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DISCLAIMER: In the unlikely event of a water landing, your monitor will act as a flotation device. Past performance is no indication of future results, while individual earnings may vary. You must be at least this high to read this e-mail. Forest Fire Danger Rating: Low. Keep your hands and feet inside your browser at all times. Do not begin any rigorous education program without first consulting your physician. Side-effects may include fatigue and dry-mouth, but only for one in fifty patients. Do not operate heavy machinery while under the influence. Pregnant women should not handle broken pills; nor should pregnant men do so. In the event of rash or skin irritation, discontinue use immediately and consult your physician. These disclaimers and warnings may be changed at any time without prior notice by the management or any other sane individual, even it involves the imposition of costs on (or the removal of benefits from) others. All liability is implicitly and explicitly shifted to the American Bar Association. The LARGE PRINT giveth and the small print taketh away. On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:40 AM, jmp <[email protected]> wrote: > > Happy Birthday, > > human > > On 17/03/11 15:26, Jim Devine wrote: >> Michael Perelman wrote: >>> John Markoff recently had an article in the NY Time describing how >>> computers are replacing lawyers in doing legal research. >> >> soon, computers will replace judges! Nancy Grace, watch your back! >> >> BTW, today's my birthday. That means that so far I've received about >> 10 different "happy birthday" messages from computers (various >> web-sites I use, stores where I have loyalty cards, etc.) How can >> anyone think that this will make my birthday any happier? it's like >> when the ATM says "thank you" or "have a nice day." Who is their right >> mind thinks that these statements mean _anything positive_ if it's not >> expressed by an actual human being or some other self-conscious >> entity? or maybe it's because machines are making the marketing >> decisions, too? >> >> I'm surprised that I haven't received any robo-calls singing "happy >> birthday" to me! >> > > -- > http://commoning.wordpress.com > > "...I thought we were an autonomous collective..." > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
