Re: CDR: US health care,a winner for Hillary in 04?

2003-01-28 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Perfect example of a governmental solution (socialized health care) to a government-caused problem (high cost of care). Instead of giving us more of what is killing us, why not remove the causes of the problem? Marc PS - the infant mortality statistics are bogus; they are a record-keeping

Re: CDR: Re: Supremes and thieves.

2003-01-21 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Alif The Terrible wrote: On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Marc de Piolenc wrote: The US Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws. Which has not stopped them yet. Actually, that provision has held quite well so far. I can't think of one exception...unless it's this latest copyright extension

Re: CDR: Re: Supremes and thieves.

2003-01-21 Thread Marc de Piolenc
The US Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws. Marc Bill Stewart wrote: There were documents that were _going_ to become public domain soon that will now stay copyrighted for another 20 years, and one of the issues addressed by the Supremes in Eldred was whether the grant of an extra 20

Re: CDR: Re: Atlas Shrugs in Venezuela

2003-01-21 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Harmon Seaver wrote: It's pretty clear by now that last Spring's attempted coup and the current strike was all engineered by the CIA and the current whitehouse scum. Chaves must be a pretty decent guy if he's not rounding up all those bozos who were making the trips to DC just before the

Re: CDR: Re: Supremes and thieves.

2003-01-21 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Alif The Terrible wrote: On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Marc de Piolenc wrote: The US Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws. Which has not stopped them yet. Actually, that provision has held quite well so far. I can't think of one exception...unless it's this latest copyright extension

Re: CDR: Re: Supremes and thieves.

2003-01-20 Thread Marc de Piolenc
The US Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws. Marc Bill Stewart wrote: There were documents that were _going_ to become public domain soon that will now stay copyrighted for another 20 years, and one of the issues addressed by the Supremes in Eldred was whether the grant of an extra 20

Re: CDR: Re: Atlas Shrugs in Venezuela

2003-01-20 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Harmon Seaver wrote: It's pretty clear by now that last Spring's attempted coup and the current strike was all engineered by the CIA and the current whitehouse scum. Chaves must be a pretty decent guy if he's not rounding up all those bozos who were making the trips to DC just before the

Re: CDR: Supremes and thieves.

2003-01-20 Thread Marc de Piolenc
by the day. How can it dwindle? The public domain can only increase or hold steady. All this ruling does is damp the rate of increase. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Supremes and thieves.

2003-01-19 Thread Marc de Piolenc
by the day. How can it dwindle? The public domain can only increase or hold steady. All this ruling does is damp the rate of increase. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Re: Petro's catch-22 incorrect (Re: citizens can be named as enemy combatants)

2003-01-19 Thread Marc de Piolenc
pursue genuine anti-terrorist measures, they should be supported. When they implement the terrorists' own agenda by abridging the freedom of their own citizens, they must be opposed. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Polygraphs and Phrenology.

2003-01-19 Thread Marc de Piolenc
. After three retests and five interviews the folks at Langley decided he was probably okay (he was), but by that time he had decided that THEY weren't... Marc de Piolenc Matthew X wrote: Lie detectors can be fooled January 17, 2003 Lie detectors can work in specific cases, but are of little

Re: CDR: Re: Petro's catch-22 incorrect (Re: citizens can be named as enemy combatants)

2003-01-18 Thread Marc de Piolenc
pursue genuine anti-terrorist measures, they should be supported. When they implement the terrorists' own agenda by abridging the freedom of their own citizens, they must be opposed. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Polygraphs and Phrenology.

2003-01-18 Thread Marc de Piolenc
. After three retests and five interviews the folks at Langley decided he was probably okay (he was), but by that time he had decided that THEY weren't... Marc de Piolenc Matthew X wrote: Lie detectors can be fooled January 17, 2003 Lie detectors can work in specific cases, but are of little

Re: CDR: Fresh Hell.

2003-01-17 Thread Marc de Piolenc
certificate to claim her salary as a teacher). If opposing this kind of soft-pedal genocide is religious extremism, then I guess this atheist is a religious extremist. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: François Marc de Piolenc and US Intelligence.,

2003-01-04 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Ah - I see. You just wanted to resurrect a tired old joke. O-kay - another line in the filter... Marc NOTE FOR ATTENDANT(S): Increase Thorazine. Matthew X wrote: Okay I forgot,army intelligence is an oxymoron...lookie here arschloch...

