Their description of Rand:
This charismatic cult leader used science fiction as one of her recruiting tools for
new converts.
I never saw her work as SF, either ... I wonder which of her works they'd classify as
SF? Unless they're mixing her up with L. Ron Hubbard.
Judith
Well, some of the
Hmm. L. Ron Hubbard and Ayn Rand the same person? He tackles the SF market and
converts them all to scientology. Then, in his spare time under the pseudonym Ayn
Rand, he works on the mundanes with his Objectivist ideas.
Discuss ...
Judith
hmmm...
well, they were both extremely horrible writers who expouse highly
exploitative capitalistic self-actualization mythologies.
could be a clue.
brendan heber miscavage iii
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Plunge boldly into the thick of life!
Each lives it, not to many is it known;
and seize it where you will, it is interesting. - Goethe
Yeah but nobody wants to live in the UK.
*chuckles quietly*
-Gel
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true...true.
w
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Sent: 16 December 2002 12:03
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Jobs FYI
Yeah but nobody wants to live in the UK.
*chuckles quietly*
-Gel
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From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold
its a US job site
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Sent: 16 December 2002 12:11
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true...true.
w
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Cult leader? WTF
Tim
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Subject: Re: Me as Ayn Rand?
Their description of Rand:
This charismatic cult leader used science fiction as one of her recruiting tools
Robert A. Heinlein
Beginning with technological action stories and progressing to epics with religious
overtones, this take-no-prisoners writer racked up some huge sales numbers.
One of my favorites, so I am not upset. Their description of Rand kind of bothers me.
I mean the lady espouses
My apologies ... I still think *american* ...
Was intended for the US people on the list.
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| From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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| Yeah but nobody wants to live in the UK.
So, I don't get this phenomenom know as I can't stand the UK.
Am I missing something?
Am I blind?
Living here has such fantastic advantages. You can travel wherever you
Hehe,
Again 2 of my favorite authors.
highly exploitative capitalistic self-actualization mythologies
As apposed to leftist community based feel good socialist drivel?
Ok, Hubbard should have stuck to being an SF author, and from what I
understand a lot of the
yay for erika
w
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| From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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| Yeah but nobody wants
Personally it's an individual liberty issue for me. I can't own forearms of the type
or in the numbers that I do here. The media has very severe restrictions placed on
what it can and can't report, in the name of national security, and I can be held for
as long as the government sees fit on
oh yeah, ayn had quite the little following that went beyond avid
readership. group included the saintly alan greenspan as well.
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Cult leader? WTF
Tim
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Subject: RE: L.Ron Hubbard WAS Re: Me as Ayn Rand?
Hehe,
Again 2 of my favorite authors.
highly exploitative capitalistic
how many forearms does one man need? ;)
w
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From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 16 December 2002 12:42
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Living in the UK (RE: Jobs FYI)
Personally it's an individual liberty issue for me. I can't own forearms of
the type
As many as one man wants.
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Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 7:43 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Living in the UK (RE: Jobs FYI)
how many forearms does one man need? ;)
w
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From: Timothy Heald
I find two does the jobany more would feel greedy.
w
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Sent: 16 December 2002 12:48
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Living in the UK (RE: Jobs FYI)
As many as one man wants.
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Hey Tim, if you had eight forearms, they's call you Octopus!
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Yeah right. Because it has worked so well in Israel, India,
England and al the other countries that gave up liberty for
security. Hehe. Oh well, anyone have a map to Galt's Gulch?
Sorry, but what liberites have we given up here?
We've got Security, OK, we don't have fire-arms in every
| From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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| Personally it's an individual liberty issue for me. I
| can't own forearms of the type or in the numbers that I do
| here.
Most people can only have 2 ... Some people only have one ... Where
would you put another? ;)
| The media has
Funny, you have a higher violent crime rate now.
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Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 7:59 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Living in the UK (RE: Jobs FYI)
Yeah right. Because it has worked so well in Israel, India,
Hehe,
Missed the forearms vs firearms. Sorry.
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| From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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|
Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?
Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Queens Disoriented Are
Dementia --- I Think I'll be Home for Christmas
Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me
Manic --- Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and
Stores and
my issue isn't with the leaders of industry, tim -- the process and
environment is already there to be used by whosoever can come along and
make use of it. my issue is with the people who promote the status quo and
capitalism as a natural order or the noblest way as ayn rand does. i
don't
Funny, you have a higher violent crime rate now.
And you got that piece of BS information where?
Was it that crackpot UN crime report that came out last month? The one
with the BIG disclaimer on the differences in the way police forces
report crime?
It doesn't change the fact that a violent
I do.
I'd never want to live anywhere else if the weather was better.
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From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 16 December 2002 12:03
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Jobs FYI
Yeah but nobody wants to live in the UK.
*chuckles quietly*
-Gel
-Original
Funny, you have a higher violent crime rate now.
Strangely enough, I'd rather be mugged at knife-point than at gun-point
- if someone pulls a knife, the chances of you getting killed is a LOT
lower than if you're shot
Check the murder rate - me, alive, you, dead... I think I'm better
off... No?
just curious on how many of us have presale ticket orders for lotr?
i got mine a few weeks back
doing the noon showing instead of the midnight showing..
since i would miss some thing at night..
