how Some Candidates win elections

2004-01-26 Thread The Fool
So whoizit? Shrub the Lesser? Heinz? General? Nutbar? Religious Nut? Drawl? http://atrios.blogspot.com/2004_01_25_atrios_archive.html#10750868315816 6273 Fake Campaign Calls in NH It appears that in NH people are phoning residents in the wee hours of the morning and claiming to be

Re: how Some Candidates win elections

2004-01-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:56 AM 1/26/04, The Fool wrote: So whoizit? Shrub the Lesser? Heinz? General? Nutbar? Religious Nut? Drawl? I would be unsurprised to learn that the calls had nothing to do with any candidate's campaign, but were a product of some probably young person who also thinks it would be

RE: Energy Independence

2004-01-26 Thread ChadCooper
Questions: 1) What are the costs and benefits of energy taxation as a means to reduce demand for strategic independence? The government would get more revenue. I can't believe it would do much, other than inhibit economic growth artificially. I don't see a big backlash to suv's costing

Re: Toddler Television

2004-01-26 Thread Julia Thompson
Gary Nunn wrote: The snow storm has started - so far one inch on the ground. Thank you for reminding me why I left New England. :) Julia p.s. what's your take on Sesame Street and Between the Lions? ___

Re: Bone Phone

2004-01-26 Thread Reggie Bautista
rob posted: http://www.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2004/01/21/1074360813226.html Japanese telecom carriers, pioneers of internet-capable and picture-snapping handsets, have now come up with the world's first mobile phone that enables users to listen to calls

Re: Brin-L archives searchable - a real life example.

2004-01-26 Thread Dave Land
Gary, et al, Not that there was anything damaging in your message, of course, but this reminds me of the old adage, Never put anything in an email that you wouldn't want to hear read aloud in court. Dave David M. Land

Re: Brin-L archives searchable - a real life example.

2004-01-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:40 AM 1/26/04, Dave Land wrote: Gary, et al, Not that there was anything damaging in your message, of course, but this reminds me of the old adage, Never put anything in an email that you wouldn't want to hear read aloud in court. As I've explained earlier, the reason I recently started

Re: Brin-L archives searchable - a real life example.

2004-01-26 Thread Nick Arnett
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: ... posting to lists is like eating a whole jar of jalapeno peppers: it can come back to burn your butt tomorrow . . . Or like letting Edward Scissorhands measure your inseam. Nick -- Nick Arnett Director, Business Intelligence Services LiveWorld Inc. Phone/fax: (408)

RE: how Some Candidates win elections

2004-01-26 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronn!Blankenship Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 12:24 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: how Some Candidates win elections At 01:56 AM 1/26/04, The Fool wrote: So whoizit? Shrub the

Re: The Captain has passed

2004-01-26 Thread Deborah Harrell
Kevin Tarr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Montpelier, Vt. -- Long Island native Bob Keeshan, who gently entertained and educated generations of children as television's walrus-mustachioed Captain Kangaroo, died Friday at 76.

Re: Brin-L archives searchable - a real life example.

2004-01-26 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gary, et al, Not that there was anything damaging in your message, of course, but this reminds me of the old adage, Never put anything in an email that you wouldn't want to hear read aloud in court. Well, there go the teasing innuendos, clever

Moving: Irregulars book questions

2004-01-26 Thread Deborah Harrell
I'm moving into the foothills this week - a situation presented that involves taking care of 5 Arabians and their barn, with a caretaker apt (that is at least as big as the place I'm in now) attached. reverent mode Manna from heaven. Truly. So I'm frantically sorting and purging, and must now

Re: Brin-L archives searchable - a real life example.

2004-01-26 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: so it just goes to show you that posting to lists is like eating a whole jar of jalapeno peppers: it can come back to burn your butt tomorrow . . . Posting an analogy like that will do it, for one. Sheesh. What do I do to get that image out of my head now? ;)

Re: Peer Review

2004-01-26 Thread Deborah Harrell
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: kneem posted- Peer Review Plan Draws Criticism Under Bush Proposal, OMB Would Evaluate Science Before New Rules Take Effect (snip) snip I can see the pros and cons of moving to a peer review system. So many groups are moving to evidence based

RE: how Some Candidates win elections

2004-01-26 Thread Bryon Daly
From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] So whoizit? Shrub the Lesser? Heinz? General? Nutbar? Religious Nut? Drawl? Let's decode the charming nicknames! Shrub the Lesser == Bush, obviously Heinz == Kerry, easy General == Clark, easy Drawl == Edwards Religious Nut == Rev. Al, or Lieberman? I'm

The damn Printer Domas.

2004-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
My IBM 4000 laser printer died. The one I use on the old computer. It may just be a belt. It may easily be fixable. But the location of the homegrown independent computer printer specialty shop has been replaced by, of all things, and Internet gaming company. So I go looking at new printers.

