of his stance only to have Nalen try and cheap shot him. Granted, Olshansky should be fined for fighting, but at least the whole country saw the bush league move by Denver's O-line. If I'm a D-lineman that still has to play Denver this season, i remember that and hit Nalen in the mouth everytime Jake goes to take a knee or spike it. That was such a weak play by Nalen...

Re: Broncos lose 2nd game in 5 days

pete — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:47:12 -0000

I was listening to KOA before the game, and they were talking about Shanahan being affected by the Bubby -vs- Griese thing, and how he threw Griese in there too soon and that may have damaged the team for a few years. They said that really affected him this season cause he didn't want to do the same with Cutler. So I think that's why you had/have such controversy. Mike wants to start Cutler, but he's for lack of a better word, he's scared to!
Last night Plummer didn't do enough to save his job, but he didn't do enough to lose it either. The previous 10 games are where he will lose the job. I mean, even his "good" games -vs- Indy and Pitt were only 200-220 yard performances. When I hear that a QB is playing "great football" I expect to see more than 200 yards passing. The biggest thing was no interceptions. He had a fumble that led to an Indy TD, but other than that, he looked decent.
The big issued here is that Jake for the most part plays like a rookie, a bad rookie at that. So if you have a starter playing like a rookie, you might as well have your strong armed rookie in there! I think with Cutler, you will see Javon's numbers go up (cause he'll be able to hit him in stride) you'll see Rod's numbers go up (cause he'll be a good safety valve at WR) and you'll see Kircus's numbers go up cause he has chemistry with him from practicing with him all season long. You may even see Tony Scheffler active again as he has great chemistry with him as well!
Now as for the defense... Darrent Williams is getting torched. It has happend every single game all season long! Champ is champ, he'll shut down his guy, no questions asked. But that means that Williams is getting 95% of the passes thrown at him. They need to get out of that piece of crap cover 2 and start playing man/man with safety help to Williams side. I think you'd see more turnovers that way as the QB wouldn't be able to pick apart the soft spots in the zone. The only part of our D that I think isn't up to par is the line. We get ZERO pressure on the QB... sacks be damned, I'll take constant pressure over sacks 90% of the time. Which is why I think we were so good last year. The QB had no time to pick us apart, so they'd throw lots of out of bounds passes or picks. This year we have more sacks, but a whole lot less pressure, and that's giving the QB all day to pick us apart. I say unleash the blitz and tell our linemen that their job is on the line. If we can bench our QB, we can bench our linemen!

Re: Broncos lose 2nd game in 5 days

pete — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:40:43 -0000

Post #81, you are retarded.
If we had any other coach besides Shanahan, we'd be 1-10 right now. Shanahan always and I mean ALWAYS gets the job done! Without him, we are nothing.
Our Defense is tired from always being on the field. We have no offense to get them rest. Once that happens, you cant blame them for being tired and then getting gashed on the ground/air.
Is Cutler the answer? Maybe... if he gets us a few more first downs per half, then you'll see our D become "great" again! They get rocked for 10-15 yard drives and then our offense goes 3 and out and they have to march right back on the field. Thats too much to ask of anyone! If the Bears/Ravens/Pats had to deal with that, they'd all be sub .500 teams right now! And all are known for having good defenses, but they are only good cause they have an offense that gives them rest so they can come back out and play at a high level!
I still believe in the Broncos. I still think we can make the playoffs. I think that we should put Cutler in now to get him some experience. I think we can beat any team in the playoffs except for Indy! Panic isn't here now, but it's about 1 loss away from being here. there WILL be a 10-6 team not making the playoffs.. and if we drop another game, we'll finish at best 11-5 which will likely be the cutoff for playoff teams... so we can ill afford to drop even 1 more game. And to make sure our D plays well, we need a change on offense to get them more rest. Like I heard weeks ago, nothing makes a defense great like a good offense!
And anyone thinking Elways couldn't pull off a win last night (as only like 2-3 idiots stated), you are fools and should be executed! you guys probably turned off the TV on a fair share of Broncos victories when we were trailing by 14+ points with 5 mins to go! Cutler could or couldn't be another Elway, but we wont know unless we give him a try!

Re: Cutler to add cannon, pluck to O

pete — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:09:11 -0000

#33...
Although I agree to a degree, you are forgetting a few things. Last years AFC Championship game, Plummer had 4 turnovers and couldn't do anything but get in his own way. I know it's the steelers and I know they won the S.B., but Jake hasn't been the same since that game. He opened the season with 4 turnovers. The reason why the playcalling is the way it is, isn't because Gary is gone, it's because they know that if they put Plummer in a position to make big plays, he will ..... He just wont make them for our team! So Shanahan is forced to be ultra conservative. If you have a QB you cant trust to not fumble or throw INT's at the worst times, you start taking him out of the gameplan. And the crappy thing about that is then you become predictable and you get 9 man in the box defenses against you that slow your running game down and then you have to rely on the QB, and when we rely on Plummer, he throws picks and fumbles.
Like it was stated in an article today, they aren't asking Jay to be Marino....they are just asking him to outperform Plummer... which any rookie, and I do mean ANY rookie realistically could do!

