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Australian Pattern Recognition Society
2nd CALL FOR PAPERS
DICTA-93
2nd Conference on -
DIGITAL IMAGING COMPUTING: TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS
Location: Macquarie Theatre
Macquarie University
Sydney
Date: 8-10 December 1993.
DICTA-93 is the second biennial national conference of the
Australian Pattern Recognition Society.
This event will provide an opportunity for any persons with an
interest in computer vision, digital image processing/analysis and other
aspects of pattern recognition to become informed about contemporary
developments in the area, to exchange ideas, to establish contacts and
to share details of their own work with others.
The Following invited speakers will provide specialised
presentations:
Prof Gabor T. Herman, University of Pennsylvania on Medical Imaging.
Prof. R.M. Hodgson, Massey University New Zealand on Computer Vision.
Prof. Dominique Juelin, Centre de Morphologie Mathematique, Paris on
Mathematical Morphology.
Prof. John Richards, Aust. Defence Force Academy, Canberra on Remote
Sensing.
Dr. Phillip K. Robertson, CSIRO Division of Information Technology,
Canberra on Interactive Visualisation.
The conference will concentrate on (but is not limited to) the
following areas of image processing:-
* Computer Vision and Object Recognition
* Motion Analysis
* Morphology
* Medical Imaging
* Fuzzy logic and Neural Networks
* Image Coding
* Machine Vision and Robotics
* Enhancement and Restoration
* Enhancement and Restoration
* Visualisation
* Industrial Applications
* Software and Hardware Tools
Papers are sought for presentation at the conference and publication
in the conference proceedings. Submission for peer review should consist
of an extended abstract of 750-1000 words of doubled spaced text, summarizing the
technical aspects of the paper and any results that will be quoted.
Final papers should be limited to no more than 8 pages of text and
illustrations in camera-ready form.
Four (4) copies of the abstract should be sent to:
DICTA-93
C/- Tony Adriaansen
CSIRO - Division of Wool Technology
PO Box 7
Ryde NSW 2112
Australia
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract due - 25th June 1993
Acceptance notified - 27th August 1993
Final paper due - 15th October 1993
SOCIAL PROGRAM:
The conference dinner will be held on the Thursday 9th of December 1993.
Other social activities are being arranged.
Situated on a beautiful harbour, Sydney has many and varied places of
interest. The Opera House and Harbour Bridge are just two of the well
known landmarks. Harbour cruises, city tours to the Blue Mountains run
daily. We can provide further information on request.
ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodation within 15 min walking distance is available, ranging from
college style to 5 star Hotel facilities. Information will be supplied
upon request.
CONFERENCE FEES:
before 30th Sep. After 30th Sep.
APRS Members A$220 A$250
APRS Student Members A$120 A$150
Others A$250 A$280
Conference Dinner A$35
on Dec 9th 1993
-------------------------------------------------------------
ADVANCED REGISTRATION
Name:
Organisation:
Address
Phone:
Fax:
email:
- I am a current Member of APRS.
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- Please send me information on accommodation.
I enclose a cheque for
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Please send the above form to
DICTA-93
C/- Tony Adriaansen
CSIRO - Division of Wool Technology
PO Box 7
Ryde NSW 2112
Australia
The cheques should be made payable to DICTA-93.
For further information contact:
* Tony Adriaansen (02) 809 9495
* Athula Ginigie (02) 330 2393
* email: [email protected]
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Is the distinction important?
Well, our moral system seems to mimic the natural one, in a number of ways.
I don't know. What is wrong? Is it possible for humans to survive for
a long time in the wild? Yes, it's possible, but it is difficult. Humans
are a social animal, and that is a cause of our success.
Isn't it? Why don't you think so?
No. As noted earlier, lack of mating (such as abstinence or homosexuality)
isn't really destructive to the system. It is a worst neutral.
Again, the mating practices are something to be reexamined...
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If you look through this newsgroup, you should be
able to find Clinton's proposed "Wiretapping" Initiative
for our computer networks and telephone systems.
This 'initiative" has been up before Congress for at least
the past 6 months, in the guise of the "FBI Wiretapping"
bill.
I strongly urge you to begin considering your future.
I strongly urge you to get your application for a passport
in the mail soon.
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There is eye dominance same as handedness (and usually for the
same side). It has nothing to do with refractive error, however.
--
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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."
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Sun's OpenWindows imake is broken. I suggest installing imake-pure, MIT's
X11R5 imake. You can get it from ftp.germany.eu.net in file
/pub/X11/misc/imake/imake-pure.tar.Z (117807 Byte).
--
Dipl.-Inform. Rainer Klute I R B : immer richtig beraten
Univ. Dortmund, IRB
Postfach 500500 |)|/ Tel.: +49 231 755-4663
D-W4600 Dortmund 50 |\|\ Fax : +49 231 755-2386
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SPEAKING OF VAT: Did anyone see CNN's report yesterday (4/15)? It
was quite hillarious (no pun intended). They ran down how a percent tax
was added at each stage of manufacturing, graphicaly depicting a stack of
quarters being added at each wholesale stage. When they got to the final
stage (the actual retail sale) the small stack of quarters added to the
large stack already there was said to be "the amount paid by consumers."
In other words, they completed ignored the fact that at each stage the
tax would of course be passed on to the next buyer with the retail consumer
paying the full load.
These are not journalists--they're lap dogs.
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Begging everyone's pardon, I was not slamming Motif, nor was I necessarily
plugging/flaming the two. I was responding to the sweet blithe statement in:
<rick.734610425@digibd> from [email protected] (Rick Richardson)
rick> This is one area where Microsoft NT has a big advantage. Since
rick> they control the whole show, there are no issues like this where
rick> licensees create incompatible defacto standards.
This happy statement shows a mindset that inventors and companies have when
they are pleased with something that works, and they believe that others will
also be happy to use it. I remember when _SunView_ was hot stuff (and am not,
by that statement, endorsing Sun and its products, this is just my experience),
and when OpenWindows became hot stuff, that was when I started hearing, as
mentioned before, the "socialistic masses" that were bent on destroying
_anything_ that was deemed proprietary, including OpenWindows. I mentioned
Motif in the same breath, because that is what Sun has decided to turn its
attention to, not because I hate it. Mr. Richardson's position, I believe, is
a healthy one, and I am sure that the seething hackers will soon try to
flame and destroy NT, if it ever shows up, wanting instead everything to be
free, and then complaining when there is no organized structure and there are
no de facto standards.
It was just a vent for frustration brought on by prevailing winds.
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Voyager has the unusual luck to be on a stable trajectory out of the
solar system. All it's doing is collecting fields data, and routinely
squirting it down. One of the mariners is also in stable
solar orbit, and still providing similiar solar data.
Something in a planetary orbit, is subject to much more complex forces.
Comsats, in "stable " geosynch orbits, require almost daily
stationkeeping operations.
For the occasional deep space bird, like PFF after pluto, sure
it could be left on "auto-pilot". but things like galileo or
magellan, i'd suspect they need enough housekeeping that
even untended they'd end up unusable after a while.
The better question should be.
Why not transfer O&M of all birds to a separate agency with continous funding
to support these kind of ongoing science missions.
pat
When ongoing ops are mentioned, it seems to always quote Operations
and Data analysis. how much would it cost to collect the data
and let it be analyzed whenever. kinda like all that landsat data
that sat around for 15 years before someone analyzed it for the ozone hole.
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You may want to inquire about taking Lupron as a medication. It's
supposed to be a new treatment, and it's described in Nov. 1992
issue of J. of Obst. and Gyn.
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G-d has nothing to do with it. Some of the land was in fact given to the
Jews by the United Nations, quite a bit of it was purchased from Arab
absentee landlords. Present claims are based on prior ownership (purchase
from aforementioned absentee landlords) award by the United Nations in the
partition of the Palestine mandate territory, and as the result of
defensive wars fought against the Egyptians, Syrians, Jordanians, et al.
***
First, I should point out that many Jews do not in fact agree with the
idea that the West Bank is theirs. Since, however, I agree with those who
claim the West Bank, I think I can answer your question thusly: the West
bank was what is called the spoils of war. Hussein ordered the Arab Legion
to attack Israel, which was a poor move, seeing as how the Israelis
promptly kicked his butt. The territory is therefore forefeit. Retaining
possession of ALL of the West bank is not desirable, but it beats
national suicide for the Israelis. Put another way, one could ask why it
is that so many Palestinians seem to think that Tel-Aviv belongs to them
and the future state of Palestine. As long as this state of affairs
continues, it seems that to give the Palestinians a place from which they
can launch attacks on Jews is a real poor idea. Giving up the entire West
Bank would be idiotic froma security standpoint. In addition, there is
the small matter of Jerusalem, which is considered to be part of the West
Bank. The chances of the Israelis giving up Jerusalem are nil. Even
leftists who think Yasser is a really cool dude, like Yossi Sarid, aren't
going to propose giving up Jerusalem. If he did, he'd get run out of town
on a rail.
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:Of course, one again faces the question of how one circumscribes government
:power (and keeps it circumscribed) in a complex society when it is in the
:interest of neither capitalists nor consumers to refrain from using
:government power for their own ends. But apart from that little
:conundrum...
Without having a complete answer to this question, I should think
it obvious that the first step should be to convince people this would be
a desirable result. There are still quite a lot of people who feel that
the command economies of eastern Europe failed due to corruption rather than
essential weaknesses of caommand economies, and you still have a majority
in this nation that favors keeping unenforced and unenforcible laws on
the books in order to "send a signal".
:It would seem that a society with a "failed" government would be an ideal
:setting for libertarian ideals to be implemented. Now why do you suppose
:that never seems to occur?...
