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@ Good dykes: http://www.washblade.com/forum/cartoons/dykes/000114a.htm
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# Comet Debris, Not Excrement, Rains on Spain. MADRID (Reuters) At least ten
melon-sized ice balls that have slammed into Spain in the last week are
probably debris from comets, not human excrement as first suspected, sez
a Spanish scientist. http://news.excite.com/news/r/000118/10/odd-iceballs
: Can you distinguish between comet debris and frozen shit? Do comets shit?
Have any comets shit on you lately? Do comets display complete disrespect??
# Meteorite Search Goes South. (Wired) Robot researchers test an intelligent
robot for exploring other planets in Antarctica. Its mission? To find
rocks from other planets that may have landed near the South Pole. Better
it than me: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33717,00.html
: Have you searched for any meteorites lately? Did you find any? Is it hard,
tedious work? Should robots do the shitwork? Should robots handle astrology?
@ This is the Age of Ophiuchus the Serpent Holder - the 13th sign:
http://www.startistics.com/Ophiuchus/Ophiuchus2.htm
@ STAR NAMES AND POSITIONS IN OPHIUCHUS:
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Nebula/9172//oph.html
@ OPHIUCHUS - EIGHT STORIES FROM 1995-1998:
http://www.geocities.com:80/Area51/Nebula/9172/ophi.html
@ TV, LSD, UFO's & Rock 'n' Roll Ophiuchus - Snake Dancing in the Galaxy:
http://www.geocities.com:80/Area51/Nebula/9172/oph3.html
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# Radioactive cargo goes through canal. PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) - A ship
carrying 44 tons of nuclear waste safely crossed the Panama Canal Monday,
the first such cargo to make the passage since the U.S. ceded the waterway
to Panama, despite fears that terrorist or extremist groups could attempt
to board the British ship, especially since Panama has no army to protect
the canal. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563402655-297
: Have you robbed any radioactive cargo ships lately? Will hot wastes fuel
your terrorism program? Who will you dump the stuff on? What is your agenda?
# Feds Charge Man for Online Death Threats - Focused on 'Race Traitors'
http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/2000/01/18/hate0118_01.html
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@ Info about ritual abuse, etc. This may be triggering for survivors:
http://members.tripod.com/~Curio_5_/judithpeterson.html
http://members.tripod.com/~Curio_5_/tatpete.html
http://members.tripod.com/~Curio_5_/northcarol.html
: What's your favorite abusive ritual? Are you empowered? What exactly do
you gain by conducting abusive rituals? What do you lose? Do you notice??
# Experts Report No 'Brat Pack' Deaths Over Holidays. HOLLYWOOD, CA - In a
surprise revelation, entertainment experts and coroners nationwide have
confirmed an absolute absence of 'Brat Pack' deaths over the holiday
season. http://gaijin.com/EvilPeople/news/archives/99.12.30bratPack.html
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# Library of Congress site hacked. WASHINGTON (AP) - Computer hackers
vandalized one of the govt's most popular Internet sites, preventing
visitors from searching new legislation being considered by Congress.
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563404082-f9a
# Hacker Gang Blackmails Firms: www.theregister.co.uk/000117-000009.html
# Cybercrime Treaty on the Way? www.newsbytes.com/pubNews/00/142185.html
: Have you hacked any libraries lately? Do you enjoy impeding the free flow
of information? Would you mind if you were cut off from information, the Net
& Web, all external communications? Should you be sent far away for a while?
@ Any major work of fiction will demand serious effort from the reader.
Paradise Lost, for instance, may require travel to Guatemala - see
http://www.threepennyreview.com/samples/wiman_w00.html
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# Future of microwave ovens may be in cyberspace. CHICAGO (AP) -- Spending
too much time in the kitchen? Try linking microwave ovens to the Internet
for an easier cooking experience. Let you appliances do all the thinking:
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/074093.htm
# Digi-Frog Allows Virtual Dissection. TORONTO (Reuters) A digital frog that
can be dissected at the click of a mouse could make biology classes easier
for the faint-hearted. http://news.excite.com/news/r/000118/10/odd-frog
# Down on the High-Tech Pharm - Tapping Goat Milk for Gene-Enhanced Drugs:
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/2000-01/17/125l-011700-idx.html
: D'ya like virtual kitchens, dissections, drugs? Is virtual reality better
than the mundane dirt-world? When will you move completely to cyberspace??
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# American Indians take control of tribal office. PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP)
About 100 Oglala Sioux who accuse the tribe of financial mismanagement
have taken over tribal headquarters and demanded that the governing
council step down. http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20000117_1000.html
# Putin reportedly rules out dictatorship in Russia - is he lying?
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/01/18/putin.dictatorship.reut/
: Are all governing councils corrupt? Is that the nature of governance? Is
govt corruption the price we pay to avoid anarchy? D'ya prefer anarchy? Eh?
# Income gap widens for U.S. families - rich get richer, poor get kids:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563410683-bc3
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# Aum cult blames leader for gas attack. (BBC) The Aum Shinrikyo cult in
Japan disowns its spiritual leader saying he was probably involved in the
1995 gassing of a Tokyo subway train. We were only following orders:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_608000/608770.stm
: Is your philosophy flawed? How can you tell? How does your philosophy deal
with external reality? Do you blame external reality for your failures? How?
@ Philosopher Imre Lakatos coerced a suicide and betrayed friends
during the Hungarian Revolution. No wonder he was better loved
in England: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v22/n02/hack2202.htm
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