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1970--protesters seize computer center

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First post2015-12-07 10:48 -0800
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  1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-07 10:48 -0800
    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-07 23:49 -0500
      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-07 22:38 -0800
        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center maus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-12-08 10:23 +0000
        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-08 11:55 -0500
          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Alfred Falk <falk@arc.ab.ca> - 2015-12-08 17:57 +0000
            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-08 10:16 -0800
            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-08 14:18 -0500
              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-08 16:58 -0600
                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-08 23:10 -0500
                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2015-12-09 07:15 +0000
          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-08 14:14 -0500
            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-08 12:02 -0800
              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) - 2015-12-09 01:07 +0000
                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center maus <mausg@mail.com> - 2015-12-09 11:18 +0000
                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-12-09 08:47 -0600
                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 10:17 -0600
                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-12-09 16:53 +0000
                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-12-09 17:22 +0000
                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2015-12-09 17:39 +0000
                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-12-09 18:21 +0000
                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2015-12-10 04:56 +0000
                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 14:06 -0600
                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-09 12:20 -0800
                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 19:32 -0600
                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-12-09 21:53 -0600
                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-10 15:23 -0500
                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-10 23:03 -0500
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-11 22:56 +0000
                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-11 07:17 -0800
                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2015-12-09 20:39 +0000
                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-09 18:27 +0000
                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-09 11:04 -0800
                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-12-09 16:06 -0500
                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2015-12-10 10:36 +0000
                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-10 07:53 -0800
                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2015-12-10 16:27 +0000
                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-10 19:11 +0000
                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 17:58 -0600
                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-11 01:04 +0000
                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2015-12-11 15:18 -0600
                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-11 07:16 -0800
                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-12-11 15:21 +0100
                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-12-09 17:47 -0500
                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2015-12-09 22:17 -0600
                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Ranger" <r5432@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 17:20 +1100
                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-12-11 08:25 -0600
                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2015-12-10 01:41 -0400
                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2015-12-10 10:44 +0000
                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 17:51 -0600
                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-12-10 16:45 -0600
                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-11 07:26 -0800
                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2015-12-11 14:29 -0600
                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-12-11 15:31 +0100
                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-12 08:11 -0500
                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2015-12-12 16:58 +0000
                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2015-12-12 11:32 -0800
                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2015-12-13 15:50 +0000
                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 10:46 -0500
                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-03 16:23 +0000
                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-03 17:12 -0500
                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 20:36 -0500
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-04 06:13 +0000
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-04 10:14 -0500
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-04 09:58 -0800
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 21:28 -0500
                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2016-01-04 21:16 -0600
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 05:16 -0500
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 12:51 -0600
                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-01-03 20:20 -0800
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-04 06:48 +0000
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-04 10:17 -0500
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 21:29 -0500
                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-04 09:51 -0800
                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-04 17:56 +0000
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-04 19:04 +0000
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-04 13:30 -0800
                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-04 22:37 +0000
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 12:24 -0600
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 21:30 -0500
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-01-05 05:02 +0000
                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 05:19 -0500
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 10:22 +0000
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 05:38 -0500
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 11:19 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 06:35 -0500
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-05 16:07 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-01-06 07:49 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-06 11:26 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-01-05 12:36 -0600
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 17:52 -0500
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 17:00 -0600
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 15:44 +1100
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2016-01-07 23:56 -0400
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-08 07:33 +0000
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-08 06:37 -0500
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-08 17:32 +0000
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-08 20:42 +1100
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-08 11:03 +0000
                                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-09 06:14 +1100
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 06:52 -0500
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 07:48 -0800
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 18:50 -0500
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-07 10:49 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-05 12:51 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-01-05 12:40 -0600
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-05 11:23 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 11:43 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 06:56 -0500
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-05 19:24 -0500
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 19:01 -0600
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 09:40 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-06 06:54 -0500
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 10:12 -0800
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 20:38 -0500
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-01-05 22:11 -0800
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 06:28 -0500
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 11:35 +0000
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-01-09 02:00 -0800
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 05:36 -0500
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-09 11:48 +0000
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-01-09 20:45 -0800
                                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-10 05:46 -0500
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-06 14:37 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 08:16 -0800
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-06 18:20 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-05 14:39 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-01-05 12:46 -0600
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-05 12:17 -0800
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 20:23 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-01-05 12:50 -0800
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-05 13:02 -0800
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-05 22:17 +0000
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-05 19:24 -0500
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-01-06 15:02 +0000
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-01-06 10:53 -0800
                                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-01-07 14:54 +0000
                                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-01-07 09:58 -0800
                                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-01-08 14:50 +0000
                                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 06:03 +1100
                                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-01-08 14:50 +0000
                                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-09 09:44 +1100
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 15:14 +1100
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 14:56 +1100
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-01-07 20:22 +0100
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-08 15:19 +1100
                                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-01-08 10:42 +0100
                                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-08 10:45 +0000
                                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-08 16:08 +0000
                                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-09 05:29 +1100
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-05 16:39 -0500
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-06 14:18 +0000
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-06 18:20 +0000
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 07:28 -0800
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-06 13:14 -0500
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-01-07 14:54 +0000
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-06 20:02 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 14:30 +1100
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-06 08:16 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-06 11:33 +0000
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 06:57 -0500
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 13:43 +0000
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-06 15:20 +0000
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 16:14 +0000
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-06 19:59 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-05 19:24 -0500
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 18:52 -0600
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-06 08:28 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 06:33 -0500
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 09:56 -0800
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-01-07 08:25 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-06 06:54 -0500
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-01-06 08:06 -0600
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Stan Barr <plan.b@bluesomatic.org> - 2016-01-07 08:33 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 08:24 -0800
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-06 16:38 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-01-05 22:25 -0600
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 06:28 -0500
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-01-06 15:04 -0600
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:22 -0500
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 07:46 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 06:29 -0500
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-06 14:33 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-06 10:23 -0500
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 08:10 -0800
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 12:29 -0600
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-01-05 18:50 +0000
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-05 19:11 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-01-05 19:20 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-05 20:02 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-01-05 20:12 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-05 20:39 +0000
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-01-05 21:28 +0000
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 18:00 -0500
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-06 14:10 +0000
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 15:49 +1100
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-05 16:51 -0500
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 07:36 -0800
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-01-07 13:24 +1100
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 13:52 -0600
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-01-05 19:54 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-05 21:30 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 16:22 -0600
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 07:51 +0000
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 06:31 -0500
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 11:44 +0000
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-06 06:54 -0500
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 13:50 +0000
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 19:13 -0500
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-06 14:16 +0000
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-06 10:23 -0500
                                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-06 15:59 +0000
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-01-06 08:25 -0600
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 14:39 +0000
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-06 09:09 -0600
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 10:09 -0800
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 09:49 -0800
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 18:07 +0000
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 07:47 -0800
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-01-06 11:01 -0800
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 15:30 +1100
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 15:06 +1100
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-01-07 20:46 +0100
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-08 15:44 +1100
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-01-08 10:49 +0100
                                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-09 05:48 +1100
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-01-06 06:21 -0800
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 13:21 +1100
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 13:05 +1100
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-05 21:15 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-01-05 21:30 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-07 05:23 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 14:57 +1100
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-05 16:46 -0500
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-06 14:19 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 14:42 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-06 16:01 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-06 13:05 -0500
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-01-07 03:42 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-07 07:45 +0000
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-07 08:30 -0800
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-01-07 09:55 -0800
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-07 17:01 -0500
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-01-07 09:52 -0800
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-11 12:34 -0500
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-01-11 10:22 -0800
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-01-05 16:25 -0600
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-05 23:01 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 17:14 -0600
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-05 23:56 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-05 19:24 -0500
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 07:57 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-06 11:14 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-06 06:54 -0500
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-06 12:11 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 11:46 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-06 11:39 -0500
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-01-06 14:20 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-06 14:46 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 15:32 +1100
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-01-07 11:33 -0600
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-08 06:11 +1100
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-01-07 13:28 -0600
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-08 15:30 +1100
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 17:57 -0500
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 17:12 -0600
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 18:55 -0500
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-06 07:59 -0800
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-06 18:58 -0500
                                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-07 12:04 -0500
                                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-07 18:04 -0500
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-08 06:55 -0500
                                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-08 06:37 -0500
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-05 23:56 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 15:59 +1100
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-05 19:24 -0500
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 20:45 -0500
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-06 04:09 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-06 08:05 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "879" <879@nospam.com> - 2016-01-07 15:38 +1100
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com> - 2016-01-07 16:09 -0500
                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-04 18:10 +0000
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-04 11:21 -0800
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-04 20:38 +0000
                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-04 16:14 -0500
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-04 21:40 +0000
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Jon Elson <elson@pico-systems.com> - 2016-01-04 21:25 -0600
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 10:24 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 05:44 -0500
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 11:21 +0000
                                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 06:36 -0500
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-05 18:52 -0500
                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-04 13:32 -0800
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-01-05 04:27 +0000
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-01-04 15:03 -0600
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-04 16:14 -0500
                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-01-04 13:34 -0800
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-04 16:53 -0500
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-01-04 18:12 -0600
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-04 21:38 +0000
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 21:35 -0500
                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 10:23 +0000
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 05:43 -0500
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 11:20 +0000
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-05 11:20 +0000
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 11:43 +0000
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-05 13:40 +0000
                                              Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 16:09 +0000
                                                Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-05 17:09 +0000
                                          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 07:02 -0500
                                            Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-05 13:30 +0000
                                        Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-01-05 09:17 -0500
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-05 18:52 -0500
                                  Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-01-05 12:42 -0600
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Roger Blake <rogblake@iname.invalid> - 2016-01-05 18:53 +0000
                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-05 19:24 -0500
                                    Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-01-05 21:19 +0000
                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-01-05 21:40 +0000
                                      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center mausg@mail.com - 2016-01-05 21:50 +0000
          Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2015-12-08 21:25 +0100
      Re: 1970--protesters seize computer center Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2015-12-08 11:55 -0500

