Week 11 Picks

2004-11-20 Thread John D. Giorgis
There's not much to be said after a debacle like last week, so I won't ;-) Tennessee at Jacksonville - The Jaguars are on an unbelievable run. After giving up not one, but two punt return TD's in the final minutes to nearly blow the game, the score a TD in overtime to secure the win. The

Brin: Big Suggestion

2004-11-20 Thread JDG
At 09:24 PM 11/18/2004 -0800 d.brin wrote: I'm still working on my Big Suggestion article. If I may offer my own suggestion - I would suggest that you consider why you think that you are qualified to offer suggestions to the Democratic Party and how to reach out to the majority of voters who

Re: Brin: the spoils roll in

2004-11-20 Thread JDG
At 09:24 PM 11/18/2004 -0800 d.brin wrote: * The House GOP trashes the last of the Contract With America ethics rules in order to preserve Tom DeLay's leadership post in the face of Texas indictments. I hardly think that this was the last of the Contract With America ethics rules. At any rate,

Re: Brin: Big Suggestion

2004-11-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
Actually, John, I've seen you goad, behave disrespectfully toward, and generally be a snot to Dr. Brin at least as much as you claim he's done it to you. You, sir, are in no position to criticize him on his ability to carry on civil discourse. Your very first interaction on this list to ME was

Re: More hypocrisy on display than skin

2004-11-20 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 11:48 AM Subject: Re: More hypocrisy on display than skin Impotence spots seem to adress long term relationships (marriages) that have been

Re: Br!n: Big Suggestion

2004-11-20 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 12:13 PM Subject: Re: Brin: Big Suggestion Actually, John, I've seen you goad, behave disrespectfully toward, and generally be a snot to Dr. Brin

Re: More hypocrisy on display than skin

2004-11-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Nov 20, 2004, at 11:46 AM, Dan Minette wrote: Impotence spots seem to adress long term relationships (marriages) that have been adversely affected by a physical dysfunction. Yes it deals with sex, but it seems to deal with it in a healthy manner. Please describe how you obtained the

Re: Br!n: Big Suggestion

2004-11-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Nov 20, 2004, at 11:53 AM, Dan Minette wrote: You, sir, are in no position to criticize him on his ability to carry on civil discourse. Your very first interaction on this list to ME was a sneering comment on my atheism. My memory was that it was a comment on your sneering athiesm. :-) My

Re: Capture streaming video from the net?

2004-11-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Nov 19, 2004, at 10:56 AM, Nick Arnett wrote: And Macintosh. You really gotta love Macintosh. Because that would not have been possible at all on a Bill Gates box. Hmmm. Dave and I sit around here all day writing code that runs on both... and Solaris. In fact, I'll let Dave tell you which

Re: Capture streaming video from the net?

2004-11-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Nov 19, 2004, at 10:56 AM, Nick Arnett wrote: And Macintosh. You really gotta love Macintosh. Because that would not have been possible at all on a Bill Gates box. Hmmm. Dave and I sit around here all day writing code that runs on both... and Solaris. In fact, I'll let Dave tell you which

Re: Capture streaming video from the net?

2004-11-20 Thread Bryon Daly
On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:10:00 -0700, Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But the fact stands that it was open source code running on Macintosh that accomplished what could not otherwise be done. ... unless you were running that same open source under Linux, Windows, or Solaris. :-)

Re: Capture streaming video from the net?

2004-11-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Nov 20, 2004, at 12:16 PM, Bryon Daly wrote: On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:10:00 -0700, Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: But the fact stands that it was open source code running on Macintosh that accomplished what could not otherwise be done. ... unless you were running that same open source

Re: Br!n: Big Suggestion

2004-11-20 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Warren Ockrassa [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 1:05 PM Subject: Re: Br!n: Big Suggestion On Nov 20, 2004, at 11:53 AM, Dan Minette wrote: You, sir, are in no position to criticize him on his

Re: Week 11 Picks

2004-11-20 Thread Julia Thompson
Julia's picks are based on who she *wants* to see win, rather than any sort of analysis beyond the, Well, I don't like this team for reason X, but I *really* don't like this other team for reason Y, so I'll pick the first team or reasons of geographical affiliation, past or present or

Re: More hypocrisy on display than skin

2004-11-20 Thread Julia Thompson
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, JDG wrote: At 07:52 AM 11/19/2004 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote: I wasn't outraged but I thought the whole thing was in poor taste. I think that it is important, however, to also note that everyone who watched ABC's promo was receiving a message from ABC (and a very

Re: More hypocrisy on display than skin

2004-11-20 Thread Julia Thompson
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Doug Pensinger wrote: Julia wrote: I wonder if we would even be having this discussion if it had been Payton Manning instead of T.O.? I think Payton Manning would have had better taste than to agree to participate in the promo T.O. was in. :) Now you see,

