Comments for Vorticity Advection http://blog.vortmax.us A weather geek's take on life, the universe, and everything Sun, 20 May 2012 14:07:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on The “War on Christmas” chain email strikes again by Capri http://blog.vortmax.us/2009/11/16/the-war-on-christmas-chain-email-strikes-again/#comment-149 Capri Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:03:12 +0000 http://blog.vortmax.us/2009/11/16/the-war-on-christmas-chain-email-strikes-again/#comment-149 Thank you! As a Christian, I really feel it is important to get it through to other Christians how badly they need to stop believing and sending bogus chain letters. I like most Christmas commercials on TV except for the price tags of the stuff they have the families bying each other as if money grew on trees. Oh yeah, a lap top is SO definitely within the average budget for giving as a Christmas gift! NOT! Otherwise, as long as Christmas isn't actually being profaned and mocked, I like the TV reminding me that Christmas is on the way. But back to chain letters, unfortunately Christians and republicans have the absolute worst record for this sort of activity on the net and most seem completely unwilling to acknowledge it is a bad habit and why, and show no interest in changing. I think at least some of these chains may have even been started by anti-Christians as a joke at the expense of the Christians who are blindly forwarding this crap on without question. It makes me want to scream and throw things. By believing in and passing on this junk, Christians are displaying their willlingness to believe in something that comes from spammers, hoaxters, etc. For all anyone knows, the "Forward this to 15 people and your crush will call you at midnight!" chain may have been created by the very same people who started some bogus "Your religion is being killed! Save it by passing on this chain!" forward. I dislike all chain letters, even the joke variety. Received so many copies of the same Christmas joke chains over the years and they just aren't funny any more. Thank you! As a Christian, I really feel it is important to get it through to other Christians how badly they need to stop believing and sending bogus chain letters. I like most Christmas commercials on TV except for the price tags of the stuff they have the families bying each other as if money grew on trees. Oh yeah, a lap top is SO definitely within the average budget for giving as a Christmas gift! NOT! Otherwise, as long as Christmas isn’t actually being profaned and mocked, I like the TV reminding me that Christmas is on the way. But back to chain letters, unfortunately Christians and republicans have the absolute worst record for this sort of activity on the net and most seem completely unwilling to acknowledge it is a bad habit and why, and show no interest in changing. I think at least some of these chains may have even been started by anti-Christians as a joke at the expense of the Christians who are blindly forwarding this crap on without question. It makes me want to scream and throw things. By believing in and passing on this junk, Christians are displaying their willlingness to believe in something that comes from spammers, hoaxters, etc. For all anyone knows, the “Forward this to 15 people and your crush will call you at midnight!” chain may have been created by the very same people who started some bogus “Your religion is being killed! Save it by passing on this chain!” forward. I dislike all chain letters, even the joke variety. Received so many copies of the same Christmas joke chains over the years and they just aren’t funny any more.

]]> Comment on Time: Cookies got Abu Jandal to talk by vortmax http://blog.vortmax.us/2009/05/29/time-cookies-got-abu-jandal-to-talk/#comment-113 vortmax Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:11:20 +0000 http://blog.vortmax.us/2009/05/29/time-cookies-got-abu-jandal-to-talk/#comment-113 <p>The "ticking time bomb" is a fallacy, and one tidbit in your inane ramblings even prove it doesn't work. 183 times to get any sort of information?</p> <p>Torture doesn't work.</p> <p>Not only that, but more documents were released this weekend which <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h5nZwX0NLDGxtMuKgSrz4w75lkVwD98RE23G0" rel="nofollow">prove torture didn't work and produced false information</a></p><br /> <blockquote>"I make up stories," Mohammed said at one point in his 2007 hearing at Guantanamo Bay.<br/><br/> In broken English, he described an interrogation in which he was asked the location of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.<br/><br /> <br/><br /> "Where is he? I don't know," Mohammed said. "Then he torture me. Then I said, 'Yes, he is in this area or this is al-Qaida which I don't him.' I said no, they torture me.</blockquote></p> The “ticking time bomb” is a fallacy, and one tidbit in your inane ramblings even prove it doesn’t work. 183 times to get any sort of information?

