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10 Nov 2006 09:38:40 AM |
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It Sure Has Been Quiet Around Here |
It sure has been quiet around here since election day. Wonder what
happened to all the rightie trolls who were going on about the
*****-whipping the Repubs were going to hand us? <G>
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11 Nov 2006 10:32:42 AM |
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"John Baker" <nunya@bizniz.net> wrote in message
news:d379l2hpao230upo9dlrt0t0mrpten19t0@4ax.com...
It sure has been quiet around here since election day. Wonder what
happened to all the rightie trolls who were going on about the
*****-whipping the Repubs were going to hand us? <G>
They're crying in their beer down at the gay bars they frequent.
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| User: "Brian E. Clark" |
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10 Nov 2006 11:40:40 AM |
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In article <d379l2hpao230upo9dlrt0t0mrpten19t0@4ax.com>, John
Baker said...
It sure has been quiet around here since election day. Wonder what
happened to all the rightie trolls who were going on about the
*****-whipping the Repubs were going to hand us? <G>
They're waiting for Rove to tell them what to think next. As
soon as Karl has figured out a way to spin the disaster as a
victory, their braying will resume with its usual fury.
Karl has already launched a damage control effort, of course,
complete with Orwellian overtones: on the lips of ever prominent
Republican is a plea for cooperation, as if the GOP had been
willing all along to work together with politicians of every
persuasion -- as if the GOP had not, for six years, utterly
disregarded the wishes and well being of hundreds of millions of
Americans.
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Brian E. Clark
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10 Nov 2006 07:13:53 PM |
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Brian E. Clark <reply@newsgroup.only.please> wrote in
news:MPG.1fbe839f6bf5506298a163@newsgroups.comcast.net:
In article <d379l2hpao230upo9dlrt0t0mrpten19t0@4ax.com>, John
Baker said...
It sure has been quiet around here since election day. Wonder what
happened to all the rightie trolls who were going on about the
*****-whipping the Repubs were going to hand us? <G>
They're waiting for Rove to tell them what to think next. As
soon as Karl has figured out a way to spin the disaster as a
victory, their braying will resume with its usual fury.
Karl has already launched a damage control effort, of course,
complete with Orwellian overtones: on the lips of ever prominent
Republican is a plea for cooperation, as if the GOP had been
willing all along to work together with politicians of every
persuasion -- as if the GOP had not, for six years, utterly
disregarded the wishes and well being of hundreds of millions of
Americans.
The noose-man begging for mercy. I like that imagery.
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Doc Smartass
"***** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches
the odour of roses." -- Relf's Law
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| User: "stoney" |
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18 Nov 2006 03:01:19 PM |
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:40:40 -0500, Brian E. Clark
<reply@newsgroup.only.please> wrote in alt.atheism
In article <d379l2hpao230upo9dlrt0t0mrpten19t0@4ax.com>, John
Baker said...
It sure has been quiet around here since election day. Wonder what
happened to all the rightie trolls who were going on about the
*****-whipping the Repubs were going to hand us? <G>
They're waiting for Rove to tell them what to think next. As
soon as Karl has figured out a way to spin the disaster as a
victory, their braying will resume with its usual fury.
Karl has already launched a damage control effort, of course,
complete with Orwellian overtones: on the lips of ever prominent
Republican is a plea for cooperation, as if the GOP had been
willing all along to work together with politicians of every
persuasion -- as if the GOP had not, for six years, utterly
disregarded the wishes and well being of hundreds of millions of
Americans.
Then knife them if they do try to work with the Rethugs.
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Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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10 Nov 2006 07:12:35 PM |
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John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> wrote in
news:d379l2hpao230upo9dlrt0t0mrpten19t0@4ax.com:
It sure has been quiet around here since election day. Wonder what
happened to all the rightie trolls who were going on about the
*****-whipping the Repubs were going to hand us? <G>
They're working on their "Impeach Pelosi!" talking points and watching Ann
Coulter porn.