Re: Call for help

2004-01-26 Thread Gary Nunn
Anyone seen this before? I would appreciate any help identifying the inaccuracies in this screed so I can cram it right back at 'em. G rob FW: CONSIDER THIS WHEN WE VOTE IN 2004 Not sure if this will help, but interesting none the less.. http://www.factcheck.org/ Our Mission We are

RE: how Some Candidates win elections

2004-01-26 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryon Daly Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 04:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: how Some Candidates win elections Kucinich gets the total dis from you. I would've called him The Garden

Re: Moving: Irregulars book questions

2004-01-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: brinl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 4:08 PM Subject: Moving: Irregulars book questions Books-gifts received: to read or not to read/keep/move? -Greg Bear's _Slant_ (inclined to try unless told to

Scouted: Convenient Crew Handhold Caused Station Air Leak

2004-01-26 Thread Gary Nunn
Doh !! Convenient Crew Handhold Caused Station Air Leak CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A poorly designed flexible air hose used by one too many astronauts as a makeshift handhold caused the recent air leak at the International Space Station, NASA's top station manager said Friday.

Re: Moving: Irregulars book questions

2004-01-26 Thread Erik Reuter
On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 02:08:02PM -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote: Books-gifts received: to read or not to read/keep/move? -Greg Bear's _Slant_ (inclined to try unless told to toss) It is more or less a sequel to _Queen of Angels_, so you may want to read that first. They are both worth

Re: Moving: Irregulars book questions

2004-01-26 Thread David Hobby
Deborah Harrell wrote: I'm moving into the foothills this week - a situation presented that involves taking care of 5 Arabians and their barn, with a caretaker apt (that is at least as big as the place I'm in now) attached. reverent mode Manna from heaven. Truly. Wow. Good for

Parrot's oratory stuns scientists

2004-01-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3430481.stm The finding of a parrot with an almost unparalleled power to communicate with people has brought scientists up short. The bird, a captive African grey called N'kisi, has a vocabulary of 950 words, and shows signs of a sense of humour. He

Re: Brin-L archives searchable - a real life example.

2004-01-26 Thread Jim Sharkey
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Part of Patriot Act Ruled Unconstitutional

2004-01-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040126/D80AP78O0.html For the first time, a federal judge has declared unconstitutional a section of the USA Patriot Act that bars giving expert advice or assistance to groups designated foreign terrorist organizations. In a ruling handed down late Friday

Re: Uplift Timeline

2004-01-26 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Trent Shipley wrote: NB! I would like to make contact and all the future fictional dates 100 years in the future. The date for human NLS interstellar engines (2061 CE) is absurd. 2161CE seems safely remote. I don't think it's absurd - it depends on the rate of space exploration. It just

Public Bombards Operators to Save Hubble

2004-01-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/hubble_public_040125.html The operators of the Hubble Space Telescope are being bombarded by suggestions from the public on how to save the craft -- which NASA has decided not to service anymore -- and say they are considering all offers. Of the hundreds of

Re: Part of Parrot Act Ruled Unconstitutional

2004-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
For the first time, a federal judge has declared unconstitutional a parrot with an almost unparalleled power to communicate with people. The bird, a captive African grey called N'kisi, has a vocabulary of 950 words, and shows signs of a sense of humour. He invents his own words and phrases if

Re: Uplift Timeline

2004-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/26/2004 7:29:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: don't think it's absurd - it depends on the rate of space exploration. It just shows that in some point in the 1980s there was a cusp event that separated the Uplift Timeline from ours :-) Regan

Re: Moving: Irregulars book questions

2004-01-26 Thread William T Goodall
On 26 Jan 2004, at 10:08 pm, Deborah Harrell wrote: So I'm frantically sorting and purging, and must now ask the computer-saavy here what I should have last month: I've been given 2 computers for home use (primarily I'll use for word processing and a little email, don't care about games or fancy

No teeth in this tiger

2004-01-26 Thread Kevin Tarr
Picked up Tom Clancy's TotT last week from the workplace library*. Started okay, but mostly it sucked. The ending was very bad. It needed another five chapters to really finish the story but I'm sure the next book will cover that. If I had friends who repeated the same things that much during

Re: Brin-L archives searchable - a real life example.

2004-01-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:58 PM 1/26/04, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: so it just goes to show you that posting to lists is like eating a whole jar of jalapeno peppers: it can come back to burn your butt tomorrow . . . Posting an analogy like that will do it, for one. Sheesh. What do I do to

Re: Moving: Irregulars book questions

2004-01-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:08 PM 1/26/04, Deborah Harrell wrote: I'm moving into the foothills this week - a situation presented that involves taking care of 5 Arabians and their barn, with a caretaker apt (that is at least as big as the place I'm in now) attached. reverent mode Manna from heaven. Truly. So I'm