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Re: LCIII problems (sideways HD's)
In article <1qmir5$3l5@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> kephart@snowhite.eeap.cwru.edu (T. Kephart) writes:
>In article <1qmgjk$ao5@menudo.uh.edu> , sunnyt@coding.bchs.uh.edu writes:
>> Its not a good idea to have a horizontally formatted hard disk in a
>> vertical position. If the drive is formatted in a horizontal position,
>it can
>> not completely compensate for the gravitational pull in a vertical position.
>
>I asked this question a while ago while contemplating placing my 650 on
>it's side. I received a response from someone at Seagate (Sorry I
>trashed the message) stating that most newer drives (Seagates at the
>least) can very well compensate for gravity. This means that a
>horizontally formatted drive can be later placed vertically with no data
>integrity problems.
So is there any problems putting a drive formatted vertically on
its side horizontally?
I got a drive a few years ago with the rubber feet on the side,
etc. and have used it like that since (obviously designed for that
orientation). However, it doesn't fit under any of the clever
places I can think of to place it, so I would really like to lay it
flat and put it under a low shelf.
This is probably not a "newer" drive, and it is only 70 meg, but
when I bought it, it was a large drive for an average user
(comparable to buying a 200 meg drive today). So is my old, 70 meg
drive as fragile (or not) as a new 200 meg drive?
Just curious.....
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| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Hockey on TV in the Bay area, NOT!
Hi all,
I don't get the sport's channel and I'm desparate for some playoff action
(especially the Cannucks). Does anyone know of a sports bar on the Bay
Peninsula that will be showing hockey games. I'm looking for something
between redwood City and Mountain View.
Thanks a lot,
Greg
| 10rec.sport.hockey |
Yamaha Locks (was Cobra Lock)
Has anyone any experience with the (new?) Yamaha Cyclelok ?
It looks like it uses the same hardened steel as a Kryptonite U lock,
but unlike a U lock, it is hinged in 5 places and opens out to a large
rectangle (longer length than any U lock I have seen, plus it folds down
to real small), so you could lock the rear tire to a steel post for example.
I was curious as to how well the jointed sections would stand up to attack ?
tony
--
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CMCS Codegeneration Group, Software Division
Cray Research Inc, 655F Lone Oak Drive, Eagan, MN 55121
| 8rec.motorcycles |
Re: Can't have it both ways- News as enemy, News as supporter.
In article <15467@optilink.COM> walsh@optilink.COM (Mark Walsh) writes:
>From article <1qvampINNmhf@darkstar.UCSC.EDU>, by stephen@orchid.UCSC.EDU:
Now which is it? Are you going to comdemn national media, then turn around
and use it to support some position you present? Seems somewhat contradictory
doesn't it.
>
>I believe that this is not contradictory on the basis that
>the quality of media reporting varies greatly based on the
>subject at hand. The media has proven itself very accurate
>is the areas of presenting raw, undisputed data. One good
>example would be the weather page in which high and low
>temperatures of the previous day for a large number of
>locations are posting. There is little evidence to show
>that they are in error.
I believe this true when we speak of physical data, in the
sense of pure science. But when we speak of data that revolve
around social sciences then we have to be careful.
>
>The American media has failed us in its analysis of complex
>events, however. I'm sure that we can come up with many
>news stories that have left us angry because so many facts
>have been ommitted. Cases that come to mind are the
>invasion of Panama, the war with Iraq, the disaster in Waco,
>the issues surrounding the acceptance of gays into the
>military, the war on drugs, and many others.
>
I quite agree. But these are cases or 'news events' that contain
politics, social science information, sociology, etc. and at
best are reflections of the group that reports them.
As you have pointed out, it is difficult to report that the
temperature was 98 degrees when it was 60 degrees and have
people believe you.
>The story that you bring to light was regarding the new
>sex survey. While I'm sure that due to lazyness some of
>the data was ommitted from the article, I would venture to
>guess that the data that was presented did not deviate
>from the survey. I do, however, think that it would be
>folly to have blind faith in a single newswriter's
>analysis of this data. In this particular case, there was
>little analysis, and the reader was left to draw his/her
>own convictions.
Yes and no. The survey presented, according to Mr. Cramer,
a value called the median- which one used this makes us
believe that 1/2 of the males had 7.3 plus sex partners and
1/2 of the males had 7.3 or less sex partners. Homosexuals
are purported to make up only 1%. In this case, the majority
of people with 7.3 plus sex partners are heterosexual.
It is my feeling that median was not the intended word usage.
But if it is then we have little evidence to support Mr. Cramer
claims about gay promiscuity > hetero promiscuity.
>
>Many netters, Mr. Cramer included, often forget that the
>American media are merely a number of businesses, who's
>purpose in life is to make money for their owners and
>stockholders. Revenues come largely from advertisers
>who merely want maximum useful exposure per dollar. The
>media is like fast food; the quality of the food (or of
>the reporting) will improve only if the customers demand
>as such. Otherwise, it is business as usual.
>--
Very good- this is a point that I have tried to bring out,
and as any network news program will show you, it is true.
The News Media is a business and as such becomes skewed because
of where its loyalties lie.
There is an old statement by a man ( and I cannot remember him
or his statment exactly) but it warns against the merger of
business and news reporting, because of the obvious consequences.
What master is news going to serve in the end... The advertiser
and the bias of the news group.
| 18talk.politics.misc |
Re: Is it good that Jesus died?
In article <1993Apr17.010734.23670@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>,
brian@lpl.arizona.edu (Brian Ceccarelli 602/621-9615) wrote:
> The truth is, is that it is not some sort of magic spell. The truth
> is is that you do not understand it, and enjoy not understanding it.
I'm curious about this statement, is it a known understanding amongst
Christian believers that people who don't understand the Christian
doctrines are enjoying this state? I come from a background with
a heavy Christian teaching (Lutheran church), and consider myself
knowledgeable with the basic understandings of Christianity. At the
same time I'm *not* proud of things I don't understand or know of at
this point of time. Ignorance is not bliss!
Cheers,
Kent
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| 19talk.religion.misc |
PSI Comstation 5
Anyone have any expierience with PSI's comstation 5?
Please contact me if you had (or have a suggesiton for a Really Good 14.4
modem with 14.4 fax for the macintosh).
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Re: Off the shelf cheap DES keyseach machine (Was: Re: Corporate acceptance of the wiretap chip)
In article <strnlghtC5wCMo.Fx5@netcom.com> strnlght@netcom.com (David
Sternlight) writes:
>At the company I worked for previously, I received a file that was
>des encryped and the person that had sent it, went on vaction.
>Rather than wait two weeks I set up a straight frontal attack with
>one key at a time. It only took two(2) days to crack the file.
>No, I don't have any faith in DES.
Taking this at face value (though it seems quite dissonant with
much else that has been published here about brute force DES
cracking, unless Russell was lucky with respect to the key), I'd be
very interested in whether the program Russell used is available?
key search is very practical in many real situations since people use
such stupid keys on the average. password crackers know this well.
Depending on his answer, this could be an appalling development
calling into question both DES and RSA/DES.
not really. in fact, public key based communication systems very
often pick keys automatically which are much better than passwords or
pass phrases.
If any bright programmer with a little idle machine time can crack
a single DES message in a couple of days (assuming no tricks that
are message-specific),
if a person picked the password or pass phrase, then the key search is
pretty straightforward. in running english text, the average content
of a single word is about 8 bits. in pass phrases, this may increase
to 10 bits or so. searching 30bit spaces is semi-practical even in
software and searching 40bit spaces isn't outrageous to imagine with
hardware assists of moderate size.
| 11sci.crypt |
Re: Command Loss Timer (Re: Galileo Update - 04/22/93)
Having read in the past about the fail-safe mechanisms on spacecraft, I had
assumed that the Command Loss Timer had that sort of function. However I
always find disturbing the oxymoron of a "NO-OP" command that does something.
If the command changes the behavior or status of the spacecraft it is not
a "NO-OP" command.
Of course this terminology comes from a Jet Propulsion Laboratory which has
nothing to do with jet propulsion.
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| 14sci.space |
creating a GIF file.
We are looking for a X client which can convert a xwd or a bitmap
file into a gif file for use on a Macintosh.
Thanks
michel@crnsu1.in2p3.fr
Laurent MICHEL
CRN - GTI
BP 20
67037 STRASBOURG cedex (France)
Phone (33) 88 28 62 76
| 5comp.windows.x |
Let's build software cryptophones for over the internet...
Well, after a lot of trawling through archives, I found the post
I reproduce in full below. Is it time to get together to develop
a tcp/ip standard for crypto voice that we could then layer on
point-to-point SLIP as *the* free standard for crypto voice like
pgp is for mail?
(PS Note the date of this post. Appropriate, huh? :-) )
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From jpcampb@afterlife.ncsc.mil Thu Jul 9 11:50:11 1992
From: jpcampb@afterlife.ncsc.mil (Joe Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.compression.research
Subject: Re: sound compression algorithms
Date: 4 Jul 92 14:46:04 GMT
Organization: The Great Beyond
In article <1992Jun26.165210.15088@sequent.com> lff@sequent.com (Lou Fernandez) writes:
>The techniques for production systems revolve around Code Excited Linear
>Prediction (CELP) algorithms which capture 20 ms or so of speech and
>attempt to match the speech with a combination of signals from a
>codebook, choosing the combination which minimizes the error....
In case you'd like to experiment with CELP, you can obtain a software
implementation of the 4800 bps Fed Std CELP coder for free:
The U.S. DoD's Federal-Standard-1016 based 4800 bps code excited linear
prediction voice coder version 3.2 (CELP 3.2) Fortran and C simulation source
codes are now available for worldwide distribution at no charge (on DOS
diskettes, but configured to compile on Sun SPARC stations) from:
Bob Fenichel
National Communications System
Washington, D.C. 20305
1-703-692-2124
1-703-746-4960 (fax)
In addition to the source codes, example input and processed speech files
are included along with a technical information bulletin to assist in
implementation of FS-1016 CELP. (An anonymous ftp site is being considered
for future releases.)
Copies of the actual standard "Federal Standard 1016, Telecommunications:
Analog to Digital Conversion of Radio Voice by 4,800 bit/second Code
Excited Linear Prediction (CELP)" are available for $2.50 each from:
GSA Rm 6654
7th & D St SW
Washington, D.C. 20407
1-202-708-9205
The following articles describe the Federal-Standard-1016 4.8-kbps CELP
coder (it's unnecessary to read more than one):
Campbell, Joseph P. Jr., Thomas E. Tremain and Vanoy C. Welch,
"The Federal Standard 1016 4800 bps CELP Voice Coder," Digital Signal
Processing, Academic Press, 1991, Vol. 1, No. 3, p. 145-155.
Campbell, Joseph P. Jr., Thomas E. Tremain and Vanoy C. Welch,
"The DoD 4.8 kbps Standard (Proposed Federal Standard 1016),"
in Advances in Speech Coding, ed. Atal, Cuperman and Gersho,
Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991, Chapter 12, p. 121-133.
Campbell, Joseph P. Jr., Thomas E. Tremain and Vanoy C. Welch, "The
Proposed Federal Standard 1016 4800 bps Voice Coder: CELP," Speech
Technology Magazine, April/May 1990, p. 58-64.
For U.S. FED-STD-1016 (4800 bps CELP) _realtime_ DSP code
and information about products using this code, contact:
John DellaMorte
DSP Software Engineering
165 Middlesex Tpk, Suite 206
Bedford, MA 01730
1-617-275-3733
1-617-275-4323 (fax)
dspse.bedford@channel1.com
DSP Software Engineering's code can run on a DSP Research's Tiger 30 board
(a PC board with a TMS320C3x and analog interface suited to development work)
or on Intellibit's AE2000 TMS320C31 based 3" by 2.5" card.
DSP Research Intellibit
1095 E. Duane Ave. P.O. Box 9785
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 McLean, VA 22102-0785
(408)773-1042 (703)442-4781
(408)736-3451 (fax) (703)442-4784 (fax)
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| 11sci.crypt |
Re: Yeah, Right
In article <66014@mimsy.umd.edu> mangoe@cs.umd.edu (Charley Wingate) writes:
>Benedikt Rosenau writes:
>
>>And what about that revelation thing, Charley?
>
>If you're talking about this intellectual engagement of revelation, well,
>it's obviously a risk one takes.
Ah, now here is the core question. Let me suggest a scenario.
We will grant that a God exists, and uses revelation to communicate
with humans. (Said revelation taking the form (paraphrased from your
own words) 'This infinitely powerful deity grabs some poor schmuck,
makes him take dictation, and then hides away for a few hundred years'.)
Now, there exists a human who has not personally experienced a
revelation. This person observes that not only do these revelations seem
to contain elements that contradict rather strongly aspects of the
observed world (which is all this person has ever seen), but there are
many mutually contradictory claims of revelation.
Now, based on this, can this person be blamed for concluding, absent
a personal revelation of their own, that there is almost certainly
nothing to this 'revelation' thing?
>I'm not an objectivist, so I'm not particularly impressed with problems of
>conceptualization. The problem in this case is at least as bad as that of
>trying to explain quantum mechanics and relativity in the terms of ordinary
>experience. One can get some rough understanding, but the language is, from
>the perspective of ordinary phenomena, inconsistent, and from the
>perspective of what's being described, rather inexact (to be charitable).
>
>An analogous situation (supposedly) obtains in metaphysics; the problem is
>that the "better" descriptive language is not available.
Absent this better language, and absent observations in support of the
claims of revelation, can one be blamed for doubting the whole thing?
Here is what I am driving at: I have thought a long time about this. I
have come to the honest conclusion that if there is a deity, it is
nothing like the ones proposed by any religion that I am familiar with.
Now, if there does happen to be, say, a Christian God, will I be held
accountable for such an honest mistake?
Sincerely,
Ray Ingles ingles@engin.umich.edu
"The meek can *have* the Earth. The rest of us are going to the
stars!" - Robert A. Heinlein
| 0alt.atheism |
Re: Some more about gun control...
In article <1993Apr16.171115.16812@synapse.bms.com>, hambidge@bms.com writes:
-> Actually, the words "A well regulated Milita, being necessary to the
-> security of a free state" is a present participle, used as an
-> adjective to modify 'militia', which is followed by the main clause of
-> the sentence, the subject being 'the right', the verb 'shall'. It
-> asserts that the right to keep and bear arms is essential for
-> maintaining a milita.
-> a free state.
Yes, I agree the first half of the amendment does modify the noun
militia. But the difinition of modify that applies to how "well regulated"
modifies "militia" is:
to qualify or limit the meaning of. For example, "wet"
modifes "day" in the phrase "a wet day."
The amendment is similiar to the statement:
A wet day, being annoying, the right of the people to keep
and wear boots, shall not be infringed.
So how does a dry day pertain the right to use boots? Similiar,
what does the "unorganized militia" have to due with the right to
own guns?
-> The sentence [in the Second Amendment] doesn't restrict the right, or
-> state or imply possession of the right by anyone or anything other
-> than the people. All it does is make a positive statement regarding a
-> right of the people. The PEOPLE, as in you and me, as in the First,
-> Fourth, Ninth, Tenth, as well as the Second amendment.
-> The existence of this right is assumed - it is not granted by the
-> amendment. There is no stated or implied condition relating the right
-> to bear arms to the necessity of a well-regulated militia to the security of
-> In other words, the entire sentence says that the right to keep and
-> bear arms is UNCONDITIONAL.
No not, unconditional, but "shall not be infringed". Infringed
is defined as:
To break or ignore the terms of or obligations (an oath,
an agreement, law, or the like); to disreguard; violate.
To go beyond the boundaries or limits; tresspass; encroach.
This definition implies the following of some form of existing
agreement. Laws and agreements are made in advance. Boundaries
or limits of behavior are set by society as a whole. The word
"unconditional" implies no agreements or all previous agreements
are off, which is the opposite.
The words used in the first amendment are much stronger, i.e.,
"congress shall make no law," are much stronger. They clearly
^^^^^^^^^^^
imply "unconditional." If the writers of the amendment, wanted
unconditional whay didn't they says, "congress shall make no
laws pertaining the the right of the people to keep and bear arms"?
The second amendment implies a sort contract between the people
the people and the state. The bigger part of the contract is
the people have the right to overthrew the government and its laws
at any time. To guarantee this right, the laws cannot stopped
the people from forming a "well regutaled militia." The duties
of a "well regulated militia" to the government are descussed in
Federalist No. 29. And the limits of of the governmental control
of the militia are descussed in Article I Section 8, Article II
Section 2, and the Second Amendment of the constitution.
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| 16talk.politics.guns |
Re: DRIVE
For Sale: 1987 Honda XR-100R dirt bike. Bought new from dealer in
1989. Ridden only 4 hours, garage kept and well cared for.
The bike is in MINT condition; perfect size for lady or
young adult. price: $600 firm. You will not be disappointed.
Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana inquiries preferred please.
work: (513) - 576-5986. Leave voicemail please.
Rob Davis, Cincinnati Ohio. Again, this is a new bike.
| 6misc.forsale |
Re: Dorothy Denning opposes Clipper, Capstone wiretap chips
In <1993Apr26.063532.10120@eff.org> mnemonic@eff.org (Mike Godwin) writes:
>In article <C614BJ.BK6@agora.rain.com> jhart@agora.rain.com (Jim Hart) writes:
>>"The security of the system should depend only on the secrecy of
>>the keys and not on the secrecy of the algorithms" -- Dorothy Denning
>Cite source, please.
