Re: Space travel Q?

2002-12-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 11:48 PM 12/18/02 -0500, Damon wrote: Hi all, Maybe y'all missed my question in my (in)famous return message, so I'll repost here for the benefit of the guilty :P I need to know the formula used to calculate flight time for a spacecraft using the acceleration/deceleration method of space tr

Re: How much do people care about their own health?

2002-12-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 08:49 PM 12/18/02 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > Julia Thompson wrote: > > > >1 glass of red wine with a red meat meal assists in digestion and may > >help with cholesterol issues. (Can't remember the source.) > > > Paul, in the Bible, in one of the Letters :-) Can y

Re: Question for JDG (or anyone else with a good answer)

2002-12-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 10:51 PM 12/18/02 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: The business sector comprises about 80 percent of GDP since it must exclude those portions of the economy for which productivity measures cannot be constructed. General government [… is] excluded. Thereby confirming what everybody knows: that gov

Re: Question for JDG (or anyone else with a good answer)

2002-12-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:36 PM 12/18/02 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: Everything is fungible to an economist or a finance guy. Please! Watch your language! --Ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the last. --Dr. Jerry Pournelle _

Re: Remember the Future

2002-12-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 12:48 AM 12/19/02 +, Alberto Monteiro wrote: Gary Nunn wrote: > >Just looking over the previous years and I can't believe that you missed >2001:Space Odyssey. Missing that one is almost Science Fiction blasphemy! > I know. But I couldn't get a date for it Your wife wouldn't go with you

Re: Space travel Q?

2002-12-18 Thread Doug Pensinger
Julia Thompson wrote: Damon wrote: Hi all, Maybe y'all missed my question in my (in)famous return message, so I'll repost here for the benefit of the guilty :P I need to know the formula used to calculate flight time for a spacecraft using the acceleration/deceleration method of space travel.

Re: Wright Brothers Anniversary

2002-12-18 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 12/18/2002 9:42:16 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Yesterday in NC the 99th anniversary of motorized flight to > >kick off a year of celebrations until the 100th anniversary. > >99 different planes (that capture the evolution of flight) flew > >

Re: Space travel Q?

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Damon wrote: > > Hi all, > > Maybe y'all missed my question in my (in)famous return message, so I'll > repost here for the benefit of the guilty :P > > I need to know the formula used to calculate flight time for a spacecraft > using the acceleration/deceleration method of space travel. Anyone k

Re: Space travel Q?

2002-12-18 Thread Erik Reuter
On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 11:48:09PM -0500, Damon wrote: > I need to know the formula used to calculate flight time for a spacecraft > using the acceleration/deceleration method of space travel. Anyone know it? I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean the time to travel a distance x in the abscence

Space travel Q?

2002-12-18 Thread Damon
Hi all, Maybe y'all missed my question in my (in)famous return message, so I'll repost here for the benefit of the guilty :P I need to know the formula used to calculate flight time for a spacecraft using the acceleration/deceleration method of space travel. Anyone know it? Damon.

Re: Wright Brothers Anniversary

2002-12-18 Thread Damon
Is there a list somewhere of the aircraft used in this event? Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: Italeri's Merkava ---

Re: br!n: [LINK] What Science Fiction Author Are You?

2002-12-18 Thread Erik Reuter
To anyone using Outlook Express filters, maybe you can help Amanda? NicK, I think you use the evil email program? On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 09:45:14PM -0600, Amanda SubbaRao wrote: > I was looking at ways of cutting down the volume of mail myself, > and am wondering: if I only select a couple of fi

Re: Wright Brothers Anniversary

2002-12-18 Thread Russell Chapman
Dee wrote: Yesterday in NC the 99th anniversary of motorized flight to kick off a year of celebrations until the 100th anniversary. 99 different planes (that capture the evolution of flight) flew over the Wright Brothers memorial- would've been pretty cool to see. Maybe next year they can ha

Re: br!n: [LINK] What Science Fiction Author Are You?

2002-12-18 Thread Amanda SubbaRao
I was looking at ways of cutting down the volume of mail myself, and am wondering: if I only select a couple of filters, such as the brin and scouted filter, from the list options and don't select the "unfiltered" mail, would I see replies to things where I've changed the "brin" as you describe?

