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A Compromised Reasoning Ability         


Author: BretCahill
Date: Aug 1, 2008 10:35

>>>>Three months and $100,000 in diesel to plow a field?
>>> As I recall, someone verified that the 1/2 MPH was correct in some
>>> instances.
>>In some instances some people don't need a PC.
>>You think that was a bad invention too?
> Non sequitur

Again, do you think an invention is only worthwhile if it's the only
thing everyone will ever need?

Your basic reasoning ability is screwed up so any "calculations" are a
complete farce.

Bret Cahill

"A popular government without popular information or the means of
acquiring it, is only a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy; or perhaps
both."

-- Madison (1822)
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Re: A Compromised Reasoning Ability         


Author: John Fields
Date: Aug 1, 2008 11:51

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 10:35:05 -0700 (PDT), BretCahill@peoplepc.com
wrote:
>>>>>Three months and $100,000 in diesel to plow a field?
>
>>>> As I recall, someone verified that the 1/2 MPH was correct in some
>>>> instances.
>
>>>In some instances some people don't need a PC.
>
>>>You think that was a bad invention too?
>
>> Non sequitur
>
>Again, do you think an invention is only worthwhile if it's the only
>thing everyone will ever need?

---
Red herring.
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Re: A Compromised Reasoning Ability         


Author: z
Date: Aug 1, 2008 12:29

On Aug 1, 1:35 pm, BretCah...@peoplepc.com wrote:
>>>>>Three months and $100,000 in diesel to plow a field?
>>>> As I recall, someone verified that the 1/2 MPH was correct in some
>>>> instances.
>>>In some instances some people don't need a PC.

who uses a PC to plow their field? seems inefficient.
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Re: A Compromised Reasoning Ability         


Author: Shrikeback
Date: Aug 2, 2008 00:13

On Aug 1, 12:29 pm, z snail-mail.net> wrote:
> On Aug 1, 1:35 pm, BretCah...@peoplepc.com wrote:
>
>>>>>>Three months and $100,000 in diesel to plow a field?
>>>>> As I recall, someone verified that the 1/2 MPH was correct in some
>>>>> instances.
>>>>In some instances some people don't need a PC.
>
> who uses a PC to plow their field? seems inefficient.

You just have to learn the right programming tricks.
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Re: A Compromised Reasoning Ability         


Author: m II
Date: Aug 2, 2008 08:37

z wrote:
> who uses a PC to plow their field? seems inefficient.

Actually, if it weren't for the rocks, we would get more of them.

http://www.johndarwell.com/projects/s_nsfh3/index.php?i=11

mike

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Re: A Compromised Reasoning Ability         


Author: Kris Krieger
Date: Aug 2, 2008 12:55

m II wrote in news:jb%%kk.3639$nu6.3165@edtnps83:
> z wrote:
>
>> who uses a PC to plow their field? seems inefficient.
>
>
> Actually, if it weren't for the rocks, we would get more of them.
>
> http://www.johndarwell.com/projects/s_nsfh3/index.php?i=11
>
>
>
> mike
>
>

Heh ;)

What's with the traffic cone BTW - was it that "done up" that way and put
there by the sea/weather...? Strange thing, that.
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Re: A Compromised Reasoning Ability         


Author: m II
Date: Aug 2, 2008 17:45

Kris Krieger wrote:
> m II wrote in news:jb%%kk.3639$nu6.3165@edtnps83:
>
>> z wrote:
>>
>>> who uses a PC to plow their field? seems inefficient.
>>
>> Actually, if it weren't for the rocks, we would get more of them.
>>
>> http://www.johndarwell.com/projects/s_nsfh3/index.php?i=11
> Heh ;)
>
> What's with the traffic cone BTW - was it that "done up" that way and put
> there by the sea/weather...? Strange thing, that.

It seems to be a tribute to our stewardship of the planet.

mike
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Re: A Compromised Reasoning Ability         


Author: Kris Krieger
Date: Aug 2, 2008 18:52

m II wrote in news:wc7lk.3500$%%b7.452@edtnps82:
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Re: A Compromised Reasoning Ability         


Author: Bret Cahill
Date: Aug 3, 2008 08:14

>>>>>>Three months and $100,000 in diesel to plow a field?
>
>>>>> As I recall, someone verified that the 1/2 MPH was correct in some
>>>>> instances.
>
>>>>In some instances some people don't need a PC.
>
>>>>You think that was a bad invention too?
>
>>> Non sequitur
>
>>Again, do you think an invention is only worthwhile if it's the only
>>thing everyone will ever need?
>
> ---
> Red herring.

Do you deny that it's possible for an invention to have some uses but
not others?
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