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I have to disagree with this. I have a 92 Z28 with a 350 and a 4-speed auto
w/ overdrive, and it is really better that way. Chevy autos are reknowned
for their long life and ability to handle copious amount of power. I live
in the Dallas area, and a manual would be much harder to drive in the traffic
here. Now if I still lived out in the sticks like I used to, a manual would be
more fun.
Safety-wise, an auto is less distracting...I would hate to have to be
shifting gears while I was trying to ease into traffic in the freeways here.
Performance-wise, I can hold my own against any stock 5.0 Mustang or 5.0
Camaro w/ a five speed.
All of this IMHO... :)
| 7 | rec.autos |
I have 2 New and 2 slightly used SyQuest 44M cartridge forsale.
Asking $230 for all of them and shipping is included. | 6 | misc.forsale |
I am in charge of purchasing some computer software for a small office and I
have a few question about Microsoft's Office Pack.
1) I was wondering, are the programs that are packaged with the Office
Pack--WinWord, Power Point, Excel, and ccMail--complete and the latest
addition?
2) Are the programs "hobbled" in any way?
3) Can we update single programs at a latter date ( i.e. from Excel 4.0 to
Excel 5) ?
4) Do you receive all of the necessary disks and documentation?
5) Is there anything that I should be aware of that makes the Office Package
less of deal that it seems?
Sorry if I seem skeptical put the price for the Office Package--$439.39 on the
street--sounds like a great deal for the office that is purchasing its first
computer and software. But all four complete programs for less than $450
makes me just a little suspicious. Maybe its just me.
Thanks for your help in advance
Kirt Wilson
Northwestern University
------------------------------- | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
I answer from the position that we would indeed place these people
in prison for life.
That depends not only on their predisposition towards murder, but
also in their success rate at escape and therefore their ability
to commit the same crimes again.
In other words, if lifetime imprisonment doesn't work, perhaps
it's not because we're not executing these people, but because
we're not being careful enough about how we lock them up.
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Bob Beauchaine bobbe@vice.ICO.TEK.COM
They said that Queens could stay, they blew the Bronx away,
and sank Manhattan out at sea. | 0 | alt.atheism |
And that, of course, is the point. You can't simply divide the
world into atheists and non-atheists on the basis of god-belief.
If all you care about is belief in a supernatural deity, and
have nothing to say about behaviour, then belief in a supernatural
being is your criterion.
But once you start talking about behaviour, then someone's suscept-
ibility to be led by bad people into doing bad things is what you
are - I assume - worried about.
And in that area, what you care about is whether someone is sceptical,
critical and autonomous on the one hand, or gullible, excitable and
easily led on the other.
I would say that a tendency to worship tyrants and ideologies indicates
that a person is easily led. Whether they have a worship or belief
in a supernatural hero rather than an earthly one seems to me to be
beside the point. | 0 | alt.atheism |
Just as a matter of interest, a self-promo computer graphics sequence
that one of the local TV stations used to play quite a lot a couple of
years ago showed a 3D flyover of Australia from the West coast to the
East. The clouds were quite recognisable as fuzzy, flat, white
Mandlebrot sets!! | 1 | comp.graphics |
hmm - i thought francesca's predictions ALWAYS hovered at or below
.500, especially in the nfl. (not counting college football
bowl day).
he's a nice analyst for explaining past tense, and for mapping out
what plays teams might do - but for predicting the future, he only
looks good whne compared to russo. | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
cjackson> I am very glad to know that none of you judgemental little shits has
cjackson> ridden/driven when too tired, sleepy, hungover, angry, or distracted
cjackson> in the last 3 years. Why, if you had then you might be just as guilty
Some of us not-so judgmental little shits don't drive/ride when we're
impaired. I stopped doing that sort of thing when a good friend of
mine got killed by a drunk driver who failed to stop for a red and
drove through the side of her volvo in his '72 caddy.
Then again, I suspect most of the responsible adults on the net don't
bother posting in flame wars on rec.moto.
cjackson> "There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom
cjackson> in the guise of public safety." -- Thomas Jefferson
He also owned slaves, kept some as forced concubines, and had enough
resources to do what he wanted without fear of reprisal. Then again,
he also smoked dope. | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
No, Caleb, it's not the quality of ESPN that I have a problem with;
it is superb, whereas it did not evolve beyond the point where ESPN
left off when hockey went to SC (this is excepting SC's use of feeds
from CBC (-;). It's the amount of hockey they're showing, or lack
of it, that we're complaining about. They had rights to two OT's
that could've been shown on Sunday night after baseball ... and
they had pickup trucks racing through oversized pigpens followed
by Super-8 home movies of old car races (yes, I was checking in
desperation for Canucks-Jets) last night after SportsCenter.
gld | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
I have written a program and I want to market it. I would like certain degree
of protection, since my main custmers are individuals and not the
cooperations. I know laser hole burning method, and hardware key method,
however, my software is going to cost only $15.00, so I can not afford that.
Also, at this low price I can not afford people make too many copy of my
software. Well, I guess say upto %20 illigal copying is ok by me.
However, I do not want someone to get a copy of PCTools and copy my software.
Off course, I never meant to forbid the true hackers from copying, since they
can develope a better program anyway.
With highest regards,
Babak Sehari.
| 12 | sci.electronics |
When the Lunar Society's $500M estimate of the cost of a lunar colony was
mentioned at Making Orbit, somebody asked Jerry Pournelle "have you talked
to Bill Gates?". The answer: "Yes. He says that if he were going to
sink that much money into it, he'd want to run it -- and he doesn't have
the time."
(Somebody then asked him about Perot. Answer: "Having Ross Perot on your
board may be a bigger problem than not having the money.") | 14 | sci.space |
It seems to deter those who are executed from future criminal activity.
Why don't you compare the rates at which blacks and whites commit crimes?
Blacks commit crimes disproportionately, so in a perfectly fair penal
system, blacks would be disproportionately represented.
(Note: black vs. white crime rates is not a racial thing. It's probably
an economic thing: poor people are more likely to commit crimes, and blacks
are more likely to be poor. The way to reduce the proportion of minorities
in prison is to increase the wealth of minorities.) | 18 | talk.politics.misc |
Does anyone have any experience using LCIII with MIDI? Do they get along OK?
I have heard that the IIvx is not suitable for MIDI, but I have not heard anyon
e say anything definitive about LCIII and MIDI? If you have had experience, wh
at MIDI interface have you used? Anyone used Finale software in this setting?
Please e-mail. I will summarize.
Thanks, | 4 | comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Okay here is what I have so far:
Have a group (any size, preferibly small, but?) send a human being to the moon,
set up a habitate and have the human(s) spend one earth year on the moon. Does
that mean no resupply or ??
Need to find atleast $1billion for prize money.
Contest open to different classes of participants.
New Mexico State has semi-challenged University of Alaska (any branch) to put a
team together and to do it..
Any other University/College/Institute of Higher Learning wish to make a
counter challenge or challenge another school? Say it here.
I like the idea of having atleast a russian team.
Some prefer using new technology, others old or ..
The basic idea of the New Moon Race is like the Solar Car Race acrossed
Australia.. Atleast in that basic vein of endevour..
Any other suggestions? | 14 | sci.space |
That's okay: it's what all the rest of them who come on here say...
This isn't the guy who was a lawyer was he? Could you give more info on this
guy (never mind- I'm sure there will be PLENTY of responses to this post, and
it will appear there)
This is true. Make sure it is true for ALL cases.
Why not both? ;)
Why not die for a lie? If you were poverty stricken and alunatic, sounds
perfecetly reasoable to me. As to whether the societal dregs he had for
followers would be able to tell if he was a liar or not, not necessarily.
Even if he died for what he believed in, this still makes him completely
selfish. Like us all. So what's the difference.
People
There is no historical proof of this (see earlier threads). Besides, he (or at
least his name), have been the cause of enough deaths to make up for whatever
healing he gave.
SIEG HEIL!!
Who is David Koresh? I am curious.
Therefore since he wasn't a liar or a lunatic, he must have been the
How does this follow? Your definition of lunatic (and "disproof" thereof seem
rather... uhhh.. SHAKY)
Good idea.
Naturally, those or not TRUE Christians, right? ;)
Someone else handle this, I don't know if it's worth it... *sigh*
| 0 | alt.atheism |
Report them to your local BBB (Better Business Bureau). | 13 | sci.med |
Is there a 768x1024 Trident driver for windows anywere.
This mode is supported by the drivers fo OS/2 but I have
not been able to find it for Windows.
