Re: New take on Fermi Paradox

2007-01-19 Thread Gwern Branwen
William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,1993006,00.html > > "So much space, so little time: why aliens haven't found us yet > > > Ian Sample, science correspondent > Thursday January 18, 2007 > The Guardian > > It ranks among the most enduring mys

Re: New take on Fermi Paradox

2007-01-19 Thread Gwern Branwen
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Original Message: > ----- > From: Gwern Branwen [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:39:06 -0500 > To: brin-l@mccmedia.com > Subject: Re: New take on Fermi Paradox > > > >&

Re: ADMIN: Network outage

2007-01-24 Thread Gwern Branwen
Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 24/01/2007, at 2:51 PM, Doug wrote: > >> >> Any feeling of privacy we might get by not having an archive is a >> facade; email is not a very private medium. >> >> We've almost always been publicly archived here and I can't think >> of any problems

Re: UFO science key to halting climate change: former Canadian

2007-03-02 Thread Gwern Branwen
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:24:40 -0500 In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Ronn's message of "Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:59:38 -0600") Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/22.0.94 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed --text fo

Re: Brin: Actuarial Science Fiction

2007-03-08 Thread Gwern Branwen
message of "Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:46:08 -0200") Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/22.0.95 (gnu/linux) --text follows this line-- "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > Is there any seriou

Re: Sci-Fi Channel to add Anime Block

2007-05-06 Thread Gwern Branwen
On 0, "Robert G. Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled: > http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-05/sci-fi-channel-launches-anime-block > > http://tinyurl.com/2wu6pt > > > Broadcasting & Cable reports that on June 11, the Sci Fi Channel will > premiere Ani-Monday, a weekly two-hour block

Re: Sci-Fi Channel to add Anime Block

2007-05-07 Thread Gwern Branwen
On 0, Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled: > > Ack! They're licensing from Manga Entertainment? Call me crazy, but my > > past impression of their localization has been that it was less than > > stellar (the Evangelion movies being a particularly egregrious cause in > > point). > > What wa

Re: Sci-Fi Channel to add Anime Block

2007-05-07 Thread Gwern Branwen
On 0, Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled: > IIRC I watched mine in Sub format, and I almost never listen to commentaries > (rather figure it out myself). With that in mind, the comment about > commentaries has no point for me... > > Damon. Symptomatic of the general quality of the work M

Re: transportation

2007-05-09 Thread Gwern Branwen
On 0, jon louis mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> scribbled: > wonderful dream, max, but could you smole a pipe on a > zeppelin; would they be hydrogen or helium? how would > you avoid another hindenberg? > jlm As I recall, wasn't the Hindenburg disaster due to the flammable paint and a known design fla

Re: Deathly Hallows - no spoilers

2007-07-21 Thread Gwern Branwen
On 7/21/07, Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just finished it. I'm in San Diego, so I lost three hours due to the time > change, but just finished it. It's amazing, wonderful, deeply moving, and > not just everything I hoped for, but far more. Happy reading to all of you > still

Re: Death Note

2007-10-21 Thread Gwern Branwen
On 10/20/07, Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tonight on the Cartoon Network. > > > > > > xponent > Watch It Maru > rob I watched a little of it. Can't say I'm thrilled by the dub - Raito is not nearly as suave, sophisticated, or sinister as he should be. (Although Ryuk and everyone

Is Robin Hanson right about harmful health care?

2007-12-07 Thread Gwern Branwen
'The Checklist: If something so simple can transform intensive care, what else can it do?' "This is the reality of intensive care: at any point, we are as apt to harm as we are to heal. Line infections are so co

Re: Religion and greed

2007-12-13 Thread Gwern Branwen
On Dec 13, 2007 3:50 PM, Lance A. Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > jon louis mann wrote: > > they do seem to go together. there are greedy liberals as well, > > although their religious beliefs are generally more progressive than > > evangelical. hopefully, there may be a way to medicate al