Erik said:
Does money grow on trees in your parts, Rob? It doesn't in Washington
(see link below). Where do you think all this money is going to come
from?
Given that Bush wants to increase the US military budget to USD500
billion per year, it must be readily available somewhere...
Rich
GCU
Test.
Sent several e-mails the other day -- did not receive one of them.
George A
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U-238 _fusion_? This would be great for _cooling_
things!
Alberto Monteiro
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On Sun, Feb 02, 2003 at 10:41:32PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote:
The explanation for how it works is wrong. The slowing down of
neutrons is a stochastic problem. Thus, varying the steam density
would vary the number of neutrons and the energy distribution of those
neutrons. It would not allow
Why did you change the subject to fusion?
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Me too. So far one lost and two returned.
I'm not *really* _that_ controversial, am I?
puzzled
Sonja ;o)
GCU: The eternal electronic huntingrounds loom before the fabric of my
e-mails...
G. D. Akin wrote:
Test.
Sent several e-mails the other day -- did not receive one of them.
George
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
GCU: The eternal electronic huntingrounds loom before the fabric of my
e-mails...
I should have used a spell checker before I sent that one. Ouch... :o)
That should have been 'hunting grounds' of course.
Sonja
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 02:33:24PM +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
GCU: The eternal electronic huntingrounds loom before the fabric of my
e-mails...
I should have used a spell checker before I sent that one. Ouch... :o)
That should have
- Original Message -
From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:55 AM
Subject: Re: U-238 fusion?
Why did you change the subject to fusion?
Because it was late, and I meant fission. Alberto caught me on it. As far
as changing it from
On 3 Feb 2003 at 1:08, Damon wrote:
Nevertheless, aerospace continues to make strides in propulsion,
avionics, materials, and the design process itself.
I would agree with this. One of the industries that pushes the
envelope in terms of aircraft technology is obviously the military. 50
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/30/2003 7:37:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Let's be really clear on this. French and German
policy has consistently been to weaken any and all
attempts to depose or weaken Saddam.
Note that they insist that
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
We Will Not Shrink From War
Iraq has flouted the will of the world with its deceptions and empty claims.
BY COLIN L. POWELL
Monday, February 3, 2003 12:01 a.m. EST
President Bush warned in his State of the Union address that the gravest
danger facing America and the
Watching ABC this morning... their reporter, sitting in a shuttle simulator,
called the heat buildup the re-entry burn, then described how the shuttle
would have been doing S-turns to slow down. In fact, the was still well
above the altitude where those S-turns would have started. I guess it's
From: Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Test, was Re: Test
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 14:24:15 +0100
Me too. So far one lost and two returned.
I'm not *really* _that_ controversial, am I?
puzzled
Sonja ;o)
GCU: The eternal
Hunter Thompson was interviewed by Salon.com -- published today. Accessible
to all.
Jon
Witch-King of Angmar?s suggestion to place pictures of Ruling Ring on milk
cartons and wait for calls to come in was ignored.
From: The Very Secret Diary of RingWraith No. 5
Intro Excerpt:
In the Globe and Mail this morning :
http://shorterlink.com/?RDUFJG
Comet of grief and hope
Saturday's terrible news reminded me and my wife of her
near-rendezvous with the Challenger -- and why we believe
that space voyaging must go on
By SPIDER ROBINSON
Monday, February 3, 2003 Page A15
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/30/2003 7:37:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Let's be really clear on this. French and German
policy has consistently been to weaken any and all
attempts to depose or weaken Saddam.
From: Jean-Louis Couturier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SCOUTED] Spider Robinson on the Shuttle accident
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 10:57:20 -0500
In the Globe and Mail this morning :
http://shorterlink.com/?RDUFJG
Comet of grief and hope
Saturday's terrible news reminded me and my wife of her
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 11:25:32PM -0500, Jean-Louis Couturier wrote:
What if you compare the number with a country's GDP? Still #1 you
think?
People need food calories, not percentages of GDP. Ask a hungry person
which is more important, what percentage of the GDP the food they were
NOT
Not a bad statement of the situation, I thought. My only quibble:
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 10:29:31AM -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote:
challenges. The fruits of our partnership are evident all around the globe,
from Western Europe to Japan, Korea, Bosnia and Afghanistan.
-Original Message-
From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 07:39 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Lousy reporting
Watching ABC this morning... their reporter, sitting in a
shuttle simulator, called the heat buildup the re-entry
burn,
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 10:04:56AM -0800, Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
I've been spoiled by the quality and timely reporting the web has
brought me that I've forgotten how cruddy the 24hr news cycle shows
are. No wonder Fox News is so ugly.
