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Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 4th October 2009, 12:00 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 3,061
Posted By Holler Hoojer
You might use a control test with a person who...

You might use a control test with a person who has a prosthetic forearm but who is able to duplicate all the motions.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 25th September 2009, 06:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,750
Posted By Holler Hoojer
In my house, it's usually a sign that the **$%^...

In my house, it's usually a sign that the **$%^ dog has been chewing on the feather pillow again. :)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th September 2009, 11:54 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 9,221
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Actually, I would be willing to bet Rush isn't...

Actually, I would be willing to bet Rush isn't all that racist. I think he just is taking his dim-witted, racist audience for all he can get. If there were more money in socialist radio, he'd be...
Forum: Education 13th September 2009, 05:19 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,690
Posted By Holler Hoojer
I understand the point of JetLeg's post, but...

I understand the point of JetLeg's post, but frankly, if you have gotten to say, your third year and are unable or unwilling to check any evidence you question, you should ask for your tuition back....
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 13th September 2009, 05:04 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,203
Posted By Holler Hoojer
That has to be 1912. There were two excellent...

That has to be 1912. There were two excellent candidates who lost and one good candidate, who won. President Taft, ex-President Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th August 2009, 05:30 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,318
Posted By Holler Hoojer
This has brought out many of the "same ole"...

This has brought out many of the "same ole" responses, both from second amendment advocates and from gun control advocates. Several pundits here in Pittsburgh were even calling for the ladies in the...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 3rd August 2009, 10:28 AM
Replies: 1,220
Views: 74,624
Posted By Holler Hoojer
I think Piggy is mostly correct in his analyses...

I think Piggy is mostly correct in his analyses of the causes.

Economic power was a much smaller reason than political since the south's economy was certainly quite weaker than the north's and...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 27th July 2009, 01:38 PM
Replies: 1,220
Views: 74,624
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Even worse, that was only the battle flag for you...

Even worse, that was only the battle flag for you folks down in the Army of the Tennessee area. My ancestors up in the Army of Northern Virginia used a square one, and it had a white border.:rolleyes:
Forum: Education 20th July 2009, 03:10 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
LF, I still can't get a handle on which...

LF,

I still can't get a handle on which credentials you are looking at, but I happened to run across something yesterday that shows the situation might not be so dire as you fear.

Suppose you...
Forum: Education 17th July 2009, 05:04 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
drkitten, You're small potatoes. Point them...

drkitten,

You're small potatoes. Point them at studio lights, Hah! I was running camera covering the crowd during a very good solar eclipse and didn't have goggles, so I got the bright idea of...
Forum: Education 8th July 2009, 04:38 AM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
drkitten, Yes, I see your point about...

drkitten,

Yes, I see your point about Oxbridge (I hadn't known about this term until your post; I'm hopelessly out of date.) and I sympathize (empathize) with you about the DiffEq course. But, the...
Forum: Education 4th July 2009, 01:08 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
You may be right. I have no direct experience...

You may be right. I have no direct experience with it. I thought it was an effort to harmonize standards in the same sort of way we did with emi/emc some years back. Harmonization does indeed...
Forum: Education 4th July 2009, 05:36 AM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
If you are going to implement a qualification by...

If you are going to implement a qualification by exam process, then one possible incremental path is a standardization of existing programs. I don't mean to recommend the Bologna Process (though I do...
Forum: Education 3rd July 2009, 04:51 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Lightfire22000, Since you won't respond to...

Lightfire22000,

Since you won't respond to requests for evidence, I'm gonna jump in and, instead of criticizing you, offer some plausible support for self-directed learning.

First, there are...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd July 2009, 10:26 AM
Replies: 492
Views: 12,125
Posted By Holler Hoojer
I live in an area where roughly 10% of the adults...

I live in an area where roughly 10% of the adults have concealed carry permits. Nobody knows how many actually use those regularly, but I know many who do. Shootings involving such people are...
Forum: Education 1st July 2009, 09:45 AM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
You challenged me to show where you made any...

You challenged me to show where you made any claims about accreditation and/or licensing that you could not make up by showing the laws. I have done my part and you have not met your burden. I will...
Forum: Education 30th June 2009, 04:58 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
From post #55, "Thomas Edison, Philo Farnsworth,...

