At 11:20 AM Saturday 5/7/2005, Gary Denton wrote:
Brin is listed - Heinlein isn't.
http://www.changesurfer.com/Acad/Authors.html
They should take another look at We the Living, Time Enough for Love, Moon
is a Harsh Misstress, etc.
This was a guess before I went to the above link, but perusing the
At 01:41 PM Saturday 5/7/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
I generally think of him as JARCHAL, which pretty much defines the
majority of very vocal Libertarians that I have known.
JARCHAL? Can you expand?
I thought it obviousG
It
At 07:24 PM Saturday 5/7/2005, Steve Sloan wrote:
HONOLULU (AP) _ The only whale-dolphin mix in captivity has given
birth to a playful female calf, officials at Sea Life Park Hawaii
said Thursday.
The calf was born on Dec. 23 to Kekaimalu, a mix of a false killer
whale and an Atlantic bottlenose
On 14 Apr 2005, at 3:08 am, Dan Minette wrote:
Well, some people do that, but I always lower my respect a notch
for folks
who will not accept that they are sometimes wrongunless they are
Feynman and the subject is physics. Lord knows I argue tooth and
nail.
But, I work at precision in my
On 7 May 2005, at 11:45 pm, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On May 7, 2005, at 2:48 AM, William T Goodall wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/7lsm2
Children are at growing risk from paedophiles who convert to
Christianity in prison and join a church on their release, a
government-backed charity said yesterday.
http://tinyurl.com/7feyb
A new book says that 80 percent of American teens believe in God --
but their God is a buddy who props up their self-esteem, and many
don't even know who Jesus was.
- - - - - - - - - - - -
By Carlene Bauer
April 29, 2005 | Between the real-life stories of lonely
Robert J. Chassell wrote:
As far as I can see, in periods during which nothing much changed
during a generation, many could survive by accepting what they were
told.
On 6 May 2005, Julia Thompson asked
How often did things change significantly over the course of a
Erik Reuter's numbers and conclusions are very interesting. I had not
realized how many different variables showed the difference.
(Pretty obviously, the variables only measure certain things. In his
book, `The Shadow of the Sun', Ryszard Kapuciski speaks of a
categorical measure:
For the
* Robert J. Chassell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
I see
* Public investment in public infrastructure such as bridges and
research labs whose results, if any, become public.
* Public investment in certain kinds of private infrastructure, such
as higher education for individuals.
In a message dated 5/2/2005 7:46:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A goof point Warren, but you forget that genes aren't the *only* unit
of inheritance- culture is also inherited. Sawyer could have just as
well postulated a race of hominids, humanoid pre-cursors, which
On 5/8/05, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
* Robert J. Chassell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
I see
* Public investment in public infrastructure such as bridges and
research labs whose results, if any, become public.
* Public investment in certain kinds of private
I had the just another right.
On 5/8/05, Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 01:41 PM Saturday 5/7/2005, Julia Thompson wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
I generally think of him as JARCHAL, which pretty much defines the
majority
On 4/7/05, Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:04:09 -0700 (PDT), Gautam
Mukunda wrote
--- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are you saying that Warren been trying to
prevent
democracy in Iraq?
On 4/6/05, Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bottom line, you
denegate rich white liberals for no particular
reason other than to create your
usual demons.
Bob, what is it about you that makes you _unable_ to
credit people who disagree with you
On 5/8/05, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 7 May 2005, at 11:45 pm, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On May 7, 2005, at 2:48 AM, William T Goodall wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/7lsm2
Children are at growing risk from paedophiles who convert to
Christianity in prison and join a
On Sun, 8 May 2005 10:46:57 -0500, Gary Denton wrote
In the days that have passed since we all talked about our options with regard
to Iraq, I realized that I left out one of the most important ones. And since
Gary brought it up again, I'll take this opportunity.
The idea that we must restrict
I just read a bit about people honoring soldiers today because it is Mothers'
Day.
How about if we honor them by not cutting the VA budget by $2.4 billion? How
about if we honor them by not putting them into battle shorthanded with an
unclear mission? How about honoring them by keeping our
* Gary Denton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
There are a number of economists who point out that insurance
investments - military, police, insurance itself, have very low
economic value compared to public improvements. Above a certain basic
level of protection more money doesn't create or defend
On May 8, 2005, at 10:10 AM, Erik Reuter wrote:
* Gary Denton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
There are a number of economists who point out that insurance
investments - military, police, insurance itself, have very low
economic value compared to public improvements. Above a certain basic
level of
And then, of course, we have Warren, who apparently values political
correctness, false politeness, and his own emotions over anything real
and useful like knowledge, clear thinking, or taking time to learn about
a subject before spouting an opinion on it.
One of the few Brin-L posters with a
On 8 May 2005, at 5:10 pm, Gary Denton wrote:
On 5/8/05, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
With only 21% of Britons in general regularly attending religious
services but 75% of convicted child abusers doing so the heightened
risk to children exposed to religious activities is obvious.
At 12:10 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Erik Reuter wrote:
Gary likes to pretend that he knows what he is talking about. But he has
repeatedly made postings lie this that show he doesn't have any real
understanding -- apparently he just likes to string together terms that
he has seen or heard somewhere, like
On May 8, 2005, at 10:41 AM, Erik Reuter wrote:
And then, of course, we have Warren, who apparently values political
correctness, false politeness, and his own emotions over anything real
and useful like knowledge, clear thinking, or taking time to learn
about
a subject before spouting an opinion
* Ronn!Blankenship ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
Sometimes I suspect the existence of an Eliza-like program called Don
Rickles which generates a random selection of insults in response to
any post that almost sound as if they are coming from a human being .
. .
