Wednesday February 15, 2012

Farmboy's past comments

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    Farmboy

    I've seen broken thermometers that don't move, but I've never seen one that continues to rise.

    Posted in: TEPCO blames high reactor temperature reading on broken thermometer

  • 0

    Farmboy

    You live in a nice dream world

    You can say no to torture AND provide security. You will get nowhere copying the tactics and ethics of criminals and terrorists.

    Posted in: Canada's use of torture data sparks outcry

  • 0

    Farmboy

    You catch the kidnapper and he/she tells you that your kid is buried somewhere and only has 24 hours of air left.

    Why do people always defend what is wrong using a fantasy scenario. You know torture is wrong, and you know that if it is approved, it won't just be fantasy kidnappers who buried a fantasy kid that it will be used against. It will be used against a lot of innocent people, and you will be part of it.

    Posted in: Canada's use of torture data sparks outcry

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    Farmboy

    We can do without torture, and I feel we should reject it as human beings. The scenario where only torture will lead us to the the bomb that is about to blow up the city is extremely rare, if it exists at all. The US Army Field Manual used to make a very clear distinction as to what crosses the line into torture, and now those lines have become blurred, but sending folks away to be tortured by others is not a path toward either morality or good intell. It's a path toward becoming what you hate.

    Posted in: Canada's use of torture data sparks outcry

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    Farmboy

    This will be a really entertaining case, as defendants argue that the servitude is voluntary and that they are paid in expensive food, given private trainers, and provided with free health care. ( "They can walk out anytime!") If they are human, and were born in the USA, then they have the right to vote as well. Political campaigns are sure to get funnier and funnier, with candidates throwing shrimp to these potential voters.

    Posted in: California court to decide if SeaWorld whales are illegal 'slaves'

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    Farmboy

    The GM ad is a bit goofy, and shows what appears to be a fallen Azar BigBoy hamburger sign among other things in the rubble. At the end, one of the GM owners offers everyone a Twinkie. Then the frogs start falling. It doesn't leave me with a great impression of either GM trucks or their drivers (no offense to those of you who are), and I suppose that a post-apocalyptic life using up the gas you have left in your truck, eating Twinkies, and running over frogs would not be so idyllic, so I don't think Ford has to worry. I'm really not sure what the message is in this ad...maybe that the trucks are tough and the drivers are goofy.

    The Chrysler ad - I didn't find it offensive at all, and it seemed to have a more or less positive message about pulling together. The bailouts happened, certainly, and people have mixed feeling about them, but the ad wasn't focused on assigning blame, just working through difficulties together. Granted the tone may be overly positive in tone, but I didn't really have a problem with that.

    Posted in: Ford blasts GM 'apocalypse' ad for Super Bowl; Chrysler also under fire

  • 0

    Farmboy

    Ford's next ad should show Ford truck drivers riding around heaven, gazing down at Hell, where GM truck drivers are in some post-apocalypse landscape.

    Posted in: Ford blasts GM 'apocalypse' ad for Super Bowl; Chrysler also under fire

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    Farmboy

    Now in some religious traditions, rising to heaven in one's body is possible, but I'm not aware of any that let you take the truck...

    Posted in: Ford blasts GM 'apocalypse' ad for Super Bowl; Chrysler also under fire

  • 0

    Farmboy

    I thought the whole point of an apocalypse is that nobody is driving anything anymore. Not something to look forward to...

    Posted in: Ford blasts GM 'apocalypse' ad for Super Bowl; Chrysler also under fire

  • 2

    Farmboy

    Maybe "cold shutdown" has a different meaning here?

    The plant is not in cold shutdown. It is in "cold shutdown condition," an invented term. Even that seems to be in question as the temperature rises.

    Posted in: Water temperature rising in No. 2 reactor at Fukushima nuclear plant

  • 0

    Farmboy

    It seems like the current bottom is about 75 yen/dollar or so. Does anyone think it will break that level and go to 70yen/dollar?

    Posted in: Gov't confirms 'stealth' intervention in currency market

  • 0

    Farmboy

    My opinion: The dollar is getting weaker because people are slowly bailing out of it. The yen, meanwhile, is getting stronger. If you see anything else happening, someone is doing a stealth intervention, and it won't last.

    Posted in: Gov't confirms 'stealth' intervention in currency market

  • 2

    Farmboy

    Well, this isn't good... It sounds like we will soon achieve "warm shutdown condition," and I hope we won't get to "pretty darned toasty shutdown condition." Really, I'm worried about this situation...hope they can stop this.

    Posted in: Water temperature rising in No. 2 reactor at Fukushima nuclear plant

  • 9

    Farmboy

    So,in your mind Iran`s nuclear bomb is not a "threat to world peace", but the possibility that Israel takes it out is???

    Your fears have become your reality, but your fears are just fears. Iran's nuclear bomb doesn't exist. Even the Israelis don't think it exists, though they worry it is trying to build one.

    Posted in: Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran

  • 1

    Farmboy

    What’s wrong with drinking plain water? I’m for the fizzy drink tax.

    Ya just never know...

    http://www.ewg.org/tap-water/whatsinyourwater/FL/Emerald-Coast-Water-Utility/1170525/

    Posted in: Time to tax sugar to combat health crisis: experts

  • 1

    Farmboy

    The end result is that people who can't afford it will be paying 2 dollars for a can of soda. In return, somewhere in their neighborhood with be a grocery store, supported by the extra income, carrying things that nobody will buy. It will get held up a lot anyway. Convenience stores will raise the prices of other things in order to pay for someone to fill out the additional paperwork and submit the money from the taxes to the government. The government will open a branch that enforces the tax programs and fines any violators, and the courthouse will hire an additional judge, paid for through taxes, to process the new cases. Meanwhile, people will be worried, and will seek out sugary drinks and ice cream to make them feel better.

    Posted in: Time to tax sugar to combat health crisis: experts

  • 0

    Farmboy

    It sounds really bad. Hope they get better weather soon. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/02/04/australia-floods-idINDEE81301Y20120204

    Posted in: Rising floodwaters spark mass evacuation in Australia

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    Farmboy

    At least in the US, taxing the poor in the hopes of forcing them into a healthy lifestyle seems like a dubious proposition, especially since full-service supermarkets have mostly been replaced by convenience stores in poor areas, and no healthy alternative exists.

    Posted in: Time to tax sugar to combat health crisis: experts

  • 1

    Farmboy

    So what is the likely cause of the leak? Evil goblins that go around loosening the works when nobody's looking?

    Evil goblins cannot be ruled out.

    Posted in: More radioactive water leaks found at Fukushima nuclear plant

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    Farmboy

    Oh ... cold shutdown condition vs. cold shutdown ... here we are:

    http://safetyfirst.nei.org/ask-an-expert/question-what-is-cold-shutdown/

    Posted in: More radioactive water leaks found at Fukushima nuclear plant

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