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From: rg@futserv.austin.ibm.com (R.G. Keen)
Subject: Re: All Electronics Press and Peel PCB transfer
Reply-To: ...futserv.austin.ibm.com!rg
Organization: IBM Coporation - Advanced Workstations and Systems.
Lines: 12
I think there is a huge difference in the materials and
process for printer/toner PCB's. I get first time, everytime
results from a local HP Postscript, and hardly ever works from
copies of the same artwork. The printer results are so good
that I have quit even looking for PC board processes. If I had
to use the copier version, I would think I would look elsewhere.
The moral? Experiment and find what works. Toner transfer CAN
give excellent results. It, like any process, gives erratic
results with variable inputs.
R.G.
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Subject: Re: Catholic Lit-Crit of a.s.s.
From: NUNNALLY@acs.harding.edu (John Nunnally)
Distribution: world
Organization: Harding University, Searcy, AR
Nntp-Posting-Host: acs.harding.edu
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.24In-Reply-To: dlphknob@camelot.bradley.edu's message of 16 Apr 93 18:57:20 GMTLines: 45
Lines: 45
In <dlphknob.734986640@camelot> dlphknob@camelot.bradley.edu writes:
> In <1993Apr14.101241.476@mtechca.maintech.com> foster@mtechca.maintech.com writes:
>
> >I am surprised and saddened. I would expect this kind of behavior
> >from the Evangelical Born-Again Gospel-Thumping In-Your-Face We're-
> >The-Only-True-Christian Protestants, but I have always thought
> >that Catholics behaved better than this.
> > Please do not stoop to the
> >level of the E B-A G-T I-Y-F W-T-O-T-C Protestants, who think
> >that the best way to witness is to be strident, intrusive, loud,
> >insulting and overbearingly self-righteous.
>
> (Pleading mode on)
>
> Please! I'm begging you! Quit confusing religious groups, and stop
> making generalizations! I'm a Protestant! I'm an evangelical! I don't
> believe that my way is the only way! I'm not a "creation scientist"! I
> don't think that homosexuals should be hung by their toenails!
>
> If you want to discuss bible thumpers, you would be better off singling
> out (and making obtuse generalizations about) Fundamentalists. If you
> compared the actions of Presbyterians or Methodists with those of Southern
> Baptists, you would think that they were different religions!
>
[Sarcasm on]
Be sure we pick on the "correct groups" here. "Bible thumpers",
"fundamentalists", and Southern Baptists *deserve* our hasty generalizations
and prejudicial statements. Just don't pick on the Presbyterians
and the Methodists!
[Sarcasm off]
> Please, prejudice is about thinking that all people of a group are the
> same, so please don't write off all Protestants or all evangelicals!
>
> (Pleading mode off.)
>
> God.......I wish I could get ahold of all the Thomas Stories......
> --
> "Fbzr enval jvagre Fhaqnlf jura gurer'f n yvggyr oberqbz, lbh fubhyq
> nyjnlf pneel n tha. Abg gb fubbg lbhefrys, ohg gb xabj rknpgyl gung lbh'er
> nyjnlf znxvat n pubvpr."
> --Yvan Jregzhyyre
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> Jemaleddin Sasha David Cole IV - Chief of Knobbery Research
> dlphknob@camelot.bradley.edu
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From: gtoal@gtoal.com (Graham Toal)
Subject: Re: text of White House announcement and Q&As on clipper chip encryption
Lines: 14
Actually, many of us have noted this. We have noted that the program
started at least 4 years ago, that the contracts with VLSI Technology
and Microtoxin were let at least 14 months ago, that production of the
chips is well underway, and so forth.
Nobody I know has claimed Clinton intitiated the program. But he chose
to go ahead with it.
Perhaps the NSA realised that *no-one* would even contemplate falling for
the dual-escrow bluff while under the Bush administration and *had* to
wait for a Democrat govt to con into promoting this because people *might*
just believe they were honest. (Didn't work, did it? :-) )
G
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From: joshuaf@yang.earlham.edu
Subject: TIFF -> Anything?!
Organization: Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana
Lines: 10
Are there any TIFF to anything programs out there for the IBM?
Our scanner works into TIFF, and I can view it on CSHOW 8.1, but
all of my other programs read errors. Are there any basic Tiff to
JPEG, GIF, PCX, BMP, etc...?
Thanks for the time...Email or post acceptable.
Joshuaf
"That Geiger scan looks like dookie!"
"I know it's a TIFF!!!!"
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From: Joseph N Hosteny <jh8e+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Electric power line "balls"
Organization: Freshman, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Lines: 5
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: andrew.cmu.edu
In-Reply-To: <1993Apr6.203237.20841@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
Do you know if there is an airport nearby? They may just be markers
to tell pilots of small planes that there are power lines nearby.
/Joe
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From: porges@beretta.camb.inmet.com (Don Porges)
Subject: Re: JFFO has gone a bit too far
Nntp-Posting-Host: beretta
Organization: Intermetrics Inc.
Distribution: usa
Lines: 80
Having read the posted long article by JPFO, I have some observations:
1. This article does NOT claim that the GCA of 1968 is a "verbatim
translation" of a Nazi law. What it says is that in another place --
the book they're talking about -- they compare the two things section
by section. The implication is that the similarities are devastating.
In the next sentence, they talk about how in that book they reproduce
the German text of the Nazi law, together with its translation. Not
surprisingly, a reader could easily conflate these two things into a
single idea: that the American GCA is a literal translation of the Nazi
law; and sure enough, that's what the whole thing has mutated into,
urban-folklore style.
2. The article goes to great pains to establish that Senator Dodd had a
copy of the Nazi law, either from his time on the Nurnberg prosecution
team or later. This fact is considered highly incriminating, but I don't
understand why. The author repeats several times that he is simply unable
to imagine how anyone could come into possession of the original text; and
yet in a paragraph towards the end, he explains it perfectly:
"If Dodd got his copy of the original German text of the Nazi Weapons
Law during his time at Nurnberg, it likely was part of a collection of
documents, for example, issues of the Reichsgesetzblatt [the German
law registry]."
Bingo. Exactly.
Dodd had a *book*, with a series of Nazi laws in it, including the one
under discussion. All of the stuff about "Why would a U.S. congressman
have a copy of a Nazi law?" melts away, by the author's admission. He
then continues: "But if he acquired the original German text of the
Nazi Weapons Law after his service at Nurnberg, he must have done so
for a very specific reason..." But there's absolutely no reason to
think that this is the case. In fact, as a "senior member of the U.S.
team that helped to prosecute Nazi war criminals", it seems to me that
he would have *had* to have a copy. All arguments about whether
the Nazi Weapon Law is really of historical interest (as it obviously
is, certainly according to the author here), or whether Dodd personally
prosecuted the Interior Minister who signed it, can be put aside as red
herrings.
3. Having established that Dodd owned a copy of the original German text, the
JPFO article then tries to draw sinister implications from the fact that he
asked to have it translated. The problem is, in the context of the charge
levelled at Dodd, these two things work *against* each other. People ask
to have things translated when they *don't know what they mean*. If Dodd
took it upon himself to preserve the Nazi law with idea of someday introducing
it into American law, surely by 1968 he would have know what it *meant*,
wouldn't he?
Anyway, this precise charge -- the main one that I questioned in an earlier
posting -- is just silly. Why would Dodd need the exact translation for this
purpose? Is the idea that the gun controllers, despite being presumably bent
on disarming the populace with the goal of eventually destroying all civil
liberties, needed a crib sheet? Didn't they have any idea how to do it
on their own?
Once again, the author provides a perfectly acceptable answer to his
own question: "Dodd may have offered his copy of the Nazi Weapons Law
to show that the specific proposal did not resemble anything in the
Nazi law." In fact, since the law and its translation *were* entered
into the Congressional Record, under the heading of documents "concerning
the history of Nazism and gun confiscation", Dodd's motivation isn't a
mystery: he asked for the translation in order to put it in the CR.
4. Even this article makes it clear that the part of the Nazi law that
was added *by* the Nazi regime is only a small part of that law.
Registration of guns, for instance, was begun in 1928, and thus NOT
a "Nazi-inspired" idea. The parts of the Nazi law that parallel the
1968 GCA include handgun control of some sort, and the identification
of certain weapons as sporting weapons. The JPFO then goes on to list
other parts of the Nazi law, forbidding ownership of weapons by Jews;
of course, there are no such provisions in the American GCA. Nevertheless,
in a rhetorical move guaranteed to muddy the waters, immediately after the
discussion of the anti-Jewish parts of the law, the JPFO article continues,
"Given the parallels between the Nazi Weapons Law and the GCA'68..." -- so
as to get maximum emotional mileage out of that aspect of the law.
--
-- Don Porges
porges@inmet.camb.inmet.com
..uunet!inmet!porges
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From: johnr@col.hp.com (John T. Rasper)
Subject: ADCOM GTP500II IR sensor & repeater spec's?
Organization: HP Colorado Springs Division
Lines: 25
NNTP-Posting-Host: hplsdvf.col.hp.com
Does anyone know the details of the interface (5 wire din) for the
IR remote sensor & (2 wire IR repeater) for the ADCOM GTP-500II
preamp? The ADCOM part numbers are the XR-500II, SPM-500II, and
IRA-500II.
A cursory physical examination of the pre-amp connector indicates
that the connector (5 pin din) may provide: (Viewed from connector front)
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5 1 (pin ?) +?v @ ???mA
4 2 (pin ?) +/-?v @ ???mA
3 (pin 3) Signal Ground
(pin ?) Demodulated signal ?V-pp, ? polarity, ? mA drive
(pin ?) Signal to drive repeater LED (drives through 150ohm
resistor) ?V-pp
I assume that the repeater connectors (mini-plugs) drive the IR repeater
LED's directly. True?
Can anyone fill in the ?'s. Thanks.
--
John Rasper Hewlett-Packard COL
johnr@col.hp.com P.O. Box 2197
(719) 590-5895 Colorado Springs, CO 80901-2197
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From: ssave@ole.cdac.com (The Devil Reincarnate)
Subject: Quick question
Keywords: Removing panels.
Organization: CDAC, WA
Lines: 9
How do you take off the driver side door panel from the inside
on an '87 Honda Prelude? The speaker went scratchy, and I want
to access its pins.
I see only one press button and the rest is snug fit.
-S
ssave@ole.cdac.com
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From: sera@zuma.UUCP (Serdar Argic)
Subject: Re: Armenian killings in Kelbadjar ( Azerbadjan ) continues.....
Reply-To: sera@zuma.UUCP (Serdar Argic)
Distribution: world
Lines: 28
In article <1993Apr5.064028.24746@kth.se> hilmi-er@dsv.su.se (Hilmi Eren) writes:
>Armenian killings in Kelbadjar ( Azerbadjan ) continues, Armenian
>attackers continues it's attack against Kelbadjar, Azerbadjan.
>45,000 people have been evacuated from Kelbadjar, 15,000 are still in
>town.
The fascist x-Soviet Armenian Government also hired mercenaries
to slaughter Azeris this time.
>The Armenian government says that the forces aren't from Armenia
>but from Nagorno-Karabag. Heavy weapons and ordertaking
>from France is the result.....Turkey's President, Turgut Ozal,says:
>"If UN doesn't act then we may have to show our teeth before the
> situation becomes worse.".
Finally...about time...
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)
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From: fls@keynes.econ.duke.edu (Forrest Smith)
Subject: Re: Braves Pitching UpdateDIR
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.
Lines: 19
Nntp-Posting-Host: keynes.econ.duke.edu
Amazingly, pitchers, no matter how good their mechanics, are
not machines. Cy Young winners don't pitch in a vaccuum, unaware
of how their offenses are doing.
The Braves' pitching staff is already showing signs of
cracking under the strain of knowing they're not going to get many
(if any) runs. Unfortunately, the Braves' pitchers were so bad for so
long that the organization put so much stress (and I mean *stress*)
on pitching that they completely ignored hitting.
The Braves right now are looking woefully similar to the Braves of
the mid-seventies. Heaven help us.
--
@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
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From: kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Keith "Justified And Ancient" Cochran)
Subject: We don't need no stinking subjects!
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
of Denver for the Denver community. The University has neither
control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: The Loyal Order Of Keiths.
Lines: 93
In article <1ql1avINN38a@gap.caltech.edu> keith@cco.caltech.edu (Keith Allan Schneider) writes:
>kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Keith "Justified And Ancient" Cochran) writes:
>>keith@cco.caltech.edu (Keith Allan Schneider) writes:
>>>kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Keith "Justified And Ancient" Cochran) writes:
>
>>No, if you're going to claim something, then it is up to you to prove it.
>>Think "Cold Fusion".
>
>Well, I've provided examples to show that the trend was general, and you
>(or others) have provided some counterexamples, mostly ones surrounding
>mating practices, etc. I don't think that these few cases are enough to
>disprove the general trend of natural morality. And, again, the mating
>practices need to be reexamined...
So what you're saying is that your mind is made up, and you'll just explain
away any differences at being statistically insignificant?
>>>Try to find "immoral" non-mating-related activities.
>>So you're excluding mating-related-activities from your "natural morality"?
>
>No, but mating practices are a special case. I'll have to think about it
>some more.
So you'll just explain away any inconsistancies in your "theory" as being
"a special case".
>>>Yes, I think that the natural system can be objectively deduced with the
>>>goal of species propogation in mind. But, I am not equating the two
>>>as you so think. That is, an objective system isn't necessarily the
>>>natural one.
>>Are you or are you not the man who wrote:
>>"A natural moral system is the objective moral system that most animals
>> follow".
>
>Indeed. But, while the natural system is objective, all objective systems
>are not the natural one. So, the terms can not be equated. The natural
>system is a subset of the objective ones.
You just equated them. Re-read your own words.
>>Now, since homosexuality has been observed in most animals (including
>>birds and dolphins), are you going to claim that "most animals" have
>>the capacity of being immoral?
>
>I don't claim that homosexuality is immoral. It isn't harmful, although
>it isn't helpful either (to the mating process). And, when you say that
>homosexuality is observed in the animal kingdom, don't you mean "bisexuality?"
A study release in 1991 found that 11% of female seagulls are lesbians.
>>>Well, I'm saying that these goals are not inherent. That is why they must
>>>be postulates, because there is not really a way to determine them
>>>otherwise (although it could be argued that they arise from the natural
>>>goal--but they are somewhat removed).
>>Postulate: To assume; posit.
>
>That's right. The goals themselves aren't inherent.
>
>>I can create a theory with a postulate that the Sun revolves around the
>>Earth, that the moon is actually made of green cheese, and the stars are
>>the portions of Angels that intrudes into three-dimensional reality.
>
>You could, but such would contradict observations.
Now, apply this last sentence of your to YOUR theory. Notice how your are
contridicting observations?
>>I can build a mathematical proof with a postulate that given the length
>>of one side of a triangle, the length of a second side of the triangle, and
>>the degree of angle connecting them, I can determine the length of the
>>third side.
>
>But a postulate is something that is generally (or always) found to be
>true. I don't think your postulate would be valid.
You don't know much math, do you? The ability to use SAS to determine the
length of the third side of the triangle is fundemental to geometry.
>>Guess which one people are going to be more receptive to. In order to assume
>>something about your system, you have to be able to show that your postulates
>>work.
>
>Yes, and I think the goals of survival and happiness *do* work. You think
>they don't? Or are they not good goals?
Goals <> postulates.
Again, if one of the "goals" of this "objective/natural morality" system
you are proposing is "survival of the species", then homosexuality is
immoral.
--
=kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu | B(0-4) c- d- e++ f- g++ k(+) m r(-) s++(+) t | TSAKC=
=My thoughts, my posts, my ideas, my responsibility, my beer, my pizza. OK???=
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From: ffritze@hpwad.WAD.HP.COM (Fromut Fritze)
Subject: Re: Anyone know stacker's email address?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Waldbronn, Germany
Lines: 15
> Does anybody know if stacker has a e-mail address and if
> so, what it is? I know they have a BBS and something on
> compuserve, but I'm hoping someone know's their e-mail
> address.
John White from STAC Electronics can be reached at compuserv as 72370,1005.
For me 72370.1005@compuserve.com would as email address work from Internet.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
internet: ffritze@hpwbe007.wad.hp.com
phone: Germany 7243 602296
address: Fromut FRITZE, Waldbronn Analytic Division R&D,
Hewlett Packard Str, D 7517 Waldbronn 2, Germany
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From: balick@nynexst.com (Daphne Balick)
Subject: Re: Altitude adjustment
Reply-To: balick@nynexst.com
Organization: NYNEX Science & Technology, Inc
Lines: 32
In article <4159@mdavcr.mda.ca> vida@mdavcr.mda.ca (Vida Morkunas) writes:
>I live at sea-level, and am called-upon to travel to high-altitude cities
>quite frequently, on business. The cities in question are at 7000 to 9000
>feet of altitude. One of them especially is very polluted...
Mexico City, Bogota, La Paz?
>
>Often I feel faint the first two or three days. I feel lightheaded, and
>my heart seems to pound a lot more than at sea-level. Also, it is very
>dry in these cities, so I will tend to drink a lot of water, and keep
>away from dehydrating drinks, such as those containing caffeine or alcohol.
>
>Thing is, I still have symptoms. How can I ensure that my short trips there
>(no, I don't usually have a week to acclimatize) are as comfortable as possible?
>Is there something else that I could do?
---
An unconventional remedy that you might try for altitude sickness in the Andes is
chewing coca leaves or taking teas made from coca leaves. You might notice that
many of the natives have wads in their mouths... the tea can be obtained in S.
American pharmacies. This remedy alleviates some of the lightheadedness and
dizziness - but don't try to jog with it. I've tried this when travelling and
hiking in Peru and Ecuador. The amount of cocaine you would ingest are too minute
to cause any highs...
Also it is a good idea to eat lightly and dress warm while adjusting to high altitudes.
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From: michaelb@compnews.co.uk (Michael Burton)
Subject: Performance Bike Frenzy at Cadwell
Organization: Computer Newspaper Services, Howden, UK.
Lines: 7
NNTP-Posting-Host: cassia.compnews.co.uk
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Is anyone going to the P.B frenzy at Cadwell park in May.
I am going, but only to watch.
--
When asked what would I most want to try before doing it,
I said Death.
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From: willisw@willisw.ENG.CLEMSON.edu (Bill Willis)
Subject: Answers to many electronics Questions
Organization: Engineering Services, Clemson University
Lines: 10
I have notice a lot of electronics questions by people who are obviously not
"tuned-in" to electronics. Many of them have rather simple answers, and
many of them require a circuit diagram.
Rather than muck up the network, why don't you write to me, send a self-
addressed, stamped envelop, and I'll answer your questions, if I can.
W. L. Willis, P. E.
114 Fern Circle
Clemson, SC 29631
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From: pnakada@oracle.com (Paul Nakada)
Subject: Eating and Riding was Re: Drinking and Riding
Article-I.D.: pnakada.PNAKADA.93Apr5140811
Organization: Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA
Lines: 14
Nntp-Posting-Host: pnakada.us.oracle.com
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
at Oracle Corporation. The opinions expressed are those
of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.