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#156210

FromDave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com>
Date2016-01-07 11:33 -0600
Message-ID<n6m7cp$6vs$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#156185
On 1/6/2016 10:32 PM, 879 wrote:
>
>
> "Dave Garland" <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> wrote in message
> news:n6hfog$cl2$1@dont-email.me...
>> On 1/5/2016 12:50 PM, Roger Blake wrote:
>>
>>> People who are intelligent and motivated rarely
>>> stay poor for very long.
>>
>> Half the population is below average.
>
> But you don’t have to be intelligent to get a job.

Didn't say anything about getting a job. Having a job doesn't mean you 
won't stay poor.

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#156219

From"879" <879@nospam.com>
Date2016-01-08 06:11 +1100
Message-ID<df7rj5F6hs2U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#156210

"Dave Garland" <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> wrote in message 
news:n6m7cp$6vs$1@dont-email.me...
> On 1/6/2016 10:32 PM, 879 wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Dave Garland" <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> wrote in message
>> news:n6hfog$cl2$1@dont-email.me...
>>> On 1/5/2016 12:50 PM, Roger Blake wrote:
>>>
>>>> People who are intelligent and motivated rarely
>>>> stay poor for very long.
>>>
>>> Half the population is below average.
>>
>> But you don’t have to be intelligent to get a job.
>
> Didn't say anything about getting a job.

That is the main way of stopping being poor.

Having a job doesn't mean you
> won't stay poor.

Usually does tho, particularly if it's a decent job that
plenty of the unintelligent can do like meter reading,
lawn mowing, caring for pets and children, driving
trucks, buses, trains etc etc etc.  So much so that
those with quite low IQs do well. 

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#156221

From"Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net>
Date2016-01-07 13:28 -0600
Message-ID<df7sioF6qhkU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#156219
"879" wrote:

> "Dave Garland" <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> wrote in message 
> news:n6m7cp$6vs$1@dont-email.me...
>> On 1/6/2016 10:32 PM, 879 wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> "Dave Garland" <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:n6hfog$cl2$1@dont-email.me...
>>>> On 1/5/2016 12:50 PM, Roger Blake wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> People who are intelligent and motivated rarely
>>>>> stay poor for very long.
>>>>
>>>> Half the population is below average.
>>>
>>> But you don’t have to be intelligent to get a job.
>>
>> Didn't say anything about getting a job.
>
> That is the main way of stopping being poor.
>
> Having a job doesn't mean you
>> won't stay poor.
>
> Usually does tho, particularly if it's a decent job that
> plenty of the unintelligent can do like meter reading,
> lawn mowing, caring for pets and children, driving
> trucks, buses, trains etc etc etc.  So much so that
> those with quite low IQs do well.

