Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Argumentative People

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
Good rap. I shall avoid the temptation to reply in terms one particular argument-beast, and instead try to expand upon the story I told earlier about the interactions of Albert Einstein and my grandfather, Winthrop Wright. It seems to me that those were good *conversations*, and that almost no on

[FairfieldLife] Ganesh Festival

2013-09-22 Thread richard

[FairfieldLife] Helsinki-wizard on NSA Backdoor

2013-09-22 Thread cardemaister

[FairfieldLife] RE: I prefer Jeff Beck, actually

2013-09-22 Thread cardemaister

[FairfieldLife] In belated celebration of Talk Like A Pirate Day

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
To lay with pretty women To drink Madeira wine To hear the roller's thunder on a shore that isn't mine Privateering, we will go Privateering, yo! ho! ho! Privateering, we will go Yeah, oh! ho! ho! http://

[FairfieldLife] Re: Helsinki-wizard on NSA Backdoor

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
Card writes: > > NSA BackdoorTorvalds was also asked if he had ever been approached by the U.S. government to insert a backdoor into Linux.Torvalds responded "no" while nodding his head "yes," as the audience broke into spontaneous laughter. - See more at: http://www.eweek.com/developer/linus-to

[FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Argumentative People

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
By the way, since it's such a nice morning, and because this is such a nice cafe, and I feel like rapping, I'll actually address one of the asides from your rap: > but it is a relief that you are not constantly saying > what a great life you are leading and how many famous > people have crossed

[FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Argumentative People

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
Continuing the rap, with music: > > What would you have me do? NOT write about my life? > That's just what I do. I have picked up this trait from my > favorite singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn, and just write > about my life. He likens it to "scattering breadbrumbs" > from his life behind him as he

[FairfieldLife] Re: In belated celebration of Talk Like A Pirate Day

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > To lay with pretty women > To drink Madeira wine > To hear the roller's thunder on a shore that isn't mine > > Privateering, we will go > Privateering, yo! ho! ho! > Privateering, we will go > Yeah, oh! ho! ho! > > http://www.youtube.com/

[FairfieldLife] Re: Helsinki-wizard on NSA Backdoor

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: > > Card writes: > > > > NSA Backdoor > > Torvalds was also asked if he had ever been approached by > > the U.S. government to insert a backdoor into Linux.Torvalds responded > > "no" while nodding his head "yes," as the audience broke into

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2013-09-22 Thread Share Long
for Xeno, to Judy, during my argument with you about Buck, I had the thought: Judy could be such a mensch. She's on the brink of being a true mensch. If only she could recognize that MAYBE someone else is making a valid point. If only she could recognize that MAYBE she made a mistake, got someth

[FairfieldLife] The Unified Field

2013-09-22 Thread dhamiltony2k5

[FairfieldLife] Re: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread Jason
> > Jason wrote: > > "When you can measure what you are speaking about, and > > express it in numbers, you know something about it; but > > when you cannot express it in precise mathematical > > terms, your knowledge of it, is of a meagre and > > unsatisfactory kind" > > > > ~ Lord Kelvin > > > >

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2013-09-22 Thread awoelflebater

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2013-09-22 Thread authfriend

[FairfieldLife] Re: In belated celebration of Talk Like A Pirate Day

2013-09-22 Thread Jason
> > --- turquoiseb wrote: > > > > To lay with pretty women > > To drink Madeira wine > > To hear the roller's thunder on a shore that isn't mine > > > > Privateering, we will go > > Privateering, yo! ho! ho! > > Privateering, we will go > > Yeah, oh! ho! ho! > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Argumentative People

2013-09-22 Thread doctordumbass

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2013-09-22 Thread authfriend

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Security

2013-09-22 Thread Richard J. Williams
Not sure what this has to do with installing a fake security camera, but I just hope Ann isn't trying to tell me something! Go figure. Maybe I should get this bulletproof shield: http://tinyurl.com/q8qj8s5 Or, this improved, unbreakable, walking stick umbrella: http://tinyurl.com/mmp4ewy On 9/

