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Doug Pensinger wrote: In any case, poor old Brin-l seems to be as dead as a door nail, and I think that that's a shame. Is anyone out there? Yes and no. I seldom check my e-mails these days, and I spend most of my free internet time in wikis. Alberto Monteiro ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
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Alberto wrote: Yes and no. I seldom check my e-mails these days, and I spend most of my free internet time in wikis. Hey Alberto, how are you? I heard you had a little rainstorm down there a few weeks ago; what was it 21 inches? What wikis? Doug ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
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On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Doug Pensinger brig...@zo.com wrote: Maybe we've already had this discussion, but have you read Banks' Transition? No, and I do not plan to. I'll read any Culture novel he writes, but I am not interested in his political ideology. ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
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Doug Pensinger wrote: Yes and no. I seldom check my e-mails these days, and I spend most of my free internet time in wikis. Hey Alberto, how are you? In deep agony and despair, willing to spread mortal viruses and obliterate mankind - as usual when April ends (it's the deadline for the Great Satan aka IRS.br). I heard you had a little rainstorm down there a few weeks ago; what was it 21 inches? I hate inches :-( What wikis? Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Conservapedia (some normal edits, some vandalisms - vandalizing Conservapedia is a fine art), Uncyclopedia (pt version), even SimsWiki. Alberto Monteiro ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
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Doug said: Is anyone out there? I'm still here; I don't think that I'll ever unsubscribe from Brin-L and the Culture. I agree that it's been awfully quiet though. Rich GCU Mailing List Fermi Paradox ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
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On Apr 28, 2010, at 11:26 PM, John Williams wrote: From my point of view, the current political situation in the US is a disaster and just too depressing to even think about. It is depressing, isn't it? What passes for discourse in this country these days brings images to my mind of tribes of screeching monkeys flinging feces at each other. Too many people are focusing all their effort on out-shouting anyone tho disagrees with them, and putting no effort at all into actually listening or trying to gain real understanding. Yes, I find that very depressing indeed. It doesn't help that many of the people now shouting the loudest are people who are, indirectly, actively arguing for their own ruin, because they don't even stop to think what the words they're shouting actually mean, because they proudly refuse to allow their minds to be corrupted by knowledge. Happily, I can't say this describes anyone here. Sadly, it describes a lot of people in a lot of other places. I have no words for how that makes me feel. Depressed just seems to be a pitiful understatement. Giving kickbacks to the wealthy isn't creating wealth, it's just giving kickbacks to the wealthy. -- Toby Ziegler ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
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Alberto wrote: I hate inches :-( Oops, sorry. Over 50 cm then? Doug Short for communist, I think 8^) ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
