Corporate Global Health Project

2003-06-06 Thread Han Tacoma
! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Canadian Anti-Smoking Lawsuit Struck Down

2003-06-06 Thread Han Tacoma
://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=2888928 Pity :-( Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

WMD: US Restarts Nuclear Program

2003-05-27 Thread Han Tacoma
content on this site is © 2003 by Repbulicons.org, unless otherwise noted. Please review our privacy policy and terms of use before continuing to use this site. Technical comments should be made to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

If a Picture is Worth One Thousand Words, This Mountain Stores Lotsof Words

2003-05-27 Thread Han Tacoma
>From my Inbox: The Bettman Archive used to reside in downtown Manhattan. It is now under a mountain in western Pennsylvania in a very cold vault owned by a Bill Gates Company named Corbis. This very extensive article in the Washington Post will be of great interest to any who are involved with

Re: Pregnancy update

2003-05-27 Thread Han Tacoma
Julia, My heartfelt congratulations. I'm going to have to talk to my daughters-in-law to see if they can pull one of those off -- I'd love to become Opa to twins, specially girls! Best -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ - Original Message - Fr

California Consumerism

2003-05-27 Thread Han Tacoma
t to me), "All these problems are 'adult education' issues -- there is no other way to change the world." So with that in mind, I strongly endorse and recommend the Bee's project, entitled "A State of Denial." Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is

Re: Nukes found with reactor vessel woes-NRC

2003-05-27 Thread Han Tacoma
Follow that oil as it leaves Ecuador and you find that between 20 and 40 million barrels a year flow to California, which consumes more gasoline - 38 million gallons a day - than Florida and New York combined." http://www.sacbee.com/static/live/news/projects/denial/c1_1.html Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: The Geek Test

2003-05-29 Thread Han Tacoma
I ranked: 31.36095% - Total Geek Cheers! -- Han Tacoma <- Wondering when the Brin-L Geek Matrix will be setup? ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Mules, Donkeys and Horses (was Re: Political Compass)

2003-05-29 Thread Han Tacoma
to go on the precipice side (I guess it felt safer that way?, at my expense :-) Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: The Geek Test

2003-05-30 Thread Han Tacoma
OK, for all Geeks, here's something to test yourselves with. The Packman Game http://www.myfreearcade.com/games/splatman.swf Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: The Borg are coming!

2003-05-30 Thread Han Tacoma
You will be assimilated! The US has every intention of deploying weapons in space, ultimately in order to control access to the atmosphere and outer space, and to be able to hit land and sea-based targets anytime, anywhere. Less need for messy and time-consuming troop deployments, which arouse opp

Bitter battle over sugar findings

2003-05-30 Thread Han Tacoma
limit and rejected the conclusion that sugary drinks contribute to a spiralling world obesity problem. The WHO remains undeterred and has strongly refuted the sugar lobby's criticisms, claiming their findings concurred with the conclusions of

Suffer the Little Children in the Search for Cures_USA Today

2003-05-31 Thread Han Tacoma
that this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior general interest in receiving s

Re: Brin 9/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-05-31 Thread Han Tacoma
r daughter you should go out on a shooting spree to get the guy. Or do I? It eventually becomes very confusing because on the one hand we want the rule of law to prevail, yet sometimes that same rule does not equate to *justice*. Sounds like "Catch-22" to me. Have a great weekend! Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Brin: Brin 9/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-06-02 Thread Han Tacoma
Never be an agressor. (it is this last point that I refer to in my "tempering statement".) BTW, I've never needed to go past number 3. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ - Original Message - From: "Jan Coffey" <[EMAIL PRO

Re: Brin: Brin 9/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-06-02 Thread Han Tacoma
Andrew Crystall (Sun, 01 Jun 2003 21:53:01 +0100) writes: > On 1 Jun 2003 at 16:29, Han Tacoma wrote: > > > My Sifu (I trained in Kung-Fu -- let's not get into the multiple > > spellings...) gave us a hierarchy of actions when faced with by a > > situation (th

