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1,505 | I will add my voice to the (hopefully) growing multitudes.
I hereby pledge $1000.00 towards the purchase of CNN, under the same conditions
as already described. I will also post this idea on the other nets I can
access (RIME and Libernet).
We may have to organize this ourselves, so I am looking for help. | 9 | trimmed_train |
6,772 | I'm sure Intel and Motorola are competing neck-and-neck for
crunch-power, but for a given clock speed, how do we rank the
following (from 1st to 6th):
486 68040
386 68030
286 68020
While you're at it, where will the following fit into the list:
68060
Pentium
PowerPC
And about clock speed: Does doubling the clock speed double the
overall processor speed? And fill in the __'s below:
68030 @ __ MHz = 68040 @ __ MHz
Thanks very much. I'd appreciate hearing any further explanations
from any experienced folks out there, too!
P.S. Folks have been having trouble replying to me lately with the "reply"
command. Try typing my address by hand and it should work. Thanks! | 14 | trimmed_train |
6,468 | Does anyone know the difference between MOOLIT and OLIT? Does Sun
support MOOLIT? Is MOOLIT available on Sparcstations?
I have recntly downloaded a copy of wkshTree written by Eric Wallengren
of Univel. There are many widgets that are apparently available only
to MOOLIT but not OLIT.
Is there a wkshTree program available under OLIT? | 16 | trimmed_train |
8,101 |
The Sound Driver is pretty ok, since it's fast. Sound Manager used by the
book is *useless*. Disposing of sound channels as soon as sound has completed
is out of the question for games with smooth animation. (It's too slow.)
The Sound Driver is so much snappier than Sound Manager. Unfortunately,
System 7 supports it poorly, making programs crash occasionally.
Well, I want my code to work on old systems too. I don't know about sys 7.1,
but at least on 6.0.7, there are bugs in the Sound Manager that causes
channels to hang (with no error message). This happends when I keep a
channel open for long periods - necessary for performance - and play many
sounds, stopping sounds halfway. Callbacks seems not to be reliable.
Then only way I can safely tell if a sound has stopped playing is to
inspect private variables in the channel (QHead, I think it was), and the
only way I have found to tell if a channel is hung is to inspect an
*undocumented* flag and modify it.
Am I happy with this? Nope. I consider writing to SoundBase simply to get
rid of the bugs.
Any better suggestions? (Silent games is not among the acceptab|e solutions.)
| 14 | trimmed_train |
9,349 |
I think APDA has something called MacWireFrame which is a full
wire-frame (and supposedly hidden-line removal) library.
I think it weighs in at $99 (but I've been wrong on an order
of magnitude before)
I can relate to that
/h+
--
-- Jon W{tte, [email protected], Mac Hacker Deluxe -- | 1 | trimmed_train |
6,394 | Is CCI still published? If so, does anyone have their address?
| 11 | trimmed_train |
286 |
People took this article seriously? I mean, I know it's the
Net and all, but the prankster didn't even have Clinton's sound-bites
right.
| 7 | trimmed_train |
4,192 | : What happened in Waco is not the fault of the BATF. If they would of
: had the proper equipment and personal then they could of captured the
: compound on the initial assault and none of this would of happened.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Initial assault on the "compound" ( more like a wooden farm house if
it burned to the ground like it did ) for WHAT? Regardless of who
started/caused the fire, NONE of this would have happened if the
ATF can HONESTLY justify their initial assault and handled it
properly!
QUESTION AUTHORITY!
<SNIP>
: With the WoD and the increased crime in the streets the BATF is needed
: more now then ever. If they blast away a few good fokes then that is
: the price we all have to pay for law and order in this country. Look
: at all the good people that died in wars to protect this great country
: of ours.
:
: With the arms build up in Waco they needed to hit that compound with
Show me some evidenence instead of repeating what the FBI/ATF
told you.
: mega fire power. They could of gone in there blasting and killed a few
: women and kids but it would of been better then letting them all burn
: to death 51 days later.
Then I'm sure you won't mind if the ATF or the DEA raid your house
someday on a bogus informant tip. So what if they killed/wounded your
family "accidentally" during the raid, it's just a fair price to pay
for law and order in this country, right? Answer this question
honestly before making anymore ignorant statements!
What is even more disturbing than out of control government agencies
are citizens who allow them to be irresponsible. | 9 | trimmed_train |
2,419 | Jim Brown wrote :
[ deleted ]
[ deleted ]
Unfortunately, it's not that simple. The KJV is preferred by the majority
of fundamentalists (at least here). The second part of your argument fails
as well, since that statement can be used against any version (not just the
KJV).
[ deleted ]
[ deleted ]
I would not find this statement to be very useful since it is an appeal
to authority and the opposition will just claim that their authorities are
"better". A second tact that local creationists have used is to reply "but
those scholars are atheists and cannot be believed" (they will also use this
phrase to describe any theologians that they don't agree with).
[ deleted ]
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2,056 |
There's documentation on how to use the shared memory extension in the
X11R5 distribution.
Actually, I just finished writing a motif animation program...
(take-lots-of-image-data-and-display-it-pretty-darn-fast). When using
on-server pixmaps or shared memory, I had to insert a delay loop to keep
it from going too quickly :). Testing both methods side by side, they
were just about equal.
The advantage of SHM is that your X server doesn't grow to ridiculous
sizes; but pixmaps can work over a network and *are* removed if your
application dies (one tends to use ipcrm manually quite a bit when
debugging SHM apps).
Shared memory also has the problem that some operating systems (e.g.
Ultrix) seem to allow only a small number of segments (~6) to be
attached to a process at once; consequently, a redraw becomes
XShmAttach();XShmPutImage();XShmDetach(); on Dec systems. And Dec's 24
bit displays (like the ones I tend to use most often) don't seem to
support the extension (maybe someone compiled them wrong?), and using
pixmaps causes the X server to crash (failed mallocs), so one *has* to
use the local unix domain socket (which really isn't that bad; one
copies the info three times per redraw instead of one).
In short: allowing all three forms of display, within the program is a
Good Thing (minus SHM if running over a network), and let the user pick
whatever feels fastest.
(I just use an ximagehandler class and forget about it :) | 16 | trimmed_train |
6,600 | On a slightly different note:
There are two buildings in NY state with big 666 numbers on the
roof :)
One in Manhattan and one near Garden City. The Garden City one
is a nice black unmarked building...
| 15 | trimmed_train |
4,482 | Well,
42 is 101010 binary, and who would forget that its the
answer to the Question of "Life, the Universe, and Everything else."
That is to quote Douglas Adams in a round about way.
Of course the Question has not yet been discovered...
--
Mark A. Cartwright, N5SNP
University of Texas @ Austin
Computation Center, Graphics Facility
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
(512)-471-3241 x 362
PP-ASEL 9-92 | 1 | trimmed_train |
6,235 | Detroit's going to beat Toronto in 6 or LESS!!!
Granted, Gilmour should get the Hart Trophy, NOT Lemieux... Just
Look at what Gilmour did for Toronto. When you think of Toronto,
who comes to mind, Gilmour, Andreychuk, Potvin...ah...did I mentio
n Gilmour?
Back to Detroit... There really isn't a team that could stand up
to them if all the players on the team play to their potential,
no one could stop them. Yzerman, Fedorov, Coffey, Lindstrom...
there's more firepower there than Pittsburgh... and they don't tri
p over their own skates!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/------------/ Detroit over Toronto in 5 Patrick Walker
/ /--\------/ Detroit over Chicago in 6 University of New Bruns.
! ! !---/ Detroit over Vancouver in 6 Canada
\ \__/ / Detroit over Nords in 6 "Disco Still Sucks!" | 17 | trimmed_train |
7,615 |
I think its an attempt to show lives_saved v lives_lost; all other
gun related crimes don't result in lives_lost. On the other hand,
its impossible to know how many of the successful self defenses
prevented lives from being lost. In other words, the lives_lost
is pretty clear [its the homicide and non negligent manslaughter
number], while the lives saved is some percentage of the successful
self defenses. Clearly that percentage doesn't have to be real
high to show that lives_saved > lives_lost.
As a semi-related point, check out Kleck's "Point Blank". I believe
it goes into some related areas; it also is well written and informative.
| 9 | trimmed_train |
6,566 | As promised, below is a personal critique of a Pressure Point Massager
I recently bought from the Self Care Catalog. I am very pleased with
the results. The catalog description is as follows:
The Pressure Point Massager is an aggressive physical massager
that actually kneads the tension out of muscles ... much like a
professional shiatsu masseur. The powerful motor drives two
counter-rotating "thumbs" that move in one-inch orbits --
releasing tension in the neck, back, legs and arms.
Pressure Point Massager A2623 $109
To order or receive a catalog, call (24 hours, 7 days) 1-800-345-3371 or
fax at 1-800-345-4021.
********
NOTE:
When I ordered the massager, the item number was different, and the price
was $179, not $109. When I received it, I glanced thru the newer catalog
enclosed with it to see anything was different from the first one. I was
QUITE annoyed to see a $70 difference in price. I called them about it,
and the cust rep said that they had switched manufacturers, although it
looks and works exactly the same. He told me to go ahead and return the
first one and order the cheaper one, using the price difference as a
reason for return. In fact, since the newer ones might take a while to
ship from the factory (I received this one in 3 days), he told me I could
use the one I already have until the new one arrives, then return the old
one. VERY reasonable people.
********
I have long-term neck, shoulder and back pain (if I were a building, I
would be described as "structurally unsound :-) ). I have stretches
and exercises to do that help, but the problem never really goes away.
If, for whatever reason, I do not exercise for a while (illness, not enough
time, lazy, etc.), the muscles become quite stiff and painful and, thus,
more prone to further strain. Even with exercise, I sometimes require
physical therapy to get back on track, which 1st requires a doctor visit
to get the prescription for p.t.
