On Sep 4, 2005, at 8:54 PM, Dave Land wrote:
On Sep 3, 2005, at 10:50 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
Just caught the latest Burger King ad featuring a return of Dr.
Angus.
Well, just about anything beats the hell out of that creepy
giant-headed King.
Oy, *that* guy. Spoo-kee.
Who the heck
On Sep 4, 2005, at 11:13 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On Sep 4, 2005, at 8:54 PM, Dave Land wrote:
On Sep 3, 2005, at 10:50 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
Just caught the latest Burger King ad featuring a return of Dr.
Angus.
Well, just about anything beats the hell out of that creepy giant-
Robert wrote:
I really miss the old days of the list. It was once an oasis on the
net. Then it became a disaster area. And we have never fully rebuilt.
We never recovered from the time Brin blew up and left.
We never recovered from Jeroens blowup.
There have been too many firefights, spats and
Ep on evolution in the classroom tonight!
Woot!
-- Duh-Bya
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From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II
On Sep 4, 2005, at 7:00 PM, Robert Seeberger wrote:
From: Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sep 4, 2005, at 11:51 PM, Robert Seeberger wrote:
I do know that it really bothered me after the tsunami that it never
was discussed, and I don't think varying grief modes can explain that.
FWIW, one of the things I'm fairly conscious of is that noises of
sympathy are just that; they
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1891072005
THE United States has asked the European Union and NATO for
emergency assistance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina as salvage
efforts in New Orleans and other cities begin to move from rescuing
the living to recovering the dead.
Britain
Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On Sep 4, 2005, at 11:51 PM, Robert Seeberger wrote:
I do know that it really bothered me after the tsunami that it
never
was discussed, and I don't think varying grief modes can explain
that.
FWIW, one of the things I'm fairly conscious of is that noises of
William T Goodall wrote:
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1891072005
THE United States has asked the European Union and NATO for
emergency assistance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina as salvage
efforts in New Orleans and other cities begin to move from rescuing
the living to
Britain will send 500,000
military ration packs, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday,
The British are sending british _food_??? IMHO, this is a war crime!!!
Alberto Monteiro
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Why New Orleans Is in Deep Water
By Molly Ivins
Creators Syndicate
Thursday 01 September 2005
Austin, Texas - Like many of you who love New Orleans, I find
myself taking short mental walks there today, turning a familiar
corner, glimpsing a favorite scene,
The heart of the list was torn asunder when IAAMOAC turned out to
somewhat
of a fraud,
I agree.
and its diversity was crippled as a result of jingoist hyperbole.
Interesting that you point to the expression of opinon by two list members
who've been here longer than me (I've been here since
http://sideshow.me.uk/ssep05.htm#041417
Waking up to nightmares
A lot seems to have happened while I was asleep last night. For one
thing, Mary Landrieu obviously gave up hoping that Bush would finally
locate a conscience. I had been planning to write something very much
like what Mark Kleiman
Mr. Sideshow came in earlier and quoted to me a permutation
of Arthur C. Clarke's famous formulation that I'd never
heard before:
Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from
malice.
It´s _the_ quote of Heinlein, using the format of Clark.
Alberto Monteiro
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Mr. Sideshow came in earlier and quoted to me a permutation
of Arthur C. Clarke's famous formulation that I'd never
heard before:
Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from
malice.
It´s _the_ quote of Heinlein, using the format of Clark.
At 01:51 AM Monday 9/5/2005, Robert Seeberger wrote:
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Subject: Re: The Doom That Came To N'Warlins - II
On Sep 4, 2005, at 7:00 PM, Robert
At 02:01 AM Monday 9/5/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On Sep 4, 2005, at 11:51 PM, Robert Seeberger wrote:
I do know that it really bothered me after the tsunami that it never
was discussed, and I don't think varying grief modes can explain that.
FWIW, one of the things I'm fairly conscious of
At 01:46 AM Monday 9/5/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
Ep on evolution in the classroom tonight!
Woot!
-- Duh-Bya
Am I the only one who is saying Huh?
