LIST NUMBER OF LINES: 629 1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask.... 2 *********************** REMOVED 26 FEB 84 ****************** 3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator 4 ************************************************************ 5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION 6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM. 7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privatly owned 8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public. 9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is 10 privatly owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which 11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be 12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved) 13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the 14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the 15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace 16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up. 17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system. 18 ************************************************************ 19 20 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 21 Oh boy, a brand new disk. I've never been first before! 22 23 24 That was very interesting about the difference of the speed of 25 light in water, as compared to that of a vacume. That kind of gives more 26 support to the theory of light being a form of matter, because you can 27 say the speed difference would be explained by resistance put up by 28 the water. 29 But does this mean anything? 30 Deb: when I mentioned that people were getting upset over the current 31 topic I was refering to the "Does God Exist" question. 32 33 Evan: I've got the IIe and hayes combonation too. 34 35 Bo 36 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 37 :*************************************************************: 38 BARD: Contremon may be gone but LeRoy McKane is still with 39 us. He's merely sitting back and waiting until the 40 conversation deteriorates to a point where his immoral 41 decadence will be appropriate. 42 43 Andy Rooney: I miss your insightless questions and comments. 44 45 Mohammed, Serena, Valinor, & Mike: The old story got old but 46 a new story would be new. That is, of course, if the speed of 47 light at your place is going as fast as it is at mine. If not 48 it is probably a sign that God is only using the left side of 49 his brain and we are doomed. 50 51 Natasha is dead, LeRoy is in hiding, and Bill Broonzy is 52 sitting back and doing God knows what. Monsieur d'Autan made 53 a brief appearance but disappeared. Does this mean reality 54 has been placed in the hands of those who believe real is 55 real, truth is true, and the answer lies in facts? 56 57 Good grief...what's this place coming too? 58 59 Grand D. 60 61 :***********************************************************: 62 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?! 63 JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, ARE THERE ANY SPORTS FANS OUT THERE? THAT IS ONE 64 TOPIC I RARELY SEE HERE......WHICH AT TIMES PUZZLES ME. PROBABLY BECUZ 65 THIS SEEMS TO BE A PREDOMINANTLY MALE GROUP. I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE 66 WOMEN SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS TOO, FOR I AM ONE. JUST RAMBLING.......DEBORAH 67 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? 68 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 69 - I feel that talking about sports is just about as moving as - 70 - talking about how flowers grow. TALKING about sports is - 71 - VERY boring to me... howerver playing them is fun, because - 72 - you get self-satisfaction. One thing.... ever notice in a - 73 - football game that the game lasts 2 hours and only a solid - 74 - 15 minutes is ever played? The ball doesn't go enough! I - 75 - Find raquetball to be a very moving sport as it gives you - 76 - hand/eye coordination, agility and strengthens your limb - 77 - muscles. 90% of the time is spent playing and is a very fun - 78 - sport to play. Very close to tennis I must admit... - 79 - The RETURN of.... - 80 - Tron - 81 - P.S. I have a friend who doesn't want a modem. Do you think - 82 - he's crazy?? - 83 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 84 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 85 Well, now that Contreman is gone, a new story would be nice. I must say 86 that I'll miss his contribution here. If anyone out there has any good 87 story ideas, PLEASE jump in. 88 Dr. Buck 89 P.S. Did any of you humanoids catch Nova last night? It was on time. 90 Dudly Moore hosted, and it was probably the best Nova ever. 91 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 92 %<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%> 93 Darn! It's too bad I missed that Nova. People should really start 94 mentioning these things pre facto. I saw that Nova a few years ago and 95 did think that it was the best one. Try to keep these things posted. 