[FairfieldLife] America's Cup in SF Bay

2013-09-22 Thread doctordumbass

[FairfieldLife] This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
It just doesn't look that way. It's an island where a third of its plant and animal life is found nowhere else on the planet. Cool. http://www.binscorner.com/pages/s/strange-plants-of-socotra-island.html?\ z=10

[FairfieldLife] RE: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread authfriend

[FairfieldLife] [FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods

2013-09-22 Thread punditster
authfriend: > Thank you, Richard, you have provided a perfect demonstration > over the past few days for everyone to see that what I said > about you to Michael: you are a troll and a liar. > If you don't like it, just ignore me like you've been doing since 1999. LoL! You don't have to respon

[FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods

2013-09-22 Thread Jason
Xeno, both Barry and Judy are equally at fault regarding this highly dysfunctional relationship. Barry teases, taunts, insults and acts as the baiter. Judy is rude, abrasive, undiplomatic and acts as the avenger. Barry and Judy are like the electron and proton in the hydrogen atom. In a certai

RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Argumentative People

2013-09-22 Thread authfriend

Re: [FairfieldLife] This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread Steve Sundur
great find.  had never heard of the place From: turquoiseb To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 9:45 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] This is Earth   It just doesn't look that way. It's an island where a third of its plant and

[FairfieldLife] Re: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
The Argue-Bot sez: > > YOUR IMAGES AREN'T SHOWING UP ON THE WEBSITE, BARRY. Don't be so fuckin' egocentric, Jude. My images aren't showing up on YOUR version of the Yahoo Web Reader. They show up fine on other versions of the same reader. If you're intent on taking it personally, consider the pos

[FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Argumentative People

2013-09-22 Thread punditster
turquoiseb: > Surviving Argumentative People > So, it's all about Judy. Now this is funny - a guy who has never been to a Whole Foods Market, hijacks the thread and renames it 'Surviving Argumentative People', and that's his argument for not shopping at a health food store? You can't make thi

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread authfriend

[FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods

2013-09-22 Thread Jason
> > authfriend: > > Thank you, Richard, you have provided a perfect demonstration > > over the past few days for everyone to see that what I said > > about you to Michael: you are a troll and a liar. > > --- "punditster" wrote: > > If you don't like it, just ignore me like you've been > doi

[FairfieldLife] Re: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread Jason
Do you use third party crosssite blocker? If so, you have to manually release the link everytime. > --- "authfriend" wrote: > > YOUR IMAGES AREN'T SHOWING UP ON THE WEBSITE, BARRY. > > --- "turquoiseb" wrote: > > > > It just doesn't look that way. It's an island where a > > third of its plan

[FairfieldLife] Re: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
The Argue-Bot tries again: > > It's not clear what you could mean by "Yahoo Web Reader." > I visit the FFL Web site and read what's on it using > Chrome (which is normally called a "browser"). And as > it happens, Chrome is said to be one of the better > browsers for dealing with Neo. Only sli

[FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods

2013-09-22 Thread punditster
> > What do others think of this exchange? > > Jason: > Barry teases, taunts, insults and acts as > the baiter. Judy is rude, abrasive, > undiplomatic and acts as the avenger... > So, I'm not the only respondent on the list that noticed that Judy is a rude prude and that Barry is a master bai

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Roku

2013-09-22 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 9/21/2013 11:14 AM, Bhairitu wrote: > The reason I mentioned the 2 XD is from Roku's site it looks > like they are blowing out the two 720p units... > Did I tell you that the Roku LT is only $40.00? The 2 XD can also do 720p if needed. They are probably just simplifying their product line.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods

2013-09-22 Thread Steve Sundur
Finally, something original! Holy mother Ganges!! You must have really offended both of them (Barry & Judy). I wonder what exactly you did, for both of them to shun you.

