Re: The American Political Landscape Today

2005-05-14 Thread JDG
At 07:15 PM 5/14/2005 -0700, you wrote: > Liberals 17% > >As you can see, the Liberals *as defined by the Pew report* are the >largest bloc. The "mainstream," one might say. Shirley, you can't be serious? JDG ___ http://www.mccmedia

Re: The American Political Landscape Today

2005-05-14 Thread Dave Land
Gautam, et al, I'm writing to retract my previous message. I reject your categorization of me as being out of the mainstream. Moreover, I found your message a little short on what I'll call intellectual honesty. First, you admittedly pulled your numbers out of your ... um ... head, whereas this

Re: The American Political Landscape today

2005-05-14 Thread Dave Land
On May 14, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Gautam Mukunda wrote: It's not that you're not in the mainstream, Dave, it's that you're so detached from it _you don't even know where it is_. I'm clearly out of *your* main stream... Main stream of what, I'm not entirely sure, but I am happy to be out of it. Dave

RE: Fare thee well my beautiful Vulcan, was RE: Star Trek signs off tonight....

2005-05-14 Thread Nick Lidster
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Travis Edmunds Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 12:01 AM To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Subject: Fare thee well my beautiful Vulcan,was RE: Star Trek signs off tonight >From: "Gary Nunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Repl

Re: Brin: Lucas Film Business Model

2005-05-14 Thread Robert J. Chassell
Robert J. Chassell wrote: > Rather than do this, I think that a government of either the US, > or Western Europe, or Japan, or China should spend 2% or more of > its gross domestic product each year on researching and > developing alternative sources of energy ... And Alberto Mont

reality based thinking

2005-05-14 Thread d.brin
Some of you have been dropping by my blog where a lively discussion of "The Enlightenment and its Enemies" has been going on. Here's a few items just sent to me by a (admittedly radical) friend. 1. an article that, while liberal, analyses this administration in conservative terms. Alas, the aut

Re: The American Political Landscape today

2005-05-14 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's nice to know that, despite the opinions of some > among our > august body, we liberals are *not* out of the > mainstream, we > *are* the mainstream. > > Dave A hypothetical...there are four groups in a population. Each with 20% of the population.

Re: Star Trek signs off tonight....

2005-05-14 Thread Damon Agretto
The hot Vulcan was right - she was also right about the poor scripts for most of the first two seasons. So much potential, so much... Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.co

Re: Star Trek signs off tonight....

2005-05-14 Thread Gary Denton
I am glad they had the two episodes. The first one showing the quality of the recent episodes and a decent sign off and the second showing the numerous mistakes B&B makes when attempting to do Trek. Mistakes and poor storytelling too many to list here. The hot Vulcan was right - she was also ri

Re: Lawrence Lindsey on SS reform

2005-05-14 Thread Gary Denton
On 5/14/05, Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=printfriendly&id=2627 > > House Committee on Ways and Means > > Statement of The Honorable Lawrence B. Lindsey, President and Chief > Executive Officer, The Lindsey Group, Fairfax, Virginia

Lawrence Lindsey on SS reform

2005-05-14 Thread Erik Reuter
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=printfriendly&id=2627 House Committee on Ways and Means Statement of The Honorable Lawrence B. Lindsey, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Lindsey Group, Fairfax, Virginia Testimony Before the House Committee on Ways and Means May 12,

possible aurora this weekend

2005-05-14 Thread Gary Nunn
Space Weather News for May 14, 2005 http://spaceweather.com A coronal mass ejection (CME) is heading for Earth following a strong solar flare on May 13th. Sky watchers should be alert for auroras when the cloud arrives on May 14th or 15th. The display, if it materializes, will be best over hi

Re: Brin: Lucas Film Business Model

2005-05-14 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Robert J. Chassell wrote: > > Rather than do this, I think that a government of either the US, or > Western Europe, or Japan, or China should spend 2% or more of its > gross domestic product each year on researching and developing > alternative sources of energy, and plan to do so for the next 20 y

Re: Star Wars Quiz

2005-05-14 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
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