Newest spam tactics

2004-01-17 Thread Gary Nunn
The spammers are getting more and more devious. In the past week a handful of messages have made it through my filters and Mailwasher. The first tactic was to put some text at the beginning of an HTML message indicating that it was a message concerning an eBay auction. Of course, once opened, the

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory

2004-01-18 Thread Gary Nunn
In my travels online today, I ran across a reference that took me to another reference that eventually led me to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory home page. There is some very interesting information here as well as some spectacular pictures and maps. One map in particular shows the areas of U

South Park - all new levels of wrongness.

2004-01-20 Thread Gary Nunn
I don't watch South Park very often, but every time I do, they seem to reach all new levels of wrongness. The episode where Santa was taken captive in Iraq and they recruited Jesus to help save him in a commando raid was so over the top, I was speechless. Gary __

RE: South Park - all new levels of wrongness.

2004-01-22 Thread Gary Nunn
> You must not watch South Park very often. The creators are > doing their job by not discriminating who they offend. If you > are not offended, you aren't paying attention ... > There are way too many things to comment about with regard to > the offensiveness of South Park. Being offensive is

2 for 2 !! NASA Successfully Lands Second Rover on Mars

2004-01-25 Thread Gary Nunn
NASA Successfully Lands Second Rover on Mars; Scientists 'Blown Away' by Pictures of Red Planet http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20040125_447.html Opportunity images from the NASA site. It is running slooow. I am sure they are getting hammered. There are some interesting pictures from

Toddler Television

2004-01-25 Thread Gary Nunn
Watching my son, who is just over 2 1/2, it occurs to me he is significantly more advanced than my daughter was at this age. I think that my daughter and son were both winners of the genetic lottery when it comes to intelligence, and I think they are fairly evenly matched in that area. Looking b

Brin-L archives searchable - a real life example.

2004-01-25 Thread Gary Nunn
This is an absolutely perfect example of why you should be careful and thoughtful about what you post to any archived mailing list. We have discussed the consequences of having the Brin-L archive (or any archived mailing list) searchable in the past, but let me share with you a real life situati

RE: Toddler Television

2004-01-25 Thread Gary Nunn
> Where are you? . . . and I hope you are not planning to send > it this way . . . Delaware Ohio, about 15 minutes north of Columbus. So far, we have no snow, but the radar looks nasty. > You obviously haven't paid much attention to some of the past > messages > posted to this list . . . >

RE: Toddler Television

2004-01-25 Thread Gary Nunn
> I mean there have been no dearth of posts concerning > embarrassing topics > such as the one in the subject line you referred to, so > what's one more? > -- Ronn! :) [Hanging my head in embarrassment] Oops, sorry, I didn't mean to be so sensitive about that and take it so personally :-

Re: Call for help

2004-01-26 Thread Gary Nunn
> Anyone seen this before? > I would appreciate any help identifying the inaccuracies in this > screed so I can cram it right back at 'em. > rob > FW: CONSIDER THIS WHEN WE VOTE IN 2004 Not sure if this will help, but interesting none the less.. http://www.factcheck.org/ Our Mission We

Scouted: Convenient Crew Handhold Caused Station Air Leak

2004-01-26 Thread Gary Nunn
Doh !! Convenient Crew Handhold Caused Station Air Leak CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A poorly designed flexible air hose used by one too many astronauts as a makeshift handhold caused the recent air leak at the International Space Station, NASA's top station manager said Friday. http://w

Aircraft Carrier on eBay

2004-01-27 Thread Gary Nunn
Just when I think I have seen it all on eBay. 1944 British Colossus Class Aircraft Carrier http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2454839870 I wanted to bid on it, but wasn't sure my truck could pull it out of the water at the launching ramp :-) _

Britain & new ice age....

