Re: Obama II

2014-03-02 Thread Doug Pensinger
Actually, bugs/design flaws caught during the design phase cost far less than those discovered during the build. Doug GSV Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com

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2014-03-02 Thread Doug Pensinger
Yea, what's the deal? Anyone home? Anyone read anything good/interesting? I recently listened to For Whom the Bell Tolls and am now listening to a book called The Mongoliad, Greg Bear being one of several co-authors. The Hemingway was very stark and depressing and a bit obsessed with death but

Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

2014-03-02 Thread Douglas Pensinger
I#39;d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Douglas Accept:

RE: Stephen Hawking: There are no black holes

2014-03-02 Thread Ellen S .
So if this is correct, what is the difference between a black hole and a naked singularity? The article describes an event horizon shrinking or growing in relation to a black hole's apparent horizon, but isn't Hawking saying that the apparent horizon is real and the event horizon just doesn't

Introducing Myself

2014-03-02 Thread E. S.
Hello People, I'm new to this mailing list, so I decided to introduce myself. I'm a longtime fan of David Brin's Uplift series, I've read all the novels and short stories except the new one (Gorilla, My Dreams), and I've also read Contacting Aliens and bought the GURPS roleplaying book (sadly I

RE: For David Brin and the rest of you

2014-03-02 Thread Ellen S .
Solar and wind energy on Earth certainly are economically viable, far more than the costs and damages we'll have to pay for massive climate change. Fossil fuels are cheap right now only because the costs (military action, increased pollution and disease and medical costs, climate change,

Uplift questions

2014-03-02 Thread E. S.
Well, since I have joined this mailing list I can ask some questions that I've wondered about. I haven't read Heaven's Reach in a while, but I don't remember the book answering these questions. Maybe some list members might know. Spoiler warning to anyone who hasn't read Heaven's Reach!!