Deborah Harrell wrote:
This study found increased concentrations of manganese
in an exposed population of Australian
aboriginals,[what do they prefer to call themselves,
you Down Under?
Me (we?) downunder say: they prefer to be known as Koories.
Regards, Ray.
On 28 May 2003 at 3:07, The Fool wrote:
Phoenix wants to be able to track, disable, wipe hard drives, connect
to the internet, download advertising, 'secure' sections of your
harddrive, without your permission: They can literally destroy your
computer / HD data ay ANY time they choose.
Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Both twin girls are fine so far.
Still more congratulations from way down south!
Their parents, on the other hand, are in a bit of shock at the news.
You may laugh, but here's a secret passed on to me by an aunt to her success
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:01 AM
Subject: Re: Nukes found with reactor vessel woes-NRC
Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
Behalf Of
From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Geek Test: http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
I'm not as of a geek as I thought: 29.19% - total geek.
- jmh
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Horn, John wrote:
The Geek Test: http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
I'm not as of a geek as I thought: 29.19% - total geek.
Bit more of a geek than I thought (ticked all possibly applicable boxes).
28.79684^*($#% bloody French keyboard! Total-Geek.
Ray.
Julia Thompson wrote:
I had my first (but not my last) ultrasound exam with this pregnancy.
Both twin girls are fine so far.
Their parents, on the other hand, are in a bit of shock at the news.
And their big brother doesn't quite understand what's going on, but was
interested in
From: Ray Ludenia [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: BRIN L [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Pregnancy update
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 23:59:46 +1000
Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Both twin girls are fine so far.
Still more
32.34714% - Total Geek
Tom Beck
www.prydonians.org
www.mercerjewishsingles.org
I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the
last. - Dr Jerry Pournelle
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In a message dated 5/28/03 12:06:48 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The odd-numbered movies suck, the even-numbered movies are good.
To wit:
Star Trek I, TPM - Not good.
Star Trek III, TSfS - Not good
I liked III - the scene where the Enterprise explodes in space and then they
cut to
Interesting that so far nobody on this list is any higher than low 40%
Geekiness. I'm not sure if that's a bad thing or a good thing...
Tom Beck
www.prydonians.org
www.mercerjewishsingles.org
I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the
last. - Dr Jerry
- Original Message -
From: Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: beware the BIOS
On 28 May 2003 at 3:07, The Fool wrote:
Phoenix wants to be able to track, disable, wipe hard drives, connect
From: Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I liked III - the scene where the Enterprise explodes in space and then
they
cut to Kirk on the ground watching it burn up in the sky is a
brilliantly
conceived and shot sequence, always brings a tear to my eyes. And Robin
Curtis
The Nerd From Hell comes in at a pathetic...
28.20513% - Total Geek - I just love that preciseness! (I am so
embarrassed!)
Frankly, I suspect that the test is jaded toward more modern geeks, with
more weight given toward more recent technologies.
For instance, no reference to HAM radio
* Julia Thompson [Tue, 27/05/2003 at 12:51 -0500]
Both twin girls are fine so far.
Cool !
Their parents, on the other hand, are in a bit of shock at the news.
Relax, I'm sure you'll make it marvelously !
--
Jean-Marc
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* Jon Gabriel [Tue, 27/05/2003 at 23:30 -0400]
The Geek Test: http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
I ranked:
44.3787% - Major Geek
25.44379% - Total Geek
And I thought I was weird ...
--
Jean-Marc
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From: Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: The Geek Test
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 10:05:57 -0600
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In a message dated 5/28/03 12:06:48 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The
Other researchers suggest new types of radioactive
weapons may have been used in Afghanistan.
I am not a nuclear physicist, but I would think that weapons scientists
would use some other (man-made) radioactive material other than Uranium.
AFAIK, Uranium is only used in DU rounds, and
* Ray Ludenia [Thu, 29/05/2003 at 00:31 +1000]
Horn, John wrote:
The Geek Test: http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
I'm not as of a geek as I thought: 29.19% - total geek.
Bit more of a geek than I thought (ticked all possibly applicable boxes).
28.79684^*($#% bloody French keyboard!
From: Jean-Marc Chaton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: The Geek Test
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 19:14:48 +0200
* Jon Gabriel [Tue, 27/05/2003 at 23:30 -0400]
The Geek Test: http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
I
At 10:16 AM 5/28/03 -0700, Chad Cooper wrote:
Other researchers suggest new types of radioactive
weapons may have been used in Afghanistan.
I am not a nuclear physicist, but I would think that weapons scientists
would use some other (man-made) radioactive material other than Uranium.
AFAIK,
I'm stumped on one of the questions:
I WANT...
to work for Microsoft
Do I get zero, one, or two points for this one?
Joshua
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At 02:03 PM 5/25/03 -0500, The Fool wrote:
A small sample of Afghan civilians have shown astonishing levels of
uranium in their urine, an independent scientist says.
And in a related story, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
reported today that recent shipments of uranium arriving at
I wrote:
on-topic
[snip]
/on-topic
Jon replied:
Topic? We don' need no stinkin' topic!! :-)
[snip]
Or, if you're a biologist trying to avoid pseudoscience masquerading as
the real thing you might want to avoid it altogether. The man writes
decent science fiction, but apparently knows
Chad wrote:
Can anyone else think up some vintage Geek values?