2004-01-27 Thread Gary Nunn
Global warming will plunge Britain into new ice age 'within decades' By Geoffrey Lean, Environment Editor 25 January 2004 Britain is likely to be plunged into an ice age within our lifetime by global warming, new research suggests. A study, which is being taken seriously by top government scien

Scouted: Howard Dean's 'smart ID' plan

2004-01-30 Thread Gary Nunn
I read this article today and I have to say that I was more than a little alarmed that this could have been a serious possibility. I have been part of a rollout team installing and enabling Common Access Card (CAC) readers at the DoD facility that I am contracted to. To say these cards and the o

The MATRIX Project

2004-01-31 Thread Gary Nunn
Where does transparency end and invasion of privacy begin? This federally funded database project tracks criminal and correctional history, motor vehicle, pilot and boat licenses and registrations, federal and local weapons and hunting licenses, voter registrations, public digitized photos (I'm

and we thought we had too much snow...

2004-02-02 Thread Gary Nunn
Some interesting pictures of Newfoundland and their snow... or more accurately, some pictures of very deep snow.. http://www.edu.gov.nf.ca/snow/photo.htm ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

motivation for Ricin in Senate

2004-02-03 Thread Gary Nunn
Tests confirm Ricin in Senate mailroom Excerpt from the article... "Somebody in all likelihood manufactured this with intent to harm," he said as the Senate prepared to open debate on a $317 billion highway bill. "This is a criminal investigation," Frist said. Complete article here: http://ww

RE: Huh?

2004-02-05 Thread Gary Nunn
> The undelivered e-mails were sent in JULY 2003. > What's up? > George A George, sorry to be the one to inform you, but we voted you off of the island. Seriously, I also received 4 bounced messages this morning that I had sent to Nick and the list in November and December. Gary _

FW: Interview With David Brin.... - [AUP] Earth Changes TV/Announcement -

2004-02-06 Thread Gary Nunn
As much as I hate to admit it, I belong to another mailing list that tends to be very over the top with conspiracy theories and very extreme alarmist points of view. Looking back over the last 20 posts to this list, they cover everything from HAARP conspiracies to werewolves to Atlantis, the lost

To go with the eBay aircraft carrier

2004-02-16 Thread Gary Nunn
It seems like if it's not on eBay, it's not worth buying :-) Mig 29 Fighter JET as new LOOK http://tinyurl.com/yq9nh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: High School Beauty Contest Sexist?

2004-02-20 Thread Gary Nunn
> Our local high school is putting on a beauty constant as a > fund raiser. The contest includes several sections: beach > wear, talent, formal wear, and Q&A. My question for the list > is do you think this is inherently sexist; or could it be OK? > Dan M. Gheeezzz, all of you that have repl

RE: High School Beauty Contest Sexist?

2004-02-21 Thread Gary Nunn
I wrote > > Gheeezzz, all of you that have replied have missed > > the REALLY big > > question: bikini or one piece? Debbi wrote > > Gary, Gary, Gary...I thought you were one of the > enlightened ones... > > Disappointed In Denver Maru ;) So what was not enlight

RE: Gas Prices

2004-03-06 Thread Gary Nunn
> $2.15 for regular here and predicted to hit $3 this summer. > Doug Where are you at Doug? Prices here in Central Ohio are $1.79. They did their typical Thursday morning price jump. Gary ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Looking for a movie/series pilot

2004-03-08 Thread Gary Nunn
I have probably asked this here before, but I'll try again just in case I am looking for the name of a movie that might have been a series pilot attempt around 1990 or 1991. It was about a police station that was at an old bakery. The movie followed the same police officers through three dif

Exploding $20 bills?