96 thanks, 97 98 - The Walrus 99 Goo goo g'joob 100 %<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%>%<%> 101 -------------------------- 102 Deborah: 103 My name is not 'J.P. Vetz', it is 'P. V. Jeltz.' 104 All: 105 Can anyone tell me where this name comes from? 106 ---------------------------------------------------------- P. V. Jeltz ------- 107 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 108 Gravity is not created from nothing and is more of a force 109 than a material. 110 Gravity is formed when something moves very fast, like the earth turning 111 on it's axis. And can be created by, say a loop-the-loop roller coaster. 112 113 114 TRON: I am not good at guessing but I will 115 say 18. 116 I'm 16 and happy to be 16. 117 118 119 120 FOTI 121 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 122 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 123 Wow,lowercase and good vidio too!! The board has changed lots.I take it that C.V 124 has left,can somebody tell me where to? 125 TRON:I guess about 15. 126 DEBORAH:hello! 127 JONATHAN CHANCE:are we realy here or just figments of you imagination?(don't 128 shoot,please don't shoot!) 129 For the nice person who sent me a message on the bucket saying contact through 130 atari bbs.:what was your name? I "ate" the message and lost my buffer file,send 131 another on something o.k.? 132 Boy,it feels good not to be using cables made from nails and bell wire!! 133 The Man in Gray(with good vidio,yea!!) 134 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 135 O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O 136 Hello, I'm the Walrus. I'm new on the block so feel free to show me 137 around. Well, for one thing, I have an Apple ][ plus with 64K and a Hayes 138 Micromodem IIe. Now, to get down to business, I'm not sure whether it was 139 this disk or B, but arguement about religion seemed to be a hot item. So, 140 I'd like to put in my two binary digits. First, I feel that it is highly 141 unlikely that a God exists. I mean, we know and accept the fact that pri- 142 mative man created gods to explain unanswered questions such as why it rained 143 and the like. So why is it that Christians or Jews should be right in their 144 belief? And on top of that, science has found practical reasons for the 145 things that God was supposed to do. I mean, Christians are nice people in 146 general and I'm sure that if Christianity hadn't spread, far worst beliefs 147 would have taken root. As a not-so-famous atheist once said, "I never met 148 a Christian I didn't like, with the possible exception of Cardinal Armond 149 Richelieu." I'm sure you'll be hearing from me again. 150 - The Walrus 151 Goo goo g'joob 152 O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O*O 153 ********************************************************************** 154 HUH??? FOTI: YOU SEEM TO HAVE YOUR FORCES MIXED UP, THE FORCE YOU ARE 155 TALKING ABOUT WITH THE ROLLER COASTER IS CENTRIFUGAL FORCE. ALSO IT IS 156 NOT THE FORCE THAT KEEPS YOU ON THE EARTH. IF THE EARTH WERE TO STOP 157 SPINNING, YOU WOULD STILL STAY ON THE EARTH. GRAVITY IS RELATED TO 158 THE MASS OF A BODY, NOT TO ITS RATE OF SPIN. THE MOON IS KEPT IN 159 ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH BY A BALANCING OF THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE OF 160 MOVING AROUND THE EARTH, AND THE GRAVITY OF THE EARTH PULLING IT IN 161 (PLUS TO A LESSER EXTENT THE MOONS GRAVITY PULLING THE EARTH TOWARDS IT.) 162 ******************** CISTOP MIKEY ************************************** 163 164 Deborah: 165 I'll make no excuses as to why I don't talk sports, basically I am 166 an ATHLETIC REJECT (gasp). I have all the hand eye coordination of a 167 blind wallaby. And further more (raising his voice to a fevered pitch) 168 I am not such a slave to my ego that I am afraid to admit it. 169 Do good,huh. yup yup 170 P.S. thinking of starting a support group for brain-damaged Honeywell 171 66/40 users. After a day with GMAP we know who we are ..... 172 Mr. Tim 173 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 174 M.I.G. B A N G ! ! ! 