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Gravdigr · 10-03-2015, 02:49 PM

How's this for weird:

The USS Constitution is now the only commissioned ship in the US Navy to have sunk an enemy ship in action.

WTF?

glatt · 10-03-2015, 03:47 PM

That is very weird and interesting.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-03-2015, 09:36 PM

Yeah, strange, but kind of a good thing, the lack of naval battles.

Gravdigr · 10-05-2015, 03:34 PM

It wasn't me. I'm still alive, but, I wouldn't call it livin'.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-05-2015, 07:51 PM

Eh, he was cool.

Lamplighter · 10-06-2015, 12:55 PM

Maybe not "weird", but certainly off the wall ... street

Winklevoss Twins Win Approval to Open Bitcoin Exchange
NY Times - NATHANIEL POPPER - OCT. 5, 2015

Quote:

After a long buildup, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have won approval to open
their Bitcoin exchange, Gemini, later this week. The twins, famous from their legal battles
with Facebook’s co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, announced on Monday that they
had received approval for their exchange from the New York State
Department of Financial Services, the state’s top financial regulator.

The agency, which has taken the lead in regulating the new virtual currency industry,
had already approved another company, ItBit, to operate under a
similar regulatory framework as a banklike trust company.

…The Winklevoss twins have been actively working with Bitcoin since 2012.
The first company they backed, BitInstant, did not survive.
They quickly began working on a Bitcoin-backed exchange-traded fund,
which is expected to trade on the Nasdaq exchange.
That fund is still waiting for regulatory approval.

I don't know much about trading in bitcoins, but I did start following headlines about them
back a few months ago when there were a lot of shenanigans(sp ?) going on.
The idea of who has the fastest computer with the best algorithm
wins the $ is interesting for me, not the evasion of authorities, etc.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-06-2015, 07:37 PM

I read a lot of articles about Bit-Coins. The more I read, the more confused I get. It's just as confusing as the stock market, securities, or banking, like they don't want you to know too much. But the whole, if you have a good computer, you can create Bit-Coins from the ether tells me, no, no thank you.

monster · 10-07-2015, 09:27 PM

Only in Ann Arbor....

Pro-pot mom worries dopers will get mistaken for deer and shot.... or something...???

xoxoxoBruce · 10-08-2015, 01:06 AM

Shoot the brown deer but don't shoot the white deer? Brown deer matter?

Sundae · 10-08-2015, 03:19 AM

Ridiculous.
We have to worry about the children and what they might be exposed to.
We have to worry about old people and how they might not be able to get out of the way of kangaroos (okay, only in Australia.)
Now we have to worry about criminals? Because although I am definitely NOT against people smoking dope, as far as I'm aware it's still illegal for recreational purposes.

Also, although I love animals, I heartily approve of culling. For me, it's along the same lines as treating farm animals well; even when I'm eating critters, I don't want them to have lived a miserable life. The only better solution (possibly untenable) for me would be to cull and then eat. Make some venison burgers for the stoners, maybe?

Oh, I know no-one was supporting the nutter in the article. At least not thus far.
I'm just waffling on.

Gravdigr · 10-16-2015, 09:45 AM

It is now legal to carry a concealed handgun without a permit in Maine.

Also, in Vermont, Alaska, Arizona, Wyoming, Kansas, Montana, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, to some extent.

tw · 10-16-2015, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Also, in Vermont, Alaska, Arizona, Wyoming, Kansas, Montana, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, to some extent.

Many of those states are now in the top ten list of most gun deaths per capita.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-16-2015, 09:01 PM

Good, if more states get with it, we can control over population, so there won't be a too many immigrants problem, less demand will drive down the price of food and gas, although the down side is the price of ammo will rise.

Pamela · 10-16-2015, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tw

Many of those states are now in the top ten list of most gun deaths per capita.

Please cite evidence.

http://www.beliefnet.com/News/Articl...m2XgWDkPsFV.99

xoxoxoBruce · 10-17-2015, 12:28 AM

Are you fucking kidding me? Cite, evidence? From tw?

10-03-2015, 02:49 PM	#3301
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	How's this for weird: The USS Constitution is now the only commissioned ship in the US Navy to have sunk an enemy ship in action. WTF? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-03-2015, 09:36 PM	#3303
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yeah, strange, but kind of a good thing, the lack of naval battles. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-05-2015, 03:34 PM	#3304
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	It wasn't me. I'm still alive, but, I wouldn't call it livin'. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-05-2015, 07:51 PM	#3305
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Eh, he was cool. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-06-2015, 07:37 PM	#3307
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I read a lot of articles about Bit-Coins. The more I read, the more confused I get. It's just as confusing as the stock market, securities, or banking, like they don't want you to know too much. But the whole, if you have a good computer, you can create Bit-Coins from the ether tells me, no, no thank you. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-03-2015, 03:47 PM	#3302
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That is very weird and interesting.

10-07-2015, 09:27 PM	#3308
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Only in Ann Arbor.... Pro-pot mom worries dopers will get mistaken for deer and shot.... or something...??? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-08-2015, 01:06 AM	#3309
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Shoot the brown deer but don't shoot the white deer? Brown deer matter? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-08-2015, 03:19 AM	#3310
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Ridiculous. We have to worry about the children and what they might be exposed to. We have to worry about old people and how they might not be able to get out of the way of kangaroos (okay, only in Australia.) Now we have to worry about criminals? Because although I am definitely NOT against people smoking dope, as far as I'm aware it's still illegal for recreational purposes. Also, although I love animals, I heartily approve of culling. For me, it's along the same lines as treating farm animals well; even when I'm eating critters, I don't want them to have lived a miserable life. The only better solution (possibly untenable) for me would be to cull and then eat. Make some venison burgers for the stoners, maybe? Oh, I know no-one was supporting the nutter in the article. At least not thus far. I'm just waffling on. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-16-2015, 09:45 AM	#3311
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	It is now legal to carry a concealed handgun without a permit in Maine. Also, in Vermont, Alaska, Arizona, Wyoming, Kansas, Montana, Arkansas, Idaho, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, to some extent. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-16-2015, 09:01 PM	#3313
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Good, if more states get with it, we can control over population, so there won't be a too many immigrants problem, less demand will drive down the price of food and gas, although the down side is the price of ammo will rise. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-17-2015, 12:28 AM	#3315
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Are you fucking kidding me? Cite, evidence? From tw? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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