(768x1024 means 768 wide and 1024 high as opposed to 1024x768)
Any help is appreciated.
| 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
From Israeline 4/14
Today's MA'ARIV reports that yesterday, following Egyptian
President Hosni Mubarak's meeting with PLO Chief Yasser Arafat and
prominent Palestinian Faisal al-Husseini, the latter said that in
principle, the Palestinians have decided to participate in the
peace talks. Nonetheless, he noted that everything will be decided
upon at the meeting of the Arab foreign ministers in Damascus. The
newspaper also reports that threatening phone calls were recently
made to houses of several of the senior members of the Palestinian
delegation to the peace talks. The threats, in Arabic, demanded
that the delegates not go to Washington to, "sell out the
Palestinian people." One caller threatened, "Should you go, you
will not find your family alive upon your return." The newspaper
states that such phone calls were received, as far as is known, at
the houses of Faisal al-Husseini, Hanan Ashrawi and others.
| 17 | talk.politics.mideast |
Want to sell a 1980 MAZDA GLC for $300 or b.o. Excellent working condition. Just
passed inspection. Has a sun roof. No marks on body.
Contact soon kohli@ecs.umass.edu or (413_549-4738. | 6 | misc.forsale |
Despite my trendy, liberal, feminist tendencies and the fact
that I basically agree with what you are saying I will rebut:
The basic question here is "how do I know what I am supposed to do?"
This is true in every situation that comes up. Some people do not
think about it at all and merely follow their impulses. I claim
that is just as dangerous as "following authority". I could site
sexually transmitted diseases, drug abuse, all manner of criminal
activity, the savings and loan scandal, car accidents, eggs thrown
at my house, all are examples of people not "following authority".
I could easily argue that in the evil examples you gave the
problem was a leader not following _his_ authority and doing what
he wanted. Of course, where is the top of the chain? Therein lies
our search.
I don't think it's as simple as you are claiming. "Pressing need" is
ambiguous. Should I recycle or not?
Realize that I have four kids who, despite being very precocious
of course, are very tiring with their constant lack of understanding
the tremendous knowledge I wish to impart to them.
Ahh! An ironic ending.
The irony I was implying in my initial pithy retort to the bumper
sticker cliche "Question Authority" was that I was questioning
the authority of the person telling me to question authority.
It seems there is a certain segment of society that finds meaning
only in being different, only in rebelling, forsaking everything
for the sake of freedom. I question their integrity and fortitude.
There is another freedom that comes from doing a task correctly.
Different people are at different levels of development in different
areas. Part of the challenge of life is to find the right authorities
to follow, we can't know everything about everything. Often
when learning a new skill or subject I will follow the teacher,
perhaps blindly. Only when I have learned enough to ask appropriate
questions should I question him, only when I have developed
my skills enough should I challenge him. Once again, how do I know
when I get to those stages?
If you have to be told to question authority, perhaps you shouldn't. | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
i'd just like to repeat and emphasize that because someone else is
trying to make you feel horrible and worthless does not mean that you
should feel that way, although that's easier to say than believe
sometimes. remember, God made you and loves you, so he must think
you're something special. (excuse the trite language here.) also,
the bully may just be someone who is mean for no reason -- not out of
intentional mental torture. has anyone else been harassed? maybe
they're just not talking about it.
i would have emailed but my reactions weren't fast enough and the post
i'm responding to didn't include your address. just take courage and
remember that all of us on the net are rooting for you. | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
DUDE! Are you nuts? WFAN is second to none. Jody Mac's exit was quite a
loss, but if you think Fredericks On The FAN was much of one, you're pretty
skewed. | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
Hi,
I just got myself a Gateway 4DX-33V and trying to configure
X11R5 for it. Has anyone done this before ? More specifically,
I need a correct Xconfig file entry that is set up for my
graphics card and monitor. I have a 15" Color CrystalScan 1572FS monitor
and a VESA LOCAL BUS ATI Ultra Pro with 1MB VRAM video card.
Any help will be extremely appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Please send replies to christy@alex.qc.ca
| 5 | comp.windows.x |
I had a similar reaction to Chinese food but came to a completly different
conclusion. I've eaten Chinese food for ages and never had problems. I went
with some Chinese Malaysian friends to a swanky Chinses rest. and they ordered
lots of stuff I had never seen before. The only thing I can remember of that
meal was the first course, scallops served in the shell with a soy-type sauce.
I thought, "Well, I've only had scallops once and I was sick after but that
could have been a coincidence". That night as I sat on the bathroom floor,
sweating and emptying my stomach the hard way, I decided I would never touch
another scallop. I may not be allergic but I don't want to take the chance. | 13 | sci.med |
Here is a story. I bought a car about two weeks ago. I finally can
get hold of the previous owner of the car and got all maintanence
history of the car. In between '91 and '92, the instrument pannel
of the car has been replaced and the odometer also has been reset
to zero. Therefore, the true meter reading is the reading before
replacement plus current mileage. That shows 35000 mile difference
comparing to the mileage on the odometer disclosure from. The
dealer never told me anything about that important story.
I hope that I can return the car with full refund. Do u think this
is possible? Does anyone have similar experiences? Any comments
will be appreciated. Thanks. | 7 | rec.autos |
Apparently that last post was a little hasy, since I
called around to more places and got quotes for less
than 600 and 425. Liability only, of course.
Plus, one palced will give me C7C for my car + liab on the bike for
only 1350 total, which ain't bad at all.
So I won't go with the first place I called, that's
fer sure.
| 8 | rec.motorcycles |
If one is a vegan (a vegetarian taht eats no animal products at at i.e eggs,
milk, cheese, etc., after about 3 years of a vegan diet, you need to start
taking B12 supplements because b12 is found only in animals.) Acutally our
bodies make B12, I think, but our bodies use up our own B12 after 2 or 3
years.
Lacto-oveo vegetarians, like myself, still get B12 through milk products
and eggs, so we don't need supplements.
And If anyone knows more, PLEASE post it. I'm nearly contridicting myself
with the mish-mash of knowledge I've gleaned. | 0 | alt.atheism |
: Are there significant differences between V2.01 and V2.00 ?
: Thank you for helping
No. As I recall, the only differences are in the 3ds.set parameters - some
of the defaults have changed slightly. I'll look when I get home and let
you know, but there isn't enough to actually warrant upgrading. | 1 | comp.graphics |
Here is another way of looking at it.
When we die we are released from the arc of time, and able
to comprehend our lives in toto. To visit each moment in
time sequentially or all at once, but not able to alter the
actions thoughts or feelings we had/have/will have in this
life.
From that perspective, I posit that all will have direct knowledge
of God, and be able to recognize at each moment of time wether
we were doing what we ought. That the experience of having
lived a life far from God will be an eternal torment. That
having lived a life of grace, will be an eternal joy. That the
resurrection of the body comes not from any physical reconstitution
of our present forms, but knowledge of our present forms by our
fully cognizant souls.
As an Aside: If we were to be restricted for all time to
our present form, would you opt for immortality?
James Sledd | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
Rich Thompson posts some blather about the Libertarian Party:
What pray tell do the Libertarians know about winning elections?
Bob
-- | 18 | talk.politics.misc |
From the "JPL Universe"
April 23, 1993
Cosmologist Stephen Hawking tours Lab | 14 | sci.space |
I agree. I also think Roy needs a good kick sometimes...that horrible
4-0 loss to the Capitals last week...yeeeech!
Here's to Cup #23...this year!
--
Richard J. Rauser "You have no idea what you're doing."
rauser@sfu.ca "Oh, don't worry about that. We're professional
WNI outlaws - we do this for a living." | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
CENTERS
[...]
[...]
Sanderson will be on Team Canada, but he'd be out of position as a center.
Although he was drafted as a center and played there as a rookie, Sanderson
scored 46 goals this season as a left wing. | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
See, there you go again, saying that a moral act is only significant
if it is "voluntary." Why do you think this?
And anyway, humans have the ability to disregard some of their instincts.
You are attaching too many things to the term "moral," I think.
Let's try this: is it "good" that animals of the same species
don't kill each other. Or, do you think this is right?
Or do you think that animals are machines, and that nothing they do
is either right nor wrong?
Those weren't arbitrary killings. They were slayings related to some sort
of mating ritual or whatnot.
Yes it was, but I still don't understand your distinctions. What
do you mean by "consider?" Can a small child be moral? How about
a gorilla? A dolphin? A platypus? Where is the line drawn? Does
the being need to be self aware?