"Cryptography and Data Security", page 8, perhaps.
| 11sci.crypt |
TechWorks -- What You Say?
Greetings!!
I'm planning to upgrade my Mac IIsi:
(1) from the present 5Megs to 17Megs;
and (2) add a Math-Coprocessor.
Technology Works, of Austin (Texas) comes quite highly recommended by
some Mac magazines. I was just wonderring if anyone could share with me
anything about Tech Works (both good and bad experiences); or give any advice
about other mail-order companies that I may consider.
Your reply would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Sincerely
Peter Choo
choo@sigma.ecs.umass.edu
| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Re: Need advice for riding with someone on pillion
In article <MELLON.93Apr21145149@pepper.ncd.com> mellon@ncd.com (Ted Lemon)
writes:
>
> On a long ride with my ex-girlfriend Nancy, I would notice her
> drifting off every so often [...]
I swore off taking passengers over ten years ago, but I recall
Sturgis, 1981 getting some strange looks because my passenger
was reading a book. She was so engrossed that she didn't even
notice when we hit a roadkill to make the hit-of-the-day
with the riders behind us.
====================================================
John Stafford Minnesota State University @ Winona
All standard disclaimers apply.
| 8rec.motorcycles |
Re: Cirrus Logic 5426 Graph Card
In article <1qms3c$37t@news.cs.tu-berlin.de>, wong@cs.tu-berlin.de (Wolfgang Jung) writes:
>After setting up Windows for using my Cirrus Logic 5426 VLB GraphicsCard
>It moved a normal Window from one place to another...
>...What I was wondering why is it not using the BITBLT Engine which
>is suuposed to be on the Chip.
>How are the experiences here..
>Have I done something wrong ?
The 5426 has its own set of drivers. You may be using the
drivers intended for the 5420 or 5422 by mistake.
Be sure you have the 5426 driver version 1.2
>(I installed the MSWIN 3.1 MultiResolution drivers which where supplied
>with the Card ?!)
Don't quote me on this one, but I'd steer clear of the
multi resolution driver that allows you to change resolution
without exiting Windows. I think it's buggy.
>Also if there are new(hopefully faster) drrivers around I would love to
>how to get hold of them :-) (ftp or whatsoever :-) )
Version 1.3 drivers are due to be release by Cirrus soon.
Unfortunately, their not available via FTP, you have to dial
up their BBS in the USA. I do this from NZ using a 14.4k modem
to cut down on phone bills. It took me around 7 minutes to
download the v1.2 driver.
Good Luck,
Andy Gardner,
Wellington, New Zealand
Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, Aotearoa
| 2comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
Re: Why not concentrate on child molesters?
In article <1993Apr5.233224.10069@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>,
bhv@areaplg2.corp.mot.com (Bronis Vidugiris) says:
>
>In article <7166@pdxgate.UUCP> a0cb@rigel.cs.pdx.edu (Chris Bertholf) writes:
>)MCARTWR@auvm.american.edu (Martina Cartwright) writes:
>)
>)
>)>The official and legal term for rape is "the crime of forcing a FEMALE
>)>to submit to sexual intercourse."
>)
>)Please, supply me with some references. I was not aware that all states
>)had the word "FEMALE" in the rape statutes. I am sure others are surprised
>)as well. I know thats how it works in practice (nice-n-fair, NOT!!), but
>)was unaware that it was in the statutes as applying to FEMALES only,
>)uniformly throughout the U.S.
>
>I agree mostly with Chris. It is (unfortunately, IMO) true that the *FBI*
>figures for rape based on the 'uniform crime report' report only female
>rapes. However, some states (such as Illinois) are not tabluated because they
>refuse to comply with this sexist definition!
>--
>The worms crawl in
>The worms crawl out
>The worms post to the net from your account
Insofar as several "liberal" jurisdictions are concerned, the essential
elements of rape are gender neutral. Nonetheless, I decided to provide
a number of references to support my original argument. Black's Law
Dictionary (every law student/lawyer's friend) defines rape as: Unlawful
sexual intercourse with a female without her consent. The unlawful
knowledge of a woman by a man forcibly and against her will. The Model
Penal Code (the statute proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners
of Uniform State Laws or other organization for adoption by state legislatures)
defines rape as: A male who has sexual intercourse with a female not his wife
is guilty of rape if he (a) compels her to submit by force or by threat of
imminent death.... (MPC @213.1(1)(a))
Indeed the following jurisdictions/states have statutes similar to the MPC:
Alabama-- Code of Ala. @13A-6-61 (1992)
Arkansas--Ark.Stat.Ann. @5-14-103 (1993)
District of Columbia--D.C. Code @22-2801 (1992)
Georgia--O.F.G.A. @16-6-1 (1992)
Idaho--Idaho Code @18-6101 (1992)
Maryland--Md.Ann.Code.Art. 27 @462 (1992)
Mississippi--Miss.Code Ann. @97-3-71 (1993)
New York (check case law)--N.Y.C.L.S. Penal @130.35 (1993)
North Carolina--N.C. Gen.Stat. @14-27-2 (1992)
Puerto Rico--L.P.R.A. @4062 (1993)
Ta,
Martina
| 18talk.politics.misc |
1-bit A/D converter
Once upon a time, long long ago in this news group, someone
posted a schematic for a 1-bit A/D converter. Well I just found a use
for the little monster. Anyone out there still got this text file?
It had a flip-flop, a resistor and a cap, and a comparator/op-amp I
think. I would be extremely thankful to anyone who could mail me the
schematic or post it to the news-group.
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| 12sci.electronics |
Re: was:Go Hezbollah!
In article <1993Apr19.192207.413@ncsu.edu> hernlem@chess.ncsu.edu (Brad Hernlem) writes:
>I think that you should try to find more sources of news about what goes on
>in Lebanon and try to see through the propaganda.
Thank you, Brad/Ali, for warning us about the dangers of propaganda.
It's funny, though, coming from you.
>There are no a priori
>black and white hats but one sure wonders how the IDF can bombard villages in
>retaliation to pin-point attacks on its soldiers in Lebanon and then call the
>Lebanese terrorists.
Who is it that executes these "pin-point attacks" on Israelis? The
guys in the white hats or the ones in the black hats? Neither? You
mean that they are just civilians, farmers, teachers, school children?
Well, maybe they ARE terrorists, after all? And maybe that
"propaganda" was correct, too? Hmm?
--
Jake Livni jake@bony1.bony.com Ten years from now, George Bush will
American-Occupied New York have replaced Jimmy Carter as the
My opinions only - employer has no opinions. standard of a failed President.
| 17talk.politics.mideast |
The 1964 Phillies: deja vu?
After reading my local paper today, I found out that the Phillies
started the 1964 season at 10-2. I am not as old as 1964, but I've
heard many talk about the serious choke job the Phillies did that
season. They were ahead of the Cardinals by 15 games that season in
mid-August. They managed to lose a bunch from then on and the
Cardinals took the division. 15!!! games ahead and lost it.... I
hope this season is MUCH different.
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
Some questions from a new Christian
Hi,
I am new to this newsgroup, and also fairly new to christianity. I was
raised as a Unitarian and have spent the better part of my life as an
agnostic, but recently I have developed the firm conviction that the
Christian message is correct and I have accepted Jesus into my life. I am
happy, but I realize I am very ignorant about much of the Bible and
quite possibly about what Christians should hold as true. This I am trying
to rectify (by reading the Bible of course), but it would be helpful
to also read a good interpretation/commentary on the Bible or other
relevant aspects of the Christian faith. One of my questions I would
like to ask is - Can anyone recommend a good reading list of theological
works intended for a lay person?
I have another question I would like to ask. I am not yet affiliated
with any one congregation. Aside from matters of taste, what criteria
should one use in choosing a church? I don't really know the difference
between the various Protestant denominations.
Thanks for reading my post.
Sincerely,
Steve Hoskins
[Aside from a commentary, you might also want to consider an
introduction. These are books intended for use in undergraduate Bible
courses. They give historical background, discussion of literary
styles, etc. And generally they have good bibligraphies for further
reading. I typically recommend Kee, Froehlich and Young's NT
introduction. There are also some good one-volume commentaries. They
often have background articles that are helpful. Probably the best
recommendation these days would be Harper's Bible Commentary. (I
think there may be a couple of books with this title. This is a
fairly recent one, like about 1990, done in cooperation with the
Society for Biblical Criticism.) If you are committed to inerrancy,
you will probably prefer something more conservative. I don't read a
lot of conservative books, but a commentary I looked at by Donald
Guthrie looked rather good. He has a NT Introduction, and he's also
editor of Eerdman's Bible Commentary. --clh]
| 15soc.religion.christian |
Sabres!!! Sweep.
It's over - the Sabres came back to beat the Bruins in OT 6-5 tonight
to sweep the series. A beautiful goal by Brad May (Lafontaine set him
up while lying down on the ice) ended it. Fuhr left the game game with
an injured shoulder and Lafontaine was banged up as well; however, the
Sabres will get a week's rest so injuries should not be a problem.
Montreal edged Quebec 3-2 to square their series, which seems to be
headed for Game 7. The Habs dominated the first two periods and were
unlucky to only have a 2-2 tie after 40 minutes. However, an early
goal by Brunet in the 3rd won it.
The Islanders won their 3rd OT game of the series on a goal by Ray
Ferraro 4-3; the Caps simply collapsed after taking a 3-0 lead in the
2nd. The Isles' all-time playoff OT record is now 28-7.
- Vlad the Impaler
| 10rec.sport.hockey |
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| 6misc.forsale |
Re: Comet in Temporary Orbit Around Jupiter?
shag@aero.org (Rob Unverzagt) writes:
>In article <5APR199318045045@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov> baalke@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) writes:
>> According the IAU Circular #5744, Comet Shoemaker-Levy 1993e, may be
>> temporarily in orbit around Jupiter. The comet had apparently made a
>> close flyby of Jupiter sometime in 1992 resulting in the breakup of the
>> comet. Attempts to determine the comet's orbit has been complicated by
>> the near impossibility of measuring the comet's center of mass.
>>
>Am I missing something -- what does knowing the comet's center
>of mass do for you in orbit determination?
>Shag
I'm not sure, but it almost sounds like they can't figure out where the
_nucleus_ is within the coma. If they're off by a couple hundred
miles, well, you can imagine the rest...
--
Phil Fraering |"Seems like every day we find out all sorts of stuff.
pgf@srl02.cacs.usl.edu|Like how the ancient Mayans had televison." Repo Man
| 14sci.space |
Re: YOU WILL ALL GO TO HELL!!!
decay@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (dean.kaflowitz) writes:
>In article <C5LH4p.27K@portal.hq.videocart.com>, dfuller@portal.hq.videocart.com (Dave Fuller) writes:
>> JSN104@psuvm.psu.edu () writes:
>> : YOU BLASHEPHEMERS!!! YOU WILL ALL GO TO HELL FOR NOT BELIEVING IN GOD!!!! BE
>> : PREPARED FOR YOUR ETERNAL DAMNATION!!!
>>
>> What do you mean "be prepared" ?? Surrounded by thumpers like yourself
>> has proven to be hellish enough . . . and I'm not even dead yet !!
>Well here's how I prepared. I got one of those big beach
>umbrellas, some of those gel-pack ice things, a big Coleman cooler
>which I've loaded up with Miller Draft (so I like Miller Draft,
>so sue me), a new pair of New Balance sneakers, a Sony
>Watchman, and a couple of cartons of BonTon Cheddar Cheese
>Popcorn.
[stuff deleted]
Actually, you get a ton of weapons and ammunition, 70-80 followers, and hole
up in some kind of compound, and wait for . . . . :-)
--
Alan A. DeGuzman Calvin: "I'm so smart it's almost scary. I guess
Calculus&Mathematica I'm a child progeny."
DISCLAIMER: "The University
can't afford my opinions." Hobbes: "Most children are . . . "
| 0alt.atheism |
Baseball spreads?
How does one read the betting spreads for baseball? They tend to be something
like 8-9 which means it must not be runs!
Thanks.
--
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
David Rex Wood -- davewood@cs.colorado.edu -- University of Colorado at Boulder
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
Re: <Political Atheists?
bobbe@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Robert Beauchaine) writes:
>>I think that about 70% (or so) people approve of the
>>death penalty, even realizing all of its shortcomings. Doesn't this make
>>it reasonable? Or are *you* the sole judge of reasonability?
>Aside from revenge, what merits do you find in capital punishment?
Are we talking about me, or the majority of the people that support it?
Anyway, I think that "revenge" or "fairness" is why most people are in
favor of the punishment. If a murderer is going to be punished, people
that think that he should "get what he deserves." Most people wouldn't
think it would be fair for the murderer to live, while his victim died.
>Revenge? Petty and pathetic.
Perhaps you think that it is petty and pathetic, but your views are in the
minority.
>We have a local televised hot topic talk show that very recently
>did a segment on capital punishment. Each and every advocate of
>the use of this portion of our system of "jurisprudence" cited the
>main reason for supporting it: "That bastard deserved it". True
>human compassion, forgiveness, and sympathy.
Where are we required to have compassion, forgiveness, and sympathy? If
someone wrongs me, I will take great lengths to make sure that his advantage
is removed, or a similar situation is forced upon him. If someone kills
another, then we can apply the golden rule and kill this person in turn.
Is not our entire moral system based on such a concept?
Or, are you stating that human life is sacred, somehow, and that it should
never be violated? This would sound like some sort of religious view.
>>I mean, how reasonable is imprisonment, really, when you think about it?
>>Sure, the person could be released if found innocent, but you still
>>can't undo the imiprisonment that was served. Perhaps we shouldn't
>>imprision people if we could watch them closely instead. The cost would
>>probably be similar, especially if we just implanted some sort of
>>electronic device.
>Would you rather be alive in prison or dead in the chair?
Once a criminal has committed a murder, his desires are irrelevant.
And, you still have not answered my question. If you are concerned about
the death penalty due to the possibility of the execution of an innocent,
then why isn't this same concern shared with imprisonment. Shouldn't we,
by your logic, administer as minimum as punishment as possible, to avoid
violating the liberty or happiness of an innocent person?
keith
| 0alt.atheism |
Re: THE CLIPPER CHIP: A TECHNICAL SUMMARY
In article <1993Apr19.182327.3420@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu> denning@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu writes:
[Prof. Denning's description of SkipJack mostly omitted]
CHIP STRUCTURE
The Clipper Chip contains a classified 64-bit block encryption
algorithm called "Skipjack." The algorithm uses 80 bit keys (compared
with 56 for the DES) and has 32 rounds of scrambling (compared with 16
for the DES). It supports all 4 DES modes of operation. Throughput is
16 Mbits a second. [...]
F, an 80-bit family key that is common to all chips
N, a 30-bit serial number
U, an 80-bit secret key that unlocks all messages encrypted
with the chip
The key K and message stream M (i.e., digitized voice) are then
fed into the Clipper Chip to produce two values:
E[M; K], the encrypted message stream, and
E[E[K; U] + N; F], a law enforcement block.
Three questions:
1) It looks like each 64 bits of input gives you 4*64 bits of output:
E[M;K] = 64 bits
E[K;U] = E[ 80 bits ] = 128 bits
E[ E[K;U], N ; F ] = E[ 128 + 30 bits ] = 192 bits
Do you really need to transmit all 256 bits each time,
or do you only transmit the 192 bits of wiretap block at the beginning?
All 256 would be really obnoxious for bandwidth-limited applications
like cellular phones (or even regular phones over
2) how do the 4 DES modes interact with the two-part output?
Do the various feedback modes only apply to the message block,
or also to the wiretap block? Or, if the wiretap block is only
transmitted at the beginning, does it get incorporated into
everything through feedback modes, but not during ECB mode?
3) Does the Clipper Chip check the wiretap block itself?
Does the block have to be present at all?
Since the receiving chip doesn't know the transmitter's U,
it presumably can't check the validity of E[K;U], so it's
limited to checking the *form* of the wiretap block,
and maybe checking the serial number for reasonableness
(unless there's some sort of back-door structure that lets
it recognize a valid E[K;U].)
In that case, can you replace the wiretap block with a DIFFERENT
wiretap block, presumably an old valid one to avoid attracting attention?
(The chip won't do it, so you postprocess the output.)
Regular people can do one with their own serial number and a dummy key;
paranoid people can use someone else's serial number.
On the other hand, if I could think of that solution so easily,
presumably the NSA could too - have they done something to block it,
like use message encryption that's really E[M; K,U,N] ?
Thanks!
--
# Pray for peace; Bill
# Bill Stewart 1-908-949-0705 wcs@anchor.att.com AT&T Bell Labs 4M312 Holmdel NJ
# No, I'm *from* New Jersey, I only *work* in cyberspace....
# White House Commect Line 1-202-456-1111 fax 1-202-456-2461
| 11sci.crypt |
Will NASA's Mars Observer Image the Face on Mars?
All consipiracy theories aside, (they are watching though :-)), will NASA
try to image the Cydonia region of Mars where the "Face
" is? If they can image it with the High resolution camera, it would
settle the FACE question once and for all. I mean, with a camera that
will have a pixel resolution of about 6 feet, we'd know whether all this
stuff is real or imagination.