What's the feeling about eating and riding? I went out riding this
weekend, and got a little carried away with some pecan pie. The whole
ride back I felt sluggish. I was certainly much more alert on the
ride in. I'm sure others have the same feeling, but the strangest
thing is that eating is usually the turnaround point of weekend rides.
From now on, a little snack will do. I'd much rather have a get that
full/sluggish feeling closer to home.
-Paul
--
Paul Nakada | Oracle Corporation | pnakada@oracle.com
DoD #7773 | '91 R100C | '90 K75S
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From: cst@blueoak.berkeley.edu (Courtney Terry)
Subject: For Sale: 1983 Nissan Sentra
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Lines: 15
Distribution: ba
NNTP-Posting-Host: blueoak.berkeley.edu
**************************
1983 Nissan Sentra
**************************
o two door hatchback
o red
o am/fm cassette
o lots of new parts, well maintained
o very clean, inside and out
o looks and runs great
o $2000/bo
Bob or Tracy at 510-540-8795
(Please do not respond to this account)
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From: u934132@student.canberra.edu.au (Ogawa / Taro Stephen (ISE))
Subject: Help wanted
Summary: Decoders
Organization: University of Canberra
Lines: 9
Could someone please tell me if a 1/4 decoder is the same as a 1 to 4
demultiplexer. I know how to link 2 of these to get an 8 output circuit,
but how do I link 5 of these to make a 1/16 multiplexer. Sorry if this
seems like a lame question, but I'm only a newbie to electronics, and I
have to do this circuit. Please make any mail as droolproof as possible.
Thanx,
Taro Ogawa
(u934132@student.canberra.edu.au)
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From: nanderso@Endor.sim.es.com (Norman Anderson)
Subject: Re: A WRENCH in the works?
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp.
Lines: 13
jmcocker@eos.ncsu.edu (Mitch) writes:
>effect that one of the SSRBs that was recovered after the
>recent space shuttle launch was found to have a wrench of
>some sort rattling around apparently inside the case.
I heard a similar statement in our local news (UTAH) tonight. They referred
to the tool as "...the PLIERS that took a ride into space...". They also
said that a Thiokol (sp?) employee had reported missing a tool of some kind
during assembly of one SRB. No more info as to the location in the SRB.
I agree, pretty weird.
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From: rg@futserv.austin.ibm.com (R.G. Keen)
Subject: EICO tube tester repairs?
Reply-To: ...futserv.austin.ibm.com!rg
Organization: IBM Coporation - Advanced Workstations and Systems.
Lines: 14
I had the good luck to obtain an EICO dynamic conductance
tube tester for a song. Unfortunately, I was a little out of
key; the only thing wrong with it was an open meter movement.
Does anyone know where I can find either another meter movement
like it, a dead-but-not-the-meter-dead unit, or schematics
to specify the current scale of the meter movement? I can cut
and paste a more sensitive movement in if I can find what the
full scale current was. Or... is EICO still contactable?
The thing is a model 666 -nope, not a joke or any sort of snide
reference.
R.G.
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From: sorlin@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Steven J Orlin)
Subject: Re: Changing oil by self.
Keywords: n
Nntp-Posting-Host: magnusug.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Organization: The Ohio State University
Distribution: usa
Lines: 16
In article <1993Apr15.170720.8538@colorado.edu> drew@kinglear.cs.colorado.edu (
Drew Eckhardt) writes:
>
>Most cars have drain petcocks in the radiators, and I've never
>seen nor heard of a vandal opening one. I imagine that there
>would be an even lower risk with an oil plug because you have
>to crawl furthur under the car to open it.
>
>Car vandals are usually real traditional in their methods, and do things
>that don't get them dirty, like keying your car, dumping sand, sugar
>or mothballs in the gas tank, TPing it, etc.
USUALLY....go enough places and you'll see stuff happen you didn't think did.
Steve
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From: sguerke@ravel.udel.edu (Stephen Guerke)
Subject: Re: How can I use the mouse in NON-Windows applications under MS-WINDOWS ?
Nntp-Posting-Host: ravel.udel.edu
Organization: University of Delaware
Lines: 22
In article <1993Apr22.153959.12328@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> gonzaled@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (LGV/MC) writes:
>
>One addition to this... I don't know if it applies to everybody. For my
>(Microsoft 400dpi) mouse to work with windowed DOS apps, I had to use the
>driver that came with Windows (Version 8.20). 8.1 didn't allow me to do
>it for some reason.
>
For Logitech rodents use the lmouse driver that comes with windows....
also you need to be using a video driver that supports use of the mouse,
both the VGA and SUPERVGA that come with Windows 3.1 will support it.
both of these are 16 color drivers, if you're lucky the manufacturer of
your video card might have a driver that is compatable and will support a
mouse.
Steve
--
Stephen Guerke, Coord. Computer Resources sguerke@brahms.udel.edu
University of Delaware Parallel Program stephen.guerke@mvs.udel.edu
Georgetown, DE 19947 ILV20078@UDELVM.UDEL.EDU
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From: Richard.Muratti@f341.n632.z3.fidonet.org (Richard Muratti)
Subject: Parallel port
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Can anybody please help me with information on the use of the bi-directional
printer port.
I have successfully used one on a Toshiba laptop by enabling bit 0 of port
0x37f and controlling bit 7 of port 0x37a for the direction of data flow (ie
"0" for output, "1" for input).
The same code does not work on my desktop machine. I have heard that i might
have to use bit 5 of port 0x37a, however this also does not work.
For a parallel port i am using one of those IDE SUPER I/O cards and have been
running a tape backup unit off it via a parallel to scsi converter so i am
pretty sure that the printer port is bi-directional.
Any information would be greatly appreasiated.
Please post a reply here or Email me on
INTERNET rick@cabsav.vut.edu.au
Thanks
Richard Muratti.
* Origin: Custom Programming BBS (3:632/341)
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From: dwf@kepler.unh.edu (Dennis W Fitanides)
Subject: 2400 baud External modem $25 (mint)
Organization: University of New Hampshire - Durham, NH
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box, manual, phonecord $25 + shipping
Dennis
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From: chyang@engin.umich.edu (Chung Hsiung Yang)
Subject: Re: x86 ~= 680x0 ?? (How do they compare?)
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
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In article <27837.2BD08C3A@zeus.ieee.org> Michael.Ameres@f204.n2603.z1.fidonet.org (Michael Ameres) writes:
>I believe it goes or will go:
>680060
>powerPC
>Pentium
>680040
>486
>680030
>386
>680020
>286=680000
>
I think this kind of comparison is pretty useless in general. The
processor is only good when a good computer is designed around it adn the
computer is used in its designed purpose. Comparing processor speed is
pretty dumb because all you have to do is just increase the clock speed
to increase speed among other things.
I mean how can you say a 040 is faster than a 486 without
giving is operational conditions? Can you say the same when
you are running a program that uses a lot of transidental functions.
Knowing that 040 does not have transidental functions building in to
its FPU and 486 does, can you say that 040 is still faster?
Anyway, I hope people do not decided upon wether a computers
is good or not solely on its processor. Or how fast a processor is
based on its name, because one can alway do a certain things to a
processor to speed it up.
But if we restrict our arguements to, for example, pure
processor architectural issues. Or how one processor will work
well and another will not based on its design, then we can get
somewhere with our discussions.
- Chung Yang
>In a resent article in one of the macMags I think a 50mHz 030 accelerator was
> slightly slower than a 25mHz 040 accel. But, this is using a system designed
> for the 030. So, It stands to reason that a system designed for an 040 ie
> quadra) would do better. So overall I'd figure 040 = 030 * 2.5 or so.
> Along the same lines the new POwerPC stuff is supposed to run the system
> at the level of a fast quadra, but system 8 or whatever will allow 3 times the
> speed of a 040 in the powerPC based systems. and wait for the 680060. I think
> it laps the pentium.
>
>pro-life pro-women
>
>
>--
>=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=
> Michael Ameres - Internet: Michael.Ameres@f204.n2603.z1.fidonet.org
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From: murthy@watson.ibm.com (Sesh Murthy)
Subject: Re: Bimmer vs Beamer
Distribution: usa
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In article <1993Apr18.173934.14572@newsgate.sps.mot.com>, markm@latium. (Mark Monninger) writes:
|> Although not in direct response to the referenced article, just to set the
|> record straight, Beamers are BMW motorcycles. BMW cars are Bimmers. Please,
^^^^^^^
Huh! I though Beamers were IBM employees :-)
|> let's get our terms straight.
|>
|> Actually, some purists would argue that the only true Bimmer is a round
|> tail light 2002 or 1600.
|>
|> Mark
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From: jsledd@ssdc.sas.upenn.edu (James Sledd)
Subject: proof of resurection
Organization: Social Science Computing
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I have a few minor problems with the article posted as proof of
Christ's resurrection.
First the scriptural quotations:
This sort of reasoning is such that if you beleive you are justified,
if not then your beleif is in vain, so you might as well beleive. Most
of these quotations are of people who do beleive. People who would
try to justify their own positions.
Second the logical proof:
>quoted text...
>
>From: xx155@yfn.ysu.edu (Family Magazine Sysops)
>Subject: WITNESS & PROOF OF CHRIST'S RESURRECTION
>Date: 11 Apr 93 05:01:19 GMT
>
>[much deleted]
>
> 4. In nearly 20 centuries, no body has ever been
> produced to refute Jesus' assertion that He
> *would indeed* rise from the dead.
>
> 5. The probability of being able to perpetrate such
> a hoax successfully upon the entire world for
> nearly 20 centuries is astronomically negative!
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>...end quoted text
The period of time that has elapsed from the event growing larger
does not increase the odds that a hoax would be discovered. In fact
the longer a hoax is perpetuated the stronger it becomes.
Finally:
There is no proof of the resurrection of Christ, except in our spirits
communion with his, and the Father's. It is a matter of FAITH, belief
without logical proof. Incedently one of the largest stumbling blocks for
rational western man, myself included.
I hope that this is taken in the spirit it was intended and not as a
rejection of the resurrection's occurance. I beleive, but I wanted to point
out the weakness of logical proofs.
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From: thf2@kimbark.uchicago.edu (Ted Frank)
Subject: Re: MLB Standings and Scores for Fri., Apr. 16th, 1993
Keywords: mlb, 04.16
Reply-To: thf2@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago
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In article <1qmj6h$m5h@agate.berkeley.edu> jtchern@ocf.berkeley.edu (Joseph Hernandez) writes:
>Houston Astros 1 Seattle Mariners 1
>Montreal Expos 2 Toronto Blue Jays 3
>New York Mets 3 Oakland Athletics 2
>Colorado Rockies 5 Detroit Tigers 3
>Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Kansas City Royals 5
>San Diego Padres 4 (13) New York Yankees 4
>St. Louis Cardinals 4 Cleveland Indians 3
>Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Boston Red Sox 4 (13)
>Atlanta Braves 1 California Angels PPD
>San Francisco Giants 6 Milwaukee Brewers RAIN
This leads me to believe that it's not really a rabbitball year, and that
we've just had a rash of high-scoring games. I bet this one day's worth
of games pulled everything back to close to average.
Interesting, because the other day, all but three games had ten or more
runs scored, and yesterday no game had more than nine.
--
ted frank |
thf2@kimbark.uchicago.edu | I'm sorry, the card says "Moops."
the u of c law school |
standard disclaimers |
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From: stwombly@cs.ulowell.edu (Steve Twombly)
Subject: Red Sox win 1st
Organization: UMass-Lowell Computer Science
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BoSox 3 Royals 1
WP: Clemens (1-0)
LP: Appier (0-1)
Key Hit: Mike Greenwell's 2 out tripple with bases loaded.
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From: dscheck@nextsrv1.andi.org (David Scheck)
Subject: imake on DOS and Windows
Summary: porting imake to DOS
Keywords: imake
Organization: Association of NeXTSTEP Developers International
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Has anyone had experience porting imake to DOS using a Microsoft, Watcom, or
any other DOS compiler?
Since I do not have easy access to News, a response to
'white_billy@po.gis.prc.com' would be appreciated.
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Subject: Space FAQ 05/15 - References
From: leech@cs.unc.edu (Jon Leech)
Expires: 6 May 1993 19:56:44 GMT
Organization: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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REFERENCES ON SPECIFIC AREAS
PUBLISHERS OF SPACE/ASTRONOMY MATERIAL
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
1290 24th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
More expensive but better organized slide sets.
Cambridge University Press
32 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
Crawford-Peters Aeronautica
P.O. Box 152528
San Diego, CA 92115
(619) 287-3933
An excellent source of all kinds of space publications. They publish
a number of catalogs, including:
Aviation and Space, 1945-1962
Aviation and Space, 1962-1990
Space and Related Titles
European Southern Observatory
Information and Photographic Service
Dr R.M. West
Karl Scharzschild Strasse 2
D-8046 Garching bei Munchen
FRG
Slide sets, posters, photographs, conference proceedings.
Finley Holiday Film Corporation
12607 East Philadelphia Street
Whittier, California 90601
(213)945-3325
(800)FILMS-07
Wide selection of Apollo, Shuttle, Viking, and Voyager slides at ~50
cents/slide. Call for a catalog.
Hansen Planetarium (Utah)
Said to hold sales on old slide sets. Look in Sky & Telescope
for contact info.
Lunar and Planetary Institute
3303 NASA Road One
Houston, TX 77058-4399
Technical, geology-oriented slide sets, with supporting
booklets.
John Wiley & Sons
605 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10158-0012
Sky Publishing Corporation
PO Box 9111
Belmont, MA 02178-9111
Offers "Sky Catalogue 2000.0" on PC floppy with information
(including parallax) for 45000 stars.
Roger Wheate
Geography Dept.
University of Calgary, Alberta
Canada T2N 1N4
(403)-220-4892
(403)-282-7298 (FAX)
wheate@uncamult.bitnet
Offers a 40-slide set called "Mapping the Planets" illustrating
recent work in planetary cartography, comes with a booklet and
information on getting your own copies of the maps. $50 Canadian,
shipping included.
Superintendent of Documents
US Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20402
Univelt, Inc.
P. O. Box 28130
San Diego, Ca. 92128
Publishers for the American Astronomical Society.
US Naval Observatory
202-653-1079 (USNO Bulletin Board via modem)
202-653-1507 General
Willmann-Bell
P.O. Box 35025
Richmond, Virginia 23235 USA
(804)-320-7016 9-5 EST M-F
CAREERS IN THE SPACE INDUSTRY
In 1990 the Princeton Planetary Society published the first edition of
"Space Jobs: The Guide to Careers in Space-Related Fields." The
publication was enormously successful: we distributed 2000 copies to
space enthusiasts across the country and even sent a few to people in
Great Britain, Australia, and Ecuador. Due to the tremendous response to
the first edition, PPS has published an expanded, up-to-date second
edition of the guide.
The 40-page publication boasts 69 listings for summer and full-time job
opportunities as well as graduate school programs. The second edition of
"Space Jobs" features strategies for entering the space field and
describes positions at consulting and engineering firms, NASA, and
non-profit organizations. The expanded special section on graduate
schools highlights a myriad of programs ranging from space manufacturing
to space policy. Additional sections include tips on becoming an
astronaut and listings of NASA Space Grant Fellowships and Consortia, as
well as NASA Centers for the Commercial Development of Space.
To order send check or money order made payable to Princeton Planetary
Society for $4 per copy, plus $1 per copy for shipping and handling
(non-US customers send an International Money Order payable in US
dollars) to:
Princeton Planetary Society
315 West College
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
DC-X SINGLE-STAGE TO ORBIT (SSTO) PROGRAM
SDI's SSRT (Single Stage Rocket Technology) project has funded a
suborbital technology demonstrator called DC-X that should fly in
mid-1993. Further development towards an operational single-stage to
orbit vehicle (called Delta Clipper) is uncertain at present.
An collection of pictures and files relating to DC-X is available by
anonymous FTP or email server in the directory
bongo.cc.utexas.edu:pub/delta-clipper
Chris W. Johnson (chrisj@emx.cc.utexas.edu) maintains the archive.
HOW TO NAME A STAR AFTER A PERSON
Official names are decided by committees of the International
Astronomical Union, and are not for sale. There are purely commercial
organizations which will, for a fee, send you pretty certificates and
star maps describing where to find "your" star. These organizations have
absolutely no standing in the astronomical community and the names they
assign are not used by anyone else. It's also likely that you won't be
able to see "your" star without binoculars or a telescope. See the back
pages of Astronomy or other amateur astronomy publications for contact
info; one such organization may be found at:
International Star Registry
34523 Wilson Road
Ingleside, IL 60041
This is not an endorsement of ISR.
LLNL "GREAT EXPLORATION"
The LLNL "Great Exploration", a plan for an on-the-cheap space station,
Lunar base, and Mars mission using inflatable space structures, excited
a lot of interest on the net and still comes up from time to time. Some
references cited during net discussion were:
Avation Week Jan 22, 1990 for an article on the overall Great
Exploration
NASA Assessment of the LLNL Space Exploration Proposal and LLNL
Responses by Dr. Lowell Wood LLNL Doc. No. SS 90-9. Their address
is: PO Box 808 Livermore, CA 94550 (the NASA authors are unknown).
Briefing slides of a presentation to the NRC last December may be
available. Write LLNL and ask.
Conceptual Design Study for Modular Inflatable Space Structures, a
final report for purchase order B098747 by ILC Dover INC. I don't
know how to get this except from LLNL or ILC Dover. I don't have an
address for ILC.
LUNAR PROSPECTOR
Lunar Exploration Inc. (LEI) is a non-profit corporation working on a
privately funded lunar polar orbiter. Lunar Prospector is designed to
perform a geochemical survey and search for frozen volatiles at the
poles. A set of reference files describing the project is available in
ames.arc.nasa.gov:pub/SPACE/LEI/*
LUNAR SCIENCE AND ACTIVITIES
Grant H Heiken, David T Vaniman, and Bevan M French (editors), "Lunar
Sourcebook, A User's Guide to the Moon", Cambridge University Press
1991, ISBN 0-521-33444-6; hardcover; expensive. A one-volume
encyclopedia of essentially everything known about the Moon, reviewing
current knowledge in considerable depth, with copious references. Heavy
emphasis on geology, but a lot more besides, including considerable
discussion of past lunar missions and practical issues relevant to
future mission design. *The* reference book for the Moon; all others are
obsolete.
Wendell Mendell (ed), "Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st
Century", $15. "Every serious student of lunar bases *must* have this
book" - Bill Higgins. Available from:
Lunar and Planetary Institute
3303 NASA Road One
Houston, TX 77058-4399
If you want to order books, call (713)486-2172.
Thomas A. Mutch, "Geology of the Moon: A Stratigraphic View", Princeton
University Press, 1970. Information about the Lunar Orbiter missions,
including maps of the coverage of the lunar nearside and farside by
various Orbiters.
