As Steve said, "The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Oct 24, 2007 6:02 pm
... And bless you for being there! This is a great example of what it is to be a good citizen, IMO! I'm glad that there are ordinary folks without fancy...
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John Garcia
johngar@...
Oct 24, 2007 8:03 pm
Isn't CERT one of those volunteer programs setup by FEMA? Dr. Brin, did you do any training with them? adios mis amigos john ... From:...
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David Brin
dbrin@...
Oct 24, 2007 8:29 pm
... About twenty five hours. Any less would be absurd, any more would eliminate most working parents. See: https://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/ ...
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jon louis mann
net_democracy@...
Oct 24, 2007 8:39 pm
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007, David Brin wrote: With the family cared-for, I put on my green CERT* vest & goggles and hard hat to canvassed our neighborhood to see who...
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David Brin
dbrin@...
Oct 25, 2007 1:32 am
... SHucks, Jim, that ain't much. Anyway, it's part of my attempt to create massive fandom cognitive dissonance. Half of the community thinks I'm cool and the...
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jon louis mann
net_democracy@...
Oct 25, 2007 1:45 am
... Shucks, Jim, that ain't much. Anyway, it's part of my attempt to create massive fandom cognitive dissonance. Half of the community thinks I'm cool and the...
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Robert Seeberger
rceeberger@...
Oct 25, 2007 1:53 am
... IAASOBMOAC? <G> xponent IAAMOAMFOAC Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l...
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Nick Arnett
narnett@...
Oct 25, 2007 2:18 am
... Don't you mean personalities, plural? ;-) Nick -- Nick Arnett narnett@... Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ ...
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Charlie Bell
charlie@...
Oct 25, 2007 2:39 am
... Back burning is what it's called. Probably wouldn't be able to help in the current fires - back burning works best in the early fire season to reduce fuel...
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John Garcia
johngar@...
Oct 25, 2007 2:40 am
That's pretty cool. I wonder why this isn't publicized more. john ... From: brin-l-bounces@... [mailto:brin-l-bounces@...] On Behalf Of David...
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David Brin
dbrin@...
Oct 25, 2007 3:09 am
... Hrm... you mean the one I download into grays or the one I use for greens? IAAMOAKPC _______________________________________________ ...
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Nick Arnett
narnett@...
Oct 25, 2007 3:52 pm
... As far as I know, those aren't called backfires or back burns, those are "controlled burns." A backfire refers to a fire set against the wind to control a...
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Ronn! Blankenship
ronn_blankenship@...
Oct 27, 2007 1:46 am
On Wednesday, a normally-faint comet named P17/Holmes, which never gets closer to the Sun than more than twice the Earth's distance underwent an outburst which...
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Mauro Diotallevi
diotallevi@...
Oct 29, 2007 9:48 pm
... Am I correct in understanding that astronomers don't know why this outburst is happening? Are there any theories? -- Mauro Diotallevi "Hey, Harry, you...
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Ronn! Blankenship
ronn_blankenship@...
Oct 29, 2007 11:09 pm
... One possibility is a collision which threw up a cloud of debris. Another is that a pocket of more-volatile (lower boiling point) material was uncovered...
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hkhenson
hkhenson@...
Oct 30, 2007 11:40 pm
If you go here http://www.kuro5hin.org/ (You may have to sign up, but it's free to read, and only $5.00 for lifetime posting rights.) and click on " Moderate...
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Nick Arnett
narnett@...
Oct 31, 2007 3:09 am
Just had a pretty good earthquake here... but the lights are still on. Nick -- Nick Arnett narnett@... Messages: 408-904-7198 ...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Oct 31, 2007 3:17 am
... Glad you're still illuminated. :) Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l...
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Nick Arnett
narnett@...
Oct 31, 2007 3:18 am
Here's the map with prelim info: http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/Maps/122-37.html ... -- Nick Arnett narnett@... Messages: 408-904-7198 ...
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Nick Arnett
narnett@...
Oct 31, 2007 3:18 am
Prelim magnitude 5.6 (moderate quake) and it was about 13 miles from my house... about 8.5 miles from Dave Land's house. This one just kept going... we had...
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Medievalbk@...
Oct 31, 2007 3:46 am
In a message dated 10/30/2007 8:09:00 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, narnett@... writes: Just had a pretty good earthquake here... but the lights...
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Nick Arnett
narnett@...
Oct 31, 2007 3:52 am
... That might attract Dave Land... he likes lime jello. So... they're saying that this was on the Calaveras Fault, which was regularly producing small to...
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Doug
brighto@...
Oct 31, 2007 5:16 am
... It was very strong here. I'm about a mile and a half away from Alum Rock Road. There was an initial rumble rumble rumble and then a sharp crack that set...
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Dave Land
dmland@...
Oct 31, 2007 8:18 am
... I was in Cupertino, on stage rehearsing a play when it hit. The tech sitting against a wall at the back of the hall noticed it first. It was accompanied by...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Oct 31, 2007 1:20 pm
... Would this be a bad thing? :) Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l...
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Dave Land
dmland@...
Oct 31, 2007 6:10 pm
... Strange synchronicity: I just had a chat with a coworker who lives very near the epicenter. She had *just* put jello in the fridge before the quake hit,...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Oct 31, 2007 7:02 pm
As Steve said, "The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for...
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Dan M
dsummersminet@...
Oct 31, 2007 7:32 pm
... My daughter, Beth, was backstage at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music when the quake hit. She didn't even notice. Dan M. ...
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Dan Minettte
danminette@...
Oct 31, 2007 7:33 pm
I resigned my roadrunner account on brin-l to Comcast, and haven't seen the email. I'm resending from my hotmail account. If this appears first, then Comcast...
