Chimps' Sense of Justice Found Similar to Humans'

http://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,69662860,1439,f/ Inequities big and small can lead people to believe that life is indeed not fair. But how humans respond to unfair situations depends on the social circumstances: inequality among friends and family is less disturbing than it is among

Don't rely on dollar to reduce trade deficit

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c5ed952a-6f06-11d9-94a8-0e2511c8.html Don't rely on the dollar to reduce the deficit By David Hale Published: January 25 2005 20:31 | Last updated: January 25 2005 20:31 US economyThere is now a consensus in the financial markets that the US dollar is headed for a

Re: Piloting Social Security

* Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: If there is a crisis today, then a big correction is needed now. But if the crisis is many years away, as virtually every analysis says, then there is no need for major change. Yeah, yeah, the longer you put off fixing the problem the more your

Re: Piloting Social Security

Erik Reuter wrote: I've asked you before, and you have repeatedly failed to answer. Our conversation on this topic ended when my perception was that you were using abusive language. Nick ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Piloting Social Security

* Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Erik Reuter wrote: I've asked you before, and you have repeatedly failed to answer. Our conversation on this topic ended when my perception was that you were using abusive language. Wrong, as usual. You posted twice in the thread without

Weekly Chat Reminder

As Steve said, The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of

It Came from Outer Space

Folks, A 10-pound meteorite landed in a Cambodian rice paddy, setting the field on fire and making a foot-deep hole. No word yet on the rock's plan to fix Social Security. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: It Came from Outer Space

On Jan 26, 2005, at 4:48 PM, Dave Land wrote: No word yet on the rock's plan to fix Social Security. No no no. The rock is an example of what will happen if we don't act to fix social security immediately. It's a crisis and the sky is already falling! -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor,

Re: It Came from Outer Space

On Jan 26, 2005, at 5:28 PM, Dave Land wrote: Apparently so -- the Reuters article says that the superstitious villagers seem to want to place it in a shrine and pray (to? over? for?) it, but the government wants to study it. That's more or less exactly how Islam started. I'm not kidding. --

Re: It Came from Outer Space

Really? I thought that was how the polytheistic/fetish cult of Mecca, centered around the black rock of Qaaba, got started. Islam I had thought was a syncretistic cult combining Arabic mythology, handy elements of the aforementioned cult for cheap legitmacy, and a heaping dose of Nestorian

Re: It Came from Outer Space

On Jan 26, 2005, at 5:01 PM, maru wrote: Warren Ockrassa wrote: That's more or less exactly how Islam started. Best watch out Warren! Being a Westerner already offends extremists, and 'atheistic' statements like dat might git you kilt! Kilt? I had no idea Warren was Scottish! Dave

Re: It Came from Outer Space

In a message dated 1/26/2005 6:02:23 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ~Maru Best watch out Warren! Being a Westerner already offends extremists, and 'atheistic' statements like dat might git you kilt! I am now trying to get rid of the mental picture of Warren in a

Re: It Came from Outer Space

Err... Perhaps my oh-so-subtle-religious-wacko-dialect humor was lost on you. *Meant to say something along the lines of: 'You had better watch what you say Warren, as being a cyncial, Western, literate, gay (I do have that right, right? I'm not just imaging that Warren has said he was gay

Re: Jumbo Jupiter

Hi Warren and Steve, I read and enjoyed the 2001 books and tried to fully credit Clark for the novel (all puns intended) idea. I forgot the details Clark offered, but did carry away a Cosmos animation of Jupiter changing, cloud layers moving like a cafe latte you're stirring in a glass,

The intersection of Social Security and Abortion

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Re: Piloting Social Security

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:29:56 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: * Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: If there is a crisis today, then a big correction is needed now. But if the crisis is many years away, as virtually every analysis says, then there is no need for major