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Palomar · 2006-01-06 08:20:09

Now CNN.com isn't downloading!

{{unplugs computer, tosses piece of $*(@ computer through the window, leaps out window, jumps up and down on piece of *(#! computer, takes up pen and paper}}

Okay, slight overreaction. But it's been a rash of troubles recently; completely unparalleled in the 8 years I've been online.

::SIGH::

--Cindy

clark · 2006-01-06 09:05:36

Well, the PHI sounds safe and secure to me.

Josh Cryer · 2006-01-06 17:00:10

Cindy, ever thought about switching to Opera (my preference) or Firefox?

Rxke · 2006-01-06 18:12:43

Hi, I'm drunk.

And I don't have a blog -sheesh I just remember: I do, but I forgot where, and it's all about Mars robots etc...-
er. anyways. So I post my teenage-angst here (I'm 36 BTW, so much for teenage angst)

Oh, yeah. Drunk. Wheeeeeeee!

Forgot how it felt (in fact: easily described asmoronical self complacency (is that a word?) ) mixed with ... fits of forgetting what you were about to drivel

Weird... In Belgium it's quite deeply ingrained in our culture, getting drunk... But I must say... People (i mean the regulars) in bars look scary!

BWhite · 2006-01-06 22:59:22

Hi, I'm drunk.
And I don't have a blog -sheesh I just remember: I do, but I forgot where, and it's all about Mars robots etc...-
er. anyways. So I post my teenage-angst here (I'm 36 BTW, so much for teenage angst)
Oh, yeah. Drunk. Wheeeeeeee!
Forgot how it felt (in fact: easily described asmoronical self complacency (is that a word?) ) mixed with ... fits of forgetting what you were about to drivel
Weird... In Belgium it's quite deeply ingrained in our culture, getting drunk... But I must say... People (i mean the regulars) in bars look scary!

Do you want a blog? There are some free ones out there.

Non PC blond joke

clark · 2006-01-09 12:41:19

Congress has passed legislation against me.

It appears that it is now illegal for me, well, to be me in this fine land of freedom. I shall protest the only way left to me, by observing the letter of the law, while mocking mercilisly the spirit!

You all have a happy special wonderful day, and if I am annoying you, I sincerly apologize. Really, I mean it.

http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyan … 22491.html

Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime.

It's no joke. Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.

In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess.

This ridiculous prohibition, which would likely imperil much of Usenet, is buried in the so-called Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act. Criminal penalties include stiff fines and two years in prison.

Josh Cryer · 2006-01-09 12:52:44

Government never ceases to amaze me.

BWhite · 2006-01-09 12:58:14

clark? Isn't that your real name?

Who knew?

Josh Cryer · 2006-01-09 13:04:58

You didn't know?

Heheh, so, am I obligated to report 'clark' to the authorities now?

clark · 2006-01-09 13:14:51

Actually, truth be told, the lengths I have gone to are pretty weird...

I "borrowed" another persons identity, down to the profile, pretended to be that person, then created an anonymous monkier on top of that.

Someone pretending to be someone else pretending to be someone else.

But then again, I'm a spook. I am the authorities.

Josh Cryer · 2006-01-09 23:52:46

So wait, you made up a fake name to use when you talk to people personally?

I THOUGHT I KNEW YOU.

Rxke · 2006-01-10 01:48:44

Do you want a blog? There are some free ones out there.

Heehee, no, I was only kidding, most blogs being drunk-related posts etc...

@ Clark,

surely you are exempt of that ruling? Being a CIA spook and all that must have *some* privileges, no?

clark · 2006-01-10 06:28:42

Well, with budgetary cutbacks and recent media spot lights, we do not enjoy the same privelages we once did. For starters, it looks like I am going to have to get court orders now anytime I want to read your email. I mean, come on, what is that about?!

And as for the fake name... names are just labels we assign a significance.

But don't go all melodramatic depression on me now. I'm obviously just bitter about not having a green colored font for my board addy.

Oh yeah, you're all super.

Josh Cryer · 2006-01-10 09:25:11

Still pretty sneaky, if a little weird, though clar- S-... who are you?!?!?

Interesting little factoid though: my birth name wasn't Josh Cryer.

clark · 2006-01-10 09:54:39

My name is not who I am. It's just what people call me.

The ones that know me at least. Don't worry, you know me. Well, sort of.

Rxke · 2006-01-10 11:43:03

But don't go all melodramatic depression on me now. I.