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Just Walkin' in the Rain

2013-09-22 Thread Bhairitu
That's the adobe soil around here. It would get so bad I would have to go in and out by the garage door instead of the front door. However last winter I put an adjustable door hinge on the front door which has helped a lot and I think I'll order one for the door between the kitchen and garage

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread authfriend

[FairfieldLife] The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013-09-22 Thread Bhairitu
It's always a great treat to see a film by Mira Nair who is one of the great filmmakers of our time. "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" is about a young Pakistani man who becomes a success on Wall Street and then 9/11 happens and everything begins to fall apart for him. It star Riz Ahmed as the

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods

2013-09-22 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 9/22/2013 10:17 AM, Jason wrote: > Holy mother Ganges!! You must have really offended both of > them (Barry & Judy). > > I wonder what exactly you did, for both of them to shun you. > It's not complicated - they are both prejudiced against people that live in Texas - they've said as much since

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/22/2013 08:35 AM, turquoiseb wrote: The Argue-Bot tries again: > > It's not clear what you could mean by "Yahoo Web Reader." > I visit the FFL Web site and read what's on it using > Chrome (which is normally called a "browser"). And as > it happens, Chrome is said to be one of the better >

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Argumentative People

2013-09-22 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/22/2013 08:21 AM, punditster wrote: turquoiseb: > Surviving Argumentative People > So, it's all about Judy. Now this is funny - a guy who has never been to a Whole Foods Market, hijacks the thread and renames it 'Surviving Argumentative People', and that's his argument for not shopping

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread authfriend

[FairfieldLife] iPhonitus

2013-09-22 Thread Bhairitu
Great little video about people waiting in line for days to get the new iPhone. http://www.youtube.com/watch&v=rRwcIumf-mI What planet are we on?

Re: Re: RE: RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Spirit Guided Lucid Dreaming

2013-09-22 Thread Share Long
You're welcome, Ann. I agree that we each live in our own world of personal experience. It's great when language can build a bridge between those worlds. And yeah, when those worlds are of a more abstract seeming nature, the gap can seem huge. Sometimes it's fun just to try and bridge that gap.

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Just Walkin' in the Rain

2013-09-22 Thread doctordumbass

Re: [FairfieldLife] Helsinki-wizard on NSA Backdoor

2013-09-22 Thread Share Long
noozguru, what say you to this? I'm asking because I've gotten the impression that you're the FFL Linus expert. thanks... From: "cardemais...@yahoo.com" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 2:42 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Helsi

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread waspaligap

[FairfieldLife] Nice

2013-09-22 Thread turquoiseb
This is what I would do, if I were drawn that way... http://the-wopr.newsvine.com/_news/2013/09/19/20572264-church-members-mi\ streat-homeless-man-in-church-unaware-it-is-their-pastor-in-disguise

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Just Walkin' in the Rain

2013-09-22 Thread Bhairitu
I would expect these to be quite popular around here but if you do a search on the subject San Antonio is a place that has a lot of problems with adobe soil and doors out-of-kilter. I ran into a door installer once at Home Depot who told me the problem was so bad on his house that he had to a

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread Richard J. Williams
On 9/22/2013 10:35 AM, turquoiseb wrote: > Not my problem. Fuck you. :-) :-) :-) > Maybe so, but I'm using Mozilla Thunderbird to read the messages and apparently, you're still using Yahoo. Go figure. Now, let's go over that issue about the Facebook code installed on your client laptop instead

[FairfieldLife] RE: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread doctordumbass

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Security

2013-09-22 Thread awoelflebater

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Just Walkin' in the Rain

2013-09-22 Thread doctordumbass

RE: [FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods

2013-09-22 Thread awoelflebater

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Argumentative People

2013-09-22 Thread awoelflebater

[FairfieldLife] RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread s3raphita

[FairfieldLife] Autumn Equinox Is Today

2013-09-22 Thread jr_esq

Re: [FairfieldLife] Autumn Equinox Is Today

2013-09-22 Thread Share Long
John, according to my ephemeris, the Sun just went into Virgo where it will be until Oct 16! From: "jr_...@yahoo.com" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 12:29 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Autumn Equinox Is Today   We are n

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread waspaligap

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2013-09-22 Thread authfriend

[FairfieldLife] RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread s3raphita

