Re: unholy OS wars

2006-09-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:07 PM Wednesday 9/20/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 11:49 AM Monday 9/11/2006, Gibson Jonathan wrote: [...] do you let the programmers self-test in a vacuum If so, you probably go through a _lot_ of testers that way. And you have to

Re: Soldiers Die, CEOs Prosper

2006-09-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:32 AM Thursday 9/21/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 12:24 PM Monday 9/11/2006, Gibson Jonathan wrote: Nonesense. Why do the puppetmasters pushing suicide bombers have less to lose than the soviet aparatchniks did? 'Cuz a cave somewhere

Re: Week 2 NFL Picks

2006-09-25 Thread Nick Arnett
Although my interest in football has diminished greatly since the good ol' days when the Steelers kept winning the Superbowl (wait, didn't that happen again recently?) and I was in college with Tony Dorsett and Danny Marino... and then the 49ers dominated... here's something some of you might

Re: Week 2 NFL Picks

2006-09-25 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 25, 2006, at 7:48 AM, Nick Arnett wrote: Although my interest in football has diminished greatly since the good ol' days when the Steelers kept winning the Superbowl (wait, didn't that happen again recently?) and I was in college with Tony Dorsett and Danny Marino... and then the 49ers

RE: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliable information?)

2006-09-25 Thread Deborah Harrell
Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Behalf Of Nick Arnett Assuming that a large number of people can't be wrong about something because they are smart and well-connected is a tautology. I think that you are still missing the point, so let me try it again. Let me start with one

RE: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliable information?)

2006-09-25 Thread Deborah Harrell
Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Behalf Of Nick Arnett Assuming that a large number of people can't be wrong about something because they are smart and well-connected is a tautology. I think that you are still missing the point, so let me try it again. Let me start with one

RE: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliable information?)

2006-09-25 Thread Deborah Harrell
Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Behalf Of Nick Arnett Assuming that a large number of people can't be wrong about something because they are smart and well-connected is a tautology. I think that you are still missing the point, so let me try it again. Let me start with one

What plans???

2006-09-25 Thread Nick Arnett
In one of the Democratic party's regular mass mailings, from Howard Dean today, I read this: You know that Democrats have a real plan for destroying Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, fixing the mess in Iraq, and really securing us at home. WTF? I don't know that at all. Where is this plan?

RE: 9/11 conspiracies - in triplicate?!

2006-09-25 Thread Deborah Harrell
I swear - or strongly proclaim - that I only hit the Send key *once*... rolls eyes Debbi who, you will note, has absolutely *nothing* to contribute to the discussion on computer programming and languages...except that a few FORTRAN cards are probably still in a box of college memorabilia, along

Quantum Leakage (was: 9/11 conspiracies)

2006-09-25 Thread Deborah Harrell
Charlie Bell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 25/09/2006, at 9:31 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote: On 24 Sep 2006 at 10:55, Charlie Bell wrote: snip Very cool indeed. Mysteries are what science is all about. Even when the suggestions are as..odd..as the one from m-theory that our universe has

Religion poll

2006-09-25 Thread David Hobby
Pretty much a ghostpost here, but I like the four views of god bit. (Particularly if they were actually found as clusters in the responses to the poll, rather than having been pulled out of the researchers' hats.) ---David No wonder no one agrees, Maru

Re: The Fertility Gap

2006-09-25 Thread Deborah Harrell
OK, since I'm feeling a bit snarky: Is this one reason for a fertility gap between Dems and Reps? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Spencer_(politician) ...Spencer is married to Kathy Spring, his third wife. They have three children together, two of whom were born while Spencer was married to

Re: Week 2 NFL Picks

2006-09-25 Thread Deborah Harrell
Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip OK, I said it. Now what? Do I get a pony? -Do you want a pony? -Why do you want a pony, instead of, say, a puppy? -Will you be able to ride said pony? -Did that last make you think of a song? Debbi Earworms Are Evil And Must Be Eliminated* Maru ;)

Re: What plans???

