[scifinoir2] Best-Selling Author Michael Crichton Dies

2008-11-06 Thread ravenadal
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/05/print/printable4575403.shtml Best-Selling Author Michael Crichton Dies LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5, 2008 (CBS) Best-selling author and filmaker Michael Crichton died unexpectedly in Los Angeles Tuesday, after a courageous and private battle against cancer,

[scifinoir2] The Internet To Go On The Air

2008-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella
The Internet To Go On The Air 5 November 2008 9:56 AM, PST The FCC on Tuesday approved the use of the so-called white spaces between television channels for wireless Internet access, thereby setting in motion the creation of a nationwide broadband service that will eventually be available to

[RE][scifinoir2] Best-Selling Author Michael Crichton Dies

2008-11-06 Thread Martin Baxter
I hadn't had the first idea thaty he was a filmmaker until the last time I saw The Great Train Robbery earlier this year, and caught his name as director. What a loss... -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Best-Selling Author Michael Crichton Dies Date :

[RE][scifinoir2] OT: re: Obama: tell the kids to send themselves a time capsule

2008-11-06 Thread Martin Baxter
Jeff, that's a great idea. I'm going to have my niece and nephew do the same. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] OT: re: Obama: tell the kids to send themselves a time capsule Date : Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:40:27 - From : jmpinva [EMAIL PROTECTED] To

[scifinoir2] Throw Sarah under the bus

2008-11-06 Thread ravenadal
I am watching FOX News (I do enjoy their comedy stylings) and they are reporting that John McCain's campaign aides are trying to cover their backsides by calling Sarot onah Palin everything but a competent candidate for the second highest office in America. According to FOX, these aides claim

Re: [scifinoir2] Throw Sarah under the bus

2008-11-06 Thread Bosco Bosco
I would not be surprised to find out she did not know where the Gulf Of Mexico was. The woman is complete idiot. There should be tests that folks have to pass in order to serve as elected officials. If you don't know that Africa is a continent, you are not qualified to run anything. B --- On

[scifinoir2] Who Killed Cock(y) Robin?

2008-11-06 Thread ravenadal
Post-Election Funnybook Roundup: Who Killed Cock(y) Robin? I Killed Cock(y) Robin. 'A Death In the Family': Your trusty comics blogger? He's responsible for this outrage. DC Comics By Glen Weldon Now that the last balloons have dropped, we as a nation can take comfort in the knowledge

Re: [scifinoir2] How the Star Wars Generation Won the 2008 Election (was: Throw Sarah under the bus)

2008-11-06 Thread Daryle Lockhart
See, here's the thing. We KNOW all this. Said so when they trotted her out like you want to vote for a woman...heeere's a woman! The Katie Couric interviews illustrated someone who was not only an idiot, but not politically savvy enough to pay someone to do her homework for her. You

[scifinoir2] Re: How the Star Wars Generation Won the 2008 Election (was: Throw Sarah under the bus)

2008-11-06 Thread ravenadal
Still - you got to love the spin! I tuned in to my favorite local conservative nutjob radio host on election day and was surprised and powerfully amused to hear he had devoted his entire air time talking about how dumb the American electorate is. Why? Because despite all of his bloviating

[scifinoir2] Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Hey Guys: I've had enough of Comcast and I am considering Directv and Tivo . Can anyone share their experiences? Also is it better to bundle TV, Internet and phone or separate. It. Since my special offer ran out I have been getting hosed financially by them. Tracey Thanks

[scifinoir2] RE: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Buying it with an emergency move from Mexico, I was really thinking get it fast and get it cheap and deal with the fallout later. I’m dealing with itL However, even though I do not need the bandwidth, I disagree with Comcast’s ethics and politics with regard to Net Neutrality From:

[RE][scifinoir2] RE: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Martin Baxter
Tracey, in *addition* to their stance on Net Neutrality, I'm anti-ComCRAP because they live up in full to the nickname. I'm dumping them because their service is lousy, their product is worse, and their cost is too high. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2]

Re: [scifinoir2] How the Star Wars Generation Won the 2008 Election (was: Throw Sarah under the bus)

2008-11-06 Thread Martin Baxter
Daryle, it sounds as though you've spoken with a few of my family members in NC. All of them drank the McCain/Palin Kool-Aid, and are probably willing to mix up a batch of Palin/? Brew for '12. I tried to tell them the stupidity of the Russian Missile Argument, and they just tuned me out.

[scifinoir2] Obama Likely to Win Omaha Electoral Vote - Bringing total electoral votes to 365

2008-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Obama http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/11/obama-likely-to-win-omaha-electoral. html Likely to Win Omaha Electoral Vote So comes word comes from the Omaha http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2835u_sid=10480262 World-Herald: Good news for Barack Obama supporters. His odds of bagging an

[scifinoir2] FW: Joe the plumber was on welfare.... lol

2008-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella
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[RE][scifinoir2] Who Killed Cock(y) Robin?

2008-11-06 Thread Martin Baxter
I always thought that that issue was just a really bad nightmare I'd had after eating too much chili and pizza in one sitting. Expect a hefty therapist's bill, rave. ;-D -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Who Killed Cock(y) Robin? Date : Thu, 06 Nov 2008

[scifinoir2] RE: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Hey Betti Thanks. I'm feeling a lot more confident about the switch thanks to all the good advice I have been getting. Thank you again From: Betti Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 1:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Kai; [EMAIL PROTECTED];

Re: [scifinoir2] Dumping Comcast -Thought s on Directv?  or Tivo Thanks

2008-11-06 Thread GWashin891
If it wasn't for TimeWarner I'll be concidering to do the same thing. To me Comcast is 'crap'.As for bundling. I've done it and so far it's worked for me ok. Both in cost and simplicty (having one bill to pay is nice). However there is a down side. If your cable goes down

RE: [scifinoir2] Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv?  or Tivo Thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Is it true Directv will screw you on the contract? Comcast just offered me a terrific deal to stay and argued that they did not require a contract. When I when to check via Directv, I saw the contract renewal slipped in some ugly stuff if I did it with a bundle through Qwest? I think I still

RE: [scifinoir2] Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv?  or Tivo Thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella
It think it’s worth much more than .02 cents From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 4:55 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks

[scifinoir2] Boom Baby! South Park Parodies Election Night

2008-11-06 Thread ravenadal
This episode is inspired! Catch it if you can. ~rave! http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1184665/south_parks_about_las t_night_quickly.html South Park's About Last Night Quickly Spoofs Election Aftermath, Heist Films By Robert Dougherty The entire election season inspired tons of

[scifinoir2] Re: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks

2008-11-06 Thread ravenadal
I think you owe it to yourself to get a quote from ATT U-Verse. Look it up on-line - you can find the services you want and price them there. Then use the option to talk to a representative. Quote that representative what you bundled on-line and cable and ask them to mail you the

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Dumping Comcast -Thoughts on Directv? or Tivo Thanks

2008-11-06 Thread Tracey de Morsella
They are not here yet. I checked twice and I am on a notify list. -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ravenadal Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 9:25 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Dumping Comcast