[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would YOU Do?

2014-07-22 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that there was a humanitarian crises at the border with 50,000 migrants swimming across the Rio Grand? What if you found out that they were mostly toddlers and babies and pregnant mothers? What if they were trying to /turn themselves in/ to

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would YOU Do?

2014-07-18 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that we had won the war in Iraq and Afghanistan after ten years, but now we lost it and it was all for nothing? What if you found out that the U.S. foreign policy on the Middle East was in a shambles? What if you woke up in the morning and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would YOU Do?

2014-07-18 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I'd blame it on the Republicans and say we got what we deserved because it's our karma coming back to bite us in the ars! Then I'd open up the borders and send the illegals to all the red states, make them legal, so we could turn the red states blue. Then I'd blame the Jews for the problems in

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would YOU Do?

2014-07-17 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that you were living in a Potemkin Village? What if you found out that your own government couldn't even design a web site or run a hospital on time? What if you found out that the IRS was targeting you for your political views? What if you

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would YOU Do?

2014-07-17 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
We live in a complex world and at a challenging time.- Barack Obama http://finance.yahoo.com/news/obama-just-summed-state-world-225259155.html On 7/17/2014 9:40 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that you were living in a Potemkin Village? What

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-16 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What if you woke in the morning and you were standing on the Mexican-American border and you saw 100s of children from the ages of 3 - 13 from Central America heading toward you across the border? What would you do? 1. Put them in an empty warehouse in L.A. 2. Forbid the press or members of

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-16 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What if you woke up in the morning and found out that the Mexican-American border was not secured and that drug gangs were sending waves and waves of illegal aliens across the border? What would you do? 1. Complete the border fence and reform the immigration laws. 2. Make a request to Congress

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I always keep a small piece of black electrical tape over my camera lens on my laptop, just in case. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : Re What would you do if you saw a drone at your bedroom window?: Yes, that sucks. What is worrying me more is this new Google

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/12/2014 10:37 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Re So I too will be recording people or drivers and crazy cyclists I encounter on the public roadways. : Yep, in some places (Russia, for example) it's become essential to have a camera fitted to your car if you want to make

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/13/2014 8:00 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I always keep a small piece of black electrical tape over my camera lens on my laptop, just in case. Well, I guess it depends on where you use your laptop - I don't usually take mine into the bedroom or the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Wow, Richard, once again I feel compassion for all the peeps collecting and sifting through a pretty much infinite set of data points! I hope Dr. Pete or his equivalent is close by for when the data inevitable meltdown happens (-: On Sunday, July 13, 2014 9:23 AM, 'Richard J. Williams'

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do? [1 Attachment]

2014-07-13 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/13/2014 9:30 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Wow, Richard, once again I feel compassion for all the peeps collecting and sifting through a pretty much infinite set of data points! Only a few humans actually work at data centers, just to make sure the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread nablusoss1008
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : On 7/12/2014 10:37 PM, s3raphita@... mailto:s3raphita@... [FairfieldLife] wrote: Re So I too will be recording people or drivers and crazy cyclists I encounter on the public roadways. : Yep, in some places (Russia, for

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
On 07/12/2014 08:37 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Re So I too will be recording people or drivers and crazy cyclists I encounter on the public roadways. : Yep, in some places (Russia, for example) it's become essential to have a camera fitted to your car if you want to

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
BTW, according to someone I know who worked at Google, the COG for a Google Glass is $80. On 07/13/2014 06:00 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: I always keep a small piece of black electrical tape over my camera lens on my laptop, just in case. ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/13/2014 10:51 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: On 07/12/2014 08:37 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Re So I too will be recording people or drivers and crazy cyclists I encounter on the public roadways. : Yep, in some places (Russia, for

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
On 07/13/2014 08:54 AM, 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: On 7/13/2014 10:51 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: On 07/12/2014 08:37 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Re So I too will be recording people or drivers and

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/13/2014 11:48 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: On 07/13/2014 08:54 AM, 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: On 7/13/2014 10:51 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: On 07/12/2014 08:37 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
On 07/13/2014 11:36 AM, 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: On 7/13/2014 11:48 AM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: On 07/13/2014 08:54 AM, 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: On 7/13/2014 10:51 AM, Bhairitu

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
The acid test was this morning and the camera performed beautifully for such a toy. The one goof I caught on video was the SUV in front of me stopping as the warning lights started going off at the railroad crossing. He was just right on top of the crossing and should have continued through.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Seraphita, this had me chuckling at the thought of being in the bardo and concerned about how many Views my youtubed last words were getting! On Saturday, July 12, 2014 10:37 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:   Re So I too will be recording

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re The thought of being in the Bardo and concerned about how many views my YouTubed last words were getting: There must be a new level on the after-life planes for the present generation of narcissists who spend their days taking selfies and obsessively updating their Facebook pages.