Re: media consolidation

2003-06-03 Thread Han Tacoma
The Fool (2 Jun 2003 07:19:28 -0500) wrote: > http://www.sarahstirland.com/archives/mediacon.htm > > It's a picture. ...and to think I still only have rabbit ears :-) Cheers! -- Han Tacoma <- Feeling like a caveman! ~ Artificial Intelligence is

Start Trek upbringing of Grandchildren

2003-06-04 Thread Han Tacoma
Something I hope will bring a on somebody's face today. Son #1 and Son #2 are 11 months apart (30-something-ish) Ethan turned 1 on May 1st..., Ciela will turn 2 on July 25th. Cheers! Han -Original Message- From: Son # 1 To: Son # 2 Cc: DAD Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 12:18 PM Subject:

L3: World cancer death rates have increased by 35% from 1987 to1995 says WHO, and they'll double again by 2020.

2003-06-04 Thread Han Tacoma
epts that nothing can be done to change the social framework that threatens a health catastrophe of enormous proportions. --- Copyright 1998-2003 World Socialist Web Site All rights reserved Whom can we trust, the collective human conscience or self-serving elitists? =======

L3: Meet Canada The Global Arms Dealer

2003-06-04 Thread Han Tacoma
I'm appalled; should make the list's hawks less anti-canadian, I guess. -- Han Tacoma <- Sometimes Ignorance is Bliss Maru! ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ --- Meet Canada The Global Arms Dealer by Stephen James

Re: Meet Canada The Global Arms Dealer

2003-06-04 Thread Han Tacoma
..duh! and the link is http://www.zmag.org/content/print_article.cfm?itemID=3668§ionID=15 - Original Message - From: "Han Tacoma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:35 PM Subject: L3: Meet Canada The Global Arms Dealer >

Re: L3: Meet Canada The Global Arms Dealer

2003-06-04 Thread Han Tacoma
Andy (Wed, 04 Jun 2003 02:54:30 +0100) wrote: \> On 3 Jun 2003 at 16:35, Han Tacoma wrote: > > > I'm appalled; should make the list's hawks less anti-canadian, I > > guess. > > Snort. Two contradictory arguments. There's a semicolon in the statement. 1) I

Re: L3: World cancer death rates have increased by 35% from 1987 to1995 says WHO, and they'll double again by 2020.

2003-06-05 Thread Han Tacoma
from > > 1987 to 1995 says WHO, and they'll double again by 2020. > > > > > > Han Tacoma forwarded: > > > > > Cancer was responsible for 12 percent of the nearly 56 > > > million deaths worldwide from all causes in 2000. In > > > industr

Re: global attitudes project

2003-06-07 Thread Han Tacoma
/ doesn't provide pointers to the PDFs of all their articles. I found references first by looking at http://people-press.org/reports/pdf/ Cheers! -- Han Tacoma <-wondering how The Pew Charitable Trusts http://www.pewtrusts.com/ will be affected by http://thomas.lo

Re: Amusement if your net connection is intermittent

2003-06-07 Thread Han Tacoma
anish. The Trailer 58 sec 5MB mpeg. The complete Movie 12:40min mpeg, Good Quality 73MB, A High Quality 121MB Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-07 Thread Han Tacoma
s in the plural of woman = w_o_men > English is such a fun language! ...and there's more exceptions than there are rules :-) Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: World cancer death rates have increased by 35% from 1987 to1995 says WHO, and they'll double again by 2020.

2003-06-07 Thread Han Tacoma
based research that the rotting meat causes cancer, there does seem to be anecdotal research suggesting such. Has anybody checked who farts more?, their dogs and cats, or their rabbits and cockatoos?, horses and cows? Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than

Re: English rules & exceptions Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-07 Thread Han Tacoma
Julia (Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500) writes: > Han Tacoma wrote: > > > > Debbi explains the origins of fish on > > (Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT)) > > [..gone snip crazy...] > > > I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC > &g

Re: English rules & exceptions Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-07 Thread Han Tacoma
Amendment at the end. - Original Message - From: "Han Tacoma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 4:52 PM Subject: Re: English rules & exceptions Re: China RFID tracking people > Julia (

