[For the past five years I have written a Computers, Freedom and
Privacy conference report (see the archive at=20
http://www.research.att.com/~lorrie/pubs/cfp.html). This year,
turned the job over to Danielle Gallo, an undergraduate student who
has been working with me. Feel free to forward this report.
-- Lorrie Cranor]
Danielle Gallo's CFP98 Conference Report
Computers, Freedom and Privacy '98 was held February 18-20 at the
Austin, Texas Hyatt Regency Hotel. Although there have been eight in
total, this is the first CFP I attended. The program featured daily
single-track sessions, lunch breakout sessions, and several concurrent
tutorials.
. . . contines with her extensive observations.
A good read! Recommended.
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Response 63 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (07:14) * 42 lines
Letter to me and Mike:
Sounds like a good trade to me. I am doing a CGI project for the
Exploratorium in San Francisco on a volunteer basis and that is why I
need the test space. I don't have years of experience doing this, but
there are some prewritten CGI libraries available that allow a developer
to write a CGI script that will put up the HTML form and collect the
data. At this point I would have to say that I could probably write the
part that put up the HTML and collected the data. So, in that regard,
let me take a stab at what I think you might mean.
Name:
Email:
What you do in real life:
Favorite sites on the web:
Other interests, and miscellaneous biographical information:
Other or different fields that you have in mind:
A couple of areas that I am going to have to do some research on, or get
ideas about:
If there are variables that I can access for the visitor's email
address, or am I going to
have to make them enter it by hand.
How to link the information I collect to the visitor's alias. Maybe
the people at the Well
would be willing to part with some secrets in that regard.
Anyway, I think it would be fun to be involved in writing the CGI script
for this, and if the library I mentioned is loaded, or could be loaded,
on the server, I don't think it would be too
much work to get to the point of having the form displayed and
collecting the information.
Let me know what fields and other form elements you think should be in
there. I will follow up with some questions for Terry.
Regards,
Bill
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Response 64 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (10:10) * 30 lines
Allie McBeal, a new topic in the tv confernce (and also 'babes').
See, there's this tv show called Ally McBeal. And it features three
*hot babes*. That little bit of sexual subconscious out of the way,
let me say it's a very funny show. It's a great show, I'll go even further.
It's about a law firm. And Allie's ex lover just happens to be a
member of the firm and he's married to a gal that has a jaw and blonde hair
that Allie doesn't have. Billy, the ex lover of Allie, has mixed
emotions And Allie has become friends with Billy's wife.
We're talking age ranges of 25-28 here, folks.
My theory is that this is a guy type show, and that women will find it
embarassing. I don't think it will end up on the feminist top ten
listing of tv shows, maybe the bottom ten. The women are too cute
and too bimboish at times. And the women aren't the aggressive, free
wheeling Marcia Clark types, they're quite timid usually.
But how can you not like a show whose lead actress is
*** Calista Flockhart ***
That name just does it for me. I would love to have a girlfriend like
her just so I could introduce her to people. Uh, I'd like you to meet
my girlfriend, *Calista Flockhart*. Dream, dream.
I'll have more to say about Allie McBeal. It's my favorite tv show. I
hope others will join me in this quaint little discussion.
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Response 65 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (10:15) * 9 lines
Jordan's up to bat, does that mean Lewinsky's in the on deck circle.
Politics, in the topic on the Clinton Presidency.
Hey, it's great to see the new conferences, news and genx, off to such a
roaring start! I have a lot more surprises in store in both conferences
in the way of stome startling new topics. Stay tuned.
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Response 66 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (10:18) * 12 lines
There's an *awesome* array of new material in the cfp conference.
Warning, this is heady stuff, the legal and moral consequences of
today's cyberspace mileau and the implications for our future freedom,
privacy and lives are freely discussed. It's a stretch to get past the
gate, but the effort may be worth your time.
Danielle's observations are far reaching and comprehensive in her
roundup of the confernce. Danielle Gallo, on CFP98.
j cfp.
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Response 67 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (10:29) * 7 lines
The most underutilized, ready for prime time conference on the Spring
that has potential for future stardom:
cultures
Hear me now, or hear me later. Pump it up!
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Response 68 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (13:28) * 1 lines
Yes, dad.
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Response 69 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Mar 4, 1998 (21:47) * 1 lines
Dad!!!
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Response 70 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Thu, Mar 5, 1998 (02:49) * 1 lines
Is there something you want to share with us, Terry??
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Response 71 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Mar 5, 1998 (04:15) * 2 lines
You mean I haven't been forthcoming, autumn?
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Response 72 of 591: Wolf (Wolf) * Sat, Mar 7, 1998 (17:36) * 3 lines
ok, terry (aka wer's dad).....
Hi Autumn!
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Response 73 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sat, Mar 7, 1998 (23:17) * 1 lines
Heya, Wolfie, havin' a good weekend? :-) Mine has been soooo relaxing....
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Response 74 of 591: Wolf (Wolf) * Sun, Mar 8, 1998 (16:47) * 8 lines
not really, kinda stressin', been working on my site and trying to figure out
what the deal is with this browser.......
got the baby girl's ears pierced yesterday, she did soooo good. the part she
can't handle is the cleaning and turning the posts, but today it is going much
better and she's doing it for herself. am very proud of her. the whole thing
was her decision, told her she didn't have to if she didn't want to, but she
was gung ho!
