81) Message boards : Cafe SETI : R.I.P., Frank Kelly Freas (Message 59634) Posted 3 Jan 2005 by Jack Lass Post: I met Frank 50 years ago at a SciFi convention in New York. He was very gracious to a young kid and I've never forgotten that. His work set a standard for SciFi illustration and he will indeed be missed.

82) Message boards : Cafe SETI : An open hand to WW (Message 59633) Posted 3 Jan 2005 by Jack Lass Post: Friends, the practice of "shunning" was very effective on the Classic Seti Social Board a while back in silencing another incorrigable pain in the fundament. While this person did not assail us with his superstiious religious nonsense, he still made the forum a very unpleasant place to be. After much exhortation simply to ignore him, never to respond to his posts he got the idea. Should the fool in question return to plague us, I urge everyone to shun him.

83) Message boards : Cafe SETI : For Grownups Only (Message 59631) Posted 3 Jan 2005 by Jack Lass Post: > I was actually thinking the same! We are all helping the ways we can! The > Danish Government has granted 300 mill. DK Kroner to help, Danish help > organizations are collecting the highest amount of money per day as ever > before, Danish helicopters were able to get food and watercleaning tablets to > Sumatra. Saturday and Sunday the Danish flags has been at half-mast from every > public building. Sunday afternoon a service was held in the cathedral of > Copenhagen, attending the Danish Government, the Danish parliament, the Queen > and whole the Danish royal familiy, starting with 2 minutes of silence in > memory of all the victims. > > So we care! Lena my deepest condolences to all of the people of Denmark, Finland Norway and Sweden who have lost loved ones or who have still had no word of their fate. I know that the people of the Northland are making a great effort to help the bereaved and homeless around the Indian Ocean. We are one people, how sad that it takes something like this to bring that fact home to most of us. Your friend, Jack

84) Message boards : Cafe SETI : For Grownups Only (Message 59615) Posted 3 Jan 2005 by Jack Lass Post: I believe that one must be beholden to one's neighbor without the reward of heaven...or the fear of hellfire." Hezekiah Jones At the risk of injecting a bit of compassion into this rapidly deteriorating forum, may I point out that millions of our fellowpersons are now suffering the greatest privation and heartache due to the latest demonstration of nature's complete indifference to our species? And while nature can afford to be indifferent surely we cannot. It would behoove all of us to reach into our generally overburdened pockets and make a cash donation to one of the NGO's struggling to deal with this catastrophe. Money is desperately needed to procure and transport needed supplies of food, clothing and medicine to the affected countries. Among the organizations needing help are; Save the Children, Oxfam, Doctors Without Borders, the Red Cross and Red Crescent. You may know of others equally deserving of assistance. If you have already made a contribution you've done a good deed. If you have not, shame on you. One last note. I don't feel it is necessary to respond to this post. If you agree with it act accordingly. If you do not, don't tell me about it because I couldn't care less. Your Fellow Human Being Jack Lass

85) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy New Year! (Message 58968) Posted 1 Jan 2005 by Jack Lass Post: There are now millions of our fellow human beings around the Indian Ocean who will not have a happy new year. I urge you all to contribute what you can to any of the bona fide agencies providing aid and comfort to the injured and bereaved. Save the Childen, Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam, etc. all need cash to do their work. Happy New Year to you all from an "old" S@H cruncher.

86) Message boards : SETI@home Science : Missions on Mars - CLOSED (Message 54845) Posted 18 Dec 2004 by Jack Lass Post: Wouldn't it just be simpler to provide people with the JPL link so that they could check in on the rovers as they chose. Bookmarking the site would make things even easier. Or are you just going for the record of redundant posts? http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_opportunity.html or, for spirit, http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_spirit.html Yours for succinctness.

87) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Can you Believe THIS??? (Message 40420) Posted 26 Oct 2004 by Jack Lass Post: "Ken, it's too late, Olga has your scent." You might be able to throw her off the scent, Ken, by the occasional bath and the judicious use of a good deodorant. Yours for good hygiene (physical and mental), Jack

88) Message boards : Politics : Political Thread [2] - CLOSED (Message 33161) Posted 6 Oct 2004 by Jack Lass Post: > > > As a member of the AIP I'll > > probably vote for <a> href="http://www.peroutka2004.com/">Peroutka[/url], > > but then again maybe I'll just write in Snoopy, Mickey, or Bugs. :P > > I think Peroutka has my vote to. > Don't think he'll be nominated though. > Doesn't have the money or power but he might have the chance to win > because he would try to revert our Government back to the way it used > to be, The way it was intended to be. > And precisely what way did it "used to be"? And how do you think it was intended to be? Whatever you may think of the present administration the only way to get rid of it is to vote it out of office. That is the way it was intended to be. If you choose not to participate, not to excercise your franchise, then your opinion isn't worth a bucket of warm spit. Your obvious high moral stance rings a little hollow.