I fail to see why you should feel this way in the first place. Constant
combat isn't particularly conducive to intellectual theorizing. Also,
they tend to get invaded before they can come to anything like a stable
society anyway.
:I wouldn't call it "vague." I'd call it elastic. All "regulation" is
:not necessarily the same. By opposing all government regulation, some
:libertarians treat every system from a command economy to those that
:regulate relatively free markets as identical. That's one reason
:many of the rest of us find their analysis to be simplistic.
Umm, is there any distinction between "vague" and "elastic" in this
context aside from one having a more positive connotation than the other?
At any rate, we've been through all this before.
:Steve Hendricks | DOMAIN: [email protected]
:"One thing about data, it sure does cut| UUCP: ...!uunet!isc-br!thor!steveh
: the bulls**t." - R. Hofferbert | Ma Bell: 509 838-8826
Incidentally, this is a libertarian newsgroup, you can get away with
saying, "bullshit" here. You're welcome,
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No, it isn't. It is the "X Window System", or "X11", or "X" or any of
a number of other designations accepted by the X Consortium. In fact,
doing "man X" on pretty much any X11 machine will tell you:
The X Consortium requests that the following names be used
when referring to this software:
X
X Window System
X Version 11
X Window System, Version 11
X11
There is no such thing as "X Windows" or "X Window", despite the repeated
misuse of the forms by the trade rags. This probably tells you something
about how much to trust the trade rags -- if they can't even get the NAME
of the window system right, why should one trust anything else they have
to say?
With regard to dialup X11 implementations, there are several. You can
buy serial X11 terminals from a couple of companies, including both
GraphOn and NCD. (In fact, I'm composing this from an NCD running X11
over serial lines across 14.4 kbaud connection.)
NCD also sells a software-only package that provides XRemote (which is
NCD's implementation of serial X11) for PC's. There may be other such
software packages available.
X11R6 is supposed to include a standardized compression scheme for running
X11 over low-speed connections. It's called Low Bandwidth X (LBX), and
is based on improved versions of the techniques used in NCD's XRemote.
It seems likely that once LBX is released as a Consortium standard, there
will be several vendors willing to supply implementations for various
sorts of hardware.
Followups directed to comp.windows.x
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Jews won't agree with you, Malcolm.
Cheers,
Kent
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Up to this point, I was kinda hoping that this was a joke. Still,
it would make a great premise for a bad syndicated TV show- "These
are the adventures of the Oriental Templars... dedicated to truth,
justice, and good karma! (Dramatic music in the background.)"
No doubt I've just horribly offended someone.
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Don't listen to this guy, he's just a crank. At first, this business
about being the "one true god" was tolerated by the rest of us,
but now it has gotten completely out of hand.
Besides, it really isn't so bad when people stop believing in you.
It's much more relaxing when mortals aren't always begging you for favors.
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Ah, so you finally found a use for that super slo-mo and frame advance
other than scrutinizing "Sorority Babes in Heat". Congrats!
Trust me, you'd have a helluva time manipulating them. Besides, if you
converted the film to video you'd have all kinds of artifacts because of the
difference in frame rate (unless you're an expert at doing 3/2 pulldown for
a laserdisc company or something).
Hey, no fair! What about 'Fettucine' Alfredo Griffin? The guy practically
has to pivot the bat around along with his body.
Daulton doesn't strike me as all that strange. He's a little bit quiet at
the plate but, like Franco, gets the bat through the hitting zone on a level
plane. The first time I watched Julio Franco, I didn't think *anyone* could
hit like that. Now I marvel at how easy he makes it look; every time he makes
contact, it's *solid*. He's got good power to all fields and rarely is he
caught not ready for a pitch.
I wonder if Phil Plantier had a severe bout with hemorrhoids and had to
practice his swing while 'on the throne'? :-) Sure looks like it :-)
How 'bout one to add to your list: Travis Fryman? The guy plants his front
foot and seems to swing *across* his body. He generates a lot of power, but
I keep thinking he could generate even more if he could get a better pivot
out of his hips.
Well, they're already spoken for (by several people), but ..
I'd add Robbie Alomar's name to the list, among others. I really like Dean
Palmer's swing, for some twisted reason, as well as Pedro Munoz's swing.
A thought about May: It looks like they've taught him to turn on the ball.
IMHO, he's going to fall in love with his newfound power and start pulling
off the ball to the point that he's going to see *lots* of sinkers/sliders
low and away. Unless he adjusts quickly and starts rifling doubles to left
and left-center, IMHO you're going to see a good number of weak grounders to
the right side of the infield in the next month.
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^^ missing "r"
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115
(617)732-3000
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Please list the names of some of those neutral reporters that were killed
in the "O.T.". It is also interesting to note that at the outbreak of
the intifada, palestinian parties quickly began orchestrating their
demonstrations for the benefit of the media. Having spoken to a Danish
reporter who covered the initfada, I know of at least one case where
he found out that a "mass demonstration" on the outskirts of Gaza was
setup for himself and his colleagues. When I asked whether the footage
shot was sent he replied affirmatively, "after all, it did happen."
When this became the case, the IDF began closing sensitive trouble
spots to reporters.
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Once it hits land you can record it if you have telco access. The
telco isn't supposed to give that without a warrant. That's the rule today.
But even so, the evidence would not be admissible, I think, unless the
judge so ordered. I think that even interception of the crypttext
without a warrant would be illegal. Cops can't record today's plain
cellular calls and then ask a judge, "Hey, can we have permission to
listen to those tapes?" can they?
How long do you think it will be before it becomes legal for the
police to record encrypted conversations "It's not violating your
privacy because we can't read the encryption without a warrant", with the usual
good-faith exception if they accidentally record a non-encrypted conversation.
Besides, it's covered by the Drug Exception to the Fourth Amendment...
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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.
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. If you'll notice, He
also reams into the Pharisees for mucking up the Law with their own contrived
interpretations. They knew every letter of the Law and followed it with their
heads but not their hearts. That is why He points out that our righteousness
must surpass that of the Pharisees in order to be accepted into the kingdom
of Heaven. People such as the Pharisees are those who really go out of their
way to debate about the number of angels that can dance on the head of a pin.
They had become legalistic, rule-makers - religious lawyers who practiced the
letter of the Law but never really believed in it.
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?
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.
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.
God be with you,
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I was raised in the South, and I can attest that this is true. Why, on
one particularly hot day, as I was walking along the road, some good
ole boys in a truck tossed me a cold beer! Of course, they were going
50 mph at the time...
Bikers wave to bikers the world over. Whether or not Harley riders
wave to other bikers is one of our favorite flame wars...
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I am looking for a Windows Utility that would give me a listing of files
in a directory, but also display a description of the file. This utility
would allow me to enter and edit file descriptions of, hopefully, any
length (maybe a small window with a scroll bar?). I would then be able
to browse my directories and be able to see what is in a file without
having to open or execute it. Any such beast out there? If not, anyone
want to write one?
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xIn article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Yik Chong Lam)
x>Hello,
x>
x> Does anyone know how to take out the bolt under the engine
x>compartment? Should I turn clockwise or counter? I tried any kind
x>of lubricants, WD-40,etc, but I still failed!
x> Do you think I can use a electric drill( change to a suitable
x>bit ) to turn it out? If I can succeed, can I re-tighten it not too
x>tight, is it safe without oil leak?
x
xAssuming you don't have a Russian car with opposite threads, then
xyou turn counterclockwise. I would get some professional
xhelp here, you may not have located the draing plug and
xactually be trying to loosen something else.
x
xCraig
x>
x>
x>Thank you very much in advance------ Winson
x>
This reminds me of the first time my cousin did an oil change on his
car. He crawled under, removed a bolt, drained the fluid, replaced the
bolt, then carefully poured in 5 quarts of oil. Didn't bother to
check the dip stick, just drove off. Didn't get too far till me found
out that he'd drained the 4-speed trans and dumped an extra 5 quarts
into the engine.:( MORAL: As Craig said don't be ashamed to get some
*in person* help the first time.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mack Costello <[email protected]> Code 65.1 (formerly 1720.1)
David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock Division Hq. NSWC ___/-\____
Bethesda, MD 20084-5000 Phone (301) 227-2431 (__________>|
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Food poisoning is only one of the many possible causes. Yes, even other people
share the food.
Boy, you computer people only know 1s and 0s, but not much about logic. :-)
No. I did not said MSG was not the culprit. What I argued was that that
there was enough reasonable doubt to convict MSG.
If you want to convict MSG, show me the evidence, not quilty by suspicion.
Nobody is forcing you to change what you believe. But I certainly don't
want to see somebody preach to ban pepper because that makes him/her
sneeze. That is exactly what some anti-MSG activitiests are doing
Look, people with a last Chen don't necessarily own a Chinese restaurant.
I am not interested if you enjoy Chinese food or not. Exploiting my last
name to discredit me on the issue is hitting below the belt.
What I am interested in is the truth. Let me give you an excert from
a recent FDA hearing:
``There is no evidence orally consumed glutamate has any effect
on the brain,'' said Dr. Richard Wurtman of Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. The anecdotal experiences of individuals is
``superstition, not science,'' he said. ``I don't think glutamate
has made them sick.''
And Dr. Robert Kenney of George Washington University conducted an double
blind test in 1980 showing that the 35 people who reacted to MSG also
had similar reaction when they thought they had MSG but actually not.
Although there are many contradicting personal stories told in this group,
some of them might have been due to other causes. But because the anti MSG
emotion runs so high, that some blame it for anything and everything.
My purpose is to present a balance view on the issue, although I am probably
20-1 outnumbered.
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Hi,
Can somebody tell me how much is Canon BJ200? And from where can I buy it for
the cheapest price? Thanks in advance..
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The Dodgers after one inning of play have committed one error. At this rate
they'll have 1,455 errors this season!
