Re: Segways aren't for everyone
--- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 07:31 PM 6/18/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr. Bush gets bucked... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/030612/170/4dnhg.html Umm, I thought it was supposed to have a gyroscopic stabilization system so you couldn't fall off it? You would have to lean hard forward, then lean back real quick and then again forward real quick. My guess is that GW was doing what any really brave, smart, and curious person would do, he was looking for the edge conditions first so he would know how much give he had. Every time I get a new board I do the same thing pushing it to it's limits, intentionaly going down, so I will know just how far I can take it before I go down. That way I am always ready for it, and I know how far I can take it when things get tight. It's better to learn it when you are expecting a fall than to learn it when you are not. Jan Going to the doctor tomarow to find out if my leg has healed enought that I can get back to my boardsports... maru. = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
New Kil'n Novel (was: New Brin Novel)
- Original Message - From: d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 5:20 AM Subject: Re: Brin: RE: New Brin Novel? Apparently Kil'n Time will be the sequel to Kiln People. http://www.sffworld.com/authors/b/brin_david/interviews/2002042.html Dr. Brin, any word on when it'll be finished or a release date? **humbly offering my proofreading services** Thanks! Alas, things are moving VERY slowly hrrrm feeling very hoonish db -- This is good news for SF fans. At least Locus has a UK pub date. I don't supposed Locus has any real influence, but we can hope. We can also hope the US title will be Kiln Time. Speaking of Kiln books, has anyone voted for the Hugos yet? I'm waiting for TORCON's PR 5 that has my code to vote on line. That class of mail takes a while to get to Korea, even in the APO system. If I don't get it by the first week of July, I'll have to snail-mail it. George A ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Segways aren't for everyone
At 11:15 PM 6/18/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: --- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 07:31 PM 6/18/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr. Bush gets bucked... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/030612/170/4dnhg.html Umm, I thought it was supposed to have a gyroscopic stabilization system so you couldn't fall off it? You would have to lean hard forward, then lean back real quick and then again forward real quick. My guess is that GW was doing what any really brave, smart, and curious person would do, he was looking for the edge conditions first so he would know how much give he had. Every time I get a new board I do the same thing pushing it to it's limits, intentionaly going down, so I will know just how far I can take it before I go down. That way I am always ready for it, and I know how far I can take it when things get tight. One could point out that that is also what one would do if one were auditioning for Jackass . . . -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: New Kil'n Novel (was: New Br!n Novel)
G. D. Akin wrote: Speaking of Kiln books, has anyone voted for the Hugos yet? I'm waiting for TORCON's PR 5 that has my code to vote on line. That class of mail takes a while to get to Korea, even in the APO system. If I don't get it by the first week of July, I'll have to snail-mail it. Urgh. What with one thing and another, I think I'm probably not voting this year (Maybe I could dig out the nominated short stories I have on hand, but that would be about it.) Julia Up To My Eyeballs Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Segways aren't for everyone
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 23:41:54 -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 07:31 PM 6/18/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr. Bush gets bucked... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/030612/170/4dnhg.html Umm, I thought it was supposed to have a gyroscopic stabilization system so you couldn't fall off it? I heard it wasn't switched on. Dean ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: New Kil'n Novel (was: New Brin Novel)
In a message dated 6/19/03 1:39:34 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Dr. Brin, any word on when it'll be finished or a release date? **humbly offering my proofreading services** Thanks! Alas, things are moving VERY slowly hrrrm feeling very hoonish db Now considering what I've been trying to do, I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. :-) William Taylor ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Segways aren't for everyone
Julia Thompson wrote: I saw video of it on the news at some point. It was amusing. I also saw video of both his *parents* on them, no troubles with them at all. How is it that the athletic son can't handle what the mother who broke her leg sledding with her grandchildren can? :) I heard the story on TechTV. He was buying those two Segways for his parents as a gift, but he had already ridden one before, so he must have felt comfortable riding one, which made him overconfident. This time, he jumped on one-handed, and the machine just couldn't handle it. The senior Bushes did just fine, because they were being careful. __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville, Alabama = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .. http://www.brin-l.org Chmeee's 3D Objects http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .. http://www.sloansteady.com Software Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans . http://www.sloan3d.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Segways aren't for everyone
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 07:59 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Segways aren't for everyone On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 23:41:54 -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 07:31 PM 6/18/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr. Bush gets bucked... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/030612/170/4dnhg.html Umm, I thought it was supposed to have a gyroscopic stabilization system so you couldn't fall off it? I heard it wasn't switched on. Its always on.. unless the Segway itself is turned off. You have the grip it, iirc, for the gyros to function when you're mounting it. Its freaky, the first time you get on. You put your weight on it, and it starts to stabilize, so your instinct is to shift your weight in the opposite direction to compensate, at which point the Segway shifts to adjusts for your movement, which you instinctually adjust in the OPPOSITE direction yet again... and so on, until it either bucks you off or you get it After that, its loads of fun; the learning curve is about 45 seconds. -j- ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Br!n: RE: New Br!n Novel?
