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For Connie (off topic: football) - 6 Updates
Driving 85 mph to 10-3-39 - 7 Updates
Bow before me - 1 Update
I'm moving to Switzerland! - 3 Updates
President Mitt Romney - 2 Updates
Zuckerberg to create special German police division - 1 Update
Glenn Beck honestly wants to murder Trump - 1 Update
Pat Conroy Writes 10-3-39 - 3 Updates
FOX News debate moderators - 1 Update
For Connie (off topic: football)
xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com>: Mar 05 01:25PM -0800
I seem to recall this is your school?
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25505459/illinois-fires-coach-bill-cubit-less-than-four-months-after-hiring-him
naberhausmark85@gmail.com: Mar 05 01:29PM -0800
On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 3:25:43 PM UTC-6, xyzzy wrote:
> I seem to recall this is your school?
> http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25505459/illinois-fires-coach-bill-cubit-less-than-four-months-after-hiring-him
I heard the Saban wanted to move north so he could compete with Meyer on a more regular basis.
"The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior" <Iamtj4life@gmail.com>: Mar 05 01:41PM -0800
On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 3:25:43 PM UTC-6, xyzzy wrote:
> I seem to recall this is your school?
> http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25505459/illinois-fires-coach-bill-cubit-less-than-four-months-after-hiring-him
The whole athletic department is a disaster right now - they just fired their AD and got a new one - who blew the Cubit firing
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-ad-josh-whitman-flubs-cubit-firing-in-hsi-first-day-on-the-job-20160305-column.html
Utter train wreck emblematic of the state of the state, frankly. Probably the most underachieving athletic department in the Bigger Ten
A former RSFCKer who makes lamps, is despairing about the direction of the school.
"Con Reeder, unhyphenated American" <constance@duxmail.com>: Mar 05 04:20PM -0600
> I seem to recall this is your school?
> http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25505459/illinois-fires-coach-bill-cubit-less-than-four-months-after-hiring-him
Yes, it is, sad to say. We are going through a protracted fallow period.
We usually do well once in ten years, but I don't see that this decade is
going to have one of those years.
Like basketball, if we get a decent football coach that isn't crookeder
than a Kentucky walking stick, they get hired away to go to Texas or
Kansas or something.
--
Experience is what allows you to recognize a mistake the second time you
make it. -- unknown
"Con Reeder, unhyphenated American" <constance@duxmail.com>: Mar 05 04:21PM -0600
>> I seem to recall this is your school?
>> http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25505459/illinois-fires-coach-bill-cubit-less-than-four-months-after-hiring-him
> I heard the Saban wanted to move north so he could compete with Meyer on a more regular basis.
I don't think the prediction markets deal in mills.
--
Be patient. God isn't finished with me yet. -- unknown
"Con Reeder, unhyphenated American" <constance@duxmail.com>: Mar 05 04:31PM -0600
>> I seem to recall this is your school?
>> http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25505459/illinois-fires-coach-bill-cubit-less-than-four-months-after-hiring-him
> The whole athletic department is a disaster right now - they just fired their AD and got a new one - who blew the Cubit firing
That is sheer rookie, and the way it was done shows little hope he can
grow into the job -- he's got too far to go. They should fire both him
and the chancellor who hired him.
> http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-ad-josh-whitman-flubs-cubit-firing-in-hsi-first-day-on-the-job-20160305-column.html
> Utter train wreck emblematic of the state of the state, frankly.
Yup. It is really sad to go back home these days -- everything is scruffy.
> Probably the most underachieving athletic department in the Bigger Ten.
Yup.
> A former RSFCKer who makes lamps, is despairing about the direction of
> the school.
As am I. I spent 30+ years of my life in Champaign.
--
Be patient. God isn't finished with me yet. -- unknown
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Driving 85 mph to 10-3-39
"the_andrew_smith@yahoo.com" <agavinsmith@gmail.com>: Mar 05 10:56AM -0800
He's driving a funny car
Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net>: Mar 05 11:04AM -0800
In article <c9e6611c-da1a-4308-ba32-4de91652e170@googlegroups.com>,
> On Friday, March 4, 2016 at 11:37:40 PM UTC-5, Michael Press wrote:
> > My fuel use rate difference from 65 to 85 is in the noise.