The tension in my neck, if not released, eventually causes a headache
(sometimes confused with a sinus headache) over my left eye. When my
physical therapist has massaged my neck, and the sub-occipital muscles
in particular (the 2 knobby areas near the base of the skull), the
headache usually eased within a day, although it hurts like hell to
while it is being massaged.
I ordered this device because it seemed to be exactly what I was wishing
someone would invent --a machine that would massage, NOT VIBRATE, my
neck and sub-occipital muscles like my physical therapist has done in
the past, that I could use by myself. No doctor visit or inconvenient
p.t. appts for a week later would be needed to use it. I could get up
in the middle of the night and use it, if necessary.
I have been using it for about a week or so now, and LOVE it. The base
unit is about a 14" x 9" rectangle, about 3-3/4" high, with handles on each
side, and it plugs into an average outlet. The two metal "thumbs" are about
1-1/2" in diameter and protrude about 2-1/2" above the base. The thumbs
are covered with a gray cloth that is non-removable. They are located more
toward one end, rather than centered (see figure below). They move in
either clockwise or counter-clockwise directions, depending on which side
of the switch is pushed, and are very quiet. It can be used from either
side. For instance, the thumbs can be positioned at the base of the neck
or the top of the neck, depending on which direction you approach it.
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For the neck/head, the user varies the amount of pressure used by (if
laying down) allowing all or part of the full weight of the head and/or
neck to rest on the thumbs. The handles can also be used if sitting or
standing, applying pressure with the arms/wrists. Since my wrists are
also impaired (I'm typing this over an extended period of time), and I
don't have someone living with me who can apply it, laying down works
well for me.
For my back, I sit in a high-backed kitchen chair, position the massager
behind me at whatever point I want massaged, and lean back lightly (or
not so lightly) against it. The pressure of leaning back holds it in place.
If I want to massage the entire spine, I simply move it down a few inches
whenever I feel like it. For my back, this machine is far superior to use
than the commonly used "home-made" massager of 2 tennis balls taped together
(with the balls, position (against a wall or door) them over the spine and
move the body up and down against them). The tennis balls are better than
nothing, but difficult to use for very long, especially if your quads are
not in good shape, and my long hair gets (painfully) in the way if I don't
pin it up first. As far as I'm concerned, the easier something like this
is to use, the more likely I'll use/do it. If there are multiple
considerations/hassles, I'm more likely to not bother with it.
Not only has this machine helped with my headaches, but my range of motion
for my neck and back are greatly increased. The first time I used it on my
neck/sub-occipital muscles, however, I overdid it and pressed too hard
against it, which resulted in a very tender, almost bruised area for a
few days. I laid off it for about 3 days and applied ice, which helped.
After that, I was more gradual about applying pressure. At this point,
the pain in the sub-occipital area is now minimal while being massaged.
I also learned to use VERY LIGHT pressure on my lower back, which is the
most vulnerable point for me.
It also eased some painful knots of tension between my shoulder blades,
although, again, it took a few days of massaging (just a few minutes at
a time) to really work it out.
I highly recommend this product if you have similar problems, although I
cannot vouch for its durability (it seems pretty sturdy), since I've had
it such a short time. I plan to use it not only to ease tension, but also
to loosen the muscls BEFORE exercising (and maybe after, too). I have
been ill recently and not able to exercise much for a few weeks, so this
was very timely for me.
This is the 1st product I've ordered from this company and only recently
became aware of it thru a co-worker. The catalog states they have been
in business since 1976. It contains quite a few health care products and,
while they appear to be more expensive than the average health care catalog
products, they also appear to be of much higher quality with more thought
put into what they actually do. Definitely a step above some other ones
I've seen such as "Dr. Leonards Health Care Catalog" or "Mature Wisdom".
I'm only 37, but have ended up on some geriatric-type mailing lists (no
big surprise here :-) ). I consider many of those products to be rip-offs,
particularly targeted toward the elderly, with dubious health benefits.
I apologize for the length of this, but it's the kind of info _I_ would
like to know before ordering something thru the mail.
| 19 | trimmed_train |
9,838 |
My wife breast-fed my three boys 12 months, 16 months, and 29 months
respectively and they are 18, 16, and 10 years old respectively. So
far everybody seems fairly normal. I noticed a negative correlation
with ear infections and length of time nursed in my very small sample.
I do notice that the 16 and 18 year old seem to eat a lot, could that
be from the breast feeding :-) ?
I don't understand the "unfit mother" charge other than any tactic is
not too low down for some folks during divorce/child custody battles.
Most of the developing nations practice breast feeding to 3 and 4 years
old. Are they screwed up because of it ? Would they be much better
off if they could use cow's milk or commercial formula ? Doctors ? | 19 | trimmed_train |
7,120 |
They may collect the data, but making sense of it is another matter.
On sci.crypt I'm a graduate CS major (with strong math background) and
experienced programmer taking a cryptology course. (<< keyword for
alleged NSA filters).
On sci.skeptic I'm an ex-physics major who's a new-age flake, talking
about silly things like how a person's expectations colors what he
sees.
On talk.religion.newage I'm a physics geek who enjoys squashing
interesting idea with WASP science, although I do write occasional
posts showing a minimal knowledge of Zen, mythology, etc.
I could go on, but I'm sure you see my point. I'm a single person,
but I react differently on different groups (admittedly, in part
because I'm a contrarian you always shouts "but, on the other hand...").
On top of that, I _loath_ certainty and have taken public positions
in the past for no reason other than to challenge "conventional wisdom".
I wish them luck in figuring out who "I" am based on that information.
(They can probably figure out I'm liberal, with a technical degree
but humanistic interests, from a common thread throughout my posts.
But that describes a fair portion of the users of Internet).
| 7 | trimmed_train |
6,991 | 12/12 Armenian Atrocities
MOSCOW (AP) -- Azerbaijani forces on Saturday retook
three villages seized by Armenians and discovered 16 bodies
of executed civilians, Azerbaijani reports said.
The Azerbaijani fighters found 16 bodies of civilians,
including those of a child and two elderly women who were
shot point-blank, "and survivors were killed by a shot to
the back of the head," said a ministry statement, carried by
the Azerbaijani Azerinform and Turan news agencies and the
ITAR-Tass news service.
"Everywhere Armenian occupants were, they left tens of
corpses of civilians shot to death point-blank and
mutilated," the...
Serdar Argic | 6 | trimmed_train |
1,751 |
Dammit, how did ArfArf's latest excretion escape my kill file?
Oh, he changed sites. Again. *sigh* OK, I assume no other person
on this planet will ever use the login name of arf.
/arf@/aK:j
| 6 | trimmed_train |
9,305 | There have been a number of articles on the PBS frontline program
about Iranian bomb. Here is my $0.02 on this and related subjects.
One is curious to know the real reasons behind this and related
public relations campaign about Iran in recent months. These include:
1) Attempts to implicate Iran in the bombing of the New York Trade
Center. Despite great efforts in this direction they have not
succeeded in this. They, however, have indirectly created
the impression that Iran is behind the rise of fundamentalist
Islamic movements and thus are indirectly implicated in this matter.
2) Public statements by the Secretary of State Christoffer and
other official sources regarding Iran being a terrorist and
outlaw state.
3) And finally the recent broadcast of the Frontline program. I
suspect that this PR campaign against Iran will continue and
perhaps intensify.
Why this increased pressure on Iran? A number of factors may have
been behind this. These include:
1) The rise of Islamic movements in North-Africa and radical
Hamas movement in the Israeli occupied territories. This
movement is basically anti-western and is not necessarily
fueled by Iran. The cause for accelerated pace of this
movement is probably the Gulf War which sought to return
colonial Shieks and Amirs to their throne in the name of
democracy and freedom. Also, the obvious support of Algerian
military coup against the democratically elected Algerian
Islamic Front which clearly exposed the democracy myth.
A further cause of this may be the daily broadcast of the news
on the slaughter of Bosnian Moslems.
2) Possible future implications of this movement in Saudi Arabia
and other US client states and endangerment of the cheap oil
sources from this region.
3) A need to create an enemy as an excuse for huge defense
expenditures. This has become necessary after the demise of
Soveit Union.
The recent PR campaign against Iran, however, seems to be directed
from Israel rather than Washington. There is no fundamental conflict
of interest between Iran and the US and in my opinion, it is in the
interest of both countries to affect reestablishment of normal
and friendly relations. This may have a moderating effect on the
rise of radical movements within the Islamic world and Iran . | 6 | trimmed_train |
1,081 |
We had a similar problem in converting a .EPS file. The solution was simple.
We changed the first line from %!PS-Adobe-3.0 to
%!PS-Adobe-2.0
This fouled the converter, the .EPS file only contained very simple
move and draw statements.
Mario | 18 | trimmed_train |
1,770 | : >I was also sceptical about the amps being built in the far-east
: > or where-ever. But if you look in the amp and see what components
: > they use and how it was designed, you can easily see why the
: > amplifiers sound so brilliant.
: Good point...also, I wouldn't be surprised that the components
: they use off-shore are of inferior quality. As long as it was
: properly designed and robust, premium components are used, it
: shouldn't matter where it is assembled.
Definately, I agree wholeheartedly. If they can build the amp where
the labour is not so expensive, they can afford to put decent
components in and go to more effort to improve the design of the
amplifier - as Adcom has done.
: >I cannot see why people say the amplifier won't last - not with
: > those quality components inside. Sure the amp runs very fairly
: > hot - but that's how you get an amp to sound incredibly good.
: An amp that runs hot has no bearing on how it's gonna sound.
: The amp you have probably is running Class-A the whole day.