Re: Cutler to add cannon, pluck to O

pete — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 14:55:02 -0000

Plus, our D looks bad because they are tired! They had a bye week in week 4 and they have an offense that goes 3&out more often than not. Pile that all on, and you have a very worn out defense that cant stop anyone. If Cutler can pick up even 3-4 more first downs that Jake, the defense will get much needed rest and be able to start shutting teams down again!

Re: 01324609000

pete — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:38:05 -0000

Kwik fit insurance

Re: 080724422984

pete — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:09:19 -0000

080724422984 - Bertelsmann

Re: http://blog.inc.com/archives/2004/03/aligning_sales.html

pete — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:10:10 -0000

Excellent article -- thank you for posting it!

Re: http://blog.inc.com/archives/2004/03/linux_vs_window.html

pete — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:45:06 -0000

Not to expose myself as a Mac zealot right off the bat, but...

What about Windows vs. Apple?

When considering the Windows vs. Linux argument, the case for the Apple OS in any business (either partial implementation or full implementation) becomes very valid. The main deficiencies of Windows, in my opinion, are security and buggy programming (how many times did you restart your pc today? -- now be honest). With Linux, security is still an issue, but much less so than with Windows. My biggest complaint with Linux is is usability for anyone other than the IT department.

Enter Apple: Solid Unix core, an operating system that is years ahead of XP in functionality, elegance and stability (big time), extremely low maintenance, and more.

A few non-Apple biased articles on the matter:

http://www.osviews.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=822
http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/215
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-7297_16-5122766.html
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/32837.html

Re: http://blog.inc.com/archives/2004/02/the_top_25_citi.html

pete — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:29:16 -0000

I found the list extremely helpful. While I was surprised by some of the rankings, I was nonetheless kicked into gear and motivated to look for a new hometown for my businesses.

I would have liked to have seen a bit more detail involved in the rankings, though, as there is quite a bit more involved in choosing the best cities for business than what was touched on. Seemed to me like the rankings were based mostly on data, rather than an in-depth study of the entire business and social community.

Re: http://blog.inc.com/archives/2004/03/aarp_for_geny.html

pete — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:10:48 -0000

Sounds interesting. Though I wonder if the "six degrees of separation" method of invitation is really as inclusive as the "how do I join" blurb makes it sound. If everyone is 6 people away from an invitation, why make the service invitation-only? I guess a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of mine who knows Mr. Jobs is simply dying to send me an invitation, but by the time that happens, I may have retired.

All cynicism aside, the concept sounds great (thank you for the clarified response). Now to wait for that invitation...

Re: http://blog.inc.com/archives/2004/03/mchealth_nuts.html

pete — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:22:44 -0000

Ack! It makes me queasy!

Clearly the company is simply trying to keep up with the market's need for a healthier-appearing menu. The sad thing is that pretty much anything coming out of such an establishment is going to have a startlingly high percentage of the recommended daily value of fat and calories... except perhaps a cup of water.

Read the fine print on all of the salads. Some of them are worse than the wrinkled fat-patties passed off as burgers.

Despite the fact that I rarely eat fast food, I have much more respect for a company like In-N-Out that keeps its menu simple, offers high-quality fast food (wait, is that an oxymoron?) and doesn't have an "oops I'm counting my calories" menu. Why? Because they know while there might be some profit in servicing every single possible segment of the population, they would much rather serve one, and do it extremely well.

McDonalds should get a clue and stick to burgers, super sized and all.

Re: http://blog.inc.com/archives/2004/08/tshirt_controve.html

pete — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:31:24 -0000

Bess
Scientifically, life begins at conception. All that we are is contained in the fertilized egg.
Medically, abortion has become nothing more than a money making, unecessary procedure.
Logically, the decision should have been made not to potentially fertilize the egg, with an act of selfish passion.
Let's hope in 90 years from now, abortion is looked back upon in the same horror as the Holocaust is today.

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

pete — Fri, 13 May 2005 16:33:51 -0000

The main point for me is not who won the task, or which task was more difficult. It was the change in Tana's personality that threw me off. I used to like Tana a lot with her nice personality. After last night episode, I can see how much she changed, or maybe that was the real Tana that we didn't know. I think I would have still supported Tana if she had lost the task but maintained a nice person, but ... not anymore. You go Kendra. Wow, this Kendra impressed me more and more after each episode. I didn't notice her before, but now each time she was a PM, her creativity really shines, and that can't be taught or learnt.

Re: New Peter, Bjorn & John – Nothing To Worry About, Kanye West Approved

pete — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:28:41 -0000

feelin it

thanks!

Re: New Santogold – L.E.S. Artistes (Left/Right Remix)

pete — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:40:50 -0000

I'm still feeling the 1st XXX Change remix to be honest. I like it even more than the original.

Re: New Kelly Clarkson – My Life Would Suck Without You

pete — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:31:54 -0000

jesus, that cover art is sad.

I've seen better airbrushing on those t-shirts you get from the seedy beach-side gift shops.

Re: Mike Turner's Do-It-Yourself 95 MPG AeroCivic (Slideshow)

pete — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:12:40 -0000

There could be a market for more slick looking DIY packets. Which company is willing to take the jump?