My water meter was replaced 3 or 4 years ago. The new one transmits a 
reading to car driving down the street.  Google is working on replacing the 
driver of the car.

My Burger King has hired a low IQ woman to clean the table and seats.  She 
is very energetic about it and means well. But I have been having trouble 
convincing her that the rag she uses shouldn't be so darn wet when she wipes 
down the seats. 

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#156235

From"879" <879@nospam.com>
Date2016-01-08 15:30 +1100
Message-ID<df8sajFe8a3U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#156221

"Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> wrote in message 
news:df7sioF6qhkU1@mid.individual.net...
> "879" wrote:
>
>> "Dave Garland" <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> wrote in message 
>> news:n6m7cp$6vs$1@dont-email.me...
>>> On 1/6/2016 10:32 PM, 879 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Dave Garland" <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:n6hfog$cl2$1@dont-email.me...
>>>>> On 1/5/2016 12:50 PM, Roger Blake wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> People who are intelligent and motivated rarely
>>>>>> stay poor for very long.
>>>>>
>>>>> Half the population is below average.
>>>>
>>>> But you don’t have to be intelligent to get a job.
>>>
>>> Didn't say anything about getting a job.
>>
>> That is the main way of stopping being poor.
>>
>> Having a job doesn't mean you
>>> won't stay poor.
>>
>> Usually does tho, particularly if it's a decent job that
>> plenty of the unintelligent can do like meter reading,
>> lawn mowing, caring for pets and children, driving
>> trucks, buses, trains etc etc etc.  So much so that
>> those with quite low IQs do well.
>
> My water meter was replaced 3 or 4 years ago. The new one transmits a 
> reading to car driving down the street.  Google is working on replacing 
> the driver of the car.

Sure, and plenty of others like electricity and gas meters
don’t even need anyone to drive past, they use the cellphone
system to read the meters with no one driving anywhere.

> My Burger King has hired a low IQ woman to clean the table and seats.  She 
> is very energetic about it and means well. But I have been having trouble 
> convincing her that the rag she uses shouldn't be so darn wet when she 
> wipes down the seats.

Sure, there will always be some downsides like that
with the sort of low IQ employees who are prepared
to do that sort of work for their entire working lives.

Plenty are quite capable of doing a decent job of
the quick turnaround of aircraft and doing hotel
rooms etc tho and that sort of stuff isnt going to
automated any time soon.

We toyed with automats for food service for a
while but ended up with a better system seen
in fast food places instead, and with plenty of
the less efficient stuff in restaurants etc too.

We haven't been able to produce a decent robot
that can shear sheep, let alone wipe little kid's
and geriatric arses or even feed either of them. 

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#156026

From"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-05 17:57 -0500
Message-ID<MPG.30f6146e68cf6956989d9c@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#155986
In article <20160105134231@news.eternal-september.org>, 
rogblake@iname.invalid says...
> 
> On 2016-01-05, J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> > So let's see, somebody has a car, the state prevents him from using it, 
> > and now it's my responsibility to drive him to work. 
> 
> Ah, so you are not willing to help people yourself, you expect someone
> else to do it. (Heck, you can't be expected to be your brother's keeper,
> right? No flies on you!))

I have no problem with helping people myself, however losing my job in 
order to drive someone else around just means that both of us are out of 
work.

> >  You are an example 
> > of why we have so much poverty in the US--you have somebody who's barely 
> > hanging on and your solution is to push him over the edge.
> 
> What a load of crap.  People who are intelligent and motivated rarely
> stay poor for very long.

And how about people who are motivated but not intelligent.

> There are plenty of ways to make a buck for
> someone who is willing to go out and do so.

Name three that are available to someone who is functionally illiterate 
and has no transportation.

You typify the sort of people who simply cannot understand the issue 
because you think that everybody else has had your advantages.

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#156030

FromLawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx>
Date2016-01-05 17:12 -0600
Message-ID<87r3hvpqnm.fsf@redbull.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me>
In reply to#156026
"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> writes:

> In article <20160105134231@news.eternal-september.org>, 
> rogblake@iname.invalid says...
>> 
> I have no problem with helping people myself, however losing my job in 
> order to drive someone else around just means that both of us are out of 
> work.

I suspect nobody expects YOU to drive the bus -- but instead, next time
there is a bond issue to buy busses, try voting "Yes".


What is *most* frustrating to me -- many of the problems of today could
be seriously mitigated (or even solved outright) with technology at
hand.  The only thing stopping us from substantially eliminating
homelessness ( just one example of the fruits of poverty ) is this
perverse need by citizens to see people punished for their bad decisions
or bad luck.

> You typify the sort of people who simply cannot understand the issue 
> because you think that everybody else has had your advantages.

There it is -- that's the answer I was looking for before.  The
underlying belief that if YOU aren't as successful as I am, it is
because you lack moral fiber.  Not because you're stupid, or weak, or
were born to parents who didn't nurture you, or were born into the wrong
color or gender.

People who were born into privilege (and I include myself in that group)
do not *know* that we were born into privilege -- we were just born into
the situation we were born into.

--NK1G

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#156033

From"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-05 18:55 -0500
Message-ID<MPG.30f621da6579aed1989d9e@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#156030
In article <87r3hvpqnm.fsf@redbull.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-
tickle-me>, lawrence@senguio.mx says...
> 
> "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > In article <20160105134231@news.eternal-september.org>, 
> > rogblake@iname.invalid says...
> >> 
> > I have no problem with helping people myself, however losing my job in 
> > order to drive someone else around just means that both of us are out of 
> > work.
> 
> I suspect nobody expects YOU to drive the bus -- but instead, next time
> there is a bond issue to buy busses, try voting "Yes".

I have the impression that that's exactly what he intended--not the bus 
but drive the guy around in my car.  Note that many people working in 
social services do exactly that for a very low wage, but not to get 
people to and from work.
 