Well maybe I'm right this time...
--
Warren Usui
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Unless I've got my notes mixed up, 939 F.2d 499 comes close to this.
Regular guy. Blue-collar worker at a regular company. Hauled into
court. Convicted. Appeals to 7th circuit. Makes all the right
arguments (his brief is cited by Mr. Teel as an example of a
"winning" brief). Shot down, 3-zip by the 7th circuit. Appeals to
the Supreme Court. And...
...Certiorari denied. Defendant goes to jail. Oh well.
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T8900DIP.TXT - Jeffrey E. Hundstad ([email protected])
Switch Settings on the Trident 8900C
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VGA Graphics Adapter Layout #1 (8-DRAM)
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VGA Graphics Adapter Layout #2 (2/4/8 - DRAM)
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VGA GRaphics Adapter Layout #3 (2/4/8 - DRAM)
1. Dip Switches
2. DB-15 connector: For analog monitors.
3. DB-9 connector: for TTL monitors. (* NOTE #1)
4. Jumers J1, J2, J3, J4 (J3 for layouts #2 and #3, J4 for layout #3)
5. Video BIOS: Basic Input/Ouput System.
6. TVGA 8900 Chip: VGA GRaphics chip.
7. Edge connector: For IBM PC/XT, PC/AT and compatible systems.
8. Video DRAM: up to 1MB
9. Feature connector: For special applications.
10. Video DAC
11. Jumper Blocks JP1 and JP2 (2/4/8 board only)
* NOTE #1 - Hardware option. Feature not present for all board versions.
Switch settings for the 6 switch dip box (#1 from figures).
Switch 3: Scan Rate
On - Less than 48KHz (default)
Off - 38-49Khz
Switch 5: Fast and Slow Address Decode
Off - Fast address decode (default)
On - Slow address decode
Switch 6: 8/16 bit Data Path
Off - 16-bit data path (default)
On - 8-bit data path
Jumper settings
J1: Settings for IRQ9
1 2 3 1 2 3
xxx xxx
Off (def) On
J2: Settings for Bus Size Detections
1 1 x
2 x 2 x
3 x 3
Autodetect Standard Interface
(def)
J3: Settings for DRAM Configuration
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
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4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6
Two DRAM Four DRAM Eight DRAM
J4: DRAM Clock Select
1 2 3 1 2 3
xxx xxx
40 MHz 48 MHz
Two DRAM 4/8 DRAM
SW1 & SW2
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You may also want to buy a 'self injector' or something like that.
My friend is diabetic. You load the hyperdermic, put it in a plastic case
and set a spring to automatically push the needle into the skin and depress
the plunger.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Live From New York, It's SATURDAY NIGHT...
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The problem is, you can't raise adequate amounts of money that way.
The Viking Fund tried. They did succeed, in a way, but only because
of the political impact of their fundraising. The actual amount of
money they raised was fairly inconsequential; it would not have kept
the Viking lander going by itself.
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I pointed out the secession movement in Aceh which has also been
brutally dealt with in the past by the Indonesian government. The
harshly with all secessionist movements.
the evidence, it appears to me that the Indonesian government has dealt
very harshly with all secession movements.
I know that the head of the Indonesian armed forces for a very long time
was Benny Murdani -- a "Christian". Indonesia has been heavy handed in
East Timor for a long time , even when Murdani was head of the armed
forces. The people who make up the
Indonesian government are in general motivated by national interests,
not religious ones.
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the 'Center for Policy Research' writes...
Considering all the murders of innocent Israelis at the hands
of Arab death merchants, I see nothing wrong with the advice.
As usual, the bias of the 'Center for Policy Research' echoes
through this newsgroup. Here we have an enraged Likudnik who
is venting his spleen, and you portray it as if this is going
to become policy. You don't say what the response to Matza's
suggestion was. Do do not mention whether he was refering to
terrorists caught in the act, which could be a clear cut case
of self-defence. Would you care to elaborate on this, or was
this all you wanted to say on the matter. Why don't you give
up this 'Center for Policy Research' crap, and just post your
biases without trying to legitimize them with a pompous name?
A laudable precaution.
Every single thing you post about Israel is posted to portray
Israel as negatively as you can. Deliberate omissions are an
integral part of the shtick. And it's not only the incidents
that you do not mention, but even the stories you do post are
fraught with omissions, which change the entire meaning. The
absurdity of your respectable name cannot hide your bias.
In your effort to portray Israel in an unfavorable light, you
have accomplished nothing, except to prove that a respectable
sounding label like the Center for Policy Research is nothing
but a smoke screen for someone with a heavily biased attitude
against Israel and the need to vent it.
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Wow. I was beginning to think that I had made that up. I remember that
movie (it was about 1.5 hours long). I don't think they ended up anywhere
in the known universe.
I remember they got a message halfway out to Proxima Centauri, that Earth
transmitted a day after they launched, timed to catch up with them at the
halfway point. I thought it was neat, I think I was all of 10 at the time.
Space:1999 has just come out with 4 episodes released in American stores.
I will look for the Into Infinity show, I never did know that was the
name of it, I thought the show was called "the day after tomorrow", and
that was it.
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I specifically made the above comment assuming that perhaps the code fragment
came from a simple "open-draw-quit" client.
As per your question: why not have the button handler add the object, and
then call the "window_redraw()" (or whatever) directly? Although, depending
on how the overall application is structured, there may be no problem with
rendering the object directly in response to the button press.
Ken
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Fucking news reader... I don't think this got posted... If it did, ignore
it this time.
(A response to Korey)
------------ begin my response -----------------
[...]
Maybe because the claims deserve refute? The above abstract lists various
possible links to cannabis use (unfiltered almost guaranteed) and lung
problems. Someone may get overly excited when they see that article, but
without actually digging up the study and seeing how the studies gathered
their data it really doesn't tell you shit. I'm going to track down that
study hopefully tomarrow.
[...]
What justifies _the_ truth about drugs? Research? What sort of
research? Correlational data can help establish a theory, but it does not
prove anything.
Heroin _is_ a relatively safe drug. What makes it unsafe are IV administration
and shit like adulterants. There are side effects, like withdrawal, but they
effect people differently.
Stereotypical statement. I know people who use heroin and opiates that
function just fine in society.
Name some of these drugs so we can debate about them more specifically.
[...]
NO, NO, NO. (or at least I haven't been arguing this). there is not enough
data to form a scientific conclusion. that _doesn't_ mean that cannabis
is benign to users' lungs. we can form all the theories we want, but they
are only theories. some theories are supported by more evidence than others,
and that makes them stronger.
the hell I can't! they state *UN-JUSTIFIED CONCLUSIONS* *AS FACT* as
a *POLITICAL* strategy to stop drug use.
[...]
In general, I somewhat see what you're saying. And people like Jack Herer
contribute to this. This has been quite a big mind-fuck for me recently,
and I've pretty came to the conclusion that you can't trust _ANYBODY_ by
word of mouth alone -- my attitude about the general population has
decreased significantly.
gotta run to class..
-marc
[email protected]
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^^^^^
What an incrediblt sexist remark! Come now, Mike, what ever possessed you to
make such a un-PC remark? I hope all women out there reading this are as
incensed as I am. Remember, WOMAN ARE JUST AS GOOD AS MEN!!!!
Women stand up for your right to be just as stupid as men. In fact, insist on
every oppurtunity to be even more stupid than men! You've got the right, use
it!
Hey, it's a slow afternoon and I really don't want to get back to that
report...;)
BTW: mega-smileys for the humor impaired...
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Sorry, but I think this interpretation of the Matthew 13 parables is
nonsense. I.e.,
Matthew 16:12 explains that by "leaven of the Pharisees" Jesus was simply
referring to their teaching; not sin/corruption/heresy.
Jesus gaves His apostles the keys of the kingdom and said that
the gates of hell would not prevail against His church.
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It looks like Dorothy Denning's wrong-headed ideas have gotten to the
Administration even sooner than we feared. It's time to make sure they
hear the other side of the story, and hear it loudly!
Phil
------- Forwarded Message
Subject: text of White House announcement and Q&As on clipper chip encryption
Note: This file will also be available via anonymous file
transfer from csrc.ncsl.nist.gov in directory /pub/nistnews and
via the NIST Computer Security BBS at 301-948-5717.
---------------------------------------------------
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
_________________________________________________________________
For Immediate Release April 16, 1993
STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY
The President today announced a new initiative that will bring
the Federal Government together with industry in a voluntary
program to improve the security and privacy of telephone
communications while meeting the legitimate needs of law
enforcement.
The initiative will involve the creation of new products to
accelerate the development and use of advanced and secure
telecommunications networks and wireless communications links.
For too long there has been little or no dialogue between our
private sector and the law enforcement community to resolve the
tension between economic vitality and the real challenges of
protecting Americans. Rather than use technology to accommodate
the sometimes competing interests of economic growth, privacy and
law enforcement, previous policies have pitted government against
industry and the rights of privacy against law enforcement.
Sophisticated encryption technology has been used for years to
protect electronic funds transfer. It is now being used to
protect electronic mail and computer files. While encryption
technology can help Americans protect business secrets and the
unauthorized release of personal information, it also can be used
by terrorists, drug dealers, and other criminals.
A state-of-the-art microcircuit called the "Clipper Chip" has
been developed by government engineers. The chip represents a
new approach to encryption technology. It can be used in new,
relatively inexpensive encryption devices that can be attached to
an ordinary telephone. It scrambles telephone communications
using an encryption algorithm that is more powerful than many in
commercial use today.
This new technology will help companies protect proprietary
information, protect the privacy of personal phone conversations
and prevent unauthorized release of data transmitted
electronically. At the same time this technology preserves the
ability of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to
intercept lawfully the phone conversations of criminals.