From post #55, "Thomas Edison, Philo Farnsworth, Nikola Tesla, Oliver Heaviside, and Michael Faraday would have all been barred from advancement if some of these agencies had there way." Please show...
Forum: Education 30th June 2009, 12:15 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
drkitten, You guys have licenses now??! What...

drkitten,

You guys have licenses now??! What a great idea! We're so far behind you here in PA. But, we do have a lot of crooks, so an idea like that would go a long ways toward erasing the state...
Forum: USA Politics 24th June 2009, 04:37 PM
Replies: 818
Views: 52,521
Posted By Holler Hoojer
A few years back, I worked for a company that had...

A few years back, I worked for a company that had plants in the US and one in Canada. In the US, we had BC/BS. In Canada, they had the national system. We visited back and forth a lot and, of course,...
Forum: Education 21st June 2009, 05:23 AM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
OK, here's a link ...

OK, here's a link

http://books.google.com/books?id=R6LcpZiSy50C&pg=PA263&dq=lesley+iron+manufacturers

Based on the data in this book, a decent industrial historian can quickly show the...
Forum: Education 21st June 2009, 05:16 AM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Many of us who teach adults allow for different...

Many of us who teach adults allow for different learning styles. But, are you perhaps criticizing teaching styles? That's a different story and not necessarily open to the student to dictate.

What...
Forum: Education 20th June 2009, 03:52 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Lightfire22000, I still don't understand your...

Lightfire22000,
I still don't understand your point. Pretend I'm slow (hell, I really am) and walk me through it. What exactly do you want to change? I live here in the American rustbelt, I mean...
Forum: Education 19th June 2009, 04:57 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
??? Product liability companies are...

??? Product liability companies are quasi-nationalized? Please provide some evidence.
Forum: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories 19th June 2009, 04:48 PM
Replies: 1,267
Views: 96,244
Posted By Holler Hoojer
29? Why didn't you say so? I'd have never said a...

29? Why didn't you say so? I'd have never said a word against CT if I had known about the crushing consensus. And such notables, too.
Forum: Education 19th June 2009, 04:35 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
But, this is what I'm missing in your ideas. ...

But, this is what I'm missing in your ideas.

You have the freedom to do many of these things already. For example, without any degree, you could start a company manufacturing household appliances....
Forum: Education 19th June 2009, 12:39 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Yes, and the plumbers and the flight attendants...

Yes, and the plumbers and the flight attendants and the police and the truck drivers and massage therapists and EMS crew and... Everybody tries to control their profession or trade, both for...
Forum: Education 19th June 2009, 12:34 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
But, they do exist. We might work toward...

But, they do exist. We might work toward correcting that, but we can hardly walk away from the whole idea of public education.

As you could see in the next post I wrote, I agree with some of your...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th June 2009, 04:57 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 12,803
Posted By Holler Hoojer
I must be the only really cheap person on here....

I must be the only really cheap person on here. I'd never throw coffee grounds away. They're worth at least a dollar a gallon (and, oh yeah, leave the filter in there too). I could easily use 5...
Forum: Education 17th June 2009, 09:50 AM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Lightfire22000, You have an interesting...

Lightfire22000,

You have an interesting point that you might develop a bit. There is a divide between pedagogy, where you can basically terrorize the little %%#$s into memorizing anything, and...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 15th June 2009, 03:16 PM
Replies: 300
Views: 11,923
Posted By Holler Hoojer
That's Don Lincoln from Fermilab, a very...

That's Don Lincoln from Fermilab, a very easy-going, gentlemanly sort. Here is the debate
http://www.sciencechatforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1038&hilit=macm
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 13th June 2009, 01:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,305
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Thank you. I thought so, too. And I was...

Thank you. I thought so, too. And I was sympathetic to her philosophy when I read it.
Forum: USA Politics 12th June 2009, 10:10 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 2,978
Posted By Holler Hoojer
"extreme ideology group"

"extreme ideology group"
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 11th June 2009, 05:31 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 4,412
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Scotty indeed!:p Did I suggest dilithium...

Scotty indeed!:p Did I suggest dilithium crystals?

You make a good point about the refueling. Tankers must come to the field and there is the refueling explosion hazard which always exists around...
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 11th June 2009, 10:55 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 4,412
Posted By Holler Hoojer
You must not live in the American plains. The...