Re: English rules & exceptions Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-07 Thread Han Tacoma
te -Canterbury Tales, Prologue, 1-2. Geoffrey Chaucer (1342 - 1400) When in April the sweet showers fall That pierce March's drought to the root and all ...and to think that the former could have been spoken if Gutemberg hadn't circa 1450 come up with the printing press. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Sleep Apnea

2003-06-08 Thread Han Tacoma
ongestant.shtml http://www.dermnetnz.org/index.html Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ - Original Message - From: "Horn, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 1:

GPF/LPF (was Re: Plonkworthy?)

2003-06-09 Thread Han Tacoma
ivalent to 3.786 litres, and since 1 litre of water weighs 1 kg, an American gallon of water weighs 3.786 kg. Obviously, the Canadian gallon is the larger. The ratio is 1 gal(CAN) = 4.535 / 3.786 = 1.198 gal (US). Rounding this off to 3 significant figure

Switching to NO-MAIL

2003-06-10 Thread Han Tacoma
ng at the digest whenever time permits to keep up with the events at hand. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

[Off-List] Re: Irrregulars Questions on Macs

2003-06-11 Thread Han Tacoma
the list if you think it worthwhile, they don't come with the Macs but the first one is Freeware, the second, Shareware. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ - Original Message - From: "Ronn!Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "

Re: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?]

2003-03-01 Thread Han Tacoma
references are to IBM product line. Maybe we should open up a thread "Getting to know you"? Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?]

2003-03-02 Thread Han Tacoma
atter a procedural one. Again thinking style is different. We could not say that "Relational Databases" are better than "Hierarchical databases" -- IMS served it's purpose very well when "System R" was still under development in California. Object Oriented programming has now been overshadowed by other paradigms and this only confirms that old adage "the only constant in the universe is change". Cheers! (...please be gentle and don't flame me!) -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?]

2003-03-03 Thread Han Tacoma
g. Also, the next decade will bring developments in microfabrication and nanotechnology that will require new development and programming paradigms. >>Cheers! (...please be gentle and don't flame me!) > Don't worry. There have been flames on this list, and occasionally they'v

Re: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?]

2003-03-04 Thread Han Tacoma
when I started looking at this and _discovered_ Systems Thinking :-) Before she passed away, she had a column in "The Global Citizen" http://iisd1.iisd.ca/pcdf/meadows/default.htm ...I think by now I'm going OT, but here's a sha

Re: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?]

2003-03-05 Thread Han Tacoma
On Tue Mar 4 18:42:38 PST 2003, Reggie Bautista wrote: Han Tacoma wrote: > >On Mon, 03 Mar 2003 21:32:36 -0600 Reggie Bautista gives me a well > >deserved lecture about the list's netiquette: [...snip...] > I wasn't trying to lecture, just inform :-) Just jesting, th

The Jonathan B. Postel Service Award

2003-03-05 Thread Han Tacoma
I'm sort of out of circulation and thought maybe somebody here knows someone worthy of being nominated for "the Jonathan B. Postel Service Award" http://www.isoc.org/awards/ Deadline for nominations is 23 April 2003 . Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is b

Re: Lawyer Arrested for Wearing a 'Peace' T-Shirt

2003-03-06 Thread Han Tacoma
a created public > forum. but that argument seems like a stretch.I wouldn't be > surprised, nor would I be upset, if a court bought that argument from him - > but my guess is that the Mall is private property, and thus, their rights > will be upheld. I'm sure th

Re: Letter to a Dutchman: What This War is About

2003-03-06 Thread Han Tacoma
>the day of your liberation." -George W. Bush 1/29/03 I think this is something worthy of semantic analysis. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma <- a dutchman feeling baited :-) ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Computer Languages [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?]

