Re: Sudoku beats Tabloids

2006-07-14 Thread David Hobby
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: AOL Sudoku: I average 9 minutes for level 1 Level 9 took me 97 minutes. Only time I finished it so far. At 9, I'd really like a move number count and a backup button. Vilyehm Vilyehm-- Not to brag, but level 1 took me 4 minutes. With a bit of practice, one get

Re: Sudoku beats Tabloids

2006-07-14 Thread Medievalbk
AOL Sudoku: I average 9 minutes for level 1 Level 9 took me 97 minutes. Only time I finished it so far. At 9, I'd really like a move number count and a backup button. Vilyehm ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Sudoku beats Tabloids

2006-07-14 Thread Kanandarqu
Julia wrote >I understand it's important. And I'm grateful that I'm not subjected to >details of the French soccer player's live, unlike those of Angelina >Jolie, Paris Hilton, J-Lo and Jennifer Anniston. Oh, and I am SICK of >Tom & Katie. And my favorite grocery store isn't putting very

Re: WTC Redux

2006-07-14 Thread Charlie Bell
On 14/07/2006, at 11:31 PM, Dave Land wrote: For me, questions that compare the official report's explanation of the attack and its aftermath with the major common elements of the top couple of conspiracy theories (how is it that WTC 1 & 2 fell at very near free-fall-in-a-vacuum speeds; Esti

Re: WTC Redux

2006-07-14 Thread Dave Land
On Jul 14, 2006, at 8:34 AM, Dan Minette wrote: Dear All, I IM'd with Gautam, and he said he'd be willing to ask a couple of questions concerning 9-11 and the conspiracy theories of his friend who worked on the report. But, he won't pepper her with a laundry list of questions, she's rather

Re: WTC Redux

2006-07-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:34 AM Friday 7/14/2006, Dan Minette wrote: Dear All, I IM'd with Gautam, and he said he'd be willing to ask a couple of questions concerning 9-11 and the conspiracy theories of his friend who worked on the report. But, he won't pepper her with a laundry list of questions, she's rather sic

Re: Wealthy couples travel to U.S. to choose baby's sex

2006-07-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:03 AM Friday 7/14/2006, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Yes, I think we have beaten this to death. So? :P What Else Is New Maru --Ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the last. --Dr. Jerry Pournelle ___

WTC Redux

2006-07-14 Thread Dan Minette
Dear All, I IM'd with Gautam, and he said he'd be willing to ask a couple of questions concerning 9-11 and the conspiracy theories of his friend who worked on the report. But, he won't pepper her with a laundry list of questions, she's rather sick of the various conspiracy theories. As I menti

Re: Wealthy couples travel to U.S. to choose baby's sex

2006-07-14 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Charlie Bell wrote: > >> Yes, I think we have beaten this to death. I accept your point >> of view, but I think mine [a Lezbo Utopia :-)] is more likely. > > Based on *what*, though, other than your wet dreams? :) > There's no "dream" component here :-) > Yes, I think > it's plausible that such

Re: Wealthy couples travel to U.S. to choose baby's sex

2006-07-14 Thread Charlie Bell
On 14/07/2006, at 4:03 PM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Yes, I think we have beaten this to death. I accept your point of view, but I think mine [a Lezbo Utopia :-)] is more likely. Based on *what*, though, other than your wet dreams? :) Yes, I think it's plausible that such a society could devel

Re: Wealthy couples travel to U.S. to choose baby's sex

2006-07-14 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Charlie Bell wrote: > >> It's not as expensive _now_ as the cost of raising a child. So, >> increasingly more people will do this - to the point that it >> becomes so cheap that everybody will do it. > > Even if that's true, however, i still can't see it seriously skewing > the sex ratio *in th

Re: Wealthy couples travel to U.S. to choose baby's sex

2006-07-14 Thread Charlie Bell
On 14/07/2006, at 2:58 PM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: It's not as expensive _now_ as the cost of raising a child. So, increasingly more people will do this - to the point that it becomes so cheap that everybody will do it. Even if that's true, however, i still can't see it seriously skewing the

Re: Wealthy couples travel to U.S. to choose baby's sex

2006-07-14 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Doug Pensinger wrote: > >> It also raises the question of what rights do unborn children have. >> Are you o.k. with parents aborting children that will have a >> tendency towards homosexuality? Or of only selecting embryos for >> implantation that have blond hair or above-average intelligence? >>