You must not live in the American plains. The "way of the future" is the big automatic combine fleets, all controlled by computers via GPS, running 24/7 (with some drying needed for night). If there...
Forum: USA Politics 11th June 2009, 06:09 AM
Replies: 142
Views: 2,978
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Parky76, I apologize. I thought this was a...

Parky76,

I apologize. I thought this was a bad idea, but yesterday's shooting at the Holocaust Museum has shaken my point of view a bit. I still think it impractical to set up a ban, but I admit...
Forum: Education 11th June 2009, 05:52 AM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Lightfire22000, Some of your points are well...

Lightfire22000,

Some of your points are well thought out and valid; some are off-target.

Your criticism of schoolteacher certification is spot-on. The preparation is homogenized and...
Forum: Education 10th June 2009, 04:46 PM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
That's often not the best idea. If you're in...

That's often not the best idea. If you're in business, your goal is not to spend as little as possible but rather to earn as much as possible, and, for some, to operate a sustainable business....
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 9th June 2009, 12:35 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 4,412
Posted By Holler Hoojer
There's a game one can play to see how this all...

There's a game one can play to see how this all works out. Imagine a table (at Uncle HH's casino, of course) on which there were many bundled stacks of pink index cards. Each stack has 100 cards in...
Forum: Education 9th June 2009, 09:57 AM
Replies: 474
Views: 49,367
Posted By Holler Hoojer
If you are interested in nursing, forget regional...

If you are interested in nursing, forget regional accreditation. You need to pay attention to NLNAC accreditation (I suspect any school that is NLNAC accredited is also regionally accredited, but...
Forum: USA Politics 9th June 2009, 04:56 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 4,613
Posted By Holler Hoojer
God, I wish he were a socialist. So far he's...

God, I wish he were a socialist. So far he's pretty centrist.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 8th June 2009, 04:50 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 14,774
Posted By Holler Hoojer
You have several too many zeros.

You have several too many zeros.
Forum: USA Politics 8th June 2009, 05:08 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 1,851
Posted By Holler Hoojer
The history of the 2nd suggests otherwise. The...

The history of the 2nd suggests otherwise. The wording strongly reflects the Virginia view of militia (in fact, the wording makes perfect sense in terms of the Virginia perspective) and that view is...
Forum: USA Politics 8th June 2009, 04:52 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 1,851
Posted By Holler Hoojer
There is a very simple answer. There were a...

There is a very simple answer. There were a number of proposals, mostly based on state's bills of rights. The 2nd is a close copy of Virginia's proposal, and the "verbiage" can be well understood in...
Forum: USA Politics 8th June 2009, 04:47 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 1,851
Posted By Holler Hoojer
I suppose you could argue it, but SCOTUS has so...

I suppose you could argue it, but SCOTUS has so far refused to include the 2nd, the 3rd, parts of the 5th and 7th, and all of the 9th and 10th from Incorporation. A majority would have to see the 2nd...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 6th June 2009, 05:33 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,054
Posted By Holler Hoojer
The key word in my point was intended. The...

The key word in my point was intended. The Gospels do contain a lot of history, but that was not their intended purpose.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 4th June 2009, 03:15 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 2,848
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Glaciers function like the filter cap in a power...

Glaciers function like the filter cap in a power supply. It's the ripple that causes trouble. You can't grow present crops with average water supplies.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 3rd June 2009, 03:27 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,046
Posted By Holler Hoojer
Reconfiure the pae down key and use that. Nobody...

Reconfiure the pae down key and use that. Nobody ever does anythin with that key. ood luck with findin the missin key.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd June 2009, 11:51 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 1,851
Posted By Holler Hoojer
The second amendment only prohibits Congress from...

The second amendment only prohibits Congress from banning guns. Heller vs DC (a federal area) probably does not apply. You almost have to argue equal protection or perhaps some umbra and penumbra to...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 3rd June 2009, 05:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 994
Posted By Holler Hoojer
When I was a kid, there was a constant...

When I was a kid, there was a constant controversy as to whether the Yankees or the Dodgers were the better team. The opinions were real, yet completely meaningless, sort of like a fart in a...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 2nd June 2009, 05:26 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 5,155
Posted By Holler Hoojer
But, you gotta like Mormons for microfilming...

But, you gotta like Mormons for microfilming (eventually) all the public documents in the world. No matter what they want to do with them, anybody like me who wants the 1654 delinquent tax list for...
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