2003-03-07 Thread Han Tacoma
On Thu Mar 6 18:04:31 PST 2003, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: >At 01:45 AM 3/4/03 -0500, Han Tacoma wrote: > >On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 19:35:29 -0800 Nick Arnett wrote: > > > > [...snip...] > >mistaken and by that time I had already left IBM with my early retirement > >packa

L3 Another breed of international criminals: Patients

2003-03-07 Thread Han Tacoma
ies from China to Sweden are moving ahead under the > strict ethical regulations of an international agreement we refuse to > sign. > > Meanwhile at home, President Bush came out in favor of the House bill, > saying it would "ensure protection of human life as the frontiers of > science expand." But this is where those expanding "frontiers of science" > are stopped cold: right at the borders of the United States. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] So what's wrong with this picture? Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

If You Think A Gallon Of Gas Is Expensive.....

2003-03-07 Thread Han Tacoma
;t run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, or God forbid, PEPTO BISMOL or NYQUIL! Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Genghis Khan, super-stud

2003-03-08 Thread Han Tacoma
, did they go for the full 2.5 hours at € 25,00 each? > And I will not even repeat the extremely rude comment one of the guys made > to the other guys when he saw Sonja approaching their table, on her way > back to our table... Maybe too much ricewine? Is Dhr. Raoul Lallji still th

Re: Another breed of international criminals: Patients (not L3)

2003-03-08 Thread Han Tacoma
On Friday, March 07, 2003 2:54 PM, Jon Gabriel wrote: > >From: "Han Tacoma" > >Subject: L3 Another breed of international criminals: Patients > >Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 14:15:23 -0500 > > > >An article that appeared in The Boston Globe, > >while it see

E-Learning on the Patriot Act

2003-03-10 Thread Han Tacoma
Act; . The issue of voluntary disclosures; . Citizen enforcement of 4th Amendment rights; . The intersection between the 1st and the 4th Amendments - the limits of police surveillance; and, . The future: The Son of the Patriot Act. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligen

Re: Genghis Khan, super-stud

2003-03-10 Thread Han Tacoma
On Sunday, March 09, 2003 6:16 AM, Jeroen "I'm hungry, feed me!" van Baardwijk wrote: >At 15:56 8-3-2003 -0500, Han Tacoma wrote: > > > Can't say I ever had that urge. However, Sonja and I do enjoy eating > > > at our local Mongolian restaurant named a

The World's First Brain Prosthesis

2003-03-15 Thread Han Tacoma
nundrum concerns consent to being given the prosthesis, says Anderson. The people most in need of it will be those with a damaged hippocampus and a reduced ability to form new memories. "If someone can't form new memories, then to what extent can they give consent to have this implant

New Presidential Order on Declassification (or lack there of)

2003-03-15 Thread Han Tacoma
several sections of serious concern to documents librarians:" Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Heinlein and current international politics L3

2003-03-15 Thread Han Tacoma
[excerpt from The New York Times] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/15/national/15JEWS.html?th Divide Among Jews Leads to Silence on Iraq War By LAURIE GOODSTEIN March 15, 2003 Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Heinlein and current international politics L3

2003-03-16 Thread Han Tacoma
On Sunday, March 16, 2003 8:10 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote: > On 15 Mar 2003 at 22:59, Han Tacoma wrote: > > > My opinion is that the French have the same misgivings as the American > > Jewish community has: I retract my _generalization_ of the American Jewish Community in the c

Trolling vs. healthy debates

2003-03-16 Thread Han Tacoma
How do we differentiate "trolling" from engaging in a healthy debate about any given issue? Sometimes I feel that the line separating these is an extremely fine one and hard to find. Any opinions out there? Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better

Trolling vs. healthy debates

2003-03-16 Thread Han Tacoma
How do we differentiate "trolling" from engaging in a healthy debate about any given issue? Sometimes I feel that the line separating these is an extremely fine one and hard to find. Any opinions out there? Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better

Total Information Delusion

2003-03-17 Thread Han Tacoma
If I remember correctly Poindexter wanted this even before Cliff Stoll wrote "The Cuckoo's Egg", I remember him making referrence to that in the book (1989?). Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ htt

Re: The Arrogant Empire

2003-03-17 Thread Han Tacoma
ed States." [/excerpt] I wonder if the term EWMD (economic WMD) will be legitimized? for some reason, ...the Bene Gesserit, feint within feint, etc., come to mind. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: The World's First Brain Prosthesis