Re: bob

2002-12-18 Thread Damon
I'd also recommend anything by Guy Gavriel Kay. His later stuff is best, but a Swords'n'Sorcery fanatic would better start with _Tigana_. He writes fantasy, without the "coming of age, promised a great destiny" crap that makes Fantasy seem like a geek's Harlequin romance. I dunno, of all the f

Re: Back

2002-12-18 Thread Damon
Hey Damon...What was your 'brief flirtation' with the army? What are you doing now? I was in the Army for a few years? What am I doing now? I was working for Dun & Bradstreet but I got canned a few months ago. Looking for something else now... Damon. ---

Re: Question for JDG (or anyone else with a good answer)

2002-12-18 Thread Erik Reuter
On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 09:19:07PM -0600, Steve Sloan II wrote: > Adam C. Lipscomb wrote: > > >According to labor statistics, productivity for American > >workers continues to climb. I can understand how that > >is measured for industries in which there is a measurable > >*thing* produced, such a

Re: Question for JDG (or anyone else with a good answer)

2002-12-18 Thread Erik Reuter
On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 09:36:16PM -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: > My first reaction is -- every company produces a measurable thing (or is > working towards it). That thing is money = revenue = sales. Everything > is fungible to an economist or a finance guy. So, to first order, I > would think produc

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Erik Reuter
On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 03:35:33AM +, William T Goodall wrote: > on 19/12/02 1:11 am, Jon Gabriel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > ...and on a Mac? > > > > (Some of us would like to play hooky at work. :-) > > Jon > > On Mac OS X, open a terminal window and type "telnet mud.sloansteady

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread William T Goodall
on 19/12/02 1:11 am, Jon Gabriel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ...and on a Mac? > > (Some of us would like to play hooky at work. :-) > Jon On Mac OS X, open a terminal window and type "telnet mud.sloansteady.com 2102" (without the quotes). Much the same idea on Classic, although I can't reme

Re: Question for JDG (or anyone else with a good answer)

2002-12-18 Thread Steve Sloan II
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote: According to labor statistics, productivity for American workers continues to climb. I can understand how that is measured for industries in which there is a measurable *thing* produced, such as cars or toasters, but how do those statistics get determined for nontangibles

Re: How much do people care about their own health?

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The flavonoids and polyphenols aren't tied up with > the caffeine, are > they? I've been drinking decaffeinated green tea in > the mornings for > some time now. (Mostly I want a hot beverage, and > herbal tea is now > somehow too decadent for morn

Wright Brothers Anniversary

2002-12-18 Thread Kanandarqu
Yesterday in NC the 99th anniversary of motorized flight to kick off a year of celebrations until the 100th anniversary. 99 different planes (that capture the evolution of flight) flew over the Wright Brothers memorial- would've been pretty cool to see. Dee _

Re: Question for JDG (or anyone else with a good answer)

2002-12-18 Thread Kanandarqu
>Adam wrote- >According to labor statistics, productivity for American workers >continues to climb. I can understand how that is measured for >industries in which there is a measurable *thing* produced, such as >cars or toasters, but how do those statistics get determined for >nontangibles? Let

Re: Question for JDG (or anyone else with a good answer)

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
"Adam C. Lipscomb" wrote: > > According to labor statistics, productivity for American workers > continues to climb. I can understand how that is measured for > industries in which there is a measurable *thing* produced, such as > cars or toasters, but how do those statistics get determined for >

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Erik Reuter
On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 08:43:10PM -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: > And as for Yahoo being evil, well in that case I dont mind wasting > their resources. You consider the Brin-L chat a waste of resources? -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _

Re: How much do people care about their own health?

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: > > --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tea has flavonids (sp?) that are good for you. 5 > > cups of green tea a > > day gives demonstrated health benefits... I don't > > know what the health benefits of black tea are, > > but I think I remember reading somet

Re: How much do people care about their own health?

