Scouted: HAL's Pals: Top 10 Evil Computers

2009-01-12 Thread Nick Arnett
HAL is 17 today. Sort of. http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/01/top-10-evil-com.html Nick ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Scouted: HAL's Pals: Top 10 Evil Computers

2009-01-12 Thread Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro
Nick Arnett wrote: HAL is 17 today. Sort of. http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2009/01/top-10-evil-com.html In terms of body count, HAL wouldn't even score 100. But, as I saw in Terminator: The Sarah Chronicle Series, you are anthropormorphisizing (or something like that) machines. Alberto

Re: $10

2008-10-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
Richard Baker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dave said: In this case, Jon claims that John Williams is channeling erstwhile list-member Eric Rueter with his gruff posts. I don't recall a list member of that name, but there was an Erik Reuter. Who could be dreadfully annoying, but had

Re: $10

2008-09-29 Thread Charlie Bell
On 27/09/2008, at 4:17 AM, Jon Louis Mann wrote: In this case, Jon claims that John Williams is channeling erstwhile list-member Eric Rueter with his gruff posts. Dave i guess eric was before my time, but i am not the one who accused jw of channeling eric, i doubt jw is on that level.

RE: $10

2008-09-29 Thread Curtis Burisch
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charlie Bell Sent: 29 September 2008 11:23 AM To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Subject: Re: $10 On 27/09/2008, at 4:17 AM, Jon Louis Mann wrote: In this case, Jon claims that John Williams is channeling erstwhile list-member Eric Rueter with his gruff

Re: $10

2008-09-29 Thread Charlie Bell
On 29/09/2008, at 7:37 PM, Curtis Burisch wrote: Zimbabwe dollars? Was changing too fast for me to give you a number. Charlie. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: $10

2008-09-29 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 04:37 AM Monday 9/29/2008, Curtis Burisch wrote: Zimbabwe dollars? That's about ZWD$2,000 in today's money, or ZWD$20,000,000,000,000,000 (twenty quadrillion dollars) as it would have been had the currency not been devalued twice, chopping off 13 zeros in the process. That may change once we

Re: $10

2008-09-28 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 26, 2008, at 11:17 AM, Jon Louis Mann wrote: In this case, Jon claims that John Williams is channeling erstwhile list-member Eric Rueter with his gruff posts. Dave i guess eric was before my time, but i am not the one who accused jw of channeling eric, i doubt jw is on that level.

Re: $10

2008-09-28 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 26, 2008, at 11:11 AM, Richard Baker wrote: Dave said: In this case, Jon claims that John Williams is channeling erstwhile list-member Eric Rueter with his gruff posts. I don't recall a list member of that name, but there was an Erik Reuter. OK, Mr. Spelling Person, I stand

Re: $10

2008-09-26 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 25, 2008, at 9:57 PM, Doug Pensinger wrote: Jon wrote: You are Eric Reuter and I demand my 10 bucks. Who are you, John, who is Eric Reuter, and why does he owe you 10 clams? Eric is a former Brin-ler, a libertarian, and he didn't pull any verbal punches. He told by Dr. Brin

Re: $10

2008-09-26 Thread Richard Baker
Dave said: In this case, Jon claims that John Williams is channeling erstwhile list-member Eric Rueter with his gruff posts. I don't recall a list member of that name, but there was an Erik Reuter. Rich ___

$10

2008-09-26 Thread Jon Louis Mann
In this case, Jon claims that John Williams is channeling erstwhile list-member Eric Rueter with his gruff posts. Dave i guess eric was before my time, but i am not the one who accused jw of channeling eric, i doubt jw is on that level. i do suspect that jw is using an alias. i wonder

$10

2008-09-25 Thread Jon Louis Mann
You are Eric Reuter and I demand my 10 bucks. Who are you, John, who is Eric Reuter, and why does he owe you 10 clams? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: $10

2008-09-25 Thread Doug Pensinger
Jon wrote: You are Eric Reuter and I demand my 10 bucks. Who are you, John, who is Eric Reuter, and why does he owe you 10 clams? Eric is a former Brin-ler, a libertarian, and he didn't pull any verbal punches. He told by Dr. Brin to leave the list (or he would) after a heated exchange

Big shark, little kayak. Pucker Factor: 10

2007-10-07 Thread Gary Nunn
The first time I ran across the first picture, I thought it was a fake, and then I looked it up on Google and snopes. This is the caption with the picture from the magazine article: Sitting in a 3.8-metre sea kayak and watching a four-metre great white approach you is a fairly tense

