indeterminacy, chaos, and complexity -L3

2004-09-19 Thread Dan Minette
One of the things that I would like to do is break the cycle of repeated arguments, that tend to exist after mostly the same people cover mostly the same territory. One thought I had was triggered by the use of the word "rational" in several posts. I started thinking about framing the argument in

Re: What are the real rules? and a bit on unions

2004-09-19 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: What are the real rules? and a bit on unions Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:29:00 -0700 On Sep 17, 2004, at 8:45 PM, Dan Minette wrote: 1) Are we not

Week 2 NFL Picks

2004-09-19 Thread iaamoac
My Internet access has been fritzy the past few days, so let me quickly register my picks before the game starts. So far, I am 9-7 for the year, and the Upset Special is 1-0 as Detroit won on the road for the first time in two years. Speaking of Detroit, I expect them to lost at home to Houston,

Re: Br!n: some thoughts and quotes.

2004-09-19 Thread Robert Seeberger
Gautam Mukunda wrote: > --- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> then he seems to just follow whatever neocon policy >> is presented. >> He doesn't stand out in the crowd for me, other than >> being a bit >> better looking than most polititians. >> >> xponent >> The Law Enforcement Guy

Re: Br!n: some thoughts and quotes.

2004-09-19 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > then he seems to just follow whatever neocon policy > is presented. > He doesn't stand out in the crowd for me, other than > being a bit > better looking than most polititians. > > xponent > The Law Enforcement Guy Maru > rob He does Tequila shots

Re: Br!n: some thoughts and quotes.

2004-09-19 Thread Robert Seeberger
Julia Thompson wrote: > Gautam Mukunda wrote: >> Speaking of Texas Republicans, what do you think of >> Mike McCaul? Isn't his district near you? > > Yes. I'm not quite sure exactly *where* his district is, since the > Texas House got creative with the district map. From what I read and > heard

Re: Br!n: some thoughts and quotes.

2004-09-19 Thread Doug Pensinger
Gautam wrote: I note, in my occasional gesture at systemic reform, that the legendary "smoke-filled rooms" got us Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Harry Truman. Among others. The primary system got us...well, everyone since LBJ.

Re: Br!n: some thoughts and quotes.

2004-09-19 Thread Julia Thompson
Bryon Daly wrote: > > On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 18:02:44 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > True enough. Oh, what the hell, I'm not going to get > > that job anyways. I have no idea who I'm voting for. > > I find the Bush Administration to be brutally inept, > > almost fr

Re: Br!n: some thoughts and quotes.

2004-09-19 Thread Julia Thompson
Gautam Mukunda wrote: > > --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I vote in Republican primaries. I'd be very > > interested in 2008 as to > > your opinion of the various candidates going into > > the primaries. (I'd > > be very interested in the opinions of a good number > > of other

Re: Br!n: some thoughts and quotes.

2004-09-19 Thread Julia Thompson
Bryon Daly wrote: > > On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 22:05:41 -0700 (PDT), Damon Agretto > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Why can't we find better people to run the country? > > > > We CAN...it's just that they don't get nominated. I > > might've thought very long and hard about who to > > actually vote fo

Re: Br!n: some thoughts and quotes.

2004-09-19 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sat, Sep 18, 2004 at 05:25:51PM -0700, Gautam Mukunda wrote: > Or our own dear Doctor's stuff about NASCAR. I note that > (unsurprisingly) the only person on the list who raised an objection > to that was...wait for it...me. If you are referring to the NASCAR thing, then let's talk about prio