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Response 75 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 9, 1998 (13:16) * 3 lines
Good coverage by Gary Chapman of the Bruce Sterling speech in the cfp
conference. j cfp
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Response 76 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Tue, Mar 10, 1998 (11:58) * 1 lines
My older daughter came to me yesterday asking for pierced ears for her birthday (she'll be 6). Her dad said age 15, I said 10, so it'll probably be next year! How old is your little girl?
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Response 77 of 591: Wolf (Wolf) * Tue, Mar 10, 1998 (20:46) * 4 lines
4, she'll be 5 next month (didn't we have that conversation before?) didn't get
mine done til i was 16 cuz the big d said heck no. we let her think about it
for a while and i carefully explained the whole thing, my big thing was letting
her make up her own mind, you know?
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Response 78 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Mar 11, 1998 (15:44) * 2 lines
yeah, but mine also wants to be bald (she literally cries about wanting to have her head shaved), black (which I can do nothing about) and handicapped (which I'm tempted to do something about--just kidding!) So giving her too much control is definitely o
ut of the question. Oh, she also wants me to get a job so she can go to day care (just tear out my heart, I tell her!)
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Response 79 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Mar 11, 1998 (15:47) * 2 lines
Babe of the week in babes. I know, we pale next to drool.
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Response 80 of 591: Wolf (Wolf) * Wed, Mar 11, 1998 (19:40) * 4 lines
what is this an invite?
Autumn, my daughter hasn't gone that far yet! she wants me to tell my boss i'm
not coming back so i can be with her! (she's mama's for sure)
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Response 81 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Mar 12, 1998 (18:49) * 12 lines
New topics in the news conference:
Asteroid!
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's not time to panic, but Earthlings need to keep
an eye on a mile-wide asteroid that will zip very close to the Earth
in 30 years and could even smash into the planet, causing widespread
destruction, astronomers say.
Is it time to book that flight to Mars or is this a bunch of hype?
Discuss among yourselves in the news conference topic called Asteroid!
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Response 82 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Mar 12, 1998 (18:54) * 6 lines
That will be the year 2028 in case you need to mark your calendars.
It will be 1:30 on a Thursday morning. October 26, 2028. Thursday. 1:30
am. Got that?
Did you have anything planned for that day?
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Response 83 of 591: Wolf (Wolf) * Thu, Mar 12, 1998 (23:22) * 2 lines
wait.....do dayrunners plan that far in advance? (anyway, it's gonna be a near
miss by about 600,000 miles)
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Response 84 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Fri, Mar 13, 1998 (00:04) * 3 lines
I was very concerned about this when I saw it on the news. As a student of geophysics, and the science of major collisions, if this thing hits it's going to be The Big One. For the religious ones amongst you (including me), it's time to get your on your
knees =)
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Response 85 of 591: Wolf (Wolf) * Fri, Mar 13, 1998 (00:07) * 1 lines
hey, it's going to MISS US......
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Response 86 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Mar 13, 1998 (13:26) * 6 lines
Maybe. It will be four months till they have accurate calculations. But
even if was aimed dead center at Manhattan, they'd turn it into a media
circus and attach rockets to it and turn it into a theme park and steer
it into a different orbit. And the commercials would dwarf what it costs
to put an ad on the superbowl.
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Response 87 of 591: mike derl (drool) * Fri, Mar 13, 1998 (18:46) * 5 lines
I wondering Terry what did you mean you pale next to drool?
I'm chewing my nails waiting for the day my son will be born.
So please you guys don't scare me so that I start chewing my fingers...
O.K. thanks,
drool
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Response 88 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Mar 13, 1998 (18:56) * 2 lines
I meant drool the conference!!! ha!
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Response 89 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Mar 14, 1998 (04:08) * 4 lines
A certain Gerard van der Leun, boswell, shows up doubting the Spring will
make it, and giving it poor grades. He posts in the Spring's most
infrequently utilized Internet conference.
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Response 90 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Mar 14, 1998 (18:21) * 3 lines
A photography topic is now in the art conference. I talk about some
findings I got re: 3d photography.
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Response 91 of 591: mike derl (drool) * Sat, Mar 14, 1998 (20:32) * 4 lines
terry, theres a confrencecalled drool? really? How do I get there from here?
I am sorry if I offended you or anything.
drool, the person
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Response 92 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Mar 15, 1998 (08:30) * 2 lines
There's a link to it from our main http://www.spring.net page.
Wow, just getting used to that dot net!
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Response 93 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Mar 15, 1998 (10:09) * 4 lines
I will be giving a live talk via realaudio at http://www.spring.net today
and call ins will be accepted (512.303.4000), it will be a live internet
"talk show".
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Response 94 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Mar 15, 1998 (13:19) * 9 lines
Rush Limbaugh has come out in favor of legalization of marijuana.
Full details in the Rush Room topic in the radio conference.
This is not a joke, he did come out in favor of legalization.
It happened March 12 10:40 am pst. Three times!
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Response 95 of 591: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Sun, Mar 15, 1998 (15:51) * 4 lines
wasn't limbaugh one of the bastards that so unmercifully
tormented clinton's first surgeon-general (forget her name)
for basically saying that we should consider decriminalization
of some drugs?
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Response 96 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Mar 15, 1998 (16:18) * 1 lines
I'll guess Jocelyn Elders, if we're talking about the "pro-decriminalization/pro-masturbation" surgeon general.
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Response 97 of 591: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Sun, Mar 15, 1998 (16:32) * 8 lines
what elders (thank you) said was that it (decriminalization) was
an issue that merited discussion... she's in good company with that
view...
re: masturbation, don't think it really means a tinker's damn what her
opinion is, one way or the other...
