Comments for Alkahest http://www.fenris.org my heroes have always died at the end Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:41:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Navel gazing – new furniture by the mother of these brilliant, self-congratulatory people http://www.fenris.org/2011/01/18/navel-gazing-new-furniture/comment-page-1#comment-62443 the mother of these brilliant, self-congratulatory people Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:41:23 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1210#comment-62443 All of it looks wonderful! Good job, all three of you! All of it looks wonderful! Good job, all three of you!

]]> Comment on Navel gazing – new furniture by Bryn http://www.fenris.org/2011/01/18/navel-gazing-new-furniture/comment-page-1#comment-62442 Bryn Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:34:57 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1210#comment-62442 Wait, what? Wait, what?

]]> Comment on Navel gazing – new furniture by cec http://www.fenris.org/2011/01/18/navel-gazing-new-furniture/comment-page-1#comment-62441 cec Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:40:44 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1210#comment-62441 doh! I have to confess that I didn't realize there was a difference. Fixed now :-) Thanks! And yes, asking for y'all's input was probably the best indicator that I have decent taste. At the very least, I know when I'm out of my depth :-) doh! I have to confess that I didn’t realize there was a difference. Fixed now :-) Thanks!

And yes, asking for y’all’s input was probably the best indicator that I have decent taste. At the very least, I know when I’m out of my depth :-)

]]> Comment on Navel gazing – new furniture by your brother the architect http://www.fenris.org/2011/01/18/navel-gazing-new-furniture/comment-page-1#comment-62440 your brother the architect Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:30:38 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1210#comment-62440 oh, and we are glad that we were able to help out and excited to see it when you receive everything oh, and we are glad that we were able to help out and excited to see it when you receive everything

]]> Comment on Navel gazing – new furniture by your brother the architect http://www.fenris.org/2011/01/18/navel-gazing-new-furniture/comment-page-1#comment-62439 your brother the architect Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:28:44 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1210#comment-62439 we said nothing about whether you had good taste, that was apparent when you asked our opinion ;) you also may want to change nikki's title to interior designer... an interior design degree, licensing exams, and yearly license fees give her that right, but only in the state of texas we said nothing about whether you had good taste, that was apparent when you asked our opinion ;)

you also may want to change nikki’s title to interior designer… an interior design degree, licensing exams, and yearly license fees give her that right, but only in the state of texas

]]> Comment on Ramadan by Kathryn http://www.fenris.org/2010/08/09/ramadan/comment-page-1#comment-60269 Kathryn Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:37:12 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1202#comment-60269 I couldn't agree more! Some of our first friends when we lived in Blacksburg were Muslim. They were a wonderful and kind couple from Turkey. I spent a fair amount of time with the wife helping her work on her English. This couple was very troubled by the extemist Muslims, and they told us about a confrence they attended where they discussed ways to help others see that most Muslims are not etremists. I truly enjoyed getting to know them. I wish more people would not judge others without getting to know them first. On a side note, our kitchen contractor is a Turkish Muslim, and he has invited us to eat with his family and Turkish friends during Ramadan. I can't wait! I couldn’t agree more! Some of our first friends when we lived in Blacksburg were Muslim. They were a wonderful and kind couple from Turkey. I spent a fair amount of time with the wife helping her work on her English. This couple was very troubled by the extemist Muslims, and they told us about a confrence they attended where they discussed ways to help others see that most Muslims are not etremists. I truly enjoyed getting to know them. I wish more people would not judge others without getting to know them first. On a side note, our kitchen contractor is a Turkish Muslim, and he has invited us to eat with his family and Turkish friends during Ramadan. I can’t wait!

