RE: The Hazards of Watching Fox News

2003-10-06 Thread Bryon Daly
From: ritu [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bryon Daly wrote: Oh heavens, no. The anti-war crowd enjoys as varied a composition as the pro-war crowd and there are enough don't-care-enough-to-check-out-available-facts/lunatics on both the sides. However, I really can't think of a single anti-war misperception

Re: RFID chips, was Re: The Eyes Have It

2003-10-06 Thread Bryon Daly
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 12:04 AM 10/5/03 -0400, Bryon Daly wrote: Epson printers for sure are chipped (eeprom, not RFID, tho) to make them hard to refill. The eeprom tracks how much ink is used, so the printer knows when the cartridge is near empty*, and refuses to print

Re: memorization vs. idea space position

2003-10-06 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: SNIP The same is true only more so with electronic music. Complex electronic timbres can be hard to pin down right away, but I can usually create the sound I'm hearing in my head with some time and trial and error. I appreciate the

Brin: rejuveniles

2003-10-06 Thread The Fool
I wonder how this relates to neoteny: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/09/02/2003066235 From childless fans of kiddie music to the grown-up readers of Harry Potter, inner children are having fun all over. Whether they are buying cars marketed to consumers half their age,

Re: Brin: rejuveniles

2003-10-06 Thread d.brin
I wonder how this relates to neoteny: Not only neoteny, but the Age of Amateurs that I described in EARTH and The Transparent Society. One more way to seek meaning, now that so many already have 2 cars. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/09/02/2003066235 From childless fans

Our good Dr. writes a joke in Thennanin.

2003-10-06 Thread Medievalbk
I sent our good Dr. an email on the development of Thennanin humor in regards to the regeneration of the organ of prayer when in the presence of Tymbrimi and Garthlings. In a message dated 10/6/2003 2:23:54 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (Note the hour upon which it

Library Wants to Put RFID Chips in Books

2003-10-06 Thread The Fool
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2u=/ap/20031003/ap_on_hi_te/ library_chipse=1ncid= Technology - AP Library Wants to Put Chips in Books Fri Oct 3, 7:33 PM ET By RON HARRIS, Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO - A civil liberties watchdog group is expressing concern over the

Twin pictures

2003-10-06 Thread Julia Thompson
http://www.zurg.net/twins.html No comments on that page, so I'll identify who is who in each here: 1) Catherine 2) Tommy 3) Catherine on left, Tommy on right (This one was taken within 2 hours of birth) 4) Tommy on left, Catherine on right 5) Catherine 6) Tommy 7) Catherine on left,

Re: RFID chips, was Re: The Eyes Have It

2003-10-06 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 5 Oct 2003 at 0:04, Bryon Daly wrote: From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] So they do exist? O.K.. (But aren't there kits to refill the cartridges, then?) I don't know if this is currently in use or was simply being mentioned as a possibility, but I read something awhile

Re: Twin pictures

2003-10-06 Thread Reggie Bautista
Julia posted: http://www.zurg.net/twins.html [snip] So, those are my babies. :) As my late grandmothers would have said, Ai, que cute! Reggie Bautista Spanglish Maru _ Get MSN 8 Dial-up Internet Service FREE for one month. Limited

RE: Twin pictures

2003-10-06 Thread Horn, John
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] So, those are my babies. :) Wonderful! I haven't had a chance to say it before so I'll say it now: Congratulations! - jmh Week and a half of Brin-L mail to catch up on Maru ___

Re: memorization vs. idea space position

2003-10-06 Thread Reggie Bautista
I wrote: For example, as a composer, I sometimes think in sound. Most of the time if I hear a certain melody or harmony or tone color in my head, I can translate that to written music or synthesizer settings or code in c-sound, but sometimes I hear one of the above (especially tone