(and regardless of one's view, really must ask one's self where republicans
would be, without it?...(especially rush)... they're certainly repressed
enough, as it is)...
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Response 98 of 591: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Sun, Mar 15, 1998 (16:35) * 1 lines
(hi autumn)
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Response 99 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Mar 15, 1998 (16:37) * 1 lines
Just mentioned that, because she'll forever be remembered for her ideas on masturbation rather than decriminalization...
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Response 100 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Mar 15, 1998 (19:35) * 2 lines
We'll be going live with our talk show again in an hour.
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Response 101 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 16, 1998 (08:48) * 8 lines
Right here on the Spring we had an event that shocked even the hoary old
WELL. Sunday, we all went live and really "met" one another for the
first time, I only wish I had pumped it up more on the spring. Next
Sunday we'll do it again. It was a gas, gas, gas. See Mikes topic 26
in this conference.
What should we call this? Sunday Night Live on the Spring?
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Response 102 of 591: mike derl (drool) * Wed, Mar 18, 1998 (19:08) * 3 lines
About the canabis thing out of the 265 chemicals in tobbaco I think 80 of them cause cancer. out of the 18 chemicals in pot none are known too cause cancer...
also a hemp plant produces forty percent more wood products than the trees
being cut down now. I wouldn't mind being able to smoke my coffee table occasionally. hahahah DROOL,
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Response 103 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (10:41) * 1 lines
*smile*
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Response 104 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (10:59) * 2 lines
Yeah, cannabis is great apart from the mind-threatening hallucinations and permanent psychological disturbances (e.g. Schizophrenia)
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Response 105 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (12:45) * 1 lines
Wow, that explains a lot....
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Response 106 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (18:21) * 1 lines
aha!
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Response 107 of 591: mike derl (drool) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (19:49) * 10 lines
Where in the world did you hear that pot causes schizt. I know that it can stunt your emotional growth if you start at a young age. I think you've been
watching to many of those old anti-pot movies. Did you know thatthe gov. did a
test were they gave a mentally disturb man some L.S.D and twelve hours later
{when he came down} he was no longer clasified as mentally disturbed.
If you ever get to the library of congress you should look up these facts.
Knowlege Is Power. {or at least understanding..} I do not condone the use
of L.S.D. {at least not the street stuff, never know whats in that crap}
Remember the gov. has all of the best drugs. And clinton did inhale...
And probly still does.
Drool
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Response 108 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (20:13) * 2 lines
read it in a newspaper article, quoting some recent research at a UK university. I'll look it up again and post it for you
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Response 109 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (20:23) * 25 lines
this is an extract, since the article is about 500 words
-- BEGIN QUOTE
"We do not yet know enough about its causes to say how schizophrenia can be prevented, but one specific factor is important: drug use."
SANE continues by pointing out that cannabis can cause ahllucinations and paranoid delusions similar to those found in schizophrenia. The psychotic effects induced by these drugs do not always clear up readily, and there is some evidence that they may tr
igger a prolonged schizophrenic illness. In addition, such drugs can cause a relapse in an established illness.
Most doctors have harrowing stories of psychotic breakdown after a young person has been exposed to cannabis. Detailed research is scant, although a study of the role of cannabis in precipitating schizophrenia in Swedish men who had undertaken national s
ervice seemed tod demonstrate a clear link. It is usually considered unlikely that smoking cannabis could be a primary cause of schizophrenia, but likely that it could be a factor in the condition's development in those who are unfortunate enough to have
a genetic susceptibility.
...
Apart from its intoxicating effects and any persistent damage to the psyche, cannabis may also cause acute anxiety or a panic reaction, particularly if the plant has been bred to give a high yield of cannabinoids, a type of cannabis referred to as "skunk"
. Panic attacks may be treated with benzodiazepines, acute psychotic reactions with neuroleptic drugs. Smoking cannabis mixed with tobacco combines the delterious effects of both plants on the air passages.
The ill effects of cannabis are not confied to the brain and lungs. it also causes impotence in men, reduces the sperm count and alters the reproductive hormonal systems. babies born to cannabis-smoking mothers are smaller than average, and feed and set
tle less well.
-- END QUOTE
Dr Thomas Stuttaford, The Times (Tuesday, 17 March, 1998)
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Response 110 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (21:39) * 27 lines
Helen Huth died
crossing the bridge
over the river
in Cape Girardeau Missouri.
She was a college student.
I loved her and I loved her poems.
I got a batch of her poetry in the
mail today from Merle Busch,
who is trying to dig up some more of her
work, about 150 poems,
which we are praying are not lost forever.
What a loss for the world,
that she died so young
and didn't get to keep
writing these poems and
that we only have a
few scraps from her prolific output.
Reading these today,
tears came to my eyes,
and I had to go for a
long walk in the woods.
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Response 111 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (21:43) * 3 lines
A few of the ones I got
are posted in the poetry conference.
In a topic called Helen Huths poems.
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Response 112 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (22:35) * 2 lines
forgive me Paul, I do not know of the woman you speak...
but I will wander over to 'poetry' and see what I can discover.
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Response 113 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Mar 19, 1998 (23:44) * 2 lines
I think you will discover some magic.
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Response 114 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Mar 20, 1998 (09:08) * 5 lines
Today at 1:55 is the start of Spring!
We should have an online cyberparty!
It's also this Spring's anniversary.
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Response 115 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Mar 20, 1998 (10:34) * 1 lines
Yee-haw!!!
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Response 116 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Mar 20, 1998 (10:42) * 1 lines
WooWoo!