A "key-escrow" system will be established to ensure that the
"Clipper Chip" is used to protect the privacy of law-abiding
Americans. Each device containing the chip will have two unique
2
"keys," numbers that will be needed by authorized government
agencies to decode messages encoded by the device. When the
device is manufactured, the two keys will be deposited separately
in two "key-escrow" data bases that will be established by the
Attorney General. Access to these keys will be limited to
government officials with legal authorization to conduct a
wiretap.
The "Clipper Chip" technology provides law enforcement with no
new authorities to access the content of the private
conversations of Americans.
To demonstrate the effectiveness of this new technology, the
Attorney General will soon purchase several thousand of the new
devices. In addition, respected experts from outside the
government will be offered access to the confidential details of
the algorithm to assess its capabilities and publicly report
their findings.
The chip is an important step in addressing the problem of
encryption's dual-edge sword: encryption helps to protect the
privacy of individuals and industry, but it also can shield
criminals and terrorists. We need the "Clipper Chip" and other
approaches that can both provide law-abiding citizens with access
to the encryption they need and prevent criminals from using it
to hide their illegal activities. In order to assess technology
trends and explore new approaches (like the key-escrow system),
the President has directed government agencies to develop a
comprehensive policy on encryption that accommodates:
-- the privacy of our citizens, including the need to
employ voice or data encryption for business purposes;
-- the ability of authorized officials to access telephone
calls and data, under proper court or other legal
order, when necessary to protect our citizens;
-- the effective and timely use of the most modern
technology to build the National Information
Infrastructure needed to promote economic growth and
the competitiveness of American industry in the global
marketplace; and
-- the need of U.S. companies to manufacture and export
high technology products.
The President has directed early and frequent consultations with
affected industries, the Congress and groups that advocate the
privacy rights of individuals as policy options are developed.
3
The Administration is committed to working with the private
sector to spur the development of a National Information
Infrastructure which will use new telecommunications and computer
technologies to give Americans unprecedented access to
information. This infrastructure of high-speed networks
("information superhighways") will transmit video, images, HDTV
programming, and huge data files as easily as today's telephone
system transmits voice.
Since encryption technology will play an increasingly important
role in that infrastructure, the Federal Government must act
quickly to develop consistent, comprehensive policies regarding
its use. The Administration is committed to policies that
protect all Americans' right to privacy while also protecting
them from those who break the law.
Further information is provided in an accompanying fact sheet.
The provisions of the President's directive to acquire the new
encryption technology are also available.
For additional details, call Mat Heyman, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, (301) 975-2758.
- - ---------------------------------
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION'S
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVE
Q: Does this approach expand the authority of government
agencies to listen in on phone conversations?
A: No. "Clipper Chip" technology provides law enforcement with
no new authorities to access the content of the private
conversations of Americans.
Q: Suppose a law enforcement agency is conducting a wiretap on
a drug smuggling ring and intercepts a conversation
encrypted using the device. What would they have to do to
decipher the message?
A: They would have to obtain legal authorization, normally a
court order, to do the wiretap in the first place. They
would then present documentation of this authorization to
the two entities responsible for safeguarding the keys and
obtain the keys for the device being used by the drug
smugglers. The key is split into two parts, which are
stored separately in order to ensure the security of the key
escrow system.
Q: Who will run the key-escrow data banks?
A: The two key-escrow data banks will be run by two independent
entities. At this point, the Department of Justice and the
Administration have yet to determine which agencies will
oversee the key-escrow data banks.
Q: How strong is the security in the device? How can I be sure
how strong the security is?
A: This system is more secure than many other voice encryption
systems readily available today. While the algorithm will
remain classified to protect the security of the key escrow
system, we are willing to invite an independent panel of
cryptography experts to evaluate the algorithm to assure all
potential users that there are no unrecognized
vulnerabilities.
Q: Whose decision was it to propose this product?
A: The National Security Council, the Justice Department, the
Commerce Department, and other key agencies were involved in
this decision. This approach has been endorsed by the
President, the Vice President, and appropriate Cabinet
officials.
Q: Who was consulted? The Congress? Industry?
A: We have on-going discussions with Congress and industry on
encryption issues, and expect those discussions to intensify
as we carry out our review of encryption policy. We have
briefed members of Congress and industry leaders on the
decisions related to this initiative.
Q: Will the government provide the hardware to manufacturers?
A: The government designed and developed the key access
encryption microcircuits, but it is not providing the
microcircuits to product manufacturers. Product
manufacturers can acquire the microcircuits from the chip
manufacturer that produces them.
Q: Who provides the "Clipper Chip"?
A: Mykotronx programs it at their facility in Torrance,
California, and will sell the chip to encryption device
manufacturers. The programming function could be licensed
to other vendors in the future.
Q: How do I buy one of these encryption devices?
A: We expect several manufacturers to consider incorporating
the "Clipper Chip" into their devices.
Q: If the Administration were unable to find a technological
solution like the one proposed, would the Administration be
willing to use legal remedies to restrict access to more
powerful encryption devices?
A: This is a fundamental policy question which will be
considered during the broad policy review. The key escrow
mechanism will provide Americans with an encryption product
that is more secure, more convenient, and less expensive
than others readily available today, but it is just one
piece of what must be the comprehensive approach to
encryption technology, which the Administration is
developing.
The Administration is not saying, "since encryption
threatens the public safety and effective law enforcement,
we will prohibit it outright" (as some countries have
effectively done); nor is the U.S. saying that "every
American, as a matter of right, is entitled to an
unbreakable commercial encryption product." There is a
false "tension" created in the assessment that this issue is
an "either-or" proposition. Rather, both concerns can be,
and in fact are, harmoniously balanced through a reasoned,
balanced approach such as is proposed with the "Clipper
Chip" and similar encryption techniques.
Q: What does this decision indicate about how the Clinton
Administration's policy toward encryption will differ from
that of the Bush Administration?
A: It indicates that we understand the importance of encryption
technology in telecommunications and computing and are
committed to working with industry and public-interest
groups to find innovative ways to protect Americans'
privacy, help businesses to compete, and ensure that law
enforcement agencies have the tools they need to fight crime
and terrorism.
Q: Will the devices be exportable? Will other devices that use
the government hardware?
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You missed something. I think it takes off vertically and is intended
to land the same way.
--
"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live
in the real world." -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden
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Where did you hear this? I seem to have missed it.
No. Will L.A. burn? No. (Regardless of the verdict.)
Count your blessings.
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I have tickets for the TB Giants and I was wondering if
anybody familiar with the stadium could tell me where
Section 15 in the lower level is located.
Please e-mail the response,
Thanks,
Rich
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I was recently thumbing through the 1993 Lemon-Aid New
Car Guide. What I found was a car would be given a 'Recommended'
under the picture while a few sentences later noting how a
driver and passenger were virtually guaranteed to be killed
in a front end collision. The most highly recommended small
car (The Civic) has the worst crash rating of all of the small
cars listed. There were many such cases of 'great' vehicles
where you wouldn't survive an accident. Is it only me, or is
safety not one of the most important factors when buying a car?
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So if this study is proved wrong then it proves that heterosexuals
are liars? Unlike the propaganda spouted by the far right the ten
percent figure was backed up by the best study available at the time.
Its hardly certain that this new study is correct since it hasn't
even been out for enough time for any double checking to happen.
Of course if they had found 10% then it would be invalid because it
was funded by planned parenthood :)
Even if its "only" one million the point still stands. Even getting
1/6th of a given population in one place would be unprecidented.
If even 1 million show up in DC it will raise serious doubts about
this study, or indicate a resolve unprecidented in human history.
He isn't the target of the march, nor do presidents often speak at
civil rights marchs (of course it would have been nice). However
the republicans and conservative democrats would do well to take
notice.
This is quite amusing. Obviously you know nothing about the history
of math.
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I once read an article on Computer technology which stated that
every new computer technology was actually lower and slower then what it
replaced. Silicon was less effective then the germanium products
then available. GaAs was less capable then Silicon. Multi-processors
were slower then existent single processors.
What the argument was, though was that these new technologies promised either
theoretically future higher performance or lower cost or higher densities.
I think that the DC-1 may g=fit into this same model.
ELV's can certainly launch more weight then a SSRT, but
an SSRT offers the prospect of greater cycle times and lower costs.
This is kind of a speculative posting, but I thought i'd throw it out as
a hjistorical framework for those interested in the project.
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Except for the fact that it's superior in just about every way to
the ISA Bus.
Except for the new systems that now ship only with IDE controllers.
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[Warning: Flammage to follow...]
Ah, that British sense of humor. Probably got a real gut-buster going
when the IRA blew that kid up a couple of weeks ago, huh? Of course,
in Britain, your government has ordered you defenseless, so your way
of coping with violent criminals is to laugh at victims.
I don't know about a .45. My own preference is for 9mm.
Ah, Canada. Where the criminals don't bother with checking to see
if the victims are home. They just break on in. America's a little
different, you see. Criminals worry a bit more about getting shot,
so they more frequently check to see if anyone's home.
I've heard Gun World in Phoenix, Arizona, is fantastic! I'm hoping
to visit there myself soon.
Ah, Britain again. Isn't that the place where you're guilty until
proven innocent? Tell me, Mr. "[email protected]" didn't Britain
come begging to us "gun nut morons" in the early 1940s for guns to
defend yourselves against Hitler? Seems as though your supposedly
enlightened government had disarmed you: "Aw chaps, you can jolly
give up your guns. If that Hitler man starts to threaten, we can
always hit up the Yanks for a few guns. They've got a bloody
eccentric habit about those guns, you know. Just hand in your
shotgun, that's it. Thank you."
Ain't it just amazing how those black markets work? Damn if those
drugs from south america keep coming over our borders, too, even
though we've banned them. Guess we might as well legalize them.