> I'm not buying that. Drag increases by the square of velocity.
To a first approximation it increase linearly with _speed_.
_Power_ dissipation increases with the square of _speed_.
You cannot get the physics right. I am not taking your
word on this matter.
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Michael Press
xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com>: Mar 05 11:38AM -0800
On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 10:58:12 AM UTC-5, Con Reeder, unhyphenated American wrote:
> If you have I-Pass and Sunpass you can ignore tolls anywhere east of
> the Mississippi. Other than paying the freight, that is. I have both
> on most of my cars.
You do have to be careful not to have them both on the car when drive on a road that takes both or you'll get billed twice. At least that was a problem on NC's only toll road. Apparently you're supposed to keep one in a foil-lined "no-read bag"
"Con Reeder, unhyphenated American" <constance@duxmail.com>: Mar 05 01:46PM -0600
> on a road that takes both or you'll get billed twice. At least that
> was a problem on NC's only toll road. Apparently you're supposed to
> keep one in a foil-lined "no-read bag"
NC takes Sunpass? My understanding is that it was Florida-only. But I see
you are right.
'Twould be hard on one of my cars, as the devices are essentially
mounted permanently. (The other has a suction-cup Florida device, easy
to put inside of foil.)
Maybe I'll just go shunpiking. As I am semi-retired, shouldn't be too hard. :)
--
The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and
dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if
it had nothing else in the universe to do. -- Galileo
"Con Reeder, unhyphenated American" <constance@duxmail.com>: Mar 05 01:50PM -0600
>> keep one in a foil-lined "no-read bag"
> NC takes Sunpass? My understanding is that it was Florida-only. But I see
> you are right.
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority
Burlington County Bridge Commission
Delaware Department of Transportation
Delaware River and Bay Authority
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
Delaware River Port Authority
Illinois Tollway
Indiana Toll Road Concession Company, LLC
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Maryland Transportation Authority
Maine Turnpike Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bridges and Tunnels
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
New York State Bridges Authority
New York State Thruway Authority
Niagara Falls Bridge Commission
North Carolina Turnpike Authority
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority
Skyway Concession Company
South Jersey Transportation Authority
Virginia Department of Transportation
West Virginia Parkway Authority
Sunpass is:
Florida -- all
Georgia - Peach Pass State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA)
North Carolina - NC Quick Pass
Rumor is that Sunpass is talking to Texas, South Carolina, and others.
--
Experience is what allows you to recognize a mistake the
second time you make it. -- unknown
xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com>: Mar 05 11:55AM -0800
On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 2:46:20 PM UTC-5, Con Reeder, unhyphenated American wrote:
> > keep one in a foil-lined "no-read bag"
> NC takes Sunpass? My understanding is that it was Florida-only. But I see
> you are right.
Yup, you can drive all the way up from Florida to use you Sunpass on our single 18 mile long tollway.
There's something technical going on that I haven't learned the details of as they keep mentioning that NC's system is a bridge of some sort between the yankees' EZPASS and the southern Sunpass. Maybe something along the way to a universal transponder, I dunno. Or maybe just marketing hype.
> Maybe I'll just go shunpiking. As I am semi-retired, shouldn't be too hard. :)
From my limited driving experience in Florida, it seems to be pretty tough to do there, especially if you have to go to or from the Orlando airport.
"Con Reeder, unhyphenated American" <constance@duxmail.com>: Mar 05 04:17PM -0600
> some sort between the yankees' EZPASS and the southern Sunpass.
> Maybe something along the way to a universal transponder, I dunno.
> Or maybe just marketing hype.
I would welcome one pass.
> From my limited driving experience in Florida, it seems to be pretty
> tough to do there, especially if you have to go to or from the Orlando
> airport.
I mean't in North Carolina -- there is no friggin' way in Florida. And
you are right about the Orlando airport, 45 minutes down the tollway from
my Cocoa Beach condo, or 2 hours via the most stoplight-infested highway
I've ever seen, US-192.
