Posts by BillHyland
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Message boards :
Cafe SETI :
Aphorisms
(Message 959735)
Posted 31 Dec 2009 by  BillHyland
Post: One must, of course, always remember Fud's First Law: If it goes in, it must come out. (from Firesign Theater) |
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Cafe SETI :
Quote of the Day
(Message 959732)
Posted 31 Dec 2009 by BillHyland
Post: Never try to teach a pig to sing. You'll just waste your time and annoy the pig. -Anon |
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Number crunching :
As my RAC drops and drops...
(Message 623090)
Posted 20 Aug 2007 by BillHyland
Post: Do these problems now mean that if ET calls that there is no-one to answer the phone? lol I hope so. My RAC keeps dropping but I notice that I now have thousands (2.8K-3.0K) in my pending list. |
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Cafe SETI :
~~~~~ RESPECT ~~~~~
(Message 616490)
Posted 8 Aug 2007 by BillHyland
Post: Teach yourself to have a thick skin. You can always find a reason to be offended by anyone, the trick is to teach yourself to listen to or read criticism of your pet idea without reacting (emotionally or verbally) as if they were calling your baby ugly. Look for and respond to the underlying message, not the meaningless fluff surrounding it, however offensive, abusive, etc., you find that fluff. Besides, people who regularly throw intentionally provoking verbage out are usually trying to gain an advantage therby and most times are nonplussed when you give their gambit no response. This is really hard to do sometimes, but it is an important skill to learn. |
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Cafe SETI :
Stevie Ray Vaughan . . .
(Message 608701)
Posted 26 Jul 2007 by BillHyland
Post: I went to that last concert and remember being shocked and saddened to learn of his death. He had cleaned his life up and was (hard to imagine) even better than before. Cleaner riffs, clearer voice and he just looked like he was having the time of his life up on stage. |
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Cafe SETI :
What is this?
(Message 608697)
Posted 26 Jul 2007 by BillHyland
Post: Obi Wan: That's no moon! |
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Cafe SETI :
I have a nice RAC
(Message 602670)
Posted 13 Jul 2007 by BillHyland
Post: My RAC is OK. Could be better if I didn't have to deal with useless things like work... |
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Religious Thread [10] - Closed
(Message 587468)
Posted 15 Jun 2007 by BillHyland
Post: I'm surprised that there are still 7.5 million followers of the Bahai faith surviving. There is a vibrant Baha'i community in the US. |
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Illegal immigration................right or wrong??
(Message 587466)
Posted 15 Jun 2007 by BillHyland
Post: To immigrate illegally is, by definition, to break the law. No Sarge, you are comnpletely wrong in concept. If you have a problem with a law, there is a simple procedure to follow to correct the problem. All you have to do is get the law repealed or changed to fit your view of what is right. Breaking the law is always wrong. You may object to the law, in which case you are welcome to enter the political arena and get the law changed or repealed whichever suits you. But breaking the law is wrong. A foreigner entering the US without permission from the US is breaking the law and that is wrong, because that foreigner is breaking the law, which is wrong. If you wish to change the law, contact your Senator and/or Congressman and suggest that they support changing the law so that the law agrees with your view, then a foreigner entering the country without permission would be legal and not wrong. Or you could run for the Senate or Congressional seat from your locality and submit the legislation your self so that a foreigner entering the US without US government permission is legal and not wrong. Please note that no country in the world allows this and, possibly, do some research as to why that is the case. |
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Politics :
Political Thread [20] - Closed
(Message 587454)
Posted 15 Jun 2007 by BillHyland
Post: It is now proverbial in Washington to remark that there is no proof linking Saddam Hussein to 9/11, and this is certainly true. But, by the very same token, there is also no proof in the public domain anywhere that adds up to a case against Osama Bin Laden and al Qaeda. This statement is incorrect on two counts:
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Cafe SETI :
Illegal immigration................right or wrong??
(Message 587144)
Posted 15 Jun 2007 by BillHyland
Post: To immigrate illegally is, by definition, to break the law. Breaking the law is, by definition, wrong. This means that illegal immigration is wrong. End of lesson. |
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Political Thread [20] - Closed
(Message 582754)
Posted 7 Jun 2007 by BillHyland
Post: My boss KNOWS better than to say that to me...I would walk in a heart beat! It gives new meaning to the term "work ethic". |
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Politics :
Fun with Global Warming - Part Deux!