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Doc Smartass
"***** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches
the odour of roses." -- Relf's Law
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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10 Nov 2006 09:02:44 PM |
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On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:12:35 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> wrote in
news:d379l2hpao230upo9dlrt0t0mrpten19t0@4ax.com:
It sure has been quiet around here since election day. Wonder what
happened to all the rightie trolls who were going on about the
*****-whipping the Repubs were going to hand us? <G>
They're working on their "Impeach Pelosi!" talking points and watching Ann
Coulter porn.
Watching MAnn Coulter porn would be ... oh, that's right, we're
talking about Republicans. Ignore me.
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rukbat at optonline dot net
There are three kinds of men:
The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence.
- (Will Rogers)
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11 Nov 2006 07:18:26 PM |
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Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
news:v8fal2lfltmlkv8r69a4mg3f91evcgv7jd@4ax.com:
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:12:35 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> wrote in
news:d379l2hpao230upo9dlrt0t0mrpten19t0@4ax.com:
It sure has been quiet around here since election day. Wonder what
happened to all the rightie trolls who were going on about the
*****-whipping the Repubs were going to hand us? <G>
They're working on their "Impeach Pelosi!" talking points and watching
Ann Coulter porn.
Watching MAnn Coulter porn would be ... oh, that's right, we're
talking about Republicans. Ignore me.
Scary people, ain't they?
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Doc Smartass
"***** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches
the odour of roses." -- Relf's Law
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10 Nov 2006 09:55:06 AM |
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On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:38:40 -0500, John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net>
wrote:
It sure has been quiet around here since election day. Wonder what
happened to all the rightie trolls who were going on about the
*****-whipping the Repubs were going to hand us? <G>
Back at Free Republic trying to convince themselves that it was
actually a win? Man, some of the ***** being spouted over there makes
me wonder if they're not what the US Army should be fighting.
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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10 Nov 2006 07:22:11 PM |
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IAAH <iaah@dodgeit.com> wrote in news:3089l21cpb0v7h1b3tp5i5fe2q5e1pqpn6@
4ax.com:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:38:40 -0500, John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net>
wrote:
It sure has been quiet around here since election day. Wonder what
happened to all the rightie trolls who were going on about the
*****-whipping the Repubs were going to hand us? <G>
Back at Free Republic trying to convince themselves that it was
actually a win? Man, some of the ***** being spouted over there makes
me wonder if they're not what the US Army should be fighting.
Heh. From their front page:
<whine>
FReepers Against Voter Fraud!
The whole point of this exercise is to get more conservative voters
involved in changing the laws to close loopholes which make it easy to
cheat, to promote the enforcement of existing election laws and to take
part in the election process at the local level all with the goal of
intercepting future fraud campaigns. In other words our goal is to STOP
THE RATS FROM HIJACKING THE ELECTION PROCESS AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!
</whine>
Such sweet music.
--
Doc Smartass
"***** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches
the odour of roses." -- Relf's Law
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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10 Nov 2006 09:04:21 PM |
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On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:22:11 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
<whine>
FReepers Against Voter Fraud!
The whole point of this exercise is to get more conservative voters
involved in changing the laws to close loopholes which make it easy to
cheat, to promote the enforcement of existing election laws and to take
part in the election process at the local level all with the goal of
intercepting future fraud campaigns. In other words our goal is to STOP
THE RATS FROM HIJACKING THE ELECTION PROCESS AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!
</whine>
Not realizing that if they DO accomplish that, THEY won't be able to
manipulate things in 2008. Very short-sighted of them. Typical, but
short-sighted.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to
the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his
children smart.
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10 Nov 2006 10:40:29 PM |
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Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
news:pbfal2li5md8utp06j2vp6mrn333af7lkb@4ax.com:
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:22:11 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
<whine>
FReepers Against Voter Fraud!
The whole point of this exercise is to get more conservative voters
involved in changing the laws to close loopholes which make it easy to
cheat, to promote the enforcement of existing election laws and to take
part in the election process at the local level all with the goal of
intercepting future fraud campaigns. In other words our goal is to STOP
THE RATS FROM HIJACKING THE ELECTION PROCESS AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!
</whine>
Not realizing that if they DO accomplish that, THEY won't be able to
manipulate things in 2008. Very short-sighted of them. Typical, but
short-sighted.