175 SEE MY NEW COMMERCIAL FOIR KILL-O-ZAP BLASTERS IN CRAIN'S CLASS. 176 177 WALRUS: HOORAY! A FELLOW II+ USER. DO YOU HAVE LOWER CASE AND 80 COLS.? 178 IF SO, WHAT ARE YOU USING. I AM STRUGGLING ALONG WITH THE ORIGIONAL SYSTEM. 179 TO ALL: HOW ABOUT THE UNIFIED FIELD THEORY? IF ALL THESE FORCES TURN OUT TO 180 BE THE SAME THING, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE GRAVITY ARGUEMENTS, ETC? 181 HOW ABOUT THIS FOR A STORY LINE? 182 A TRANS-REALITY TRANS-DIMENTIONAL BUILDING AND WHAT IT FINDS EVERY TIME 183 THE PIPER WINDS HIS STRANGE INSTRUMENT. 184 185 THIS WOULD ALLOW ALL TO CONTRIBUTE WITHOUT A KNOWLEDGE OF CHARACTERS OTHER 186 THAN THOSE IN THE INN(IE PAM, MIKEY, WALRUS, DEBORAH, M.I.G., TRON, AND ANYBODY) 187 ELSE I FORGOT(LIKE THE PIPER(SORRY!).)) 188 189 I ALREADY HAVE CHAPTER 1 WRITTEN IF THIS MEETS WITH YOUR APPROVAL. 190 LET ME KNOW A.S.A.P. 191 JONATHAN CHANCE 192 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 193 "Well, Lynn, if you aren't interested in filling in these gents, I'll try. 194 Correct me if I make any mistakes." 195 The Poet, unused to speaking with a dry throat, took a moment to empty his 196 #4 ale. 197 "My fellow adventurers, not long ago the peace and quiet of our Inn was 198 shattered by the exchange of a variety of high-powered weapons, apparently 199 imported from a highly technological reality. The King (whose interference 200 in the affairs of the Inn are wisely kept to a minimum) asked Lynn here to 201 contact her father, my esteemed friend in gray, to find and bring to 202 punishment the person or persons responsible. I have joined with them for 203 reasons of my own, and we are asking any who are interested to aid us in the 204 search. The only clue we have to date is my sighting of a bald man in a 205 yellowish robe leaving the Inn to the reality of Innisfall on the night in 206 question. Thinking back, I've seen people garbed like him before. I think 207 they call themselves "Hairy Fishnuts" or something of the sort. Our friend 208 here," he said, gesturing to the Piper, "has the ability to bridge realities 209 with his music. This should aid us, for I fear this search will take in 210 many worlds before we are finished. Make no mistake, we are doubtless 211 dealing with despeate and dangerous beings here, and involvement could be 212 risky. But I, for one, will risk anything to assure the continued peace of 213 my drinking space at the Inn. And here is my pledge of arms!" 214 So saying, the mad-eyed Poet scooped up his four empty mugs and tossed them 215 into the air. Then, faster than any could follow, four small stars seemed 216 to fly from his hands, shattering the glasses at their apex. 217 "Oops...got carried away there," he said, as shards rained down on his 218 audience."Uh...Innkeeper, could you put those on my tab?" 219 && The Mad Actor && 220 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 221 Deborah: 222 Just for you; 223 G O D U C K S ! ! ! 224 225 "Hairy Fishnuts" I love it. 226 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 227 228 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 229 230 "Hairy fishnuts!!" The piper stroked his beard thoughtfully. "I'm not sure 231 that I really want to get too closely involved with those people. I'm a much 232 better lover than fighter, begging the lady's pardon. However -- I agree, 233 it really must be done. I have a shrapnel scar on my bag from that exchange. 234 Mind you, now, I cannot control reality, I can only influence it. My pipes 235 and myself are at your service." 236 237 "I'll be right back. Hairy fishnuts!!" The piper stood up and blew into his 238 pipes. As the sound of the drones began, he shimmered slightly, grew 239 transparent, and dissappeared. Within a few moments, the faint sound of the 240 pipes returned, seemingly from a great distance. 241 pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp 242 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 243 Mr. Tim: 244 You too are a victim of GMAP? Let me guess, Olsen's class (or what 245 little remains of it). If that's the case, did you ever get your linked 246 list problem solved? I've been trying to get help since monday, but 247 last night Olsen called and said she 248 had yet to take a look at it. It's not us, its the instructors who 249 are Brain damaged. 250 251 Deb: I'm not into sports because I'm not into physical pain. 252 I'm the type who feels out to the mail box and back is more than enough 253 exercise for anyone. However, my hand-eye coordination is fairly 254 good (but then again, I play alot of pinball -- not video games, but 255 real pinball). 