Re: The Troubled Homecoming Of The Marlboro Marine

2008-03-30 Thread Dave Land
On Mar 27, 2008, at 12:07 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Article in Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/19733160/ the_troubled_homecoming_of_the_marlboro_marine Blake Miller was in Fallujah, photographed there in a photo that became famous, and today is dealing with

Mail help needed . . .

2008-03-30 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
Since after 10+ years of my using them both Netscape and Eudora are going away, I am at the point where I have to change both browser and mail programs. I spent past several hours yesterday installing Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird and trying to import stuff from the old programs. Firefox

Re: Mail help needed . . .

2008-03-30 Thread Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro
Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Firefox may be a satisfactory browser but I am quite disappointed in the lack of functionality of Thunderbird as a mail client compared with Eudora, so I thought I'd ask if anyone has any (obviously, non-M$) recommendations? This is so insane. If you don't like M$

Re: Mail help needed . . .

2008-03-30 Thread Andrew Crystall
I use and would recommend Pegasus Mail - http://www.pmail.com/ Robust mail client with several possible view-types, and an inbuilt baesian filter. On 30 Mar 2008 at 6:04, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Since after 10+ years of my using them both Netscape and Eudora are going away, I am at the

Re: The Troubled Homecoming Of The Marlboro Marine

2008-03-30 Thread Nick Arnett
On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:09 PM, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what was he thinking? Get the fuck out of Kentucky, Miller says, his lip curling in a half-smile. It was the only way I knew to travel and see the world. I just happened to pick a weird time to go. I got

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-30 Thread Wayne Eddy
Hi David, everyone. The footnote on the ieti.org article about Startide Rising being in pre-production in 1999 left me feeling a bit sad. Is there any chance at all of the Startide movie being resurrected before aliens make contact or we are caught up in the Singularity? If Paramount aren't

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-30 Thread Alberto Vieira Ferreira Monteiro
Wayne Eddy wrote: I have enjoyed all the Uplift novels, but ever since I first read Startide, I have been waiting for a sequel that shed some light on the fate of the crew of the skiff. There are many hints in _Heaven's Reach_ about that fate. For example, there's a description of Tom's

Re: Mail help needed . . .

2008-03-30 Thread Max Battcher
Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Since after 10+ years of my using them both Netscape and Eudora are going away, I am at the point where I have to change both browser and mail programs. I spent past several hours yesterday installing Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird and trying to import stuff from

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-30 Thread David Brin
Thanks guys. I keep expecting that the new computer graphics would empower semi-professionals to start a golden age of animated SF... But it hasn't happened yet, alas... Maybe some of the graphics challenge winners will spark something! ___

RE: Mail help needed . . .

2008-03-30 Thread Gary Nunn
I use and would recommend Pegasus Mail - http://www.pmail.com/ Robust mail client with several possible view-types, and an inbuilt baesian filter. I was also going to recommend Pegasus Mail (Pmail), and saw that someone else beat me to it. I used Pegasus for years until I

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-30 Thread John Garcia
It's possible. The director of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow created his demo on a Mac with a couple of actors in front of a blue screen. Hopefully, any CGI created characters will look better than the ones in Final Fantasy:The Spirits Within. My preference would be to have human actors in

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-30 Thread KZK
I exclude positive intervention in order to let them - or God - off the hook. There is (1) no evidence for such events and (b) had others the power to intervent, there have been mega tragedies they could have helped us to avoid. Just the availablity of glass lenses, would have let us

Re: The Troubled Homecoming Of The Marlboro Marine

2008-03-30 Thread Dave Land
On Mar 30, 2008, at 10:02 AM, Nick Arnett wrote: On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 11:09 PM, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So what was he thinking? Get the fuck out of Kentucky, Miller says, his lip curling in a half-smile. It was the only way I knew to travel and see the world. I

Re: The Troubled Homecoming Of The Marlboro Marine

2008-03-30 Thread Nick Arnett
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The comments along the lines of What did he think he was signing up for? and Others aren't using the war as an excuse really get under my skin. Walk a mile in his shoes, people. What do you mean for us to do with

Re: Mail help needed . . .

2008-03-30 Thread Nick Arnett
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 4:04 AM, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since after 10+ years of my using them both Netscape and Eudora are going away, I am at the point where I have to change both browser and mail programs. What is going on with Eudora? I used to use it, but switched

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-30 Thread KZK
Thanks guys. I keep expecting that the new computer graphics would empower semi-professionals to start a golden age of animated SF... But it hasn't happened yet, alas... Maybe some of the graphics challenge winners will spark something! Hate to burst your bubble Dr. Brin,

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-30 Thread David Brin
KZK thanks for interesting and thought-provoking stuff. Look, I like Miazaki and I have enjoyed a lot of other anime. Still, there seems to be a deep and abiding reluctance to do SF that I would call for grownups. Look, I know I have a lot more to see! Thanks for the viewing assignment. I

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-30 Thread KZK
KZK thanks for interesting and thought-provoking stuff. I try. Look, I like Miazaki and I have enjoyed a lot of other anime. Still, there seems to be a deep and abiding reluctance to do SF that I would call for grownups. I tried to list ones that were mostly fairly serious drama's

Re: Mail help needed . . .

2008-03-30 Thread Dave Land
On Mar 30, 2008, at 2:58 PM, Nick Arnett wrote: On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 4:04 AM, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Since after 10+ years of my using them both Netscape and Eudora are going away, I am at the point where I have to change both browser and mail programs. What is

Re: The Troubled Homecoming Of The Marlboro Marine

2008-03-30 Thread Dave Land
On Mar 30, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Nick Arnett wrote: On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The comments along the lines of What did he think he was signing up for? and Others aren't using the war as an excuse really get under my skin. Walk a mile in his shoes,

Re: The Troubled Homecoming Of The Marlboro Marine

2008-03-30 Thread Nick Arnett
On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Dave Land [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On this point, you and I are in complete agreement. To be honest, I don't even know that I can walk a mile in my own shoes from a different time in my life: I try to think about what it was to be a scrawny teenager in

Re: Brin: Singularities, Nightmares, and Japanese Sci-Fi

2008-03-30 Thread David Brin
kewl! --- KZK [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: KZK thanks for interesting and thought-provoking stuff. I try. Look, I like Miazaki and I have enjoyed a lot of other anime. Still, there seems to be a deep and abiding reluctance to do SF that I would call for grownups. I tried

RE: Mail help needed . . .

2008-03-30 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 30 Mar 2008 at 16:16, Gary Nunn wrote: I use and would recommend Pegasus Mail - http://www.pmail.com/ Robust mail client with several possible view-types, and an inbuilt baesian filter. I was also going to recommend Pegasus Mail (Pmail), and saw that someone else