Posts by D. Scott MacDonald

I studied Tang Soo Do in my twenties and earned my first dan. Then I got married, had kids, and fell hopelessly out of shape. A few years ago (after a 13 year break) I decided to get back into the martial arts because it was the...

Yup, that's the one and it is largely BS (there is some truth to parts of it, however). The problem with content protection is that Hollywood creates a license agreement that all must sign if they want to play that content, and then...

Quote: There's a essay going around criticizing Microsoft for hobbling Vista with Digital Rights Management schemes that endlessly encrypt, and decrypt, validate and revalidate, all in the vain hope of protecting content....

It used to be that heavy cleaners, bleaches, grout erasers, etc. used to get the mildew stains out of our shower grout, but now it doesn't do more than lighten it to a grey color. Is our only option to remove the old grout (which is in...

Quote: Rumor has it that land that Lockheed Martin finally sold off which was never built upon, is a Indian Burial Ground. Was the rumor proven true? Were any bones ever found? A lot of times people like to...

Quote: Its a hard plastic brace. But, it can be worn under clothes. So far she still has been very good about it. Yup, that's the one that I wore. After I got used to it, it wasn't such a big deal. Of course, I...

I wore a similar back brace 22 hours a day for about 4 years when I was a teenager. At the time it seemed to make a difference, but I don't think that was much of a long term benefit. The good news is that things like this are very...

Quote: One Bounty Hunting should be illegal in the US. Bounty Hunters make there own laws as they go, not following even common sense. There reasoning is whatever and it doesnt matter. The reason that Bounty...

Quote: That's true. But how often does a power supply go out in a new machine? My experience is only anecdotal, but I've never seen a power supply die within five years on a new PC, for the past 10-20 machines I've worked...

OK, but that is entirely different point than your first point. In your first post, you said that he knowingly ate a bar that was clearly labelled "Nutty Bar". Now you are saying that he's an idiot even if it wasn't labelled.