[kj] Snopes.com new entry on Sarah Palin library book ban
Brendan
bq at soundgardener.co.nz
Wed Sep 10 23:38:37 EDT 2008
Hang my head, drown my fear, til you all just disappear...Black Hole Sun,
won't you come...and wash away the rain...
> How can anyone be against something known as
>
> THE ATOM SMASHER or THE SUPER COLLIDER?
>
> It's just pure awesomeness in of itself!
>
> If they do create black holes think how enviro friendly things will be.
> No matter dumps... Just trips to the black hole! Garbage disposal
> would be fun fun fun!
>
>
>
> At 04:00 PM 9/10/2008, sade1 wrote:
>> It makes sense, but since one side is playing the stability issue
>>(even making a scientist-rap video for Youtube) and the other side,
>>the press, hyping it that leaves some of the rest of us wondering.
>>
>>Meh, who needs 'stability' anyway... Fire away the LHC.
>>
>>... ... ... ... ... ...
>>
>>[looking at the current state of things]
>>
>>'Save me...
>> save me from Tomorrow..
>> I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...!'
>>
>>
>>--- On Wed, 9/10/08, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:
>>From: Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>
>>Subject: Re: [kj] Snopes.com new entry on Sarah Palin library book ban
>>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
>> <gathering at misera.net>
>>Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 2:37 AM
>>
>>
>>ok; why?
>>
>>
>>To find out more about nature, which is pretty much scientists' brief.
>>
>>Specifically to prove / disprove big bang theory, find evidence for the
>>
>>higgs boson (theoretical particle that confers mass) and to find or
>> create
>>
>>dark energy or matter.
>>
>>
>>It is intended to re-create conditions that existed one trillionth of a
>>
>>second after the (theorised) big bang. Which in the scheme of things is
>>
>>quite a long time after, future particle colliders will have to get to
>>
>>much higher power levels to go back closer to the theoretical big bang.
>> As
>>
>>big as the solar system using the same technology, in order to re-create
>>
>>big bang energy levels.
>>
>>
>>Side note: yes it's expensive, but so is conducting wars, for example.
>> And
>>
>>this technology often has unintended benefits. The WWW was invented at
>>
>>Cern...html and the first browser, Mosaic was developed for scientists to
>>
>>collaborate through. If you check the small print in whatever browser
>>
>>you're using you will most likely find Mosaic mentioned...Tim Berners Lee
>>
>>invented it in the late 80s.
>>
>>
>> >> The Large Hardon Collider has been turned on...
>>
>> >
>>
>> > The Swiss clearly have too much money.
>>
>> >
>>
>> > That thing is a WMD; if it backfires, it'll be one *ahem*
>>
>>'black hole' i
>>
>> > won't want to go into.
>>
>> >
>>
>> > That Large Hardon Provider "..will take scientists to within a
>>
>>split
>>
>> > second
>>
>> > of a laboratory recreation of the Big Bang," ..ok; why?
>>
>> > from the article:
>>
>> > And full power is probably a year away. "On Wednesday we start
>>
>>small,"
>>
>> > Dr. "Who" James Gillies said. "today we are only aiming it
>>
>>at Mercury."
>>
>> >
>>
>> >
>>
>> > (I prefer the older
>>
>> > stick-shift model)
>>
>> >
>>
>> > ... ... ... ... ... ...
>>
>> >
>>
>> > [looking at the current state of things]
>>
>> >
>>
>> > 'Save me...
>>
>> > save me from Tomorrow..
>>
>> > I don't want to sail in this Ship Of Fools...!'
>>
>> >
>>
>> > --- On Wed, 9/10/08, Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>> >
>>
>> > From: Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>
>>
>> > Subject: Re: [kj] Snopes.com new entry on Sarah Palin library book ban
>>
>> > To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
>>
>> > <gathering at misera.net>
>>
>> > Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 1:07 AM
>>
>> >
>>
>> > Actually if you follow the logic of what I said, technically I AM
>> calling
>>
>> > Americans thick (a=b and b=c, therefore a=c)...but you know what I
>> mean.
>>
>> >
>>
>> > Otherwise you're too thick to work it out anyway ;)
>>
>> >
>>
>> > PS: The Large Hardon Collider has been turned on and we're all alive!
>>
>>I
>>
>> > managed to get in a panicwank when someone reminded me it was T minus
>> 10
>>
>> > mins ;)
>>
>> >
>>
>> >> Correct, religiosity is extremely high in the US and from what I
>>
>> >> remember
>>
>> >> it's also correlated with being thick. Can try to dredge the link
>>
>>up
>>
>> > if
>>
>> >> anyone is interested.
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >> Oh and I'm not calling Americans thick mind, rather religious
>>
>> >> fundamentalists.
>>
>> >>
>>
>> >>>> Outside f many fanatical Mid Easern religious states I cannot
>>
>> > think of
>>
>> >>>> a
>>
>> >>>> place where such an idea would get serious political
>>
>>tracttion.
>>
>> >>>
>>
>> >>> Almost eerie you say that, cuz the U.S. was recently ranked as
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>>the
>>
>> >>> most
>>
>> >>> religiously fundamentalist state on Earth, outside of the muslim
>>
>> > world.
>>
>> >>>
>>
>> >>>
>>
>> >>>
>>
>> >>> From: "B. Oliver Sheppard"
>>
>> > <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>
>>
>> >>> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
>>
>> >>> <gathering at misera.net>
>>
>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 12:10 PM
>>
>> >>> Subject: Re: [kj] Snopes.com new entry on Sarah Palin library book
>>
>>ban
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>> >>>
>>
>> >>>
>>
>> >>>> It's an embarrassing reflection of American political
>>
>>culture
>>
>> > that
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>> >>>> Snopes.com also has put up a new entry debunking a
>>
>> > widely-circulated
>>
>> >>>> email
>>
>> >>>
>>
>> >>>> that says Obama literally fits the description of the
>>
>>Anti-Christ
>>
>> > from
>>
>> >>>> the
>>
>> >>>
>>
>> >>>> Bible! That this idea is even seriously entertained is such a
>>
>>poor
>>
>> >>>> reflection on our country.
>>
>> >>>>
>>
>> >>>> Outside f many fanatical Mid Easern religious states I cannot
>>
>> > think of
>>
>> >>>> a
>>
>> >>>> place where such an idea would get serious political
>>
>>tracttion.
>>
>> >>>>
>>
>> >>>> But, alas, Snopes.com says Obama=anti-Christ rumor is false:
>>
>> >>>>
>>
>> >>>> http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/antichrist.asp
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>> >>>>
>>
>> >>>> Haha
>>
>> >>>>
>>
>> >>>> -Oliver
>>
>> >>>>
>>
>> >>>> Karen Weil wrote:
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>> >>>>> *Oliver:*
>>
>> >>>>> Thanks for sending this. I never really bought into that
>>
>> > (although it
>>
>> >>>>> does give one pause that there was even discussion of this
>>
>> > topic). I
>>
>> >>>>> still don't think much of this woman, and feel she is
>>
>>not
>>
>> >>> qualified to be
>>
>> >>>>> VP, but fair is fair.
>>
>> >>>>> Can we just hold the election today and get this whole
>>
>>f-ing
>>
>> > ordeal
>>
>> >>> over
>>
>> >>>>> with? ; )
>>
>> >>>>> Best,
>>
>> >>>>> k.w.
>>
>> >>>>> -
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>> >>>>
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