Re: CDR: François Marc de Piolenc and US Intelligence.

2003-01-03 Thread Marc de Piolenc
And your point is? I mean, I really appreciate your posting an excerpt from my resume on the list - thereby attributing rather more importance to it than it deserves - but I somehow don't think you did it to promote my translation or editing work. Why, then? Marc de Piolenc Matthew X wrote

Re: CDR: François Marc de Piolenc and US Intelligence.,

2003-01-03 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Ah - I see. You just wanted to resurrect a tired old joke. O-kay - another line in the filter... Marc NOTE FOR ATTENDANT(S): Increase Thorazine. Matthew X wrote: Okay I forgot,army intelligence is an oxymoron...lookie here arschloch...

Re: CDR: François Marc de Piolenc and US Intelligence.

2003-01-03 Thread Marc de Piolenc
And your point is? I mean, I really appreciate your posting an excerpt from my resume on the list - thereby attributing rather more importance to it than it deserves - but I somehow don't think you did it to promote my translation or editing work. Why, then? Marc de Piolenc Matthew X wrote

Re: CDR: The Culpability of the Conformist Criminal Choate.

2003-01-01 Thread Marc de Piolenc
will never kill again. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: The Culpability of the Conformist Criminal Choate.

2003-01-01 Thread Marc de Piolenc
will never kill again. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: How Free is the Free Market?

2003-01-01 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Matthew X wrote: Debt repayment means that commercial banks made bad loans to their favorite dictators, those loans are now being paid by the poor, who have absolutely nothing to do with it, of course by the taxpayers in the wealthy countries, because the debts are socialized. That's

Re: CDR: Correction of Mike Rosing Disinfo.

2002-12-23 Thread Marc de Piolenc
to put a reactor out of action by destroying everything outside containment. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Correction of Mike Rosing Disinfo.

2002-12-23 Thread Marc de Piolenc
to put a reactor out of action by destroying everything outside containment. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Where does the State leave off and the Corrupt CronyCorporado's Start?

2002-12-20 Thread Marc de Piolenc
. Pretty sad that you can't tell the difference between private enterprise and a government franchise (corporate charter). Sad, but not unexpected. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Desert Rats

2002-12-11 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Matthew X wrote: There's an interesting book about a behind the lines operation that may have stopped Rommel breaking through at Al Alemain. Some guy called,'poppy.' and a few local arabs set off a huge gas depot and the German tanks ran out of fuel.This is from ... That's Popski. Real

Re: CDR: Desert Rats

2002-12-11 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Matthew X wrote: There's an interesting book about a behind the lines operation that may have stopped Rommel breaking through at Al Alemain. Some guy called,'poppy.' and a few local arabs set off a huge gas depot and the German tanks ran out of fuel.This is from ... That's Popski. Real

Re: CDR: Re: Codetalking in the South Pacific?

2002-11-13 Thread Marc de Piolenc
' case, the cipher keys were one-time pads issued to the agents in personal meetings or through dead drops - a key element of vulnerability in their networks. Marc de Piolenc Tyler Durden wrote: Oh yeah, another thing I wanted to ask about, before I forget. It's somewhat well-known

Re: CDR: Re: Codetalking in the South Pacific?

2002-11-13 Thread Marc de Piolenc
' case, the cipher keys were one-time pads issued to the agents in personal meetings or through dead drops - a key element of vulnerability in their networks. Marc de Piolenc Tyler Durden wrote: Oh yeah, another thing I wanted to ask about, before I forget. It's somewhat well-known

Re: CDR: Are YOU looking for a new website, to develop an existing website, for cheaper hosting or domain names?

2002-07-13 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Given that you are a Web hosting company, I am surprised to see no URL for further information. Marc de Piolenc Look at This wrote: Are YOU looking for a new website, to develop an existing website, for cheaper hosting or domain names? We are a UK based company who would like to offer

Re: Tax consequences...

2002-07-11 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
to you. Marc de Piolenc -- Remember September 11, 2001 but don't forget July 4, 1776 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin

Re: CDR: Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen

2002-07-10 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Nomen Nescio wrote: Are you saying that if someone is legally resident in the US for a while, the US IRS will attempt to get his assets all over the world forever? I find this hard to believe. Not necessarily get them, but tax them. Believe! Marc de Piolenc -- Remember September 11

Re: CDR: Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen.

