Bush wants to shift global warming debate

2005-07-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Though to some it's un-clear what technology can generate sufficient quantities of electricity without CO2 gaseous emissions . . . http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/03/g8.bush.ap/index.html -- Ronn! :) ___

Russian astrologer sues NASA over comet experiment

2005-07-04 Thread Travis Edmunds
http://www.physorg.com/news4927.html July 04, 2005 A Russian astrologer took legal action against NASA for compensation Monday, claiming that the US space agency's bombardment of the Tempel 1 comet will upset her horoscope and violates her spiritual rights. The experiment, in which NASA

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

2005-07-04 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Subject: Batman [was:] Fare thee well my beautiful Vulcan,was RE: Star Trek signs off tonight Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 14:29:26 -0500 - Original

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

2005-07-04 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Travis Edmunds [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Subject: RE: Batman [was:] Fare thee well my beautiful Vulcan, was RE: Star Trek signs off tonight Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 15:55:57 -0230 From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL

Re: Brin: ontogeny recapitulates pylogeny

2005-07-04 Thread David Brin
--- Leonard Matusik [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found Brins piece for his 6/12 blogspot so very cool. It was on a RAND publication regarding netCulture. cool. I didn't know that Ronfeldt posted my private musings to him. Do you have a URL? ___

Re: Baxter's Manifold: books

2005-07-04 Thread Max Battcher
Bryon Daly wrote: I just recently read Stephen Baxter's first two Manifold books (Manifold: Time and Manifold:Space). I'm wondering if anyone here read them and what they thought of them. For me, overall I was rather disappointed - enough so that I probably won't bother with Manifold: Origin.

Re: Baxter's Manifold: books

2005-07-04 Thread Kanandarqu
Bryon wrote- I just recently read Stephen Baxter's first two Manifold books (Manifold: Time and Manifold:Space). I'm wondering if anyone here read them and what they thought of them. For me, overall I was rather disappointed - enough so that I probably won't bother with Manifold: Origin.

Best Comicbook Movie, was Re: Batman [was:] Fare thee well my beautiful Vulcan, was RE: Star Trek signs off tonight....

2005-07-04 Thread Leonard Matusik
On Sun, 3 Jul 2005 02:21:08 -0500 Gary Denton wrote: In our group there was some support for the idea he was the best Batman but not the best Bruce Wayne. I was not altogether fond of this movie - it suffers from the Wagnerian elitism Brin has written about that exists in some genre films.

Re: Best Comicbook Movie, was Re: Batman [was:] Fare thee well my beautiful Vulcan, was RE: Star Trek signs off tonight....

2005-07-04 Thread William T Goodall
On 4 Jul 2005, at 11:56 pm, Leonard Matusik wrote: On Sun, 3 Jul 2005 02:21:08 -0500 Gary Denton wrote: In our group there was some support for the idea he was the best Batman but not the best Bruce Wayne. I was not altogether fond of this movie - it suffers from the Wagnerian elitism

Re: Baxter's Manifold: books

2005-07-04 Thread William T Goodall
On 4 Jul 2005, at 6:33 am, Max Battcher wrote: How many people know what NASA is doing right now? Spending a lot of money badly? How many people know what the latest Brad Pitt relationship is? Angelina Jolie! -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web :

Re: Best Comicbook Movie, was Re: Batman [was:] Fare thee well my beautiful V...

2005-07-04 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 7/4/2005 4:39:40 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What about Barbarella and Hellboy? They'd make in interesting couple, and the children would be certifiable. Vilyehm ___

US birthday maunderings

2005-07-04 Thread Warren Ockrassa
Apropos of nothing particularly in discussion, here's something I sent someplace else; in that forum a few regulars are teens, and they're Good Kids™ (despite my presence ;). There's surely some subtle propaganda here, but you know, I don't think it's *bad* propaganda. I titled it Freedom =

Re: Glyph and Glyphability. Need Python reference.

2005-07-04 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jul 2, 2005, at 6:55 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I want the Tytlal to do the Monty Python sketch that explains the humor of cream pies. But I don't remember which tape (if many) it is. TTBOMK there isn't one. That is, if you want to have cream pies demonstrated as funny, you won't

Idiot Alert: Astrologer Sues NASA over comet crash.

2005-07-04 Thread Gary Nunn
Idiots are everywhere. Astrologer sues NASA over comet crash From correspondents in Moscow July 04, 2005 From: Reuters A RUSSIAN astrologer who says NASA has altered her horoscope by crashing a spacecraft into a comet is suing the US space agency for damages of $US300 million ($401

Re: Idiot Alert: Astrologer Sues NASA over comet crash.

2005-07-04 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jul 4, 2005, at 9:36 PM, Gary Nunn quoth: It is obvious that elements of the comet's orbit, and correspondingly the ephemeris, will change after the explosion, which interferes with my astrology work and distorts my horoscope, Izvestia newspaper quoted astrologist Marina Bai as saying in

Re: Glyph and Glyphability. Need Python reference.

2005-07-04 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 7/4/2005 9:57:41 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: and the Scots would, of course, riot. Damn, I understand this reference. Although it was a hurling match in Ireland I was at once. All the cheap seats are being the goals, where, in fact,

Re: Glyph and Glyphability. Need Python reference.

2005-07-04 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jul 4, 2005, at 10:16 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eight meters, hmmm. That'd reach the Thennanin Ambassador's box. Maybe poor old Bouolt will be with him as well. The lone Gubru will be in a top row box. SHE won't get hit. Don't forget that stadiums tend to have a bowl shape, so boxes

Re: Glyph and Glyphability. Need Python reference.

2005-07-04 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 7/4/2005 10:24:39 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Don't forget that stadiums tend to have a bowl shape, so boxes or seats near center field will be splashed *higher* as well as deeper. Actually, it's an opera house. Nothing that currently