What *do* you call the mechanism which seems to prevent animals of
the same species from (arbitrarily) killing each other? Don't
you find the fact that they don't at all significant? | 0 | alt.atheism |
did you account for depreciation? i seriously doubt that a taurus
would rack up an extra $4000 in repair costs over 5 years. | 7 | rec.autos |
Cheap airline ticket to L.A. on April. 21 (tuesday) from Indi. or
Chicago and return about in 10 - 14 days wanted. | 6 | misc.forsale |
Dogs will chase anything that moves. I have two dogs and they love
chasing me when I ride off. They will also chase any car that passes
, running along the footpath/sidewalk at up to 60kph. They don't
seem to go after trucks though, the size difference must be a factor.
It also works in my favour though, I can exercise them quite easily
by riding 1/2 mile up the road and back a few times.
| 8 | rec.motorcycles |
Is there a FAQ on Cyrix 486DLC? Could anyone please repost it or
email to me, if I missed it? Thanks in advance.
... Alexander Poylisher, Internet: apoylis@inode.com; FidoNet: 1:2603/106 | 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
I would be grateful to anyone who knows about an X-windows application
that would emulate HP 2623A graphics in a manner similar to
the way TEK graphics windows are implemented in xterm.
Thanks for you help. | 5 | comp.windows.x |
OOPS. My original message died. I'll try again...
I always understood (perhaps wrongly...:)) that the bacteria in our digestive
tracts help us break down the components of milk. Perhaps the normal flora of
the intestine changes as one passes from childhood.
Is there a pathologist or microbiologist in the house? | 13 | sci.med |
The primary problem in human nature is a "fragmentation of being."
Humans are in a state of tension, a tension of opposites. Good and
evil are the most thought provoking polarities that come to mind.
The Bible provides us with many examples of the fragmentation of
being. The warring opposites within us are a product of man's
rebellion against God, which is described so vividly in the pages of
the Scriptures.
Man was created with the order to become a god. Those were the words
of St. Basil in the fourth century. What he was trying to say was
that God created man to be a partaker of the divine nature. In the
Eastern Orthodox Church, this is called "theosis," or "deification."
One can also say that man was created to be whole, i.e. spirit, soul,
and body operating in unison. The story of Adam and Eve is a picture
of the archetypal humans before obtaining moral consciousness. Theirs
was a harmonious relationship with each other, the world, and the
Creator. That innocent harmony was shattered when they disobeyed God,
their natural wholeness falling apart into two seemingly
irreconcilable halves. Immediately, guilt and fear was manifested in
their lives. They become bound to hardship, toil, and suffering. This
is symbolized in their exile from the paradisiac state.
The beast in the jungle does not possess moral consciousness. If it
were to receive this self-awareness, the knowledge of good and evil,
its paradisiac state would also be destroyed.
Was it the intention of the Creator to leave man in this state of
innocence all the days of his existence on earth? Or was the gaining
of self-awareness carefully staged by God, who did not desire that His
masterpiece, mankind, be a blissful idiot?
God must have known that, for mankind to achieve any kind of moral
value, he must pass through a confrontation with the opposites. There
is no other way to achieve union with God.
Jesus Christ is the answer to the problem of the warring polarities.
He was the perfectly integrated individual, reconciling the opposites,
and making it possible for us to be integrated, i.e. to become God,
not in His essence, but in His energies.
The opposites is THE Christian problem. The Apostle Paul describes it
with the utmost precision in Romans 7:15-24. And he follows with the
answer to his dilemma in vs 25. | 19 | talk.religion.misc |
: Upon arriving at home, Joseph probably took advantage of Mary...had his way
: with her so to speak. Of course, word of this couldn't get around so Mary,
: being the highly-religious follower that she was decided "Hey, I'll just say
: that GOD impregnated me...no one will ever know!"
:
: Thus, seen as a trustworthy and honorable soul, she was believed...
:
: And then came Jesus, the child born from violence.
:
:
:
Dave,
Can you explain the purpose of your post, I can't imagine what you
must have thougt it meant. | 0 | alt.atheism |
I seem to be having some trouble with this...
I can get the mac to go to sleep, but I can't make seem to
make it wake up with SetWUTime(). I am aware of the error in
the header files and IM VI. I am setting the WU time to be
about two minutes, then putting the mac to sleep, but it doesn't
wakeup at the appointed time....
Does it require a call to SystemTask in order to make sure that
everything is setup?
| 4 | comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Compartment syndrome occurs when swelling happens in a "compartment"
bounded by fascia. The pressure rises in the compartment and blood
supply and nerves are compromised. The treatment is to open the
compartment surgically. THe most common places for compartment
syndromes are the forearm and calf. It is an emergency, since
if the pressure is not relieved, stuff will die.
--
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Gordon Banks N3JXP | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and
geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu | it is shameful to surrender it too soon." | 13 | sci.med |
It is a bit unfair to call blame the Clinton Administration alone...this
initiative was underway under the Bush Administration...it is basically
a bipartisan effort of the establishment Demopublicans and
Republicrats...the same bipartisan effort that brought the S&L scandal,
and BCCI, etc. | 18 | talk.politics.misc |
"...a la Chrysler"?? Okay kids, to the nearest thousand, how many
dollars did the government spend to "bail out" Chrysler? More than zero
you say?
Bzzzzzzzzzt. Wrong answer. | 18 | talk.politics.misc |
Heya all, I've got a pair of Oakley forsale
There are frogskins, with aurborn red. THere are no
scratches and only used them once or twice last summer.
I'm looking for about 25-30 dollars but please give me a bid.
I'm am looking for the following items
A BUBBLE JET PRINTER that works and is el cheapo...
i was looking for a cannon BJ-5 but if u have a bubble jet
to sell please tell me. I'm looking to spend about $100 or so.
A sound cards (sound blaster compatible). Again I'm looking fer something
cheap, such as $50 or so dollars.
thanks
whirley | 6 | misc.forsale |
Usually one or two teams changes their logo or a minor
uniform change per season, but the past few seasons have been
incredible.
Any thoughts on the new (old) Reds uniforms. I
remember seeing a Pete Rose rookie card, and unless I miss my
guess he was wearing the exact same duds.
The Mets (HOW ABOUT DOC'S PERFORMANCE TODAY?!!!!!) have
reinserted the Mets patch on the shoulder, and changed the Mets
insgnia on the front of the jersey. To my knowledge it is the
first time that has been changed since 1962, and it reminds me
a little of the Dodger logo.
Many teams have opted for a return to a previous style
of uniform, or at least uniforms that look more traditional.
(Phillies, Reds, Expos, White Sox, Padres, etc.) and the once
bright colors have been altered to gray. The trend has also
seen the newer baseball fields resembling the parks of the
early years, as opposed to the cookie-cutter saucer stadiums
construcrted throughout the sixties.
With salaries now reaching unbelievable highs, no one
in the comissioner's office, and inter-league play on the
horizon, it's nice to see that baseball at least looks like it
was meant to be.
| 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
where can I buy 1 or 2 of these chips (pref in Australia)?
What is name and address of `UMC'?
Dan
--
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Adrian Blockley ! I may say something profound
Environmental science ! here one day.
Murdoch University !
Western Australia, 6153 !
blockley@essun1.murdoch.edu.au !
phone 09-360 2737 ! | 12 | sci.electronics |
"Jack Previdi" <p00020@psilink.com> writes, in reply to Dorothy Heydt
reminding us that advertising is not done on Internet:
As a matter of fact D.J., it does make a difference.
Almost a half million new users joined the Internet last year,
many of them are commercial businesses. The ban on commercial
use of Internet is no more.
Jack, there is a difference between using the network for commercial
purposes and advertising in newsgroups. Business communication is
okay. Advertising to hundreds of thousands of users around the planet
who have no desire to receive advertising is not okay.
Those of us who pay for Internet access are constrained only
by our innate good taste and no have no "administrator" to
guide(?) us.
I suspect that a site which generated a large volume of material not
in anybody's good taste would find itself getting a lot of attention
it didn't want. You may belong to the public library, but that
doesn't mean you can deface the books, disorder the stacks, or disturb
the other patrons.
You're constrained by the same rules that the rest of the users (many
academic and military, who get irritable about a network for which
they pay with tax and grant money carrying private business
advertising) follow. There are Secret Masters here, just like
everywhere else. They're not as obvious as the ones on Prodigy, but
they're here.
No doubt at some point the Internet, like everything else, will become
grotty enough to carry advertising. At that time I hope it is
confined to its own newsgroups and not on discussion groups---like
misc.writing.
| 6 | misc.forsale |
:Is erythromycin effective in treating pneumonia?
:
:-fm
Not only is it effective, it is in fact the drug of choice for
uncomplicated cases of community-acquired penumonia.
| 13 | sci.med |
I have a 1982 Regal and I am interested in buying
a fiberglass hood, trunk, and bumpers for it. Does anybody
know of a company who makes fiberglass parts for Regals ??