OK, its a stinker, but here goes... What is it called when a person commits a violent act against a ditto? Assault'n Pottery with intent to Kil'n (Blame my Green!) Nerd From Hell Or a group of Terrorists/Anarchists/Deconstructionists who kidnap and ditto random people for no apparent reason? My Life With The Thrill Kil'n Cult xponent Kil'n Me, Ce Soir Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br?n: Stuff for the Gurps Uplift Site.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, Hoon do not get permanent names until their leg fur turns white. At most, I thought we could have fun with the lines: Keep a watch on C'mell. Don't let her become her namesake. ...and give pitty to the readers that don't get it. Well, I'm going to show my ignorance or my Swiss-cheese-brain, and request enlightenment, O Umbling Chimpanzee Fencer... grin Pitty Pitty Please? Maru ;) __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br?n: Stuff for the Gurps Uplift Site.
In a message dated 6/19/2003 10:31:26 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, I'm going to show my ignorance or my Swiss-cheese-brain, and request enlightenment, O Umbling Chimpanzee Fencer... grin Pitty Pitty Please? Maru ;) ...Recovering from being a melted pubddle on the floor. Well, when you put it that way. The Ballad of Lost C'mell by Cordwainer Smith. C'mell, being a cat human and a girlie-girl, wasn't supposed to fall in love with a human. A bit hard to find in the used bookstores. Try the Best of, or a collection of animorphic SF. A bit hard for me to understand in today's world. Totally opposite from today's viewpoint. For Cordwainer Smith, if you looked like a human, and thought like a human, but did not have human genes, you could not be treated as a human. If he wrote to be ironic, I think he won. William Taylor And don't say you're Swiss-cheese until you've seen the movie Topsy-Turvey. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br?n: Stuff for the Gurps Uplift Site.
Deborah Harrell wrote: Well, I'm going to show my ignorance or my Swiss-cheese-brain, and request enlightenment, O Umbling Chimpanzee Fencer... grin The name came from a Cordwainer Smith story, The Ballad of Lost C'Mell. __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville, Alabama = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .. http://www.brin-l.org Chmeee's 3D Objects http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .. http://www.sloansteady.com Software Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans . http://www.sloan3d.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Tech-ish help
Hi folks, A friend of mine (a Green Beret currently serving in Tashkent, having just left Baghdad) just sent me a (very funny) letter in MS Word Format talking about his experiences. I was hoping to publish it on my blog (he has approved the idea) and was wondering if you guys had any ideas about the best way to go about it. Unfortunately when you save the letter in a different format (as a Web Page, for example) it tends to screw up the formatting. Thanks for any suggestions. = Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freedom is not free http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br?n: Stuff for the Gurps Uplift Site.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Ballad of Lost C'mell by Cordwainer Smith. C'mell, being a cat human and a girlie-girl, wasn't supposed to fall in love with a human. SNIP Totally opposite from today's viewpoint. For Cordwainer Smith, if you looked like a human, and thought like a human, but did not have human genes, you could not be treated as a human. If he wrote to be ironic, I think he won. Even though a (an?) SF writer creates and sets stories in a fictional society, that doesn't necessarily mean that he *approves* of everything that society believes. __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville, Alabama = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .. http://www.brin-l.org Chmeee's 3D Objects http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .. http://www.sloansteady.com Software Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans . http://www.sloan3d.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Tech-ish help
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] A friend of mine (a Green Beret currently serving in Tashkent, having just left Baghdad) just sent me a (very funny) letter in MS Word Format talking about his experiences. I was hoping to publish it on my blog (he has approved the idea) and was wondering if you guys had any ideas about the best way to go about it. Unfortunately when you save the letter in a different format (as a Web Page, for example) it tends to screw up the formatting. Thanks for any suggestions. Perhaps this will work... Save it as a text file and put PRE /PRE tags around it. That's for preformatted text. Then the browser will just display it as is and not try to mess with it. I do that here for some reports that we want to display in a browser but don't want to take the time to rewrite into HTML format. - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Tech-ish help
--- Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Gautam Mukunda Perhaps this will work... Save it as a text file and put PRE /PRE tags around it. That's for preformatted text. Then the browser will just display it as is and not try to mess with it. I do that here for some reports that we want to display in a browser but don't want to take the time to rewrite into HTML format. - jmh Definitely worth a try. The only other issue is that it has some great pictures, which I would also like to post. = Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freedom is not free http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Tech-ish help