: Actually, I'd be wary of excessively hot amps, 'cauz even though
: the components inside may be rated to run that way, excessive
: heat will dramatically shorten the life of *any* electronic component
: regardless of quality. In fact, an amp that does run hot to the touch is
: because either the engineer or manufacturer of that amp wanted
: to skimp on heatsinking or cooling to save costs! Hmmmmm....
Sure, I didn't mean to imply that because of the heat generated, the
amp sounds good. My Adcom GFP 535II runs fairly warm - not hot to
the touch - but enough to satisfy me that the amp is running nicely.
I don't like it when an amp runs dead-cold. It makes one think that
the amp is doing nothing :)
The heatsinks that Adcom uses in their amps are certainly far for
skimpy - they're massive things with heating vents both below
and above. More than enough to carry away excessive heat.
My opinions once again.
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6,322 |
I did say *any* invader, didn't I? What do you want from me, perhaps a neural
net design with all countries involved in Lebanon as its nodes? :-) (You are
in Cognitive and Neural Systems) | 6 | trimmed_train |
9,176 |
Would you say the same thing about the Dodgers in '65 or '66? True,
Cone is probably as good as Drysdale, and they have no Koufax, but still,
these teams were winning with home run leaders who had very bad totals, with
lots of low-scoring games, etc. And they didn't use relievers, whereas
Jeff Montgomery is having a super season for them.
That being said, I still picked them 5th or so, but I think a superb
pitching team can win if they have enough hitting. There's more of a
chance of that, I think, than of a team with tremendous hitting but no
pitching. At least, to me.
I wonder, though - which one do you people think would do better - a team
with Johnson, Koufax in his prime, Seaver, Carlton, and Young, in no real
order, as the starters, with Sutter, Fingers, and Lyle in the bullpen, but
with a puny offense (assuming good defense, like Mazeroski, Maranville, etc.)
Or a team with poor pitching, but with an offense of Cobb, Carew, Ruth, Gehrig,
Mays, Schmidt, Wagner, and Bench - again,you pick the order.
I would postulate that the pitching one would be several games better by
seasons' end. Even the best hitters can succeed only 2/5 of the time in
their best years, but a great pitcher can throw lots of shutouts - taking all
the players in their prime, they might throw 50 shutouts in a year. And all
the offense would have to do is get 1 run across.
I wonder if someone with Stratomatic or something could plug such all-
time teams into a regular season, have it played, and report the results
I would love to see that. | 2 | trimmed_train |
1,866 | From: Center for Policy Research <cpr>
Subject: rejoinder. Questions to Israelis
To: [email protected]
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. | 6 | trimmed_train |
4,175 |
: }Xenophobia, both *de facto* and *de jure* as implemented
: }in legal systems, is widespread, while the Bible,
: }although not 100% egalitarian, specifically preaches
: }kindness to the stranger, and emphasizes in the Book
: }of Ruth, that a foreigner can join the nation and
: }give rise to one of the great heroes of the nation.
:
: Clearly better than the alternative, but as an American what strikes
: me as strange about this story is that it should have even been
: considered an issue.
Jim,
There are a couple of things about your post and others in this thread
that are a little confusing. An atheist is one for whom all things can
be understood as processes of nature - exclusively. There is no need
for any recourse to Divnity to describe or explain anything. There is
no purpose or direction for any event beyond those required by
physics, chemistry, biology, etc.; everything is random, nothing is
determnined.
This would also have to include human intelligence of course and all
its products. There is nothing requiring that life evolve or that it
acquire intelligence, it's just a happy accident. For an atheist, no
event can be preferred to another or be said to have more or less
value than another in any naturalistic sense, and no thought -about-
an event can have value.
The products of our intelligence are acquired from our environment,
from teaching, training, observation and experience and are only
significant to the individual mind wherein they reside. These mental
processes and the images they produce for us are just electrical
activity and nothing more; content is of no consequence. The human
mind is as much a response to natural forces as water running down a
hill.
How then can an atheist judge value? What is the basis for criticizing
the values ennumerated in the Bible or the purposes imputed to God? On
what grounds can the the behavior of the reliogious be condemned? It
seems that, in judging the values that motivate others to action, you
have to have some standard against which conduct is measured, but what
in nature can serve that purpose? What law of nature can you invoke to
establish your values.
Since every event is entirely and exclusively a physical event, what
difference could it possibly make what -anyone- does, religious or
otherwise, there can be no -meaning- or gradation of value. The only
way an atheist can object to -any- behaviour is to admit that the
objection is entirely subjective and that he(she) just doesn't like it
- that's it. Any value judgement must be prefaced by the disclaimer
that it is nothing more than a matter of personal opinion and carries
no weight in any "absolute" sense.
That you don't like what God told people to do says nothing about God
or God's commands, it says only that there was an electrical event in your
nervous system that created an emotional state that your mind coupled
with a pre-existing thought-set to form that reaction. That your
objections -seem- well founded is due to the way you've been
conditioned; there is no "truth" content. The whole of your
intellectual landscape is an illusion, a virtual reality.
I didn't make these rules, it's inherent in naturalistic atheism and
to be consistent, you have to accept the non-significance of any human
thought, even your own. All of this being so, you have excluded
yourself from any discussion of values, right, wrong, goood, evil,
etc. and cannot participate. Your opinion about the Bible can have no
weight whatsoever. | 8 | trimmed_train |
3,532 | I am interfacing some simple circuits that run on 9V to my
cpu board which runs at 5-6V. The optoisolator is a 4N35.
On the led side, I put the signal I want through a 10k resistor
to the base of a 2N2222. On the transistor side, I tie my
cpu input line to the collector which has a pull-up resistor
of 47k.
It functions OK, but seems VERY slow. I can detect pulses
that occur at about 2kHz, but not much faster. Isn't the
rise/fall time of this device, something like 5uS? I should
be able to detect my target of 40kHz, but I can't get 16kHz.
This is done using wire-wrap and the wires going to the cpu
and to the test pin are about 8 inches long, but I'm not
doing anything high-speed.
In the Art of Electronics, it mentions tying the base of the
phototransistor to ground through a resistor to improve the
speed. Is that what I need to do? How do I calculate the
resistor value?
-- | 11 | trimmed_train |
1,071 |
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Ocean Reconnaissance Launch Surprises West
Space News, April 5-11, 1993, p.2
[Excerpts]
Russia launched its first ocean reconnaissance satellite in 26 months
March 30, confounding Western analysts who had proclaimed the program dead.
The Itar-TASS news agency announced the launch of Cosmos 2238 from
Plesetsk Cosmodrome, but provided little description of the payload's mission.
However, based on the satellite's trajectory, Western observers
identified it as a military spacecraft designed to monitor electronic
emissions from foreign naval ships in order to track their movement.
Geoff Perry of the Kettering Group in England... [said] Western
observers had concluded that no more would be launched. But days after the
last [such] satellite re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, Cosmos 2238 was
launched.
"Cosmos-2238" Satellite Launched for Defense Ministry
Moscow ITAR-TASS World Service in Russian 1238 GMT 30 March 1993
Translated in FBIS-SOV-93-060, p.27
by ITAR-TASS correspondent Veronika Romanenkova
Moscow, 30 March -- The Cosmos-2238 satellite was launched at 1600 Moscow
time today from the Baykonur by a "Tsiklon-M" carrier rocket. An ITAR-TASS
correspondent was told at the press center of Russia's space-military forces
that the satellite was launched in the interests of the Russian Defense
Ministry. | 10 | trimmed_train |
6,363 | Hello--
I just bought a new portable CD player for the office, and I notice that
it proudly proclaims "8 TIMES OVERSAMPLING" on the box. Now while I think
I understand what oversampling is (the rate of discrete "samples"
exceeds the highest frequency component of interest by some factor),
I don't understand this "8 TIMES" business... It seems to me that when
I bought my first CD player (was it REALLY 10 years ago?!), the specs
said "4 TIMES" ... Could someone please tell me whether I'm getting
senile? If I'm not, then what good does it do for the player to take
samples at a higher rate? If I really wanted better fidelity, wouldn't
I have to have the same higher rate of sampling during the recording
process? Furthermore, am I wrong in interpreting the sampling rate
(from the player's point of view) as being the same thing as the data
rate for the bit stream coming off the optical medium? Does this mean
that the data rate (related to the rotational speed of the disk) has
changed since 1983?
I'm so confused...
--Cliff
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5,927 | 3 | trimmed_train |
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6,569 |
Is that true? I know some that won't even interview FMGs.
Most programs discriminate, in that given an FMG equally
qualified as an American they will take the American. What
rights do they actually have? Does it matter if they are
US citizens (most are not)? We have had good luck with FMGs
and bad luck. SOme of our very best residents have been FMGs.
Also, our very worst. As it turns out, the worst FMGs are often
US citizens that studied in off-shore medical schools. Of the
5 residents fired for incompetence in the 12 years I've been here
in my department, all have been FMGs. 3 were US citizens who studied
in Guadalajara, 1 was a US citizen but was trained in the Soviet Union,
and one was Philipina. Unfortunately, all are now practicing medicine
somewhere, 3 of them in Neurology after having been picked up by
other programs, 1 in psychiatry, and the other in emergency medicine.
--
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Gordon Banks N3JXP | "Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and
[email protected] | it is shameful to surrender it too soon." | 19 | trimmed_train |
7,777 |
I know it doesn't make sense, but since when is 'Napoleon' about
sense, anyway? Further striking bigoted and racist attitude of
certain Greeks still exists in our day. Most Greeks insist even
today, that the 537 year-old capital of the Ottoman Empire should
be called not by its rightful name of Istanbul, but by its half
a millennium-old moniker 'Cons*(whatever).'
