>From: Binyamin Dissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I take it that you have not considered the possibility of a supernova.
Actually, I did, a the back-of-the-envelope risk analysis indicated that the likely delay of 6.2 million years before likely exposure was deemed acceptable, interstellar terrorism by the Romulan Empire and Vogon constructor fleets notwithstanding. Random acts of God, terrorist actions, and takings of condemnation by the local interstellar planning commission aren't within my design portfolio, and are excluded liabilities in the usual commercial terms and conditions under US contract law. > Now go to the back of the class. Oh, goody. Time to ignore the poor plodder at the front of the class and catch up on the remaining Horace and Catullus I haven't read yet. Nobody gets hassled for not paying attention if you're reading stuff in Latin. 8-) Worked all through high school, probably still works now...8-) -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
