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"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind... War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today." -- John F. Kennedy |
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Topic: Computer Security |
9:47 pm EST, Dec 11, 2002 |
] I'd like to play with this as a filtering system in the agent... That would be tres' cool. Bayesian Spam Filtering |
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Gulf Wars - Episode II - Clone of the Attack |
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Topic: Humor |
6:21 pm EST, Dec 11, 2002 |
Be sure to read all of the text. I found this line particularly humorous: "And introducing Osama Bin Laden as the Phantom Menace" Gulf Wars - Episode II - Clone of the Attack |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
8:37 pm EST, Dec 9, 2002 |
] "Bush has given us the worst of both political worlds: ] the wasteful tax-and-spend big government of wild-eyed ] liberalism without any of the compassion or desire for ] justice that normally goes along with bleeding-heart ] bureaucracy; the most tyrannical aspects of right-wing ] demagoguery--scapegoating, depriving people of basic ] rights, domestic spying, warmongering--without any of the ] positive attributes that usually accompany it, such as ] attention to reducing waste and balancing the budget." Rall's Conclusion: ] "Hoover, Eisenhower and Goldwater were conservatives. ] George W. Bush is not. He's a radical right-winger ] applying selective liberalism in order to create an ] expansionist military empire centered around an ] oppressive police state. ] ] Bush has given us the worst of both political worlds: the ] wasteful tax-and-spend big government of wild-eyed ] liberalism without any of the compassion or desire for ] justice that normally goes along with bleeding-heart ] bureaucracy; the most tyrannical aspects of right-wing ] demagoguery--scapegoating, depriving people of basic ] rights, domestic spying, warmongering--without any of the ] positive attributes that usually accompany it, such as ] attention to reducing waste and balancing the budget. ] ] We Americans need both liberals and conservatives to lead ] us. But a government run by right-wing liberals will lead ] us into a world of trouble. " Dubya is dragging us down faster than I thought possible. GEORGE W. BUSH, LIBERAL |
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RE: NANPA: North American Numbering Plan Administration |
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Topic: Miscellaneous |
12:13 pm EST, Dec 9, 2002 |
jessica wrote: ] In case you ever need to know where or what an area code ] covers.. and lots more useful phone number information here. Excellent, it's like ARIN for the PSTN. RE: NANPA: North American Numbering Plan Administration |
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Topic: Politics and Law |
9:40 pm EST, Dec 6, 2002 |
I read this article in MoJo today. I thought it was an interesting analysis of the current oligarchy. Unfortunately, the full article is not online, but a fair portion of it is. If you get a chance read it if you are in a bookstore in the near future. A Confederacy of Cronies |
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MARC: Mailing list ARChives at AIMS |
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Topic: Computers |
5:24 pm EST, Dec 5, 2002 |
This is the Mailing list ARChives at AIMS. I use it all the time. Just about every useful techie mailing list known is archived here. The interface is reasonable, the search engine is reasonable, and it's incredibly useful. Everything is here. MARC: Mailing list ARChives at AIMS |
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Secure Interaction Design |
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Topic: Computer Security |
6:42 pm EST, Dec 4, 2002 |
] "Explicit Authorization. A user's authorities must only ] be provided to other actors as a result of an explicit ] user action that is understood to imply granting. " Marking this for my own later reference. Secure Interaction Design |
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RE: Mathematics unravels optimum way of shoe lacing |
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Topic: Current Events |
6:06 pm EST, Dec 4, 2002 |
w1ld wrote: ] ] "The knotty problem of choosing the optimum way of lacing ] ] up shoes has been solved by a new mathematical proof. " ] ] How do you tie your shoes? Well, actually, a slightly funky criss-cross style. I used to do my Dr. Martens with a straight pattern though. The bow tie is intriguing. I may attempt this in the near future with one of my pairs of dress shoes. RE: Mathematics unravels optimum way of shoe lacing |
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