Re: Semi-OTC Lasers

2006-02-23 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "Ronn!Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 9:17 PM Subject: Re: Semi-OTC Lasers > At 09:12 AM Thursday 2/23/2006, Klaus Stock wrote: >> > For the last few months you have been able to buy lasers that >

Re: Semi-OTC Lasers

2006-02-23 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:54 PM Thursday 2/23/2006, Charlie Bell wrote: On Feb 24, 2006, at 12:15 AM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: To be clear, these particular devices have *some* potential for misuse, but I expect that the next generation of devices that will come on the heels of cheaper devices of this generatio

Re: Semi-OTC Lasers

2006-02-23 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:12 AM Thursday 2/23/2006, Klaus Stock wrote: > For the last few months you have been able to buy lasers that could > pop balloons, melt trash bags, cut electrical tape, and melt through > plastic. And more easily blind people than the class 1 lasers. Want to kill someone? Wait till he dri

Re: Semi-OTC Lasers

2006-02-23 Thread Charlie Bell
On Feb 24, 2006, at 12:15 AM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: To be clear, these particular devices have *some* potential for misuse, but I expect that the next generation of devices that will come on the heels of cheaper devices of this generation will have capabilities that could be problematic fo

Re: Semi-OTC Lasers

2006-02-23 Thread Klaus Stock
> For the last few months you have been able to buy lasers that could > pop balloons, melt trash bags, cut electrical tape, and melt through > plastic. And more easily blind people than the class 1 lasers. Want to kill someone? Wait till he drives past on th efreeway, point the laser at his eyes

Re: Stop AOL from ruining email

2006-02-23 Thread Klaus Stock
> I've been on AOl since 1990, and my email address (my last name > @aol.com) is something that I enjoy because I never, ever have to > repeat it for anybody. So many people have stupid email addresses > like [EMAIL PROTECTED] or some such nonsense. Mine is 12 > characters, made up of two parts tha

Re: unbelievable

2006-02-23 Thread Klaus Stock
> "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created Yup. However, some people cannot tell a man from a bird - Klaus ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

A Second Conviction

2006-02-23 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
Several years ago, way back when the list was hosted by a major university, we had a conversation about our personal brushes with death or encounters with killers or somesuch. At that time I related 2 stories about my encounters with people who had or would soon murder others. The unrelated stor

Re: Hello...

2006-02-23 Thread Mauro Diotallevi
On 2/22/06, Steve Sloan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Charlie Bell wrote: > > I have this really weird urge to be ontopic. I'm sure it'll > > pass... ;) > > On topic? What's that? ;-) This list has a topic? Mauro D. All is Brin, even cuisine :-P ___

Semi-OTC Lasers

2006-02-23 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
http://wickedlasers.com/ For the last few months you have been able to buy lasers that could pop balloons, melt trash bags, cut electrical tape, and melt through plastic. It is a fairly interesting advance in materials science that allows consumers to do such things with an over-the-counter pro

Re: Stop AOL from ruining email

2006-02-23 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Damon Agretto wrote: > > You know, with as many issues as I've seen with AOL at work, I'd > just say "the heck with 'em" and tell people to get a REAL email service... > They are closing activities in Brazil and South America. Nobody is crying for them :-) Alberto Monteiro ___