Thanks in advance,
| 7 | rec.autos |
This kind of argument cries for a comment...
: >>...God did not create
: >>disease nor is He responsible for the maladies of newborns.
: >
: >>What God did create was life according to a protein code which is
: >>mutable and can evolve. Without delving into a deep discussion of
: >>creationism vs evolutionism, God created the original genetic code
: >>perfect and without flaw.
: > ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~
Do you have any evidence for this? If the code was once perfect, and
has degraded ever since, we _should_ have some evidence in favour
of this statement, shouldn't we?
Perhaps the biggest "imperfection" of the code is that it is full
of non-coding regions, introns, which are so called because they
intervene with the coding regions (exons). An impressive amount of
evidence suggests that introns are of very ancient origin; it is
likely that early exons represented early protein domains.
Is the number of introns decreasing or increasing? It appears that
intron loss can occur, and species with common ancestry usually
have quite similar exon-intron structure in their genes.
On the other hand, the possibility that introns have been inserted
later, presents several logical difficulties. Introns are removed
by a splicing mechanism - this would have to be present, but unused,
if introns are inserted. Moreover, intron insertion would have
required _precise_ targeting - random insertion would not be tolerated,
since sequences for intron removal (self-splicing of mRNA) are
conserved. Besides, transposition of a sequence usually leaves a
trace - long terminal repeats and target - site duplications, and
these are not found in or near intron sequences.
I seriously recommend reading textbooks on molecular biology and
genetics before posting "theological arguments" like this.
Try Watson's Molecular Biology of the Gene or Darnell, Lodish
& Baltimore's Molecular Biology of the Cell for starters.
: Remember, the question was posed in a theological context (Why does
: God cause disease in newborns?), and my answer is likewise from a
: theological perspective -- my own. It is no less valid than a purely
: scientific perspective, just different.
Scientific perspective is supported by the evidence, whereas
theological perspectives often fail to fulfil this criterion.
: I think you misread my meaning. I said God made the genetic code perfect,
: but that doesn't mean it's perfect now. It has certainly evolved since.
For the worse? Would you please cite a few references that support
your assertion? Your assertion is less valid than the scientific
perspective, unless you support it by some evidence.
In fact, it has been claimed that parasites and diseases are perhaps
more important than we've thought - for instance, sex might
have evolved as defence against parasites. (This view is supported by
computer simulations of evolution, eg Tierra.)
: Perhaps. I thought it was higher energy rays like X-rays, gamma
: rays, and cosmic rays that caused most of the damage.
In fact, it is thermal energy that does most of the damage, although
it is usually mild and easily fixed by enzymatic action.
: Actually, neither of us "knows" what the atmosphere was like at the
: time when God created life. According to my recollection, most
: biologists do not claim that life began 4 billion years ago -- after
: all, that would only be a half billion years or so after the earth
: was created. It would still be too primitive to support life. I
: seem to remember a figure more like 2.5 to 3 billion years ago for
: the origination of life on earth. Anyone with a better estimate?
I'd replace "created" with "formed", since there is no need to
invoke any creator if the Earth can be formed without one.
Most recent estimates of the age of the Earth range between 4.6 - 4.8
billion years, and earliest signs of life (not true fossils, but
organic, stromatolite-like layers) date back to 3.5 billion years.
This would leave more than billion years for the first cells to
evolve.
I'm sorry I can't give any references, this is based on the course
on evolutionary biochemistry I attended here.
: >>dominion, it was no great feat for Satan to genetically engineer
: >>diseases, both bacterial/viral and genetic. Although the forces of
: >>natural selection tend to improve the survivability of species, the
: >>degeneration of the genetic code tends to more than offset this.
Again, do you _want_ this be true, or do you have any evidence for
this supposed "degeneration"?
I can understand Scott's reaction:
: > Excuse me, but this is so far-fetched that I know you must be
: > jesting. Do you know what pathogens are? Do you know what
: > Point Mutations are? Do you know that EVERYTHING CAN COME
: > ABOUT SPONTANEOUSLY?!!!!!
:
: In response to your last statement, no, and neither do you.
: You may very well believe that and accept it as fact, but you
: cannot *know* that.
I hope you don't forget this: We have _evidence_ that suggests
everything can come about spontaneously. Do you have evidence against
this conclusion? In science, one does not have to _believe_ in
anything. It is a healthy sign to doubt and disbelieve. But the
right path to walk is to take a look at the evidence if you do so,
and not to present one's own conclusions prior to this.
Theology does not use this method. Therefore, I seriously doubt
it could ever come to right conclusions.
: >>Human DNA, being more "complex", tends to accumulate errors adversely
: >>affecting our well-being and ability to fight off disease, while the
: >>simpler DNA of bacteria and viruses tend to become more efficient in
: >>causing infection and disease. It is a bad combination. Hence
: >>we have newborns that suffer from genetic, viral, and bacterial
: >>diseases/disorders.
You are supposing a purpose, not a valid move. Bacteria and viruses
do not exist to cause disease. They are just another manifests of
a general principle of evolution - only replication saves replicators
from degradiation. We are just an efficient method for our DNA to
survive and replicate. The less efficient methods didn't make it
to the present.
And for the last time. Please present some evidence for your claim that
human DNA is degrading through evolutionary processes. Some people have
claimed that the opposite is true - we have suppressed our selection,
and thus are bound to degrade. I haven't seen much evidence for either
claim.
: But then I ask, So? Where is this relevant to my discussion in
: answering John's question of why? Why are there genetic diseases,
: and why are there so many bacterial and viral diseases which require
: babies to develop antibodies. Is it God's fault? (the original
: question) -- I say no, it is not.
Of course, nothing "evil" is god's fault. But your explanation does
not work, it fails miserably.
: You may be right. But the fact is that you don't know that
: Satan is not responsible, and neither do I.
:
: Suppose that a powerful, evil being like Satan exists. Would it
: be inconceivable that he might be responsible for many of the ills
: that affect mankind? I don't think so.
He could have done a much better Job. (Pun intended.) The problem is,
it seems no Satan is necessary to explain any diseases, they are
just as inevitable as any product of evolution.
: Did I say that? Where? Seems to me like another bad inference.
: Actually what you've done is to oversimplify what I said to the
: point that your summary of my words takes on a new context. I
: never said that people are "meant" (presumably by God) "to be
: punished by getting diseases". Why I did say is that free moral
: choices have attendent consequences. If mankind chooses to reject
: God, as people have done since the beginning, then they should not
: expect God to protect them from adverse events in an entropic
: universe.
I am not expecting this. If god exists, I expect him to leave us alone.
I would also like to hear why do you believe your choices are indeed
free. This is an interesting philosophical question, and the answer
is not as clear-cut as it seems to be.
What consequences would you expect from rejecting Allah?
: Oh, I admit it's not perfect (yet). But I'm working on it. :)
A good library or a bookstore is a good starting point.
: What does this have to do with the price of tea in China, or the
: question to which I provided an answer? Biology and Genetics are
: fine subjects and important scientific endeavors. But they explain
: *how* God created and set up life processes. They don't explain
: the why behind creation, life, or its subsequent evolution.
Why is there a "why behind"? And your proposition was something
that is not supported by the evidence. This is why we recommend
these books.
Is there any need to invoke any why behind, a prime mover? Evidence
for this? If the whole universe can come into existence without
any intervention, as recent cosmological theories (Hawking et al)
suggest, why do people still insist on this?
: Thanks Scotty, for your fine and sagely advice. But I am
: not highly motivated to learn all the nitty-gritty details
: of biology and genetics, although I'm sure I'd find it a
: fascinating subject. For I realize that the details do
: not change the Big Picture, that God created life in the
: beginning with the ability to change and adapt to its
: environment.
I'm sorry, but they do. There is no evidence for your big picture,
and no need to create anything that is capable of adaptation.
It can come into existence without a Supreme Being.
Try reading P.W. Atkins' Creation Revisited (Freeman, 1992).
Petri | 0 | alt.atheism |
The interesting notion is that (I watched TV tonight) Koresh never
claimed officially to be Jesus Christ. His believers hoped that
he would be, but he never took this standpoint himself.
He was more interested in breaking the seven seals of Revelation,
and make sure that Armageddon would start. Well it did, and 19
children died, and no God saved them.
Kent | 19 | talk.religion.misc |
At issue was not a trial behind closed doors, but arrest, trial and
imprisonment in complete secrecy. This was appraently attempted in the
case of Vanunu and failed. It has happened before, and there is reason
to believe it still goes on.