ORBITING EARTH SATELLITE HISTORIES
A list of Earth orbiting satellites (that are still in orbit) is
available by anonymous FTP in:
ames.arc.nasa.gov:pub/SPACE/FAQ/Satellites
SPACECRAFT MODELS
"Space in Miniature #2: Gemini" by
Michael J. Mackowski
1621 Waterwood Lane, St. Louis, MO 63146
$7.50
Only 34pp but enough pictures & diagrams to interest more than just the
modelling community, I feel.
Marco's Miniatures of Dracut, Mass. have produced a 1/144 Skylab in an
edition of 500 & a 1/48 Lunar Rover (same scale as Monogram and Revell
Lunar Modules) in a similar edition. Prices are $45 for Skylab, $24 for
LRV. Check with them for postage etc. I have no connection with them,
but have found their service to be good and their stock of rare/old kits
*is* impressive. Prices range from reasonable ($35 for Monogram 1/32
scale Apollo CSM with cutaway details) to spectacular ($145 for Airfix
Vostok).
Four Star Collectibles
P.O. Box 658
Dracut Mass 01826, USA.
(508)-957-0695.
Voyager, HST, Viking, Lunar Rover etc. kits from:
Lunar Models
5120 Grisham
Rowlett, Texas 75088
(214)-475-4230
As reviewed by Bob Kaplow:
Peter Alway's book "Scale Model Rocketry" is now available. Mine
arrived in the mail earlier this week. To get your own copy, send
$19.95 + $2.50 s/h ($22.45 total) to:
Peter Alway
2830 Pittsfield
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
The book includes information on collecting scale data, construction
of scale models, and several handy tables. Appendicies include plans
for 3 sport scale models, a 1:9.22 D Region Tomahawk (BT50), a 1/40
V-2 (BT60), and a 1/9.16 Aerobee 150A (BT55/60).
I've only begun to study the book, but it certainly will be a
valuable data source for many modellers. Most vehicles include
several paragraphs of text describing the missions flown by the
rocket, various specs including "NAR" engine classification, along
with a dimensioned drawing, color layouts & paint pattern, and a
black & white photograph.
The vehicles included are the Aerobee 150A, Aerobee 300, Aerobee Hi,
Arcas, Asp, Astrobee 1500, Astrobee D, Atlas Centaur, Atlas-Agena,
Atlas-Score, Baby WAC, D-Region Tomahawk, Deacon Rockoon, Delta B,
Delta E, Gemini-Titan II, Iris, Javelin, Juno 1, Juno 2, Little Joe
1, Little Joe 2, Mercury-Atlas, Mercury-Redstone, Nike-Apache,
Nike-Asp, Nike-Cajun, Nike-Deacon, Nike-Tomahawk, RAM B, Saturn 1
Block 1, Saturn 1 Block 2, Saturn 1B, Saturn 5, Scout, Standard
Aerobee, Terrapin, Thor-Able, Titan III C, Titan III E, Trailblazer
1, V-2, Vanguard, Viking Model 1, Viking Model 2, and Wac Corporal.
ROCKET PROPULSION
George P. Sutton, "Rocket Propulsion Elements", 5th edn,
Wiley-Interscience 1986, ISBN 0-471-80027-9. Pricey textbook. The
best (nearly the only) modern introduction to the technical side of
rocketry. A good place to start if you want to know the details. Not
for the math-shy. Straight chemical rockets, essentially nothing on
more advanced propulsion (although earlier editions reportedly had
some coverage).
Dieter K. Huzel and David H. Huang, "Design of Liquid Propellant
Rocket Engines", NASA SP-125.
NTIS N71-29405 PC A20/MF A01 1971 461p
Out of print; reproductions may be obtained through the NTIS
(expensive). The complete and authoritative guide to designing
liquid-fuel engines. Reference #1 in most chapters of Sutton. Heavy
emphasis on practical issues, what works and what doesn't, what the
typical values of the fudge factors are. Stiff reading, massive
detail; written for rocket engineers by rocket engineers.
SPACECRAFT DESIGN
Brij N. Agrawal, "Design of Geosynchronous Spacecraft",
Prentice-Hall, ISBN 0-13-200114-4.
James R. Wertz ed, "Spacecraft Attitude Determination and
Control", Kluwer, ISBN 90-277-1204-2.
P.R.K. Chetty, "Satellite Technology and its Applications",
McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-8306-9688-1.
James R. Wertz and Wiley J. Larson (editors), "Space Mission
Analysis and Design", Kluwer Academic Publishers
(Dordrecht/Boston/London) 1991, ISBN 0-7923-0971-5 (paperback), or
0-7923-0970-7 (hardback).
This looks at system-level design of a spacecraft, rather than
detailed design. 23 chapters, 4 appendices, about 430 pages. It
leads the reader through the mission design and system-level
design of a fictitious earth-observation satellite, to
illustrate the principles that it tries to convey. Warning:
although the book is chock-full of many useful reference tables,
some of the numbers in at least one of those tables (launch
costs for various launchers) appear to be quite wrong. Can be
ordered by telephone, using a credit card; Kluwer's phone number
is (617)-871-6600. Cost $34.50.
ESOTERIC PROPULSION SCHEMES (SOLAR SAILS, LASERS, FUSION...)
This needs more and more up-to-date references, but it's a start.
ANTIMATTER:
"Antiproton Annihilation Propulsion", Robert Forward
AFRPL TR-85-034 from the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory
(AFRPL/XRX, Stop 24, Edwards Air Force Base, CA 93523-5000).
NTIS AD-A160 734/0 PC A10/MF A01
PC => Paper copy, A10 => $US57.90 -- or maybe Price Code?
MF => MicroFiche, A01 => $US13.90
Technical study on making, holding, and using antimatter for
near-term (30-50 years) propulsion systems. Excellent
bibliography. Forward is the best-known proponent
of antimatter.
This also may be available as UDR-TR-85-55 from the contractor,
the University of Dayton Research Institute, and DTIC AD-A160
from the Defense Technical Information Center, Defense Logistics
Agency, Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA 22304-6145. And it's
also available from the NTIS, with yet another number.
"Advanced Space Propulsion Study, Antiproton and Beamed Power
Propulsion", Robert Forward
AFAL TR-87-070 from the Air Force Astronautics Laboratory, DTIC
#AD-A189 218.
NTIS AD-A189 218/1 PC A10/MF A01
Summarizes the previous paper, goes into detail on beamed power
systems including " 1) pellet, microwave, and laser beamed power
systems for intersteller transport; 2) a design for a
near-relativistic laser-pushed lightsail using near-term laser
technology; 3) a survey of laser thermal propulsion, tether
transportation systems, antiproton annihilation propulsion,
exotic applications of solar sails, and laser-pushed
interstellar lightsails; 4) the status of antiproton
annihilation propulsion as of 1986; and 5) the prospects for
obtaining antimatter ions heavier than antiprotons." Again,
there is an extensive bibliography.
"Application of Antimatter - Electric Power to Interstellar
Propulsion", G. D. Nordley, JBIS Interstellar Studies issue of
6/90.
BUSSARD RAMJETS AND RELATED METHODS:
G. L. Matloff and A. J. Fennelly, "Interstellar Applications and
Limitations of Several Electrostatic/Electromagnetic Ion Collection
Techniques", JBIS 30 (1977):213-222
N. H. Langston, "The Erosion of Interstellar Drag Screens", JBIS 26
(1973): 481-484
C. Powell, "Flight Dynamics of the Ram-Augmented Interstellar
Rocket", JBIS 28 (1975):553-562
A. R. Martin, "The Effects of Drag on Relativistic Spacefight", JBIS
25 (1972):643-652
FUSION:
"A Laser Fusion Rocket for Interplanetary Propulsion", Roderick Hyde,
LLNL report UCRL-88857. (Contact the Technical Information Dept. at
Livermore)
Fusion Pellet design: Fuel selection. Energy loss mechanisms.
Pellet compression metrics. Thrust Chamber: Magnetic nozzle.
Shielding. Tritium breeding. Thermal modeling. Fusion Driver
(lasers, particle beams, etc): Heat rejection. Vehicle Summary:
Mass estimates. Vehicle Performance: Interstellar travel
required exhaust velocities at the limit of fusion's capability.
Interplanetary missions are limited by power/weight ratio.
Trajectory modeling. Typical mission profiles. References,
including the 1978 report in JBIS, "Project Daedalus", and
several on ICF and driver technology.
"Fusion as Electric Propulsion", Robert W. Bussard, Journal of
Propulsion and Power, Vol. 6, No. 5, Sept.-Oct. 1990
Fusion rocket engines are analyzed as electric propulsion
systems, with propulsion thrust-power-input-power ratio (the
thrust-power "gain" G(t)) much greater than unity. Gain values
of conventional (solar, fission) electric propulsion systems are
always quite small (e.g., G(t)<0.8). With these, "high-thrust"
interplanetary flight is not possible, because system
acceleration (a(t)) capabilities are always less than the local
gravitational acceleration. In contrast, gain values 50-100
times higher are found for some fusion concepts, which offer
"high-thrust" flight capability. One performance example shows a
53.3 day (34.4 powered; 18.9 coast), one-way transit time with
19% payload for a single-stage Earth/Mars vehicle. Another shows
the potential for high acceleration (a(t)=0.55g(o)) flight in
Earth/moon space.
"The QED Engine System: Direct Electric Fusion-Powered Systems for
Aerospace Flight Propulsion" by Robert W. Bussard, EMC2-1190-03,
available from Energy/Matter Conversion Corp., 9100 A. Center
Street, Manassas, VA 22110.
[This is an introduction to the application of Bussard's version
of the Farnsworth/Hirsch electrostatic confinement fusion
technology to propulsion. 1500<Isp<5000 sec. Farnsworth/Hirsch
demonstrated a 10**10 neutron flux with their device back in
1969 but it was dropped when panic ensued over the surprising
stability of the Soviet Tokamak. Hirsch, responsible for the
panic, has recently recanted and is back working on QED. -- Jim
Bowery]
"PLASMAKtm Star Power for Energy Intensive Space Applications", by
Paul M. Koloc, Eight ANS Topical Meeting on Technology of Fusion
Energy, special issue FUSION TECHNOLOGY, March 1989.
Aneutronic energy (fusion with little or negligible neutron
flux) requires plasma pressures and stable confinement times
larger than can be delivered by current approaches. If plasma
pressures appropriate to burn times on the order of milliseconds
could be achieved in aneutronic fuels, then high power densities
and very compact, realtively clean burning engines for space and
other special applications would be at hand. The PLASMAKtm
innovation will make this possible; its unique pressure
efficient structure, exceptional stability, fluid-mechanically
compressible Mantle and direct inductive MHD electric power
conversion advantages are described. Peak burn densities of tens
of megawats per cc give it compactness even in the
multi-gigawatt electric output size. Engineering advantages
indicate a rapid development schedule at very modest cost. [I
strongly recommend that people take this guy seriously. Bob
Hirsch, the primary proponent of the Tokamak, has recently
declared Koloc's PLASMAKtm precursor, the spheromak, to be one
of 3 promising fusion technologies that should be pursued rather
than Tokamak. Aside from the preceeding appeal to authority, the
PLASMAKtm looks like it finally models ball-lightning with solid
MHD physics. -- Jim Bowery]
ION DRIVES:
Retrieve files pub/SPACE/SPACELINK/6.5.2.* from the Ames SPACE
archive; these deal with many aspects of ion drives and describe the
SERT I and II missions, which flight-tested cesium ion thrusters in
the 1960s and 70s. There are numerous references.
MASS DRIVERS (COILGUNS, RAILGUNS):
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (for example, v. 27 no. 1, January
1991 issue). Every so often they publish the proceedings of the
Symposium on Electromagnetic Launcher Technology, including hundreds
of papers on the subject. It's a good look at the state of the art,
though perhaps not a good tutorial for beginners. Anybody know some
good review papers?
NUCLEAR ROCKETS (FISSION):
"Technical Notes on Nuclear Rockets", by Bruce W. Knight and Donald
Kingsbury, unpublished. May be available from: Donald Kingsbury,
Math Dept., McGill University, PO Box 6070, Station A, Montreal,
Quebec M3C 3G1 Canada.
SOLAR SAILS:
Starsailing. Solar Sails and Interstellar Travel. Louis Friedman,
Wiley, New York, 1988, 146 pp., paper $9.95. (Not very technical,
but an adequate overview.)
"Roundtrip Interstellar Travel Using Laser-Pushed Lightsails
(Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, vol. 21, pp. 187-95, Jan.-Feb.
1984)
TETHERS:
_Tethers and Asteroids for Artificial Gravity Assist in the Solar
System,_ by P.A. Penzo and H.L. Mayer., _Journal of Spacecraft
and Rockets_ for Jan-Feb 1986.
Details how a spacecraft with a kevlar tether of the same mass
can change its velocity by up to slightly less than 1 km/sec. if
it is travelling under that velocity wrt a suitable asteroid.
GENERAL:
"Alternate Propulsion Energy Sources", Robert Forward
AFPRL TR-83-067.
NTIS AD-B088 771/1 PC A07/MF A01 Dec 83 138p
Keywords: Propulsion energy, metastable helium, free-radical
hydrogen, solar pumped (sic) plasmas, antiproton annihiliation,
ionospheric lasers, solar sails, perforated sails, microwave
sails, quantum fluctuations, antimatter rockets... It's a wide,
if not deep, look at exotic energy sources which might be useful
for space propulsion. It also considers various kinds of laser
propulsion, metallic hydrogen, tethers, and unconventional
nuclear propulsion. The bibliographic information, pointing to
the research on all this stuff, belongs on every daydreamer's
shelf.
Future Magic. Dr. Robert L. Forward, Avon, 1988. ISBN 0-380-89814-4.
Nontechnical discussion of tethers, antimatter, gravity control,
and even futher-out topics.
SPY SATELLITES
*Deep Black*, by William Burrows;
"best modern general book for spysats."
1) A Base For Debate: The US Satellite Station at Nurrungar, Des Ball,
Allen and Unwin Australia, 1987 ISBN 0 04 355027 4 [ covers DSP early
warning satellites]
2) Pine Gap: Australia and the US Geostationary Signals intelligence
satellite program, Des Ball, Allen and Unwin Australia, 1988 ISBN 0 04
363002 5. [covers RHYOLITE/AQUACADE, CHALET/VORTEX, and MAGNUM signals
intelligence satellites]
3) Guardians: Strategic Reconnaissance Satellites, Curtis Peebles, 1987,
Ian Allan, ISBN 0 7110 17654 [ good on MOL, military Salyut and Soviet
satellites, less so on others. Tends to believe what he's told so flaws
in discussion of DSP, RHYOLITE et al..]
4) America's Secret Eyes In Space: The Keyhole Spy Satellite Program,
Jeffrey Richelson, 1990, Harper and Row, ISBN 0 88730 285 8 [ in a class
of its own, *the* historical reference on the KEYHOLE satellites]
5) Secret Sentries in Space, Philip J Klass, 1971.
"long out of print but well worth a look"
SPACE SHUTTLE COMPUTER SYSTEMS
%J Communications of the ACM
%V 27
%N 9
%D September 1984
%K Special issue on space [shuttle] computers
%A Myron Kayton
%T Avionics for Manned Spacecraft
%J IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
%V 25
%N 6
%D November 1989
%P 786-827
Other various AIAA and IEEE publications.
Computers in Spaceflight: The NASA Experience
James E. Tomayko
1988?
SETI COMPUTATION (SIGNAL PROCESSING)
%A D. K. Cullers
%A Ivan R. Linscott
%A Bernard M. Oliver
%T Signal Processing in SETI
%J Communications of the ACM
%V 28
%N 11
%D November 1984
%P 1151-1163
%K CR Categories and Subject Descriptors: D.4.1 [Operating Systems]:
Process Management - concurrency; I.5.4 [Pattern Recognition]:
Applications - signal processing; J.2 [Phsyical Sciences and Engineering]:
astronomy
General Terms: Design
Additional Key Words and Phrases: digital Fourier transforms,
finite impulse-response filters, interstellar communications,
Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence, signal detection,
spectrum analysis
AMATEUR SATELLIES & WEATHER SATELLITES
A fairly long writeup on receiving and interpreting weather satellite
photos is available from the Ames SPACE archive in
pub/SPACE/FAQ/WeatherPhotos.
The American Radio Relay League publication service offers the following
references (also see the section on AMSAT in the space groups segment of
the FAQ):
ARRL Satellite Experimenters Handbook, #3185, $20
ARRL Weather Satellite Handbook, #3193, $20
IBM-PC software for Weather Satellite Handbook, #3290, $10
AMSAT NA 5th Space Symposium, #0739, $12
AMSAT NA 6th Space Symposium, #2219, $12
Shipping is extra.
The American Radio Relay League
Publications Department
225 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111
(203)-666-1541
TIDES
Srinivas Bettadpur contributed a writeup on tides, available from the
Ames SPACE archive in pub/SPACE/FAQ/Tides. It covers the following
areas:
- 2-D Example of Tidal Deformation
- Treatment of Tidal Fields in Practice
- Long term evolution of the Earth-Moon system under tides
The writeup refers to the following texts:
"Geophysical Geodesy" by K. Lambeck
"Tides of the planet Earth" by P. Melchior
NEXT: FAQ #6/15 - Constants and equations for calculations
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From: rjs002c@parsec.paradyne.com (Robert Synoski)
Subject: 24 bit Graphics cards
Nntp-Posting-Host: parsec
Reply-To: rjs002c@parsec.paradyne.com
Organization: AT&T Paradyne, Largo Florida
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I am looking for EISA or VESA local bus graphic cards that support at least
1024x786x24 resolution. I know Matrox has one, but it is very expensive. All the
other cards I know of, that support that resoultion, are striaght ISA.
Also are there any X servers for a unix PC that support 24 bits?
thanks
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From: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Subject: Re: Quadra SCSI Problems???
Keywords: Quadra SCSI APS
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Reply-To: jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski)
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) writes:
>What the heck is this? Is this true? APS has no info, since they get their
>Formatter from Apollyonics and they haven't been any help...
------------
Actually, it's Transoft now, and that's what I meant ;)
--
Jim Jagielski | "And he's gonna stiff me. So I say,
jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov | 'Hey! Lama! How about something,
NASA/GSFC, Code 734.4 | you know, for the effort!'"
Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
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From: pablo@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Pablo A Iglesias)
Subject: Re: Jewish Baseball Players?
Organization: Homewood Academic Computing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md, USA
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NNTP-Posting-Host: jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
In article <15APR93.14691229.0062@lafibm.lafayette.edu> VB30@lafibm.lafayette.edu (VB30) writes:
>Just wondering. A friend and I were talking the other day, and
>we were (for some reason) trying to come up with names of Jewish
>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.
>
>Thanks.
>Bobby
Hank Greenberg would have to be the most famous, because his Jewish
faith actually affected his play. (missing late season or was it world
series games because of Yom Kippur)
--
Pablo Iglesias
pi@ruth.ece.jhu.edu
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Subject: Why isolate it?