The funny bit of that quote--I followed the link right after "TAKE OUR
COUNTRY BACK!" and this is what it showed:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?s=FReepers%20Against%20Voter%
20Fraud;ok=Search;m=all;o=time
http://tinyurl.com/y5fvsw
--
Doc Smartass
"***** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches
the odour of roses." -- Relf's Law
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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11 Nov 2006 10:15:13 AM |
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On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:40:29 +0000, Doc Smartass wrote:
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
news:pbfal2li5md8utp06j2vp6mrn333af7lkb@4ax.com:
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:22:11 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
<whine>
FReepers Against Voter Fraud!
The whole point of this exercise is to get more conservative voters
involved in changing the laws to close loopholes which make it easy to
cheat, to promote the enforcement of existing election laws and to take
part in the election process at the local level all with the goal of
intercepting future fraud campaigns. In other words our goal is to STOP
THE RATS FROM HIJACKING THE ELECTION PROCESS AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK!
</whine>
Not realizing that if they DO accomplish that, THEY won't be able to
manipulate things in 2008. Very short-sighted of them. Typical, but
short-sighted.
The funny bit of that quote--I followed the link right after "TAKE OUR
COUNTRY BACK!" and this is what it showed:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?s=FReepers%20Against%20Voter%
20Fraud;ok=Search;m=all;o=time
http://tinyurl.com/y5fvsw
Did you see this?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1735816/posts
Scroll almost to the bottom to find this exchange:
"My guess is ALOT of people that didn't vote are plenty mad(or will be soon
that they stayed home)"
Reply:
"Desertion in wartime is a capital offense."
Then later:
"The no-shows, then, have no right to get mad. If they claim the right, I
claim the right to say that they deserted their post and should be shot.
"Mark my words: this country, barring DRASTIC action to rectify the
situation, can no longer go to war. We cannot leave over 60,000,000
al-Qaeda supporters running around inside this country and go to war at
the same time. We let 30,000,000 people support the VC back in the day,
and we got the inevitable result."
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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"...otherwise, we're looking at the potential
of this kind of world:.... a world in which
oil reserves are controlled by radicals in order
to extract blackmail from the West..." [George Bush]
Wait... oil reserves?
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11 Nov 2006 07:54:28 PM |
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"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote in
news:rJSdnRO89PSMasjYnZ2dnUVZ_v6dnZ2d@giganews.com:
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 04:40:29 +0000, Doc Smartass wrote:
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
news:pbfal2li5md8utp06j2vp6mrn333af7lkb@4ax.com:
On Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:22:11 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
<whine>
FReepers Against Voter Fraud!
The whole point of this exercise is to get more conservative voters
involved in changing the laws to close loopholes which make it easy
to cheat, to promote the enforcement of existing election laws and
to take part in the election process at the local level all with the
goal of intercepting future fraud campaigns. In other words our goal
is to STOP THE RATS FROM HIJACKING THE ELECTION PROCESS AND TAKE OUR
COUNTRY BACK! </whine>
Not realizing that if they DO accomplish that, THEY won't be able to
manipulate things in 2008. Very short-sighted of them. Typical,
but short-sighted.
The funny bit of that quote--I followed the link right after "TAKE
OUR COUNTRY BACK!" and this is what it showed:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?s=FReepers%20Against%20Voter%
20Fraud;ok=Search;m=all;o=time
http://tinyurl.com/y5fvsw
Did you see this?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1735816/posts
Scroll almost to the bottom to find this exchange:
"My guess is ALOT of people that didn't vote are plenty mad(or will be
soon that they stayed home)"
Reply:
"Desertion in wartime is a capital offense."
Then later:
"The no-shows, then, have no right to get mad. If they claim the
right, I claim the right to say that they deserted their post and
should be shot.
"Mark my words: this country, barring DRASTIC action to rectify the
situation, can no longer go to war. We cannot leave over 60,000,000
al-Qaeda supporters running around inside this country and go to war
at the same time. We let 30,000,000 people support the VC back in the
day, and we got the inevitable result."
Nice.