Read this:
From Ma'ariv, February 18 (possibly 28), 1992
PUBLICATION BAN
The State of Israel has never officially admitted that for many
years there have been in its prisons Israeli citizens who were
sentenced to long prison terms without either the fact of
their arrest or the crimes of which they were accused ever
being made public.
By Baruch Me'iri
All those involved in this matter politely refused my request, one way
or another: "Look, the subject is too delicate. If I comment on it, I
will be implicitly admitting that it is true; If I mention a specific
case, even hint at it, I might be guilty of making public something
which may legally not be published".
The State of Israel has never officially admitted that for many years
there have been in its prisons Israeli citizens who were sentenced to
long prison terms without either the fact of their arrest or the
crimes of which they were accused ever being made public. More
precisely: A court ordered publication ban was placed on the fact of
their arrest, and later on their imprisonment.
In Israel of 1993, citizens are imprisoned without us, the citizens of
this country, knowing anything about it. Not knowing anything about
the fact that one person or another were tried and thrown in prison,
for security offenses, in complete secrecy.
In the distant past -- for example during the days of the [Lavon - YA]
affair -- we heard about "the third man" being in prison. But many
years have passed since then, and what existed then can today no
longer be found even in South American countries, or in the former
Communist countries.
But it appears that this is still possible in Israel of 1993.
The Chair of the Knesset Committee on Law, the Constitution and
Justice, MK David Zucker, sent a letter on this subject early this
week to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice, and the Cabinet
Legal Advisor. Ma'ariv has obtained the content of the letter:
"During the past several years a number of Israeli citizens have been
imprisoned for various periods for security offenses. In some of
these cases a legal publication ban was imposed not only on the
specifics of the crimes for which the prisoners were convicted, but
even on the mere fact of their imprisonment. In those cases, after
being legally convicted, the prisoners spend their term in prison
without public awareness either of the imprisonment or of the
prisoner", asserts MK Zucker.
On the other hand Zucker agrees in his letter that, "There is
absolutely no question that it is possible, and in some cases it is
imperative, that a publication ban be imposed on the specifics of
security offenses and the course of trials. But even in such cases
the Court must weigh carefully and deliberately the circumstances
under which a trial will not be held in public.
"However, one must ask whether the imposition of a publication ban on
the mere fact of a person's arrest, and on the name of a person
sentenced to prison, is justified and appropriate in the State of
Israel. The principle of public trial and the right of the public to
know are not consistent with the disappearance of a person from public
sight and his descent into the abyss of prison."
Zucker thus decided to turn to the Prime Minister, the Minister of
Justice and the Cabinet Legal Advisor and request that they consider
the question. "The State of Israel is strong enough to withstand the
cost incurred by abiding by the principle of public punishment. The
State of Israel cannot be allowed to have prisoners whose detention
and its cause is kept secret", wrote Zucker.
The legal counsel of the Civil Rights Union, Attorney Mordechai
Shiffman said that, "We, as the Civil Rights Union, do not know of any
cases of security prisoners, Citizens of Israel, who are imprisoned,
and whose imprisonment cannot be made public. This is a situation
which, if it actually exists, is definitely unhealthy. Just like
censorship is an unhealthy matter".
"The Union is aware", says Shiffman, "of cases where notification of a
suspect's arrest to family members and lawyers is withheld. I am
speaking only of several days. I know also of cases where a detainee
was not allowed to meet with an attorney -- sometimes for the whole
first month of arrest. That is done because of the great secrecy.
"The suspect himself, his family, his lawyer -- or even a journalist --
can challenge the publication ban in court. But there are cases where
the family members themselves are not interested in publicity. The
journalist knows nothing of the arrest, and so almost everyone is
happy..."
Attorney Yossi Arnon, an official of the Bar, claims that given the
laws as they exist in Israel today, a situation where the arrest of a
person for security offenses is kept secret is definitely possible.
"Nothing is easier. The court orders a publication ban, and that's
that. Someone who has committed security offenses can spend long
years in prison without us knowing anything about it."
-- Do you find this situation acceptable?
Attorney Arnon: "Definitely not. We live in a democratic country, and
such a state of affairs is impermissible. I am well aware that
publication can be damaging -- from the standpoint of security -- but
total non-publication, silence, is unacceptable. Consider the trial of
Mordechai Vanunu: at least in his case we know that he was charged
with aggravated espionage and sentenced to 18 years in prison. The
trial was held behind closed doors, nobody knew the details except for
those who were authorized to. It is somehow possible to understand,
though not to accept, the reasons, but, as I have noted, we at least
are aware of his imprisonment."
-- Why is the matter actually that serious? Can't we trust the
discretion of the court?
Attorney Arnon: "The judges have no choice but to trust the
presentations made to them. The judges do not have the tools to
investigate. This gives the government enormous power, power which
they can misuse."
-- And what if there really is a security issue?
Attorney Arnon: "I am a man of the legal system, not a security expert.
Democracy stands in opposition to security. I believe it is possible
to publicize the matter of the arrest and the charges -- without
entering into detail. We have already seen how the laws concerning
publication bans can be misused, in the case of the Rachel Heller
murder. A suspect in the murder was held for many months without the
matter being made public."
Attorney Shiffman, on the other hand, believes that state security can
be a legitimate reason for prohibiting publication of a suspect's
arrest, or of a convicted criminal's imprisonment. "A healthy
situation? Definitely not. But I am aware of the fact that mere
publication may be harmful to state security".
A different opinion is expressed by attorney Uri Shtendal, former
advisor for Arab affairs to Prime Ministers Levi Eshkol and Golda
Meir. "Clearly, we are speaking of isolated special cases. Such
situations contrast with the principle that a judicial proceeding must
be held in public. No doubt this contradicts the principle of freedom
of expression. Definitely also to the principle of individual freedom
which is also harmed by the prohibition of publication.
"Nevertheless", adds Shtendal, "the legislator allowed for the
possibility of such a ban, to accommodate special cases where the
damage possible as a consequence of publication is greater than that
which may follow from an abridgment of the principles I've mentioned.
The authority to decide such matters of publication does not rest with
the Prime Minister or the security services, but with the court, which
we may rest assured will authorize a publication ban only if it has
been convinced of its need beyond a shadow of a doubt."
Nevertheless, attorney Shtendal agrees: "As a rule, clearly such a
phenomenon is undesirable. Such an extreme step must be taken only in
the most extreme circumstances." | 17 | talk.politics.mideast |
0 | alt.atheism |
|
Suggestion: try "Exposing the New Age" by Douglas Groothuis.
| 19 | talk.religion.misc |
I have a 386/33 with 8 megs of memory
I have noticed that lately when I use programs like WpfW or Corel Draw
my computer "boggs" down and becomes really sluggish!
What can I do to increase performance? What should I turn on or off
Will not loading wallpapers or stuff like that help when it comes to
the running speed of windows and the programs that run under it?
Thanx in advance
Derek
| 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
I'm looking for a decent Windows news reader. I've given up on winvn 0.76
since it doesn't work very well with the winsock.dll of the IBM TCP/IP for
DOS 2.1.
What the status of Trumpet for Windows? Will it use the Windows sockets ?
I liked it in DOS but had to abandon it since I started using NDIS to access
our token ring (results in invalid class error :(
Bye! | 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
In <C5GIA7.7x9@acsu.buffalo.edu> NEIL B. GANDLER
:> I am an electrical engineering student and its a must that I get familiar
:> with spice. I have been using it and getting used to it but it would
:> be great to have a good reference manual that explains everything in an
:> organized and concise. I current have "A guide to circuit simulation &
:> Analysis using spice". I feel it has the information is just randomly placed
:> in the book and its not easy to look up small things when you just
:> need a good reference book. I would appreciate any info. Thanks
There is a postscript manual at ic.berkeley.edu in pub/spice3/um.3f.ps
directory (about 650kbytes, 126 pages). | 12 | sci.electronics |
Hello netters!
I'm visiting the US (I'm from Sweden) in August. I will probably rent a Chevy
Beretta from Alamo. I've been quoted $225 for a week/ $54 for additional days.
This would include free driving distance, but not local taxes (Baltimore).
They also told me all insurance thats necessary is included, but I doubt that,
'cause a friend rented a car last year and it turned out he needed a lot more
insurance than what's included in the base price. But on the other hand he didn't
rent it from Alamo.
Does anyone have some info on this?
Is $225 a rip-off?
Probability that I'll be needing more insurance?
Is the beretta a good rental car?
