Got this in my mailbox this morning. Whoo boy. For anyone else who
didn't see this week's episode of Enterprise, this excerpt from a review
doesn't spoil the ending or plot but may ruin your viewing pleasure
anyway. :-)
Jon
http://www.st-hypertext.com/ent-2/precious.html
Enterprise
"Precious Ca
Dr. Brin wrote:
>Ain't it too silly for lifespan?
Wait a second. There are things that are too silly for us?
Why am I never CC'ed on these memos, dangit? :)
Jim
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From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: brin: [LINK] What Science Fiction Author Are You?
> > From: d.brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > >David,
> > Would you be so kind as to entertain us by tak
On Sat, Dec 14, 2002 at 04:32:13PM -0800, d.brin wrote:
> as full as it oughta be. Even though it appears that Greg Benford
> (much to his surprise) voted for Al Gore.
Oh no, now I'm trying to figure out who Benford did vote for! Can you
divulge this information?
--
"Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROT
> From: d.brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >David,
> Would you be so kind as to entertain us by taking the test (takes
> only a few minutes) and tell us the result? Inquiring Brin-L minds
> would like to know.
>
> >> > > Stefan Jones posted this link on another board to which I
subscribe:
> >> > >
>
--- Ronn! Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> If traction is the only concern (sheet ice, no
> standing water, deep snow,
> or active precipitation, and the temperature is not
> too cold for dress
> shoes), I've seen things that are advertised as the
> shoe version of tire
> chains: the
David,
Would you be so kind as to entertain us by taking the test (takes
only a few minutes) and tell us the result? Inquiring Brin-L minds
would like to know.
> > Stefan Jones posted this link on another board to which I subscribe:
> >
> > http://gning.org/skiffy.html
I went ahead and took
--- Bryon Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >but if multiplying two negative numbers is
> >_supposed_ to make a positive, the square root of a
> >negative number 'should not be' possible.
>
> That's why they're called imaginary numbers!
> Imaginary or
--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> > "Prairie fire that would outrace a horse" Maru
> > (from another 'Little House' book)
>
> Which one? I'm trying to remember, and about all I
> *can* remember is
> something about Pa plowing a firebreak around the
> hou
--- Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Debbie wrote:
> >Deborafu Harureruru
>
> Harureruru... Isn't that a city in Hawaii?
I think it's the short version of the little fish with
the _big_ name (something like 'hupunufu'aolouanufu'-
at least that's how I remember it from the song {I
Wann
> http://gning.org/skiffy.html
>
I am Hal Clement. Now I think I have a moral obligation to
_read_ some of his books. Any suggestion?
Mission of Gravity
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In a message dated 12/14/2002 2:34:27 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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> >The perfect chair for a four foot seven inch tall hunchback is going to be
> >different than the perfect chair for a seven foot four inch tall NBA
basket
> >ball player that has more money than gho
In a message dated 12/14/2002 2:15:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> If the list goes away in the next few hours, it's probably due to the storm
> that's hitting us here in the Bay Area.
...how fitting that I just put a copy of The Dish into the VCR.
William Tay
At 11:05 AM 12/14/02 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Plato was an ancient philosopher who has greatly influenced the way men have
explained the meaning of life through the centuries. One of the surprising
ideas he presented was that somewhere in heaven THERE IS A PERFECT FORM OF
EVERYTHING HERE O
I watched it and for the most part I liked it. However I agree with you, it
could have been better with some serious editing. The last three episodes
*really* were dragging out, and the last 45 minutes of the conclusion
episode could have been done in about 10 minutes.
I am interested in seeing
46 mph gusts at the closest weather station...
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At 14:59 14-12-2002 +, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>Sorry to disappoint you, Jeroen, but brazilian girls _always_
>wear their top in the beach.
Except, of course, when the movie cameras are around, when those poor,
poor girls' tops just fall clean off, oh no!
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"Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED
If the list goes away in the next few hours, it's probably due to the storm
that's hitting us here in the Bay Area. I don't know what the wind gust
that hit a few minutes ago was, but it ripped off part of the roof over our
patio. Just fiberglass sheeting that needed to be replaced, but I don't
t
At 14:59 14-12-2002 +, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Sorry to disappoint you, Jeroen, but brazilian girls _always_
wear their top in the beach.
Disappointing indeed. :-(
Jeroen "Bikini tops are evil, why they must be eradicated" van Baardwijk
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On Sat, Dec 14, 2002 at 10:43:25AM -0800, Nick Arnett wrote:
> All this study indicates to me is normal behavior: citations are often
> copied *before* a paper is read. The more likely mistake, IMO, was the
> failure to check if the original citation contained errors.
Ha, we had the same conclusi
On Sat, Dec 14, 2002 at 12:25:45PM -0600, The Fool wrote:
> http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns3168
>
> The pattern suggests that 45 scientists, who might well have read the
> paper, made an error when they cited it. Then 151 others copied their
> misprints without reading the orig
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of The Fool
> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:26 AM
...
> The pattern suggests that 45 scientists, who might well have read the
> paper, made an error when they cited it. Then 151 others copied their
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns3168
Scientists exposed as sloppy reporters
09:30 14 December 02 Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition
A cunning statistical study has exposed scientists as sloppy reporters.
When they write up their work and cite other people's papers, mo
On Sat, Dec 14, 2002 at 12:14:34PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I turned out to be Gregory Benford. The questions are somewhat
> limited as many times I wanted to pick more than one answer.
