Re: Brin: Re: is Brin-l active?

2010-01-04 Thread Alberto Monteiro
David Brin asked: Let me know how I can help! You must tell us how far can we go - and how far we can't go :-) Obviously, copy-and-pasting huge pieces of the books is totally out of line. Obviously, giving a small resume of the books is totally in line. Hell lies in the details: could we

Brin Wiki and trolls

2010-01-04 Thread Jon Louis Mann
I don't understand turning the Alliance for Progress Encyclopedia into a wiki format or what's a Brin Wiki, but I am all for doing anything to block trolls from remove any of Dr. Brin's contributions to the SF lexicon.  I wonder why is someone running a seek-and-destroy against Brin; who is the

Honey, I'm home!

2010-01-04 Thread Jeroen van Baardwijk
Hi all! It's been a while, but one of the most famous (or most notorious) list members from Brin-L's past has come home. I'm back. Matt Lundstrom has forwarded me several messages about the Brin Wiki (or whatever it will be called). It sounds like a helluva interesting project (and a

Re: Brin Wiki and trolls

2010-01-04 Thread David Hobby
Jon Louis Mann wrote: I don't understand turning the Alliance for Progress Encyclopedia into a wiki format or what's a Brin Wiki, but I am all for doing anything to block trolls from remove any of Dr. Brin's contributions to the SF lexicon. Jon-- Hi. I guess the conversation got a bit

The worst

2010-01-04 Thread Nick Arnett
My friends I hate to write this. Been putting it off for a while. My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that attacked her body. Lesley died this morning. I have never hurt so much. Nick

RE: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread Julia Thompson
From: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] On Behalf Of Nick Arnett Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 3:48 PM To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Subject: The worst My friends I hate to write this. Been putting it off for

RE: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread Pat Mathews
I am dreadfully sorry to hear this. Deepest sympathies, and may things go as well as they can for your niece as well. http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:47:41 -0800 Subject: The worst From: nick.arn...@gmail.com To: brin-l@mccmedia.com My friends I hate to

Re: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread Richard Baker
Nick said: My friends I hate to write this. Been putting it off for a while. My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that attacked her body. Lesley died this morning. I have never hurt so

Re: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread Trent Shipley
Nick Arnett wrote: My friends I hate to write this. Been putting it off for a while. My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that attacked her body. Lesley died this morning. I have never hurt

Re: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread Charlie Bell
On 05/01/2010, at 8:47 AM, Nick Arnett wrote: My friends I hate to write this. Been putting it off for a while. My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that attacked her body. Lesley died

Foswiki content guidelines.

2010-01-04 Thread Trent Shipley
Alberto Monteiro wrote: David Brin asked: Let me know how I can help! You must tell us how far can we go - and how far we can't go :-) Here are the guidelines so far -- and they aren't consensus guidelines, they are still just guidelines Trent made up. You have to write from

Re: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread Mauro Diotallevi
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Nick Arnett nick.arn...@gmail.com wrote: My friends I hate to write this.  Been putting it off for a while. Deepest condolences, Nick. -- Mauro Diotallevi ___

Re: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread William T Goodall
On 4 Jan 2010, at 21:47, Nick Arnett wrote: My friends I hate to write this. Been putting it off for a while. My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that attacked her body. Lesley died this

Re: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread Lance A. Brown
Nick Arnett said the following on 1/4/2010 4:47 PM: My friends I hate to write this. Been putting it off for a while. My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that attacked her body. Lesley died

Re: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread David Hobby
Nick Arnett wrote: My friends I hate to write this. Been putting it off for a while. My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that attacked her body. Lesley died this morning. I have never hurt

Re: Honey, I'm home!

2010-01-04 Thread David Hobby
Jeroen van Baardwijk wrote: Hi all! ... I'm back. ... Jeroen “Blast From The Past” van Baardwijk Jeroen-- Hi, and welcome back. It has been awhile. One question: What are your plans for the other Brin-L, the one at http://www.brin-l.com/frame.html ? I'd suppose that the archives for

Re: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread Doug Pensinger
Nick, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. My condolences to you and your family. Doug ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com

Re: The worst

2010-01-04 Thread Kanandarqu
Condolences and Hugs, Nick. Whoever the author was that talks about us all starting and becoming stardust, your family has been contributing too much to the beautiful heavens! Dee ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com

Brin Wiki and Trolls

2010-01-04 Thread Jon Louis Mann
Jon Louis Mann wrote: I don't understand turning the Alliance for Progress Encyclopedia into a wiki format or what's a Brin Wiki but I am all for doing anything to block trolls from removing any of Dr. Brin's contributions to the SF lexicon Jon-- Hi.  I guess the conversation got a bit

sepsis

2010-01-04 Thread Jon Louis Mann
My friends I hate to write this.  Been putting it off for a while. My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that attacked her body.  Lesley died this morning. I have never hurt so much. Nick

Re: The Taliban Fight Like Che.

2010-01-04 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jan 2, 2010, at 3:32 PM, Trent Shipley wrote: http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Death-Toll-Now-at-95-in-Pakistan-Volleyball-Bombing--80498082.html This is just dumb. If you want to win a war, intimidating the people whose support you need is pretty stupid. The West might not be