2004-03-10 Thread Gary Nunn
This site seems to be along the same caliber as "The Onion" At least I think they are kidding :-) RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When You Try to Microwave Them http://www.prisonplanet.com/022904rfidtagsexplode.html __ Anger management group l

Stargate SG-1

2004-03-13 Thread Gary Nunn
As much as I hate to interrupt all of the love that is flowing back and forth on this list, I was wondering if anyone has been following Stargate? You gotta love the conversation they had about the Simpson's. :-) I am not quite sure where they are going with this story line. I do see that they

RE: Stargate SG-1

2004-03-13 Thread Gary Nunn
Erik wrote... > H. I didn't know there was a SG spinoff coming. But if it > is typical Sci-Fi channel fare, then I doubt it will be worth > watching. I wonder how much longer the original will stick > around, and whether it will go down hill... Oops, sorry if I included a spoiler in my las

RE: Stargate SG-1

2004-03-14 Thread Gary Nunn
Jan wrote... > I agree, I do not hold much hope for atlantis. It appears that > hamond will be taking over command of the intersteller ship. It also > looks like the story line will move from current time to the future. I read this yesterday and didn't really catch h what you were saying until

DVR: Gadget of the year.

2004-03-14 Thread Gary Nunn
I'm not really a "gadget person", but I just acquired a digital cable box with an integrated Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from my cable company, for less than I was paying for the digital converter by itself, and I have to say that it is nothing short of awesome (yes, I am easy to please this wee

NASA Schedules News Briefing About Unusual Solar Object

2004-03-14 Thread Gary Nunn
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2004/mar/HQ_n04040_solar_object.html Jane Platt Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (Phone: 818/354-0880) March 12, 2004 NOTE TO EDITORS : N04-040 NASA Schedules News Briefing About Unusual Solar Object The discovery of a mysterious object in o

RE: Curious Mars pics

2004-03-14 Thread Gary Nunn
> Almost looks like an artifact. > http://tinyurl.com/3fy8f > On the microscopic imager http://tinyurl.com/3435r xponent Weirdness Abounds Maru rob I immediately thought that it might be Lander debris, but the close-up shows that it has definitely been there for a while. Another observation, in

RE: Stargate SG-1

2004-03-16 Thread Gary Nunn
> and yes more T&A in Stargate would be nice, perhaps good old > RDA hooking up with some sweet alien loving like kirk... I > mean was their a alien Kirk didnt do? > -Nick Lidster If memory serves, the producers DID throw some T&A into SG-1 a few years ago when the introduced Vanessa Angel as

Imprint of Dinosaur Posterior

2004-03-27 Thread Gary Nunn
The Headline should have read: Dinosaur Ass Prints Found - Gary Scientists Find Dinosaur Tracks in Utah Scientists Find Rare Imprint of Dinosaur Posterior Among Preserved Footprints in Utah Rock The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY March 26 - Amid well preserved dinosaur footprints along w

RE: The Vatican sticks its nose in our elections

2004-03-28 Thread Gary Nunn
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John D. Giorgis > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 1:11 PM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: The Vatican sticks its nose in our elections > > > At 11:24 AM 3/28/2004 -0600 Robert Seeberger wrote

Three Chances to Spy Comets

2004-04-16 Thread Gary Nunn
It is a rare and challenging time for casual astronomers who wish to see comets. There are three right now in position to be spotted soon either from backyards or on the Internet, but it's not yet clear whether any of them will be easy targets for most observers. complete article. http://ti

New Lost in Space series...

2004-04-17 Thread Gary Nunn
Nothing in the IMDB yet, but the below website appears to be current. - Gary The Robinson clan is headed back into deep space. The WB Network has given a pilot order to a remake of the fantasy-adventure drama Lost in Space, which ran on CBS from 1965-68. Feature filmmaker John Woo (Mission: Imp

I Don't Want a Cookie, Mom, Can I Just See the Box?

2004-04-18 Thread Gary Nunn
I Don't Want a Cookie, Mom, Can I Just See the Box? Apr 16, 9:38 am ET LONDON (Reuters) - It looks like an ordinary old-fashioned cookie tin, but the hidden drawing of two dogs having sex in the grass makes it an instant collectors' item. Biscuit makers Huntley & Palmers sold thousands of ti

RE: Battlestar Galactica

2004-04-18 Thread Gary Nunn
> > Where did this first air, on cable, network? > Rob wrote > This was a project of the (mostly awful) SciFi Channel. Rob, you didn't like the BG miniseries? Or are you just commenting on the quality of the other 99% of their content? In which case I would have to agree. :-) > > Did this

RE: Br!n, blades, and home defense.