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > Julia Thompson wrote: > > > >1 glass of red wine with a red meat meal assists in digestion and may > >help with cholesterol issues. (Can't remember the source.) > > > Paul, in the Bible, in one of the Letters :-) Can you point out in which book he mentions the cholest

Re: How much do people care about health?

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: > > --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > > Bonus points for those who come up with > > *legitimate* > > > instances of alcohol or cocaine use that promotes > > > survival (there are several, but they don't > > involve addiction eit

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "Jon Gabriel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:14 PM Subject: Re: Brin-L Chat No More? > > > > > >From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject:

Re: bob

2002-12-18 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "Jean-Louis Couturier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:12 PM Subject: Re: bob > At 14:03 2002-12-18 -0800, you wrote: > >One friend who loves the Dragonrider series and The > >Belgariad has resisted my Brin-pushi

Re: Question for JDG (or anyone else with a good answer)

2002-12-18 Thread Erik Reuter
On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 08:22:30PM -0600, Adam C. Lipscomb wrote: > According to labor statistics, productivity for American workers > continues to climb. I can understand how that is measured for > industries in which there is a measurable *thing* produced, such as > cars or toasters, but how do

Question for JDG (or anyone else with a good answer)

2002-12-18 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
According to labor statistics, productivity for American workers continues to climb. I can understand how that is measured for industries in which there is a measurable *thing* produced, such as cars or toasters, but how do those statistics get determined for nontangibles? Let's look at, say, sof

Re: Br!n: feudalism is pickled

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
just john wrote: > > >Not sure what baking soda will do to a fax machine, although it's more > >plausible to have tried to send some paper through that had just a > >little baking soda spilled on each page than to have tried to send > >anything actually *wet* with pickle brine. > > > > Wouldja be

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 18 Dec 2002 at 18:33, Robert Seeberger wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Jon Gabriel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:35 PM > Subject: Re: Brin-L Chat No More? > > > > >From: "Andrew Crystall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-

Re: Taken

2002-12-18 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 12/18/2002 5:30:17 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Any bets on how long it will be before that space is dedicated to advertising? > > Before that happens, they will be digitally replacing billboard advertising in order to get more product placeme

Re: Back

2002-12-18 Thread John Garcia
Hey Damon...What was your 'brief flirtation' with the army? What are you doing now? good to see you back john On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 01:35 AM, Damon wrote: Hi all, Some of you may remember me, some of you probably don't, so I'll re-introduce myself for the benefit of y'all...;) I w

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Brin-L Chat No More? Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:33:14 -0600 - Original Message - From: "Jon Gabriel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: Steve Sloan II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Brin-L Chat No More? Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:01:09 -0600 Deborah Harrell wrote: I would love to chat with you. But my 'puter will not do! (Else my brain is just too dense Of instruction

Re: bob

2002-12-18 Thread John Garcia
The Rugrats consistently mispronounce and mangle the words that they hear grownups say. So "Bob" for "God", "alium" for "alien", "quackulator" for "caclulator" and so on. Said mangling being one of the more funny things about Rugrats, IMHO. john On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 11:53 AM, Jon

Re: bob

2002-12-18 Thread Jean-Louis Couturier
At 14:03 2002-12-18 -0800, you wrote: One friend who loves the Dragonrider series and The Belgariad has resisted my Brin-pushing , so I've suggested The Wheel of Time series and just about anything by Patricia McKillip - The Riddlemaster series is a favorite. Addicted To Swords'n'Sorcery Maru :)

Re: Christmas beggars

2002-12-18 Thread Jean-Louis Couturier
At 21:49 2002-12-18 +, you wrote: Do decent workers in your countries have the nasty habbit of turning into annoying beggars during Christmas? The newspaper delivery boy, the magazine delivery boy, everywhere I go, I see people asking for money. Wtf should **I** finance their Christmas shoppi

Re: Down Syndrome

2002-12-18 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Deborah Harrell wrote: > >> BTW, the difference between mosaics and non-downs >> is much bigger than the difference between mosaics >> and 100% trisomies. The reason is not clear, but >> _maybe_ the mosaics are handicapped for not being >> recognized in earlier stages. The key point is that >> babi