Copy and paste it into an HTML editor, such as the one in Mozilla (which is free, if you don't have it). That will probably do better, but you still may have to clean it up a bit. -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gautam Mukunda Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:02 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Tech-ish help Hi folks, A friend of mine (a Green Beret currently serving in Tashkent, having just left Baghdad) just sent me a (very funny) letter in MS Word Format talking about his experiences. I was hoping to publish it on my blog (he has approved the idea) and was wondering if you guys had any ideas about the best way to go about it. Unfortunately when you save the letter in a different format (as a Web Page, for example) it tends to screw up the formatting. Thanks for any suggestions. = Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freedom is not free http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Tech-ish help
Guatam wrote: Hi folks, A friend of mine (a Green Beret currently serving in Tashkent, having just left Baghdad) just sent me a (very funny) letter in MS Word Format talking about his experiences. I was hoping to publish it on my blog (he has approved the idea) and was wondering if you guys had any ideas about the best way to go about it. Unfortunately when you save the letter in a different format (as a Web Page, for example) it tends to screw up the formatting. Thanks for any suggestions. I can't think of any bullet-proof way of doing this. If you are comfortable with any HTML editors, you may just want to copy the text and paste it into the HTML editor and readjust the formatting. Or you could upload the Word document to a server somewhere and just link to the document from your blog. I'm not sure what type of interface your blog has. If you just type into it the way you type into a word processor, you could just copy the text from his Word document (just a regular edit--select all) and paste it directly into your blog. That might work well for you. I'm curious to see what other ideas get posted here. Reggie Bautista _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
wierd spam...
I just got this (presumably) spam message today. I've never seen anything quite like it: --- Subject: Dimensional Warp Generator Needed Greetings, We need a vendor who can offer immediate supply. I'm offering $5,000 US dollars just for referring a vender which is (Actually RELIABLE in providing the below equipment) Contact details of vendor required, including name and phone #. If they turn out to be reliable in supplying the below equipment I'll immediately pay you $5,000. We prefer to work with vendor in the Boston/New York area. 1. The mind warper generation 4 Dimensional Warp Generator # 52 4350a series wrist watch with z60 or better memory adapter. If in stock the AMD Dimensional Warp Generator module containing the GRC79 induction motor, two I80200 warp stabilizers, 256GB of SRAM, and two Analog Devices isolinear modules, This unit also has a menu driven GUI accessible on the front panel XID display. All in 1 units would be great if reliable models are available 2. The special 23200 or Acme 5X24 series time transducing capacitor with built in temporal displacement. Needed with complete jumper/auxiliary system 3. A reliable crystal Ionizor with unlimited memory backup. If your vendor turns out to be reliable, I owe you $5,000. Email his details to me at: address removed to avoid advertising it Please do not reply directly back to this email as it will only be bounced back to you. random jumble of letters removed --- I'm not sure wht the goal of this spam was. I can only think it it to get people to write to the email address provided, but I see little likelihood people would do so. _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
News from the Booby Hatch
[The first two articles are spoofs -- I hope! --DBM] --- From: [deleted per request] To: 'Declan McCullagh' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: REMOVEEMAIL: Hatch goes even more nuts!! When's he up for reelection??? Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 10:20:49 -0400 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Priority: 3 Senator wants copyright kill switches in PCs Thursday, June 19, 2003; 10:12 AM WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday that future personal computers should be required to sport kill switches that could be remotely activated in cases of peer-to-peer piracy. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-UT, said he was drafting legislation to require devices in PCs permitting the destruction of hardware used for widescale copyright infringement by sending a secret command to the remote computer. A copyright holder would be required to offer two warnings before the kill switch was activated and the computer destroyed or permanently disabled, Hatch said. That may be the only way you can teach these people about copyright infringement, Hatch told reporters in the Hart Senate office building before a meeting of the Judiciary committee. Requiring kill switches is an extreme step, but if the private sector can't stop piracy on its own, the government will. On Tuesday, Hatch came under fire for saying that he favors developing new technology to remotely destroy the computers of people who illegally download music from the Internet. Hatch's latest remarks on go even further, representing the most dramatic escalation to date in a battle over Internet piracy that has pitted copyright industry executives against peer-to-peer users and the technology industry. The kill switch would necessarily include an audit trail and some sort of way to prevent it from being abused by people other than legitimate intellectual property holders, Hatch said on Thursday. While there are no simple solutions, this is a reasonable proposal that will help preserve the health and vibrancy of one of America's most important industries. Hatch said that in addition to technological protections against misuse of the kill switch, anyone who activated it who was not a legitimate copyright holder would be subject to prosecution by the U.S. Department of Justice. A senior executive at Intel Corporation, who spoke on condition of anonymity, called Hatch's comments nutty, ludicrous, and beyond the pale. Our job is to make the best products for our users, not create backdoors in microprocessors that will melt them down to a molten heap of slag because someone on the Internet gets peeved, the executive said. There's no guarantee that copyright holders won't make a mistake, and what if a hacker bypasses this supposedly secure authentication mechanism? Senator Hatch would be responsible for melting down most of the Internet overnight. In May, the Recording Industry Association of America acknowledged that it erroneously sent dozens of copyright infringement notices that threatened legal action. The trade association blamed its errors on a temporary employee. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-VA, who has been active in copyright debates, said that Hatch should reconsider his proposal for legislation. I can understand Senator Hatch's frustration, but we have to make sure the cure is not worse than the disease, Boucher said. Requiring kill switches is a last resort, not something that should be on the table yet. Hatch is an amateur songwriter who has recorded religious songs including, according to HatchMusic.com, works titled Our Gracious Lord, Climb Inside His Loving Arms, and How His Glory Shines. Hatch's proposed legislation represents a kind of melding of two other proposals from the last session of Congress. In one, Rep. Howard Berman, D-CA, ignited a firestorm across the Internet over his bill that would give copyright holders the power to disable, divert or block computers used on peer-to-peer networks. The second bill, backed by Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-SC, would require computer and consumer-electronics companies to build copyright-protection technology into future products. One technology lobbyist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, offered a tongue-in-cheek suggestion. How about if we implant 'kill switches' in politicians so we can blow them up when they say anything this stupid? --- From: Xeni Jardin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Declan McCullagh' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Hatch introduces legislation to burn peoples' eyeballs out Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 18:35:57 -0700 [you've prolly already seen...--XJ] Journalist Declan McCullough, whose articles helped kill the first Hatch bill, wrote yesterday that while there is some
_Some_ Practitioners of Religion Are Evil
I know Mafiosi are traditionally Catholic, but I didn't realize that the church was taking lessons from them in problem-solving: From CNN: An alleged victim of the clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Boston archdiocese was in critical condition late Wednesday after being pulled out of the Neponset River. http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/06/19/mcsorley.hospitalized/index.html -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Tech-ish help
From: Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Tech-ish help Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 11:21:16 -0700 (PDT) --- Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Gautam Mukunda Perhaps this will work... Save it as a text file and put PRE /PRE tags around it. That's for preformatted text. Then the browser will just display it as is and not try to mess with it. I do that here for some reports that we want to display in a browser but don't want to take the time to rewrite into HTML format. - jmh Definitely worth a try. The only other issue is that it has some great pictures, which I would also like to post. = Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freedom is not free http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com For photos: I don't know how blogspot works, but on LiveJournal you need to link to the images in html at an online site, which means you'd have to upload them to a photo hosting site at, say, photos.yahoo.com and then link to the image. I haven't needed to do this in the three weeks since I've been blogging, but I know the basic process. I have a small list of photo-hosting sites at home and will post them later tonight. Some are free, some not, iirc. Jon _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Scouted: Why Humans Are Hairless
Another theory on why we're the hairless apes: http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/66/79781.htm?printing=true Apparently, lack of parasites is an attractive quality in a mate. A new study suggests that humans became hairless to reduce the risk of biting flies and other parasites that live in fur and to enhance their sexual attractiveness. Humans are rare among mammals for their lack of a dense layer of protective fur or hair. And the new theory challenges widely accepted theories that humans became hairless to provide better temperature control in varied climates. This conventional view argues that hair was no longer necessary because humans could regulate their environment with the use of shelter, fire, and clothing The researchers admit that the presence of pubic hair does pose a challenge to their theory of hairless human evolution. The warm, humid environment provided by pubic hair provided an ideal breeding ground for parasites. However, researchers say pubic hair also plays an important role in sexual attraction by enhancing the exchange of pheromonal signals. Pheromones are scentless chemicals released by men and women that are thought to play a role in sexual attraction And Not Even A Mention Of The Swimming Apes Theory? Maru :) __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
2 Corinthians 6:14 (Humor)
From: Joke A Day (June 19, 2003) Joke A Day Making Fun Of Morons Since 1863 Joke A Day, Inc. http://www.jokeaday.com To join our list: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Brotha Vic dropped me a line to tell me about a conversation he'd had with his wife. You see, Vic is a fairly easy going Christian, while his wife is a fairly easy going Atheist. She said she was going to buy a t-shirt from Landover Baptist that says, Unsaved. Vic said, Ok. I'll get one that says, 'I'm With Stupid --'. -- Ronn! :) People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. -- Anonymous ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: wierd spam...