2002-07-09 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Basically, none. A US resident is taxed just like a citizen. In fact, even if you are not a green card holder, but have a substantial presence in the US, you are still taxed like a citizen. Marc de Piolenc An Metet wrote: What are the tax implications of a US resident green card holder

Re: CDR: Tax consequences of becoming a US citizen.

2002-07-09 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Basically, none. A US resident is taxed just like a citizen. In fact, even if you are not a green card holder, but have a substantial presence in the US, you are still taxed like a citizen. Marc de Piolenc An Metet wrote: What are the tax implications of a US resident green card holder

Re: CDR: 'Enigma' reviewed in Salon.

2002-04-22 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Ultra originated in Poland, not Britain. The wartime decryption work was of course carried out in Britain, but without the prewar seed work of the Poles it would probably have been futile. Marc de Piolenc matthew X wrote: It's not the great movie yet to be made on the subject, but I'm sure

Re: CDR: 'Enigma' reviewed in Salon.

2002-04-22 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Ultra originated in Poland, not Britain. The wartime decryption work was of course carried out in Britain, but without the prewar seed work of the Poles it would probably have been futile. Marc de Piolenc matthew X wrote: It's not the great movie yet to be made on the subject, but I'm sure

Re: CDR: Re: overcoming ecash deployment problems (Re: all about transferable off-line ecash)

2002-04-12 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
format was the absence of practical AC motors - Tesla broke that logjam, asking little in return, and the rest is history. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Re: Among the Bourgeoisophobes

2002-04-11 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Gil Hamilton wrote: F. Marc de Piolenc forwards: Among the Bourgeoisophobes Why the Europeans and Arabs, each in their own way, hate America and Israel. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/001/102gwtnf.asp It may be true that they hate freedom in some

Re: CDR: Re: overcoming ecash deployment problems (Re: all about transferable off-line ecash)

2002-04-11 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
format was the absence of practical AC motors - Tesla broke that logjam, asking little in return, and the rest is history. Marc de Piolenc

Among the Bourgeoisophobes

2002-04-11 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Among the Bourgeoisophobes Why the Europeans and Arabs, each in their own way, hate America and Israel. http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/001/102gwtnf.asp -- Remember September 11, 2001 but don't forget July 4, 1776 They that can give up essential liberty to

Re: CDR: Re: Julia Child was a Spook

2002-04-06 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
himself. In the case of most current terrorist organizations, the target is liberal western republics, and the aim is to instill fear that will be manifest in repression that will in effect dismantle the freedom that the terrorists hate. Marc de Piolenc Optimizzin Al-gorithym wrote: At 02:59 PM 4/6

Re: CDR: Re: Julia Child was a Spook

2002-04-06 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
studying terror and its practitioners for about 25 years and I know their mentality. I'm sorry you've bought the terrorist line that it's all about US support for Israel. I know better. We could withdraw from the Middle East tomorrow, and all that would change would be the excuse. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Julia Child was a Spook

2002-04-06 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
- it is behavior that defines the terrorist. So when an al-Quaida member takes on a US patrol, he may define himself as some kind of soldier in that encounter. It doesn't change the fact of his complicity in the murder of innocents, which makes him a terrorist as well. Marc de Piolenc Major

Accolade?

2002-03-14 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Ask a Booch accolade to define 'simple' and 'complex' sometime. I think you mean acolyte, as in disciple or follower, not accolade as in praise... If you like using ten-dollar words (and I do), keep a dictionary handy. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: PSYOPS/Foreign agent John W. Rendon Jr: Osama Comic?

2002-02-19 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
or disguised. Black propaganda purports to emanate from a source other than the true one. The message itself, however, may be either false or true. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Re: What Kind Of Government......

2002-02-07 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
server...? Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Re: Property Rights

2002-01-28 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Jim Choate wrote: On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, F. Marc de Piolenc wrote: Jim Choate wrote: Property rights don't exist as absolute human rights. Nonsense. It is impossible to logically separate property rights from the right to life. I disagree. Life Property. One can have life

Re: CDR: Property Rights

2002-01-27 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Jim Choate wrote: Property rights don't exist as absolute human rights. Nonsense. It is impossible to logically separate property rights from the right to life. The right to life is absolute, therefore the right to property is, too. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: James Bovard On Fighting Terrorism, Saving Tyrants

