Re: SCOUTED: Mars to Get Closer than Ever in Recorded History in 2003

In a message dated 1/8/2003 9:51:54 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Uh huh. Remember what happened in the late 1800's when Mars was > close? Watch out for green flares on Mars, that's all I'm saying. > > I'll be stocking up viral cultures of the common cold...

Re: SCOUTED: Mars to Get Closer than Ever in Recorded History in 2003

Gary wrote: > > This is very cool. > > > Mars to Get Closer than Ever in Recorded History in 2003 > > The Red Planet is getting progressively closer to Earth with each > passing night, and consequently it will slowly appear to grow larger and > brighter. By late August 2003, when it will be abo

Arse or elbow?

Arse or elbow? Can you tell the difference? I got 9 out of 14 http://www.assotron.com/arse-or-elbow/# ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Michael Moore mocks white men and 911

Rambling and off on tangents, but reports remarks that have spurred controversy. http://www.independent.co.uk/story.jsp?story=366725 I took my son to see Michael Moore live at the Roundhouse, in north London, before Christmas. The US radical and author of the best-selling book Stupid White Men w

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

At 05:38 PM 1/8/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: Richard Baker wrote: > > Jeffrey said: > > > *nod* that's what I understand it to mean. Julia seems to imply > > there's another, UK version of the phrase..? > > Over here, if you table something, you put it on the table where it can > be discussed.

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 05:38:11PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: > I heard a story about a discussion during WWII in which people almost > came to blows before that definition was straightened out Hey, watch your language! :-) (I won't say it, I won't say it, doh! willpower loses). At my apartm

SCOUTED: Mars to Get Closer than Ever in Recorded History in 2003

This is very cool. Mars to Get Closer than Ever in Recorded History in 2003 The Red Planet is getting progressively closer to Earth with each passing night, and consequently it will slowly appear to grow larger and brighter. By late August 2003, when it will be about 191 million miles close

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

Richard Baker wrote: > > Jeffrey said: > > > *nod* that's what I understand it to mean. Julia seems to imply > > there's another, UK version of the phrase..? > > Over here, if you table something, you put it on the table where it can > be discussed. In other words, exactly the opposite meaning.

Re: New member

At 17:46 2003-01-08 +0100, Christophe wrote: Hi everybody, i just joined the list an i will say something about me:(je ne me rappelle plus du mot pour dire "se présenter") Bienvenue, "Se présenter" is to introduce one's self (yourself). First: Sorry for my english, i am belgian and my mother l

Re: New member

- Original Message - From: "Tharn Kelrac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 10:46 AM Subject: New member Greetings from Houston Texas Christophe! xponent Bonjour Maru rob You are a fluke of the universe. You hav

Re: New member

Hiya, Welcome to the list... What kinds of RPGs and history? Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: Italeri's Merkava --

RE: A Problem For Conservatives

From: "Miller, Jeffrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: A Problem For Conservatives Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 13:32:07 -0800 > -Original Message- > From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 01:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: A Problem F

RE: New member

> From: Tharn Kelrac [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > First: Sorry for my english, i am belgian and my mother > language is french. > > I am a very great fan of David Brin (not only for the Uplift Saga but > mostly). I am happy to join this mailing list. Welcome aboard! Your English seems awfull

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

Jeffrey said: > *nod* that's what I understand it to mean. Julia seems to imply > there's another, UK version of the phrase..? Over here, if you table something, you put it on the table where it can be discussed. In other words, exactly the opposite meaning. Rich, who thinks that must make US-UK

RE: A Problem For Conservatives

> -Original Message- > From: Dan Minette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 01:40 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives > > > > - Original Message - > From: "Miller, Jeffrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

- Original Message - From: "Miller, Jeffrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 3:32 PM Subject: RE: A Problem For Conservatives > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, January

RE: A Problem For Conservatives

> -Original Message- > From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 01:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives > > > Dan Minette wrote: > > > > The tabling of the question > of the validity > > of observations, a

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

Dan Minette wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "BRIN-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:18 AM > Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives > > > > > In the real world nobody refuted the argument. > > But, the pro

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

At 12:50 08-01-2003 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: A google search for the term 'Mulder's Razor' turned up lotsa slash fan fiction on the X-Files. I don't recall the term being used onlist and don't have it saved in my archive -- can anyone explain? A search of the Great Brin-L Archive revealed th

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

- Original Message - From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "BRIN-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:18 AM Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives > > In the real world nobody refuted the argument. But, the problem with this argument is that, if you