Top 10 Gay Animals

2007-04-02 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
Because you always wondered and were too afraid your words would be mistaken for a pickup line to ask: http://www.livescience.com/bestimg/index.php?url=cat=gayanimals 10 Bonobo Chimpanzees Homosexuality has been documented in almost 500 species of animals, signaling that sexual preference

Week 10 NFL Picks

2006-11-10 Thread John D. Giorgis
Cleveland at Atlanta - The Falcons aught to run wild in this win. Pick: FALCONS Washington at Philadelphia - Desperation time for the Eagles and Redskins, who have both blown more games than they expected so far this year. I'll give the edge to the home team, and the more talented QB at this

RE: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-27 Thread Horn, John
On Behalf Of jdiebremse --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Most of the things I'm reading call him Horned Rim Glasses Man or HRG for short (or sometimes HRM). I doubt it. The hotel lady didn't know what happened to FlyingGuy in the morning. Unless she was a

RE: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-26 Thread Horn, John
On Behalf Of Robert Seeberger Did you catch the long ponytail? Just how far in the future is he from? Considering how well he spoke English, he would have to be from pretty far in the future, I'd think. Actually, I don't think a adult native Japanese speaker would EVER be able to

Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-26 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Most of the things I'm reading call him Horned Rim Glasses Man or HRG for short (or sometimes HRM). Does that mean that he's not the same person as Mr. Linderman? ___

Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 9:36 AM Subject: RE: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23] Considering how well he spoke English, he would have to be from pretty far in the future, I'd think

Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 8:37 PM Subject: Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23] - Original Message - From: Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion

Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-25 Thread jdiebremse
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hiro is definately my favorite character of the series, followed by the Indian professors son. Last week I was arguing that the guy from the future might not be Hiro, but this week it is plain that he is indeed Hiro. The

Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-25 Thread Jim Sharkey
jdiebremse wrote: I think this is pretty obvious, right?It seems very similar to the power of Rogue from X-men - only requring just proximity and not physical touch. And without all that pesky making the other person pass out and possibly die thing. :-) It seems possible that he also

RE: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-25 Thread Horn, John
On Behalf Of Jim Sharkey Evil Glasses Guy said something to the effect that PsyCop's power is advancing more quickly than he'd have expected. We haven't seen enough of the wipeout guy's power to know if he can be a booster as well as a damper. Yeah, I think the Cop just got a mindwipe

Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-25 Thread Matt Grimaldi
From: Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Sharkey Evil Glasses Guy said something to the effect that PsyCop's power is advancing more quickly than he'd have expected. We haven't seen enough of the wipeout guy's power to know if he can be a booster as well as a damper.

Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-25 Thread Jim Sharkey
Matt Grimaldi wrote: From: Horn, John I think we are going to find out a lot more about Nikki's powers and past in the next episode. Don't get her angry...You won't like her when she's angry. They're calling her the Incredible MILF on-line. :-) Jim

Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Jim Sharkey wrote: Matt Grimaldi wrote: From: Horn, John I think we are going to find out a lot more about Nikki's powers and past in the next episode. Don't get her angry...You won't like her when she's angry. They're calling her the Incredible MILF on-line. :-) Jim :D OK, that does

Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23]

2006-10-25 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: jdiebremse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 6:28 AM Subject: Re: Heroes [SPOILERS Through 10/23] --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hiro is definately my

10 Reasons Why Gay Marriage Should be Illegal

2006-04-08 Thread David Land
to raise children. 10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman

Fwd: Top5 Science - 10/11/05

2005-10-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
] == Selected from 36 submissions from 10 contributors. This week's list authors are: -- Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL-- 1, 5 James Knowles, Bellingham, WA

As known - the Iraq War was a sham according to #10 Downing

2005-05-11 Thread Gary Denton
Molly Ivins has a good summary for the pre-war UK memo for those who are joining late. *They lied to us* *Memo proves leadership knew Saddam was not a threat * AUSTIN, Texas -- Meanwhile, back in Iraq. I was going to leave out of this column everything about how we got into Iraq, or whether

X-43A Mach 10 Attempt

2004-11-14 Thread Travis Edmunds
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041114-120657-7243r.htm NASA will attempt to set the world speed record for an air-intake engine tomorrow. The X-43A Hyper-X is a supersonic ramjet that may lead to more efficient launch vehicles and missiles in the future. We are about to fly at Mach 10