> What is *most* frustrating to me -- many of the problems of today could
> be seriously mitigated (or even solved outright) with technology at
> hand.  The only thing stopping us from substantially eliminating
> homelessness ( just one example of the fruits of poverty ) is this
> perverse need by citizens to see people punished for their bad decisions
> or bad luck.

Homelessness in the US is a separate issue--many of the hard-core 
homeless are mentally ill and resist efforts to assist them.  If they 
run away and hide from people who are trying to provide them shelter 
there's not really much that can be done about it.  

There wes a time when many people who are now homeless would have been 
involuntarily institutionalized, however in 1975 the Supreme Court ruled 
that a person could not be involuntarily institutionalized unless he was 
danger to himself or others.  This has since been expanded in such a 
manner that a person who prefers to subsist on what he pulls out of 
trash cans and sleep on a heating grate is not considered by the courts 
to be such a danger.  

The ruling was to some extent a result of the Rosenhan experiment in 
1973 which showed that at that time psychiatrists could not reliably 
determine whether any given individual was or was not mentally ill.
 
> > You typify the sort of people who simply cannot understand the issue 
> > because you think that everybody else has had your advantages.
> 
> There it is -- that's the answer I was looking for before.  The
> underlying belief that if YOU aren't as successful as I am, it is
> because you lack moral fiber.  Not because you're stupid, or weak, or
> were born to parents who didn't nurture you, or were born into the wrong
> color or gender.
> 
> People who were born into privilege (and I include myself in that group)
> do not *know* that we were born into privilege -- we were just born into
> the situation we were born into.

And every once in a while it comes as a shock to one of us to find that 
that privilege can go away.

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#156116

Fromhancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
Date2016-01-06 07:59 -0800
Message-ID<230dcc47-13c5-49f8-afe8-ed8edfa69a3f@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#156033
On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 6:49:10 PM UTC-5, J. Clarke wrote:

> There wes a time when many people who are now homeless would have been 
> involuntarily institutionalized, however in 1975 the Supreme Court ruled 
> that a person could not be involuntarily institutionalized unless he was 
> danger to himself or others.  This has since been expanded in such a 
> manner that a person who prefers to subsist on what he pulls out of 
> trash cans and sleep on a heating grate is not considered by the courts 
> to be such a danger.  

This was, mostly, a very bad decision.  Far too many people are left
to die on the streets instead of being cared for.  (but, see below).

One problem was that care in state mental institutions was horrible.
But they 'threw out the baby with the bath water' when they closed
the facilities down.  Unfortunately, there are people who truly need
to be confined for their own safety.


> The ruling was to some extent a result of the Rosenhan experiment in 
> 1973 which showed that at that time psychiatrists could not reliably 
> determine whether any given individual was or was not mentally ill.

The flip side is that definitions of "mentally ill" vary greatly.
For instance, I know someone who thinks his mother is actually 
legally incompetent because her home is a bit messy (not real messy, 
just a little).  Lots of people think others who fail to act or live
according to their own personal code just have to be seriously 
mentally ill.  There was abuse where competent people were shoved
into institutions to avoid "embarassing" a family with the resources
to hire doctors to make it happen.

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#156162

From"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-06 18:58 -0500
Message-ID<MPG.30f7742ee37c7ecc989db1@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#156116
In article <230dcc47-13c5-49f8-afe8-ed8edfa69a3f@googlegroups.com>, 
hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com says...
> 
> On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 6:49:10 PM UTC-5, J. Clarke wrote:
> 
> > There wes a time when many people who are now homeless would have been 
> > involuntarily institutionalized, however in 1975 the Supreme Court ruled 
> > that a person could not be involuntarily institutionalized unless he was 
> > danger to himself or others.  This has since been expanded in such a 
> > manner that a person who prefers to subsist on what he pulls out of 
> > trash cans and sleep on a heating grate is not considered by the courts 
> > to be such a danger.  
> 
> This was, mostly, a very bad decision.  Far too many people are left
> to die on the streets instead of being cared for.  (but, see below).
> 
> One problem was that care in state mental institutions was horrible.
> But they 'threw out the baby with the bath water' when they closed
> the facilities down.  Unfortunately, there are people who truly need
> to be confined for their own safety.
> 
> 
> > The ruling was to some extent a result of the Rosenhan experiment in 
> > 1973 which showed that at that time psychiatrists could not reliably 
> > determine whether any given individual was or was not mentally ill.
> 
> The flip side is that definitions of "mentally ill" vary greatly.
> For instance, I know someone who thinks his mother is actually 
> legally incompetent because her home is a bit messy (not real messy, 
> just a little).  Lots of people think others who fail to act or live
> according to their own personal code just have to be seriously 
> mentally ill.  There was abuse where competent people were shoved
> into institutions to avoid "embarassing" a family with the resources
> to hire doctors to make it happen.

The Rosenhan experiment was quite systematic and not at all haphazard.  
A group of volunteers attempted to get admitted to various mental 
hospitals, ranging from bottom feeders to elite institutions.  In each 
case they reported the same symptoms--auditory illusions that sounded 
vaguely like several words (there was a list they used, they all used 
the same words), which they reported that they had stopped hearing 
shortly after entering the institution.  They were given a variety of 
diagnoses, were kept in the institution for anywhere from a week to 
several months, and none were allowed to leave until they both admitted 
that they were mentally ill and agreed to take antipsychotics.

There was a second part--one institution stated that they could reliably 
determine if someone was faking and invited Rosenhan to send his 
volunteers.  Approximately a third of the applicants for admission 
subsequently were turned away as Rosenhan volunteers.  He sent no 
volunteers to that institution.

The bottom line was that the mental health profession at the time was 
made to look ridiculous by one of their own in a careful and systematic 
experiment.  When, two years later, the Supreme Court has an opportunity 
to rule, they ruled against the mental health profession.

