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| 2007/10/8-11 [Transportation/Bicycle] UID:48259 Activity:nil |
10/7 "Cycling gains ground in NYC"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071007/ap_on_re_us/urban_biking
"... according to Census figures, just 0.5 percent of New Yorkers ride
bikes to work. That compares to 2 percent in Seattle and San Francisco
and a whopping 34 percent in Copenhagen."
'... cycling not only reduces air pollution but also is "a great
competitive sport" that is gaining ground with "the hedge fund crowd."
"The line I've been using," she said, "is, 'Bike is the new golf.'"'
\_ObCriticalMassFlame
\_ Biking isn't the same as the nuts in CM. Ride Bike! But don't be
a CM nutjob. -emarkp |
| 2007/10/8-9 [Reference/History/WW2/Germany] UID:48260 Activity:kinda low |
10/8 All you not-getting-laid guys, what do you do for fun besides
watch The Hitler Channel? I've been trying to bike more and
I just sold my tv. I'm not quite lame enough yet to torrent
the History Channel.
\_ Torrent sucks. History Channel's worth it. Get it. You just
missed today's Columbus documentary. It KICKS ASS. Not having
sex has made me more knowledgeable than before. I watch the
History Channel and read books and I actually feel more
cultured than before. -not getting laid guy #3
\_ Orgy with Rosy Palm and her five sisters.
\_ I'm thinking about Fleshlight. RealDoll is too expensive. |
| 2007/10/8-9 [Computer/Companies/Google] UID:48261 Activity:kinda low |
10/8 Wow, GOOG short guy is down $500/share. How many shares did
you short? Not too many, I hope.
http://www.csua.org/u/joh
\_ You're late. This was last week's trollfest. Try again next month
when it resets. |
| 2007/10/8-9 [Consumer/TV] UID:48262 Activity:kinda low |
10/8 I'm looking for a handheld video player can do hdtv (720P?) video
out and play Xvid and Divx video. Does such a beast exist?
\_ I saw someone on BART about a year ago watching movies on a device
about 1" think and just slightly larger than a DVD. I didn't quiz
her on what formats it supported but I was sure jealous she was
watching a movie while I was watching Oakland go by.
\_ And, totally oblivious to her surroundings, she will be a
target of a crime aimed at relieving her of her gadget.
\_ You know, if it was 1am and I was getting off at say
Fruitvale or Powell maybe I'd think twice about whipping
out fancy gadgets on Bart. But in the middle of the day?
You really are worried about someone mugging you on a crowded
street in broad daylight? You need to reduce the paranoia.
\_ I've ridden BART thousands of times, never had a problem.
Go ahead in live in fear your whole life.
\_ How many times did you ride it while an oblivious woman?
\_ yer mom? All the time.
\_ ... or a crime aimed at relieving him in her.
\_ Uh huh, it's BART not walking naked through Crime Alley.
Surrounded by business suits and hourly wage slaves, I don't
think she was at any great risk of harm.
\_ I know there are lots of devices out there for watching video.
I want one that does hdtv out as well.
\_ Unlikely. First, most portable media players have
low-resolution, crappy color reproduction screens. Even at
640x480, pixels are incredibly small at 4 or 5". Most
don't even have that resolution. Epson P-3000 and P-5000
have one of the best screens (4-colors/pixel 640x480) and
can play 720x480 (NTSC DVD resolution) MPEG2/MPEG4. I've
figured out mencoder options that will work with the
player. Epson is really meant as a photo viewer, but it
also works well as a video player, although on the
expensive side. For movies, 16:9 is preferred, I'm sure.
I'm sure such devices exist, but I doubt it'll have
higher resolution, nor better color reproduction
capabilities.