Re: memorization vs. idea space position

2003-10-06 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You (Dan) said above, I just don't understand how you [can] know exactly what you want but not be able to map it onto any nominal means of recording musical thought. The answer is that I *can* map it, it just takes some time sometimes to make the

Re: Twin pictures

2003-10-06 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.zurg.net/twins.html 4) Tommy on left, Catherine on right Contentment :) = _ Jan William Coffey _

Re: memorization vs. idea space position

2003-10-06 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2003 11:41 PM Subject: Re: memorization vs. idea space position - Original Message - From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Brin: rejuveniles

2003-10-06 Thread Jan Coffey
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder how this relates to neoteny: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/09/02/2003066235 From childless fans of kiddie music to the grown-up readers of Harry Potter, inner children are having fun all over. I destinctly remember

Re: Brin: rejuveniles

2003-10-06 Thread d.brin
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder how this relates to neoteny: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/09/02/2003066235 From childless fans of kiddie music to the grown-up readers of Harry Potter, inner children are having fun all over. I destinctly remember

RE: Brin: rejuveniles

2003-10-06 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of d.brin Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 03:22 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Brin: rejuveniles bloody amateurs. think they invented alienation. Sheesh. You realize, of course,

Re: memorization vs. idea space position

2003-10-06 Thread Reggie Bautista
Jan asked: Reggie, Hove you never hadthe experience of hearing a timber and then ~not~ being able to re-create it, not even close? Yes and no. I've had the experience of looking at a picture of a waveform and imagining what it must sound like, and being completely wrong; I've looked at the math

Re: memorization vs. idea space position

2003-10-06 Thread Reggie Bautista
I wrote: -- that's 23 print chapters -- Ahem. That's actually 32 print chapters. Sorry. Reggie Bautista Apologetic Maru _ Instant message in style with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now FREE! http://msnmessenger-download.com

Re: Brin: rejuveniles

2003-10-06 Thread Jan Coffey
--- d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder how this relates to neoteny: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2003/09/02/2003066235 From childless fans of kiddie music to the grown-up readers of Harry Potter, inner children are

Re: Brin: rejuveniles

2003-10-06 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 10/6/2003 3:26:34 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: bloody amateurs. think they invented alienation. Sheesh. You realize, of course, how close you were to saying why in my day? C'mon, say it, you'll feel better.. ;) -j- Why in

Re: Brin: rejuveniles

2003-10-06 Thread Jan Coffey
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/6/2003 3:26:34 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: bloody amateurs. think they invented alienation. Sheesh. You realize, of course, how close you were to saying why in my day? C'mon, say it,

for the electricians on the list

2003-10-06 Thread Kevin Tarr
http://dilbert.com/creators/naturalselection/archive/naturalselection-20030911.html the next day isn't bad either, for the scientists. Kevin T. - VRWC Insomnia or sports nut? only my boss has the final say ___

HHGTTG- Greenlighted

2003-10-06 Thread Robert Seeberger
According to Douglas Adams Website: http://www.douglasadams.com/news/ Before the world's press finds out we want to let you know that the long awaited Hitchhiker's movie finally has a green light. xponent Its The End Of The World As We Know It Maru rob

Rush Limbaugh sings I'm A Nazi

2003-10-06 Thread Robert Seeberger
This is a must hear! An absolutely perfect piece of work. It must be heard to be believedG http://www.sullivan-county.com/identity/pdupdate.htm Its near the very bottom of the page, just below the link box. I almost died laughingG xponent Parodies'R'Us Maru rob

Re: HHGTTG- Greenlighted

2003-10-06 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 10/6/2003 7:48:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Before the world's press finds out we want to let you know that the long awaited Hitchhiker's movie finally has a green light. Will they hire Rush Limbaugh to read poetry? David Brin would be a

Re: HHGTTG- Greenlighted

2003-10-06 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:27 PM Subject: Re: HHGTTG- Greenlighted In a message dated 10/6/2003 7:48:49 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Before the world's press finds out we want to