Makes you want to send fifty bucks to the Libertarian Party just
thinking about it, doesn't it?
Your close-minded ignorance is without parallel. I guess that's what
happens when you're raised as a "subject" without rights. Your
type gravitates to those who desire to hold power over you.
Just chuckle as the cops beat you senseless to get a confession.
Just laugh yourself silly when you find that confession is valid
in court. "Hey mate, this is justice, British style."
Drew
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I have a novell 2.0a that I will sell for $692 which can be upgraded to 3.11
for $460. The novell has complete documentation but no network cards except
the ID card.
--
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Are you sure you're running in 386-enhanced mode? (Windows 3.1
takes more memory...)
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Hi. I think I have a problem with the stereo sound output on my Quadra
900, but I am not totally sure because my roomate has the same problem
on his PowerBook 170. Any info or experience anyopne has would be
greatly appreciated.
When I hook my Quadra up to my home stereo system, the following types
of sounds (mono, as far as I can tell) all play fine through BOTH
speakers:
system beeps (already provided ones such as Indigo and ones I record)
Armor Alley
Spectre
Spaceward Ho!
But, the following games only play out of the left channel:
Lemmings
Out of This World (awesome game, BTW)
Glider 4.0
OIDS
But still, STEREO system beeps do play in stereo, through BOTH speakers.
(The one I'm specifically referrring to is Apocolyptic Beginning, which
my roommate downloaded from some ftp site (sumex?))
All of the symptoms are the same on my rommates 170 (he can't run
OOTW because he doesn't have color).
We're both running system 7.1
Does anyone with Lemmings or the other three games I mentioned above get
sound out of both speakers on a Mac II class, Quadra, LC, PowerBook 140 or
greater, Centris, SE/30, etc... (stereo) machine?
I used to have a Mac II, and I sort of rememeber Lemmings playing in
stereo on that machine, not just on the left channel. (I could be
mistaken, though. If there were a problem with the Quad 900's and PB
170's, I am wondering why the system beeps still play in stereo? If there
isn't a problem with our machines, I wonder why the 4 games above are
apparantly written to support only one channel of stereo when they
could just use mono sounds so the mono sound would at least come out of
both speakers (like Spectre, etc. do)?
Quadra 900's and PowerBook 170's have the same ROMS (to my knowledge),
so maybe this is a ROM problem? (if so, though, why wouldn't System 7.1
patch over this problem?)
Thanks for any help you can provide!
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My vote goes for the ('75?) Indians with their all-red uniforms.
Boog Powell once said he felt like a big red blood clot.
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CHECK MENAHEM BEGIN DAIRIES (published book) you'll find accounts of the
massacres there including Deir Yassen,
though with the numbers of massacred men, children and women are
greatly minimized.
As per request of Hasan:
From _The Revolt_, by Menachem Begin, Dell Publishing, NY, 1977:
[pp. 225-227]
"Apart from the military aspect, there is a moral aspect to the
story of Dir Yassin. At that village, whose name was publicized
throughout the world, both sides suffered heavy casualties. We had
four killed and nearly forty wounded. The number of casualties was
nearly forty percent of the total number of the attackers. The Arab
troops suffered casualties neraly three times as heavy. The fighting
was thus very severe. Yet the hostile propaganda, disseminated
throughout the world, deliberately ignored the fact that the civilian
population of Dir Yassin was actually given a warning by us before the
battle began. One of our tenders carrying a loud speaker was stationed
at the entrance to the village and it exhorted in Arabic all women,
children and aged to leave their houses and to take shelter on the
slopes of the hill. By giving this humane warning our fighters threw
away the element of complete surprise, and thus increased their own
risk in the ensuing battle. A substantial number of the inhabitants
obeyed the warning and they were unhurt. A few did not leave their
stone houses - perhaps because of the confusion. The fire of the enemy
was murderous - to which the number of our casualties bears eloquent
testimony. Our men were compelled to fight for every house; to
overcome the enemy they used large numbers of hand grenades. And the
civilians who had disregarded our warnings suffered inevitable
casualties.
"The education which we gave our soldiers throughout the years of
revolt was based on the observance of the traditional laws of war. We
never broke them unless the enemy first did so and thus forced us, in
accordance with the accepted custom of war, to apply reprisals. I am
convinced, too, that our officers and men wished to avoid a single
unnecessary casualty in the Dir Yassin battle. But those who throw
stones of denunciation at the conquerors of Dir Yassin [1] would do
well not to don the cloak of hypocrisy [2].
"In connection with the capture of Dir Yassin the Jewish Agency
found it necessary to send a letter of apology to Abdullah, whom Mr.
Ben Gurion, at a moment of great political emotion, called 'the wise
ruler who seeks the good of his people and this country.' The 'wise
ruler,' whose mercenary forces demolished Gush Etzion and flung the
bodies of its heroic defenders to birds of prey, replied with feudal
superciliousness. He rejected the apology and replied that the Jews
were all to blame and that he did not believe in the existence of
'dissidents.' Throughout the Arab world and the world at large a wave
of lying propaganda was let loose about 'Jewish attrocities.'
"The enemy propaganda was designed to besmirch our name. In the
result it helped us. Panic overwhelmed the Arabs of Eretz Israel.
Kolonia village, which had previously repulsed every attack of the
Haganah, was evacuated overnight and fell without further fighting.
Beit-Iksa was also evacuated. These two places overlooked the main
road; and their fall, together with the capture of Kastel by the
Haganah, made it possible to keep open the road to Jerusalem. In the
rest of the country, too, the Arabs began to flee in terror, even
before they clashed with Jewish forces. Not what happened at Dir
Yassin, but what was invented about Dir Yassin, helped to carve the
way to our decisive victories on the battlefield. The legend of Dir
Yassin helped us in particular in the saving of Tiberias and the
conquest of Haifa."
[1] (A footnote from _The Revolt_, pp.226-7.) "To counteract the loss
of Dir yassin, a village of strategic importance, Arab headquarters at
Ramallah broadcast a crude atrocity story, alleging a massacre by
Irgun troops of women and children in the village. Certain Jewish
officials, fearing the Irgun men as political rivals, seized upon this
Arab gruel propaganda to smear the Irgun. An eminent Rabbi was induced
to reprimand the Irgun before he had time to sift the truth. Out of
evil, however, good came. This Arab propaganda spread a legend of
terror amongst Arabs and Arab troops, who were seized with panic at
the mention of Irgun soldiers. The legend was worth half a dozen
battalions to the forces of Israel. The `Dir Yassin Massacre' lie
is still propagated by Jew-haters all over the world."
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[email protected] (David Kantrowitz) writes ...
Sure. Buy a switch box and a multisync monitor. I have just that
arrangement on my desk and it works fine.
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A very good modeling package I found is `irit' (look for irit.tar.Z).
However there is no converter from it's format to POV format. I postet
a request for such a converter in this group but got no response,
so I'm considering to write such a program myself.
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Well, if you want to pick on Morgan, why not attack its ash (wood)
frame or its hand-bent metal skin (just try and get a replacement :-)).
I thought the kingpost suspension was one of the Mog's better features.
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Maybe I can help you. He's a major league coach with the Rockies.
So above prediction is doubly wrong.
My prediction: The Red Sox-Cubs Series and Vikings-Broncos SuperBore will
occur at the end of the world.
And one Rockie will finish in the top 10 of an offensive catagory this
year.
And no Rockie starter will have an ERA below 3.50.
And the Rangers fade will not begin until...August. They'll give way
to the Angels. But still challenge to the end.
Really. Not making any of this up. If I am, may God strike me down *ZZZZZZT*
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[..]
Hello. Firstly, what do you exactly mean by "fundamentalist"? I will
for the time being assume that what you mean is that your friend believes
that the bible is God's word to mankind? I suspect that what happened
to him is what he'll call being "born again"? Anyway, was that recent?
If the answer is "yes" to all the questions above, it is quite
understandable. However, IMO, I'ld rather give advice to your friend!
I think I've been through something similar to him, and one thing I can
say is that the basic problem is that each of you are now trying to
communicate from different worldviews. Why he talks about those things
is because they are now "obvious" to him. What is "obvious" to him is
not obvious to you. Secondly, why he may be very persuasive is because
from his point of view, he has been on "both sides of the fence". This
I mean that before he turned "fundamentalist", you two are agreeable
because both of you see things from the same side. If suddenly, as if
a new world of reality has suddenly opened up to him, it is like the
discovery of let's say a new continent, or a new planet. To him, he's
got to tell you because he has seen something much more wonderful than
where he was, and what he thinks is much better than where you are now.
You have got to realise that from his point of view, he means well to
you, eventhough he may end up offending you. To him, it is worth that
risk. Nevertheless, it is really up to him to respect where you stand
and listen to you as well. At this moment, it may be difficult because
he is either very excited or feel it is too urgent to keep quiet about,
however, he may not realise that he's really putting you off.
[...]
So far, I've only been trying to explain things from his side. However,
I do understand how you feel too, because I wasn't a Christian for a good
part of my life as well. I was quite turned off by Christians or
"fundamentalists" who were really all out and enthusiastic about their
faith. They really scared me, to tell you the truth. Unfortunately,
"religious belief" is a very personal thing, just as your agnosticism
is also a very personal thing to you. Since the Christian belief is
inevitably at odds with anything non-Christian (religious or otherwise),
it will be a touchy matter. Like all friendships, it will take both
sides to do their part to make it work. In this matter, maybe you can
do your part by telling him nicely that you are not able to dig what he's
trying to convince you about, that it's beyond you or not your concern
"for now". Don't tell him it's nonsense, because to him it is reality -
and that would be a real insult. He'll also have to be careful not to
insult where you stand too.