Hmmm, I hadn't noticed because I almost never watch TV
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Behalf Of Erik Reuter
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:03 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Lousy reporting
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 10:04:56AM -0800, Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
I've been spoiled by the
On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 03:31 PM, The Fool wrote:
From: John Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Since we're mentioning Dr. Who
Which of the actors was your favorite? I like Jon Pertwee if for
nothing else the looks he threw to the Brigadier when the doctor
thought the Brigadier was being
From: Gary L. Nunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
But this one is my favorite.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3205287911;
category=1
3904
Not there anymore, apparently. What was it?
Or shouldn't I ask...
- jmh
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From: Horn, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:40 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: eBay \ Columbia shuttle feeding frenzy begins
From: Gary L. Nunn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
But this one is my favorite.
From: John Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 03:31 PM, The Fool wrote:
From: John Garcia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Since we're mentioning Dr. Who
Which of the actors was your favorite? I like Jon Pertwee if for
nothing else the looks he threw to the Brigadier
At 08:34 2003-02-02 -0800, Nick wrote:
Thanks, everyone, for all the book suggestions. Many were somewhat obvious
(like the whole genre of cyberpunk) but the neurons weren't clicking.
Nick
I'd like to add one more suggestion. Jim Munroe's _Everyone in Silico_ is a
great read, and is more
Not there anymore, apparently. What was it?
Or shouldn't I ask...
- jmh
Someone had created a fake auction and was using it to blast all of the
vultures that were trying to profit from the accident. Also, there
were a handful of people going in an bidding on Columbia items to
outrageous
According to Fernand Braudel, 308 years ago today, on 3 February 1695,
the Palatine wrote:
`At the king's table the wine and water froze in the glasses.'
in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, France.
This was the combined result of the little ice age and poorly designed
fireplaces.
[from
At 12:42 2003-02-03 -0500, Erik wrote:
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 11:25:32PM -0500, Jean-Louis Couturier wrote:
What if you compare the number with a country's GDP? Still #1 you
think?
People need food calories, not percentages of GDP. Ask a hungry person
which is more important, what
At 02:35 PM 2/3/2003 -0500 Jean-Louis Couturier wrote:
At 12:42 2003-02-03 -0500, Erik wrote:
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 11:25:32PM -0500, Jean-Louis Couturier wrote:
What if you compare the number with a country's GDP? Still #1 you
think?
I was replying to the statement implying that since
On 3 Feb 2003 at 10:29, John D. Giorgis wrote:
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
We Will Not Shrink From War
Iraq has flouted the will of the world with its deceptions and empty
claims.
UK has said much the same.
Andy
Dawn Falcon
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I am pleasantly surprised that the Vatican has such an open mind about
this.
Vatican: Harry Potter's OK with us
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) --Harry Potter fans, relax. The Vatican says the
kid is all right. The question of whether J.K. Rowling's books and the
films on the boy wizard have a
-Original Message-
From: Andrew Crystall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:34 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Colin Powell
On 3 Feb 2003 at 10:29, John D. Giorgis wrote:
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
We Will Not Shrink From War
Iraq has
Gary L. Nunn wrote:
I am pleasantly surprised that the Vatican has such an open mind about
this.
Vatican: Harry Potter's OK with us
I'm not that surprised.
Now, if the Southern Baptists make such a statement, *that* would be more
surprising.
Julia
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2001/8004.easterbrook-fulltext.html
The external fuel tank, for instance, is full of oxygen and hydrogen cooled to -400
F. to make the gases flow as liquids. Ice will form on the tank. When Columbia's tiles
started popping off in a stiff breeze, it
On 3 Feb 2003 at 10:57, Jean-Louis Couturier wrote:
In the Globe and Mail this morning :
http://shorterlink.com/?RDUFJG
Comet of grief and hope
Saturday's terrible news reminded me and my wife of her
near-rendezvous with the Challenger -- and why we believe
that space voyaging must go on
Robert J. Chassell wrote:
According to Fernand Braudel, 308 years ago today, on 3 February 1695,
`At the king's table the wine and water froze in the glasses.'
Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] asks
Which calendar were they using? When did France switch calendars?
Being
I'm posting this to the list because it includes some info I hadn't heard
before. It might have been reported in television, but I've been avoiding
most of that coverage.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/02/03/sprj.colu.shuttle/index.html
or
http://makeashorterlink.com/?A29521453
NASA
At 14:46 2003-02-03 -0500, John wrote:
If you look at that total number, I think that you will
see that the American people are quite generous when it comes to charitably
supporting the rest of the world.
JDG
I'm not saying you're not generous. I'm saying you're not alone.
I'm hearing more
--- Jean-Louis Couturier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I'm not saying you're not generous. I'm saying
you're not alone.
