Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-10-15 Thread William T Goodall
On 15 Oct 2008, at 02:04, David Hobby wrote: William T Goodall wrote: On 20 Aug 2008, at 16:10, William T Goodall wrote: I'm growing increasingly concerned that you are trying to use your position on the list to intimidate and silence those with whom you do not agree and that this

Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-10-15 Thread Kevin B. O'Brien
Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:18 PM Tuesday 10/14/2008, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote: At this point I cannot rule out some stupid technical problem, like a message that got caught in a queue somewhere and just now shook loose. It *does* happen sometimes. I wondered if that was what

Delurking for a moment or two

2008-10-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
Not that I was lurking, more like totally off-the-grid. Ouch! Over 8K emails to scan through! And I bet I've missed some lively (not to say acrimonious grin) discussions; with all the political and economic goings-on, there's been plenty of grist for the mill. So. Obama is leading in the

Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-10-15 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:18 PM Tuesday 10/14/2008, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote: At this point I cannot rule out some stupid technical problem, like a message that got caught in a queue somewhere and just now shook loose. It *does* happen sometimes. I wondered if that was what happened. History Repeats Itself

Re: Gotta get me a digeridoo

2008-10-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Julia wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: I like hearing a Theremin. There's nothing in the world quite like waking up to a little blues group that includes a theremin. Especially when you can't remember letting them in the house.

Re: The Seven Warning Signs of Bogus Science

2008-10-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
Rceeberger quoted: http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i21/21b02001.htm snippage 4. Evidence for a discovery is anecdotal. If modern science has learned anything in the past century, it is to distrust anecdotal evidence. Because anecdotes have a very strong emotional impact, they serve to

Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-10-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: William T Goodall wrote: I don't know who wrote: snippage I'm growing increasingly concerned that you are trying to use your position on the list to intimidate and silence those with whom you do not agree and that this behaviour could be

Weekly Chat Reminder

2008-10-15 Thread William T Goodall
The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over ten years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of regulars over

Re: The silence of the ludites.

2008-10-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
10/7/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On ABC, if nobody else as well, McCain was silent for 30 to 40 seconds. I don't have anything to comment. Just wanted to be first in. scratches forehead Looks like the only one in... I'm still trying to figure out why he chose

Re: Off-topic., monotonous posting (was Child-killing religion)

2008-10-15 Thread William T Goodall
On 15 Oct 2008, at 02:04, David Hobby wrote: William T Goodall wrote: On 20 Aug 2008, at 16:10, William T Goodall wrote: I'm growing increasingly concerned that you are trying to use your position on the list to intimidate and silence those with whom you do not agree and that this

Re: Post Turtle

2008-10-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip The old rancher said, Well, ya know, Palin is a 'Post Turtle'. Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'Post Turtle' was. The old rancher said, When you're driving down a country road you come across a fence post with

Re: $10

2008-10-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
Richard Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave said: In this case, Jon claims that John Williams is channeling erstwhile list-member Eric Rueter with his gruff posts. I don't recall a list member of that name, but there was an Erik Reuter. Who could be dreadfully annoying, but had

Re: Delurking for a moment or two

2008-10-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
I wrote: ... And I bet I've missed some lively (not to say acrimonious grin) discussions; with all the political and economic goings-on, there's been plenty of grist for the mill. snip Ah, the sound and smell of baboons howling while tossing fecal matter about -- I refer to the Meltdown

Re: Model for the financial crisis

2008-10-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
Rceeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://chronicle.com/temp/reprint.php?id=477k3d8mh2wmtpc4b6h07p4hy9z83x18 The Panic of 1873 Thanks for the history lesson; I didn't know about that crash. Not very reassuring, though, is it? Still looking like a rice-and-beans winter... Debbi Of

Re: The silence of the ludites.

2008-10-15 Thread Euan Ritchie
I'm still trying to figure out why he chose Palin as VP candidate: drill, abstinence only, 'Creationism,'* anti-science...what independents was she supposed to entice? I think the plan was he entices independents (because of his supposed independence from dogma and cabals) while she keeps a

Off-topic

2008-10-15 Thread Jon Louis Mann
I think he means that the financial system crashed because the USA abandoned God and became an atheist country. Alberto must stop reading the Conservapedia Monteiro I wish!~) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: The silence of the ludites.

2008-10-15 Thread Bryon Daly
On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: scratches forehead Looks like the only one in... I'm still trying to figure out why he chose Palin as VP candidate: drill, abstinence only, 'Creationism,'* anti-science...what independents was she supposed to entice?

Re: Post Turtle

2008-10-15 Thread Doug Pensinger
Deborah wrote: LOL I'm gonna haf ta pass this'un on to my friends... But in real life that's awfully unfair to the turtle. Yes, I'm sure both of us would stop the car, take the turtle down and send it back to wherever it came from. Doug ___