At 02:40 PM 6/19/03 -0400, Bryon Daly wrote: I just got this (presumably) spam message today. I've never seen anything quite like it: --- Subject: Dimensional Warp Generator Needed Greetings, We need a vendor who can offer immediate supply. I'm offering $5,000 US dollars just for referring a vender which is (Actually RELIABLE in providing the below equipment) Contact details of vendor required, including name and phone #. If they turn out to be reliable in supplying the below equipment I'll immediately pay you $5,000. We prefer to work with vendor in the Boston/New York area. 1. The mind warper generation 4 Dimensional Warp Generator # 52 4350a series wrist watch with z60 or better memory adapter. If in stock the AMD Dimensional Warp Generator module containing the GRC79 induction motor, two I80200 warp stabilizers, 256GB of SRAM, and two Analog Devices isolinear modules, This unit also has a menu driven GUI accessible on the front panel XID display. All in 1 units would be great if reliable models are available 2. The special 23200 or Acme 5X24 series time transducing capacitor with built in temporal displacement. Needed with complete jumper/auxiliary system 3. A reliable crystal Ionizor with unlimited memory backup. If your vendor turns out to be reliable, I owe you $5,000. Email his details to me at: address removed to avoid advertising it Please do not reply directly back to this email as it will only be bounced back to you. random jumble of letters removed --- I'm not sure wht the goal of this spam was. I can only think it it to get people to write to the email address provided, but I see little likelihood people would do so. I don't know, either. I'm certainly not selling mine. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br?n: Stuff for the Gurps Uplift Site.
At 10:29 AM 6/19/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, Hoon do not get permanent names until their leg fur turns white. At most, I thought we could have fun with the lines: Keep a watch on C'mell. Don't let her become her namesake. ...and give pitty to the readers that don't get it. Well, I'm going to show my ignorance or my Swiss-cheese-brain, and request enlightenment, O Umbling Chimpanzee Fencer... grin Pitty Pitty Please? Maru ;) http://www.mac-2001.com/sf/writers/cw-smith.htm -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br?n: Stuff for the Gurps Uplift Site.
At 08:16 AM 6/18/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 6/18/2003 4:39:58 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 01:23 AM 6/18/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If five or six years, then C'mell (tentative name) becomes the second born What if she gets lost? Does someone have to write a ballad? Well, Hoon do not get permanent names until their leg fur turns white. After that, does she change her name to Melanie? Whose Leg Fur Color I Do Not Know Maru -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br?n: Stuff for the Gurps Uplift Site.
At 01:01 PM 6/19/03 -0500, Steve Sloan II wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Ballad of Lost C'mell by Cordwainer Smith. C'mell, being a cat human and a girlie-girl, wasn't supposed to fall in love with a human. SNIP Totally opposite from today's viewpoint. For Cordwainer Smith, if you looked like a human, and thought like a human, but did not have human genes, you could not be treated as a human. If he wrote to be ironic, I think he won. Even though a (an?) SF writer creates and sets stories in a fictional society, that doesn't necessarily mean that he *approves* of everything that society believes. http://www.raingod.com/angus/Writing/Essays/Literary/Smith.html -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Scouted: Making Ice Cream with Liquid Nitrogen
Next, on FoodTV: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/hometech/article/0,12543,458641,00.html Excerpt: Behold the smooth, sweet powers of liquid N. by Theodore Gray July 2003 ... I first heard about liquid nitrogen ice cream from my friend Tryggvi, an Icelandic chemist working in the Midwest (these things happen). He suggested we make it for dessert at a dinner party I was planning. Yes, he said, he had a recipe, something he'd seen in Chemical and Engineering News. Now, right off the bat you have to worry about a recipe found in Chemical and Engineering News, the principal trade publication for the sort of people who build oil refineries, shampoo factories and large-scale plants for the fractional distillation of liquefied air (which is where liquid nitrogen comes from). But for the party I was planning, it was perfect: The well-known author Oliver Sacks was coming to visit with my collection of chemical elements; I needed some after-dinner entertainment. My first concern was whether we would survive the ice cream. That and, if it didn't kill the cook, whether it would be any good. I had visions of hard, crusty stuff that caused frostbite of the throat. It turned out nothing could be further from the truth. ... _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Scouted: Why Humans Are Hairless
At 01:02 PM 6/19/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: Another theory on why we're the hairless apes: http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/66/79781.htm?printing=true Their research obviously overlooked the blind date I had last weekend . . . I Suspect She Was Indeed An Ape Of Some Sort, Particularly After Seeing Her Eat Maru -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Scouted: Why Humans Are Hairless
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Scouted: Why Humans Are Hairless Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:33:42 -0500 At 01:02 PM 6/19/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: Another theory on why we're the hairless apes: http://my.webmd.com/content/Article/66/79781.htm?printing=true Their research obviously overlooked the blind date I had last weekend . . . I Suspect She Was Indeed An Ape Of Some Sort, Particularly After Seeing Her Eat Maru LOL! *cough* been there *cough* Jon _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Bear Vitals
Has anyone here read _Vitals_, by Greg Bear? Any recommendations? Reggie Bautista _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Br!n: RE: New Br!n Novel?
