Wednesday, June 4, 2008

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Today's topics:

* Poverty in California... - 4 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/df52112e775185a1?hl=en
* Range clock - Disconnect it! - 10 messages, 5 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/3e2a7ad7ec279de4?hl=en
* Does one point EER make a big diff in energy efficiency? - 1 messages, 1
author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/bc91eb4ccf208fb9?hl=en
* What to Do With Newspaper? - 8 messages, 7 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/5f28541661165820?hl=en
* Good Price !! LRG Evisu EDhardy Lacoste T-Shirts & Jeans, etc - 1 messages,
1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/7591bcd83f619b19?hl=en
* Wholesale Discounts New shoxR3 R4 R5 NZ TL3 VC New Bape Dunk Shoes - 1
messages, 1 author
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:41 pm
From: Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply


Rod Speed wrote:

>>> And childbearing is not a privilege; it's a fact of life that I
>>> don't believe the government has any right to make illegal.
>
> Thats arguable with those with major genetic problems.
>
>>> Discourage it by removing tax benefits; sure. But not make it illegal.
>
> Its the only approach that worked in china.

I don't believe that childbearing is something that the government
should have the power to prevent. Discourage, perhaps. But not
prevent. That is a horrendous violation of personal liberty. And if
women want to be free to terminate pregnancies, they should also be free
to choose to become pregnant and to carry them to term. Doesn't mean
the government should subsidize them, just that the government should
not make it illegal.

== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:47 pm
From: Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply


Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> Simply bearing a child is not guarantee of reproductive success, as
> many
> Third World mothers discover.
>
> Reproductive success is the privilege of the strong, the swift, and
> the
> intelligent. And those whose efforts are taxpayer-subsidized.

Okay, we are talking about different things. I am talking about whether
it is a reasonable thing for the government to dictate to people how
many children they can have. I do not feel it is reasonable, because it
is a gross violation of personal civil liberties and a two-faced comment
on reproductive freedom -- a totally consistent approach on reproductive
freedom being that that you might not ever want to have an abortion or
have more than two children -- the two sides of the reproductive freedom
coin -- but you should respect the choice of someone else who chooses to
either have an abortion or have more than two children. As far as some
people here, what's good for the goose (abortion proponents) is not
what's good for the gander (those who wish to have more than two
children).

It's a more libertarian stance, I suppose, but of course, I suppose
there are libertarians (of which I am not one, I don't think) who are
hypocritical when it comes to this issue.

== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 1:27 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


Samantha Hill <samhill@TRASHsonic.net> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote

>>>> And childbearing is not a privilege; it's a fact of life that I
>>>> don't believe the government has any right to make illegal.

>> Thats arguable with those with major genetic problems.

>>>> Discourage it by removing tax benefits; sure. But not make it illegal.

>> Its the only approach that worked in china.

> I don't believe that childbearing is something that the government
> should have the power to prevent. Discourage, perhaps. But not
> prevent. That is a horrendous violation of personal liberty.

On the other hand, complete personal liberty on procreation
is what completely destroys so many third world economys.

Particularly when arseholes like the roman catholic church and the moslems go out
of their way to enourage the stupid to have as many brats as is physically possible.

> And if women want to be free to terminate pregnancies, they should also be free to choose to become pregnant and to
> carry them to term.

Then there's the real world where that personal freedom
ensures that the country cant hope to progress economically.

> Doesn't mean the government should subsidize them, just that the government should not make it illegal.

Thats all very well in the modern first world where every single country
isnt even self replacing on population now if you take out immigration,
but its academic cloud cuckooland with the third world.


== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 1:27 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


Cindy Hamilton <angelicapaganelli@hotmail.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>> Cindy Hamilton <angelicapaganelli@hotmail.com> wrote
>>> Samantha Hill <samh...@TRASHsonic.net> wrote
>>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote

>>>>> Reproductive freedom has always been the privilege
>>>>> of those with the resources to reproduce successfully.

>>>> Well, my experience has been that those people who championed
>>>> abortion in the name of reproductive freedom sure seem to have
>>>> backpedalled when it comes to making the door go both ways.
>>>> Maybe they should have called it nonreproductive freedom instead.

>>>> And childbearing is not a privilege; it's a fact of life that I
>>>> don't believe the government has any right to make illegal.

>> Thats arguable with those with major genetic problems.

>>>> Discourage it by removing tax benefits; sure. But not make it illegal.

>> Its the only approach that worked in china.

>>> Childbearing is not the same as reproduction. Squeezing out
>>> babies only to have them die within months is not reproduction.

>> Yes, but that hasnt been reality in the first world for a hell of a long time now.

>>> Successfully getting a child from conception to adulthood has
>>> always been the privilege of those with the resources to keep
>>> them from starving to death or otherwise dying prematurely.

>> Nope, there's always been plenty of societys that werent that marginal.

>>> That privilege is easier to come by nowadays in the First World,

>> In fact its automatic and you have to be hopeless to not be able to manage that now.

>>> but it is still a privilege.

>> Nope, its what everyone can expect now, essentially
>> because modern society has come a hell of a long way
>> since it was a priviledge now. Mostly due to the invention
>> of vaccination and very basic stuff like clean drinking water etc.

> I invite you to contemplate the infant mortality rates in First World cities like Detroit.

Thats precisely what I said, you have to be hopeless to not be able to manage it now.

Nothing whatever to do with privilege at all.



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== 1 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:57 pm
From: David Nebenzahl


On 6/4/2008 12:21 PM salty@dog.com spake thus:

> On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:04:06 +1000, "Rod Speed"
> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>How odd that the word transformer doesnt even get a mention in
>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_%28electrical%29
>>
>>Keep digging, you'll be out in china any day now.
>
> Guess these guys didn't believe an amateur entry in Wikipedia:
>
> http://www.saveonlighting.com/subcat-ballast-electronic_compact_fluorescent_ballast_transformer__ecf_.htm

That *is* a transformer (or it contains a transformer); we're talking
about the "old school" ballasts, which are just inductors.

But what I said before about not bothering arguing w/this asshole still
holds.


--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
conversation with the average voter.

- Attributed to Winston Churchill

== 2 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 1:17 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


salty@dog.com wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>>>> don@manx.misty.com (Don Klipstein) wrote
>>>>>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>>>>>> ranck@vt.edu wrote
>>>>>>>> Jeff <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote
>>>>>>>>> ranck@vt.edu wrote

>>>>>>>>>> I think he is seriously over estimating the power usage of a
>>>>>>>>>> clock chip and LCD display. 1 Watt would be more like it.
>>>>>>>>>> 5 Watts would be about right for an old mechanical stove clock.

