From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: New List Admin (was Re: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and
copyright)
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 17:39:57 -0800 (PST)
Hey! What about the clause that
It's that time in the life of my e-mail account when I'm forced to
change it ...sigh again... sigh
I just got a notice that softhome is changing allowed amount of e-mail
and storage maximum from 15 Mb and 500 messages to a miserly 6 Mb and
150 messages. Now I could live with that. I'd simply kill
http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
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At 03:44 PM 2/17/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 2/16/2003 10:37:58 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I never had to. I think if there were more than X snowdays ( I can't
remember what X is) then we would have to make it up. But
we never
exceeded
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Verzonden: dinsdag 18 februari 2003 13:02
Aan: list
Onderwerp: Irregulars Question: pop3 for free please?
I just got a notice that softhome is changing allowed amount of e-mail
and storage
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If that works, I'll also check if you can use a different e-mail address
with a Wanadoo Free account. If *that* works as well, you can subscribe to
Brin-L from the address [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- no
extra charge. :-)
Well you've got your work cut
At 09:48 PM 2/17/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/1781802
Dangling a $6,000 enlistment bonus before applicants, the U.S. Navy and
Marine Corps are looking for a few good morticians for special duty in
Houston and several other cities around
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Okay, there is one possible problem: I haven't yet tried to *send* e-mail
from my Wanadoo Free account through our Cable Internet connection, so I
don't know if that will work. Remind me to try that tonight.
Maybe keep the Softhome account, have it subbed but not
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
LOL. I imagine there are going to be a lot of visitors to the CIA site
while this goes around the net communities.
Sonja
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From yesterday's New York Post (Page Six)
Brown, but not out
Fox News is having some fun at the expense of rival CNN.
They've placed an ad in cable business publications with the slogan We
report. You golf.
In the ad, a figure is chipping a golf ball toward a cup with a CNN flag
- a pointed
Wealthy Democrats are planning to start a liberal radio network to
counterbalance conservative radio programs like Rush Limbaugh.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/17/business/media/17DEM.html
Name: brinl
Password: brinl
:)
Jon
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22210-2003Feb17.html
European leaders, trying to end their bitter dispute
over Iraq, warned
Saddam Hussein on Monday he faces a last chance to
disarm, but gave no
deadline and said U.N. weapons
--- Marvin Long, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've read some positive reviews and some negative
reviews. The important
question, of course, is: how is Jennifer Garner's
kung fu? Does it look
good or does it look like the standard Hollywood
bimbette-in-leather-pants
Fu?
Marvin
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Jennifer Garner is very non-standard in the leather
pants :-) If she's standard down where you're from,
I'm moving to Texas immediately :-)
She's quite standard where _I_ live :-P
Alberto Monteiro
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- Original Message -
From: Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
--- Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 09:50:22AM -0800, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Last time, we said that if you didn't disarm, we would go to war and
disarm you. Ummm, we were kidding. But _this_ time, we mean it.
Ah, but it is the SAME last chance they offered before. They just didn't
specify a duration!
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/18/gollum/index.html?x
--
William T Goodall
Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk
Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/
Misuse of IMPs leads to strange, difficult-to-diagnose bugs.
- Anguish et al. Cocoa Programming
On Monday, February 17, 2003, at 10:11 pm, William T Goodall wrote:
I'll be shutting down the computer running the MUD for a few hours in
the PM GMT on the 18th (Tuesday) since I need to borrow some parts
from it for troubleshooting another computer...
It should be back up in the early
On Sunday, February 16, 2003, at 02:19 pm, Jon Gabriel wrote:
It's Sunday, once again. The tally to date for a Brin-L sci-fi book
review:
Iain Banks: Consider Phlebas
Iain Banks: Excession
Iain Banks: Against a Dark Background
Greg Bear: Moving Mars
David Brin: Earth (4 votes)
David Brin:
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It may be silly, but it does seem to reflect the
popular opinion better
than the leaders who support the US. What I read
indicates that Blair may
lose his position as Prime Minister if push comes to
shove and there is a
war without UN sponsorship.
- Original Message -
From: Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 1:35 PM
Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It may be silly, but it does seem to reflect the
At 19:26 17-2-2003 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
My brother and his wife suffered through a premature birth at 5 months last
year. The baby died after 3 days.
I remember you posting here about it. Arrived at the office, found that
message in my Inbox, and got so upset that I had to leave
At 19:03 17-2-2003 -0800, Debbi Harrell wrote:
...I guess I will go ahead and ask if you have considered the possibility
of a medical problem that has made it harder for you to control your
anger in recent months? A brain tumor can cause a change in personality
as it grows and puts pressure
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can't see how you read this. Its not the war
that's hard to win, its the
peace afterwards. I see plenty of opportunities for
people to point out
where mistakes are made. Do you really think that
setting up even a
quasi-democracy with a middle
Guatam wrote:
Last time, we said that if you didn't disarm, we
would go to war and disarm you. Ummm, we were
kidding. But _this_ time, we mean it. No, really.
