Re: W and the apocalypts

2004-10-13 Thread JDG
At 08:09 PM 10/12/2004 -0700 d.brin wrote: All right, I was challenged to come up with direct links between W and the apocalypts. Here you go: http://www.counterpunch.org/hill1019.html There is one quote here, The evil one is among us.This quote could just as easily refer to the real

Something for Everyone

2004-10-13 Thread Erik Reuter
Something for everyone Oct 12th 2004 From The Economist Global Agenda http://www.economist.com/agenda/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=3284455 What began as a commendable effort to resolve a festering trade dispute with Europe has ended up as a feast for special-interest groups. So

Re: W and the apocalypts

2004-10-13 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 10:09 PM Subject: W and the apocalypts All right, I was challenged to come up with direct links between W and the apocalypts. Here you go:

Walmart, Costco vs. Sams Club

2004-10-13 Thread Erik Reuter
At the end, this article has some interesting thoughts and numbers (but no references) relevant to a recent discussion on Brin-L comparing Costco and Sam's Club. *** http://news.morningstar.com/doc/document/print/1,3651,117157,00.html Surviving the Wal-Mart Onslaught: Which savvy retailers are

Re: W and the apocalypts

2004-10-13 Thread kerry miller
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Evil One usually refers to Satan. Evangelicals often picture Satan as active in the world, prompting people to do evil. Scott Baio? http://www.peoples.ru/art/cinema/actor/baio/baio_1.jpg I expect my children to be alive when the Rapture comes

Weekly Chat Reminder

2004-10-13 Thread William T Goodall
As Steve said, The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six 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

Re: Scouted: Fight The Future: RFID Driver's Licenses - Now With Added 'Papers Please'

2004-10-13 Thread Martin Lewis
On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 23:31:01 -0500, The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone seen a website with this sort of sentiment? I'd be interested in reading what someone has written about it, instead of someone's vague misgivings. I'd be better equipped for a civil argument on the

Re: Scouted: Fight The Future: RFID Driver's Licenses - Now With Added 'Papers Please'

2004-10-13 Thread Dave Land
On Oct 13, 2004, at 5:32 AM, Martin Lewis wrote: On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 23:31:01 -0500, The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone seen a website with this sort of sentiment? I'd be interested in reading what someone has written about it, instead of someone's vague misgivings. I'd be better

RE: W and the apocalypts

2004-10-13 Thread Horn, John
Behalf Of JDG I'm more worried about how the Moveon.org types of the world are going to react to the Bush win. Well, I can guarantee it won't involve nukes. grin - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: W and the apocalypts

2004-10-13 Thread Dave Land
On Oct 13, 2004, at 2:39 PM, Horn, John wrote: Behalf Of JDG I'm more worried about how the Moveon.org types of the world are going to react to the Bush win. Well, I can guarantee it won't involve nukes. grin As I recall, it's the /opponents/ of the moveon.org types who bring their opponents to

Brin: Why conservatives must not vote for Bush

2004-10-13 Thread Horn, John
Similar to what our favorite author has been saying. A bit old but interesting. Apparently there was a link to this article in today's Doonesbury cartoon. - jmh http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/09/10/conservatives/index/ index_np1.html Why conservatives must not vote for Bush A

The prophetic speedometer of end-time activity

2004-10-13 Thread Doug Pensinger
http://www.raptureme.com/rap2.html Yikes! Liberalism is at 3 Also see http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1195568,00.html We can laugh at these people, but we should not dismiss them. That their beliefs are bonkers does not mean they are marginal. American pollsters believe that

Re: Brin: W and the apocalypts

2004-10-13 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: David Brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 11:28 PM Subject: Re: Brin: W and the apocalypts It's amazing how google can vary from one person and evenint to the next. Given the company he keeps,

Re: The prophetic speedometer of end-time activity

2004-10-13 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 12:39 AM Subject: The prophetic speedometer of end-time activity So here we have a major political constituency - representing much of the current

Re: The prophetic speedometer of end-time activity

2004-10-13 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 12:54 AM Subject: Re: The prophetic speedometer of end-time activity Of those who talk about the Second Coming being soon (the minority), none would