Liberals HATE thinking.

Especially independent thinking.

Yup. I have his entire series on DVD and the best stuff was definitely in the first three seasons. Once the wall came down, they had to re-write all the storyboards and get rid of the real hard-core Commie bad guys that made for such great shows.

MacGuyver wasn't bad either, though as the series progressed, his tricks became more contrived and in some cases, outright fictional.

Equalizer was awesome - used to watch whenever I could as a kid.

Modern version you might take a look at: "Leverage"

"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

I have one also. In a delightful bit of art imitating life (or something of the sort), they were given out as promos during preview screenings of one of the "Mission: Impossible" movies. 11 years ago, that truly seemed incredible and they still are a bit of a technological wonder.

I appreciate your kind words and help, john

Whoa. I must have been possessed when I wrote that. I meant to include "NOT " in that sentence.

well, K, what should I say?

I bought the kindle, and the paperback, and read them
with extraordinary relish. I loved every word, and
even loved the words between words, the punctuation,
the nuances, the coloratura of meanings ... it was
more than a book;;; for almost a month, it was my
mistress, pleasing me endlessly, late at night! I still
return for more, months later!

This Is A Good Book! Buy It! -- j

p.s. I'm almost through with my 4th one, now.

is that "non-player-character"?

and why did you not answer my thank you memo? -- j

except for obamacare, don't you think?! -- j

Dave, I have one of his earpiece fm radios -- got it
years ago when I was traveling with just a briefcase.

Thanks for the link!!! -- j

I bought the book this afternoon. I'll read it on my lunch break at work.

No guys, I thank you both for the excellent book. A very worthwhile effort on your parts.

lately, SCOTUS is upholding the Constitution in my opinion.

On first item; yes sometimes our heroes are not perfect.
On the second one: it is sad that many don’t seem to recognize our constitution as the highest law of the land but something to get around or ignored (at least until SCOTUS strikes them down).

Interesting, thanks!

I will.

I have heard a number of a number of inventors using these crowdfunding sites. Some swear by them. One problem with crowdfunding sites so far is that they are not real investment vehicles. In most cases the "investors" are not getting an equity stake, so I am skeptical they will provide real capital to inventors in the long run.

I always tell my inventors that they are going to have to tell someone about their inventions eventually or they will never make any money. But of course this always results in some risk. VCs almost never sign Non-Disclosure Agreements. In a perfect world obtaining a patent would be quick and not to expensive, but that is not the world we live in. In a perfect world, you would wait to tell people about your invention until after you obtained your patent. In the real world it is important to remember that a patent is a barrier to entry (there are others) and like physical barriers (locks, safes) to entry there is no such thing as perfect barrier. Thus you have to make a trade about how much protection you want or can afford and the ability to take you invention to market.

please consider giving us a review on amazon when you've finished, kittyhawk. Thanks

It is sad that Steve Jobs, after growing a company such as Apple to the heights it enjoys, worked in his later years to squash small inventors. He lobbied heavily for some of the major patent reforms which challenge those such as himself who started in a garage.
One of the major travesties of the recent reforms is the law change to "first-to-file". Under this new rule, the inventor is not recognized as the definition of inventor for the purpose of the property right. Rather the first to file a patent application. It is blatantly unconstitutional, as inventors' rights are established in the Constitution.

Ron: You are right on target. This is the era of the anti-hero. If the person/character involved does something heroic, their flaws must also be prominently displayed. In that way, we won't admire so much as relate. (Pardon me while I step out for some fresh air).