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grazulis - william s. burroughs - cutup machine |
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Topic: Technology |
4:41 am EST, Mar 4, 2003 |
I have found that this cut up engine has some interesting properties. Properties which were probably not forseen or intended by the authors. Use a mouse to drop a Requirements Document, as written by, say, a member of the Sales staff into the upper box. Then visit the CPAN site, grab a couple of relevant Perl modules and drop them into the bottom box. Activate the 'Cut It Up' button, grab the results, drop it in to your source code file and fire up the Perl interpreter. Voila! you now have a well structured Perl program which conforms to spec. Sometimes you will have to try it a couple of times. It seems to work with Bugzilla reports, too. It doesn't seem to work with lisp since it has trouble keeping the parentheses balanced properly. grazulis - william s. burroughs - cutup machine |
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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iranians arrested for net dating |
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Topic: Society |
11:00 pm EST, Mar 3, 2003 |
] Dozens of young Iranians have been detained for "unlawful ] actions" after using a website to arrange dates, ] officials say. ] ] A militia commander said 68 men and women were arrested ] in the capital Tehran, according to a report by Iran's ] official Islamic Republic News Agency (Irna). Yikes.. BBC NEWS | Middle East | Iranians arrested for net dating |
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Sci-Fi Today || Pigs Safe : Theft of Mutant Bacteria Hoax, Not Bioterrorism |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
4:22 pm EST, Mar 3, 2003 |
] As reported today in The Scientist, recent Congressional ] testimony by USDA Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong ] revealed that a virulent mutant strain of bacteria deadly ] to swine that was reported stolen in fact never existed. Sci-Fi Today || Pigs Safe : Theft of Mutant Bacteria Hoax, Not Bioterrorism |
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Twins Reunite After 20 Years |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
4:21 pm EST, Mar 3, 2003 |
Pass:cpunk/cpunk ----- This is a really heartwarming story about two twins who were separated at birth and found each other on _accident_ at the same college. Amazing. Twins Reunite After 20 Years |
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Obese men eat up their IQ points - theage.com.au |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
4:13 pm EST, Mar 3, 2003 |
] Being overweight is not only bad for men's hearts - it ] also makes them less intelligent. A study of the ] intelligence of the obese has found that being seriously ] overweight reduces intelligence in males, possibly ] through its effect on blood circulation in the brain. I'm just a cyantist not a scientist, but I don't know if I buy this. I know plenty of obese men who are crazy smart. Maybe they'd just be even smarter? Whoa. Obese men eat up their IQ points - theage.com.au |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
4:11 pm EST, Mar 3, 2003 |
] The router system used to direct internet traffic between ] the world's major networks needs to be upgraded to ] prevent major accidental - or deliberate - disruption, a ] US expert has warned. ] ] Network consultant Stephen Dugan says the Border Gateway ] Protocol (BGP) should be upgraded to prevent the ] possibility of large quantities of network traffic from ] being misdirected. The system underpins the flow of ] internet traffic, with around 12,000 routers using BGP to ] direct traffic between 130,000 networks This is news now? New Scientist |
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Stupidity should be cured, says DNA discoverer - New Scientist |
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Topic: Science |
4:02 pm EST, Mar 3, 2003 |
Fifty years to the day from the discovery of the structure of DNA, one of its co-discoverers has caused a storm by suggesting that stupidity is a genetic disease that should be cured. Watson of "Watson and Crick" provides undeniable proof that intelligence cannot be measured on a single graduated scale. Stupidity should be cured, says DNA discoverer - New Scientist |
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Radebaugh: The Future We Were Promised |
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Topic: Arts |
4:01 pm EST, Mar 3, 2003 |
Welcome to the exhibition of rediscovered works by the mid 20th century illustrator A.C. Radebaugh. A very cool exhibit, soon to open in Philadelphia, displaying lots of futuristic graphic artwork from the 1950s. Flying cars, urban airships docked at skyscrapers, and more. This stuff is almost propagandist in its technological optimism. Radebaugh: The Future We Were Promised |
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RE: CNN.com - Insurer excludes nuclear damage from coverage - Feb. 26, 2003 |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
3:57 pm EST, Mar 3, 2003 |
cyantist wrote: ] ] BLOOMINGTON, Illinois (AP) -- State Farm Insurance Co., ] ] the nation's largest auto insurer, is mailing notices to ] ] its 40 million policyholders informing them they are not ] ] covered against nuclear blasts and radiation damage. ] ] WE BRING YOU THE TERROR!!!! [sing] and like a good neighbor... State Farm is scared! RE: CNN.com - Insurer excludes nuclear damage from coverage - Feb. 26, 2003 |
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[iSONEWS] I have been convicted of Copyright Infringement . .and its NOT funny. |
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Topic: Society |
3:57 pm EST, Mar 3, 2003 |
http://www.cybercrime.gov/fastlane.htm My name is Glendon, that link above should fill you in on what happened to me back in Nov of 2000. I'm posting this to answer questions i hope you would have about this case/trial. I used to be as deep in the scene as possible until that happened. I would like to warn you people who can be rather ignorant (as i was) to what is really going on around you as you 'happily trade warez'. I'm open to any questions you have, and please ask, because you really need to know, this is no joke and by far not worth the consequences! [iSONEWS] I have been convicted of Copyright Infringement . .and its NOT funny. |
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