Re: Remember the Future

2002-12-18 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Gary Nunn wrote: > >Just looking over the previous years and I can't believe that you missed >2001:Space Odyssey. Missing that one is almost Science Fiction blasphemy! > I know. But I couldn't get a date for it :-( Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccm

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "Jon Gabriel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:35 PM Subject: Re: Brin-L Chat No More? > >From: "Andrew Crystall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: Brin-L

RE: Taken

2002-12-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 09:32 AM 12/16/02 -0800, Miller, Jeffrey wrote: Instead, I watched The French Connection last night, which in some amazing twist I've managed to avoid seeing before. AMC has an interesting new show idea, "DVD_TV" Shown in LB format, they shove the image to the top of the screen and use th

Re: Brin-L Chat is on

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Steve Sloan II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The weekly Brin-L chat is going on right now. > Follow the > > instructions at > > > > http://www.sloan3d.com/brinl/brinmud.html > > > > This is a newer server that William set up. I > changed mud.

Re: Brin: Tossing a Tytlal down the pants of the romantic elites

2002-12-18 Thread Doug Pensinger
d.brin wrote: While I couldn't agree more with the statement, am I wrong in my perception that the present administration has in it's sights the compromising of said revolution? Doug The revolution has worse enemies than romantics. The old feudalists are always lurking. Always scheming.

Re: Brin-L Chat is on

2002-12-18 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "Steve Sloan II" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:01 PM Subject: Brin-L Chat is on > The weekly Brin-L chat is going on right now. Follow the > instructions at > > http://www.sloan3d.com/brinl/brinmud.html > >

Re: How much do people care about health?

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Debbi wrote: > >Bonus points for those who come up with > *legitimate* > >instances of alcohol or cocaine use that promotes > >survival (there are several, but they don't involve > >addiction either). > > Wasn't alcohol used at one time to delay the

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Steve Sloan II
Deborah Harrell wrote: This got me to the same place that William noted (and that I got to from your website), but I was unable to 'create debbi' or type any text at all. "Help" wasn't. :( When you get to that screen, you need to type "create debbi some_sort_of_password" without the quotes.

RE: Remember the Future

2002-12-18 Thread Gary Nunn
Alberto asked > If anyone remembers anything that happens in 2003 in > any sf timeline, please tell me. I am desperately in need > of events for this Year. It seems that almost nothing > happens in 2003 :-/ Just looking over the previous years and I can't believe that you missed 2001:Space O

Re: How much do people care about health? (Was:dorepublicans/politicianscare...)

2002-12-18 Thread Reggie Bautista
Debbi wrote: Bonus points for those who come up with *legitimate* instances of alcohol or cocaine use that promotes survival (there are several, but they don't involve addiction either). Wasn't alcohol used at one time to delay the onset of early labor? Reggie Bautista ___

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Steve Sloan II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > >I would love to chat with you. > >But my 'puter will not do! > >(Else my brain is just too dense > >Of instructions to make sense!) > > The simplest way in Windows is to hit the Start > button, then > navigate to Programs

Re: How much do people care about health?

2002-12-18 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "Marvin Long, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How much do people care about health? Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:40:26 -0600 (CST) On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Deborah Harrell wrote: > > Not what I had in mind, but if this is the voice of

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "Andrew Crystall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Brin-L Chat No More? Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 22:38:14 - On 18 Dec 2002 at 22:26, J. van Baardwijk wrote: > On this evening of Wednesday dreary >when I logged in, > bored and wear

Re: The inside dirt on alcohol.