>>>>>>>>> You are, of course, neglecting the power supply losses.
>>>>>>>>> Non switching regulators typically throw away half or
>>>>>>>>> more of the power. The trend is away from them.

>>>>>>>> Well, we do seem to be arguing the number of angels dancing on pinheads. ;-)

>>>>>>> Not really. Transformers draw significant power even when there is
>>>>>>> no demand upon them. They just turn it into heat rather than work.

>>>>>>> Plug in a wall wart with no load on it and measure the temperature
>>>>>>> and current draw after an hour. That's a very tiny transformer.

>>>>>>> If you remove one tube form a two tube florescent light fixture
>>>>>>> with an old fashioned transformer, it hardly changes power
>>>>>>> consumption at all.

>>>>>> On that last point, I find that the power consumption changes a lot.

>>>>>> The change is less when the ballast is one of those "pseudoparallel"
>>>>>> electronic ones rated to power more than one quantity of tubes, and
>>>>>> the remaining tube(s) get increased power when one tube is removed.
>>>>>> But the overall power consumption still goes down when one tube is removed.

>>>>> My point was that the power consumption is not cut in
>>>>> half by removing one of the tubes. If you turn on a two
>>>>> tube fixture with NO tubes in it, it will draw power as well.

>>>> Nope, it doesnt with the traditional ballast that fools like you dont realise isnt a transformer.

>>> That must be why the full name for the device is "Transformer Ballast", eh?

>> No it isnt.

>> How odd that the word transformer doesnt even get a mention in
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_%28electrical%29

>> Keep digging, you'll be out in china any day now.

> Guess these guys didn't believe an amateur entry in Wikipedia:

> http://www.saveonlighting.com/subcat-ballast-electronic_compact_fluorescent_ballast_transformer__ecf_.htm

They clearly dont have a clue about the difference between a ballast and a transformer.

A transformer has two separate windings, a ballast/choke/inductor has just one.


== 3 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 3:53 pm
From: salty@dog.com


On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:57:45 -0700, David Nebenzahl <nobody@but.us.chickens>
wrote:

>On 6/4/2008 12:21 PM salty@dog.com spake thus:
>
>> On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:04:06 +1000, "Rod Speed"
>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>How odd that the word transformer doesnt even get a mention in
>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_%28electrical%29
>>>
>>>Keep digging, you'll be out in china any day now.
>>
>> Guess these guys didn't believe an amateur entry in Wikipedia:
>>
>> http://www.saveonlighting.com/subcat-ballast-electronic_compact_fluorescent_ballast_transformer__ecf_.htm
>
>That *is* a transformer (or it contains a transformer); we're talking
>about the "old school" ballasts, which are just inductors.
>
>But what I said before about not bothering arguing w/this asshole still
>holds.

Yeah, it's not really worth the trouble. He's been posting his nonsense for many
years. Some folks call him Rod Speedbump because he's such an impediment.


== 4 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 4:04 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


salty@dog.com wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:57:45 -0700, David Nebenzahl
> <nobody@but.us.chickens> wrote:
>
>> On 6/4/2008 12:21 PM salty@dog.com spake thus:
>>
>>> On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:04:06 +1000, "Rod Speed"
>>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> How odd that the word transformer doesnt even get a mention in
>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_%28electrical%29
>>>>
>>>> Keep digging, you'll be out in china any day now.
>>>
>>> Guess these guys didn't believe an amateur entry in Wikipedia:
>>>
>>> http://www.saveonlighting.com/subcat-ballast-electronic_compact_fluorescent_ballast_transformer__ecf_.htm
>>
>> That *is* a transformer (or it contains a transformer); we're talking
>> about the "old school" ballasts, which are just inductors.
>>
>> But what I said before about not bothering arguing w/this asshole
>> still holds.
>
> Yeah, it's not really worth the trouble. He's been posting his
> nonsense for many years. Some folks call him Rod Speedbump because
> he's such an impediment.

Never ever could bullshit its way out of a wet paper bag.


== 5 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 5:20 pm
From: David Nebenzahl


On 6/4/2008 4:04 PM Rod Speed spake thus:

[...]

> Never ever could bullshit its way out of a wet paper bag.

"Hey, honey, could you smack that record player one more time? The
needle's stuck again!"


--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
conversation with the average voter.

- Attributed to Winston Churchill

== 6 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 5:34 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


David Nebenzahl <nobody@but.us.chickens> wrote:
> On 6/4/2008 4:04 PM Rod Speed spake thus:

> "Hey, honey, could you smack that record player one more time? The needle's stuck again!"

Never ever could bullshit its way out of a wet paper bag.


== 7 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 5:38 pm
From: CJT


Rod Speed wrote:
> salty@dog.com wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:57:45 -0700, David Nebenzahl
>><nobody@but.us.chickens> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On 6/4/2008 12:21 PM salty@dog.com spake thus:
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:04:06 +1000, "Rod Speed"
>>>><rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>How odd that the word transformer doesnt even get a mention in
>>>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_%28electrical%29
>>>>>
>>>>>Keep digging, you'll be out in china any day now.
>>>>
>>>>Guess these guys didn't believe an amateur entry in Wikipedia:
>>>>
>>>>http://www.saveonlighting.com/subcat-ballast-electronic_compact_fluorescent_ballast_transformer__ecf_.htm
>>>
>>>That *is* a transformer (or it contains a transformer); we're talking
>>>about the "old school" ballasts, which are just inductors.
>>>
>>>But what I said before about not bothering arguing w/this asshole
>>>still holds.
>>
>>Yeah, it's not really worth the trouble. He's been posting his
>>nonsense for many years. Some folks call him Rod Speedbump because
>>he's such an impediment.
>
>
> Never ever could bullshit its way out of a wet paper bag.
>
>
Good introspection there.

--
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minimize spam. Our true address is of the form che...@prodigy.net.

== 8 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 5:39 pm
From: CJT


Rod Speed wrote:

> David Nebenzahl <nobody@but.us.chickens> wrote:
>
>>On 6/4/2008 4:04 PM Rod Speed spake thus:
>
>
>>"Hey, honey, could you smack that record player one more time? The needle's stuck again!"
>
>
> Never ever could bullshit its way out of a wet paper bag.
>
>
QED

--
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minimize spam. Our true address is of the form che...@prodigy.net.