89) Message boards : Politics : Political Thread - CLOSED (Message 32010) Posted 2 Oct 2004 by Jack Lass Post: > > Here's one that will get things heated up really quick! > > Note to the world population: the US citizenry has NOTHING to do with > this. > > Blame the government, not the people. > > It is only a debate and I think an unnecessary one. Israel has made it > abundantly clear they will not tolerate Iran, Syria, etc. having nuclear > weapons and if they think Iran is close, they will destroy the reactor - as > they did in Syria. > > Hopefully, the debate will also include a what-if scenario on the consequences > of an Israeli strike. > > Rumour often has it, in the world media, that U.S. pressure several years ago > stopped a planned Israeli strike against Iran. Whether that is true... > > -H. Richard Utzig A small correction Richard. The nuclear reactor that Israel destroyed wat the Ossiriaq plant in Iraq. > >

90) Message boards : Politics : Political Thread - CLOSED (Message 32009) Posted 2 Oct 2004 by Jack Lass Post: > This is a thread where we can all opine on topics of a local/national/world > political nature. Since this is one thread and since there isnt a Political > Forum many topics are welcome. Everyone is encouraged to participate! > > > Here's one that will get things heated up really quick! > Note to the world population: the US citizenry has NOTHING to do with this. > Blame the government, not the people. > > <a> href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/eed88be8-0741-11d9-9672-00000e2511c8.html">US > debates military strikes on 'nuclear Iran'[/url] > > [url=http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/dswmedia/3duniverse.html] >

91) Message boards : Cafe SETI : What are your views on Alien Abduction? (Message 32008) Posted 2 Oct 2004 by Jack Lass Post: > Alien Abduction Ha! It's just another fad just like all these new diets with > their promises you can lose 15 pounds in 2 weeks if you take these pills that > cost about 6 bucks each. People can be so dumb it makes me laugh. Everybody > knows you cant expect to get yor abs to look anything like ducts just by > rubbing ale on them every 3 hours like these quack doctors on TV are shilling > to anybody who likes to stay up past 4 in the morning. -And yes it's the beer > companies who are sponsoring the whole campaign like they dont get enough > bucks from all the couch potatos who drink it- now they've got the fools > rubbing it on their tummies- even in the breakroom where I work it smells like > beer all the time. cheeesh! >

92) Message boards : Cafe SETI : A quandary..... (Message 32007) Posted 2 Oct 2004 by Jack Lass Post: Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes I sure as hell wont.

93) Message boards : Cafe SETI : ARE YOU AN IDIOT? (Message 30239) Posted 26 Sep 2004 by Jack Lass Post: I'm an idiot too. For years I wandered the net looking for a place where idiots could feel at home. A place where you can insult and be insulted by idiots just like you. Well fellow idiots I have found a home. And you can find one too (if you can find your ass with both hands you qualify, if you can find your neighbor's ass with both hands you can become an officer). Where, you may well ask, is the paradise of idiocy, this board of seriously deranged persons (at least some of them are persons)? Why at The Final Front Ear of course. Take a look and if you have the courage of your convictions (speeding convictions don't count) join in the fun and frolic. <img> <img> <img> And where the hell is the signature I worked so hard to create? It's a bloomin' conspiracy that's what it is. Call my lawyer, call my doctor.

94) Message boards : Cafe SETI : SIG test 13 (Message 29903) Posted 25 Sep 2004 by Jack Lass Post: Let's see if this all show up as wanted.

95) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Who have the Best Avatar? (Message 29901) Posted 25 Sep 2004 by Jack Lass Post: Hmm. Don't like the way that this is showing. Let's try it now.

96) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Who have the Best Avatar? (Message 29899) Posted 25 Sep 2004 by Jack Lass Post: Now it seems to me that an avatar should reflect the real personality of the person using it. This one speaks volumes about me.

97) Message boards : Cafe SETI : And now for something completely different! (Message 26896) Posted 16 Sep 2004 by Jack Lass Post: > My favorite > > http://www.bushin30seconds.org/ Merci mille fois. This is a treasure and I urge all who can to visit this page. Thank you again mon ami. > <img>

98) Message boards : Cafe SETI : And now for something completely different! (Message 26765) Posted 15 Sep 2004 by Jack Lass Post: Having noticed a severe lack of levity on this board --especially in comparison with the late, lamented SETI Social Board-- and a definite avoidance of good old fashioned political controversy, I offer a change from the shameless club mongering, sig tests and such and offer the following. (Oh, there are a couple of flashes--pardon the pun-- of what might be called s*x, so the prudish may wish to stay out. http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/spotlight/collections/mock_vote/?mid=219553967 <img>

99) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Sig Test... (Message 23583) Posted 8 Sep 2004 by Jack Lass Post: Another Test in progress. <img>

100) Message boards : Cafe SETI : S@h Berkeley's Staff Friends Club (Message 23582) Posted 8 Sep 2004 by Jack Lass Post: My dear Bruno. I am honored to join with you and all the others. As a charter member of The Final Front Ear I have joked about the vicissitudes of BOINC with my friends. But the reason we are crunching is to participate in a scientific investigation. All the crabbing and kvetching is just another symptom of the growing pains of the new system. Yours in fellowship. <img height="80">

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