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kerouac
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response 275 of 470:
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Aug 1 15:53 UTC 1996 |
agreed, space is not an issue, but grex not cleaning up its old/dead
confs is, and one way to do that is to make a habit of trying to
recycle some of them when it is realistic to match with some thing new.
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scott
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response 276 of 470:
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Aug 1 16:07 UTC 1996 |
Little thing about computers that differs from real life:
If you destroy an old conference, you can build a new one that is just as
good, and it really isn't any more work than cleaning up and renaming the old
one. Conferences aren't like real-world buildings, where it makes sense to
renovate a few times. Conferences are like real-world fruit pies, where it
doesn't make sense to convert an old cherry pie into a blueberry pie instead
of just baking a new blueberry pie.
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dang
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response 277 of 470:
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Aug 6 20:28 UTC 1996 |
Besides, this is cf proposals, not cf policy proposals.
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popcorn
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response 278 of 470:
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Aug 7 04:03 UTC 1996 |
So, about that membership conference....
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janc
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response 279 of 470:
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Aug 7 16:28 UTC 1996 |
We have a new membership chair. Let's give him slack to do the job the way
he thinks it should be done before we start drowning him in our opinions about
how the job should be done. If the conference is going to be useful to him,
let him have it.
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scott
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response 280 of 470:
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Aug 7 21:07 UTC 1996 |
That conf will be available Real Soon.
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omni
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response 281 of 470:
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Aug 11 03:42 UTC 1996 |
I would like to formally request a science cf be established.
(this is for the folks in agora who dont know where this item is.)
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srw
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response 282 of 470:
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Aug 11 15:33 UTC 1996 |
I think this is a great idea. I wanted to do this years ago, but when I found
science=melvin, I went away (disappointed). Especially recently, there has
been a surge in interest in science topics on Grex. I think it would justify
a conference easily, and I would even be willing to co-FW.
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omni
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response 283 of 470:
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Aug 11 18:50 UTC 1996 |
so would I.
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popcorn
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response 284 of 470:
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Aug 11 22:17 UTC 1996 |
To repeat what I said about this in agora:
Lynne and I had been talking about doing this for at least a year, without
ever getting around to actually doing it. If someone else is willing to do
it, go for it -- I think it would be great to have a science conference here.
I asked the fw of the Melvin conference (carson) if it would be Ok to
liberate the name "science" for a real science conference if one were
created. He said it would be fine with him. Cool!
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kerouac
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response 285 of 470:
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Aug 12 00:22 UTC 1996 |
maybe the melvin conf and the new science conf should be merged into
one and the same...rename Melvin the Science conference.
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mta
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response 286 of 470:
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Aug 12 01:35 UTC 1996 |
or maybe they should continue on as individual conferences to develop their
own unique characters and flavours. If only one is needed then the one that
best meets the needs of the people who are interetsed will thrive.
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omni
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response 287 of 470:
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Aug 12 04:00 UTC 1996 |
I would prefer misti's proposal.
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tsty
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response 288 of 470:
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Aug 12 10:00 UTC 1996 |
russ (newly resurrected login from lapcat) would probably also like to
be in consideration for fw of science uness i miss my guess.
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remmers
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response 289 of 470:
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Aug 12 11:52 UTC 1996 |
Right. In fact, he so indicated in the Agora item that he
entered about this. Anyhow, I think the conference is a
good idea.
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russ
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response 290 of 470:
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Aug 12 20:48 UTC 1996 |
Okay, I went spelunking and found this item. I volunteer. Does
anyone need to write a charter for the conference, or similar
statement of purpose and principles?
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chelsea
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response 291 of 470:
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Aug 12 22:04 UTC 1996 |
No. Welcome to Grex.
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birdlady
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response 292 of 470:
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Aug 13 13:24 UTC 1996 |
Welcome to Coop, Russ!
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tsty
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response 293 of 470:
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Aug 13 14:12 UTC 1996 |
have fun in science.cf
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adbarr
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response 294 of 470:
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Aug 13 22:48 UTC 1996 |
I would like a science conference, as long as it connects to philosophy,
mathematics, religion, and composting.
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srw
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response 295 of 470:
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Aug 14 03:12 UTC 1996 |
If you wish it to connect, and enter items, it will do so, I am sure.
Knowing the people on this system, I would say we could probably support one
item just discussing whether or not mathematics is an appropriate topic for
a science conf. Tha's OK, though, It's an interesting question.
Philosophy, religion, and composting are connected more obviously, perhaps.
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jenna
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response 296 of 470:
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Aug 14 04:21 UTC 1996 |
great... someplace to take my ecology homework to ;}
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scott
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response 297 of 470:
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Aug 14 10:57 UTC 1996 |
er, so who is/are the fw(s)?
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birdlady
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response 298 of 470:
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Aug 14 13:28 UTC 1996 |
Who suggested the science cf? (I forgot...) =( I think they should have
the first opportunity to grab the FW chair.
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remmers
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response 299 of 470:
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Aug 14 16:40 UTC 1996 |
Russ Cage suggested it.
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