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gull
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response 286 of 335:
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Sep 11 13:34 UTC 2003 |
Doesn't sound too bad. I like to sit at the counter when I eat at cafes.
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dcat
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response 287 of 335:
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Sep 11 20:34 UTC 2003 |
I may almost be back (to Grex). Still no network connection from my dorm
room, but I'm discovering and making more use of campus labs. . . .
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jmsaul
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response 288 of 335:
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Sep 12 12:38 UTC 2003 |
They were doing a test run for employees and others last night, I think.
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gelinas
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response 289 of 335:
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Sep 12 13:56 UTC 2003 |
There were folks in the place on Wednesday night, too.
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albaugh
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response 290 of 335:
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Sep 12 17:43 UTC 2003 |
Heard on the radio that Johnny Cash and John Ritter died.
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edina
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response 291 of 335:
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Sep 12 18:45 UTC 2003 |
This is so sad. At least John is now with June.
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happyboy
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response 292 of 335:
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Sep 12 18:53 UTC 2003 |
it's not sad AT ALL. jesus, his body had become totally
decrepit, he could no longer play guitar...i'm relieved
for him.
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edina
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response 293 of 335:
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Sep 12 18:58 UTC 2003 |
I know, I know, and ever since June died, I wondered how long Johnny had left.
But it's losing an icon.
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happyboy
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response 294 of 335:
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Sep 12 19:12 UTC 2003 |
he wouldn't be much of an icon drooling in a hospital bed
in a state of vegetation, now, would he?
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other
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response 295 of 335:
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Sep 15 23:10 UTC 2003 |
I have a pair of announcements, one of which is quite sad, the other
amusing. The really odd part is that both were communicated to me in
phone calls, one right after the other, this afternoon.
1) Steve Graham, former acting Chief Engineer at WUOM, the NPR affiliate
in Ann Arbor, and more recently the computer systems and support person
there, died by his own hand this weekend. I had spoken at some length
with him only a couple of days before, and had no indication or clue.
2) The ACLU of Michigan is producing a booklet about recent cases in
which they've been involved and because they so liked the quote I sent in
response to their request, they've asked for a picture to accompany it.
I sent them the one that prompted someone on Grex to post an item
suggesting I looked like a serial killer (the one with all the little
captions on it), and they like it, but would prefer to not have the
captions. I can't find a decent one, so a photographer friend is going
to shoot something this evening.
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mary
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response 296 of 335:
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Sep 15 23:18 UTC 2003 |
Great, because the Secret Service agent who was just here,
asking about you, wanted an up-to-date photo. Post the
URL when you've got it up, okay?
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other
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response 297 of 335:
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Sep 15 23:19 UTC 2003 |
Well, the one I sent is the one on munkey's old grexer site....
The most up-to-date shots are on my website, from the trip from which I
just returned.
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mynxcat
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response 298 of 335:
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Sep 15 23:39 UTC 2003 |
The picture you describe is on munkey's new web-site too. It's under
lifestyles, I think
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other
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response 299 of 335:
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Sep 15 23:58 UTC 2003 |
Wall, shucks, ther shore iiis! Thanks!
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goose
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response 300 of 335:
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Sep 16 02:36 UTC 2003 |
Your first bit of news is really horrible Eric, I'm very sorry to hear it.
Steve was a former Grex user (maybe M-Net, I forget the timeframe).
I knew Steve a bit and bought some audio equipment from him a few years ago.
He had extremely talented ears and was a very nice guy willing to share his
vast knowlege in the audio field. He was responsible for the tone of WUOM
and to my ears is one of the best sounding FM stations out there, mostly due
to his hard work.
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other
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response 301 of 335:
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Sep 16 02:50 UTC 2003 |
I once called up and asked him for a notch filter because I lived too
close to the WQKL tower to be able to get WUOM on my radio, and he dug
one out of his desk and sent it to me by campus mail. When I saw him
late last week, I mentioned that I guess I should give it back in case
someone else needed it... :(
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tsty
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response 302 of 335:
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Sep 16 04:26 UTC 2003 |
if true, this is 2nd engr to pass on this way ...
... *recently**...
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tsty
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response 303 of 335:
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Sep 16 04:42 UTC 2003 |
the other eWUOM engineer i knew (who got a royal screwing
from the "establishment") was James Paffenbarger.
this makes two in a row. wazup wid dat?
i'd mention a too-much-influence naem of a person probably
responsible but the ppl's republic would react with
too much shock and awe .... those closet bushies.
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tod
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response 304 of 335:
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Sep 16 05:01 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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dah
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response 305 of 335:
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Sep 16 11:22 UTC 2003 |
You know, leading Scientists say that people who talk to people soon to commit
suicide, and "don't get [no] clues" are usually wrong. They did get clues
and just didn't pay enough attention to the PSTCS.
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cmcgee
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response 306 of 335:
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Sep 16 11:41 UTC 2003 |
hogwash.
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johnnie
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response 307 of 335:
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Sep 16 14:42 UTC 2003 |
Well, there are clues, but nothing so obvious that you're going to pick
it up in a ten-minute conversation. And even if you're around the
potential suicide on a regular basis, the clues may be too subtle to
understand except *maybe* in retrospect.
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aruba
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response 308 of 335:
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Sep 16 15:00 UTC 2003 |
Yeah, dah's post is bullshit. There is no way to read someone's mind. The
kind of clues he's talking about are probably about as accurate a predicter
of the future as the daily horoscope.
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rcurl
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response 309 of 335:
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Sep 16 15:05 UTC 2003 |
Would you please identify a couple of the leading Scientists you cite in
#305, dah?
I'm inclined to think johnnie and aruba are right. There are probably
more instances of the same kind of clues from people that do not commit
suicide.
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cmcgee
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response 310 of 335:
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Sep 16 16:59 UTC 2003 |
If "clues" could tell you who was or was not going to commit suicide, no one
under the care of a therapist would ever do so. Their therapist would see
the "clues" and take appropriate steps.
One of the few remaining ways to have someone committed to a mental facility
is if they are a threat to themselves. It is still illegal to commit suicide
in Michigan, and anyone who knows that someone is going to attempt it is
legally required to report this to the police. If "clues" were really
diagnostic, there'd be a lot fewer suicides.
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