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Re: thought experiment

Collin R. Skocik — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:23:46 GMT

My apologies for not being more clear - the purpose of my posting was to speculate on how (or if) the human race could rebuild after such a catastrophe, and

Re: thought experiment

Mark McKennon — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:48:58 GMT

And your question or thesis in this posting is....? You may be posing less of a thought experiment than a daymare that tempts me to have several happy beers

thought experiment

Collin R. Skocik — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:27:18 GMT

Some years ago I became rather irrationally obsessive about the possibility of nuclear war. I had my fallout room picked out, my alternate bathroom, my canned

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Mark McKennon — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:32:40 GMT

Does this sound more and more like "someone" we know? http://www.technewsworld.com/edpick/66912.html?wlc=1245072364 IBM Supercomputer to Match Critical

my hardcover collection

Collin R. Skocik — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:59:06 GMT

The other day I was in a used bookstore and stumbled across a hardcover first edition of 2010. Even though it was pricey for a used book -- $10 -- I bought

Re: 2001 Showing at Egyptian Theater, May 10

Michelle Evans — Thu, 07 May 2009 22:36:38 GMT

Yes, the IMAX conversion is fairly recent, but it really looks like the movie was shot originally in IMAX, so it is wonderful to have that technology now

Re: 2001 Showing at Egyptian Theater, May 10

Collin R. Skocik — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:42:41 GMT

Guess it would require a conversion.didn't think of that. I wondered why the Apollo 13 DVD had the standard movie as well as the IMAX version - I mean, unless

Re: 2001 Showing at Egyptian Theater, May 10

Michelle Evans — Wed, 06 May 2009 20:55:45 GMT

Unfortunately IMAX is a totally different system than 70mm so it would not be showable in that format. There is however a process to digitize a movie and

Re: 2001 Showing at Egyptian Theater, May 10

Christian Bobak — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:00:46 GMT

Foiled again! I'll be in Burbank later this month but not in time for this. :( ... From: Michelle Evans Subject: [2001aspaceodyssey]

Re: 2001 Showing at Egyptian Theater, May 10

Collin R. Skocik — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:28:45 GMT

I sure wish I could make it. Totally impossible. Y'know, they've got an IMAX theater at Kennedy Space Center; you'd think one of these days they would show

2001 Showing at Egyptian Theater, May 10

Michelle Evans — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:16:19 GMT

Just to let the group know that this coming Sunday at 7:30 pm, the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood will be showing a 70mm print of 2001: A Space Odyssey. If

Re: things on my mind today

Michelle Evans — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:30:49 GMT

I completely agree that some nasty things have been hurled back and forth in the debate on global warming. Remember that fir myself I do not disagree with the

Re: things on my mind today

Collin R. Skocik — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:29:14 GMT

Thanks for the links. Unfortunately, not being a climatologist, I'm just not qualified to evaluate the data on my own. What more can I do but accept the

Re: things on my mind today

Collin R. Skocik — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:28:37 GMT

Thanks for the links. Unfortunately, not being a climatologist, I'm just not qualified to evaluate the data on my own. What more can I do but accept the

Re: things on my mind today

Michelle Evans — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:46:52 GMT

As a follow-up to my comments yesterday, it was asked why not simply do whatever we can to eliminate sources of global warming and clean up our act. One reason