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#156208

FromPeter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
Date2016-01-07 12:04 -0500
Message-ID<2091143180.473878595.483598.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#156162
J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <230dcc47-13c5-49f8-afe8-ed8edfa69a3f@googlegroups.com>, 
> hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com says...
>> 
>> On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 6:49:10 PM UTC-5, J. Clarke wrote:
>> 
>>> There wes a time when many people who are now homeless would have been 
>>> involuntarily institutionalized, however in 1975 the Supreme Court ruled 
>>> that a person could not be involuntarily institutionalized unless he was 
>>> danger to himself or others.  This has since been expanded in such a 
>>> manner that a person who prefers to subsist on what he pulls out of 
>>> trash cans and sleep on a heating grate is not considered by the courts 
>>> to be such a danger.  
>> 
>> This was, mostly, a very bad decision.  Far too many people are left
>> to die on the streets instead of being cared for.  (but, see below).
>> 
>> One problem was that care in state mental institutions was horrible.
>> But they 'threw out the baby with the bath water' when they closed
>> the facilities down.  Unfortunately, there are people who truly need
>> to be confined for their own safety.
>> 
>> 
>>> The ruling was to some extent a result of the Rosenhan experiment in 
>>> 1973 which showed that at that time psychiatrists could not reliably 
>>> determine whether any given individual was or was not mentally ill.
>> 
>> The flip side is that definitions of "mentally ill" vary greatly.
>> For instance, I know someone who thinks his mother is actually 
>> legally incompetent because her home is a bit messy (not real messy, 
>> just a little).  Lots of people think others who fail to act or live
>> according to their own personal code just have to be seriously 
>> mentally ill.  There was abuse where competent people were shoved
>> into institutions to avoid "embarassing" a family with the resources
>> to hire doctors to make it happen.
> 
> The Rosenhan experiment was quite systematic and not at all haphazard.  
> A group of volunteers attempted to get admitted to various mental 
> hospitals, ranging from bottom feeders to elite institutions.  In each 
> case they reported the same symptoms--auditory illusions that sounded 
> vaguely like several words (there was a list they used, they all used 
> the same words), which they reported that they had stopped hearing 
> shortly after entering the institution.  They were given a variety of 
> diagnoses, were kept in the institution for anywhere from a week to 
> several months, and none were allowed to leave until they both admitted 
> that they were mentally ill and agreed to take antipsychotics.

This would be a good safety precaution.  If we had some way of making sure
the mentally ill stayed on medication we could eliminate a huge percentage
of the problems.  I's too  bad they can't develop a timed-release system
that could last six months or a year.  It would be relative simple to keep
people up to date.

> 
> There was a second part--one institution stated that they could reliably 
> determine if someone was faking and invited Rosenhan to send his 
> volunteers.  Approximately a third of the applicants for admission 
> subsequently were turned away as Rosenhan volunteers.  He sent no 
> volunteers to that institution.
> 
> The bottom line was that the mental health profession at the time was 
> made to look ridiculous by one of their own in a careful and systematic 
> experiment.  When, two years later, the Supreme Court has an opportunity 
> to rule, they ruled against the mental health profession.
> 
> 



-- 
Pete

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#156228

From"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-07 18:04 -0500
Message-ID<MPG.30f8b903437caad9989db9@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#156208
In article <2091143180.473878595.483598.peter_flass-
yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>, peter_flass@yahoo.com says...
> 
> J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <230dcc47-13c5-49f8-afe8-ed8edfa69a3f@googlegroups.com>, 
> > hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com says...
> >> 
> >> On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 6:49:10 PM UTC-5, J. Clarke wrote:
> >> 
> >>> There wes a time when many people who are now homeless would have been 
> >>> involuntarily institutionalized, however in 1975 the Supreme Court ruled 
> >>> that a person could not be involuntarily institutionalized unless he was 
> >>> danger to himself or others.  This has since been expanded in such a 
> >>> manner that a person who prefers to subsist on what he pulls out of 
> >>> trash cans and sleep on a heating grate is not considered by the courts 
> >>> to be such a danger.  
> >> 
> >> This was, mostly, a very bad decision.  Far too many people are left
> >> to die on the streets instead of being cared for.  (but, see below).
> >> 
> >> One problem was that care in state mental institutions was horrible.
> >> But they 'threw out the baby with the bath water' when they closed
> >> the facilities down.  Unfortunately, there are people who truly need
> >> to be confined for their own safety.
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> The ruling was to some extent a result of the Rosenhan experiment in 
> >>> 1973 which showed that at that time psychiatrists could not reliably 
> >>> determine whether any given individual was or was not mentally ill.
> >> 
> >> The flip side is that definitions of "mentally ill" vary greatly.
> >> For instance, I know someone who thinks his mother is actually 
> >> legally incompetent because her home is a bit messy (not real messy, 
> >> just a little).  Lots of people think others who fail to act or live
> >> according to their own personal code just have to be seriously 
> >> mentally ill.  There was abuse where competent people were shoved
> >> into institutions to avoid "embarassing" a family with the resources
> >> to hire doctors to make it happen.
> > 
> > The Rosenhan experiment was quite systematic and not at all haphazard.  
> > A group of volunteers attempted to get admitted to various mental 
> > hospitals, ranging from bottom feeders to elite institutions.  In each 
> > case they reported the same symptoms--auditory illusions that sounded 
> > vaguely like several words (there was a list they used, they all used 
> > the same words), which they reported that they had stopped hearing 
> > shortly after entering the institution.  They were given a variety of 
> > diagnoses, were kept in the institution for anywhere from a week to 
> > several months, and none were allowed to leave until they both admitted 
> > that they were mentally ill and agreed to take antipsychotics.
> 
> This would be a good safety precaution.

What, making healthy people take antipsychotics because the "mental 
health profession" can't reliably diagnose them?  Understand--these were 
not sick people, some of them were psychiatrists themselves.

> If we had some way of making sure
> the mentally ill stayed on medication we could eliminate a huge percentage
> of the problems.

You're still missing the point.