256 261 Did any SCA people out there go to the south sound torney? It was the 262 first event I'd ever gone to, and I was wondering if I met any of 263 you without knowing it. 264 Bo 265 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 266 FOTI & JONATHAN CHANCE (& anyone else involved in the Physics argument) 267 Pick up the March 84 issue of Astronomy magazine, it has an article 268 called "The Planck Era" (p 66). It deals with current theory regarding the 269 Big Bang. A quote from the article: 270 Several recent studies by physicists Edward Tryon of Hunter College, R. Brout, 271 F. Englert, and E. Gunzig of the University of Brussels, and David Atkatz and 272 Heinz Pagels of Rockefeller University have shed additional light on the Big 273 Bang. Imagine, if you can, nothing at all -- this is the primordial vacuum of 274 space. There is complete darkness here; no light yet exists. The number of 275 dimensions to space was probably not the normal three that we are so accustomed 276 to, and may have been as high as 11. In this infinite emptiness, random 277 fluctuations in the very geometry of space ever so slightly changed the energy 278 of the vacuum at various points. Eventually, one of these fluctuations attained 279 a critical energy and began to grow. As it grew, the massive leptoquarks and 280 anti-leptoquark particles were created; expansion accelerated, creating still 281 more leptoquarks. This furious cycle continued until, at long last, the 282 leptoquarks decayed into quarks, leptons (particles like electrons and muons, 283 for example), and their anti-particles. Thus the universe emerged from the 284 Planck Era, 10^-43 second after its birth. Particle creation stopped once the 285 fluctuations in the geometry of space subsided. 286 _____________________________________Leonard____________________________________ 287 Well, I hope you enjoyed the tourney, Bo! No, I wasn't there (as far as I know 288 I'm the only SCA'er here). 289 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 290 "Hairy Fishnuts? Ah, yes.... I believe they go around chanting 291 something like: Harry Kirschner, Harvey Rammer?" said the bard. As he spoke he 292 reached into his pouch and removed a length of red cord. As the conversation 293 continued he wrapped it about his hands and then unwrapped it again, as if by 294 unconscious habit. 295 "I would hear more of this....." 296 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 297 Investigating US (words: various Fosters, tune: "Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah"?) 298 Who's gonna look into the FBI? 299 Who's gonna break into their homes? 300 Who's gonna look into the FBI? 301 Who's gonna tap their phones? 302 303 CIA will look into the FBI; 304 CIA will break into their homes. 305 CIA will look into the FBI; 306 CIA will tap their phones. 307 308 Who's gonna look into the CIA? 309 .... 310 311 DEA will look into the CIA; 312 .... 313 314 Who's gonna look into the DEA? 315 .... 316 317 Scientologists will look into the DEA; 318 .... 319 320 Who's gonna look into the Scientoliogists? 321 .... 322 323 FBI will look into the Scientoligists; 324 .... 325 326 (repeat until listeners revolt!) 327 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~BARD (feeling 1984ish)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 328 329 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????/?????????/?? 330 Jonathan Chance:I prefer the walther 20kw myself,the external power pak does get 331 to be a pain sometimes but it's pure hell in a light-fight! what period crains 332 class? am I supposed to be in it? 333 To Arguers of energy/particals:there is no gravity...the earth sucks. 334 at the Inn... 335 and I thought that I was the only person with some talent! 336 337 It seems that I am humbled by the prewence of one who can alter realityi and 338 one who can throw fire capable of destroying glass! 339 I suggewst that we all go and take a look at the used BOLO lot that the "hairy 340 fish-nuts" have opened up in the south part off innesfall... 341 What do you think Lynn? my esteemed companions for the dutys ahead? 342 Shal we go? 343 344 345 The Man in Gray 346 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????/???????????????????????????? 347 348 349 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< *.* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 350 <<<<<<<<<< T.P.W.E.B. cont. from feb 6 >>>>>>>>>>> 351 352 "But wait.", Nila cried. "Can't you help me in my search? I'm 353 looking for The Place Where East Begins." 