2003-06-03 Thread Gary Nunn
> Do you have to drag the body backwards a few feet, or just > drip some blood on > your carpet? > William Taylor I was not sure if this was a serious question or not, but I'll give you a serious answer anyway In many , if not most, states, killing in self defense in the home has to pass

Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread Gary Nunn
Find out just how much of a model citizen you are A word of caution... remember that this is a British website and them British tend to do things a bit different :-) http://www.thesite.org/magazine/dodgy.html I had potentially 17 years in prison :-) Gary _

Sleep Apnea

2003-06-07 Thread Gary Nunn
Anyone here have, or known someone who has, sleep apnea? I am curious about the before and after comparisons after beginning treatment. Not the obvious of sleeping better, but the more subjective things like cognitive ability, memory, physical health (including weight), etc. Just curious. Gary

RE: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-07 Thread Gary Nunn
> New rule one: Never respond to mail when I am sleep > deprived. > Another rule I am considering is just simply not to read any > Brin-L mail on days that I am tired or not feeling well. > That will prevent bad responses before they happen, but may > Michael Harney Michael, I truly feel

Picking apart the Matrix - no spoilers

2003-06-07 Thread Gary Nunn
Sometimes I have far too much time to think about things on the way to work. For example, in the Matrix universe, what functional reason would the machines have for plugging humans into a simulation (besides the obvious of being a plot device)? Wouldn't the power generation ability of humans be t

RE: Br!n: Br!n 9/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-06-07 Thread Gary Nunn
> I'll bet a lot of people would have trouble getting zip ties > securely on a twitching, big, scary intruder in a highly > stressful situation. Heck, I have trouble "threading" the > zip ties sometimes in a calm situation. If you MUST bind the > intruder, I'd think duct tape would be a bit m

Br!n story in Analog....

2003-06-07 Thread Gary Nunn
Sorry if someone already covered this Just picked up the July/August issue of "Analog" and it has a story by DB in it. I have not read it yet so I am not sure if it is a new or old story. Gary ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: Picking apart the Matrix - no spoilers

2003-06-08 Thread Gary Nunn
> Yea, I guess I am hoping that if they are at least clever > enough to steal from philosophy then they are clever enough > to steal from Level 13, Brazil, Dark Planet, level 13 (the > movie), Max Headroom, etc. _ >Jan William Coff

RE: Sleep Apnea

2003-06-08 Thread Gary Nunn
> Benadryl! She's been taking it every night before she goes > to bed for a couple of months now and it has done wonders for > her. She's not complaining about being tired anymore. Her > behavior has improved markedly. It's wonderful. > All because of a link posted to this list! > That's wh

SCOUTED: My Life as a Phone Psychic

2003-06-08 Thread Gary Nunn
Callers are paying $2 a minute for a supernatural adviser. They're getting me instead. ESP Net's online "guidance site" asserts that it is an "unrealistic expectation" for callers to assume psychics are psychic. But its contract is more ambiguous about occult powers. While it stated I could not

RE: Red Mars to air on SCI FI

2003-06-11 Thread Gary Nunn
> P.S. A friend recommended (loaning me the DVD) I watch a > mini-series called "The 10th Kingdom." I was sceptical at > first, but ended up really having a good time with it. > Anyone seen it? > George A The 10th Kingdom was a great family movie, I even bought my daughter the DVD. Who could

RE: Red Mars to air on SCI FI

2003-06-11 Thread Gary Nunn
> Is the DVD the whole ten hours as it was originally broadcast, or the > repeat broadcast where they cut out a couple of hours, > including some of > the best stuff? > -- Ronn! :) > It is the complete broadcast. There were two versions of the DVD, a two disk set and a three disk set. I thin

RE: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Gary Nunn
Jeroen wrote. > I recommend that you accept this offer -- otherwise things > can and probably > will only escalate even further (no, that's not a threat, > that's insight > into how conflicts can escalate) and nobody stands to gain > anything from > that. Don't demand apologies; this is

