Re: Why the U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power

2005-04-10 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:28:14 -0800: Hi Horace, [snip] >Say, wasn't there an innovative solar cell manufacturer in Australia that >was going to convert their factory to all solar powered? As I recall they >had invented an unusually efficient solar cell. I wonde

Re: OT: Question regarding condoms

2005-04-10 Thread Horace Heffner
This is way out on the fringe, and I think probably bogus, but Ca-AEP is marketed as a "cell sealer". I doubt this would have any bearing on AIDS protection, but who knows. See: Regards, Horace Heffner

Re: OT: Question regarding condoms

2005-04-10 Thread Horace Heffner
Some dialog that indicates some people are clueless with regards to cumulative probability effects: Regards, Horace Heffner

The Invisible Man

2005-04-10 Thread Michael Foster
Ok, Vorts... Since this list has disintegrated into an over the back fence discussion group concerning theology and things that go bump in the night, here's one you might find interesting. I often become the Invisible Man. No, really. When Bill posted that bit about the disappearing coffee st

Re: Experimental challenge

2005-04-10 Thread RC Macaulay
I choose not to get into a p*iss*ng contest with Keith and Ed over religious beliefs. I stated my thoughts.   As for the state of the nation, I suggest that Washington is the place where it is not nearly as important to win as it is to make sure the other guy looses.   As for laws of the land

Re: Why the U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power

2005-04-10 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:58:00 -0700: Hi, [snip] >The article in FSB about the South Dakota Indian tribe is a >perfect case in point. They have a great site. They have the >motivation. There are no political obstacles. But they have >no money, and when they go to a p

Re: Why the U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power

2005-04-10 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 05 Apr 2005 12:37:55 -0400: Hi, [snip] >understand the oil industry and the growing shortage of oil. It is the >perfect antidote to know-nothing economists who believe that demand >magically creates supply. See the Pop Quiz on p. 138. [snip] Actually, d

Re: Why the U.S. Needs More Nuclear Power

2005-04-10 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Tue, 5 Apr 2005 09:28:14 -0800: Hi, [snip] >It is only >when the situation is glaringly clear, nearly without controversy, and the >need pressing in the extreme, that significant action with regard to energy >is likely to occur. This is the only time anythi

Re: OT: "If I were Pope."

2005-04-10 Thread Standing Bear
On Sunday 10 April 2005 18:52, Edmund Storms wrote: > thomas malloy wrote: > >> thomas malloy wrote: > snip > > > > Lets start over at the beginning. There are these two super human > > entities who both want to be G-d, Unfortunately there's only room for > > one, One's going to toss the other

Re: water into wine

2005-04-10 Thread RC Macaulay
Thanks Frank and Jones, I often use the GSU physics website for reference.   From the series of posts on this thread I suggest water has the ability to mimic the  energy storage ability like a capacitor has the ability to store an electric charge. From our work using vortex mixing some intere

RE: Opening the door for YOU, just a crack...

2005-04-10 Thread Keith Nagel
OK, first point is, isn't it remarkable that you _can't_ just control all aspects of the experience? Yet you can control it to some degree, let us say you can bend the rules some but not break them. Second point, put a little more thought into you post and tell me explicitly what assumptions I'm m

Re: OT: "If I were Pope."

2005-04-10 Thread Edmund Storms
thomas malloy wrote: thomas malloy wrote: snip Lets start over at the beginning. There are these two super human entities who both want to be G-d, Unfortunately there's only room for one, One's going to toss the other into a black hole, him and all his followers with him. Now this all results

Re: Opening the door for YOU, just a crack...

2005-04-10 Thread leaking pen
hehe. ive been capable of lucid dreaming since i was 6, but i still cant od more than a rudimenetary control over scene, events, probablility. it still runs out like a play in front of me. and youre making some BIG assumptions. On Apr 10, 2005 11:28 AM, Standing Bear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: Opening the door for YOU, just a crack...

2005-04-10 Thread Standing Bear
On Sunday 10 April 2005 12:47, Keith Nagel wrote: > Here's another experiment. Screw your balls on tight for this one, > it's a lot stronger than some long winded rap with Bog. Find a mirror in > the dream time, and look into it. Wow. You never expected THAT, did you? > > OK Zealots, join hands an

RE: Experimental Challenge!!!!!

2005-04-10 Thread Keith Nagel
Hi Thomas. you write: >My belief system is based on the inerrorance of the Bible. Every time you write this ( and you always do ), it completely cracks me up. The word is INERRANCY Thomas, not inerrorance. Perhaps the bible is inerrant; but clearly you are not. Your understanding of it certainly

Opening the door for YOU, just a crack...

2005-04-10 Thread Keith Nagel
Hi All. As promised, a practical technique. You've got the watch, right? OK, set it so that it chimes on the hour. Now, here's the method. We'll be relying on the brains natural ability to touch the non-ordinary reality, the REM state of dreaming. Ordinarily, lazy primates as we just let the e

RE: OT: Question regarding condoms

2005-04-10 Thread Keith Nagel
Hi Horace, Funny, you seemed to manifestly _get_ the point with you solution; perhaps I didn't explain the mechanism clearly enough. Consider a person who receives the initial infection. They have a tiny cut or opening in the flesh, and infected blood from the diseased person enters their bloodst

RE: Experimental Challenge!!!!!

2005-04-10 Thread John Steck
Cool! -j -Original Message- From: William Beaty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 2:12 PM To: Keith Nagel Cc: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: RE: Experimental Challenge! I've been in an emotional low for the last few years, which greatly affects my creativity..

Re: ...water into wine...

2005-04-10 Thread Grimer
To recap from a few posts previous in this thread, we have the quasi-Fluid phase providing 2 dimensions of strain energy, and us providing one dimension of strain energy to feed the voracious quasi-Solid phase with its 3 square meals (correction: that should of course be 3 cubic meals) of strain

Re: water into wine

2005-04-10 Thread Grimer
At 09:10 pm 09-04-05 -0500, Richard wrote: > Frank, > I have been studying the posts on this thread > with ever increasing interest. That's nice. 8^) > Finally, a simple like me DID grasp your simplified math. Don't undersell yourself, Richard. You are possibly the only Vort apart f

RE: Experimental Challenge!!!!!

2005-04-10 Thread thomas malloy
> From: William Beaty posted And Steven Johnson continued Hey, take a look at the thingy I built for a local art gallery: > http://amasci.com/art/pondmach/pond3.html Does the length of the strips of light change with the music? Nice "Thingy" William! > I was kinda hoping for Thomas Malloy

Re: OT: "If I were Pope."

2005-04-10 Thread thomas malloy
thomas malloy wrote: Kyle Mcallister wrote: Vortexians, OK, this is getting a little "crazy-go-nuts." 1. Margaret Sanger was responsible for some good, yes. and Ed Storms responded The problem is that some people would be very willing to leave you and people with your belief system alone. However