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Response 117 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Mar 20, 1998 (12:18) * 9 lines
Our fourth anniversary, since we officially went live on the web on the
exact beginning of Spring four years ago. And this is the tenth
anniversary of the Spring as an organization which started on this date
in 1988.
We'll be live on the web at 1:55 pm today CST if anyone wants to call
in or post something (I'll read it aloud via our realaudio server).
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Response 118 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Fri, Mar 20, 1998 (14:48) * 1 lines
boing, boing--happy spring!
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Response 119 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 23, 1998 (06:47) * 18 lines
A new topic, number 260 has been started to discuss the potential for
bring the show "My Solitary Elegance" to Austin.
from Karen Hannum (sunflower@well.com):
A friend of mine from England is bringing her show on Jane Austen, "My
Solitary Elegance", to the US for a very limited run. It has enjoyed
a great deal of success in England and Scotland including being
featured on BBC2.
It will be performed in San Franciso from October 2nd-5th at the Jane
Austen Society of North America AGM. She has some open dates from the
6th through the 8th and would be interested in filling these
bookings.
Perhaps at a college or some other venue. If anyone is interested -
please contact me at and I can put you in touch
with her. Thank you...
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Response 120 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 23, 1998 (06:57) * 8 lines
Oh, I didn't mention that this topic is in the austen conference.
I plan on attending the international Jane Austen conference in SF and
promote the Spring's austen conference. Also, I've registered the name
austen.com
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Response 121 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 23, 1998 (08:37) * 7 lines
Good Will Hunting.
Titantic.
New topics in the movies conference.
Have you seen these? Comment in movies!
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Response 122 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 23, 1998 (22:11) * 3 lines
If you drop in tonight or later on, come by and comment on this years
Oscars in topic 29. Hot. Now.
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Response 123 of 591: mike derl (drool) * Tue, Mar 24, 1998 (18:04) * 10 lines
mikeg, Well without getting long winded you did say the sickness was potentialy
pre-exsisting sickness,. If pot was not illegal people would not get peranoid and annxious. as for impotence, I have aa very high sperm count and am expecting
a strong and healthy baby boy to arrive any day. as for sexual drive well
three times a day doesn't sound like a {decreased sex drive} as you so said.
If you take a trip to Amterdam, you would see that somking hemp,pot,skunk,red hair sinns.,ganja, the bomb, bolo rolo,canabis,canaboid,the huch-cauw,a blunt,
or canabis sativa, mota, purple, blue, green, or gold haired marajajuana,
is not so detrimental to a persons health as you might be lead to beleive by
the Ronald Regan, Nancy Drew (just say noer's} people.
theend
drool...
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Response 124 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Wed, Mar 25, 1998 (23:39) * 1 lines
Funny, I always pictured Nancy Drew for a "Mary Jane" girl....
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Response 125 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Mar 26, 1998 (01:47) * 1 lines
I think I saw that movie...
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Response 126 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Mar 26, 1998 (17:22) * 2 lines
purty graphics!
The visuals almost make up for the ridiculously slow pace through a browser.
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Response 127 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Mar 26, 1998 (18:07) * 1 lines
You at home, or a different setup at school?
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Response 128 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Mar 27, 1998 (04:30) * 5 lines
at home.
and now I'm at home again, up at a ridiculously early hour, suffering from a bad case of insomnia.
*sigh*
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Response 129 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Mar 27, 1998 (08:47) * 7 lines
Did you drink too much caffeine.
I'm in California up at a ridiculously early hour
cause I'm still on Austintime. I'm out here because
my mom's condition is pretty serious. Lung cancer from
years of smoking. She's having an opertion and some
chemo treatmetns this week.
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Response 130 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Mar 27, 1998 (10:34) * 8 lines
good luck, Paul. To you and your mom.
Sounds like nasty stuff, I'll be thinking good thoughts.
No, not too much caffeine.
Rain.
It rains so rarely in Colorado through the winter that when it starts up in Spring it's always too loud for me to sleep. Snow is very quiet coming down *smile*
I wasn't up for too long. The whirr of the computer soon lulled me back to sleep.
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Response 131 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Fri, Mar 27, 1998 (14:09) * 6 lines
I love the sound of rain when I don't have to get up and go out in it. Lying in my bed at about 5am, the weather lashing against the glass, is one of my favourite times.
And, moving back on topic, the new community I'm involved in developing, Farrawae, seems to have accelerated from an absolute stop to a snail's pace, which means things are happening! You can check out the
website (I encourage you to do so - get a feel for what we're doing!), and then drop into the Farrawae conference to catch up on what's been going on!
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Response 132 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Mar 27, 1998 (16:18) * 1 lines
My best wishes, also, Terry...
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Response 133 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, Mar 27, 1998 (17:40) * 6 lines
My big news:
SPRING BREAK!!!
starts now!
all the kiddos are on busses and I'm hankering for a magarita!
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Response 134 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, Mar 28, 1998 (21:44) * 5 lines
I'm in Walnut Creek with my son watchin' the Final Four and taking care
of mom. Party on Stace.
Where ya goin for break?
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Response 135 of 591: orange (orange) * Sun, Mar 29, 1998 (13:47) * 4 lines
terry, very sorry about the family illness,
i understand now why you have been scarce.
hope everything goes well
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Response 136 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Mar 29, 1998 (14:27) * 4 lines
Thanks orange. Mom is doing well. And I'm tripping around with my kid
in SF and Santa Rosa and trying to hook up with some old friends like
fig@well.com
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Response 137 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 30, 1998 (11:49) * 6 lines
And we're back. We're having problems with the domain change.
