J. van Baardwijk wrote:
As for your criticism of certain members of the UNSC: the
United States itself does not exactly have a spotless record
either, so maybe you should worry about your own country's
behaviour first, before complaining about the behaviour of
other members. The US is no
- Original Message -
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 2:04 PM
Subject: RE: Question for everyone
No, but given his behaviour it would not be a bad idea for him to start
looking for such advice.
Sigh, let me put this
At 09:10 21-10-2002 +0530, Ritu Ko wrote:
So, why do I still believe we *can* move that mountain? Must be because
of my eternal optimism.
Optimism is well and good, but the mountain has to *want* to move before
it can be moved. I am an optimist myself, but I am beginning to realise
that yours
At 01:11 21-10-2002 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
Come on, John! If you have the courage to go on record as saying that
the EU is completely mistrusted by the European citizenry, you should
also have the courage to back that claim.
Put up or retract.
Hey Nick, do I get a point in the predictions
At 16:53 20-10-2002 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have. It is certainly
better than having one country throwing its cherished principles of
democracy overboard and then unilaterally decide to drag the Middle East
into another war.
Which principle of
- Original Message -
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:16 PM
Subject: Re: The UN (Hey, JDG!)
At 16:53 20-10-2002 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have. It is certainly
better than
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Without going back to rereading all of Brightness Reef, does anyone have the
page numbers to all references to the plates and photography used on Jijo?
We have people doing timelines and aliens, but is there a bibliography of
technology? I tried to do one for
At 14:35 21-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
No, but given his behaviour it would not be a bad idea for him to start
looking for such advice.
Sigh, let me put this bluntly, since you tend to ignore things that are
subtle.
I realize that this is a YMMV issue, but personally, I will rejoice
At 13:33 21-10-2002 -0700, John Giorgis wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have. It is certainly
better than having one country throwing its cherished principles of
democracy overboard and then unilaterally decide to drag the Middle
East into another war.
Which principle of
Jeroen wrote:
Looks like you, just like Giorgis, are not really
reading my posts. As I
said earlier:
Worse yet, you have now turned the statement into a
factually incorrect
one. People like JDG can behave like huge assholes
while receiving little
or no criticism for it, but I get criticised
--- Ritu Ko wrote:
Ronn Blankenship wrote:
Snorting Coke, or Pepsi, or Sprite (which is the
one I have the most
experience with) is much more pleasant in
comparison.
Done voluntarily, I suppose it would clean out
your sinuses . . .
Well, warm water is better for that - in one
At 14:07 21-10-2002 -0700, Adam Lipscomb wrote:
What makes you think John will change his behavior?
There is absolutely NOTHING that makes me think he will change his
behaviour (at least, not change it in a *positive* way). As I have said
before, hell will freeze over before *that* will
- Original Message -
From: J.D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: The UN
Jeroen wrote:
Come on now! While most of the world gives credibility
to the UN, you claim
as Absolute Truth that the UN is a discredited body.
--- Kevin Tarr wrote:
snip
I think in Rochester, NY there was a great streetcar
line that was ground
down by the bus company. How many threads have I
seen here and culture that
raised the issue of people 'needing' a car?
OTOH we have to look at what we can do now.
Baltimore has a great
In a message dated 10/21/2002 1:50:23 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It could be manageable if the work were broken up. I bet that a lot of
us have the US paperback edition; if we had 10 people willing to each do
an assigned chunk of it, we could get it done in a
At 15:30 21-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have. It is certainly
better than having one country throwing its cherished principles of
democracy overboard and then unilaterally decide to drag the Middle
East into another war.
Which
At 15:30 21-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have. It is certainly
better than having one country throwing its cherished principles of
democracy overboard and then unilaterally decide to drag the Middle
East into another war.
Which
--- Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
snip
I always thought a merkin was a pubic wig, which is
why I resent the term.
http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=merkin
mer·kin Pronunciation Key (mûrkn)
n. A pubic wig for women.
So maybe we could find another slang term for
Americans? Please?
I
Jeroen wrote:
At 14:07 21-10-2002 -0700, Adam Lipscomb wrote:
What makes you think John will change his behavior?
There is absolutely NOTHING that makes me think he
will change his behaviour (at least, not change it in
a *positive* way). As I have said before, hell will
freeze over before *that*
- Original Message -
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 4:52 PM
Subject: Democracy (was Re: The UN (Hey, JDG!))
