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seebart wrote: ↑Good to know Kurplop. It's "DT" not "DA" BTW.

Sorry. Thanks for the correction. Mistakes come with waking up at 2:30 in the morning.

Likewise, as a follower of all the keyboard forums but primarily a GH contributor, I'd like to thank DT for their gesture of goodwill in extending an invitation to us. I think this can only help the keyboard community. I'm sure it has attracted more viewers to DT and has given many enthusiasts anoth...

Khers, I can surely appreciate your sentiments with regards to awarding someone who has an egregious past but i'm still open to the option of allowing it. If either restitution, or a more recent history of positive contributions can offset past wrongs, I think there can be great merit in restoring s...

Let us know when we can get them in quantities. I sense a new custom keyboard in the wind.

That looks like a great collection. Do you have a couch that people can sit on?

I'm glad it was a success. Sounds like you all had a good time. If it wasn't a 5000 mile one way trip, I'd have tried to make it.
Maybe next year.

I'm sure it sounds redundant to keep saying thanks for all of your kind words, but you should know that I appreciate every encouraging comment. Thanks for taking the time to send them. That's a beautiful board. I want to say something really nice about the keyboard and I know it cost you a chunk or ...

Thanks for your questions and kind words. I hoped the milling action would whet some appetites. It's hypnotic; almost sensual. Here is an early map I made. It's incomplete and only about 90% accurate but gives you an idea where I'm gong with it. Some of the final keyring assignments will be decided ...

After a year+ of starts, stops, redesigning, delays, missing fingers, etcetera, I finally finished, what I would call, my CAD friendly ergonomic keyboard. Check out the pictorial chronology here: https://youtu.be/FI37j5bLnKY

Can we get some positivity in this thread again ? I am going to list a few positive things about both candidates. Clinton More positive action on climate change. Has past experience in government. Better for science funding and research Trump Will improve relations with Russia Will kill of the TPP ...

Jacobolus, thank you for the conciliatory tone in your last post. My past reactions have had much less to do with the issues you present and more with the way they have been delivered. We all benefit from good arguments which can be persuasive, but unfortunately, often deflected by raised defenses. ...

Good thing Trump knows more than all the generals, because all the generals are telling him to take global warming seriously. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/military-leaders-urge-trump-to-see-climate-as-a-security-threat/ The upcoming administration stands on three legs: bigotry/hatred,...

This is a general statement- not just to this one quote, nor meant to single you out Kurplop. It's unwise to speak to people's age, social status, race, etc., on an internet forum, unless you know them, or know the truth of what you're stating. It makes you appear more than a little condescending, ...

Jacobolus, I hope you and your friends aren't to disappointed when these predictions that you are suggesting never come to pass. I know the heady sense of importance a person can get when they think that they are resisting certain doom; when I was your age I felt it. I think it's a common phase that...

Yes, we can always hope.

I do appreciate your good wishes for my soul but I do think you're mistaken in categorizing all of those who voted for Trump with violent haters. We have different philosophical perspectives about solving most of the same societal ills. Although I disagree with some of your solutions, I share many o...

I know some others will disagree but I tend to find about the same amount of irrational thought, bigotry, close-mindedness, bull-headedness, and unkindness pretty evenly distributed among political groups. I think it has more to do with the individual than the side of the issue they take. The worst ...

It looks like Johnson deserves a second look.

If I understand your question correctly, you should only have to tap the bottom layer.

All interesting comments on inheritance. Just a few random thoughts now. 1) Government sale: 22 seized mansions, most with 20+ bedrooms, generous ballrooms, all priceless works of art included. Great for growing families. Discount priced for quick sale. 2) Agreed. Many (not all) non-profits are tax ...

If you consider my observations to be "cheesy" then I am disappointed to realize that you have not considered them below the most superficial level (and they certainly seem less "cheesy" to me than your immigrant/burglar metaphor). Fohat, take a deep breath and relax. It was just a joke. Whine and ...

Jacobolus— Thanks for the measured response. I think that our exchange is bringing us into a better understanding of one another rather than polarizing us and that's a good start. I might just be getting overly cautious in my old age with how I use and interpret words. I am particularly sensitive to...

Jacobolus- I appreciate your concerns and your knowledge of many of the problems we've been discussing. I even agree with probably at least half of your prescribed solutions. The biggest issue I have with both you and fohat is that you share, what appears to be, an absolute and immutable conviction ...

fohat wrote: ↑

Kurplop wrote: ↑
the government or whiny conservatives

"the government" * IS * "whiny conservatives" and has been without interruption for 35 years

That makes it the perfect complement for your 'cheesy' remark.

I don't find your metaphor silly at all. I'm not sure though, if the father is the government or whiny conservatives. If the Government, I'n not sure if they are whining seriously enough. If conservatives, I don't think they have the power to take the ladder down. Either way, metaphors do shed light...

Overall, trying to analyze international economics and geopolitics using metaphors like whether you should lock the door on your house is locked is naive and fundamentally misleading. Sometimes the folks pushing such interpretations are just ignoramuses (Donald Trump), but often they are being disi...

Response to fohat 1) Agreed. The US has a need or desire for cheap labor and the southern countries can provide the manpower. It never should have been cause for fighting. I blame both parties for not addressing the problem for as far back as the 60's. Political interests have likely been more the b...

...such an option will surely amount to throwing away our vote. Why is that? A vote cast is never wasted. Vote what you think is best, it sends a message. Maybe the message will get lost among the cheering of the victors, but maybe a few will hear it, and next elections will be better. I guess in m...

I agree. Many of us are left in a position where any vote is distasteful. We want to vote for a candidate who shares our values and represents our political leanings, however such an option will surely amount to throwing away our vote. On the other hand, to vote for our party's choice is, to many of...

There is a whole lot to respond to and I'm not sure where best to start, so I'll just respond as concisely as possible in no particular order. Jacobolus- Knowing you to be a man who values the precision of surveys, scientific findings, and statistics, you may want to be careful how you apply the wor...