RE: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Gary Nunn
> On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 10:33:57AM -0400, Erik Reuter wrote: > > > We must have read different messages. What I read was, "do > what I want > > you to do, or else [despite the fact that I have > consistently refused > > reasonable requests from numerous others to stop my own > various poor

RE: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Gary Nunn
Jan wrote > > Can we all just agree to his proposal and end this thing? Erik replied > No. For the last time, Jan, his proposal amounts to > blackmail. I and others have explained this. YOU, Jan, are > making this worse by encouraging his behavior. Since you are > so fond of extrapol

RE: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Gary Nunn
Erik wrote > It seems you are a sucker for whining. > You are being naive. > That's all I'm going to say to you about this. Erik, you are clearly an intelligent person and I have always enjoyed reading your posts - even when you are being abrasive, so please know that this next comment was

Various RIP - was Hepburn, RIP

2003-07-01 Thread Gary Nunn
> Since no one else has mentioned it I thought that I would mention > Katherine Hepburn's recent death on Sunday past. Ms. Hepburn was > possibly the finest actress in American film for over six > decades (her > john Seems like we lost several great entertainers in the last week... Of cours

RE: Various RIP - was Hepburn, RIP

2003-07-01 Thread Gary Nunn
> that Hepburn and Peck sis, but I grew up watching him. > Gary My typing sucks tonight, that line should read. that Hepburn and Peck did, but I grew up watching him. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: Various RIP - was Hepburn, RIP

2003-07-01 Thread Gary Nunn
> Buddy Hackett died? I didn't even hear that. > Jim http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/ap20030701_1990.html ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: br!n: the Chronicles of Riddick look like a Jijo ripoff :-/

2003-07-08 Thread Gary Nunn
> The first movie was released as _Pitch Black_ in the US. It's > one of my > favorite recent SF flicks, and I'm very glad they're making a sequel > (prequel?); it was a nicely gritty and (somewhat) realistic >From the Sci-Fi Wire Riddick Starts Up Principal photography commenced July 1

More Sci-Fi Channel sadness....

2003-07-08 Thread Gary Nunn
This is a good news/bad news kind of thing, good that the sci-fi channel has some great ratings, sad at what it was that gave them the great ratings (I am not including Stargate in that statement) SCI FI Has Record Ratings he SCI FI Channel reported that it drew record ratings in the second qu

Difference between man and woman.

2003-07-17 Thread Gary Nunn
An image that definitively and clearly illustrates the difference between men and women. http://www.newpacifica.net/life.html ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Stargate: Atlantis

2003-07-27 Thread Gary Nunn
Read about this briefly in TV Guide today and found some stuff online. Most of the stuff online is dated 2001, but this article seems to be more recent... http://makeashorterlink.com/?D19B42865 Some older stories about this http://www.gateworld.net/news/archive/spinoffnews.shtml _

RE: Stargate: Atlantis

2003-07-27 Thread Gary Nunn
Another Stargate article (mentions spin-off series) TV Guide: Stargate returns for Season Eight JULY 16, 2003 http://makeashorterlink.com/?G5AB26865 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: Stargate: Atlantis

2003-07-27 Thread Gary Nunn
> Are you posting to the correct forum? I thought this was a political > message list. ;-) > Kevin T. - VRWC It WAS a political message It was subliminal... Didn't you get it? Gary You are getting sleepy Maru ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/

Brin : Hugo awards - unofficial poll

2003-07-29 Thread Gary Nunn
Brin mention. -> 2003 HUGO AWARDS POLL It's time once again for "Science Fiction Weekly's" annual unofficial Hugo Awards poll! What were the best SF books, movies and stories of 2002? http://www.scifi.com/sfw/hugo/2003results.php ___ http://www.mc

Dukes of Hazzard remake - worse than it sounds...