Re: Week 10 NFL Picks

2004-11-14 Thread John D. Giorgis
Aye carumba! Only one out of 8 right so far!!! I know that I have not been good at this lately but 1 out of 8 It really takes a genius prognosticator to do *that* badly. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38002-2004Nov9.html;-) JDG

Re: Week 10 NFL Picks

2004-11-14 Thread Julia Thompson
On Sun, 14 Nov 2004, John D. Giorgis wrote: Aye carumba! Only one out of 8 right so far!!! I know that I have not been good at this lately but 1 out of 8 It really takes a genius prognosticator to do *that* badly.

Week 10 NFL Picks

2004-11-13 Thread John D. Giorgis
Another mediocre 9-5 last week boosted me to 71-59 on the year. Inexplicably, the vaunted Rams offense couldn't handle Earthwind Moreland, Randall Gay, and WR Troy Brown on defense, dropping the Upset Special to 5-4. Baltimore at New York - This is my toughest game of the week. The Jets, who

Re: Week 10 NFL Picks

2004-11-13 Thread Julia Thompson
that John goes 10-4 or better. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

10 Acts to Overthrow the Constitution

2004-04-19 Thread The Fool
http://concatenation.blogspot.com/2004_03_01_concatenation_archive.html# 107950198647410574 Not one, but 10 bills dealing with 'judicial activism' are introduced. This article is in Human Events, the National Conservative Weekly, so they're in favor of them, of course. However, the article does

Scientist 'gagged' by No 10 after warning of global warming threat

2004-03-07 Thread Robert Seeberger
was at least as important a threat as global terrorism. He told BBC1's Breakfast with Frost: I think we still overestimate the danger of terror. There are other things that are of equal, if not greater, magnitude, like the environmental global risks. Since Sir David's article in Science was published, No 10

base of 10#1023 when number is 132

2004-03-06 Thread Robert J. Chassell
Describe how to count up to 1023 on 10 fingers. :) 132 to you! Am I right in thinking that that 132 suggests strange bases? I used the quadraditic equation to figure out the bases -- there are two, one positive and one negative: For any equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0

Astronomers spy 10 billion trillion trillion-carat diamond

2004-02-13 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://sacbee.com/state_wire/story/8260120p-9190734c.html If anyone's ever promised you the sun, the moon and the stars, tell 'em you'll settle for BPM 37093. The heart of that burned-out star with the no-nonsense name is a sparkling diamond that weighs a staggering 10 billion trillion trillion

Scouted: 10 technologies that deserve to die

2003-11-09 Thread Gary Nunn
Some of these I could agree with, but others seem almost like blasphemy coming from a science fiction writer. 10 technologies that deserve to die By Bruce Sterling Technology Review 10.21.2003 A science fiction writer's irreverent take. 1. Nuclear Weapons 2. Coal-Based Power 3. The Internal

Re: Scouted: 10 technologies that deserve to die

2003-11-09 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 9 Nov 2003 at 18:04, Gary Nunn wrote: Some of these I could agree with, but others seem almost like blasphemy coming from a science fiction writer. 10 technologies that deserve to die And the webpage it's posted on, apparently. Andy Dawn Falcon

Week 10 Picks

2003-11-08 Thread John D. Giorgis
O.k., I may have turned the corner last week, with an 8-6 record and crawling up above the Mendoza Line to 66-64 on the year.Now, if I could just put together some double-digit win weeks. Meanwhile, the UPSET SPECIAL hit pay dirt again as the Patriots upended the Broncos on Monday

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-21 Thread Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: Jon Gabriel wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html Excerpt: Whale Leaps Aboard Sailboat Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Posted: 11:15 AM EDT (1515 GMT) The 10-ton humpback whale leapt

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-21 Thread Julia Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 8/20/2003 7:51:51 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been to Sea World. I've seen a humpback whale. I do not think a humpback whale will fit in Sea World very well. :) Julia Hey, if he buys a ticket

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-21 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 8/21/2003 7:57:55 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been to Sea World. I've seen a humpback whale. I do not think a humpback whale will fit in Sea World very well. :) Julia Hey, if he buys a ticket they gotta let 'im

Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Jon Gabriel
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html Excerpt: Whale Leaps Aboard Sailboat Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Posted: 11:15 AM EDT (1515 GMT) The 10-ton humpback whale leapt out of the water onto the boat. LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A British family's holiday