]]> Comment on Photography workflow by rhett http://www.fenris.org/2010/06/03/photography-workflow/comment-page-1#comment-58792 rhett Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:43:57 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1177#comment-58792 Dust on your sensor? Waaaah! http://photos.butlerracingphotos.com/img/s4/v3/p469541837-4.jpg Mine is buried in mud. :) Dust on your sensor? Waaaah!

http://photos.butlerracingphotos.com/img/s4/v3/p469541837-4.jpg

Mine is buried in mud. :)

]]> Comment on Time to switch to digital? by Alkahest » Blog Archive » Photography workflow http://www.fenris.org/2006/07/25/time-to-switch-to-digital/comment-page-1#comment-58727 Alkahest » Blog Archive » Photography workflow Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:48:09 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/index.php/2006/07/25/time-to-switch-to-digital/#comment-58727 [...] years ago, I made the switch to digital SLR photography.  The primary reason was the workflow.  When I shot slide film, I would have to get the film developed, look at each image, scan the [...] [...] years ago, I made the switch to digital SLR photography.  The primary reason was the workflow.  When I shot slide film, I would have to get the film developed, look at each image, scan the [...]

]]> Comment on are you my mommy? by Paul http://www.fenris.org/2007/08/21/are-you-my-mommy/comment-page-1#comment-58279 Paul Sun, 16 May 2010 14:07:12 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/index.php/2007/08/21/are-you-my-mommy/#comment-58279 Hello, I recently came across a baby possum. Not sure where the mother is. It's very young, almost new born?? Trying to figure out how and what to feed it. I tried warm milk from an eye dropper but it doesn't seem too interested in it. Any ideas you have would be appreciated. Thank you. Paul Hello,
I recently came across a baby possum. Not sure where the mother is. It’s very young, almost new born?? Trying to figure out how and what to feed it. I tried warm milk from an eye dropper but it doesn’t seem too interested in it. Any ideas you have would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Paul

]]> Comment on What, ahem, WTF is wrong with Arizona? by bryn http://www.fenris.org/2010/04/27/what-ahem-wtf-is-wrong-with-arizona/comment-page-1#comment-57525 bryn Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:38:55 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1175#comment-57525 Another part of the solution is to help alleviate the pressure that's causing folks to come here in the first place. Whatever reason(s) people have for uprooting themselves, living in reportedly AWFUL conditions hundreds of miles from your family and working crap jobs for lousy wages, they've got to be pretty freaking bad, don't you think? If their home countries had fewer problems (such as better education, better economies, better health care), there would be much less pressure for people to leave their homes and come here. The disparity between what the US has to offer and what the source countries have to offer is ENORMOUS. Oh, and there are plenty of folks in Latin America who are blonde, blue-eyed, with light skin and still speak Spanish natively. They don't look Hispanic in the least. They can easily 'pass' and still be illegal, probably easier than someone who looks the part. Another part of the solution is to help alleviate the pressure that’s causing folks to come here in the first place. Whatever reason(s) people have for uprooting themselves, living in reportedly AWFUL conditions hundreds of miles from your family and working crap jobs for lousy wages, they’ve got to be pretty freaking bad, don’t you think? If their home countries had fewer problems (such as better education, better economies, better health care), there would be much less pressure for people to leave their homes and come here. The disparity between what the US has to offer and what the source countries have to offer is ENORMOUS.

Oh, and there are plenty of folks in Latin America who are blonde, blue-eyed, with light skin and still speak Spanish natively. They don’t look Hispanic in the least. They can easily ‘pass’ and still be illegal, probably easier than someone who looks the part.

]]> Comment on In which my denial of free will receives support from Science [tm] by bryn http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/30/in-which-my-denial-of-free-will-receives-support-from-science-tm/comment-page-1#comment-56116 bryn Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:27:27 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1164#comment-56116 It's passée now, you're safe. It’s passée now, you’re safe.

