River Of Time, Otherness other Br!n books......

Just ran across a lot of 5 Brin books on Ebay for $5.00. Several of them are out of print (I think) like River Of time, Otherness and the original printing of The Practice Effect. Glory Season and The Postman are the other two. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1571400654 Just

RE: Low-Carb Diet

One example of a LCHP diet is the Atkins Diet, which first gained popularity during the 1970s. Limited evidence suggests it may help people lose weight, but many experts remain concerned about the long-term health Limited evidence is my favorite part of this kind of propaganda. Thirty years

Georgia School Board Bans 'Theory Of Math'

www.onion.com Georgia School Board Bans 'Theory Of Math' COGDELL, GA—The Cogdell School Board banned the teaching of the controversial Theory Of Math in its schools Monday. We are simply not confident of this mysterious process by which numbers turn, as if by magic, into other numbers, board

Evolution vs. Creation - aka. Mass Stupidity Hits Ohio

This has been going on for a few months, but it seems to be making headlines again as the final vote draws near. With all of the academic talent in Columbus, I am ashamed to admit that this debate is even going on, but fortunately, it seems that reasonable heads prevail. For those not familiar,

RE: Phone solicitations Re: When does the screaming start?

Kevin wrote.. I can't remember what they were selling, I think their company was going to do a survey of houses in my neighborhood for replacement windows. I asked her if SHE would be coming out during the survey. She made a quick comment with the 800 number and hung up. It's kind of

snipers and terrorists

I have always thought that the best way for a terrorist to inflict terror on a large group of people (or nation) would be for them to strike smell towns at random - for no apparent reason. That way nobody would feel safe - anywhere. It seems that the sniper in Virginia is doing just that. He

RE: SH OKs WOMD In Case Of TWAT

Rob's painful subject line Subject: SH OKs WOMD In Case Of TWAT Wow, Dude! That subject line made little explosions go off in my head while trying to decode it. So far, I have come up with his. Saddam Hussein OK's Weapons Of Mass Destruction in case of I just can't seem to

Blast from the past....HR Pufnstuf

This is truly a blast from my past... Freddy The Magic Flute. Now all we need is Witchy-Poo to make this complete http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1566623563rd=1 Gary - who thinks a dragon that wears white cowboy boots may not go over so well in 2002 :-)

RE: [Larryniven-l] Dr. Robert L. Forward is gone

Rob wrote. Jerry Pournelle is reporting that Dr. Robert L. Forward has passed away. His source is an email from the president of the SFWA. R.I.P. Robert L. Forward obit - apparently prepared by Dr. Forward himself: http://www.sfwa.org/news/forward.htm

Baby names

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's main advocate for children has branded as psychological abuse the naming of a child after a notorious criminal gang. Commissioner for Children Roger McClay said he received a complaint about a baby boy named Triple M Rogue, which is short for Mighty Mongrel

Space Alien Porn??

Dude! How could you let something as newsworthy as this nugget pass by the main Brin list and condemn it to BrinsAttic? I am appalled. Somehow, I have to think that this alien porn is related to the Dutch conspiracy that forces the Amish to hide Black Helicopters in their barns because of the

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