Jon replied:
Own(ed) or worn plaid shirts at any time in your life.
Own(ed) a Star Trek or Star Wars Toy anything after the age of 21.
Built Star Wars or Star Trek models
Own(ed) a Star Trek alum album (William Shatner or Leonard
At 10:57 AM 5/28/03 -0700, Joshua Bell wrote:
I'm stumped on one of the questions:
I WANT...
to work for Microsoft
Do I get zero, one, or two points for this one?
Minus infinity.
-- Ronn! :)
God bless America,
Land that I love!
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light
At 01:48 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: Chad Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: The Geek Test
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 09:27:03 -0700
The Nerd From Hell comes in at a pathetic...
28.20513% -
Dr. Brin:
I'm re-reading _Earth_ right now and I've a got a question for you. In the
preface, you wrote that the future shown in the book is about the most
encouraging tomorrow I can imagine right now. What a sobering thought.
Do you still feel that way?
Reggie Bautista
From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Pregnancy update ...um Dor-hinuf's
Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 13:06:54 -0500
I wrote:
on-topic
[snip]
/on-topic
Jon replied:
Topic? We don' need no stinkin' topic!! :-)
In a message dated 5/28/2003 11:18:07 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Dr. Brin:
I'm re-reading _Earth_ right now and I've a got a question for you. In
the
preface, you wrote that the future shown in the book is about the most
encouraging tomorrow I can
--- Ray Ludenia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
This study found increased concentrations of
manganese
in an exposed population of Australian
aboriginals,[what do they prefer to call
themselves, you Down Under?
Me (we?) downunder say: they prefer to be known as
This is just a quick reminder that the Wednesday Brin-L chat
is scheduled for 3 PM Eastern/2 PM Central time in the US,
or 7 PM Greenwich time, so it just started. There will
probably be somebody there to talk to for at least eight
hours after the start time. See my instruction page for
help
--- Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Geek Test: http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
I ranked:
44.3787% - Major Geek
Jon
Somewhat to my surprise, I'm at only 32.54438% - Total
Geek. I think it's my lack of roleplaying-ish
experience...
Gautam
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Howard Dean today wrote to FCC Chairman Michael Powell, urging the FCC to
avoid further deregulation of the American media. The text of the letter:
Dear Chairman Powell,
--- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No. Naturally-occurring uranium is about 99.3%
U-238 (half-life 4.5
billion years) and 0.7% U-235. Only the U-235 is
fissionable, so the two
isotopes must be separated for use in nuclear power
plants or nuclear
bombs. The left-over
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/5955253.htm
Congressmen ask Ashcroft to drop Bursey prosecution
Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A group of Congressmen have written Attorney General
John Ashcroft urging him to drop prosecution of a South Carolina man
arrested for trespassing
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Interesting that so far nobody on this list is any higher than low 40%
Geekiness. I'm not sure if that's a bad thing or a good thing...
I passed it along to another list, and someone came up 57.79093%, and
attributed it to owning a yurt. :)
That's the high one so
- Original Message -
From: Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:10 PM
Subject: RE: uranium
I wanted to ask you a question before Teri and I leave for a cruise to
celebrate our 25th anniversary. (in other words, I
On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 03:57:34PM -0500, The Fool wrote:
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/5955253.htm
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said 11 House members - 10 Democrats and
Texas Republican Ron Paul - wrote to Ashcroft that charging Brett Bursey
^
Hey,
I ranked:
31.36095% - Total Geek
Cheers!
--
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~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~
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Published on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 by the Guardian/UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
US Finds Evidence of WMD At Last - Buried in a Field Near Maryland
by Julian Borger in Washington
The good news for the Pentagon yesterday was that its investigators had finally
unearthed evidence of weapons of
At 01:10 PM 5/28/03 -0700, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No. Naturally-occurring uranium is about 99.3%
U-238 (half-life 4.5
billion years) and 0.7% U-235. Only the U-235 is
fissionable, so the two
isotopes must be separated for use in nuclear power
On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 05:13:52PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
_gallium_, which has a melting point of about 30°C and so will melt in your
hand.
What good is THAT? The real money is in elements that melt in your mouth
but NOT in your hand, like mnmium.
--
Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snippage
The point is that radiation has been around much
longer than humans. It is
a natural part of our environment. In order to
remain healthy we must
ingest potassium, which is radioactive.
This abstract claims that low-dose radiation
At 06:46 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote:
On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 05:13:52PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
_gallium_, which has a melting point of about 30°C and so will melt in
your
hand.
What good is THAT? The real money is in elements that melt in your mouth
but NOT in your hand, like
Dr. Brin:
I'm re-reading _Earth_ right now and I've a got a question for you.
In the preface, you wrote that the future shown in the book is
about the most encouraging tomorrow I can imagine right now. What
a sobering thought.
Do you still feel that way?
