RE: New Battlestar Galactica - no spoilers.

--- Nick Lidster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That wasn’t the season premiere that was the midseason break ender that > sci-fi channel is so found of doing. I guess you could call it season > 9.5 But that is just a little foolish sounding. Not to be snarky and bitchy, but you're the 3rd p

Re: New Battlestar Galactica - no spoilers.

--- Max Battcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael Harney wrote: > > One series that I hope wraps up in this or the next season is Stargate: > > SG-1. Despite Ben Browder being one of my favorite actors, I think the > > series has had a good run and really needs to conclude rather than >

Mat "Squeaky" Hazley completes hiking's Triple Crown

Said to be nigh-on impossible, Mat "Squeaky" Hazley completed hiking's Triple Crown yesterday in 240 days, the fastest time on record, and only the second person to complete all three long-distance trails in a single year. Averaging 40 to 45 miles a day, Squeaky finished the 2650 mile PCT, 2174 mi

Re: Merry Chrismakwanzahanayule!

--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > kerri miller wrote: > > To celebrate the season, I made this. Dig in, there's plenty to share! > > > > http://www.livejournal.com/users/kerrizor/374310.html > > Whoa, wait, you're kerrizor? > &g

Re: Dog and Cat Food Recall (not humor)

Eep! I wonder what QA controls there are on pet foods? > Diamond Pet Food announced it found aflatoxin [...] Heeh! I read that as "alpotoxin" ^_^ -k- __ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivin

Merry Chrismakwanzahanayule!

To celebrate the season, I made this. Dig in, there's plenty to share! http://www.livejournal.com/users/kerrizor/374310.html __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _

Re: DVD news

--- Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Lockergnome's DVD Deal Center ~ September 23, 2005 > > >The Complete Prisoner Megaset - List Price: $149.95 ~ Your Amazon > >Price: $87.55 > > > Ouch! Someone remind me: there were how many episodes, so this > works out to how much p

Re: space shuttle

--- Jon Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just heard a report that astronauts are collecting tons of trash to > return to earth rather than leaving it n orbit. I wonder if they plan > to auction some of it off on ebay?~) Now /that's/ a cool use of space flight technology ^_^ Somewhere I

Re: Brin-L RSS

--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert G. Seeberger wrote: > > You can get brin-l in your RSS reader at: > > > > http://www.opensubscriber.com/messages/brin-l@mccmedia.com/rss091.xml > > > > > > I had no idea! > > > > > > xponent > > Brin-L News Maru > > rob > > Ah, but ca

Re: space shuttle obsolete

--- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Gautam Mukunda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" > Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 10:49 PM > Subject: Re: space shuttle obsolete > > > >He thought, IIRC, that he and his grad students c

Re: more thread suggestions

--- Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On May 29, 2005, at 7:41 AM, Leonard Matusik wrote: > > > 2) what is the deal with this new trade agreement between India and > > China? Is it there any substance to it? What effect will the mere > > symbolism have? Should I learn to speak chin

Re: more thread suggestions

> 3) and what about the huge sudden influx of spanish speakers to the > US? Sudden? Been happening more or less at a steady rate. Immigration applications were down for the past 2-3 years (although they recently spiked back upwards the first few months of this year, reportedly) > I'm a h

re: kingdom of heaven/this chickenshit era we live in.....

> It's just shocking to me that folks can mobilize the huge amounts of > capital to produce some of the low grade pond scum out there. (for peace > sake, I shall not name names; "just use the Farce Luke") > Especially when the is so much GOOD STUFF out there that hasn't been > tapped. > LIKE "Upl

Re: Intel quietly Adds Palladium DRM and Backdoor Networking to New Processors

> Additionally, AMT also features what Intel calls "IDE redirection" which > will allow administrators to remotely enable, disable or format or > configure individual drives and reload operating systems and software > from remote locations, again independent of operating systems. Both AMT > an

Re: Hard decisions (Re: Br!n: Re: more neocons)

--- Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 13 May 2005 15:26:50 -0700 (PDT), Deborah Harrell wrote > > > who has made difficult choices, when a life was in the balance I have. Twice. -k- __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail ha

Re: tap, tap, tap.....

