Jon Gabriel wrote:
Is He That Predictable? Find Out Tonight On A Very Special Episode Of
Blossom.
Eh, after awhile, they were *all* Very Special Episodes. :P
I never watched it evenings. I watched it in syndication at one point,
about twice a week for a month. I liked the opening credits,
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: On The Proliferation of Fast Food Restaurants (Was RE: The
list andcopyright)
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:53:10 -0600
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
Hi, gang..
I'm going to make my weekly expedition to Borders in a couple of days. I'd
like to stock up on SciFi books. What's new and worthy out there?
If it's not too late
If you've never tried any Jack McDevitt, look his stuff over. My husband
has really
Steve Sloan II wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
Do you have Sonic there? We have Sonic here. I had one
of their grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch today. :)
I had one of their double cheeseburgers, and some tater
tots, a few hours ago. :-)
Dan's big on the double cheeseburgers
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 01:27:16PM -0600, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
made it harder for you to control your anger in recent months? A brain
tumor can cause a change in personality as it grows and puts pressure on
certain portions of the brain,
Or maybe a too-tight hat?
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: The Last Post For Me Today
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 10:25:18 -0600
I wrote this for Susan.
My sincere and honest congratulations on such a
Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: Bryon Daly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Brin List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Another prisoner's dilemma (the Monty Hall question)
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 15:40:07 -0500
This isn't really a puzzler like the last one, but I
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 10:50:08PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
According to _Planning Your Pregnancy and Birth, Third Edition_ by The
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (copyright 2000), having
1 abortion will have no effect on future pregnancies
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 02:45 PM 2/15/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
seriously contemplating ordering a breastfeeding stool
Hmm. Finding breastfeeding and stool in the same sentence reminds me
of reading Dr. Spock . . .
I think we went over this awhile back.
I can tell you all
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 03:13:12PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
I only saw the one study cited in the article posted by JDG. Until
there are more studies on that particular issue, I'm going to accept
the ACOG as the authority on the matter
quoting from the end
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 02:45:36PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
the solution is to stop wearing the hat and find something else to
fulfill the same function the hat was serving, such as a slightly
bigger hat.
Or a wig! The solution is to wear a wig!!! Now the only
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
I noticed the same type of error on the previews, where you can catch a
glimpse of DD dashing through the air. That takes away my willingful
suspension of disbelief for what I'm watching on screen. I'm not expert in
CGI, but why on Earth don't they notice how
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 03:24:02PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
Well, if the problem was needing a hard-hat for head protection, a wig won't
do that,
Beehive with lots of hairspray to harden it up???
Beehive *wig*, maybe. If you were wearing a hardhat for necessity
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 03:40 PM 2/15/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 03:24:02PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
Well, if the problem was needing a hard-hat for head protection, a
wig won't
do that,
Beehive with lots of hairspray
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 03:42:52PM -0600, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
I disagree. A hardhat is worn for protection from things that might
otherwise conk you on the noggin. Few of us, even those with plenty
of hair to cover our scalps and/or hang down our backs, have
Dan Minette wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: New List Admin (was Re: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and
copyright)
Why not Wisconsin? Hey!! Wisconsin + Nukes = LOTS
Andrew Crystall wrote:
It can be illegal as you like...if you go after your employer you can
basically kiss any good job goodbye ever again *shrugs*. Realities of
the situation.
That depends. I know of someone who got fired for cause and went after her
employer for discrimination. (She was
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 02:16 AM 2/14/03 -0600, The Fool wrote:
FWIW, did you realize that a lot of your messages in this series are being
tagged as spam? Are you doing something different with these messages
than you have been doing with your regular messages to the list?
SPAM:
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
His messages about Bush are _still_ not being recognized by Eudora as
coming from Brin-L, so I simply thought I'd mention that there is still a
problem with his messages while replying to his message rather than send
him a separate message about it. Logically, since
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
(BTW, I tried to come up with a new subject line for this thread, but
couldn't think of a good one to cover the new topic. Anyone else have a
thought?)
Is that better? :) It was the best I could come up with on the fly.
Julia
about to head out for some
Erik Reuter wrote:
Next you'll be telling us that if only Monica Lewinsky wore a chastity
belt, everything would have turned out okay!
Oh, come on, Erik, that one was so lame, it sucked!
