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Sure Kev, I don't mind. I don't know enough about it to know if OBL was the "mastermind" or not. Didn't we already catch some guy we called the mastermind? I'm sure OBL had, like, people and shit to do stuff for him, so you can't really imagine he did everything himself personally. But yeah, absolutely he was in on it. Duh Also he was killed last year (or whatever) by Navy Seals in Afghanistan. I also think the government's line that they attacked us "because they hate our freedoms" is crap. It's obviously blowback for our support of Israel and other bungling we've done in the Middle East. But also, a plane really did fly into the pentagon. And the twin towers. And there were no planted explosives.

Likewise, just because something "fits" doesn't make it true. We used to think the universe revolved around the earth and we had all sorts of complicated math to make it fit. Just because something offers an explanation doesn't make it real.

Kevbone, you don't have to know the answer to something to know what things *aren't* the answer. Just because I can't prove what caused life doesn't mean it must have been the tooth fairy. Get it?

OH NOES!

Didn't the article say he was going to have to pay a quarter-mil in "recoupment costs"?

don't worry, it said he plans to write a book

I was into SAR and mountain rescue stuff briefly. I think every single mission I was on, the guy was doing something stupid. If you think about it, it makes sense. Sort of a self-selecting sample size, right? SAR guys love doing that shit. But still, ANYTIME a SAR/Mountain Rescue guy comes after you, he's potentially risking everything for you, and I'm not sure I buy that only SOME accidents are "qualifying" and "worth it" or whatever. SAR guys will make sure that they don't take undo risks (and as you point out, actually these guys do not do wild and crazy stuff generally, even if it means waiting a day), but at the end of the day if any of them die, the subject is to blame. Period. Regardless of how he got into trouble, or whether he was prepared or not, or whatever. That said, in the long run rescue services are an acceptable risk of life, aren't they? SAR guys do good work and rarely get injured -- just pulling numbers out of my ass, imagine that one rescuer is killed for every 20 lives saved...well, that's worth it, right? tl;dnr I don't think we should stop sending rescue to people for doing dumb shit, because they're the large majority of ones who need rescuing. Also, I think you're underestimating the risks this guy was in once he got turned around. And getting an exact location from a subject's cell phone is not as simple as you make it sound, I was on one mission where we were actually talking to the guy trying to find him. Anyway, Happy End-Of-Prohibition day!

DON'T JUMP THE GUN!!!!

Rancor, duh!!! Native to the planet Dathomir.

Sweet, thanks. I searched the text of the law before asking but I guess I didn't try hard enough. Maybe I should just keep you on retainer.

So will it be legal to gift marijuana to people (free of charge) or will the law consider that distributing? The I-502 text kind of makes it sound like that, the way they define "Delivery" and "distribution", I would technically need a license to buy pot for somebody and hand it to them, even if no payment between the two of us occurred? I know it's a corner case law enforcement is unlikely to care about, but I'm just curious if going to the pot store for a friend is technically illegal? I'm guessing there already is a precedent set irt to this scenario and alcohol. Just curious.

Thanks, pcg. I've felt uneasy about claims that reorienting yourself out of a disoriented position in a whiteout with just a map and compass is "basic," but didn't really have the experience to back up my misgivings. So what you say is reassuring to hear. I mean, I've been trying to imagine being in a total whiteout, disoriented, with only a map and compass. Sounds terrifying. You can't locate anything to sight and get a bearing, there are no landmarks, you're not really sure where you are -- hell, how can you even tell which direction the slope is running when you can barely see your feet (if that), or tell if you're staring at fall line, or just an irregularity? Without an altimeter, I can imagine not even knowing which way is up. And that's just standing still. I couldn't imagine trying to walk in those conditions, falling over, trying to estimate how much my course changed after getting back up...ugh. I think it would be time to just dig in, no? Or sit down and die. "Fuck him in his fucking ass" sounds totally unreasonable, I'm glad that my instinct proved correct.

Yeah, I've noticed hippies have gotten a lot more angry. They're almost just like every other white trash demographic. Dumb (why can't money be free???), gullible (911 was an inside job), and the support extreme politics (go Ron Paul!) I wonder why? Most hippies I know are actually quite close-minded. Were they always like that?

"I'd rather people keep going to jail until a marijuana legalization initiative comes around that allows me to drive stoned and doesn't enforce regulations of any kind, yee-hah" Fucking hippies.

It's surprising how many medical patients I know that are still butthurt that this passed. I dont get it

Amen. People need to realize that population control goes hand-in-hand with green living. TOO MANY HUMANS. It should be one child each -- replace yourself, no more. As much as I agree with this sentiment, it sounds very similar to the PRC policy of one couple/one child. That's a slippery slide to start heading down. Technically, I'm suggesting two children per couple. That's way less slippery . I think if you want to have more, you could buy somebody else's child credit who doesn't want kids

Amen. People need to realize that population control goes hand-in-hand with green living. TOO MANY HUMANS. It should be one child each -- replace yourself, no more.

My own eyes. Don't believe everything you see. AMIRITE????

taking personal responsibility = getting kicked in the balls by GGK

Kimmo, didn't we already do this "final thoughts" roundup? I thought we even hugged and shit, you told me we weren't so different and I think you kissed me? Didn't we already have a moment? Don't worry buddy, we can still play too

I mean -- personally, I fuck up all the time. I've always been really lucky, though, and I'm really glad people didn't come and kick me in the nuts afterward, what would that have served? Sounds like he was lucky this time, too, and I think he knows that. No need to invent "hot chocolate," so to speak, to make him look extra bad. Is there? One time I tried to rap off of a bush. I'd like to say it was when I was a lot younger. Trust me, I didn't need a nut kicking after that -- scared straight.

I dunno, after reading his report it didn't sound like he was "waiting for hot chocolate" to me, but I guess that's an interpretation. It sounded to me more like he was trying not to freeze to death, but I can see how the two might seem similar. But yours does sound a bit sarcastically dismissive to me, but who knows maybe that's what he was really doing, legs propped up on his pack, watching Netflix. Do you think that's what he was really doing? Im sure you must have met him and asked him questions and stuff before making up your mind, just like GGK, right? So you probably know what you're talking about, I'm sure.

I want to hear buckaroo talk about fluoridation now. That's some funny shit, better than vaccines.