Maybe the same-tired-old-jokes
At 01:21 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Erik Reuter wrote:
* Ronn!Blankenship ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
Sometimes I suspect the existence of an Eliza-like program called Don
Rickles which generates a random selection of insults in response to
any post that almost sound as if they are coming from a human
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/ap/20050507/ap_on_re_us/church_politics_4
Some in Pastor Chan Chandler's flock wish he had a little less zeal
for the GOP. Members of the small East Waynesville Baptist Church say
Chandler led an effort to kick out congregants who didn't support
Ronn Blankenship wrote:
Sometimes I suspect the existence of an Eliza-like program called Don
Rickles which generates a random selection of insults in response to any
post that almost sound as if they are coming from a human being . . .
Good idea! Create a program that responds to a message
At 02:36 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Ronn Blankenship wrote:
Sometimes I suspect the existence of an Eliza-like program called Don
Rickles which generates a random selection of insults in response to any
post that almost sound as if they are coming from a human being . . .
On Sun, 8 May 2005 14:18:22 -0500, Robert G. Seeberger wrote
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/ap/20050507/ap_on_re_us/church_politics_4
Some in Pastor Chan Chandler's flock wish he had a little less zeal
for the GOP. Members of the small East Waynesville Baptist Church
say Chandler
At 03:44 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Nick Arnett wrote:
Both of these -- politics and religion -- like nations, are inventions of
human beings, I believe.
So you don't believe there's a God?
-- Ronn! :)
___
http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Hmmm ... runs Eliza ... lines from Ronn!Blankenship and Erik Reuter ...
Here is the result:
Sometimes I suspect the existence of an Eliza-like program called
Don Rickles which generates a random selection of insults ...
Eliza: Why do you say that?
... lower the S/N of this thread even
On May 8, 2005, at 2:01 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 03:44 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Nick Arnett wrote:
Both of these -- politics and religion -- like nations, are
inventions of
human beings, I believe.
So you don't believe there's a God?
That doesn't necessarily follow. Religion might be a bit like
At 04:22 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Robert J. Chassell wrote:
Hmmm ... runs Eliza ... lines from Ronn!Blankenship and Erik Reuter ...
Here is the result:
Sometimes I suspect the existence of an Eliza-like program called
Don Rickles which generates a random selection of insults ...
Eliza: Why do you
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Warren Ockrassa wrote:
That doesn't change my opinion of the movie. It was bad. Bad, bad,
bad.
Still have not seen it myself.
But you are the only person I've run across so far who dislikes it
greatly.
Oh, bad doesn't begin to describe it. I'm a fan of all
* Ronn!Blankenship ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
At 04:22 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Robert J. Chassell wrote:
Eliza: Is it because of your life that you are going through all this?
[NameWithheld]: It is because you are afflicted by the virus of religion
that you say that.
Is it because of your
At 06:53 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Erik Reuter wrote:
* Ronn!Blankenship ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
At 04:22 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Robert J. Chassell wrote:
Eliza: Is it because of your life that you are going through all this?
[NameWithheld]: It is because you are afflicted by the virus of religion
* Ronn!Blankenship ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
At 06:53 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Erik Reuter wrote:
* Ronn!Blankenship ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
At 04:22 PM Sunday 5/8/2005, Robert J. Chassell wrote:
Eliza: Is it because of your life that you are going through all this?
[NameWithheld]: It is
On 9 May 2005, at 12:31 am, Russell Chapman wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Warren Ockrassa wrote:
That doesn't change my opinion of the movie. It was bad. Bad, bad,
bad.
Still have not seen it myself.
But you are the only person I've run across so far who dislikes it
greatly.
Oh, bad
Robert J. Chassell wrote:
Hmmm ... runs Eliza ... lines from Ronn!Blankenship and Erik Reuter ...
Long time ago, I wrote an Eliza-like program, but it was _much_
more agressive and politically incorrect.
Here is the result:
Sometimes I suspect the existence of an Eliza-like program
On 5/8/05, William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I had low expectations, but it was worse than I imagined.
I think I'll save myself £5 and not bother seeing this then. What
else is coming out in May...
The Jacket
Ong Bak
Palindromes.
And Sin City in June!
--
William T
--- Gary Denton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I can get a cup of DDT from an environmental
laboratory near here - wanna
drink? Want to feed it to the neighborhood birds?
Noisy critters anyway.
That whole Mother Nature stuff is just so gay.
--
Gary Denton
And that whole knowing even a tiny
Maru Dubshinki wrote:
Speaking as someone who has seen it already (and was not a fanboy
prior to seeing it), Sin City is most definitely worth watching,
riveting and intense, as long as you are prepared for the violence and
etc.
Jessica Alba as a stripper? Does she strip or not?
Alberto
In a message dated 5/8/2005 8:55:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Speaking as someone who has seen it already (and was not a fanboy
prior to seeing it), Sin City is most definitely worth watching,
riveting and intense, as long as you are prepared for the violence and
On 5/8/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 5/8/2005 8:55:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Speaking as someone who has seen it already (and was not a fanboy
prior to seeing it), Sin City is most definitely worth watching,
riveting and
On 5/8/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 5/2/2005 7:46:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
A goof point Warren, but you forget that genes aren't the *only* unit
of inheritance- culture is also inherited. Sawyer could have just as
well
On May 8, 2005, at 6:47 PM, Maru Dubshinki wrote:
I'm afraid I don't see your post's relevance- I suggested that
counsciousness coulda been a random event, which would enable itself
to be culturally passed down (and really enabling cultural inheritance
in the first place, instead of depending on
On 5/8/05, Russell Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Warren Ockrassa wrote:
That doesn't change my opinion of the movie. It was bad. Bad, bad,
bad.
Still have not seen it myself.
But you are the only person I've run across so far who dislikes it
greatly.
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