Julia
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Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 06:04:52PM -0500, Gary L. Nunn wrote:
Anyone else stuck at home in this snowstorm? From looking at the radar
it looks like this storm is covering all the way from Illinois to the
east coast.
I'm not stuck, but I'm at home in New Jersey and
Nick Arnett wrote:
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Erik Reuter
...
Apparently, ferrets will just go crazy trying to get
Flagyl out of their mouths.
How about you?
Lots of Gatorade and toast handy before I take one
Reggie Bautista wrote:
Erik wrote:
Next you'll be telling us that if only Monica Lewinsky wore a chastity
belt, everything would have turned out okay!
That wouldn't have helped for the times that... well, that she had sexual
relations with him while he was not having sexual relations with
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 2/16/2003 5:19:32 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Anyone else stuck at home in this snowstorm?
...as I'm sitting here in short pants and a tee shirt.
Oh well, I'll get the heat in July etc.
Dan went outside for a
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 08:08:06PM -0600, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Did you not have to make up snow days later on in the school year, on
a Saturday or some day which would have otherwise been a holiday?
I never had to. I think if there were more than X snowdays ( I
Gary L. Nunn wrote:
Weather last night: snow
Weather at this moment: snowing
Weather anticipated for today: snow
There is 14 inches on the ground here so far.
I'm thinking that it is time to schedule a trip to the Bahamas :-)
Yeah, but you have to wait until the airport opens, if
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Okay, there is one possible problem: I haven't yet tried to *send* e-mail
from my Wanadoo Free account through our Cable Internet connection, so I
don't know if that will work. Remind me to try that tonight.
Maybe keep the Softhome account, have it subbed but not
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
You know, we peace lovers think exactly the same
thing. The only difference
is that we see Bush and those who support him as
bigots and enemies of freedom.
You're not a peace lover, Jeroen. You were all gung
ho
On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.drinknation.com/urinaltest.php
Take the urinal test and see if you know proper etiquette or if you
arekinda strange.
G
Shouldn't that be urinal test and not urine test? :)
Its for guys, Ladies!
G
This, or something similar,
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/18/opinion/18KRUG.html
Krugman argues that the difference in media coverage between the US and
European countries has a lot to do with the differences in opinion.
If you want me to e-mail you a copy of the column, let me know, and I'll try
to get to it within 12
it should mean the opposite.
And it's one of those words that bugs the heck out of me, and causes me to
discount the argument a little, so if you're trying to convince me, Julia
Thompson, personally, of your position, please don't use it. :)
Julia
Jon Gabriel wrote:
If I were you, I wouldn't personally assume that many/most Jews are atheists
unless I had more than anecdotal evidence to back it up. I don't mean this
unkindly. I just think the blanket statement was inaccurate.
Many Jews are atheists, or agnostic. I wouldn't say most
Kevin Tarr wrote:
Someone asked on-list about whether people should be forced into freedom.
This strikes me as a very interesting question, one I hadn't thought about.
I find that I'm amvbivalent about it. Erik, would you see your view as
just stated on-list in another email that religion
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Hmm...what's up with listmembers and gut problems
recently? silly conspiracy theory musings... :)
Dunno, but it can be pretty miserable; and then when you're sitting around
feeling miserable and sorry for yourself, and then find out that someone
else is in worse shape,
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sun, Feb 16, 2003 at 06:23:37PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
My sister and her fiancé live in DC, but they're here for the weekend.
We're hoping they'll be able to fly into BWI tomorrow as planned, so
they don't miss work on Tuesday.
Good luck!
Well, they made
Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:59:27 -0600
Talking about Star Trek: The Motion(less) Picture (sorry
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Verzonden: woensdag 19 februari 2003 1:28
Aan: Killer Bs Discussion
Onderwerp: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
As for the peace at any cost US citizens, there aren't
Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
On Behalf Of Julia Thompson
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:34 PM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?
Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: Reggie Bautista
Stolen from another list (and the poster had stolen it from yet *another*
list):
MINAS TIRITH (Gondor News Network) - Thousands of peace activists took to
the streets of Minas Tirith and other cities of Middle Earth today to
protest what they termed a rush to war with Mordor.
We need more time
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
You'll have to agree with me that when TNG was good, it was GREAT. But when
it was poor, it was REALLY bad. I may sound like a purist, but I have
always divided TNG into two eras: before Gene's death, and after Gene's
death. I humbly think quality control in TNG,
G. D. Akin wrote:
It wouldn't be a big deal to me either except that I found I really enjoyed
the first three.