Re: Martin Rauch Builds His Dream House (Rammed Earth, of Course)

pete — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:19:36 -0000

ugly! as unfit for the human spirit as soviet mass housing.

Re: $500 Million Math Error Shut Down "Near Zero Emissions" Coal Plant

pete — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:22:23 -0000

"President Bush did some really amazing, major environmental stuff, "

lie completely destroying it.

jason, stop using drugs and take a look at reality

Re: GOP Willfully Distorts Research on Climate Legislation

pete — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:37:53 -0000

"It's incredible that my tax dollars go to pay the salaries of these bottom of the barrel fools. "

They do not even need a salary, they get enough bribes from the coal and oil lobbies.

Re: How Overfishing Almost Got Capt. Phillips Killed by Pirates

pete — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:10:07 -0000

Lately there have often been comments about articles being to "political" or "partisan".

I am sorry I have to tell you this but the environment is a political issue. The state of the environment is influenced by politics and vice versa.

Adapting your own lifestyle is a good start, but not enough.

Re: How Overfishing Almost Got Capt. Phillips Killed by Pirates

pete — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:45:50 -0000

Most of the negative comments seem to attack a caricature of the article. So for these people:

Understanding is not the same justifying.

However, understanding does give you the means to intervene and avoid repetition.

Furthermore, looking for the root cause or a single responsible party is a bit silly (but the article does not do this). In order for the piracy to take off, a whole set of conditions needed to be fulfilled. Overfishing was just one of these. However, if one of the conditions had not been fulfilled, the piracy would not have taken off. So in a way any party that could have prevented one of the conditions to get fulfilled is in a way responsible for the piracy.

Re: "Just 15 of the world's biggest ships may now emit as much pollution as all the world's 760m cars"

pete — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:02:46 -0000

The sulphur content of car petrol became capped, so the sulphur was shifted to the ships fuel.

Re: Thieves Target Xof1 Solar Car Team in New Orleans

pete — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:16:53 -0000

Not so smart to leave these kind of valuables inside a car.

Re: Win a Trip to South Africa From KEEN Footwear

pete — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:41:56 -0000

Is this a paid advertisement?

Re: Wearable Carbon Credit Meter Tracks Your Monthly Transportation Allowance

pete — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:38:10 -0000

I'm glad to see that so one is fooled by this carbon credit garbage. It is just a scam to control our freedom to travel. Humans can be a positive influence on the earth if our attitude and actions change, we don't have to pay a tax for breathing!

Re: Prototype: ENV Hydrogen Fuelcell Motorbike

pete — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:00:52 -0000

"The hydrogen fuel is stored in a removable cartridge with the fuel cell, called the "CORE"."

Seems to me, that if you wanted longer range, you could potentially have a carrying case / back pack of additional "cores"...

Re: Papyrus Australia Makes Banana Paper

pete — Wed, 13 Jul 2005 17:24:46 -0000

Re: This is an ancient technique?

Yes and no. The basic steps are ancient, but the process with using the dry renewable long fibres of Banana Trees is still being fine tuned. Visit the emerging company's website to learn more. A great video (large size) is also downloadable there. The idea is ancient, the process is new. The only prevention thus far has been waiting for a human brain steered to think outside convention and make the wonderful connection!

http://www.papyrusaustralia.com.au/

Re: CarFree City, USA: Walk Away From Oil

pete — Tue, 17 May 2005 12:31:23 -0000

They allow fire engines right?

Re: Porsche to make a hybrid

pete — Wed, 25 May 2005 08:00:21 -0000

I might just nit-pickin here...but in the case of "double turbos," or any turbos, how does a turbocharger = less fuel efficient? If my biodiesel burning TURBO Jetta didn't have it's turbocharger, I'd be burning a lot more fuel trying to keep up with traffic.

the 5.3 liters thing I agree with though ;)

peace!

Re: Instant Survey: Guilty Pleasures

pete — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 16:26:46 -0000

I do all that stuff, but I can't stop washing me and my clothes with hot water. I don't even know if it gets the whites whiter, but it sure is a hard habit to break.

Re: Fully Recyclable Cardboard PC Case by Lupo

pete — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:12:07 -0000

And if you work for long hours next to it, you get free birth control thrown in for free!

Re: DVD's to put under the Treehugger Tree

pete — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:05:12 -0000

Your heart's in the right place, but please don't recommend Water World to anyone, and especially not the Postman. Buy the book by David Brin instead. It's worth the tree it's written on.

I would receommend Medicine Man and the Emerald Forest for rain forest lovers, though.

Re: \"Smart\" Power Strips: Helping to Stop Idle Current Now!

pete — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:09:20 -0000

I just use a regular surge protector and switch them off at night. All my computer stuff in one, my music (amps, pedals) in another, lights in a third, etc. I'm only in my awake in my apartment like 6 hours a day anyway, so this saves a lot of drain. This is the same as unplugging everything individually right?

Re: Instant Survey: You Say Tomato...

pete — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:09:46 -0000

I have been a veggie all my life. I have been in relationships with pseudo-vegs, i.e. they ate fish,and some convinced meat-eaters. However, since I enjoy cooking, and am rather good at it, I allways become the cook in the relationship. And, ofcourse, I won't cook dead animals. I never had any complaints about missing the meat.

