John D. Giorgis wrote:
At 11:36 PM 12/19/2003 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote:
In case you hadn't heard the good news...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13579-2003Dec18.html
O.k., is it just me, or am I the only person who read the subject line
Thank goodness and saw the words
At least it wasn't This is my weapon, this is my gun . . .
At 01:58 PM 12/20/03, Trent Shipley wrote:
This was retold by VS Naipaul:
In days of yore the Shah is reviewing the troops.
He holds a rifle before a private and asks, Soldier what is your name?
Private Ahmed, your highness!
He
On the bright side, did you know that it can be a lot of fun doing
play-by-play for an infant?
1) Hold infant in front of you, facing you.
2) Peer over infant's shoulder to see the TV.
3) As the play is made, describe it in a high-pitched voice with all
the enthusiasm you can muster.
John D. Giorgis wrote:
Thank goodness my horrible season of picking the NFL games is almost over.
Here is one of my last gasp attempts to try and pick a perfect slate for
a single week in the year:
In Florida, I like TAMPA BAY to continue their domination of Atlanta.
Up in Minnesota,
At 02:37 AM 12/20/03, Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snipped most
Regarding DDT: Banning DDT was not a mistake, as a
matter of fact, Mr.
Crichton's** insistance that it was a mistake, and
that DDT is safe, are mistakes on his part...
...so an internet
At 03:52 AM 12/21/2003, you wrote:
At 02:37 AM 12/20/03, Deborah Harrell wrote:
snip
Yes, it would indeed be nice if someone could find an alternative which
was nearly (90%+?) as effective as DDT at killing the insects which spread
disease to humans while being much safer (10% as toxic?) as DDT,
Woo hoo! Not much information here from the IMDB, but it must be a
reality since it is listed.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387736/
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At 12:37 PM 12/18/03, Julia Thompson wrote:
Travis Edmunds wrote:
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:21:04 -0600
--
Just thought everyone might like to know: I had reason¹ to search Google
for my name this morning, and most of the over 5,000 results it returned
appear to be references to messages on Brin-L.
_
¹Not simple egotism: I was looking for a page someone else had turned up
when he did a
http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=c97efa83-5f7a-48f5-a1b4-b6b966fa9c26
Enjoy full access to this nationalpost.com story during our trial period.
After January 24th, 2004, complete access will be limited to registered
6-day National Post print subscribers.
It is time to take a serious look at our involvement there.
Every day there are news reports about more deaths. Every night on the TV
are photos of death and destruction. Why are we still there?
The land is too large to secure all of it. The bad people causing this
damage can roam anywhere,
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From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: Scouted: Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed
At 04:43 AM 12/20/03, Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Doug Pensinger [EMAIL
- Original Message -
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: Formality Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.
At 12:37 PM 12/18/03, Julia Thompson wrote:
Travis Edmunds wrote:
From:
At 11:28 AM 12/21/03, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: Scouted: Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed
At 04:43 AM 12/20/03,
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/auto/epaper/editions/sunday/news_f35e42e03786009e004f.html
http://tinyurl.com/2b487
The U.S. Justice Department has begun to investigate a new case of slavery
in Florida involving a group of undocumented Mexican farmworkers who say
they were forcibly
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
It is time to take a serious look at our involvement there.
rest snipped
Cite?
Julia
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Robert Seeberger wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: Scouted: Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed
At 04:43 AM 12/20/03, Deborah Harrell
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 12:37 PM 12/18/03, Julia Thompson wrote:
Julia
and you *really* don't have to call me Mrs. Thompson here
Has anybody _ever_ called you Mrs. Thompson here?
No, but there's a first time for everything. :) Plus which, *you* had
already gotten Mr.
In a message dated 12/21/2003 9:06:46 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Just thought everyone might like to know: I had reason¹ to search Google
for my name this morning, and most of the over 5,000 results it returned
appear to be references to messages on Brin-L.
I
In a message dated 12/21/2003 10:22:03 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We must abandon California . .
Damn, I'm getting used to Ronn.
I got it right by the second line.
Vilyehm
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From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: Scouted: Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed
At 11:28 AM 12/21/03, Robert Seeberger wrote:
*Note: Not a defense
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge expected to raise the U.S. security
level at 1:30 p.m. ET news conference and discuss concerns about continued
al Qaeda threats, official tells CNN.
(c)2003. Cable News Network, LP, LLLP.
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I'm filtering once again. I have lots of things to do to prepare for
Christmas, so I don't have the time to participate. Additionally, with the
increasing posts re: environmentalism, my mind is going in directions that I
don't want it to go. I should have known that my requesting that topics I
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: Formality Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.