Like I said before, I wish I could give your friend some advice too.
I'll admit that I did similarly to some of my friends when I became a
Christian. In some ways, I wish I could have done things a little
differently. However, it was difficult then because I was so excited
and just blabbered away about what I've found! To me, it was too good
not to know. To some, I was crazy, and I didn't really care most of
the time what they thought. You will probably think he's crazy too -
but God is very real to him, as real as you are to him. Keep that in
mind. And he thinks he can convince you because since God is so real
to him, he doesn't see why God can't be real to you too.
I don't know how helpful this is to you. But all the best anyhow -
this is quite a challenge for you to face. By the way, personal
conviction: nobody is "beyond saving" except the one we call the
devil and his hosts.
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I will instruct thee and teach thee
in the way which thou shalt go:
I will guide thee with mine eye.
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And better yet..There's a chevette in town with wire crome wheels,
vinyl roof, tacky paint job and a continental spare (showing the wire
crome wheel within, of course)...I'm scared to look on the inside and have
only seen it rolling down the road...and I too was glad I hadn't just ate.
--
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Chris T. Ward DoD#0710 "Don't take life too seriously, you can never come
out of it alive." -?
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We have a Sun CD-ROM drive which I would like to play audio CD's in.
I have an old 10 watt amplifier which works fine when connected to a
junk "Walkman" style AM/FM radio. This amp ties the common path of the
earphone connection to ground.
However, it doesn't work with my Sony Walkman cassette player, or the CD drive,
it produces of loud low-frequency tone. Obviously Sony doesn't ground
the earphone output common. Does anyone have specs on the CD drive's
output? Will an audio transformer help? What are others using to
play there CD's in the Sun drive so that more than one can listen?
Thanks for the help.
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This isn't anything new. Back in 1985 I was driving under a high
overpass at night on I-805 in San Diego when I caught a glimpse of
someone on the overpass. As I passed under a rock slammed against the
metal between the winshield and right front window. My girlfriend was
in the seat next to it. I called the police from the next exit, but I
doubt if they were found.
About five years ago in San Diego someone was put into a coma from a
brick being thrown through his sunroof as he was driving and
subsequently crashed. I don't think he ever came out of the coma, and I
haven't heard anything about it for a couple years.
Probably because there are many children there. Also the minor fact
that other than defending themselves from 100 some people attacking them
they haven't threatened or attacked anyone outside the compound in
years. Being a promiscuous religious nut does not constitute grounds
for a mass murder of Koresh and his followers.
Sorry for posting this to this group, but I thought the previous post
needed a rebuttal. If you follow-up to this portion please cross-post
and direct follow-ups to a more appropriate newsgroup.
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Version 1.3 of Xew widgets is available at
export.lcs.mit.edu: contrib/Xew-1.3.tar.Z
export.lcs.mit.edu: contrib/Xew-1.3.README
For better details, check the README. (For extensive details, you have
to with Xew-1.1.ps.Z, still haven't had time to update this one).
No new functionality has been added since 1.2 version. Raster widget
handles now expose events slightly more intelligently than before
(really had to do this when I added a simple program that uses X11R5
Athena Porthole and Panner widgets). The program demo/viewer.c is
very simple demonstration of panner/porthole usage (copied
from'editres' actually :-)
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No. The christians were leary of having an atheist spokesman
(seems so clandestine, and all that), so they had him removed. Of
course, Keith is busy explaining to his fellow captives how he
isn't really being persecuted, since (after all) they *are*
feeding him, and any resistance on his part would only be viewed
as trouble making.
I understand he did make a bit of a fuss when they tatooed "In God
We Trust" on his forehead, though.
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
Bob Beauchaine [email protected]
They said that Queens could stay, they blew the Bronx away,
and sank Manhattan out at sea.
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Sure you can have everything, if by "everything" you mean fast straight line
performance AND handling - present day liter sport bikes have more horsepower
and have faster 0-60 and 1/4 mile times than the V-max... Plus, they corner
just a bit better...
Very true.
Randy Davis Email: [email protected]
ZX-11 #00072 Pilot {uunet!ucsd}!megatek!randy
DoD #0013
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/(hudson)
/If all morality were relative- big hairy deal.
As I said, you appear to be the only person saying that all morality
is relative. Most people I know do hold some absolutes in their
moral system.
I >>personally<< believe that the dignity of the individual and the right
of free will are absolutes. I recognize that there are some moral
systems around which don't accept this; I reject them as dangerous
and anti-social (nazism, some forms of communism, fundamentalist
xtianity--no, that's not a slam). But for the most part, almost
every moral system agrees on these two points.
(me)
/(hudson)
/Generally, Christians believe in a Creator-Creation distinction. Other
/religions believe in one big whole. I don't accept yor premises.
Too bad. I know I'm right, so I get to enforce my view upon you whether
you like my premise or not. And since you can't prove otherwise, there
isn't even an intellectual basis for your resistance to accepting my
viewpoint.
/(hudson)
/I don't think so. once morality becomes relative, it degenerates. I am
/saying that reasoning that it is generally evil to hurt other people is bad.
/(though I don't think it is sufficient.)
Well, then answer me this: you seem to be opposed to moral relativism
(as you call it) because it has the capacity to degenerate. Obviously,
then, you would advocate a nonrelative (absolute) moral system.
Whose absolutist moral system do we choose?
How do we come to this decision?
What about people who disagree with the chosen moral system?
/(hudson)
/But if morality is considered to
/be relative, and this rule isn't based on anything, but is just an arbitrary
/rule, people might abandon it.
Fine. I can agree with most of what you typed here. However, just because
morality gets based on something nonrelative does NOT mean that we have to
pick your xtianity as its base.
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This is a two-sided problem. Unfortunately our culture has been deteriorating over time.
The "breeding" of these low-life's is getting worse; our justice system is at best
extremely weak to handle these problems. That is why low-abiding citizens should have
the power to protect themselves and their property using deadly force if necessary
anywhere a threat is imminent.
My Camaro (my pride and joy) got stolen right out of my driveway a few years back.
The persons that did that were eventually caught (lucky for me!) but not before
having trashed the car.
On another occasion, on my way from Texas to Florida, I had stopped in a small motel
for the night in a small town somewhere in Florida. About 5 youths were disturbing my
car, setting off the alarm and challenging me to come out. When I and another tenant
walked out with a 357 Magnum and a 45 automatic respectively, they vanished.
Needless to say, I immediately packed-up and left.
Watch out for car-jacking and staged accidents. They can be deadly!
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Foolish me. And here I thought it had something to do with the
fact that they were hitting against Wakefield, who had no "kncukle"
to his ball that day, and Otto, who has no stuff. I wonder if
Reggie gave the same pep talk and instruction to the rest of the
lineup, who also suddenly came alive those two games.
-- The Beastmaster
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Smythe Division
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Vancouver vs. Winnipeg - Jets in 7
The Jets have played the Canucks tough the last three games. Everyone is
healthy for the Jets. I'm biased. :)
Calgary vs. Los Angeles - Flames in 6
From what I have seen, the Kings have looked flat lately. I just can't see
them getting by the Flames.
Final- Jets in 6.
The Jets haven't lost to the Flames in '93. They will, but it will be a
close series that will come down to how well Roberts has recovered. I
don't think he'll be 100%, and while it will help, it won't be enough.
Norris Division
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Chicago vs. St. Louis/Minnesota
Chicago in 6 against the Blues, 7 against the Stars.
Detroit vs. Toronto - Wings in 6.
The Wings should be able to shutdown Gilmour and Andreychuk. Chelvadae is
more experienced than Potvin.
Final - Hawks in 7. Brutal series. Probert and Chelios will go at it.
Belfour is better than Chelvadae, IMHO.
Conference Final - Hawks in 6. It hurts, but the Hawks are more experienced,
and that will carry them through to the final.
Prince of Wales Conference
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Adams Division
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Boston vs. Buffalo - Bruins in 6.
B's can check, Juneau is darn good, and Neely. The Sabres rely too much
on Lafontaine and Mogilny.
Quebec vs. Montreal - Montreal in 7.
Classic battle, the inexperience will hurt the Nords, this year.
Final - Bruins in 5. Habs will be hurting from their series with the Nords,
and Boston has been able to control the scorers on the Habs.
Patrick Division
----------------
Pittsburgh vs Islanders/Devils - Pens in 5.
One word. Mario.
Washington vs. Devils/Islanders - Caps in 6 / Devils in 7.
I think the Caps can beat the Isles, but not the Devils. Tabaracci has been
strong in goal, and if he plays like last year, he could carry the team.
It doesn't matter, though.
Final - Pens in 5. Two more words. Stevens. Jagr.
Cup Final - Pens in 6. Three last words. Tocchet. Murphy. Barrasso.
The only thing I don't like about this is that the Pens woofers are going to
be out in full force again. (I don't mean the regular Penguin fans...it's
just like the bunch around here that if these predictions are true will post
like nuts while the Jets are winning, but we won't hear from again when they
lose.)
(Oh yeah...next year's Cup prediction...Jets in 7 over the Nords.)
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I need to find a UART that will interface to an 8051 and do the following:
-250k baud, 8 data bits, 2 stop bits, no parity
-ability to do BREAK detect (IRQ or output pin)
-IRQ on character received
I'm using a Dallas DS2250 at 16 Mhz (8051 clone), but it won't do
break detect. I've looked at the 6850, 8251, 7201, 2661, etc...
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The situation in this regard has changed considerably in recent years.
See the discussion of "high-power rocketry" in the rec.models.rockets
frequently-asked-questions list.
This is not hardware you can walk in off the street and buy; you need
proper certification. That can be had, mostly through Tripoli (the high-
power analog of the NAR), although the NAR is cautiously moving to extend
the upper boundaries of what it considers proper too.
