logo Sign In

GundarkHunter

User Group
Members
Join date
10-Mar-2003
Last activity
9-Apr-2017
Posts
4,720

Post History

Post
#106498
Topic
Animal Rights Extremists
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106498/action/topic#106498
Time
I'm reminded of watching 16mm movies in my Brain & Behaviour class when I was getting my Psych degree. They had this cat with its head in a stereotaxic instrument (to prevent its head from moving) and were inserting a probe into its brain to measure activity and response to certain stimuli. It became comic when we realised that the cat looked just like one belonging to one of my classmates. I'm not a curel person, but I do have a penchant for black humour.

I think anyone willing to protest animal medical research should be asked if s/he would take the animal's place. That ought to shut 'em up.
Post
#106228
Topic
Blu-Ray & HD-DVD development
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/106228/action/topic#106228
Time
Quote
Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Sony has a long history of "Not invented here." See MD players (including the ATRAC codec) and Betamax (which was just officially dropped by Sony about a year ago) for good examples.

(That being said, I recall reading that Sony is aware of the problems with this mindset, and the new American president plans on doing something about it.)

Don't forget MicroMV, Sony's attempt at an even smaller digital camcorder format.

Post
#105653
Topic
Born out of Boredom: Starkiller's thoughts on...
Link
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/105653/action/topic#105653
Time
The simple point of this is discussion is this: gun control doesn't work. Canada put together a gun registry, and it turned into a money pit, costing taxpayers billions of dollars. I don't carry a gun, and I'm not sure if I will anytime in the future, but most gun owners I know a re responsible individuals who lock their guns and ammunition in separate cabinets and are very clear with their children about the dangers of mishandling such weaponry. Most laws controlling and/or barring the sale and possession of guns do not work because they are either too broad or too narrow.
Do I think that letting the assalut weapons ban die is a good idea? Yes. Do I agree with the conceal/carry law? Yes, because it places certain controls on the privilege of concealing or carrying a handgun. Yes, you read that right: privilege. Guns should be licenced in the same way that motor vehicles are licenced. Are people without licences still going to commit crimes with both? Absolutely. Can it be kept to a minimum by ensuring that law abiding citizens know how to operate these items with a licencing system. Yes. The great thing is, this type of control is already in place. When government tries to get greater control than this, you have a problem, because it is crossing the line from protection into interference.