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:34 AM Subject: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html Excerpt: Whale Leaps Aboard

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Damon
The 10-ton humpback whale leapt out of the water and pulled the rigging and mast along with it as it slid down the boat, British media reported on Wednesday. I just hope for the whale's sake the other humpbacks weren't looking when he pulled this one off... :P Damon

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: Damon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 12:58:35 -0400 The 10-ton humpback whale leapt out of the water and pulled the rigging

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Steve Sloan II
Jon Gabriel wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html Excerpt: Whale Leaps Aboard Sailboat Did somebody turn on an Infinite Improbability Drive? ;-) __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville,

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Russell Chapman
Jon Gabriel wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html Excerpt: Whale Leaps Aboard Sailboat Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Posted: 11:15 AM EDT (1515 GMT) The 10-ton humpback whale leapt out of the water onto the boat. Just goes to show how tough our critters

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
Jon Gabriel wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html Excerpt: Whale Leaps Aboard Sailboat Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Posted: 11:15 AM EDT (1515 GMT) The 10-ton humpback whale leapt out of the water onto the boat. Sea World escapee maybe? ;-) JJ

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Julia Thompson
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: Jon Gabriel wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html Excerpt: Whale Leaps Aboard Sailboat Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Posted: 11:15 AM EDT (1515 GMT) The 10-ton humpback whale leapt out of the water onto the boat

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: Jon Gabriel wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/20/holiday.wale.reut/index.html Excerpt: Whale Leaps Aboard Sailboat The 10-ton humpback whale leapt out of the water onto the boat. Sea World

Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 8/20/2003 7:51:51 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've been to Sea World. I've seen a humpback whale. I do not think a humpback whale will fit in Sea World very well. :) Julia Hey, if he buys a ticket they gotta let 'im in. William

RE: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Jon Gabriel
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Harrell Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:03 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat --- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jose

RE: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

2003-08-20 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:46 PM 8/20/03 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Deborah Harrell Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:03 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Scouted: 10 ton whale leaps aboard British sailboat

Re: Scouted: 10 facts about plastic everyone should know...

2003-07-03 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: snippage Happiness Is A Gift Certificate To Pottery Barn Maru :) I'd prefer the Corning-Revere outlet, myself. :) cha-grin I must confess that I've only been in a Pottery Barn once, have never had a gift certificate to

Re: Scouted: 10 facts about plastic everyone should know...

2003-07-02 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Ticia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Industry propaganda or environmental fact? http://www.apme.org/dashboard/presentation_layer_htm/dashboard.asp I'd like to see the data on glass recycling - no question that it's heavier and more fragile, but certainly teas

Re: Scouted: 10 facts about plastic everyone should know...

2003-07-02 Thread Julia Thompson
Jim Sharkey wrote: Julia wrote: But then, specula aren't used near the female brain anyway... ;} If you were mentally wired like a man, that statement would be untrue. :-D 1) Debbi said it originally, not I. 2) If a speculum *were* used on me, it *would* be used near a female brain,

Re: Scouted: 10 facts about plastic everyone should know...

2003-07-01 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Ticia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Industry propaganda or environmental fact? http://www.apme.org/dashboard/presentation_layer_htm/dashboard.asp I'd like to see the data on glass recycling - no question that it's heavier and more fragile, but certainly teas and Coca-Cola taste better when

Scouted: 10 facts about plastic everyone should know...

2003-06-29 Thread Ticia
Industry propaganda or environmental fact? http://www.apme.org/dashboard/presentation_layer_htm/dashboard.asp Ticia ',:) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

The Top 10 Punchlines to Science Fiction Dirty Jokes (Top5Science Fiction - 6/27/03)

2003-06-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
== June 27, 2003 The Top 10 Punchlines to Science Fiction Dirty Jokes 10 Nga'chuq! 9 'Done in a Flash Gordon' is more like it. 8 There are skid marks in front of the tribble. 7 A Bantha fell in the mud! 6 You're a mean drunk, Q. 5 Well, it's certainly small

Powers of 10 - Java Applet

2003-06-13 Thread A . Freiberg
In http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ you can find a very nice demonstration of zooming from the galaxy view down to the quarks. Regards Armin Freiberg ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Powers of 10 - Java Applet

2003-06-13 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 07:18:27PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ you can find a very nice demonstration of zooming from the galaxy view down to the quarks. Regards Armin Freiberg Below are the complete headers