Come on JPL and NASA folks, try to image it and settle this thing.
--
gene@jackatak.raider.net (Gene Wright)
------------jackatak.raider.net (615) 377-5980 ------------
| 14sci.space |
Such quaintly charming habits of the Armenian barbarism and fascism.
In article <30946@galaxy.ucr.edu> raffi@watnxt08.ucr.edu (Raffi R Kojian) writes:
>Nice strategy Sedar, maybe if you can make up SO many stories about what
>happened in WWI you will confuse everybody into forgetting the Armenian
Ah, those poor genocide apologists. Such quaintly charming habits of the
Armenian barbarism and fascism. No swinging of lies will be enough to cover
up the crimes of the x-Soviet Armenian Government. Not a chance. Now let
the Kurdish scholars speak for themselves.
Source: Hassan Arfa, "The Kurds," (London, 1968), pp. 25-26.
"When the Russian armies invaded Turkey after the Sarikamish disaster
of 1914, their columns were preceded by battalions of irregular
Armenian volunteers, both from the Caucasus and from Turkey. One of
these was commanded by a certain Andranik, a blood-thirsty adventurer.
These Armenian volunteers committed all kinds of excesses, more
than six hundred thousand Kurds being killed between 1915 and 1916 in
the eastern vilayets of Turkey."
Sources: (The Ottoman State, the Ministry of War), "Islam Ahalinin
Ducar Olduklari Mezalim Hakkinda Vesaike Mustenid Malumat," (Istanbul, 1918).
The French version: "Documents Relatifs aux Atrocites Commises par les Armeniens
sur la Population Musulmane," (Istanbul, 1919). In the Latin script: H. K.
Turkozu, ed., "Osmanli ve Sovyet Belgeleriyle Ermeni Mezalimi," (Ankara,
1982). In addition: Z. Basar, ed., "Ermenilerden Gorduklerimiz," (Ankara,
1974) and, edited by the same author, "Ermeniler Hakkinda Makaleler -
Derlemeler," (Ankara, 1978). "Askeri Tarih Belgeleri ...," Vol. 32, 83
(December 1983), document numbered 1881.
"Askeri Tarih Belgeleri ....," Vol. 31, 81 (December 1982), document
numbered 1869.
"Those who were capable of fighting were taken away at the very beginning
with the excuse of forced labor in road construction, they were taken
in the direction of Sarikamis and annihilated. When the Russian army
withdrew, a part of the remaining people was destroyed in Armenian
massacres and cruelties: they were thrown into wells, they were locked
in houses and burned down, they were killed with bayonets and swords, in places
selected as butchering spots, their bellies were torn open, their lungs
were pulled out, and girls and women were hanged by their hair after
being subjected to every conceivable abominable act. A very small part
of the people who were spared these abominations far worse than the
cruelty of the inquisition resembled living dead and were suffering
from temporary insanity because of the dire poverty they had lived
in and because of the frightful experiences they had been subjected to.
Including women and children, such persons discovered so far do not
exceed one thousand five hundred in Erzincan and thirty thousand in
Erzurum. All the fields in Erzincan and Erzurum are untilled, everything
that the people had has been taken away from them, and we found them
in a destitute situation. At the present time, the people are subsisting
on some food they obtained, impelled by starvation, from Russian storages
left behind after their occupation of this area."
Source: "Adventures in the Near East" by A. Rawlinson, Jonathan Cape,
30 Bedford Square, London, 1934 (First published 1923) (287 pages).
(Memoirs of a British officer who witnessed the Armenian genocide of 2.5
million Muslim people)
p. 184 (second paragraph)
"I had received further very definite information of horrors that
had been committed by the Armenian soldiery in Kars Plain, and as
I had been able to judge of their want of discipline by their
treatment of my own detached parties, I had wired to Tiflis from
Zivin that 'in the interests of humanity the Armenians should not
be left in independent command of the Moslem population, as, their
troops being without discipline and not under effective control,
atrocities were constantly being committed, for which we should
with justice eventually be held to be morally responsible'."
p. 177 (third paragraph)
"Armenian troops, who, having pillaged and destroyed all the
Moslem villages in the plain...."
"Caravans of refugees were in the meanwhile constantly arriving from the
plain, from which the whole Moslem population was fleeing with as much of
their personal property as they could transport, seeking to obtain security
and protection..."
p. 178 (first paragraph)
"In those Moslem villages in the plain below which had been searched
for arms by the Armenians everything had been taken under the cloak of
such search, and not only had many Moslems been killed, but horrible
tortures had been inflicted in the endeavour to obtain information as
to where valuables had been hidden, of which the Armenians were aware
of the existence, although they had been unable to find them."
p. 181 (first paragraph)
"the Armenians from the plain were attacking the Kurdish line with
artillery, with probably a large force in support."
p. 175 (first paragraph)
"The arrival of this British brigade was followed by the announcement
that Kars Province had been allotted by the Supreme Council of the
Allies to the Armenians, and that announcement having been made, the
British troops were then completely withdrawn, and Armenian occupation
commenced. Hence all the trouble; for the Armenians at once commenced
the wholesale robbery and persecution of the Muslem population on the
pretext that it was necessary forcibly to deprive them of their arms.
In the portion of the province which lies in the plains they were able
to carry out their purpose, and the manner in which this was done will
be referred to in due course."
Serdar Argic
'We closed the roads and mountain passes that
might serve as ways of escape for the Turks
and then proceeded in the work of extermination.'
(Ohanus Appressian - 1919)
'In Soviet Armenia today there no longer exists
a single Turkish soul.' (Sahak Melkonian - 1920)
| 17talk.politics.mideast |
Red color on button on enter window.
This may be an FAQ, but I dont know where to get the FAQ list!
My OpenLook application has a few buttons. The first button turns
red(gets highlighted?) as soon as the sprite(mouse) is moved into the
application window. How do I suppress this?
Vidyaranya
| 5comp.windows.x |
Re: Optimizing projections
In article <1sua3tINNqs2@no-names.nerdc.ufl.edu> LIONESS@ufcc.ufl.edu writes:
>My three-d library does a lot of projections ( duh ), but currently it
>is projecting an object's vertices on a _per triangle basis_. This is
>grossly inefficient for 99% of the objects displayed ( which can
>be optimized by doing projections ONE time, once for each vertex ), but
>objects whose Z-extents intersect the hither plane can't benefit from
>this because new vertices must be created during Z-clipping.
>Anyone have any better ideas?
Yes. Here's what you should do.
Keep the vertices in an array, and have the polygons (triangles are okay,
but n-sided polygons are slightly more efficient) store the indices into
the array of the vertices that comprise them. You set a flag for each
vertex when you transform it, so you don't have to transform any vertex
more than once; you also do backface elimination before processing the
polygon, so that vertices that belong only to bacfacing polys don't have
to be transformed at all.
Whenever you transform a vertex, check if it's on the far side of the hither
plane; if it is, you can project it right away and store the result.
Then do your Z clip; any vertices that get produced will have to have their
projection done at that stage.
--
Bernie Roehl
University of Waterloo Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mail: broehl@sunee.UWaterloo.ca
Voice: (519) 885-1211 x 2607 [work]
| 1comp.graphics |
HELP: PowerBook 160 and Caere Typist Plus Graphics Hand Scanner
|
|| edited and forwarded by the csm.announce moderator;
|| please respond to the originator by email ALSO; what he
|| needs, besides a cable that works, is a phone-number and
|| AppleLink address for Caere - and a smile and a pat on the
|| back... :-)
|
Please, I beg you. If you know anything about the Caere Typist Plus
Graphics Hand Scanner, Please read and solve my problem. I will be
truely grateful for the rest of my life!
The problem is that My Caere Typist Plus Graphics Hand Scanner will not
connect to my PowerBook 160. The Cable on the Scanner will not fit into
the SCSI port on the PowerBook.
I then got a cable assembled to adapt the original cable to fit the SCSI
port. This, however, turned the computer into SCSI mode and treated it
as a hard disk.
I have asked an engineer in London to assembled a new cable. The idiot,
out of sheer laziness has taken 14 weeks and has yet to solve the
problem.
I am aware that Caere Co. in the US have a solution.
Do you know of a cable that will solve this problem. Please help me if
you know the solution. I will be forever grateful to you.
My e-mail address is:
zia@uk.ac.ed.castle
|
|| "wrong side of the road" syndrom; :-))
||
|| for us, that's zia@castle.ed.ac.uk
|
Thanking you in advance,
Zia.
| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Re: Bruins-Pens: the Ulf-Neeley fight
Oh, excuse me for wasting the bandwidth, but I was referring to
the original incident, not the recent skirmish which occurred
this past month.
--
_____________________________________________________________________________
Tom Huot
huot@cray.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| 10rec.sport.hockey |
Ray-Bezier Intersection Problem
If some kind person has access to a mathematical package such as Mathematica,
Maple,... I would like to ask you for the solution to the following problem.
I sometimes have algebra problems like this where I would like a simplified
symbolic solution. Is there a FTP-able package out there that can handle such
beasts?
I would like to solve the following ray - Bezier patch intersection
for the scalar constant t in:
P + t * V = Q(u,w)
(origin point in 3D) (dir vector 3D)
in terms of only:
P V P and various scalars
(origin) , (dir 3D) , (i,j) 0 <= i,j <= 3
where:
T
Q(u,w) = [U] [N] [B] [M] [W]
n n-1 n-2 n-3
[U] = [ u u u u .... u 1 ] ( 0.0 <= u <= 1.0 )
3 2
= [ u u u 1 ] ( in my particular case )
n n-1 n-2 n-3 T
[W] = [ w w w w .... w 1 ] ( 0.0 <= w <= 1.0 )
3 2 T
= [ w w w 1 ] ( in my particular case )
T
[ N ] = [ M ] = | -1 3 -3 1 | ( for my particular case )
| 3 -6 3 0 |
| -3 3 0 0 |
| 1 0 0 0 |
[ B ] = | P P P P | (control points in 3D space)
| (0,0) (0,1) (0,2) (0,3) |
| |
| P P P P |
| (1,0) (1,1) (1,2) (1,3) |
| |
| P P P P |
| (2,0) (2,1) (2,2) (2,3) |
| |
| P P P P |
| (3,0) (3,1) (3,2) (3,3) |
Thanx,
chuck@elwood.reston.ingr.com
| 1comp.graphics |
Re: Adding Icons to Progman.exe
Florian Piekert (floppy@s-link.escape.de) wrote:
: 09.05.93, 14:48
: Hi out there !
: Is there anybody who can write me how to add icons to the iconlist (which
: is build-into) of Progman.exe ?
: I'm grateful for every clue !
: Thanx and have a nice day !
One way is to use a program called Iconmaster. It's shareware and If you can't
get it mail me, and I'll post it to you.
--
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
| Matthew Simpkin | Kingston University | "A Primitive Race, You too |
| cs_e373@kingston.ac.uk | Computer Science | shall be asimilated ..." |
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| 2comp.os.ms-windows.misc |
Re: New Member
In article <C5HIEw.7s1@portal.hq.videocart.com>, dfuller@portal.hq.videocart.com (Dave Fuller) writes:
|> Hello. I just started reading this group today, and I think I am going
|> to be a large participant in its daily postings. I liked the section of
|> the FAQ about constructing logical arguments - well done. I am an atheist,
|> but I do not try to turn other people into atheists. I only try to figure
|> why people believe the way they do - I don't much care if they have a
|> different view than I do. When it comes down to it . . . I could be wrong.
|> I am willing to admit the possibility - something religious followers
|> dont seem to have the capability to do.
Welcome aboard!
|>
|> I notice alot of posts from Bobby. Why does anybody ever respond to
|> his posts ? He always falls back on the same argument:
(I think you just answered your own question, there)
|>
|> "If the religion is followed it will cause no bad"
|>
|> He is right. Just because an event was explained by a human to have been
|> done "in the name of religion", does not mean that it actually followed
|> the religion. He will always point to the "ideal" and say that it wasn't
|> followed so it can't be the reason for the event. There really is no way
|> to argue with him, so why bother. Sure, you may get upset because his
|> answer is blind and not supported factually - but he will win every time
|> with his little argument. I don't think there will be any postings from
|> me in direct response to one of his.
Most responses were against his postings that spouted the fact that
all atheists are fools/evil for not seeing how peachy Islam is.
I would leave the pro/con arguments of Islam to Fred Rice, who is more
level headed and seems to know more on the subject, anyway.
|>
|> Happy to be aboard !
How did you know I was going to welcome you abord?!?
|>
|> Dave Fuller
|> dfuller@portal.hq.videocart.com
|>
|>
Brian /-|-\
| 0alt.atheism |
Washington Post Article on SSF Redesign
"Space Station Redesign Leader Says Cost Goal May Be
Impossible"
Today (4/6) the Washington Post ran an article with the
headline shown above. The article starts with "A leader
of the NASA team in charge of redesigning the planned
space station said yesterday the job is tough and may
be impossible." O'Connor is quoted saying whether it is
possible to cut costs that much and still provide for
meaningful research "is a real question for me."
O'Connor said "everything is fair game," including
"dropping or curtailing existing contracts with the
aerospace industry, chopping management of the space
station program at some NASA facilities around the
country, working closely with the Russian space station
Mir, and using unmanned Titan rockets to supplement the
manned space shuttle fleet."
O'Connor says his team has reviewed 30 design options
so far, and they are sorting the serious candidates
into three categories based on cost.
The Post says O'Connor described the design derived
from the current SSF as a high cost option (I believe
Kathy Sawyer, the Post writer, got confused here. I
listened in on part of O'Connor's briefing to the press
on Monday, and in one part of the briefing O'Connor
talked about how the White House wants three options,
sorted by cost [low, medium, and high]. In another part
of the briefing, he discussed the three teams he has
formed to look at three options [SSF derivative @ LaRC,
modular buildup with Bus-1 @ MSFC, and Single Launch
Core ["wingless Orbiter"] @ JSC. Later, in response to
a reporters question, I thought I heard O'Connor say
the option based on a SSF redesign was a "moderate"
cost option, in between low & high cost options. Not
the "high cost" option as Sawyer wrote).
The article goes on to describe the other two options
as "one features modules that could gradually be fitted
together in orbit, similar to the Russian Mir. The
other is a core facility that could be deposited in
orbit in a single launch, like Skylab. That option
would use existing hardware from the space shuttle -
the fuselage, for example, in its basic structure."
The last sentence in the article contradicts the title
& the first paragraph. The sentence reads "He
[O'Connor] said a streamlined version of the planned
space station Freedom is still possible within the
administration's budget guidelines."
| 14sci.space |
Re: GGRRRrrr!! Cages double-parking motorc
>An apartment complex where I used to live tried this, only they put the
>thing over the driver's window, "so they couldn't miss it." A friend
>damned near wrecked on the way home one night, her vision blocked by
>the sticker. I suggested to the manager the ENORMOUS liability they
>were assuming by pulling that stunt. She claimed it was the driver who
>was at fault for illegally parking in the first place. That would
>probably be good for a laugh or two in court, before they found her
>liable for $Serious.
Seems to me that the driver was driving the vehicle visually impaired.
Isn't that like not scraping ice and snow off your windshield and such?
Say, that's another thing that bugs me. Why don't people scrape their
damn windows? I've seen people driving cars with *barely* the driver's
half of the windshield cleared. Nothing else cleared. This seems
pretty stupid and isn't there something (probably varies state to state)
that says a certain percentage of the glass must be clear? Oh, well.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brad Thone
Systems Consultant
Systems Service Enterprises
St. Louis, MO
c09615bt @ wuvmd.wustl.edu
c09615bt @ wuvmd.bitnet
| 8rec.motorcycles |
FBI Director's Statement on Waco Standoff
In the interests of completeness, I thought readers of these
newsgroups would want to see FBI Director William Sessions'
statement, as released by the FBI press office.
FBI Director's Statement On Waco Standoff
To: National Desk
Contact: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Press Office,
202-324-3691
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The following is a statement by
FBI Director William S. Sessions regarding the Branch Davidian
incident in Waco, Texas:
"I had hoped to be making a very different statement this evening.
After very careful planning and extensive preparation we all thought
that today's efforts by the FBI to bring the Branch Davidians out of
their compound would result in the peaceful resolution of the
stand-off or at least meaningful negotiation.
"Instead, we are faced with devastation and death. However, I
have no question that our plan was correct and was conducted with
extreme professionalism and care. I applaud the restraint shown by
agents in the face of life-threatening gunfire, and I thank them for
risking their lives to try to end this peacefully. I have only the
greatest admiration for the courage and professionalism of all
involved."
-30-
| 16talk.politics.guns |
Re: Devils and Islanders tiebreaker????
In article <C5LFA4.E10@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> cal2d@csissun11.ee.Virginia.EDU (Craig Allen Lorie) writes:
>According to the hockey gurus over at ESPN, should the Islanders win tonite
>the two teams will have the same record, but the Devils will be playing the
>Penguins. This is because the Islanders have won the season series against
>the Devils. I think the rules for deciding a tie breaker include:
>
>1. season series
>2. goals against
>3. goals for
>
>in this order (correct me if I'm wrong). Anyone have anything to add?
>
I thought it was 1) wins 2) goals for.