From: chinsz@eis.calstate.edu (Christopher Hinsz)
Organization: Calif State Univ/Electronic Information Services
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Does anyone on this newsgroup happen to know WHY morphine was
first isolated from opium? If you know why, or have an idea for where I
could look to find this info, please mail me.
CSH
any suggestionas would be greatly appreciated
--
"Kilimanjaro is a pretty tricky climb. Most of it's up, until you reach
the very, very top, and then it tends to slope away rather sharply."
Sir George Head, OBE (JC)
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LOGIC: "The point is frozen, the beast is dead, what is the difference?"
Gavin Millarrrrrrrrrr (JC)
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From: tessmann@cs.ubc.ca (Markus Tessmann)
Subject: Re: Rumours about 3DO ???
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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NNTP-Posting-Host: larry.cs.ubc.ca
stgprao@st.unocal.COM (Richard Ottolini) writes:
>They need a hit software product to encourage software sales of the product,
>i.e. the Pong, Pacman, VisiCalc, dBase, or Pagemaker of multi-media.
>There are some multi-media and digital television products out there already,
>albeit, not as capable as 3DO's. But are there compelling reasons to buy
>such yet? Perhaps someone in this news group will write that hit software :-)
I've just had the good fortune to be hired by Electronic Arts as Senior
Computer Graphics Artist at the Vancouver, Canada office. :^)
The timing has a lot to do with the 3DO which EA is putting a lot of resources
into. I do not know of any titles to be developed as yet but will be happy to
post as things develop. I start there May 3.
Markus Tessmann
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From: gene@jackatak.raider.net (Gene Wright)
Subject: sound recording on mac portable answer (or lead)
Organization: Jack's Amazing CockRoach Capitalist Ventures
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Whatever equipment will work on a mac plus or a mac se will work fine on
a mac portable. It doesn't have a sound input, but there is equipment
that works fine with those models mentioned in macuser/macworld.
--
gene@jackatak.raider.net (Gene Wright)
------------jackatak.raider.net (615) 377-5980 ------------
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From: nrmendel@unix.amherst.edu (Nathaniel Mendell)
Subject: Re: Maxima Chain wax
Nntp-Posting-Host: amhux3.amherst.edu
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
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Tom Dietrich (txd@ESD.3Com.COM) wrote:
: parr@acs.ucalgary.ca (Charles Parr) writes:
:
: >I bought it, I tried it:
:
: >It is, truly, the miracle spooge.
:
: >My chain is lubed, my wheel is clean, after 1000km.
:
: Good, glad to hear it, I'm still studying it.
:
: >I think life is now complete...The shaft drive weenies now
: >have no comeback when I discuss shaft effect.
:
: Sure I do, even though I don't consider myself a weenie...
---------------- rip! pithy "I'm afraid to work on my bike" stuff deleted ---
: There is also damn little if any shaft effect
: with a Concours. So there! :{P PPPpppphhhhhttttttt!!!
:
Heh, heh...that's pretty funny. So what do you call it instead of shaft
effect?
Nathaniel
ZX-10 <--- damn little if any shaft effect
DoD 0812
AMA
p.s. okay, so it's flame bait, so what
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From: gnome@pd.org (Mike Mitten)
Subject: Re: What is it with Cats and Dogs ???!
Organization: The Laughing Gnome Software Farm, Atlanta, GA, USA
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X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
james.bessette (jimbes@cbnewsj.cb.att.com) wrote:
>In article <6130328@hplsla.hp.com> kens@hplsla.hp.com (Ken Snyder) writes:
>>ps. I also heard from a dog breeder that the chains of bicycles and
>>motorcycles produced high frequency squeaks that dogs loved to chase.
>Ask the breeder why they also chase BMWs also.
Cam chain.
-Mike
Mike Mitten - gnome@pd.org - ...!emory!pd.org!gnome - AMA#675197 - DoD#522
Irony is the spice of life. '90 Bianchi Backstreet '82 Suzuki GS850GL
"The revolution will not be televised."
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From: dpc47852@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Daniel Paul Checkman)
Subject: Re: Is MSG sensitivity superstition?
Article-I.D.: news.C5wI4F.Dt
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
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bruce@Data-IO.COM (Bruce Reynolds) writes:
>Anecedotal evidence is worthless. Even doctors who have been using a drug
>or treatment for years, and who swear it is effective, are often suprised
>at the results of clinical trials. Whether or not MSG causes describable,
>reportable, documentable symptoms should be pretty simple to discover.
I tend to disagree- I think anecdotal evidence, provided there is a lot of it,
and it is fairly consistent, will is very important. First, it points to the
necessity of doing a study, and second, it at least says that the effects are
all psychological (or possibly allergy in this case). As I've pointed out
before, pyschological effects are no less real than other effects. One
person's "make-believe" can easily be another person's reality. Using
psychadelic drugs in a bizarre and twisted example, the hallucinations one
person experiences on an acid trip cannot be guaranteed to another person on
an acid trip- there is no clinical evidence that those effects are always going
to happen. Anyhow, that was a pretty lame example, but hopefully I made my
point- it's all a matter of perception, and as long as someone ingesting MSG
perceives it as causing bad effects, then s/he can definitely experience those
affects. On the other hand, it could just be an allergy to the food it's in, or something. Still, anecdotal evidence is not worthless- it's the stuff that
leads to the study being done.
-Dan
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From: mfoster@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu (Marc Foster)
Subject: Re: Expansion
Originator: news@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu
Distribution: na
Nntp-Posting-Host: midway.ecn.uoknor.edu
Organization: University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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In article <PATRICK.93Apr2201529@blanco.owlnet.rice.edu> patrick@blanco.owlnet.rice.edu (Patrick L Humphrey) writes:
>On Fri, 2 Apr 1993 22:05:16 GMT, vamwendt@atlas.cs.upei.ca (Michael Wendt) said
>>16. Albany (New York), Boise (Idaho)--A couple of cities with fair interest
>>but size and closeness to other teams is a question.
>Albany has their AHL franchise (though it goes by the Capital District label),
>but Boise? Forget it. The CHL made an attempt at that part of the country in
>1983-84, with a franchise in Great Falls -- and no one showed up. Folks up in
>that part of the PNW just aren't interested in hockey.
Hey Patrick, the Montana Magic played in Billings, not Great Falls...
>--PLH, I know where I'd put the next two NHL expansion teams: Phoenix and
>Houston, assuming the Whalers don't pack up and move in the meantime...
Marc, Phoenix and Houston it is...
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From: rmm@cbnewsg.cb.att.com (richard.m.maniscalco)
Subject: Re: Share your optimization tips
Organization: AT&T
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In article <1pm61pINNp45@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> jbodnar@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (John Bodnar) writes:
>According to e_p@unl.edu (edgar pearlstein):
>> Here's another one:
>>
>> 5. My computer arrived with the following statement in its
>> config.sys file: STACKS = 9,256. I changed it to
>> STACKS = 8,128 and saved 1296 bytes. Maybe it could be
>> lowered even more, but I haven't tried it.
>
>Exactly.
>
>Regardless of what Microsoft says, I have set STACKS=0,0 on every single
>computer I have installed Windows on from a simple 386SX-16 up to 486DX-50
>with EISA motherboards, NDI Volante TIGA adapters, Intel Ethernet Express
>cards, and caching SCSI controllers from DPT and DTC.
>
>Not a problem yet, and the extra 2K+ gained means a lot with conventional
>memory gobbling programs like OrCAD and Tango PCB.
>--
>John Bodnar : "While we liked developing Windows
>The University of Texas at Austin : applications, we never inhaled."
>Internet: jbodnar@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu :
>UUCP: ....!cs.utexas!ut-ccwf!jbodnar : -- Borland CEO Philippe Kahn
I remember reading somewhere (QEMM manual, I think) that
STACK=9,256 is needed only for the Windows SETUP program.
Otherwise, use STACK=0,0.
Rich
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From: se08+@andrew.cmu.edu (Seth Adam Eliot)
Subject: reference needed....
Organization: Doctoral student, Materials Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Lines: 22
Does anybody have any solid data on how many legally owned versus
illegally owned firearms are used in crime. I know the number of
legally owned guns used in crime is small, but I would like a number,
and a reference if possible.
Data should be e-mailed to me.
Open discussion should be directed to talk.politics.guns
-Seth
__________________________________________________________________________
[unlike cats] dogs NEVER scratch you when you wash them. They just
become very sad and try to figure out what they did wrong. -Dave Barry
Seth Eliot Dept of Material Science and Engineering
Carnegie Mellon Univerity, Pittsburgh, PA
ARPA :eliot+@cmu.edu |------------------------------------------
or se08+@andrew.cmu.edu |
Bitnet: se08%andrew@cmccvb |
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From: infante@acpub.duke.edu (Andrew Infante)
Subject: Re: RIM NEEDED
Keywords: Either do it, or keep you opinions to yourself.
Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C.
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Nntp-Posting-Host: north1.acpub.duke.edu
In article <1993Apr14.210922.20916@news.columbia.edu> twang@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Tony Wang) writes:
>In article <13177@news.duke.edu> infante@acpub.duke.edu (Andrew Infante)writes:
>>In article <1993Apr13.122643.3180@walter.bellcore.com> pgoudas@gomer.bellcore.com (Paul Goudas) writes:
>>> Also, is there a law or something that requires NYC to keep it's
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>street empty of potholes greater than a certain depth? I (rather my bike)
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>>HAHAHAHAHAAHAHHA WHAHwuhuhahuah!!!!
>>
>>That's a good one!! Really, stop! I can't breathe!!
>
> Bite your tongue. Those of us who ACTUALLY RIDE in NYC on a
>daily basis could not live without those Potholes. It'll ruin the
>flavor. It's not enough just to dodge taxis, buses, pedistrians,
>bicycle messengers, and BDI's on a block by block basis. Those
>potholes always makes for that sudden randomness that makes it all so
>much fun. Besides, where else can you think of that allows you to
>constantly test your panic braking, shocks, and dirt-riding abilities
>all on city streets. You smooth asphalt canyon carvers don't know what
>you're missing.
>
>8-)........
>
I was laughing about the law part.
I've driven thru SOHO...manahattan, _I_ know what' you're talking 'bout...
:^)
Not that Durham, NC is any better...
(well, maybe a little bit anyway, but the NC DOT takes more
money from road taxes and puts it in their own pockets and
into the pockets of the guys building the large condos that
need their own roads than they do back into fixing roads, but
hey, the local paper did a report of this last summer, and
boy, am I glad I don't work for the DOT, 'cause they got SHAT
on, bigtime....wonder who lost their jobs? ED? Got any idea?)
--
Andy Infante | You can listen to what everybody says, but the fact remains |
'71 BMW R60/5 | that you've got to get out there and do the thing yourself. |
DoD #2426 | -- Joan Sutherland |
==============| My opinions, dammit, have nothing to do with anyone else!!! |
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From: adams@hunter.unr.edu (Brian Adams)
Subject: Re: In memoriam: Dan Kelly and Danny Gallivan
Organization: University of Nevada, Reno Department of Computer Science
Distribution: na
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In article <1993Apr5.194440.18546@ists.ists.ca> dchhabra@stpl.ists.ca (Deepak Chhabra) writes:
>In article <burke.1-290393150052@burkemac.oshag.nd.edu> burke.1@nd.edu (R. P. Burke) writes:
>>When talking about hockey broadcasters, let's give a moment of silence to
>>remember the St. Louis Blues' great, Dan Kelly. (Many of you may have heard
>>him in the late 60s and early 70s on CBS.) He used to do Hockey Night In
>>Canada intermissions, with another recently deceased great, Danny Gallivan
>>of the Canadiens.
>
I *loved* Dan Kelly! He was on USA when I first got hooked on Hockey back
in 1980 or so. No, he wasn't always spot on top of the play, and he
wasn't overly cute, but those pipes! That lusty, barrel chested, voice!
No pipsqueak was he (unlike some fellas we know!)
I rode into hockey mania on the coattails of Gretzky and the Boys on the
Bus. My first Finals saw the Islanders sweep them. But I'll never
forget the night, a year later, when the Oilers closed it out at home in
the pandemonium, the smoke from a million sparklers, the long empty-net
goal near the end, and Dan Kelly letting the crowd's reaction tell the
story for a few long seconds, then that voice barking through the din
"Dave Lumley ... sews it up for Edmonton!" It sounds stupid, but that
early (for me) hockey memory will always bring a thrill. Since then
I've grown a lot more jaded about the game, but I was really saddened
by Dan Kelly's passing. He was one of the good guys.
Brian Adams
Reno
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From: wb9omc@dynamo.ecn.purdue.edu (Duane P Mantick)
Subject: Re: IR remote control receiver
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Lines: 29
ab616@Freenet.carleton.ca (Marc Dion) writes:
>For a project of my own, I would like to build a Infra-Red Remote control
>receiver (for regular VCRs and TVs remotes). Does anybody have any info
>or tips on how to build such receiver ?
>In particular,
>a) which photo detector should I use (which wavelength do remotes use) ?
>b) which ICs or circuit should I use ?
>c) any suggestions for circuit layout
>Please reply to this group (if you wish), but as well via e-mail (my
>link to usenet is not always available).
I'd like to see this info as well. As for wavelength, I think
you're primarily going to find two - 880 nM +/- a bit, and/or 950 nM
+/- a bit. Usually it is about 10 nM either way. The two most common
I have seen were 880 and 950 but I have also heard of 890 and 940.
I'm not sure that the 10 nM one way or another will make a great deal of
difference.
Another suggestion - find a brand of TV that uses an IR remote,
and go look at the SAMS photofact for it. You can often find some very
detailed schematics and parts list for not only the receiver but the
transmitter as well, including carrier freq. specs. and tone decoding
specs. if the system uses that.
Duane
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From: rdb1@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (ronald.j.deblock..jr)
Subject: Re: male/female mystery [ Re: Dumbest automotive concepts of all time ]
Article-I.D.: cbnewsj.1993Apr6.171209.13913
Distribution: na
Organization: AT&T
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In article <1pq8tkINNbek@chester.ksu.ksu.edu> bets@chester.ksu.ksu.edu (Beth Schwindt) writes:
>
>Besides which, where would men put all their crap if their wives
>didn't carry purses? :-)
>
>
>Beth
>
My wife rarely carries a purse, so all of her crap ends up in my pockets!
--
Ron DeBlock rdb1@homxb.att.com (that's a number 1 in rdb1, not letter l)
AT&T Bell Labs Somerset, NJ USA
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From: sepinwal@mail.sas.upenn.edu (Alan Sepinwall)
Subject: Re: WFAN
Organization: University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences
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In article <C5JC3z.KnD@news.udel.edu> philly@ravel.udel.edu (Robert C Hite) writes:
>In article <1993Apr15.151202.3551@Virginia.EDU> jja2h@Virginia.EDU ("") writes:
>>Does any one out there listen to WFAN? For those of you who do
>>not know what I am talking about, it is an all sports radio
>>staion in New York. On a clear night the signal reaches up and
>>down the East coast. In particular, I want to know how Len
>>Berman and Mike Lupica's show is. I go to school in Virginia
>>so I can't listen when there are on during the day. Just
>>wondering.
You're right about the signal being strong. I live in West Philadelphia,
and I can get FAN almost perfectly. It's a sports fans dream (especially
if that person is from NY and wants to hear about his teams while he's
away at school). As for Lupica & Berman, it's turned out to be Lupica,
then Berman. Neither of them wanted to work a full four hour show, so Ed
Coleman and Dave Sims' old four-hour slot was broken down into two
seperate two-hour show - Lupica from 10-12, and Berman from 12-2. And they
both happen to suck in comparison to Eddie and Dave. COME BACK, GUYS!
>
>The FAN is an okay Sports Radio station, but doesn't come close to
>the ULTIMATE in Sports Radio, 610 WIP in Philadelphia. The signal
>might not be as powerful, but then again only stations in New York
>feel "obligated" to pollute everyone else's airwaves with a bunch of
>hoodlum Mets fans complaining 24 hours a day. WIP took two of your
>best sports jockeys too, Jody MacDonald and Steve Fredericks. 610
>WIP is rockin with sports talk from 5:30 AM till midnight, check it
>out anytime your within a few hours of Philadelphia. If I'm not
>mistaken, WIP has the highest sports talk ratings in the nation?
>
Like I said, I live in Philly, so I can hear FAN and/or WIP whenever I
want. But I cannot stand WIP. And it isn't because I loathe the Philly
sports teams - the Phillies are my favorite NL team (Yanks are favorite
AL), and the Eagles aren't too bad either. There are two big problems:
1)Total emphasis on the home teams, especially the Eagles. Unlike
the FAN hosts, who can at least answer a question about an
out-of-town team if a caller asks, the WIP hosts seem
to have no clue about any team that doesn't play on
Broad Street. Also, FANs periodic sports updates (every 20
minutes) gives sports news and scores from around the
country. It's very rare to hear an out-of-town score
being reported on WIP.
2)The hosts. With the exception of Jody MacDonald, who I miss
from his days at FAN, none of the hosts really seems to have
both a broad knowledge of the sport or a good on-air presence.
The worst is Gary Cobb, who seems to have been hired solely
on the basis that he used to play for the Eagles.
Anyway, that's my two cents on the whole FAN vs WIP battle.
-Alan
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From: maher@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (552)
Subject: Wanted: critiques on multi-windowing system toolkits
Organization: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Any pointers to articles, or personal opinions, critiquing user
interface toolkits that operate across many windowing systems (e.g., X,
MS Windows, Macintosh) - you know, Open Interface, XVT, Aspect ...
If you reply with your opinion, please BRIEFLY state your choice and a
short discussion why.
Steve Maher
maher@outland.gsfc.nasa.gov
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Flight Dynamics Division maher@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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From: 0005111312@mcimail.com (Peter Nesbitt)
Subject: Thanks for the speeding ticket advice!
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I'd like to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my post about
fighting my ticket.
Many of you wrote to say that you have successfully fought and won your
case in court. Others lost due to the cop outright lying to the judge
about the circumstances surrounding your ticket, while one fellow lost
because the judge just didn't appear to be in the mood for such foolishness.
Several of you suggested that I obtain a book called "Fight Your Ticket".
The general theme from those who said "go for it", was to be prepared.
I should do as much research as possible, go back and review the scene,
transcribe what happened to tape or paper, use any witnesses that may
have been around, have a list of questions to ask the cop and/or the judge,
and to be positive and assertive. I am innocent until proven guilty! <gulp>
A few people suggested trying to get my court date changed, as this might
trip up the arresting officer, he may not show up if the date is on his day
off or if he feels/knows that he doesn't have a chance to win against you.
One individual stated that an Officer could be an Expert Witness, and if he
says I was speeding, then by damn, I was speeding.
Another says that I must have been paced or clocked with a radar gun.
Lots of good suggestions and ideas from you all. I'll let you know what
happens after the big day!