--- Gary Nunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > is this thing on?? > > Is the list down, or is it just that everyone else has a REAL life? only if by real you mean hanging out in casinos with the other degenerate gamblers.. __ Do You Yahoo!

Re: ack!

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 3/22/2005 1:11:36 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Youch! > > http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/opinion/22brooks.html?hp=&pagewanted=print&p > osition= Old news. > Me no know NYT membership. http://bugmenot

Re: Tits (a perspective)

--- Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 01:53 AM Friday 3/18/2005, kerri miller wrote: > > > > >I'd have to agree, having just gt back from a trip to Las Vegas/Los > Angeles > >a few weeks ago, surrounded by silicone-sculpted bodies everywhere

Re: dit-dot-dit

> Like most everyone else, when you got out on your own and found out just > how expensive it is to live, and realized that if you don't earn it, no > one else is going to support you any more? :P That's one of those life lessons I got early, around 14 or 15. When I was a kid, I felt a little

dit-dot-dit

So I've been a quiet little primate around here recently, and as I was fuddling about with an old mail archive, I found some of my first postings to Brin-L from back in '97 or '98 (!) I cringe reading over the "adolescent" crap I've written over the years; I guess in some ways until I chose to mov

Re: Tits (a womans perspective)

> But I think it's *appalling* that teenagers are given > breast implants as 'graduation presents' -- and SHAME > on those doctors!!! _Any_ surgery involving general > anesthesia carries a small but definite risk of death. > How pathetic to risk one's life to be > "well-endowed"... I'd have to

Re: Tits (a womans perspective)

> I fully expect some dissenting opinions. Having just spent the weekend in Vegas, suroundedd by silicon and youth, being not much more than an A cup myself, you won't find much disagreement from me. -k- __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find wha

Re: [Opinion]On culture front, we're losing war

--- "Robert G. Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Like all those European > utopias John Kerry wants America to be more like, Germany has a > permanently high unemployment rate and, as a result, penalizes those > who refuse to take available jobs -- like providing ''sexual > services.'' The w

Re: Battlestar Galactica renewed

--- Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > (Of course the lightspeed stuff is another > > matter...) > > Which of course one should be willing to suspend in > order to enjoy SF. Wouldn't it be cool to have a show where the cast changed every week because it took them 14 generations to ge

Re: Battlestar Galactica renewed

--- Nick Lidster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm all full of TV happiness :) > > > > -- > > William T Goodall > > > as am i...as am i. me three! I was never exposed to the original series, but I'm loving BG so far - it has a wonderful B5 feel to the darkness. ..AND isn't it nice to s

Re: US is its own third-world nation

--- Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not trying to bash the south specifically; things like this can be seen > all over the US. This is a story about a town that just got phone > service. > > 501311001&cac

Re: Holographic gas-saving disc a hoax

--- Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The sad part is that this is apparently considered news. > > > > Excerpt: > > 'The disc is to be taped or glued to the bottom of your car's gas tank. > Promoters say it significan

Re: Bill Moyers: There is no tomorrow

--- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:26 PM > Subject: Re: Bill Moyers: There is no tomorrow > > > > > > I rather think that a society can get

Re: Cat-astrophe (was: E-mail program questions)

--- Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For behaviors/places it isn't workable, I use "The > Enforcer"a squirt gun filled with water and a tiny > bit (teaspoon) of white vinegar. Now, just stating in > That Voice "Enfrcer..." sends young Bashir > bouncing away from whatever he

Re: Bill Moyers: There is no tomorrow

- > Lots of us who believe that Jesus is alive (in a manner that I do not > pretend to understand) are able to conceive of a Jesus who isn't Jor-El: > He is not the disembodied head of Marlin Brando, hovering over us, > looking disapprovingly at everything we do. My new bumper sticker, thanks!

