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Car Strut Question
posted by Geoff on March 29, 2008 @ 11:59PM

I had a dealer look at my car to see how much he'd give me for it. He told me my struts were bad. He didn't drive it or put it on a lift or anything...is this something you can just look at and tell? Just curious.

3 comments | Tags: car, question

 
     
     
 

Television Tidbit
posted by GJ on April 1, 2008 @ 1:16PM

How many of you watch BBC America?  Or have watched the BBC in England?  Notice that they tend to run stuff that could never, ever run here in the states (on the networks, anyhow)?  Most especially, their news and opinion shows are of the form that would never survive here, as offended sponsors would pull their support of shows that lambasted them.

In England--they actually make the people pay for broadcasting with a terrible TV tax.  It's a ridiculous system, wherein they send vans around neighborhoods using specialized electronics surveillance equipment to find folks who are using TVs tax-free.  Very draconian, indeed.

However, it means that BBC can operate without sponsors.  Without sponsors, they are only reigned in by viewers--which allows for shows like Top Gear to succeed.  That's kind of cool!

So,  the question of the day--how in the world do you get the this kind of sponsorship-free TV, without the TV tax police?  Or do you like US TV just fine?

12 comments | Tags: opinion, question

 
     
     
 

Just how long do *you* want to live?
posted by GJ on October 7, 2008 @ 12:14PM

Read this article and comment.  

My comments so far:  the author of this article is taking a pretty big leap--while I think many of the scientific principles behind his argument will come to fruition, and some will arrive fairly soon, I seriously doubt that infants born today will live signficantly (i.e., double the current max of ~120) longer than we are doing today.  In fact, signs today point to a reversal of longevity, as a sugar-rich diet may help terminate people sooner by way of heart disease and diabetes.  For the first time since the advent of modern medicine, your kids may not live longer than their grandparents.  Scary thought, eh?

But that's not what I'm interested in discussing.  Moreso, I'd love to see what you all think of how life would change if people started living for three or more centuries, especially if they didn't spend the majority of that time as "old" but rather "mature."  Your definition of mature may vary--I'm not sure that it would be mid-20s, mid-30s, mid-40s...but it sure wouldn't be mid-90s (with respect to the current aging timeline).

Some have proposed that life would be boring.  Others have said that risky behaviour would diminish greatly, as the payoff relative to the penalty equation slides towards a much longer life span. What do you think?  Of course, don't let me curtail what you want to talk about--if this stirs some passion in you that is unrelated to my query, come right out and say it!  Even better--ask some questions of your own!

6 comments | Tags: science, question

 
     
     
 

Gaming party
posted by GJ on November 9, 2008 @ 4:58PM

Aspen House.  Projector.  Stereo.  Plenty of room to spread out.  Tables for Ticket to Ride.  Kitchen.

Anyone else thinking what I'm thinking?  Might be cool to do a day at Christmas....just a thought. 

9 comments | Tags: question

 
     
     
 
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