2006-09-25 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 2:03 PM Subject: What plans??? In one of the Democratic party's regular mass mailings, from Howard Dean today, I read this: You know that Democrats

Re: The Morality of Killing Babies

2006-09-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Sep 19, 2006, at 9:48 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: On 08/09/2006, at 7:16 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: Probably you haven't asked the right person. I base my ethical decisions on my ability to empathize. If I know a given action would cause me

Re: Religion poll

2006-09-25 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:57 PM Monday 9/25/2006, David Hobby wrote: Pretty much a ghostpost here, but I like the four views of god bit. (Particularly if they were actually found as clusters in the responses to the poll, rather than having been pulled out of the researchers' hats.) The fact that they are

Re: What plans???

2006-09-25 Thread Nick Arnett
On 9/25/06, Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Iraq will not sink the US. We're sure as heck stuck in it. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Week 2 NFL Picks

2006-09-25 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 25, 2006, at 1:33 PM, Deborah Harrell wrote: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip OK, I said it. Now what? Do I get a pony? -Do you want a pony? Not really, but thanks. -Why do you want a pony, instead of, say, a puppy? A kitty would be preferable to either, given that we

Re: Week 2 NFL Picks

2006-09-25 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:51 PM Monday 9/25/2006, Dave Land wrote: On Sep 25, 2006, at 1:33 PM, Deborah Harrell wrote: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip OK, I said it. Now what? Do I get a pony? -Do you want a pony? Not really, but thanks. -Why do you want a pony, instead of, say, a puppy? A

Re: Week 2 NFL Picks

2006-09-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Dave Land wrote: On Sep 25, 2006, at 1:33 PM, Deborah Harrell wrote: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip OK, I said it. Now what? Do I get a pony? -Do you want a pony? Not really, but thanks. -Why do you want a pony, instead of, say, a puppy? A kitty would be preferable to

Re: Week 2 NFL Picks

2006-09-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: On Sep 25, 2006, at 1:33 PM, Deborah Harrell wrote: -Did that last make you think of a song? Michael Martin Murphy's Wildfire? Trading One Earworm For Another Maru I don't know that song. The one stuck in my head now is by Lyle Lovett. Julia

Re: Week 2 NFL Picks

2006-09-25 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:25 PM Monday 9/25/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: On Sep 25, 2006, at 1:33 PM, Deborah Harrell wrote: -Did that last make you think of a song? Michael Martin Murphy's Wildfire? Trading One Earworm For Another Maru I don't know that song. She comes down from

Oy.

2006-09-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Victoria's Secret is selling Uplift Jeans. http://www2.victoriassecret.com/collection/?cgname=OSCLOUPLZZZcgnbr=OSCLOUPLZZZrfnbr=3097 http://tinyurl.com/hxc82 (It's probably SFW, but I'm not promising it is) Julia ___

Re: Oy.

2006-09-25 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:37 PM Monday 9/25/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Victoria's Secret is selling Uplift Jeans. Do they make your species a more advanced life form? And how many millennia must your species serve Victoria for them? Wrong Type Of Genes Maru -- Ronn! :)

Re: Week 2 NFL Picks

2006-09-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:25 PM Monday 9/25/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: The one stuck in my head now is by Lyle Lovett. ??? No Bells Ringing Maru If I Had a Boat. http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/lovett-lyle/if-i-had-a-boat-872.html If I had a boat I'd go out on the ocean And

Re: Oy.

2006-09-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:37 PM Monday 9/25/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Victoria's Secret is selling Uplift Jeans. Do they make your species a more advanced life form? And how many millennia must your species serve Victoria for them? If more advanced is equivalent to having one's

Re: Oy.

2006-09-25 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:45 PM Monday 9/25/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:37 PM Monday 9/25/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Victoria's Secret is selling Uplift Jeans. Do they make your species a more advanced life form? And how many millennia must your species serve Victoria for them?

Re: What plans???

2006-09-25 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
On 9/25/2006 5:44:39 PM, Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: On 9/25/06, Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Iraq will not sink the US. We're sure as heck stuck in it. Well.. I understand why most people would say that. But in fact we could leave any time we wanted

Re: Religion poll

2006-09-25 Thread pencimen
David Hobby wrote: Type A is authoritarian, metes out punishment, and is highly involved in world and personal affairs (the view of about 31 percent). Type B is benevolent, also active in the world and individual lives, but more forgiving (23 percent). Type C is critical, not