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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 31, 2008 -> 09:06 AM) Oh, well in that case, this is almost a "duh". If you have a decent picture of a key, reproducing it is easy. Nothing surprising there. The point of the project is that this use to take a skilled locksmith and a clear picture, now it can be done with (their example) a shot from very far away. The example they used was a photo of keys sitting on a table that was taken from the 4 story building across the street. The image was enlarged to where the keys were visible.

Big Picture this is another two handed situation. One hand, I like politicians that invest in their districts. I like their future prosperity to be linked to the community. On the other hand. We ask them to do their private business with the people who will not support their campaigns. That seems dumb. We all like dealing with people who we share common values. We also support politicians we agree with. To fix these sorts of things, we would be asking, for example, McCain to use only Democrats in his private dealings. So we have this intermingling that appears sleazy, but I don't see an alternate that makes sense. I know I'm not saying this clearly. SS and Kap are generally aligned in most topics. If SS was running for office, Kap would naturally support him. If Kap felt good about an investment opportunity, there is a reasonable chance that naturally SS would feel good about it to. Perhaps it is the redistricting part of downtown Michigan City for light industrial. Now let's say there is a second group that wants to bulldoze everything and make a pretty park and preserve a spider that was found there. Would we rally believe that is was Kaps campaign contribution that cause SS to agree to light industrial? Of course not. Same with politicians investing in the large employers in their districts. Later when decisions are made that affect the business is it because of the politicians investment or because it is best for the biggest employer in her district, which would also be in the districts best interest? Tough ethical considerations here. And I'm not saying this was wrong, right, or whatever, just looking at a bigger picture.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 31, 2008 -> 08:00 AM) Something seems not right about this. Most keys don't have tumblers that descend all the way from front to back - there are ups and downs as you go back through the chamber. So it follows that, you couldn't possibly see all the tumblers and their hanging bits, and therefore, this won't work. I am highly skeptical of this article. Aren't you looking at the key not the tumbler? What you are making a copy of is a key. It seems possible to me to make a 3D model from the picture. The part I was sceptical of is the normalize the size part. There are numerous blanks out there, I don't see where there is one universal "size" to normalize to.

Interesting.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 03:05 PM) I think people will always cling to the physical part of purchasing a movie or game (at least I will). MP3's are cheap, but when you start talking about $20-30 (or $50-60 for games), people want the security of knowing it can't simply be deleted by accident or out of necessity. Interesting, they said the same thing about audio CDs.

OK, Hostess was king of the fried fruit pie i Chicago, I'm trying to remember the name of one I've seen here in the south. Y'all know the ones I'm talking about, apple, lemon, or cherry in a half moon shape. Paper wrapper with a rippled cardboard insert.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 03:02 PM) What kind of party doesn't include a bar? children parties usually.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 03:38 PM) I actually like it. Guy has an uncanny ability to layer lots of disparate songs from all over the map with his mashups. I will give him that.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 03:16 PM) WTF?!?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2fJtG8VI3A&hl=en&fs=1 I really want those two minutes back

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 03:23 PM) Plus there are different municipal, county, and state regulations depending on exactly where you are. Really both of you are probably right depending on where you are familiar with. It didn't make sense to me either until it was explained this way. Companies like ServiceMaster and other large operations employ licensed workers, but the owners aren't always licensed in a field. Think of it this way, it would be impossible for a publicly traded company to get a license. It would be impossible for a builder to get a licensed to build an entire house. What most places are concerned with is who does the work, not who owns the business. As long as the work is being done by a licensed/cxertified worker, who actually owns the company could be ten states away. But YMMV, some areas may have written laws to keep larger companies out or someone from doing electrical & plumbing for example.

QUOTE (Steff @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 03:04 PM) Been watching it for years but I don't recall Sig giving me that particular Geography lesson :-) Sig, sexiest captain

QUOTE (Steff @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:56 PM) I'm aware of that however you have to be licensed to own the business. Steff, what you mean is 100% correct. You expect when you hire a plumber, that the work performed, is by a licensed plumber. However, you do not have to be licensed to employ licensed plumbers. You have to be licensed to "sign off" on the job. Most cities and towns require that. So just like that 19 year old kid a couple years ago who inherited a bar, he could own it, he just could not serve or consume alcohol there. Even better, I was talking yesterday with the owner of a day and night medical clinic I'm trying to help me with my camp. He actually owns three clinics in the area. He is an attorney. No medical training. Zero. Nada.

No and No. Campaign speeches are a big part of the democratic process of electing our leaders. The opportunity to be at one of these events IS very important. It fosters an early interest in the process. It's not about the speech, it's about learning the process. Those experiences are excellent teachers.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:50 PM) You need an awful lot more memory than most people have available to get that kind of quality image. If you're buying a blu-ray disk, that's what you're buying it for. And you don't see the memory being cheap enough in the next year or so to compete?

QUOTE (Steff @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:46 PM) To be a licensed plumber you don't need a license...? Hopefully Obama's treasurer gets that cleared up, but right now I am talking about Joe the unlicensed plumber. And of course he's not a fool for wanting to be successfull... however, IMO, he's a mornon for crying about something he's light years away from even being in a position to think about doing. There's lots of things I would like to do though I wouldn't be so stupid as to make a federal case out of them if there's no possible way for me to accomplish them in a reasonable timeline from when I start b****ing about them. JMO though. Minor side note: Actually you don't need to be licensed, just work under a licensed plumber (which can mean almost zero direct supervision). At least in many locals.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 01:37 PM) and over half the "crowd" was bussed in from a school district So, they bussed in people who cant even VOTE (with the exception of maybe some High School seniors who may be 18) to fill in a McCain rally. Educational opportunity for the kids. Seems like Obama would want to do the same thing, unless Obama is against kids coming to his rallys.

Sad. all that talent and zero control.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:30 PM) WOW! Put down the TOBY HALL Koolaid! I started going for a lame "one's heading for the front of the hall, one will only have hall on his back" kind of reference.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 02:32 PM) Blu ray will only fall if something far superior emerges. Like downloads?

QUOTE (Kid Gleason @ Oct 28, 2008 -> 02:20 PM) Do I like the stuff on the radio? Hell no, Do they suck before or after they appear on radio?

Hate to see a future Hall of Fame player* cut like that. *not named Bonds or Sosa

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 01:57 PM) Lieberman had to explain them to McCain McCain only remembers Benson.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Oct 28, 2008 -> 07:29 PM) Download the Girl Talk album for free on myspace if you haven't already Ahem, No. Heard a couple tracks, how about more sampling? Geez, You kids

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 30, 2008 -> 01:44 PM) Oh man. Obama can't even get his black sitcom references straight! Even I knew this was wrong the moment I heard it. I used to love Sanford & Son. Should have been Elizabeth, not Wheezy. I wonder if he realized that both Fred Sanford and George jefferson were small business owners? http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/checker.aspx?v=e46U6USU2G Another reason not to vote for him Lack of knowledge about 1970s sitcoms. Damn, he was about 10 when those shows were on. Now McCain could probably school us on any of the old B&W shows. I see him as a huge Dragnet fan.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 28, 2008 -> 10:48 PM) Japanese pitchers, regardless of their Japanese track record, have always been pretty hit or miss. The best ones usually stick around but there have been quite a few stinkers recently and it's scary to give a multi-year guarantee to a pitcher who you have no idea how he will respond to MLB hitting. Fixed, but point taken and agreed.