-paul
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An interesting quiz:
Hal Clement (Harry C. Stubbs)
A quiet and underrated master of hard science fiction who, among other
things, foresaw integrated circuits back in the 1940s.
Having met Mr. Stubbs several times at different science fiction
conventions, I take it as a real complement. He's a
My wife surprised me with tickets for the 6:30 showing on Wednesday...
She really doesn't like the series very much so I was doubly shocked
that she got the tickets. I'm still trying to wipe the grin off my
face. ;-)
Can't wait to see the movie!!!
Jeff
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Do you guys see me as being anything like Ayn Rand?
No.
-Kevin
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What's with Ayn Rand being classified as science fiction though?
Anthem and Atlas Shrugged were undeniably science fiction.
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Cult leader? WTF
Tim
Objectivism. I knew a guy who started a chapter. Definitely the cult
mentality going on.
It was on a college campus and the really funny thing is how much it
reminded me of how American Socialist/Communist group meetings must have
been.
Personally, while I like much of
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Because someone invents Reardon Metal it's scifi? The books main focus
is not even the metal...
Anthem I didn't read though.
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jon
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Monday, December 16, 2002, 8:56:12 AM, you wrote:
What's with Ayn Rand being classified as science fiction though?
KG Anthem and Atlas
Sorry for the snips, my mail server is barfing on big emails right now.
No flame war necessary. Just a difference of opinion.
I haven't read anything from Noam Chomsky, although I found several sites about him
and his work, and I assure you I will make an effort to do so this evening.
I have a longish reply that I wrote, but for some reason my mail server won't let it
out. I tried to post it through the web interface but it didn't seem to take either,
any suggestions?
Tim
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If you go to the archive it's there now. Not sure if it will go out in the mail or
not :)
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From: Timothy Heald
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 9:31 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: L.Ron Hubbard WAS Re: Me as Ayn Rand?
I have a longish reply that I wrote, but for
Objectivism is all about the individual...not the corporation. I think
you are letting todays corporate America slant your view of what
Ayn's philosophy was.
How long though do you think before this so called dead end actually
dies? Even in the very first democracy in Greece, the more money a
You tried contacting the Reg? They seem like decent folks and they would
probably correct the issue.
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pretty cute little public service message.
appropriate for the work place
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That is pretty funny.
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Subject: Kraft Flash..
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pretty cute little public service message.
appropriate for the work place
I've not read enough Rand to know.
However, I like the fact that I come up as Gregory Benford. He's one of my
faves!
--Ben Doom
Programmer General Lackey
Moonbow Software
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: From: Judith Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
: Sent: Sunday, December 15,
For me at least, theres a hell of a lot more sunshine!!!
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From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 6:06 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Living in the UK (RE: Jobs FYI)
Funny, you have a higher violent crime rate now.
Well I think it would more likely be the generator that Galt invented and the sound
weapon that the state science institute invented. Also the fact that it took place in
the future? Not to sure though.
Anthem was Science Fiction. But that was the only thing I have read of hers that I
would
No, not because of Reardon Metal. Because the solution to the
protagonists' problems is to fly off to a utopian island and use some funky
device to steal the electricity from the world so that they can stick it to
all those mean nasty people. It's the Doctor Evil death ray.
-Kevin
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By the way, I seem to be Kurt Vonnegut. Or William Gibson, depending on how
I answer certain questions. But more often it's Vonnegut.
-Kevin
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To: CF-Community
Subject: Me as
Gibson is the man.
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From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 10:38 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Me as Ayn Rand?
By the way, I seem to be Kurt Vonnegut. Or William Gibson, depending on how
I answer certain questions. But more
Wow, it got you dead on Tim. Great writer, and a Libertarian :)
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Monday, December 16, 2002, 7:28:11 AM, you wrote:
TH Robert A. Heinlein
TH Beginning with technological action stories and progressing to epics with
religious overtones, this take-no-prisoners
It thinks I am like Frank Herbert
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Your ad could be here. Monies from
Ah, you are correct, my memory failed me again. I never really focused
on that part I guess.
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KG No, not because of Reardon Metal. Because the solution to the
KG protagonists' problems is to fly off to a utopian
I am Isaac Asimov :-)
-Patrick
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It thinks I am like Frank Herbert
Hey, Erika~! :-)
A few thoughts on the UK/USA geo-cultural divide
Britain seems wonderful to me but I have heard that London is pricey, no?
Also I have heard it is very fast-paced there (London) culturally and I find
our culture here in Canada
already too fast-paced...
On the other hand
Nice looking brew! Maybe you could leverage this into a business?
-Patrick
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To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: happy Friday the 13th
an image of the bottle label
The File
I watched the Ice Age DVD over the weekend.
I couldn't help but think how much the interface for navigating the DVD
looked like a Flash movie.
Then I thought that Director was designed for interactive media such as
this.
Does anyone know how they make these interfaces?
--
Jeffry
Here's another thought on the matter, from what I hear Ireland is a pretty
happening place to be right now.