Re: Br!n: Big Suggestion

2004-11-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Nov 20, 2004, at 1:50 PM, Dan Minette wrote: I'm not *that* new. I recognized, as should you, that this last post was JDG's attempt to draw out Dr. Brin, so he could once again engage him in acrimony. Hmmm, its interesting that you are so sure about your viewpoints...How do you know what is in

Re: Brin: the spoils roll in

2004-11-20 Thread Robert Seeberger
JDG wrote: At 09:24 PM 11/18/2004 -0800 d.brin wrote: * The House GOP trashes the last of the Contract With America ethics rules in order to preserve Tom DeLay's leadership post in the face of Texas indictments. I hardly think that this was the last of the Contract With America ethics

Re: Br!n: the spoils roll in

2004-11-20 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/20/2004 4:04:02 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: AHA!! Sooo as a member of the VRWC you admit that Delay is the *real* President!?! That explains much! Now explain mulch. Groo-vin to the oldies, Vilyehm

Re: More hypocrisy on display than skin

2004-11-20 Thread Robert Seeberger
Julia Thompson wrote: On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, JDG wrote: At 07:52 AM 11/19/2004 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote: I don't think that's quite accurate outside of San Francisco. TO is the #1 selling jersey in the NFL, IIRC. Not in Texas, it isn't, believe me! A lot of people in Texas hate him,

Re: Magic Re: Yu-Gi-Oh is evil, why it must be eradicated

2004-11-20 Thread Jim Sharkey
Warren Ockrassa wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Ah, well -- Timmy, you know, likes big ole fatty creatures. Johnny likes combinations (the weirder the better). You know how they had a card in Unglued called Timmy, Power Gamer? They have one in Unhinged called Johnny, Combo King or some such. :)

Brin: new hypercommentary.

2004-11-20 Thread d.brin
I've finished a first draft of my big post-election essay -- another layered hypercommentary, similar to the one at: http://www.davidbrin.com/neoromantics.html As promised, I've tried to look at the results from some unusual new angles. In addition, I've cobbled together a few out-of-the-box

Re: THE INCREDIBLES and Dr. Brin's Salon Essays

2004-11-20 Thread Maru
From: Bryon Daly [EMAIL PROTECTED] The theme I see here in all three scenes is that it is wrong to try to suppress talents so that no one stands out and everyone can be equally special. Dash and Bob (the good guys) want to use their special talents for good, while the bad guy wants a

Re: Brin: new hypercommentary.

2004-11-20 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 11/20/2004 8:13:01 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: . ONLY THOSE WHO SPEAK UP TONIGHT, PLEASE. Bark! Sorry, I was actually trying to write something of my own tonight. A writer with writer's block was sitting at his keyboard when a dog wearing

Re: new hypercommentary.

2004-11-20 Thread Amanda Marlowe
- Original Message - From: d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip But I do need pre-readers to look it over before posting. If you are interested willing, let me know and I'll send a copy. ONLY THOSE WHO SPEAK UP TONIGHT, PLEASE. We'll endure. Accountability and enlightenment will survive.

Re: Brin: new hypercommentary.

2004-11-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Nov 20, 2004, at 8:10 PM, d.brin wrote: But I do need pre-readers to look it over before posting. If you are interested willing, let me know and I'll send a copy. ONLY THOSE WHO SPEAK UP TONIGHT, PLEASE. Screwing on my editor's beanie and putting up my hand. -- Warren Ockrassa,

Re: Magic Re: Yu-Gi-Oh is evil, why it must be eradicated

2004-11-20 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Nov 20, 2004, at 8:03 PM, Jim Sharkey wrote: Ah, well -- Timmy, you know, likes big ole fatty creatures. Johnny likes combinations (the weirder the better). You know how they had a card in Unglued called Timmy, Power Gamer? Yeah! Though I never actually saw one live and in person. They have one

Re: Brin: the spoils roll in

2004-11-20 Thread Matt Grimaldi
At 09:24 PM 11/18/2004 -0800 d.brin wrote: * The House GOP trashes the last of the Contract With America ethics rules in order to preserve Tom DeLay's leadership post in the face of Texas indictments. JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hardly think that this was the last of the Contract With

Re: Rx - Midixadroopin

2004-11-20 Thread Kanandarqu
Doug wrote- We hear so much about the free market being the paradigmatic system, but at least in my eyes, the pharmasutical industry is an example of laissez faire dysfunction. Take the ED stuff; Lavitra Cialis and Viagra for instance. We have competing drug firms - good because this keeps