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- just john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >We Were Briefly Popular While Working At The Soil > >Testing Lab (which stocked Everclear) Maru > > > > That's about the level of alcohol I'd need to > consume, before I'd even > consider taste-testing soil. > > -- the relentless

Re: DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

2002-12-18 Thread Kevin Tarr
> Kevin Tarr wrote: > > > I was showed by an older electrician how to play with high voltage. I've > > had 480 dancing on my finger tips. I was with him unhooking a house from > > the outside electric, which someone turned on. He twisted his ankle falling > > from the ladder after getting shocked

Re: Down Syndrome [was: How much do people care about their ownhealth? ]

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Whom are you preaching to? Besides the list-resident > trickster, spaceship pilot, timeline maniac, and a > honoured > member of Brin's Legions of Terror, I spare some > time to raise a daughter with Down Syndrome :-) Um, the choir? :) > BTW,

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Steve Sloan II
Deborah Harrell wrote: I would love to chat with you. But my 'puter will not do! (Else my brain is just too dense Of instructions to make sense!) The simplest way in Windows is to hit the Start button, then navigate to Programs, then Accessories, then Command Prompt. When the command prompt w

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Medievalbk
Welcome to the (temporary?) Brin-L MUSH ! Running PennMUSH darwin 1.74p15 email [EMAIL PROTECTED] about administrative stuff - Use create to create a character. e.g. create fred abc123 Use " to say. e.g

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 18 Dec 2002 at 22:26, J. van Baardwijk wrote: > On this evening of Wednesday dreary >when I logged in, > bored and weary I, among several other people, would if it was on IRC rather than a MUD. AndyMr. Crick - Corpnews (www.corpnews.com) Faith and purity are inadequate substit

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not it came as a surprise >when I saw but one chatter > one chatter b'fore my eyes > > The regulars and others of the Mud >of this new place > clearly they knew not > > So it is with this here writing >that all of thee >

Re: How much do people care about health?

2002-12-18 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Deborah Harrell wrote: > > Not what I had in mind, but if this is the voice of > experience speaking... Alas, no, but I'm keeping my eyes open for a way to have whisky classified as a nutrient. Marvin Long Austin, Texas Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Poindexter & Ashcroft, LLP (F

Re: Brin: feudalism is evil, why it must be eradicated

2002-12-18 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 17 Dec 2002 at 16:48, d.brin wrote: > >David Brin wrote: > >> > >>Gandalf WAS a ring lord. He held one of the Elves' original 3 > >>rings, dedicated to self-righteously keeping Middle Earth static. > >>(stagnant.) > >> > >But that letter discusses another kind of ring lord: Gandalf as > >_the_

RE: How much do people care about health?

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- "Miller, Jeffrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > > > > > > Bonus points for those who come up with > *legitimate* instances of > > > > > alcohol or cocaine use that promotes > survival (there are several, > > > > > but they don't involve addiction either). >

Re: How much do people care about health?

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- "Marvin Long, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > > > > Bonus points for those who come up with > *legitimate* instances of alcohol or cocaine use that > promotes survival (there are several, but they don't > > involve addiction either). > > Give them to Keith R

The inside dirt on alcohol.

2002-12-18 Thread just john
>We Were Briefly Popular While Working At The Soil >Testing Lab (which stocked Everclear) Maru > That's about the level of alcohol I'd need to consume, before I'd even consider taste-testing soil. -- the relentlessly oral jj --- * [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://just-john.com/cn/r

Re: How much do people care about health?

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > > Bonus points for those who come up with > *legitimate* instances of alcohol or cocaine use that > promotes > > > survival (there are several, but they don't > involve addiction either). > Re: alcohol > > Disinfectant fo

Re: How much do people care about their own health?

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Ronn! Blankenship" wrote: > > > Okay, so we outlaw alcohol, tobacco, and all other > "recreational" drugs > > (including coffee and tea?), as well as > unhealthy/excessive food. > > The problem is, all of the things you list above > except the toba

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 15:31 18-12-2002 -0600, Steve Sloan wrote: If you can't get in through mud.sloansteady.com, try wtgab.demon.co.uk or 80.177.15.74. All use port 2102. It's a different MUD server, so it may take some getting used to. On this evening of Wednesday dreary when I logged in bored and weary

Down Syndrome [was: How much do people care about their own health? ]

2002-12-18 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Deborah Harrell wrote: > >>> A chromosomal mutation like Down's (trisomy 21), >> >> It's not a mutation. Trisomy means that the 21 >> chromosome gets a third _copy_. Mutation >> means that a gene is alterered. > > >Well, mutation in biology means "heritable alteration >of the genes or chromosomes"

Re: How much do people care about their own health?