I wouldn't have read them in the first place if A Storm of Swords hadn't
been nominated for a Hugo a couple of years back. I've been a supporting
member of the Worldcons for the
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 04:53:21PM +, Richard Baker wrote:
Suppose that there's an unpleasant totalitarian regime that is trying
to prevent people from leaving. Roughly one in ten people who try to
cross the border will be caught and shot. Despite this, many
Robert Seeberger wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance')
And we know what happens when
J. van Baardwijk wrote:
At 21:47 20-2-2003 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
I'd think that 10% of the US citizens is a force to be reckoned with -- 10%
of the population equals a hell of a lot of voters.
The question is, what proportion of that 10% actually votes? If it's below
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Sun, Feb 23, 2003 at 04:11:59PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
If it were the Congressional district I live in, I doubt that the
current Congressman would have much to worry about from that group,
because the demographics of this district would likely have a much
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
FWIW, my memory for trivial details is excellent. And I can drone on and
on for hours about science-related stuff without ever having to refer to
the textbook, much to the chagrin of some of my students who wish I'd shut
up. OTOH, I also have a lousy memory for
Nick Arnett wrote:
What were we talking about?
Thread creep. ;)
No, seriously, this thread hasn't crept as much as some others
Julia
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 2/23/2003 6:56:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What were we talking about?
Thread creep. ;)
No, seriously, this thread hasn't crept as much as some
others
I actually think we are all over the place here.
Jon Gabriel wrote:
Texas was barbecuing their criminals (okay, okay... it's an awful choice of
words) on a regular basis while GWB was governor. I can't imagine that all
those people really deserved to be put to death for their crimes. And, as
you said, the disproportionate numbers of
http://www.zefrank.com/byokal/kal2.html
Kaleidoscope. Fun!
Julia
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J.D. Giorgis wrote:
All Eyes on The Inspector
An interview with the U.N. diplomat. He talks about
Iraqi credibility, the necessity of a military threat
and wrangling within the Security Council
Which looks a lot like the interview Rob posted yesterday
Can anyone go through the two
Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
-Original Message-
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 09:03 AM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces
'Last Chance')
potential juror (or, potential juror
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Steve Sloan wrote:
The school chef was the hero of the story, because
he noticed the adverse effects and managed to have
the kids take antidotes
[[ok - time for spoiler: What TV series was this?]]
If the school chef was the hero, then I'm guessing
South
Kevin Tarr wrote:
and the third time, I went in on Friday, got put in a pool to
be called back Monday, and on Monday, it turned out they had to postpone the
case, so the entire pool was released by 11AM (which was just as well, as
I'd gotten e-mail just before I left the house saying I had
Kevin Tarr wrote:
At 11:02 AM 2/24/2003 -0600, you wrote:
Jon Gabriel wrote:
Texas was barbecuing their criminals (okay, okay... it's an awful choice of
words) on a regular basis while GWB was governor. I can't imagine that all
those people really deserved to be put to death for
Reggie Bautista wrote:
Marvin wrote:
Ok, I just had to check...
http://www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html
which has the quote as Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
When I was looking for that quote to post it, I found not 1, not 2, but 3
pages that stated it as ...of the
Bryon Daly wrote:
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
Unfortunately, 16+ years of ST:TNG episodes on re-runs aren't helping that.
Maybe somebody in Paramount hopes that if they re-run the episodes long
enough, the characters will achieve the same legendary status. Tough luck.
Anybody has any
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 2/23/2003 11:37:18N PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Well, I don't think they'll win the Super Bowl. The
Penguins will.
Not if Gustav Maler has anyting to do wit it.
OK, you got me on that one. Who's Gustav Maler?
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
Dan wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: ADD/ADHD (was RE: Head Injuries (was Re: Anger)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
Marvin Long, Jr. wrote:
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
Unfortunately, 16+ years of ST:TNG episodes on re-runs aren't helping that.
Maybe somebody in Paramount hopes that if they re-run the episodes long
enough, the characters will achieve the same legendary status.
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
JDG wrote:
He's played a poor hand rather well for the last 11+ years.
He was playing against Clinton, what did you expect?