== 9 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 6:15 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


CJT <abujlehc@prodigy.net> wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>> salty@dog.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:57:45 -0700, David Nebenzahl
>>> <nobody@but.us.chickens> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 6/4/2008 12:21 PM salty@dog.com spake thus:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:04:06 +1000, "Rod Speed"
>>>>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> How odd that the word transformer doesnt even get a mention in
>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_%28electrical%29
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Keep digging, you'll be out in china any day now.
>>>>>
>>>>> Guess these guys didn't believe an amateur entry in Wikipedia:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.saveonlighting.com/subcat-ballast-electronic_compact_fluorescent_ballast_transformer__ecf_.htm
>>>>
>>>> That *is* a transformer (or it contains a transformer); we're
>>>> talking about the "old school" ballasts, which are just inductors.
>>>>
>>>> But what I said before about not bothering arguing w/this asshole
>>>> still holds.
>>>
>>> Yeah, it's not really worth the trouble. He's been posting his
>>> nonsense for many years. Some folks call him Rod Speedbump because
>>> he's such an impediment.
>>
>>
>> Never ever could bullshit its way out of a wet paper bag.
>>
>>
> Good introspection there.

Pathetic.


== 10 of 10 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 6:53 pm
From: "Edwin Pawlowski"

"max" <betatron@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:betatron-FA19A0.07513704062008@news.ftupet.com...
> In article <wNn1k.6225$mh5.914@nlpi067.nbdc.sbc.com>,
> "Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote:
>
>> Just as the microwave has a clock based timer that counts down and shuts
>> if
>> off too. Makes is saver for children and seniours to use over other
>> cooking
>> apliances. Why would you want to eliminate that? You could step back 20
>> years and put in a windup timer but I don't see any real savings there.
>
> a 1 watt load == 8769 watts/year
>

= about $1.50 a year



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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 1:18 pm
From: Jeff


me@privacy.net wrote:
> I'm looking to buy a small window air conditioner
> (5000-6000 BTU) for bedroom use.
>
> Does the drop from 107 eer to 9.7 eer mean a big diff
> in electrical usage?
>
> Does on point make much diff?


Anthony has covered the EER bit, but there is more in choosing an AC.

There's also something called Energy Star. Energy Star appliances use
less electricity.

A 10.7 EER Energy Star AC can potentially use much less electrify
than a non Energy Star 10.7 EER AC.

Generally the savings will come when the AC is not at max cooling.
Energy Star ACs tend to have energy savings modes. For example, in a
"regular" AC the fan runs all the time, whether the compressor is
running or not. So you are always using the sizable amount of energy the
fan draws, whether you are cooling or not. In other words Energy Star
appliance can use dramatically less power while idling.

Another common feature is automatic fan speeds. When there is a lot of
cooling to do, the fan automatically runs faster. When it is just
maintaining a temp, it will run slower and quieter.

They may also have sleep modes that let the room warm up a bit after a
time delay, and then cycle back to the set temperature for when you are
getting up again.

All these features are switchable and you can enable or defeat them.

I'd buy a better AC. I upgraded my window ACs last year and I'm much
happier with the new units even if I wasn't saving energy. I love the
remote and the quieter operation. And electricity pricing can only go up.

I just sent someone off to buy a 600BTU AC. The 10.8 EER Energy Star
was $138 (Lowes), the cheapest "regular" was $85 and was a 9.0 (Brand
Smart).


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== 1 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 2:25 pm
From: BeaForoni@msn.com


The local fishwrap has decided to delivery the paper to me for
thirteen weeks, FREE! I don't read it as it is also online. The
coupons value is questionable. I don't have that much fish to wrap. My
question is; is there anything I can do with all this paper? Can I
burn it in the fireplace this winter? Is there any value I can get out
of this stuff?

== 2 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 2:45 pm
From: Al Bundy


On Jun 4, 5:25 pm, BeaFor...@msn.com wrote:
> The local fishwrap has decided to delivery the paper to me for
> thirteen weeks, FREE! I don't read it as it is also online. The
> coupons value is questionable. I don't have that much fish to wrap. My
> question is; is there anything I can do with all this paper? Can I
> burn it in the fireplace this winter? Is there any value I can get out
> of this stuff?

More of a pain than it's worth for a lousy 65 newspapers. You have to
go pick it off your lawn or drive 65 times. Presumably, you are not
providing a tip so you are not a valued customer. The paper rep will
bug you for continued delivery at the end of the 13 weeks. They may
forget to quit delivery and then you have to deal with that.
You have already wasted more time on it then it's worth.

== 3 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 2:45 pm
From: George Grapman


BeaForoni@msn.com wrote:
> The local fishwrap has decided to delivery the paper to me for
> thirteen weeks, FREE! I don't read it as it is also online. The
> coupons value is questionable. I don't have that much fish to wrap. My
> question is; is there anything I can do with all this paper? Can I
> burn it in the fireplace this winter? Is there any value I can get out
> of this stuff?


Did they just start dropping it off or did you request it? If it is
the latter you should read the small type as you may have given them
permission to bill you after the 13 weeks.

For years I have had the SF Chronicle and the NY Times delivered. The
Chron seems unable to deliver a dry paper. On many days I got a soggy SF
paper next to a dry NY Times. I have a home office but recently canceled
the Chron except for Sunday (the coupons more than cover the cost).I go
through their website quickly and the next time the world ends I will
drive to the nearest vending box.

I keep the Times because it is worth the price, I like having
something to read when riding public transit or going out to lunch and
there are stories in the print edition that are shorter or do not appear
on the web site.

I keep the times because I grew up with

== 4 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 3:04 pm
From: BeaForoni@msn.com


On Jun 4, 2:45 pm, George Grapman <sfgeo...@paccbell.net> wrote:
> BeaFor...@msn.com wrote:
> >  The local fishwrap has decided to delivery the paper to me for
> > thirteen weeks, FREE! I don't read it as it is also online. The
> > coupons value is questionable. I don't have that much fish to wrap. My
> > question is; is there anything I can do with all this paper? Can I
> > burn it in the fireplace this winter? Is there any value I can get out
> > of this stuff?
>
>    Did they just start dropping it off or did you request it? If it is
> the latter you should read the small type as you may have given them
> permission to bill you after the 13 weeks.
>
>    For years I have had the SF Chronicle and the NY Times delivered. The
> Chron seems unable to deliver a dry paper. On many days I got a soggy SF
> paper next to a dry NY Times. I have a home office but recently canceled
> the Chron except for Sunday (the coupons more than cover the cost).I go
> through their website quickly and the next time the world ends I will
> drive to the nearest vending box.
>
>   I keep the Times because it is worth the price, I like having
> something to read when riding public transit or going out to lunch and
> there are stories in the print edition that are shorter or do not appear
> on the web site.
>
>   I keep the times because I grew up with

No, they did it to the entire neighborhood. I guess I'll stop it soon,
I just thought there was some cool frugal thing to do with all these
dead trees.