Re: George Monbiot Turns Up the Heat

pete — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:58:18 -0000

You guys might want to have a look at this.

Re: Selling the SUV: Do the Hardest Things First

pete — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:48:53 -0000

@James Ross:

I am a vegetarian. If I merely mention this bare fact people often start defending their choice to eat meat very agressively. For me this is weird, I did not attack them on their feeding choices, yet the mere fact that I make different choices to them makes gets them in a frenzy.

Your reaction is like this. Franke did not attack you or anybody else, she does tells about her personal choice.

@Everybody: To get rid of your car when you do not really need it is not radical, it is just practical and economic.

Re: TreeHugger Radio: The Greening of Burning Man

pete — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:45:07 -0000

wow i have ever seen something this WEIRD!

Re: New Turbine Design Wins Sustainability Award

pete — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:56:50 -0000

May have the additional benefit of reducing the pigeon population?

Re: New Turbine Design Wins Sustainability Award

pete — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:00:17 -0000

oops. I came here via Digg, replied, and only then realized this is an environmentalist site. As such, I'd just like to say I love pigeons, and see no benefit in slicing them from the air and... oh. never mind.. I'll get my coat..

Re: Traditionally Conservative Chicago Sun Times Calls For BP Boycott Over Proposed Discharges

pete — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:24:23 -0000

I don't see how the fact that BP is a foreign company is relevant. One would hope that Americans would be as concerned about their own companies polluting the American environment - just as they should be concerned about American companies polluting the environments of other countries.

Mounting campaigns targeted at foreigners while ignoring the effects that Americans have on people elsewhere is nothing short of hypocritical, breeds animosity and a reputation that America is a parochial, self interested and xenophobic. Would it be any less wrong if it was an American company polluting the lake? I’d hope not.

How about an American company polluting a foreign lake? Let’s see a Chicago Sun-Tribune write about that!

(… but yeah, polluting the lake is bad. No arguments from me there)

=== author's response follows ===

Fully agree with your points.

There is, however, a ironic simile that the current US Administration has a stated "1% risk" threat threshold for taking action to prevent such things as an intentional drinking water contamination incident.

Re: Ontario Parties: Who is the Greenest Of Them All?

pete — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:10:22 -0000

Brian, I may have missed something, but what is the problem with the NDP buying carbon credits? Sure, I can see that it isn't as good as reducing your own carbon emissions, but If you can't reduce, then off-setting through abating elsewhere isn't such a bad move. They are a political party, and surely their campaign will require electricity, fuel etc. Buying carbon credits and reducing emissions elsewhere is better than nothing. To say that they should stop emitting all together would mean that they would cease to exist as a viable political organisation (at least in the immediate future until we, as a society, get better at being carbon neutral) and cease contributing to public debate, public policy and global change.

I may have missed something, so please point it out to me, but from my perspective, the question would be how would you not justify buying carbon credits?

Re: Get All Your Plugs in Reach with the Electric Table

pete — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:42:44 -0000

...Or you could just not be lazy and turn the switch off at the socket when you're not using it. While I can see that making it easier for people to avoid phantom power might help alleviate the problem, I am concerned about promoting consumerism as a way of addressing a problem. Buying a second hand recycled table is preferable to buying a new one.

I wonder what the life-cycle analysis would be? How much embodied energy is there in this electric table compared to the phantom power that it might save? And if the table really does result in overall energy savings, then it might also be an idea to install a meter that tells you in real time how many watts the appliances are drawing.

It's a nice idea, but do we really need it?

Re: Get All Your Plugs in Reach with the Electric Table

pete — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:02:01 -0000

"Most sockets outside the UK don't have switches".

Wow. I had no idea.

I have encountered sockets without switches in some countries but assumed that it was the exception rather than the rule.

Here in Australia all sockets have switches, and my propensity to off switches has recently started developing into an obsession. I guess I just assumed that there were switches everywhere.

Which then begs the question: Why don't they?!? I presume it is some safety standard or something, but switches here seem not to have safety problems. Maybe it is a cost cutting measure.

Countries of the world - adopt switches!

Re: Big Houses Are Not Green: America's McMansion Problem

pete — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:56:06 -0000

@ JL. - I agree that in years to come many of these will be converted to multi occupancy dwellings. The difference is that houses/mansions built at the turn of the century where built with solid walls that were better able to keep noise from travelling through walls.

McMansions today are poorly constructed with thin materials, so dividing them to allow several families to live in them will be more challenging.

Re: Reduced Carbon Footprint Souvenirs: A Whole New Way to Give Gifts

pete — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:00:27 -0000

Or you could just not buy any of this junk at all and buy less "stuff".

That would help consume less resources.

Re: Fair trade vs. Food miles: One Welshman's View

pete — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:53:46 -0000

What about the argument that "locally produced food" requires more carbon than imported food, because livestock are raised indoors in climate controled barns, fruit and vgetables raised in heated greenhouses etc. It has been claimed by the New Zealand Government and others that it is sometimes less carbon intensive to import food from climates where it grows with minimum energy inputs than it is to grow it 'locally' in cold climates.

I haven't seen the science behind it, but I think that the argument could have some merit.

