gaminwench wrote:nah, he's LBdavid... maybe he's from Long Beach??

Ding ding ding, we have a wiener.

Just thought I'd share a link . I'm a birgin, so I can't really assess how near or off the mark the artist comes at various times, but I love seeing references to BM in popular culture 'cause it makes me think of how much I'm looking forward to being there in 2010. Other references I've noticed in t...

So you must be able to give an example when the Nobel committee historically influenced a nation's leader by awarding the prize BEFORE he accomplished anything. How about 1978? They award the Nobel Peace prize to Anwar Sadat (Egypt) and Menachem Begin (Israel) for Sadat's visit to Israel, then in 1...

The very invention of the Nobel prize was an attempt to manage public opinion for a man who, up until that point, was one of the biggest merchants of death the world had to offer. And, while I'm sure many of the people who've been awarded the prize have done terrific things to deserve it, there has ...

I think it would have been more offensive to reject the award. Clearly it was an attempt by the committee to encourage Obama to use his position as president to take this country in a new direction. They understood their purpose, I'm sure Obama is smart enough to figure it out, so the only question ...

I make a mean margarita aboard my Yacht and would gladly pass you one, or let you drive it... maybe not at same time... :lol: Rumor has it the LEOs out there might take exception to that idea. That said I am looking forward to meeting the people from ePlaya out there. I'm also pretty psyched to be ...

Ok OK Ok. Now that you put it that way.. then yes. We better swap contact info and see each other on the playa. I misunderstood you as a first timer like myself, and it was only for your own concern of safety did I put it that way myself. But yes... I would rather we swap contact info, and you keep...

Seriously.. it's not a pretty thing at all. And the Playa will be beautiful. Why take the risk on your FIRST trip atleast? Not worth it at all hun. What risk exactly? I'm talking about bringing something out there to try some water reclamation with. At no point have I advocated bringing anything le...

You've got enough time, expiriment at the house. Regardless of your findings, and as funny as pee is, FOR THE LOVE OF THE PLAYA GODS, don't give us pee. I'm down with tasting recycled dishwater, it will all be part of new experiences I find on the Playa as a new burner. I know, for a fact, that the...

Welcome to the conversation Captain Goddamit. 8) I still place a different emphasis on the value of water. Additionally I think for some people out on the playa are bound to underestimate how much they're gonna need if they want to shower with any frequency--and maybe for them space is at a premium....

Valid Debate, sweetie. Yes, taking cars and trucks, you would be maybe better off. I'm using a local moving truck, and I'm LUGGING the empty containers to Reno, filling up there, and taking it easy the 2-4 hours drive from Reno to BRC. So I didn't mean drive cross country from Kansas to Nevada with...

Please excuse me for being "blunt", but this tops the list of stupidest Burning Man ideas I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot! Well at least I managed to start a new standard without trying. That said, there's evidently been a precedent of attempting it, so I'm not alone in having the idea--and b...

Well there's a lot of different things to respond to in there, where to start... From a logistic standpoint there's a significant difference between lugging 40 gallons of water v. lugging 90. 400 lbs difference and seven cubic feet. That's a lot of food, a shade structure, any number of things extra...

sorry, I don't have much experience on these forums, let alone linking. it should work now :lol: Also your post led me to question whether it was a good product, so I searched and found some independent reviews: Review 1 Review 2 Hmmm, I still can't figure out if it's just removing solids from the ...

sorry, I don't have much experience on these forums, let alone linking. it should work now

Also your post led me to question whether it was a good product, so I searched and found some independent reviews:

Review 1
Review 2

I was only trying to avoid advertising for a specific company or product on these forums, if it's not frowned upon I'll link the video just so long as it's clear I'm not endorsing the product so much as the solution it represents. I'm sure there's plenty of competition and considering the company ma...

it seems to me that you're opposed to this idea for reasons that have a lot less to do with it's practicality than that we're talking about piss. First off, I'm not an expert at this stuff--it's why i asked a question and supplied some of the stuff I'd been reading instead of posting it as a tip. Se...

Instead of trying to give people pisswater, why don't you just make some nice grilled cheese sandwiches ? because they haven't made a tablet that'll turn pee into cheese yet. Serious answer? I'm a first time burner, no way I'm undertaking this at this time out--I'm focused more on surviving, partic...

will that kill all the bacterium I collect or just filter the yellow? I want to share a lot of things with the burner community, but somethings ought to be kept to ourselves.

I think I've seen some discussion of such but don't remember where. the biggest issue is going to be filtering of stuffs before they clog your equipment/pump. (another issue could arise if this was offered as a public service of any kind, how you'd get a permit for it... I can't imagine "recycled p...

There's more than one way to drain a lizard though. If someone used a evaporation/condensation based system for example the sediment could be left at the bottom on a tray and disposed of in some manner. (spitballing here) Alternatively, there's a company that sells a pretty amazing "tablet" designed...

I'm more than a little unsettled to be thinking of this, but once the idea was in my head I had to ask...has anyone been tinkering with recycling their water? I've seen improvised swamp coolers, some pretty phenomenal engineering in these art projects, and the human mind applied to issues in politic...

Net result, they're refunding 1/4 of my funds and I'm closing my accounts tomorrow when I get paid and have a positive balance. The letters I wrote will get sent to my representatives, who will probably reply to them six to nine months from now with a generic form letter about how much they're doing...

It happened before, that's when I used up by 'courtesy' refund. So I'm not eligible for another 'courtesy'. I never thought that word would feel so dirty... it used to be something to aspire to until the co-opted it. Right now the press release is the least of my concerns, that's the letter I'm send...

BTW, Thanks Dad for the info. I'm driving down to meet with the district manager tomorrow morning and I printed out a copy of that press release as extra ammunition. It'll be really interesting to see how he defends his bank's policies when the writing is already on the wall for these types of trans...

Be sure to send details to ALL your state and federal representatives and anyone else you can find that might help. Don't forget the press. This is the list of people I'm sending it to so far: John Erickson, Wachovia Bank District Manager, Kansas City Metro Area John G. Stumpf, Wachovia Bank Presid...

Do you have more information about that law? Having the information can't hurt in my struggle with the banks.

heh, credit cards and I have a sordid history. When I was 18 I got my first credit card, six months later I found that they actually expected me to pay my balance down in monthly intervals. By that point I was maxed, over limit, and so far behind they closed it. So I figured, we're even right? ...no...

Grrr.

Over the recent holiday weekend I learned, firsthand, about some very disturbing trends in the accounting practices and assessed fees being charged at many of the largest banks in our nation. As a working professional with a college degree, the exorbitant fees I was charged were distressing, but upo...