]]> Comment on Damn liberals by etselec http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/30/damn-liberals/comment-page-1#comment-56115 etselec Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:24:49 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1166#comment-56115 Everyone know's that sochialists cant spell Everyone know’s that sochialists cant spell

]]> Comment on In which my denial of free will receives support from Science [tm] by cec http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/30/in-which-my-denial-of-free-will-receives-support-from-science-tm/comment-page-1#comment-56110 cec Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:18:09 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1164#comment-56110 I've thought about reading it, but it always looked too trendy :-) Most of what I've read wrt free will has been Schopenhauer's On Free Will, The Oxford Handbook of Freewill (iirc), and a few other miscellaneous things. But I did have a lot of peripheral interest in neuroscience in grad school since I was working on artificial neural networks. But I may check out I'm a Strange Loop. thanks I’ve thought about reading it, but it always looked too trendy :-)

Most of what I’ve read wrt free will has been Schopenhauer’s On Free Will, The Oxford Handbook of Freewill (iirc), and a few other miscellaneous things. But I did have a lot of peripheral interest in neuroscience in grad school since I was working on artificial neural networks. But I may check out I’m a Strange Loop.

thanks

]]> Comment on In which my denial of free will receives support from Science [tm] by Bryn http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/30/in-which-my-denial-of-free-will-receives-support-from-science-tm/comment-page-1#comment-56106 Bryn Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:18:27 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1164#comment-56106 Thank you, this pretty much lays out my thoughts on the matter. Have you read http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/basic/book_detail.jsp?isbn=0465030785 yet? It very much lends credence to these thoughts (although from a philosophical/mathematical background instead of a neurological one). If you haven't read Hofstadter yet, you should, you'd enjoy him. Thank you, this pretty much lays out my thoughts on the matter. Have you read http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/basic/book_detail.jsp?isbn=0465030785 yet? It very much lends credence to these thoughts (although from a philosophical/mathematical background instead of a neurological one). If you haven’t read Hofstadter yet, you should, you’d enjoy him.

]]> Comment on They laughed at my theories! by Alkahest » Blog Archive » Model update http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/22/they-laughed-at-my-theories/comment-page-1#comment-55746 Alkahest » Blog Archive » Model update Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:09:55 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1148#comment-55746 [...] Alkahest There'll be no more cigarettes. No more having sex. No more drinking until you fall on the floor. No more indie rock. Just a ticking clock. You have no time for that anymore. Bigger Font Size Smaller Font Size Left Align Justify Align Right Align Bookmark This Page Print This Page « They laughed at my theories! [...] [...] Alkahest There'll be no more cigarettes. No more having sex. No more drinking until you fall on the floor. No more indie rock. Just a ticking clock. You have no time for that anymore. Bigger Font Size Smaller Font Size Left Align Justify Align Right Align Bookmark This Page Print This Page « They laughed at my theories! [...]

]]> Comment on Heathcare reform: a Festivus miracle! by Alkahest » Blog Archive » Holy crap… yes we did! http://www.fenris.org/2009/12/23/heathcare-reform-a-festivus-miracle/comment-page-1#comment-55717 Alkahest » Blog Archive » Holy crap… yes we did! Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:33:58 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1129#comment-55717 [...] three months ago to the day, I wrote about the senate health care reform (HCR) bill, how they had achieved cloture and would vote on Christmas eve.  Since December, things [...] [...] three months ago to the day, I wrote about the senate health care reform (HCR) bill, how they had achieved cloture and would vote on Christmas eve.  Since December, things [...]

]]> Comment on hooray for water! by Heather http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/09/hooray-for-water/comment-page-1#comment-54719 Heather Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:55:51 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1142#comment-54719 Woohoo! Take that extra $800 you saved and buy yourself somethin' pretty. ;-) Woohoo! Take that extra $800 you saved and buy yourself somethin’ pretty. ;-)