On another point, I don't believe that 'charity' is the answer. Sure it is important, but wouldn't it be better for impoverished communities to earn/trade their way out of poverty than to be perpetually sustained on a drip feed of hand outs from richer countries.

Finally, Fair trade aims to do just that - trade fairly with those who can trade. Fair trade often doesn't work with the poorest of the poor because they aren't in a position to trade - just like most people in the developed world aren't merchants, many people in developing countries aren't primary producers of merchants. That is where charities and community development programs come in. But fair trade helps those who can trade stand on their own two feet, and from that perspective I think it is a good thing.

Re: Survey: Have You Dumped Your Polycarbonate Bottle?

pete — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:11:47 -0000

I allways use a standard PET lemonade bottle, with a special drinking cap that screwed on it.

Re: The Rebirth of the Cool: 7 Innovations in Air Conditioning

pete — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:54:52 -0000

@majortom: If you are in a moderate climate and the heat that you want to transport out of the building is mainly coming from humans and appliances you are right. But if you are in a warm climate most heat is coming from the warm air outside and from the solar radiation heating up the roof and the interior via the windows. In the latter case it is better to have small windows, window shades and well insulated walls.

Re: 5 Ways the NYT Science Columnist Distorts the Facts

pete — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:12:43 -0000

Honestly, as a scientist, I think that this article is way too on the alarming side. The arguments that it uses are way too emotional, and reject Tierney just because he doesn't have the best citations (a fault of ALL newspaper articles).

As I've been able to find, there is very scant evidence for low level BPA exposure to be at all harmful, and bottles do not leak it in the high levels known to do damage. Despite the recent fervor, my own digging agrees with Tierny's assessment. The recent BPA scare is probably a little overblown, which isn't the worst thing, as erring on the side of less foreign chemicals is probably the safer option.

An earlier comment dealt with the cellphone issue. All of the current advisements are merely, with any link between cell phones and tumors being tenuous at best. Yet the author cites the recent hype, rather than the data.

As for the bags: obviously reusable bags are the best. Tierney is not the only one to claim that the plastic/paper issue isn't the simplest in the world though.

Re: Church Doesn't Want to be Saved; Brutalism Goes To Court

pete — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:48:01 -0000

Turn it into a hall for indoor and outdoor rock climbing!

Re: Mike Turner's Do-It-Yourself 95 MPG AeroCivic (Slideshow)

pete — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:12:40 -0000

There could be a market for more slick looking DIY packets. Which company is willing to take the jump?

Re: Martin Rauch Builds His Dream House (Rammed Earth, of Course)

pete — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:19:36 -0000

ugly! as unfit for the human spirit as soviet mass housing.

Re: $500 Million Math Error Shut Down "Near Zero Emissions" Coal Plant

pete — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:22:23 -0000

"President Bush did some really amazing, major environmental stuff, "

lie completely destroying it.

jason, stop using drugs and take a look at reality

Re: GOP Willfully Distorts Research on Climate Legislation

pete — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:37:53 -0000

"It's incredible that my tax dollars go to pay the salaries of these bottom of the barrel fools. "

They do not even need a salary, they get enough bribes from the coal and oil lobbies.

Re: How Overfishing Almost Got Capt. Phillips Killed by Pirates

pete — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:10:07 -0000

Lately there have often been comments about articles being to "political" or "partisan".

I am sorry I have to tell you this but the environment is a political issue. The state of the environment is influenced by politics and vice versa.

Adapting your own lifestyle is a good start, but not enough.

Re: How Overfishing Almost Got Capt. Phillips Killed by Pirates

pete — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:45:50 -0000

Most of the negative comments seem to attack a caricature of the article. So for these people:

Understanding is not the same justifying.

However, understanding does give you the means to intervene and avoid repetition.

Re: \"Just 15 of the world's biggest ships may now emit as much pollution as all the world's 760m cars\"

pete — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:02:46 -0000

The sulphur content of car petrol became capped, so the sulphur was shifted to the ships fuel.

Re: Thieves Target Xof1 Solar Car Team in New Orleans

pete — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:16:53 -0000

Not so smart to leave these kind of valuables inside a car.

Re: Win a Trip to South Africa From KEEN Footwear

pete — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:41:56 -0000

Is this a paid advertisement?

Re: Wearable Carbon Credit Meter Tracks Your Monthly Transportation Allowance

pete — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:38:10 -0000

Re: First Gray Wolf Hunt in Decades Begins Tomorrow

pete — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:47:46 -0000

brownjeans, While I haven't read the plans for the hunt, I imagine they will be run similarly to how paddle fishing is managed - many licenses are sold and all animals tagged and checked and then season ends as soon as the limit is taken. Those who didn't get one are out of luck but know their license money goes to help conservation.

Re: http://www.liverpool-kop.com/2009/09/football-cheats-no-18-morton-gamst.html

pete — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:54:18 -0000

I'd never noticed before but if you look carefully from the camera angle directly behind the players the Arsenal defender does actually clip his foot and then raises his arms - still made an absolute meal of it though. Number one has to be Diouf against Blackburn a few years back when he won a penalty against Friedel.