Re: Bill Moyers: There is no tomorrow

--- Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 1, 2005, at 10:21 AM, kerri miller wrote: > > > Last time I was home in New England, a rather enlightened and liberal > > place, free of most of the trappings of religiosity, I wandered past a > > couple d

Re: And All I Ask is a Tall Ship And a Star to Steer Her By

--- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Folks, > > Killer B Gregory Benford and his brother James have proposed a solar > sail that could propel a ship to Mars in a month. See the article at > NewScientist.com: > http://www.newscientist.com/channel/space/mg18524846.500 That is a seriously

Re: Bill Moyers: There is no tomorrow

--- Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Horn, John wrote: > > > This is one of the most terrifying things I have read in a long, > > long, LONG time. > > Me too. Especially coming from Bill Moyers. The statistics really > stopped me. > > I'm religious, but I know the difference (I th

Re: AOL drops dial-up Newsgroups

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Well, I'm still getting it free. Newsgroups? You mean those endless Viagra ads? -kerri, who stopped using Newsgroups 4 years ago, and hasn't been pained much at the loss- __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB f

Re: Blow up Jupiter?

--- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As the following columns of badly-aligned, context-free numbers that > I collected from an obscure government web site clearly show, Jupiter > is clearly the cause of the impending collapse of Social Security, not > to mention serious perturbations in

Re: Afghan Cuisine Re: Special forces 'on the ground' in Iran

--- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > M.Cardamom! It /was/ a little silly after a while.. cardamom, mint, and cilantro in almost everything ^_^ Even the baklava had a hefty dose of cardamom on top.. __ Do you Yahoo

Re: Afghan Cuisine Re: Special forces 'on the ground' in Iran

--- Mauro Diotallevi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:34:37 -0500, JDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 01:13 PM 1/19/2005 -0800 kerri miller wrote: > > >Speaking of Afghanistan, I'm going out tonight on a date to an Afghan > > >res

Re: Afghan Cuisine Re: Special forces 'on the ground' in Iran

--- JDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 01:13 PM 1/19/2005 -0800 kerri miller wrote: > >Speaking of Afghanistan, I'm going out tonight on a date to an Afghan > >restaurant. Anyone had the cuisine and care to recommend anything? > > The one time I ate at such a

Re: Special forces 'on the ground' in Iran

> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:58:43 -0500, JDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >That may be, but assuming we have paramilitary or military operatives > on the > > >ground in Iran, and they get caught, remain alive, and are > identifiable, it > > >will make the Gary Powers U2 incident look like a PR nuis

Re: Where is the "Wand"?

--- Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 06, 2005 at 01:20:33PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Can we try and start the new year without doofus, idiot, pathetic, > > > > Can "we" try and pay attention and not act like a bunch of pathetic > doofus's without a clue posting

Re: "God Is With Us" L3

--- Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What do you think about FDR's lies? Were they immoral, or was secretly > protecting British ships justified...given the likelihood that we would > eventually have had to face the winner of the German/Soviet war? Did he > well represent (or did he actu

Re: Dimebag Darrell Killed

wait wait... Pantera broke up? ..and this is worth killing people over?? (heck, I woulda thought someone would've died if they /hadn't/ broken up) -k- __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.ya

Re: Ow ow ow ow ow

--- Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And hey, you have an "in" with the hunky firefighters now. Drop by the > station with some cookies or something (pretense of a thank-you > gesture) and harvest a few names and phone numbers. Plant a couple > roses in that there fresh patch o' ma

Ow ow ow ow ow

So what did you do last night? Me? Oh, nothing much. Went out to see Kinsey with a friend. Good time, good movie, ate too much popcorn. That's about it. Oh yeah, and I got into a car accident on the way home... doh Coming down an arterial, a big Mercedes was crossing the arterial from the street