That's okay. Gregory Benford was given more than one answer on the
answer key in at least one place I
"Adam C. Lipscomb" wrote:
>
> Alberto wrote:
> >
> > I am Hal Clement. Now I think I have a moral obligation to
> > _read_ some of his books. Any suggestion? [or is it
> > High Treason for some of His Stormstroopers to read
> > anything that is not blessed by Him?]
>
> I'd suggest _Mission of Gra
Erik Reuter wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 13, 2002 at 10:16:00PM -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
> >d: David Brin
>
> I went through to see if I agreed with the David Brin "answers".
>
> > Question("Are you a total dork when dealing with the opposite sex?", 8);
> > A("I'm so smooth, I couldn't possi
HEllo,
I turned out to be Gregory Benford. The questions are somewhat limited as
many times I wanted to pick more than one answer. I wonder if there is a
better version of the test some place else?
Mike V.
"You can't get us all, Hercules," someone called from his left.
"Some of us, thou
on 14/12/02 3:15 pm, Adam C. Lipscomb at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Alberto wrote:
>>
>> I am Hal Clement. Now I think I have a moral obligation to
>> _read_ some of his books. Any suggestion? [or is it
>> High Treason for some of His Stormstroopers to read
>> anything that is not blessed by Him?
Has anyone watched the SciFi Channel's production Taken? What did you
think about it?
Not too bad, but it could have used some serious editing. I was also
surprised by the body count. Major and minor characters are done away
with at a level that reaches the body count in a Peckinpah movie.
joh
In a message dated 12/14/2002 5:10:07 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > The survey was flawed because it did not have the correct answer to the
> half
> > full / half empty question:
> >
> > The fluid is gasoline and the cup is styrofoam. Your question is
> meanin
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From: "John Garcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: [LINK] What Science Fiction Author Are You?
>
> On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 08:34 PM, Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
>
> > Stefan Jones posted this
Alberto wrote:
>
> I am Hal Clement. Now I think I have a moral obligation to
> _read_ some of his books. Any suggestion? [or is it
> High Treason for some of His Stormstroopers to read
> anything that is not blessed by Him?]
I'd suggest _Mission of Gravity_ - it's his best-known work.
Adam C. L
Sorry to disappoint you, Jeroen, but brazilian girls _always_
wear their top in the beach.
Alberto Monteiro
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> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Adam C. Lipscomb
> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 5:34 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [LINK] What Science Fiction
> http://gning.org/skiffy.html
>
I am Hal Clement. Now I think I have a moral obligation to
_read_ some of his books. Any suggestion? [or is it
High Treason for some of His Stormstroopers to read
anything that is not blessed by Him?]
Alberto Monteiro
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Jai!
I've been working with rather large files lately, and I've been sending them
around be e-mail. Can anybody tell me or show me the way how to more
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If you are referring to those unsolicit
At 12:13 14-12-2002 +, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
What is Winter?
Winter is that time of year when Brazilian girls decide to actually wear
their bikini tops, to protect their breasts against those chilling 30
degrees Celsius. :-)
Jeroen "Winter is evil, why it must be eradicated" van Baa
Jai!
I've been working with rather large files lately, and I've been sending them
around be e-mail. Can anybody tell me or show me the way how to more
conveniently handle these things? Any help would be appreciated.
Mark
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40 deg Maru
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on 14/12/02 1:34 am, Adam C. Lipscomb at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Stefan Jones posted this link on another board to which I subscribe:
>
>
> http://gning.org/skiffy.html
>
> In light of recent discussions, I thought this result was interesting:
>
> You are:
>
> Robert A. Heinlein
> Beginnin
At 21:50 13-12-2002 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
Somebody needs to get Dr Brin to take the test so we can find out who he
*really* is.
I just sent Him a message, asking Him if He would be so kind as to take the
test and share the results with us. Now all we can do is wait for His answer.
J
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://gning.org/skiffy.html
>
> Changing only one question at a time to what I thought were OK seconds,
I
> stayed on Asimov most of the time. Got Benford three times, Hal twice,
and
> Clarke only once.
>
> The survey was flawed because it did not have the correc
At 00:47 14-12-2002 -0500, Jim Sharkey wrote:
Don't get me wrong, I love Harlan. But he's definitely *not* a person one
would call a ray of sunshine. :)
But at least that way, he will be remembered.
After all, if you check your history books, what kind of people throughout
the centuries are
At 19:34 13-12-2002 -0600, you wrote:
Stefan Jones posted this link on another board to which I subscribe:
http://gning.org/skiffy.html
I am: H.G. Wells.
The first major literary talent to make himself at home in the science
fiction field, greatly expanding its popularity.
Jeroen -- who j
At 19:14 13-12-2002 -0500, Dee Daley wrote:
Reminded of a coworker who says there are good days (payday Fridays),
and very good work days (payday Fridays before a holiday monday),
and the best days (payday Friday before a monday holiday and a week off).
So, what does your coworker call that mos
At 00:02 12-12-2002 +, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
>I always find it amusing that we measure our TV screens in cm (...)
>
Australia must be a blessed land. Here in Brazil they sell TVs in inches
(1 inch = 2 cm). Is there any job opportunity for a starship pilot and an
intense care pediatrician ov
In a message dated 12/13/2002 9:59:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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> A("I can take a dildo the size of a Louisville Slugger.", "ky");
Agh
THIS is a pun worthy of being shot at Dawn.
--or any other female vocalist you want to name.
And if you don't see the p
In a message dated 12/13/2002 9:29:40 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Any resident of a state that reaches 115 in the shade during the summer
> shouldn't be bragging about their great, enviable weather under any
> circumstances. :-)
I was in Phoenix for the summer of
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