Re: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Erik Reuter
* Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: What version are you using? 0.53b haven't noticed the stuff you're describing... but then again, I'm probably just not paying attention. Probably not. I'm not sure why anyone would worry about the window title bar, since the command prompt has the

RE: Idiocy of universal retirement

2005-01-10 Thread God
Maru spoketh: whether it is in money or other financial instruments. I hear that farmers are paid really large sums to deliberately curtail crop production; why not take that wasted money, use it to buy the excess crops and give it to those retirees in some way or other (so they don't

RE: Julia The Troublemaker was...RE: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread God
Robert Seeberger spoketh: Question to religious listmembers: Are religious peoples required to killfile this particular GOD individual because of the first commandment? For the Christians: Such act would violate My updated Sixth Commandment: Thou shalt not kill(file). For all others:

Re: Pozen's SS plan Re: Social Security

2005-01-10 Thread Gary Denton
On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:35:03 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The route to real pensions reform Jan 6th 2005 From The Economist print edition http://www.economist.com/finance/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=3535838 Progressive indexing of retirement benefits by wage level, argues

Re: Glenn Beck???

2005-01-10 Thread Gary Denton
On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:24:02 -0600, Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At Thursday 03:26 PM 1/6/2005, Nick Arnett wrote: So... I like this: http://www.glennbeck.com/tribute.htm It's a montage of photos from Iraq and some beautiful music by a Mormon choir. But as I look at Glenn

Re: Social Security

2005-01-10 Thread Gary Denton
On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 12:01:56 -0600, Gary Denton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Massive Benefit Cuts Progress Report http://www.americanprogressaction.org/site/pp.asp?c=klLWJcP7Hb=280916 http://tinyurl.com/56a3p The New York Times repeats what I have been writing here Complete editorial January 10,

Re: Pozen's SS plan Re: Social Security

2005-01-10 Thread Erik Reuter
* Gary Denton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: About $100 billion a year would be freed up for stocks, bonds and other investments under a tentative plan President Bush has floated to fix the Social Security retirement system by creating private investment accounts. The fees paid to brokers and

Re: Julia The Troublemaker was...RE: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
God wrote: Robert Seeberger spoketh: Question to religious listmembers: Are religious peoples required to killfile this particular GOD individual because of the first commandment? For the Christians: Such act would violate My updated Sixth Commandment: Thou shalt not kill(file). For all

Re: Idiocy of universal retirement

2005-01-10 Thread Maru Dubshinki
Last I heard, SS was not a pension; so apparently they have no problem living off charity. ~Maru On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 14:54:35 +0100, God [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maru spoketh: whether it is in money or other financial instruments. I hear that farmers are paid really large sums to

Re: Julia The Troublemaker was...RE: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jan 10, 2005, at 3:44 PM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: If thou werest truely God, Thou wouldst be able to communicate in the modern f*cking vernacular. Actually, you'd think the deity would be able to produce a simplified, unambiguous language that was easy to learn. Hmm, perhaps god speaks

Re: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jan 9, 2005, at 3:53 AM, Erik Reuter wrote: On Sat, Jan 08, 2005 at 10:33:14PM -0700, Warren Ockrassa wrote: I also think it's rude to offer advice on a topic and, when asked for further information, to behave as though you've been massively inconvenienced, your attention diverted from other

Re: Julia The Troublemaker was...RE: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Dave Land
On Jan 10, 2005, at 3:46 PM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jan 10, 2005, at 3:44 PM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: If thou werest truely God, Thou wouldst be able to communicate in the modern f*cking vernacular. Actually, you'd think the deity would be able to produce a simplified, unambiguous language

Re: Julia The Troublemaker was...RE: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Julia Thompson
On Mon, 10 Jan 2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jan 10, 2005, at 3:44 PM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: If thou werest truely God, Thou wouldst be able to communicate in the modern f*cking vernacular. Actually, you'd think the deity would be able to produce a simplified, unambiguous

Re: Julia The Troublemaker was...RE: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jan 10, 2005, at 5:13 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Hmm, perhaps god speaks Esperanto. ;) How easy is Esperanto to learn by someone who's spoken nothing but Japanese up to the point of trying to learn it? Much easier than learning English. And apparently Klingon is about as useful as Esperanto

Re: Social Security

2005-01-10 Thread Erik Reuter
* Gary Denton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: The New York Times repeats what I have been writing here conveniently avoid having to include the cost of privatization - as much as $2 trillion in new government borrowing over the next 10 years If you believe that benefits have been promised to

Re: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Erik Reuter
* Warren Ockrassa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: wrong? Or is it just possible that the information we're giving you -- that you're curt at best, rude at least, and arrogant at worst online -- might in fact be completely true? Has it occurred to you that I don't care one whit about your opinion

Re: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jan 10, 2005, at 5:35 PM, Erik Reuter wrote: * Warren Ockrassa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: wrong? Or is it just possible that the information we're giving you -- that you're curt at best, rude at least, and arrogant at worst online -- might in fact be completely true? Has it occurred to you that

Re: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Dave Land
On Jan 10, 2005, at 4:35 PM, Erik Reuter wrote: * Warren Ockrassa ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: wrong? Or is it just possible that the information we're giving you -- that you're curt at best, rude at least, and arrogant at worst online -- might in fact be completely true? Has it occurred to you that

Re: Julia The Troublemaker was...RE: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Trent Shipley
On Monday 2005-01-10 16:46, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Jan 10, 2005, at 3:44 PM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: If thou werest truely God, Thou wouldst be able to communicate in the modern f*cking vernacular. Actually, you'd think the deity would be able to produce a simplified, unambiguous

RE: Julia The Troublemaker was...RE: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Gary Nunn
Rob wrote... Or do we wait for Nick to kick God off the list because he might be Jeroen? Our false god Apophis wannabe wrote... Thou dareth equate Me with a mere mortal thou calleth Jeroen? Thou wisheth to violate My First and My Sixth Commandment? Thou really wisheth for Me to

Re: Pozen's SS plan Re: Social Security

2005-01-10 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
Erik Reuter wrote: The annual fee for an index fund is about 0.1%. So, 0.1% of $100B is $100M. In actuality, it will be lower, since such a large account will be able to get economies of scale. Very large pension funds currently can get 0.05%. Maybe I'm misunderstanding here, but you are

Re: Pozen's SS plan Re: Social Security

2005-01-10 Thread Erik Reuter
* Robert G. Seeberger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Maybe I'm misunderstanding here, but you are saying that 100B is a large account and will make less money? Not less money. Lower percentage rate. And $100B isn't the biggest account by itself, but $100B a year for several years would soon become

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2005-01-10 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
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Re: [Listref] How the Earthquake affected Earth

2005-01-10 Thread Medievalbk
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Re: E-mail program questions

2005-01-10 Thread Doug Pensinger
Warren wrote: It's your life, your time to waste, and your problem, of course. But of course he doesn't consider it a problem and there's not much any of us could do or say to change that. So perhaps the right way to deal with those mannerisms that we are uncomfortable with but that we can't do