... From: "William T Goodall" <wtg@...> To: "Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion" <brin-l@...> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:54...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Feb 1, 2008 10:42 am
... Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. -- William T Goodall Mail : wtg@... Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog :...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Feb 1, 2008 11:27 pm
... Bruce Schneier expects the Spanish Inquisition! http://geekz.co.uk/schneierfacts/fact/163 (I love just hitting the "Random Fact" link every so often....) ...
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Mauro Diotallevi
diotallevi@...
Feb 2, 2008 12:13 am
... My favorite may be "Bruce Schneier once decrypted a box of AlphaBits." And Schneier's book, _Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World_ is...
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Ronn! Blankenship
ronn_blankenship@...
Feb 2, 2008 6:16 pm
... So what did it say in clear? ... No, but then I've been paying attention . . . :P -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ ...
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Robert Seeberger
XponentRob@...
Feb 2, 2008 11:03 pm
... From: "Jim Sharkey" <templar569@...> To: <brin-l@...> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:04 PM Subject: RE: Paging Jim ... Been meaning to...
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Robert Seeberger
rceeberger@...
Feb 3, 2008 1:34 am
Cat ladies always like stuff like this <G> The LOLcat Bible http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Genesis_1 Oh hai. In teh beginnin Ceiling Cat maded teh...
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Jim Sharkey
templar569@...
Feb 3, 2008 1:47 am
... Rob, I clearly owe you a beer for sharing this with me. I would never have realized the Portal gun was shooting space-bending vaginas without it, nor...
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Robert Seeberger
rceeberger@...
Feb 3, 2008 3:27 am
... I knew there was something familiar about the shape of that portal but it never occurred to me either.<G> ... I've spent a good number of hours exploring...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Feb 3, 2008 6:17 pm
... It's interesting that the USA with its supposed religious freedom suppressed LDS polygamy and also doesn't recognise Islamic polygamy although men having...
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hkhenson
hkhenson@...
Feb 3, 2008 9:03 pm
At 01:00 PM 2/3/2008, William T Goodall wrote: snip ... There is an interesting discussion about which sex benefits from monogamy in Robert Wright's _Moral...
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jon louis mann
net_democracy@...
Feb 3, 2008 10:10 pm
William T Goodall wrote: (snip) It's interesting that the USA with its supposed religious freedom suppressed LDS polygamy and also doesn't recognize Islamic...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Feb 3, 2008 11:56 pm
... So does making laws that support a Judeo-Christian notion of marriage whilst outlawing the practises of other religions. ... The limit to 'religious...
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Dave Land
dmland@...
Feb 4, 2008 12:54 am
Folks, I'm going to attend an Aspen Institute seminar in a couple of weeks, so I've been reading the source materials, and an intriguing thought occurred to...
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Alberto Vieira Ferrei...
albmont@...
Feb 4, 2008 3:28 am
... I would guess that it's peace that doomed polygamy. There can't be polygamy unless there's more women than men, otherwise the men without women will...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Feb 4, 2008 3:40 am
... If gay men don't marry women then there are more available women than straight men. -- William T Goodall Mail : wtg@... Web :...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Feb 4, 2008 5:10 am
... You're failing to take into account lesbians who have absolutely no interest in men. (Like several people in one of my social circles....) That might...
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Doug Pensinger
brighto@...
Feb 4, 2008 7:06 am
... Unless lesbians buy into the polygamy thing, this is probably a wash. Doug _______________________________________________ ...
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Doug Pensinger
brighto@...
Feb 4, 2008 7:09 am
... Oops, didn't see this until after I had sent mine. Doug _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l...
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Dave Land
dmland@...
Feb 4, 2008 7:45 am
Folks, Some of you no doubt know (of) the linguist Steven Pinker, who wrote "The Language Instinct" and other books. Here's a fascinating article about...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Feb 4, 2008 12:28 pm
... The consensus is that the proportion of women who are lesbians is much lower than the proportion of men who are gay. If we remove all gay and lesbian...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Feb 4, 2008 2:40 pm
... I think the concensus is off, then. I think it's close to equal, or very slightly biased towards more lesbians. Do you have sources to cite? I'd be...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Feb 4, 2008 2:55 pm
... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_sexual_orientation "United States 1990: "Homosexuality/Heterosexuality: Concepts of Sexual Orientation" ...
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Julia Thompson
degges@...
Feb 4, 2008 3:55 pm
... Oh, OK. All I was operating on was anecdotal evidence, which was *very* heavily biased towards lesbians. Thank you for the information! Julia ...
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William T Goodall
wtg@...
Feb 4, 2008 4:48 pm
... Anecdotal evidence is unreliable. Thirty men and women started a computer science degree with me and by the fifth year there were only six of us (all male)...
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Nick Arnett
narnett@...
Feb 4, 2008 5:16 pm
... Certainly an interesting way to look at them. I just re-read the Declaration and found myself imagining what it would sound like to an Iraqi... I'm having...
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Ronn! Blankenship
ronn_blankenship@...
Feb 4, 2008 6:03 pm
When I woke up the computer this morning, the monitor made a number of popping sounds somewhat similar in sharpness and volume to the sound a cap pistol makes....
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Alberto Vieira Ferrei...
albmont@...
Feb 4, 2008 9:40 pm
... Let's be non-scientific! I remember, at school, that every class had one or two gay men, and no lesbians. In classes of 40 to 60 people, with half to 2/3...
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Robert Seeberger
XponentRob@...
Feb 4, 2008 10:05 pm
... From: "William T Goodall" <wtg@...> To: "Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion" <brin-l@...> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 8:54...
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jon louis mann
net_democracy@...
Feb 4, 2008 11:53 pm
theocracy violates the separation of church and state. jlm William T Goodall wrote So does making laws that support a Judeo-Christian notion of marriage whilst...