Gerald
| 10rec.sport.hockey |
Re: A Kinder, Gentler BMW Mailing List
[sorry, had to take out tx.motorcycles because
my news server rejected it. -- hesh]
Bob Pasker (rbp@netcom.com) wrote:
: it would be a shame to split boxer riders between different lists
: unless, of course, the existing list failed to meet the readers'
: needs.
you presumed you needed to "split" out a GS list.
by implication of your "split", a plain ol' bmw
list wouldn't meet the GS riders' needs.
for the sake of not forcing the split issue,
how about changing the charter and renaming
your list from bmw-gs to just bmw? would that
make everybody happy?
i think you'd get better participation this way.
and joe wouldn't have to burden his 286. :-)
-- hesh
| 8rec.motorcycles |
Re: was:Go Hezbollah!
In article <SHAIG.93Apr15220200@composer.think.com>, shaig@composer.think.com (Shai Guday) writes:
|> [snip]
|> imagine ???? It is NOT a "terrorist camp" as you and the Israelis like
|> to view the villages they are small communities with kids playing soccer
|> in the streets, women preparing lunch, men playing cards, etc.....
|>
|> I would not argue that all or even most of the villages are "terrorist
|> camps". There are however some which come very close to serving that
|> purpose and that is not to say that other did not function in that way
|> prior to the invasion.
The village I described was actually the closest I could come to
describing mine. I agree there may be other villages where the civilian
population has deserted because it is too close to Israeli lines and
thus gets bombed more often. In such villages often the only remaining
inhabitants are guerillas and some elderly who have nowhere else to go.
But for the most part the typical South Lebanon village is more like
mine. One where civilians and guerillas live together. They are
often inhabiting the same house. Many families are large, some
have members of the families involved in Hizollah, most others
are not. That is what is so hard of South Lebanon, Israel is
not fighting an army with well drawn battle lines, but a guerilla
tyoe resistance which by definition and necessity blends with
the local populace. Not because they are evil cowards that
use women and children as shields, but because that is the only
way one can fight a more powerful better equipped occupying army.
|> Some of the villages, and yours might well be among them, are as you
|> describe. Not all are. There are a large number of groups in the area,
|> backed by various organizations, with a wide range of purposes. Hizbollah
|> and Amal were two of the larger ones and may still be.
Hizbollah and Amal are now the main two militias. Though
Hizbollah people tend to be more committed to resistrance
operation and better motivated by religious conviction.
As to retaliation,
|> while mistakes may be made, that is still a far cry from indiscriminate
|> bombing, which would have produced major casualties.
It may be a mixture of what we both say. Sometimes Israel chooses
its targets carefully. At other times it just sends its pilots on
sorties aimed at a town in general since it only knows that the
attackers came from that specific village but has no further
intelligence. On several occasions Israel retalliated against
civilian refugee camps, even in North Lebanon, just to show
that it will not sit idly after its soldiers have been attacked.
Most of the time it directs the SLA to do the dirty work and
indiscriminately shell some Lebanese villages on the other side.
I have experienced this shelling myself on several occasions,
this is why the SLA militia is sometimes even more despised than
Israeli troops.
|
|> Well, here we disagree. I think that Israel would willingly withdraw if
|> the Lebanese gov't was able to field a reliable force in the area to police
|> it and prevent further attacks.
I hope you are right on Israeli willingness to withdraw, but I still
contend that withdrawal would be the better course for Israel's
security, since it would reduce its military losses, and I claim
that the Lebanese and Syrian gov'ts would be able to prevent any
further attacks on Northern Israel.
|> There seems to be very little incentive for the Syrian and Lebanese
|> goovernment to allow Hizbollah to bomb Israel proper under such
|> circumstances, and now the Lebanese government has proven that it is
|> capable of controlling and disarming all militias as they did
|> in all other parts of Lebanon.
|>
|> No, the Syrian gov't is more than happy to have Israel sink into another
|> Lebanese morass. I could elaborate if necessary.
Hmm... Here we disagree on what serves Syria interests better.
I think Syria wants to have Lebanon all to itself. It would
be willing to guarantee Northern Israel's security in return for
Israeli withdrawal. I don't think Syria wants Israel to be
involved in its protectorate of Lebanon. Syria is sitting at the
negotiating table because it has come to accept that and wants
to get a political resolution. A renewal of hostilities
along the Lebanese front could put the whole ME peace negotiations
back in question.
|> I agree, only in the case of the Isareli soldiers their killing
|> CANNOT be qualified as murder, no matter what you say.
|>
|> No, but it is regretable, as is the whole situation.
I agree that the loss of any human life is deplorable and regrettable.
|> --
|> Shai Guday | Stealth bombers,
|> OS Software Engineer |
|> Thinking Machines Corp. | the winged ninjas of the skies.
|> Cambridge, MA |
Basil
| 17talk.politics.mideast |
Quicktime jpeg expansion source needed
Hello,
we need the code for decompression of Quicktime JPEG Pict files, as they
don't conform to usual jpeg compressors, which are available in source.
The code should be in C Pascal or Modula. The code will be used on several
platforms to view pictures over ISDN. Perhaps a special hardware will be
put around it (much less then a mac! perhaps only a DSP with some support
chips)
If the code is not available, perhaps the algorithm is available to
decompress
them.
Christian Bauer
bauer@informatik.uni-ulm.de
| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Re: Why not concentrate on child molesters?
In article <C5oG5H.4DE@exnet.co.uk>, sys1@exnet.co.uk (Xavier Gallagher) writes:
> Well, the obvious point to make is would straight men fuck like rabbits
> if the oppertunity presented itself?
> I reckon *any* *man* would go wildly promiscuous if presented with a
> huge variety of willing partners.
If true, and if gays were the same as straights except
for sexual preference, I would imagine that gays would
have much less sex than straights because the available
pool for dates is less than one-tenth what it is for
straights. Somebody correct (flame) me please!
--
Mark Walsh (walsh@optilink) -- UUCP: uunet!optilink!walsh
Amateur Radio: KM6XU@WX3K -- AOL: BigCookie@aol.com -- USCF: L10861
"What, me worry?" - William M. Gaines, 1922-1992
"I'm gonna crush you!" - Andre the Giant, 1946-1993
| 18talk.politics.misc |
Adaptec ASW-410 and Sony CDU-641
About two months ago I purchased the Adaptec ASW-410 driver for use with a
CD-ROM drive. At the time this seemed the thing to do as the documentation I
had with my Adaptec SCSI controller said that this is the driver to be used with
CD-ROM drives. Since then I have learn that this driver is out of date in a
major way and that Adaptec have an upgrade deal for going to the next driver
(I think it's called EZI-SCSI or something). I wasn't too fussed about this
until I upgraded by CD-ROM drive from a Sony CDU-541 to a Sony CDU-641. I now
find that the audio-mode will not work. I assume it is not being handled
correctly by the ASW-410 driver.
So, should I chase Adaptec for an upgrade? If so does anyone know their
FAX number?
Any assistance appreciated.
Regards
BTW: everything else works fine, certainly seems that Sony have caught up with
the rest with the 641.
--
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Nigel Harwood >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
<< Post: Coles Supermarkets, PO Box 480 Glen Iris 3146, Australia >>
<< Phone: +61 3 829 6090 E-mail: nigel@cnw01.storesys.coles.oz.au >>
<< FAX: +61 3 829 6886 >>
| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
Re: Gun Control (was Re: We're Mad as Hell at the TV News)
J. Spencer (J.M.Spencer@newcastle.ac.uk) wrote:
: manes@magpie.linknet.com (Steve Manes) writes:
: >Jim De Arras (jmd@cube.handheld.com) wrote:
: >: > Last year the US suffered almost 10,000 wrongful or accidental
: >: > deaths by handguns alone (FBI statistics). In the same year, the UK
: >: > suffered 35 such deaths (Scotland Yard statistics). The population
: >: > of the UK is about 1/5 that of the US (10,000 / (35 * 5)). Weighted
: >: > for population, the US has 57x as many handgun-related deaths as the
: >: > UK. And, no, the Brits don't make up for this by murdering 57x as
: >: > many people with baseball bats.
: [snip]
: If you examine the figures, they do. Stabbing is favourite, closely
: followed by striking, punching, kicking. Many more people are burnt to
: death in Britain as are shot to death. Take at look and you'll see for
: yourself.
It means that very few people are shot to death in Great Britain.
--
Stephen Manes manes@magpie.linknet.com
Manes and Associates New York, NY, USA =o&>o
| 16talk.politics.guns |
Re: Legal definition of religion
e_p@unl.edu (edgar pearlstein) writes:
:
: .
: It's my understanding that the U.S. Supreme Court has never
: given a legal definition of religion. This despite the many
: cases involving religion that have come before the Court.
: Can anyone verify or falsify this?
: Has any state or other government tried to give a legal
: definition of religion?
According to the legal practices of today's America, I imagine the legal
definition of religion, if defined, may resemble the following:
"Any system of belief or practice to which people are committed
for the benefit of society which must, in the opinion of secular
thought, be isolated from political and educational influence."
"Should any system of belief or practice to which people are
committed be harmful or void of any benefit to society in the
opinion of religious thought as defined in the previous paragraph,
isolation of such from political and educational influence would
constitute unreasonable censorship and an unlawful violation of
civil rights."
Someday, perhaps they'll legalize benevolence :-)
^^^^^^^?
| 15soc.religion.christian |
Re: transparent widgets--how?
In article AA16720@ntep2.ntep.tmg.nec.co.jp, cerna@ntep.tmg.nec.co.JP (Alexander Cerna (SV)) writes:
>I need to write an application which does annotation notes
>on existing documents. The annotation could be done several
>times by different people. The idea is something like having
>several acetate transparencies stacked on top of each other
>so that the user can see through all of them. I've seen
>something like this being done by the oclock client.
>Could someone please tell me how to do it in Xt?
>Thank you very much.
The oclock widget was written using the SHAPE extension.
You can do the same in your widgets. Few current widgets
support SHAPE, so you'll have to subclass them to add that
functionality.
---
Ken Lee, klee@synoptics.com
| 5comp.windows.x |
Re: Sin
In article <Apr.8.00.59.20.1993.28493@athos.rutgers.edu>, jadaley@cwis.unomaha.edu (Jill Anne Daley) writes:
> What exactly is a definition of sin and what are some examples. How does a
> person know when they are committing sin?
>
Anything that does not bring me closer to God is a sin.
(If you think this is too strict, just consider how ambiguous it is.)
This implies that staying the same is a sin. A Christian should
never be satisfied. It does not imply that
having fun is a sin. It does not imply that sleeping is a sin.
It does imply that I sin every day.
A perhaps simpler definition:
Anything that is counter to the two Great Commandments:
love God, love your neighbor, is a sin.
Anything I do that is not from love is a sin.
The same action can be a sin sometimes and not a sin sometimes.
I could yell at my kids as discipline, all the time loving them,
considering only to teach them proper behavior, or I could yell at my
kids out of anger or selfishness.
I could post an excellent article because I am interested in sharing
my opinions and getting feedback and learning, or I could post an
article because I want everyone to realize how wise I am.
Chris Mussack
| 15soc.religion.christian |
Re: Is it good that Jesus died?
In article <bskendigC5rBvn.AAI@netcom.com> bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig) writes:
>And I maintain:
>
>Some people do not want to enter into the light and the knowledge that
>they alone are their own masters, because they fear it; they are too
>afraid of having to face the world on their own terms. And so, by
>their own choice, they will remain in darkness, sort of like bugs
>under a rock. However, some people, but not many, will not like the
>darkness. Sometimes it gets too cold and too dark to be comfortable.
>These people will crawl out from under the rock, and, although blinded
>at first, will get accustomed to the light and enjoy its warmth. And,
>after a while, now that they can see things for what they really are,
>they will also see the heights which they can reach, and the places
>they can go, and they will learn to choose their own paths through the
>world, and they will learn from their mistakes and revel in their
>successes.
Are you your own master? Do you have any habits that you cannot break?
For one, you seem unable to master your lack of desire to understand
even the slightest concept of the Bible. Seems that ignorance has you
mastered. How about sexual sins? Gotta any of those secret desires
in your head that you harbor but can get control of? Do you dehumanize
women when they walk past you? Do you degrade them to a sex object in
your head? Are you the master of that kind of thinking? Do you insult
people unknowingly, then regret it later. Yet do it again the next
time opportunity presents itself? Are you truly the master of yourself?
I have admitted that I am not the master of my thought life at all times.
That I sometimes say things I do want to say, and then repeat my mistake
unwantingly. I have admitted to myself that I cannot control every aspect
of my being. There are times I know I shouldn't say something, but
then say it anyway. There are times I simply forget a lesson.
I, in fact, am not my own master. I need help. Jesus promised me
this help. And I took him up on his offer. I have willfully let
Jesus be my master because Jesus knows what is better for me than
I myself do. And why not? Does not the creator know his creation
better than the creation? Does Toyota know what's better for the
Corolla than the Corolla?
>Do you see my point? I think you're the one under the rock, and I'm
>getting a great tan out here in the sunlight. My life has improved
>immesurably since I abandoned theism -- come and join me! It will be
>a difficult trip at first, until you build up your muscles for the
>long hike, but it's well worth it!
Then I guess ignorance is bliss for you. Because Brian, you enjoy
not having a clue about the Bible.
>Don't you see? I'm not going to accept ANYTHING that I can't witness
>with my own eyes or experience with my own senses, especially not
>something as mega-powerful as what you're trying to get me to accept.
>Surely if you believe in it this strongly, you must have a good
>*reason* to, don't you?
Can you witness motherly love with your senses? How does caring and
concern for you register with your senses? If nothing registers
to you other than what you can see, taste, smell, hear and touch,
then you better become a Vulcan and fast. You better get rid
of your emotions.
And I do have a good reason to believe what I do.
>When did I say that? I say that I would rather CEASE EXISTING instead
>of being subject to the whims of a deity, but that if the deity
>decided to toss me into the fiery pits because of who I am, then so be it.
The topic was about my God and your lack of knowledge about what my
God says. My God says that you will not CEASE EXISTING. You have
life forever. You can choose to either live it in hell in eternal
torment where there is no communication whatsoever, or can choose to
live it in paradise with God. That is what my God says. And that
was the issue. Your made-up theism is what it is--made up. It's
wishful thinking.
>Nope -- most people are Christian. Most people are fond of feeling
>that they are imperfect, of believing that the world is an undesirable
>place, of reciting magical mystical prayers to make the world nice and
>holy again, of doing just as their priests tell them, like good little
>sheep. You enjoy darkness, and you're proud of it.
Is this the religion of Kendigianism? Most people are not Christian. Most
people, including Christians, are not fond of feeling that they
are imperfect. Is "the world an undesireable place" a doctrine
of Kendigianism? It has nothing to do with my God. Does
Kendigism have magical mystical prayers as a part of its worship?
Mine doesn't. Does Kendigianism believe that the world will be holy again?
Mine doesn't. Does Kendigianism also dictate that one must obey what the
priest tells them like good little sheep? Mine doesn't. Is this
a bunch of lies you tell yourself so that you can justify being
ignorant of the Bible?
Brian, following Christ has nothing to do with the doctrines of Kendigianism.
You would find any of your doctrines in the Bible. I don't follow Kendigianism.
I follow Christ. Also, to try to again show you your ignorance
of Christ and the Bible in regards to "priests", have you not read about
the sole Melchizedek priest in Hebrews 7 and 8? Have you not read what the
purpose is of the Old Testament Levitical priesthood and why there should
NOT be priests today? Yes, guess what? The Catholics messed up. I do
not follow Catholicism or any "ism." I follow Christ.
>Nope. You make decisions, enjoy your successes, and accept your
>failures; then you die. If you are content with the life you've led
>as you reflect back on it in your final moments, then you've led a
>good life.
Why would you want to live a good life?
To you, you die and that's it. Don't contradict yourself. You have
no reason to live a good life. It doesn't do you any good in the
end. Your life doesn't do anybody else any good either because
everyone dies anyway. So you have no reason to lead a good life. Leading
a good life is meaningless. Why do you do such a meaningless thing?
>I'm sorry, I don't feel that sacrificing Jesus was something any god
>I'd worship would do, unless the sacrifice was only temporary, in
>which case it's not really all that important.
Has the resurrection sunk in? Jesus is alive. Jesus is NOT dead.
Jesus was sacrified to fufill the Old Testament sacrificial system
in its every detail. Jesus's death was like a seed. He needed
to fall to the ground so that many new lives would take root. Did
you miss the entire John passage as well?
>Forget the Bible for a minute. Forget quoting verses, forget about
>who said what about this or that. *Show me.* Picture just you and me
>and a wide open hilltop, and convince me that you're right.
Forget that I am a person. Forget that I know how to type. Forget
that I know how to put a sentence together. Forget that I know
how to send e-mail. Forget my existence. Proove to me that I
exist. .
Be honest.
| 19talk.religion.misc |
Re: DID HE REALLY RISE???
In article <Apr.21.03.24.13.1993.1268@geneva.rutgers.edu>, gt7122b@prism.gatech.edu (boundary) writes:
>[Anecedotal material which ultimately shows that...]
> but from my experience,
> the modern Jew is not known for his proselytism.