]]> Comment on and the weekend started off so well… by cec http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/08/and-the-weekend-started-off-so-well/comment-page-1#comment-54677 cec Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:44:00 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1140#comment-54677 Seth - as if it would help! This is our 3rd place - the first two were on Durham city water. In the first, we had 3 occasions where the piping broke underground (but on our side of the meter). After the 3rd, instead of patching it, we dug a trench and put in copper piping. In the 2nd house, we were checking it out when we saw that the pipes under the house were leaking. We made 'em fix that before we moved in. But then we had another couple of cases where the plumbing underground broke, so we replaced that with copper. Basically, I'm cursed wrt water. Seth – as if it would help! This is our 3rd place – the first two were on Durham city water. In the first, we had 3 occasions where the piping broke underground (but on our side of the meter). After the 3rd, instead of patching it, we dug a trench and put in copper piping. In the 2nd house, we were checking it out when we saw that the pipes under the house were leaking. We made ‘em fix that before we moved in. But then we had another couple of cases where the plumbing underground broke, so we replaced that with copper.

Basically, I’m cursed wrt water.

]]> Comment on and the weekend started off so well… by Seth Vidal http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/08/and-the-weekend-started-off-so-well/comment-page-1#comment-54675 Seth Vidal Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:21:01 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1140#comment-54675 Maybe not what you want to hear but ..... Have you thought about moving? Maybe not what you want to hear but ….. Have you thought about moving?

]]> Comment on and the weekend started off so well… by cec http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/08/and-the-weekend-started-off-so-well/comment-page-1#comment-54670 cec Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:51:51 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1140#comment-54670 oh, and this is about the 3rd thing that we've had to do w/ the well pump: we had the pump itself replaced several years ago. more recently, we had them splice-repair some of the wiring. now this. but then, i'm not messing with anything that involves both water *and* electricity. oh, and this is about the 3rd thing that we’ve had to do w/ the well pump: we had the pump itself replaced several years ago. more recently, we had them splice-repair some of the wiring. now this.

but then, i’m not messing with anything that involves both water *and* electricity.

]]> Comment on and the weekend started off so well… by Steve http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/08/and-the-weekend-started-off-so-well/comment-page-1#comment-54669 Steve Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:39:54 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1140#comment-54669 ...and now you know why plumbers can charge as much as they do. Hopefully things will get sorted out quickly and you have running water again. …and now you know why plumbers can charge as much as they do.
Hopefully things will get sorted out quickly and you have running water again.

]]> Comment on Turn about and all that by Joe http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/03/turn-about-and-all-that/comment-page-1#comment-54487 Joe Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:10:27 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1137#comment-54487 I just saw something about one of the board under fire because he said "the animals" about the people at the meeting: http://www.wral.com/news/education/story/7167299/ Wonder how that will change things? I just saw something about one of the board under fire because he said “the animals” about the people at the meeting:

http://www.wral.com/news/education/story/7167299/

Wonder how that will change things?

]]> Comment on Seriously, W… T… F? by Alkahest » Blog Archive » Turn about and all that http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/03/seriously-w-t-f/comment-page-1#comment-54372 Alkahest » Blog Archive » Turn about and all that Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:39:05 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1135#comment-54372 [...] Alkahest "Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing 'look over there'." -xkcd.com Bigger Font Size Smaller Font Size Left Align Justify Align Right Align Bookmark This Page Print This Page « Seriously, W… T… F? [...] [...] Alkahest "Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing 'look over there'." -xkcd.com Bigger Font Size Smaller Font Size Left Align Justify Align Right Align Bookmark This Page Print This Page « Seriously, W… T… F? [...]

]]> Comment on Distilled essence of me by Kathryn http://www.fenris.org/2010/03/01/distilled-essence-of-me/comment-page-1#comment-54273 Kathryn Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:16:06 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1131#comment-54273 Boredom increased Too much time on your hands increased Boredom increased
Too much time on your hands increased

]]> Comment on Heathcare reform: a Festivus miracle! by cec http://www.fenris.org/2009/12/23/heathcare-reform-a-festivus-miracle/comment-page-1#comment-50692 cec Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:10:00 +0000 http://www.fenris.org/?p=1129#comment-50692 big time... just seeing if anyone is paying attention :-) big time… just seeing if anyone is paying attention :-)

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