From: Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Doug Pensinger forwarded:
...have been born: Thomas James Katherine Carly (or Caroline or
something like that). No promises on the spelling since I just received
voice mail from her husband.
Does anyone know the name [and site!] of the Hospital?
Maybe
Kevin said:
I have a different question. I've read a few opinions stating that
the advanced countries are holding back third world countries by
forcing them to adopt certain ideas, especially environmental
policies. These countries cannot develop the way we did. I can see
the wisdom in
Steve Sloan II wrote:
snip
It's a common misconception that the movie was *based* on
Isaac's novel. IIRC, he actually wrote the novel based on
somebody else's movie script, but he wrote so quickly that
his novel came out over a year before the movie.
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You're
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;$sessionid$G2QVPZSCUP2LZQFIQM
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Mussolini asked Pope to excommunicate Hitler
By Bruce Johnston in Rome
(Filed: 27/09/2003)
The Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 12:02:26AM -0400, David Hobby wrote:
Betting that dark glasses really are dark at all reasonable
wavelengths.
You'd lose that bet. Most dark tinted glass passes light above about
1000-1100nm.
Oh. Good to know. Just to clarify,
At 08:02 AM 9/29/03 -0500, The Fool wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;$sessionid$G2QVPZSCUP2LZQFIQM
GSFFWAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2003/09/27/wpope27.xmlsSheet=/portal/2003/09/27/
ixportal.html
Mussolini asked Pope to excommunicate Hitler
By Bruce Johnston in Rome
(Filed: 27/09/2003)
The
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 08:43:14AM -0400, David Hobby wrote:
Oh. Good to know. Just to clarify, that's around 10,000
Angstroms, and above means of longer wavelength?
Yes. The tinting is usually done with a semiconducting material, so
light with wavelength longer than the bandgap
In a message dated 9/29/2003 6:41:04 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm not sure what the point of the article is supposed to be. Is the
author claiming that excommunicating Hitler would have stopped WWII and
the
Holocaust (something I have doubts about), and
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From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 6:55 AM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: The Eyes Have It
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 08:43:14AM -0400, David Hobby wrote:
Oh. Good to know. Just to clarify, that's
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: Mussolini asked Pope to excommunicate Hitler Date: Mon, 29 Sep
2003 08:33:04 -0500
At 08:02 AM 9/29/03 -0500, The Fool wrote:
rob wrote:
Here's one for Ronn and Alberto:
Some of the rest of us found this amusing too!
http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/ideal/ideal.htm
This is great! My favorites are SINGULARITIES and under Music of the
Spheres, The Harmonious Oscillator by Erwin Schrödinger.
Reggie Bautista
Fun Stuff Maru
I wrote:
I pretty much agree with the rest of your post, but I disagree about
this
point.
Yes, sometimes have ideas with potential but that are not fleshed out,
but
there
are other circumstances where someone can actually have a great idea but
honestly have trouble translating it into
Chad Cooper wrote:
So in the latest Issue of Popular Mechanics, they elude to some mounting
evidence that the US used an E-Bomb against Baghdad the day the power went
out. The Pentagon still denies using one.
Comments?
Only a minor one: the episode of Jake 2.0 that aired last week mentioned
the
--- Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Only a minor one: the episode of Jake 2.0
The Jury's Still Out On The Series Maru
They must have changed channels or fallen asleap. This show is an exact - I'm
talking exact ripoff of the one on SciFi. Can't remember the name just now
becouse
Hey, folks, I'm home.
Details on babies:
Catherine Karling Thompson
born 11:32 AM on 9/26/03
6 lbs. 7.5 oz.
19 long
Thomas James Thompson
born 12:00 Noon on 9/26/03
8 lbs. 1.8 oz.
19 3/4 long
Mom couldn't figure out how to get a long list of recipients into an
e-mail on the package she's
George wrote:
But, give me a break! I asked if the trilogies are worth reading. I get
one non-answer and one, that does say yay or nay, but also informs me
of
the perils of CD clubs.
I apologize. I had a friend who became upset after signing up for a book
club
and a CD club at the same time
George wrote:
I'm starting to think this is the David Brin Short Attention Span
List.