/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| Peter D. Nesbitt | Air Traffic Controller | PNESBITT@MCIMAIL.COM |
| | Oakland Bay TRACON | |
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From: rcampbel@weejordy.physics.mun.ca (Roderick Campbell)
Subject: Re: PC/Geos, Windows, OS/2, and Unix/X11
Reply-To: rcampbel@weejordy.physics.mun.ca
Organization: Dept. of Physics, Memorial University
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In article <sehari.734022369@vincent2.iastate.edu>, sehari@iastate.edu (Babak Sehari) writes:
|> ---
|>
|>
|>
|> With my limited knowladge about the PC Geos, I came out with following
|> comparison:
|>
|> PC Geos Windows OS/2 Unix/X11
|> ________ _______ ____ _______
|>
|> 1. Can run dos
|> programs yes yes yes yes(needed add.)
|>
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|>
|> 7. price $120 $70 $120 free-$1000s
|> A good one
|> costs $400-$700
|> avaliable on Ext.
|> card too.
|>
|> 8. C compiler Don't think so yap yap yap
|>
|> 9. C++ no Yap Yap Yap
|>
|> 10. Fortran no yap yap yap
|>
|> 11. debuger ? yap yap yap
|>
|> 12. min to run dos 2M & 10Mb-Hard ? 386
|>
|> You guys and gals add to this list, so we do not throw our many down the
|> tubes.
|>
|> With highest regards,
|> Babak Sehari.
|>
This list appears to imply, that MS-windows that has a cost listed
above at $70, comes with a C compiler, C++ and Fortran. It does not, of
course. These are expensive add-ons that drive the price WAY beyond $70.
( I don't know if the same applies to OS/2 )
As far as unix is concerned;
There is a free unix, linux, that has cc, ~c++, fortran ( f2c ),
Xwindows and many other features besides, with a large number of utilities
that can be optionally added. And there is also a free 386BSD I believe.
Both these unix's are quite robust. You can check out comp.os.linux
If you don't want to "throw our many down the tubes", you've got to break
that list down a little more.
--
Roderick Campbell
Department of Physics
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NF, CANADA
internet: rcampbel@weejordy.physics.mun.ca
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From: ebosco@us.oracle.com (Eric Bosco)
Subject: Ram boards on a 486??
Nntp-Posting-Host: monica.us.oracle.com
Reply-To: ebosco@us.oracle.com
Organization: Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores CA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
at Oracle Corporation. The opinions expressed are those
of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.
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Hello,
I have a 486sx25 ISA machine with Pheonix BIOS. Currently I have
8 megabytes of RAM installed via eight 1 MG SIMMS on the motherboard: ie.
both banks are full, and there is no space for more SIMMS. I am thinking
of running OS2 on my machine and Possibly Linux with X windows, and I know
that more RAM would be helpful. However with SIMMS, the only solution I
can see is to sell my 8 Megs for about $180, and by 4 4mg SIMMS for about
$400 used. Apart from the fact that I can't afford the price right now,
the entire process of selling RAM and buying it used probably means that
the machine might be down for a number of days which I would rather
avoid...
So my question is, do the AT RAM boards that plug into a free slot work
well with a 486 ISA machine. I have seen some being sold used for about
$90 with 4 Mg with space for another 4Mg's. If these boards do work, how
do they do it? Is a device driver needed, or will the BIOS pickup the
extra RAM as it does with the SIMMS on the mother board? I know that the
ISA expansions slots are 16-bits and 486 SIMM memory is 32 bits, so
probably all of this is just wishful thinking... However any help is truly
appreciated.
-Eric
ebosco@us.oracle.com
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From: lovall@bohr.physics.purdue.edu (Daniel L. Lovall)
Subject: Buick heater controls
Summary: My air vents don't work on my 71 Skylark
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University Physics Department
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I have a '71 Buick Skylark with 148K on it. I bought it in California, and if
it'll let me, I'd like to keep it for another year. The only problem is these
Indiana winters--my heater controls don't work.
The car has vacuum operated control switches for the vents. Right now it is
stuck in the "vent" mode. It will blow warm air, but I can't switch the air
flow to either the floor (I can live without this) or the defrost (I can't
live without this). I probably could just jam the air deflector to the
defrost position, but this blows a lot of air in my face and is, well,
kind of like putting a vacuum cleaner in reverse.
I have taken parts of the dash off and looked at the vacuum system and I think
the problem (or part of it) is with the two diaphragms which control up/down
and outside/inside air flow. THe diaphragm which controls outside(vent)/in-
side(no vent) air is cracked most of the way around, and the other one is
probably damaged too, considering the advanced age of the car.
Two questions:
1) Is there anything I should be aware of about this (other than
the fact that I should move from Indiana) ?
2) In the event that replacement diaphragms aren't available, is there
a way to "fix" this?
THanks for any advice/info
selah,
Dan
lovall@physics.purdue.edu
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From: meyers@leonardo.rtp.dg.com (Bill Meyers)
Subject: Re: The 'pill' for Deer = No Hunting
Organization: N/I
Lines: 114
In article <1qk3jm$9sh@transfer.stratus.com> cdt@sw.stratus.com (C. D. Tavares) writes:
>In article <1993Apr14.221646.2332@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu>, jrm@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu writes:
[ ... ]
>> Why are 'good' neighborhoods 'good' ? It isn't because every
>> person is armed to the teeth. It is because of (1) attitude
>> and (2) cooperation. In the 'good' neighborhoods, the residents
>> make themselves aware of their neighbors and notice when
>> strangers are lurking around. 'Good' neighborhoods form groups
>> like 'crime-watch' to increase this effect, and the relative
>> effectiveness of the police. When hostiles are arrested, the
>> good neighbors step up and say "THAT'S the one officer ! He
>> was robbing Mr. Jones' house".
>
>Sometimes this works. Sometimes it just lands your good neighbors
>on the dance card for the next wave of drive-bys. Someone here once
>told a story about LA gangs moving into Phoenix. I've misplaced the
Here'a a copy, cdt:
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>Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns,ou.politics
>Path: dg-rtp!psinntp!uunet!sun-barr!ames!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!wupost!csus.edu!netcom.com!mvp
>From: mvp@netcom.com (Mike Van Pelt)
>Subject: The difference an armed civilian population makes
>Message-ID: <y52n_tc.mvp@netcom.com>
>Date: Thu, 17 Sep 92 23:42:42 GMT
>Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
>References: <swood.716099748@vela>
>Lines: 84
>
>Along the lines of "The Armed Citizen", here's a story that
>some of you may find amusing. It's a story about Arizona
>house-hunting, from Leslie Fish, musician and author...
>
>----
> ... One of the reasons I'm planning to move to Arizona is that --
>despite its lousy economy, 4-way race problems, simmering religious
>problems and hopelessly bad government -- Arizona has one of the lowest
>violent- crime rates in the country. Is it just coincidence that
>Arizona is also one of the few remaining no-gun- control states in the
>country?
>
> Well, consider this funny story. Last time I was in Phoenix,
>staying with Liz Burnham, I did some checking on the local real-estate
>market (that's when I discovered that, with my income -- as provable by
>my tax returns -- I can qualify for every low-income housing loan in
>the book, with the exception of VA), and I came across an astonishing
>ad in the local market-paper. It offered a three-bedroom house in the
>Phoenix area for -- are you ready for this -- all of $10,000. No money
>down. $100 per month total payments. Christ on a Harley-Davidson! I
>called up the real-estate office making this offer, made it clear that
>I was only checking the local market, and asked about that house. Were
>the walls, roof and foundation structurally sound? Yes. Were the
>plumbing and electrical systems functional and up to code? Yes. Did the
>air-conditioning system (an absolute necessity in Phoenix) work? Yes,
>again. Okay, so what was wrong with the house? Well, it needed lots
>of plastering, painting, yard work, and some patching of the roof --
>and yes, low-interest repair loans were available. Okay, sez I. If
>that's all that's wrong with it, just why are you selling a 3-bedroom
>house for all of $10,000? Well, squirms the agent, it's in kind of a
>bad neighborhood. How bad? sez I, remembering some of the neighborhoods
>I've seen in Chicago and Oakland. Worst in the city, the agent sighs,
>and then he told me this amazing story.
>
> Every few years, it seems, the big vice-gangs in Los Angeles notice
>that there's no gang presence in Phoenix -- which is just a quick
>5-hour drive from LA -- and get the idea of setting up a subsidiary
>there. Well, a couple years ago, the colonizing force came to this
>neighborhood -- it being poor and Spanish, they figured they could move
>right in and take over -- bought this house and started operations.
>Unfortunately for them, the neighbors not only didn't like this -- they
>didn't care for whores trotting up and down their streets all night,
>pimps soliciting their kids, dope- deals on the corners in broad
>daylight, and so on -- they weren't afraid to do something about it.
>The neighbors called the cops (for some reason, the Phoenix police are
>remarkably honest, capable, polite and prompt), and the cops promptly
>came and swept up all the whores, pimps and pushers off the street and
>away to jail. The remaining gang members decided to retaliate in the
>fashion they usually use in LA; they got the complainant's name and
>address off the court records, and did a drive-by shooting at his
>house. Well, this wasn't Los Angeles. The moment the neighbors heard
>the first gunshots fired, they all ran out their front doors with their
>own guns -- rifles, shotguns, pistols, everything -- and shot back.
>
> The car didn't make it to the end of the block. It coasted to a
>stop, riddled with more holes than the famous Bonnie and Clyde getaway
>car (which I've seen; it's on display in a casino in a casino in Las
>Vegas). The gas tank and fuel lines had been ruptured, so the car
>caught fire. The neighbors waited a good 15 minutes -- making sure
>nobody got out of that car -- before they called the fire department to
>come put out the fire and tow the wreck away. By that time, the asphalt
>under the car had melted and caught fire too, which subsequently left a
>large and nasty pot-hole in the street. The city is slow about
>repairing small streets, so the hole stayed there providing a traffic
>hazard for several months. All this was two years ago, the agent
>concluded, and there's been no trouble since, but the house and the
>neighborhood still have a bad reputation -- and that's why the house
>was so cheap.
>
> Hearing this story, I nearly laughed my ass off. I told the agent
>that if I had the money at the moment, I'd by-god buy the house; this
>was _nothing_ compared to bad neighborhoods I'd seen here in
>California, where drive-by shootings go unchecked by the well-armed
>cops, let alone by the unarmed neighbors. If that's the absolute worst
>you'll find in Phoenix, then that's the city for me.
>
> That's the difference that an armed civilian population makes.
>Think about it.
>
>
>--
>Mike Van Pelt When guns are outlawed,
>mvp@netcom.com only Carl Rowan will have guns.
>mvp@hsv3.lsil.com
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From: colinm@max.carleton.ca (Colin McFadyen)
Subject: Maxtor 2190 info needed (was Re: UNIX PC Software for sale)
Organization: Carleton University
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In <1qvs59$knh@crl.crl.com> bob@nntp.crl.com (Bob Ames) writes:
>Here is a list of items for the 3B1 which I am selling:
List deleted..........
>PPS: Priam D519 150M Hard Drives (Exactly same as Maxtor 2190, but faster)
Does anyone know what the jumpers should be set to on the Maxtor 2190??
I have a 2190 that came off of a VS2000 that I would like to use on a PC.
Thanks in advance...Colin.
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From: cathy@LANCE.ColoState.Edu (Cathy Smith)
Subject: Letter to a Liberal Colleague -- L. Neil Smith
Distribution: usa
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Organization: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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Posted by Cathy Smith for L. Neil Smith
LETTER TO A LIBERAL COLLEAGUE
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: "Adrian" -- name changed to protect the guilty --
and the author are science fiction novelists who once worked with
the same editor at a famous New York publishing house.]
Dear Adrian:
I'm way behind schedule on my current book again, so this reply to
your note -- criticizing the recent magazine interview I gave and
generally attacking gun ownership -- will necessarily consist
mostly of assertions you're free to believe (or not) I can back
with evidence and logic I've neither time nor energy to present
now. I've written fully on this topic before and will again in the
future. When I do, I'll make sure you get copies.
There are many arguments I might make, from the futility and danger
of delegating self-defense to the police (see Don Kates in the Jan.
10, 1985 WALL STREET JOURNAL) to the real effect of prohibition,
shifting consumers from newly-outlawed handguns or semiautomatic
rifles to items like sawed-off shotguns or homemade bombs, but I'll
limit myself here to commenting on the newspaper clipping you sent
with your note.
First, the freedom to own and carry the weapon of your choice is a
natural, fundamental, and inalienable human, individual, civil, and
Constitutional right -- subject neither to the democratic process
nor to arguments grounded in social utility.
Second, publication of some latter-day "scientific study" doesn't
alter the fact that the gun prohibitionists I discussed in my
interview -- annoying you so much in the process -- were lying.
Third, the freedom to own and carry the weapon of your choice is a
natural, fundamental, and inalienable human, individual, civil, and
Constitutional right -- subject neither to the democratic process
nor to arguments grounded in social utility.
Fourth, as often happens with these things, the "study" doesn't
support the gun prohibitionists' original numerical contentions
anyway, but simply adds a new layer of spurious claims to an older
body of lies, omissions, and distortions.
Fifth, the freedom to own and carry the weapon of your choice is a
natural, fundamental, and inalienable human, individual, civil, and
Constitutional right -- subject neither to the democratic process
nor to arguments grounded in social utility.
Sixth, the fact that gun prohibitionists have been caught lying on
countless occasions (Carl Bakal, author of NO RIGHT TO KEEP AND
BEAR ARMS, even confessed to it publicly) makes the value of this
present "study" dubious, to say the least.
Seventh, the freedom to own and carry the weapon of your choice is
a natural, fundamental, and inalienable human, individual, civil,
and Constitutional right -- subject neither to the democratic
process nor to arguments grounded in social utility.
Eighth, given your own lifelong service as a federal bureaucrat
(not to mention the cynical sophistication of your fiction), you
should be better aware than most people how "progress" -- in
designing "studies" to prove whatever you want -- outstrips our
ability to collect meaningful data. A case in point we might agree
on is the fact that it took another kind of prohibitionist 20 or 30
years to create "studies" "proving" that pornography causes crime.
More naive (and probably more honest) efforts in the 50s and 60s
clearly indicate the contrary.
Ninth, the freedom to own and carry the weapon of your choice is a
natural, fundamental, and inalienable human, individual, civil, and
Constitutional right -- subject neither to the democratic process
nor to arguments grounded in social utility.
Tenth, another reason to doubt all such "studies" is that human
behavior (as the Austrian School of economics demonstrates) is far
too complex and unpredictable to be meaningfully quantified. The
attempt to do so -- and then create public policy based on the
resulting pseudo-information -- is wrecking our civilization.
Eleventh, the freedom to own and carry the weapon of your choice is
a natural, fundamental, and inalienable human, individual, civil,
and Constitutional right -- subject neither to the democratic
process nor to arguments grounded in social utility.
Twelfth, the "study" is also worthless because it incorporates
figures for suicide, which is not necessarily a tragedy but
basically another individual right, sometimes with ancillary social
benefits. If anything, perhaps suicide INTERVENTION should be a
criminal offense.
Thirteenth and finally, the National Rifle Association officials
quoted in the article, whatever their shortcomings (and they are
many), are correct in this instance: the "study" is meaningless
because the freedom to own and carry the weapon of your choice is a
natural, fundamental, and inalienable human, individual, civil, and
Constitutional right -- subject neither to the democratic process
nor to arguments grounded in social utility.
And because of that, Adrian, even if the "study" were valid, it
wouldn't deter me from a lifelong personal objective of seeing that
anyone can own any weapon he or she prefers and carry it however,
whenever, and wherever he or she desires without asking anybody's
permission. In this I'm ably assisted by gun prohibitionists
themselves, whose yawping invariably moves previously unarmed
people to go out and buy their first gun "while they still can".
Before the '68 Gun Control Act, most of the "shooting fraternity"
viewed handguns (incorrectly, as it turned out) as inaccurate,
ineffective toys. There probably weren't six million of them in
the whole country. Now, thanks to Kennedy, Metzenbaum, the Bradys,
and their ilk -- AMERICA'S GREATEST SPORTING GOODS SALES TEAM -- we
probably manufacture at least that many every year.
The fascinating datum is that Handgun Control, et al. are perfectly
aware of this -- so I guess you'll have to ask them yourself what
their real motives are.
Look: gun-making isn't an arcane or difficult art (and by the way,
it's easier to make a fully automatic weapon than a semiautomatic;
the fact that I can still obtain my own weapon of preference, the
self-loading pistol, is the only thing which keeps me from pursuing
this further). Even if it were difficult, there are already a
quarter billion firearms in America, with an estimated "half life"
of 1000 years -- possibly more for stainless steel. Guns are gonna
be around a long time, Adrian, whether you like it or not.
As for me, to paraphrase Elmer Keith, regardless of what the law
provides or any court decides, I'm always going to be armed. And I
will always work to see that others are, as well. The bad news is
that there are thousands more -- perhaps even hundreds of thousands
-- where I come from. We can't be stopped by passing laws, we can
only be forced to arm ourselves and others secretly and -- given
both the practical and alleged differences between full automatics
and semiautomatics -- perhaps more efficiently.
So what's the point?
L. Neil Smith
Author: THE PROBABILITY BROACH, THE CRYSTAL EMPIRE, HENRY MARTYN,
and (forthcoming) PALLAS
LEVER ACTION BBS (303) 493-6674, FIDOnet: 1:306/31.4
Libertarian Second Amendment Caucus
NRA Life Member
My opinions are, of course, my own.
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From: ak296@yfn.ysu.edu (John R. Daker)
Subject: Re: Isuzu Amigo Opinions sought
Organization: St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, OH
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Reply-To: ak296@yfn.ysu.edu (John R. Daker)
NNTP-Posting-Host: yfn.ysu.edu
In a previous article, sdexter@shl.com (Scott Dexter) says:
>I like the Amigo; I would like some feedback...
>
>Any and all feedback appreciated-
Yet another Jeep wannabe designed for yuppies who will never take it off road but want
to look "outdoorsey".
--
DoD #650<----------------------------------------------------------->DarkMan
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of
thinking we were at when we created them. - Albert Einstein
___________________The Eternal Champion_________________
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From: tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer)
Subject: Re: Jack Morris
Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
Lines: 30
In article <1993Apr19.024222.11181@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca> cs902043@ariel.yorku.ca (SHAWN LUDDINGTON) writes:
>
>Hey Valentine, I don't see Boston with any world series rings on their
>fingers.
Yah. So?
>Damn, Morris now has three and probably the Hall of Fame in his
>future.
He certainly didn't earn his last one. *HOW* many games did he blow
in the World Series? All of the ones he started?
>Therefore, I would have to say Toronto easily made the best signing.
Oh, yes. Definitely. Therefore Morris is better than Clemens.
Don't give me that shit. If Boston had Alomar, Olerud, Henke, and
Ward while Toronto had Rivera, Jack Clark, Jeff Reardon, things would
have looked a little different last fall. Give credit where credit is
due. This lavishing of praise on Morris makes me sick.