Julia
p.s. just read Rob's post on the subject, and his is a lot funnier than
At 12:12 PM 12/21/03, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: Scouted: Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed
At 11:28 AM 12/21/03, Robert
and discuss concerns about continued
al Qaeda threats, official tells CNN.
Yeah
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031221/D7VITS9O0.html
Here we go again.
xponent
Orange Crush Maru
rob
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At 12:22 PM 12/21/03, Robert Seeberger wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: Formality Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.
Julia
p.s. just read Rob's post on
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031221/D7VIRKI00.html
Crews were restoring power to thousands of homes and businesses early Sunday
following a blackout that left a third of the city without electricity on
one of the busiest days of the holiday season.
The power outage started just before 6 p.m
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.hts/nation/2312399
Moments after praising his opponents in the Democratic presidential race as
worthy running mates, Wesley Clark said, in no uncertain terms, how he would
respond if they or anyone else criticized his patriotism or military record.
I'll beat
At 12:20 PM 12/21/03, Michael Harney wrote:
I'm filtering once again. I have lots of things to do to prepare for
Christmas, so I don't have the time to participate. Additionally, with the
increasing posts re: environmentalism, my mind is going in directions that I
don't want it to go. I should
When I saw the subject line, I was wondering who had ordered a blackout of
science fiction . . .
At 12:28 PM 12/21/03, Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031221/D7VIRKI00.html
Crews were restoring power to thousands of homes and businesses early Sunday
following
This looks absolutely awesome.
rob
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From: Adrian Hon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 8:07 AM
Subject: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Has anyone else seen the trailer for this movie? If not, check it out
now -
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From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: Formality Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.
At 12:22 PM 12/21/03, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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- Original Message -
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: Filtering
At 12:20 PM 12/21/03, Michael Harney wrote:
I'm filtering once again. I have lots of things to do to prepare for
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Brin-L [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SCOUTED: Why are we still there?
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 11:23:39 -0600
It is time to take a serious look at our involvement there.
Every day there are news reports
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Formality Re: Outlandish but exceedingly fun.
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 12:02:59 -0600
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Has anybody _ever_ called you Mrs.
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From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: Scouted: Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed
At 12:12 PM 12/21/03, Robert Seeberger wrote:
I used to suffer
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Filtering
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 12:34:57 -0600
What does the rest of the list think? Should we avoid environmental topics
entirely from now on, or
From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Filtering
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 13:00:31 -0600
No.
With all respect to Michael and his sensitivity to various issues, I think
it is the
In a message dated 12/21/2003 11:27:22 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
SF Blackout
Oh... NOT Science Fiction.
Ok. That's just normal for California.
(Ask Ronn.)
William Taylor
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
And FWIW, like Julia, different types of smoke do cause different levels of
reaction. Like her, pipe smoke doesn't bother me as much as cigarette
smoke. And I suppose it is indeed possible that different brands of
cigarettes do cause different levels of irritation:
At 12:28 PM 12/21/2003, you wrote:
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From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: Scouted: Environmentalism is Evil and Must Be Destroyed
It takes a lot less time than that for
The temp score they're using for the trailer is the Stargate SG-1 theme...
Tom Beck
www.mercerjewishsingles.org
I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the
last. - Dr Jerry Pournelle
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At 12:34 PM 12/21/2003 -0600 Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
What does the rest of the list think? Should we avoid environmental topics
entirely from now on, or what? I sure don't to offend anyone or cause
anyone to leave the list.
Full Disclosure:I have seen neither Michael's requests to avaoid
I read a note in a br newspaper yesterday, and it basically said
something like this: hey, folks, you think the USA is a christian
country, but it's not; in fact, christians have been persecuted
with violence, with the g*vernment approval
And then he listed what he thought was happening. Since
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
I read a note in a br newspaper yesterday, and it basically said
something like this: hey, folks, you think the USA is a christian
country, but it's not; in fact, christians have been persecuted
with violence, with the g*vernment approval
And then he listed what he
As if their incredibly bad taste in programming isn't enough, on the
Friday after Christmas, the Sci-Fi Channel will be doing an all day
Tremors marathon - every episode in order, and the movies. It's almost
painful.
Gary
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Naturally, since I stopped publishing the Encyclopedia, I have had a burst of
creativity with Uplift Universe created topics. One topic leads to another.
In the course of thinking about the Tothtoon, the question arises of how
uplift, in a political and demographic sense works.