Thanx | 7 | rec.autos |
Not really, though I wouldn't personally say "the most deserving
candidate wins". Rarely does a player win ROY when called up in mid
season, and there have been several duds in recent years. But this is
more a factor of mediot biases than anything else. (I wonder. If
Amaral hits like he is capable of, will he receive ROTY votes? He's
only 31, he could have a long career ahead of him! :-)
I think they are a second-division team. They should finish ahead of
the Royals, Mariners, and *possibly* Athletics. But I don't think
they'll be above .500. (I think the East is stronger this year.)
Last year their pitching was bad and their offense was horrible. This
year their offense is better, but their pitching is still pretty bad.
Even if Finley returns to form, he won't replace what they lost in
Abbott. Sanderson? Farrell? I don't believe it.
And while their BA may be good, and they have decent speed, their
offense lacks punch. They don't have any bona fide power hitters.
(Salmon, Snow, Davis, and Curtis? None with more than 20 HR
potential.)
Cheers,
-Valentine | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
I deleted much of the following article in order to discuss the
specific issue of whether it is acceptable to divorce.
I have thought about the implications, and it is scary.
We have a whole generation of families broken up because some men have
decided that is is okay to leave their wives and children for the
thrill of a younger, more attractive woman. If we accept that it is
legitimate for Jane to have divorced, how can we not accept anyone's
decision to divorce because he has found someone with whom he can
have a more "deep, committed relationship."
Marriage is not a state of being, it is a mutual journey in life.
Love is not a passive feeling, it must be actively willed.
Is it acceptable for an older executive to dump his wife of many
years who stayed home to care for the children because he
can't be happy sexually unless he is with a beautiful
young blonde? The real solution for both in the couple to
make a renewed effort.
Hold fast to the faith. Has not the Lord repeatedly compared His
relation to His people as a faithful and enduring husband? We
learn something very deep and very mystical when we marry and
remain faithful through times of trial.
My spouse has a brain tumor that has left her partially paralyzed.
If it were to resume growing (it is in remission, thanks be to God!)
then perhaps the time would come when we could not have sexual
relations. That's life...the Lord would certainly not give me
permission to seek someone else to satisfy my "needs."
The idea that it is alright to divorce if a couple "grows apart"
seems to me to lead to such a monstrous destruction of the meaning
of marriage that I feel we must make every effort to avoid any hint
of compromise. We have become so petty and small-minded that
some husbands are threatening to divorce their wives unless the
wives lose weight! | 15 | soc.religion.christian |
Hi
I am trying to implement a pointer feature in Xlib
I have multiple windows and all can take input and
show output simultaneously on all other displays
I want to implement a pointer feature
I would like to get the pointer to come up on all windows once
I choose pointer in the menu and every one should be able
to see it
Can you give me some hints as to how I should proceed
replies will be greatly appreciated | 5 | comp.windows.x |
Though I agree this is not the place to discuss guns, I note in passing that
a number of gun apologists seem to have ignored the words "well regulated"
in their distorted interpretations of the Second Amendment.
David | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
I have a HP 1740 scope that (I think) has a problem in the HV section.
Symptom: started turning on and off on its own, making intermittant
bright flashes on the CRT, and then finally, passed away. If you
have a manual (or any suggestions), please send me mail. Will gladly
pay reproduction/shipping costs plus a little $ for your efforts for
the manual. Thanks in advance.
--- Jeff | 12 | sci.electronics |
Has ANYONE who has ordered the new PC version of Imagine ACTUALLY recieved
it yet? I'm just about ready to order but reading posts about people still
awaiting delivery are making me a little paranoid. Has anyone actually
held this piece of software in their own hands?
Later, | 1 | comp.graphics |
As am I
If "high quality secure NSA classified technology" means handing my key
over to whomever, I'll take PGP any day.
Right now they are billing it as voluntary, i.e. bend over, here it comes.
As soon as enough Wiretap chip based units are out there, how much
easier do you think it will be to redefine "on your own" to mean
write it yourself and don't even THINK about distributing it...?
Get honest, no one is going to buy this trash if they KNOW it's compromised
already, and less will buy it if the algorithm is not disclosed.
The NSA knows that making this stuff available to the public means
handing it to whatever foreign powers are interested in the process.
Since when has export control stopped anyone (especially software wise)
Ask yourself carefully if " high quality secure NSA classified technology "
is something they are going to hand out. Not unless you can drive a
NSA van through the holes.
uni (Dark)
| 11 | sci.crypt |
The shell is waiting for the window-manager to respond to its
positioning request. The window-manager is not responding because
it thinks the window is already in the right place.
Exactly *why* the two components get into this sulk is unclear to
me; all information greatly received. | 5 | comp.windows.x |
You might try the recorder and make a micro. I done that to do certain operations
in a windows app that didn't have the ability to use a micro. It should be in the
Accessories window. The only problem is that it has to be runing for it to work.
But, Good Luck.
| 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
While I agree with you on that formal training is essential for safe riding,
I disagree strongly with your original point. The point of formal training
must be to prepare riders for the road. Preparedness is in my opinion
to know as much as possible. So, to exclude some aspects of riding a bike
in a course is wrong IMHO. Now to countersteering in particular.
Countersteering is something that must be trained. A common reaction among
new bikers (or bicycle riders) in an emergency situation, is to steer the
motorcycle like a bicycle. As we know this makes the motorcycle go in the
direction opposite to what was intended. Needless to say, this is dangerous.
I have a specific example: A rider in a left turn. The rider thinks he/she
is to close to the right shoulder of the road, and tries to steer the
motorcycle to the left by pulling the left handle and pushing the right
handle. The motorcycle straightens up and goes off the road.
A worse scenario: The same rider, same turn. In the middle of the turn
the rider sees a truck coming towards him/her. The panicking rider tries
to steer the motorcycle away from the truck and crashes right into it.
The main function of a riding course is to teach how to avoid emergency
situations, AND what to do if in one. Thus, the knowledge (and training) of
countersteering is IMHO a must in any riding course. | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
Steve, take a look at what you are saying. I don't see one construvtive
word here. If you don't have anything constructive to add, why waste
the bandwidth - yeah, sure, flame me for doing it myself. Is this
sci.med or alt.flame? Like it or not, medical science does *not* know
categorically everything about everything. I'm not flaming your
knowledge, just asking you to sit back and ask yourself "what if?"
"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when they are open."
Oh - and if you *do* want to flame me or anyone else, how about using
email?
Rob
Who doesn't claim any relevant qualifications, just interest
-- | 13 | sci.med |
Somewhere, someone told me that Satan was the angel in charge of
music in heaven, and on top of that, he was the most beautiful
of the angels. Isn't it funny that these days how MTV has become
the "bible" of music and beauty these days. MTV controls what bands
are popular, no matter how bad they are. In fact, it is better to
be politically correct - like U2, Madonna - than to have any
musical talent. Then of course, you have this television station
that tells us all how to dress. Think about it, who started the
retro-fashion craze?? MTV and Madonna. Gag.
Anyway, just food for thought. It is really my own wierd theory.
If Revelation was to come true today, I think MTV would the "ever
changing waters" (music and fashion world) that the beast would
arise from, and Madonna will be the whore of Babylon, riding the
beast and drinking the blood of the martyrs.
Hmmmm....great idea for a book/movie.....
| 15 | soc.religion.christian |
I second the motion.
All in favor?
BTW>> a few days ago, Charles Fee <CXF111@psuvm.psu.edu> posted the names,
addresses, and phone numbers (voice and fax) of almost all the 103rd
congress's members. This info, along witha great number of cabinet men, etc...
I captured it, as did many others, I am sure.
We should single out a few of the people on the list, and bombard them
with lobbying against the Clipper Chip, et al.
-nate
| 11 | sci.crypt |
Might be a good idea... The resolution you requested is about 0.3mV
In order to get what you've paid for, noise level better be lower than
that. It is kind of hard to do it in a noisy box like you can expect
inside a PC.
Before you pay $$$ for a PC card, test it out by sampling a low
distortion sine wave (I think there is a sine wave on a CD. Digital
Domain ? There are possibly other low THD sources) Run the digitized
waveform through a FFT transform and take alook at the noise floor on
the spectrum. That's should give you a good indication of the design.
(That's what I am doing to test a data acquistion system I have designed
- I got the idea from MAXIM data sheet.)
If you can live with 14 bit resolution, I would recommend looking at
the MAX121 from MAXIM. It is a high speed (308KHz) complete
sampling A/D with DSP interface. The input range is +/- 5V and it
uses a serial interface (which can easily be optically isolated
from the computer to elinimate a major noise source) The Analog design
guide I got from them shows a -100db noise level. They claim a -77db
max (-85 typ.) THD. Looks pretty good for the $12 @ 1000 pieces
A evaluation kit is available. Might want to give these nice folks a
call. 1-800-998-8800 or fax: (408)737-7194 and (408) 737-7600 ext4000
for application assistance.