No, our fingers aren't crossed. No, this time last
chance actually means last chance, unlike last time
where last chance meant
On 18 Feb 2003 at 13:02, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
It's that time in the life of my e-mail account when I'm forced to
change it ...sigh again... sigh
www.zoom.co.uk
My POP3's been at zoom for well..years. I get several hundred E-mails
per day and it's built up several thousand when
With 5 votes, Glory Season is in the lead.
Good! I will make that a 6th vote. I like Glory Season. If you
choose it, please tell us where to download the previous chapter
reviews -- I would like to see them again.
My second vote, if you want to count it, is for
Iain Banks:
From: Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If that works, I'll also check if you can use a different
e-mail address
snip
Well you've got your work cut our for you then. Btw shouldn't
you be working? Oh
and while you're at it, I want some
At 13:03 18-2-2003 -0800, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
1. The people protesting the war don't give a damn about Iraqi civilians -
they're just a prop to attack the US with and
2. In Afghanistan there were well under 1000 civilian casualties by most
estimates, but idiot war protesters still go around
At 21:18 18-2-2003 +, Robert Chassell wrote:
Good! I will make that a 6th vote. I like Glory Season. If you
choose it, please tell us where to download the previous chapter
reviews -- I would like to see them again.
AFAIK they are not available for download anywhere. However, I know I
I sat and re-read the first three chapters of Glory Season yesterday. I
still don't particularly like the book, but if Glory Season is chosen,
I've decided that I will finish the review started by John D. Giorgis.
(This assumes he's cool with my doing so.)
Julia was kind enough to forward me
http://money.cnn.com/2003/02/18/technology/creditcards/index.htm
Discover Financial Services and American Express Tuesday joined the list of
credit-card companies saying a hacker breached a security system of a
company that processes transactions on behalf of merchants.
Discover and American
--- J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
At 13:03 18-2-2003 -0800, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
1. The people protesting the war don't give a damn
about Iraqi civilians -
they're just a prop to attack the US with and
2. In Afghanistan there were well under 1000
civilian casualties by most
On Tuesday, February 18, 2003, at 02:35 am, Deborah Harrell wrote:
VBG
Reminds me of a scene from Best of Show (an obscure
movie about the dog show world, quite accurate
according to a friend who used to show at the national
level):
-fanatic dogshow wife and husband argue about what
might have
-Original Message-
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 01:04 PM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
1. The people protesting the war don't give a damn
about Iraqi civilians - they're just a
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
You know, we peace lovers think exactly the same
thing. The only difference
is that we see Bush and those who support him as
bigots and enemies of freedom.
You're not a peace lover, Jeroen. You were all gung
ho
-Original Message-
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 03:05 PM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
I see. You are so concerned about the people of Iraq
that you are willing to do - what,
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
I think the peace-loving position he is espousing is his, and not
necessarily his
Jeffrey Miller wrote:
Idiot war protesters? How about the idiot war mongers who
claim the war will be over in days, or who claim an AQ/Saddam link?
Depending on the way you parse it, an idiot war protester can be
a praise. I think I would like be an (idiot war) protester :-)
Damn Language
http://www.drinknation.com/urinaltest.php
Take the urinal test and see if you know proper etiquette or if you
arekinda strange.
G
Its for guys, Ladies!
G
xponent
50 Of 60 Maru
rob
You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether
Sonja,
I run my own email server for my own domains. If you don't mind a goofy
email address, I can hook you up with a free pop3 account at one of my
domains. This also includes a web interface, so that you can access your
stuff anywhere you have a web connection.
I'm moving at the end of
- Original Message -
From: Miller, Jeffrey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 5:33 PM
Subject: RE: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
-Original Message-
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:
- Original Message -
From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
my attribution died, so let me say
I didn't write this
Here's one for you - can you respond
Gautam,
Thanks for the thoughtful and well-reasoned post. If only people would
put as much thought into their replies as you do into your posts :-)
My position on the war is that, if I thought I could be effective, I
would oppose the war IF I thought America and allies would do a poor job
of
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Subsequent Premature Births
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 21:48:41 +0100
At 19:26 17-2-2003 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
My brother and his wife
From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:06:47 -0600
Guatam wrote:
Last time, we said that if you didn't disarm, we
would go to war and disarm you.
Hi, guys... Once again I want to probe your tastes. (And YES, it is the
only thing I'm interesting in probing, THANK YOU VERY MUCH). :)
I'm a movie soundtrack lover. Right now, I'm playing the Star Wars: ESB on
my CD player.
Which makes me wonder.. which is *your* favorite SciFi/Fantasy movie
On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.drinknation.com/urinaltest.php
Take the urinal test and see if you know proper etiquette or if you
arekinda strange.
G
Shouldn't that be urinal test and not urine test? :)
Its for guys, Ladies!
G
This, or something similar,
I doubt that the Hoon-viagra song was actually sung at the filk gathering.
But does anyone have any news as to what transpired, was admired, or had
expired?
