Re: Letter from Baghdad (crosspost)

2003-12-11 Thread John Garcia
At 02:47 PM 12/10/2003 -0800, you wrote: --- Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This was posted by ABFAS on the other list. I > haven't read all of it yet, > it is very long, but it's quite > informative/interesting/revealing. > > http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?031124fa_fact1_b It

Strange Lights Imaged, Astronauts Not Crazy

2003-12-11 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solar_aurora_031210.html The first direct images ever made of a solar storm as it engulfs Earth have also vindicated astronauts who said they'd seen colorful sky lights at dubiously high altitudes. The study shows that auroras reach far higher into the atmosp

Computer Crimes Unit Makes First Arrests in Va.

2003-12-11 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://www.wtop.com/?sid=150989&nid=25 Two North Carolina men face up to 20 years in prison for allegedly operating one of the most prolific spamming operations in the world. Jeremy Jaynes - who uses the aliases of Jeremy James and Gaven Stubberfield - and Richard Rutowski each face "four felony c

Re: The Flu!

2003-12-11 Thread John D. Giorgis
At 07:31 PM 12/11/2003 -0600 Horn, John wrote: >In all of the news reports, they keep talking about the number of >people who have died from the flu so far and how they are all >children. As a parent of small children of my own, does any one >know what age those kids are? How concerned should we

RE: The Flu!

2003-12-11 Thread Gary Nunn
John wrote > In all of the news reports, they keep talking about the > number of people who have died from the flu so far and how > they are all children. As a parent of small children of my > own, does any one > know what age those kids are? How concerned should we be about > this? My

Re: Science Fiction In General...

2003-12-11 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 12/11/2003 2:00:15 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Curiously, there are no cats in Himself's work that I > recall; but Andre Norton makes up for that -- I think > the idea of a 'ship's cat' makes sense (hers were > frequently genegineered for sp

The Flu!

2003-12-11 Thread Horn, John
In all of the news reports, they keep talking about the number of people who have died from the flu so far and how they are all children. As a parent of small children of my own, does any one know what age those kids are? How concerned should we be about this? - jmh __

Re: Science Fiction In General...

2003-12-11 Thread William T Goodall
On 9 Dec 2003, at 1:17 am, Jon Gabriel wrote: From: "Travis Edmunds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -David Brin (as evidenced by this post in the first place) You may run into a few of his fans here as well. ;-) -David Gerrold (Star Trek TOS writer/War Against The Chtorr/and a few other interesting books)

RE: Letter from Baghdad (crosspost)

2003-12-11 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gautam Mukunda > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 12:37 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: RE: Letter from Baghdad (crosspost) > > > --- "Miller, Jeffrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wow,

RE: The Case for a Marriage Ammendment

2003-12-11 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Harrell > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 01:38 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: RE: The Case for a Marriage Ammendment > > > I was shocked when I learned that those on SSI for > d

Re: Letter from Baghdad (crosspost)

2003-12-11 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I might as well toss in, as the news has "gone > public" > at my company - I have volunteered to work for the > CPA in Baghdad So you guys may > be getting some first hand reports on the situation. I hope this works out for you; it sounds li

RE: The Case for a Marriage Ammendment

2003-12-11 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- "Miller, Jeffrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First off, same-sex couples (a misnomer in itself, > as gender is not binary..) are not legally allowed > to marry in the United States. Second, the disabled > are /free/ to marry, even though there are obviously > some significant financial di

RE: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-11 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Bryon Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...IMHO, the biggest reason for a Galactica remake is > to recapture the nostalgia for the characters, the > Cylons, and the storyline. The Cylons...back in college, when I was a new D&Der, one of the guys in our group had apparently had a tad too muc

Re: Science Fiction In General...

2003-12-11 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- "G. D. Akin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good luck getting ANY "degree of extrapolation, > and/or expansion on the > subject of 'Science Fiction In General'." This list > holds the land speed > record and will undoubtedly surpass the speed of > light in GOING OFF TOPIC. > If you want to talk

Re: Br!n: The Virtue of Stubbornness?

2003-12-11 Thread Deborah Harrell
> Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hmm. How about "persistence through > >adaptability." > > I like that one. I think it does a better job of > summing up the > philosophy than anything else I've seen so far this > evening. Ditto. (Well, cut "this ev

RE: Letter from Baghdad (crosspost)

2003-12-11 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- "Miller, Jeffrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow, what an amazing opportunity! I hope that you > stay safe and healthy, do good work, and enjoy the > experience on a personal level. > > > -j- Thanks for the best wishes. As long as the "do good work" part is taken care of, I'll be satisfie

Re: [ADMIN} Wonky list

2003-12-11 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wouldn't that only fall into your professional > purview if the cause of the > constipation was CRI (craniorectal intussusception)? Oh, I'll have to pass that one on - hadn't heard it before in quite those terms... :} Nose&Lips Guiaic-Negative

RE: Letter from Baghdad (crosspost)

2003-12-11 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gautam Mukunda > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 02:48 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: Letter from Baghdad (crosspost) > > I might as well toss in, as the news has "gone public" > at

RE: Scouted: Article on camera phones and transparency issues

2003-12-11 Thread Chad Cooper
I forwarded this to my club manager. I really hate people who talk on the phone in the locker room. This is a perfect time to get a policy in place to make them to stop. Nerd From Hell (who will think twice before picking up that dropped towel in the locker room from now on...) > -Original

Re: Black Market Body Parts

2003-12-11 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Ronn Blankenship wrote: > >> Last week, br "police" arrested a group specialized in the >> organ black market: they recruited volunteers to sell the >> kidney, shipped them to Africa, and [there is honesty among >> thieves] brought them back. > > Does that mean they put them back where they found t

Scouted: Article on camera phones and transparency issues

2003-12-11 Thread David Hobby
This from today's NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/11/technology/circuits/11shoo.html?ex=1072145307&ei=1&en=f86ced332bbc754f (may be cut, if so paste together...) > Hold It Right There, and Drop That Camera > > December 11, 2003 > By JO NAPOLITANO > > > CHICAGO > > WHAT grabbed m