Pretty much. Except that EARTH
--- Miller, Jeffrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Published on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 by the
Guardian/UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
US Finds Evidence of WMD At Last - Buried in a Field
Near Maryland
The good news for the Pentagon yesterday was that
its investigators had finally unearthed
On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 05:58:39PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 06:46 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote:
On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 05:13:52PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
_gallium_, which has a melting point of about 30°C and so will melt in
your
hand.
What good is THAT? The real
-Original Message-
From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 2:47 PM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: Congressmen ask Ashcroft to drop free speech prosecution
On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 03:57:34PM -0500, The Fool wrote:
In a message dated 5/25/2003 7:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
I don't think so. I've watched Star Trek many times, as well as a bunch of
other future documentaries. They show that races exist in
the same way in
the future as they do now. :-)
That is because
In a message dated 5/25/2003 10:29:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Correction: Mules are the sterile offspring of horses and donkeys.
(ass == donkey).
Bob Z:
Yeah you are right I always confuse donkeys asses and mules.
Specifically, breeding a male donkey and a
From: Steve Sloan
I just added Chad Cooper's picture to the Memberpix page:
http://www.sloan3d.com/cgi-bin/memberpix.cgi?person=chadc
Is it just me, or does he look kinda like Douglas Adams? ;-)
I didn't see my reply to this on the list so I'm resending...
Actually, I think he looks like
I'm curious: Do those specific genetic differences cover 100% of the
population of a given race and exclude other races? Could you do a blind
DNA test on a person and with 100% certainty decide what race that person
is? What if that person was multiracial?
No you cannot determine
At 05:28 PM 5/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_releases/text.asp?pid=355
May 27, 2003
Contact: Tim Stephens (831) 459-2495; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UC Santa Cruz Press Release
Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario
for March 16, 2880
FOR
At 09:26 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Han Tacoma wrote:
Bryon Daly (Sun, 25 May 2003 23:29:37 -0400) wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Donkeys are the sterile offspring of horses and asses. They are hybrids.
Correction: Mules are the sterile offspring of horses and donkeys.
(ass == donkey).
At 09:55 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote:
At 05:28 PM 5/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_releases/text.asp?pid=355
May 27, 2003
Contact: Tim Stephens (831) 459-2495; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UC Santa Cruz Press Release
Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid
At 11:30 PM 5/27/2003 -0400, you wrote:
The Geek Test: http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
I ranked:
44.3787% - Major Geek
Jon
40.63116% - MG
Some made me laugh out loud.
They should have had subtraction questions(do you know sports or gone to a
sporting event of your own free will, not to
At 10:34 PM 5/28/2003 -0400, you wrote:
At 11:30 PM 5/27/2003 -0400, you wrote:
The Geek Test: http://www.innergeek.us/geek.html
I ranked:
44.3787% - Major Geek
Jon
40.63116% - MG
Some made me laugh out loud.
They should have had subtraction questions(do you know sports or gone to a
sporting
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: Political Compass
In a message dated 5/25/2003 7:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I don't think so. I've watched Star
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Interesting that so far nobody on this list is any higher than low 40%
Geekiness. I'm not sure if that's a bad thing or a good thing...
OK, from the other list, my former boss took it, and he scored 60.5527%
Extreme Geek. This is the highest score I've seen yet,
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 03:57:34PM -0500, The Fool wrote:
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/local/5955253.htm
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., said 11 House members - 10 Democrats and
Texas Republican Ron Paul - wrote to Ashcroft that charging Brett Bursey
Reggie Bautista wrote:
I didn't see my reply to this on the list so I'm resending...
Actually, I think he looks like Mandy Patinkin...
Reggie Bautista
Ducking Maru
Yeah, I can see that.
Me Too Maru ;-)
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--- Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
snippage with some rearrangement of first sentence
other articles on 'ionizing radiation hormesis'
include this one which states:
...Accordingly, evolutionary and ecological
considerations suggest two components of hormesis in
relation to
Reggie Bautista wrote:
on-topic I'm near the end of Greg Bear's
_Darwin's Radio_, and without being too
spoilerish, there's a character that swears her
unborn child can hear it's father singing it to
sleep. /on-topic
Just ask any expecting mother how
their little one reacts to noises,
Chad Cooper wrote:
Other researchers suggest new types of radioactive
weapons may have been used in Afghanistan.
I am not a nuclear physicist, but I would think
that weapons scientists would use some other
(man-made) radioactive material other than
Uranium. AFAIK, Uranium is only
sigh
HRT, at least with PremPro, actually increases the
risk of developing Alzheimer's-type dementia, as well
as ischemic stroke.
So while we thought we were lowering the risk of heart
and other vascular diseases, and fighting off
dementia, we were making it worse...
A single elevated PSA (prostate specific antigen)
should be repeated in 4-6 weeks, instead of 1 week, to
rule out a temporary elevation [which can signify
prostate cancer; however this article did not address
use of the ratio of free to bound PSA, which appears
to be more specific for cancer if
I forwarded this to work and sent it to co-workers. One AF Major, PhD in
Comp Sci from the AF Academy scored a 48 plus.
George A
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 12:47 AM
Subject: Re: The Geek Test
Interesting that so far
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