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by Mountaineer
Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:37 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: New Generation Hamburger Chains
Replies: 48
Views: 22535

Re: New Generation Hamburger Chains

Not to throw e-coli on the party, but Wendy's is the only one of those chains where several of my friends and my son got very sick after chomping down on food prepared by minimum wage, unhygienic, unfriendly, excons - yes, I'm exagerating a little bit and generalizing a lot without hard data.  Seein...
by Mountaineer
Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:04 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1385689

Re: Figuring Out Religion

Book Review The Age of Nothing: How We Sought to Live Since the Death of God Peter Watson Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 624pp, £30 Culture and the Death of God Terry Eagleton Yale University Press, 264pp, £18.99 There can be little doubt that Nietzsche is the most important figure in modern atheism, but yo...
by Mountaineer
Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Best iPhone Apps (or Android)
Replies: 55
Views: 26612

Re: Best iPhone Apps (or Android)

For what it's worth, the Navigon navigation app has traffic info, red light and camera info, and does not need either cell or internet service for the navigation with turn by turn voice guidance and the lane guidance part to work, just GPS.    I have noticed that when driving in the Seattle area, th...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:03 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Predictions of Huge Blizzard To Hit East Coast
Replies: 22
Views: 7489

Re: Predictions of Huge Blizzard To Hit East Coast

Hilarious. / Mmm lasagna. Who doesn't love that. I too hope all the New Yorkers make out okay.  As for that lasagna, I certainly hope that you are not cooking it in any type of metal pan that could possibly leach toxic metals into your well supplemented systems via that acidic tomato sauce.  And, h...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:22 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Cast iron safety/iron overload
Replies: 44
Views: 15371

Re: Cast iron safety/iron overload

It looks like cooking in ceramic or nickel-less stainless steel (which can rust due to the lack of nickel) is the only way to go if you're really concerned about metal leeching. Good grief, Pointedstick, now you have gone and endorsed yet another type of potential poisoning!  Now I can't cook in an...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:06 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: It's all about China
Replies: 123
Views: 63093

Re: It's all about China

I am encouraged by this article: Cat and dog lovers are a relatively new breed in China. Up until the 1980s, keeping pet dogs was illegal in Beijing, because pets were considered to be a bourgeois affectation. Restrictions were loosened in the 1990s and early 2000s. (A height limit on dogs is still...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Planning For Future Roth Tax Changes
Replies: 23
Views: 12588

Re: Planning For Future Roth Tax Changes

Scott Burns has LOTS of articles on Life Insurance and Annuities both on his website assetbuilder.com . The tl;dr version is buy only term life insurance and only buy single premium immediate annuities directly from the insurance company.  All other types of insurance and annuities exist for the so...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:58 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: George
Replies: 6
Views: 1083

Re: George

I didn't see anything particularly humorous (or innovative) in that platform either. If you read the Republican platform, you will probably find it sounds a lot better than what we have (at least in economic terms). Unfortunately, it is also much better than what actual Republicans do when they get...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:50 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Stating the Obvious: War is Easier
Replies: 32
Views: 9420

Re: Stating the Obvious: War is Easier

I think our happiness tends to be built on relativity.  Relative to the things we experienced yesterday, and relative to our neighbors. So the question then is, does becoming a monk promote happiness?  I've considered it.  As in formally, not self-imposed.  But the idea of taking pleasure in repeti...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:43 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Home Defense Gun 2.0
Replies: 21
Views: 10629

Re: Home Defense Gun 2.0

Keep in mind we are hyper-optimizing here. Any gun is better than no gun in a home invasion situation, and much of the time you won't even need to shoot it so it may not even matter what it fires. And if you do, shooting the bad guy with anything is probably going to make him strongly reconsider hi...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Best iPhone Apps (or Android)
Replies: 55
Views: 26612

Re: Best iPhone Apps (or Android)

One more iOS suggestion that I use several times per day.  I really like the seamless integration with TouchID on the iPhone: 

1Password

... Mountaineer
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:23 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Water Fluoridation: A Critical Review of the Physiological Effects
Replies: 12
Views: 2457

Re: Water Fluoridation: A Critical Review of the Physiological Effects

Make fun all you want, but we're not specifically adding strontium, thorium or grain alcohol to the water supply.  The point, ladies and gentleman, is that crony capitalism is evil. :D That, my friend, is some mighty slim pickins.  ;) I don't give a hoot in Hell how you do it, you just get me to th...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 8:44 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Water Fluoridation: A Critical Review of the Physiological Effects
Replies: 12
Views: 2457

Re: Water Fluoridation: A Critical Review of the Physiological Effects

Please make me a drink of grain alcohol and rainwater, and help yourself to whatever you'd like.  :) Rainwater may be harmful. I'm sure MG can find some paper that deals with thorium or strontium 90 remaining from the nuke tests of the 50s and 60s. Perhaps the National Inquirer has some relevant ma...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:39 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Figuring Out Religion
Replies: 4052
Views: 1385689

Re: Figuring Out Religion

Good discussion of being "called". Excerpts: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel”? (Mark 1:15, ESV). This is the urgent call of God to sinners; though unlike in the time of Jonah, we have no timetable. Whether the call is to sinners who already...
by Mountaineer
Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:24 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare
Replies: 1
Views: 448

Re: Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare

MG says:  "...explain why drugs are the third leading cause of death..."