Torture doesn’t work.

Not only that, but more documents were released this weekend which prove torture didn’t work and produced false information

“I make up stories,” Mohammed said at one point in his 2007 hearing at Guantanamo Bay.

In broken English, he described an interrogation in which he was asked the location of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

“Where is he? I don’t know,” Mohammed said. “Then he torture me. Then I said, ‘Yes, he is in this area or this is al-Qaida which I don’t him.’ I said no, they torture me.

]]> Comment on Time: Cookies got Abu Jandal to talk by Paul Solomon http://blog.vortmax.us/2009/05/29/time-cookies-got-abu-jandal-to-talk/#comment-112 Paul Solomon Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:15:18 +0000 http://blog.vortmax.us/2009/05/29/time-cookies-got-abu-jandal-to-talk/#comment-112 Osama bin Laden's bodyguard, Abu Jandal, was a prime candidate for waterboarding, according to Dick Cheney's manual of interrogation techniques. But, according to a Time magazine report, former FBI interrogator Ali Soufan gave him cookies instead. It seems that Abu Jandal is a diabetic, and he gave up valuable information about al Qaeda, including the identities of seven of the 9/11 terrorists, after being given sugar-free cookies. But what about the "ticking time-bomb scenario?" We only have minutes to stop the hypothetical ticking time-bomb, as seen in movies and TV shows like "24". In this case, let's say we don't have access to baked goods. Recent reports indicate that interrogators used bottled water to torture terrorist suspects. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times. In other words, the first 182 times were unsuccessful, and the 183rd gave us this information: A water bottle was brought in without the label removed, he told the Red Cross, and it was a brand made in Poland, where he was being held at the time. In other words, interrogators used what was available and easily accessible. Interrogators, if they are in a critical worst-case scenario where every second counts, have to use whatever methods are available, the theory goes, and waterboarding is quick and easy. All they have to do is reach in the refrigerator and grab a cold one. And 2-liter bottles of 7-Up reportedly work just as effectively. An executive order signed by President Obama, however, requires interrogators to follow what's known as the "Army Field Manual," which prohibits waterboarding and other forms of "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" favored by Cheney. The "Army Field Manual" outlines 19 interrogation techniques permitted by law. Those techniques which are allowed include lying, misleading, and manipulating - common police procedure. So Abu Jandal could have been given cookies containing sugar. The interrogator merely had to lie that they contained no sugar. Of course, Abu Jandal would have gone into a diabetic coma, which puts it into a gray area as to whether it would be considered torture. So, just to be safe, the "Army Field Manual" should be amended to include baked goods, including those without sugar. Oh, and how about some ice cream too. http://paulsolomon.blogspot.com/2009/06/waterboarding-vs-cookies.html Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard, Abu Jandal, was a prime candidate for waterboarding, according to Dick Cheney’s manual of interrogation techniques. But, according to a Time magazine report, former FBI interrogator Ali Soufan gave him cookies instead. It seems that Abu Jandal is a diabetic, and he gave up valuable information about al Qaeda, including the identities of seven of the 9/11 terrorists, after being given sugar-free cookies. But what about the “ticking time-bomb scenario?” We only have minutes to stop the hypothetical ticking time-bomb, as seen in movies and TV shows like “24″. In this case, let’s say we don’t have access to baked goods. Recent reports indicate that interrogators used bottled water to torture terrorist suspects. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times. In other words, the first 182 times were unsuccessful, and the 183rd gave us this information: A water bottle was brought in without the label removed, he told the Red Cross, and it was a brand made in Poland, where he was being held at the time. In other words, interrogators used what was available and easily accessible. Interrogators, if they are in a critical worst-case scenario where every second counts, have to use whatever methods are available, the theory goes, and waterboarding is quick and easy. All they have to do is reach in the refrigerator and grab a cold one. And 2-liter bottles of 7-Up reportedly work just as effectively. An executive order signed by President Obama, however, requires interrogators to follow what’s known as the “Army Field Manual,” which prohibits waterboarding and other forms of “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” favored by Cheney. The “Army Field Manual” outlines 19 interrogation techniques permitted by law. Those techniques which are allowed include lying, misleading, and manipulating - common police procedure. So Abu Jandal could have been given cookies containing sugar. The interrogator merely had to lie that they contained no sugar. Of course, Abu Jandal would have gone into a diabetic coma, which puts it into a gray area as to whether it would be considered torture. So, just to be safe, the “Army Field Manual” should be amended to include baked goods, including those without sugar. Oh, and how about some ice cream too.
http://paulsolomon.blogspot.com/2009/06/waterboarding-vs-cookies.html