This 'weed sounds like some of the people in Harry Turtledove's alternate
history, "American Empire: The Victorious Opposition"--it's the 1930s and
the Freedom Party has risen to control the Confederate States of America
(the South won its independence in the Civil War and was allied against
the United States in the Great War). The Freedom Party immediately begins
setting up camps for political prisoners and beating the living ***** out
of anyone who even looks at them funny.
He'd fit in perfectly.
--
Doc Smartass
"***** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches
the odour of roses." -- Relf's Law
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12 Nov 2006 08:35:21 PM |
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On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:54:28 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
This 'weed sounds like some of the people in Harry Turtledove's alternate
history, "American Empire: The Victorious Opposition"--it's the 1930s and
the Freedom Party has risen to control the Confederate States of America
(the South won its independence in the Civil War and was allied against
the United States in the Great War). The Freedom Party immediately begins
setting up camps for political prisoners and beating the living ***** out
of anyone who even looks at them funny.
He'd fit in perfectly.
Hint: The Freedom Party was the National Socialist Party. :)
Look for the parallels. It's an interesting alternate way of reading
the series.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
"Given that you exist and that you are aware of your situation and
surroundings, you will find yourself in a place which has conditions
exactly suitable to your being there. If the environment was
hostile or incompatible in some important way then you would not be
there in the first place. Therefore the suitability and seeming
perfection of your universe cannot be taken as evidence of anything
more than your existence in it."
- Edward Warren, "The naturalistic fallacy"
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13 Nov 2006 08:15:47 PM |
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Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
news:7dmfl21dj5k19dfaef7t63intu6i69g0vk@4ax.com:
On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:54:28 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
This 'weed sounds like some of the people in Harry Turtledove's
alternate history, "American Empire: The Victorious Opposition"--it's
the 1930s and the Freedom Party has risen to control the Confederate
States of America (the South won its independence in the Civil War and
was allied against the United States in the Great War). The Freedom
Party immediately begins setting up camps for political prisoners and
beating the living ***** out of anyone who even looks at them funny.
He'd fit in perfectly.
Hint: The Freedom Party was the National Socialist Party. :)
Yup. I thought it was funny how Kaiser Bill is still in power in Germany,
but he's hemmed in by fascists.
Look for the parallels. It's an interesting alternate way of reading
the series.
Featherston convinced the people to vote away the one-term limit on the
presidency easily enough. I really liked the bit where he offed Huey
Long.
--
Doc Smartass
"***** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches
the odour of roses." -- Relf's Law
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14 Nov 2006 09:18:35 AM |
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:15:47 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
news:7dmfl21dj5k19dfaef7t63intu6i69g0vk@4ax.com:
On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:54:28 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
This 'weed sounds like some of the people in Harry Turtledove's
alternate history, "American Empire: The Victorious Opposition"--it's
the 1930s and the Freedom Party has risen to control the Confederate
States of America (the South won its independence in the Civil War and
was allied against the United States in the Great War). The Freedom
Party immediately begins setting up camps for political prisoners and
beating the living ***** out of anyone who even looks at them funny.
He'd fit in perfectly.
Hint: The Freedom Party was the National Socialist Party. :)
Yup. I thought it was funny how Kaiser Bill is still in power in Germany,
but he's hemmed in by fascists.
Look for the parallels. It's an interesting alternate way of reading
the series.
Featherston convinced the people to vote away the one-term limit on the
presidency easily enough. I really liked the bit where he offed Huey
Long.
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
"Never in human history have such genocide and cruelty been
witnessed. Such a genocide was never seen in the time of the pharaohs nor
of Hitler nor of Mussolini."
- Mehmet Elkatmi, head of Turkish parliament's human rights commission
on Bush's genocide in the Iraq war. 11-28-2004
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15 Nov 2006 08:52:48 PM |
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Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
news:senjl2lbe5htpkst2hbvo4lj7n3f4o994s@4ax.com:
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:15:47 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
news:7dmfl21dj5k19dfaef7t63intu6i69g0vk@4ax.com:
On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:54:28 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
This 'weed sounds like some of the people in Harry Turtledove's
alternate history, "American Empire: The Victorious
Opposition"--it's the 1930s and the Freedom Party has risen to
control the Confederate States of America (the South won its
independence in the Civil War and was allied against the United
States in the Great War). The Freedom Party immediately begins
setting up camps for political prisoners and beating the living *****
out of anyone who even looks at them funny.
