From: Daniel Mandic on
JoeBloe wrote:

> On 10 Oct 2006 00:52:56 GMT, "Daniel Mandic" <daniel_mandic(a)aon.at>
> Gave us:
>
> >
> > Who cares about that? Bill Gates might also top post....
> >
> But he doesn't, dipshit.


He is much longer in Usenet than you.


Best Regards,

Daniel Mandic
From: John Larkin on
On Mon, 09 Oct 06 12:32:44 GMT, lparker(a)emory.edu (Lloyd Parker)
wrote:

>In article <05cii2p4fh1u08166gal2omfh5t8tasdc1(a)4ax.com>,
> John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote:
>>On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 09:37:07 -0400, krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Nice _guesses_, but how is that relevant? How many died in car
>>>accidents? How many from cancer? How is throwing Foley in the can
>>>(which is where he should be) help your 88,000?
>>
>>I don't think Foley actually commited a crime. Apparently he
>>text-messaged some former House pages who were over the age of
>>consent.
>
>16?
>

Yes, 16 in DC.

John

From: JoeBloe on
On 10 Oct 2006 01:58:32 GMT, "Daniel Mandic" <daniel_mandic(a)aon.at>
Gave us:

>JoeBloe wrote:
>
>> On 10 Oct 2006 00:52:56 GMT, "Daniel Mandic" <daniel_mandic(a)aon.at>
>> Gave us:
>>
>> >
>> > Who cares about that? Bill Gates might also top post....
>> >
>> But he doesn't, dipshit.
>
>
>He is much longer in Usenet than you.
>

His first post was earlier.

He doesn't use it at all now, and hasn't for years, so NO, he is NOT
longer in Usenet than I, you clueless twit.
From: joseph2k on
Eeyore wrote:

>
>
> John Fields wrote:
>
>> And, generally, speaking, airliners don't stray miles away from
>> their flight paths
>
> What gave you the idea it had ?
>
>> and do respond when contacted by the military.
>>
>> To not do so _is_ madness.
>
> It did !
>
> Reading a bit more.....
>
> " When Carlson [commanding officer of the USS Sides which was nearby]
> concluded that the Vincennes was referring to IR655 when making its
> warning to turn away or receive fire ( on a military frequency only - my
> comment ) he urgently warned IR655 on a civilian freqency that it was in
> danger, having been mistaken for a military craft and should turn away.
> IR655 immediately complied and changed course onto a trajectory away from
> the Vincennes. The Vincennes fired regardless. "
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655#Independent_sources
>
> Graham
It is wise to be thoughtful about information in publically editable
documents.
--
JosephKK
Gegen dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst, vergebens.  
--Schiller
From: joseph2k on
T Wake wrote:

>
> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:452A6294.FC8DD10B(a)hotmail.com...
>>
>>
>> T Wake wrote:
>>
>>> "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> > John Fields wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> And, generally, speaking, airliners don't stray miles away from
>>> >> their flight paths
>>> >
>>> > What gave you the idea it had ?
>>> >
>>> >> and do respond when contacted by the military.
>>> >>
>>> >> To not do so _is_ madness.
>>> >
>>> > It did !
>>> >
>>> > Reading a bit more.....
>>> >
>>> > " When Carlson [commanding officer of the USS Sides which was nearby]
>>> > concluded that
>>> > the Vincennes was referring to IR655 when making its warning to turn
>>> > away
>>> > or receive
>>> > fire ( on a military frequency only - my comment ) he urgently warned
>>> > IR655 on a
>>> > civilian freqency that it was in danger, having been mistaken for a
>>> > military craft and
>>> > should turn away. IR655 immediately complied and changed course onto a
>>> > trajectory away
>>> > from the Vincennes. The Vincennes fired regardless. "
>>> >
>>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655#Independent_sources
>>>
>>> I never noticed that. Makes things a bit gloomier.
>>>
>>> For me personally, the purpose of this branch of the debate is not to
>>> seek
>>> closure on the incident but to highlight the "world image" problem that
>>> America suffers from.
>>
>> Quite so and I find it truly amazing that seemingly well-educated
>> engineers
>> should still find no error with this kind of behaviour.
>>
>
>
> Well, that is engineers for you..........................
Actually it is better described as lack of timely, reliable information.
All militaries are prone to this.
--
JosephKK
Gegen dummheit kampfen die Gotter Selbst, vergebens.  
--Schiller