2002-12-18 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Julia Thompson wrote: > >1 glass of red wine with a red meat meal assists in digestion and may >help with cholesterol issues. (Can't remember the source.) > Paul, in the Bible, in one of the Letters :-) Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/m

Re: bob

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The second series is fantasy in SF trappings and > begins with _The > Warlock In Spite Of Himself_. The "magic" is > explained, but not > entirely to my satisfaction; the "magic" is on one > planet in a universe > where humans have done a lot of co

Brin-L Chat is on

2002-12-18 Thread Steve Sloan II
The weekly Brin-L chat is going on right now. Follow the instructions at http://www.sloan3d.com/brinl/brinmud.html This is a newer server that William set up. I changed mud.sloansteady.com to forward to the new server, but it's been having problems. If mud.sloansteady.com doesn't work, use the

Re: How much do people care about health?

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > Bonus points for those who come up with > *legitimate* > > instances of alcohol or cocaine use that promotes > > survival (there are several, but they don't > involve addiction either). > > Chewing on the leaves of the

Christmas beggars

2002-12-18 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Do decent workers in your countries have the nasty habbit of turning into annoying beggars during Christmas? The newspaper delivery boy, the magazine delivery boy, everywhere I go, I see people asking for money. Wtf should **I** finance their Christmas shoppings? Alberto "Grinch" Monteiro _

Re: Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread Steve Sloan II
J. van Baardwijk wrote: On this evening of Wednesday dreary when I logged in, bored and weary In the world of Brin-L Chat As so oft' before I had So much it came as a surprise when I saw blackness, blackness b'fore my eyes If you can't get in through mud.sloansteady.com, tr

Brin-L Chat No More?

2002-12-18 Thread J. van Baardwijk
On this evening of Wednesday dreary when I logged in, bored and weary In the world of Brin-L Chat As so oft' before I had So much it came as a surprise when I saw blackness, blackness b'fore my eyes Again I endeavoured to join in which I failed, failed to my chagrin My m

Re: How much do people care about their own health?

2002-12-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > A chromosomal mutation like Down's (trisomy 21), > > > It's not a mutation. Trisomy means that the 21 > chromosome > gets a third _copy_. Mutation means that a gene is > alterered. Well, mutation in biology means "he

RE: How much do people care about health?

2002-12-18 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
> > >Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > > > > Bonus points for those who come up with *legitimate* > instances of > > > > alcohol or cocaine use that promotes survival (there > are several, > > > > but they don't involve addiction either). High amounts of muscle relaxants help when you're involve

Re: How much do people care about health? (Was:dorepublicans/politicianscare..

2002-12-18 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
> >Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > > Bonus points for those who come up with *legitimate* > > > instances of alcohol or cocaine use that promotes > > > survival (there are several, but they don't involve > > > addiction either). Give them to Keith Richards to your band can finish its tour and pay o

Re: Br!n: feudalism is pickled

2002-12-18 Thread just john
>Not sure what baking soda will do to a fax machine, although it's more >plausible to have tried to send some paper through that had just a >little baking soda spilled on each page than to have tried to send >anything actually *wet* with pickle brine. > Wouldja believe it's a flatbed combination

Re: Br!n: feudalism is pickled

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
just john wrote: > > >> I hate pickles. > > > >Then send me yours. > > > > Julia > > How does one clean the smell of pickle brine out of a fax machine before > the repairman (or the boss) arrives? Answer needed ASAP. Off the top of my head, I'd do something with baking soda. Not sure qu

Re: Br!n: feudalism is pickled

2002-12-18 Thread just john
>> I hate pickles. > >Then send me yours. > > Julia How does one clean the smell of pickle brine out of a fax machine before the repairman (or the boss) arrives? Answer needed ASAP. --- * [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://just-john.com/cn/rfe.shtml * __

Re: How much do people care about health? (Was:dorepublicans/politicians care..

