Posts by Bill Turner
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Politics :
Why do the devoutly religous search for E.T. life?
(Message 1338514)
Posted 15 Feb 2013 by  Bill Turner
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Cafe SETI :
A General Discussion of Phobias
(Message 1338087)
Posted 14 Feb 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: Best phobia ever!! Girl scared to death of pickles I couldn't help but lmao. As for myself, I have a slight fear of heights. That's one of the many reason I became a pilot. Don't really have that rear anymore...unless my prop starts windmilling (only happened once in 14 years), then it starts to creep back slightly. |
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Politics :
Why do the devoutly religous search for E.T. life?
(Message 1338080)
Posted 14 Feb 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: It doesn't really matter. The major religions in the world will just simply do what they done over the last 2000+ years and change their doctrine to include ET's as part of Gods plan...even though there is absolutly no mention of anything outside our little bubble. Makes it easy when you can change the rules at will and everyone just goes along with it as if it were always there to begin with. |
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Politics :
Discussion of State of the Union address
(Message 1337777)
Posted 13 Feb 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: This is basically what I witnessed last night...  |
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Politics :
Like Anyone?
(Message 1331478)
Posted 26 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: I've always had the impression that the infamous like/dislike buttons have given people yet another avenue to be lazy. Instead of engaging in conversation and having to either support or debate a certian topic, people now only have to simply click a single button. It would be different if you could click a like or dislike button, but only if it came with a response by default. Scrolling through threads with three posts, two with 150 likes and one with 74 dislikes just makes me wounder why those other 224 people couldn't give an opinion, regardless if it were relevant or not. |
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Politics :
Why are we still having to debate about abortion?
(Message 1331154)
Posted 25 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
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+infinity |
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Message boards :
Cafe SETI :
Why no English food restaurants in the USA?
(Message 1331013)
Posted 25 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: We have Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Thai, Italian, German, Mexican and other ethnic food style eateries in thr USA but I have never seen an English, Scottish, Welch or Irish restaurant. I think American style cooking and meal selections are not much like what is eaten in those places so I wonder why no one specializes, other than some fish & chips places, in English food? I also rule out Irish and Scottish Pubs as they are primarily drinking establishments. If you ever make your way up here to Northern Idaho, check out Eichardts Pub. The owner started it after spending 14 years in England and Australia. Great place. |
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Politics :
Why are we still having to debate about abortion?
(Message 1331011)
Posted 25 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: A friend of a friend just sent this to me. Just shows what lengths some people will go to push their agenda on others. New bill would consider abortions from rape as "tampering with evidence" |
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Science (non-SETI) :
Viewing 3D DVDs.............
(Message 1330582)
Posted 24 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: Get one of these. Problem solved. |
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Politics :
What if expanding the safety net is LESS expensive than cutting it?
(Message 1329936)
Posted 21 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: Care to test that hypothesis? ;) Aaaaaand that that, this thread just got ridiculous. |
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Message boards :
Science (non-SETI) :
Passing by now, but what happens in 2029 or 2036
(Message 1329868)
Posted 21 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: Just FYI in case you weren't aware. Cheers |
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Number crunching :
CPU or GPU
(Message 1328867)
Posted 18 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: I run on an HP laptop at the moment and use both. Seems to do ok for a laptop, just dont expect much. |
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Cafe SETI :
I'm having a medical/dental problem, so far the flu, stay tunaed....
(Message 1328865)
Posted 18 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: About to leave for Doctor Frankensteins lab on a sample return mission. Should make it fun. Put the "sample" in a black briefcase or "football", and handcuff yourself to it. Noting the number of very odd looks you get along the way. |
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Message boards :
Politics :
West Point analyzing "terrorists" in the US.
(Message 1328829)
Posted 18 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: I had to chuckle a little bit at this.. Just....wow I'm a Libertarian, and I found this rather...well, just read and decide for yourself. |
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Cafe SETI :
I'm having a medical/dental problem, so far the flu, stay tunaed....
(Message 1328668)
Posted 18 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: I'm only 46 and already starting to dread when I go on Medicare. By the time I'm 46 (13 years from now) I'll be lucky if Medicare even exists. Might have to re-enlist or get my commission just to get sub-standard health care from military docs. Scary thought. |
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Politics :
Climate Change, 'Greenhouse' effects, Environment, etc part III
(Message 1327979)
Posted 16 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
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No, what ironic is 200 people standing around in 34°F weather protesting global warming. Your reference to temps in Austrialia is for an area roughly 100 sq miles (not very large for Australia). Not to mention the fact that the effected area is so sparsely populated...  ...due to the fact that the area is ummmm, DESERT!!  Death Valley consistantly see temps reaching 120°F+ during the summer...It's desert, it's suppose to get hot. When Sydney hits 129°F, let me know. |
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Politics :
Climate Change, 'Greenhouse' effects, Environment, etc part III
(Message 1327949)
Posted 16 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: The Irony!!! Got a little chuckle out of this. Maybe they should've held their protest in Arizona and teleconfrenced via Skype. |
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Politics :
What is China Building in the Desert?
(Message 1326844)
Posted 11 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: Anybody have any idea of what the Chinese are building in the desert? I figure it's either a missile launch complex or maybe an archaeological dig of some sort. It was found by the people at Google Earth. I read a little article about what you're refering to several months ago. The "expert" they interviewed said it resembles a proving ground, or perhaps what will become an area for urban warfare training. Russia is said to have several of these areas in the middle of Siberia as well. Who really knows though. :/ |
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Message boards :
Cafe SETI :
Awesomeness
(Message 1326798)
Posted 11 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: Yeah, but, the clicky keyboards don't have a choice of 16 million customizable colors!! And you know how much I post. That and it molds so nicely to your hands. Ohhhhhhhhh, you dont have to pay for stupid cans of compressed air to clean it either...MX cost savings right there!! Besides, it just LOOKS cool! |
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Cafe SETI :
Awesomeness
(Message 1326732)
Posted 11 Jan 2013 by Bill Turner
Post: I wonder what it costs. (If you have to ask, it's probably too much.) These guys are right up the road from where I work. I'm thinking about making a pilgrimage over there this afternoon and see if they might offer tours and get more info.... might even drop off a resume. I remember seeing a Kickstarter project that they put out about 6-8 months ago. Apparently it was highly successful! I'll post more when I find out. |
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