--- "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh I see, the fact that George Bush has
> concluded that human life
> begins at conception, and happens to believe that
> all human life should
> enjoy equal protection under the laws, makes him,
> quote, "unremarkable."
http://www.chil
Doug Pensinger wrote:
> In terms of Nick's analysis of how many months at the top,
> Stefan would have to challenge Julia. Through all of 1996
> and 1997 he was far and away the biggest poster on the
> list - daylight second.
He posted mostly one or two liners and had an excellent, subtle
sens
On 13 Jan 2003 at 22:38, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> So, would you mandate the inclusion of a tape drive on every machine?
> A CD-R only holds 600-700MB, which means it would take a lot of CDs
> and a long time to do a full backup of a contemporary 100GB drive.
As long as you have the full applic
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 10:38:34PM -0600, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
> CD-R only holds 600-700MB, which means it would take a lot of CDs and
> a long time to do a full backup of a contemporary 100GB drive.
Anyone who thinks they need to do a full backup of a 100GB drive should
think again! If you R
At 03:33 PM 1/13/2003 -0800 Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
>> > We weren't - we were out-smarted by Karl, not
>> > George.
>> >
>> > -j-
>>
>> Go ahead and believe that if you want to. The fact
>> that you guys won't admit just how remarkable this
>> President is may be the single most valuable weapon i
At 04:37 PM 1/13/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
- Original Message -
From: "Ronn! Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: SCOUTED: What Would Rael Drive?
> At 01:54 PM 1/12/03 -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote:
> >What W
At 02:50 PM 1/13/03 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: "Andrew Crystall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Windows help
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 15:36:25 -
On 12 Jan 2003 at 15:53, Richard Baker wrote:
> Alberto said:
>
> > In other words, Format &
> From: Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Is there a utility out there for Win2K (or is there something build in)
that
> will save the look of your desktop and restore it when it gets screwed
up.
> I keep arranging my desktop just the way I like it and then something
weird
> will happen and all the
Russell Chapman wrote:
Doug Pensinger wrote:
Alpha Mails I remember are Ethain Lazh, Stefan Jones, JDG, Nicola,
Steve Sloan, Gord, and of course Julia.
In terms of Nick's analysis of how many months at the top, Stefan
would have to challenge Julia. Through all of 1996 and 1997 he was far
a
Doug Pensinger wrote:
Alpha Mails I remember are Ethain Lazh, Stefan Jones, JDG, Nicola,
Steve Sloan, Gord, and of course Julia.
In terms of Nick's analysis of how many months at the top, Stefan would
have to challenge Julia. Through all of 1996 and 1997 he was far and
away the biggest poster
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Debbi
> > who prefers to kiss her equines on the nose,
> > thank-you-very-much ;)
> >
> I cannot believe that one LOTR review objected to
> the scene
> with the horse getting into Aragorn's face.
>
> I guess an elf's horse has better training than some
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Second, I've heard a lot about the 37,000 American
soldiers on the DMZ, and correctly so. Why, exactly,
aren't our allies helping out in the defense of a
fellow democracy, as they're supposed to under the UN
Mandate.
Sixth, I have to disagree with Dan on the extent to
whic
At 05:50 PM 1/13/2003 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote:
>That's the administration's response to a dilemma that they were
>instrumental in creating:
Ahem.The DPRK assembled its two nuclear bombs and began its uranium
program under the Clinton Administration.
This, quote, "dilemma", was hardly cre
Doug Pensinger wrote:
the kind of successful (and ambiguous) diplomatic policy that
Teddy Roosevelt was characterizing when he said "Speak softly and
carry a big Stick." In fact, from my POV the Bush policy looks more
like "Speak in a shrill, belligerent voice and wave your big stick
about
In a message dated 1/13/2003 3:16:51 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> Pretty amazing - and the links from that page are neat
> too! Which Galactics gengineered this beastie? :)
And will they start forming stacks?
>
> Debbi
> who prefers to kiss her equines on
Kevin Tarr wrote:
I think the most successful tactic is for the US to not give into threats.
But isn't Bush doing just that as we speak?
> DPRNK broke one specific treaty. "Oh let's be nice, give them a few
more millions of dollars, and not notice the nuclear weapon(s)." That's
your respons
I wrote:
I understand your point, and might even agree with you as to The Fool's
point in posting this to the list, except for the context in which it was
posted.
A discussion is occurring in which one side says religions and spiritual
beliefs are a bad thing, and the other side disagrees. Th
Dan Minette wrote:
The other thing that he seems to have going for him is that he doesn't have
any apparent self destructive tendencies. As such, he is a worthy opponent
for the Democrats, and they would do well accept that reality.
