Mid 50's engineer with interests in politics, economics, science and technology. Lived all over the US South as well as in assorted other corners of the country.
Sat 13 Jul, 2024 09:27 am - Slightly sad on this one. The Redbox model was amazing for the time. We would rent a couple of movies for the kids on road trips, turn them in at our destination, rent a couple more for the... (view)
Thu 4 Jul, 2024 02:18 pm - The purpose of the punishment is to provide a deterrent to those considering doing the crime. A fine would be no deterrent at all since Bannon wouldn't even pay it. (view)
Wed 29 May, 2024 09:09 am - Siberia wasn't exile, it was prison. Exile would be to send someone out of the country with no possibility of return. (view)
Wed 29 May, 2024 08:07 am - More than just owing you a favor, it could be that the publisher sees an advantage in having Trump in office. He could also be doing it out of friendship. It really doesn't matter all that... (view)
Mon 27 May, 2024 08:57 am - Has the shower ever shown acceptable pressure? Is this shower upstairs? Could be you are losing head from the elevation. You can fix this with a small pressure pump... (view)
Thu 16 May, 2024 04:13 pm - I would say
- very poorly written
- technically correct to use which instead of "that" in that instance
- the whole statement is BS. You would never include Omega's lower end... (view)
Mon 29 Apr, 2024 02:36 pm - I'm sure these same questions were asked about students protesting the Vietnam war. Student protests have a long and rich history in the US. Students are willing to speak out and say what a... (view)
Wed 17 Apr, 2024 03:10 pm - Before the [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Revolution"]"Orange Revolution"[/url] in 2004, Ukraine was controlled by a Russian puppet who engineered significant loans... (view)
Wed 17 Apr, 2024 05:50 am - That certainly is a possibility. I think a suitable endgame for them is to sell Crimea to the Russians for several billion dollars, enough to erase their debt to Russia and have Russia pull out of... (view)