(Message 580103)
Posted 2 Jun 2007 by BillHyland
Post: NASA chief's so-what attitude on global warming attacked Dr. Griffin and Dr. Hansen disagree, which makes NASA a microcosm of the subject in the wider scientific community. Dr. Griffin's statements were to the point and said, in essence, "Prove it!" Dr. Hansen's position suffered a significant hit when he was not able to refute Dr. Griffin's position on a factual basis, even by reference. He was forced to fall back on the ineffectual and weak consensus argument of the Global Warming religious cant. Dr. Hansen was also disingenuous in his "He seemed unaware..." comment, considering that Dr. Griffin is the chief administrator at NASA and Dr. Hansen is obliged to appraise Dr. Griffin of the status of his research regularly. Dr. Hansen's publications on climate change, such as his 2000 Global Warming in the 21st Century: An Alternative Scenario, describe effects of various greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and ozone (O3), but the paper, and indeed the rest of his publications, are curiously silent or dismissive on the most prevalent greenhouse gas, H2O. Mention of water vapor is entirely absent in the Alternative Scenario paper. Ignoring water vapor in a paper which purports to define the Global Warming subject is akin to writing a paper about 20th Century Transportation which does not mention the internal combustion engine. I'm afraid I have to award Dr. Griffin the exchange on both style and content. |
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Religious Thread [10] - Closed
(Message 579977)
Posted 1 Jun 2007 by BillHyland
Post: Jeffery, I asked a few questions of old friends back east and, weird thing, your name is known. I guess you are not paranoid because they really are out to get you. I asked people out east using the only criteria that I know him by, his presence on these boards. And yeah, they do know who he is and where he is (I don't) and what he is doing on an ongoing basis. I asked because I believe that he is a threat to women, children and men in the US. I think this because of things he has said. Apparently he had called attention to himself well before I asked. You ask him why, I gave what warning I felt appropriate and for myself, I hope he goes to Iraq or Afganistan and fights for those he loves so well. That way my son can have the opportunity to give him his entry into Paradise where he can get his seven golden raisins. |
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Politics :
Fun with Global Warming - Part Deux!
(Message 579611)
Posted 1 Jun 2007 by BillHyland
Post: I just heard an interesting quote from Dr. Roy Spencer, climatologist at the University of Alabama Huntsville. to paraphrase, he said to forget about the amout of tonnage of CO2 mankind is emitting into the atmosphere every year (I believe the figure is 30 billion tons) because that figure, while large in absolute terms, is a pittance compared to the absolute tonnage of the atmosphere as a whole. What is important to know is that there are 38 molecules of CO2 per every 100,000 molecules of atmosphere and it will take humanity 5 years to get that ratio to change to 39 per 100,000. |
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Religious Thread [10] - Closed
(Message 579606)
Posted 1 Jun 2007 by BillHyland
Post: Jeffery, I asked a few questions of old friends back east and, weird thing, your name is known. I guess you are not paranoid because they really are out to get you. Who would have thought? ;) |
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Cafe SETI :
Greenpeace
(Message 578969)
Posted 31 May 2007 by BillHyland
Post: I agree with Dilbert: Shave the whales! |
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Politics :
Religious Thread [10] - Closed
(Message 578966)
Posted 31 May 2007 by BillHyland
Post: Nice dodge How is it slander? I ask a direct question and you do not answer. Coward. |
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Will windows always be the key player?
(Message 577900)
Posted 29 May 2007 by BillHyland
Post: Do you think Microsoft Windows will always be the most popular operating system?? What are you opinions... Do you ever think Mac OS X or Linux will overtake Windows? When an OS comes along that is superior to Windows, marketed better than Windows and has a cost advantage over Windows comes along, then Windows will die. Research the struggle between DOS and CPM in the early years of PCs. |
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Politics :
Religious Thread [10] - Closed
(Message 577897)
Posted 29 May 2007 by BillHyland
Post: Hold on a sec Jeff. No I don't know what you mean. Which Imam condemned the actions and statements of murderers claiming to kill women, children and men in the name of Islam and Allah? What has already been stated son? In condemnation of which murders? Please, give me a name, a publication, a location, a website or any other means of finding the public record of when an Imam condemned the actions and statements of murderers claiming to kill women, children and men in the name of Islam. |
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