Don't worry, the new pills are great!

('xcept for those voices in my head.... Axe? Axe who exactly?)

RobertDyck · 2006-01-15 15:21:51

I just have to comment on this wonderful weather. This is winter? It's now January 15 and the temperature is hovering around freezing (0°C). We actually had freezing rain this morning. I had to scrape a layer of ice off my windshield, but during lunch all ice on cars in the restaurant parking lot melted. This is the mildest winter I remember. For 3 nights in January 2003 the temperature got down to -40.4, -40.6, and -41.0°C respectively. This year a cold night gets down to -12°C and during the day a degree or two above zero! Wonderful, beautiful, great!

So who says there's no global warming?

By the way, we're having a federal election. The politicians can actually get out and talk to voters. Vote me! Oh, wait, I'm not running. Yet... (snicker, snicker, snicker)

I am volunteering for a candidate in my riding. I wrote her brochure, answer the phone, organize volunteers to deliver brochures, write responses to voters on behalf of the candidate, wrote an ad for the local paper and contacted the paper to get it in, consult with the candidate on policy, and created her website. She wanted me to write a blog with regular entries. I wasn't sure what to write so I put in a combination of pictures of her campaigning and my personal views of some policies. I got a whole blog entry about Canada building a tiny space shuttle, a space taxi to carry only astronauts to Low Earth Orbit. You know, that thing I've been blathering about on NewMars for years. It's now on an official election campaign website, and my candidate is part of the incumbent party! Muwaa ha ha ha ha! Well, actually the candidate I supported last election became President of the Treasury Board; he told us that our riding should emphasize aerospace. I also gave him a reference for a companion book of a favourite book of his. It's great establishing contact with a federal minister. Although I'm helping the local candidate this time, the minister's campaign office asked me to help them a few hours on election day.

The incumbent MP in this riding is NDP, the 3rd party in Canada. They're very left wing, support labour union issues; no hope of ever forming the government. The party I support is called Liberal but is actually centre of the political spectrum: fiscally conservative and socially liberal. The candidate here has run as both a provincial and federal candidate. If she does win I could become an MP staffer. If she doesn't win this time she may not run federally again. That would leave the federal Liberal nomination open in my riding. Hmmm...

Grypd · 2006-01-15 16:12:03

Go for it RobertDyck at least you are getting involved I have to admit im doing the same too, joined a political party for the first time in my life and actually doing something more than just grouching about what happens.

Anyway good luck with the election, hope you win and if you dont go for it yourself.

Earthfirst · 2006-01-17 16:37:33

For me winter has been mild, but it cooled down a little. Today the high is 62 degrees. I had to wear my jacket this morning, the low was near 32 degrees last night I hope my tomatoes plants din't frezze, my lettice and wheat where fine. 62 for a high is just too cold for me. Any thing under 90 degrees is cool for me. Its just right when it feels like your shoes are melting on the pavement. The pavement here in summer easly reaches 170 degrees, I rember burning my bare feet badly when I would play in the summer. Of course After that I always weared shoes outside of the house. One time in 1993 it reach 125 degrees five feet of the ground, the black paved rouds must of been close to 200 degrees that day, did not cool down below 100 degrees untile well after mid night. Durning the summer I do all out doors stuff like hiking or swiming at night. Only new commers are stupid enough to go buzzing up Squaw peak durning the mid day, anny wonder why we don't find so many dieing of heat strock alang the trail in the at sunset. If the were smart the would hike at sunset or late at night like I do. 100 people a year die from heat strok here in the hellmouth that is Phoenix in june. I rember one year in france like a 10,000 folks died from a heat wave in the 90's. That pretty weak if you ask me. Having lived though a couple of Arizona summers with out AC my self, They must have lacked heat surval skills. Like going to the mall its free and AC, the movies buy one ticket and go to as many movies as you like all day the movie theaters here ofther special deals for all day tickets $10. Drink water all day even you dont need it. Carry frozen water bottles every where, and ask for free water from businesses for free water cup, most people are happy to help a person in need of water. Public libarys are great, free AC, water shade, internet, and restrooms. The homeless people here set up shop at the libarys in the summer, thought they do tend to use the books papper for the rest room.
I know lots about how to live with heat, but as for winter cold I get frost bite from just thinking about it. Like durning newyears I was in New Mexico the place was cold, lows in the 20's bur. At T or C I saw a sign for some new space port. I asked the local if it was some joke but it true way out past the rio grande by the railroad they are setting it up. I also visted the malpies lava flow, riodussio, white sands, and Las crusie and their university, all togther a great state but too cold in winter for me. Also no snow on the mountians, many local skie areas just shut down, mild winter also mean a dry winter with no snow or rain. In Phoeinx it has not rained one drop in four mounths. The fire season this summer could bring hell to earth once again for the southwest US. Last summer a wild fire burned my favority mountain area, the new river mountains some 5500 feet tall with juniper woodlands and many spring burnt to the ground in the cave creek complex fire.
At least the Bradshaw mountains with their pine forest was spared. Check out Crown King it you ever go there. The town is a ghost town and has a saloon, church, and a general store that local summer homes help to support. Any ways the weather in Arizona is dry and cool, what about your area?