At 15:30 21-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
It may not be perfect, but it is the best we have. It is
One example of a LCHP diet is the Atkins Diet, which first gained
popularity during the 1970s. Limited evidence suggests it may help people
lose weight, but many experts remain concerned about the long-term health
Limited evidence is my favorite part of this kind of propaganda.
Thirty years
At 17:21 21-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
Jeroen Have it on my desk by 08:00 tomorrow van Baardwijk
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Wonderful-World-of-Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com
Well, I'll go in where wiser folks fear
Out of curiosity, why do you keep on twisting meanings, even when you
don't
have to?
I do not see this as twisting meanings. Apparently I use a different
definition of democracy than you do. But then, the definition the
majority decides is the everyday definition that gets taught in schools
--- Julia wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Without going back to rereading all of Brightness
Reef, does anyone have the
page numbers to all references to the plates and
photography used on Jijo?
We have people doing timelines and aliens, but is
there a bibliography of
technology?
Nice thread creep, by-the-bye! :)
--- Reggie Bautista wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
That was a really good concert, BTW - when they
played
'Driving The Last Spike' (well, I _think_ that's
the title! :D) the entire stadium was vibrating.
In fact, that album (OK - CD) is one of my
Kevin Tarr wrote:
Can anyone see a three or four party system? Could the Libs get a strong
foothold in the some states, start to become a real voice?
We got out first Green member in the House of Representatives (eq. to
Congress) this week. Minor parties have been getting into the Senate for
Anyone else notice the irony in the subject line? :)
Julia
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Kevin wrote:
(mind the snippage)
Today there were two gems, candidates from the Green party and the
Libertarian. The Green was clearly unpolished, he spent 75% of the
time
telling his personal history, and then just said what was wrong, no
solutions. He finished by saying that ten people
- Original Message -
From: Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 5:54 PM
Subject: RE: The UN
Jeroen wrote:
Come on now! While most of the world gives credibility
to the UN, you claim
as Absolute Truth that the UN is a discredited body.
In a message dated 10/21/2002 4:01:17 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We have people doing timelines and aliens, but is
there a bibliography of
technology? I tried to do one for Piper's
Federation / Empire. I know how
much work that'd be.
It could be
Jeroen wrote:
At 15:06 21-10-2002 -0700, Adam Lipscomb wrote:
So, to paraphrase and extrapolate, you're not actually engaging in
this
discussion with the intent of changing John's behavior? If that
is the
case, may I respectfully ask why you're doing it?
If it is not the case, could you
In a message dated 10/21/2002 5:21:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
test
4 out of 10 for originality.
And it was supposed to be multiple choice.
Vilyehm Teighlore
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Adam wrote:
There's a colloquialism that comes to mind:
Insanity: Doing the exact same thing over and over again, and
expecting different results.
Some would say this definition works for troubleshooting as well :-)
Reggie Bautista -- who troubleshoots for a living...
William Taylor wrote:
I also have a question about Buyur lunar caches, but I cant assume everyone
has read Temptation.
I haven't yet, but feel free to post the question; just put a spoiler
warning in the subject, and nobody will get hurt ;-)
Reggie Bautista
--- The Fool wrote:
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/story.jsp?story=344178
Gender-bending risk to children By Geoffrey Lean
Environmental Editor / 20 October 2002
Minute amounts of ''gender bender'' chemicals found
in food and the
environment are affecting the behaviour of
http://www.lightwatcher.com/animaltalk/dogs_last_laugh.html
...Professor Robert R Provine also notes instances of
perceived laughter in chimpanzees in his book
Laughter: A Scientific Investigation. While studying
the origins of the human laugh, Provine spent time
tickling and playing with young
Jeroen wrote:
Come on now! While most of the world gives credibility
to the UN, you claim
as Absolute Truth that the UN is a discredited body.
Unfortunately, the UN has no real teeth. They make resolutions and fail to
follow-up when the resolution is ignored. The original weapons
Temptation leaves more questions than answers. The full text is on Dr. Brin's
website, but it may not be enjoyable reading it.
I have yet to figure out a way of balancing a monitor on my chest while lying
in bed.
William Taylor
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At 17:06 20-10-2002 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
You asked me to answer, Why do European conutries continue to insist on UN
support if they consider the UN to be a discredited organization?
If I respond to that question, with the statement: The Europeans don't
believe that the UN is discredited
Reggie wrote:
Adam wrote:
There's a colloquialism that comes to mind:
Insanity: Doing the exact same thing over and over again, and
expecting different results.