2003-08-03 Thread Gary Nunn
No doubt the Sci-Fi channel will be running this one right next to their other blockbusters Tremors and Scare Tactics. If it wasn't bad enough that they are going to remake Dukes of Hazzard, they had to go and cast.. Britney Becomes a Duke Yee-haw! According to the folks over at SkyNe

Sea Launch platform

2003-08-14 Thread Gary Nunn
Very cool Leaving a bubbly wake behind, Sea Launch's Odyssey launch platform cruises at full speed toward the equator in the Pacific Ocean in this aerial view captured Aug. 1 and returned to company headquarters via satellite http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_030806.html Th

Creative spam

2003-08-23 Thread Gary Nunn
Spammers can certainly be as creative as they can be annoying. With MailWasher, I am bouncing and deleting an average of 30 messages a day, probably twice that on weekends. I am assuming that those weekend spammers have real jobs during the week. :-) I received an email in my box today, but be

911 days between attacks

2004-04-20 Thread Gary Nunn
I read the headline on one of the trash rag papers and was skeptical. It read that there were exactly 911 days between the Sept 11 2001 attacks and the recent attack in Madrid. I searched for a duration calculator online, and depending on what time of day you enter, and accounting for a leap year,

Images of abortions... Was RE: Chging Topic/ Beheading

2004-05-12 Thread Gary Nunn
John wrote > One interesting test case for any rule describing when the > media shows a picture is that the rule must explain why the > media refuses to show > pictures of aborted human fetuses/babies.If showing a > picture is about > bringing home the reality of a killing - then surely

US Tax Dollars Hard At Work...

2004-05-10 Thread Gary Nunn
U.S. Air Force Worried About German (Golf) Bunkers May 10, 9:50 am ET BERLIN (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force needs to fix its bunkers at the Spangdahlem base in Germany -- because they are not up to U.S. Golf Association standards. The base in the Eifel mountains, home to the air force's 53rd

floating homes and businesses....

2004-05-09 Thread Gary Nunn
I ran across an interesting article about some homes being built in the Netherlands that will float in a flood. I did a search and found quite a few articles. I really wanted to find a webpage for the company that is building these homes. It sounds like an awesome idea, especially for the flood pr

Red rain result of meteor explosion?

2004-05-08 Thread Gary Nunn
Not sure how I ran across this, but it seems to be an interesting theory. It was hosted on a Cornell server. The links below are for the PDF of this document. If you are interested in reading the entire document, but can't open a PDF, email me and I will email you this article as a Word Documen

Enterprise cancelled?

2004-04-26 Thread Gary Nunn
I briefly looked online but couldn't find anything on this On the upcoming preview for next weeks Enterprise episode, the announcer said "Only 5 new episodes left". They could have meant until the season finale, but the wording led me to believe otherwise. Has anyone heard anything? Gary _

RE: Enterprise cancelled?

2004-04-27 Thread Gary Nunn
> It's Colonel Flagg meets Mulder. Col. Flagg??? Wow, that's a name I haven't heard for years. I assume that is a MASH reference? :-) As much as I hate to criticize ST:E, I think they have made nothing more than a half-hearted attempt to cash in on the Star Trek franchise. As Damon said, just t

RE: Death to JPEG

2004-04-27 Thread Gary Nunn
> Some jerks are trying to impose a patent on the jpeg format. > Is there any "generic" jpeg-like format, like the PNG to > replace GIF or the OGG to replace MP3? > Alberto Monteiro Unisys wasn't terribly successful at trying to collect royalties for .GIF. Unisys was a laughing stock even to t

Forbidden Archaeology...

2004-05-02 Thread Gary Nunn
Some news from the "Forbidden" Archaeology front. A note about Forbidden Archaeology Not that anyone on this list would throw virtual bricks or flame someone, but let me say that I think that there is probably some truth to these legends. Not necessarily as the legend is written, but pro

RE: Forbidden Archaeology...