>And don't tell me Boston will win this year. They won't
>even be in the top 4 in the division, more like 6th.
I'm willing to bet they don't finish sixth. I'm also willing to bet
they don't finish first. And if you give me 3-2 odds, I'm willing to
bet that they finish ahead of the Blue Jays.
-Valentine
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From: mccoy@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Jim McCoy)
Subject: Re: Fifth Amendment and Passwords
Reply-To: mccoy@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Jim McCoy)
Organization: The University of Texas - Austin
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NNTP-Posting-Host: tramp.cc.utexas.edu
Originator: mccoy@tramp.cc.utexas.edu
In article <1993Apr19.180049.20572@qualcomm.com>, karn@unix.ka9q.ampr.org (Phil Karn) writes:
> In article <1993Apr18.233112.24107@colnet.cmhnet.org>, res@colnet.cmhnet.org (Rob Stampfli) writes:
> |> >Sadly, it does not. Suspects can be compelled to give handwriting and
> |> >voice exemplars, and to take blood and DNA tests.
> |>
> |> I am sure that Mike is correct on this point. I am also pretty sure that
> |> administering "truth serum" would be ruled a violation of your right
> |> not to incriminate yourself. But, what is the salient difference?
>
> You can find the salient difference in any number of 5th amendment
> related Supreme Court opinions. The Court limits 5th amendment
> protections to what they call "testimonial" evidence, as opposed to
> physical evidence.
I have a question that is a slight variation on the previously mentioned
examples that perhaps people could give me some pointers on (it has been a
couple of years since my Con Law class in college so I hope I am not
missing something obvious here...)
Basic Scenario:
I set up a bbs that uses public-key encryption and encryption of
files on disk. The general setup is designed so that when users
connect they send a private key encrypted using the system public
key and the user's public-private keypair is used to wrap the
one-time session keys used for encrypting the files on disk. The
result of this is that even if I reveal the system private key it
is impossible for anyone to gain access to the files stored on the
machine. What is possible is for someone to use the revealed
system private key to entice users into revealing thier personal
private keys during the authentication sequence.
Questions:
Does the fact that the system private key does not provide any
information useful for a search give me any protection as far as
being coerced to reveal the key? (I doubt it myself..)
It seems providing the system private key does not mean that I am
assisting in "entrapment" (the users would send thier key anyway
and are not being enticed into doing something they would not
otherwise do) but is there any other hook that can be used?
Would the user private-key enticement require wiretap approval?
Any answers or general musings on the subject would be appreciated...
jim
--
Jim McCoy | UT Unix Sysadmin Tiger Team
mccoy@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu | #include <disclaimer.h>
j-mccoy@nwu.edu | pgp key available via finger or upon request
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From: reza@magellan.ae.utexas.edu (Alireza Vali)
Subject: Do the 2MB ATI Ultra Pro 16 and 24 bit Windows Drivers Work?
Organization: University of Texas at Austin
Lines: 35
Hi there. We just bought a 486 DX2/66 Gateway system with a 2 meg ATI
Ultra Pro video card. Everything seems to work fine except for the
Windows Drivers for 800x600 24 bit, and 800x600 and 1024x768 16 bit
modes. The fonts and icons start deteriorating after windows startup,
and within minutes of use, everything on the screen is totally
unintelligible. Naturally, I called Gateway tech support to inquire
about this. The technician asked me about the drivers, and I told him it
was version 1.5, build 59. He told me that the 16 and 24 bit drivers for
the ATI Ultra Pro simply do not work!!! Is this true? If so, I'm simply
amazed. How could this be? The strange thing is I would have expected
to see some discussion on here (unless the subject has made the FAQ!!!).
One very suspicious point that came up later was that he stated that none
of the Windows Accelerator boards have working 16 and/or 24 bit drivers
for Windows 3.1. I easily challenged him on that because I've been
running a Diamond 24x in 15 bit mode at home for 4 months now, and I have
tested and used the 24 bit mode as well. He then backed off and said:
"Well, Diamond has been working on those drivers much longer." Anyway, I
just wanted to see if anyone else had any trouble and what they did about
it. Any feedback will be appreciated.
The system configuration is:
Gateway 486 DX2/66 Local Bus
16 Megs Ram
SCSI HD & CD-ROM
Ultrastor 34F Local Bus SCSI controller
ATI Ultra Pro Local Bus with 2MB VRAM
DOS 6.0
Windows 3.1
Mach 32 drivers version 1.5 (build 59)
Thanks in advance.
--
Ali R. Vali - reza@magellan.ae.utexas.edu
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From: df456@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David Tsao)
Subject: 486DX33, 4mRAM, 64kCACHE, 130mHD ->$1,298
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
Lines: 18
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu
VESA local bus motherboard,
4MB RAM,
64K cache,
1.2 & 1.44 Floppy,
130 MB Hard Drive,
IDE controller (2HD&2FD)
2S/1P/1G
Local Bus 1MB SVGA Video Card,
14" SVGA Monitor (.28dpi)
Mini Tower, 101-key Keyboard
David Tsao,
cstsao@sam.cs.olemiss.edu
601-234-0969
or
Benjamin Chen
714-257-1138
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From: Ravi Konchigeri <mongoose@leland.stanford.edu>
Subject: Video cable options
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A7F4A7E9FF0200ED@kimball-pc-316.stanford.edu>
X-Xxdate: Fri, 16 Apr 93 02:14:01 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d17
Lines: 11
There was a discussion a couple of weeks ago about using different
cables to
achieve different resolutions on the Quadra and Centris series. A
company that sold the cables was mentioned. Can someone please e-mail me
the companies name, address, etc, and any other info that may be relevant?
"Just like everything else in life, the right lane ends in half a mile."
Ravi Konchigeri.
mongoose@leland.stanford.edu
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From: mss@netcom.com (Mark Singer)
Subject: Re: Young Catchers
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Lines: 143
In article <7862@blue.cis.pitt.edu> genetic+@pitt.edu (David M. Tate) writes:
>mss@netcom.com (Mark Singer) said:
>
>>I meant that one should not let the exception make the rule.
>
>It's not an exception. Good players come up young; most players who come
>up young will be good. This has always been the rule.
Are most players who come up young always good when they're young, or
later?
>Worse: it's not a "shift". This is the way it has *always* been. Several
>detailed studies of this have been done, and they've all shown that players
>aren't coming up any younger or older than in the past, and they aren't
>playing any more or less in the minors than they used to. The only thing
>that shifts is our memories of the "good old days" :-).
Damn. I was afraid you would say that!
>
>But all after the fact, which makes it *not* applicable to the current
>discussion, which is about how you decide whether to play the rookie who
>hasn't "established himself" in the majors over the mediocre veteran. The
>Padres played Santiago that year because they clearly had nobody else worth
>playing.
Well, perhaps if the Braves had no one else worth playing this year it
would be Lopez in there. But they do have others worth playing, at
least in *their* opinion. And I happen to agree.
>
>>>>Both of these young men were highly touted defensive catchers,
>>>>expected to be among the best ever in baseball.
>
>Not by rec.sport.baseball consensus. That may sound like an incredibly
>arrogant comment, but I've found that the SDCN consensus (when one exists)
>is right far more often than the media consensus or the opinions of "baseball
>people" affiliated with MLB.
I can believe that. I'm a newbie here, so I'll take your word. But
Alomar *is* a fine defensive catcher, which was my statement above.
That is a solid reason for bringing him up at a tender age, as long
as they feel he can also hit a bit. Lopez does not have such a
consensus about his defensive prowess, and imho that is enough to
give him that dreaded "seasoning".
>
>>I don't know "who knows". I suppose the same people (or similar) who
>>"know" he will be better than some other catcher. These are, of
>>course, just differing opinions. I read that his arm is not that
>>strong (I suppose somewhere there is some measurement of SB ratios)
>>and that he is still learning to call a game. That latter skill may
>>be difficult to project on someone without an intimate knowledge of
>>his performance, but it is a tangible skill.
>
>I disagree, in that I don't think it *is* a _tangible_ skill, any more than
>leadership is. I don't deny that it is a *real* skill, and that some catchers
>may be much better than others at it, but I really don't see any way that we
>could ever know who they are. Nichols's Law of Catcher Defense is eerily
>accurate far too often for me to take defensive assessments of catchers very
>seriously.
Sorry. New. Don't know Nichols' Law. Don't believe in catchers'
era. But I am interested in pitchers' eras with different catchers.
Any info on that?
>
>
>Absolutely. The evidence is piling up, year after year. The only other
>alternative is that the Braves really don't *know* that their young players
>are, on average, better than their current starters. I'm not ruling out that
>kind of gross incompetence, but I think the salary-schedule explanation is
>more charitable.
In other words, we know more than they do, so the only logic behind
a different decision than we would make must be financial. I presume
we feel this way about other franchises than Atlanta, no?
>
>Consider: we *know* that the Braves are about the strongest team in baseball
>right now, even with Olson and Lemke and Nixon and Bream in the lineup. They
>have as good a chance of repeating as champs this year as any team ever has.
>It actually makes some sense to say "rather than making our team marginally
>better this year by bringing up the young studs and dumping the elderly, let's
>go ahead and compete this year with what we have, and then bring up the studs
>only as we *have* to, so that we'll still have them under reserve three years
>from now and beyond when the current team will be collecting pensions."
>
>Is it fair to the young players? No. Does it make organizational sense?
>I think it does.
Well if it does make organizational sense, one can hardly fault them
for their decisions. I mean, please don't tell me how to run my
business. Especially when I'm being successful.
>
> C: I could make it 107 or 108 wins if you let me bring up Lopez.
>
>>S: Listen, Bobby. I'd like to. But the way I see it, if he hits
>> the big club this year we'll be paying mega-arbitration bucks
>> down the road in a couple of years and there's no way I want
>> to do that.
>
>...and continues with
>
> We can win without him, and then _keep_ winning next year with him.
> How's that?
I'm sure you could be right. You could also be smoking some illegal
substance.
(Hey. That's a joke. Don't get offended. Please.)
>
>Hey, I'd love to be wrong about this. If you think it's unlikely, I'd love
>to know why. Don't cite anybody's innate ethical rectitude, though, unless
>you know them personally.
>
>
Well, I can't cite anyone's ethical rectitude because I don't know
what it means. :)
But again, if it makes organizational sense, then so be it. Baseball
is a business, and if there is a solid business reason for keeping
Lopez on the farm then that's what the Braves *should* do.
I happen to believe that it's a baseball decision. While you from
your armchair may disagee, I don't. I think there is a lot of
evidence to suggest the decision they made. I predicted it among
large guffaws from several at the start of spring training. I
think it is a very *normal* decision to have made. It is certainly
more reversible than to have started Lopez in the bigs and have
released one of their catchers. Sure, it may be conservative. It
may also be logical. I don't know what ethics have to do with it.
Seems like pretty good common sense to me.
-- The Beastmaster
--
Mark Singer
mss@netcom.com
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From: kuehnel@rvs.uni-hannover.de (Stefan Kuehnel, SWL)
Subject: Re: NT Questions
Reply-To: kuehnel@rvs.uni-hannover.de
Organization: RVS, Universitaet Hannover, Germany
Lines: 38
In article 5802@news.yale.edu, adriene_nazaretian@qm.yale.edu (Adriene Nazaretian) writes:
> In article <1993Mar26.020427.29119@samba.oit.unc.edu>, tclark@med.unc.edu (Thomas B. Clark) says
[...]
> >2. Is the driver support as seamless as program support?
> >e.g., Will my Soundblaster, scanner, CD-Rom, tape backup
> >continue to work even if there are no specific NT drivers?
> >
> There is a hardware compatibility guide to answer these questions.
> There are many drivers for CD Rom and there are MIDI and other
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> sound drivers installed, I dont do a lot with sound digitizing on this
> platform, but recall seeing items for their configuration in the Control
> Panel Applet. There is built in support for tape backup systems as well.
[...]
My Problem: I wasn't aware of the fact that I would need an *SCSI*-CD-ROM for
Windows NT when ordering the Beta-SDK-Package. So my question: Is there any driver
available that will allow me to use my Mitsumi (Non-SCSI) CD-ROM for installation ?
If there is one, from which place (ftp-site) can I get it ?
Many thanks in advance
Stefan Kuehnel
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|/ kuehnel@rvs.uni-hannover.de
|\ kuehnel@swl.uni-hannover.de (neu ab. 17.04.1993)
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\/ Die oben wiedergegebene Meinung ist meine private und nicht die
des RRZN, des LG RVS der UH oder einer anderen Institution.
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From: asphaug@lpl.arizona.edu (Erik Asphaug x2773)
Subject: Insurance discount
Summary: Two or more vehicles... discount?
Organization: Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, Tucson AZ.
Lines: 26
Hola amigos,
Quiero... I need an answer to a pressing question. I now own two
bikes and would love to keep them both. One is a capable and
smooth street bike, low and lightweight with wide power and great
brakes; the other is a Beemer G/S, kind of rough for the city but
great on the long road and backroad. A good start at a stable, but
I don't think it's going to work. Unfortunately, insurance is going
to pluck me by the short hairs.
Unless... some insurance agent offers a multi-vehicle discount. They
do this all the time for cars, assuming that you're only capable of
driving one of the things at a time. I don't think I'll ever manage
to straddle both bikes and ride them tandem down the street. (Turn left...
accelerate the Zephyr; turn right... accelerate the Beemer.) Does
anybody know of an agency that makes use of this simple fact to
discount your rates? State Farm doesn't.
By the way, I'm moving to the Bay area so I'll be insuring the bikes
there, and registering them. To ease me of the shock, can somebody
guesstimate the cost of insuring a ZR550 and a R800GS? Here in Tucson
they only cost me $320 (full) and $200 (liability only) for the two,
per annum.
Muchas gracias,
Enrique
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From: viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson)
Subject: Re: the usual
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Distribution: na
Lines: 45
arc@cco.caltech.edu (Aaron Ray Clements) writes:
>I was under the impression that to obtain fissionable materials (i.e.,
>plutonium or reactor/weapons-grade uranium) one was required to obtain
>a federal permit to own such materials.
No, you merely have to start working on yellowcake or else
devise a system to get it from other sources. BTW: the DOE handles
reactor fuel, and merely leases it to reactors. The NRC certifies these
reactors. The military have their own sources. A private citizen has
none of these official sources.
>Actually, why bother looking it up? From the material we covered last
>term (in 10 weeks) of Ge/Ch 127 (Nuclear Chemistry), I could *derive*
>what it would take to build a bomb.
That's freshman-level chemistry. Big deal. Can you make it
work? That's PhD-level physics. Big difference.
> And as far as the explosive charge,
>I (as a chemist) could synthesize a variety of explosives from commonly
>available chemicals in the garage if I felt like. The electronics
>behind the detonator and the shaped charges are a little trickier,
>however . . . but not impossible using a few "tricks of the trade."
>And if I really wanted to be nasty, I could include a core of
>hydrogen and deuterium . . .
So you admit that there's no law that could stop you? Physics
aside, could you make one if you had the funds and time? The answer
is yes. So, do we lock you up now because of this? Surely you can
see where the comparison with anti-gun laws comes into play here?
>Of course, the hardest part is getting the fissionable material
>to start with, and living long enough to put a bomb together.
>(Plutonium has some *nasty* properties . . .)
Precisely why it's not as readily utilized as you seem to have
been lead to believe. BTW: 98% U235 is far better for home-made bombs
than trying to use plutonium. The laws of physics make the creation of
a device without serious manufacturing facilities very low in probability.
< Dan Sorenson, DoD #1066 z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu viking@iastate.edu >
< ISU only censors what I read, not what I say. Don't blame them. >
< USENET: Post to exotic, distant machines. Meet exciting, >
< unusual people. And flame them. >
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From: Center for Policy Research <cpr@igc.apc.org>
Subject: rejoinder. Questions to Israelis
Nf-ID: #N:cdp:1483500352:000:3446
Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!cpr Apr 22 17:29:00 1993
Lines: 71
From: Center for Policy Research <cpr>
Subject: rejoinder. Questions to Israelis
To: shaig@Think.COM
Subject: Ten questions to Israelis
Dear Shai,
Your answers to my questions are unsatisfactory.
In the answer to my first question, concerning the nonexistence of
Israeli nationality, your answer conflicts with information I have
received from other quarters, according to which there are two
distinct categories of classifying Israelis: Citizenship
(Ezrahut) and Nationality (Le'um). The former is used on passports
etc, and the later for daily identification in Israeli society. I
am told that people in Israel have to carry their ID cards at all
times and present them at many public places, almost every day.
These ID cards make clear who the holder is, a Jew or an Arab.
You maintain that this mainly because of religious services
provided. But do you really believe that this is the reason ?
Could you provide evidence that this is the case and that it
serves no other purpose ?
In the answer to my second questions, concerning the fact that
Israel has no fixed borders, you state that Israel's borders were
'shaped and reshaped by both war and peace'. According to what I
read, the first Zionists in the beginning of the Century, had
plans for the Jewish State to extend into what is Lebanon and into
Transjordan (Jordan). I also read that it was the express wish of
Ben-Gurion to not declare Israel's borders, when Israel was
established, as this might restrict Israel's opportunities for
later expansion. Israel often claims it right of existence on the
fact that Jews lived there 2000 years ago or that God promised the
land to them. But according to biblical sources, the area God
promised would extend all the way to Iraq. And what were the
borders in biblical times which Israel considers proper to use
today ? Finally, if Israel wants peace, why can't it declare what
it considers its legitimate and secure borders, which might be a
base for negotiations? Having all the above facts in mind, one
cannot blame Arab countries to fear Israeli expansionism, as a
number of wars have proved (1948, 1956, 1967, 1982).
Your answer to my third question is typical of a Stalinist public
official. I don't think your answer is honest. You refer me to
Vanunu's revelations about Israel's nuclear arsenal without
evaluating the truthfullness of his revelations. Now if he said
the truth, then why should he been punished, and if he lied, why
should he be punished? I would appreciate more honesty.
Somebody provided an answer to the fourth question, concerning
'hidden prisoners' in Israeli prisons. He posted an article from
Ma'ariv documenting such cases. It seems that such prisoners do
exist in Israel. What do you think about that ?
You imply that my questions show bias and are formulated in such a
way to 'cast aspersions upon Israel'. Such terms have often been
used by the Soviet Union against dissidents: They call the Soviet
Union into disrepute. If my questions are not disturbing, they
would not call forth such hysterical answers. My questions are
clearly provocative but they are meant to seek facts. I would be
very happy if you could convince me that what I am told about
Israel were just fabrications, but alas you have failed to do so.
I suspect that you fear the truth and an open and honest
discussion. This is a sign of weakness, not of strength.
I hope you will muster the courage to seek the full truth.
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From: mary@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu (Mary E. Allison)
Subject: Re: Is MSG sensitivity superstition?
Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lines: 66
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu
carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick) writes:
>Of course, bee venom isn't a single chemical. Could be your brother is
>reacting to a different component than the one that causes anaphylactic shock
>in other people.
