tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post166072791704807449..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: On Germs, Weeds, Companies, Governments and SkunksSiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-38801637720038635682010-10-02T10:03:53.536-04:002010-10-02T10:03:53.536-04:00Regarding the controversial tablesaw lawsuit, I fo...Regarding the controversial tablesaw lawsuit, I found it really absurd that someone gets paid HUGELY for not being too careful. Now, as a consequence, I share more or less the same opinion with you that if all table saws now should have something like a flesh detector, not all hobbyists would be able to afford them.ryobi table sawshttp://bandsawsonsale.info/planer/ryobi-planer-blades-interrelated-roadmap/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-29456766153733610502010-09-24T20:25:59.401-04:002010-09-24T20:25:59.401-04:00You're not alone, Graybeard. There are plenty ...You're not alone, Graybeard. There are plenty of us who I would imagine feel quite a bit like Cassandras these days. That's where the tendency to prep and bunker down comes from, I think: if we can't do anything to actually prevent the looming catastrophe, at least we can work to secure our own lives against it.Natehttp://gunsandbullets.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-83247681336706931622010-09-16T18:30:47.077-04:002010-09-16T18:30:47.077-04:00Joe - I am also very concerned that we are heading...Joe - I am also very concerned that we are heading for option 2 at a really high rate. <br /><br />Mark - guess I wasn't clear that I meant the GPS I was talking about with lower requirements was for a hobbyist or inside your car, not for a military receiver. For military systems, no compromise. For one you'll carry with you, Garmin, Trimble, Magellan and the other low cost companies aren't going to rate them for -55 to 100C. <br /><br />Anonymous, Re: the hollow state and resilient tribes. I guess I had always considered those ideas were pretty much for <b>after</b> the collapse. Guess I need to read some more and widen my mind a little. <br /><br />Weetabix - I'm more in favor of "sunsetting" laws. Every law has an expiration date and has to be re-justified again. As it is, bad laws never go away. They just keep on rotting. Problem with capping it is that right now it's too big. It has to be pared back quite a bit, by my understanding.<br /><br />Finally - to all: thanks for stopping by and commenting. I was pleasantly surprised to see this thread picked up so widely. Guess it hit a nerve for a lot of other bloggers and got spread around a bit. I consider this one of the big, central problems of our time, and it's gratifying to see so many others apparently do as well.SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-31035315723819429172010-09-16T10:15:23.970-04:002010-09-16T10:15:23.970-04:00What if we capped the CFR at a specific number of ...What if we capped the CFR at a specific number of pages per capita?Weetabixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106614092497408546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-71985677117624470412010-09-16T08:27:48.642-04:002010-09-16T08:27:48.642-04:00I would note that if you're a buck private in ...I would note that if you're a buck private in the Army out in Ragheadistan relying on your GPS to help you keep your head, you MIGHT prefer that said GPS actually WORK in the "worst of the Sahara." Just sayin'.<br /><br />And yes, I do realize that many applications don't require that level of reliability. But if it's YOUR life that's on the line...Mark Matisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-65052380022087262302010-09-15T18:47:42.620-04:002010-09-15T18:47:42.620-04:00"We can't form a "skunkworks country..."We can't form a "skunkworks country" that can get around our laws and create a more mobile, productive society."<br /><br />...<br /><br />This is what John Robb and Daniel Suarez are talking about.<br /><br />Tribes and the hollow state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-3766794457194138392010-09-15T11:05:28.364-04:002010-09-15T11:05:28.364-04:00Nice read. I am a former sillycone Valley Guy, wit...Nice read. I am a former sillycone Valley Guy, with numerous startups, and the vet of some major players. <br />Living with my machine shop in the Sierra mountains. <br />Only point Option one is not viable we are headed for option 2 at a high rate of velocity. I have a radio show www.AmericanFreedomNews.net and you are welcome to join us on air and discuss<br />Joe<br />joeracer@volcano.netJoehttp://www.americanfreedomnews.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-68192728681700921992010-09-13T17:01:12.232-04:002010-09-13T17:01:12.232-04:00Dennis308 - exactly! The regulations are like rop...Dennis308 - exactly! The regulations are like ropes on the hands and feet of business. More like the old "Death by 1000 paper cuts" analogy. <br /><br />If all it took was low labor costs to have a good industry, why isn't Botswana the new boom country? It takes a lot of things, not the least of which is to reduce the penalties for success.SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-62839505709339020492010-09-13T02:51:13.323-04:002010-09-13T02:51:13.323-04:00It is Gov. regulations by Gov. Agencies that have ...It is Gov. regulations by Gov. Agencies that have to much authority what we can and cannot do along with unfair taxation, That have hurt American Enterprize to the point that we are playing catch up to a lot of what was 2nd. and 3rd. countries just afew years ago.<br /><br /> Dennis<br /> III<br /> TexasDennis308https://www.blogger.com/profile/07890267243094484300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-7833104411187058352010-09-12T15:37:24.861-04:002010-09-12T15:37:24.861-04:00This is excellent, and has tickled the synapses. ...This is excellent, and has tickled the synapses. Expect a new post shortly.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.com