Some would say this definition works for troubleshooting as well
:-)
Reggie Bautista -- who troubleshoots for a living...
Been
At 11:52 PM 10/21/2002 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
That depends on how you define democracy. When you use its literal
meaning (the people decide), then the UN is indeed not a democracy. When
you use the word in the way it is more commonly used, however (the
majority decides), then the UN *is*
At 11:08 PM 10/21/2002 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
Surely you should have no problem whatsoever figuring out what I mean!
Haven't you previously argued that I *never* understand what you mean?
Or more accurately, do you have any evidence that I ever understand what
you mean?
JDG
brin: subject header deleted per request..
At 09:28 PM 10/21/2002 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
THE QUESTION:
Why would countries (European and other) insist on UN support if they would
consider the UN to be a discredited body?
THE ANSWER (as it should have come from JDG):
Indeed, Jeroen,
The Fool wrote:
So why did a seemingly unhealthy diet not affect indicators of
cardiovascular risk? In an interview with Reuters Health, Brehm
suggested that the benefits of losing more weight may offset the
disadvantages associated with high fat and cholesterol. Perhaps
it's weight loss
In a message dated 10/21/2002 6:12:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Let's start fresh when we see whether the blatant
(there can be no other logical reason) attempted DogWag works or not.
There. I didn't use Brin in the subject line.
I'm beginning to believe that
The Fool quoted:
Jones says the popularity of the view reflects deep-seated resentment
against the United States: The U.S. is seen as having put extreme
pressure on the Indonesian government to go after Muslim targets. And
that has been resented not just by the extremist Muslim groups in
At 12:55 PM 10/20/2002 -0700 d.brin wrote:
Again I ask, do you envision Planet Earth still being divided into
completely separate sovereign nations with capricious right-of-war
and subject to no overall legal authority, say, 1,000 years from now?
When you squint at our future, sending starships
Apparently there are other locations, but only the Utah location was
mentioned in the story that was just on our local 10 pm news:
http://www.fetal-fotos.com/
--Ronn! :)
I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon.
I never dreamed that I would see the last.
--Dr. Jerry
At 04:58 PM 10/21/02, Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
snip
I always thought a merkin was a pubic wig, which is
why I resent the term.
http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=merkin
mer·kin Pronunciation Key (mûrkn)
n. A pubic wig for women.
So maybe we could find another
At 04:07 PM 10/21/02, Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
He's not the only one guilty of that on this list, and
you might think upon the Bible verse Luke 4:23: And
he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this
proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have
heard done in Capernaum, do also here
In a message dated 10/21/2002 6:12:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
NOW... may I ask that people please remove Brin: from the current
set of subject lines?
and we get:
Subj:Brin: The Future of the World Re: brin: war
That's only two Brins. I can do better.
This below is truly amazing, John. You cling to the notion of a
future situation as absolutely similar to our present situation as
you can possibly craft. You want the future to be 2002 but a little
nicer, a little more americanized.
You need, desperately need to recognize how your own
At 11:54 PM 10/21/2002 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 10/21/2002 6:12:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
NOW... may I ask that people please remove Brin: from the current
set of subject lines?
and we get:
Subj:Brin: The Future of the World Re:
--- The Fool wrote:
http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=healthnewsStoryID=1608044
Low-Carb Diet Deemed Safe over Short Term
October 21, 2002 01:42 PM ET
By Alison McCook
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters Health) - People who follow a
low-carbohydrate,
high-protein diet for 6 months
I'm taking brin out at his request. I've been meaning to answer this for
some time, and I sorta waited to late to get a response from the author.
But, better late then never, I guess.
- Original Message -
From: d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002
--- The Fool wrote:
http://www.hinduonnet.com/stories/2002102203771500.htm
Mr. Amis was dubbed as the latest recruit to the
Islam-bashing'' circle of western writers for telling
The Times in an interview that the key to radical
Islam is that it is quivering with male insecurity''
and that it
In a message dated 10/21/2002 10:14:07 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But, I argue for much more than that. I think it is very unlikely that a
a world govement would form within 50 years. I've already given my first
arguement: it is rare that 4000+ years of history
--- Deborah Harrell wrote:
snip
3] Another diet guru (the name escapes me at the
moment) advises no meat, little fat (primarily from
nuts and olive oil - possibly some fish too?), and
quantities of vegetables, with complex whole-grains;
if you can stick to such a restrictive regimen,
weight
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