> I's too  bad they can't develop a timed-release system
> that could last six months or a year.  It would be relative simple to keep
> people up to date.
> 
> > 
> > There was a second part--one institution stated that they could reliably 
> > determine if someone was faking and invited Rosenhan to send his 
> > volunteers.  Approximately a third of the applicants for admission 
> > subsequently were turned away as Rosenhan volunteers.  He sent no 
> > volunteers to that institution.
> > 
> > The bottom line was that the mental health profession at the time was 
> > made to look ridiculous by one of their own in a careful and systematic 
> > experiment.  When, two years later, the Supreme Court has an opportunity 
> > to rule, they ruled against the mental health profession.
> > 
> > 

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#156249

From"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-08 06:55 -0500
Message-ID<MPG.30f96dddfa03439b989dbc@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#156228
In article <161660161.473945296.710027.peter_flass-
yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>, peter_flass@yahoo.com says...
> 
> J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <2091143180.473878595.483598.peter_flass-
> > yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>, peter_flass@yahoo.com says...
> >> 
> >> J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> In article <230dcc47-13c5-49f8-afe8-ed8edfa69a3f@googlegroups.com>, 
> >>> hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com says...
> >>>> 
> >>>> On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 6:49:10 PM UTC-5, J. Clarke wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>>> There wes a time when many people who are now homeless would have been 
> >>>>> involuntarily institutionalized, however in 1975 the Supreme Court ruled 
> >>>>> that a person could not be involuntarily institutionalized unless he was 
> >>>>> danger to himself or others.  This has since been expanded in such a 
> >>>>> manner that a person who prefers to subsist on what he pulls out of 
> >>>>> trash cans and sleep on a heating grate is not considered by the courts 
> >>>>> to be such a danger.  
> >>>> 
> >>>> This was, mostly, a very bad decision.  Far too many people are left
> >>>> to die on the streets instead of being cared for.  (but, see below).
> >>>> 
> >>>> One problem was that care in state mental institutions was horrible.
> >>>> But they 'threw out the baby with the bath water' when they closed
> >>>> the facilities down.  Unfortunately, there are people who truly need
> >>>> to be confined for their own safety.
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>>> The ruling was to some extent a result of the Rosenhan experiment in 
> >>>>> 1973 which showed that at that time psychiatrists could not reliably 
> >>>>> determine whether any given individual was or was not mentally ill.
> >>>> 
> >>>> The flip side is that definitions of "mentally ill" vary greatly.
> >>>> For instance, I know someone who thinks his mother is actually 
> >>>> legally incompetent because her home is a bit messy (not real messy, 
> >>>> just a little).  Lots of people think others who fail to act or live
> >>>> according to their own personal code just have to be seriously 
> >>>> mentally ill.  There was abuse where competent people were shoved
> >>>> into institutions to avoid "embarassing" a family with the resources
> >>>> to hire doctors to make it happen.
> >>> 
> >>> The Rosenhan experiment was quite systematic and not at all haphazard.  
> >>> A group of volunteers attempted to get admitted to various mental 
> >>> hospitals, ranging from bottom feeders to elite institutions.  In each 
> >>> case they reported the same symptoms--auditory illusions that sounded 
> >>> vaguely like several words (there was a list they used, they all used 
> >>> the same words), which they reported that they had stopped hearing 
> >>> shortly after entering the institution.  They were given a variety of 
> >>> diagnoses, were kept in the institution for anywhere from a week to 
> >>> several months, and none were allowed to leave until they both admitted 
> >>> that they were mentally ill and agreed to take antipsychotics.
> >> 
> >> This would be a good safety precaution.
> > 
> > What, making healthy people take antipsychotics because the "mental 
> > health profession" can't reliably diagnose them?  Understand--these were 
> > not sick people, some of them were psychiatrists themselves.
> > 
> >> If we had some way of making sure
> >> the mentally ill stayed on medication we could eliminate a huge percentage
> >> of the problems.
> > 
> > You're still missing the point.
> 
> No I'm not.  Better over-medicate a few people than let crazies run loose
> and kill people.  I think we should put anti-psychotics in the water
> supplies of some middle eastern countries.

I think you really should seek a position in the Assad government.

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#156252

FromPeter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
Date2016-01-08 06:37 -0500
Message-ID<161660161.473945296.710027.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#156228
J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <2091143180.473878595.483598.peter_flass-
> yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>, peter_flass@yahoo.com says...
>> 
>> J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> In article <230dcc47-13c5-49f8-afe8-ed8edfa69a3f@googlegroups.com>, 
>>> hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com says...
>>>> 
>>>> On Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 6:49:10 PM UTC-5, J. Clarke wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> There wes a time when many people who are now homeless would have been 
>>>>> involuntarily institutionalized, however in 1975 the Supreme Court ruled 
>>>>> that a person could not be involuntarily institutionalized unless he was 
>>>>> danger to himself or others.  This has since been expanded in such a 
>>>>> manner that a person who prefers to subsist on what he pulls out of 
>>>>> trash cans and sleep on a heating grate is not considered by the courts 
>>>>> to be such a danger.  
>>>> 
>>>> This was, mostly, a very bad decision.  Far too many people are left
>>>> to die on the streets instead of being cared for.  (but, see below).
>>>> 
>>>> One problem was that care in state mental institutions was horrible.
>>>> But they 'threw out the baby with the bath water' when they closed
>>>> the facilities down.  Unfortunately, there are people who truly need
>>>> to be confined for their own safety.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> The ruling was to some extent a result of the Rosenhan experiment in 
>>>>> 1973 which showed that at that time psychiatrists could not reliably 
>>>>> determine whether any given individual was or was not mentally ill.
>>>> 
>>>> The flip side is that definitions of "mentally ill" vary greatly.
>>>> For instance, I know someone who thinks his mother is actually 
>>>> legally incompetent because her home is a bit messy (not real messy, 
>>>> just a little).  Lots of people think others who fail to act or live
>>>> according to their own personal code just have to be seriously 
>>>> mentally ill.  There was abuse where competent people were shoved
>>>> into institutions to avoid "embarassing" a family with the resources
>>>> to hire doctors to make it happen.
>>> 
>>> The Rosenhan experiment was quite systematic and not at all haphazard.  
>>> A group of volunteers attempted to get admitted to various mental 
>>> hospitals, ranging from bottom feeders to elite institutions.  In each 
>>> case they reported the same symptoms--auditory illusions that sounded 
>>> vaguely like several words (there was a list they used, they all used 
>>> the same words), which they reported that they had stopped hearing 
>>> shortly after entering the institution.  They were given a variety of 
>>> diagnoses, were kept in the institution for anywhere from a week to 
>>> several months, and none were allowed to leave until they both admitted 
>>> that they were mentally ill and agreed to take antipsychotics.
>> 
>> This would be a good safety precaution.
> 
> What, making healthy people take antipsychotics because the "mental 
> health profession" can't reliably diagnose them?  Understand--these were 
> not sick people, some of them were psychiatrists themselves.
> 
>> If we had some way of making sure
>> the mentally ill stayed on medication we could eliminate a huge percentage
>> of the problems.
> 
> You're still missing the point.