Re: http://blog.prathambooks.org/2009/05/reading-stories-over-seas.html

pete — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:01:00 -0000

What a great use of skype and the internet! And thank you for reading the book I drew for Karen Kaufman Orloff. What a great program to let kids meet and learn about new people and cultures and to find out how similar we all are, no matter where we call home! My family is originally from Reading, Pa, just a little ways north east from Center Manor. I love the area and miss visiting there and all the wonderful Pennsylvania Dutch food!
Keep up the good work and thanks again for picking my book!

Pete Whitehead

Re: Why do you come so strongly against people believing in God? - Letters to the Webmaster

pete — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:51:00 -0000

Dear Jonah, Are you old enough to be be playing on the computer by yourself?

Re: Science vs. God - Letters to the Webmaster

pete — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:25:00 -0000

We evolved with the apes, not from them. We are apes. Gorilla apes, baboon apes, chimp apes, human apes, we are all primates.. Fundies get this through your heads once and for all...... pete.

Re: The rebirth of Israel in 1948 - Letters to the Webmaster

pete — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:50:00 -0000

This page gives a lot of information about the so-called prophecies of Daniel and explains how most of them were likely written *after* the events they claim to describe, rather than before.

To quote from the page on the topic in which you're particularly interested:

If the author(s) [of Daniel] could have accurately predicted the future after 164 BCE, he would have prophesized some additional earthly empires which controlled Palestine:
5. The Roman Empire (from 63 BCE)
6. Byzantine Empire (from 313 CE)
7. Arab conquest; control of Palestine by Muslim groups (from 636 CE)
8. Christian Crusaders from Europe (from 1099 CE)
9. Mamluks under Saladin reinstate Muslim rule (from 1291 CE)
10. Ottoman rule (from 1517 CE)
11. British Empire rule (from 1917 CE)
12. The State of Israel (1948 CE to the present time)

From the time of Daniel to the present day, Palestine has been controlled by 11 foreign empires until Israel finally attained independence in 1948 CE. The author(s) of the book of Daniel, apparently writing about 166 CE, was unable to predict his future.

Re: My heart hurts for people like you - Letters to the Webmaster

pete — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:09:00 -0000

mq59 you are acually wrong about quantum mechanics. The theory acually shows how matter can create itself from nothing......

Re: http://kirkwylie.blogspot.com/2008/12/rest-requires-asynchronous-notification.html

pete — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:38:00 -0000

We can regard a software development activity (influenced by "an architectural style", heh) and confuse it for or elevate it to commentary on practitioners' ways of life and belief systems but my point is that doesn't encourage a clear exploration of the substantive differences. @kirk you mentioned Vinoski and I enjoy coming back to this IEEE pdf now and then, reminding me of some fundamental pros and cons: http://is.gd/c0Vm

If we're still going to talk in terms of culture then I suggest we go with past tense for CORBA. That culture collapsed with cities being sacked and a massive depopulation, years ago.

Re: http://kirkwylie.blogspot.com/2008/12/rest-requires-asynchronous-notification.html

pete — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:44:00 -0000

REST as a development style probably isn't a culture so much as it is a set of software design techniques lifted from a doctoral dissertation. Describing this style of software design as its own culture is weird.

Re: Delayed & BS

pete — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:37:04 -0000

Things that happened in peoples' pasts are not relevant today. This is a theme of the modern media. Took drugs in the past? No problem. Ditched a draft? No problem. Cheated on your wife (repeatedly)? No problem. Had sexual relations with people you weren't supposed to? No problem. Crooked business deals? No problem. Abused a position of authority? No problem.

If it is ok for the ruling class to invalidate the actions of their past and state it has no bearing on the present, why can't everyone else?

There are no standards anymore, Rich. Everything is grey. So get off your high horse. You have no right to sit in judgement of these people no matter how much they 'disgust' you.

And beleive me, Ryan will not serve one day in the pen, and it won't be because of these jurors.

Re: House chamber renovation pics

pete — Thu, 11 May 2006 11:46:20 -0000

Is the sub floor they are putting down made of plywood or solid gold? Just wondering....

Re: Heartbreaker

pete — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 08:47:30 -0000

I will wholeheartedly support the governor's plan to raise the income tax during his second term in order to help those like little Riana.

Re: Whatever it takes

pete — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:29:25 -0000

He flipped off the FDA with his buying prescription drugs in Canada for seniors program, and that worked out OK.

He flipped off the general assembly with his funding of stem cell research, and that turned out OK.

Looks like ol' Rod has come up with a solution for our unfortunate, slow moving democracy: take action yourself.

And to all you people out there that don't like what the governor is doing, I ask 'Why do you hate seniors, why do you want to keep women in slavery, and why do you want to see people with crippling degenerative diseases suffer?'

Re: This just in… Governor files veto message * Message now online * HGOPs spared the ax ***

pete — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:03:17 -0000

Dear Mr. Brown,

I'd be willing to bet that the projects mentioned in the Gov's release represent less than $1.3 of the $141.3 million vetoed, so its not really the "rest of the story." I know a lot of this depends on your overall philosophy on member initiatives, but bottom line is that the gov has approved spending for similar projects in the past.

Re: This just in… Governor files veto message * Message now online * HGOPs spared the ax ***

pete — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:26:44 -0000

It costs a lot of political capital to try and punish House Dems for sticking with the Speaker. almost seems like falling on your sword.