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re You mean like damn bicyclist!: How about: REALITY IS A DEADLY PLACE. I HOPE THIS TRIP IS A GOOD ONE. Psych-Out (1968) Check it out from the 7:40 to 8:40 mark . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O540iw5xaqs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O540iw5xaqs ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/13/2014 5:27 PM, s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Re The thought of being in the Bardo and concerned about how many views my YouTubed last words were getting: There must be a new level on the after-life planes for the present generation of narcissists who spend their days

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-13 Thread Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Richard, that's why I was chuckling at the thought. I abhor Facebook, think of it as a big, fat, spider web and haven't used a camera in years! But...whatever floats one's boat! On Sunday, July 13, 2014 8:19 PM, 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-12 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re What if you found out that fewer and fewer youngsters are supporting more and more retirees?: Is that necessarily bad news? The reason we need a smaller work force is because automation in manufacturing and IT in the office means fewer people can do the work that a generation ago a larger

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-12 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re What would you do if you saw a drone at your bedroom window?: Yes, that sucks. What is worrying me more is this new Google glass contraption which has just started to become available in the UK. The thought of people recording the strangers they encounter in public spaces (and using

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-12 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
My dash cam arrived today. I ordered a little less than two weeks ago and it was sent from China. It was only $40 including shipping but does 1080p HD. For a cheap gadget it is pretty well thought out to require as little installation as possible. The camera will sit on a suction cup

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-12 Thread s3raph...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Re So I too will be recording people or drivers and crazy cyclists I encounter on the public roadways. : Yep, in some places (Russia, for example) it's become essential to have a camera fitted to your car if you want to make an insurance claim. One day, that camera of yours might

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-11 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What if you went to the American-Mexican border and you found out that there were no border patrol on duty - that they were stationed forty miles away. What if you found out that large stretches of the Texas-Mexican border didn't have a fence? What if you found out that hundreds of miles of

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-11 Thread Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Give them motor- voter cards to fill out later with Democratic Party filled in. On Friday, July 11, 2014 11:53 AM, 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife] FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com wrote:   What if you went to the American-Mexican border and you found out that

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-11 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/11/2014 6:12 PM, Mike Dixon mdixon.6...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Give them motor- voter cards to fill out later with Democratic Party filled in. Not sure how many registered Hispanic voters will be voting for Democrats if they increase the deportations. Or, if they lower the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
I'd like to get one - I've had, and wrecked, quite a few of the mini-copters. The little ones are also *very* susceptible to wind, and even direct sunlight can interfere with the beam from the controller. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : I don't have a quadcopter

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What would you do if a rocket hit your house in the middle of the night while you were sleeping and you knew where it came from? Israel launched a major operation against Hamas and other terror groups in Gaza in the early hours of Tuesday morning, dubbed Operation Protective Edge, following

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What would you do if a rocket hit your house in the middle of the night while you were sleeping and you knew where it came from? What if it was sent from a refugee camp full of the people who used to live on the land where

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Sounds like you had one with an infra-red controller if the sun interfered with it. There are inexpensive RC copters and quadcopters. The one I have uses a charged capacitor to allow it to fly for a few minutes. On 07/09/2014 12:56 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread Michael Jackson mjackso...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
...@yahoogroups.com To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 9, 2014 11:38 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?   ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What would you do if a rocket hit your house in the middle of the night while you were

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread emilymae...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Bhairitu - I'm lurking intermittently right now, however I loved this video - visuals and music. Do you know how to find out who the singer is? Here in Seattle, the kid and I and some friends walked to Gasworks Park for the Fourth and joined the masses for a display on Lake Union. One thing

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I think the name of the piece is listed by someone in the comments on the video. On 07/09/2014 09:35 AM, emilymae...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Bhairitu - I'm lurking intermittently right now, however I loved this video - visuals and music. Do you know how to find out who the singer