As I recall, you said something along the lines of
generosity from the US was very rare since the end of
the Cold War. One reason that we thought you were
saying that is that I
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 02:47:03PM -0800, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
As I recall, you said something along the lines of generosity from the
US was very rare since the end of the Cold War. One reason that we
thought you were saying that is that I think you kind of did. If I
misremember your post,
If the tiles are fragile on the way up, but not needed until the way down,
why not keep them covered until needed.
A front page newspaper story states that NASA is getting a lot of
Armageddon type solutions.
This is probably just one more
William Taylor
--- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snip
I guess it's too
much to hope that network reporters would actually
study what they're
reporting on. More correctly, perhaps, it's too
much to hope that they'd be given the time to do so.
Re: that last - shortened time in which to do a given
--- Robert J. Chassell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
According to Fernand Braudel, 308 years ago today,
on 3 February 1695, the Palatine wrote:
`At the king's table the wine and water froze in
the glasses.'
in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, France.
This was the combined result of
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gary L. Nunn wrote:
I am pleasantly surprised that the Vatican has
such an open mind about this.
Vatican: Harry Potter's OK with us
I'm not that surprised.
Now, if the Southern Baptists make such a statement,
*that* would be more
On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 03:57:57PM -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote:
Apparently the screen over the chimney is faulty, allowing a squirrel
to fall/squirm in (I say the latter b/c that squirrel shoved through
the doors even after I'd put a box of papers in front to brace them!).
Bastards! I hate
David Hobby wrote:
How does one produce negatives to match a picture created in
Photoshop, anyway? : )
Take a photo of the monitor!
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In a message dated 2/2/2003 11:24:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Interesting. I recall that Tesla intrigued me, but I can't quite remember
the context. Something to do with creativity and
innovation. Maybe Norbert
Wiener.
Well he was really the mad scientist come
In a message dated 2/2/2003 11:24:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Interesting. I recall that Tesla intrigued me, but I can't quite remember
the context. Something to do with creativity and
innovation. Maybe Norbert
Wiener.
Well he was really the mad scientist come
In a message dated 2/2/2003 10:24:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Julia displays good spelling. Are you predicting the worst
for her
marriage?
To every rule there is an exception. We have always known that Julia is exceptional
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Feb 15
Congrats! Only two more weeks. Nervous yet?
Jim
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- Original Message -
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 9:08 PM
Subject: Pay no mind to reminders from test list
Some or all of the subscribers to Brin-l may receive two reminder
messages
about their list subscription. The extra
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From: Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: The Axis of Weasel
Having said all of that, I still think it's far better
than 50/50 that France will sign up in Iraq before
it's all over. If it
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From: Jean-Louis Couturier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: The Axis of Weasel
It seems to me that the many countries have been
trying to set up rules that define what is unacceptable
behavior for
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf Of Dan Minette
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:28 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pay no mind to reminders from test list
- Original Message -
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jennifer is not playing fair. Rational thought is not a part of the
NationStates.
The police cameras and gun control issues were the last straw.
The answers to the issues seem to be written so that you have to be a fool to
not answer the way someone wants you to answer.
Death to Big Sister.
Subject: Re: Pay no mind to reminders from test list
If you don't mind, this is a non-miner post-minor's minor
remedial reminder to remind you that I am paying no mind
to the aforementioned reminder.
Which, I believe, exists just on the left hand side of China.
See what I mean?
William
- Original Message -
From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: The Space Shuttle Must Be Stopped
IIRC the crystal experiments are a medical program and are partially
funded
by drug companies.
Well, the drug
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From: Trent Shipley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 11:29 PM
Subject: Re: The Space Shuttle Must Be Stopped
Huh? No hard feelings, but that is no more accurate than stating that
natural farming with horses is better for
At 06:10 PM 2/3/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If the tiles are fragile on the way up, but not needed until the way down,
why not keep them covered until needed.
A front page newspaper story states that NASA is getting a lot of
Armageddon type solutions.
This is probably just one more
At 03:57 PM 2/3/03 -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Robert J. Chassell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
According to Fernand Braudel, 308 years ago today,
on 3 February 1695, the Palatine wrote:
`At the king's table the wine and water froze in
the glasses.'
in the Hall of Mirrors at
At 10:29 PM 2/3/03 -0700, Trent Shipley wrote:
No, no, no. Spend the money on *social science*, well some of it...a
billion,
half a billion. Do you know how much basic economics and sociology you can
do with 250 million dollars? Just think of how much less we would need to
spend on police
At 02:27 PM 2/3/03 -0500, Robert J. Chassell wrote:
According to Fernand Braudel, 308 years ago today, on 3 February 1695,
the Palatine wrote:
`At the king's table the wine and water froze in the glasses.'
in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, France.
This was the combined result of the
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