A Rabbi once told me that theres is a talmudic tradition that someone who
wanted to convert to Judaism was to be turned away three times. If they
continue then they were accepted.
| 15soc.religion.christian |
Re: Screw the people, crypto is for hard-core hackers & spooks only
In article <1993Apr22.223906.25929@lehman.com> pmetzger@snark.shearson.com (Perry E. Metzger) writes:
>Qualcomm had spare cycles in the DSPs for their new CDMA digital
>cellular phones. They wanted to put strong crypto into them since they
>had the capacity. The government decided to "discourage" them.
You're blowing smoke. Qualcomm wants to sell to nice, lucrative overseas
markets like Japan and the EC. The government told them "don't do encryption
if you ever hope to export this technology". The reason that CDMA doesn't
have encryption is NOT because the G-men came a'knocking at Qualcomm's door.
It's because Qualcomm doesn't think that the US market for digital cellular
is big enough for them. This is just the International Traffic in Arms
Regulations all over again.
If you don't believe me, call Qualcomm and ASK THEM. Don't just throw
out conspicracy theories. At least, don't do it on sci.crypt--there are
whole other newsgroups devoted to this kind of uninformed claptrap.
>any "normal" company trying to put one out will likely get a visit
>from the boys in the dark suits from Washington, just like Qualcomm
>did. I suspect that companies like Cylink are tolerated because their
>products are too expensive.
Hah. They're not that much more expensive. Besides, if a drug dealer
can afford a Rolex and a Mercedes, he can darn well afford Cylink phones.
No, Cylink sells their phones because they're willing to make different
stuff for domestic use vs. export. Qualcomm isn't. So Cylink makes
money--that's capitalism, comrade.
>Someone out there WILL build a unit to do all this. Better yet,
>prehaps someone will produce a package that turns any 486 box with a
>sound card into a secure phone.
"Someone" this and "someone" that. If you think it's so easy, why are
you whining on the net instead of getting your butt in gear and writing
it? Your name would become known and loved by dozens! But no, that would
require actual EFFORT.
-= Servalan =-
| 11sci.crypt |
Netware Server 286A and SFT Netware 286 Level II V2.0a serialisation
Facts:
=====
- A Netware Server 286A was roughly moved to a new location and left powered
down for three months.
- From memory it has an 80 MB hard drive.
- Manuals and original disks are for SFT Netware 286 Level II V2.0a
- When powered up, the CMOS was wiped. A technician examined it and
pronounced the disk drive unusable.
My investigations indicate that drive C is a type 27 (1024 cylinders, 9 sides).
When CMOS set this way, COMPSURF runs happily, with 13 bad blocks.
I use PREPARE to Hotfix the one internal drive.
Install will proceed "successfully", but when I try to boot the server, it
reports that the software is not serialised for this hardware.
Internal examination indicates that the keycard is present, and there is one
disk drive (or at least one large single unit).
Attempts to configure a second drive in CMOS result in drive not ready
errors.
Questions:
=========
The software is Netware 286 Level II and I can see burnt on to the screen
SFT Netware 286 Level II V2.0a. However, to configure netware for level II
(mirrored or duplexed disks) requires a second disk, yes?
So how is the Novell Server 286A normally configured?
1. Can I install SFT Netware 286 Level II V2.0a as Level I, or is this what
is causing my serialisation error?
2. Is the Novell Server 286A normally equipped with two hard drives, one of
which has failed?
3. Would this mean I can not install the network software because it will not
be serialised for this hardware with a failed drive?
4. What else can cause a serialisation error?
5. What happens if the keycard fails?
6. Am I doing something wrong? Can someone knowledgeable offer some comments
and guides.
Thanks for your time.
Apology:
=======
I appreciate that I have posted this request somewhat widely. As I'm
dealing with somewhat archaic hardware and software I'm hoping that by casting
my net further, I'm more likely to capture someone who has met this system
before. I believe I can justify the groups to which I am posting. Please
feel free to correct me if you feel this is an inappropriate place to post
this.
--
This posting is definitive. bljeghbe'chugh vaj blHegh.
Wayne McDougall :: Keeper of the list of shows better than Star Trek(TM) ::
Ask me about the Auckland Festival of Missions, 18-25 April, 1993
I always change my mind when new evidence is available. What method do you use?
| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
Source code/help on IP packages(Please)!
Greetings this is a general call for information regarding Image
Processing. I am looking for any material related to the field, and am
also trying to get my hands on some easy to use packages related to the
field. In particular source code for general use packages.
I already have several texts on the subject, but would appreciate more
input from people more knowledgable in the field than myself. I'm not
mathematically literate (ie. I don't have a degree in mathematics), so
any material that is suggested I would prefer that it was not
mathematically intensive.
The best book I have found on the subject at the moment is:
"Practical Digital Image Processing"
by Rhys Lewis
ISBN: 0-13-683525-2
Published by Ellis Horwood (c)1990.
Likewise I am trying to get a fair sample of programs that demonstrate
Image Processing techniques. So far I have 'xv', and 'khoros' for Unix.
'Dcview 2.1' for the IBM PC, and various related smatterings of C code
to help describe topics like, contrasting, dithering, image enhancement
via convolution etc.
If anyone could kindly supply me with some public domain software
pertinent to this area, or better still if they could tell me where I am
most likely to find it on the AARNET (Internet). If I can I would prefer
source code in C or Turbo Pascal that includes some Image Processing
code/algorithms, that I can readily alter/manipulate for the purposes of
demonstration it would be most helpful.
All the above information will contribute to my post-graduate studies,
and will be liberally used in my paper, and seminar on the subject.
Thanks in advance Vance Ashlin
Diploma Advanced Computing
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| 1comp.graphics |
Re: Braves Update!!
In article <1993Apr19.194025.8967@adobe.com> snichols@adobe.com (Sherri Nichols) writes:
>
>A reasonable umpire would do as he's been instructed to do this season: get
>the batters back in the box sooner to try to cut down on the ridiculous
>length of games. I for one am glad to see this happen, and hope more
>umpires will do as Hirschbeck did in instructing the pitcher to pitch if
>the batter won't get back in the box.
>
A "reasonable" umpire would have recognized that Ron Gant was
disturbed with the call. A "reasonable" umpire would have realized that
there was a 1-run game in progress, with two outs in the ninth. What
Ron Gant did was try to regain his composure. What a "normal" baseball
player would have done would have been to get into a heated argument
with the umpire, and since you can't argue balls and strikes, he would
have been ejected from the game. Ron Gant, by trying to avoid such a
conflict, was penalized for showing some restraint.
Incidentally, a "reasonable" home plate umpire would not have been
so resistant to seeking the appeal to the first base umpire, as Gant
requested. If the home plate umpire had appealed to first, the first base
umpire could have wrung up the strike, and Gant would not have been so
upset. If the call had been a ball, and the catcher had requested the
appeal, it is likely the home plate umpire would have asked for the help.
Finally, the entire game was pretty much a mockery of the so-called
efforts to "speed up the game." The game was played very quickly, it was
just at 2 hours when the stuff happened in the ninth, and the only delays
in the entire game had been *the result* of actions by the umpires (other than
Deion having to clean garbage off the field).
--
@econ.duke.edu fls@econ.duke.edu fls@econ.duke.edu fls@econ.duke.
s To my correspondents: My email has been changed. e
l My new address is: fls@econ.duke.edu d
f If mail bounces, try fls@raphael.acpub.duke.edu u
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
Re: Overreacting (was Re: Once tapped, your code is no good any more)
In article <C62EL4.4I4@rahul.net> dhesi@rahul.net (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
>In <2109@rwing.UUCP> pat@rwing.UUCP (Pat Myrto) writes:
>
>>How come the media is not telling about the provisions of the Clipper
>>decision? ...
>
>>How can the bulk of the people be informed, when the media refuses to
>>do it?
>
>The answer to your second question lies in the way you phrased the
>first one: 'the media is...'.
>
>The medis isn't 'is'. The media 'are'. 'Media' means 'more than one
>medium.' There are thousands of publications. Some say this, some say
>that.
>
> How can the bulk of the people be informed, when they won't read
> informative publications?
Because much of the public aren't even aware of the NAMES of informative
publications. Look at the 'wealth' of material on the typical newsstand.
Unless the person is working in some kind of technical environment, with
the usual trade journals, all they ever see is the media (note: media
in this context is the popular media - TV, radio, daily newspapers, and
such publications as Time, Newsweek, and all that). And they all say
pretty much the same thing. I see most of them being in the range of
center-left to far Left, and generally supportive of pie-in-sky
we-will-take- care-of-you-think-for-you-cradle-to-grave. There seems
to be an air of arrogance that the individual is not capable of
understanding major issues so the media doesn't bother to inform them
(as with Clipper, for example) or tells the people how to interpret
events in others. What is lost sight of is that the people are not good
at understanding things because they are not TOLD accurate information
about them. It is a lot to expect of the people for them to be
clarirvoyant. For example, I would have been unaware of Clipper had
I not picked it up on USENET. How much of the population has USENET,
let alone Internet access?
For access to better publications, the person has to spend time digging.
Many folks, especially who work long hours, have families, etc., do not
have TIME to go digging, and many are not (yet) aware things are wrong,
so are not motivated to dig. Not saying its right, just saying that is
the way things are. People aren't upset about things when they aren't
TOLD. And the less than objective media is a major contributer to the
problem.
And then compound that with an attitude of arrogance in the civil service
(bureaucrats, politicians) that act as if the person without political
connections, or deep pockets (potential contributer) should have few if
any rights, being a resource to be used by those in control for their
polticial or financial gain. Some Law Enforcement agencies act as if
they regard the common person with a rather intense degree of contempt,
peons that are supposed to do what they are TOLD, and get very nasty
when someone questions them. The media pundits/editors, etc tend to
fall into those with privilege, and tend to not be upset by the current
state of affairs. The fellow in DC, who shot the swimmer in his Jacuzzi
for daring to swim in it, with an ILLEGALLY owned gun (violating the law
he pushed to be foisted on everyone else), ends up walking where a less
well-connected person would have been crucified. A typical example of
one standard for 'us', a much more restrictive standard for 'other folk'.
Perhaps I am not real eloquent in expressing this, but the solution
sure as hell is NOT to make it HARDER for people to find out what is
going on, or dismiss their concerns because one happens to be in a position
where one feels they are exempt or insulated. Such as that hypocrite of
a journalist in DC described above. One notices that these less-than
complimentary points about that double-standard was NOT covered in the
media. I feel the reason was it dovetailed with their political views
on the subject, and it involved a 'brother' journalist.
Isn't it time for our 'objective' media, the MAIN SOURCE of info for the
average person, to start being what they claim to be, instead of spin
doctors for the Statist elements?
>--
>Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@rahul.net>
>also: dhesi@cirrus.com
--
pat@rwing.uucp [Without prejudice UCC 1-207] (Pat Myrto) Seattle, WA
If all else fails, try: ...!uunet!pilchuck!rwing!pat
WISDOM: "Only two things are infinite; the universe and human stupidity,
and I am not sure about the former." - Albert Einstien
| 11sci.crypt |
Lithium questions, Doctor wants my 10 year old on it...
Hi sci.med folks...
I would like to know anything you folks can tell me regarding Lithium.
I have a 10 year old son that lives with my ex-wife. She has been having
difficulty with his behavior and has had him on Ritalin, Tofranil, and now
wants to try Lithuim at the local doctors suggestion. I would like to
know whatever is important that I should know. I worry about this sort of
thing and would like pros/cons regarding Lithium therapy.
I have a booklet from the "Lithium Information Center" based at the
University of Wisconsin, but feel that it is pro-lithium and would be
interested in comments from the "not necessarily PRO" side of the fence.
I am a concerned father and just wish to be well informed...
Thanks for any information you can provide.
Please email me directly...
---
/\ George A. Perkins
\\ \ Systems Engineer
\ \\ / Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation
/ \/ / / 6200 Courtney Campbell Causeway
/ / \//\ Suite 840
\//\ / / Tampa, FL 33607
/ / /\ /
/ \\ \ Phone: (813) 289-7228
\ \\ Fax: (813) 281-0219
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| 13sci.med |
SUPER MEGA AUTOMOBILE SIGHTING(s)!!!!! Exotics together!
Alright, beat this automobile sighting.
Driving along just a hair north of Atlanta, I noticed an old, run down
former car dealership which appeared to deal with, and repair, older
rare or exotic foreign sports cars. I saw:
Ford GT-40 (!), the famous model from Ford, that seemed to win most of
its races in the late 60s, including Le-Mans 4 or 6 times.
Two Jensen Interceptors, one a convertable, one a hatchback?
Porsche 911 (boring compared to the rest)
THREE Ferarries, a Mondial, a 308 prepared for racing, and a red 60s model
that I couldn't identify.
And at the bottom, a late 70s MG convertable.
Outside there was a rotting Rover 3500 saloon, which was never regularly
sold in the U.S.
And in the showroom, there was a small italian body, either an Alpha Romeo
or a Lancia. It was about the size of an Austin Mini.
The trunklid was missing, exposing a boot with a voltage regulator
in the upper left corner of the wall, and a chunk of metal removed from
the floor on the right hand side as if something would leave the trunk
and go to the outside from here.
The taillights looked like they
would be the round type (if they were there). Does anyone know what the
make of this one is?
Certainly made my day...
--
Graham E. Thomas * blah blah blah blah blah
Georgia Institute of Technology * blah blah blah blah blah
Internet: grahamt@oit.gatech.edu * blah blah blah blah blah
| 7rec.autos |
Re: Freedom In U.S.A.
ab4z@Virginia.EDU ("Andi Beyer") writes:
> Virginia.edu is true to its founding father, Thomas
>Jefferson the author of the bill of rights, in allowing freedom
>of speach. Sorry you guys in israel have a hard time with the
>concept.
Jefferson was not the author of the Bill of Rights. My history
books aren't here, but Jefferson might have been in the group
that did not think that enumerating rights was necessary.
Cheers,
Steve
--
=========================================================================
Steven Berson UCLA Computer Science Department (310) 825-3189
steven@cs.ucla.edu Los Angeles, CA 90024-1596
=========================================================================
| 17talk.politics.mideast |
Japanese for Scientists and Engineers
INTENSIVE JAPANESE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THIS SUMMER
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The University of Pittsburgh is offering two intensive Japanese language
courses this summer. Both courses, Intensive Elementary Japanese and
Intensive Intermediate Japanese, are ten week, ten credit courses
each equivalent to one full year of Japanese language study. They begin
June 7 and end August 13. The courses meet five days per week, five hours
per day. There is a flat rate tuition charge of $1600 per course.
Fellowships available for science and engineering students. Contact
Steven Brener, Program Manager of the Japanese Science and Technology
Management Program, at the University of Pittsburgh at the number or
address below.
ALL INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY, THIS IS NOT LIMITED TO
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.
#######################################################################
################# New Program Announcement ########################
#######################################################################
JAPANESE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
The Japanese Science and Technology Management Program (JSTMP) is a new
program jointly developed by the University of Pittsbugh and Carnegie Mellon
University. Students and professionals in the engineering and scientific
communitites are encouraged to apply for classes commencing in June 1993 and
January 1994.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
The program intends to promote technology transfer between Japan and the
United States. It is also designed to let scientists, engineers, and managers
experience how the Japanese proceed with technological development. This is
facilitated by extended internships in Japanese research facilities and
laboratories that provide participants with the opportunity to develop
long-term professional relationships with their Japanese counterparts.
PROGRAM DESIGN
To fulfill the objectives of the program, participants will be required to
develop advanced language capability and a deep understanding of Japan and
its culture. Correspondingly, JSTMP consists of three major components:
1. TRAINING IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Several Japanese language courses will be offered, including intensive courses
designed to expedite language preparation for scientists and engineers in a
relatively short time.
2. EDUCATION IN JAPANESE BUSINESS AND SOCIAL CULTURE
A particular enphasis is placed on attaining a deep understanding of the
cultural and educational basis of Japanese management approaches in
manufacturing and information technology. Courses will be available in a
variety of departments throughout both universities including Anthropology,
Sociology, History, and Political Science. Moreover, seminars and colloquiums
will be conducted. Further, a field trip to Japanese manufacturing or
research facilities in the United States will be scheduled.
3. AN INTERNSHIP OR A STUDY MISSION IN JAPAN
Upon completion of their language and cultural training at PITT and CMU,
participants will have the opportunity to go to Japan and observe,
and participate in the management of technology. Internships in Japan
will generally run for one year; however, shorter ones are possible.
FELLOWSHIPS COVERING TUITION FOR LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES, AS WELL AS
STIPENDS FOR LIVING EXPENSES ARE AVAILABLE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND APPLICATION MATERIALS CONTACT
STEVEN BRENER SUSIE BROWN
JSTMP Carnegie Mellon University, GSIA
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
4E25 Forbes Quadrangle Telephone: (412) 268-7806
Pittsburgh, PA 15260 FAX: (412) 268-8163
Telephone: (412) 648-7414
FAX: (412) 648-2199
############################################################################
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Interested individuals, companies and institutions should respond by phone or
mail. Please do not inquire via e-mail.
Please note that this is directed at grads and professionals, however, advanced
undergrads will be considered. Further, funding is resticted to US citizens
and permanent residents of the US.