-- Ronn! :)
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At 08:19 AM Monday 9/5/2005, William T Goodall wrote:
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1891072005
THE United States has asked the European Union and NATO for
emergency assistance for the victims of Hurricane Katrina as salvage
efforts in New Orleans and other cities begin to move from
At 12:52 PM Monday 9/5/2005, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
And those who believe that prayer does work believe that it works
just as well when said in private rather than in public. (q.v. Matt. 6:4)
And anyone who looked it up will notice that I copied the number down
wrong: it should be
On Sep 5, 2005, at 10:56 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 01:46 AM Monday 9/5/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
Ep on evolution in the classroom tonight!
Woot!
-- Duh-Bya
Am I the only one who is saying Huh?
You haven't seen Harvey Birdman on [adult swim]?
I think you'd really like it. Anyone
On Sep 5, 2005, at 11:03 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
They are making food bars out of those little yapping dogs? Eww . . .
Hey, at least someone's found a use for them.
--
Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books
http://books.nightwares.com/
Current work in progress The
On Sep 5, 2005, at 10:52 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
To me something like My heart goes out to this or that group… is a
little like I'm praying for this or that group… It just doesn't
carry the weight with me that it might with others, so I tend not to
say such things. It's not for lack of
On 5 Sep 2005, at 7:34 pm, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
And, likely, not announcing it. Seems to me that prayer is one of
those intensely personal things — when it's being done in earnest —
that has absolutely nothing to do with interacting with the outside
world. It's not done on camera; it's
Andrew Sullivan in The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1764115,00.html
Like many seismic events, Katrina’s true impact might take a while
to absorb. What started as a natural disaster soon became an
unforeseen social meltdown and potential political crisis for the
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Its _the_ quote of Heinlein, using the format of Clark.
Thanks Alberto!
Do you have a specific source for the quote?
I'd like to pass that on if you have it.
You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result
from stupidity.
--Robert A. Heinlein, Logic of
At 01:34 PM Monday 9/5/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On Sep 5, 2005, at 10:52 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
And those who believe that prayer does work
believe that it works just as well when said in
private rather than in public. (q.v. Matt. 6:4)
Glad you self-corrected there. ;)
One
I'm surprised we haven't heard the Aaron Neville singing Louisiana 1927
as background music on CNN during the coverage. It's going through my
head. It doesn't fit exactly, but still:
Dan M.
What has happened down here is the wind have changed
Clouds roll in from the north and it started to
On many occasions, including at 04:48 AM
Wednesday 8/31/2005, William T Goodall has signed off with:
It is our belief, however, that serious professional users will run
out of things they can do with UNIX. - Ken Olsen, President of DEC,
1984.
It always reminds me that my experience with
Dan Minette wrote:
I'm surprised we haven't heard the Aaron Neville singing Louisiana
1927 as background music on CNN during the coverage. It's going
through my head. It doesn't fit exactly, but still:
I heard it and the first thing that struck me was how much it sounded
like a Randy
On 9/5/05, Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, any recommendations?
_
¹As I mentioned a few days ago when I was trying
to get these new hard drives installed, I have
the latest version (8.0) of Partition Magic and
the Boot Magic program which comes with it in
order to
On Sep 5, 2005, at 6:36 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Britain will send 500,000 military ration packs, the Ministry of
Defence said yesterday,
The British are sending british _food_??? IMHO, this is a war crime!!!
Wait... I've heard this one. The Italians will handle organization and
the
At 07:57 PM Monday 9/5/2005, Maru Dubshinki wrote:
On 9/5/05, Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, any recommendations?
_
¹As I mentioned a few days ago when I was trying
to get these new hard drives installed, I have
the latest version (8.0) of Partition Magic and
the Boot
On 9/5/05, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Sep 5, 2005, at 6:18 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
is a universe of possibilities. We haven't even *begun* to discuss
the
other Unixes out there!
Any suggestions appreciated.
Then I hope you won't mind a mention of FreeBSD, about
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On Sep 4, 2005, at 11:51 PM, Robert Seeberger wrote:
I hear you Dave and am sorry it came
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