No I'm not.  Better over-medicate a few people than let crazies run loose
and kill people.  I think we should put anti-psychotics in the water
supplies of some middle eastern countries.

-- 
Pete

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#156037

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2016-01-05 23:56 +0000
Message-ID<n6hl8a116al@news3.newsguy.com>
In reply to#156030
On 2016-01-05, Lawrence Statton <lawrence@senguio.mx> wrote:

> "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> In article <20160105134231@news.eternal-september.org>, 
>> rogblake@iname.invalid says...
>> 
>> I have no problem with helping people myself, however losing my job in 
>> order to drive someone else around just means that both of us are out of 
>> work.
>
> I suspect nobody expects YOU to drive the bus -- but instead, next time
> there is a bond issue to buy busses, try voting "Yes".

If they give you a vote.  Our provincial government would rather spend
billions of dollars building fancy roads and bridges that will bring
still more vehicles into a congested city that doesn't want them,
than to apply the money to transit upgrades.  And even when they
do decide to fund transit projects, these - like their grandiose
road-building schemes - turn out to be hugely expensive yet relatively
ineffective "solutions" which serve mostly as monuments to themselves.
(But they're so _sexy_!)

> What is *most* frustrating to me -- many of the problems of today could
> be seriously mitigated (or even solved outright) with technology at
> hand.  The only thing stopping us from substantially eliminating
> homelessness ( just one example of the fruits of poverty ) is this
> perverse need by citizens to see people punished for their bad decisions
> or bad luck.

Yes, the stick is much more fun to apply than the carrot - even if the
result is worse.  Referring back to the transit vs. cars point above,
the city of Vancouver has always preferred to punish people for bringing
cars downtown than to make it advantageous to leave them at home.  The
result is that a journey that takes 30 minutes by car during off hours
and 60 minutes during rush hour can easily take 90 minutes using transit
at any hour of the day.  The cheapest thing in the world is other people's
time.

>> You typify the sort of people who simply cannot understand the issue 
>> because you think that everybody else has had your advantages.
>
> There it is -- that's the answer I was looking for before.  The
> underlying belief that if YOU aren't as successful as I am, it is
> because you lack moral fiber.  Not because you're stupid, or weak, or
> were born to parents who didn't nurture you, or were born into the wrong
> color or gender.
>
> People who were born into privilege (and I include myself in that group)
> do not *know* that we were born into privilege -- we were just born into
> the situation we were born into.

When I were a lad, reading "Gone with the Wind" was an epiphany.
I think that's the first time I realized that people like Scarlett
O'Hara, brought up in a life of luxury surrounded by squalor,
take it for granted simply because it's the only thing they've
ever known.

-- 
/~\  cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs)
\ /  I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way.
 X   Top-posted messages will probably be ignored.  See RFC1855.
/ \  HTML will DEFINITELY be ignored.  Join the ASCII ribbon campaign!

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#156189

From"879" <879@nospam.com>
Date2016-01-07 15:59 +1100
Message-ID<df69lfFojr6U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#156030

"Lawrence Statton" <lawrence@senguio.mx> wrote in message 
news:87r3hvpqnm.fsf@redbull.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me...
> "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> In article <20160105134231@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> rogblake@iname.invalid says...
>>>
>> I have no problem with helping people myself, however losing my job in
>> order to drive someone else around just means that both of us are out of
>> work.
>
> I suspect nobody expects YOU to drive the bus -- but instead, next time
> there is a bond issue to buy busses, try voting "Yes".
>
>
> What is *most* frustrating to me -- many of the problems of today could
> be seriously mitigated (or even solved outright) with technology at
> hand.  The only thing stopping us from substantially eliminating
> homelessness ( just one example of the fruits of poverty ) is this
> perverse need by citizens to see people punished for their bad decisions
> or bad luck.

Fuck all of the homeless are homeless because of that except
in the sense that those who choose to spend what they get on
grog or drugs or both do that because of their bad decisions,
and you can certainly say that those who used to be kept in
locked wards are that way because of bad luck.

But neither of those groups can be eliminated by technology at hand.

>> You typify the sort of people who simply cannot understand the issue
>> because you think that everybody else has had your advantages.
>
> There it is -- that's the answer I was looking for before.
> The underlying belief that if YOU aren't as successful as
> I am, it is because you lack moral fiber.

Nope, because you have made different choices.

> Not because you're stupid, or weak, or were
> born to parents who didn't nurture you,

The absolute vast bulk of those of working age have jobs.

> or were born into the wrong color or gender.

Neither of those stops you from getting a job.

> People who were born into privilege (and I include myself in that group)
> do not *know* that we were born into privilege -- we were just born into
> the situation we were born into.

Plenty of us know people who are not in that situation who do fine anyway.

In fact the only one I know personally who is actually homeless
is quite literally barking mad, and can be heard quite literally
barking at times. He does live quite well and can be seen buying
what he needs to eat from the local supermarket just like I do.
I bet he prefers that to the locked wards we used to keep them
in. In fact I know he does. 

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#156043

FromPeter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
Date2016-01-05 19:24 -0500
Message-ID<714806530.473732298.047984.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#156026
J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article <20160105134231@news.eternal-september.org>, 
> rogblake@iname.invalid says...
>> 
>> On 2016-01-05, J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> So let's see, somebody has a car, the state prevents him from using it, 
>>> and now it's my responsibility to drive him to work. 
>> 
>> Ah, so you are not willing to help people yourself, you expect someone
>> else to do it. (Heck, you can't be expected to be your brother's keeper,
>> right? No flies on you!))
> 
> I have no problem with helping people myself, however losing my job in 
> order to drive someone else around just means that both of us are out of 
> work.
> 
>>> You are an example 
>>> of why we have so much poverty in the US--you have somebody who's barely 
>>> hanging on and your solution is to push him over the edge.
>> 
>> What a load of crap.  People who are intelligent and motivated rarely
>> stay poor for very long.
> 
> And how about people who are motivated but not intelligent.
> 
>> There are plenty of ways to make a buck for
>> someone who is willing to go out and do so.
> 
> Name three that are available to someone who is functionally illiterate 
> and has no transportation.
> 
> You typify the sort of people who simply cannot understand the issue 
> because you think that everybody else has had your advantages.
> 

Landscaping seems to be a growth industry that you don't need to be a
genius to break into.  Many people start off working for someone else to
get money to buy an old truck and some tools and go off on their own. 
Maid/janitorial work is a good entry job.  None of these are great jobs,
but it is possible to move up through hard work.