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

I wrote (somewhat facetiously): Of *course* God exists. Haven't you ever heard of Mulder's Razor? Jon Gabriel replied: A google search for the term 'Mulder's Razor' turned up lotsa slash fan fiction on the X-Files. I don't recall the term being used onlist and don't have it saved in my archi

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 02:17:53PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > > From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 12:40:02PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > > > Perhaps, But, one does not see any evidence for purpose when empirical > > > observations are made. > > > > But Jon was no

Re: New member

At 17:46 08-01-2003 +0100, Christophe wrote: Hi everybody, i just joined the list an i will say something about me:(je ne me rappelle plus du mot pour dire "se présenter") First: Sorry for my english, i am belgian and my mother language is french. Woo-hoo! Another Euro member! Welcome on board

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

- Original Message - From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 1:52 PM Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives > On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 12:40:02PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > > Perhaps, But, one does not see any evidence for purpo

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 12:40:02PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > Perhaps, But, one does not see any evidence for purpose when empirical > observations are made. But Jon was not making empirical observations when he said we were here for a purpose. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http:/

Brin-L MUD Reminder

This is just a quick reminder that the weekly Brin-L chat is starting today at 3 PM Eastern/2 PM Central time in the US, or 7 PM Greenwich time. There will probably be somebody there to talk to for at least eight hours after the start time. See my instruction page for help getting there: http:/

New member

Hi everybody, i just joined the list an i will say something about me:(je ne me rappelle plus du mot pour dire "se présenter") First: Sorry for my english, i am belgian and my mother language is french. Name: Christophe Age: 19 Country: Belgium Hobbies: Reading (all kind of books), RPG, Mangas, M

RE: SCOUTED: RotK Movie Preview

> -Original Message- > From: Reggie Bautista [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 06:26 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: SCOUTED: RotK Movie Preview > > > Ronn! posted: > > > > > <> > > Adam replied: > >

Re: Speed of Gravity Measured for First Time

From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Speed of Gravity Measured for First Time Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 19:23:56 -0600 http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/gravity_speed_030107.html The first accurate measurement ever taken of the speed with which gravity propagates shows that it is

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

- Original Message - From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 12:22 PM Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives > On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 01:20:25PM -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: > > word is a 'cop-out'. Yet, I personally have complet

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

On Wed, Jan 08, 2003 at 01:20:25PM -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: > word is a 'cop-out'. Yet, I personally have complete and unshakeable faith > that God exists and we are here for a purpose. My spiritual and religious > beliefs may not make sense to some people, but that's not their concern -- Per

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

From: Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 16:23:52 -0800 (PST) --- William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Reggie Bautista wrote: > > >>> Of *course* God exists. > >>> Haven't you ever heard of Mulder's Razor? > > > > William T.

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

From: William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 17:18:56 + on 8/1/03 12:23 am, Deborah Harrell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Reggie Bautista wrote: >> > Of *course* God exists.

Re: A Problem For Conservatives

on 8/1/03 12:23 am, Deborah Harrell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > --- William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Reggie Bautista wrote: >> > Of *course* God exists. > Haven't you ever heard of Mulder's Razor? >>> >>> William T. Goodall replied: It was proved otherwise last year

Re: SCOUTED: "Doc Knows Best" (It'll be too late for you, if he'swrong.)

Erik Reuter wrote: > > > But that was before the bioethics movement largely abandoned the > > sanctity of life ethic for an express or implicit utilitarianism > > that views the value of human life through a distorting prism of > > "quality." That was before most bioethicists came to believe that

RE: Nightmare fish in Brazil.....

At 07:45 AM 1/8/03 +0100, J. van Baardwijk wrote: At 18:57 07-01-2003 -0600, Ronn Blankenship wrote: (I tend to believe in the philosophy that a student learns more if s/he discovers the answer for him/herself, if necessary, after a subtle hint . . . ) No straight answer to the question, but a

Re: Speed of Gravity Measured for First Time

Rob reported: > "Thankfully, it is," Hogan said, adding that were it not, theorists > would have their hands full trying to explain the result. I really don't understand this attitude. Surely if the experiment showed that the theory was wildly wrong, that would mean more and more interesting work

RE: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world'

> -Oorspronkelijk bericht- > Van: Ronn!Blankenship [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: dinsdag 7 januari 2003 20:02 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: RE: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world' > At 04:28 PM 1/7/03 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I will be nice