2002-01-15 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
that is not clearly defined - It IS clearly defined - and by the same government that is now ignoring the definition. Marc de Piolenc

The vital private archive

2002-01-15 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
200 (or 300) pages of stuff that I have and you want. At present, that and downloads are the only mechanisms by which I'm able to expand my collection. Marc de Piolenc Iligan, Philippines http://www89.pair.com/techinfo/ (or see my catalog on ABE)

Re: CDR: Rogue terror state violates Geneva Convention

2002-01-14 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Petro wrote: On Monday, January 14, 2002, at 04:27 AM, F. Marc de Piolenc wrote: What's good for the goose should be good for the gander, ya? Nonsense. No reasonable definition of criminal conduct would put the US government and al-Quaeda in the same category. How about

Re: CDR: Rogue terror state violates Geneva Convention

2002-01-13 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
? If the US prisoners in question had engineered, or were suspected of having engineered, the deaths of thousands of innocent people, I suspect that even LESS sympathy or consideration would be shown them. They certainly would not get any from me. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Re: Shoe bomb (fwd)

2002-01-09 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
It will work - provided that you provide a trained anesthetist for every four or so passengers. There's no such thing as a safe, stable anesthetic. Marc de Piolenc Marcel Popescu wrote: The following article is pretty unsettling, in that it makes the case that - the technique

Re: CDR: Re: Random Data Compressed 100:1 (Guffaw)

2002-01-09 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
I think they may be referring to a random string of _ASCII characters_. That would be subject to compression because it is not random at the bit level. But 100:1? I have no idea how to achieve that. Marc de Piolenc Declan McCullagh wrote: What exactly is random data? Does it have to appear

Re: CDR: Re: End of the IRS??

2002-01-09 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
ineffectual! Marc de Piolenc Petro wrote: On Monday, January 7, 2002, at 09:00 PM, Declan McCullagh wrote: I've never quite understood how the amendment-not-ratified-properly-in-1913 argument is supposed to play out.

Re: CDR: Re: Who Am I Anyway?

2001-12-14 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Jim Choate wrote: On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, F. Marc de Piolenc wrote: It is clear that whatever ID procedures were in effect, they were not effective. Many enlistees lied about their ages and got away with it. I have zero problem with that assertion. However, lying about ones age

Re: CDR: My week in Manila:Dial M for Mayhem.

2001-12-14 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
of the place. We notice the things we're not used to and forget the multiple instances of violence we see in our hometown news in the States because we're used to that. Perspective is needed. Marc de Piolenc living peacefully and happily on Mindanao mattd wrote: Dial M for Mayhem Abduction,melodrama

Re: CDR: Re: Who Am I Anyway?

2001-12-13 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
It is clear that whatever ID procedures were in effect, they were not effective. Many enlistees lied about their ages and got away with it. Marc de Piolenc Duncan Frissell wrote: At 05:10 PM 12/13/01 -0600, Jim Choate wrote: Which is beside your point. Your statement was that the government

Re: CDR: Re: FreeSWAN US export controls

2001-12-12 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
and ad nauseam, you ought to learn how they're spelled? Not knowing how they are spelled sorta makes people think you might not know what they mean... Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Re: HDCP break and DMCA

2001-11-25 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
. That provision specifically exempts copying for research or education. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Re: HOWTO Build a Nuclear Device

2001-11-19 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
And you might mention for the nuclearly impaired that the fuel used in RTGs is not the same as the fissionables used in reactors and weapons. Marc de Piolenc Eric Cordian wrote: Peter Trei wrote: I have a vague memory of seeing a photo of a ?3 inch? ball of Pu (isotopic composition

Re: CDR: HOWTO Build a Nuclear Device

2001-11-17 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
, this has not yet been accomplished by Saddam, Bin Laden or any of their ilk. I'm not losing any sleep over this threat. Regards, Marc de Piolenc !Dr. Joe Baptista wrote: One thing that is bothering me these days are all the reports coming out of Afganistan that nuclear bomb making plans were

Re: CDR: Re: Security-by-credential or security-by-inspection

2001-11-09 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Tim May wrote: I would like to read these papers. Are they available on-line? If they are, search engines will very likely have indexed them. I would do the search for you, but your retainer has expired. Just thought you might know offhand. Search engines it is... Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Security-by-credential or security-by-inspection

2001-11-08 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
. Are they available on-line? Marc de Piolenc -- Remember September 11, 2001 but don't forget July 4, 1776 Rather than make war on the American people and their liberties, ...Congress should be looking for ways to empower them to protect themselves when warranted. They that can give up essential

Re: CDR: Re: First Polygraphs and Then Torture?