-- 
Pete

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#156049

From"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com>
Date2016-01-05 20:45 -0500
Message-ID<MPG.30f63bdbe5fb6b61989da0@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#156043
In article <714806530.473732298.047984.peter_flass-
yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>, peter_flass@yahoo.com says...
> 
> J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> > In article <20160105134231@news.eternal-september.org>, 
> > rogblake@iname.invalid says...
> >> 
> >> On 2016-01-05, J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> So let's see, somebody has a car, the state prevents him from using it, 
> >>> and now it's my responsibility to drive him to work. 
> >> 
> >> Ah, so you are not willing to help people yourself, you expect someone
> >> else to do it. (Heck, you can't be expected to be your brother's keeper,
> >> right? No flies on you!))
> > 
> > I have no problem with helping people myself, however losing my job in 
> > order to drive someone else around just means that both of us are out of 
> > work.
> > 
> >>> You are an example 
> >>> of why we have so much poverty in the US--you have somebody who's barely 
> >>> hanging on and your solution is to push him over the edge.
> >> 
> >> What a load of crap.  People who are intelligent and motivated rarely
> >> stay poor for very long.
> > 
> > And how about people who are motivated but not intelligent.
> > 
> >> There are plenty of ways to make a buck for
> >> someone who is willing to go out and do so.
> > 
> > Name three that are available to someone who is functionally illiterate 
> > and has no transportation.
> > 
> > You typify the sort of people who simply cannot understand the issue 
> > because you think that everybody else has had your advantages.
> > 
> 
> Landscaping seems to be a growth industry that you don't need to be a
> genius to break into.

So how do you start a landscaping business when you live in an inner 
city and don't have a vehicle?

> Many people start off working for someone else to
> get money to buy an old truck and some tools and go off on their own. 

They're fortunate if they find someone who will come pick them up at 
their home and take them home at night and pay them enough to be able to 
afford to buy a truck and mower and all the other stuff they need to run 
a landscaping business.

> Maid/janitorial work is a good entry job.

But to be a maid or janitor you have to be able to get to where the job 
is, which you can't if you don't have transportation.

> None of these are great jobs,
> but it is possible to move up through hard work.

"Moving up through hard work" is a fantasy.  Yes, it's possible, but 
only if there are openings to move up into.  In a business that is not 
undergoing significant growth those openings only become available when 
somebody dies, quits, or retires.  Everybody doesn't get to move up no 
matter how hard they work, one person does, and then everybody else 
waits until he dies, quits, or retires (or gets promoted after somebody 
else dies, quits, or retires).



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#156051

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2016-01-06 04:09 +0000
Message-ID<n6i42a01civ@news6.newsguy.com>
In reply to#156049
On 2016-01-06, J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:

> "Moving up through hard work" is a fantasy.  Yes, it's possible, but 
> only if there are openings to move up into.  In a business that is not 
> undergoing significant growth those openings only become available when 
> somebody dies, quits, or retires.  Everybody doesn't get to move up no 
> matter how hard they work, one person does, and then everybody else 
> waits until he dies, quits, or retires (or gets promoted after somebody 
> else dies, quits, or retires).

And that one person might be parachuted in from head office, so nobody
in the local office gets a shot at the position anyway.

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#156062

FromAhem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net>
Date2016-01-06 08:05 +0000
Message-ID<20160106080504.5fb57fc94e80e8e7f960d729@eircom.net>
In reply to#156043
On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 19:24:27 -0500
Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Landscaping seems to be a growth industry that you don't need to be a
> genius to break into.  Many people start off working for someone else to
> get money to buy an old truck and some tools and go off on their own. 

	Yes I know people who have done that, the only trouble is that that
is where the upward path stops. I'm not sure it's much of a growth industry
though, there's a limit to how much land there is to be scaped. Handyman
used to be a similar option but now a great deal of the work they used to
get must be performed by registered professionals (electricians, plumbers,
carpenters, roofers, bricklayers ...), at least on this side of the pond.

-- 
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#156186

From"879" <879@nospam.com>
Date2016-01-07 15:38 +1100
Message-ID<df68e4FobitU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#156026

"J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:MPG.30f6146e68cf6956989d9c@news.eternal-september.org...
> In article <20160105134231@news.eternal-september.org>,
> rogblake@iname.invalid says...
>>
>> On 2016-01-05, J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > So let's see, somebody has a car, the state prevents him from using it,
>> > and now it's my responsibility to drive him to work.
>>
>> Ah, so you are not willing to help people yourself, you expect someone
>> else to do it. (Heck, you can't be expected to be your brother's keeper,
>> right? No flies on you!))
>
> I have no problem with helping people myself, however losing my job in
> order to drive someone else around just means that both of us are out of
> work.
>
>> >  You are an example
>> > of why we have so much poverty in the US--you have somebody who's 
>> > barely
>> > hanging on and your solution is to push him over the edge.
>>
>> What a load of crap.  People who are intelligent and motivated rarely
>> stay poor for very long.
>
> And how about people who are motivated but not intelligent.

Clearly with an unemployment rate of just 4.x%, they get jobs too.

>> There are plenty of ways to make a buck for
>> someone who is willing to go out and do so.
>
> Name three that are available to someone who is functionally illiterate
> and has no transportation.

Child minding, house cleaning, ironing, pet walking,
feeding pets in people's houses while they are away,
etc etc etc. Obviously using public transport or
getting real radical and walking or riding a bike.

And it doesn't cost much to get an older car to drive.

> You typify the sort of people who simply cannot understand the issue
> because you think that everybody else has had your advantages.

I know that all those illegals didn't and do fine anyway. 

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