I wonder if an apparent obsession with finishing Daddy's work
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 06:38:30PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote:
> Why does he need to be a brilliant political strategist, if he can get
> one to work for him?
True. Although I wonder how good his strategists are at foreign
policy. Do you think the Axis of Evil speech was based on a good foreign
pol
At 04:54 PM 1/13/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Then, perhaps hoping that it could avoid a
confrontation that would distract from its campaign against Iraq, Mr. Bush
never described to North Korea what might happen if it crosses the
nuclear "red lines." Though he has often said he
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like
umbrellas.
That makes a surprising amount of sense!
Planet: A body of Earth surrounded by sky.
Very poetic.
:-)
__
Steve Sloan . Hu
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 04:54:10PM -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote:
> fact, from my POV the Bush policy looks more like "Speak in a shrill,
> belligerent voice and wave your big stick about wildly until someone
> makes a threat - then, in a contrite voice, say "I didn't mean it" and
> offer them a s
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Then, perhaps hoping that it could avoid a
confrontation that would
distract from its campaign against Iraq, Mr. Bush
never described to
North Korea what might happen if it crosses the
nuclear "red lines."
Though he has often said he will never allow "the
world's worst
d
I wrote:
> Really, I'm offended by the tone of these questions. "The unexamined
> life is not worth living," but insinuating that answering yes to
> the questions above means that you are "under the influence of a
> destructive group or belief system" is just ridiculous and offensive.
Erik rep
I've been reading the debate on this, and I'd like to throw my 2 cents in.
In conventional terms, he doesn't seem to be especially bright. A
Republican friend of mine mentioned that a noted conservative columnist
stated that GWB "wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer" before he became
president
Is there a utility out there for Win2K (or is there something build in) that
will save the look of your desktop and restore it when it gets screwed up.
I keep arranging my desktop just the way I like it and then something weird
will happen and all the icons will be crammed over on the left side of
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 05:55:52PM -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote:
> Really, I'm offended by the tone of these questions. "The unexamined
> life is not worth living," but insinuating that answering yes to
> the questions above means that you are "under the influence of a
> destructive group or beli
The Fool wrote:
>
>Are you "UNDER THE INFLUENCE"
>of a destructive group or belief system?
>Find out with this
>SELF QUIZ:
>
I think you should redesign this quiz as a javascript, it would
be much better then
Alberto Monteiro
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> -Original Message-
> From: Kevin Tarr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 03:56 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: More on North Korea
>
> Sure. It's President Bush who does all the wrong things and
> someone else
> who does all the good things. Why, t
William T Goodall wrote:
Is there any limit to the evils of religion?
Yes, but there is no limit to what evils MAN will commit in the name of
religion...
Cheers
Russell C.
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The Fool wrote:
Are you "UNDER THE INFLUENCE"
of a destructive group or belief system?
Find out with this
SELF QUIZ:
Does your group discourage doubts, criticism or ideas that differ from
their
belief system?
YesNo
For example, does your group discourage ideas such as the validity of
> --- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Except for the fact that bush really is 'dumberer'
> > than wheat:
> > http://www.bushcalendar.com/
> >
> > I never 'misunderestimated' bush.
>
> If so then, given the fact that he has consistently
> outmanuevered his opponents in contest after contes
At 04:58 PM 1/13/2003 -0600, you wrote:
I wrote some stuff about _The Night of January 16th_, and Kevin Tarr replied:
You could have waited three days to tell us about it.
Kevin T.
Now you've spoiled it.
Ahem, sorry. I apologize for spoiling the ending without inserting
spoiler space. I gu
--- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quoted:
> http://www.gate.com/~zardoz/heaven.htm
>
> "Unfortunately most Christians believe heaven as a
> pleasant eternal vista
> for which their souls reside as one with their God,
> forever. Oh, but what they have misconstrued.
> If one considers the Bible an au
> -Original Message-
> From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 03:29 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: More on North Korea
>
>
> > We weren't - we were out-smarted by Karl, not
> > George.
> >
> > -j-
>
> Go ahead and believe that if y
> We weren't - we were out-smarted by Karl, not
> George.
>
> -j-
Go ahead and believe that if you want to. The fact
that you guys won't admit just how remarkable this
President is may be the single most valuable weapon in
his arsenal.
Gautam
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
It would have helped if you had spelled what you intended to ask correctly:
Sea and dikes got me a number of direct hits on water management in the
netherlands in google.
Yes - we did find it find it once my help was enlisted and spelling
corrected (and I als
I wrote some stuff about _The Night of January 16th_, and Kevin Tarr
replied:
You could have waited three days to tell us about it.
Kevin T.
Now you've spoiled it.