2003-03-17 Thread Han Tacoma
On Sunday, March 16, 2003 1:17 PM, Adrew Crystall wrote: > On 16 Mar 2003 at 17:06, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: > > > >From: "Han Tacoma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >The World's First Brain Prosthesis > > > > > >By DUNCAN GRAHAM-ROWE

Re: France's influence

2003-03-18 Thread Han Tacoma
entric, warmongering, intolerant past) two differently aged (but no less valuable to society) bovines of non-specified gender. SURREALISM: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons. COUNTERCULTURE: Wow,

Re: France's influence

2003-03-18 Thread Han Tacoma
On Tuesday, March 18, 2003 9:03 AM, Han Tacoma (that's me) wrote: > On Monday, March 17, 2003 5:05 PM, Jon Gabriel wrote: > > > >From: "iaamoac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 21:39:52 - > > > > At 15:11 17-03-03 -0600,

Re: Blood for Oil Analysis

2003-03-19 Thread Han Tacoma
his new book "Oil, Power & Empire - Iraq & the U.S. Global Agenda" on Feb. 23, 2003 http://www.freespeech.org/fsitv/ramfiles/iraq_everest_022303.ram (it's about an hour RealTime movie) Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ _

Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology

2003-03-19 Thread Han Tacoma
ory, including honest and dishonest mistakes about dinosaurs, mammals, sea monsters, and prehistoric beasts." =========== Enjoy! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Theological Markup Language (ThML)

2003-03-20 Thread Han Tacoma
L/ and http://xml.coverpages.org/thml.html where the XML -- Theological Markup Language (ThML) is discussed. ...wooow!, what a trip. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma <- Trying real hard to stay on top of his board while surfing ;-) ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Theological Markup Language (ThML)

2003-03-20 Thread Han Tacoma
L/ and http://xml.coverpages.org/thml.html where the XML -- Theological Markup Language (ThML) is discussed. ...wooow!, what a trip. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma <- Trying real hard to stay on top of his board while surfing ;-) ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RIAA are Cyber-terrorists, right?

2003-03-20 Thread Han Tacoma
fect and spread over p2p nets.[sic] If this is true then RIAA are Cyber-terrorists, right? Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Books on Red Hat Linux 7.2

2003-03-21 Thread Han Tacoma
ffer I just couldn't refuse. Have you ever heard that saying "Real men don't eat quiche?", well, ...there's something similar about Linux: "Real geeks use Slackware!" Anyway, it's too late now, I think you would have learned a lot more if you'd gone the Sl

Re: Books on Red Hat Linux 7.2

2003-03-21 Thread Han Tacoma
ffer I just couldn't refuse. Have you ever heard that saying "Real men don't eat quiche?", well, ...there's something similar about Linux: "Real geeks use Slackware!" Anyway, it's too late now, I think you would have learned a lot more if you'd gone the Sl

Re: $2 bills...

2003-03-22 Thread Han Tacoma
n replied "Are you nuts!?, they're not qualified!" Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: article

2003-03-24 Thread Han Tacoma
rned against the simple dismissal of criticisms of American > policy, particularly from our friends abroad: "If we are a poor > respecter of other people's thoughts, our thoughts are not going to > be well received at another

L3: My ongoing concern about water (Can you swallow this?)

2003-03-24 Thread Han Tacoma
n to protect it at every level of government, and we must act NOW. Pat Bennett is a freelance writer living in Longworth, BC. She has a passionate interest in water and environmental issues. ~ Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Free Enterprise and Gambling

2003-03-25 Thread Han Tacoma
This is kinda sick don't you think? Cheers! (...not!) -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ~~ Gamblers Place Wagers on Saddam's Demise Mon March 24, 2003 11:20 AM ET By Philip Klein NEW YORK (Reuters) http://www.r

Saddam is not only polarizing the Arab nations...