2004-05-02 Thread Gary Nunn
> A note about Forbidden Archaeology Not that anyone on > this list would throw virtual bricks or flame someone, but > let me say that I think that there is probably some truth to > these legends. Not necessarily as the legend is written, but > probably something in between the two extreme

RE: Forbidden Archaeology...

2004-05-02 Thread Gary Nunn
> At 11:03 AM 5/2/04, Gary Nunn wrote: > >Noah's Ark Found? Turkey Expedition Planned for Summer Ronn wrote... > On another list, someone asked if the location is so > inaccessible, why > couldn't they just parachute in . . . Good question, but my guess w

Lion loose in Columbus Ohio

2004-05-04 Thread Gary Nunn
I guess this news is better than death and mayhem, but the local news stations are so starved for news that one would think that we have a pack (or is it pride?) of lions loose. The short of it is, someone had a pet lion that got loose. Nobody is owning up to it, but it is the News Of The Day her

RE: Scouted: Gang Member = Terrorist

2004-05-14 Thread Gary Nunn
> Anybody who murders, rapes or commits other violent- > crimes-against-persons needs to be caught and prosecuted 'to > the max' IMO, but does that make them a terrorist? My knee-jerk reaction to this was that this was yet another case of authority abuse and overkill, but after thinking it over

Favorite bad Sci-Fi movies on DVD

2004-05-15 Thread Gary Nunn
A couple of my favorite bad Science Fiction movies are about to be released on DVD Drum Roll Please. 1. Flight of the Navigator 2. Biggles: Adventures in Time Just a couple of favorite bad childhood 80's movies. These are right up there with "They Live". They are so bad that they are cl

RE: Favorite bad Sci-Fi movies on DVD

2004-05-15 Thread Gary Nunn
> > 2. Biggles: Adventures in Time > > I LOVE this movie! But I disagree with your statemement "so > bad they're good;" this movie was MEANT to be campy, since > its deliberately trying to evoke the adventure serials of a > bygone day. Besides which, I think the movie was based on > young adu

RE: Favorite bad Sci-Fi movies on DVD

2004-05-15 Thread Gary Nunn
> Gary Nunn wrote: > >These are right up there with "They Live". > Oooh, campy-licious! How about "Battle Beyond the Stars"? > John-Boy and Roger Corman channel Lucal and Hamill. > Awesomely bad, yet > enjoyable nonetheless. :) > Jim You kno

Battlestar Galactica mini series returns

2004-05-15 Thread Gary Nunn
Looks like BG is definitely coming back this year. I am sure that someone else posted this already, but what the heck. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/ All I can say is woo-hoo ! Tricia Helfer's back :-) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/list

RE: Favorite bad Sci-Fi movies on DVD

2004-05-15 Thread Gary Nunn
How pathetic is this? I am replying to myself :-) > Army of Darkness (has to be the king of campy) Speaking of Ash, I just ran across this tidbit on Sci-Fi Wire. Ash Taking On Freddy And Jason? Bruce Campbell, who played Ash in the Evil Dead horror films, told SCI FI Wire that there is "

Farscape: Peacekeeper War

2004-05-15 Thread Gary Nunn
Mini series update Farscape: Peacekeeper War Sci Fi to air mini series, "Farscape: Peacekeeper War" http://tinyurl.com/3gchd US Sci-Fi Channel will be showing the Farscape mini-series. http://tinyurl.com/2hhtg SCI FI Brings Back Farscape (from Sci-Fi Wire) http://tinyurl.com/2hfcf

RE: Email account utilization warning.

2004-05-18 Thread Gary Nunn
>Dear user of "Mccmedia.com" mailing system, >Your e-mail account will be disabled because of improper > using in next >three days, if you are still wishing to use it, please, resign your >account information. >Please, read the attach for further details. >The Management, >

RE: Email account utilization warning.

