Post #228,530
10/6/05 9:19:06 PM
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When does paranoia become ... 'prescience', in such matters?
Assessing any extrapolation, prediction of large consequence - always raises this emotional, thus inseparable-component of every huge choice - such as reforms one's subsequent attitude. Take the semi-jocular bet amongst physicists re Alamogordo: Will the energy release ignite atmospheric Nitrogen..? or not?
(There were - some decent formulas from which to assign a few probabilities: the threat was eventually deemed 'virtually nil' - I think Teller was one of the re-calculators, but it's been a while..)
Well -??- just How 'virtually'-nil ?? before a 'small-chance' of such a horror trumps an itching desire to Find Out if something works?
Surely there are political parallels as, say? a trend towards the cancelling-out the local rule of law? Of increased keeping of dossiers via new techno, of evident and unprecedented secrecy = even from Day1 ... ... disdain for .. (say, just: for many things which folks do Not disdain?)
At what stage does the assigned label Change?
Because if St Imric's Day should ever come to be celebrated (alongside St. Leibowitz's?) `~~ we. missed. the. 'staging'.
Quickie Litmus for any US citizen?
A) A kiloton or so goes off in LA. (Assume merely a perfect paperless trail sans cel-fones and bills of lading)
B) Whom and How Soon - do you *think, right now* shall be Nuked next by US?
C) Do you believe that the US/ under this cabal Would refrain from a next Instant Gratification?
D) Long... Enough...? Not-to [fill in stages - - - > towards spasm exchanges; nuke + ALL 'misc.']
Gotta Love this species. Or something. It'll debate the meticulous means for its seppuku - Do a linear regression analysis vs "My Image IF.." - and then try it out.
Final partial-thoughts of man#(n-1): I... Was... RIGH - - - -
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Post #228,531
10/6/05 9:24:05 PM
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C'mon
Why not put it under the Gate.
LA is so...cliche.
And who would you suggest that we would nuke in retaliation? How about the Germans. Its always their fault, right?
At least with you, I don't expect a reality play.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
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Post #228,533
10/6/05 9:29:40 PM
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Never happen in LA
All the likely players who'd want to do it would end up killing thousands of their own people.
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Post #228,534
10/6/05 9:31:41 PM
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And previously, this has stopped them when?
I don't think they care.
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Post #228,535
10/6/05 9:43:45 PM
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Signs, signs, everywhere signs
Except in my previous post, where I didn't think it was needed.
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Post #228,537
10/6/05 9:55:31 PM
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Sorry, my bad.
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Post #228,549
10/6/05 11:08:44 PM
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St. Imric's Day? God forbid on so MANY levels...
[link|http://www.runningworks.com|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning, As hopeless as it seems in the middle, Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #228,556
10/7/05 12:01:03 AM
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Ever read 'A Canticle for Leibowitz'? :-\ufffd
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Post #228,563
10/7/05 12:23:19 AM
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Of course, man!
But... St. Imric's Day? So wrong. So... Wrong.
[link|http://www.runningworks.com|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning, As hopeless as it seems in the middle, Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #228,576
10/7/05 3:07:24 AM
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Well, your Ascension would come at Great Cost!
A) You were right. B) Everyone believed, It Can't Happen Here (cha cha cha) and, sadly . . . . C) Ya only gets the title, quite posthumously, when the mutants are sorting through the rubble and come upon your annotated PDP-8 Pocket Reference Card with '7402' underlined in red (with the nekkid snap of Britney on the back) and the Post-It saying, "Pick up bread, halvah and some crystal meth at Guido's."
{sniff}
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Post #228,589
10/7/05 6:57:32 AM
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Nonsense!
It would be an RPG Template!
[link|http://www.runningworks.com|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning, As hopeless as it seems in the middle, Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #228,619
10/7/05 11:47:33 AM
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a relic!
1 case 420 2 cans cat food sword parts pick up beep I shall rush it to the monastary immediately for the bishop's perusal thanx, bill
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Post #228,630
10/7/05 12:53:20 PM
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*grin*
[link|http://www.runningworks.com|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning, As hopeless as it seems in the middle, Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #228,633
10/7/05 1:33:09 PM
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dear me...a QUEST!
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #228,635
10/7/05 1:39:29 PM
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..."you wake up,"...
[link|http://www.runningworks.com|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning, As hopeless as it seems in the middle, Or as finished as it seems in the end.
| [link|http://www.mepis.com|[image|http://www.mepislovers-wiki.org/mepislovers/downloads/mepis-buttons/getmepis_computer-1.png||||]]
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Post #228,642
10/7/05 3:21:57 PM
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As with the petunias
Oh, no, not again.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
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Post #228,705
10/8/05 2:00:09 PM
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Wonder if Ground wants to be friends with me? Hello, Ground!
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