http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 22 May 2013 05:35:55 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:35:55 ...and flat as a bloody pancake over most of it.

Our highest point is 2230m above sea level. What mountains we have are almost all along the East and SE coasts. Close enough that when we get flash flooding events like Towoomba the water heads for the coast in a sheet. There isn't any room to cora... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/89 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:41:51 It certainly looks like that's on the way and possibly mass transit too. It could well be coming to a major shopping centre near you too. Already mobile x-ray scanners for vehicles are being deployed.

And in the meantime, thousands of unscreened caterers roll thousands of unscreen trolleys onto ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/88 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:43:22 It never fucking existed as a potential reality except for a small fraction of the US Populace. It has never been anything more than a lotto. The right parents, the right place, the right idea, the right time, the right friends and the first truly objective qualities that give a person a "chance" i... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/87 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:07:54 The "kindest" explanation for Obama's behaviour since his inauguration is that someone demonstrated the ability and the will to go after his kids.

Almost ANYTHING else demands active, willful and knowledgable cooperation on his part.

I can understand a man throwing an entire nation/the world t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/86 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:31:48 3 wheeler steered by turning either 1 or 2 wheels.

All cases are bum between 2 x rear wheels and feet either side of front wheel, because I can't believe anyone (except the British) would seriously think shifting the center of gravity toward the apex of a triangle like the [link:http://en.wikiped... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/85 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 09:21:47 Can't do it small and elegant, then go with massive brute force.

Drop a ring of massive anchors around the well head. Deep muddy bottom would be best since it alows for vacuum anchors. Drop a sleeve over the well itself and fasten to anchors. Perhaps a pylon/leg from a well platform under cons... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/84 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 03:34:56 From an evolutionarly/selfish gene standpoint:

From the male veiwpoint a young and healthy girl is an ideal partner, because good health means she is more likely to be a good breeder. And youth means there is less chance of her carying another male's genetic heritage. Societal adendum: virgin ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/83 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:06:50 Whoops re-reading the OP I reaise it's a reporter of some sort reporting this. So I guess I'm answering them.


If so, the computer most probably simply flashed a warning that a door was open. And the room gets a call.

Bog standard hotel service I would hope. Unfortunately yes, along with t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/82 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:56:28 Found this site today and was rather fascinated by what can be done with a lot of ingenuity and a truckload of my favourite childhood toy.

http://www.meccano.us/... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/81 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:51:39 ..., that this game (one of many) holds up to US society.

That you personally are appalled by this game, GTA X and any number of others of similar ilk is small comfort, when the last several years (decades) have conclusively demonstrated that a very significant proportion of US citizens are perfe... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/80 Sun, 18 May 2008 22:05:38 Once upon a time it was a case of everyone just pitching in and doing what they could do.

Yes, it is conceivable that some people suffered because they were missed or overlooked in the confusion, and that others might have been over-serviced. But dicking around until all the 'I's are dotted and ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/79 Sat, 10 May 2008 00:39:51 I'm reading the many many discussions on this subject, and I find myself asking a question.
[ul type=square][li]I'm looking at the sheer number of people implicated in this transfer of US nuclear technical data.
[li]I'm looking at the number of Administrations, Congresses and Senates that have pre... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/78 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:01:54 ...the greedy little black duck(coward) that resides in far too many of us who can't otherwise be bought/swayed with issues of hate (colour/religion/sex & or orientation/whatever).

We go along because there's [b]something in it for us[/b], even if it's only an illusion. We may not be republicans... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/77 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:29:48 But for some home made fun try this.
[ul][li]Boil a couple of cups of water. Keep on the boil for a minute or two to completely degas the water.
[li]Stand to cool for a little bit. Not too much. Just enough that it isn't going to shatter a glass when you pour it in.
[li]Warm a very clean glass... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/76 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:01:08 Or more correctly, their corporate masters agenda remains well on track as they find themselves tossed under the bus whilst their exquisitely groomed (in both the sartorial and political sense of the word) "moderate" replacements come to the fore.

They have very deliberately grabbed far more than... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/75 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:28:08 In the 60 plus years since the first plant was fired up under that squash court, the total number of deaths due to radioactive pollution from nuclear reactors is less than the annual death toll [b]just amongst the miners[/b] who drag the coal we burn for power from the ground. And a fraction of the... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/74 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:02:27 ...damned near enough for me to want to go bursar and totally librarian poo on damned near the whole lot of you.

Democratics' worst enemies are not Republicans, but each other. Just coming out and saying "The shit is just beginning" adds nothing to the conversation without coming out and saying ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/73 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:39:41 Something I've known for years, but which was brought back to me reading of the prank "shock treatments" and the "McDonalds strip search caller" is how readily some (60%) people subsume their will to the voice of authority.

On our side of the aisle the [b]freedom to choose[/b] is considered to be... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/72 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:40:21 ...that in order to maintain her stance she'd damned near have to vote against it if it ever reached the floor past her.

When faced with highly suggestive evidence of wrongdoing they refused to look.
When offered proof absolute they ignored it.
Even outright confessions have been ignored.

Th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/71 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:24:23 There is a huge difference between a Frenchman and a French citizen.

Francophilic purity is virtually pathological in the [b][i]Frenchman[/i][/b].

On paper France is very liberal with it's immigrant and colonial citizenry. However, the [b]real France of the true [i]Frenchman[/i][/b] is not at... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/70 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:47:52 ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/69 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:36:41 "I AM for wages equity. And if you don't like that, go ahead and vote to have your social security gutted. 75 cents on the dollar and falling."
"I AM for ending corporate featherbedding. And if you don't like that, well I don't wan't your campaign contributions."
"I AM for universal health care.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/68 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:01:55 Cotton can't be "ecconomically" mono-cultured without the application of an enormous quantity of chemicals. Particularly pesticides. FULL STOP!

Cotton may well grow "anywhere", but to get nice pristine bolls and long fibers suitable for machine processing, either the plants have to be well sepa... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/67 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:11:07 ...he had already "submitted" a number of times only to renew his struggles at a higher level as soon as the cops relaxed. I don't see how the cops could safely take the chance that this (the last) time was for real. Five cops and one perp in close quarters? One wildly swung elbow could have all ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/66 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:56:23 ... would be an appropriate venue for that meeting you mentioned.

And if I didn't, please note I did not include you [b]personally[/b] in the kill vs maim argument. Simply that people a lot like you are willing to argue that [b]IF[/b] guns are to be used (and discharged) then the policy should b... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/TheMadMonk/65 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:54:11