]]> Comment on A parting shot to Namron and Ansteorra by SydneyBristow http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/05/02/a-parting-shot-to-namron-and-ansteorra/#comment-42 SydneyBristow Wed, 07 May 2008 05:51:41 +0000 http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/05/02/a-parting-shot-to-namron-and-ansteorra/#comment-42 Good for you! I am glad that you escaped the petty politics and powerplays of the SCA. Sometimes we all need to take a step back to realize what is really important in our lives, and not get caught up in such things. Good for you! I am glad that you escaped the petty politics and powerplays of the SCA. Sometimes we all need to take a step back to realize what is really important in our lives, and not get caught up in such things.

]]> Comment on Gaming and the “responsible parent” by SydneyBristow http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/04/29/gaming-and-the-responsible-parent/#comment-41 SydneyBristow Sat, 03 May 2008 15:25:46 +0000 http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/04/29/gaming-and-the-responsible-parent/#comment-41 It's ok, they made a toned down version of GTA4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXGSwx29EjI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kgo0VXGixk It’s ok, they made a toned down version of GTA4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXGSwx29EjI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kgo0VXGixk

]]> Comment on Jeremiah Wright by SydneyBristow http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/04/29/jeremiah-wright/#comment-38 SydneyBristow Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:35:07 +0000 http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/04/29/jeremiah-wright/#comment-38 Like the cow says, stupid is, as stupid does. Like the cow says, stupid is, as stupid does.

]]> Comment on Barefoot by SydneyBristow http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/04/22/barefoot/#comment-29 SydneyBristow Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:26:32 +0000 http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/04/22/barefoot/#comment-29 Yuck. Yuck.

]]> Comment on Flu sucks by SydneyBristow http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/01/09/flu-sucks/#comment-11 SydneyBristow Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:34:25 +0000 http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/01/09/flu-sucks/#comment-11 Yes you are dumb. Haven't gotten sick yet this season. Knock on wood. Yes you are dumb. Haven’t gotten sick yet this season. Knock on wood.

]]> Comment on Gold farming not only hurts gamers by SydneyBristow http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/01/30/gold-farming-not-only-hurts-gamers/#comment-9 SydneyBristow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:50:19 +0000 http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/01/30/gold-farming-not-only-hurts-gamers/#comment-9 ahh. Friendly Fraud. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_Fraud ahh. Friendly Fraud.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_Fraud

]]> Comment on Pwnd by SydneyBristow http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/01/31/pwnd/#comment-8 SydneyBristow Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:39:37 +0000 http://blog.vortmax.us/2008/01/31/pwnd/#comment-8 At first, thats what I thought. Then I found out from you that you warned him to keep it down three times already and he was still doing it. So...if you warned him, it's all good. :) At first, thats what I thought. Then I found out from you that you warned him to keep it down three times already and he was still doing it. So…if you warned him, it’s all good. :)

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