== 5 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 3:15 pm
From:
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<BeaForoni@msn.com> wrote in message
news:59f5cc4d-5c5c-4dce-8f29-729e97233c98@h1g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> The local fishwrap has decided to delivery the paper to me for
> thirteen weeks, FREE! I don't read it as it is also online. The
> coupons value is questionable. I don't have that much fish to wrap. My
> question is; is there anything I can do with all this paper? Can I
> burn it in the fireplace this winter? Is there any value I can get out
> of this stuff?

Just call them up and demand that they stop delivering it.


== 6 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 3:48 pm
From: nr


On Jun 4, 5:25 pm, BeaFor...@msn.com wrote:
> The local fishwrap has decided to delivery the paper to me for
> thirteen weeks, FREE! I don't read it as it is also online. The
> coupons value is questionable. I don't have that much fish to wrap. My
> question is; is there anything I can do with all this paper? Can I
> burn it in the fireplace this winter? Is there any value I can get out
> of this stuff?

If they won't stop delivery, recycle them, hopefully with your
neighbors.

== 7 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 6:05 pm
From: Shawn Hirn


In article <48471256$0$4067$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>, <h> wrote:

> <BeaForoni@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:59f5cc4d-5c5c-4dce-8f29-729e97233c98@h1g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> > The local fishwrap has decided to delivery the paper to me for
> > thirteen weeks, FREE! I don't read it as it is also online. The
> > coupons value is questionable. I don't have that much fish to wrap. My
> > question is; is there anything I can do with all this paper? Can I
> > burn it in the fireplace this winter? Is there any value I can get out
> > of this stuff?
>
> Just call them up and demand that they stop delivering it.

Or ask them to switch the delivery address to a local school or public
library.

== 8 of 8 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 7:50 pm
From: Anthony Matonak


BeaForoni@msn.com wrote:
> My question is; is there anything I can do with all this paper? Can I
> burn it in the fireplace this winter? Is there any value I can get out
> of this stuff?

I would not recommend burning it in your fireplace. Newspaper doesn't
burn very well and the high clay content makes for large amounts of ash.
They might burn better if soaked in wax or oil first (not gasoline).

A google search for 'uses of old newspapers' got me these...

http://www.papercrete.com/
http://www.livinginpaper.com/
http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/papercrete.html
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 8:26 am
From: Anthony Matonak


me@privacy.net wrote:
> I'm looking to buy a small window air conditioner
> (5000-6000 BTU) for bedroom use.
>
> Does the drop from 107 eer to 9.7 eer mean a big diff
> in electrical usage?
>
> Does on point make much diff?

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/08/roomwindow_ac_e.php
: The EER is a simple ratio of the BTUs of the unit to the amount of
: power it consumes in Watts. Thus an air conditioner with 10,000 BTU
: capacity and an EER of 10 consumes 1000 watts of power

http://www.consumersearch.com/www/house_and_home/air-conditioner-reviews/
: With an efficiency rating of 9.7, the Kenmore window air conditioner
: will cost 10% more to run each year than a similarly sized unit with
: an EER of 10.7.

How much difference it makes is determined by how much you use it.
Comparing two 5000 BTU air conditioners, the 10.7 EER unit would
consume roughly 468 Watts and the 9.7 EER unit 516 Watts or a
difference of about 48 Watts.

If you use this air conditioner some 12 hours a day for 4 months
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a kWh costs you 14 cents then this is about $9.66 a year.

Say you expect this air conditioner to last 10 years. This difference
between the two units in electricity costs would be $96.60

In short, it makes a difference but since the 9.7 EER units usually
cost about $100 and the 10.7 EER units cost about $200, they both
will cost the same over the long term.

Anthony

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 10:21 am
From: me@privacy.net


Anthony Matonak <anthonym40@nothing.like.socal.rr.com>
wrote:

>In short, it makes a difference but since the 9.7 EER units usually
>cost about $100 and the 10.7 EER units cost about $200, they both
>will cost the same over the long term.

I live in north Missouri and would use it for say 3
months a year

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 10:22 am
From: me@privacy.net


Anthony Matonak <anthonym40@nothing.like.socal.rr.com>
wrote:

>If you use this air conditioner some 12 hours a day for 4 months
>of the year that amounts to 1440 hours and 69 kWh difference. If
>a kWh costs you 14 cents then this is about $9.66 a year.

Would use probably say 6 hrs daily in July and
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 8:43 am
From: max


In article <4846adcf$0$31720$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
Anthony Matonak <anthonym40@nothing.like.socal.rr.com> wrote:

> max wrote:
> > In article <wNn1k.6225$mh5.914@nlpi067.nbdc.sbc.com>,
> > "Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Just as the microwave has a clock based timer that counts down and shuts
> >> if
> >> off too. Makes is saver for children and seniours to use over other
> >> cooking
> >> apliances. Why would you want to eliminate that? You could step back 20
> >> years and put in a windup timer but I don't see any real savings there.
> >
> > a 1 watt load == 8769 watts/year
>
> More exactly, there are almost 8766 hours in a year so a
> 1 Watt load would total 8766 Watt-hours/year or 8.766 kWh.
> At my cost (Los Angeles) of about 14 cents per kWh this
> amounts to $1.22.
>
> These things can add up though. A Watt here, a half dozen
> there and soon you're talking several tens of dollars per
> year.
>
> Anthony

sigh...

<http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html> 106 million
households

that's $1.22/household/year/watt * 106e6 house =
$129,000,000 pissed away nationally for nothing.

And, to reiterate, that's for _one_ watt of power draw.

.max

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== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 11:57 am
From: "Rod Speed"


SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote
> Don Klipstein wrote

>> My computer has an Asus A7N8X-E "deluxe" motherboard for the AMD "Athlon XP" processor. That is maybe 5 years old.
>> I got it the
>> same day I got a "3200+" processor. The battery is removable and
>> replaceable. I have that computer on a power strip that I often turn off.