Steve Brener
| 13sci.med |
86 chevy sprint
I have a 86 chevy sprint with a/c and 4doors. It's odometer turned 90k
and the sensor light started blinking. I went to the dealer and he said
it was a maintenance light saying I need to change the Oxygen sensor. He
said, It is to be changed every 30k, but since I bought the car when it
had 77k, I don't know if the same thing happened at 30k and 60k. He
quoted $198 for the part and $50 to install it. The part cost $30
outside, but the mechanic I went to could not fix it saying the sensor
is placed too deep in the engine parts. He suggested I wait till it
malfunctions before I do anything. If anyone out there owns a chevy
sprint, I want to know how they got their Oxygen sensors changed. Also,
did you face any problem with fixing it without the dealer's help. Also,
what are the results of the oxygen sensor malfunction.
Any help would be greatly apprecisted
Thanks
Nagesh
| 7rec.autos |
Re: Vandalizing the sky.
hoover@mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de (Uwe Schuerkamp) writes:
>In article <C5t05K.DB6@research.canon.oz.au> enzo@research.canon.oz.au
>(Enzo Liguori) writes:
>> hideous vision of the future. Observers were
>>startled this spring when a NASA launch vehicle arrived at the
>>pad with "SCHWARZENEGGER" painted in huge block letters on the
>This is ok in my opinion as long as the stuff *returns to earth*.
>>What do you think of this revolting and hideous attempt to vandalize
>>the night sky? It is not even April 1 anymore.
>If this turns out to be true, it's time to get seriously active in
>terrorism. This is unbelievable! Who do those people think they are,
>selling every bit that promises to make money? I guess we really
>deserve being wiped out by uv radiation, folks. "Stupidity wins". I
>guess that's true, and if only by pure numbers.
> Another depressed planetary citizen,
> hoover
This isn't inherently bad.
This isn't really light pollution since it will only
be visible shortly before or after dusk (or during the
day).
(Of course, if night only lasts 2 hours for you, you're probably going
to be inconvienenced. But you're inconvienenced anyway in that case).
Finally: this isn't the Bronze Age, and most of us aren't Indo
European; those people speaking Indo-Eurpoean languages often have
much non-indo-european ancestry and cultural background. So:
please try to remember that there are more human activities than
those practiced by the Warrior Caste, the Farming Caste, and the
Priesthood.
And why act distressed that someone's found a way to do research
that doesn't involve socialism?
It certianly doesn't mean we deserve to die.
--
Phil Fraering |"Seems like every day we find out all sorts of stuff.
pgf@srl02.cacs.usl.edu|Like how the ancient Mayans had televison." Repo Man
| 14sci.space |
Re: IDE vs SCSI
wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) write:
>In article <1qpu0uINNbt1@dns1.NMSU.Edu> bgrubb@dante.nmsu.edu (GRUBB) writes:
>>wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:
>>Since the Mac uses ONLY SCSI-1 for hard drives YES the "figure includes a
>>hundred $$$ for SCSI drivers" This is sloppy people and DUMB.
>What group is this? This is not a MAC group.
Nice of you to DELETE BOTH YOUR responce and the item that prompted it.
to whit:
>>I just bought at Quantum 240 for my mac at home. I paid $369 for it. I
^^^
>>haven't seen IDE drives cheaper.
To which YOU responded:
>A friend of mine just got a Maxtor 245 meg IDE drive for $320. (that's 245
>million bytes, or 234 mega-bytes). With the basic $20 interface, he gets
>close to 1 meg/sec transfer on his 286-20. Does your figure include a few
>hundred $$$ for SCSI drivers?
To which I correctly pointed out the following:
>Since the Mac uses ONLY SCSI-1 for hard drives YES the "figure includes a
>hundred $$$ for SCSI drivers" This is sloppy people and DUMB.
As I said this is sloppy and DUMB {YOU should resounded by DISCOUNTING the Mac
NOT giving "Maxtor 245 meg IDE drive for $320" example. By giving an
example you give the IMPLIED consent that for MAC info to be INCLUDED
in the SCSI discusion.}
>>Ok once again with the SCSI spec list:
>Why the spec list again? We are talking SCSI on a PC, not on a MAC or
>a UNIX box. And we are talking ISA bus, or possibly EISA or VLB.
Ok I will do this V E R Y S L O W L Y so you can understand
REGUARDLESS of whether it is a Mac or a PC SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 are DIFFERENT
from each other as is asynchronous and synchronous SCSI-1. All of these
have DIFFERENT SPEEDS and COSTS. Lumping them all together as 'SCSI' is
dumb and sloppy. Take again the quote later on as an example of the problem
in the PC world {The spec list was so that you knew where the numbers were
coming from in the article. It shows the article is CORRECT in it
staments about SCSI but not CONSITANT}.
>This isin't comp.periphs.SCSI.
With the way this thread has gone how do you tell :-).
>Tell me what the performance figures are with a single SCSI drive on a PC
>with an ISA (or EISA or VLB) bus.
Already GAVE them. YOU keep deleting them! So here are the Specs
on everybody AGAIN {With some added info}:
SCSI-1 {SCSI-1 controler chip} asynchronous range: 0-3MB/s
synchronous range: 0-5MB/s Both common to the PC world; difference is
mainly in software not hardware.
SCSI-1 {SCSI-2 controller chip; also called SCSI-2 (8-bit)}: 4-6MB/s with
10MB/s burst. This is advertised as SCSI-2 in BYTE 4/93:159 FOR the
PC and AT THESE SPEEDS.{NOT the Mac, the PC.}
{I have not seen the following for EITHER the Mac or the PC}
SCSI-2 {16-bit/wide or fast mode}: 8-12MB/s with 20MB/s burst
SCSI-2 {32-bit/wide AND fast}: 15-20MB/s with 40MB/s burst
On the other interfaces let DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu speak:
>IDE ranges from 0-8.3MB/s.
asynchronous range: 0-5MB/s {infered from BYTE 4/93:159}
synchronous range: 0-8.3MB/s.
>ESDI is always 1.25MB/s (although there are some non-standard versions)
wlsmith@valve.heart.rri.uwo.ca (Wayne Smith) writes:
>Theoretical performance figures are not relevant to this group or this
>debate. I'm sure that there are some platforms out there that can
>handle the 40 megs/sec of SCSI xyz wide'n'fast, but the PC isin't one of
>them.
Note that I ALSO give the AVERAGE through put for SCSI-2 which holds true
a Mac OR IBM/PC clone with the correct hardware and software.
And since PC ADVERSIZEMENTS are using Theoretical performance figures WHY
CANNOT WE?
>>If we are to continue this thread STATE CLEARLY WHICH SCSI you are talking
>>about SCSI-1 or SCSI-2 or SCSI over all {SCSI-1 AND SCSI-2}
>>IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
>Well maybe if the SCSI design people had their act together than maybe
>all PC's would have built in SCSI ports by now.
With PC articles like the following it is obvious that the problem is NOT with
SCSI but with the PEOPLE WHO REPORT IT! {Like YOU.}
Look at the inconsitant use of SCSI in the below quote:
(My comments in {})
"Although SCSI is twice as fast as ESDI,{This is asynchronous SCSI-1 with
a SCSI-1 chip} 20% faster than IDE..." {this is BOTH asynchronous SCSI-1 with
a SCSI-2 chip AND 8-bit SCSI-2} PC Magazine April 27, 1993:29
The ARTICLE is confused, NOT SCSI. The TERM is a mess from inconsitant use
NOT because the interface itself is a mess.
SCSI means "The set of SCSI interfaces composed of SCSI-1 AND SCSI-2"
NOT 'SCSI-1' as some people want to use it.
To read CONSITANTLY the quote SHOULD read:
{asynchronous SCSI-1 with a SCSI-1 chip}
"Although asynchronous SCSI-1 is twice as fast as ESDI, one third the
speed of IDE..."
or {asynchronous SCSI-1 with a SCSI-2 chip or 8-bit SCSI-2}
"Although SCSI-1 with a SCSI-2 chip and 8-bit SCSI-2 are eight times as fast as
ESDI, 20% faster than IDE..."
NOTE the NONUSE of 'SCSI' by itself. This eliminates ambaguity.
If we are to continue this thread STATE CLEARLY WHICH SCSI you are talking
about SCSI-1 or SCSI-2 or SCSI over all {SCSI-1 AND SCSI-2}. Lumping
everything into SCSI as SCSI-1 is SLOPPY, WRONG, and DUMB. Inconsitant
SCSI-1 and SCSI-2 usage is also a problem. Clean it up now or have
a mess like SVGA was several years ago because everybody and his Uncle
slapped 'SCSA' an their own monitor inteface {SCSI IS standarized unlike
SVGA was years ago EXCEPT in terminaology.}
| 3comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware |
Re: Flat globe
sp1marse@kristin (Marco Seirio) writes:
>Does anybody have an algorithm for "flattening" out a globe, or any other
>parametric surface, that is definied parametrically.
>That is, I would like to take a sheet of paper and a knife and to be
>able to calculate how I must cut in the paper so I can fold it to a
>globe (or any other object).
There is a library of map projections in:
charon.er.usgs.gov
in
/pub/PROJ.4.1.3.tar.Z
| 1comp.graphics |
Denver Post Classifieds: No assault weapons
I came across the following notice in the Denver Post classified secction
this morning (April 26, 1993):
\begin{quote}
NOTICE:
The Denver Post will no longer knowingly accept any advertisement to buy
or sell assault weapons. The Denver Post finds that the use of assault
weapons poses a threat to the health, safety, and security of its readers.
\end{quote}
Now I suppose the Post is within its rights to refuse such ads. However,
the second sentence is so noxious, I feel compelled to bring it to the
attention of the t.p.g/c.g readership.
I called the Post classified number (825-2525) and expressed my displeasure.
According to the supervisor I spoke to, the Post was reacting to public
complaints regarding the running of assult weapon ads. However, she said
the paper was keeping track of the reaction to the change in policy. I
strongly encourage Denver Post readers to call and make their feelings known.
Eric E. Snyder
Department of MCD Biology ...making feet for childrens' shoes.
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0347
| 16talk.politics.guns |
3DS INV NORMAL ARRAY ???
Does anyone truely understand the "INVALID NORMAL ARRAY" error 3ds gives
you while rendering? It seems to present itself while rendering
complicated images. I have circumvented this problem by rendering at
the command line, however it would be nice to render inside the editor.
Is this a memory problem???
Craig....
| 1comp.graphics |
Re: Acutane, Fibromyalgia Syndrome and CFS
[reply to Daniel.Prince@f129.n102.z1.calcom.socal.com (Daniel Prince]
>There is a person on the FIDO CFS echo who claims that he was cured of
>CFS by taking accutane. He also claims that you are using it in the
>treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Are you using accutane in the
>treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome?
Yes.
>Have you used it for CFS?
It seems to work equally well for CFS, another hint that these may be
different facets of the same underlying process.
>Have you gotten good results with it?
Yes. The benefit is usually evident within a few days of starting it.
Most of the patients for whom it has worked well continued low-dose
amitriptyline, daily aerobic excersise, and a regular sleep schedule
(current standard therapy). Because of the cost (usually > $150/mo.,
depending on dose) and potential for significant side effects like
corneal injury and birth defects, I currently reserve it for those who
fail conventional treatment. It is important that the person
prescribing it have some experience with it and follow the patient
closely.
>Are you aware of any double blind studies on the use of accutane in
>these conditions? Thank you in advance for all replies.
As far as I know, I am the only person looking at it currently. I
should get off my duff and finish writing up some case reports. I'm not
an academic physician, so I don't feel the pressure to publish or perish
and I don't have the time during the work day for such things.
David Nye (nyeda@cnsvax.uwec.edu). Midelfort Clinic, Eau Claire WI
This is patently absurd; but whoever wishes to become a philosopher
must learn not to be frightened by absurdities. -- Bertrand Russell
| 13sci.med |
Re: The state of justice
In article <1qksa4INNi7m@shelley.u.washington.edu>, tzs@stein2.u.washington.edu (Tim Smith) writes:
> demon@desire.wright.edu (Not a Boomer) writes:
>> A judge denied GM's new trial motion, even though GM says it has two
>>new witnesses that said the occupant of the truck was dead from the impact, not
>>from the fire.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
> How can a witness tell that someone in a burning truck is dead rather than
> unconscious?
Their testimony would be a contradiction of the plaintiff's charge (and
witness) that the occupant moved after the impact, indicating he was alive and
trying to get out (and provoking all sorts of sympathetic 'gross, burned alive'
reactions).
>> It's kind of scary when you realize that judges are going to start
>>denying new trials even when new evidence that contradicts the facts that led
>>to the previous ruling appear.
>>
>> Or has the judge decided that the new witnesses are not to be believed?
>>Shouldn't that be up to a jury?
>
> What kind of witnesses? If we are talking about witnesses who were at
> the accident, or were otherwise directly involved (e.g., paramedics,
> emergency room doctors, etc.), then they should have been used at the
> first trial. You don't get a new trial because you screwed up and
> forgot to call all of your witnesses.
They are two witnesses who didn't come forth until after the first
trial. While it would be "tough luck" for GM if they new about these witnesses
beforehand, IMO this constitutes "new evidence".
> If we are talking about new expert witnesses who will offer new
> interpretations of the data, note that the loser can *ALWAYS* find
> such witnesses. If this were grounds for a new trial, then the loser
> could *ALWAYS* get a new trial, and keep doing so until the loser
> becomes a winner (and then the other side would come up with new
> expert witnesses).
No, I support rulings that deny new trials on those grounds.
Brett
________________________________________________________________________________
"There's nothing so passionate as a vested interest disguised as an
intellectual conviction." Sean O'Casey in _The White Plague_ by Frank Herbert.
| 18talk.politics.misc |
Rangers give NHL another blackeye...
News reports in Toronto say that the Rangers are insisting that
Kovalev, Zubov, and Andersson play for Binghampton in the Calder
Cup playoffs, rather than return to play for their "home" countries
in the World Championships.
...shame on the Rangers.
Another black eye for the NHL in Europe.
Gerald
| 10rec.sport.hockey |
Re: Top Ten Reasons Not to Aid Russians
In <C50FnH.Cvo@news.udel.edu> roby@chopin.udel.edu (Scott W Roby) writes:
>Top Ten Reasons that Conservatives don't want to aid Russia:
[ edited ]
Now that's funny! (remembering that good humor always dances
uncomfortably close to the truth)
I can't wait to see the inevitable flames. :-)
--
Paul Barnett
MPP OS Development (214)-497-4846
Convex Computer Corp. Richardson, TX
| 18talk.politics.misc |
Re: Need to find out number to a phone line
alee@ecs.umass.edu writes:
>
> Greetings!
>
> Situation: I have a phone jack mounted on a wall. I don't
> know the number of the line. And I don't want
> to call up the operator to place a trace on it.
>
> Question: Is there a certain device out there that I can
> use to find out the number to the line?
> Thanks for any response.
> Al
>
>
Dial 511 and it sound tell you the number.
---
skipper@traider.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Mark Bevan)
Traiders of the Lost .ARC! - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| 12sci.electronics |
Re: Looking for Electronics Dept Info in Austrailia
In <1993Apr19.003800.18288@worak.kaist.ac.kr> hjkim@hyowon.pusan.ac.kr writes:
> Hi Netters!
>
> I am looking for the list of universities in Austrailia, which has electronics department.
> I am considering to spend a year for research in Austrailia about communication area.ýé I am interested in Mobile communication areas and spread spectrum communications etc.
> But I don't have any information about Austrailian Universities.
> Can anybody recommend a good university in coûßmmunic÷³ation area?
> Any comments will be welcomed!
>
> Bye.
>
> Jaehyung Kim
>
Well, I honestly don't know if they are good, bad or indifferent, but there
is an electronics dept here at La Trobe:
La Trobe University, Bundoora VIC 3083 Australia
Fax +613 471 0524
Chairman is Prof Ian White. Sorry, don't have an email address.
Graham B
| 12sci.electronics |
Re: JFFO has gone a bit too far (Bogosity Alert!)
In article <mrsC5sE7F.1E6@netcom.com>, mrs@netcom.com (Morgan Schweers) writes:
> Look, let's try to beat gun control with reason and sense, not by
> trying to appeal to emotions, and threatening conspiracies. Denounce
> GCA '68 as wrong because it's WRONG, not because it's based off of a
> law from someone else's government.
There's something to be said for beating gun control with reason and
sense: it's intellectually and morally honest.
There's also something to be said for using appeal to emotions --
that's the ONLY way the gun control organizations have managed to
make more progress on the issue in the past 30 years than gun
rights activists ever have.
> WE, THE PEOPLE, must state that we find the law unappealing and
> contrary to our freedom. We must use logic, and reason, and compelling
> arguments. To use emotion, and appeal to fear is to lower yourselves
> to the level of your enemies.
Yes, and it's a damned shame.
"Members of advocacy groups on both sides of the great American gun
debate share some rhetorical difficulties in common. Each side is
committed to overstating the problem it addresses. For the procontrol
forces, that problem is the contribution of guns to violence and
crime, while for the anticontrol forces, that problem is the
procontrol forces... Each set of advocacy group serves as the demon
by which the other side can rally the troops, raising morale and
money. The public is not enlightened by this war of words because
neither set of advocates has any stake in merely presenting the plain,
unvarnished truth, even to the extent that flawed and biased human
minds can understand it. Quite the contrary -- to tell the truth and
nothing but the truth would place one side at a distinct disadvantage
if the other side did not also lay down their propaganda weapons."
(Kleck, POINT BLANK: GUNS AND VIOLENCE IN AMERICA.)