So one guy says to the other... I saw one of your dittos the other day. Yeah? Yeah, he had this glazed look on his face! bumpbump..bump! and how about this tongue twister. The Ditto dittoed the ditto's ditto. RealNerd From Hell -Original Message- From: Chad Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 9:23 AM To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' Subject: RE: Br!n: RE: New Br!n Novel? OK, its a stinker, but here goes... What is it called when a person commits a violent act against a ditto? Assault'n Pottery with intent to Kil'n (Blame my Green!) Nerd From Hell Or a group of Terrorists/Anarchists/Deconstructionists who kidnap and ditto random people for no apparent reason? My Life With The Thrill Kil'n Cult xponent Kil'n Me, Ce Soir Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: wierd spam...
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:40:39 -0400, Bryon Daly wrote: I just got this (presumably) spam message today. I've never seen anything quite like it: *snipped* I'm not sure wht the goal of this spam was. I can only think it it to get people to write to the email address provided, but I see little likelihood people would do so. Obviously a stranded time traveller trying to get home. Dean ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Scouted: Making Ice Cream with Liquid Nitrogen
From: Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Next, on FoodTV: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/hometech/article/0,12543,458641,00.html Excerpt: Behold the smooth, sweet powers of liquid N. At first, I thought this article was about these: http://www.dippindots.com/dd_info.asp I'm not sure if they use liquid nitrogen. They are quite cold, for sure, though. They were almost too cold to get much taste out of them, the time I tried them. The microcrystalline ice cream in the PopSci article sounds much more appetizing; I wonder if it'd be possible to mass-market it? _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: News from the Booby Hatch
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: [The first two articles are spoofs -- I hope! --DBM] Senator wants copyright kill switches in PCs Thursday, June 19, 2003; 10:12 AM WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Thursday that future personal computers should be required to sport kill switches that could be remotely activated in cases of peer-to-peer piracy. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-UT, said he was drafting legislation to require devices in PCs permitting the destruction of hardware used for widescale copyright infringement by sending a secret command to the remote computer. A copyright holder would be required to offer two warnings before the kill switch was activated and the computer destroyed or permanently disabled, Hatch said. They reported it on TechTV yesterday, so unfortunately, he really did say that stuff. There's also this article: Senator Endorses Tough Action Against Music Piracy http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6559-2003Jun17.html Hatch is an amateur songwriter who has recorded religious songs including, according to HatchMusic.com, works titled Our Gracious Lord, Climb Inside His Loving Arms, and How His Glory Shines. Property destruction? Nice little show of Christian values there... One technology lobbyist, who spoke on condition of anonymity, offered a tongue-in-cheek suggestion. How about if we implant 'kill switches' in politicians so we can blow them up when they say anything this stupid? Damn straight! Maybe we can also set it to trigger if the politician kisses too much lobbyist ass at the expense of his own constituents. __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville, Alabama = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages .. http://www.brin-l.org Chmeee's 3D Objects http://www.sloan3d.com/chmeee 3D and Drawing Galleries .. http://www.sloansteady.com Software Science Fiction, Science, and Computer Links Science fiction scans . http://www.sloan3d.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
ADMIN: Bad Server mystery solved
For those who care... I finally figured out what happened the other day when the server misbehaved. I had forgotten that our MTA is chrooted, so it has its very own copy of resolv.conf, which we failed to update when our ISP changed. It was still able to talk to our local caching name server, but apparently that server either wasn't getting MX records or not getting/delivering them to the MTA in a usable form. It's updated now, but I'm going to continue to relay through our ISP unless that creates a problem. And that should also avoid any spurious blocking of our MTA. We can only hope that *their* MTA won't be spuriously blocked! Along the way to improving things, I also added further spam protection. That won't affect the list directly, except that the server may now perform a bit better because dictionary attacks will be stopped fairly quickly (the kind of attack I was griping about a few days ago). It might eliminate some work for Julia and me, by reducing the number of bogus messages that leak through for moderation. If you don't understand any of that, well... you could learn about administering open-source MTAs, but why anyone would do so voluntarily is beyond me. Nick -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Tech-ish help
Go to file select save as select .html I just did it on pre-formated text and pics, worked fine. --- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Copy and paste it into an HTML editor, such as the one in Mozilla (which is free, if you don't have it). That will probably do better, but you still may have to clean it up a bit. -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gautam Mukunda Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:02 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Tech-ish help Hi folks, A friend of mine (a Green Beret currently serving in Tashkent, having just left Baghdad) just sent me a (very funny) letter in MS Word Format talking about his experiences. I was hoping to publish it on my blog (he has approved the idea) and was wondering if you guys had any ideas about the best way to go about it. Unfortunately when you save the letter in a different format (as a Web Page, for example) it tends to screw up the formatting. Thanks for any suggestions. = Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freedom is not free http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: wierd spam...