Ahem, sorry. I apologize for spoiling the ending without inserting spoiler
space. I guess I'm just not used to insterting spoil
Are you "UNDER THE INFLUENCE"
of a destructive group or belief system?
Find out with this
SELF QUIZ:
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their
belief system?
YesNo
Do you tend to rationalize whatever the group does even when it goes
against
your sense o
On 13 Jan 2003 at 15:26, The Fool wrote:
> http://www.sys-con.com/linux/articlenews.cfm?id=381
>
> SCO Threatens to Press IP Claims on Linux
> By Maureen O'Gara of LinuxGram
>
Yeah, and I imagine that anything they claim IP on will be re-written
within a week by the LINUX community. Equall
Science According to Kids
Quotes from 11-year-olds' science exams:
The body consists of three parts- the brainium, the borax and the abominable
cavity. The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and
lungs, and the abominable cavity contains the bowls, of which there are
five
on 13/1/03 9:30 pm, The Fool at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> http://www.expatica.com/francemain.asp?pad=278,313,&item_id=27942
> ___
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Is there any limit to the evils of religion?
--
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Mail
- Original Message -
From: "Ronn! Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: SCOUTED: What Would Rael Drive?
> At 01:54 PM 1/12/03 -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote:
> >What Would Rael Drive?
>
>
> And where do the rest of us g
http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.cfm?uc_full_date=20030112&;
uc_comic=db&uc_daction=X
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=A&P=12347
>There is a lot of speculation here which is not based on facts. PD will
>give you the capability to protect some subsets of your system from
>damage. Imagine having a fire proof safe in your house. Your house
--- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.astrobio.net/news/article353.html
>
> Weizmann Institute scientists have found what makes
> the bacterium
> Deinococcus radiodurans the most radiation-resistant
> organism in the
> world: The microbe's DNA is packed tightly into a
> ring...
> Th
- Original Message -
From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "BRIN-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: A Problem For Conservatives
> > But, the problem with this argument is that, if you define what real
is, of
> > course you can refute a
The good news is that you were not insulting someone's parentage :-)
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Miller, Jeffrey
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 4:31 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: OFFLIST - RE: Alpha Mails (fun
At 01:55 PM 1/13/2003 -0600, you wrote:
Marvin wrote:
Ugh. _Anthem_ convinced me that Ms. Rand probaby isn't worth reading
further.
I have to agree. Rand just does absolutely nothing for me. Of course,
I've never been able to make it more than a few pages into any of her novels.
There's jus
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Next part of the answer- be educated. Ask your
> doc/providers specifically
> what is going on- make them relate it to something
> you understand (I use
> lots of car part analogies for guys as an example).
> You need to be able to
> ask questions and make d
> -Original Message-
> From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 12:30 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: More on North Korea
>
>
> --- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Except for the fact that bush really is 'dumberer'
> > than whea
http://www.expatica.com/francemain.asp?pad=278,313,&item_id=27831
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From: "Jim Sharkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Unfortunate searches (was RE: Extremely irregular...)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 22:43:53 -0500 (EST)
Russell Chapman wrote:
>My daughter was recently doing a school project on the Netherlands,
>and needed to find out about dykes.
While this is fu
http://www.expatica.com/francemain.asp?pad=278,313,&item_id=27942
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*blink*
*sigh*
-j-
> -Original Message-
> From: Miller, Jeffrey
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 11:08 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: OFFLIST - RE: Alpha Mails (fun with SQL - L3ish)
>
>
>
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > S
http://www.sys-con.com/linux/articlenews.cfm?id=381
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By Maureen O'Gara of LinuxGram
This Article, posted 1/10/03; 04:32:01;
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Informed sources, who would only talk on the guarantee of anonymity, say
SCO has
"Marvin Long, Jr." wrote:
>
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> > > Actually, she's telling the truth. Everybody wanted to live on her floor
> > > because of Julia's incredible wit, talent, and personality. The sheer
> > > human magnetism she radiated turned that floor into a verit
> From: Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> --- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Except for the fact that bush really is 'dumberer'
> > than wheat:
> > http://www.bushcalendar.com/
> >
> > I never 'misunderestimated' bush.
>
> If so then, given the fact that he has consistently
> outmanu
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Julia Thompson wrote:
> > Actually, she's telling the truth. Everybody wanted to live on her floor
> > because of Julia's incredible wit, talent, and personality. The sheer
> > human magnetism she radiated turned that floor into a veritable salon of
> > manners, kindness, an
--- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Except for the fact that bush really is 'dumberer'
> than wheat:
> http://www.bushcalendar.com/
>
> I never 'misunderestimated' bush.