> Asus is a top of the line motherboard, so you'd expect them to have a replaceable battery.

There's very few motherboards from anyone that dont have a replaceable battery now.

> The boards sold for use in name brand computers
> are decontented to save ever penny possible, literally

None of those have soldered in batterys now.

> (I used to work for a very large Taiwanese motherboard company's U.S. office).

But dont have a clue about whats happened since then.

> This includes using a very low capacity back-up battery, and soldering it in.

Bet you cant list even a single example of one of those with current motherboards.

> Remember the large rectangular Tadiran batteries with a wire and a
> connector used on old AT motherboards? They used these because the battery had to power the RTC and CMOS for long
> periods of time because when the power was off there was no +5V to power the RTC.

Nope, they didnt use coin cells because they couldnt
provide enough capacity for the older RTC and CMOS.

> The ATX supply changed all this.

Wrong again. The real change was the current used by the RTC
and use of flashram that takes no battery current for the settings.

ALL modern motherboards get YEARS out of the replaceable battery
even if you unplug the system from the mains when you arent using it.
And it costs peanuts to replace when that is necessary too.

> There were other reasons as well. With the ATX supply, there is power to the PCI slots so you can do remote power-up
> through the network (though with most boards these days the Ethernet chip is on the board, and can be powered directly
> with standby power).

How odd that that wasnt eliminated in the cost cutting too.

You've never had a clue about the basics, which is
presumably why you got the bums rush from that importer.


== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 11:59 am
From: "Rod Speed"


salty@dog.com wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>> don@manx.misty.com (Don Klipstein) wrote
>>>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>>>> ranck@vt.edu wrote
>>>>>> Jeff <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote
>>>>>>> ranck@vt.edu wrote

>>>>>>>> I think he is seriously over estimating the power usage of a
>>>>>>>> clock chip and LCD display. 1 Watt would be more like it.
>>>>>>>> 5 Watts would be about right for an old mechanical stove clock.

>>>>>>> You are, of course, neglecting the power supply losses.
>>>>>>> Non switching regulators typically throw away half or
>>>>>>> more of the power. The trend is away from them.

>>>>>> Well, we do seem to be arguing the number of angels dancing on pinheads. ;-)

>>>>> Not really. Transformers draw significant power even when there is
>>>>> no demand upon them. They just turn it into heat rather than work.

>>>>> Plug in a wall wart with no load on it and measure the temperature
>>>>> and current draw after an hour. That's a very tiny transformer.

>>>>> If you remove one tube form a two tube florescent light fixture
>>>>> with an old fashioned transformer, it hardly changes power
>>>>> consumption at all.

>>>> On that last point, I find that the power consumption changes a lot.

>>>> The change is less when the ballast is one of those "pseudoparallel"
>>>> electronic ones rated to power more than one quantity of tubes, and
>>>> the remaining tube(s) get increased power when one tube is removed.
>>>> But the overall power consumption still goes down when one tube is removed.

>>> My point was that the power consumption is not cut in
>>> half by removing one of the tubes. If you turn on a two
>>> tube fixture with NO tubes in it, it will draw power as well.

>> Nope, it doesnt with the traditional ballast that fools like you dont realise isnt a transformer.

> Sorry, Rod, but this discussion is about the laws of physics on
> the planet Earth. We weren't including your planet, whatever it is.

Never ever could bullshit its way out of a wet paper bag.

The ballast is in series with the tube, so when there is no tube present, there is no current drawn.


== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:04 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


salty@dog.com wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>> don@manx.misty.com (Don Klipstein) wrote
>>>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>>>> ranck@vt.edu wrote
>>>>>> Jeff <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote
>>>>>>> ranck@vt.edu wrote

>>>>>>>> I think he is seriously over estimating the power usage of a
>>>>>>>> clock chip and LCD display. 1 Watt would be more like it.
>>>>>>>> 5 Watts would be about right for an old mechanical stove clock.

>>>>>>> You are, of course, neglecting the power supply losses.
>>>>>>> Non switching regulators typically throw away half or
>>>>>>> more of the power. The trend is away from them.

>>>>>> Well, we do seem to be arguing the number of angels dancing on pinheads. ;-)

>>>>> Not really. Transformers draw significant power even when there is
>>>>> no demand upon them. They just turn it into heat rather than work.

>>>>> Plug in a wall wart with no load on it and measure the temperature
>>>>> and current draw after an hour. That's a very tiny transformer.

>>>>> If you remove one tube form a two tube florescent light fixture
>>>>> with an old fashioned transformer, it hardly changes power
>>>>> consumption at all.

>>>> On that last point, I find that the power consumption changes a lot.

>>>> The change is less when the ballast is one of those "pseudoparallel"
>>>> electronic ones rated to power more than one quantity of tubes, and
>>>> the remaining tube(s) get increased power when one tube is removed.
>>>> But the overall power consumption still goes down when one tube is removed.

>>> My point was that the power consumption is not cut in
>>> half by removing one of the tubes. If you turn on a two
>>> tube fixture with NO tubes in it, it will draw power as well.

>> Nope, it doesnt with the traditional ballast that fools like you dont realise isnt a transformer.

> That must be why the full name for the device is "Transformer Ballast", eh?

No it isnt.

How odd that the word transformer doesnt even get a mention in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_%28electrical%29

Keep digging, you'll be out in china any day now.


== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:08 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


ranck@vt.edu wrote
> Edwin Pawlowski <esp@snet.net> wrote
>> <ranck@vt.edu> wrote

>>> Actually, I wish they would do away with clocks in microwaves and
>>> kitchen appliances in general. I don't need or want extra clocks

>> Just as the microwave has a clock based timer that counts down
>> and shuts if off too. Makes is saver for children and seniours to use
>> over other cooking apliances. Why would you want to eliminate that?
>> You could step back 20 years and put in a windup timer but I don't
>> see any real savings there.

> A countdown timer doesn't require a full-fledged time-of-day clock with
> a display that is on all the time. Indeed, most modern microwaves
> allow you to turn the TOD clock display off by hitting stop/clear
> when it first powers up and the clock isn't set. That's a good feature.

But it doesnt any effect on the current draw with the device idling.

> I did point out that my coffee maker has a clock because
> I like the safety feature of a timed cutoff. But, a simple
> countdown timer could accomplish the safety cutoff.

But doing it that way wont necessarily save any power over
one that just the display off when the timed cutoff completes.