>Similarly, Chinese food isn't just MSG. There are a lot of other
>ingredients in it. Why, when someone eats something with lots of
>ingredients they don't normally consume, one of which happens to be
>MSG, do they immediately conclude that any negative reaction is to
>the MSG?
ARGHHHHHHHHHh
READ THE MEMOS!!!!
I said that I PERSONALLY had other people order the EXACT SAME FOOD at
TWO DIFFERENT TIMES from the SAME RESTAURANT and the people that
ordered the food for me did NOT TELL ME which time the MSG was in the
food and which time it was not in the food.
ONE TIME I HAD A REACTION
ONE TIME I DID NOT
THE REACTION CAME THE TIME THE MSG WAS IN THE FOOD
THAT WAS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE
SAME RESTAURANT - SAME INGREDIENTS!!!
>Why, when someone eats something with lots of ingredients they don't
>normally consume, one of which happens to be MSG, do they immediately
>conclude that any negative reaction is to the MSG?
I eat lots of Chinese food - I LOVE Chinese food. I've just learned
the following
IF I get food at one of the restaurants that DOES NOT USE MSG or
IF I prepare the food myself without MSG or
IF I order the food from a restaurant that will hold the MSG (and I
never get soup unless it's from a restaurant that cooks without the
MSG)
I DO NOT GET A REACTION!!!!
OKAY
DO YOU UNDERSTAND!!!!
I GET A REACTION FROM MSG
I DO NOT GET A REACTION WHEN THERE IS NO MSG
If you're having trouble understand this, please tell me which of the
words you do not understand and I'll look them up in the dictionary
for you.
--
The great secret of successful marriage is to treat all disasters
as incidents and none of the incidents as disasters.
-- Harold Nicholson
Mary Allison (mary@uicsl.csl.uiuc.edu) Urbana, Illinois
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From: tvartiai@vipunen.hut.fi (Tommi Vartiainen)
Subject: Re: Finland/Sweden vs.NHL teams (WAS:Helsinki/Stockholm & NHL expansion)
Nntp-Posting-Host: vipunen.hut.fi
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Lines: 51
In <1993Apr16.195754.5476@ousrvr.oulu.fi> mep@phoenix.oulu.fi (Marko Poutiainen) writes:
>: FINLAND:
>:
>: D-Jyrki Lumme.......20
>: D-Teppo Numminen....20
>: D-Peter Ahola.......13
>:
>Well well, they don't like our defenders (mainly Lumme and Numminen)...
About 25 is correct for Numminen and Lumme.
>: R-Teemu Selanne.....27
>:
>Compared to Kurri, Selanne's points are too high, lets make it 25 or 26.
No, Kurri's points are too low. 27 for Kurri and 28 for Sel{nne.
>: well in the Canada Cup and World Championships largely due to the efforts of
>: Markus Ketterer (the goalie), 3-4 or the players listed above and luck. There's
>: presumably a lot of decent players in Finland that wouldn't be superstars at
>: the highest level but still valuable role players, however. My guess would be
>: that the Finnish Canada Cup team would be a .500 team in the NHL.
>Wow, now, it looks like you don't like our players? What about guys like:
>Nieminen, Jutila, Riihijarvi, Varvio, Laukkanen, Makela, Keskinen and (even
>if he is aging) Ruotsalainen? The main difference between finnish and North-
>American players is, that our players tend to be better in the larger rink.
>The Canadian defenders are usually slower that defenders in Europe.
>And I think that there was more in our success than Ketterer and luck (though
>they helped). I think that the main reason was, that the team worked well
>together.
That's true. Game is so different here in Europe compared to NHL. North-ame-
ricans are better in small rinks and europeans in large rinks. An average
european player from Sweden, Finland, Russian or Tsech/Slovakia is a better
skater and puckhandler than his NHL colleague. Especially defenders in NHL
are mainly slow and clumsy. Sel{nne has also said that in the Finnish Sm-league
game is more based on skill than in NHL. In Finland he couldn't get so many
breakaways because defenders here are an average much better skaters than in
NHL. Also Alpo Suhonen said that in NHL Sel{nne's speed accentuates because
of clumsy defensemen.
I have to admit that the best players come from Canada, but those regulars
aren't as skilful as regulars in the best european leagues. Also top europeans
are in the same level as the best north-americans.(except Lemieux is in the
class of his own).
Tommi
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From: wbdst+@pitt.edu (William B Dwinnell)
Subject: Diamond Stelth 24- any good?
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Lines: 4
I am in the market for a 24-bit graphics card for a PC (ISA bus), and
was wondering if anyone had any comments (good? bad? otherwise?) regarding
the Diamond Stealth 24?
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From: gtd597a@prism.gatech.EDU (Hrivnak)
Subject: Re: NHLPA poll (partial stats/results)
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
Lines: 21
In article <1993Apr20.124012.3383@mtroyal.ab.ca> caldwell8102@mtroyal.ab.ca writes:
>>All these people who send in their polls should take a closer look at
>>NJD, they are a very deep team, with two very capable goalies, and
>>excellent forwards and defensemen. Shooter in Richer, an all around do
>>it all in Todd, chef Stasny-master of a thousand dishes, power play
>Kevin Todd is an Oiler and has been one for months. How closely do you follow
>the Devils, anyway? Jeez....
Sigh.
This was written about the game NHLPA Hockey '93. Which does not
have precise up-to-date rosters. Why don't people think before they post?
Jeez...
--
GO SKINS! ||"Now for the next question... Does emotional music have quite
GO BRAVES! || an effect on you?" - Mike Patton, Faith No More
GO HORNETS! ||
GO CAPITALS! ||Mike Friedman (Hrivnak fan!) Internet: gtd597a@prism.gatech.edu
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From: James Leo Belliveau <jbc9+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: First Bike??
Organization: Freshman, Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Lines: 17
NNTP-Posting-Host: andrew.cmu.edu
Anyone,
I am a serious motorcycle enthusiast without a motorcycle, and to
put it bluntly, it sucks. I really would like some advice on what would
be a good starter bike for me. I do know one thing however, I need to
make my first bike a good one, because buying a second any time soon is
out of the question. I am specifically interested in racing bikes, (CBR
600 F2, GSX-R 750). I know that this may sound kind of crazy
considering that I've never had a bike before, but I am responsible, a
fast learner, and in love. Please give me any advice that you think
would help me in my search, including places to look or even specific
bikes that you want to sell me.
Thanks :-)
Jamie Belliveau (jbc9@andrew.cmu.edu)
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: TRUE "GLOBE", Who makes it?
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
Lines: 12
In article <bill.047m@xpresso.UUCP> bill@xpresso.UUCP (Bill Vance) writes:
>It has been known for quite a while that the earth is actually more pear
>shaped than globular/spherical. Does anyone make a "globe" that is accurate
>as to actual shape, landmass configuration/Long/Lat lines etc.?
I don't think you're going to be able to see the differences from a sphere
unless they are greatly exaggerated. Even the equatorial bulge is only
about 1 part in 300 -- you'd never notice a 1mm error in a 30cm globe --
and the other deviations from spherical shape are much smaller.
--
SVR4 resembles a high-speed collision | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
between SVR3 and SunOS. - Dick Dunn | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry
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From: hess@swt1.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Hauke Hess)
Subject: XWindows always opaque
Summary: is there a way for a parent window to overpaint its childs?
Keywords: xwindow, parent-child relation
Organization: University of Hamburg, Germany
Distribution: comp
Lines: 9
Hi,
I wonder if it is possible for a parent window to paint over the area of
its childs. If it is not, then how could it be possible to implement a
rubberband across multiple xwindows to select the objects that are
displayed one in each window?
Hauke
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From: jdsiegel@garnet.berkeley.edu (Joel Siegel)
Subject: Re: HELP: Need modem info for Duo 210
Article-I.D.: agate.1qo9c6$8oj
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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jmilhoan@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (JT) writes:
>Hi... what alternatives to the Express modem do Duo owners have (if
>they want to go at least 9600 baud)?
>Every place in town says they are back ordered, and part of the reason
>I want a laptop mac is so I can use it as a remote terminal from
>wherever I am, but I really would hate to have to wait 2 months to get
>a modem in or have to settle with 2400 baud.
You're not going to like this, but if memory serves me, postings
I've read in this newsgroup and elsewhere indicate that there are
no, repeat no, internal modems for the Duo besides the Express
Modem... at _any_ speed. Something having to do with the modem
using the main CPU for some of its tasks, and Apple not releasing
details on the architecture, or something. I'm vague on the
details, but the gist was that there are going to be no
third-party internal Duo modems. If I'm wrong, somebody please
correct me on this. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Joel
--
Joel Siegel <jdsiegel@garnet.berkeley.edu jdsiegel@ocf.berkeley.edu>
"I myself have never been able to find out what feminism is: I
only know that I am called a feminist whenever I express
sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat." -Rebecca West, 1913
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From: assist@orion.oac.uci.edu (ASSIST Coordination Site)
Subject: Re: This year's biggest and worst (opinion)...
Keywords: NHL, awards
Article-I.D.: news.2BC0C6DF.18865
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Organization: University of California, Irvine
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In article <C4zCII.Ftn@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca> smale@healthy.uwaterloo.ca (Bryan Smale) writes:
> MVP Biggest Biggest
> Suprise Disappointment
>Los Angeles Kings Robitaille Donnelly Hrudey
I would have chosen Alex Zhitnik for biggest suprise. They
did expect that he would become a great defenseman, but I don't
think anyone knew that he was going to be this impressive in his
rookie year. His speed, skating ability, and puck control is
exceptional -- he is the one to watch on the Kings.
Kris
kris@fs2.assist.uci.edu
GO KINGS!
--
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From: spbach@lerc.nasa.gov (James Felder)
Subject: Re: "So help you God" in court?
Organization: NASA Lewis Resaerch Center
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In article 013423TAN102@psuvm.psu.edu, Andrew Newell <TAN102@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
->In article <1993Apr9.151914.1885@daffy.cs.wisc.edu>, mccullou@snake2.cs.wisc.edu
->(Mark McCullough) says:
->>
->>In article <monack.733980580@helium> monack@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (david
->>n->>monack) writes:
->>>Another issue is that by having to request to not be required to
->>>recite the "so help me God" part of the oath, a theistic jury may be
->>>prejudiced against your testimony even though atheism is probably not
->>>at all relevant to the case.
->>>
->>>What is the recommended procedure for requesting an alternate oath or
->>>affirmation?
->>>
->>>Dave
Sorry for using a follow-up to respond, but my server dropped about a weeks worth of news
when it couldn't keep up.
When the you are asked to swear "So help you god" and you have to say it, ask which one; Jesus,
Allah, Vishnu, Zues, Odin. Get them to be specific. Don't be obnoxious, just humbly ask, then
quitely sit back and watch the fun.
---
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James L. Felder |
Sverdrup Technology,Inc. | phone: 216-891-4019
NASA Lewis Research Center |
Cleveland, Ohio 44135 | email: jfelder@lerc.nasa.gov
"Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, other people gargle"
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From: alin@nyx.cs.du.edu (ailin lin)
Subject: VGA card/1 meg wanted
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix @ U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Lines: 7
it must have 1 meg memory and support res. 1024x768 (even higher will be better)if it has 9 & 15 pin ports and also supports ega/cga , that's better.
I will pay $30 + $1 (shipping) for it.
let me knoe if u have one like this.
ailin
803-654-8817
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From: baden@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (baden de bari)
Subject: _Exhausted student needing HELP!
Organization: System 6626 BBS, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Lines: 40
Well, I've now been working on this DAMNED stepper controller board
since 9pm. It's now 6am... I'm pissed off. Period. Alright, I can
drive the steppers through the 3479P's; no problem (that's with the
6-wire steppers, 2 to +, and the other 4 are the phase lines). Problem
1: I've got some 4 wire steppers. I put the darkest line to + and the
other 3 to the 3479P... worked, kinda. Tried it with a printer stepper
(moves the head back and forth, 4 wires), didn't work too well. It
would
shift back and forth (use something like a 4017 instead?) Also I've
been
trying to get a bunch of NPN's to work with it... NO LUCK... tried
PNP's,
still NO LUCK!!! I don't know if I'm cursed on this or what, but I feel
my brain slowly frying with the thought of STEPPER ... ARGGG!!!
I don't know what's wrong with the transistor hook-up (to-220
pkg
type), also tryed the 2n2222-pkg type... no luck.
I'm going to try getting some z's, and I hope
you
can help me with this problem.
If someone can please help me with this soon, it would be greatly
appreciated...
Thanks.
_________________________________________________
Inspiration | ___ |
comes to | \ o baden@sys6626.bison.mb.ca |
those who | ( ^ ) baden@inqmind.bison.mb.ca |
seek the | /-\ =] Baden de Bari [= |
unknown. | |
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From: rboudrie@chpc.org (Rob Boudrie)
Subject: Re: How to detect use of an illegal cipher?
Organization: Center For High Perf. Computing of WPI; Marlboro Ma
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>As for my impressions of the whole scheme It seems that instead of trying to
>ban strong crypto, they are trying to co-opt it. Their contention that they
>need to keep the algorythm secret to protect the security of the key
>registration suggests possible inherent weakness to the algorythm. More likely
>is that they dont want anyone constructing black market devices which dont
>have the keys registered. Anyone else notice that in their Q&A session, they
Preventing black market chips w/non-escrowed keys IS exactly what they
mean by protecting the security of the key escrow system. There are
two parts to the security of such a system:
(a) Preventing decruption by unauthorized personel
(b) Assuring that the gummit can always decrypt clipper
traffic when it authorizes itself to do so.
Of course, the ministry of propoganda will do a lot of tallking about
(a) and very little about (b).
rob boudrie
rboudrie@chpc.org
ps: Anyone care to guess what encryption scheme the gov't is using on
its newly formed database of anarch-cryptists who oppose this entire
lunacy?
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From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy)
Subject: Re: Wings will win
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
Lines: 42
In article <ragraca.735309624@vela.acs.oakland.edu> ragraca@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Randy A. Graca) writes:
>golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes:
>
>>Bryan Murray has done very little as GM...Yzerman, Fedorov, Cheveldae,
>>Chaisson, the whole Russian strategy was a product of the previous
>>GM...Murray has made a couple of decent trades...that's about it...
>>that would hardly rank him as the best GM.
>
>There are many teams in the NHL who have taken a liking to Russian players.
>The "whole Russian strategy" is not specific to Detroit or to Devellano,
>who was GM before Murray. What the previous GM also did was to trade
>away several players who have gone on to do well with other teams, most
>notably (in my memory) Murray Craven, who had a few very good years with
>Philly after leaving here. Also, it's not the volume of trades that will
>necessarily improve a team, but the quality of them. Trading Adam Oates
>for Bernie Federko was just plain stupid, even if Federko used to be a
>great player at one time. Most of Murray's trades have worked significantly
>to the Wings' advantage, with those that didn't being soured mainly by
>injury to the players involved (such as Troy Crowder, who suffered back
>problems from which he never really recovered).
>
Devallano went earlier and more extensively to the Russian strategy
than anyone else...and was the first GM to "waste" high draft choices
on young Russians...Devallano would still be GM but he succombed to
Demers pleading to make the Oates-Federko et al trade...which is the
deal that sealed his fate.
Murray has made some decent trades...no doubt...but these are more
due to the stupidity or cheapness of other teams than brilliance on
his part...Washington was too cheap to pay Ciccarelli so they
essentially gave him away...and Carson was really a big anchor to
the team, and he was able to sucker a rookie GM to give him Paul
Coffey for deadweight.
If Detroit still fails this year because he was one defenseman short...
then he will have wasted an opportunity because Manson was available,
and he was unable to pull the trigger. It is his judgement that he
has enough with what he's got...Yzerman doesn't have that many more
years in his prime.
Gerald
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From: mikey@sgi.com (Mike Yang)
Subject: Re: 17" Monitors
Nntp-Posting-Host: eukanuba.wpd.sgi.com
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
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In article <1qslfs$bm1@access.digex.net> rash@access.digex.com (Wayne Rash) writes:
>I also reviewed a new Nanao, the F550iW, which has just
>been released.
What's the difference between the F550i and the new F550iW? I'm
about to buy a Gateway system and was going to take the F550i
upgrade. Should I get the F550iW instead?
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Mike Yang Silicon Graphics, Inc.
mikey@sgi.com 415/390-1786
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From: adam@endor.uucp (Adam Shostack)
Subject: Re: was:Go Hezbollah!
Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University
Lines: 57
In article <Apr15.175334.72079@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> bh437292@lance.colostate.edu writes:
[most of Brads post deleted.]
>we have come to accept and deal with, the Lebanese Resistance
>on the other hand is not going to stop its attacks on OCCUPYING
>ISRAELI SOLDIERS until they withdraw, this is the only real
>leverage that they have to force Israel to withdraw.
Tell me, do these young men also attack Syrian troops?
>with the blood of its soldiers. If Israel is interested in peace,
>than it should withdraw from OUR land.
There must be a guarantee of peace before this happens. It
seems that many of these Lebanese youth are unable to restrain
themselves from violence, and unable to to realize that their actions
prolong Israels stay in South Lebanon.
If the Lebanese army was able to maintain the peace, then
Israel would not have to be there. Until it is, Israel prefers that
its soldiers die rather than its children.
>If Israel really wants to save some Israeli lives it would withdraw
>unilaterally from the so-called "Security Zone" before the conclusion
>of the peace talks. Such a move would save Israeli lives,
>advance peace efforts, give Israel a great moral lift, better Israel's
>public image abroad and give it an edge in the peace negociations
>since Israel can rightly claim that it is genuinely interested in
>peace and has already offered some important concessions.
Israel should withdraw from Lebanon when a peace treaty is
signed. Not a day before. Withdraw because of casualties would tell
the Lebanese people that all they need to do to push Israel around is
kill a few soldiers. Its not gonna happen.
>Along with such a withdrawal Israel could demand that Hizbollah
>be disarmed by the Lebanese government and warn that it will not
>accept any attacks against its northern cities and that if such a
>shelling occurs than it will consider re-taking the buffer zone
>and will hold the Lebanese and Syrian government responsible for it.
Why should Israel not demand this while holding the buffer
zone? It seems to me that the better bargaining position is while
holding your neighbors land. If Lebanon were willing to agree to
those conditions, Israel would quite probably have left already.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that the Lebanese can disarm the
Hizbolah, and maintain the peace.