Spam?: Powers of 10 - Java Applet

2003-06-13 Thread A . Freiberg
with me as Return-To-address which I never sent. I started to ignore this. Regards Armin Freiberg -- From: Erik Reuter[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply To: Killer Bs Discussion Sent: Freitag, 13. Juni 2003 19:51 To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Powers of 10

Headers, was Re: Powers of 10 - Java Applet

2003-06-13 Thread David Hobby
Erik Reuter wrote: On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 07:18:27PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/ you can find a very nice demonstration of zooming from the galaxy view down to the quarks. Regards Armin Freiberg

Re: Headers, was Re: Powers of 10 - Java Applet

2003-06-13 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 06:47:21PM -0400, David Hobby wrote: Not that I can read headers, but how about alphabetical order in Spammer-J's list? I think you got it, David. [EMAIL PROTECTED] must be first on that spam list, and smtp06.freeler.nl may be incorrectly displaying the first

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-02-01 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 10:50 AM 1/29/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Alberto Monteiro wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: Favorite characters: Kira Nerese Uh? I thought she was Kira _Neris_ Kira Nerys. At least, according to IMDB. That agrees with the way I've seen it spelled. --Ronn! :) I always knew

Re: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled

2003-01-31 Thread Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
From Ron.. They had to do _something_ with all the dead tribbles that fell out of the quadrotriticale storage bin . . . --Ronn! :) You know, along that same line... Hasn't anybody else noticed that there is an uncanny similarity between a tribble and Shatner's hairpiece?. I first

Re: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled

2003-01-31 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 13:38 31-01-2003 +, Jose Ortiz wrote: You know, along that same line... Hasn't anybody else noticed that there is an uncanny similarity between a tribble and Shatner's hairpiece?. I first noticed it on the DS9 Trials and Tribbleations episode, on the scene where they do the first

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-31 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: Favorite characters: Gailet (I forget her last name) Jones Kira Nerese Uh? I thought she was Kira _Neris_ I spell fonetically when I haven't read the name. ;) Tom (not Bombadil, but Gillian's,

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread G. D. Akin
Without reading anymore of the posts I received after this, I expand upon your question and ask and the science in any of those is what? George A - Original Message - From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:13 AM Subject: RE: Top 10 SF

Re: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled

2003-01-29 Thread G. D. Akin
Okay, here are a few. Lazarus Long Jubal Harshaw Cadmann Weyland Dan Forrester Robinette Broadhead Elijah Baley / R. Daneel Olivaw Joe Amalfi Captain Nemo Fiban Karellen Louis Wu William Mandella Miles Vorkosigan Paul Atreides Billy Pilgrim Malacha Constant Okay, I'll stop. George A

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Deborah Harrell wrote: Favorite characters: Gailet (I forget her last name) Jones Kira Nerese Uh? I thought she was Kira _Neris_ Tom (not Bombadil, but Gillian's, of the Streaker) Tom Orley Non-sentients: Tribbles (oh, definitely! Just don't want to actually

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread William T Goodall
on 28/1/03 10:53 pm, Alberto Monteiro at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jon Gabriel wrote: Well Star Wars is hardly SF... No, Star Wars is definitely SF. It's just terribly bad SF on certain levels. Under what genre would you classify Star Wars if not under SF? Star Wars is science

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread William T Goodall
on 29/1/03 4:51 am, Doug Pensinger at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is the show anything like the movie? Not in any important way :) I started to watch the movie a few weeks ago and I couldn't get past the first fifteen minutes. Joss Whedon invented the Buffy concept and wrote the film only to

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Alberto Monteiro wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: Favorite characters: Kira Nerese Uh? I thought she was Kira _Neris_ Kira Nerys. At least, according to IMDB. http://us.imdb.com/Title?0106145 Julia ___

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread Steve Sloan II
Alberto Monteiro wrote: Non-sentients: Tribbles (oh, definitely! Just don't want to actually encounter a pile of them... :D ) They are Heinlein's Flatcats from _The Rolling Stones_ Nope, tribbles aren't flat and flying saucer-shaped, more tubular. Maybe a related species? :-)

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread Reggie Bautista
I wrote: And despite all the silliness, Buffy the Vampire Slayer still manages to be a great dramatic show. And it really is a drama that just happens to have a lot of comic and genre elements, sort of a _Kolchack_ or _X-Files_ with a more consistant core mythology and people who have a somewhat