He'd fit in perfectly.
Hint: The Freedom Party was the National Socialist Party. :)
Yup. I thought it was funny how Kaiser Bill is still in power in
Germany, but he's hemmed in by fascists.
Look for the parallels. It's an interesting alternate way of
reading the series.
Featherston convinced the people to vote away the one-term limit on
the presidency easily enough. I really liked the bit where he offed
Huey Long.
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
--
Doc Smartass
"***** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches
the odour of roses." -- Relf's Law
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15 Nov 2006 10:35:22 PM |
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
Imagine the people who believe such things and who are not ashamed
to ignore totally all the patient findings of thinking minds through all
the centuries since the Bible was written. And it is these ignorant
people, the most uneducated, the most unimaginative, the most unthinking
among us who would make themselves the guides and leaders of us all, who
would force their feeble and childish beliefs on us, who would invade
our schools and libraries and homes.
- Isaac Asimov
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16 Nov 2006 07:50:14 PM |
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Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
It's taken me 2 weeks so far to read "Victorious Opposition" and I'm 2/3 of
the way through. Too damn busy and too many hours at work--but I'm hoping
to change that second problem pretty soon.
--
Doc Smartass
"***** repeated to the limit of infinity asymptotically approaches
the odour of roses." -- Relf's Law
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16 Nov 2006 01:06:49 AM |
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In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep up.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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16 Nov 2006 07:52:31 AM |
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On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:49 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep up.
You have to learn to read faster. :)
My problem is time. An hour spent here is an hour spent not reading.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
"Atheism is the world of reality, it is reason, it is freedom. Atheism is human
concern, and intellectual honesty to a degree that the religious mind cannot
begin to understand. And yet it is more than this. Atheism is not an old
religion, it is not a new and coming religion, in fact it is not, and never has
been, a religion at all. The definition of Atheism is magnificent in its
simplicity: Atheism is merely the bed-rock of sanity in a world of madness."
[Atheism: An Affirmative View, by Emmett F. Fields]
(random sig, produced by SigChanger)
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| User: "johac" |
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17 Nov 2006 12:51:07 AM |
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In article <08rol21qgir47i6f0ucb9src9k36o4afi8@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:49 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep up.
You have to learn to read faster. :)
My problem is time. An hour spent here is an hour spent not reading.
Exactly. I have to figure out how to rearrange my schedule so I have
more time for the books.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: It Sure Has Been Quiet Around Here |
20 Nov 2006 07:39:30 PM |
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:51:07 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote in alt.atheism
In article <08rol21qgir47i6f0ucb9src9k36o4afi8@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:49 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep up.
You have to learn to read faster. :)
My problem is time. An hour spent here is an hour spent not reading.
Exactly. I have to figure out how to rearrange my schedule so I have
more time for the books.
Don't sleep.... ;)
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: It Sure Has Been Quiet Around Here |
17 Nov 2006 08:27:22 AM |
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:51:07 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <08rol21qgir47i6f0ucb9src9k36o4afi8@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:49 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep up.
You have to learn to read faster. :)
My problem is time. An hour spent here is an hour spent not reading.
Exactly. I have to figure out how to rearrange my schedule so I have
more time for the books.
I've discovered a way to limit one's online time. Get a modem.
(Oh the pain!)
--
Mark K. Bilbo
------------------------------------------------------------
"Come to think of it, there are already a million monkeys
on a million typewriters, and the Usenet is NOTHING
like Shakespeare!"
- Blair Houghton
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: It Sure Has Been Quiet Around Here |
18 Nov 2006 12:49:48 AM |
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In article <UaCdna2FUd1XW8DYnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:51:07 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <08rol21qgir47i6f0ucb9src9k36o4afi8@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:49 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep up.
You have to learn to read faster. :)
My problem is time. An hour spent here is an hour spent not reading.