--
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently equipped fool. -- unknown
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Bow before me
Ken Olson <kolson@freedomnet.org>: Mar 05 04:48PM -0500
> http://freebeacon.com/politics/bidens-one-night-to-mexico-city-cost-538528-hotels/
> Your betters will not be denied.
Maybe the Mexicans will keep him.
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I'm moving to Switzerland!
"The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior" <Iamtj4life@gmail.com>: Mar 05 12:35PM -0800
On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 9:27:10 AM UTC-6, xyzzy wrote:
> > http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-29/helicopter-money-arrives-switzerland-hand-out-2500-monthly-all-citizens
> > "With Citi's chief economist proclaiming "only helicopter money can save the world now," and the Bank of England pre-empting paradropping money concerns, it appears that Australia's largest investment bank's forecast that money-drops were 12-18 months away was too conservative. While The Finns consider a "basic monthly income" for the entire population, Swiss residents are to vote on a countrywide referendum about a radical plan to pay every single adult a guaranteed income of around $2500 per month, with authorities insisting that people will still want to find a job."
> $2500/mo won't go very far in Switzerland.
In fact, about 2500/mo less than it did now
xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com>: Mar 05 12:56PM -0800
On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 3:35:54 PM UTC-5, The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior wrote:
> > > "With Citi's chief economist proclaiming "only helicopter money can save the world now," and the Bank of England pre-empting paradropping money concerns, it appears that Australia's largest investment bank's forecast that money-drops were 12-18 months away was too conservative. While The Finns consider a "basic monthly income" for the entire population, Swiss residents are to vote on a countrywide referendum about a radical plan to pay every single adult a guaranteed income of around $2500 per month, with authorities insisting that people will still want to find a job."
> > $2500/mo won't go very far in Switzerland.
> In fact, about 2500/mo less than it did now
I dunno, looks like it was pretty well vetted by a well respected panel:
"The action committee pushing the initiative consists of artists, writers and intellectuals, including publicist Daniel Straub, former federal government spokesman Oswald Sigg and Zurich rapper Franziska Schläpfer (known as "Big Zis")"
"The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior" <Iamtj4life@gmail.com>: Mar 05 01:18PM -0800
On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 2:56:52 PM UTC-6, xyzzy wrote:
> > In fact, about 2500/mo less than it did now
> I dunno, looks like it was pretty well vetted by a well respected panel:
> "The action committee pushing the initiative consists of artists, writers and intellectuals, including publicist Daniel Straub, former federal government spokesman Oswald Sigg and Zurich rapper Franziska Schläpfer (known as "Big Zis
Leading economic luminaries
otoh, given the recent track record of economic luminaries...what could possibly go wrong?
Perhaps this is the financial equivalent of Donald Trump - finding out if it could get worse
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President Mitt Romney
xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com>: Mar 05 12:00PM -0800
On Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 8:42:07 PM UTC-5, Futbol Phan wrote:
> So now (surprise, surprise) CNN is reporting that Mitt is exploring how to "block" Trump delegates at the GOP Convention:
> http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/politics/mitt-romney-stop-trump-at-convention/index.html
Speaking of Romney, things that make you go hmmm....
http://reverbpress.com/politics/battlegrounds/romney-reactivates-presidential-campaign-committees/
"The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior" <Iamtj4life@gmail.com>: Mar 05 12:34PM -0800
On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 2:00:23 PM UTC-6, xyzzy wrote:
> > http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/politics/mitt-romney-stop-trump-at-convention/index.html
> Speaking of Romney, things that make you go hmmm....
> http://reverbpress.com/politics/battlegrounds/romney-reactivates-presidential-campaign-committees/
No idea why he'd do this - he really alienated a lot of possible supporters
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Zuckerberg to create special German police division
Altimer McDaniel <altiemcd@aol.com>: Mar 05 07:45PM
to arrest and imprison redneck trash German citizens who say bad things
about innocent Muslim pilgrims who are looking for better lives. If you
are German and decide to pop on Facebook and insult an innocent pilgrim,
well, welcome to jail.
