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Forum: Inboxer Rebellion 17 May 2013, 03:55 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 463
Posted By Jahungo
These all make sense if you reference them with...

These all make sense if you reference them with regards to the actual historic and functional center of the city, not the geographic center which has more to do with the seemingly arbitrary borders...
Forum: Police Blotter 22 April 2013, 07:01 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 28,670
Posted By Jahungo
Bomb Suspect Is Charged and Will Be Tried in...

Bomb Suspect Is Charged and Will Be Tried in Civilian Court (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/us/one-week-after-blasts-a-day-of-mourning-in-boston.html)



I am glad that it has been settled...
Forum: Police Blotter 20 April 2013, 07:10 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 28,670
Posted By Jahungo
Actually, I was kind of wrong: according to what...

Actually, I was kind of wrong: according to what I've read today, it was neither a trick nor a coincidence. For example, from NPR News...
Forum: Police Blotter 20 April 2013, 12:53 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 28,670
Posted By Jahungo
I think it's just a coincidence. If they knew...

I think it's just a coincidence. If they knew where he was, there's no need to try to smoke him out with that sort of trickery, especially since it's likely he would have no way of knowing about it....
Forum: Police Blotter 20 April 2013, 12:42 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 28,670
Posted By Jahungo
NBC reporting he is in custody and alive, likely...

NBC reporting he is in custody and alive, likely injured since they are calling for a medic.
Forum: Police Blotter 20 April 2013, 12:38 AM
Replies: 339
Views: 28,670
Posted By Jahungo
Someone on reddit monitoring the police band says...

Someone on reddit monitoring the police band says they were saying that despite reports, there is no fire on the boat. The Globe is reporting that police negotiators are calling for him to come out...
Forum: Police Blotter 19 April 2013, 08:18 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 28,670
Posted By Jahungo
According to the Boston Globe...

According to the Boston Globe (http://live.boston.com/Event/Live_blog_Explosion_in_Copley_Square):
Forum: Police Blotter 19 April 2013, 08:00 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 28,670
Posted By Jahungo
Apparently the older bomber, Tamerlan, has become...

Apparently the older bomber, Tamerlan, has become more religious recently:

(Quote is from the NYT Lede live updates...
Forum: Police Blotter 19 April 2013, 03:26 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 28,670
Posted By Jahungo
They're interviewing their uncle (who lives in...

They're interviewing their uncle (who lives in Maryland) right now, and he seems very angry, and says he can't think of any reasons for them to do this except for being "losers" who were angry about...
Forum: Police Blotter 19 April 2013, 03:18 PM
Replies: 339
Views: 28,670
Posted By Jahungo
The older brother (Tamerlan, who is now dead) was...

The older brother (Tamerlan, who is now dead) was definitely a Muslim, at least. For example, in an interesting bit from the NYT (on their update page, here...
Forum: Techno-Babble 05 April 2013, 06:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 278
Posted By Jahungo
That's cool. But they aren't cells. ...

That's cool. But they aren't cells.

(Actually, the title on article now is "3-D printer builds synthetic tissues," different from the one on the message board. But when I google "Researchers use...
Forum: Social Studies 05 April 2013, 06:17 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,917
Posted By Jahungo
In general, I would say that there is something...

In general, I would say that there is something to be gained from abstracting tough, controversial issues to challenge our intuitions (and therefore take a logical look at them), which seems to be...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 05 April 2013, 01:16 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 4,617
Posted By Jahungo
Why is it completely unreasonable? If it...

Why is it completely unreasonable?

If it were rated PG-13 for language or other things that simply not wearing headphones could avoid, then I'd definitely agree with you, because it would be easy...
Forum: Soapbox Derby 27 March 2013, 01:47 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,532
Posted By Jahungo
"New York, NY" is also the preferred city name...

"New York, NY" is also the preferred city name for Manhattan used by the US post office, as opposed to areas in the outer boroughs, which can go by their borough name (e.g. "Bronx, NY") or even...
Forum: Crash and Burn 18 March 2013, 03:35 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,804
Posted By Jahungo
I was thinking of the typical drinking "at home"...

I was thinking of the typical drinking "at home" done by high-schoolers, which is unsupervised. Drinking with parental supervision could be okay, too.

If you're drinking at a bar, there may not...
Forum: Crash and Burn 18 March 2013, 03:21 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,804
Posted By Jahungo
Just an off-the-cuff idea: what about a tiered...

Just an off-the-cuff idea: what about a tiered system designed to encourage those who will drink at a younger age to do so in a less dangerous way?

For example, what about making it legal to buy...
Forum: Crash and Burn 18 March 2013, 02:54 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 3,804
Posted By Jahungo
Except that I would guess that many people would...

Except that I would guess that many people would view buying alcohol for underage high schoolers to be worse than buying alcohol for underage college students (and not entirely without valid reason,...
Forum: Amusement Bark 05 March 2013, 11:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 787
Posted By Jahungo
They should have Steven Colbert impersonate Jon...

They should have Steven Colbert impersonate Jon Stewart and host the show, in the same way he impersonates Bill O'Reilly on the Colbert Report (although that's died down a bit now).
Forum: Social Studies 05 March 2013, 09:10 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 6,712
Posted By Jahungo
I would agree with you on the surrogate mother's...

I would agree with you on the surrogate mother's right to refuse any such procedure, but I think I may disagree with you on her right to undergo such a procedure if the biological (and legal) parents...
Forum: Social Studies 05 March 2013, 08:47 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 6,712
Posted By Jahungo
What about a medical procedure that is of no...

What about a medical procedure that is of no benefit to the surrogate mother, and really only pertains to the fetus? (Say, some type of risky but potentially helpful intrauterine surgery).
Forum: The Doctor Is In 05 March 2013, 08:02 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,966
Posted By Jahungo
It was medically indicated for a first responder...

It was medically indicated for a first responder to perform CPR here. I didn't mean to imply anything about a doctor's evaluation, since obviously one was not performed at that point and I don't...
Forum: Social Studies 05 March 2013, 07:42 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 6,712
Posted By Jahungo
I don't think a genetic parent could (or should...

I don't think a genetic parent could (or should be able to) force a surrogate mother to undergo any surgery, but could the genetic parents refuse a specific procedure (assuming they are legally the...
Forum: Social Studies 05 March 2013, 07:08 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 6,712
Posted By Jahungo
To follow up on my earlier post, you could make...

To follow up on my earlier post, you could make an analogy to free speech protection. You have a right to free speech, but still may face consequences of that speech. (For example, if I badmouth my...
Forum: The Doctor Is In 05 March 2013, 07:04 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,966
Posted By Jahungo
Probably once she got to the hospital and was...

Probably once she got to the hospital and was evaluated by a doctor, she was declared dead quickly and CPR would have been stopped. But still, CPR would have been going on for the time it took to...
Forum: Social Studies 05 March 2013, 06:51 PM
Replies: 98
Views: 6,712
Posted By Jahungo
So how would you handle this if you were the...

So how would you handle this if you were the decision maker on the issue? Physically force her to have the abortion? Threaten with criminal penalties if she did not?

I think it would be...
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