Exactly. I have to figure out how to rearrange my schedule so I have
more time for the books.
I've discovered a way to limit one's online time. Get a modem.
(Oh the pain!)
I know. Since I've upgraded to DSL, it would really suck to go back. Of
course, you do have a point. In the time it used to take me to download
a simple video clip, I could get in half a chapter.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: It Sure Has Been Quiet Around Here |
18 Nov 2006 10:46:03 AM |
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On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:49:48 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <UaCdna2FUd1XW8DYnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:51:07 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <08rol21qgir47i6f0ucb9src9k36o4afi8@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:49 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine. The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep up.
You have to learn to read faster. :)
My problem is time. An hour spent here is an hour spent not reading.
Exactly. I have to figure out how to rearrange my schedule so I have
more time for the books.
I've discovered a way to limit one's online time. Get a modem.
(Oh the pain!)
I know. Since I've upgraded to DSL, it would really suck to go back. Of
course, you do have a point. In the time it used to take me to download
a simple video clip, I could get in half a chapter.
It's definitely kept me from wasting so much time online. These days it's,
"I don waannaaa log on!"
Rumor has it, however, that WildBlue may actually let me on their
satellite next month...
--
Mark K. Bilbo
------------------------------------------------------------
Christianity is to religions as Windows is to operating systems.
-Scott (#1045)
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: It Sure Has Been Quiet Around Here |
19 Nov 2006 12:49:37 AM |
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In article <cJ-dnTZXP5ZWpcLYnZ2dnUVZ_uOdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:49:48 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <UaCdna2FUd1XW8DYnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:51:07 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <08rol21qgir47i6f0ucb9src9k36o4afi8@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:49 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine.
The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as
they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and
can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep up.
You have to learn to read faster. :)
My problem is time. An hour spent here is an hour spent not reading.
Exactly. I have to figure out how to rearrange my schedule so I have
more time for the books.
I've discovered a way to limit one's online time. Get a modem.
(Oh the pain!)
I know. Since I've upgraded to DSL, it would really suck to go back. Of
course, you do have a point. In the time it used to take me to download
a simple video clip, I could get in half a chapter.
It's definitely kept me from wasting so much time online. These days it's,
"I don waannaaa log on!"
I know exactly what you mean. Before I could only log on if I had a big
chunk of time to commit.
Rumor has it, however, that WildBlue may actually let me on their
satellite next month...
Good! Got my fingers crossed! :-)
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: It Sure Has Been Quiet Around Here |
19 Nov 2006 10:28:52 AM |
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On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:49:37 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <cJ-dnTZXP5ZWpcLYnZ2dnUVZ_uOdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:49:48 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <UaCdna2FUd1XW8DYnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:51:07 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <08rol21qgir47i6f0ucb9src9k36o4afi8@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:49 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe machine.
The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as
they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and
can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep up.
You have to learn to read faster. :)
My problem is time. An hour spent here is an hour spent not reading.
Exactly. I have to figure out how to rearrange my schedule so I have
more time for the books.
I've discovered a way to limit one's online time. Get a modem.
(Oh the pain!)
I know. Since I've upgraded to DSL, it would really suck to go back. Of
course, you do have a point. In the time it used to take me to download
a simple video clip, I could get in half a chapter.
It's definitely kept me from wasting so much time online. These days it's,
"I don waannaaa log on!"
I know exactly what you mean. Before I could only log on if I had a big
chunk of time to commit.
Rumor has it, however, that WildBlue may actually let me on their
satellite next month...
Good! Got my fingers crossed! :-)
I'm vacillating. They say they're doing a "software upgrade" and allowing
a few more people on the existing satellite. But the new satellite goes up
in March. I'm leery of jumping on board now as that sounds like risking
them overloading their current system (resulting in lower bandwidth).
I may wait...
--
Mark K. Bilbo
------------------------------------------------------------
"Come to think of it, there are already a million monkeys
on a million typewriters, and the Usenet is NOTHING
like Shakespeare!"