If so then, given the fact that he has consistently
outmanuevered his opponents in contest after contest,
time after time
"Marvin Long, Jr." wrote:
>
> On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Erik Reuter wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:32:39AM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
> >
> > > When I was a freshman in college at UT Austin, I hung around with a
> > > bunch of people, most of whom lived on my floor in the dorm, the rest
> >
Marvin wrote:
Ugh. _Anthem_ convinced me that Ms. Rand probaby isn't worth reading
further.
I have to agree. Rand just does absolutely nothing for me. Of course, I've
never been able to make it more than a few pages into any of her novels.
There's just something about them that I can't sto
From: "Andrew Crystall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Windows help
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 15:36:25 -
On 12 Jan 2003 at 15:53, Richard Baker wrote:
> Alberto said:
>
> > In other words, Format & Reinstall.
>
> A plan whose only flaw is that
From: "Marvin Long, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: kissing hank's ass
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 12:03:32 -0600 (CST)
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Erik Reuter wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:32:39AM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> > When I was a f
> From: Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Then, perhaps hoping that it could avoid a
> > confrontation that would
> > distract from its campaign against Iraq, Mr. Bush
> > never described to
> > North Korea what might happen if it crosses the
> > nuclear "red lines."
> > Though he has ofte
> -Original Message-
> From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 07:20 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Alpha Mails (fun with SQL - L3ish)
>
>>
> Anybody who has used remarkably different addresses over the
> years, please feel free to advi
On 12 Jan 2003 at 15:53, Richard Baker wrote:
> Alberto said:
>
> > In other words, Format & Reinstall.
>
> A plan whose only flaw is that Packard Bell neglected to provide her
> with a CD, instead providing a "recovery partition" on the hard-disc.
> Yes, the same hard-disc that's been trashed b
> Then, perhaps hoping that it could avoid a
> confrontation that would
> distract from its campaign against Iraq, Mr. Bush
> never described to
> North Korea what might happen if it crosses the
> nuclear "red lines."
> Though he has often said he will never allow "the
> world's worst
> dictato
On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Erik Reuter wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:32:39AM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> > When I was a freshman in college at UT Austin, I hung around with a
> > bunch of people, most of whom lived on my floor in the dorm, the rest
> > of whom wanted to.
>
> My my...so mode
On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 09:32:39AM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
> When I was a freshman in college at UT Austin, I hung around with a
> bunch of people, most of whom lived on my floor in the dorm, the rest
> of whom wanted to.
My my...so modest, aren't we? :-)
--
"Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED
On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Dan Minette wrote:
> That's a fair statement. Nothing I've said should be construed to make the
> arguement that God has been proven to exist.
True enough. What I've perceived myself as arguing against is chiefly an
idea that reason, "properly" used, somehow naturally lea
"Ronn! Blankenship" wrote:
>
> At 10:52 PM 1/12/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
> >Steve Sloan II wrote:
> > >
> > > The Fool wrote:
> > >
> > > > http://www.jhuger.com/kisshank.mv
> > >
> > > > This morning there was a knock at my door. When I answered the
> > > > door I found a well groomed,
At 10:52 PM 1/12/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
Steve Sloan II wrote:
>
> The Fool wrote:
>
> > http://www.jhuger.com/kisshank.mv
>
> > This morning there was a knock at my door. When I answered the
> > door I found a well groomed, nicely dressed couple. The man
> > spoke first:
>
> > John:
At 01:14 PM 1/13/03 +1000, Russell Chapman wrote:
Nick Arnett wrote:
Oh, yes. My granddaughters, who are 3, wanted to look for pictures and
videos the other day. "Barbie" wasn't too bad, though some people do
unusual animations with Barbie dolls. But that was *after* I made the
mistake of sea
At 01:54 PM 1/12/03 -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote:
What Would Rael Drive?
And where do the rest of us get one?
(I can always change the music.)
--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
Countering Gautam's spin:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/12/international/asia/12ASSE.html?pagewanted=1&todaysheadlines
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- An Asian diplomat emerged from one of the many
meetings on defusing the North Korean nuclear crisis saying that no one
could know what Kim Jong Il want
Julia Thompson wrote:
Julia's picks for next weekend:
Tampa Bay beats Philadelphia.
Oakland beats Tennessee.
(And if she doesn't go 2-0 next weekend, her Superbowl prediction
doesn't come true.)
Philly will beat TB (again), but you're right on the second one.
Doug
GCU Thermal Whimps
Russell Chapman wrote:
> Nick Arnett wrote:
>
> >Oh, yes. My granddaughters, who are 3, wanted to look for pictures and
> >videos the other day. "Barbie" wasn't too bad, though some people do
> >unusual animations with Barbie dolls. But that was *after* I made the
> >mistake of searching for be
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