Jim replied:
This is news? When *hasn't* almost any topic been an excuse for someone to
go off on a tangent?
And wasn't there a recent thread where many of us talked about the
fact that we have ADD/ADHD? :-)
Catherine:
We just liked the name, and there were a number of options for nicknames
from it, so we could pick one to suit her personality once we had a feel
for it. As it is, my mother is calling her Cathy, I'm calling her
Catherine, and Dan is using one or the other, depending. It just
struck
G. D. Akin wrote:
I just received my periodic SFBC mailing. Two things of note: first, the
hardback edition of Kiln People (#153262) is on sale for $5.00. Quite a
bargain. Also Greg Bear's Vitals (#146423) is $5.00.
Second, in one of the many additional flyers included in the
--- Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dan replied:
One of the interesting parts of this is that this question is not well
suited to empirical verification. We are discussing ideas that are
worthwhile, but never get communicated to the outside world. I think it is
safe to say that
Bryon wrote:
There are some other books as well. The two I have on my to-be-read stack
are:
-- To Dream In The City Of Sorrows - by Kathryn M. Drennan. The author is
JMS's wife, so it's supposed to be pretty canonical as well. It's about
Sinclair and the formation of the Rangers, I think.
Jim Sharkey wrote:
G. D. Akin wrote:
I'm starting to think this is the David Brin Short Attention Span
List.
This is news? When *hasn't* almost any topic been an excuse for someone to go off
on a tangent?
The whole thing has me tempted to come up with a how many Brinellers
does it take
Bryon Daly wrote:
From: G. D. Akin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You asked The Fool, but I'd say the Technomage Trilogy is definitely worth
reading, once you've seen at least Season 4. I haven't read any others yet,
so can't say further.
That is the only of the mentioned trilogies that shouldn't
David Hobby wrote:
Got me, to my knowledge I've never read books set in a
universe created for a film or TV series. To go out on a limb,
are ANY of them worth reading?
:-)
But seriously...
If you're a B5 fan, then at least the Technomage trilogy and the Psi Corps
trilogy, as well as the
--- d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Kevin said:
I have a different question. I've read a few opinions stating that
the advanced countries are holding back third world countries by
forcing them to adopt certain ideas, especially environmental
policies. These countries cannot develop
Julia wrote:
Hey, folks, I'm home.
Details on babies:
Catherine Karling Thompson
born 11:32 AM on 9/26/03
Thomas James Thompson
born 12:00 Noon on 9/26/03
And she will probably never grow tired of reminding him that she's older...
:-)
Congrats, glad to hear everything came out ok. [ducking]
d.brin wrote:
Now, having said that, has America committed crimes? Duh! In
protecting our farmers, for example, our price supports have wounded
3rd world farmers exactly BECAUSE we refused to let then tie their
economy to ours!
No problema. if we can't plant and sell oranges, we can plant
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
SNIP
yea yea yea, but what about the TWINS?
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The New
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 09:21:37AM -0700, Chad Cooper wrote:
There is also polarization that may help,
No, polarized lenses cannot help stop a system from imaging of the
eyes. Polarized lenses only block horizontally polarized light. The
vertically polarized light will pass through just fine,
Julia Thompson wrote:
I think the full name sounds nice.
He won't - when things are good it will be Tom or TJ, but when he's in
trouble it will be Thomas James Thompson, get in here!!
Congratulations to you and all your family. May you all enjoy a
wonderful life together.
Cheers
Russell C.
Jan Coffey wrote:
more vulcan flesh, show more vulcan flesh, show more vulcan flesh,
show more...well, you get the idea.
Ahh, the sweet smell of pandering. :) At least they're not even trying to be subtle
about it.
Jim
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Reggie Bautista wrote:
This list has definitely been known for thread creep...
More like thread gallop some days. Like this thread, for example. :-)
Jim
Creeping thread sounds like a Metallica parody Maru
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Jan Coffey wrote:
more vulcan flesh, show more vulcan flesh, show more vulcan flesh,
show more...well, you get the idea.