I saw in TV when Clinton almost let the USA be destroyed by
an asian conspiracy, just because the asians told him that
they were
Bryon Daly wrote:
John D. Giorgis wrote:
At 10:02 AM 2/22/2003 -0600 Dan Minette wrote:
Bush has another double taxation he could have eliminated: taxes on the
money which pays the Social Security tax. Is the fact that that mainly
benefits individuals who make 75k/year and that he
Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: John D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 00:32:30 -0500
Of course, your original point also stands, that
Got this URL from someone on another list.
http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/swpod2003/21feb03/soho1.gif
SOHO images of Comet NEAT's close approach with the sun.
Pretty cool, if you ask me!
Julia
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Kevin Tarr wrote:
At 08:22 PM 2/24/2003 -0600, you wrote:
Reggie Bautista wrote:
Marvin wrote:
Ok, I just had to check...
http://www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html
which has the quote as Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
When I was looking for that quote
We got hit by sleet/ice last night. The temperature was 23F when I came
downstairs this morning (at least, that's what it was in Pflugerville
according to the Weatherbug). It's up to 26F now. So the driveway and my
car, and, oh yeah, at least the first mile of road out of here are covered
with
Reggie Bautista wrote:
Julia wrote:
We got hit by sleet/ice last night.
[snip]
Then sometime between 1:30 and 2, Sammy tripped and hit his forehead on the
box his alphabet blocks live in, and it cut him. Deep. About half an inch
long.
[snip]
(And we're going to have to try to get him
Reggie Bautista wrote:
Marvin wrote:
The solution, of course, is to actually go somewhere and listen to real
live musicians who don't owe their souls to David Geffen with other real
live people who have decided, like you, that pop radio sucks. (Easier
said than done, depending on where you
Reggie Bautista wrote:
I haven't done much coding in... I guess it's been at least ten years. I'm
just getting back into it now, and have another question for you or anyone
else. Assuming that I am going to learn both C++ and Java, which would you
recommend learning first? I have previous
The Fool wrote:
From somewhere:
With the proliferation of modern programming languages which seem to have
stolen countless features from each other sometimes makes it difficult to
select a which language appropriate for your task. This guide is offered
as a public service to help
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
Mr. Rogers, 74 years old.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/27/rogers.obit/index.html
Dammit.
There goes the neighborhood. :(
Julia
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Robert J. Chassell wrote:
I just read transcript of US President Bush's speech of 2003 Feb 26 on
the future of Iraq. It provides an interesting insight into the
public expression of US policy Middle East.
The transcript came from the Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney, Australia:
Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Well, he's ridden off on the magic trolley for the last
time...
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 10:32:15 -0600
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote
On Sat, 1 Mar 2003, Gary L. Nunn wrote:
Does anyone here use Mailwasher?
If yes, is there a way to add all message from say , Brin-L, to the
Friends list? When we receive mail from the list, the from field shows
up something like this: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of
[sender here]
I
The Fool wrote:
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/26/loebner_part_one/index.html
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/02/27/loebner_part_2/index.html
That's very interesting. In some ways, the way a train wreck is
interesting.
Partway through, I was reminded by something a
The Fool wrote:
But where will this good music be produced? (it's not even being
produced now). This system will be a computer telling people what they
will like. It will also feedback upon itself. Record companies will
only fund 'hits' designated by this computer. There will be even
Gary L. Nunn wrote:
My opinion: I am a bit torn on this one. I am absolutely in favor or
self defense, especially in the home, but he did have an unlicensed gun
in New York. But I am annoyed that the burglar was let go on probation
(the first time) and now the dad is facing jail time for
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Contrary to the rumors circling the globe, US citizens dont run around
waving their guns in the air or shooting beer bottles off handy fence rails.
People are much more discrete than that. (And I'm in Texas in case you dont
recall) To see Americans shooting guns you
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'd love to have one, but I'm afraid the electricity bill would be too
high. Playing the Holodeck version of games such as Half-Life or Unreal
would make gaming so much more... interesting... :-)
Not to mention the
J. van Baardwijk wrote:
At 23:16 1-3-2003 +, Jose Ortiz wrote:
Now, why is it that the writers of these novels always come up with better
plots than the average television episodes of Trek? The television writers
could learn a thing or two from the pros.