Please email terry@spring.net if you notice that our system is down.
And I'll get it back up and running
Sorry for the downtime folks!
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Response 138 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, Mar 30, 1998 (11:50) * 6 lines
Or call 512.303.4000.
Either way. Please let me know if you can't get in!
Terry
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Response 139 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Mar 30, 1998 (13:37) * 7 lines
Spring Break plans have changed a few times...
first it was going to be Washington DC for a long weekend of museums, Ethiopian food, skating along the Potomac, etc. But since this is Cherry Blossom time, tickets were cost prohibitive.
Then it was going to be four days of primitive camping in Fruita Wednesday - Sunday.
Then it was going to be three days of primitve camping in Arches Nat. Park and Moab Sat - Tues. (Brandon's business travel keeps f***ing everything up!)
BUt NOW it will be Stacey tagging along to Savannah GA w/ B on a consulting job and B taking an extra few days to play around in the garden of good and evil!
I'm excited. And Saturday we biked thru Denver in search of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."
BTW excellent book!
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Response 140 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Mon, Mar 30, 1998 (20:56) * 1 lines
Terry, I too am sorry to hear about your mother's health problems. I'm sure it means a lot to her to have you there. Thanks again for helping me out last night. Enjoy the time you're having with your mom and son.
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Response 141 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Mar 31, 1998 (11:20) * 16 lines
I'm in SF, and having a good time, the system seems to be having a
few glitches every now and then but I emailed our system admin, jeff@www.spring.net about them. I just fixed the date. I notice we're
having our year 2000 problem again.
Yesterday we went and visited Brian Zisk (San Franziskgo website) in SF,
and then met in a little bistro in Mill Valley with Cliff Figallo, who just got a
conference hosting job with Salon. And then out to dinner at a great Thai
place in Santa Rosa. Mom is doing well. And Shey is still beating the pants
off me on the basketball court, it's hard to compete against 6'5" of muscle.
I hope I can keep this system together with band aids till I get back, sorry for any downtime!
The domain name change from spring.com to spring.net will fully take place in the next few days, so please remember our new address is
http://www.spring.net
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Response 142 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Mar 31, 1998 (11:21) * 5 lines
Or alternatively, it's always:
http://206.97.234.70
In case our name server has fits.
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Response 143 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Mar 31, 1998 (16:09) * 1 lines
Like this morning?
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Response 144 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Mar 31, 1998 (17:01) * 7 lines
In the vc.6 topic (Virtual Communities) are details of
Vassilios Koronakis (vassilio@well.com) affair with
Stacy Horn. Some pretty juicy insider stuff about the
doyenne of ECHO by one of its most controversial members.
Sizzzling tale... j vc and read topic 6
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Response 145 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Apr 12, 1998 (23:51) * 20 lines
Myretta emailed me a while ago and said we were down.
So I just rebooted the server. Sorry folks, I been out
doin' nonvirtual stuff today.
In the event you notice you can't get in, please email
jeff@spring.net
and
terry@spring.net
And one of us will get things moving again. Wish I had heard
about this sooner!
I started a coupla new topics in genx. Check 'em out!
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Response 146 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Mon, Apr 13, 1998 (08:16) * 2 lines
Sorry, Terry, I thought it was down cause you was grep-ing...
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Response 147 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Apr 14, 1998 (00:21) * 2 lines
What me grep?
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Response 148 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Tue, Apr 14, 1998 (00:43) * 1 lines
Well, I had heard that was the plan...
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Response 149 of 591: Wolf (Wolf) * Tue, Apr 14, 1998 (21:25) * 2 lines
terry sorry about helen and your mom, hope she's doing well. live talks? oh my,
not sure if i'm ready for that, everyone thinks i'm a kid when i answer the phone or answer the door-uh, is your mom there? *giggle* please post whenever you plan to have another one *smile*
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Response 150 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Apr 22, 1998 (23:44) * 5 lines
Wanted. Person to drive my Buick Regal (30,000 miles on it) from the SF
Bay area to Austin, Texas. I'll pay $200 and put you up for a week in
Austin free and wine and dine you. Serious about this. I need to get
this car out here.
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Response 151 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (00:55) * 1 lines
So tempted... so tempted...
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Response 152 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (01:09) * 1 lines
What else would it take, Stace?
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Response 153 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (05:46) * 4 lines
I have several semi-serious inquiries so far but nothing solid. The car
is in Walnut Creek, CA at my moms place. If you could do this Stacey,
that would be great!
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Response 154 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (18:38) * 2 lines
would you fly me out to SF, too? :-)
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Response 155 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (18:44) * 2 lines
Nice try.
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Response 156 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Thu, Apr 23, 1998 (22:36) * 1 lines
Hey Terry, why don't you get that author whose doing book signings in SF and Austin to do it? :-)
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Response 157 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Apr 24, 1998 (06:15) * 1 lines
Autumn! What a knack for putting things together!
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Response 158 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Apr 28, 1998 (23:49) * 6 lines
Here's a pointer to talk about the NBC miniseries that showed the other night:
Merlin
Find a discussion in topic 17 in 'babes' and in the tv conference.
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Response 159 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Apr 29, 1998 (02:26) * 3 lines
(and just ignore anything I might say in either one...
apparently I am tired past the point of my usual inabiliy
to post coherently...)
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Response 160 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Apr 29, 1998 (08:09) * 4 lines
Just regroup William and take another run at it, because you seem to have
some insight and perception in this area of Arthurian legend (surpassing
that of your knowledge of babe-onomics).