BWhite · 2006-01-18 22:06:29

William Shatner (Captain Kirk) donated a kidney stone to a charity auction. No joke.

Ain't America grand?

RobertDyck · 2006-01-19 22:42:36

My blog entry:
Canadian spaceplane

reddragon · 2006-01-21 20:41:56

Any thing under 90 degrees is cool for me.

I'm sure it's quite nice if you like a hot climate, but being more of a cooler weather person I'm glad I don't live in Arizona. When it gets over 90 in the summer in New England is when I think it's really getting too hot. I like 70s and 80s in the summer and cold enough for snow in the winter. We haven't gotten much snow this year, though. Right now it feels like April, not the middle of January. I was going to go skiing last Sunday, but it rained. I want snow!!!

Earthfirst · 2006-01-26 21:28:07

Hye redargon, spring has started here in phoenix and its still Jan. The Ash trees are leafing out and spreading their pollen every where much to the blight of allergie people. It will still be nice until mid April by your standerds. About every Easter it reaches in to the 90's F and by may its warm too hot depended on what time of the day it is. A big deal here is when the temp will reach 100 degrees F in Phoenix some times it is late May, By June it is almost allwise above 100 F every day for the high Temp. June is by far the Hottest mounth because the humidity is around 0, or even 10 F dew point. That mean dew will only sublimate out of the air onto a very cold thing. Once the ice forms you can melt for liqued. By July its more humid and some coulds form thunder storms which help to cool the air and make it more nice. Though July has the most hot days because its highs are in the 100's all mounth, will June starts in the upper 90's.
The hottest Day was in july 1990 here with a temp of 122 F, Death valley gets higher temps because its lower in elevation below sea level -200 feet. While Phoenix is at 1095 ft at the salt river, my House is at 1200 ft.
But the hottest place in Arizona is Gila Bend, Bull Head city,Coolege, Flournce state pen, and Yuma. Bull Head city seats low at 500 ft in the colorado river valley and gets up to 120's to 130's, Coolege and Flournce is where hell comes to earth for Holidays highs in the 120's, and Gila Bend well is just the pits of hell no God fearing person goes there, one time I was there I thought that I saw a sun devil walk past me eating red hot candy.
Also Dust devils are a big problem ofthen they wipe up huge dust storms that block out the sun. "The wind is called Maranda and she is death" Also dieing thunder storm produce winds up to 75mph that ofthen cause roof damage, and wipe dust storms that run for hunderds of miles.
Any ways the summer is the best time to vist and enjoy the heat. Sure beats couldy days, tornados, and hurricanes.

Yang Liwei Rocket · 2006-02-08 19:34:23

So who says there's no global warming?
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George Deutsch the NASA public affairs man resigned his post at NASA
http://www.newmars.com/forums/viewtopic … &start=220
NASA Watch has learned that George Deutsch resigned his position today. NASA will not be commenting on this personnel issue.
Bush spinner calls for NASA site censorship
http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Ca … ber=442192
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums … 01&posts=9
NASA's man who lacked degree quits, he had told a Website designers to add the word 'theory' after every mention of the Big Bang. The Whiteshouse Admin now accused of supressing climate change studies and scientific results.

Rxke · 2006-02-09 02:43:19

NASA's man who lacked degree quits,

Good riddance, but to play the Devil's advocate, that 'lying about a degree' is overblown, it wasn't his fauly NYT said he had a degree... And anyway, degrees are just that, papers to hang on your wall, I know a lot of educated idiots.

That said, this is a propos, so, on with the goat...

Yesterday, my dog coughed up a hairball as large as my fist.

Hmmm... Doesn't sound too convincing, eh? I don't even have a dog...

Okay, yesterday, my pet-dolphin...

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