> A side issue... When talking about the Amendments, it bothers
> me to see people acting as if they empower them, but require no
> responsibility from them. Free speech also assumes restraint, well
> armed militia expects well TRAINED militia..
(It's "well regulated" militia, but I'll let that pass...)
Constitutionally, it is the responsibility of the STATES to train the
militia. Unfortunately, the states relinquished their own, independent
militia units to the National Guard -- which can be "federalized" into
Army service by the President at any time -- in their hunger for federal
funds. And it was the STATES -- not the gun owners -- who passed laws
against "private citizens engaging in martial drill."
So, many gun owners train to the remaining lawful limit, which training
is almost exclusively administered by the NRA -- not the states, not
the feds. So don't lecture us on responsibility.
--
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OR cdt@vos.stratus.com write today for my special Investors' Packet...
| 18talk.politics.misc |
Diamond Stealth 24 24bit SVGA for sale
Brand new, still shrink wraped Stealth 24 for sale $150 plus shipping
and COD.
Specifications:
Based on S3 801/805 32bit coporcessor, 1024x768x256 72Hz Ni, 800x600x64K NI,
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with fast TurboWindows drivers for 3.1 and other drivers for other popular
softwares like WP, Microsoft Word,Lotus,AutoCad.
YJ
| 6misc.forsale |
Re: Any info. on Vasomotor Rhinitis
(Disclaimer: I'm a sufferer, not a doctor.)
I'm not sure there's a really sharp distinction between allergic and
vasomotor rhinitis. Basically, vasomotor rhinitis means your nose is
stuffy when it has no reason to be (not even an identifiable allergy).
Decongestants and steroid sprays work for vasomotor rhinitis. Also,
I can get surprising relief from purely superficial measures such as
saline moisturizing spray and moisturizing gel.
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| 13sci.med |
Re: Gamma Ray Bursters. WHere are they.
u9263012@wampyr.cc.uow.edu.au (Walker Andrew John) writes:
Also,if they did come from the Oort cloud we would expect to
see the same from other stars Oort Clouds.
That's a very good point. Perhaps none of the nearby stars have Oort
clouds? Alpha-centauri is a multiple-star system; you wouldn't expect
an Oort cloud in it. What's the nearest single-star that is likely to
have a planetary system?
| 14sci.space |
Re: Waco
In article <C5u66A.BFH@cbnews.cb.att.com> ddn@cbnews.cb.att.com (david.d.nason) writes:
>Thirdly, it seems incredibly hypocritical to place blame given
>the benefit of hindsight - something that those who made the
>decisions did not have the benefit of. Why not give them the courtesy
>of acknowledging that they did the best they could with the
>data they had - in a very, very difficult situation.
What is your proof that they "did the best they could"? Unless
they had strong evidence that the children were in IMMEDIATE danger
then "the best they could" have done was to SHOW RESTRAINT.
Some of us DID predict this outcome, or at least suggested a
strong possibility of it. I, for one, said that in the event of
an assault against the building the CHILDREN were the ones in danger
either from the assault itself or from a "Jonestown" (my phrase
a week after the seige started) style suicide. And as I pointed
out then, and repeatedly over the objections of people on the net
who disagreed with me, an adult may freely choose suicide but they
have no right to impose this choice on their children.
Now, while I don't expect the FBI to pay any attention to what I
have to say on this, I *DO* expect them to figure it out on their
own or to take the advice of experts. The cult specialist inter-
viewed in yesterday's Boston Globe said he was repeatedly "stonewalled"
by the FBI when he pointed out to them that their confrontational
tactics played perfectly into Koresh's mad view of the world and so
increased the chance of a tragic outcome.
>Some responses have gone so far to suggest that the actions were
>done without regard for the lives of the people in the compound - give
>me a break.
Give *US* a break! Pumping teargas for 45 minutes into a compound
filled with CHILDREN?!! This doesn't seem to show much regard for
their lives or safety. "Nontoxic teargas" is an oxymoron. Children
have tiny respiratory passages which are easily blocked by the secretions
induced by teargas; moreover teargas can easily cause fatalities in anyone
subject to laryngospasms, asthma, or heart disease.
If a madman is holding a gun to a hostage, someone who provokes the
madman by attacking him bears nearly as much repsonsibility for the
death of the hostage as the madman himself. These kinds of situations
have to be handled *delicately* - not by surrounding a place with
tanks and heavily armed personnel and blaring rock music from loud-
speakers at all hours. That approach is idiotic.
>Be part of the solution - not the problem.
The solution is to greatly reduce the authority of the "the authorities".
The Feds showed themselves here, as they have so many times in the
past, to be a gang of trigger-happy, impulsive, yahoos who cause more
trouble than they prevent. Their confrontational approach reinforced
every single message Koresh was giving his followers, virtually guarantee-
ing that whatever crazy solution Koresh proposed would be followed
willingly. This was pointed out here, on Compuserve, in the press,
just about every place except in the Justice Department where it seems
a n.i.h. philosophy prevails.
---peter
| 18talk.politics.misc |
3D input devices
Greetings all,
Does anyone use some form of 3D input device? I would like to hear any
information on any systems that people are currently using...
Please email responses. I will summarise if I get some feedback.
--
Brendan Langoulant
brendan@gu.uwa.edu.au
| 1comp.graphics |
Re: GGRRRrrr!! Cages double-parking motorc
In article <1qjmf6$d0i@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
>In article 34211@castle.ed.ac.uk, wbg@festival.ed.ac.uk (W Geake) writes:
>>
>>Ultra sticky labels printed with your
>>favourite curse are good - even our local hospitals use them instead of
>>wheel clamps, putting one (about A5 size) on each window of the cage.
>
>An apartment complex where I used to live tried this, only they put the
>thing over the driver's window, "so they couldn't miss it." A friend
>damned near wrecked on the way home one night, her vision blocked by
>the sticker. I suggested to the manager the ENORMOUS liability they
>were assuming by pulling that stunt. She claimed it was the driver who
>was at fault for illegally parking in the first place. That would
>probably be good for a laugh or two in court, before they found her
>liable for $Serious.
>
>Be careful about putting stickers on cages' windows.
Yeah, make darn sure you cover all the glass, so the driver can't
reasonably expect to be able to drive with the things on the car.
--
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DoD #094, KotPP, KotCF '71 CL450-K4 "Gleep" Naperville, IL
__ There's nothing quite like the pitter-patter of little feet,
\/ followed by the words "Daddy! Yay!"
| 8rec.motorcycles |
Re: ATF BURNS DIVIDIAN RANCH! NO SURVIVORS!!!
In article <dusek.735489223@shale> dusek@rtsg.mot.com (James P. Dusek) writes:
>ccdarg@dct.ac.uk (Alan Greig) writes:
>>or the cultists...) I think I'll quote the BBC quoting (actually voice
>>interview) one of the two British survivors. He claimed that the fire
>>started when the tanks caused an internal wooden wall/roof to collapse
>>knocking over kerosene lamps and that they had no suicide plan.
>
> If the FBI started the fire, why didn`t people flee the
>burning building?
Assuming the fire was caused by lanterns and stoves being knocked about
by the tanks pushing on the walls (would shake a building pretty good)
perhaps they didn't flee because fleeing would have meant ENTERING the
fire from the other side? Like they were surrounded by the fire, and
rubble, which finally (combined with teargas, and combustion gasses)
overcame and enveloped them?
In other words they were TRAPPED by the flames, heat, fumes and rubble?
Does that sound plausable? Not as dramatic as Korash forcing them to
stay, or shooting them (no shot victims found yet), but plausable...
--
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If all else fails, try: ...!uunet!pilchuck!rwing!pat
WISDOM: "Only two things are infinite; the universe and human stupidity,
and I am not sure about the former." - Albert Einstien
| 16talk.politics.guns |
To Rob Lanphier
Dear Rob,
>When I read Brian K.'s postings, I find someone who is honestly seeking
>the truth. When I read your response here, I see condescension. When you
>reply to a post, reply to the post you quote. This statement undermines
>any good points you might have had (it was enough to make me stop reading).
Sometimes I do come across condesending, and I am sorry I come across that
way at times. Thank you for the reproach, I really do appreciate it. I'll
try to get better.
Rob, at the same time, I have also learned that some people respond to the gentle
approach while others respond only at a harsh rebuke. Brian K., so far,
only responds to the latter. And I am glad he responds at all. In both
cases of approach, my intention is to be loving. I am making no excuse
for myself if I am coming across condesending. I apologize for that.
Rob, sometimes Brian K. comes across as honest. I know this. But Brian K.
vasillates back and forth. One post looks honest; the next is
an excuse. Now he wants me to explain the universe in 50 words or less.
I think Brian Kendig is really trying but he is too comfortable with
his set of excuses.
I just want Brian K. to be honest with himself. If he really wants
to know, he will ask questions and stop asserting irrelevant excuses
which have nothing to do with my God. I wish Brian would read the
Bible for himself and come to his own decisions without being
sidetracked with the temptation to mock God.
From my perspective Rob, when I look at Brian Kendig, I see a man
standing out in the middle of a highway. Off into the distance I
see a Mack truck heading right for him, but Brian K. is faced away
from the oncoming truck. He doesn't see it. Here's is how I see
the dialog:
Me: "Brian K, please step aside before you get run over."
BK: "There is no truck."
Me: "Turn around at look."
BK: "No."
Me: "Look! You will be healthier if you do take a look at
the oncoming truck."
BK: "No. Explain to me why trucks exist."
Me: "Turn around or you will run over."
BK: "No. I won't because I like hiking and tomorrow is Tuesday."
Me: "You blind fool! Why do you choose ignorance? You have nothing
to lose if you look. But if do not look, you will certainly lose your life."
I do not want to see you squashed all over the road.
BK: "It is my life to lose. I rather not look.
Besides, a truck running over me will not harm me."
And by the way, I really have an open mind."
So is my motivation to belittle Brian, or to love Brian the best I know how?
I do not wish to single Brian Kendig out. Because millions if not
billions of people fall into the same category. Perhaps all people
fall have fallen into this category at one time in their lives. I have.
I can now see the truck behind Brian.
My hope is that Brian will look and will see the ramifications of the
truck coming towards him. My hope is that Brian will want to step out
of the way. My fear, though, is that Brian will instead choose to glue himself
to the middle of the highway, where he will certainly get run over. But if
he so chooses, he so chooses, and there is nothing I can do beyond that
to change his mind. For it is his choice. But at this very moment,
Brian hasn't gotten even that far. He is still at the point where he
does not want to look. Sure he moves his eyeball to appease me, but his
head will not turn around to see the entire picture. So far he is
satisfied with his glimpse of the mountains off in the distance.
Thank you again Rob for your reproach. I really do appreciate it. (My
wife tells me the same thing at times.) :-) I will try to do better.
| 19talk.religion.misc |
Billsats
Jeffrey L. Cook sez;
>>This object would not interfere with anyone's enjoyment of the night sky
>>(it would be invisible at night), nor would it have any significant
>>impact on astronomical observations. I suspect there must be some kind
>>of underlying agenda coming to the surface when, in spite of this, people
>>are so quick to shrilly denounce and condemn something that would so
>>vividly demonstrate the strength of Western capitalism.
Lazlo Nibble sez;
>Buying Lichtenstein and paving it over with ground glass would also
>"demonstrate the strength of Western capitalism", but that doesn't make it
>a particularly attractive idea. Is that what this country has been reduced
>to? The planetary equivalent of a guy who gets his penis out at parties?
Actually, paving ground glass over Lichtenstein wouldn't demonstrate the
strength of Western Capitalism, since it's strength depends on use of
the mind and materials in the fulfillment of needs and desires. Mind you,
I'm not saying *no-one* would benefit from glassed-over land, but I don't
think anyone would actually pay for it, unlike the (potential) billsats.
I don't quite follow you on the part about someone exposing their genitals
at parties, but I got a chuckle from it anyway. And I thought I had some
strange friends :-)
-Tommy Mac
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| 14sci.space |
Re: Helsinki/Stockholm & NHL expansion?
MLINDROOS@FINABO.ABO.FI (Marcus Lindroos INF) writes:
>Not too low perhaps, but surely not as high as that of an European NHL
>division. The Finnish team, for example, would contain all players currently on
>the national team plus a top-class foreigner or two. They would be in an
>entirely different league than TPS or Jokerit, both of whom have perhaps a
>dozen players of international class - if even that. Why settle for a minor
>league when you could have the best?
It is no matter what you call the teams, Jokerit and TPS, or Helsinki Tornado
and Turku Typhoon, the best palyers in Finland would eventually end up in
those teams anyway, if they were in the "big" league.
>I'd rather spend 150 Marks to watch the Helsinki Tornado play Montreal, the NY
>Rangers or Los Angeles than 50 Marks(?) for the privilege to see Jokerit vs.
>JypHT or even Djurgardens IF. There's nothing like the NHL, period.
Unrealistic for now. Maybe we should first just expand Finnish league to
allow teams from Baltic countries to entry! Then others will get interested
in the idea, that maybe one should settle something bigger. The ultimate
goal, as you want it, would be European Division in NHL. Btw. does that
make a final with an Europan team against Norht American?
| 10rec.sport.hockey |
Let's Talk Phillies
The Phillies salvaged their weekend series against the Chicago Cubs
by beating them 11-10 in a wild one at Wrigley Field Sunday
afternoon. It was the Phils only win in the three game series, and
was the first time the Phillies have lost a series in the young
season. The Phils jumped to a 6-0 lead in the game thanks to 2
John Kruk 2-run homers and two Wes Chamberlain homers. However Danny
Jackson, and the Phillies middle relief was unable to hold the lead.
Mitch Williams entered the game with the Phillies leading 8-4,
however Candy Maldonado hit a ninth inning homerun to tie it. In
the 11th, Dave Hollins hit a three-run shot, his first of the year
to push the Phils ahead to stay. However, in a shaky bottom of the
11th the Cubs scored 2 runs and had the tying runner on base when
the Cubs pinch hit Randy Myers for Bob Scanlan (they were out of
position players) and Myers bunted into a double play to end the
game.
The Phils bring their league leading 9-3 record back to action
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday against the Padres.
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
Re: Omnipotence (was Re: Speculations)
In article <1993Apr5.171143.828@batman.bmd.trw.com> jbrown@batman.bmd.trw.com writes:
>God is effectively limited in the same sense. He is all powerful, but
>He cannot use His power in a way that would violate the essence of what
>He, Himself is.
Cannot? Try, will not.
---
"One thing that relates is among Navy men that get tatoos that
say "Mom", because of the love of their mom. It makes for more
virile men."
Bobby Mozumder ( snm6394@ultb.isc.rit.edu )
April 4, 1993
The one TRUE Muslim left in the world.
| 0alt.atheism |
Re: ATF BURNS DIVIDIAN RANCH! NO SURVIVORS!!!
In article <C603oD.AvC@chinet.chi.il.us>, dhartung@chinet.chi.il.us (Dan Hartung) writes:
> pat@rwing.UUCP (Pat Myrto) writes:
> >> If the FBI started the fire, why didn`t people flee the
> >>burning building?
> >
> >Assuming the fire was caused by lanterns and stoves being knocked about
> >by the tanks pushing on the walls (would shake a building pretty good)
> >perhaps they didn't flee because fleeing would have meant ENTERING the
> >fire from the other side? Like they were surrounded by the fire, and
> >rubble, which finally (combined with teargas, and combustion gasses)
> >overcame and enveloped them?
>
> >In other words they were TRAPPED by the flames, heat, fumes and rubble?
>
> Wait a minute. The story being pushed here is that the fire started
> in ONE PLACE. This is not consistent with the story that they were
> TRAPPED by the fire (particularly in a building that all of a sudden
> had many more exits).
>
> Choose one, please.
>
What if.......
What if the FBI thought that tear gas would force the Davidians out;
at least the mothers and the children, so they (the FBI) did not
bother to think about the effect of tear gas on young children......
What if the FBI knew they killed several of the children by using
tear gas......(let`s assume the FBI knew via their listening devices)
What if the FBI saw fire accidently break out at one end of the
building, e.g. by an upset oil lamp.......
What if the FBI thought they could finally force the rest of the
Davidians out AND also destroy the evidence that they (the FBI) had
killed the children by starting a fire at the other end......
What if the FBI miscalculated and not many of the rest of the Davidians
made it out.......?????
Answer: What happened.
| 16talk.politics.guns |
Re: The 1994 Mustang
In article <C5xtp7.MtB@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> jmh@hopper.Virginia.EDU (Jeffrey Hoffmeister) writes:
>In article <1993Apr22.192652.3032@virginia.edu> jmm4h@Virginia.EDU ("The Blade Runner") writes:
>>I just have got to remind all of you that this is it! Yes,
>>that's right, somtime this fall, Ford (the granddaddy of cars)
>>will be introducing an all-new, mega-cool
>>way-too-fast-for-Accord-drivers Mustang. It's supposed to be
>>100% streamlined, looking similar to the Mach III concept car
>>Ford came out with around January. I can't wait. Anyone out
>>there hear anything about it recently?
>
>
>If everything I've read is correct, Ford is doing nothing but "re-
>skinning" the existing Mustang, with MINOR suspension modifications.
>And the pictures I've seen indicate they didn't do a very good job
>of it.
>
>The "new" mustang, is nothing but a re-cycle of a 20 year old car.