Re: Trailer for RoTK extended edition

--- William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/48jad Hmmm... what will Kerri do over xmas vacation? - Pirates! - World of Warcraft - LotR Extended Edition Marathon __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best

Re: WHAT? Five dead in deer hunting dispute

--- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It really rubs her the > wrong way that white people think that Asians "arr rook arike," as she > says. Growing up in the whitest state in the Union, it wasn't until I moved out here to Seattle that I really learned to see the differences, not only in

Re: WHAT? Five dead in deer hunting dispute

--- Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I *can* see how the other hunters could have tossed some slurs > around, and that this guy felt -- or was! threatened; contrarily I can > also see this guy being somewhat around the bend and simply going on a > shooting spree, figuring he'd n

Re: What can you not buy on Amazon?

--- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 29, 2004, at 11:19 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: > > > Or target.com? > > > > http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/602-2137132-8177436? > > asin=0823916839 > > Someone's getting fired. The person saved their job by making a twinkies and doritos ru

Re: What can you not buy on Amazon?

--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Or target.com? > > http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/602-2137132-8177436?asin=0823916839 I prefer the South American River variety, if only for the reviews: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823916839/ ___

Re: Itunes

--- Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone else hear use Itunes extensively? I do I do! First, are you using this on mac or winders? > 1. Shuffle. While I think that over a long time span the shuffle is > essentially random, I've noticed that over a shorter period it seems t

Re: What can you not buy on Amazon?

--- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > kerri miller wrote: > > I'd like to thank you all for making more work for me :) > > > > -k- > > > As long as you have fun and no one gets hurt. *looks up from scrubbing the website with a toothbrush* H

Re: What can you not buy on Amazon?

I'd like to thank you all for making more work for me :) -k- --- Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 22, 2004, at 5:06 PM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: > > > http://tinyurl.com/64eex > > Dare one ask how you came by this item to begin with? > > I daren't, that's for sure. > >

Re: eBay: Virgin Mary In Grilled Cheese

--- Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >This is up to $7600 go figure With my luck, I would win this > auction > >and the dog tear into the package before I realized that the US Mail > >delivered it. > > When I checked earlier it was around $13,600...someone must've not been

Re: Magic Re: Yu-Gi-Oh is evil, why it must be eradicated

--- Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 16, 2004, at 9:50 AM, Horn, John wrote: > > > Sheesh. I used to play Magic and most of what you guys just wrote > > was completely unintelligible to me. The game must have changed a > > lot (or gained a lot more jargon) in the past few ye

Re: A miracle in the offing?

--- Bryon Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah, it seems Badnarik's a bit of a nutter. I remember seeing that > he refused to get a driver's license (but drove anyway), and I also > think that he refused to pay income tax at one point at least. He's also vehemently opposed to Zip Code. *bo

Re: A miracle in the offing?

--- kerri miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm biased against the Lib. party, because my > exposure to them has been in the form of kooky nutters, not well-spoken > people who have well-thunk positions; c'mon, their presidential > candidate > this year vowed t

Re: A miracle in the offing?

--- Bryon Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:16:38 -0800 (PST), kerri miller > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- "d.brin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I've nev

Re: A miracle in the offing?

--- "d.brin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've never been prouder to be a libertarian, see below: That's not something I knew about you. Would you care to share your thoughts on the Libertarian candidate this past election? -k- __ Do yo

Re: cabinet resignations - rats leaving the sinking ship?

--- Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 15, 2004, at 3:57 PM, kerri miller wrote: > > > (BTW - Clinton replaced 7 cabinent members after the '96 election, so I > > think Bush is par for the course) > > Big difference was that Clinton's S

Re: cabinet resignations - rats leaving the sinking ship?

--- Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Just out of curiosity, does anyone have any > > reference > > to such resignations under other presidencies? It > > might be misleading to think there is a major > > shake-up > > here, when in fact

Re: cabinet resignations - rats leaving the sinking ship?

--- Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just out of curiosity, does anyone have any reference > to such resignations under other presidencies? It > might be misleading to think there is a major shake-up > here, when in fact this is par for the course, just > more publicised than normal...

latest best-shot at a cure for diabetes?

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/09/health/09diab.html?oref=login __ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Shifting Gears: Talking about THE INCREDIBLES?

--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bryon Daly wrote: > > > Just kidding! Just post your thoughts on the movie, I'd like to hear > > them because I'm really looking forward to seeing The Incredibles with > > my wife at some point when we can get a baby sitter. (Yeah, we're > > goin

Re: Aurora

--- Ruben Krasnopolsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to http://www.spaceweather.com/ > there is a great display of Northern Lights right now: > > "AURORA ALERT: If it's dark where you live, look for auroras now. A > strong geomagnetic storm is in progress, sparking Northern Lights as >

Re: It seems over...

--- Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > kerri miller wrote: > > >--- Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>(especially to a citizen of a country where voting is compulsory...) > >> > >> > >&

Re: It seems over...

--- Russell Chapman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (especially to a citizen of a country where voting is compulsory...) >From what I understand, if you don't vote you just have to say "Oh, I was sick" or you face a $15AU fine? __ Do you Yahoo!? C

Re: It seems over...

--- JDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 05:08 PM 11/3/2004 -0800 kerri miller wrote: > >> Meanwhile, Kerry spoke consistently of a "global test", > > > >I only heard it once from him... but endlessly from people on the Right > who > >willf

Re: It seems over...

--- "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Just a couple points.. because I mostly agree with the analysis offered about the whys of losing. > Meanwhile, Kerry spoke consistently of a "global test", I only heard it once from him... but endlessly from people on the Right who willfully misu

Re: It seems over...

--- Bryon Daly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So what is your recommendation for the democrats next time? A centrist > like > Clinton? Or going for something like "getting back to the roots of > the party" or Dean's "democratic wing of the Democrat party"? Install Kerry as the Minority Leader,

Re: It seems over...

--- Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 3, 2004, at 8:05 AM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: > > > At 09:45 AM Wednesday 11/3/04, Dave Land wrote: > >> > >> Don't give up on the party, Kerri... We have work before us -- > >> especially > >> the important work of reaching out to "moral conserv

Re: It seems over...

--- Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It seems basically over at this point - but apparently > the Kerry campaign is going to hang on. Of all the > possible outcomes, this was not one that crossed my mind. I'm sure its just fatigue after watching 6 hours of election coverage, but I re

Re: Predicted electoral votes listed by state....

--- Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But John was arguing with the use of certain polls there. > > Yeah, he prefers a site with a built in bias. > Such as : http://www.electionprojection.com/ Me, I'm sticking with Zogby ;) http://www.zogby.com __

Re: Predicted electoral votes listed by state....

--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Margarita. I could use one one of these days. It's been over a > month, > and the last one was disappointing, as it was served in a glass that > didn't have a wide enough rim to hold as much salt as I find > necessary > for the quantity of margari

Re: MONSTER'S DEADLY WARNING TO 'RED' STATES

--- "Robert G. Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33124.htm > > Osama bin Laden warned in his October Surprise video that he will be > closely monitoring the state-by-state election returns in tomorrow's > presidential race — and will spare any state

Re: Brin: some final notes about the aftermath

--- David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And a backdoor draft, hauling husbands and fathers > away from their families and jobs for a year+ - > turning our reserves into a shambles. ..and wives and mothers, too. Plenty of women serving in our military have had their tours extended. -k-

RE: Boston wins!

I'm... I dunno, I guess I just don't know how to be happy. I was all set for the bats of St Looie to open up and crush the Sox, right down to that last bloopy out. :) -k- __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish.

Re: Baseball

--- Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > O.k. Gautam what do you think - would you have > > left Schilling in for > > the 8th having only given up one run and retiring > > the last three batters? > > > > JDG > > No - the Yankees