--- Bryon Daly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got this (presumably) spam message today. I've never seen anything quite like it: --- Subject: Dimensional Warp Generator Needed Greetings, We need a vendor who can offer immediate supply. I'm offering $5,000 US dollars just for referring a vender which is (Actually RELIABLE in providing the below equipment) Contact details of vendor required, including name and phone #. If they turn out to be reliable in supplying the below equipment I'll immediately pay you $5,000. We prefer to work with vendor in the Boston/New York area. 1. The mind warper generation 4 Dimensional Warp Generator # 52 4350a series wrist watch with z60 or better memory adapter. If in stock the AMD Dimensional Warp Generator module containing the GRC79 induction motor, two I80200 warp stabilizers, 256GB of SRAM, and two Analog Devices isolinear modules, This unit also has a menu driven GUI accessible on the front panel XID display. All in 1 units would be great if reliable models are available 2. The special 23200 or Acme 5X24 series time transducing capacitor with built in temporal displacement. Needed with complete jumper/auxiliary system 3. A reliable crystal Ionizor with unlimited memory backup. If your vendor turns out to be reliable, I owe you $5,000. Email his details to me at: address removed to avoid advertising it Please do not reply directly back to this email as it will only be bounced back to you. random jumble of letters removed --- I'm not sure wht the goal of this spam was. I can only think it it to get people to write to the email address provided, but I see little likelihood people would do so. I herd is was a spam story. People float this around for the fun of it. The previous two were 1) looking for temporal agents to report a violation. 2) requests for anyone with a completed time machine so the guy can get back to his own time. Seems someone has stranded him here and he is tring to return to his own future time. AFAICT it's just for fun. = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: _Some_ Practitioners of Religion Are Evil
I guess Frank Keating was right. john On Thursday, June 19, 2003, at 03:32 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: I know Mafiosi are traditionally Catholic, but I didn't realize that the church was taking lessons from them in problem-solving: From CNN: An alleged victim of the clergy sexual abuse scandal in the Boston archdiocese was in critical condition late Wednesday after being pulled out of the Neponset River. http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/06/19/mcsorley.hospitalized/ index.html -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Br!n: RE: New Br!n Novel?
I use to date my gilrfriend's dito on the sly, but I had to stop. She was too needy. ___ I keep sending ditos down to the studio to try out for the new reality show. A curiur keeps bringing me back their frozen heads. Every time it's the same thing. Right before lights out I see a large feild of blue with white whisps and then someone yells Pull! You know you are probably right. I have to go and have a word with them, I shouldn't stand for being thrown that way. ___ You have to make sure you stay off drugs when you are making ditos, othewsise they can turn out halph baked. ___ My friend's ditto got high the other day and went running around the street naked. I got so fed up I forced him to at least put on some stoneware. ___ My chinese wife keeps teling me that I am wasting dittos on all the crazy sunts I pull. She says you're so clayzee! ___ I like to allways take a few dittos with me when I go site-seeing, that way I always remember the attraction with a pan-ceramic view. ___ I don't know what they put in the public pools these days, but I was at the Y and this whole family of ditos jumped in making quite a ruckes. It was a slurry of activity. ___ I'm just Raku-ing them up arn't I? --- Chad Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So one guy says to the other... I saw one of your dittos the other day. Yeah? Yeah, he had this glazed look on his face! bumpbump..bump! and how about this tongue twister. The Ditto dittoed the ditto's ditto. RealNerd From Hell -Original Message- From: Chad Cooper [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 9:23 AM To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' Subject: RE: Br!n: RE: New Br!n Novel? OK, its a stinker, but here goes... What is it called when a person commits a violent act against a ditto? Assault'n Pottery with intent to Kil'n (Blame my Green!) Nerd From Hell Or a group of Terrorists/Anarchists/Deconstructionists who kidnap and ditto random people for no apparent reason? My Life With The Thrill Kil'n Cult xponent Kil'n Me, Ce Soir Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l = _ Jan William Coffey _ __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
They're Only Words!
