RE: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-09 Thread Bryon Daly
From: Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] As a kid I liked the original Battlestar Galactica, even though it is so cheesy that it is almost painful to watch as an adult, but I really Yeah, I feel just about the same way. liked the remake tonight. A smartass woman Starbuck seems to work here. And no

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2003-12-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Tiny fossil of crustacean is oldest record of male animal Well-endowed sea creature is nearly half a billion years old David Perlman, Chronicle Science Editor Friday, December 5, 2003 ©2003 San Francisco Chronicle | Feedback | FAQ URL:

iTunes at Twenty Million

2003-12-09 Thread William T Goodall
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5117275.html?tag=nefd_top Apple Computer said Monday that it has now sold more than 20 million songs in fewer than seven months through its iTunes song store. Online buying patterns are also beginning to emerge, pointing to potential ground rules for the new

Black Market Body Parts

2003-12-09 Thread Kanandarqu
Several of us had the beginnings of a talk in chat last week on black market body parts and the upswing in people selling off parts of their bodies. There is going to be a Talk of the Nation/afternoon NPR discussion on this today. I think I might be glad I am working through that time. It

Re: Electromagnetic Fields are Evil and Must Be Destroyed . . .

2003-12-09 Thread Nick Arnett
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: The findings suggest that our attitudes to religion are underpinned by biology -that some brains are physically built to be more receptive to divine thought, and that this explains why religion induces apathy in some and fervour in others. One scientist has even built a

Re: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-09 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Robert Seeberger wrote: I dunno about Six. I figure if you are going to design an artificial woman, your gonna build her more like 7of9. What about Andromeda's Avatar, Rommie? Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Black Market Body Parts

2003-12-09 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Dee wrote: Several of us had the beginnings of a talk in chat last week on black market body parts and the upswing in people selling off parts of their bodies. Last week, br police arrested a group specialized in the organ black market: they recruited volunteers to sell the kidney, shipped

RE: iTunes at Twenty Million

2003-12-09 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William T Goodall Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 05:17 AM To: Brin-L Subject: iTunes at Twenty Million http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5117275.html?tag=nefd_top Apple Computer said Monday

Re: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-09 Thread Damon Agretto
Surprised there hasn't been more discussion about this on-list. Did anyone dislike it? I have a running debate on my gaming list about its merits (or de-merits). On its own I thought it was pretty good and entertaining. Compared to the original its MUCH better (I thought the original a bit corny).

RE: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-09 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Damon Agretto Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 12:30 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica mini series Surprised there hasn't been more discussion about this on-list.

RE: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-09 Thread Horn, John
From: Damon Agretto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Surprised there hasn't been more discussion about this on-list. Did anyone dislike it? I taped it but haven't watched it yet. I was watching MNF instead. I did see bits and pieces when I jumped over during commercials and timeouts and wasn't

RE: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-09 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Horn, John Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 12:53 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: RE: Battlestar Galactica mini series From: Damon Agretto [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Surprised there

RE: Science Fiction In General...

2003-12-09 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julia Thompson Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 07:01 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Science Fiction In General... On Mon, 8 Dec 2003, Travis Edmunds wrote: From: Robert

RE: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-09 Thread Horn, John
From: Miller, Jeffrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] MNF? Sorry, Monday Night Football. The Rams were on, of course... - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Electromagnetic Fields are Evil and Must Be Destroyed . . .

2003-12-09 Thread William T Goodall
On 9 Dec 2003, at 6:33 pm, Nick Arnett wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: The findings suggest that our attitudes to religion are underpinned by biology -that some brains are physically built to be more receptive to divine thought, and that this explains why religion induces apathy in some and

Re: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-09 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica mini series Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 14:03:36 + What about Andromeda's Avatar, Rommie? Alberto Monteiro

Re: Electromagnetic Fields are Evil and Must Be Destroyed . . .

2003-12-09 Thread Nick Arnett
William T Goodall wrote: On 9 Dec 2003, at 6:33 pm, Nick Arnett wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: The findings suggest that our attitudes to religion are underpinned by biology -that some brains are physically built to be more receptive to divine thought, and that this explains why religion

Superfluous quotation marks are evil and must be suppressed

2003-12-09 Thread Nick Arnett
I am tired of all of the unnecessary quotation marks that people seem to need to put around various words and phrases. My weariness at seeing so many extra quotation marks grows from an increasing conviction that they are merely a substitute for good writing, by people who don't know how to

Re: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-09 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Travis Edmunds wrote: What about Andromeda's Avatar, Rommie? Mmm.Rommie... Or perhaps one better.thinking of Star Trek Enterprise Is there any nice android - or shoud I say _ginoid_? - in Enterprise? Alberto Monteiro

Re: Superfluous quotation marks are evil and must be suppressed

2003-12-09 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Nick Arnett wrote: I am tired of all of the unnecessary quotation marks that people seem to need to put around various words and phrases. I think we should quotation marks when the word being quotes is used with an ironic value. For example, if I believe that the police of my country is

Re: Battlestar Galactica mini series

2003-12-09 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Battlestar Galactica mini series Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 02:32:39 + Is there any nice android - or shoud I say _ginoid_? - in Enterprise?

RE: Superfluous quotation marks are evil and must be suppressed

2003-12-09 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Superfluous quotation marks are evil and must be suppressed Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 16:16:48 -0800 I am tired of all of the unnecessary quotation marks that people seem to need to

Letter from Baghdad (crosspost)

2003-12-09 Thread Doug Pensinger
This was posted by ABFAS on the other list. I haven't read all of it yet, it is very long, but it's quite informative/interesting/revealing. http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?031124fa_fact1_b A rather long snippet: In the summer of 2002, when the Administration began leaning toward an

RE: Superfluous quotation marks are evil and must be suppressed

2003-12-09 Thread Bryon Daly
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am tired of all of the unnecessary quotation marks that people seem to need to put around various words and phrases. My weariness at seeing so many extra quotation marks grows from an increasing conviction that they are merely a substitute for good