I am allergic to most sunscreens and burn relatively easily, so I wear long sleaves and a Tilly hat.  I also use a product (recommended and sold by my dermatologist) formulated with micronized zinc oxide and octinoxate on my nose if I am going to be outside in the sun for more than a half hour or so...

Craig Parton discusses  making the case for the reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.  The talk is about one hour long and is in mp3 format.  This material would be helpful for believers who want to be able to discuss the reliability of Scripture with non-believing friends or for non-believers w...

I'm pretty sure Mark was not advocating for any kind of government-run self-driving car netwrok. I think his point is that a network of very close following cars is one that is primed for catastrophic failure, and he would prefer a system that is instead designed to have small failures. I agree wit...

If you ride Amtrak, you can enjoy both. Who is it that is in charge of Amtrak?  Who is in charge of the highway system?  Who is in charge of the Post Office?  Who is in charge of the Veterans Administration?  Who gave the "stand down" orders for Benghazi?  Who is it that says Islam is a p...

... When designing a huge national system, the question isn't "how probable is this event?", it is "what are the consequences of this event?" ... Then what happens to the string of lightweight, fuel efficient cars going 80mph, bumper to bumper? ... Personally, I like systems wit...

https://weatherstone61.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/lips-that-touch-liquor.jpg :)  I'm going to have a beer tonight, just to be safe. Have a second, and be doubly safe! I don't think beer goggles will make those beauties look any better.  But if the lights were out ........ ... Mountaineer

More "science can do anything" issues?  So, where does intelligence come from?  Oh, I get it, we just haven't figured that one out yet.  ;) ... Mountaineer Slashdot Massive Study Searching For Genes Behind Intelligence Finds Little It's been taken for granted that science would, one day, f...

More problems with the evolution hypothesis beginning with the "big bang hypothesis": New observations of the star cluster Messier 54 show that it is just as deficient in lithium as our own galaxy, furthering a mystery about the element's big bang origins. "Most of the light chemical...

More problems with the evolution hypothesis beginning with the "big bang hypothesis": New observations of the star cluster Messier 54 show that it is just as deficient in lithium as our own galaxy, furthering a mystery about the element's big bang origins. "Most of the light chemical ...

I decided to ask you guys whether my picture would look better as an avatar, or in a post.  I've been trying to minimize carbs for 2 or 3 hours; looks like I'm getting rapid results.  What is the verdict?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1g9gsfejw6u0dxa/buff.jpg?dl=0


... Mountaineer

if you go the self driving rout why limit yourself to the ground? or mess with maintaining all the support infrastructure like roads.. if i have to upgrade to self driving i want a self driving drone to fly me to my destination... Good grief!  You want the prez to be flying you around?  ;) ... Moun...

Do these animals have rights?  I thought it might be useful to open up the term "animal" a bit more than we have so far in this thread.  (Perhaps this post should be in the Morality thread, or the Terrorism thread - I deliberated.) ... Mountaineer “Evil”? is back September 9, 2014 by Gene ...

Also think of all the valuable time saved by people who basically now will have their own personal driver. Middle-class people will now enjoy what used to be the privilage of the wealthy. This will add years to people's lives that othwise would have spent that time driving, now they can do other th...

These are the last two Letters by Pastor Preus to his dying Father-In-Law and family.  Each Letter, a short chapter in the book "What They Need to Hear" by Klemet Preus tends to build on prior material.  They begin with " Preface " in my August 6 post; the preface discusses the p...

an interesting article about a report from the st Luis federal reserve, that says hording money is the cause of poor economy http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/09/report-fault-fed-says-americans-hoard-money-blame-poor-economy/ it also has some interesting doomer porn about the government definition of ...

Reub wrote: This would make a great quiz! So is Obama Sunni or Shia?

Neither, he is a shita.

... Mountaineer

I just scribbled a quick note to myself to bring my own drinks when we party at Dualstow's place.  :) lol. There's plenty of Boyd & Blair potato vodka if you prefer. I tend not to offer kombucha to guests. My parents were over for the first time in a long time and I served them coffee. Thanks a...

Are animals property?  Can we do whatever we want with them?  Does a being that can obviously feel pain and fear have no moral relevancy? They can be.  No.  Maybe (define the set of morals you want to consider). I, too, eat meat.  I, too, have smacked a dog.  I have not shot a grouse (but I have sh...

Here are the latest Letters.  Each Letter, a short chapter in the book "What They Need to Hear" by Klemet Preus tends to build on prior material.  They begin with " Preface " in my August 6 post; the preface discusses the purpose of the book. Letter 85 - Heaven: You've Always Bee...

For those of you who would like to understand more about the Creationists' view of evolution, you may wish to read some of Johnathan Sarfati's books (available at Amazon).  This is the author's background: Dr. Safarti studied science at Victoria University of Wellington. He obtained a B.Sc. in Chemi...

I thought this might be of interest. ... Mountaineer Jihadist vs. jihadist September 8, 2014 by Gene Veith Remember the Badr Brigade, the vicious jihadists that were the bane of our existence in the Iraq War?  Remember Iran, the vicious jihadists that have been the bane of our existence ever since t...

Here are the latest Letters.  Each Letter, a short chapter in the book "What They Need to Hear" by Klemet Preus tends to build on prior material.  They begin with " Preface " in my August 6 post; the preface discusses the purpose of the book. Letter 83 - Heaven: The Work of Jesu...

another interesting picture for the evolution deniers http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sBjHByk_sy0/UmXm0gg12NI/AAAAAAAALJA/n4OjrYtn3Qo/s1600/Capture.JPG "mud skippers" a fish that walks around on land, and fills a place in nature between aquatic and land animals I'm still not quite sure how mud ...

another interesting picture for the evolution deniers http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sBjHByk_sy0/UmXm0gg12NI/AAAAAAAALJA/n4OjrYtn3Qo/s1600/Capture.JPG "mud skippers" a fish that walks around on land, and fills a place in nature between aquatic and land animals I'm still not quite sure how mud ...

It's not that long.....(she said) ZING! That's two!  I'm sensing you may have some repression issues today?  Is it brown or white eyes?  :o ... Mountaineer I am feeling a bit financially repressed. I just got my paycheck and it included 13 hours of OT at time and a half. I was absolutely beasted by...