2004-05-18 Thread Gary Nunn
> I didn't see this one before. Was it sent to the list, or what? > -- Ronn! :) It looks like it went to the list... Here is the entire email... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:58 PM To:

9/11 Panel Scolds Ex-Police, Fire Chiefs

2004-05-18 Thread Gary Nunn
I don't have any specific ties or allegiances to emergency services, but this just outright pisses me off. Just watching the attack on TV left me stunned and dazed. I can't imagine how it would have been to actually have been there as an emergency response worker. I don't see how anything of tha

Arctic Temperatures Warming Rapidly- Polar Explorer

2004-05-18 Thread Gary Nunn
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Summer temperatures in the Arctic have risen at an incredible rate over the past three years and large patches of what should be ice are now open water, a British polar explorer said on Monday. Ben Saunders, forced by the warm weather to abandon an attempt to ski solo from nor

RE: Favorite bad Sci-Fi movies on DVD

2004-05-18 Thread Gary Nunn
> Travis Edmunds wrote: > >So you're telling me that "Masters of the Universe" (He-Man) is > >a 'good' bad movie? Then Jim said > Oh, no. But then it wasn't on *my* list. And I've never seen that > one, so I can't attest to its pain-inducing qualities the way > I can with The Guyver. W

RE: Favorite bad Sci-Fi movies on DVD

2004-05-18 Thread Gary Nunn
> I have tons of Godzilla movies, Roger Corman films, and > assorted bargain bin fare. > xponent > Killer Klowns From Outer Space Maru > rob Ok, I can come out of the closet and admit this now... I too like Roger Corman movies. I just bought "The Last Woman on Earth" on DVD for $3.00. Horrible,

RE: 'Barbie' drug could make people slim, tanned and sexy

2004-05-22 Thread Gary Nunn
> Melanotan 2 (PalatinR) is an alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone > (MSH) analogue. In animals MSH regulates penile erection, > sexual motivation and the secretion of sexual attractants (in > rat studies). In a preliminary study in humans, it led to > erection without sexual stimulation and in

Blitz o' Spam

2004-05-29 Thread Gary Nunn
Wow! I usually bounce 40 to 50 spam messages a day from my main account. In the last 24 hours, I have bounced 300+. That's a six fold increase in 24 hours. Ouch! I sure am glad that they passed that highly effective anti-spam law. __ Anger managem

Day After Tomorrow movie [no spoilers]

2004-05-29 Thread Gary Nunn
I watched this movie yesterday and I left the theater a little bit stunned and disturbed. I realize that the meteorological science was stretched a bit, but it was VERY easy to suspend belief while watching this movie. Much easier than Independence Day for example. The special effects were excep

RE: Scouted: Sugar and ADHD?

2004-06-02 Thread Gary Nunn
> This article pooh-poohs the idea of food affecting the > behavior of children with ADHD. Major snippage... > I don't have any experience with ADHD children, but I > have plenty with hot* horses, and I guarantee you that > the type of grain supplement they receive _does_ My daughter has mode

Useful Military Warnings

2004-06-07 Thread Gary Nunn
'Useful' Military Warnings "Aim towards the enemy." - Instruction printed on U.S. rocket launcher "When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend." - U.S. Army magazine "Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground." - U.S.A

Unidentified creature stumps experts

2004-06-07 Thread Gary Nunn
Wait! It's a ... : Unidentified creature stumps experts "What in the world?" Bill Kurdian asked himself when he saw the animal for the first time. About the size of a fox, but with short brown hair and a long cat-like tail, it looked more like an animal in a National Geographic spread out o

Brin Appearance

2004-06-09 Thread Gary Nunn
Just ran across this from a Michael Whelan newsletter. SCIENCE FICTION MUSEUM OPENING You are cordially invited to join Paul Allen, Michael Whelan, Greg Bear, David Brin, Dennis Murin, and surprise guests from science fiction publishing, movies, and TV at The Science Fiction Museum and Hal

Terrorism too close to home...

2004-06-14 Thread Gary Nunn
Headline: Somali Charged in Plot Against Ohio Mall This is close enough to me that it leaves a shiver. They have not announced what mall was the potential target, but my guess is that it was City Center mall as that would be the one that would cause the most death and destruction. It is a three

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