Re: I want whatever Anonymous was smoking!
- Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 9:34 PM Subject: I want whatever Anonymous was smoking! http://gawker.com/355129/church-of-scientology-rickrolled The juxtaposition of the protest outside a CoS building with Never Gonna Give You Up smacks of benign surreality, which I don't mind in the least. (One of my friends hung out at one of the protests this weekend for awhile. Just happened to be passing by, saw it happening, and figured he'd watch for awhile. His experience was a lot warmer than that of the folks on this video.) Rickrolling is a favored prank in those circles. While not having the same stature, being Belaired has some of the same attributes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEUldKrviIM xponent Flu Day Out Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Weekly Chat Reminder
The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over nine 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 the years, but the chat goes on... and we want more recruits! Whether you're an active poster or a lurker, whether you've been a member of the list from the beginning or just joined today, we would really like for you to join us. We have less politics, more Uplift talk, and more light-hearted discussion. We're non-fattening and 100% environmentally friendly... -(_() Though sometimes marshmallows do get thrown. The Weekly Brin-L chat is scheduled for Wednesday 3 PM Eastern/2 PM Central time in the US, or 7 PM Greenwich time. There's usually somebody there to talk to for at least eight hours after the start time. If no-one is there when you arrive just wait around a while for the next person to show up! If you want to attend, it's really easy now. All you have to do is send your web browser to: http://wtgab.demon.co.uk/~brinl/mud/ ..And you can connect directly from the NEW new web interface! -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ This message was sent automatically using launchd. But even if WTG is away on holiday, at least it shows the server is still up. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Anonymous' next target: Princess Biscuit
Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://tinyurl.com/2a3q37 I laughed til I almost pissed myself. xponent Hey Deb! Maru You don't understand. My Little Ponies(TM) are *evil* inplastic. The innocent are corrupted from the true Way of The Horse; those depictions of The Garden are _not_ a joke, but depict the fall from grace in sickening pastel colors... Debbi Combable Manes'n'Tails Maru;) Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: CoS in the news
Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip We Methodists only have the expression Dry as a Methodist picnic to stereotype us. I still grin at the joke (paraphrased): When asked to bring something that expressed their faith to Show and Tell, thus spake the children- Mary: I'm Catholic, and this is a rosary. David: I'm Jewish, and this is a mennorah. Paul: I'm Lutheran, and this is a casserole dish. Debbi Heretic Lutheran Gaian Deist :) Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: One for Pat
Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cat ladies always like stuff like this G I cannot speak for Pat, but I prefer the term Blinded By The Feline myself. The LOLcat Bible http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Genesis_1 Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh skiez An da Urfs, but he did not eated dem. 2 Da Urfs no had shapez An haded dark face, An Ceiling Cat rode invisible bike over teh waterz. snip sigh Dearly Bewhiskered, forgive these foolish primates their conceits; remember that they only seek to emulate Your Glossiness, but lo they are naked and practically deaf, as well as terrified of the dark which is Your Hunting... Hwhwwaw! Massive heaving cough! The Strange Beliefs Of Cats Maru Similar to the Zen contraction Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, carry water, chop wood, feline technology states I rule, you drool. Debbi Bashir And Lihleete Have No Fear Of Anonymous Maru ;) Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Experience Uplift in the comfort of your own home!
Folks, Electronic Arts' _Spore_ is coming soon. You help critters evolve from single-celled organisms to become space-farers. Rather reminds me of the universe created by a certain Astrophysicist of some renown in these parts... Here's a Wired interview of sorts with the game's designer: http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/multimedia/2008/02/ gallery_spore And here's the game's site: http://www.spore.com/ Looks like the sort of thing that could absorb some people for weeks and weeks. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Experience Uplift in the comfort of your own home!
On Feb 13, 2008 8:33 PM, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And here's the game's site: http://www.spore.com/ There I was, thinking, gee, this seems like Sim City, but with evolution. And then Will Wright's name appears. Ah. http://www.spore.com/ Looks like the sort of thing that could absorb some people for weeks Resistance is futile, you will be absorbed? But I don't wanna be absorbed! Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Wal-Mart
We talked a while ago about Wal-Mart's virtues and lack thereof. I recently became acquainted with the father of one of the LA Times reports who wrote a four-part series about Wal-Mart a few years ago, which won a Pulitzer Prize. Part one is here: http://www.latimes.com/news/custom/showcase/la-fi-walmart23nov23,1,1712351.story?ctrack=3cset=true I was surprised when my new friend told me that apparently Wal-Mart liked the series. This, despite that fact that I think the stories essentially say that if all you care about is low prices, then Wal-mart is great. If they liked the story, they apparently truly believe that nothing is more important than having the lowest prices. To me, that's just plain greed, amoral greed. Some things really are more important than driving prices as low as possible. Otherwise, we'd still have legalized slavery in the modern world, to offer the extreme example. It seems to me that when an organization becomes that big, it becomes easy for top management to abuse people at the far end of the supply chain, if only because they are so easy to ignore. Perhaps our systems need to take into account the fact that the personal experience of people isn't transmitted nearly as easily as their economic value. And no to those who may demand I come up with a better system before criticizing this one, I don't have something better to offer, other than encouraging more of this kind of reporting, which helps show the real cost of those low, low prices. Confession: I take our daughter to Wal-Mart (her choice, not mine) and pay for her insulin. She can't get insurance and they do have the lowest price. But at least insulin isn't being produced in sweat shops, as far as I know. And I'm tempted by all the cheap stuff they sell, but I resist. Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
