hey gang -- you know, I keep going back and forth on the issue of school vouchers. It is a bit dangerous to lean that closely to establishment; but the market...
barry brake
barry@...
Oct 9, 2000 7:49 pm
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B The primary argument against is that some folks will not or cannot make decisions in the best interest of their children. Thus, it follows, those parents...
Wtcweaver@...
Oct 10, 2000 1:41 pm
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Barry, et. al., An interesting topic. I direct your attention to the current New Yorker (not available online, so if you don't subscribe, grab a coffee and...
Paul Brake
speedbrake@...
Oct 10, 2000 4:12 pm
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Thought some would enjoy this little story of number theory from FERMAT'S ENIGMA by Simon Singh... "...no amount of evidence is enough to satisfy...
Paul Brake
speedbrake@...
Jan 9, 2001 12:28 am
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... interesting! and even more so because that's how we think day in and day out. the basis, in fact, of the empirical temperament is that by testing 1,000...
barry brake
barry@...
Jan 9, 2001 8:20 am
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... For future reference, you can use ^ to raise a number to the power of another number. So the above equation would be: x^4 + y^4 + z^4 = w^4...
Aaron
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Jan 9, 2001 2:11 pm
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I'm reading the Lord of the Rings, finally! Figured I'd better do it before the film comes out. And I'm struck by two resemblances: the debt that the Harry...
barry brake
barry@...
Jan 11, 2001 3:23 pm
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sorry!! accidentally left out the coolest part!! ..................... I'm reading the Lord of the Rings, finally! Figured I'd better do it before the film...
barry brake
barry@...
Jan 11, 2001 3:29 pm
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I really, really, really need to see the Ring. I read the Tolkien cycle several years ago as a high-schooler and loved it. I've been meaning to get back to it...
jasony@...
Jan 12, 2001 5:27 pm
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Barry et. al., Welcome to the fellowship of the ring, where most of us have been since junior high/high school!! Seriously, I'm glad your reading these ...
Paul Brake
speedbrake@...
Jan 16, 2001 7:51 pm
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paul writes: <<Frodo is the HP character in Tolkien, but you always get the feeling that he is a tool of larger forces, unlike HP who seems to be destined to...
barry@...
Jan 17, 2001 2:01 am
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... Yes, but...perhaps what I was thinking of was my response as a child to the various characters: so I thought it would be neat to be *chosen* to be the ...
Paul Brake
speedbrake@...
Jan 17, 2001 4:18 am
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paul writes: <<In fact, in Wagner, Lewis, and Rowling, who is the Aragorn character? Or is Aragorn just another Frodo, being used by *the force* in a parallel...
barry@...
Jan 17, 2001 5:02 pm
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hey - an interesting number-play by mike keith, with whom I've corresponded a bit lately..... ... Suppose an hour, minute, day, month, and year are written...
barry@...
Feb 22, 2001 9:55 am
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Last post was in February. We've either all become dull or busy. I'm planning to see Blue Man Group in September, which I've been wanting to do for ages. I was...
in@...
Jun 22, 2001 9:25 pm
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hey - truly a great history there, and very much in the spirit of the bmg. haha! I'd love to see them. you'll have to give us the full report. -- barry . . ....
barry brake
barry@...
Jun 23, 2001 10:10 am
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I just happened to be in Cincinnati last week when the author of this article was being interviewed on the local talk radio--she referred to this article at...
Paul Brake
speedbrake@...
Jul 31, 2001 2:53 pm
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sounds like an interesting article, but I didn't see a link or anything....!...
barry@...
Jul 31, 2001 7:58 pm
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Here it is: http://www.city-journal.org/html/11_3_what_really_happened.html...
Shonacole@...
Jul 31, 2001 8:41 pm
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mark - thanks for the url -- paul, thanks for the article! interesting. just goes to show you how effective a campaign can be -- their record of the use of...
barry@...
Jul 31, 2001 10:42 pm
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To split or to not split......
Paul Brake
speedbrake@...
Aug 1, 2001 4:22 pm
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can someone tell me how to update inpeople with my new email address? you can let me know at jjw2000@... many thanks...
Jeff J W
jerry_jeff@...
Aug 4, 2001 5:24 pm
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a lengthy inquiry into the place of faith in politics.... i'll be interested to know what people think of his various conclusions.... this appeared in the...
barry brake
barry@...
Aug 18, 2001 11:44 am
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Barry and I had an interesting discussion about this...we've both been in England and Italy recently...what do you think? ...
Paul Brake
speedbrake@...
Aug 28, 2001 4:29 pm
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Re the "Corruption" article: That was an interesting article. I don't know enough about England or Italy to know what is "right" in this case, but I did have a...
Rich
stingray1@...
Aug 29, 2001 3:01 pm
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Does anyone know the origin of the use of "Jones" as a descriptive term for urge or desire? There's that old song about the kid who had a "basketball jones,"...
Rich
stingray1@...
Aug 29, 2001 3:38 pm
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[apologizing for the cross-post.... aw, who cares?] yep -- everyone in chicago is reading the same book. it's all part of a citywide campaign -- the stores are...
barry brake
barry@...
Aug 29, 2001 5:00 pm
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wow!! just read that in its entirety. some powerful images that definitely correspond to my recent experiences in those countries. those who think the...
barry brake
barry@...
Aug 29, 2001 5:02 pm
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i believe 'jones' was originally a term for heroin. then it came to be used as the urge that heroin creates. the noun got verbed, as often happens. -- barry ....
barry brake
barry@...
Aug 29, 2001 5:03 pm
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i'm thinking that city-journal must have an editorial policy about infinitives: the last several articles i've read on it -- including ... how do you oblige...
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