Adam
Adam Shostack adam@das.harvard.edu
"If we had a budget big enough for drugs and sexual favors, we sure
wouldn't waste them on members of Congress..." -John Perry Barlow
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wupost!uunet!olivea!sgigate!sgi!fido!solntze.wpd.sgi.com!livesey
Subject: Re: >>>>>>Pompous ass
From: livesey@solntze.wpd.sgi.com (Jon Livesey)
<93089.050046MVS104@psuvm.psu.edu> <1pa6ntINNs5d@gap.caltech.edu>
<1993Mar30.210423.1302@bmerh85.bnr.ca> <1pcnqjINNpon@gap.caltech.edu> <kmr4.1344.733611641@po.CWRU.edu> <1pi9btINNqa5@gap.calte
Organization: sgi
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In article <1pi9btINNqa5@gap.caltech.edu>, keith@cco.caltech.edu (Keith Allan Schneider) writes:
|> kmr4@po.CWRU.edu (Keith M. Ryan) writes:
|>
|> >>Then why do people keep asking the same questions over and over?
|> >Because you rarely ever answer them.
|>
|> Nope, I've answered each question posed, and most were answered multiple
|> times.
He: Fifty dollars if I can't answer your question.
She: What is the Big Bang theory.
He: The Big Bang theory is a recipe for cookies.
She: Fifty dollars, please.
He: Hey, I didn't say the answers would make sense.
jon.
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From: spp@zabriskie.berkeley.edu (Steve Pope)
Subject: Re: Is MSG sensitivity superstition?
Organization: U.C. Berkeley -- ERL
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| article <1qjc0fINN841@gap.caltech.edu> carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU writes:
|| Now, if instead of using the MSG as a food additive, you put the MSG
|| in gelatin capsules or whatever, there may not
|| be a reaction, becasue the _sensory_response_ might be
|| a necessary element in the creation of the MSG reaction. (I'll bet
|| the bogus medical researchers never even thought about
|| that obvious fact.)
| Gee. He means "placebo effect." Sorry, but the researchers DO know about
| this.
Carl, it is not "placebo effect" if as hypothesised the
sensory response to MSG's effect on flavor is responsible
for the MSG reaction.
Steve
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From: young@serum.kodak.com (Rich Young)
Subject: Re: what are the problems with nutrasweet (aspartame)
Originator: young@sasquatch
Nntp-Posting-Host: sasquatch
Reply-To: young@serum.kodak.com
Organization: Clinical Diagnostics Division, Eastman Kodak Company
Lines: 76
In article <1993Apr17.181013.3743@uvm.edu> hbloom@moose.uvm.edu (*Heather*) writes:
>Nutrasweet is a synthetic sweetener a couple thousand times sweeter than
>sugar. Some people are concerned about the chemicals that the body produces
>when it degrades nutrasweet. It is thought to form formaldehyde and known to
>for methanol in the degredation pathway that the body uses to eliminate
>substances. The real issue is whether the levels of methanol and formaldehyde
>produced are high enough to cause significant damage, as both are toxic to
>living cells. All I can say is that I will not consume it.
[...]
In the September 1992 issue of THE TUFTS UNIVERSITY DIET AND NUTRITION
LETTER, there is a three page article about artificial sweeteners. What
follows are those excerpts which deal specifically with Nutrasweet.
[Reproduced without permission]
The controversy [over aspartame] began six years ago in England,
where a group of researchers found that aspartame, marketed under
the tradename Nutrasweet, appears to stimulate appetite and,
presumably, the eating of more calories in the long run than if
a person simply consumed sugar. When researchers asked a group
of 95 people to drink plain water, aspartame-sweetened water, and
sugared water, they said that overall they felt hungriest after
drinking the artificially sweetened beverage.
The study received widespread media attention and stirred a
good deal of concern among the artificial-sweetener-using public.
However, its results were questionable at best, since the researchers
did not go on to measure whether the increase in appetite did
actually translate into an increase in eating. The two do not
necessarily go hand in hand.
In the years that followed, more than a dozen studies examining
the effect of aspartame on appetite -- and eating -- were conducted.
And after reviewing every one of them, the director of the
Laboratory of the Study of Human Ingestive Behavior at Johns Hopkins
University, Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., concluded that consuming aspartame-
sweetened foods and drinks is not associated with any increase in
the amount of food eaten afterward.
One artificial sweetener that is not typically accused of causing
cancer is aspartame. But it most certainly has been blamed for a
host of other ills. Since its introduction in 1981, the government
has received thousands of complaints accusing it of causing
everything from headaches to nausea to mood swings to anxiety.
Still, years of careful scientific study conducted both before and
after the sweetener's entering the market have failed to confirm
that it can bring about adverse health effects. That's why the
Centers for Disease Control (the government agency charged with
monitoring public health), the American Medical Association's
Council on Scientific Affairs, and the Food and Drug Administration
have given aspartame, one of the most studied food additives, a
clean bill of health.
Granted, the FDA has set forth an "acceptable daily intake" of
50 milligrams of aspartame per kilogram of body weight. To exceed
the limit, however, a 120-pound (55 kg.) woman would have to take
in 2,750 milligrams of aspartame -- the amount in 15 cans of
aspartame-sweetened soda pop, 14 cups of gelatin, 22 cups of yogurt,
or 55 six-ounce servings of aspartame-containing hot cocoa,...
A 175-pound (80 kg.) man would have to consume some 4,000 milligrams
of the sweetener -- the amount in 22 cans of soda pop or 32 cups
of yogurt -- to go over the limit. [chart with aspartame content
of selected foods omitted]
Only one small group of people must be certain to stay away
from aspartame: those born with a rare metabolic disorder called
phenylketonuria, or PKU. The estimated one person in every 12,000
to 15,000 who has it is unable to properly metabolize an essential
amino acid in aspartame called phenylalanine. Once a child
consumes it, it builds up in the body and can ultimately cause
such severe problems as mental retardation. To help people with
PKU avoid the substance, labels on cans of soda pop and other
aspartame-sweetened foods must carry the warning "Phenylketonurics:
Contains Phenylalanine."
-Rich Young (These are not Kodak's opinions.)
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From: rcomg@melomys.co.rmit.oz.AU (Mark Gregory)
Subject: AVI file format?
Summary: AVI file format?
Keywords: AVI file format?
Organization: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Lines: 21
NNTP-Posting-Host: melomys.cse.rmit.edu.au
Hi,
would someone please email (and post)
the AVI (Microsoft) file format. I wish to
do some research using this format, as there
are disks available with video clips. It is
interesting because it interleaves sound and
video.
Thank you
Mark Gregory Lecturer m.gregory@rmit.edu.au PH(03)6603243 FAX(03)6621060
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering,
P.O. Box 2476V, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001. AUSTRALIA.
--
Mark Gregory Lecturer m.gregory@rmit.edu.au PH(03)6603243 FAX(03)6621060
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology,
Department of Communication and Electronic Engineering,
P.O. Box 2476V, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001. AUSTRALIA.
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From: hinds@cmgm.stanford.edu (Alexander Hinds)
Subject: Sega Genesis + games for sale
Keywords: sega, genesis, games
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Lines: 11
I have a Sega Genesis (barely used) that IUd like to sell with the following games:
Sonic the Hedgehog (I)
Revenge of Shinobi
Thunderforce III
I'm asking $160 OBO. I can best be reached via email, or alternatively,
by phone at: (415) 497-3719.
Alexander Hinds
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From: ide!twelker@uunet.uu.net (Steve Twelker)
Subject: Esotericism
Organization: Interactive Development Environmenmts, SF
Lines: 11
I'm compiling a bibliography on religious perspectives on esotericism,
hermeticism, gnosticism, mysticism, occultism, alchemy and magic, and
am interested in sources that others have found particularly interesting
and insightful. I'm especially interested in medieval works, such as
_The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz_ and Arthurian legends.
Please feel free, too, to send personal opinions on any of the above,
pro or con or anywhere in between. Thanks much.
Stephen Twelker
twelker@ide.com
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From: keith@cco.caltech.edu (Keith Allan Schneider)
Subject: Re: "Cruel" (was Re: <Political Atheists?)
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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NNTP-Posting-Host: punisher.caltech.edu
livesey@solntze.wpd.sgi.com (Jon Livesey) writes:
>>They spent quite a bit of time on the wording of the Constitution.
>I realise that this is widely held belief in America, but in fact
>the clause on cruel and unusual punishments, like a lot of the
>rest, was lifted from the English Bill of Rights of 1689.
Just because the wording is elsewhere does not mean they didn't spend
much time on the wording.
>>We have already looked in the dictionary to define the word. Isn't
>>this sufficient?
>Since the dictionary said that a lack of mercy or an intent to
>inflict injury or grief counted as "cruel", sure.
People can be described as cruel in this way, but punishments cannot.
keith
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Organization: City University of New York
From: <F36SI@CUNYVM.BITNET>
Subject: Re : BillaryKlintonKligue Illegal War
Lines: 5
The operation going on in Somalia is a peacekeeping/peaceenforcement
operation where force may be used. It is not a war. It is also legal
under international law, which is higher than US law. The operation
is occuring under the ageis of the United Nations. Can't get a higher
authority than that on this earth.
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Subject: Re: Christian Daemons? [Biblical Demons, the u
From: stigaard@mhd.moorhead.msus.edu
Reply-To: stigaard@mhd.moorhead.msus.edu
Organization: Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN
Nntp-Posting-Host: 134.29.97.2
Lines: 23
>>>667
>>>the neighbor of the beast
>>
>>No, 667 is across the street from the beast. 664 and 668 are the
>>neighbors of the beast.
>
>I think some people are still not clear on this:
>667 is *not* the neighbor of the beast, but, rather, across the
>street. It is, in fact, 668 which is the neighbor of the beast.
no, sheesh, didn't you know 666 is the beast's apartment? 667 is across the
hall from the beast, and is his neighbor along with the rest of the 6th floor.
>Justin (still trying to figure out what this has to do with alt.discordia)
This doesn't seem discordant to you?
----------------------- ---------------------- -----------------------
-Paul W. Stigaard, Lokean Discordian Libertarian
!XOA! internet: stigaard@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu
(fnord) Episkopos and Chair, Moorhead State University Campus Discordians
Rectal neufotomist at large
"If I left a quote here, someone would think it meant something."
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From: wild@access.digex.com (wildstrom)
Subject: Re: Procomm Plus for windows problems....
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
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NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.net
kentiler@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Kent P. Iler) writes:
>Hi,
> I have normal procomm plus for dos, but I've been considering buying
>the windows version....it got really great reviews in computer shopper.
>I have a friend who connects to the mainframe and unix machines here
>using it, but the screen seems to have a problem keeping up with the
>modem....he has a 14,400 modem on a 486 50 Mhz machine. I can't
>see it having trouble keeping up. His pcplus for dos works great,
>but the windows just seems to always screw up....Is this common
>and is there a fix? Or is something just screwed with his machine?
> Kent
I have no trouble running Procomm for Windows at 14.4 v.42 on a considerably
slower 486sx. Could be a video problem but only if he has incredibly slow
video.
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From: gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart)
Subject: oxaprozin?
Organization: AT&T
Keywords: Daypro
Lines: 7
Anyone have any information on the effects/origin of oxaprozin?
It's marketed under the name "DAYpro", and appears to be an
anti-inflammatory. Is it similar to naproxin? Stronger?
TIA
GMS
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From: mjhill@eos.ncsu.edu (MICHAEL JAMES HILL)
Subject: New applications of electronics
Originator: mjhill@c00483-224wi.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: mjhill@eos.ncsu.edu (MICHAEL JAMES HILL)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Lines: 8
I'm looking for brief information on new
applications of electronics (or new electronics in
applications.) If you know of any interesting new
stuff, I would be intrested in hearing about it.
Thanks, MJH
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From: isaaci@ccsg.tau.ac.il (barash isaac)
Subject: Spigot on LC III
Organization: Tel-Aviv University Computation Center
Lines: 16
A friend of mine has problems running Spigot LC on an LC III.
His configuration is:
Spigot LC / LC III, System 7.1
Video Spigot Extension 1.0
I would appriciate if I can get any postitive/negative experience with this
setup.
Thanks,
-Amir
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From: whughes@lonestar.utsa.edu (William W. Hughes)
Subject: Re: Once tapped, your code is no good any more.
Nntp-Posting-Host: lonestar.utsa.edu
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio
Distribution: na
Lines: 22
In article <1qpg8fINN982@dns1.NMSU.Edu> amolitor@nmsu.edu
(Andrew Molitor) writes:
>In article <tcmayC5M2xv.JEx@netcom.com>
>tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May) writes:
>
>>-Tim May, whose sig block may get him busted in the New Regime
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Isn't this just a little melodramatic?
Not at all. Two weeks ago I registered a concern about some programming
that was being conducted by a student organisation here at the
University of Texas at San Antonio. As a result, I was interrogated
by the capus police, who also attempted to create a positive-identification
file (photo, fingerprints, etc.). I refused to permit this, and filed a
complaint with the University administration. The Vice-President for
Business Affairs (the 'boss' of the campus police) stated that he had no
interest in the legal/Constitutional implications of those actions.
--
The greatest threat facing the citizens of the United States in the decade of
the 90s is the United States Government; at all levels -- Federal, State, Local
[All opinions are mine, and I reserve the right to deny them at any time - WWH]
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From: CROSEN1@ua1vm.ua.edu (Charles Rosen)
Subject: Re: Torre: The worst manager?
Nntp-Posting-Host: ua1vm.ua.edu
Organization: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
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In article <93095@hydra.gatech.EDU>
gt7469a@prism.gatech.EDU (Brian R. Landmann) writes:
>Joe Torre has to be the worst manager in baseball.
>
>For anyone who didn't see Sunday's game,
>
>With a right hander pitching he decides to bench Lankform, a left handed
>hitter and play jordan and gilkey, both right handers.
>
>Later, in the ninth inning with the bases loaded and two outs he puts
>lankford, a 300 hitter with power in as a pinch runner and uses Luis
>Alicea, a 250 hitter with no power as a pinch hitter. What the Hell
>is he thinking.
>
For your information, Lankford is injured (I think it is his shoulder or rib
cage), so he could not use him as a pinch hitter.
>Earlier in the game in an interview about acquiring Mark Whiten he commented
>how fortunate the Cardinals were to get Whiten and that Whiten would be a
>regular even though this meant that Gilkey would be hurt, But torre said
>he liked Gilkey coming off the bench. Gilkey hit over 300 last year,
>what does he have to do to start, The guy would be starting on most every
>team in the league.
>
I do believe that Whiten was a very good aquisition for the Cards. He does
not have too much offensive capabilities, but he is an awesome defensively.
Since when have the Cardnials actually thought of offense instead of defense?:)
I forgot who St. Louis gave up for him, but it was not too much.
As far as Gilkey is concerned, he is a leftfielder and so is Brian Jordan, who
beat him out. I expect to see a Gilkey/Jordan platoon in LF.
>Furthermore, in Sundays game when lankford was thrown out at the plate,
>The replay showed Bucky Dent the third base coach looking down the line
>and waving lankford home,
>
I agree with you on this one. As soon as Larkin threw that ball, I knew that
Lankford was a dead bird. But how could Dent have known that Larkin would make
a perfect throw?
I strongly believe that Torre is one of the best managers in baseball. Don't
forget the overachieving Cards of '91 that won all those close games and went
from last place to second place (although they were oveshadowed by the Braves/
Twins last to first climb). He won a division title, and barely lost a pennant
race when he was with the Braves (why Atlanta ever even considered firing him I
will never understand). With Torre at the controls, the Cardinals are heading
in the right direction.
One more thing, one game does not make a season. Yes, they lost to the Reds,
but with the second best pitching staff in the National League (first in the
East), and a pretty good offense, the Redbirds will win a lot more than they
lose. Maybe this is the year that they will go all the way.
Charles, a very enthusiastic Cardnials fan
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º Charles Rosen º THIRTY-FOUR TO THIRTEEN!!! º
º University of Alabama º NATIONAL CHAMPS!!! ROLL TIDE!!! º
º Tuscaloosa, AL º (Need I Say More?) º
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From: epritcha@s.psych.uiuc.edu ( Evan Pritchard)
Subject: Re: div. and conf. names
Distribution: na
Organization: UIUC Department of Psychology
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maynard@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Roger Maynard) writes:
>In <115873@bu.edu> Jason Gibson writes:
>>I can live with the other changes that have been made (e.g. the playoff format
>>change), but the change to the division and conference names really annoys me.
>>"Batman" was on TSN last night saying that changing the names would make the
>>game easier for the "occasional fan to follow". He should have said what he
>>meant: that changing the names will make the game easier for _Americans_ in
>>non-hockey cities to follow. I don't know of too many of my friends who had
>>a hard time following which teams were in each division. Even a minimal amount
>>of exposure to the game allows a person to quickly pick up on this.
>There is nothing wrong with making the game easier for "_Americans_" to
>follow. The more fans the merrier and even if you dislike the "occasional"
>fan there is always the chance that these fans will become fanatics.
>I am glad that the names are being changed for another reason. The names
>Patrick, Smythe, Norris, Adams and Campbell are all the names of so-called
>"builders" of the game. This is the same type of thinking that put Stein
>in the Hall of Fame. This is absolute nonsense. The real builders of the
>game are Richard, Morenz, Howe, Conacher, Orr, etc. If you are going to
>name the divisions after people at least name the divisions after people
>who deserve it.
I think that you are incorrect, Roger. Patrick,
Smythe and Adams all played or coached in the league before becoming
front office types. Hence, they did help build the league, although
they were not great players themselves.
I agree that a name is a name is a name, and if some people
have trouble with names that are not easily processed by the fans,
then changing them to names that are more easily processed seems like
a reasonable idea. If we can get people in the (arena) door by being
uncomplicated, then let's do so. Once we have them, they will realize
what a great game hockey is, and we can then teach them something
abotu the history of the game.
>The history of the names can be put rather succinctly. All of the aforemen-
>tioned used the game of hockey to make money. Can you imagine a Pocklington
>division? A Ballard division? Or how about a Green division?
No, I would not want to see a Ballard division. But to say
that these owners are assholes, hence all NHL management people are
assholes would be fallacious. Conn Smythe, for example, was a classy
individual (from what I have heard).
Also, isn't the point of "professional" hockey to make money
for all those involved, which would include the players. What I think
you might be saying is that the players have not made as much money as
should have been their due, and it is the players that are what make
the game great not the people who put them on the ice, so naming
division after management people rather than players is adding insult
(in the form of lesser recognition) to injury (less money than was
deserved).
_______________________
Evan Pritchard -------- Number 1 or 9 depending on the hockey pool
=======================
epritcha@psych.uiuc.edu
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From: klm@gozer.mv.com (Kevin L. McBride)
Subject: The Holocaust Revisited
Organization: GhostBuster Central - Southern NH Usenet Access, Nashua, NH
Lines: 17
The U.S. Government's campaign of persecution and genocide against the
Branch Davidians was a resounding success.
Heil Clinton! Heil Reno! The Gestapo is alive and well and living in
Washington, D.C.
--
Kevin, who agrees that David Koresh was probably a first-rate nutcase
but who firmly believes that the Bill of Rights guaranteed his
his right to be a religious fanatic and that the government is
guilty of violating his civil rights and of 1st degree murder.
OK, which small, under-represented-in-congress religious group
are we going to persecute next and are we going to torch their
church with a rolled up copy of the Constitution?
I think I'm going to be sick now. . .
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