The first
On Sunday 2003-12-21 16:38, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
I read a note in a br newspaper yesterday, and it basically said
something like this: hey, folks, you think the USA is a christian
country, but it's not; in fact, christians have been persecuted
with violence, with the g*vernment approval
As if their incredibly bad taste in programming isn't enough, on the
Friday after Christmas, the Sci-Fi Channel will be doing an all day
Tremors marathon - every episode in order, and the movies. It's almost
painful.
I dunno, the first movie is very funny. Never saw any of the other
John is 7-7 for games already played so far this weekend, 6-5 for games
played so far today, which *is* better than the 1-2 of yesterday, but
not as good as I'd hoped for him.
I have mixed feelings about the 49ers beating the Eagles. That's about
all I'm going to say about the games that have
Not sure if anyone out there disagrees with this law, but if so, I 'd be
interested in hearing from you.
JDG
http://www.lifenews.com/bio175.html
Pro-life groups say a patent is a government-conferred property right and
human beings shouldn't be considered property.
The provision would ban
--- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe second-hand smoke isn't as dangerous as
professed, but I am sure as
hell happy I don't have to breathe it anymore.
Anecdotaly, I got bronchitis *every time* I was
At 07:10 PM 12/21/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
John is 7-7 for games already played so far this weekend, 6-5 for games
played so far today, which *is* better than the 1-2 of yesterday, but
not as good as I'd hoped for him.
I have mixed feelings about the 49ers beating the Eagles. That's
Trent Shipley wrote:
The first questions that come to mind are for the interval in question how
many O-2 habitable planets are there, how many of them are currently leased
for habitation, and how many uplifted main-sequence O-2 species are
competing for those planets. At one point I
Travis Edmunds wrote:
From: Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2003 08:41:48 -0700
From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I dunno, the first movie is very funny. Never saw any of the other
iterations, though...
Tom Beck
Personally I liked the first movie. But that was one of those movies
that should have never had a sequel, much less a series.
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In a message dated 12/21/2003 6:29:22 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have done some estimates on this. From data from GURPS Uplift and
from Contacting Aliens, I estimate:
* about 2 million populated planets at each time
* about 10 planets per race
* about
William Taylor wrote:
* about 10 planets per race
If Earth had ten leased worlds, everyone else, who is older, more
important, and more civilized, should have more planets. If they are
playing the Uplift-is-political-power game.
Earth _is_ a powerful patron, with two clients. If we think
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Well, now I must put on my medieval gown and trundle
off for a solstice party -- this is my neo-druid
friends' shindig, and I'm supposed to add a bit of
quasi-partial-well-OK-pretend authenticity... ;)
How pathetic is this neopaganism in the Northern Hemisphere!
If
In a message dated 12/21/2003 7:49:08 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
42 are too much for the Hoon. They don't even have a client, do they?
Everyone forgets the Rousit. Everyone. I tell you they have been left off of
more lists than the Hobbits by the Ents.
If planets
William Taylor wrote:
42 are too much for the Hoon. They don't even have a client, do they?
Everyone forgets the Rousit. Everyone. I tell you they have been left off
of more lists than the Hobbits by the Ents.
:-)
If planets are leased mostly according to patron client
Ronn! wrote:
What does the rest of the list think? Should we avoid environmental
topics entirely from now on, or what? I sure don't to offend anyone or
cause anyone to leave the list.
With all due respect, if we stopped talking about everything that makes
someone upset, we may as well shut
From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 12:12 PM 12/21/03, Robert Seeberger wrote:
I used to suffer seasonally from hay fever so bad that my face would
swell
and I had terrible headaches.
The funny thing is, when I started smoking that all ceased. I
allergies started to clear up, and then they were almost
entirely gone for
the rest of the week. It was like the massive allergen
exposure forced my
body to quit complaining and just get over it.
I probably read this suggestion on this list, but somewhere I read that
if you get
Doug Pensinger wrote:
Ronn! wrote:
What does the rest of the list think? Should we avoid environmental
topics entirely from now on, or what? I sure don't to offend anyone or
cause anyone to leave the list.
With all due respect, if we stopped talking about everything that makes
Gary Nunn wrote:
allergies started to clear up, and then they were almost
entirely gone for
the rest of the week. It was like the massive allergen
exposure forced my
body to quit complaining and just get over it.
I probably read this suggestion on this list, but somewhere I read
http://www.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/12/21/1071941612613.html
Washington's claims that brilliant US intelligence work led to the capture
of Saddam Hussein are being challenged by reports sourced in Iraq's Kurdish
media claiming that its militia set the
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