[CGUYS] Off topic-Political

2007-04-29 Thread Jordman
I gave some insights based on sociological studies, researched and confirmed facts, and scientific polls, and you offer platitudes, talking points, and untruths. In the passed 12 years, the political middle has been pushed further and further to the right. I live in a part of PA considered to

Re: [CGUYS] More on bees and cellphones

2007-04-29 Thread Paul Meyer
The fact that Fox channels GOP talking points like Madame effing Blavatsky is disheartening. I would find that obnoxious in a liberal or mainstream paper. Any ideological tendency might be worth hearing if the source shows some independent thought and willingness to look at evidence. What's

Re: [CGUYS] Off topic-policical

2007-04-29 Thread Paul Meyer
Stewart, that may be a comforting formulation but it deserves some inspection. What one means by radical is slippery. Though no matter how you structure the definition you typically find the institutional measure of organizational strength (periodical circulation, affiliate elected officials,

Re: [CGUYS] sensitivity to electronic devices

2007-04-29 Thread Paul Meyer
On the point the we are snowflakes (gentle snowflakes according to Lewis Black) was the NPR piece on med students who learn the every-body is different. E.g., working on a normal cadaver and seeing the the left elbow joint looked like a textbook drawing (something rare in and of itself) and then

Re: [CGUYS] sensitivity to electronic devices...and bees

2007-04-29 Thread Paul Meyer
What we don't know about basic biology is almost certainly more than we think. On the same, lines is the idea that deciphering the human genome represents a big turning point in our understanding is amusing. From what I can tell, what it really does is to better frame our ignorance of how DNA

Re: [CGUYS] DC powered remote control switch buried in block of

2007-04-29 Thread Tom Piwowar
My first reaction was to use solar cells, but that could require wires. Can the solar cells be attached directly to the LEDs in ice, and still generate the tiny bit of power for the LED? It's worth trying. Won't it need resistors? Not if the internal resistance of the battery is sufficient to

Re: [CGUYS] recording sound cassette tape to mp3 -- how to??

2007-04-29 Thread Robert
Do not use the microphone input unless your source in monophonic. The microphone input accepts only monophonic input. Elaine Zablocki wrote: At 05:52 PM 4/29/2007, b_s-wilk wrote: Have you tried using Audacity for recording? I've had excellent results with it. Windows/Mac/Linux