354 355 "I've already helped you.", said the frog. "I told you and I 356 showed you. What do you expect from a frog?" 357 358 "But can't you even give me a clue? I'm sorry I don't understand, 359 truly I am. Every thing here confuses me and I don't think I 360 should be so confused at The Fountain of Truth." 361 362 "Fountain of truth? Fountain of Truth!", the frog exclaimed."But 363 this is just the fountain, where I live you know. I call it frog 364 fountain. You drink it's water and your thirst is quenched. 365 That's the only truth to be found here." 366 367 "But what do you mean?", Nila asked. "Please Sir Frog..." 368 369 "Frogs just mean frogs princess. Has anyone ever told you that 370 you have a very short memory?" And with a great plop he leaped 371 into the fountain. Instantly his green skin disappeared in 372 the green water and Nila could no longer see where was frog 373 and where was water. 374 Well, thought Nila, he wasn't much help for a magic frog. 375 Everything had led her to expect quite a lot from magic frogs 376 and she was a little disappointed. She sighed and looked 377 eastward at the rising sun, still close to the horizon. There 378 had to be some place over there where East began but she 379 couldn't guess how terribly far it might be. The edge of the 380 world probably and she wasn't truly sure she wanted to walk 381 that far. It seemed such a long way. 382 383 The sun's warmth was bringing out the scent of flowers and she 384 heard the faint sound of bees seeking nectar. 385 386 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ...to be continued... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 387 388 TO: EVERYONE 389 LOOKING FOR A MODEM FOR USE WITH APPLE II PLUS. WILL PAY UP TO $100 390 DOLLARS, NO MORE. CALL 647-xxxx ASK FOR JEFF. 391 392 FROM:JEFF KRESAL 393 EVERYONE:LOOKING FOR A MODEM FOR USE WITH APPLE 2 PLUS. WILL PAY 394 UP TO $100 DOLLARS. CALL 647-xxxx. ASK FORJEFF. 395 396 FROM:JEFF 397 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 398 To whoever: The earth doesn't suck, the 399 people tryng to destroy it suck! 400 401 FOTI 402 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 403 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 404 405 Foti,"whoever is me,we met b4 over a cup of hate&loathing in a discussion about 406 vic-20's and mental kids. 407 Who are the people trying do destroy it? 408 I was being facetious about the earth sucking remark. 409 The Man in Gray 410 ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? 411 Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 412 Leonard: 413 Muons are not leptons. They are too big and are classed with pions. 414 Dr. Buck 415 :.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: 416 John Chance: Yes, I have an 80-column card with lower case. It's very handy. 417 To all involved with the "Earth" question: I personally think that the Earth is 418 a rather nice place. Until people started screwing it up, it was a really nice 419 planet to be on. I still think it's the best planet I've ever been to. 420 421 Deb: I'm not into playing sports and I'm not too keen on watching them either. 422 But I'm not an anti-sports person. 423 424 - The Walrus 425 Goo goo g'joob 426 :.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: 427 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ Boogie!! _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ 428 - FOTI and The Man In Gray, What I meant by my question was - 429 - how old does my writing sound? Does it sound like a 5-year - 430 - old or a very old wise man? Not just by guessing what kind - 431 - and how old of people use this system, but by my writing - 432 - style. - 433 - Here's a hint: I have 2 computers: An Apple IIe and a TRS-80- 434 - Model I. I know 4 languages: BASIC, Z-80 Assembler, Logo & - 435 - pilot. I've had my TRS-80 for 5 years, and my Apple for 2 - 436 - months. Thoes who already know my age and what my real - 437 - identity is, PLEASE DON'T TELL!!! Thank you.... GUESS ON!! - 438 - - 439 - The RETURN of.... - 440 - TRON - 441 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 442 HELLO CK 443 A WHOLE 444 OF INFO ON THE PARTY IDEA WE PLAN 445 HAVE BUT I DO HAVE JUST A TINY IDEA 446 OR IT. I WILL SEND OUT THE INVITA- 447 ONS BECAUSE I HAVE A WAY OF LISTING 448 ALL THE USERS THAT HAVE BEEN ON CB 449 D IT WILL TELL ME HOW OFTEN TOO. 450 ALSO HAVE A WAY OF SENDING THE SAME 451 MESSAGE TO A LOT OF THE FREQUENT 452 