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-09 Thread j_alexander_stan...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Earlier this year, a 17 year old boy was assaulted by a 23 year old crazy woman because the boy was flying a drone over a public beach. I guess the fact that the drone was way up in the air, such that people were just little specks represented by a few pixels, didn't really matter to the crazy

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-08 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What if the federal government detained 50,000 women and children fleeing from Central America crossing the Mexican-American borderWhat if the government then dumped them on your street with a promise to appear later to apply for refugee status? What if there was a law that says you can't

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-08 Thread nablusoss1008
The next thing already happening are inexpensive drones that automatically follows you from any height navigating via the gps in your phone and videofilming every step you take. Not that I see any practical reason for having one. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote :

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
Drones are causing so much problems (especially the little quadcopter ones) that I suspect the gov is going to clamp down on them pretty hard. In New York a police copter almost got hit by one and the drone owners arrested. Don't expect your pizza to get delivered by one anytime soon nor

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-08 Thread fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Yep -- I read today that the Natl. Park Service has banned drones in all federal parks. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, noozguru@... wrote : Drones are causing so much problems (especially the little quadcopter ones) that I suspect the gov is going to clamp down on them pretty hard.

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-08 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What would you do if you found out that some of the illegal aliens were members of a violent drug gang from El Salvador. What would you do? 1. Give them food and shelter and a guest worker permit. 2. Deport them and send them back to Tijuana on a bus where they came from. 3. Check them for gang

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-08 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/8/2014 8:40 PM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Yep -- I read today that the Natl. Park Service has banned drones in all federal parks. What if you could get good pot delivered to your front door using a drone? If I can perfect the software, I might be a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?

2014-07-08 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
I don't have a quadcopter but I suspect they are easier to fly than the little helicopters (I have one of those) and a model plane. Here's a video taken of 4th of July fireworks from a drone flying through them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9KZ3jgbbmI On 07/08/2014 06:40 PM,

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If? [1 Attachment]

2014-07-06 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What if you woke up in the morning on the 4th of July and you found out that there were 130,00 refugee women and children crossing the U.S.-Mexican border seeking asylum? What if you saw protestors blocking the road chanting /USA! USA!/ Protest rally What would you do? 1. Join a protest. 2.

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-06 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that earth had been invaded by aliens? The aliens have almost taken over the entire planet. They've turned you and others into confused androids - weak and unable to see reality. Now we have millions of people who are like robots, blindly

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-06 Thread salyavin808
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that earth had been invaded by aliens? The aliens have almost taken over the entire planet. They've turned you and others into confused androids - weak and unable to see

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-06 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that earth had been invaded by aliens? The aliens have almost taken over the entire planet. They've turned you and others into confused androids - weak and unable to see

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-06 Thread Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]
On 07/06/2014 11:00 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that earth had been invaded by aliens? The aliens have almost taken over the entire planet. They've turned you and others into

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-06 Thread steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
Uh, Rita might have something to say about that. (-: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that earth had been invaded by aliens? The

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-06 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/6/2014 4:39 PM, steve.sun...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: Uh, Rita might have something to say about that. (-: What if you woke up one morning and your wife found aliens in he house? ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, no_re...@yahoogroups.com wrote : ---In

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-06 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
On 7/6/2014 2:52 PM, Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife] wrote: On 07/06/2014 11:00 AM, salyavin808 wrote: ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, punditster@... wrote : What if you woke up in the morning and you found out that earth had been invaded by aliens? The aliens have

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
Texas officials appealed to the Obama administration on Thursday to secure the U.S.-Mexico border once and for all as waves of illegal immigrant children overwhelm the system, with one lawmaker saying U.S. military bases effectively have been transformed into camps to handle the influx.

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do?, was What If?

2014-07-04 Thread 'Richard J. Williams' pundits...@gmail.com [FairfieldLife]
What if the federal government gave the immigrants work permits and refugee status? What if they got jobs and worked and paid income taxes? What if we could improve the living conditions in the countries where they came from? An overload of immigrant families at the U.S. border with Mexico

[FairfieldLife] Re: What Would You Do If Bush Declared Martial Law?

2007-02-23 Thread peterklutz
Given the way peoples rights are trampled on today, I wonder what Martial Law will look like? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An editorial in the New York Times yesterday pointed out, for those of us who didn't realize it, that the Bush administration