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Response 161 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Thu, Apr 30, 1998 (16:39) * 1 lines
really?????
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Response 162 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Apr 30, 1998 (17:36) * 1 lines
Surprised, Stacey?????
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Response 163 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, Apr 30, 1998 (23:46) * 17 lines
Gary Chapman asked me a question and a favor.
You have probably heard about the shooting of Texas Monthly writer Jan Reid
down in Mexico City last week. Jan is in the hospital in Houston now,
recovering. (Jan is a friend of Garys.)
A bunch of people in Austin are putting together a fundraiser for him at
the Driskill Hotel on May 9th. Jan can't be there, obviously, because he'll
still be in the Rehab Hospital in Houston.
Gary was wondering is if I knew how we might get a live video feed over
the net to Jan from the Driskill. They're going to check to see if there's a
fast net connection in the hospital itself, but Gary'd like to
investigate how he'd handle his end at the gig.
So I'm volunteering and looking for someone to assist me, someone with a
good on camera presence to interview folks.
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Response 164 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Fri, May 1, 1998 (17:21) * 1 lines
yes WER. Surprised (and ticklish!)
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Response 165 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, May 2, 1998 (02:18) * 1 lines
Back on the tickle contest thing again, are we?
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Response 166 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, May 2, 1998 (09:42) * 36 lines
In topic 8 in the art conference, Lenadams Dorris vegas@well.com
Enigma is the focus of discussion, visit her website and comment.
Lenadams:
Hello, everyone...I've been pretty absent lately, mostly because my
cafe, the Enigma, has been so terribly busy. We're up to 14 employees now!
We were honored to again win in the 1998 Best of Las Vegas Awards, this
time for "Best Art Scene." Many of you have stopped by to visit when in
Las Vegas, which is wonderful. You may be interested to know that we
are about to celebrate our fifth anniversary, with ten days of art,
music and spoken word events.
I redesigned our web site to bring it all
up to date, and included an ongoing scrapbook of pictures of the Enigma
and its people and things, if you want to get a better idea of what we
look like.
Some of you will remember that on our third birthday in 1996, a lot of
WELLbeings sent postcards to help us celebrate our grand re-opening
after renovations. While many of those cards are still around, many
have been lost to time and careless coffee drinkers.
If any of you are into it, we'd love to get a bunch of new cards from
all over the world (in the scrapbook you can see some of the cards
pasted to the front of the coffee counter...) People love seeing all
the cards, and we love hearing from our far-flung friends.
If you want to send postcards, our address is:
Enigma Garden Cafe (or just "Enigma")
918 South Fourth Street
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Thanks everyone...even when I am not online so much, you are my
extended family who has helped keep me going all these years. Smooch!
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Response 167 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, May 2, 1998 (09:59) * 12 lines
In the media conference, linked to the news conference:
Item 30 entered Sat, May 2, 1998 (08:58) by Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
Live from LA, it's suicide on the freeway!
They just has a live broadcast of a freeway suicide in LA, with
closeup shots of someones head being blow off as they popped off a shotgun.
We are at the point where everyone must know everything that's going
on as it happens. Both a new low in journalism and a taste of the
future.
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Response 168 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Sun, May 3, 1998 (11:58) * 2 lines
euwwww
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Response 169 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, May 9, 1998 (09:03) * 3 lines
Riette is on a roll in philosophy. She's got the scoop on truth, wisdom
and even started up a new topic. Glad to see Riette jumping in to this
little known backwater of the Spring.
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Response 170 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, May 10, 1998 (06:00) * 2 lines
Riette has taken philoslophy by storm. I think she's a night person!
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Response 171 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, May 10, 1998 (14:56) * 2 lines
New topic in travel: England.
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Response 172 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Mon, May 11, 1998 (19:54) * 2 lines
wooo hoooo.....i'm pilin' in there!
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Response 173 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, May 13, 1998 (08:23) * 32 lines
Windows Conference: Texas vs. Microsoft
(AG wants to raise campaign funds and keep job. Bolt from sky tells him
he is barking up wrong tree.)
Texas Puts Off Action Against Microsoft (05/12/98; 8:58 p.m. ET) By Kora
McNaughton, TechWeb
Pressure from Texas-based licensees of Microsoft Windows has given pause
to that state's attorney general, Dan Morales, who was expected to file
an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft later this week.
In a statement issued Tuesday, Morales said, "Before contemplating any
legal action against Microsoft, I feel it is prudent and wise to
personally hear the concerns of our Texas-based companies." Morales will
meet with the Companies over the next few weeks.
Morales said his office has received letters from several Texas computer
executives worried that a lawsuit against Microsoft would "negatively
impact" their companies and the state as a whole.
Morales' postponement of any action is an additional boost for Microsoft,
which won an important victory against the Justice Department Tuesday
when a federal appeals court ruled that Internet Explorer may be bundled
with Windows 98.
Expectations have been building that several state attorneys general and
the Justice Department were readying broad antitrust complaints against
Microsoft, but Morales' statement indicates such lawsuits may not happen
for weeks, if at all.
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Response 174 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, May 13, 1998 (09:46) * 11 lines
The tv conference:
5 19 Seinfeld
Tomorrow night, Thursday, is the Last Seinfeld. Some folks are watching
jsut for the commercials.
The show about nothing is no longer. Just re-runs for here on out.
The cast is going to be on the Tonight Show.