>
>Jeff
>
>
gee.... is it 1999 already?
Yes, it will still be on the fox program chasis, anything that will be different
on the new car as far as mechanical's is unknown. The suspension will most
likely be changed, as well as the drive drain. From what has been printed on
it, there is no clear idea of what will be done, as some say it will have
the modular V8 and others the current small block... just have to wait and see
Also is far as styling goes from what I seen is good, a return to tradition.
C scoop on the sides and roof line much like a '65 or '66 fastback.
-Bp
>
| 7rec.autos |
Input Focus to a Window Other Than Where the Pointer Is
I have noticed in FrameMaker 3.1X on both the SGI and SUN platforms
that certain dialogs, such as "Column Layout..." for example, respond
to keyboard traversal even though the pointer is NOT in the dialog
window and even though the window manager keyboard focus policy is
POINTER.
How is this done?
I would like to emulate this behavior in my application. It seems a
reasonable behavior since when a dialog is popped up from a keyboard
action, the dialog is not guaranteed to be under the pointer and the
user should not have to reach for the mouse just to move the focus.
Alternatively, I'm open to any suggestions as to what is the "right"
way to insure that popups get the focus when they appear, particularly
when they are invoked from the keyboard and one's keyboard focus
policy is pointer.
Allen Barnett
(whose wife graciously allowed to use her account)
| 5comp.windows.x |
Re: Israeli Terrorism
In article <1rd7eo$1a4@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Anas Omran writes:
[ANAS] There are many neutral human rights organizations which always report
[ANAS] on the situation in the O.T. But, as most people used to see on TV, the
[ANAS] Israelis do not allow them to go deep there in the O.T. The Israelis
[ANAS] used to arrest and sometimes to kill some of these neutral reporters.
[ANAS] So, this is another kind of terrorism committed by the Jews in Palestine.
[ANAS] They do not allow fair and neutral coverage of the situation in
[ANAS] Palestine.
Bring me one case where Israeli Soldiers deliberately killed a "neutral
reporter". This is another one of your wet dreams.
Unlike many countries, Israel does allow reporters in and out of the O.T.
That is what the problem is. If Israel were a country like China, then
nothing would transpire from what is happening in the O.T. But there
seems to be a proliferation of journalists in Israel always trying to show
how evil the Israeli monster is. Arab countries don't allow journalists
anywhere, we have yet to hear about the massacres of Kurds, the destruction
and annihilation of Hama, the killings of moslem fundamentalists in mosques
in Egypt and Algeria etc... Why is it we only get state reports? How accurate
are they?
Anas, go give a lesson of freedom of speech to your Arab bretheren before
telling us what to do.
Tsiel
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| 17talk.politics.mideast |
Re: Jewish Baseball Players?
In article <C5Jsxs.1M0@unix.amherst.edu> jlroffma@unix.amherst.edu (JOSHUA
LAWRENCE ROFFMAN) writes:
> : >baseball players, past and present. We weren't able to come up
> : >with much, except for Sandy Koufax, (somebody) Stankowitz, and
> : >maybe John Lowenstein. Can anyone come up with any more. I know
> : >it sounds pretty lame to be racking our brains over this, but
> : >humor us. Thanks for your help.
> :
>
>
> John Lowenstein is definately NOT Jewish. Many in Baltimore thought he
was...
> especially after he told the Baltimore _Jewish Times_ so...but later he
> admitted that it was a joke.
Stanky is NOT Jewish, at least, I doubt it. A lot of jewish people don't
have Jewish names.
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
Re: [soc.motss, et al.] "Princeton axes matching funds for Boy Scouts"
In article <1993Apr6.041343.24997@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> stank@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Stan Krieger) writes:
>The point has been raised and has been answered. Roger and I have
>clearly stated our support of the BSA position on the issue;
>specifically, that homosexual behavior constitutes a violation of
>the Scout Oath (specifically, the promise to live "morally straight").
Please define "morally straight".
And, don't even try saying that "straight", as it is used here,
implies only hetersexual behavior. [ eg: "straight" as in the slang word
opposite to "gay" ]
This is alot like "family values". Everyone is talking about them,
but misteriously, no one knows what they are.
---
"One thing that relates is among Navy men that get tatoos that
say "Mom", because of the love of their mom. It makes for more
virile men."
Bobby Mozumder ( snm6394@ultb.isc.rit.edu )
April 4, 1993
The one TRUE Muslim left in the world.
| 0alt.atheism |
Re: White and black - racism: was about the phillies.
In article <1quonm$24c@network.ucsd.edu> king@cogsci.ucsd.edu (Jonathan King) writes:
>There's too many >'s here for my taste by now, which means I've
>reached my maximum depth on this thread. I've cut out some things
>below, but nothing that should affect the sense of the discussion.
I agree. I'll delete more as well.
>fester@island.COM (Mike Fester) writes:
>>king@cogsci.ucsd.edu (Jonathan King) writes:
>>Perhaps you can give a more recent citation of any player mentioned as a
>>malingerer? Thanks.
>I guess I don't understand your question. I was trying to imply that
>the accusations of Glenn Davis' malingering were certainly not played
>up very much.
Still, if the 'whispers' reached San Francisco, it is certainly possible they
were stronger elsewhere. Also, it was teammates making the aspersions. In any
event, I know of no other player to be maligned in the last couple years.
>But, in any case, I believe Mike Lavalliere has been accused of poor
>work habits and general sloth recently (probably not malingering),
>just as he was being released. It's interesting that nobody heard
>much about these problems before if they were so important.
>>I have heard Sanders called many things as well. I have NOT heard him called
>>lazy. Given the 2-sport phenomenon, it would be difficult to label him as
>>such.
>
>Exactly so. Which means his media detractors have had to say other
>things about him. I believe it's a general phenomenon that if writers
>don't like you, they'll find a label that will stick no matter who you
>are. I find myself more interested in the selection of labels than in
>why writers feel they need to act this way. (Not that this fascinates
>me that much, either.)
Uh, the original author's point was that black and white players were por-
trayed differently by "the media", and towards this, he gave a highly selected
list to "prove" his case. Sanders' name showed up eventually. I dispute that
Sanders has ever been called lazy by "the media".
>>Hmm, big ego, possible club house disturbance, etc. Is that GOOD press?
>
>No, but it isn't the total extent of the press he received in
>Pittsburgh, where he was called all kinds of things including lazy and
>spoiled by the local columnists. Again, the actual words used may
>shift around with time and expediency, but "lazy" tends to be higher
>on the list for non-white players, at least in my subjective opinion.
>
>[Aside: it might be interesting for somebody to do an archival study
>on player descriptions before and after the color barrier was broken,
>and on teams like the Red Sox which have been traditionally white.
>Nowadays, most people think of Carl Yastrzemski as one of those
>blue-collar, hard-working guys, but in the early 70s he was often
>portrayed as a lazy bum. Really.]
>>>>Hmm. I never heard anyone accuse Canseco of being lazy. Nor Sierra.
>>>I've heard accusations that Canseco was a bad fielder, but could be a
>>>great one "if he put his mind to it". Ignoring whether or not he is a
>>Actually, Dave Stewart is (was) one of the most vocal about this. In any
>>event, that is not "lazy".
>At least one poster in the last week has fired off a major screed on the
>Canseco-is-lazy issue, so I think your point is at best a quibble, and
>probably weaker than that.
Uh, that poster specifically stated "allow me to be the first". It is NOT a
quibble, then, to state that "the media" did not portray Canseco as being
lazy. If the other person chooses to so accuse him, after my post, that does not
make it a quibble. And in fact, the media around here tend(ed) to play up his
time in the wieght room. Hardly "lazy", and hardly a "quibble". Have you ever
seen any "mediot" portray Canseco as "lazy"? Unconcerned with his fielding, yes.
Lazy, no.
>>>bad fielder, I think this is still interesting. For that matter, I
>>>think Canseco's colorful off-field antics get lots more national
>>>attention than those of, say, Roger Clemens.
>>
>>Well, he's had a few more of them.
>
>At least more that you've heard about. I think one of the questions
>here surrounds selective reporting. Having said that, I have to say
>that the selective reporting hypothesis has the potential to be
>unfalsifiable, at least by those of us who aren't reporters, police,
>or private investigators.
Well, Canseco has been involved in several felonies, including his high-speed
record, carrying concealed fire-arms, and of course the domestic violence.
Clemens had a run-in at a bar. Canseco had that, as well, and in both cases, the
coverage was relatively minimal.
>>Puckett? Stewart? Jackson?
>
>I said "over-represent" non-whites. Three anecdotal data points don't
>make an interesting counter-argument. BTW--which Jackson are we talking
>about here? Reggie, Bo, Darrin, Danny, or ...?
Uh, if the only evidence offered is anecdotal, how can it be objected that the
counter to it is also anecdotal?
>>>And it seems like everybody who has ever won a batting title (among
>>>others) has been accused at some time of "caring more for his own
>>>stats than for the good of the team". It also seems to me that you're
>>
>>Kirby Puckett? I have NEVER heard this accusation made of Puckett. I
>>have heard it of Boggs. Actually, I believe it of him, but that's another
>>matter.
>
>Not living in Minnesota, I can't say whether or not this line has ever
>been used against Kirby there. As far as Boggs goes, I'm not sure why
>you bring him up, since he's one of the obvious prototypes for the line
>I quoted (along with Ted Williams, Rod Carew, and many others).
Uh, yes, and I agree with your assesment of Boggs, rather specifically. However,
you did say "everybody who has ever won a batting title" has been accused of
selfishness. I have not ever, anywhere, heard this said of Puckett. Pendleton,
either. Similarly, Brett, B Williams, and others.
>>How about Daryl Strawberry? And I think the plus or minus refers more to
>>the "born again" types, ie, Butler and Gaetti.
>
>Again, you seem to be making an argument from anecdotes. On the other
>hand, my argument by is of the because-jon-says-so variety if we have
>no other data. I have to admit I have problems generating lists of
>non-white players who became (in)famous for their religious or
>political beliefs, while names like Butler, Gaetti, Dravecky, Knepper,
>Hersheiser, et al. come rolling out.
There are others. Perhaps they are simply not as outspoken, except in the
case of the "born-again" types I mention.
Mike
| 9rec.sport.baseball |
Performa 450 internal modem?
I hear that the Performa 450 is really an LCIII with an internal modem. Can
the modem part be obtained and installed in an LCIII? It would be nice if it
were actually a powerbook internal modem, but that might be too much to hope
for.
| 4comp.sys.mac.hardware |
Re: Hypercard for UNIX
In article <1993Apr23.114028.17633@bernina.ethz.ch>, queloz@bernina.ethz.ch (Ronald Queloz) writes:
> Hi netlanders,
>
> Does anybody know if there is something like Macintosh Hypercard for any UNIX
> platform?
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
> Ron.
--
Try MetaCard - a HyperCard-like programming environment on X.
Chun Hong
| 5comp.windows.x |
Re: Human Habitale Planets?
In article <1993May1.042810.1@aurora.alaska.edu> nsmca@aurora.alaska.edu writes:
>Habital planets are also dependent on what kind of plant life can be grown..
>and such.. Length of growing season (that is if you want something more than
>VAT food, argh, Id ratehr eat an MRE for along period of time).
Using greenhouses to extend the growing season shouldn't be a problem.
I'm supprised they don't do so in Alaska (cheaper to import, perhaps?)
>Incans and Sherpa and other low pressure atmosphere and such are a limit in
>human adaptability(someone mentioend that Incan woman must come to lower
>elevations to have babies brought to term? true?)
No, the Incas had no problems with this, but the Spanish did.
Frank Crary
CU Boulder
| 14sci.space |
Re: Yet more Rushdie [Re: ISLAMIC LAW]
In article <1993Apr22.001442.27396@bnr.ca> (Rashid) writes:
>In article <116171@bu.edu>, jaeger@buphy.bu.edu (Gregg Jaeger) wrote:
>>I have already made the clear claim that
>> Khomeini advocates views which are in contradition with the Qur'an
>> and have given my arguments for this. This is something that can be
>> checked by anyone sufficiently interested. Khomeini, being dead,
>> really can't respond, but another poster who supports Khomeini has
>> responded with what is clearly obfuscationist sophistry. This should
>> be quite clear to atheists as they are less susceptible to religionist
>> modes of obfuscationism.
>Don't mind my saying this but the best example of obfuscation is to
>condemn without having even your most basic facts straight. If you
>want some examples, go back and look at your previous posts, where
>you manage to get your facts wrong about the fatwa and Khomeini's
>supposed infallibility.
Why shouldn't I mind? It sounds as if you are proceeding with just
the sort of obfuscation you have accused me of. I always preceeded
my statements with "it is my understanding that..." Now, I have made
my claim clear with regard to the issue of both the Twelve Imams and
with Khomeini's supposed claim of infalibility. After hearing your
seemingly more knowledgable claim that Khomeini made no such claim
regarding himself, I have withdrawn that portion of my statement
regarding that claim. However, I have received _no_ such response
regarding the infallibility of the Twelve Imams. There is nothing
obfuscationist about my claims, which are always made clearly.
I have received no such clear response regarding the Twelve Imams
but rather abstruse references to unusual metaphysical natures and
other such opaque "concepts" often used by people to camoflage the
baselessness of their positions, particularly in matters of theology.
These are just the sorts of "concepts" used by Christian churches
the perverting of their religion.
>As salaam a-laikum
Alaikum Wassalam,
Gregg
| 0alt.atheism |
Re: Some questions from a new Christian
OFM responds to a query about reference works:
[Aside from a commentary, you might also want to consider an
introduction. These are books intended for use in undergraduate Bible
courses. They give historical background, discussion of literary
styles, etc. And generally they have good bibligraphies for further
reading. I typically recommend Kee, Froehlich and Young's NT
introduction...
Two other Intros to consider:
The "Introduction" by Ku:mmel is a translation of a strandard NT text.
The references are slightly dated and the style is somewhat dense, but
the book contains a wealth of information.
Perrin and Duling's Intro is also very good. It's somewhat more
modern than Ku:mmel's but not quite so densely packed. Also the
authors tend to go through the books of the NT in the historical order
of composition; this gives a very useful perspective on the
development of the NT.
... There are also some good one-volume commentaries. ... Probably the
best recommendation these days would be Harper's Bible Commentary.
A slight dissent: I think the Harper's is "OK" but not great. One
particular problem I have is that it tends to be pretty skimpy on
bibliographic material. My feeling is that it is OK for quick
look-ups, but not real useful for study in depth (e.g. I keep a copy
in my office at work).
... (I think there may be a couple of books with this title...
So far as I know there is the only one book with this exact title
(James L Mays, general editor, Harper and ROw, 1988) although I think
I recall a (older) series under the name "Harper Commentaries". Also
there's a separate Harper's Bible Dictionary (most of my comments on
the HC also apply to the HBD.)
My favorite one-volume commentary is the "New Jerome Biblical
Commentary". The NJBC is rather Catholic in focus and somewhat biased
towards the NT. (The reader can decide for her- or himself whether
these are pluses or minuses.) In any case the scholarship is by and
large excellent.
NOTE: The NJBC is a completely reworked, updated version of the
"Jerome Biblical Commentary", copies of which can still be found on
sale.
Nichael
| 15soc.religion.christian |
Re: Fifth Amendment and Passwords
In article <1993Apr20.000359.20098@bernina.ethz.ch> caronni@nessie.cs.id.ethz.ch (Germano Caronni) writes:
Just a question.
As a provider of a public BBS service - aren't you bound by law to gurantee
intelligble access to the data of the users on the BBS, if police comes
with sufficent authorisation ? I guessed this would be a basic condition
for such systems. (I did run a bbs some time ago, but that was in Switzerland)
The US doesn't yet have many laws covering BBSs - they're not common carriers,
they're not phone companies, they're just private machines or services
operated by businesses. There's no obligation to keep records.
As Perry Metzger points out, if the police come with a search warrant,
you have to let them see what the warrant demands, if it exists,
and they generally can confiscate the equipment as "evidence"
(which is not Constitutionally valid, but we're only beginning to
develop court cases supporting us). A court MAY be able to compel
you to tell them information you know, such as the encryption password
for the disk - there aren't any definitive cases yet, since it's a new
situation, and there probably aren't laws specifically covering it.
But the court can't force you to *know* the keys, and there are no
laws preventing you from allowing your users to have their own keys
for their own files without giving them to you.
Even in areas that do have established law, there is uncertainty.
There was a guy in Idaho a few years ago who had his business records
subpoenaed as evidence for taxes or some other business-restriction law,
so he gave the court the records. Which were in Hebrew.
The US doesn't have laws forcing you to keep your records in English,
and these were the originals of the records. HE didn't speak Hebrew,
and neither did anybody in the court organization. Don't think they
were able to do much about it.
It might be illegal for your BBS to deny access to potential customers
based on race, religion, national origin, gender, or sexual preference;
it probably hasn't been tested in court, but it seems like a plausible
extension of anti-discrimination laws affecting other businesses.
--
# Pray for peace; Bill
# Bill Stewart 1-908-949-0705 wcs@anchor.att.com AT&T Bell Labs 4M312 Holmdel NJ
# No, I'm *from* New Jersey, I only *work* in cyberspace....
# White House Commect Line 1-202-456-1111 fax 1-202-456-2461
| 11sci.crypt |
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