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Re: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread j_alexander_stanley

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread doctordumbass

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2013-09-22 Thread s3raphita

[FairfieldLife] FF Life

2013-09-22 Thread dhamiltony2k5

[FairfieldLife] RE: FF Life

2013-09-22 Thread dhamiltony2k5

[FairfieldLife] RE: FF Life

2013-09-22 Thread dhamiltony2k5

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread s3raphita

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread waspaligap

[FairfieldLife] RE: FF Life

2013-09-22 Thread dhamiltony2k5

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread Emily Reyn
This is pretty funny.  Through completely random association, the word "lorries" reminded me of "loo."  Here's some info on the origin of the "loo" - hm http://kottke.org/05/02/loo-etymology From: "s3raph...@yahoo.com" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread waspaligap

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: FF Life

2013-09-22 Thread dhamiltony2k5

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2013-09-22 Thread doctordumbass

[FairfieldLife] Re: A Day at the Park - Comics that say something. - Quora

2013-09-22 Thread obbajeeba
and? hahaha. That was cute and a total waste of time... reminds me of a place. hahahaha. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" wrote: > > Required reading for FairfieldLifers. If you click on a comic, it magnifies: > > http://comicsthatsaysomething.quora.com/A-Day-at-

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2013-09-22 Thread anartaxius

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2013-09-22 Thread anartaxius

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Roku

2013-09-22 Thread Bhairitu
On 09/22/2013 08:41 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: On 9/21/2013 11:14 AM, Bhairitu wrote: > The reason I mentioned the 2 XD is from Roku's site it looks > like they are blowing out the two 720p units... > Did I tell you that the Roku LT is only $40.00? No, but good that you paid that if they a

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2013-09-22 Thread authfriend

[FairfieldLife] RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread s3raphita

[FairfieldLife] RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread s3raphita

[FairfieldLife] Piss pots (was "On Being An Eagle")

2013-09-22 Thread s3raphita

Re: [FairfieldLife] Piss pots (was "On Being An Eagle")

2013-09-22 Thread Emily Reyn
The history of Seattle, WA is also closely linked to the "water closet" - the good ol' days.  "The town’s proximity to sea level caused a new problem, literally, to rise up. In 1851, the same year the Denny party arrived, a fancy new device was introduced at the White House. It was called a “

[FairfieldLife] Post Count Mon 23-Sep-13 00:15:02 UTC

2013-09-22 Thread FFL PostCount
Fairfield Life Post Counter === Start Date (UTC): 09/21/13 00:00:00 End Date (UTC): 09/28/13 00:00:00 247 messages as of (UTC) 09/23/13 00:14:18 38 authfriend 24 Share Long 22 turquoiseb 19 doctordumbass 14 awoelflebater 14 Bhairitu 13 dhamiltony2k5 12 s3raphita

[FairfieldLife] RE: Autumn Equinox Is Today

2013-09-22 Thread jr_esq

[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: On Being An Eagle

2013-09-22 Thread doctordumbass

Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Autumn Equinox Is Today

2013-09-22 Thread Share Long
John, yes, I figured that's what you were doing. But what you say about the debilitated Sun and falling govt makes sense. Anyway I thought you were a one system guy. Now I know better (-: Happy Autumn! From: "jr_...@yahoo.com" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.c

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: Autumn Equinox Is Today

2013-09-22 Thread doctordumbass

[FairfieldLife] RE: Re: This is Earth

2013-09-22 Thread awoelflebater

RE: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Surviving Whole Foods

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[FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Autumn Equinox Is Today

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Re: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Autumn Equinox Is Today

2013-09-22 Thread Steve Sundur
at least a prediction was made before the event for a change From: "authfri...@yahoo.com" To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2013 8:20 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] RE: RE: Autumn Equinox Is Today   John wrote:  (snip) Given t

[FairfieldLife] My Usual Kind of Link

2013-09-22 Thread awoelflebater

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[FairfieldLife] RE: My Usual Kind of Link

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2013-09-22 Thread authfriend

[FairfieldLife] RE: Autumn Equinox Is Today

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