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Response 175 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, May 14, 1998 (22:10) * 18 lines
Daniel Cardenas wrote:
The Justice Conference will focus on topics of criminal justice. Sample
top ics could be Death Penalty v. Life, rehabilitation v. punishment,
juvenile justice, women in prison, ethnic makeup of jails and prisons.
Also could talk about serial killers, famous prisoners now in prison,
current prison cases, laws, crime, statistics, studies, etc.. It could go
into Native American law, white collar crime v. blue collar,
constitutional law. My plan for getting conversation going, is to talk to
friends of mine to signing up, also, since I am new, I havent
participated in any conversat ions yet. Through those conversations, I
could steer people to the Justice conference.
So, now there is a 'justice' conference.
j justice
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Response 176 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sat, May 16, 1998 (12:57) * 11 lines
Austin's still "smokin'". Literally. A surreal pall hangs over us as
smoke blows in from Mexican fires out of control.
Check out topic 28 in the austin conference or topic 7 in the environment
conference (they're crosslinked).
air Austin
The Mexican government procrastinates and the US Governement does a
"study" while Austinites choke.
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Response 177 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, May 17, 1998 (11:21) * 4 lines
I hope Riette sticks around, I look forward every day to reading her cool
insights in the philosophy conference.
New in the spirit conference, a topic on the Sufi Order and Sufi dancing.
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Response 178 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, May 20, 1998 (01:06) * 2 lines
you mean like the Kavadi(sp?)?
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Response 179 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, May 20, 1998 (08:57) * 5 lines
Guess who's back?
Howard Fredrics!
Great!
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Response 180 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, May 22, 1998 (03:13) * 15 lines
Jim Moss aka Leplep Le Plep is doing his fair share in
Philosophy, also, things are getting quite interesting
in there...
and, this in from Wolf (and edited, a little, of course...):
Hi Wer!!
Dude, thanks for writing me. It's good to hear from familiar folks.
You can write here all the time, I do have regular access to it. As for
the Spring, I do that when I'm not working and won't be on it as often
as before for the time being. It's very very hot here, but it's not too
bad. Drink lots of water and stay cool. Got up to 120 the other day,
whew! But it's a dry heat *laugh*. Talk later, Elke :)
mswolf68@hotmail.com
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Response 181 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, May 22, 1998 (03:15) * 2 lines
oh, yeah, and I updated the GenX Storybook annex page at
http://www.spring.net/~spew/chap1.html
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Response 182 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Sun, May 24, 1998 (11:05) * 1 lines
I've just opened a new topic in Spirit, which I would like to link to Philosophy -"Why Christianity is not Religious"
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Response 183 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Mon, May 25, 1998 (16:54) * 1 lines
But, Christianity is WAY to religious...
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Response 184 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Mon, May 25, 1998 (19:09) * 6 lines
sorry, I seemed to have lost an o while camping...
how are we gonna go about this semantic wrestling match, Mike?
see you there...
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Response 185 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Mon, May 25, 1998 (19:09) * 4 lines
Terry has moved into his new casa, and won't be back on here
full time until his ISDN line gets installed somewhere around
the 4th or 5th of June...(I think, however, he is sneaking
around here tonight)
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Response 186 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, May 28, 1998 (21:30) * 4 lines
Yup, dialin' in. My isdn line goes in on the 4th. I'll be havin'
another pool party soon. I'm sittin' here with my notebook by poolside,
with the tv cranked up on the music awards. Swimmin' rockin' out and
lurkin' the Spring a bit.
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Response 187 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, May 28, 1998 (21:39) * 6 lines
News conference. Obits.
Phil Hartman of SNL fame. Shot dead, possibly by his wife who killed
herself.
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Response 188 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Tue, Jun 2, 1998 (06:06) * 3 lines
I'm sorry I haven't been around much. It's Early Finals time here at Sussex again, which means that I'm studying like crazy (just as I should be now...) I will be around occassionally, but not much. However, after June 25 I will be back, with the trauma of 14 examinations over!!!
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Response 189 of 591: Riette Walton (riette) * Tue, Jun 2, 1998 (07:23) * 7 lines
So, that's where you've been all this time - I was beginning to worry; thought
you got run over by a car or something.
I didn't know you were English; I just love England and Scotland - I go there
at least once or twice a year. It is just so beautiful with the rolling landscapes,
quaint little towns, and the people are incredibly nice. I even married one of them!
Anyway, I hope your exams will be going well, and hope you'll be back more
often after that.
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Response 190 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Tue, Jun 2, 1998 (10:14) * 1 lines
Good luck on your finals, Mike!
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Response 191 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Tue, Jun 2, 1998 (15:01) * 2 lines
14 examinations?!?!
how many classes are you taking?
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Response 192 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Sat, Jun 6, 1998 (12:37) * 8 lines
excuse me, I'm butting in for a second,
the GenX Storybook pages can now be found at
http://www.spring.net/~spew/genxstory/chap1.html
http://www.spring.net/~spew/genxstory/chap2.html
come by and read 'em, puh-leeeze!
now, back to our regularly scheduled conversation...
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Response 193 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Thu, Jun 18, 1998 (15:23) * 4 lines
The index page is up for the GenX Storybook...it's at
http://www.spring.net/~spew/genxstory/indeX.html
it's kinda graphic intesive, let me know what ya'll think...
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Response 194 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jun 26, 1998 (15:42) * 15 lines
Thoroughly Modern Jane
This conference is for fiction using Jane Austen characters in
non-Regency settings. Fiction based on Jane Austen and set in her period
is at The Republic of Pemberley
Your host is Carolyn
http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/public/browse/modjane/all
This has been in the works for a while, and the time was ripe to
announce it.