The Washington Post's Style Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year's winners: 1. Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with. 2. Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly. 3. Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future. 4. Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid. 5. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period. 6. Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. 7. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it. 8. Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late. 9. Hipatitis: Terminal coolness. 10. Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra edit.) 11. Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's like, a serious bummer. 12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you. 13. Glibido: All talk and no action. 14. Dopeler effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly. 15. Arachnoleptic fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web. 16. Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out. 17. Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a grub in the fruit you're eating. And the pick of the literature: 18. Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole xponent Brin Tin Tin Maru (a mailing list that has gone to the dogs) rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
The letter's up
Hi folks, The letter from the front is up - sans pictures, I'm afraid - I just don't have time right now to deal with whatever technical issues are involved. Still, some of you might find it interesting. He really is as much fun in person as you would guess from the letter itself. = Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Freedom is not free http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Fire on my mountain
Well the 250 acre fire mentioned yesterday took out today 250 of 500 homes on the mountain. Probably made national news. ...but I had a feeling early today that I'd rather go watch Lord of the Rings again, than to stay at home and watch the local and national news. Maybe I'll escape tonight and be able to become a hoon for a while. Gotta get them on the horses for Debbi. ...maybe I can have the Soro act up enough that I can write in a cavalry charge while all carring fencing foils. Herding them back to the Uplift Mound. William Taylor - Tucson Too hazy to see the ski lift--if it's still there. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Br!n: RE: New Br!n Novel?
In a message dated 6/19/2003 2:57:43 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Ditto dittoed the ditto's ditto. Did he do it diligently or dastardly? William Taylor - Or was he just diddling about? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: They're Only Words!
Robert Seeberger wrote: 12. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you. Yup. Julia seriously tempted by the thought of cookies -- and hey, they came from Whole Foods, so they can't be *all* bad, right? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Fire on my mountain
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well the 250 acre fire mentioned yesterday took out today 250 of 500 homes on the mountain. Probably made national news. ...but I had a feeling early today that I'd rather go watch Lord of the Rings again, than to stay at home and watch the local and national news. Trading one firey mountain for another, eh? :) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: 2 Corinthians 6:14 (Humor)
On 19 Jun 2003 at 15:09, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: From: Joke A Day (June 19, 2003) Joke A Day Making Fun Of Morons Since 1863 Joke A Day, Inc. http://www.jokeaday.com To join our list: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Brotha Vic dropped me a line to tell me about a conversation he'd had with his wife. You see, Vic is a fairly easy going Christian, while his wife is a fairly easy going Atheist. She said she was going to buy a t-shirt from Landover Baptist that says, Unsaved. Vic said, Ok. I'll get one that says, 'I'm With Stupid --'. Best T-shirt I've seen recently was You have the right to remain silent. Why don't you try it for a while? Andy Dawn Falcon ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Bear Vitals
Reggie Bautista wrote: Has anyone here read _Vitals_, by Greg Bear? Any recommendations? Yes. I enjoyed it. Over all I would put it into the lower middle of the Bear works. Not as good as the Darwin books. Jim ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Come to Starfleet! ....as promised.
Lyrics: IN THE NAVY Come to Starfleet Where can you find pleasure, search all space for treasure, learn science, technology? Where can you begin to get a cramp in your hand when your fingers make a V Where can you learn to fly, as you go to warp drive, learn alien biology? Go back to the big bang, act like you're in Our Gang when you take the captain's seat. Come to Starfleet, yes, you can solve all problems, see? Come to Starfleet, yes, you reverse polarity. Come to Starfleet, come on now people, make a stand. Come to Starfleet, talk to aliens in the sand. Come to Starfleet, come on, protect the neutral zone. Come to Starfleet, come on and fly into that cone. Come to Starfleet, come on, people who act so bland. Come to Starfleet, Come to Starfleet They want you! They want you! They want you as a new recruit! If you like adventure don't you wait to enter the silly hollodeck test. Don't you hesitate, there is no need to wait; the Borg have never been at rest. Maybe you are too young to join up today but don't you worry--so you'll see. Just be all obnoxious, you're presence toxious and claim that your name's Wesley. Come to Starfleet. They want you! They want you! They want you as a new recruit! It won't hurt! It won't hurt! It won't hurt in this new red shirt! ..But..but..but I'm a well trained actor! ..hey..hey..look, men... I can speak Shakespeare in complete sentences! They want You! - Oh my goodness! They want you! - What am I gonna do in a plot routine? They want you! They want you! Come to Starfleet Come to Starfleet.(fade out with beam up sounds.) Now go away and let me be. William Taylor ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Come to Starfleet! ....as promised.
Sorry...I though this was a Ronn reposting. WellYa got it anyway. In a message dated 6/19/2003 8:08:30 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: and the Number 1 Reason Starfleet Is Better Than the US Military... 1 No Village People song about Starfleet. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A CHALLENGE ---end of shouting.Back later. William Taylor ..the fire is making the ABC channel stop the movie for news. Modern tech means we miss nothing from the movie. How thrilling it must be to the average viewer. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
