Without being taught a set of ethics (ususally societal), one operates in a void. I was wondering about the basis of those ethics (accountable to what?). I don't just mean yours, or a soldier's in general, but if there's something more universal. Maybe maybe not. My point was that if you take relat...

Every time the Gov'ment gives, they take away a freedom or liberty. Usually people who say things like that are either Republican or Libertarian. The way to tell the difference is to start asking them about government "giving" that they might take for granted. For best effectiveness, tailor to the ...

I believe most of us have moments where we choose between right and wrong... yet, few of us make those decisions with someone's life at risk or in their hands... soldiers, law enforcement officers, doctors just to name a few. I believe that only from that perspective where you can "walk in the shoe...

The rest of the page is a bunch of technical stuff that I don't have the science to judge whether it's valid or not. (referring to the john daly site) I don't understand most of it either, but I am capable of parsing graphs. I'm a bit suspicious of some of the ones on here. For example, if you trac...

Besides, the number of Palestinian deaths is 6 to 7 times higher than those of Israelis http://www.mepc.org/public_asp/resources/mrates.asp Seems like a reasonable source. "From Sept. 29, 2000 to July 13, 2004: Israeli Dead: 908 Palestinian Dead: 3095". A little macabre to be keeping score I think,...

which now approach 2 percent of U.S. casualties in the Korean conflict True, we aren't fighting China. Give Bush another few years. Heh. Mostly kidding. I certainly hope all he says is true. Although I think that some of the pessimism regarding Iraq is overwrought (and politically motivated), the M...

"I suggest heating the water until it becomes magnetic, and then reversing polarity."

That's awesome. I want it on a t-shirt.

Thinking back to the original question, there's another angle to consider. A friend of mine has been a Republican his entire voting career. He voted for Bush in 2000. He is also gay. Just recently, he dropped his party status to become independent, and now plans on voting Democrat. Although he has b...

#10 was my favorite back when I used to work in a computer repair shop. It's amazing how many "friends who know a lot about computers" don't know how to, say, install a printer (so of course they conclude it's defective, and want their money back). Then again, now I see computer maintenance from the...

>globeXplorer is freaky Even freakier, type in a phone number to google and get their name and address. Then get the photography from globeXplorer. Internet + caller id = great way to get back at prank callers. That, by the way, looks like roughly 1 foot resolution, maybe half, about what I worked w...

Badger, you always make me smile. You and I have a lot in common. I like the fact that there are a decent array of opinions amongst the Iraqi bloggers. None of them, as far as I know, were sad to see Saddam go, and none of them are happy with the current "resistance". None of them are thrilled about...

I've worked with ~.3 meter resolution imagery before. Determining the makes of cars isn't hard at that resolution, and I think that we had better available. However, it's been a few years and I'm not certain if it was satellite or aerial photography. My guess about the license plate thing is that th...

Ooh, ooh, ethics! If you find $100 lying on the ground, with a "if found please return to" note attached to it, do you return it? How do you differentiate the above from theft? What if it was lying on their front lawn? Or if you saw them drop it? How about if it was lying on a table in a cafe and th...

Okay, I used to work with GPS units during my academic years, and although it never occurred to me to try and find a way to jam the signal... Intentional interference Intentional interference is another matter. The GPS satellite is at a medium orbit of 11,000 miles and transmits with a power of just...

I'm going to be getting married in April, and we're looking for a band. I'm looking for a more traditional style than usually found at BM, but we thought it would be doubleplus cool if they were a BM related group, even if it be through a degree of separation or two. My aim stylistically is for a ra...

Hello everyone. It's been quite a while since I've posted, and I hope everyone is doing well. I'm pleased to see that the political and a little philosophical debate still rages on here on the eplaya. I know some of you don't like it, but I find the range of attitudes and approaches so fascinating. ...