2003-03-26 Thread Han Tacoma
s were reversed once upon a time": Where was the US when Canada went over to Europe to help fight the Germans who had another fanatical leader who was trying to take over the world. Our parents and grandparents were there protecting us and it took an attack on Pearl

Re: 51%

2003-03-28 Thread Han Tacoma
states "Now it's official: most Americans are idiots." That is an oxymoron! Then again, many sections of the article seem to indicate oxymoronic actions. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: 51%

2003-03-28 Thread Han Tacoma
On March 28, 2003 2:40 PM, Julia asked: > > That is an oxymoron! > > In light of the above IQ definition, what *would* an "oxymoron" be? :) : a combination of contradictory or incongruous words. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligen

Re: 51%

2003-03-29 Thread Han Tacoma
On March 28, 2003 2:40 PM, Julia asked: > > That is an oxymoron! > > In light of the above IQ definition, what *would* an "oxymoron" be? :) : a combination of contradictory or incongruous words. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligen

Confusing Military Unit Terms and Links to Sources of Military TermDefinitions

2003-03-29 Thread Han Tacoma
Repost from [EMAIL PROTECTED] with permission from David and Chuck. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ -- Date:Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:53:51 -0500 From:"David P. Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RESO

Re: Confusing Military Unit Terms and Links to Sources of MilitaryTerm Definitions

2003-03-29 Thread Han Tacoma
L, and then some. I made use of http://makeashorterlink.com to keep you from having to cut and paste. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ - Original Message - From: "David P. Dillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Han Tacoma"

Re: 51%

2003-03-29 Thread Han Tacoma
, praeparet bellum." why not end it with "internecinum"? ...wouldn't have to be looking over your shoulder all the time :) Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: data warehouse

2003-03-29 Thread Han Tacoma
e starting page for these Journals is: http://www.research.ibm.com/journal/ Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Who lied to Whom?

2003-03-29 Thread Han Tacoma
The New Yorker WHO LIED TO WHOM? by SEYMOUR M. HERSH Why did the Administration endorse a forgery about Iraq’s nuclear program? Issue of 2003-03-31 Posted 2003-03-24 http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?030331fa_fact1 Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none

Nick? Re: Timewarp (was: Calls for an Attack on Riyadh)

2003-04-04 Thread Han Tacoma
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > Just wondering what the timesatmp looks like when posting from Yahoo

Re: Nick? Re: Timewarp (was: Calls for an Attack on Riyadh)

2003-04-04 Thread Han Tacoma
>>> This is what I sent: To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Han Tacoma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri Apr 4, 2003 8:58 pm Subject: Nick? Re: Timewarp (was: Calls for an Attack on Riyadh) --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Julia Thomp

Mesopotamia International Airport

2003-04-04 Thread Han Tacoma
> selling the naming rights to help pay for this shindig? Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Serendipity

2003-04-05 Thread Han Tacoma
just think of it. Had I never signed up for Nick's KM list I would have missed all this. I call that Serendipity. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Travel advice needed

2003-04-05 Thread Han Tacoma
quot;...duh, why did they call me a commie then? Cheers! <- and bon voyage (mon français ce ne pas bon :-) -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

We need your help to save Foundation dollars now and in the future

2003-06-06 Thread Han Tacoma
I suppose a lot of people would just go and write the letter they are suggesting without giving it further thought. Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ - Original Message - Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 00:01:25 -0500 From: Disabled Disability and Ps

Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...

2003-12-30 Thread Han Tacoma
Hello Gang, Just in and out to wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year (2004) Belated other Holidays (I was in bed with the flu :-( Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ I picked this post because it was the last one posted. Doug Pensinger wrote (Tue

Gateways: Tribute to Fred Pohl with stories by Bear, Benford, Brin, Bova, Gaiman, Harrison, Haldeman and me!

2010-07-18 Thread Han Tacoma
Just as a token of my resurrection ☺ http://craphound.com/?p=3025 Han THANK YOU for deleting my e-mail address or any other e-mail addresses from this message if you plan to forward it. And PLEASE use Bcc: for any "bulk" e-mailings, instead of To: or Cc:. If you help keep our addresses private,