William Taylor
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Jijo the lilacs, oh!
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Erik Reuter wrote:
For non-US citizens, when it comes down to
it, I think their opinion doesn't really hold much weight with the Bush
administration. As for the peace at any cost US citizens, there aren't
enough to make a difference (about 10% according to an article I read).
Except for
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Okay, there is one possible problem: I haven't yet tried to *send* e-mail
from my Wanadoo Free account through our Cable Internet connection, so I
don't know if that will work. Remind me to try that tonight.
Your cable provider won't care what email address you're
In a message dated 2/18/2003 6:23:20 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Which makes me wonder.. which is *your* favorite SciFi/Fantasy movie
soundtrack?
Least favorite: Andromeda Strain.
And hexagonal CDs are such a pain
Favorite?
Rashomon.
How's that for an
From: Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, guys... Once again I want to probe your tastes. (And YES, it is
the
only thing I'm interesting in probing, THANK YOU VERY MUCH). :)
I'm a movie soundtrack lover. Right now, I'm playing the Star Wars: ESB
on
my CD player.
Which makes me
On Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 01:22 am, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
wrote:
Hi, guys... Once again I want to probe your tastes. (And YES, it is
the only thing I'm interesting in probing, THANK YOU VERY MUCH). :)
I'm a movie soundtrack lover. Right now, I'm playing the Star Wars:
ESB on my CD
--- J. van Baardwijk wrote:
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
snipped most
Incidentally, the profound racism of the opponents
of the war - people who
basically claim that Arabs don't want to be free,
deserve to live under the
rule of someone like Saddam, and that a single
American/British life isn't
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A less ominous but equally efficacious cause is
closed head injury (also called Traumatic Brain
Injury); even one significant concussion/CHI (that
lands the person in the ER, frex) can result in
degradation of higher ('executive')
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStoryc
=StoryFTcid=1045510848273p=1012571727088
Iranian-backed Iraqi opposition forces have crossed into northern Iraq
from Iran with the aim of securing the frontier in the event of war,
according to senior Iranian
On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 06:29:24PM -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote:
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Incidentally, the profound racism of the opponents of the war -
people who basically claim that Arabs don't want to be free, deserve
to live under the rule of someone like Saddam, and that a single
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
Which makes me wonder.. which is *your* favorite SciFi/Fantasy
movie soundtrack?
Basil Poledouris' soundtrack for Conan the Barbarian runs neck in neck with John
Williams' Star Wars work. The Dune (by the band Toto) soundtrack is pretty good too.
Of course, it's
I'm not into soundtracks, per se, but I do own and listen to Run Lola
Run. Its great to exercise to.
Jon
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf Of Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 8:22 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Your
JJ wrote:
Which makes me wonder.. which is *your* favorite SciFi/Fantasy movie
soundtrack?
If you're looking for a classical soundtrack, right now, Howard Shore's
score for _Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers_ is my favorite (if you leave
off Gollum's song). The music is dark, broody,
JJ wrote:
Which makes me wonder.. which is *your* favorite SciFi/Fantasy movie
soundtrack?
First choice: Real Genius (shame it was never sold anywhere)
Second: Ladyhawke
Sean
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The Fool wrote:
From: Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Which makes me wonder.. which is *your* favorite SciFi/Fantasy
movie soundtrack?
Twin Peaks.
Oohhh, good one! I'll add a vote for this.
Jim
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Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Jim Sharkey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Rush is a rock band from Canada. Their drummer and
main songwriter, Neil Peart, is (or at least was) a
great fan of Ayn Rand. At the time when I was a
teenager, Rush was one of the ultimate geek bands,
and if you were a fan,
Robert J. Chassell wrote:
With 5 votes, Glory Season is in the lead.
Good! I will make that a 6th vote. I like Glory Season. If you
choose it, please tell us where to download the previous chapter
reviews -- I would like to see them again.
...
If it's O.K. with JDG, I
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Tue, Feb 18, 2003 at 06:29:24PM -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote:
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Incidentally, the profound racism of the opponents of the war -
people who basically claim that Arabs don't want to be free, deserve
to live under the rule of someone like Saddam, and
- Original Message -
From: Robert J. Chassell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 3:18 PM
Subject: RE: Chapter by Chapter summary/discussion of a different Brin book?
With 5 votes, Glory Season is in the lead.
Good! I will make that a 6th
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Take the urinal test and see if you know proper etiquette or if you
arekinda strange.
The test left out one important question
X X X
X X X X
X X X X
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
Which makes me wonder.. which is *your* favorite SciFi/Fantasy movie
soundtrack?
Bladerunner
Cheers
Russell C.
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- Original Message -
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
War protesters are not idiots; at worst, a few among us are misinformed
about the number of civilian
Basil Poledouris' soundtrack for Conan the Barbarian runs neck in neck
with John Williams' Star Wars work. The Dune (by the band Toto)
soundtrack is pretty good too. Of course, it's about the *only* thing
good about the movie... :)
WHICH version of Dune are you talking about?
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