- Blair Houghton
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: It Sure Has Been Quiet Around Here |
19 Nov 2006 11:17:28 PM |
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In article <jMWdnVy744bZG_3YnZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:49:37 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <cJ-dnTZXP5ZWpcLYnZ2dnUVZ_uOdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:49:48 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <UaCdna2FUd1XW8DYnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:51:07 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <08rol21qgir47i6f0ucb9src9k36o4afi8@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:49 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe
machine.
The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as
they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about
an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two
afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and
can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my
pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep
up.
You have to learn to read faster. :)
My problem is time. An hour spent here is an hour spent not
reading.
Exactly. I have to figure out how to rearrange my schedule so I have
more time for the books.
I've discovered a way to limit one's online time. Get a modem.
(Oh the pain!)
I know. Since I've upgraded to DSL, it would really suck to go back. Of
course, you do have a point. In the time it used to take me to download
a simple video clip, I could get in half a chapter.
It's definitely kept me from wasting so much time online. These days it's,
"I don waannaaa log on!"
I know exactly what you mean. Before I could only log on if I had a big
chunk of time to commit.
Rumor has it, however, that WildBlue may actually let me on their
satellite next month...
Good! Got my fingers crossed! :-)
I'm vacillating. They say they're doing a "software upgrade" and allowing
a few more people on the existing satellite. But the new satellite goes up
in March. I'm leery of jumping on board now as that sounds like risking
them overloading their current system (resulting in lower bandwidth).
I may wait...
Usually a wise move. Whenever I hear of a major software or computer
upgrade, I usually wait until others have worked all of the bugs out.
--
John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
Contact - Throw a .net over the .com
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: It Sure Has Been Quiet Around Here |
20 Nov 2006 09:33:13 AM |
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On Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:17:28 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <jMWdnVy744bZG_3YnZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 22:49:37 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <cJ-dnTZXP5ZWpcLYnZ2dnUVZ_uOdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:49:48 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <UaCdna2FUd1XW8DYnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:51:07 -0800, johac wrote:
In article <08rol21qgir47i6f0ucb9src9k36o4afi8@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:06:49 -0800, johac <jhachmann@sbcglobal.com>
wrote:
In article <tiqnl25um5qdkqge5a8j5dqs2o06cu0uce@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 02:52:48 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
It's almost as if Turtledove has an alternate-universe
machine.
The
man's got quite an imagination. I grab his books as soon as
they're
available. He wrote another one <something> The River - about
an
approximately Sumerian world with real gods. Interesting.
Between the Rivers? Haven't read it yet.
That's the one. A good one-afternoon read. Maybe two
afternoons.
I'm a fan of his too. I just finished "Victorious Opposition", and
can't
wait to get to WW2. The problem is that I have to wade through my
pile
of unread books first. He writes so many books, it's hard to keep
up.
You have to learn to read faster. :)
My problem is time. An hour spent here is an hour spent not
reading.
Exactly. I have to figure out how to rearrange my schedule so I have
more time for the books.
I've discovered a way to limit one's online time. Get a modem.
(Oh the pain!)
I know. Since I've upgraded to DSL, it would really suck to go back. Of
course, you do have a point. In the time it used to take me to download
a simple video clip, I could get in half a chapter.
It's definitely kept me from wasting so much time online. These days it's,
"I don waannaaa log on!"
I know exactly what you mean. Before I could only log on if I had a big
chunk of time to commit.
Rumor has it, however, that WildBlue may actually let me on their
satellite next month...
Good! Got my fingers crossed! :-)
I'm vacillating. They say they're doing a "software upgrade" and allowing
a few more people on the existing satellite. But the new satellite goes up
in March. I'm leery of jumping on board now as that sounds like risking
them overloading their current system (resulting in lower bandwidth).
I may wait...
Usually a wise move. Whenever I hear of a major software or computer
upgrade, I usually wait until others have worked all of the bugs out.
I can't help but wonder if the marketeers were pushing for a few more
sales while ignoring the engineers saying, "it's going to overload the
circuit and drag everybody down."
--
Mark K. Bilbo
------------------------------------------------------------
"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace
alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing
it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary."
-H. L. Mencken
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