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Julia Thompson wrote: Uh? I thought she was Kira _Neris_ Kira Nerys. At least, according to IMDB. How canonical is this? IIRC, I got the spelling _Neris_ from the show. But I may be wrong Alberto Monteiro ___

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Alberto Monteiro wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Uh? I thought she was Kira _Neris_ Kira Nerys. At least, according to IMDB. How canonical is this? IIRC, I got the spelling _Neris_ from the show. But I may be wrong Dunno. The credits are listed as complete, awaiting verification. I

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread Reggie Bautista
Alberto Monteiro wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Uh? I thought she was Kira _Neris_ Kira Nerys. At least, according to IMDB. How canonical is this? IIRC, I got the spelling _Neris_ from the show. But I may be wrong Julia replied: Dunno. The credits are listed as complete, awaiting

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread jjoc
Quoting Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Seriously now, I think Harrison Ford contributed more to the success of the original Star Wars series than most of films' cast members. Except of course, R2. He couldn't possibly top R2. ;-) No, you can't top R2. And any attempt to do so

Re: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled

2003-01-29 Thread jjoc
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In a message dated 1/28/2003 8:38:43 PM US Mountain Standard Time, You do remember the Tiny Toons Star Trek take-off, don't you? William Taylor -- Very much so... It's one of my favorites. If my memory serves, there was an awesome Trek

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread Julia Thompson
Julia Thompson wrote: Alberto Monteiro wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: Uh? I thought she was Kira _Neris_ Kira Nerys. At least, according to IMDB. How canonical is this? IIRC, I got the spelling _Neris_ from the show. But I may be wrong Dunno. The credits are listed as

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-29 Thread Julia Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Seriously now, I think Harrison Ford contributed more to the success of the original Star Wars series than most of films' cast members. Except of course, R2. He couldn't possibly top R2. ;-) No, you can't

Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-28 Thread The Fool
Top SF Characters Ranked SFX magazine has published a list of the top 10 science-fiction characters of all time, as determined by a poll of readers. The results of the poll include four characters from UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, two from the SCI FI Channel's Farscape and two from Star Wars

RE: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-28 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of The Fool ... SFX magazine has published a list of the top 10 science-fiction characters of all time, as determined by a poll of readers. The results of the poll include four characters from UPN's

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-28 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
into a skyscraper, Niven, Lucifer's Hammer. 3. ... On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, The Fool wrote: Top SF Characters Ranked SFX magazine has published a list of the top 10 science-fiction characters of all time, as determined by a poll of readers. The results of the poll include four characters from UPN's

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-28 Thread The Fool
From: Marvin Long, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow. I guess nobody reads. But to be fair, I find it hard to remember There are lots of Dr. Who books, more than a few star wars books, and I can think of four books starring Gandalf off the top of my head.

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-28 Thread jjoc
Quoting The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Top SF Characters Ranked SFX magazine has published a list of the top 10 science-fiction characters of all time, as determined by a poll of readers. The results of the poll include four characters from UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, two from the SCI FI

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-28 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, The Fool wrote: From: Marvin Long, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow. I guess nobody reads. But to be fair, I find it hard to remember There are lots of Dr. Who books, more than a few star wars books, and I can think of four books starring Gandalf off the top of my

Re: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled

2003-01-28 Thread Medievalbk
That was a survey of teenage TV adicts. Let's do our own survey: Top 10 non-sentient SF creatures. 1. Black Destroyer [questionable as to non sentient?] 2. Hurkle 3. Grampa [sp? floating raft] 4. 5. 6. Tribbles 7. 8. 9. Damnthing 10. Fill in, comment, and rant. Anything to Buff out

RE: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled

2003-01-28 Thread Horn, John
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Let's do our own survey: Lazarus Long Gillian Baskin - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-28 Thread The Fool
From: Marvin Long, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, The Fool wrote: From: Marvin Long, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow. I guess nobody reads. But to be fair, I find it hard to remember There are lots of Dr. Who books, more than a few star wars books, and I can think of

RE: Top 10 SF Characters

2003-01-28 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of The Fool Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Top 10 SF Characters From: Marvin Long, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 28 Jan 2003, The Fool wrote: From: Marvin Long, Jr. [EMAIL

RE: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled

2003-01-28 Thread Jon Gabriel
? Jon VFP If you can't id 'em, just ask -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Top 10 SF Characters Rankled That was a survey of teenage TV adicts. Let's

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