Jim Sharkey replied:
Ahh, the sweet smell of pandering. :) At least they're not even trying to
be subtle about it.
Even with the increased pandering this season, the first
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hey, folks, I'm home.
Details on babies:
Catherine Karling Thompson
born 11:32 AM on 9/26/03
6 lbs. 7.5 oz.
19 long
Thomas James Thompson
born 12:00 Noon on 9/26/03
8 lbs. 1.8 oz.
19 3/4 long
Congratulations on the new babies, Julia! Best of luck with
William T Goodall wrote:
'Carling Black Label' is the name of the worst beer in Britain
It can't be worse than Bud light, can it?
Reggie Bautista
My Dad Drank Falstaff Brand Maru
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Instant message with integrated webcam using MSN
I had switched off a VCR tape and the station underneath was running an
infommercial for after market All Terrain Vehicle mufflers. Here's the
relevant passage:
We measured the noise of the stock muffler, it was 83 db. With the new xyz
muffler, the noise was 74 db. Since every -3 db means a
Julia Thompson wrote:
Hey, folks, I'm home.
Glad to hear all is well. Those are some big twins! *Insert obligatory God bless
ya people give which actually means I'm S glad that wasn't me.* :)
Jim
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Jim wrote:
Creeping thread sounds like a Metallica parody Maru
Or Anne McCaffrey's first horror novel, in which the people of Pern discover
that Thread from the Red Star is sentient...
Reggie Bautista
Or Is That Sapient? Maru
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In a message dated 9/29/2003 1:36:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Catherine Karling Thompson
born 11:32 AM on 9/26/03
6 lbs. 7.5 oz.
19 long
Thomas James Thompson
born 12:00 Noon on 9/26/03
8 lbs. 1.8 oz.
19 3/4 long
sip
Or should that be snip,
At 07:44 PM 9/29/2003 -0400, you wrote:
Reggie Bautista wrote:
This list has definitely been known for thread creep...
More like thread gallop some days. Like this thread, for example. :-)
Jim
Creeping thread sounds like a Metallica parody Maru
When I was a mechanic (and thank bog those days
At 12:46 AM 9/30/2003 +0100, you wrote:
On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 09:43 pm, Julia Thompson wrote:
Karling:
'Carling Black Label' is the name of the worst beer in Britain, so if he
ever comes over here there will be ribbing :)
--
William T Goodall
That's made in Britain? Beer
On Sunday, Sep 28, 2003, at 10:09 America/New_York, Jon Gabriel wrote:
Congratulations Julia and Dan!
:-D
Jon Robin
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In a message dated 9/29/2003 2:02:44 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The whole thing has me tempted to come up with a how many Brinellers
does it take to change a lightbulb joke. I'll let you know if anything
comes of it. :)
Julia
It only takes one Episiarch
On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 11:44 pm, Erik Reuter wrote:
Good point, very true. Of course, one could also wear false
fingerprints. The problem of quickly and accurately identifying people
is a difficult one, and one that likely won't be solved soon.
They could use those chips they put in
Reggie Bautista wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
more vulcan flesh, show more vulcan flesh
Jim Sharkey replied:
Ahh, the sweet smell of pandering. :)
Even with the increased pandering this season, the first couple of
episodes have been much improved over last season...
True. Though after a strong
On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 10:25 pm, Jan Coffey wrote:
What? would you have us allow our own people to fall into a 3ed world
state
within our own borders? And besides, we are not talking about fair
comparisons are we? Sure, if you work people for 16 hours a day, and
you work
kids 6 and
On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 01:28:19AM +0100, William T Goodall wrote:
On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 11:44 pm, Erik Reuter wrote:
Good point, very true. Of course, one could also wear false
fingerprints. The problem of quickly and accurately identifying people
is a difficult one, and one
Julia Thompson wrote:
Hey, folks, I'm home.
Details on babies:
Catherine Karling Thompson
born 11:32 AM on 9/26/03
6 lbs. 7.5 oz.
19 long
Thomas James Thompson
born 12:00 Noon on 9/26/03
8 lbs. 1.8 oz.