You need special FAA authorization, but provided you aren't doing it under
one of the LAX runway approaches or something stupid like that, it's not
especially hard to arrange.
As with model rocketry, this sort of hardware is reasonably safe if handled
properly. Proper handling takes more care, and you need a lot more empty
air to fly in, but it's basically just model rocketry scaled up. As with
model rocketry, the high-power people use factory-built engines, which
eliminates the major safety hazard of do-it-yourself rocketry.
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Why did I get sucked into this?
Assuming you're serious, I guess you'd be surprised to hear
that us GUYS don't think so. I would guess that a tiny fraction
of 1% of the folks reading your post agree with it. I kind of
doubt that even you agree with it.
I'm not going to go through your points one at a time, because,
after all, not many of them have anything at all to do with baseball.
I'm only replying to this because you brought up Pam Postema, the
AAA umpire who sued (is suing?) baseball on the grounds of sex
discrimination because she wasn't promoted to the majors.
I've never seen her ump a game. I have no first hand experience
with her ability as an umpire.
But I have seen her on talk shows. And her point seems to be
that she can call balls and strikes as well as any of the
umpires and she knows the rulebook better than most. It seems
to me that she is missing the point and if that's how she sees
the role of umpires in the game, well I wouldn't promote her
either.
The umpires primary role has nothing to do with calling baserunners
safe or out; hell, Joe Lundy could do that. Their primary function is
to maintain order in the game, keep the game moving, and keep the
players from trying to kill each other.
Umpires have to be extremely tough people. That disqualifies most
of us, both men and women. And if Ms. Postema thinks that she
deserves to be a major league umpire because of her command of
the rulebook, then I think that disqualifies her as well. Umpires
need to command the game; command of the rulebook is secondary.
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The floppy is served by DMA on the motherboard,
and original DMA-controller can't reach more than the first
16MB (The address-space of the ISA-bus)
joerg
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This is an annual time of prayer organized by the Focus on the Family
organization. If you have not heard about it on your Christian radio
station or at your local church, call them and they may be able to
give you the information.
Many cities in the San Francisco bay area have local coordinators
organizing the time and the place to meet to pray. In San Francisco,
Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, people will be meeting at ~12:15pm at
each city's City Hall.
Last year, I attended at the Mountain View city hall. It was a very
quiet and meaningful time of prayer.
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I finally got it back, with great thanks to Mark Spiegel for saving and sending
it.
#2 ROB ZETTLER Season: 4th
Acquired: '91-92, from Minnesota in dispersal draft
Grade: C/C-
Zettler gave the Sharks every bit he's got this year; unfortunately, this still
wasn't enough to make him any more than a marginal NHLer, if that. He works
hard, for sure, but is no better than average on defense, and is prone to
costly penalties and defensive lapses at times, while being basically an
offensive zero (0 goal and 7 assists in 79 games). He would be hardpressed
to make the team next year.
#3 DAVID WILLIAMS Season: 2nd
Acquired: '91-92, free agent from New Jersey
Grade: C/C-
IMO, Williams was the most valuable defenseman for the Sharks in '91-92,
playing a combination of good offense (3 goals and 25 assists in 56 games) and
good defense. But he, playing the first part of this season in Kansas City,
was good neither offensively nor defensively this year; it, then, appears that
'91-92 was a fluke. Although he improved towards the end of the season, he
was prone to being out of position defensively, and did not demonstrate the
playmaking skills that made him the team's leading scorer among defensemen last
year. He would also be hardpressed to make the team next year.
#4 JAYSON MORE Season: 2nd
Acquired: '91-92, from Montreal in expansion draft
Grade: B+
After being touted as the team's top defensive prospects in training camp
before '91-92, More had a rather disappointing '91-92, as he was not
particularly good defensively, and had just 17 points in 46 games. He, then,
proceeded to improve his game massively this season, becoming the team's most
reliable defenseman, whom the team can count on night in and night out to play
steady defense and providing occasional (but only occasional) offensive flash.
Offensively, he was even more disappointing than last year (11 points in 73
games), but his defense improved tremendously. He is probably best as the
defensive part of a defense combination with an offensive defenseman.
#5 NEIL WILKINSON Season: 4th
Acquired: '91-92, from Minnesota in dispersal draft
Grade: B-
Wilkinson was probably the team's top defensive defenseman in '91-92. However,
partially because of injuries, he was not the same this year, as he missed 25
games total due to nagging knee and back injuries, and seemed to be slowed
even when playing. He, then, had often to be saved by his defensive partners;
that is, if they are there at all. But he also had some solid games, and if
he can be complete healthy, he can still be a force.
#6 SANDIS OZOLINSH Season: 1st
Acquired: '91-92, 2nd round pick in entry draft
Grade: I (A)
At the time of his injury (December 30, against the Philadelphia Flyers),
Ozolinsh was well on track to be, IMO, the team's MVP. A serious knee injury
in that game, though, forced him to miss the rest of the season (47 games),
but he still finished as the team's top scorer among defensemen (23 points),
which, of course, tells more about the lack of offense the Sharks had from
their defensemen, but it also tells of Ozolinsh's abilities. At the time, he
was playing very good defense along with excellent offense; he was still
susceptible to so-called "rookie mistakes," but was probably the defenseman who
made the least of them on the team, rookie or veteran. If he can come back
from his injuries, he is ready to be a star.
#19 DOUG ZMOLEK Season: 1st
Acquired: '91-92, from Minnesota in dispersal draft
Grade: B
Zmolek had basically a solid and durable year, being one of the only two Sharks
to play in all 84 games of the season. He was solid on defense, but
after being billed as an offensive defenseman, he didn't show it (15 points).
He was also prone to penalties, and his 229 penalty minutes was second on the
team; however, that was also an indication that he was fearly when facing tough
physical opponents, and he was at his best when playing physically. But to
become a fixture in this league, he needs to improve both offensively and
defensively, and cut down on the number of power-plays he gives to opponents.
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NMM>From: [email protected] (Niels Mikkel Michelsen)
NMM>Subject: How to act in front of traffic jerks
NMM>The other day, it was raining cats and dogs, therefor I was going only to
NMM>the speed limit, on nothing more, on my bike. This guy in his BMW was
NMM>driving 1-2 meters behind me for 7-800 meters and at the next red light I
NMM>calmly put the bike on its leg, walked back to this car, he rolled down the
NMM>window, and I told him he was a total idiot (and the reason why).
NMM>Did I do the right thing?
NMM>Yours Truly :
NMM> Niels Mikkel
Well, sounds great to me! When I have a real BDI cager tailgating me,
I've found that an effective strategy is to flash my brake light by
pumping the pedal. You will, obviously need a bit of free play in your
brake pedal to do this. It seems that even the most brain dead idiot can
usually discern that a flashing red light directly in front of
him/her/it may mean that something is wrong.
The two problems I'd see with your strategy is that the red light may
change before you can get anything meaningful out of your mouth, or the
occupant(s) may take exception to your opinions and demonstrate such
physically (on you or your now-parked bike). Admittedly, the latter is a
slim chance, but it would be enough to give me pause.
* SLMR 2.1a * sometimes you get to be the windshield, sometimes the bug
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The debate over the Second Amendment rages on.
Arguments continue over what a "well-regulated militia"
is and what TRKBA means in practical terms. However, the
ONLY authority in this area, is a binding court decision
on the matter. Even a decision in this area is subject to
an overturning by a higher court. Is there anyone who
has the facts of a legal precedent, preferably a Supreme
Court decision on the specific meaning of the 2nd Amendment?
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Actually, they generally claim that (b) their particular interpretation of
scripture/revelation *is* this objective morality. That there are two
conflicting versions of this objective morality does tell us something about
(a). It tells us at least one fake objective morality exists.
The next logical step is to deduce that any given religion's objective
morality could be the fake one. So caveat emptor.
mathew
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I'm having an X resource problem using Brian Wilson's wscrawl 2.0
(a wonderful interactive conferencing program, by the way). I'm
running OpenWindows 3.0 on a SPARC 1+ under OS 4.1.3. I have
the following defaults in my .Xdefaults file (among many others):
wscrawl.telePointerName: Kevin
wscrawl.syncScrollbars: True
wscrawl.continuousTelePointer: True
wscrawl.showPointerCoordinates: False
wscrawl*background: LightBlue
wscrawl*swindow*foreground: yellow
wscrawl*draw_area_frame*foreground: Blue
wscrawl*keyboardFocusPolicy: pointer
Naturally, I exited the server and restarted it after adding
those lines to .Xdefaults .
If I run the following from a cmdtool (pwd = my home dir.):
xrdb -m .Xdefaults
and then start up wscrawl, then all those defaults are used
properly. Wonderful, yes? Except that I can't get them to be
operative except by *manually* invoking the afore-mentioned
xrdb command. If I try:
xrdb .Xdefaults
the defaults "won't take."
So, I tried to change the xrdb call in my .xinitrc file from:
xrdb $HOME/.Xdefaults
to:
xrdb -m $HOME/.Xdefaults
No go. So I tried adding in:
xrdb -m /home/kbw/.Xdefaults
at the beginning or end of my .openwin-init file. Still no go.
Any notions what gives? Thanks for the help.
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Of course, if you're planning to pull a Rushdie then declaring one's
leaving the religion is little to be concerned about compared to one's
other plans.
In Rushdie's case, the one under discussion, one can. It is tragic that
in _some_ "Islamic" countries this is so. There are, however, Islamic
countries (whose constitutions contains statements that Islamic law is
to be incorporated), e.g. Kuwait, where one can freely make such
statements without fear.
This story has become tiresome. The conditions are clear. If you care to
make your point clear then make a chronology and show that he had made
public statements about leaving Islam prior to his writing of _TSV_. If
he did make such statements then he should have made _that_ clear rather
than trying to rejoin Islam or go on talking about his personal
feelings.