Example: $2.2 million for add'l beds at LaSalle Vets home? I know thats a dem district but WOW!

Re: Question of the day – Holiday Party

pete — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:16:49 -0000

I'd go.

Re: Question of the day – Blog reader awards, Round One

pete — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:35:37 -0000

1) Rep. Hamos on the Dems / Rep. Brady (Dan) on the Repubs

3) The "Dome-ies"

Re: Question of the day

pete — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:40:53 -0000

broken heart,

you really like to whine about stuff. is it the county commissioner's job to "running the gangbangers off morse avenue"? it's not. complain to the police or the alderman. you are awesome at grammar, though.

Re: Strange, that

pete — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:41:32 -0000

Its no secreat that Madigan doesnt care for Obama. One of Madigans top legislative leaders (Jack Franks) is co-chairing Clintons Illinois campaign. Madigan actively worked against Obama when he ran against Hynes and when Gianulias ran against Madigan's "brilliant" comptroller candidate Mangieri.

I cant speak for the others involved or the wards, but most of them run in the same circles. These guys deliver their wards time and time again... If they didnt, then something smells.

Re: Impeachment watch

pete — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:56:20 -0000

WGN is much better than the house feed BTW.

Re: Question of the day

pete — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:56:52 -0000

I might be wrong, but I think that the increased focus on DUIs over the past decade (or three?) has severely reduced the number of DUIs, to the point where it is hard to reduce the number any further. My feeling is that, like drug laws, unless they focus on treatment for offenders, the law will have zero effect at reducing the number of offenses further.

Re: The Blagojevich clown show continues

pete — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:07:02 -0000

Van-Man/Train111,

You also have to remember that the "party" you blame didn't even endorse Rod for governor in 2002 primary. If I'm not mistaken, the party base - Cook County - went with Vallas in that election and downstate pulled Rod through.

Re: What’s in a name?

pete — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:33:58 -0000

In Springpatch, the lake on the IDOT property is named after Francis J Lorenz, a former Director of the Dept. of Public Works and Buildings....the Director was Francis S Lorenz...but I didn't think the lake was named in his behalf.

Re: Question of the day

pete — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:31:34 -0000

LCD missed YDD's point, which is that (I believe) you cannot obtain insurance without a license, which you cannot get without proof of citizenship.

One other point I want to make is that this law would be fine (get it?) if it were really aimed at stopping the problem, rather than just another backdoor tax on citizens. I put this idea in with all the others that allow taxpayers and politicians alike to think they can have their cake and eat it too. Fund sweeps, borrowing, cigarette taxes, gambling, etc all fall into this category. They are band-aid solutions! Raise the "most-fair" taxes - sales and income or stop spending money.

Re: http://www.virtualization.info/2009/05/citrix-virtualization-revenues-up-150.html

pete — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:34:00 -0000

Interesting... IBM Australia is 8 times bigger in size than the entire Citrix company (http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25...)

Re: Switching from the Treo to the iPhone (Usability Issues and Getting Things Done)

pete — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:16:00 -0000

I am glad you took the time for this analysis. I held off on switching from a Treo 680 to an iPhone becuase I was concerned that it would not support the essential features required for my GTD system. The task list and notes defciencies are a deal breaker so I guess I will be waiting this one out.

Hopefully apple will add To-Do and notes syncing. I really don't want to rely on a web app to make up the difference.

Re: http://www.mokurendojo.com/2009/02/use-of-space-in-judo-and-bjj.html

pete — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:40:00 -0000

I'm outside of Philly. Unfortunately, I did a big stupid a few months back, and am recovering from shoulder surgery. If you're interested, the link to my blog is in the user name of my post. I'm out of BJJ until at least July; the only thing I'm doing right now is teaching TKD.

The Hapkido that I practice is highly influenced by judo, but not enough for us to work on newaza there; it would be interesting to get a better idea of the different philosophies.

Re: http://www.mokurendojo.com/2009/02/use-of-space-in-judo-and-bjj.html

pete — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:05:00 -0000

I'm a BJJ blue belt (though not a particularly good one), and I have only limited insight. Usually, if you're on the defensive, you're trying to create space. If you're attacking, you'll be trying to avoid space. Then, some BJJ practitioners prefer a fast-and-loose game, which leads to more space, even on offense.

I've rolled with some guys who had more Judo than BJJ experience, and there definitely are stylistic differences. In BJJ, holding a guy down isn't really a goal unless you are going for a submission. On the other hand, I've been stuck in a really good Kesa Getame at times, and boy is that a miserable position to try to escape from.

BTW, love your blog. :)

Re: http://thecornishdemocrat.blogspot.com/2009/03/st-pirans-day-holiday.html

pete — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:08:00 -0000

Which just goes to show that you can never rely on the council to get behind a good idea. Maybe if it had meant them going up for jobs in the EU administration they would have been more enthusiastic.

Seriously though I'm all for a slice of Cornish nationalism, we're extremely proud of this beautiful place, and a National Day for St Pirin wouldn't seem to be too much to ask to celebrate our individualistic and proud identity!