Everyone knows that New York City was once called 'New Amsterdam'
but Dutch people do not persist on calling it that today. The name
of Stalingrad too is long gone, replaced by Volgagrad. China's
Peking traded its name for Beiging long ago. Ciudad Trujillo
of the Dominican Republic is now Santa Domingo. Zimbabve's
old colonial capital Salisburry became Harrare. These changes
have all been accepted officially by everyone in the world.
But, Greeks are still determined on calling the Turkish Istanbul
by the name of 'Cons*.'
How can one explain this total intransigence? What makes Greeks
so different from other mortals? 18-year-old questionable
democracy? Why don't they seem to reconcile with the fact,
for instance, that Istanbul changed hands 537 years ago in
1453 AD, and that this predates the discovery of the New
World, by 39 years. The declaration of U.S. independence
in 1776 will come 284 years later.
Shouldn't then, half a millennium be considered enough time for
'Cons*' to be called a Turkish city? Where is the logic in the
Greek reasoning, if there is any? How long can one sit on the
laurels of an ancient civilization? Ancient Greece does not exist,
any more than any other 16 civilizations that existed on the soil
of Anatolia.
These undereducated 'wieneramus' live with an illusion. It
is the same mentality which allows them to rationalize
that Cyprus is a Greek Island. No history book shows
that it ever was. It belonged to the Ottoman Turks 'lock,
stock and barrel' for a period of well over 300 years.
In fact, prior to the Turks' acquisition of it, following
bloody naval battles with the Venetians in 1570 AD, the
island of Cyprus belonged, invariably, to several nations:
The Assyrians, the Sumerians, the Phoenicians, the Egyptians,
the Ottoman Turks, of course in that order, owned it as
their territory. But, it has never been the possession
of the government of Greece - not even for one day -
in the history of the world. Moreover, Cyprus is
located 1500 miles from the Greek mainland, but only
40 miles from Turkiye's southern coastline.
Saddam Hussein claims that Kuwait was once Iraqi
territory and the Greek Cypriot government and
the terrorist Greek governments think that Cyprus
also was once part of the Greek hegemony.
Those 'Arromdians' involved in this grandiose hallucination
should wake up from their sweet daydreams and confront
reality. Again, wishful thinking is unproductive, only
facts count.
As for Selanik,
<<Those Jews who survived these assaults in Southeastern Europe fled
particularly to Salonica, whose Jewish population increased substantially
as a result, from 28,000 in 1876 to 90,000 in 1908, more than half the
total population, though even there increased persecution by local Greeks
led many Jews to flee elsewhere in the Ottoman Empire, particularly to
the great port of Izmir.
Despite all the pressure from Ottomans and foreign Jews alike, the ritual
murders and other assaults by Christians on Jews went on and on. Greek
efforts to decimate the Jewish population of Salonica culminated in 1912
and 1913, following Greek conquest of Salonica during the first Balkan War,
when many of its Jews, were either killed or terrorized into leaving...>>
<<Though Greece was obligated by the post World War I treaties to allow
Jews and other minorities to use their own languages in education and to
practice their religions without hindrance, a law was issued in 1923
which forbad all inhabitants from working on Sunday, stimulating a new
Jewish exodus as it was intended to do. Between 1932 and 1934 there was a
series of anti-Semitic riots in Salonica, with the Cambel quarter, where
most of the remaining Jews lived, being burned to the ground. This
was followed by regulations requiring the use of Greek and prohibiting
Hebrew and Judea-Spanish in the Jewish schools. A start was made also
on expropriating the land of the principal Jewish cemetery in Salonica
for use by the new University in order to derive the Jews out [47]. By
killing and driving out large numbers of Jews, the Greeks left a
substantial Greek majority in the city for the first time, and starting
Salonica Jewry on the way to its final decimation by the Nazis during the
occupation of Greece starting in 1941.
Salonica and Izmir of course were not the only places of refuge for
Jewish refugees entering the Empire during its last century of existence.
Istanbul, Edirne, and other parts of Rumelia and Anatolia received
thousands more. Nor were Jews the only refugees received and helped by
the government of the Sultan. Thousands of Muslims accompanied them in
flight from similar persecutions wherever Balkan christian states gained
independence or expanded. The Russian conquest of the Crimea and the
Caucasus starting in the late eighteenth century, and particularly during
and after the Crimean War, combined with the same independence movements
in Southeastern Europe that had caused so much suffering and flight among
its Jews caused thousands of helpless, ill, and poverty-stricken Muslim
refugees to accompany them into the ever shrinking boundaries of the
Ottoman Empire, with the Istanbul government struggling mightly but vainly
to house and feed them as best it could. From 1850 to 1864 as many as
800,000 Crimean Tatars, Circassians, and other Muslims from north and
east of the Black Sea had entered Anatolia alone, as many as 200,000 more
came during the next twenty years, while 474,389 refugees entered in 1876-
1877 as a result of the Ottoman wars with Russia and the Balkan states,
with an equal number gaining refuge in the European portions of the
Empire.>>
[47] Robert Mantran, 'La structure sociale de la communaute juive de
Salonqiue a la fin du dix-neuvieme siecle', RH no.534 (1980), 391-92;
Nehama VII, 762; Joseph Nehama (Salonica) to AIU (Paris) no.2868/2,
12 May 1903 (AIU Archives I-C-43); and no.2775, 10 January 1900 (AIU
Archives I-C-41), describing daily battles between Jewish and Greek
children in the streets of Salonica. Benghiat, Director of Ecole Moise
Allatini, Salonica, to AIU (Paris), no.7784, 1 December 1909 (AIU
Archives I-C-48), describing Greek attacks on Jews, boycotts of Jewish
shops and manufacturers, and Greek press campaigns leading to blood libel
attacks. Cohen, Ecole Secondaire Moise Allatini, Salonica, to AIU (Paris),
no.7745/4, 4 December 1912 (AIU Archives I-C-49) describes a week of terror
that followed the Greek army occupation of Salonica in 1912, with the
soldiers pillaging the Jewish quarters and destroying Jewish synagogues,
accompanied by what he described as an 'explosion of hatred' by local
Greek population against local Jews and Muslims. Mizrahi, President of the
AIU at Salonica, reported to the AIU (Paris), no.2704/3, 25 July 1913
(AIU Archives I-C-51) that 'It was not only the irregulars (Comitadjis)
that massacred, pillaged and burned. The Army soldiers, the Chief of
Police, and the high civil officials also took an active part in the
horrors...', Moise Tovi (Salonica) to AIU (Paris) no.3027 (20 August 1913)
(AIU Archives I-C-51) describes the Greek pillage of the Jewish quarter
during the night of 18-19 August 1913.
(AIU = Alliance Israelite Universelle, Paris.)
Serdar Argic | 6 | trimmed_train |
1,065 | Could someone please help me find a program or figure out how to extract a li
st of R G B values for each pixel in an image. I can convert between tga and s
everal other popular formats but I need the R G B values for use in a program I
am writing. Thanks for the help
| 1 | trimmed_train |
6,822 | From: [email protected] (Andrew Payne)
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Organization: DEC Cambridge Research Lab
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1993 00:44:18 GMT
Does anyone know if a source for the TCM3105 modem chips (as used in the
Baycom and my PMP modems)? Ideally, something that is geared toward
hobbyists: small quantity, mail order, etc.
For years, we've been buying them from a distributor (Marshall) by the
hundreds for PMP kits. But orders have dropped to the point where we can
no longer afford to offer this service. And all of the distributors I've
checked have some crazy minimum order ($100, or so).
I'd like to find a source for those still interested in building PMP kits.
Any suggestions?
--
Andrew C. Payne
DEC Cambridge Research Lab
---
. R110B:Wnet HAL_9000
| 11 | trimmed_train |
2,797 | Window placement on screen
--------------------------
I would like to configure my system (a HP UNIX) to avoid that any corner
of a given window is displayed outside of the visible screen. The whole
window should be visible and it should be impossible to move any window
outside the visible aerea.
1. Can this be done by configuring the window manager's resources
2. Can this be done on applikation level
3. A hardcoded solution is possible, but is it possible to have a
upper limit of a given window size
| 16 | trimmed_train |
3,367 | OK, here's something for all of those people who think cops are always
more responsible then the rest of the population. I found this article in the
Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University's newspaper.
SUSPENDED POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED IN REVENGE TRIPLE HOMICIDE
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A police officer afraid he would be fired for
allegedly assaulting a teen-ager walked into an auto body shop wher the youth
worked, said "You're going to die" and fatally shot him and two others, police
said.
A fourth youth was wounded. A fifth escaped injury by hiding under a car.
The wounded youth ran about two blocks to a house after the shooting at about
midnight Tuesday and called police. He was hospitalized in satisfactory
condition Wednesday.
Suspended police officer Robert Sabetta, 23, of Cranston, was arrested at
gunpoint over three hours after the shooting at Wilson's Auto Enterprises in
Foster, a rural town of about 4,000 people in northwest Rhode Island.
Well, this just goes to show that cops are capable of snapping, just
like everyone else. Now who was it who said only cops should have guns? | 9 | trimmed_train |
6,282 |
The original Mac II had an Apple MMU chip installed which performs a subset
of the 68851's functions. If you look underneath your front left floppy
bay you will find three chips, all approximately the same size. One will
be the 68020, the next the 68881, and the third, approximately the same
size, will be the Apple chip. It is easy to spot because it has a 'hump'
in the middle of it.
