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# Robots To Fight Wars In The Future. SHEFFIELD, England (Reuters) - Future
wars could be fought by robots commanded by humans. Within 5 years, "we
could withdraw from war completely and let robots shoot it out." And just
in time. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19990916/sc/science_robots_1.html
: Would you rather kill/be killed by robots or humans? Would you rather see
wars between humans, robots, aliens, politicos, ants? Is RoboSoldier kewl??
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# CRYPTO LAW: LITTLE GUY LOSES. Experts say Clinton's loosening of encrypt-
ion-export rules won't necessarily make online transactions more private.
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/politics/story/21790.html
# LIFE IS FASTER, IF NOT BETTER. Technology allows you to do more
things more quickly. But what happens to all that time?
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/culture/story/21780.html
: Would you rather have time or privacy? Do you really have neither? Have
they been stolen by Bilderbergers, robots, Reptilioids/Republicans, me?
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# Small, Deadly Comets Could Hit Anytime, Killing Millions. (BBC) A "small"
comet impact on Earth is the most likely extraterrestrial object to kill
millions of people and it could happen at any moment, say astronomers.
Comets between just 50 to 100 metres wide are the most terrifyingly
destructive, with massive heat and shock waves burning people and
crushing buildings. http://www.sightings.com/politics4/comets.htm
: Would you rather be hit by big or small comets? Should we put up a shield?
Should we have evacuation plans? Where will we go? Will they let us all in?
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borderline personality disorder, as well as families, friends, and signif-
icant others. If you are diagnosed with this disorder or know someone who
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: Are you disordered? Do you need help? Are you being helped, refusing help,
beyond help? Is conspiratorialism a sublimation of you personality disorder?
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# Africa tribal healers fight AIDS. LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) African traditional
healers - though sometimes blamed for spreading AIDS through unsanitary
practices or prescribing a sex-with-virgins cure - are gaining new stature
in the medical community as a weapon against the disease. A crucial role
to play: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561187993-29c
: Do your traditional healing methods promote the spread of dire pathogens?
Are you part of the solution, part of the problem, part of both? If tradi-
tional practices are so good, why did pre-modern people die so young? Huh?
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# Food poisoning sickens tens of millions in US. ATLANTA (AP) In the country
thought to have the world's safest food supply, 76 mln people are sickned,
325,000 are hospitalized and 5,000 die each year from food poisoning, sez
the CDC. "Consumers play a lottery every day when they eat." Got milk?
See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561195363-d14
# US EXPORTING TAINTED CORN? Greenpeace says tests show that genetically
modified maize was illegally shipped to Russia. The allegations coincide
with a confab to establish international trade policy. Who's fucked now?
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/technology/story/21793.html
: What foods make you sick? Have you infected/contaminated any foods? Do you
lace foods with chemicals, microbes, devices? Are your alien masters happy?
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@ SHAPING INTERIOR SPACES WITH FENG SHUI. A great NG because people can post
specific, brief questions regarding the placement of rooms or objects in
rooms & get back a prompt, specific reply. Discussions are lively; tidbits
include the opinion that wastebaskets should ideally be covered or under a
desk & hidden from view. Other topics cover stuff like what colors inspire
wealth, which direction your car should be parked, and how yin yang
dragons should be presented in the home. News:alt.chinese.fengshui
: Do you have many dragons in your home? Were they carefully placed? Could a
misplacement result in disaster, disease, dyspepsia? Are you oddly placed??
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# CHURCH TO GANGBANGERS: Come to our big barbecue! They're free to eat and
dance to Christian music -- as long as their guns are left at the crib.
http://www.seattletimes.com/news/local/html98/homea_19990917.html
: Do you take firearms or other weapons to your religious rituals? Are your
religious rituals incomplete without weaponry, shooting, injury, death?
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SkeptiResources:
@ The Paperboy - 2500+ online newspapers worldwide: http://thepaperboy.com/
@ Heraldica - Coats of arms and heraldry: http://www.heraldica.org/
@ Inventors Online Museum. http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/
@ Pirates - History & lore: http://www.powerup.com.au/~glen/pirate.htm
@ From Sundials to the Atomic Second: http://britannica.com/clockworks
@ AsiaSource - The Asia Society: http://www.asiasource.org/
@ Introduction to Islam: http://www2.ari.net/gckl/islam/introislam.htm
@ Hoovers: http://www.hoovers.com/
@ LookSmart: http://www.looksmart.com
@ Real Cities: http://www.realcities.com/
@ Northern Light: http://www.northernlight.com
@ NL Special Editions: http://special.northernlight.com/
@ Space Educator's Handbook:
http://tommy.jsc.nasa.gov/%7Ewoodfill/SPACEED/SEHHTML/seh.html
@ C-SPAN - searchable video archive on Election 2000:
http://www.cspan.org/campaign2000/search/
@ Antoninus Pius 15th Roman emperor (138-161)
http://campus.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/Mediterranean/AntoniusPius.html
@ H(erbert) G(eorge) Wells: http://www.bath.ac.uk/~lisjpo/wellsian.html
@ Michael Faraday: http://www.iee.org.uk/publish/faraday/faraday1.html
@ Mil SPec Workbikes: http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/5265/atb.htm
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