My guess is that it has
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Or at least some have decided that:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/03/02/wshiel02.xmlsSheet=/news/2003/03/02/ixnewstop.html
It's a lot harder to hold to your principles when the bombs might actually hit you,
I suppose. What did these people
Reggie Bautista wrote:
Julia wrote:
There are the occasional yahoo redneck exceptions, but they tend to keep it
out in the country, where no
one else is going to get hit.
You forgot the (tm) after yahoo... :-)
No, that's Yahoo!(tm). I was referring to a certain class of people, not a
Horn, John wrote:
From: Lalith Vipulananthan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
S'bit of a late reply but my computer has well and truly
given up on me. My
webmail has been complaining a lot (about 6 weeks worth of
Culture, Brin-L,
MML mails = 7000 emails or so) and will undoubtedly die
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Really? Were there any condemnations of the Iraqi
government at the protests you went to? Any marches
on the Iraqi embassy? Any demands to free political
prisoners, stop the use of torture, hold free
elections? No? I'll go one better - go look up
International
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
I was just e-mailing with a former boss of mine, now
in the Middle East as he was called up in the
Reserves. The people who do this sort of thing don't
deserve to have him protecting their freedom. What is
wrong with these people?
If you have a problem with the
The Fool wrote:
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Some hyperactive children thought to be suffering
from attention deficit disorder may just be overtired because they are
bad sleepers or heavy snorers, researchers said on Monday.
I'd seen something about this before. It would certainly be something I'd
The Fool wrote:
http://www.ethicalatheist.com/docs/robertson_bin_laden.html
Demonstrating why *fundamentalism* is evil.
Julia
who took exception to Robertson's opinion of Episcopalians
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Reggie Bautista wrote:
Which brings me to this question: how has the list handled spoiler space in
the past? Or more to the point, how to we want to handle it right now?
For example, I would probably include spoiler space when talking about _Kiln
People_. But if I want to mention a major
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 11:31 AM 3/3/03 -0800, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What was it like during the Viet Nam war? Did this
sort of thing happen
then? I've heard about vets being mistreated; what
about those still
actively serving
Horn, John wrote:
From: John D. Giorgis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
It is a curious position to criticize somebody for taking a
moral stance
today, simply because they did not take that stance yesterday and now
concede that they were wrong for not doing so.
Isn't that what Gautam is
John D. Giorgis wrote:
At 11:28 PM 3/3/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
I think the last truly good war we got involved in was WWII, and, let's see,
one country attacked us without warning, and the other really big one we
ended up fighting declared war on *us*. So we didn't really start
Dan Minette wrote:
Or, a place where the Army Math Research Center use to be. As an act of
stupid immorality Karl Armstrong killed somebody where there was no
military facility. I worked on equipment with Karl Armstrong memorial
dents. I knew someone who lived because he dropped his
On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, J. van Baardwijk wrote:
I wasn't referring to the US violating UN resolutions, I was referring
to the US being inconsistent when it comes to making sure that UN
resolutions are carried out. The US demands that Iraq abides by UN
resolutions, and says it will use military
On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, J. van Baardwijk wrote:
At 15:17 4-3-2003 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
(Also, if there are orders to capture him alive if at all possible, then
if the trigger-puller knows who he's shooting, he'd better have a darn
good explanation as to why he killed, rather than
Reggie Bautista wrote:
George wrote:
In my first programming course, in BASIC, we had to simulate control
structures with the controlled use of IF ... GOTO.
Ahh, GOTO. I remember what a big deal it was when they installed a new
version of BASIC at the high school I was attending at the
John D. Giorgis wrote:
John Kill Iraqis, Not Babies Giorgis
What about Iraqi babies?
Julia
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John D. Giorgis wrote:
At 09:04 PM 3/4/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
John D. Giorgis wrote:
John Kill Iraqis, Not Babies Giorgis
What about Iraqi babies?
Eh don't kill those. ;-)
Jes' checkin'. ;)
Julia
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Doug Pensinger wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
My opinion:
I'd say that spoiler space would be polite for 2 years after the last region
of the globe got access to the paperback. Anyone who hasn't gotten their
mitts on a paperback in 2 years can just avoid the post, assuming the
subject
The Fool wrote:
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/policy/2003/02/24/perspectives.html
OK, as soon as I can get a copy of the novel in paperback, I will.
(I can't read the same thing on-screen for too long, or I get terrible
headaches. As soon as there's some kind of electronic book that
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