Example:
-----------
/ \
--------------- ---------------
| |
| |
That and the Apple logo should make it easy to find. | 14 | trimmed_train |
4,985 |
We're talking about insurance agents from Bumf**k Illinois (ST.FARM is
HQ'ed in Bloomington). What the hell do they know about cars... Both are
sports cars... :-)
| 4 | trimmed_train |
9,043 | /* Apologies for those who have read this before but no-one has solved this */
/* one yet so I'm posting again! Sorry :-) */
I'm having problems creating a cursor bigger than 64x64, I'm using Motif 1.1
X11R4 running HP-UX 8.07 - all the functions return valid results but no
cursor appears when the bitmap is bigger than the aforementioned size. I tried
using the following code:
unsigned int w,h;
XQueryBestCursor(XtDisplay(programArea), XtWindow(programArea), 72, 71, &w,
&h);
to return the nearest size to what I require however it returns 72 and 71 as
the width and height respectively. What am I doing wrong? and if not how can I
get round the problem!! | 16 | trimmed_train |
2,710 |
Assuming you are presenting it accurately, I don't see how this argument
really leads to any firm conclusion. The material in John (I'm not sure
exactly what is referred to here, but I'll take for granted the similarity
to the Matt./Luke "Q" material) IS different; hence, one could have almost
any relationship between the two, right up to John getting it straight from
Jesus' mouth.
The version of the "usual theory" I have heard has Matthew and Luke
independently relying on Mark and "Q". One would think that if Luke relied
on Matthew, we wouldn't have the grating inconsistencies in the geneologies,
for one thing.
This is the part that is particularly new to me. If it were possible that
you could point me to a reference, I'd be grateful.
Because it closes up the gap between (supposed) writing and the existing
copy quit a bit. The further away from the original, the more copies can be
written, and therefore survival becomes more probable.
I'm not really impressed with the "theology" argument. But I'm really
pointing this out as an "if". And as I pointed out earlier, one cannot make
these arguments about I Peter; I see no reason not to accept it as an
authentic letter.
The best analogy would be reporters talking to the participants, which is
not so bad.
But the statement of divinity is not in that section, and in any case, it's
agreed that the most important epistles predate Mark. | 8 | trimmed_train |
4,625 | From another space forum
When workers at the Kennedy Space Center disassembled the STS-56
solid rocket boosters they were surprised to find a pair of pliers
lodged into the outside base of the right hand SRB. The tool survived
the trip from the launch pad up to approximately a 250,000 foot
altitude, then down to splashdown and towing back to KSC.
NASA spokesperson Lisa Malone told the media,
"It's been a long time since something like this happened. We've
lost washers and bolts (before) but never a tool like this."
The initial investigation into the incident has shown that a
Thiokol Corp. technician noticed and reported his pliers as missing on
April 2nd. Unfortunately, the worker's supervisor did not act on the
report and Discovery was launched with its "extra payload". NASA
officials were never told of the missing tool before the April 8th
launch date.
The free-flying pliers were supposed to be tethered to the SRB
technician. When the tool was found in an aft section of the booster,
its 18-inch long rope was still attached. The pliers were found in a
part of the booster which is not easily visible from the launch pad.
A spokesperson for the Lockheed Space Operations Company said that
the Shuttle processor will take "appropriate action". Thiokol is a
subcontractor to LSOC for work to prepare Shuttle hardware for launch.
_________________________________________________________
Karl Anderson
DEV/2000: Configuration Management/Version Control
Dept 53K/006-2 Rochester, Minnesota 55901
253-8044 Tie 8-453-8044
INTERNET: [email protected]
PRODIGY: CMMG96A | 10 | trimmed_train |
1,448 |
The Israelis
used to arrest and sometimes to kill some of these neutral reporters.
Eh???? Could you please give me details about an event where a "Neutral
Observer" was killed by purpose by an Israeli soldier?
--Amos | 6 | trimmed_train |
7,038 |
If alcohol were again banned today, it would be MUCH more
difficult to manage a large-scale smuggling operation.
The cops now rank just a narrow notch below the military
in communications, intelligence gathering and firepower.
In a similar vein, the amount of marijuana smuggled into
this country has greatly decreased. This is because its
value-per-pound is very low when compared to cocaine or
heroin. It's simply not worth the risk, it's uneconomical.
Now, most reefer is domestic. There is less pressure on
the domestic producer (showy raids notwithstanding) and
thus it is economical. Of note though ... domestic reefer
is now very strong, so a small volume goes a long way.
You cannot make alcohol stronger than 200 proof - not a
good dollar/pound deal. | 9 | trimmed_train |
3,148 |
(How is 0-40 twice 1.25? Do you just pick whatever SCSI setup that makes
the statment "correct"?)
Even if you could make such a statement it would be meaningless unless
you understood that ESDI and IDE (I include SCSI and ATA) are
completely different (ESDI is device-level, like MFM/RLL).
Great, you can compare two numbers (ATA has several speed modes, by the
way) but what the article said was misleading/wrong.
I would recommend people call the NCR board and download the ANSI specs
if they are really interested in this stuff.
Something is missing there. :) Anyway, I agree. There's a lot of
opportunity for marketing jingo like "SCSI-2 compliant" which tells
you nothing about the performance, whether it has "WIDE" support, etc.
| 3 | trimmed_train |
828 | :
: nobody seems to have noticed that the clipper chip *must* have been
: under development for considerably longer than the 3 months that
: clinton has been president. this is not something that choosing
: choosing bush over clinton would have changed in the slightest; it has
: been in the works for some time.
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.
-Tim May | 7 | trimmed_train |
10,729 |
Not to mention that the G-men believed the children didn't have gas masks.
But that was not, with respect to the children, the point of the gassing.
The feds *knew* that the children's health would be in danger and proceeded
under the assumption that the "motherly instinct" of the Davidian women
would remove them from harm's way. I busted a gut on that one.
Someone else on the net observed that the administration's appeal to a
woman's "motherly instinct" would never wash with feminists and liberals
if a republican were in the White House. I say that such an justification
could *only* come from a feminist mindset.
BTW - I'd read in the paper yesterday that the type of gas used was CS2.
The paper didn't provide any specifics about it. | 9 | trimmed_train |
2,540 | I also use PhotoShop to edit photos, and do DTP work. | 14 | trimmed_train |
2,786 |
So if we subvert one of the two escrow agents, we only have a 40-bit
space to search through...
2^40 doesn't sound that big - is digital telephony subject to a known
plaintext attack?
In which case half the key seems to be all that is needed, and the two
agent escrow arrangement is pointless.
Of course, the unknown algorithm might turn gaps in speech into
pseudo-random sequences, or there might be some magic involved, or... | 7 | trimmed_train |
1,601 |
The girl's OK, actually, and she recovered well enough to go home. I
don't know if she has any permanent damage, though. Just in case anybody was
concerned...
If people start forcing others to take responsibility for their actions
things like this wouldn't happen. Untill we stop blaming outside causes, and
start blaming the criminals, we will continue to let things like this happen.
| 4 | trimmed_train |
9,689 |
IMHO = in my humble opinion!!
I didn't say there was no value - all I said was that it is very confusing
to newbies.
Bill, you are kidding yourself here. Firstly, motorcycles do not steer
themselves - only the rider can do that. Secondly, it is the adhesion of the
tyre on the road, the suspension geometry and the ground clearance of the
motorcycle which dictate how quickly you can swerve to avoid obstacles, and
not the knowledge of physics between the rider's ears. Are you seriously
suggesting that countersteering knowledge enables you to corner faster
or more competentlY than you could manage otherwise??
Formal training in this country (as far as I am aware) does not include
countersteering theory. I found out about countersteering about six years ago,
from a physics lecturer who was also a motorcyclist. I didn't believe him
at first when he said I steered my bike to the right to make it turn left,
but I went out and analysed closely what I was doing, and realized he was
right! It's an interesting bit of knowledge, and I've had a lot of fun since
then telling others about it, who were at first as sceptical as I was. But
that's all it is - an interesting bit of knowledge, and to claim that
it is essential for all bikers to know it, or that you can corner faster
or better as a result, is absurd.
Formal training is in my view absolutely essential if you're going to
be able to ride a bike properly and safely. But by including countersteering
theory in newbie courses we are confusing people unnecessarily, right at
the time when there are *far* more important matters for them to learn.
And that was my original point. | 12 | trimmed_train |
8,372 | It has some of the most impressive performance figures around, and automotive
magazines eat it up. One car to seriously consider in that price range.
Rob Fusi
[email protected]
| 4 | trimmed_train |
9,289 |
No, I don't mean the LR, whatever that is. As for which GD, I'm using _The
Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic_ as my source, so (unless Regardie is
lying) I'm pulling the name out the the original order's rituals. The
multiple modern groups are part of why I through in the comment about all
the "spin-offs".
As a member of the Religious Society of Friends (my membership is in the
Urbana-Champaign (IL) Friends Meeting) I find that amusingly ironic. :)
Not me--I don't want to belong to *anything* which runs around claiming to
be the TRUE whatever. I find that disgusting. :(
Enjoy the journey!
--Br'anArthur
Queer, Peculiar, and Wyrd! :-) | 15 | trimmed_train |
10,926 | Kent:
You say that
^^^^^^^^^
Please don't! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Name just three *really* competing Rosicrucian Orders. I have
probably spent more time than you doing the same.
None of them are spin-offs from O.T.O. The opposite may be the
case.
Study Harder, | 15 | trimmed_train |
2,221 | [Pitt vs. Penn State controversy deleted]
No. It wouldn't be sufficient cause to bitch to the system operator if this
was just some guy saying that atheists are going to hell. The point was
that recently many messages were posted from that address. Each of these
messages was posted to a different newsgroup, with the apparent intent of
provoking the readers of that particular group. This, along with the fact
that these posts were written in all-caps, makes these posts suspect.
Whoever is using this account is using it irresponsibly. If it is the
intended user, they should consider appropriate action. If it is someone
else-- which seems a possibility, then this is also reason to report it.
We get many posts in the flavor of the one that started this thread.