\_ It doesn't have to do hdtv on the device, I just want it to
output an HDTV signal to a tv. That way I can play low quality
video when at the gym, and plug it into my tv at home to watch
the good stuff. |
| 2007/10/8-11 [Uncategorized] UID:48263 Activity:nil |
10/8 "Interpol hunts suspected pedophile"
http://www.csua.org/u/jo6
Why was this man so stupid as to block his own face with some non-
trivial yet reversible technique? Why not just do something very
simple yet irreversible, like covering it with a rectangle of one
color?
\_ Because he's an idiot? Obviously he didn't realize the swirl was
reversible. |
| 2007/10/8-11 [Reference/RealEstate] UID:48264 Activity:nil |
10/8 http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/05/real_estate/fdic_rate_freeze/index.htm FDIC chair asks industry to forego rate increases on resetting ARMs for owners who live in their homes and are current in their payments \_ Bah! \_ You see? Only risk-takers win! |
| 2007/10/8-9 [Recreation/Dating, Health/Men] UID:48265 Activity:high |
10/7 Hi. Original not getting laid guy here AKA motd bitter no sex guy.
The girlfriend has stopped shaving, anything, and has informed me that
shaving is just thinking your body in its original form is
disgusting, and she doesn't think her body is disgusting, therefore
she will never shave again. Except for her toes. She hates how
hair gets caught in her socks, so she'll continue to shave the top
of her toes. Day 190 or something stupid of not having sex.
\_ Every AFC on csua even knows to leave.
\_ What does AFC mean?
\_ Let us know when she's left you because she has a new gf. Until
then stick a fork in it; your story is done.
\_ Neither my ex-gr nor my wife shave their pussies. The hair blocks
my view when I thrust, but I just part the hair to the sides with
my hands. The bigger problem is when the hair gets into my throat,
but I just quietly get it out with my finger and continue as if
nothing happened. I wouldn't force them to shave unless they
want to.
\_ Do they shave their legs and armpits though?
\_ Yes. -- PP
\_ You know OP is referring to all body hair, not just
vaginal hair, right?
\_ I think shaving all the hair down there is a bit weird, but
some trimming is nice so that when a leotard or bikini is
worn it doesn't look so bad.
\_ I think most American (porn-loving) guys like it, because
most female American porn stars except those in the hairy
genre shave all their hair down there. For me, either
shaving or trimming is fine. -- PP
\_ Original poster here. yes I meant ALL body hair. geez.
\_ Hairy can be sexy, but you've already pointed out that she's
not doing this (or anything) for your titillation. Unless
the rest of the relationship is so incredible as to counter
your blue balls, call this one a wrap and move on.
\_ By now the story can't be true. He's getting nothing, he's
hating it and he's still there for no reason. It's a long
running joke or troll of some sort. I think now he's digging
for the anti-anti-feminine vote.
\_ Sadly, i am 100 percent serious about everything I have
posted. - original not getting laid bitter no sex guy
\_ Ok, then why are you still with her at day 190 or
whatever you're at now?
\_ I know lots of people who are this ornery. -dans
\_ Maybe, but I've yet to see any of these guys explain
why they're still 'with' these girls despite asking
several times.
\_ There's a lot more to finding a partner than having
a warm place to stick your dick at night.
\_ The only way to win this battle is to gross her out even more. Stop
bathing. Don't shave anymore and grow out a terrorist beard. If
she's going to stop being sexy for you, then why should you care
about looking good for her? |
| 2007/10/8-9 [Uncategorized] UID:48266 Activity:nil |
10/8 How do I get pass by the popup in the following url?
http://thesuperxxx.com/movie/black/0/21/541/5 |
| 2007/10/8-11 [Politics/Domestic/911] UID:48267 Activity:moderate |
10/8 Talking about fringe candidate... I always consider myself an ultra-
left liberal, but I find Ron Paul's message *VERY* appealing. That,
along with the remarkable consistency he has over almost all issues.
Have any of you guys even know this guy?
\_ I heard that if you watch his video, seven days later you DIE!
\_ I watched it 6.9998 days ago and I'
\_ His strict attention to the constitution is appealing, but he's a
bit of a dim bulb. For instance, he's repeated the line that we
trained bin Laden in Afghanistan in the 80s, because it supports his
isolationist policy.