> The TOD clock part is useless to me, though I can
> see how some people can use that for timed starts.

I just use it as a convenient clock in the kitchen.

> Just having the option to turn the TOD clock
> display off would be a good thing, in my opinion.

Only if it actually saves any power.


== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:11 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


max <betatron@earthlink.net> wrote
> CJT <abujlehc@prodigy.net> wrote
>> max wrote
>>> dpb <none@non.net> wrote

>>>> Consider, for example, the problem of wind generation previously
>>>> mentioned. Since, as mentioned, even in one of the most
>>>> advantageous siting areas for wind, it requires from 2.5X to 4X
>>>> the needed capacity to have 50:50 probability the wind farm will
>>>> provide that much (on a monthly basis, the multipliers get even
>>>> larger as time averaging goes shorter), there has to be that
>>>> backup generation somewhere, somehow to make it up when needed.
>>>> That, unfortunately, means investment in some other generation
>>>> capacity that most often now is gas turbine which drives up demand
>>>> for diminishing natural gas and does add to the CO.

>>> This is the most bullshit pocket-picking analysis i think i've ever seen.

You need to get out more.

>> Huh? I think he makes a valid point -- facilities must
>> be designed for peak demand, not average demand.

> That analysis uses the accounting of debiting peak load
> deficits against a wind generator is intellectually dishonest.

Nope.

> The correct way is to credit a wind generator's output
> against a conventional plant's fuel consumption.

Nope, because conventional plants cant have their load changed quickly.

> One watt-hour provided from wind is one watt-hour not required of coal.

Wrong, because you cant change the coal plant's output that quickly.

> Now, if we really really want to persist in that sort of thinking,
> one might imagine a magical future where somehow the
> impossible happens and we contravene the laws of thermodynamics
> by using our wind energy to excite an energy storing oscillator.

> But that's impossible, unfortunately, so we could never imagine
> B-field storage (apropos of which results were recently published of
> a new apparently b-field-quench resistant (quench-proof?) ceramic
> superconductor) , nor Ke storage, nor hydrogen storage nor water
> resevoir storage schema for load leveling. oh, wait.

> That's why i call it dishonest. Because the limitations of windmill
> technology do not require us to build more fossil fuel plants,

Wrong again.

> and because it's "relatively" trivial to built energy storage systems
> to buffer their output, should we deem it helpful to do so.

Pity about what that does to the economics of wind power thats already hopeless.


== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:13 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


salty@dog.com wrote
> dpb <none@non.net> wrote
>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>>>> dpb <none@non.net> wrote
>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote

>>>>>>> The vast bulk of our electricity doesnt come from oil, it comes
>>>>>>> from coal, and even if we stop doing that because of the CO2
>>>>>>> produced by that approach, we'll be using nukes instead, not
>>>>>>> 'various green sources'

>>>>>> Nuclear _is_ a "green" source...

>>>>> <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/ROCKY_FLATS_LAWSUIT?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>
>>>> Thats not nuke electricity generation.

>>> That doesn't make a BIT of difference.

>> It makes a HUGE difference.

> No it does not.

Yes it does.

> Storage and handling issues are virtually identical.

Wrong, as always.

> What happened in Rocky Flats could just as easily happen any
> where radioactive nuclear material is present for any purpose.

Wrong. Some countrys have enough of a clue to not allow
that sort of terminal stupidity with their nuke power systems.


== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:14 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


salty@dog.com wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>>>> dpb <none@non.net> wrote
>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote

>>>>>>> The vast bulk of our electricity doesnt come from oil, it comes
>>>>>>> from coal, and even if we stop doing that because of the CO2
>>>>>>> produced by that approach, we'll be using nukes instead, not
>>>>>>> 'various green sources'

>>>>>> Nuclear _is_ a "green" source...

>>>>> <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/ROCKY_FLATS_LAWSUIT?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>

>>>> Thats not nuke electricity generation.

>>> That doesn't make a BIT of difference.

>> Wrong, as always.

> Is that your new sig? It's PERFECT!

Cant even manage its own lines, or even bullshit its way out of a wet paper bag either.


== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:21 pm
From: salty@dog.com


On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 05:04:06 +1000, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

>salty@dog.com wrote
>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>>> don@manx.misty.com (Don Klipstein) wrote
>>>>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>>>>> ranck@vt.edu wrote
>>>>>>> Jeff <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote
>>>>>>>> ranck@vt.edu wrote
>
>>>>>>>>> I think he is seriously over estimating the power usage of a
>>>>>>>>> clock chip and LCD display. 1 Watt would be more like it.
>>>>>>>>> 5 Watts would be about right for an old mechanical stove clock.
>
>>>>>>>> You are, of course, neglecting the power supply losses.
>>>>>>>> Non switching regulators typically throw away half or
>>>>>>>> more of the power. The trend is away from them.
>
>>>>>>> Well, we do seem to be arguing the number of angels dancing on pinheads. ;-)
>
>>>>>> Not really. Transformers draw significant power even when there is
>>>>>> no demand upon them. They just turn it into heat rather than work.
>
>>>>>> Plug in a wall wart with no load on it and measure the temperature
>>>>>> and current draw after an hour. That's a very tiny transformer.
>
>>>>>> If you remove one tube form a two tube florescent light fixture
>>>>>> with an old fashioned transformer, it hardly changes power
>>>>>> consumption at all.
>
>>>>> On that last point, I find that the power consumption changes a lot.
>
>>>>> The change is less when the ballast is one of those "pseudoparallel"
>>>>> electronic ones rated to power more than one quantity of tubes, and
>>>>> the remaining tube(s) get increased power when one tube is removed.
>>>>> But the overall power consumption still goes down when one tube is removed.
>
>>>> My point was that the power consumption is not cut in
>>>> half by removing one of the tubes. If you turn on a two
>>>> tube fixture with NO tubes in it, it will draw power as well.
>
>>> Nope, it doesnt with the traditional ballast that fools like you dont realise isnt a transformer.
>
>> That must be why the full name for the device is "Transformer Ballast", eh?
>
>No it isnt.
>
>How odd that the word transformer doesnt even get a mention in
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballast_%28electrical%29
>
>Keep digging, you'll be out in china any day now.
>

Guess these guys didn't believe an amateur entry in Wikipedia:

http://www.saveonlighting.com/subcat-ballast-electronic_compact_fluorescent_ballast_transformer__ecf_.htm



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== 1 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 8:49 am
From: The Real Bev


h wrote:

> And don't get me started on fertility treatments. They should be banned. The
> last thing we need is more people, and if you can't reproduce on your own
> then maybe your genes aren't as special as you think they are.