It is only because I have seen posts on other groups by this user that I
am considering action. | 8 | trimmed_train |
1,407 | : >
: > : And the measure of current, Amp, is actually named after both the AMP company
: > : and the Amphenol company. Both companies revolutionized electronics by
: > : simulatenously realizing that the performance of connectors and sockets
: > : were affected by the amount of current running through the wires.
: >
: > Sorry. The unit for current is the AMPERE which is the name of a french-man
: > named AMPERE who studied electrical current. The term AMP is just an abbreviation
: > of it. The company AMP came after the AMPERE unit was already in use.
: >
: > : The Ohmite company was the first to characterize resistances by numbers, thus
: > : our use of the Ohms...
: >
: > I don't know about this one, but it doesn't sound right.
: Are you (two) joking?
: Is the entire Internet flaming you (two)?
: Ahh!, now I remember that Ohmite company was the first introducing "the pink
: colored resistor", only for electronics working females ;-)
: --
: Manuel Arrevola Velasco ||||| True e-mail: [email protected] |||||
: DoD #1033
:
Yes, I have taken a bit of flame on this one. I must've been half asleep when
I posted a response to Joseph.
Greggo. | 11 | trimmed_train |
4,228 |
Animal Rights people have been know to do that to other
"Bike riding dogs.cats and Racoons.
| 12 | trimmed_train |
9,027 |
They require two separate grounds. One ground goes to the ground pin
of the outlet, and the other ground wire is connected to the outlet's
mounting tabs (and thus grounds the box and faceplate screw and metal
faceplate, if any).
The box/faceplate ground goes to the normal distribution panel ground.
The outlet ground-pin wire is generally connected to an insulated
busbar in the distribution panel which is, in turn, connected to
the building-entrance main ground by its own wire. | 11 | trimmed_train |
7,296 |
Excuse me but... have not all Macs got a CPU!!! | 14 | trimmed_train |
8,786 |
If anyone is interested in the history of AMORC, I do think Spencer
Lewis published books about the beginning and his mission. The
Alexandria bookstore (that's the name of the book store operated
by AMORC) should have a selection that should provide the interested
reader more insight).
Cheers,
Kent | 15 | trimmed_train |
936 |
I've asked your god several times with all my heart to come to me. I
really wish I could believe in him, 'cos no matter how much confidence
I build up on my own, the universe *is* a big place, and it would be
so nice to know I have someone watching over me in it...
I've gone into this with an open mind. I've layed my beliefs aside
from time to time when I've had doubt, and I've prayed to see what
good that would do. I don't see what more I can do to open myself to
your god, short of just deciding to believe for no good reason. And
if I decide to believe for no good reason, why not believe in some
other god? Zeus seems like a pretty cool candidate...
All I know is that in all my searching, even though I've set aside my
pride and decided that I want to know the truth no matter how
difficult it may be to accept, I have never had any encounter with any
deity, Christian or otherwise.
Please tell me what more I can do while still remaining true to myself.
| 15 | trimmed_train |
7,143 |
Didn't one of the early jet fighters have these?
I also think the germans did some work on these in WWII.
A lot of this was also done by the military...
Weren't the first microwave landing systems from WWII too?
Egad! I'm disagreeing with Mary Shafer! | 10 | trimmed_train |
2,464 | One not-so-quick question to throw out there for you guys...
For our class project, we need to design and build a power supply
to the following specs:
Voltatge: adjustable from 1-12V
Current: *limited* at 1A
Voltage must stay within 2% of designated value for I from 0-1A
AC ripple less than 5 mV (rms)
Of course, we can't just use an adjustable voltage, current-limiting
regulator chip ;^)
Our problem is with the current limiting (i.e. we've found stuff to
do the rest of the parts of the circuit). What the supply must do,
if presented with a load which would draw more than 1A, given the
supply voltage, is reduce the voltage so that the current will equal
one amp. Thus, if we were to short the thing with the ammeter, we
should read one amp. If we measure the current through a 1 ohm
resistor at 12V, we should read one amp (and the output voltage, by
necessity, must be 1V.
The only basic idea we have seen for the current limiter involves
a circuit which will pull current off of the base of the output
power transistor, and therefore reduce the output.
So, does anybody have any ideas we could work from?
Thanks in advance.
Andy Collins, KC6YEY
[email protected] | 11 | trimmed_train |
8,697 | CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
NAVY SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION AND VIRTUAL REALITY SEMINAR
Tuesday, June 22, 1993
Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center
(formerly the David Taylor Research Center)
Bethesda, Maryland
SPONSOR: NESS (Navy Engineering Software System) is sponsoring a
one-day Navy Scientific Visualization and Virtual Reality Seminar.
The purpose of the seminar is to present and exchange information for
Navy-related scientific visualization and virtual reality programs,
research, developments, and applications.
PRESENTATIONS: Presentations are solicited on all aspects of
Navy-related scientific visualization and virtual reality. All
current work, works-in-progress, and proposed work by Navy
organizations will be considered. Four types of presentations are
available.
1. Regular presentation: 20-30 minutes in length
2. Short presentation: 10 minutes in length
3. Video presentation: a stand-alone videotape (author need not
attend the seminar)
4. Scientific visualization or virtual reality demonstration (BYOH)
Accepted presentations will not be published in any proceedings,
however, viewgraphs and other materials will be reproduced for
seminar attendees.
ABSTRACTS: Authors should submit a one page abstract and/or videotape to:
Robert Lipman
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
Code 2042
Bethesda, Maryland 20084-5000
VOICE (301) 227-3618; FAX (301) 227-5753
E-MAIL [email protected]
Authors should include the type of presentation, their affiliations,
addresses, telephone and FAX numbers, and addresses. Multi-author
papers should designate one point of contact.
DEADLINES: The abstact submission deadline is April 30, 1993.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by May 14, 1993.
Materials for reproduction must be received by June 1, 1993.
For further information, contact Robert Lipman at the above address.
PLEASE DISTRIBUTE AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE, THANKS.
Robert Lipman | Internet: [email protected]
David Taylor Model Basin - CDNSWC | or: [email protected]
Computational Signatures and | Voicenet: (301) 227-3618
Structures Group, Code 2042 | Factsnet: (301) 227-5753
Bethesda, Maryland 20084-5000 | Phishnet: [email protected] | 1 | trimmed_train |
3,428 | There were some recent developments in the dispute about Masonry among
Southern Baptists. I posted a summary over in bit.listserv.christia, and
I suppose that it might be useful here. Note that I do not necessarily
agree or disagree with any of what follows: I present it as information.
*
For a short summary: a Southern Baptist named Larry Holly wrote a book
claiming that Freemasonry is a religion incompatible with Christianity.
(Mr Holly's father rejects Christianity, and Mr Holly blames that on the
Masons.)
The SBC's Home Missions Board includes an interfaith witness department,
which studies other religions and how to teach them about Christ. A few
years ago, they were ordered to produce a report on Masonry: they concluded
that it was not a religion, and therefore was outside their speciality.
However, Mr Holly led a movement of people who oppose Masonry, and
last year the Convention again ordered the HMB to study Masonry. (I got the
feeling that they were saying "You got the wrong answer last time, try to
do better and get the answer we want.")
Anyway, there's been a bit of infighting and some inappropriate actions, but
the dust has settled and the report is in. Nobody is entirely happy with it,
but everybody seems willing to live with it. Both sides are saying things
such as: "This was the best we were going to get in the current environment."
The report commends the Masons for the charity work they do, such as the
hospitals and burn centers they operate, as well as efforts to help the
elderly and prevent drug abuse. The report acknowledges that many well-
known Christians are and have been Masons, and notes that many teachings
of Masonry are "supportive of Christian faith and practice". Examples of
the latter include belief in God, emphases on honesty and integrity, and
that some Masonic lodges incorporate explicit Christian beliefs.
On the other hand, they note that some aspects of Masonry are incompatible
with Southern Baptist principles. These included the use of titles which some
people consider sacrilegious, the taking of certain oaths (even though they
are not meant seriously), the "undeniably pagan and/or occultic" writings of
some Masonic leaders, the implication in some Masonic writings that salvation
can be achieved by good works, and the racial discrimination practiced by many
Masonic lodges. (I note with some chagrin that Baptist churches as a whole
aren't really in a place to speak on this last point.)
The report concludes that Masonry is not a religion, and says that membership
should not be endorsed or censured, but left to the discretion of individuals.
This was in part because there is variation among different Masonic Lodges,
and while one may include elements strongly against Christianity, another may
not. Many Southern Baptists have strong convictions about the priesthood of
the believer and the autonomy of the local church, and this history probably
influenced how the report came out.
*
The information above was gleaned from "The Religious Herald", a publication
of the Baptist General Association of Virginia, and "Baptists Today", which
does not have any direct links to a religious organisation. (Autonomy is a
big issue among some Baptists. 8-)
Because I have neither the report itself, nor whatever Masonic documents are
relevant to these issues, none of the above comes with a guarantee. Your
mileage may vary. Void where prohibited.
Darren F Provine / [email protected]
Milton: "We use only the finest baby frogs, dew picked and flown from Iraq,
cleansed in finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and then
sealed in a succulent Swiss quintuple smooth treble cream milk
chocolate envelope and lovingly frosted with glucose." | 15 | trimmed_train |
6,449 | 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...
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?
A long time ago (possibly two years ago) there was a discussion here about
altitude adjustment. Has anyone saved the messages?
Many thanks, | 19 | trimmed_train |
3,054 |
Maybe you need to go into \mach32\install and set a refresh rate for
1280x1024. You might need to use custom monitor option.
Dan
| 3 | trimmed_train |
280 | I have the following program on CD ROM forsale:
Toolwork MPC Encyclopedia on CD-ROM
- Multimedia
- Brand new
- Shrink-wrapped
Asking : $50 / obo
Send reply to : [email protected] | 5 | trimmed_train |
10,798 |
It would also be great for another reason - when not docked, it could serve
as an ARA server to the large internal HD, your corporate email, etc. In
a pinch, you would also have two machines, instead of 1.5.