Credit is due to Amy and Myretta, the wonder workers from the Republic
of Pemberly, a board that was incubated right here on the Spring.
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Response 195 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Fri, Jun 26, 1998 (15:46) * 8 lines
The announcement is at:
http://www.pemberley.com/pemb/admin/fiction/webbbs/boi.html
and there is a little discussion on the help board at:
http://www.pemberley.com/pemb/admin/help/index.html
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Response 196 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Fri, Jun 26, 1998 (15:57) * 3 lines
and if anyone has noticed,
there has been more modjane-ing than firthing lately,
so there's already plenty o' stuff to read...
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Response 197 of 591: Wolf (Wolf) * Tue, Jun 30, 1998 (23:26) * 1 lines
ok, i'll ask...what in the heck is modjane?
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Response 198 of 591: wer (KitchenManager) * Wed, Jul 1, 1998 (02:52) * 2 lines
Moder Jane Austen...
Jane's characters in modern settings...
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Response 199 of 591: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jul 1, 1998 (06:06) * 1 lines
I'll have to start reading her works . . . sounds like fun!
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Response 200 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Wed, Jul 1, 1998 (23:40) * 4 lines
Saw a preview for a movie tonight with Jane Austen in the title.
It didn't look like it had anything to do with Jane Austen though.
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Response 201 of 591: Riette Walton (riette) * Thu, Jul 2, 1998 (06:41) * 1 lines
How exiting! A movie with Jane Austen in the title which really has nothing to do with her!
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Response 202 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Jul 5, 1998 (00:09) * 1 lines
It's really a novel idea when you think about it! The possibilities for future films are endless!
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Response 203 of 591: Riette Walton (riette) * Sun, Jul 5, 1998 (02:31) * 1 lines
Jane Austin, pet detective.
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Response 204 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Sun, Jul 5, 1998 (06:59) * 36 lines
Riette is now set up with host powers in 'art'. Which means she can
customize it to her heart's desire.
More specifically:
The Role of the Conference Host
Each conference has at least one host. The duties of the host vary from
maintenance-only hosting which might involved clearing out old and unused
topics to high-involvement hosting where the host takes an active role in
encouraging and participating in the discussions.
Hosts can help topics stay on the subject, answer questions, and bring up
new subjects. They help new users and lost users. They generally keep
things rolling along in the conference.
Hostly Powers
Hosts can perform the following acts that regular users cannot.
Open the first topic in the conference.
Retire any topic in the conference.
Kill any topic in the conference.
Change the conference header.
Change the bulletin which is a message displayed (if new) once for
everyone.
Change the welcome message which is displayed when someone joins for the
first time.
Change the conference configuration commands.
Change the ulist which is the list of participants' logins.
Change the login message which is displayed when entering the conference.
Change the Logout
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Response 205 of 591: Riette Walton (riette) * Sun, Jul 5, 1998 (17:39) * 1 lines
OOOH, all that power . . . am I allow to tie people up too?
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Response 206 of 591: Riette Walton (riette) * Sun, Jul 5, 1998 (18:32) * 1 lines
allowed, that is.
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Response 207 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Sun, Jul 5, 1998 (20:41) * 2 lines
only if you include me
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Response 208 of 591: Autumn Moore (autumn) * Sun, Jul 5, 1998 (23:30) * 1 lines
"Jane Austen, Pet Detective"--ROTFLMAO!!! Good one, Riette!!
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Response 209 of 591: Riette Walton (riette) * Mon, Jul 6, 1998 (04:40) * 3 lines
ha-ha!
Mike, you mean, you've not even noticed that you're already tied to me? Broken arm to broken finger! Which finger? Because if it's your right, then we can make music together! My right hand, your left. You do the cords, I strum. How does that sound?
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Response 210 of 591: Stacey Vura (stacey) * Mon, Jul 6, 1998 (14:37) * 1 lines
woo woo! then BOTH of you are still handcuffed to the couch!
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Response 211 of 591: Riette Walton (riette) * Mon, Jul 6, 1998 (17:28) * 1 lines
So we're tied to one another AND the couch? This is getting complicated. Now all we need is for you and Wer to join us, and we'll be a Spring Quartet!
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Response 212 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Tue, Jul 7, 1998 (20:07) * 1 lines
lol :) nice pun, riette :)
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Response 213 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 7, 1998 (22:40) * 17 lines
I changed the Spring's base href tag to "http://www.spring.net/
by adding the trailing /
Check out the website and see if it's working in your browser, if you
care to. Is the picture refreshing automatically every 60 seconds like
it is supposed to do?
We're building a new server soon. I just ordered a CD-R to use for
backing up our present system. Should be here tomorrow or the next day.
Spring party here the 18th, hope all the local springeurs can make it by,
even ok for wer to drop in late after work. We should still be jammin'
Everyone, please invite someone you know or don't know to join our
conversation! Let's start growing incrementally!
Back to the All Start game.
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Response 214 of 591: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Tue, Jul 7, 1998 (22:41) * 2 lines
Start sb Star.
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Response 215 of 591: Riette Walton (riette) * Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (01:58) * 3 lines
Holland is out of the World Cup!!!!!!
YAAAAAA-HOOOOOOOOO!!!
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Response 216 of 591: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (16:12) * 1 lines
you're happy? i was gutted. they were the only non-cheating team left in. now Brazil, and their team of professional divers, will win.
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Response 217 of 591: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Wed, Jul 8, 1998 (16:17) * 2 lines
("professional divers"???
what does this mean?)
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