S OF CB. ALL I WOULD HAVE TO DO IS 453 SH 1 KEY AND THE LETTER WOULD BE 454 ED OUT AT 300 BAUD. THAT WOULD SAVE 455 CH TIME AND IT WONT COST SO MUCH TO 456 SEND OUT THE INVITES TO FREQUENT USERS 457 CB. MAYBE YOU WOULD JUST RATHER 458 ITE THE PEOPLE _VER CB INSTEAD OF 459 DING THEM EMAIL. WHAT EVER YOU 460 DE WOULD BE BEST. 461 I STILL FEEL THAT YOUR RIGHT ABOUT 462 TTING A BIG BALL ROOM TYPE PLACE TO 463 MEET. AND I THINK OF THE HILTON FIRST 464 USE THATS WHERE MY PROM WAS HELD. 465 LL I GUESS THATS ABOUT IT FOR NOW 466 SURE TO LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU COME 467 WITH. I AM KINDA EXCITED ABOUT THIS 468 SE I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ANYONE 469 D WANT TO EVEN TRY TO ARRANGE 470 NYTHING LIKE THIS. I GUESs IT WILL 471 ST QUITE A BIT, HOW IS IT ALL GOING 472 TO BE PAID FOR? THATS A BIG QUESTION! 473 ULD WE CHARGE AN ENTRANCE FEE? I 474 K THAT THE PEOPLE WOULD NOT GO FOR 475 AT BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO PAY TO GET 476 ERE. BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE UP THE MONEY 477 HOW. 478 ELL I WILL LET YOU GO AND THINK ON 479 LL OF THIS FOR A WHILE. PLEASE OET 480 CK TO ME ON THIS. EITHER BY CALLING 481 ME AT HOME (648 xxxx) OR AT THE VIDEO 482 E (648 xxxx) OR IF YOU CANT CALL 483 E ME OR TALK TO ME 484 B. UNTIL LATER PAL... 485 486 SINCERLY, 487 DEREK KINNE 488 /exit 489 HELLO CK 490 LE 491 OF INFO ON THE PARTY IDEA WE PLAN 492 AVE BUT I DO HAVE JUST A TINY IDEA 493 R IT. I WILL SEND OUT THE INVITA- 494 ONS BECAUSE I HAVE A WAY OF LISTING 495 USERS THAT HAVE BEEN ON CB 496 IT WILL TELL ME HOW OFTEN TOO. 497 498 ~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM 499 500 KUSOO! I surmise that I have missed a disk! (Pardon the use of a five 501 letter Japanese word in lieu of the English four letter equivalent.) 502 It seems that things have picked up a bt since my last visit. 503 504 I am curious as to the initial responses to my (anti)religious discussion 505 as well as that regarding parental discretion wrt sexual freedom. I real- 506 that both of these viewpoints are largely "unamerican". 507 508 Bo: One of the advantages of a BBS is that it affords the user the oppor- 509 tunity to be brutally honest without fear of offence to his ideological 510 opponents, provided that he does not, in the process of expressing his 511 opinion, become abusive. Further, I mintain that any subject, religion 512 or whatever may be discussed in a civilized mannner, particularly when 513 there is time to consider ones words before putting them forth. After 514 reading this board I have at times been amazed, astounded, bewildered and 515 sometimes even perturbed; but never offended. Regarding 66/40, I deeply 516 sympathize. I too have been a victim of the "Olsen syndrome". There are 517 three steps to successful completion of said class: 518 1) NEVER disagree with instructor. 519 2) NEVER write a better program than instructors. 520 3) Buy her a case of gin. (This has the added advantage of resulting 521 in her absence for a few days.) 522 Even more frustrating than the instructor is the realization that the 66/40 523 is an antique and that in practical terms, GMAP is totally useless aside 524 from its similarities to other assemblers. If you are disappointed with 525 Olsen and if you are a CS major, I have even more depressing news. You 526 have yet to encounter "Miss Piggy". Oh well, cheer up! For upper level 527 classes you will at least have access to a relatively decent (VAX) system. 528 I was stuck with Honeywell, Harris and a few other such systems that PSU 529 picked up at Goodwill. 530 531 Deb: I believe the key point which has not yet been emphacised regarding 532 your arguement on previous disk is your use of the word "SEEMINGLY". 533 That which "seems" to one might "seem not" to another. Whether or not 534 something "seems" depends much more on the "seemee" than on fact. It 535 also appears that you are contending that energy is nothing; and as "Me" 536 pointed out, that that which cannot be seen does not exist. I do not say 537 "God does not exist because I cannot see him/her/it/them/etc.", nor do I 538 even say "God does not exist." Indeed, I believe that god does exsist. 539 The very fact of its conceivability is evidence that it does exist in the 540 mind of those who conceive it. This is not to say that it is as it is 541 conceived, but rather that it is in itself a conception, or a collection 542 thereof. I believe that proponents of both sides of this discussion, 543 including myself, have upon occassion, dealt with abstractions as though 544 they were fact. "Good", "evil", "right", "wrong", "proof", "existence" 545 and in my opinion "god" are examples of such abstractions. 