19 3/4 long
Does that make him a tom-tom? :-)
Way to go, Julia!
congratulations
congratulations
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From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 01:28:19AM +0100, William T Goodall wrote:
On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 11:44 pm, Erik Reuter wrote:
Good point, very true. Of course, one could also wear false
fingerprints. The problem of quickly and accurately
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/33106.html
FBI bypasses First Amendment to nail a hacker
By Mark Rasch, SecurityFocus
Posted: 29/09/2003 at 16:35 GMT
Citing a provision of the Patriot Act, the FBI is sending letters to
journalists telling them to secretly prepare to turn over their
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 08:39:24PM -0500, The Fool wrote:
You put the chips in their clothes,
easy to scan and remove
their money,
money is not unique to the holder -- can't identify someone
their tires,
pedestrians don't carry tires
their keys,
wouldn't work well if encased in a metal
Erik Reuter wrote:
No idea. Like you, I wonder about resolution. It seems it would take
some really good (expensive) optics to get adequate resolution from a
distance.
Especially if it's a moving target.
Doug
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Congratulations all around! Glad everybody is healthy and you have
double the joy.
Dee
Hey, folks, I'm home.
Details on babies:
Catherine Karling Thompson
born 11:32 AM on 9/26/03
6 lbs. 7.5 oz.
19 long
Thomas James Thompson
born 12:00 Noon on 9/26/03
8 lbs. 1.8 oz.
19 3/4
From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 08:39:24PM -0500, The Fool wrote:
You put the chips in their clothes,
easy to scan and remove
They can put them in riveted buttons, shoe soles, and the like such that
you would have to damage your clothing in a significant way
How do you get people to consent to have chip implants? And if they
don't consent, how do you keep them from removing them?
--
Erik Reuter
I don't know about getting people to consent to implants, however
in animals such as dogs the implants are known to move through
the tissues which
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: A bit of a rant (was SFBC)
Jim Sharkey wrote:
G. D. Akin wrote:
I'm starting to think this is the David Brin Short
On 29 Sep 2003 at 20:42, Erik Reuter wrote:
On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 01:28:19AM +0100, William T Goodall wrote:
On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 11:44 pm, Erik Reuter wrote:
Good point, very true. Of course, one could also wear false
fingerprints. The problem of quickly and accurately
Julia Thompson wrote:
Hey, folks, I'm home.
Details on babies:
Congratulations, Julia and Dan! Glad to hear that you all are healthy
and home already, I hope the induced labor wasn't as painful as the last
time.
By the way, how's your father in law doing?
Doug
The Alpha Mail wrote:
p.s. I will not be fully on top of e-mail or listmail for some time.
She says, in the first of five messages in rapid succession. 8^)
Doug
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So you think that would be the method? Just pick a wavelength
where glasses/contacts are probably transparent, and work there.
No idea. Like you, I wonder about resolution. It seems it would take
some really good (expensive) optics to get adequate resolution from a
distance.
Julia Thompson wrote:
Catherine:
We just liked the name, and there were a number of options for nicknames
from it, so we could pick one to suit her personality once we had a feel
for it. As it is, my mother is calling her Cathy, I'm calling her
Catherine, and Dan is using one or the other,
The Fool wrote:
their keys,
wouldn't work well if encased in a metal key, and if it is on the
surface it is easy to remove
From my experience they are keys with large black plastic encasings.
Either way, they are required by the new cars to be able to start them.
Yes, but
On 29 Sep 2003 at 23:37, David Hobby wrote:
destroy by washing machines and dryers. Or how about the printers
that require specific brand ink cartridges that must have a chip
from their own products to work (printer ink is 17 times more
expensive than vintage champagne).
I would
On 29 Sep 2003 at 20:39, The Fool wrote:
From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, Sep 30, 2003 at 01:28:19AM +0100, William T Goodall wrote:
On Monday, September 29, 2003, at 11:44 pm, Erik Reuter wrote:
Good point, very true. Of course, one could also wear false
In a message dated 9/29/2003 8:48:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
---David
Unique names are good(?).
And sometimes necessary.
Vilyehm Teighlore
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