http://horse-you-rode-in-on.com/2008/08/21/wittgenstein%e2%80%99s-ruler/ Random rants and curious explanation. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://horse-you-rode-in-on.com/2008/08/21/wittgenstein%e2%80%99s-ruler/#comment-944 Andy Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:26:00 +0000 http://horse-you-rode-in-on.com/2008/08/21/wittgenstein%e2%80%99s-ruler/#comment-944 You'd measure a table to find out it's dimensions. You’d measure a table to find out it’s dimensions.

]]> http://horse-you-rode-in-on.com/2008/08/21/wittgenstein%e2%80%99s-ruler/#comment-945 Al Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:15:44 +0000 http://horse-you-rode-in-on.com/2008/08/21/wittgenstein%e2%80%99s-ruler/#comment-945 Oh. Well, there's that. I've also known people to measure a table to see it would fit into an alcove. But if it's so tight you have to measure it, then once it's in the alcove it can no longer serve as a table. it becomes a Wittgenstein desk, Oh. Well, there’s that. I’ve also known people to measure a table to see it would fit into an alcove. But if it’s so tight you have to measure it, then once it’s in the alcove it can no longer serve as a table. it becomes a Wittgenstein desk,

]]> http://horse-you-rode-in-on.com/2008/08/21/wittgenstein%e2%80%99s-ruler/#comment-947 Steve Alber Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:00:35 +0000 http://horse-you-rode-in-on.com/2008/08/21/wittgenstein%e2%80%99s-ruler/#comment-947 After you've bracketed it, any sensible target would move, thus requiring more bracketing. The question becomes: Will you run out of shells or melt your barrel before the target stops moving? And why did you want to shoot an insensible target anyway? It seems you're not as interested in hitting the target as you are in hitting the people inside the target. So if the people in the target note that they've been bracketed, they're going to get the hell out of there, thus forcing you to waste ammunition destroying something that's harmless ... like a farmhouse or a pet store. And what about the pets? Why kill them? They haven't done a thing to hurt you. So there. After you’ve bracketed it, any sensible target would move, thus requiring more bracketing. The question becomes: Will you run out of shells or melt your barrel before the target stops moving? And why did you want to shoot an insensible target anyway? It seems you’re not as interested in hitting the target as you are in hitting the people inside the target. So if the people in the target note that they’ve been bracketed, they’re going to get the hell out of there, thus forcing you to waste ammunition destroying something that’s harmless … like a farmhouse or a pet store. And what about the pets? Why kill them? They haven’t done a thing to hurt you. So there.

]]> http://horse-you-rode-in-on.com/2008/08/21/wittgenstein%e2%80%99s-ruler/#comment-948 Al Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:30:33 +0000 http://horse-you-rode-in-on.com/2008/08/21/wittgenstein%e2%80%99s-ruler/#comment-948 Spoilsport! That's easy for you to say -- the pets haven't done a thing to hurt you -- because they shit on everybody else's lawn, not yours. Hillary said she would blow them to smithereens, which can then swim around in your aquarium. Today I'm sure the bracketing of artillery is computerized through pilotless aircraft, satellites and GPS, with the results automatically plugged into the gunnery, so lthe whole process might take a minute. It used to take longer -- but not long enough for a whole encampment of smithereens to pull up stakes and dart whence and thence. War is hell, but so is peace. Spoilsport! That’s easy for you to say — the pets haven’t done a thing to hurt you — because they shit on everybody else’s lawn, not yours. Hillary said she would blow them to smithereens, which can then swim around in your aquarium. Today I’m sure the bracketing of artillery is computerized through pilotless aircraft, satellites and GPS, with the results automatically plugged into the gunnery, so lthe whole process might take a minute. It used to take longer — but not long enough for a whole encampment of smithereens to pull up stakes and dart whence and thence. War is hell, but so is peace.

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