Some of my family in Dublin are working in tech companies and making pretty
good money.
M
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If you don't mind getting wet, Ireland is great.
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From: Haggerty, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 16 December 2002 17:01
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Living in the UK (RE: Jobs FYI)
Here's another thought on the matter, from what I hear Ireland is a
pretty
There are a variety of programs to do it. Some years back there was a DVD
menu export for Director, and I assume there still is; however, the review I
read suggested that it wasn't as well focused for the job as a more
specialized tool. I don't know what's popular for pro use these days. Around
thanks..
i am so board now, i could do anything, considered work.
made my 2nd batch yesterday.
5 gallons steam distilled water.
10 pounds of honey,
8 pounds of medium light malt
a bit of clove, cinnamon ginger.
boiled for 2 hours, added yeast that was started 6 hours earlier...
let ferment
Interesting... I was over in Nor'n Ir'n a few years ago.
I visited Belfast and enjoyed it a lot, especially the old part of town near
the university. I had a heck of a time finding a really good espresso to
feed my addiction but did find one nice spot. I figured there was a good
opportunity there
Like its dry in London? Come on...
Admittedly, I have yet to visit but the pictures I get from my family make
it look great. Have not seen a picture of what it looks like in the rain.
M
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From: Craig Dudley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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Like its dry in London? Come on...
Admittedly, I have yet to visit but the pictures I get from
my family make it look great. Have not seen a picture of
what it looks like in the rain.
2002 has been the driest year in ages - Erika was looking forward to
some decent rain, and we've had hardly
I'm gonna grab a couple of these, as I've seen the East of the US, UK
(obviously) and Japan
Also I have heard it is very fast-paced there (London)
culturally and I find our culture here in Canada
already too fast-paced...
On the other hand obviously all of England is not London...
We live
That explains it, almost anywhere has to be better than New Jersey :)
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From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 1:00 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Living in the UK (RE: Jobs FYI)
Like its dry in London? Come on...
Has anyone seen the new Trek movie yet? I did yesterday.
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I did like the movie but could they rip off Wrath Of Kahn anymore?!?
Sheesh..
Thank you,
Dan Phillips
Express Technologies, Inc.
dba HalfPriceHosting, CFXHosting
Though it's rainy right now, it's actually been quite a dry year
according to the record books. In fact, until about a month ago, I was
always joking about Where's the rain??? I came to London to see rain,
now where is it?!
;)
Cheers,
Erika
hey tim--
i'm still working on an appropriate response -- so much work to do today,
but you have some good points and i want to continue the discussion flame-
free :) :)
i do actually agree with a lot of the libertarian philosophy-- most of my
friends are voting libertarians, but as an
Does anyone know the link to those flash movies w/ the little oriental
looking guy who didn't know who he was?
Sites with similar web-based-serial-stories would also work. I had a
potential client approach me with a similar idea, but she convinced that it
could all be done using nothing
Thanks for the insights!
I'm a big fan of British traditional music, some you might not have even
heard of like Nic Jones (English but no longer performing) and Archie Fisher
(Scottish). Also one of my all-around favourite musicians is Richard
Thompson. I put on an oldies station once in a while
ninjai.com
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Stephenie Hamilton
Macromedia Certified ColdFusion Professional
CFXHosting
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|Subject: What was the link to those Flash (?) movies with
I am reminded of my favorite old Scottish saying:
If you can see across the loch, it's about to rain. If you can't, it's
already raining.
--Ben Doom
Programmer General Lackey
Moonbow Software
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: From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
:
I've been thinking of giving it a try. I thought there would be more to it
than that, but it sounds pretty straight forward.
That seems to be a huge amount of ingredients, is there some specialized
equipment needed to boil, or do you do it a bit at a time in a large pot?
Also, what do you mean
Does it make me extra geeky if I go and buy a keyboard for my smartphone so
that I can take notes on my palm pilot phone in class?
Robert Everland III
Web Developer Extraordinaire
Dixon Ticonderoga Company
http://www.dixonusa.com
it makes you extra geeky that you have to ask if it makes you extra geeky :)
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Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 3:25 PM
Subject: Smartphone keyboard
Does it make me extra geeky if I go and buy a
Doing it won't make you extra geeky, but being extra geeky might make you do
it. Buying keyboards for phones doesn't make you geeky -- it just lets
everyone else know about it.
:-)
--Ben Doom
Programmer General Lackey
Moonbow Software
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: From: Robert
Monday, December 16, 2002, 2:01:06 PM, you wrote:
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Though it's rainy right now, it's actually been quite a dry year
according to the record books. In fact, until about a month ago, I was
always joking about Where's the rain??? I came to London to see rain,
now where is it?!
It was here, in anchorage.
Ebay just removed all auctions for licenses of Studio MX because of a
complaint by the copyright owner. There were 5 open auctions when I
looked earlier today. Now there are none. I bid on one of them, so was
notified personally of the removal of the auction.
I can't help but wonder who
http://www.goofyfun.com/cmas/osamareindeer.swf
Osama meets Santa
http://www.whoohoo.net/operababy/operababy.swf
Opera Baby
Judith
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