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munkey
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response 135 of 335:
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Jul 24 18:07 UTC 2003 |
Iwlta that we are having a gathering for Bay Area Grexers in San Francisco
this Sunday, July 27th at 6:30pm. Everyone is invited. We are having dinner
at a Peruvian restaurant called Fina Estampas. The url for more information
is: http://www.ktvu.com/restaurants/1893624/detail.html I think Steve
(scg) will make an item of this or something. Or if someone wants to put it in
the motd ;) Thanks! See you there Californians ;)
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tod
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response 136 of 335:
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Jul 24 18:13 UTC 2003 |
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mynxcat
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response 137 of 335:
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Jul 24 20:17 UTC 2003 |
What's Peruvian food like? I wat to go to Frisco :(
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slynne
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response 138 of 335:
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Jul 24 20:23 UTC 2003 |
Me too!
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cross
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response 139 of 335:
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Jul 24 21:59 UTC 2003 |
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munkey
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response 140 of 335:
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Jul 25 04:20 UTC 2003 |
Peruvian food is garlicky (sp?) ;) and sometimes very hot. It reminds me of
of carribean and spanish food put together. The last time I was there I got
a seafood Paella, also called Paella Valenciana. It was soooo goood! Hey if
you know anyone from the bay area.. let them know we are getting together!
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scott
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response 141 of 335:
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Jul 25 11:57 UTC 2003 |
Amsterdam Grexer clees will be in Frankenmuth, MI on Tuesday, and I'm driving
up from A2 to hang out with him. Still have some car seats empty...
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aruba
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response 142 of 335:
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Jul 26 19:12 UTC 2003 |
Scott - what time are you going? I have to be back for the board meeting at
7, but would like to come and meet clees.
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scott
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response 143 of 335:
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Jul 26 20:29 UTC 2003 |
I'm probably going mid-afternoon, but staying for dinner.
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jaklumen
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response 144 of 335:
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Jul 26 21:33 UTC 2003 |
paella valenciana was Spanish, last time I remembered. Peruvian food
sounds interesting. Wonder if they do anything interesting with
potatoes (the potato is native to Peru and grows in over a 100
varieties there)
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aruba
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response 145 of 335:
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Jul 26 23:39 UTC 2003 |
Re #143: I guess it won't work out then. Bummer.
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gelinas
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response 146 of 335:
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Jul 27 01:22 UTC 2003 |
I don't know what my schedule on Tuesday will be, but perhaps we can go up
together, Mark. I'd like to meet clees, too.
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russ
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response 147 of 335:
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Jul 28 21:12 UTC 2003 |
RISKS digest volume 22 issue 82 is in /a/r/u/russ/risks/risks-22.82
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albaugh
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response 148 of 335:
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Jul 29 16:50 UTC 2003 |
IWLTA that I saw something I thought was cool at the Sandy Beach "park" at
Baw Beese Lake outside of Hillsdale: They had an inflatable raft - which I
later learned was called the Iceberg - white, which judging by the height of
the kids I saw on it, rose ~12 feet at its top, pyramid shaped. It had grab
handles as you would see for rock climbing. The kids swam out to it from
shore (~100 yards), wearing life preservers, and were free to climb it, jump
off it, fall off it, into water which I assume was sufficiently deep, while
a life guard watched from a nearby row boat. I guess you paid your $2 for
maybe a half hour session.
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russ
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response 149 of 335:
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Jul 29 23:13 UTC 2003 |
Highlights of RISKS digest volume 22 issue 82:
-- Diebold voting machines have flaws which would allow
practically anyone (from voting officials to teenagers)
to undetectably alter votes or vote as many times as
they liked.
-- Inadequate security at a South African bank allowed a
thief to steal account/PIN combinations and transfer
other people's money to himself.
-- A thief in NYC used keyloggers on computers at Kinko's
to steal credit card numbers.
And more (the last item is hilarious). /a/r/u/russ/risks/risks-22.82
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katie
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response 150 of 335:
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Jul 29 23:40 UTC 2003 |
Ok: !Saddam
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gelinas
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response 151 of 335:
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Jul 30 04:21 UTC 2003 |
IWLTA that my schedule worked out for a trip to Frankenmuth this afternoon.
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keesan
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response 152 of 335:
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Jul 30 17:07 UTC 2003 |
After 14 phone calls in which I asked to get rid of the recording that I am
getting instead of a busy signal ("let repeat dialing ..... 75 cents"), in
which people either never heard of repeat dialing, or said they had cancelled
it, then said you had to cancel enhanced repeat dialing, then said you had
to cancel the recording separately, etc., someone said they would sic the big
guns on this problem (it was all cancelled and the recording persists). The
result of all this is that today I got an automated email from the SBC
Internet dept. saying they could only deal with my problem if I had an SBC
IP address.
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albaugh
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response 153 of 335:
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Jul 31 17:56 UTC 2003 |
Subject: CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH MARS...Once in a Lifetime Viewing
Never again in your lifetime will the Red Planet be so spectacular.
Earth is catching up with Mars, an encounter that will culminate in the
closest approach between the two planets in recorded history.
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way
Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can
only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the last
5,000 years but it may be as long as 60,000 years.
The encounter will culminate on Tuesday, August 27th when Mars comes to
within 34,649,589 miles and will be (next to the moon) the brightest
object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will
appear 25.11 arc seconds wide.
At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full
moon to he naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August
Mars will rise in the east at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.
But by the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise
at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30 a.m.
That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that no human
has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning
of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter
throughout the month.
Share with your children and grandchildren.
No one alive today will ever see this again.
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/where_is_mars.html
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gelinas
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response 154 of 335:
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Jul 31 18:59 UTC 2003 |
(I think the second sentence of the antepenultimate paragraph should have used
"zenith" instead of "azimuth": Mars will rise in the east at 10 p.m. and reach
its _zenith_ at about 3 a.m."
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keesan
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response 155 of 335:
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Jul 31 19:55 UTC 2003 |
Will you be able to see Mars from downtown Ann Arbor on a clear day?
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tpryan
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response 156 of 335:
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Jul 31 20:05 UTC 2003 |
Apparently, since it will rise at night, it will take a clear
night. ;)
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mary
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response 157 of 335:
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Jul 31 23:22 UTC 2003 |
I think we should have a Grexpedition to Peach Mountain
observatory on one of the three open houses that will
be happening during this window.
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tod
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response 158 of 335:
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Jul 31 23:30 UTC 2003 |
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i
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response 159 of 335:
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Aug 1 00:25 UTC 2003 |
Just under the observatory.
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