Yours may not be, but my husband's and mine certainly are. Fortunately
we required no assistance, but I think if you can afford the treatments
(as the kid of a friend and his wife had to do) you can certainly afford
to raise the kids.

A serious problem seems to be the proliferation of spawn by the
unqualified and the limitation of spawn by the qualified.

There's probably no solution to that problem.

--
Cheers,
Bev
=============================================
If you are going to try cross-country skiing,
start with a small country.

== 2 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 9:03 am
From: Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply


Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Successfully getting a child from conception to adulthood has always
> been the privilege of those with the resources to keep them from
> starving to death or otherwise dying prematurely. That privilege is
> easier to come by nowadays in the First World, but it is still a
> privilege.

Uh, technically speaking, it can only be deemed a privilege if it is
impossible for unprivileged people to accomplish it. Childbearing is
possible to practically all females, and I don't understand how you are
calling it a privilege as though all females were automatically sterile
unless allowed permission to be fertile or something -- that may not be
the most accurate description, but you get the idea of what I am talking
about.

== 3 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 10:20 am
From: Cindy Hamilton


On Jun 4, 12:03 pm, Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply
<samh...@TRASHsonic.net> wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> > Successfully getting a child from conception to adulthood has always
> > been the privilege of those with the resources to keep them from
> > starving to death or otherwise dying prematurely.  That privilege is
> > easier to come by nowadays in the First World, but it is still a
> > privilege.
>
> Uh, technically speaking, it can only be deemed a privilege if it is
> impossible for unprivileged people to accomplish it.  Childbearing is
> possible to practically all females, and I don't understand how you are
> calling it a privilege as though all females were automatically sterile
> unless allowed permission to be fertile or something -- that may not be
> the most accurate description, but you get the idea of what I am talking
> about.

You are confusing natural law with human law.

It is the case for every animal that they will fail to reproduce if
they
cannot protect and provide for their young until they are grown.
Humans are no different.

Simply bearing a child is not guarantee of reproductive success, as
many
Third World mothers discover.

Reproductive success is the privilege of the strong, the swift, and
the
intelligent. And those whose efforts are taxpayer-subsidized.

Cindy Hamilton

== 4 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 11:41 am
From: "Rod Speed"


Cindy Hamilton <angelicapaganelli@hotmail.com> wrote
> Samantha Hill <samh...@TRASHsonic.net> wrote
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote

>>> Reproductive freedom has always been the privilege
>>> of those with the resources to reproduce successfully.

>> Well, my experience has been that those people who championed
>> abortion in the name of reproductive freedom sure seem to have
>> backpedalled when it comes to making the door go both ways.
>> Maybe they should have called it nonreproductive freedom instead.

>> And childbearing is not a privilege; it's a fact of life that I
>> don't believe the government has any right to make illegal.

Thats arguable with those with major genetic problems.

>> Discourage it by removing tax benefits; sure. But not make it illegal.

Its the only approach that worked in china.

> Childbearing is not the same as reproduction. Squeezing out
> babies only to have them die within months is not reproduction.

Yes, but that hasnt been reality in the first world for a hell of a long time now.

> Successfully getting a child from conception to adulthood has
> always been the privilege of those with the resources to keep
> them from starving to death or otherwise dying prematurely.

Nope, there's always been plenty of societys that werent that marginal.

> That privilege is easier to come by nowadays in the First World,

In fact its automatic and you have to be hopeless to not be able to manage that now.

> but it is still a privilege.

Nope, its what everyone can expect now, essentially
because modern society has come a hell of a long way
since it was a priviledge now. Mostly due to the invention
of vaccination and very basic stuff like clean drinking water etc.


== 5 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 11:50 am
From: "Rod Speed"


Cindy Hamilton <angelicapaganelli@hotmail.com> wrote
> Samantha Hill <samh...@TRASHsonic.net> wrote
>> Cindy Hamilton wrote

>>> Successfully getting a child from conception to adulthood has always
>>> been the privilege of those with the resources to keep them from
>>> starving to death or otherwise dying prematurely. That privilege is
>>> easier to come by nowadays in the First World, but it is still a privilege.

>> Uh, technically speaking, it can only be deemed a privilege if it is
>> impossible for unprivileged people to accomplish it. Childbearing is
>> possible to practically all females, and I don't understand how you
>> are calling it a privilege as though all females were automatically
>> sterile unless allowed permission to be fertile or something -- that
>> may not be the most accurate description, but you get the idea of
>> what I am talking about.

> You are confusing natural law with human law.

Nope, it doesnt have a damned thing to do with either.

> It is the case for every animal that they will fail to reproduce if they
> cannot protect and provide for their young until they are grown.

Thats just plain wrong. There are plenty of species that do absolutely
nothing for their young at all, they get to take their chances survival wise.

> Humans are no different.

Humans are very different in the sense that no very young
humans can survive on their own, and modern human society
has developed WAY past the situation where the survival of
the young is at the whim of drought and infectious disease etc,
particularly in societys that arent stupid enough to keep
pumping out far more brats than their situation can support.

Humans are also very different in the sense that we now have
very effective birth control so that fucking can be completely
separated from procreation by those who want to do that.

> Simply bearing a child is not guarantee of reproductive success,

Its very close to that now in the modern first world.

> as many Third World mothers discover.

Sure, but thats not the modern first world thats moved on way past that.

> Reproductive success is the privilege of the strong, the swift, and the intelligent.

Nope, not even in the third world.

> And those whose efforts are taxpayer-subsidized.

Nope, its actually the dregs of the modern first world that are subsidised
to reproduce at a higher rate than the strong, swift and intelligent.


== 6 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:09 pm
From: Cindy Hamilton


On Jun 4, 2:41 pm, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote:

> Nope, its what everyone can expect now, essentially
> because modern society has come a hell of a long way
> since it was a priviledge now.  Mostly due to the invention
> of vaccination and very basic stuff like clean drinking water etc.

I invite you to contemplate the infant mortality rates in First World
cities like Detroit.

== 7 of 7 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:41 pm
From: Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply


Rod Speed wrote:

>>> And childbearing is not a privilege; it's a fact of life that I
>>> don't believe the government has any right to make illegal.
>
> Thats arguable with those with major genetic problems.
>
>>> Discourage it by removing tax benefits; sure. But not make it illegal.
>
> Its the only approach that worked in china.