People go to doctors.
Doctors prescribe drugs.
Drugs are available OTC.
People take drugs.
People die.

Therefore, people who go to doctors and take drugs are certain to die.  ;)

... Mountaineer
by Mountaineer
Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Home Defense Gun 2.0
Replies: 21
Views: 10629

Re: Home Defense Gun 2.0

Home defense:  Remington 870 pump, 12 gauge, 00 buckshot by far first choice if you are minimally skilled; second choice if you need a handgun and are minimally skilled, a high quality 357 magnum revolver but shooting 38 special +P defense loads.  45 ACP Colt Government model or equivalent (no targe...
by Mountaineer
Sun Jan 25, 2015 8:21 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Best iPhone Apps (or Android)
Replies: 55
Views: 26612

Re: Best iPhone Apps (or Android)

For iOS, main ones I use more frequently than the "play with" apps: Dark Sky and/or SeasonalityGo for weather RadarScope for weather Fantastical for calendar Evernote for multipurpose notes Day One for journaling Dropbox (primarily only if you use it on the laptop or desktop) iBooks and Kindle for b...
by Mountaineer
Sun Jan 25, 2015 2:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Cast iron safety/iron overload
Replies: 44
Views: 15371

Re: Cast iron safety/iron overload

Seems to me if one seasons the cast iron effectively, which is needed for the non-stick property, the food is not in contact with the iron anyway - the food is in contact with polymerized flaxseed oil (or whatever type oil/grease is used).  What am I missing?  This worry of iron toxicity from a mini...
by Mountaineer
Sun Jan 25, 2015 7:18 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: George
Replies: 6
Views: 1083

Re: George

Moutaineer, it's a grand plan that is ridiculously unattainable with our current system of government. Why upset yourself by believing in a fantasy you can't actually have? MangoMan, As I said to MG:  I take it you did not appreciate or understand the irony and sarcasm in that post?  ;) And, I am n...
by Mountaineer
Sun Jan 25, 2015 4:28 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: George
Replies: 6
Views: 1083

Re: George

MachineGhost wrote: Blah, blah, blah...  same Republican spiel, why expect different results?
I take it you did not appreciate or understand the irony and sarcasm?  Just read the words?  Saw (heard in your head) what you wanted to?  ;)

... Mountaineer
by Mountaineer
Sat Jan 24, 2015 2:36 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: George
Replies: 6
Views: 1083

George

This is from a friend’s ex-boss, a legal immigrant to the United States, a naturalized American citizen, a deep thinker and an all-around good guy. “George”? has secured my 'vote'......this is the most common sense I've seen on one page in a long, long time.  If only native-born Americans could thin...
by Mountaineer
Fri Jan 23, 2015 4:26 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: What is your dream job ?
Replies: 26
Views: 10703

Re: What is your dream job ?

Vice-President of the United States -$230k per annum + free housing and transportation for attending the occasional funeral. And no real work to do, either! ::) Would you sell your soul for the "privilege" of butt kissing?  Reminds me of the most trusted position in the King Henry VIII court - the ...
by Mountaineer
Fri Jan 23, 2015 4:21 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: My Argument To Never Pay Down Home Mortgage
Replies: 70
Views: 33437

Re: My Argument To Never Pay Down Home Mortgage

Mountaineer, Thanks for the advice, and minus the religious stuff (and even though we probably differ as to what SOME of those good values are), I really agree with what you're saying... Though it sounds a little bit like you're equating renting with whoring around :). Could you explain a little mo...
by Mountaineer
Fri Jan 23, 2015 4:06 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: My Argument To Never Pay Down Home Mortgage
Replies: 70
Views: 33437

Re: My Argument To Never Pay Down Home Mortgage

Mountaineer, Thanks for the advice, and minus the religious stuff (and even though we probably differ as to what SOME of those good values are), I really agree with what you're saying... Though it sounds a little bit like you're equating renting with whoring around :). Could you explain a little mo...
by Mountaineer
Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:50 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: My Argument To Never Pay Down Home Mortgage
Replies: 70
Views: 33437

Re: My Argument To Never Pay Down Home Mortgage

I can see where you fellas are coming from. To PS, Mountaineer, Tyler, etc: Assuming that debt is slightly distasteful to you to even have to use in the first place, how did you come to the decision of the following: 1) Rent vs buy (apples-to-apples property-wise (4 BR SF Home to 4 BR SF Home)). 2)...