546 547 J. Chance: You have repeated the standard argument for the existence of 548 a deity; that it need not restrict itself to the physical laws with which 549 we are familiar, therefore explaining the lack of physical evidense in its 550 favor. The same arguments could be made of Apollo, Hotei, Superman or any 551 of the other deities/superbeings humankind has abstracted throughout its 552 history. Regarding religiously inspired murder, you are again dealing 553 with an abstraction when you ask "Is that right?". That which is right, 554 is that which society defines to be "right." If we define species pre- 555 servation to be "right" then, clearly, murder of any kind is not right. 556 557 TMA: I don't answer all my mail, but I do read it all, and I have yet to 558 receive any from God. 559 560 Leonard: Congratulations! I believe you are catching on to a point which 561 I made long ago; that nothing is provable or disprovable, because proof 562 is an abstraction. Unfortunately, the fact that something cannot be proven 563 is not sufficient cause to believe that it exists. Therefore my belief 564 that a deity does not exist, is based largely on my assumption that 565 "nothingness" is the simplest possible state and existence is a disturbance 566 thereof; and, ergo, that there are many more human conceptions that do 567 not exist beyond that realm than otherwise. Thus, statistically speaking, 568 unless evidence indicates otherwise, the probability of something existing 569 beyond the realm of conceptualization is infinitessimal. Perhaps there is 570 hope! 571 572 FOTI: Of what doest thou speaketh? 573 574 Walrus: Enlightenment is a journey upon which I surmise you have already 575 embarked. (Perhaps I should consider the fortune cookie business.) 576 577 Mr. Tim: My condolences to you too regarding 66/40. 578 579 Dirty Ol' Man 580 581 ~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM~DOM 582 ===================================================================== 583 NOVA WILL BE REPEATED ON SUNDAY AT 6:00 FOR THOSE INTERESTED 584 IT IS AN EXCELLENT, THOUGH ELEMENTARY, INTRODUCTION TO 585 THIME (THE EXISTENCE OR NOEXISTENSE THEREOF), AND FROM THE WAY IT IS 586 PRESENTED, DUDLEY MOORE IS THE NATURAL FOR THE PROGRAM, DON'T LET 587 THIS PUT YOU OFF THOUGH. (CHECK THE TIME, I AM NOT 100% SURE OF IT) 588 589 ON THE RELIGION ARGUMENT (RELIGIOUS MURDER, ETC.). MY BELIEF IS THAT 590 YOU (EMPHASIZE YOU) CAN BELEIVE ANYTHING YOU WANT JUST SO LONG AS YOU 591 DONT FORCE IT ON ANYONE ELSE (ESPECAILLY THOSE UNABLE TO KNOW ALL THE 592 FACTS OR UNDERSTAND THEM). THOUGH DISCUSSING VEIWS IN A SITUATION SUCH 593 AS THIS IS GREAT. 594 595 AS FOR THE ARGUMENT ON EXISTENCE, I THINK I'LL STAY OUT OF THAT ONE 596 ... FOR NOW. 599 =================== 602 A YOUNG LEAN MAN SITTING AT A NEARBY TABLE GETS UP AND STEPS 603 UP TO THE TABLE AT WHICH THE ADVENTURERS ARE SITTING. 604 "I COULD'NT HELP OVERHEARING THE YOUR CONVERSATION, NOT TO 605 MENTION DODGING THE FLYING GLASS. BUT DO YOU HAVE NEED IN YOUR PARTY 606 OF ONE SUCH AS MYSELF. I AM FROM, OF ALL MUNDANE PLACES, THE LATE 607 TWENTIETH CENTURY, BUT AM WIDLEY TRAVVELLED. I BELIVE YOU COULD USE MY 608 MEAGER ABILITIES, OR MY GUN, A COLT .45 I CHECKED AT THE DOOR." 609 HE LOOKS AT THE VARIOUS PERSONS SEATED AT THE TABLE, HAND GOING TO 610 AN UNUSUAL HAMMER IN A CLIP ON HIS BELT. 611 612 613 (<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)(<>)()(<>)(<>) 614 ALIAS EVAN 615 ===========================================================<============ 616 WALRUS AND OTHERS, 617 I HAVE, NOT A IIE, BUT AN OLD II+, BUT DO NOT HAVE ANY FORM OF A 618 COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM BEYOND A SIMPLE TERMINAL EMULATOR PROGRAM, 619 THOUGH I HAVE AN 80-COLUMN CARD I AM SO FAR UNABLE TO GET MY LOWER 620 CASE WORKING THROUGH THE MODEM. 621 =============================================EVAN====================== 622 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 623 Man In Gray: The people destroying this 624 world are , in my opinion, the 625 ones who take it for grantid. But, I also think that 626 a few jackasses like Reagen could use a good 627 termination. The earth wont't continue to exist if people like him with 628 their ideas of more weapons willi insure peace, continue to rule powerful 629 nations. Tron: I think I know who you are initials CB? FOTI >