\_ since when opposing having 135 military bases in foreign
countries an "isolationist policy?" Further, if anything, I
find his foreign policy analysis by far most honest and
intelligent. I've been saying the same thing for years.
Pretending establishment of Jewish State in the midst of
arab land won't have any long term consequences? pretending
overthrown of Iran's democratic government won't have any
consequences? pretending aiding muslim extremist won't have any
blow back? and I haven't start talking about Iraq yet...
\_ We kind of did, I'm sure we didn't directly train Bin Laden
but we shipped a fuckton of weapons and supplies to the
Afghan rebels, but completely abandond them after the Russians
finally pulled out. Now look what happened.
\_ No, we didn't. There were two groups fighting against the
Soviets. One was the Northern Alliance, who we funded and
trained. You may recall that they helped us when we invaded
to topple the Taliban. The others were the foreign
Mujahideen, which was bin Laden's group. Richard Miniter
verified this with the folks involved. Just google his name
and bin Laden. Here's an op-ed he wrote which addresses it
directly:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98115,00.html
Of course you may discount this because it's foxnews, but feel
free to look for the details yourself.
\_ Zbigniew Brzezinski, author of the policy, disagrees with
you: http://csua.org/u/joq (SourceWatch)
\_ Your source doesn't say that. Remember, the Taliban
isn't bin Laden--they gave him haven.
\_ The two guys actually handing out the money disagree
with *you*.
In the course of researching my book on Bill Clinton and
bin Laden, I interviewed Bill Peikney, who was CIA
station chief in Islamabad from 1984 to 1986, and Milt
Bearden, who was CIA station chief from 1986 to 1989.
These two men oversaw the disbursement for all American
funds to the anti-Soviet resistance. Both flatly denied
that any CIA funds ever went to bin Laden. They felt so
strongly about this point that they agreed to go on the
record, an unusual move by normally reticent
intelligence officers. Mr. Peikney added in an e-mail to
me: .I don.t even recall UBL [bin Laden] coming across
my screen when I was there..
\_ First, pp already conceded that no direct funds went
to bin Laden; he said that we funded the Mujahideen.
Your quote above concerns funds to bin Laden, not
the Taliban. Second, Robert Young Pelton, author of
Dangerous Places, records meeting bin Laden in the
80s; given bin Laden's influence and status, it
beggars belief that the CIA staff in Islamabad hadn't
even heard of him in the mid-80s.
\_ In the mid80s OBL wasn't that big a name, yet.
\_ His was a name that was getting bandied around.
It sickens me to think that we might have an
Intel organ that didn't pay attn to names like
that. It's more plausible to me that Peikney
is mistaken about OBL not coming across his
screen, esp. in conjunction with the Taliban.
\_ If that sickens you, perhaps you were primed
for being sickened. OBL isn't important,
Terrorism is a 'success tax,' levied against
the rich and powerful nations of the world.
a feeble figurehead more useful alive than
martired. Terrorism is a 'success tax,'
levied against the rich and powerful nations
of the world.
\_ *shrug* Gross incompetence in general
sickens me. It doesn't bother me that no
one was _doing_ anything about OBL, but
it's criminally irresponsible for an
Intel branch that's funding a secret war
not to be aware of all of the players.
\- YMWTR: Charlie Wilson's War, soon to be a movie.
\- as a liberal you want to get rid of the Dept of Education? |
| 2007/10/8 [Science/GlobalWarming, Science/Physics] UID:48270 Activity:nil 52%like:48271 |
10/8 Question for the motd physics geeks. I was talking to some friends
about flywheels. It's well known that one problem with flywheels is
their resistance to rotation (it's the well known effect that keeps
bicycles upright). One proposed way of handling this is to install
flywheels in pairs so they counteract each other. The question is,
how much energy should you expect to bleed off in this way? -- ilyas |