2001-11-05 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
An even more basic point is punishment - for what? These people are SUSPECTS, against whom no criminal act has yet been proven in open court. They are not yet eligible for punishment in any form. Marc de Piolenc Meyer Wolfsheim wrote: On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Jim Choate wrote: You ignoramus

Re: CDR: MATT DRUDGE // DRUDGE REPORT 2001® - Delta Force gets bloody nose, intensity scares the crap out of everybody...

2001-11-04 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
forced to abandon... Marc de Piolenc Jim Choate wrote: http://www.drudgereport.com/flash33.htm

Re: CDR: re: Using Thermite to Drop Suspension Bridges...and U.S. plansto

2001-11-02 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
reaction rates reasonable. Marc de Piolenc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are various formulations for thermite. The one I like best uses barium peroxide, sulphur and very finely divided aluminum (paint pigment works great).

Re: CDR: Transperancy Spray?

2001-11-01 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
, the stuff is less useful than back in the fountain-pen days because it tends to smear ball-point and other greasy inks. Marc de Piolenc Max Inux wrote: THe whole cant read someone elses mail thing is out the window it looks like, they can spray this go on the letter and read through the envelope

Re: CDR: Re: Neverending Cycle ( was : Re: USPS: glowing by leaps and bounds )

2001-10-28 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
makes them something other than terrorists. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Re: Neverending Cycle ( was : Re: USPS: glowing by leaps and bounds )

2001-10-26 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
for God's opinions. Marc de Piolenc Philippines -- The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion. Edmund Burke (1784) The Armadillo Group

Re: CDR: [psychohistory] Two mistakes (fwd)

2001-10-26 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
? There probably isn't enough money in the world for that, because you are a moral coward, and such people tend to be physical cowards as well. Fortunately, your kind is the exception, something you are naturally incapable of perceiving from your perspective. Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Re: Neverending Cycle ( was : Re: USPS: glowing by leaps and bounds )

2001-10-26 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
David Honig wrote: At 12:42 PM 10/25/01 +0800, F. Marc de Piolenc wrote: Jim Choate wrote: We need to send a message that armed propaganda is not an acceptable form of self-expression, no matter what the alleged cause. Review the American revolution and the current news before

Re: CDR: 'Privacy Council' in defense of M$

2001-10-25 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Peter Capelli wrote: If you start at zero, 50% is only 50 cents, Ponemon said. Where did he learn math, I wonder? Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: Re: Neverending Cycle ( was : Re: USPS: glowing by leaps and bounds )

2001-10-25 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Jim Choate wrote: We need to send a message that armed propaganda is not an acceptable form of self-expression, no matter what the alleged cause. Review the American revolution and the current news before you follow this little meme very far. ..and your point is...? Marc de Piolenc

Re: CDR: [psychohistory] A Terrorist's Nursery (fwd)

2001-10-25 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
with impunity. Marc de Piolenc Philippines

Re: Retribution not enough

2001-10-24 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Jim Choate wrote: On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, F. Marc de Piolenc wrote: Elementary - fair is whatever the parties in interest agree to. Period. 'agree' is synonymous with 'free' in this case. All you're doing is playing word games and hand waving. What does it mean to 'agree'? You

Re: CDR: Re: Neverending Cycle ( was : Re: USPS: glowing by leaps and bounds )

2001-10-24 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
and have bought the terrorists' propaganda. We need to send a message that armed propaganda is not an acceptable form of self-expression, no matter what the alleged cause. Marc de Piolenc Philippines

Re: CDR: Your papers please

2001-10-18 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Sounds like we need to be dictating into cellphones, with remote recording! Marc de Piolenc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When the Terry stop escalated, and I was ordered to follow the officer for more questioning, I asked him, while holding out the recorder for the answer, whether I was under

Re: CDR: Re: Dealing with Islamic terrorists, and with Afghanistan

2001-10-05 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
YOu need to understand that terrorism has its own ideology, which has nothing to do with whatever the terrorist du jour espouses publicly. All that the actions proposed below would do is infuriate REAL Muslims, who are not yet our enemies and need not be. Marc de Piolenc [EMAIL PROTECTED