Re: Hello...

2006-02-22 Thread Charlie Bell
On Feb 22, 2006, at 2:45 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Would that be Oz-tentacious? Glad to see the standard of puns hasn't improved since I was last here (um... 3 years ago? $deity knows...). Charlie ___

Re: Hello...

2006-02-22 Thread Charlie Bell
On Feb 22, 2006, at 2:56 PM, Steve Sloan wrote: Charlie Bell wrote: Hey chaps and chapesses, Thought I'd pop in to see how things are. So what's new in Brin-L land? Charlie Hey, Charlie, long time no see! Sir Steve of Sloan! Well, if you'd just turned on icq occasionally... I see

Re: Hello...

2006-02-22 Thread Matt Grimaldi
Wow! It's like a reunion or something! Welcome back everyone! -- Matt ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Weekly Chat Reminder

2006-02-22 Thread William T Goodall
As Steve said, The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of

PolyHeme and Consent

2006-02-22 Thread Deborah Harrell
Think you need to give informed consent to participate in a clinical trial that involves receiving a potentially dangeous drug? Think again. I just read in today's Wall Street Journal (I'm at the office, and they get it) that a drug which in a previously *unpublished* trial was associated with

unbelievable

2006-02-22 Thread d.brin
On October 19th, 2001, former Halliburton CEO and now current sitting Vice President, Dick Cheney, christened a new term. Describing the curtailment of civil rights taken for granted by American citizens as the New Normalcy, Mr. Cheney was notifying Americans that constant

LACON IV

2006-02-22 Thread G. D. Akin
I just sent in my nominations for this year's Hugo novel. Building Harlequin's Moon - Larry Niven and Brenda Cooper Mammoth - John Varley Mindscan - Robert J. Sawyer Spin - Robert Charles Wilson Seeker - Jack McDevitt George A ___

Re: Hello...

2006-02-22 Thread Jim Sharkey
Robert Seeberger wrote: Peace seems to have broken out with extreme prejudice. Nothing a few icepicks in a few eyes won't fix. Well, either that or the return of some classic agitators. :-p Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most

Re: unbelievable

2006-02-22 Thread Charlie Bell
On Feb 23, 2006, at 10:36 AM, d.brin wrote: On October 19th, 2001, former Halliburton CEO and now current sitting Vice President, Dick Cheney, christened a new term. Describing the curtailment of civil rights taken for granted by American citizens as the New Normalcy, Mr. Cheney was

Stop AOL from ruining email

2006-02-22 Thread Dave Land
Folks, The following message is the boilerplate that moveon.org is providing to help get the word out about what they're calling an email tax, under which large emailers can basically buy the right to spam AOL users. I've been on AOl since 1990, and my email address (my last name

Re: Hello...

2006-02-22 Thread Steve Sloan
Charlie Bell wrote: Sir Steve of Sloan! Well, if you'd just turned on icq occasionally... I see from your other post you're doing well... still got the Jetta or bought a proper USian fuel hog? ;) I got the Jetta paid off last year, and it's still going strong. I'm really enjoying life

Re: Stop AOL from ruining email

2006-02-22 Thread Damon Agretto
You know, with as many issues as I've seen with AOL at work, I'd just say the heck with 'em and tell people to get a REAL email service... Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.