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Yeah, here in "Merica" there's supposed to be the "intent" clause too. But somehow our legal system has managed to tread all over that as well.-Tinman57 (December 10, 2012, 06:33 PM)
Every one of those measures is a nonsense and worse: unworkable combinations of authoritarianism, censorship, and wishful thinking.And this has stopped our police state how?-Renegade (December 10, 2012, 05:56 PM)-Tinman57 (December 10, 2012, 06:37 PM)
I'll bet the fines they paid is nothing but a drop in the bucket compared to what they made off the drug to begin with, which really don't give them any incentive to stop this practice. If Uncle Sam would figure out how much they made off the drug and fine them that much plus 10%, I'll bet they would stop pulling that little stunt real fast. But as we already know, big pharma "donates" quite heavily to their political cronies, and the politicians don't want to cut off the hands that is lining their pockets with gold....-Tinman57 (December 10, 2012, 06:09 PM)
Shame that every keyboard I had had, had always some issues after cleaning, mostly: long keys (Shift, Space) not functioning properly.
No matter how I bend metal parts below keys, it always ends up with new keyboard.-fenixproductions (December 10, 2012, 05:45 PM)
Congressman calls for ban on 3D printed guns
Well, that was predictable: days after a 3D printed gun fired a few rounds, Rep Steve Israel has called for a ban on of Wiki Weapons. The congressman points out (correctly) that all-plastic 3D printed weapons would not be easy to spot using traditional methods, such as metal detectors.
However, what Rep Israel doesn't say is how he hopes to accomplish his goal. Firmware locks for 3D printers? A DMCA-like takedown regime for 3D shapefiles that can be used to generate plastic firearms (or parts of plastic firearms?). A mandate on 3D printer manufacturers to somehow magically make it impossible for their products to print out gun-parts?
Every one of those measures is a nonsense and worse: unworkable combinations of authoritarianism, censorship, and wishful thinking. Importantly, none of these would prevent people from manufacturing plastic guns. And all of these measures would grossly interfere with the lawful operation of 3D printers.
Screenshot - 2012-12-10 , 3_16_16 PM.png (35.16 kB. 691x488 - viewed 676 times.)Regarding the OP quoting the smartplanet article: I ran this by our agency psychiatrist, who is quite the expert in addiction treatment. He says this new drug's mechanism of action isn't really understood, and that it isn't ready for public consumption.-kyrathaba (December 09, 2012, 12:23 PM)
And this has stopped big pharma in the past how? lol Hell, two of the prescriptions I used to take have been pulled because one caused bladder cancer and the other one did something else bad. Probably memory loss. lol-Tinman57 (December 09, 2012, 07:30 PM)
My Mom Said I Could with subtitles French kids can get away with anything!
(see attachment in previous post)-Arizona Hot (December 09, 2012, 04:18 AM)
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...I also take paypal...-wraith808 (December 09, 2012, 05:17 AM)
Hehehe! I have that same attraction there.-Renegade (December 08, 2012, 08:40 PM)
I'm still looking for the Necronomicon - giant, evil Gods...who wouldn't want to see that?
-4wd (December 08, 2012, 09:40 PM)
You just lost 6 sanity points for even mentioning that book~!-Renegade (December 08, 2012, 10:53 PM)
I'm holding out for an unexpurgated edition of Friedrich Wilhelm Von Juntz's Unaussprechlichen Kulten myself. It supposedly has the correct version of the Dho formula. The one on the Necronomicon has errors. I know because I kept saying the Dho formula last night, and I think I saw the inner city at the two magnetic poles. I shall go to those poles when the earth is cleared off, if I can't break through with the Dho-Hna formula when I commit it.-40hz (December 08, 2012, 11:20 PM)
You just lost 6 sanity points for even mentioning that book~!-Renegade (December 08, 2012, 10:53 PM)
I don't know how, I had them all repossessed when I got married.....-4wd (December 08, 2012, 11:26 PM)
Hehehe! I have that same attraction there.-Renegade (December 08, 2012, 08:40 PM)
I'm still looking for the Necronomicon - giant, evil Gods...who wouldn't want to see that?
-4wd (December 08, 2012, 09:40 PM)
I bought my copy because I have a semi-hobby collecting so-called "banned books" when I run across them.-40hz (December 08, 2012, 08:17 PM)
Well, that's fine for the folks that DON'T live in the U.S., but what about the folks that do?-Tinman57 (December 08, 2012, 07:20 PM)
BTW. DAMN you answered that fast. lol-Tinman57 (December 08, 2012, 07:20 PM)
No too say it isn't a correct conclusion. But I'd still be careful about accepting the sweeping conclusions some people are making about the device.-40hz (December 08, 2012, 12:00 PM)
I very much agree, but let's be fair; they don't have all the parts, and there's still some debate as to what it's exact function was. Obviously, it was some sort of heavenly-body-tracking thingummy, but exactly which, what, and why is still up for discussion without a complete device (well, the why can be put down to simple scientific endeavor, but still...). All the replicas made so far, therefore, cannot be exact replicas, and never can be unless we find an identical device that is complete or the original blueprints.-Edvard (December 08, 2012, 06:18 PM)
Yep, just another example of the Police State we live in now.....
I've always wanted a copy of the Anarchist Cookbook just for curiosity, but from what I understand the U.S. outlawed it years ago. Is that true? And if it is, should you be advertising that you have it? You know damned well all the post on this forum are being scanned and archived......-Tinman57 (December 08, 2012, 07:01 PM)
Quick guess with no homework - the fact it uses Legos? Legos are square thingies, so maybe Lego Inc / whoever didn't make the custom parts needed to do 1-1.-TaoPhoenix (December 08, 2012, 03:01 PM)