If they could couple that thought with RocketShare, and let you use both the
'030 on the PB and the '040 on the dock, it would be a mighty powerful dock.
-- | 14 | trimmed_train |
9,715 | Well, since someone probably wanted to know, here's this year's playoff
matchups on the left, and what the matchups would be next year under the
new alignment and playoff-matchup rules. The same 16 teams make the playoffs
under next year's rules, and three of the first round matchups are the same
(QUE-MTL, CHI-STL, VAN-WIN).
PIT --+ +-- CHI | PIT --+ +-- CHI
+---+ +---+ | +---+ +---+
NJ --+ | | +-- STL | BUF --+ | | +-- STL
+---+ +---+ | +---+ +---+
WAS --+ | | | | +-- DET | QUE --+ | | | | +-- TOR
+---+ | | +---+ | +---+ | | +---+
NYI --+ | | +-- TOR | MTL --+ | | +-- CAL
+------+ | +------+
BOS --+ | | +-- VAN | WAS --+ | | +-- VAN
+---+ | | +---+ | +---+ | | +---+
BUF --+ | | | | +-- WIN | NJ --+ | | | | +-- WIN
+---+ +---+ | +---+ +---+
QUE --+ | | +-- CAL | BOS --+ | | +-- DET
+---+ +---+ | +---+ +---+
MTL --+ +-- LA | NYI --+ +-- LA
====================================================================
Jim Murawski
Sr. Software Engineer (412) 268-2650 [office]
Administrative Computing and (412) 268-6868 [fax]
Information Services [email protected]
Carnegie Mellon University Office: UCC 155
4910 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
"Le Mieux! Le Magnifique! Soixante Six! Claude...NON!" | 17 | trimmed_train |
5,554 | There are two conflicting reports about a pitcher that is
either in the Jays' farm system or the Braves'. His name is Bill Taylor.
He was picked up by the Jays, but had to be offered back to the Braves
before they were able to send him to the Syracuse Chiefs. | 2 | trimmed_train |
1,839 | 19 | trimmed_train |
|
4,232 | I got this from GW2000:
From: [email protected]
X-Mailer: America Online Mailer
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: 32-bit disk access
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 93 14:26:45 EST
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
Status: RO
Jon -
To get 32bit access in windows all you have to do is edit the system.ini...
Look under the 386Enhanced section and add this line to it
"32bitdiskaccess=on"... This will give you the 32bitdiskaccess that you
need... Thanks :) | 3 | trimmed_train |
364 |
I believe that CPR is himself such a "house Jew".
| 6 | trimmed_train |
8,167 |
But with cheaper fuel from space based sources it will be cheaper to
reach more orbits than from the ground.
Also remember, that the presence of a repair/supply facility adds value
to the space around it. If you can put your satellite in an orbit where it
can be reached by a ready source of supply you can make it cheaper and gain
benefit from economies of scale.
Allen | 10 | trimmed_train |
1,228 | He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will
be my son. | 0 | trimmed_train |
6,975 | I have a friend who has a MAC (LC or LC II I think), and her family has an
"extra" LaserJet IIIp sitting around. Is there any way to connect these
two and make them work without a postscript cartridge? She told me that a
random friend of hers had mentioned something about some software package
that could do the translation...
-Rick | 14 | trimmed_train |
112 | I have a DEC NT 486DX33 that has an Adaptec SCSI controller, hard disk
and cd-rom drive. When I add a 3COMM Ethernet card (3C503) and reboot
the system I receive an error message that a boot device cannot be
found. Pull the 3COMM card and reboot, everything is fine. I've moved
the controller and 3COMM card to various slots, different positions
(slot before the controller, slot after the controller) with the
same result. DEC hasn't responded to the problem yet. Any help would
be appreciated. | 3 | trimmed_train |
4,250 | currently I am using the 8051 microcontroller with external eprom..
In order to drive the dc motor (with direction) I use the Pulse width modultion
thru software control(Assembly language programming). However I am afraid that
they will be overheads and thus alter the pulse timing. My question is
is the software pwm control reliable?. I understand that port 0 is a latch
and so I vary the duty cycle by setting it high first and at the desire | 11 | trimmed_train |
10,710 | Update on location!!
Directory should be:
public/virtual-worlds!!
^^^^^^
Sorry! :-) | 1 | trimmed_train |
330 |
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Yeah, it might, if you only read the part you quoted. You somehow left
out the part about "we all ate the same thing." Changes things a bit, eh?
You complain that people blame MSG automatically, since it's an unknown and
therefore must be the cause. It is equally (if not more) unreasonable to
defend it, automatically assuming that it CAN'T be the culprit.
Pepper makes me sneeze. If it doesn't affect you the same way, fine.
Just don't tell me I'm wrong for saying so. | 19 | trimmed_train |
10,768 |
If given a definite definition of "God", it is sometimes possible to
falsify the existance of that God.
But, when one refuses to give an immutable definition, one can not.
---
" Whatever promises that have been made can than be broken. " | 15 | trimmed_train |
5,840 | :
: > [...] You're not breathing clean air provided by government
: > regulations, [...]
:
: If this doesn't beat all I ever heard! The above certainly says a
: mouthful about the mindset of Ted Frank, and also of statists
: everywhere.
: --
Yes, there's certainly no need to argue with him, or address the
substance of what he says- he's a statist, after all. Probably
politically correct, too... | 13 | trimmed_train |
5,138 |
And the two simplest refutations are these:
(1) What impact? The only record of impact comes from the New Testament.
I have no guarantee that its books are in the least accurate, and that
the recorded "impact" actually happened. I find it interesting that no other
contemporary source records an eclipse, an earthquake, a temple curtain
being torn, etc. The earliest written claim we have of Jesus' resurrection
is from the Pauline epistles, none of which were written sooner than 20 years
after the supposed event.
(2) It seems probable that no one displayed the body of Jesus because no
one knew where it was. I personally believe that the most likely
explanation was that the body was stolen (by disciples, or by graverobbers).
Don't bother with the point about the guards ... it only appears in one
gospel, and seems like exactly the sort of thing early Christians might make
up in order to counter the grave-robbing charge. The New Testament does
record that Jews believed the body had been stolen. If there were really
guards, they could not have effectively made this claim, as they did. | 0 | trimmed_train |
7,268 |
No, the 6551A is able to operate in a 2 MHz system, the 6551 can only
take 1 MHz without problems.
If you see a 8551 made by MOS or CSG, take it, its a 6551A.
I know no fixed version of the 6551. There are different possibilities
to work around this bug. The easiest is to tie _CTS to GND and
use _DSR or _DCD as _CTS. It should be easy to fix the software,
_DSR is bit 6 and DCD ist bit 5 of the Status Register (Read 6551
with RS1 = low and RS0 = high).
Using the _CTS-line can lead into big trouble. The 6551 _instantly_
stops transmission if _CTS goes high. This means, that you may
get only a half byte...
Gerrit
| 11 | trimmed_train |
2,926 | As most of you know, we have recently changed our standard VESA local-bus
video card from our own NCR-based card to the new Diamond Stealth 24 VLB card
for packages 2, 3, and 4 (package #1 still has the NCR "screamer'). We also have
added the $149 upgrade from the Stealth 24 or NCR to the Diamond Viper to our
product list. Below are the comparisons of the different cards in the
configurations we will offer:
NCR Stealth 24 VLB Viper VLB
64Ox480 Colors 16,256 16,256,32K,64K,16.7M 16,256,32K,64K,16.7M *
8OOx6OO Colors 16,256 16,256,32K,64K 16,256,32K,64K *
1024x768 Colors 16,256 16,256 16,256
1280x1024 Colors 16 16 16
Video Processor NCR 77C22E+ S3 86C805 Weitek Power 9000
Video RAM 1M 1M 1M
Max RAM addressable
by Vid Processor 3M 2M 2M
RAM Type DRAM DRAM VRAM
User RAM Upgrade? No (no sockets) No (no sockets) Yes (thru
Diamond)
64Ox480 Refresh 60-72 Hz 60-72 Hz 60-72 Hz
8OOx6OO Refresh 56-72 Hz 56-72 Hz 56-72 Hz
1024x768 Refresh 44-70 Hz 43-72 Hz 43-72 Hz
128Oxl024 Refresh 43 Hz 43-60 Hz 43-74 Hz
26 pin VESA
Feature Connector No Yes No
Conflict with x2E8
port addr (COM4) No YES* No*
Drivers for:
Win 3.1 Yes Yes Yes
ACad 9/10/11 Yes Yes Yes
ACad 12 No Yes** Yes**
VESA Yes Yes Yes
OS/2, WinNT NO*** NO*** NO***
Win 3.1 WINMARKS 10.5M**** 21 M**** 50M****
^L
* Viper VLB with 2M of video RAM also gives 8OOx6OO 16.7M, 1024x768 32K &
64K, and 1280xl 024 256 color. S3-based cards, since they are downward
compatible, will have the conflict with 2E8. Diamond admits conflict will
exist with the Stealth 24. The prelim Viper manual incorrectly lists the
S3 port addresses. No conflict.
** AutoCAD 12 drivers are now currently available for Stealth, SpeedSTAR
24X, Stealth 24 VLB, and Viper VLB. They can only be obtained from
Diamond Tech Support, 408-736-2000 and NOT on any BBS.
** OS/2 2.0 is supported for Standard VGA for all cards. SVGA drivers
available in the near future. Windows NT is not released yet, and no
drivers are available currently. Diamond hopes to have all current
products supported in the Win NT release, on the NT disks. | 3 | trimmed_train |
4,769 | Hi all!
