If you head to amazon.com web page they even have a link
setup to make it easy to donate. If you are so inclined...;]

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu]On Behalf
Of Bob Axtell
Sent: December 29, 2004 3:13 AM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: Re: [OT] Perspectives on the Earthquake


Russell, I agree. My wife and I contributed yesterday.

BTW, privately people are saying that GPS fixes ARE showing that parts 
of Sumatra moved 10s of meters (it was poo-poo'd by "experts" here at 
first). Truly an awesome, once in a lifetime, event. Earthquakes in 
California normally cause a movement of a few centimeters max.  

--Bob

Russell McMahon wrote:

> Here's a suggestion.
> If you are in a position to read this message then you can afford it.
>
>        *** Consider giving one days household income to the
>        *** "Tsunami" relief fund  through an appropriate agency.
>
> Here's where we see how people's political and religious positions 
> work in reality, and what they are actually worth in terms of humanity.
> (Or we don't actually "see" becauise it's done anonymously and without 
> compulsion.
> Even the extreme right wing libertarians who believe that they must 
> not be compelled into any thing whatsoever (represented unashamedly 
> here by eg Mr JG) is able to contribute IF THEY WISH. There is no 
> compulsion, no knowledge, no people forcing or even knowing if they 
> have. Other's may make observations about the practicality or merit of 
> others 'belief systems' based on what they have done, but we don't 
> know what each has done.
>
> The questions of course are
> "Why 'should' we?".
> What business is it of ours what is happening to other people?
> Why should we be concerned about their misery and suffering? Or their 
> sucesses and triumphs?
> I expect to provide for myself when disaster strikes through prudent 
> use of my resources - why should I feel in any way obliged to provide 
> for others who have not made similar provisions for themselves?
>
> No amount of raving on on list will measure how valuable our ideas on 
> such matters are. How we answer those questions personally & privately 
> & by our actions will give us some idea of the fitness of our ideas 
> relative to those of others. If we let them.
>
>
>        RM
>
> Obvious question: Have I taken my own advice?
> I'm not going to tell you and you can't make me :-)
> It's a lot easier to be a hypocrite and rave on on list.
> We may have no idea of what people "really" do and believe, regardless 
> of what they profess.
>


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