From: Eeyore on


JoeBloe wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:24:39 -0600, John Fields
> <jfields(a)austininstruments.com> Gave us:
> >"T Wake"<usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote:
> >>"Ken Smith" <kensmith(a)green.rahul.net> wrote in message
> >>
> >>> I have an interesting theory that we are in fact dealing with an AI
> >>> program. This would explain the trouble parsing some statements. It
> >>> would also explain the snipping of sections and the resorting to insults.
> >>> Both could be used as a way to cover the fact that the parser could not
> >>> handle the statements. With reasonable replied the errors would be easier
> >>> to notice. Insults on the other hand don't have to make literal sense.
> >>> The fact that the same ones seem to get recycled is some evidence for the
> >>> theory.
> >>
> >>I think I agree with you know.
> >
> >---
> >???
> >
> >Speaking of machines...
>
> The idiot crew has a side conversation going where they think I am an
> AI bot.

Well....... you haven't mentioned the movie "Total Retard" yet, so maybe your
programming's been improved ?

Graham


From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
> >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
> >> >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >You're aware he's from Poland ?
> >> >>
> >> >> Yes. He's been giving us some the gossip from that end of
> >> >> Europe which is quite different from your end.
> >> >
> >> >Us ?
> >>
> >> Those who are reading this thread.
> >>
> >> >It's only recently I've seen his posts in this thread.
> >> >
> >> >Would you care to elaborate ?
> >>
> >> Did you not learn a lot from those posts?
> >
> >I've only seen a couple. I got the impression he wasn't keen on the idea of
> >moving to the USA.
> >
> >What did you learn ?
>
> That Poland has taken a different approach during the difficult
> and long job of transforming their economic and political
> infrastructure from Communist-based market to a Capitalistic market.

A different approach to whom though ?


> He gave enough pointers that could keep people studying for 20 years.
> They seem to have an anomoly (compared to the way the US handles
> things) which may or may not pose serious political problems in their
> future.

What's this anomaly ?


> And that's just from one paragraph that he wrote. Gossip has
> a lot of information if you listen well.

Maybe so, but don't let your imagination run away.

Graham

From: jasen on
On 2006-12-11, JoeBloe <joebloe(a)thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:59:24 +0000, Eeyore
><rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> Gave us:
>
>>The reason Europe's doing Galileo is of course because the USA can't be trusted.
>
> Your knowledge of the world is such a hideous joke.

Yeah, the USA can be trusted, but only to do whatever
is in its best interest.

Galileio and Glonass refect others understanding of that.

Bye.
Jasen
From: jasen on
On 2006-12-11, Ken Smith <kensmith(a)green.rahul.net> wrote:

> BTW: Do you know if the Galileo system has the same intentional
> distortions as the GPS system? If not, it could be combined with the GPS
> to make better estimates.

USA turned off the intentional jitter a few years back. any innacuracies are
only those inherant in the system.

Bye.
Jasen
From: Eeyore on


jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:

> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
> >> Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> The Cold War was all about which "side" these
> >> >> countries would choose.
> >> >
> >> >Which is a completely different matter.
> >>
> >> How so? If you start talking about the third world, I figure
> >> you are talking about those who hadn't chosen sides.
> >
> >The sheer concept of USA vs USSR no longer even exists. That
> >use of the term is irrelevant.
>
> The effects of this cold war is what is going on now. Side
> effects of decisions and actions made in the 20th century
> are going to last for a least 100 years.

In what way is this different to the part history played in previous times ?


> By then the effects
> will be due to the current struggle of Western vs Islamic
> civilizations.

Has it ever occurred to you that Islam has far more reason to fear the West than
vice-versa ?

Secularism is speading. I believe what we are seeing may be no more than a
religious backlash against 'modern thought'. I rather feel it's dommed to fail.

As a kid I recall it was unheard of not to be Christian. Now no-one even blinks
an eye about it but I would like to see our first atheist Prime Minister though.

Graham