Quick question. Could someone please send me a pinout of
the cable that goes between a NeXT cube and the monitor? Also,
I am interested in the video signal (sync type, horz/vert rate)
so any information on that would be greatly appreciated also. | 11 | trimmed_train |
6,753 |
: The key issue that I bought my BJ-200 on was ink drying speed. You really
: have to try awful hard to get the BJ-200 ink to smear. The HP DeskJets need
: 10-15 seconds to completely dry. In both cases, however, do not get your
: pages wet. Unlike laser printers, the material on your pages is INK, not
: toner. But that should go without saying. | 18 | trimmed_train |
8,261 |
Wetteland comes off the DL on April 23rd, and will be evaluated on the 24th.
He is throwing well, and without pain on the side.
DeShields is not on the DL. He suffered from the chicken pox and lost
(this is the official total) 12 pounds. He will be back, hopefully,
next week.
Walker will be back this tonight or tomorrow... | 2 | trimmed_train |
10,571 | : I will clarify my earlier quote. God's laws were originally written for
: the Israelites. Jesus changed that fact by now making the Law applicable to
: all people, not just the Jews. Gentiles could be part of the kingdom of
: Heaven through the saving grace of God. I never said that the Law was made
: obsolete by Jesus.
Just for reference, here's the earlier quote:
Malcolm Lee ([email protected]) wrote in reference to Leviticus 21:9
and Deuteronomy 22:20-25:
: These laws written for the Israelites, God's chosen people whom God had
: expressly set apart from the rest of the world. The Israelites were a
: direct witness to God's existence. To disobey God after KNOWing that God
: is real would be an outright denial of God and therefore immediately
: punishable.
: Remember, these laws were written for a different time and applied only to
: God's chosen people. But Jesus has changed all of that. We are living in
: the age of grace. Sin is no longer immediately punishable by death. There
: is repentance and there is salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. And
: not just for a few chosen people. Salvation is available to everyone, Jew
: and Gentile alike.
These are two conflicting statements. To say one is a clarification of the
other is a breach of logic. I don't mind people shifting their position on
an issue. It irritates me when it is said under the premise that no change
was made. What about Deuteronomy 22:20-25? Is it wrong now? Did Jesus
change that?
: If anything, He clarified the Law such as in that quote you made. In the
: following verses, Jesus takes several portions of the Law and expounds upon
: the Law giving clearer meaning to what God intended.
Sure he does this. However, he doesn't address the notion of stoning
non-virgin brides, because this needs no clarification. Are you going to
deny that Deuteronomy 22:20-25 is not patently clear in its intent?
: I think you will agree with me that there are in today's world, a lot of
: modern-day Pharisees who know the bible from end to end but do not believe
: in it. What good is head knowledge if there is nothing in the heart?
I'll agree that there is a lot of modern day Pharisees that know the Bible
from end to end and don't believe in it. Depending on how they use this
knowledge, they can be scary. They can argue any position they desire, and
back it up with selected parts of the Bible. Such Pharisees include David
Koresh and Adolph Hitler. I will qualify this by saying *I don't know* if
they actually believed what they were preaching, but the ends certainly
made the means look frightening.
However, just as scary are those that don't know much of the Bible, but
believe every word. In fact, this is probably scarier, since there are far
more of these people, from what I've seen. In addition, they are very easy
to manipulate by the aforementioned Pharisees, since they don't know enough
to debate with these people.
: Christianity is not just a set of rules; it's a lifestyle that changes one's
: perspectives and personal conduct. And it demands obedience to God's will.
No, it demands obedience to a book. If God came down and personally told
me how I should behave, then I would say that I would be doing God's will
by doing it. However, if preachers, pastors, and evangelists tell me to
obey the will of a book written by people who have been dead for close to
two millenia (even longer for the OT), even if I follow everything in it
with my heart, I could scarcely be honest with myself by saying I'm doing
the will of God.
: Some people can live by it, but many others cannot or will not. That is
: their choice and I have to respect it because God respects it too.
Well, if God respects it so much, how come there is talk in the Bible about
eternal damnation for non-believers? I see little respect eminating from
the god of the Bible. I see a selfish and spiteful god.
: God be with you,
Not yours, thanks ;)
: Malcolm Lee :)
Rob Lanphier
[email protected]
[email protected]
And for the curious, here is my earlier post: | 15 | trimmed_train |
8,110 | I am looking for a CDROM audio cable to connect my Toshiba 3401B (L/R audio) to
the Pro Audio Spectrum 16 sound card. Thanks in advance for any pointers... | 3 | trimmed_train |
994 | It's in the FAQ.
have fun
gak
| 17 | trimmed_train |
6,470 |
The Atari 2600 used a 6502 CPU, just like their entire 8-bit line
(400, 800,1200,1400, 1440, 130xe, 65xe computers, as well as the 5200
game machine). The 2600 had some extra ASIC chips that were basically
modified graphics chips and PIA's for the joysticks. Later model 2600
might have incorporated many of the chips into one ASCI, as the weight
of the machines and part count decreased a lot over the years.
Additionally, I think the 2600 used 2K, 4K, and up to 8K of ROM for
their games. I have no idea how much RAM it had to work with, but I
would hazard a guess of 2 or 4K RAM. Think comes from a lot of hacking
with the 800 and 130xe computers. And occasionally hacking with the
2600 (fixing it for monitor composite video use, and audio hookups).
Also I tryed to make a cartridge-less system that stored the ROM into
a RAM cartridge that could be loaded up at some prior time (a way to
backup cartridges). I've heard of a setup like this where games could
be bought (cheaply) on FSK-recorded tapes, then you would load them
into a special RAM cartidge, and play them.
Anyways, if you're interested in looking for 2600 equipment, we've got
two 2600 machines around (one composite A/V modified), and lotsa
cartridges. Willing to sell for reasonable offer + shipping and
handling. Don't play it anymore, since going to computers + Nintendo
(interested in that too?). | 11 | trimmed_train |
3,655 |
You are probably referring to the products of
Opto Diode Corp.
750 Mitchell Road
Newbury Park Ca 91320
805 499-0335
The make some amazing IRLED's. The really high-powered devices are arrays of
3, 6, or 9, LED's on a TO-66 header. The 9-chip model puts out 6.5 Watts in
response to a 5 Amp, 10 uS. pulse at a .5% duty cycle. I think these are
designed as illuminators for IR vision systems. | 11 | trimmed_train |
7,730 | I'm looking for a sport-cruiser - factory installed fairings (
full/half ), hard saddle bags, 750cc and above, and all that and still
has that sporty look.
I particularly like the R100RS and K75 RT or S, or any of the K series
BMW bikes.
I was wondering if there are any other comparable type bikes being
produced by companies other than BMW.
Thanks for the info,
Jae
| 12 | trimmed_train |
647 |
Sure. Yes, I did. You see I don't think that rape and murder should
be dealt with lightly. You, being so interested in leniency for
leniency's sake, apparently think that people should simply be
told the "did a _bad_ thing."
Misjudgments should be avoided as much as possible.
I suspect that it's pretty unlikely that, given my requirement
of repeated offenses, that misjudgments are very likely.
Really? Care to give chapter and verse? We could discuss it.
Again, not all of the Orient follows the Qur'an. So you'll have to do
better than that.
Sorry, you haven't "put out" enough.
This is an argument for why _you_ don't like religions that suppress
sex. A such it's an irrelevant argument.
If you'd like to generalize it to an objective statement then
fine. My response is then: you have given no reason for your statement
that sex is not the business of religion (one of your "arguments").
The urge for sex in adolescents is not so strong that any overly strong
measures are required to suppress it. If the urge to have sex is so
strong in an adult then that adult can make a commensurate effort to
find a marriage partner.
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9,531 | Can anyone tell me what the difference is between a 256K DRAM chip and a
256K SIMM? I need the former (I think) to add memory to my Laserwriter
LS. Someone is offering to sell me 256K SIMMS he removed from an SE, but
I have a feeling this may not be the correct form of memory. The sockets
in the Laserwriter look like they want the spidery-shaped chips (there
are 4 sockets, each with, as I recall, 20 pins, arranged in two rows of 10). Believe it or not, I've never actually seen a SIMM. Help appreciated. | 14 | trimmed_train |
10,770 | After I have produced a schematic with PADS-LOGIC, how do I import it into
PADS-PCB to create a PCB pattern? The only way I've gotten it to work is
to output a FutureNet netlist, and then import this into PADS-PCB. Is there
another way of doing this? I didn't see any information in the instructions
provided, but I might have missed something. Any suggestions would be
greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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9,414 |
Wasn't there an 85,000 New York at Cleveland game in the late 40's? | 2 | trimmed_train |
10,551 |
Here is another anecdotal story. I am a picky eater and never wanted to
try chinese food, however, I finally tried some in order to please a
girl I was seeing at the time. I had never heard of Chinese restaurant
syndrome. A group of us went to the restaurant and all shared 6 different
dishes. It didn't taste great, but I decided it wasn't so bad. We went
home and went to bed early. I woke up at 2 AM and puked my guts outs.
I threw up for so long that (I'm not kidding) I pulled a muscle in
my tongue. Dry heaves and everything. No one else got sick, and I'm
not allergic to anything that I know of.
Suffice to say that I wont go into a chinese restaurant unless I am
physically threatened. The smell of the food makes me ill (and that *is*
a psycholgical reaction). When I have been dragged in to suffer
through beef and broccoli without any sauces, I insist on no MSG.
I haven't gotten sick yet.
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8,938 | I am currently looking for a 3D graphics library that runs on MS
Windows 3.1. Are there any such libraries out there other than
Visuallib? (It must run on VGA and should not require any other
add-on graphics cards).
For Visuallib, will it run with Metaware High C compiler v3.0? Any
email contact for the author of Visuallib?
Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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