This assumes that you can build your own DAS and write your own software.
(Hey you can get the MAX121 as a free sample just by calling the 1-800 #)
I would recommend you to find out the resolution that can be gotten out
of your system by looking at the noise level, otherwise you might be
throwing out your money.
K. C. Lee
Elec. Eng. Grad. Student | 12 | sci.electronics |
Harumph. Getting published in these newsletters is hardly something
to aspire to. :-)
I can't really argue with your logic, though I think you may be
extrapolating a bit recklessly from what appears to be a sample size of
one. Even if what you say about this local Pittsburgh guy is true, it is
not logical or fair to conclude that this is true of all doctors who
treat Lyme disease.
By your logic, I could conclude that all of the physicians who
consult for insurance companies and make money by denying benefits to
Lyme patients are doing it for the money, rather than because they believe
they are encouraging good medicine. I have no idea how sincere these guys
are, but their motives are as suspect as the physicians you excoriate for
what you believe to be indiscriminate treatment.
I would really feel more comfortable discussing the medical issues
in Lyme, rather than speculating as to the motives of the various parties
involved.
| 13 | sci.med |
Kent: With all due respect, how can I take you seriously, when you have
the NAMES wrong in the 1st place? E.g.:
There is no such thing. The correct name is Ancient & Mystical
Order Rosae Crucis, abbreviated AMORC.
There is no such thing either. It's the Rosicrucian Fellowship.
And they clearly state that they DO NOT pretend to descend from the
Order of the Fama Fraternitatis.
The Lectorium? And who else?
These are NOT Rosicrucian "orders". They are Masonic study groups, none
of which *claims* to be descendant of the original Order.
What is ORC? If you mean AMORC, you didn't even learn the correct
name?! | 19 | talk.religion.misc |
It's my understanding that the freezing will start to occur because of the
growing distance of Pluto and Charon from the Sun, due to it's
elliptical orbit. It is not due to shadowing effects.
Pluto can shadow Charon, and vice-versa.
George Krumins
-- | 14 | sci.space |
azw>Weight and size over rough roads is a definite no-no. If is starts to
azw>drift, you aint going to catch it.
mrb>If you're riding hard enough for this to be of concern, then yes, a
mrb>lighter bike is more beneficial.
ms>If you're not riding hard enough for this to be a concern, are you
ms>having any fun?
Sure. I've never been much of a racerboy, as anybody who's attended the
Minibike Spectacular can attest. ;^) I get a great deal of satisfaction
in riding fast, yet now so fast as to be overly concerned about not being
able to maintain a clean line. And while I'm still known to slide the
occasional tire, I much prefer to stay just to the sticky side of that
line. I've found that I don't heal as well as I used to in days of yore.
BTW, how's the knee?
mrb>anyway. Am I more likely to catch a 400 than a 250? Not necessarily.
mrb>Tires, road surface and rider ability are a much more important criteria.
ms>Actually, big horsepower is just as likely to get you out of trouble
ms>when it "Starts to Drift" as your puny body mass pushing on stuff. A well
ms>placed push from 80 or 90 horsepower can do a lot to straighten or change
ms>in a beneficial way the trajectory of the bike/rider system. That's a
Quite true. Another plus for a 500+ bike, the original thread, I think.
Damn circular threads... ;^)
ms>Go fast. Take chances.
ms>
ms> Mike S.
Mr. Bill | 8 | rec.motorcycles |
How do you take off the driver side door panel from the inside
on an '87 Honda Prelude? The speaker went scratchy, and I want
to access its pins.
Why are you posting this tripe to rec.autos.vw? | 7 | rec.autos |
It appears that Walla Walla College will fill the same role in alt.atheist
that Allegheny College fills in alt.fan.dan-quayle.
Converts to xtianity have this tendency to excessively darken their
pre-xtian past, frequently falsely. Anyone who embarks on an
effort to "destroy" xtianity is suffering from deep megalomania, a
defect which is not cured by religious conversion.
Different perspective? DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE?? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
(sigh!) Perhaps Big J was just mistaken about some of his claims.
Perhaps he was normally insightful, but had a few off days. Perhaps
many (most?) of the statements attributed to Jesus were not made by
him, but were put into his mouth by later authors. Other possibilities
abound. Surely, someone seriously examining this question could
come up with a decent list of possible alternatives, unless the task
is not serious examination of the question (much less "destroying"
xtianity) but rather religious salesmanship.
How many Germans died for Nazism? How many Russians died in the name
of the proletarian dictatorship? How many Americans died to make the
world safe for "democracy". What a silly question!
Is everyone who performs a healing = God?
It's probably hard to "draw" an entire nation to you unless you
are crazy.
Anyone who is convinced by this laughable logic deserves
to be a xtian.
| 0 | alt.atheism |
Hi, all!
Anyone knows of a Motif mailing list? I don't have access to network news
and there is no longer a motif list at alfalfa.com.
Thanks, Joel.
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After watching the Pengiuns all year (and as many other teams as
possible), I've really noticed an increase in Tom Barasso's cheap shots
this year (and not noticed a corrsponding increase with other
goaltenders). I've also noticed that he usually gets away with it. Just
as examples last night, I noticed him elbowing Scott Stevens in the
head, which basically started the whole shoving match that got Stevens
(Scott) and Tocchet 2 minute minors. He also KICKED John McLean. Of
course he wasn't called for that. Isn't kicking an automatic match
penalty and 10 game suspension? I think Glenn Anderson got one a few
years ago for kicking Gaetan Duchesne in the chest. There's no doubt in
my mind that Barasso is the dirtiest golatender since Hextall. He's also
very good.
How about that Tocchet head-butt? Is there an automatic susppension that
goes along with a (non-kicking) match penalty? I can't remember anymore. | 10 | rec.sport.hockey |
You can change it. As part of a continuously downsizing Government
organization, my code (branch) changes about once a year. I just
finished changing the registration information using Norton Utilities.
I sent the original requester the hex offset into USER.EXE containing
the information, and his reply indicated he got several similar answers.
And it's not encoded in any way. As for the legality, there's nothing
that keeps me from changing the information; it certainly doesn't reach
out and alter the serial number printed on the inside of my manual.
| 2 | comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
I spoke to a sales dweeb in 3X, a Ducati dealer here in Blighty, and he had
nothing good to say about them... it appears they are waaaay underpowered,
(basically, it's the 750/900 with a 400cc engine), and there have been some
quality problems (rusty _frame_ !!). Save your pennies... buy the 900 :)
| 8 | rec.motorcycles |
A brief political/cultural item.
Radio station WGMS in Washington is a classical music station with
a large audience among high officials (elected and otherwise).
Imagine a radio station that advertises Mercedes Benzes, diamond
jewelry, expensive resorts and (truthfully) Trident submarines.
This morning I heard a commercial for the space station project.
Didn't catch the advertiser.
Guess they're pulling out all the stops. | 14 | sci.space |
>> bad people, while not interfering with good people, I think we'd all be
>> for it. The problem is, the methods we're using now don't do the trick.
> Don't manufacture them. Don't sell them. Don't import them.
>
> Some guns will get through, but far fewer, and far less people will
> die because of them. Hunting weapons could be allowed, of course, as
> long as they are big, and bulky, and require reloading after a few
> shots (how many times can you shoot at the same animal, anyways One
> assumes they are moving!)
A better solution: | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
Moscow Scientific Inductrial Association "Spectrum" offer
VIDEOSCAN vision system for PC/AT,wich include software and set of
controllers.
SOFTWARE
For support VIDEOSCAN family program kit was developed. Kit
includes more then 200 different functions for image processing.
Kit works in the interactive regime, and has include Help for
non professional users.
There are next possibility:
- input frame by any board of VIDEOSCAN family;
- read - white image to - from disk;
- print image on the printer;
- makes arithmetic with 2 frames;
- filter image;
- work with gistogramme;
- edit image.
- include users exe modules.
CONTROLLER VS9
The function of VS-9 controller is to load TV-images into PC/AT.
VS-9 controller allows one to load a fragment of the TV-frame from
a field of 724x600 pixels.
The clock rate is 14,7 MHz when loading an image with 512 pixel in
the line and 7,4 MHz when loading a 256 pixels image. This
provides the equal pixel size of input image in both horizontal
and vertical directions.
The number of gray levels in any input modes is 256.
Video signal capture time - 2.5s.