Zuckerberg will get these hateful, white pride Germans, which are
virtually all of them, in line. Typical uber-liberal who wishes to crush
dissent with violence and hatred. It being Germany, he'll probably get
what he wants. They don't have the freedoms that Americans take for
granted.
http://is.gd/uOCOku
Zuckerberg and the Facebook thoughtpolice
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4 March 2016
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Billionaire, alleged tax-dodger, CEO and all-round PC dullard Mark
Zuckerberg has said Facebook is not doing enough to combat hate speech.
At a recent townhall event in Berlin he pledged to work closer with the
German authorities, and even offered to fund a section of the German
police, in order to help Facebook expand its view of 'protected groups'
and restrict 'hate speech against migrants'.
Pardon my German, but what utter scheisse.
What Zuckerberg seems to be missing is that Facebook is supposed to be
about enabling the free interaction of people – all this talk of
'protected groups' and 'hate speech' should be anathema to him. But
Zuckerberg subscribes to the typical metropolitan, Silicon-Valley-via-Ivy-
League brand of faux-liberalism, which actually has a lot in common with
the fascism he claims to despise.
'Hate speech has no place on Facebook or in our community', he said.
'Until recently in Germany I don't think we were doing a good enough job,
and I think we will continue needing to do a better and better job.'
Related categories
Social media
But how exactly is Zuckerberg, or anyone else, going to decide what hate
speech is? It's just as subjective as, say, people's favourite songs.
Just as one person's 'Stairway to Heaven' might be another's 'Birdie
Song', so one person's call for controlled migration is another's idea of
a Nuremberg speech.
Maybe you think we should open the borders, or maybe you think we should
turn the boats back. The point is, both opinions (and all in between)
have exactly the same right to be aired on the streets, on campuses and,
yes, even on Facebook.
Believing in free speech means that everyone, whether they are a member
of PEGIDA or Unite Against Fascism, should be entitled to express their
view. They should also be prepared to be heavily criticised for their
opinions. But they should not be silenced because a government, or a tech
billionaire, disagrees with them.
In a truly free society there would be no 'protected groups' and there
would be no bans on 'hate speech'. Just because you approve of who the
iron fist is punching today does not mean you are protected from
receiving a ferrous uppercut tomorrow.
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Glenn Beck honestly wants to murder Trump
CtrlAltDel <ctrlaltdel@deletio.net>: Mar 05 07:01PM
posts not going through, checking.
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Pat Conroy Writes 10-3-39
xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com>: Mar 05 07:36AM -0800
> I just read my first of his books The Prince of Tides. Hat dude could write.
> Only movie I've seen is Conrack.
You must see TEH GRATE SANTINI11!!!
One of the best (and underappreciated) movie line. EVAH is from that movie, and oh so relevant now. Dad's reading the paper and he screams:
"GOD! GOD! Why did you put so many idiots on the planet AT THE SAME TIME!!!"
Eagle@bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan): Mar 05 03:45PM
On Sat, 5 Mar 2016 07:36:53 -0800 (PST), xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com>
wrote:
>You must see TEH GRATE SANTINI11!!!
>One of the best (and underappreciated) movie line. EVAH is from that movie, and oh so relevant now. Dad's reading the paper and he screams:
>"GOD! GOD! Why did you put so many idiots on the planet AT THE SAME TIME!!!"
Scene: Dad reading paper about election of obama.
Hugh
"the_andrew_smith@yahoo.com" <agavinsmith@gmail.com>: Mar 05 10:56AM -0800
Haha. Every dad on the planet.
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FOX News debate moderators
xyzzy <xyzzy.dude@gmail.com>: Mar 05 07:33AM -0800
On Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 6:53:40 AM UTC-5, Irish Ranger wrote:
> Yes, and wouldn't you love to, just once, see Hillary Clinton face those kinds
> of questions and graphics. Instead of the pre-arranged fluff balls she gets
> from the left wing media.
She did. It was called the Gowdy committee hearing and she came out smelling like a rose.
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