Great posts by the way so please keep up with the great blogging!
all the best,
Pete
Houses in Cornwall

Re: http://hgamer.blogspot.com/2006/08/turbine-announces-they-are-copying.html

pete — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:45:00 -0000

two thoughts-

1: endgame raiding in WOW is what it is because its very difficulty to design content that lasts longterm. Raiding isn't great, but it does provide some epic encounters and you get a lot of mileage out of a small amount of content (while you build an expansion) - I realize many many people don't like to raid but outside of pvp and raiding, the only other alternative is new content - and you simply can't add it as fast as players can chew it up. WOWs endgame is not perfect but no game's is.

2: The key for LOTR is not what it does or does not copy - the key is that it be FUN. We can argue about WOW endgame but 1-59 is FUN. I played DDO and it was NOT fun. Archlord beta is not much fun. EQ2 was not much fun. If LOTR is fun and polished it should be ok. If not it won't be, regardless of what ideas it is or isn't recycling.

Pete

Re: AppsForSale mit Oster-Rabatt-Aktion

pete — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:32:21 -0000

Auf www.easterappsales.com wird auch ne Osteraktion mit günstigeren Apps gefahren!

Re: http://www.dailyautocad.com/2007/05/annotation-objects-in-autocad-2008-3.html

pete — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:01:04 -0000

I have been using annotative dimension styles and text for some time, but only just recently attempted to use an annotative block, to conserve print size of height quote throughout the various viewport scales. I read the manual and the various forums and I have followed the directions scrupolously. I created my block in model space scale 1:1 and assigned the various scales to which I want it printed. The problem is that when I add annotative scales (1:20, 1:50), it makes the block bigger, not smaller! (as I increase drawing scale, the drawing gets bigger, and therefore the block, to remain the same print size, has to become relatively smaller) In fact, as I move from one scale to another in the viewports, the block gets HUGE! Why is this? I have not had similar problems with annotative dimensions and text.

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2008/10/giveaway-ipod-touch.html

pete — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:12:00 -0000

Oh yeah, 100% cool contest!!

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2008/10/giveaway-ipod-touch.html

pete — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:37:00 -0000

very K-O-O-L prize, hope I win!

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2008/10/giveaway-ipod-touch.html

pete — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:17:00 -0000

What a great contest and what a COOL prize!

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2008/10/giveaway-michael-palin-full-circle.html

pete — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:00:00 -0000

I'm g-g-g-going to k-k-k-kill you O-O-Otto!
(Michael Palin to Kevin Kline in "A Fish Called Wanda")

Please enter me in your giveaway - cheers!

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2008/10/giveaway-michael-palin-hemingway.html

pete — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:49:00 -0000

Michael Palin always throws in a couple of Pythonesque jokes in his travel shows... hilarious AND interesting!

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2008/09/giveaway-playstation-3.html

pete — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:07:00 -0000

Hope I win!!

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2008/09/giveaway-playstation-3.html

pete — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:09:00 -0000

Found another clue!!

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2008/09/giveaway-playstation-3.html

pete — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:19:00 -0000

Very nice prize!!

Re: http://www.weekinrewind.com/2008/02/get-smart-trailers-we-have-two-and-one.html

pete — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:01:00 -0000

I can't wait!!

Re: OTB 1.1.2 iPhone unlock: Progress Report

pete — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:34:55 -0000

No need to erase people's comments asking for progress reports. It is totally logical for them to do so, no?

Re: OTB 1.1.2 iPhone unlock: Progress Report

pete — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:34:39 -0000

On your very own blog... an ad by Google shows up for an OTB 1.1.2 unlock ("If you have an iPhone out-of-the-box running Firmware 1.1.2 (i.e new iPhones bought in the UK) then our software will currently do the following for you:

- unlock all functions of the iPhone":

http://www.iphoneunlocklive.com/
<br>
Is that a scam?

What about http://www.iphoneunlocked.eu/
<br>
Another potential scam?

Thanks for any tips about these outfits.

From another eager US OTB 1.1.2..

Re: OTB 1.1.2 iPhone unlock: 1.1.3 firmware!

pete — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:04:32 -0000

Do you think this is a scam?

http://www.free-your-iphone.com/faq.php
<br>
It showed up on your blog ads...

Another on your blog:

http://i3gsim.com/products.html
<br>
thanks for looking into it if you can.

Re: OTB 1.1.2 iPhone unlock: 1.1.3 firmware!

pete — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:13:46 -0000

Thanks for your feedback on these "unlock" websites.

Do you have any idea at this point whether the Baseband on 1.1.3 will allow a relatively imminent crack or is, as some comments imply a formidable formulation to clear up, and could take a very long time to resolve?

Thanks again for any feedback on "the situation", since 1.1.3 is out...

Re: I Want to be a Jerkface Too

pete — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:54:00 -0000

Looks like you've been snubbed Bloke, but don't worry 'cause you're in good company. It's actually a good sign because he obviously considers you a competitor and a threat. So don't sweat the small stuff because he ain't worth it. You are much better than he will ever be.

Re: http://www.allnewhiphop.co.cc/2009/10/soulja-boy-im-so-high.html

pete — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:19:32 -0000

I really liked the hot and steaming stongs i got i mean the five most downloaded songs thanks keep the spirit up please.

Big up
AKA UG