I don't believe that childbearing is something that the government
should have the power to prevent. Discourage, perhaps. But not
prevent. That is a horrendous violation of personal liberty. And if
women want to be free to terminate pregnancies, they should also be free
to choose to become pregnant and to carry them to term. Doesn't mean
the government should subsidize them, just that the government should
not make it illegal.


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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Jun 3 2008 9:57 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


dpb <none@non.net> wrote
> Rod Speed wrote

>>>>> Being less intrusive on the environment of the OVERALL process from manufacturing, fuel supply, operation and
>>>>> disposal is the epitome of "green".

>>>> Nope. Infanticide would be very green using that test and you
>>>> wont find too many spruiking infanticide as being very green.

>>> The discussion is of power generation, not population control so the comparison is of no value.

>> Wrong, as always. We were discussing what constitutes green.

> ...in the context of power generation

Nope, the epitomy of green wasnt.

>> You havent got a clue about what that means.

> I know very well how it is used by certain advocates.

Thats how its used by anyone with a clue.

> Whether it is a working definition is another matter.

It isnt even a definition, working or otherwise.

> I choose to look at an entire system rather than whether or not some label is or isn't meaningful.

Pity nukes still arent anything like green even if you do that.

> You'll also note I've used "green", not green if you've been watching carefully... :)

You'll end up completely blind if you dont watch out.

> As for breeders, again I have only expounded on what is feasible

It aint what is feasible that makes something green, its what is actually done that matters.

> (even more so than relying on your acceptance of the conventional green definition) as being a renewable source, not
> that it is presently being used.

Pity that when current power generation by nukes isnt done with breeders,
its completely silly to claim that nuke power is green, as you did.

> You really need to read what is actually said rather than what you think is said.

You really need to retake Bullshitting 101.


== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Jun 3 2008 9:58 pm
From: "Rod Speed"


salty@dog.com wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> salty@dog.com wrote
>>> dpb <none@non.net> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed wrote

>>>>> The vast bulk of our electricity doesnt come from oil, it comes
>>>>> from coal, and even if we stop doing that because of the CO2
>>>>> produced by that approach, we'll be using nukes instead, not
>>>>> 'various green sources'

>>>> Nuclear _is_ a "green" source...

>>> <http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/R/ROCKY_FLATS_LAWSUIT?SITE=1010WINS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>

>> Thats not nuke electricity generation.

> That doesn't make a BIT of difference.

Wrong, as always.


== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Jun 3 2008 11:03 pm
From: David Nebenzahl


On 6/3/2008 5:34 PM Don Klipstein spake thus:

> In article <Syb1k.3334$N87.138@nlpi068.nbdc.sbc.com>, SMS wrote:
>
>>Just don't turn off a power strip that has a desktop computer plugged
>>into it. The power supply provides +5V Standby to the motherboard's RTC
>>(real time clock) and CMOS RAM (which holds configuration data). When
>>the computer is unplugged (or during a power failure) the small,
>>non-rechargeable, lithium coin cell battery, maintains the RTC and CMOS
>>RAM. Often these are soldered in, not in a battery holder, and difficult
>>to replace. These batteries are not intended to supply power to the RTC
>>and CMOS RAM for long periods of time (unlike computers of 15 years ago
>>where the power supply didn't provide any power when the system was
>>turned off, and they used a much higher capacity battery).
>
> My computer has an Asus A7N8X-E "deluxe" motherboard for the AMD "Athlon
> XP" processor. That is maybe 5 years old. I got it the same day I got a
> "3200+" processor. The battery is removable and replaceable. I have that
> computer on a power strip that I often turn off.

Similar story here: I have a Tyan Trinity 400 MB w/Pentium, about 8
years old, that I turn off & on daily. It has never lost CMOS data, not
once. (And yes, it has the newfangled type of on-off switch, ACPI, all
that type crap.)


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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Jun 3 2008 10:31 pm
From: George Grapman


Went to the Giants game tonight and it was very frugal.

Tickets- I was watching a game at home last week and they announced
a special $11 ticket promotion (Ch.11 is their local station). I figured
it would be bleacher seats but I got two in the upper deck behind home.
They are normally $20 and I consider that a fair price when compared to
any other live entertainment where you see the best performers in their
field.

Parking- Most street parking limits and meters expire at 6 p.m.. The
game was at 7:15. Found a truck zone at 5:45 and waited 15 minutes while
reading the paper. It was 15-20 minute walk to the park but I was lazy
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parking downtown would get me home sooner,

Refreshments- $5 sandwich at the local deli,a few cookies and bottled
water (the only bans on outside stuff are cans,bottles and alcohol). It
got cold in the 7th inning but I resisted the urge for a $3.50 coffee.


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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Jun 3 2008 10:41 pm
From: Logan Shaw


7derek wrote:
> A while back I joined an 'Invitation Only' retirement club, invested
> $200.00 and I am amazed at what it has now grown to. I am doing good
> with this and I would like to know about other secure, short term,
> high yield investment clubs that are out there.

There is no such thing as an investment that is both secure and high-yield.

- Logan

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:02 am
From: "Rod Speed"


Logan Shaw <lshaw-usenet@austin.rr.com> wrote
> 7derek wrote

>> A while back I joined an 'Invitation Only' retirement club, invested
>> $200.00 and I am amazed at what it has now grown to. I am doing good with this and I would like to know about other
>> secure, short term, high yield investment clubs that are out there.

> There is no such thing as an investment that is both secure and high-yield.

That isnt correct. They arent common, but they do exist.



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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Jun 4 2008 12:01 am
From: Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply


The Real Bev wrote:
>
> How about fertility treatments for welfare wannabe-moms? I think that's
> a civil right now...

I have some really, REALLY off-the-wall ideas on medical care due to 15
years spent doing medical transcription for public health hospitals,
teaching hospitals, and private hospitals. Trust me, you don't want to
know what I think.

Although I will say that a local state representative of some sort here
in California tried a few years back to ban increasing the amount of
welfare for those already on welfare who had more children, stating that
between Section VIII housing, food stamps, WIC, and the like, they would
have ample funds to raise additional children. I am ashamed to say that
he was soundly trounced.

Then again, part of the problem is that this is California. Whoever
comes up with the idea of refinancing the state debt at a lower interest
rate to fix the budget crisis while keeping every last social program
intact is now having to eat their words, and deservedly so.

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