x-richI bet I can think of a diamond-shaped society before the present
day America.
Apartheid-era South Africa!
All they had to do was define anybody not of European descent as a non-citizen.
Presto!
So, in this era of a global economy, we can talk of the diamond-shaped
economic structure
I've just moved My Holy Empire to _Five Galaxies_.
I welcome other brinlers to join Me
Emperor-God Alberto Monteiro
(A holy-owned one, or do your rent?)
Is the name really My Holy Empire?? As in My Yahoo and other various
online services?
I've always considered that sort of naming to be
just john asked:
Is the name really My Holy Empire?? As in My Yahoo and other various
online services?
No, it's Lizbar - an obvious anagram
Alberto Monteiro
I remember the movie! Directed by Mary-Girl Leit and with Clem Naphiali as
the bad guy.
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Rob posted:
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/local/4808587.htm
*snippage*
OK, I can see why the crew would be upset about that comment - my
father-in-law is a pilot, as are several family friends on my wife's
side, and they're all professional, competent and dedicated pilots.
Even if you're
Nick already told one horror story about the effects of aspartame on
some people.
To me, its taste makes me think of what a mold that could grow on styrofoam
would taste like.
And in case anybody hasn't heard yet, the Government rescinded its health
warning on Saccharin. (Not that I'm saying
The Fool wrote:
Drink tea. Black tea ~1 bag / glass water. No sugar. Tea (both green
and black) have the highest amount of any food substance which contains
antioxidants (blueberries being second). It also has that caffeine fix
you still need from drinking soda.
OK, if I happen *not* to
On 25 Dec 2002 at 20:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As to heat...
Diet Coke is fair, Diet Pepsi a bit worse, but the most foul taste
comes from a Diet Barc's Root Beer left all day in the Arizona sun.
uh-huh.
The key is never to drink the stuff you even suspect has got over-hot.
Andy
Dawn
From: Amanda SubbaRao [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.swankin-turner.com/hist.html
major snip
Just curious, how reliable is the information on this anti-aspertame
website,
does anyone know?
I've always been convinced that an entire generation of America
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http://www.swankin-turner.com/hist.html
major snip
And then there's Link between aspartame, brain tumors dismissed by FDA,
cancer group at
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9611/18/nfm/
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To hell with all that.
Here's the question, one time, pass or fail:
Joe Strummer just died. Two articles in the Washington Post.
Your reaction?
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From: just john [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 2:06 AM
Subject: Re: 70s Prog Rock (was Quatermass)
To hell with all that.
Here's the question, one time, pass or fail:
Joe Strummer just died. Two articles
Now I'm rereading Glory Season.
I think I'll do the same, once I've finished my current Marcus Didius Falco
mystery.
My recollection of the book makes me suspect that the science fiction
part of the story (as opposed to structural and literary sources you talk
about) was rooted in an attempted
Hey Doc!
Still looking for that Quatermass album?
I found a CD of the original album plus a link or two concerning the band
and their history.
Br . I initially mistook this as being about QuarterFLASH .
... and I'd just succeeded in forgetting them ...
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It's the same way with Phil Collins; his playing on
his solo albums, Genesis albums, and for other people
like Howard Jones (No One Is To Blame remix) and
Frida (I Know There's Something Going On, Anni-Frida
Lyngstad of Abba fame) is pretty consistent, but very
different (to my ears at least)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/12/22/MN242772.DTL
High-tech billboards tune in to drivers' tastes
Roadside signs coming to Bay Area listen to car radios, then adjust pitch
Robert Salladay, Chronicle Staff Writer Sunday, December 22, 2002
The billboard is listening.
Actually, at least three, which I have.
A little search shows that there are now four Flash albums.!
Yeah, I just found allmusic.com, and have been spending a few hours there ..
Now here's something I've never had a satisfactory answer to:
Yes was famous for its volume-control lead
To make a slow attack on notes, they manipulate a volume control. That's
the heart of the slow parts of the Yes lead guitar sound. I'd never
heard it before I heard it with them. It's on Flash albums, too. But
it's
not really on either of the first two Yes albums. SO, one of the
I'm looking to purchase a new receiver. My last purchase of a receiver was
in 1978 so I'm a little out of date as to what to look for. Any
suggestions? Or any suggestions what features to look for? I'd like to
keep the cost under $400-500 if possible. And I'd like something that works
fairly
I hate pickles.
Then send me yours.
Julia
How does one clean the smell of pickle brine out of a fax machine before
the repairman (or the boss) arrives? Answer needed ASAP.
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Not sure what baking soda will do to a fax machine, although it's more
plausible to have tried to send some paper through that had just a
little baking soda spilled on each page than to have tried to send
anything actually *wet* with pickle brine.
Wouldja believe it's a flatbed combination
Jim says
At its core, LotR is about the little guy standing up and doing
what's right. Gandalf and Aragorn don't defeat Sauron. A hobbit
does.
This is a core element of storytelling that cannot be eliminated. I
have written extensively that Suspicion of Authority SOA is the core
western myth.
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-
Van: Russell Chapman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Verzonden: dinsdag 17 december 2002 1:53
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Onderwerp: Re: br1n: [LINK] What Science Fiction Author Are You?
I'm now well into my seventh year on this list and I still barely scrape
into
I'm sorry you feel that way. When I learned English, I found that there are
words, idioms and proverbs which do not exist in French and which communicate
ideas which simply did not exist for me previously. Not only is the
reverse also
true, but learning _any_ language will result in a more
From one current thread, in which Dr. Brin defends his idiosyncratic use of
feudalism:
Those who want a return to pyramid-shaped hierarchical/inherited social
orders.
Yes, yes, I know that some pedants will define 'feudalism' narrowly to
restrict it to a strictly Tenth Century European system of
Sorry to send this to the list, but I'm checking on something odd that
happened to my last message. (No, not the version I accidentally sent
under another, non-subscribed id.)
It looked like the list software stuck a gratuitous greater-than character
on everything before the last bit I quoted.
Hmmm.
One last test, this time with the greater-thans without spaces. (So
everything before the following line with Sorry is being typed sans
greater-thans.):
Sorry to send this to the list, but I'm checking on something odd that
happened to my last message. (No, not the version I
From:
Toward
Beside
From
Fromme, Ethan
Fromaldehyde (sic) to all de other hyde ...
Something non-frommish
Fromage, le Grand
just john wrote:
Sorry to send this to the list, but I'm checking on something odd that
happened to my last message. (No, not the version I accidentally sent
As Evil Overlady, I would institute local programs
(tailored to the community/culture) to work
intensively with folks and their particular
addictions, be they food, nicotine or whatever; but
after a specified time (to be researched/negotiated),
if the person returned to the deadly behavior, care
And ask the Angosians about tinkering with their
soldiers neuropsych' profiles! (Next Gen episode: the
surviving veterans were permanently quarantined
because of their aggression.) As Evil Overlady (the
government) I would not make such a foolishly
dangerous mistake. ;)
Okay, if we're talking
Quoth Russell C:
What's new is the smart card children use to buy this stuff. Parents
have the option to allow/disallow various foods by item or category, or
allow weekly quotas of specific foods/categories. Because parents aren't
giving the children cash to buy their lunch (as I received when at
Hi again, all!
I was part of Brin-L back in the Cornell days, unsubbing in 1997.
I just read David Brin's article in today's Salon, and was gratified to see his praise of Harvard Lampoon's Bored of the Rings.
Now, I've long been a Tolkein fan, but I've also treasured BotR.
Among other things,
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