CONTROLLER VS52
The purpose of the controller is to enter the TV images into a IBM
PC AT or any other machine of that type. The controller was
created on the base of modern elements, including user
programmable gate arrays.
The controller allows to digitize a input signal with different
resolutions. Its flexible architecture makes possible to change
technical parameters. Instead of TV signal one can process any
other analog signal (including signals from slow-speed scanning
devices).
The controller has the following technical characteristics:
- memory volume - from 256 K to 2 Mb ;
- resolution when working with standard video signal - from 64x64
to 1024x512 pixels ;
- resolution when working in slow input regime - up to 2048x1024
pixels;
- video signal capture time - 40 ms.
- maximum size of a screen when memory volume is 2Mb - 2048x1024
pixels ;
- number of gray level - 256 ;
- clock rate for input - up to 30 MHz ;
- 4 input video multiplexer ;
- input/output lookup table (LUT);
- possibility to realize "scroll" and "zoom";
- 8 lines for external synchronization (an input using external
controlling signal) ;
- electronic adjustment of black and white reference for analog -
digital converter;
- possibility output image to the color RGB monitor.
One can change all listed above functions and parameters of the
controller by reprogramming it.
IMAGE PROCESSOR VS100
| 1 | comp.graphics |
Dynakit PAS-2x for sale
It's a pure tube pre-amp, using two 12AX7s in phono stage and also
two 12AX7s in line stage. One 12x4 is used in power supply.
clean in and out
neat workmanship
works fine with good sound
owner's manuel
| 6 | misc.forsale |
You can be sure they wouldn't do it if it wasn't to their advantage. | 7 | rec.autos |
I have heard that the sabbath was originally determined by the phases of
the moon, and had elements of moon worship. Early stuff, Egyptian in nature.
| 19 | talk.religion.misc |
Of course if this question was asked in a group dealing with economics,
the answer would be that the cause of war was economic. My observations
over the past 30 years (and not withstanding a little history reading
beside) is that while religious differences do play a part in many of
the conflicts, so does (unfortunately) race, economics and any other
items that identify one group of men as being different from another.
If we want to couch the cause of conflict in Christian terms, I would
put it while Christ died for our sins, we are yet sinners. While some
individuals assume "Christlike" natures, most of us do not even
come close.
I realize that in many ways this is a trite answer, but I guess that
it is my way of rationalizing man's constant (or so it seems)
conflict.
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Once, on Jeopardy, the category was "Jewish Sports Heros," believe it
or not. The answer was, "This pitcher had four no-hitters with the
Dodgers in the 60s." The contestant said, "Who is Hank Aaron?" Alex
Trebek said something like, "I don't think Hank Aaron was a pitcher." | 9 | rec.sport.baseball |
Dont you believe that the Branch Davidians committed suicide for one
minute. I would not put it past the FBI to lob in some incendiary grenades
while they feed your their story. Don't ever ever trust what your wonderful
government tells you. Janet Reno and the FBI have the murder of a hundred
people on their hands. Hope they can sleep at night....
P.Vasilion, kb2nmv
SUNY @ BUFFALO
<<STD.DISCLAIMERS>> | 16 | talk.politics.guns |
Some motherboards support VL bus and 50-DX CPU. There is an option
(BIOS I think) where additional wait(s) can be added with regard to
CPU/VL bus transactions. This slows the CPU down to a rate that gives
the VL bus device(s) time to 'do their thing'. These particular wait(s)
are applied when the CPU transacts with VL bus device(s). You want to
enable these wait(s) only if you are using a 50-DX with VL bus devices.
This is from reading my motherboard manual, and these are my interpre-
tations. Your mileage may vary.
Strictly speaking, VL and 50mhz are not compatable. And, there is at
least one 'fudge' mechanism to physically allow it to work.
| 3 | comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
An review of both the Mac and Windows versions in either PC Week or Info
World this week, said that the Windows version was considerably slower
than the Mac. A more useful comparison would have been between PhotoStyler
and PhotoShop for Windows. David
| 1 | comp.graphics |
Hi, I'm new to this group so please bear with me!
Two years ago I wrote a Sunview application for fast animation
of raster files. With Sunview becoming rapidly obselete, I've
finally decided to rewrite everything from scratch in XView.
I put together a quick test, and I've found that XPutImage()
is considerably slower (factor of 2 on average?) than the
Sunview command pw_rop() which moves image data from memory
pixrects to a canvas. This was on a Sparc IPX. It seems that:
(1) the X protocol communication is slowing things down; or
(2) XPutImage is inefficient...or both! My question is, what
is the fastest way in X11R5 to dump 8 plane image data to
a window? Can I take advantage of the fact that the client is
running on the same machine as the server? Or am I stuck with
XPutImage() (in which case I might as well give up now...)?
All help appreciated...thanks!
Derek
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Two questions: When was this, and do you have the relevant
numbers. (Please note, this is *not* in any way an indication I don't
believe you or that you're not correct, but when the drop occured is
relevant.)
The primary objection (beyond ones based on the ideal of
RKBA that it is simply not something the government should do) is
that it makes guns a play-thing and tool of the rich and connected.
It discriminates against the poor.
Is self-defense considered appropriate, and if so, under what
conditions? (Are you allowed, for instance to get a gun for protection
if you're going to be carrying a very large sum of money on a regular
basis or have been threatened.)
This has been suggested in the U.S., and generally supported among
gun owners. What many object to is that many, if not most, proposals
contain a sort of "gotcha" clause which allows an arbitrary denial, even
if you qualify in every way.
At this point, it should be pointed out that in general
a driver's licence in the U.S. is for the most part nothing like its
European counterpart. I understand getting one is far more difficult
there than here. In the U.S. it's a joke.
But my usual objection is that you're discussing two different
things. For instance, in the U.S. a driver's license is a permit
to operate a motor vehicle on a public road. It is not necessary
to own one, or to operate it on private property. That is, the
ability to require driving permits is generally considered to arise
from the government's legitimate power to enact reasonable regulations
for behavior on public lands. A permit to own an automobile, for instance,
which is far closer an analogy, would be a much harder thing to get
past legally, since it wouldn't be based on making regulations on public
property, but in restricting activity on private property.
This varies *widely*. (One thing I think Europeans have
a difficult time with is that the U.S. has fifty unique jurisdictions,
where the laws from one state to another can be as radically different
as from one country in Europe to another).
Some places allow open carry of both guns and knives. Some allow
concealed. Some prohibit both, or allow one or the other. And it can
be either a state or local restriciton.
The question must be asked: Is the right of *this* individual
affecting the rights of this *other* individual. What we usually
get is that the rights of this *group* (meaning some individuals within
this group, here defined as "people who own guns,") are adversely affecting
the rights of some other group.
If for instance, "Bob" were using his gun to attack "Steve," you'd
have a point. But essentially what we're discussing is that becuase
some person who qualifies as a member of the group "people who own
guns" then some third person, perhaps in another *time zone* is told
that their being a member of that group is taking away somebody else's
rights. It's like trying to punish all newspapers for the libel commited
by one.
The issue is crime, violence, and murder. The question is to
what extent guns and gun legislation impact those.
Of course not. It would be nice if we didn't have to fear that
other people might get it into their twisted little minds to hurt us.
But currently we don't have that option. Nor do I expect we will.
No state does. In any case, there's a limit to which the state
may enforce it's "wisdom" on me. Freedom in general is an unwise
concept. If you pre-emptively restrict everything which might be
"unwise" then freedom becomes a meaningless concept.
I'll raise my hand against driver's licenses. As currently
implemented they're a waste of time and little more than revanue
generation for the State and ignored by a startling number of
drivers. It does not guarantee a level of skill any higher than is
necessary to get your car on the road and get yourself or somebody
else killed, or a knowledge of traffic laws beyond what any ten year
old will have picked up riding around in his parents car.
But, as I mentioned, they're two different things.
| 16 | talk.politics.guns |
Got a few things I want to get rid of...
Paradise EGA480/Casper EGA Monitor
1 12 MHz '286 motherboard (DRAM/SIPP)
1 16 MHz '286 momboard (DRAM only)
1 Hayes "Prodigy special" 2400b external modem
1 1Meg SIPP
1 256K SIPP
about 2 Megs DRAM (I believe there's 1M of 120ns, and one of 100 or
80ns, but not absolutely sure).
Also have an XT with 640K, serial board, Hercules board and amber
monitor. The only thing this system is missing is the power supply.
Make an offer on any/all of this stuff, and thanx for contributing
to Mitch's V.32bis modem fund.
Mitch
NOTE: Cross-posted to several forsale froups; followups redirected back to me!
There's a reason for that - I don't read these groups. | 6 | misc.forsale |
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