tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154018758799451116.post4707737013957533232..comments2023-11-05T06:01:46.501-05:00Comments on Solo Docs, So Long: The Government's Response: Notes, Part 1, Bare Bones of Its AttackOnaColasantehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12516818299832410490noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154018758799451116.post-27657252461116999502013-12-26T11:11:30.497-05:002013-12-26T11:11:30.497-05:00This comment was intended to go with the earlier &...This comment was intended to go with the earlier "Everything Breaks" post, but somehow ended up here. I've had a little trouble lately commenting on this blog.<br /><br />I think you are right to call them on using these words as their use here is clearly rhetorical: the words are being used to make an argument that is implicit, hidden, and therefore more insidious, less open to reasoned refutation. <br /><br />The word "scheme" is perfect example. The word is in fact ambiguous. It can be neutral, as in 'color scheme.' But it also can carry a connotation of cunning dishonesty. Ironically, that is precisely what the government is doing by using the word "scheme." This whole letter is a 'scheme.' It is a cunning and dishonest way to attack a person by using words that insinuate themselves into our minds without our realizing what is going on. And the government knows this. <br /><br />As for this prosecution, are we tax-payers allowed to know how much the government has spent (should I say wasted?) on the this silly prosecution?<br /><br />I'll bet it was "millions."Loyal Oppositionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154018758799451116.post-30360467751654303462013-12-24T15:39:57.117-05:002013-12-24T15:39:57.117-05:00I just bought a house and had it inspected by a pr...I just bought a house and had it inspected by a professional home inspector. When he saw my water heater he beamed. He had just won the prize his local professional group has for finding the oldest appliance. He immediately took a photograph of the unit. My water heater is a Ruud Monel. It is was made in the 1940s and it still going strong. Ruud no longer makes it for precisely this reason. It was made with a very strong kind of metal. Another piece of evidence for planned obsolescence. <br /><br />My inspector told me a lot of people immediately replace these old units when they buy a house, to buy a new one. People sometimes do this with cell phones that still work, in order to buy a newer 'better' phone. So the first step we can take is not to throw things out before they even break. James Nashnoreply@blogger.com