Re: [Vo]:Dyson bladeless fan

2009-10-15 Thread Pete Bogham
On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:44:43 -0400 Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote: I have the vacuums; but, $300 seems a bit much for a 10 inch fan. $29.95 at Home Depot once the Chinese slave labor camps start churning them out

Re: [Vo]:The great neodymium famine

2009-09-10 Thread Pete Bogham
China is considering a ban on export of many rare-earth metals, and curtailment of sales of others. This may mark the end of the era of cheap plentiful neodymium magnets. If they can make enough Orbos before the stuff runs out, it can then be extracted from seawater in any quantity.

Re: [Vo]:OT: Doctors

2009-07-31 Thread Pete Bogham
On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:38:46 -0400 Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com wrote: My objection to the example of Fixx is it was apparently being used to support a fatalistic oh whatever, you'll just die anyway approach to health. Perhaps I misunderstood. (I tend to see red when Fixx's name

Re: [Vo]:OT: Doctors

2009-07-30 Thread Pete Bogham
I guess it can't hurt to see a doctor once a year. I don't bother myself as long as I feel all right. The way I see it, your body has a mean time to failure built in. The old ticker is going to give out at some point, and the best you can do is to baby it along: treat it well - get some exercise

Re: [Vo]:A good bye from Jed for now-this will change, I hope

2009-06-15 Thread Pete Bogham
Snip...message from Jed ...I did not realize that people there are uninterested in the politics of cold fusion. Since that is my main area of expertise, I do not have much else to contribute, so I don't see much point to rejoining... I didn't think there was a lack of interest in Jed's