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I may be an anarchist nutcase, but I wouldn't have frothed overmuch
had the government proposed a secure encryption standard. In fact,
if the NSA had come up with a privacy chip rather than a wiretap
chip, I would have been happy. They *could* have done this -- set
up an ANSI committee, picked a secure cryptosystem, defined a
protocol and interface, and said, "Hey, start building them."
Instead we have a deliberately brain-dead version of a cryptosystem
that has not even been peer reviewed. Yes, the NSA owns some smart
people. But if they pulled a FEAL, well, AT&T is going to be left
with a lot of dud phones on its hands.
Heh heh. The government already gave it up for us. Remember in the
announcement they described this scheme as balancing the two
extremes of having no privacy and claiming that citizens had a
Constitutional right to encryption?
So much for Clinton's support of the "right of privacy".
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This just in...
Nolan Ryan hurt his right knee in the 4th inning of the Rangers-Orioles
game last night. He'll be having arthoscopic surgery that will, at best,
keep him on the DL for two to five weeks.
Just when I had almost convinced myself that the Rangers' rotation would
stay healthy this year...
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Nikon FM-2n with 50 mm Nikkor and accessories for sale.I bought this camera in
Hong Kong two years ago and everything has been looked after very well. I'm now
selling some more gear to finance my next big film project.
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If you force me to do something, am I morally responsible for it?
Well, make up your mind. Is it to be "instinctive not to murder"
or not?
It's not even correct. Animals of the same species do kill
one another.
Sigh. I wonder how many times we have been round this loop.
I think that instinctive bahaviour has no moral significance.
I am quite prepared to believe that higher animals, such as
primates, have the beginnings of a moral sense, since they seem
to exhibit self-awareness.
So what? Are you trying to say that some killing in animals
has a moral significance and some does not? Is this your
natural morality>
Are you blind? What do you think that this sentence means?
"There must be the possibility that the organism - it's not
just people we are talking about - can consider alternatives."
What would that imply?
I find the fact that they do to be significant.
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Sender:
Reply-To: [email protected] (Harmon Sommer)
Distribution:
Organization: /usr/ens/etc/organization
Keywords:
Unless they have been taught to "neck rein". Then the left rein is brought
to bear on the left side of horse's neck to go right.
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Dragon's Lair II ($400 Complete)
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or
$220 Laser Disc
$150 Motherboard/Joystick/buttons
$35 Graphics (For arcade cabinet)
$50 Brick Power Supply +12/-12/+5
Space Ace ($430 Complete)
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or
$250 Laser Disc
$150 Motherboard/Joystick/buttons
$35 Graphics (For arcade cabinet)
$50 Brick Power Supply +12/-12/+5
Both Space Ace and Dragon's Lair II ($750)
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These games require a Sony 1450 Laserdisc player. The
nice thing about this player is that you can also watch
normal Laserdisc movies on it as well. I have one which I
will sell for $600 by itself, $550 with a purchase of one
complete system or $500 if you buy both systems.
I currently run this into my entertainment center. I have
it housed in a PC computer case with with its own fan, and
power supply. I run the audio into my stereo system, and the
laserdisc runs directly into the T.V.. I have made a mount for
the joysticks and the buttons. First person who buys both
games will get it all, otherwise you have to do it yourself.
If you would prefer to have it all housed in a normal
arcade cabinet this can be done as well. The graphics will
go nicely along the sides and front of the cabinet.
Everything works perfectly. The laserdisc player has an
RS-232 port which you can use to develop your own multimedia
type applications. The Laserdiscs have been stored in a safe
place and have no scratches on them.
If you are interested please email me.
Thanks,
Soren
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Soren Burkhart
Purdue University "Yes, well that is just the sort of
A.I. & Robotics blink-headed pig ignorance I have
[email protected] come to expect from you non-creative
garbage."
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If anyone out there can help, I would greatly appreciate it.
This christmas, I built a computer out of used parts for my Father-in-law.
The disk drive that I installed was a Seagate 251-1 MFM. Anyway, he now he
would like to put another HD into this system. I DON'T want to buy another
MFM, the only reason why I used an MFM in the first place is that it was
FREE. Would I need a special IDE HD controller? Also, if I do need a
special IDE controller, where can I purchase one, & how much are they?
Please send any responses to:
[email protected]
Thanks in advance,
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We might be better off had some of our former presidents done nothing.
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The operation going on in Somalia is a peacekeeping/peaceenforcement
operation where force may be used. It is not a war. It is also legal
under international law, which is higher than US law. The operation
is occuring under the ageis of the United Nations. Can't get a higher
authority than that on this earth.
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Splitfires work mainly by providing a more-or-less unshrouded spark to the
combustion chamber. If an engine's cylinder head design can benefit from this,
then the splitfires will yield a slight performance increase, most noticeably
in lower rpm range torque. Splitfires didn't do diddly-squat for my 1992 GMC
pickup (4.3l V6) but do give a noticeable performance boost in my 1991 Harley
Sportster 1200 and my best friend's 1986 Sportster 883. Folks I know who've
tried them in 1340 Evo motors can't tell any performance boost over plain
plugs (which is interesting since the XLH and big twin EVO combustion chambers
are pretty much the same shape, just different sizes). Two of my friends who
have shovelhead Harleys swear by the splitfires but if I had a shovelhead,
I'd dual-plug it instead since they respond well enough to dual plugs to make
the machine work and extra ignition system worth the expense (plus they look
really cool with a spark plug on each side of each head)
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Wasn't the original intent of the reverse lights for the driver, so he
could see where he was backing up??? Although reverse lights on the sides
are useful for telling whether cars are backing up out perpendicular to the
path of the car, I don't think warnings were their original intents, since they
are colored white.
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Maybe I don't know enough to know what I am asking, but with millions
of these things about, how could the algorythm possibly stay secret?
Couldn't some clever hackers just grind the thing down layer by layer,
and see how it worked?
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One of the rules for a permanent swap file is that it must be contiguous
(non-fragmented) space. I suspect that is more responsible for the
difference than the amount of free disk, in your case.
It depends on what you are running. We had to increase our swap
file (I think it is now 20MB) when some applications couldn't
run without *everything* else closed.
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At the moment i'm trying to grab a portion of a Starbase screen, and store it
in an area of memory. The data needs to be in a 24-bit format (which
shouldn't be a problem as the app is running on a 24 bit screen), though
i'm not too fussy about the exact format.
(I actually intend to write the data out as a TIFF but that bits not the
problem)
Does anyone out there know how to grab a portion of the screen? The
block_read call seems to grab the screen, but not in 24 bit colour,
whatever the screen/window type i get 1 byte per pixel.
thanks in advance,
Martin
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I'm trying to write some code that lets me draw lines and do rubber-band
boxes in Motif/X. I'm running on an 8-bit display for which I've created a
colormap and am using almost all of the colors. I want to draw the lines
in a drawing area widget -- a widget in which I'm displaying a bitmap using
XPutImage(). If doesn't matter if the lines I draw interactively stay
around when the window is refreshed.
Currently, to draw interactively, I begin with:
/* drawIndex is an colortable index I reserve for the Foreground */
/* my_default_bg_color is the color index for the background of my image */
palette_colors[drawIndex].red = palette_colors[my_default_bg_color].red;
palette_colors[drawIndex].green = palette_colors[my_default_bg_color].green;
palette_colors[drawIndex].blue = palette_colors[my_default_bg_color].blue;
XStoreColors( myDisplay, my_cmap, &palette_colors[DrawIndex], 1);
XFlush( myDisplay);
XSetFunction( myDisplay, gc, GXxor);
XSetForeground( myDisplay, gc, drawIndex);
Then to draw I do:
XDrawLine( myDisplay, XtWindow( drawingArea1), gc, x1, y1, x2, y2);
XFlush( myDisplay);
And when I'm all done, to return things to normal I do:
XSetFunction( myDisplay, gc, GXcopy);
What I'd like to happen is for the lines I draw to be the inverse of
whatever I'm drawing over. Instead what happens is I get white lines. If
the lines are over a white background - nothing shows up. If the lines are
over a black area - nothing shows up! It's very strange. But the GXxor
function seems right - since if I do a rubber-banding box, it erases and
redraws itself correctly (ie. not disturbing the underlying image).
Any suggestions what I'm doing wrong?
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^^^^^^
No argument at all with Murphy. He scared the hell out of me when he came in
last year. On the other hand, the club though enough of Boever to put him into
an awful lot of games (he may have led the league in appearances - he did at
least at some point). He seemed to be a very viable setup guy - but I guess
that's not considered that crucial by the club. I can just remember two years
ago so well, though...
...
I'm not that concerned. Those guys have been relatively consistent over the
years and they have no good reasons to decline (no injuries, not old, ...).
I expect them to come through just fine. It's those guys that have not
been consistently good that are the worrisome part, even if they are coming
through right now.
This sounds like their old road unis. Pretty dull. Buttons or pullovers?
I'll check through my uniform book to see if they've always had some orange.
Well, we'll see. I've got a Astros pullover shirt with the "Astros stripes"
across the shoulders and I have trouble making myself wear it in public. i
can see why they might want that to change. Gee, if they eliminate the
orange, will they reupholster the seats in the Astros stripes section (what
used to be the gold and yellow levels - I don't know those numbers they use
now).
I saw a pinstripe version of an Astros cap and I actually thought it looked
good!
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I see one thing wrong with your strategy.
The boy who cried wolf.
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Jorg Klinger | GSXR1100 | If you only new who
Arch. & Eng. Services |"Lost Horizons" CR500 | I think I am.
UManitoba, Man. Ca. |"The Embalmer" IT175 | - anonymous
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