ber@gummo.UUCP (My full name is probably too long, but maybe not.) (12/03/83)
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Condensation of topics in net.misc
As seen by Pete LaMaster ihnp4!houxh!pvl
Given that people *drive* on the left in England, do they also
*walk* on the left? The general consensus is that they, indeed, do
walk on the left when any order is observed at all. In addition,
certain train tracks and highways passing left or right were mentioned.
A recent report which studies mitochondrial DNA presents the possibility
that most living humans had a common female ancestor about 50K years ago.
Times Zones: their history and the existence of zones offset from GMT
by non-integral multiples of one hour.
Diet Coke has adopted a blend of Nutrasweet (aspartame) and saccharine.
They didn't go all aspartame due to cost.
A rather comprehensive report of Harris' line of GaAs IC's with
propagation delays in the 3 ns range
Short topics: planned obsolesence of GM cars, warning against "Better
Living" Magazine and its ilk (lifetime subscription for $4), history
of Harbor Sweets chocolates, an electro-stimulation technique for
relieving back pain, programs to print "Merry Christmas" 15 times
in *many* languages, comments on "Consumer Reports" magazine (favorable),
an offer to post articles for those who can't, a survey of bias in
the teaching of world history, a number of people discussing the 49th
parallel and that all of the US is below it, discussion as to whether
or not USENET is a member of the press, identification of "whatever
happened to Exxon Office Systems, the desirability of long articles,
the use of "worm" instead of "hacker", a call for printed circuit
board software, and a program to clear a WANG 720ber@gummo.UUCP (My full name is probably too long, but maybe not.) (12/15/83)
* Condensation of topics in net.misc (December 9, 1983)
As seen by Pete LaMaster ihnp4!houxh!pvl
The Cabbage Patch Dolls: Why do people like them? Answer seems to be:
the unique design of each doll, the adoption papers and the birthday card.
"Walking to the Left in England" expanded to include the use of eating
implements: forks appear to be used differently in different countries.
In addition, it was asked whether tilting of the head during kissing
exhibited the same regional left/right differences.
Arguments for and the announcement of the new net.celts newsgroup.
The results of the previous survey asking for sites which were involved
in ocean-related work.
Also: Four Christmas posters (artwork), explanation of Kosher as being
ritually clean as opposed to "only" physically clean, an observation
that New Hampshire never legally adopted the 55-mph speed limit so
70 mph is generally accepted, a call for the collection of humorous
"famous last words," a reference for the Turing language, and discussion
of the bias exhibited in history lessons (slanted toward the country
of residence).ber@gummo.UUCP (02/05/84)
Summary of net.misc for week: Sat Jan 28 through to Sat Feb 4.
Sean Byrne
garfield!sean
Of the 59 articles in net.misc this week there were:
Proposal for the patron saint of programmers:
suggestions:
- St. Jude
- St. Vidicon of Cathode
- find some saintly programmer and martyr him.
Continuation of debate on scientific creationism
(please move this to net.philosophy)
Flames about posting to multiple groups.
(there were 16 articles posted to groups net.misc and one or two others)
Questions about Macintosh; ads and stuff. (move these to net.micro{,.apple})
Summary of waterbed discussion.
More wombat trivia including a proposal for a net.wombat.
Continuation of discussion on color/size of world money.
Start of keyboard layout discussion (please move this to net.cog-eng)
Start of discussion on the Rand Editor.
Discussion on weather in California and other parts of North America.
Summary:
net.misc Miscellaneous discussions too short lived for
their own groups.
If someone takes the trouble to keep a record of the active newsgroups
(thanks adam) the rest of us should take the time to read it and follow
it. This should avoid people posting things to the wrong newsgroups
and even more people flaming the people who posted to the wrong newgroups
and even MORE people flaming the people who flamed the people who posted to
the wrong newgroups.ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) (02/13/84)
Summary of net.misc for week: Sat Feb 5 through to Sat Feb 11. Sean Byrne (garfield!sean) Of the 133 articles in net.misc this week there were: More proposals for the patron saint of programmers: suggestions: -Robert Dourson @ Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo -St. Oliver Plunkett Continuation of debate on scientific creationism More wombat trivia. Continuation of discussion on color/size of world money. Want a distribution of the Rand Editor? Call Ariba Hoard @ (213)393-0411 Discussion on weather in California and other parts of North America. Start of discussion on creation/evolution. Start of discussion on "Technology Stops Drunk Driving". Start of discussion on "Abiogenesis". Hangover cure wanted. Start of discussion of working conditions at large corporation (Intel, Amdahl). Start of discussion on "Guilt and Punishment: Do we have free will, or is everything we do the result of a chemical reaction?" Start of discussion on "Life from Non-Life". Song: "The Day UseNet Died" -- well worth reading. Start of discussion on "Prayer in Schools". Continuation of discussion on "ESP". Start of discussion on "Prehistoric Computers". Start of discussion on "Why don't thermostats work?" Summary: The creationism issue is still blazing on. Apparently people don't think this has anything to do with philosophy ?! However, most people have been following the guidelines in net.misc, even though the volume has doubled since last week.
ber@gummo.UUCP (03/03/84)
Summary of net.misc for weeks: Fri Feb 17 through to Fri Mar 2. Sean Byrne (garfield!sean) There were 179 articles. (!) Start of discussions on: "The love affair between the `news' media and British non-consumers" "Proposal for research in Scientific Formation" "Standard Cyrillic/ASCII mapping" "Johnny Carson receives wombat." "Does Royalty serve a purpose?" "Acceptable creationist evidence" "Financial tips requested" "Laser experts?" "Ways to quit smoking" "Evolution" "USA Nordic combined RIPOFF!" "Pro-evolution conspiracy" "Canada's tradition as a Pioneer in Communications Technology" "Dinosaurs and extinction" "What happen to all the biggies of netnews: Andy Tannenbaum, Laura Creighton, Lady Arwen?" Andy is still alive and fed up with the news as it stands. Laura has changed jobs where she no longer has time to read ALL the news and post replies to everyone. No one knows what has happened to LA. Continuations: "Evolution vs. Creationism" "Airplanes gain weight" "paper on abiogenesis" "ESP" "Why don't thermostats work?" "Real dirt on porn." "The probability of Life from Non-life" "California weather" "Prayer in Schools"
ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) (03/26/84)
Summary of net.misc for week: Sat Mar 17 through to Sat Mar 24. Sean Byrne (garfield!sean) There were 49 articles. Start of: Debate on religious followings: Andy Tannenbaum vs. Larry Bickford - with comments from various people What's the rule of 78? - a law used in computation of amount due on a loan over a certain period of time. Horses vs. Currant Buns. - the division of people according to the believe that there are two kinds of people: horse faced people (long), and currant-bun faced people (similar to cabbage patch dolls). All the social and political ramifications of this were discussed. Continuations: Creation/Evolution debate still raging on - as always Superman vs Darth Vader (truly silly) - mots (more of the same) More on SiO sub 2 (silicon dioxide) in Nutrasweet Acronyms of the month. Canada's Tradion as a Pioneer in Comm. Tech. - this has developed into a debate over who the first radio and TV stations were. Wanted: Information on Juno-60, made by Roland. Standard disgusting drink. - this mas developed from the proctect your bottle at BYOB parties from last week.