2002-12-18 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: How much do people care about health? (Was: dorepublicans/politicians care...) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:03:11 -0600 Deborah Harrell wrote: > Bonus points for those who come up with *legitima

Re: Br!n: feudalism is evil, why it must be eradicated

2002-12-18 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 12/18/02 11:34:54 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 12/17/02 6:22:09 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << > Out of 60 or so emails so far, 50 have been laudatory. 5 que

Re: Br!n: feudalism is evil, why it must be eradicated

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 12/17/02 6:22:09 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << > Out of 60 or so emails so far, 50 have been laudatory. 5 questioning > and 5 politely nit-picky. Not one hate message >> > > I hate pickles. Then send me yours.

Re: How much do people care about health? (Was: dorepublicans/politicians care...)

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: > Bonus points for those who come up with *legitimate* > instances of alcohol or cocaine use that promotes > survival (there are several, but they don't involve > addiction either). Chewing on the leaves of the plant that ridiculous westerners distill into cocaine helps th

Re: bob

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: > > --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The second story mentioned is found in _Sacred > > Visions_, an anthology of > > Catholic-related SF. It's "The Pope of the Chimps" > > by Robert > > Silverberg. If you're interested in Catholicism in > > SF, _Sa

Re: Languages and Grammar

2002-12-18 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 12/18/02 10:26:19 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I had a similar experience. English grammar made a lot more sense after I'd spent time learning about German grammar. I think the German grammar did me more good than the grammar of any of the ot

Re: How much do people care about their own health?

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: > I think it's more multi-causal than that (although > hypoxia is absolutely a potential brain-hammer; I say > potential because _all_ vaginal births involve a > certain amount of hypoxia, which we all have obviously > survived). I'll try to look into this in the next > cou

Re: How much do people care about their own health? (Was: dorepublicans/politicians care...)

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
"Ronn! Blankenship" wrote: > Okay, so we outlaw alcohol, tobacco, and all other "recreational" drugs > (including coffee and tea?), as well as unhealthy/excessive food. The problem is, all of the things you list above except the tobacco and "unhealthy" food have been shown to have some health ben

Languages and Grammar (and bonus for Debbi) Re: Wierd news: Frenchcrack down on Internet pronunciations

2002-12-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert Seeberger wrote: > I learned how to conjugate verbs in French class. After many years of > english classes it suddenly made sense to me when I was taught how to do it > in French. It still amazes me that grammar made much more sense to me when I > had another language to do it in. I had a

Re: Remember the Future

2002-12-18 Thread Medievalbk
> >If anyone remembers anything that happens in 2003 in > >any sf timeline, please tell me. I am desperately in need > >of events for this Year. It seems that almost nothing > >happens in 2003 :-/ > > > >http://www.geocities.com/albmont/year2003.htm > > > >Alberto Monteiro > > ...this H

Re: Remember the Future

2002-12-18 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Remember the Future Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:53:40 - If anyone remembers anything that happens in 2003 in any sf timeline, please tell me. I am desperately in need of events for this Year

Remember the Future

2002-12-18 Thread Alberto Monteiro
If anyone remembers anything that happens in 2003 in any sf timeline, please tell me. I am desperately in need of events for this Year. It seems that almost nothing happens in 2003 :-/ http://www.geocities.com/albmont/year2003.htm Alberto Monteiro __

Re: How much do people care about their own health?

2002-12-18 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Deborah Harrell wrote: > > A chromosomal mutation like Down's (trisomy 21), > It's not a mutation. Trisomy means that the 21 chromosome gets a third _copy_. Mutation means that a gene is alterered. >on the other hand, doesn't appear amenable (to me) to >gene therapy, > Yes, it is very difficult

Re: How much do people care about their own health?

2002-12-18 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Trent Shipley wrote: > >(Humans *will* play with their own genes. It is our nature. All higher >primates like to play with their own shit.) > Humans _are_ playing with our own genes. All those babies that are fertilized outsite the body and then implanted are genetically tested. This test sel

Re: br!n: [LINK] What Science Fiction Author Are You?

2002-12-18 Thread Erik Reuter
Amanda, Just a reminder, since your subject had "brin:" in it, your message was sent to David Brin's email box for his special attention! If you did not intend this, you can change it to something else (I used "br!n:"). -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _

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