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2010-01-05 Thread Jon Louis Mann
> > Thanks, David, for that succinct, but thorough > explanation of what > > motivates the troll and one way to circumvent > it.  The fact that this > > character is operating behind a false persona > indicates he doesn't > > even have the convictions of his "philosophical" > principles. ---Jon >

Re: The worst

2010-01-05 Thread Nick Arnett
Something I've been meaning to mention here about my sister For a number of years, she taught English at a high school in St. Thomas, USVI. I went there to visit her and saw that she had a bunch of David Brin's books on her shelf - she was a big fan! Boy, was she tickled to discover that I kn

Re: The worst

2010-01-05 Thread Nick Arnett
On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > Today, in brazilian TV, there was an analysis of the tragedies > that happened in Angra dos Reis, where families were cut in half > by an earthslide. The analysts said that people never recover from > the loss, and it takes about one yea

Re: The worst

2010-01-05 Thread Lintman
On Jan 4, 2010, at 4:47 PM, Nick Arnett wrote: My friends I hate to write this. Been putting it off for a while. My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that attacked her body. Lesley died this

RE: The worst

2010-01-05 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Jo Anne wrote: > > I will never understand these twistings of our lives, especially > when such terrible separations happen in one lifetime. I'm so sorry > for your loss. I hope you can find comfort wherever it is available > to you, including here. Blessings to you and your family. > Today

RE: The worst

2010-01-05 Thread Jo Anne
Nick -- I will never understand these twistings of our lives, especially when such terrible separations happen in one lifetime. I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope you can find comfort wherever it is available to you, including here. Blessings to you and your family. Jo Anne evens...@hevanet.com

RE: The worst

2010-01-05 Thread Jeroen van Baardwijk
My heartfelt condolences, Nick. Jeroen van Baardwijk Van: brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com [mailto:brin-l-boun...@mccmedia.com] Namens Nick Arnett Verzonden: maandag 4 januari 2010 22:48 Aan: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion Onderwerp: The worst My friends I hate to write th

Brin Wikipedia deletions / Brin wiki

2010-01-05 Thread Woozle Staddon
Hope I'm not stepping any toes, but I've exported the files listed below from Wikipedia (with full edit histories) and imported them to htyp.org -- for safekeeping, if nothing else. (I'll tidy them up and integrate them properly later, as soon as I get a chance.) Others are welcome to re-copy th

RE: Honey, I'm home!

2010-01-05 Thread Jeroen van Baardwijk
At Stardate 20100501.0412, David Hobby wrote: > Jeroen-- > > Hi, and welcome back. It has been awhile. > > One question: What are your plans for the > other Brin-L, the one at > http://www.brin-l.com/frame.html ? The other Brin-L still exists (although list traffic is low) and will remain act

Re: The worst

2010-01-05 Thread anarien
I am so sorry, Nick. You and your family will be in our thoughts. - jmh -Original Message- From: Nick Arnett Subj: The worst Date: Mon Jan 4, 2010 3:47 pm Size: 311 bytes To: "Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion" My friends I hate to write this.  Been putting it off fo

Re: The worst

2010-01-05 Thread John Garcia
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Nick Arnett wrote: > My friends I hate to write this. Been putting it off for a while. > > My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my > five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that attacked her > body. Lesley di

Re: Brin Wiki and Trolls

2010-01-05 Thread David Hobby
Jon Louis Mann wrote: ... My sense is that this is a philosophical thing to him--he's in the "Deletionist" camp on Wikipedia, who want to limit the number of articles on "non-notable topics". (He also questions articles on minor academic journals, people I've never heard of, and so on.) ... T

Re: The worst

2010-01-05 Thread Jim Sharkey
Nick wrote: >My younger sister, Lesley, the youngest of the four of us, mother of my >five-year-old niece, Sarah, could not fight off the sepsis that >attacked her >body.  Lesley died this morning. Oh, Nick, I am so sorry to hear this. My condolences to you and your family. Jim ---

Re: Brin Wiki and Trolls

2010-01-05 Thread Medievalbk
Brin-L and Wiki and Trolls: Brin-L and Wiki and Trolls--oh my Brin-L and Wiki and Trolls--oh my "By the way the brain it dumbs, something Wiki this way comes." Vilyehm ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com