Re: Week 2 NFL Picks
Jim Sharkey wrote: John D. Giorgis wrote: NY Giants at Philadelphia - Pick: EAGLES How about them Giants?? I can't believe they turned that around, as they were being soundly whupped for the first 40 minutes of the game. Though I have to wonder if it's a sign of their resiliency or the Eagles' inability to close out games. Jim Not that I like ANYONE in the NFC East at this point (although I will root for the Cowboys if T.O. isn't playing), but I like Eli Manning. :) (I also like his brother, and enjoyed some of his brother's game that day, as well.) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliable information?)
William T Goodall wrote: On 18 Sep 2006, at 12:43AM, Dave Land wrote: On Sep 16, 2006, at 4:24 PM, William T Goodall wrote: On 16 Sep 2006, at 9:12PM, Dave Land wrote: After watching the Pyroclastic video that WTG pointed to, Not me. Just to clear that up Maru Of course not. It was Jonathan Gibson. Gibson ... Goodall ... I think there's more to the similarity of these names than meets the eye. ;-) We're obviously part of the world-wide secret conspiracy of people whose surnames begin with G. Not so secret now Maru OMG, I just realized I have no idea of the last names of some of my RL friends, so I don't know if they're in on that particular conspiracy! Aie! Julia who knows of an infant that's got to be in on it! aie! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliable information?)
On 24 Sep 2006 at 10:55, Charlie Bell wrote: I occasionally say that evolution is a theory in much the same way that gravity is. How it works is a theory. Kind of a mystery, too, which is pretty cool when you think about it. 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 no inherent gravity, it gets it via leakage from another universe nearby in m-space, hence why it's so weak... AndrewC Dawn Falcon ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliable information?)
On 25/09/2006, at 9:31 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote: On 24 Sep 2006 at 10:55, Charlie Bell wrote: I occasionally say that evolution is a theory in much the same way that gravity is. How it works is a theory. Kind of a mystery, too, which is pretty cool when you think about it. 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 no inherent gravity, it gets it via leakage from another universe nearby in m-space, hence why it's so weak... Yeah, or dark matter which is more and more weird the more I understand it. Still, doesn't matter how weird it is as long as it works... Charlie ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Brin: basic is evil, why it must be eradicated
On 9/23/06, Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maru wrote: The Wikipedia entry for R is under GNU-S :-) I hate to play the pedantic resident Wikipedia expert here, marudubinski, I presume :-) You forgot the Dr.! ...(Nah, I'm kidding.) Ok, but if we want to use the search engine from the initial page, it's much simpler to search for GNU-S then to search for R :-P Alberto Monteiro Certainly, but how many people know of it as the GNU implementation of the S programming language (or is it family now? Doesn't seem very clear) rather than as the R programming language? Google hits prove nothing of course, but R programming language gets ~50,300,000 ghits and GNU-S ~3,910,000 (I'm not including hits for GNU S, since looking over the top 20 shows it to be a rather ambiguous term, but even GNU-S's first hit is for the mail reader Gnus). ~maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: The Morality of Killing Babies
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 11:48 AM Tuesday 9/19/2006, 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 misery, I know that it's an action I shouldn't perpetrate upon another. ...unless you've asked first. While do unto others is a reasonable first approximation, it can also be arrogance to assume that what we want is what others want. But it's a starting point. On that note, I recommend http://www.autismstreet.org/weblog/?p=17 Important excerpt: The Platinum Rule is: Do unto others as they would have you do unto them. Essentially, treat people how THEY want to be treated, and expect others to treat you how YOU want to be treated. The single most important aspect of expecting this from others is communicating how you expect to be treated. Yep, communicate your expectations; anything from how or how not to act, what you will or will not put up with, to what you want or don’t want. You might be surprised, many people are often relieved (even if it is a little unnerving or the circumstances upsetting) to understand what’s actually expected of them Isn't GO AWAY!! sufficient? How about DROP DEAD!? it makes things easier for both of you in the long run. Brief And To The Point Maru That's somewhat rude, and if you're going to have an ongoing relationship with someone (for example, your parents-in-law), you have to work a little harder at it. :) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: The Morality of Killing Babies
Ritu wrote: Julia wrote: D. I Own more translations of the Bible than there are regulars on this list. Query: Can you list the translations you own? I'm just curious. A no answer will be accepted graciously. I was saving up qone uestion for you: How many translations would Fool need to own for his statement to be factually accurate? And 'tis okay if you don't want to/can't answer that, and I can be mailed off-list as well. :) Ritu GCU Curious Meself By regulars, I think he means people who post frequently. How frequently is frequent enough, I don't know. So I don't know how many he means. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...
In a message dated 9/22/2006 9:39:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That natural selection is *part* of the mechanism is close to certain. But there's way more to speciation - kin selection, sexual selection, allopatric/ synpatric speciation. We're discovering some amazing processes by which differential survival rates are maximised. I think that what Pinker meant was that natural selection explains the presence of useful functions in creatures. All of the other mechanisms exist for sure but to get good and useful doohickeys one needs selection. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Week 2 NFL Picks
Julia Thompson wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: How about them Giants?? Not that I like ANYONE in the NFC East at this point (although I will root for the Cowboys if T.O. isn't playing), but I like Eli Manning. :) I didn't get to see the game, but everything I read pointed to an awful performance this week. Bleaugh. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: The Morality of Killing Babies
On 9/24/06, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By regulars, I think he means people who post frequently. How frequently is frequent enough, I don't know. So I don't know how many he means. Julia Well, we can find out simply by asking each poster whether they get enough roughage in their daily diet. ~maru the least intrusive methods are best... ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: 9/11 conspiracies (WAS RE: What should we believe when there is no reliab...
On 25/09/2006, at 11:52 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think that what Pinker meant was that natural selection explains the presence of useful functions in creatures. All of the other mechanisms exist for sure but to get good and useful doohickeys one needs selection. If he's using natural selection in the broadest sense, encompassing all that I mentioned, then yes absolutely. Charlie ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
