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13433<i>Worlds Still Colliding ALazarus_Long-5/25/2002
13432OK. I'll buy that. One way of looking at that is that in such a situation Lazarus_Long-5/25/2002
13431In terms of consequences, this is largely a matter of terminology. Comet, asterLazarus_Long-5/25/2002
13430<i>When your contract went from $n to $20*$n that was the taxpayer's mLazarus_Long-5/25/2002
13429Earlier posts indicated there is a difference between the morning and evening neLazarus_Long-5/25/2002
13428American Muslims in the War on Terror latimes.com THE UNTOLD WAR Lazarus_Long-5/25/2002
13427<i>"Do people actually watch that stuff? "</i> your condeMulhollandDrive-5/25/2002
13426Just went to FAIR's website to see if I was right about Cohen's positionTom Clarke-5/25/2002
13425<i>Your FAIR article forgot to mention that Jeff Cohen is a regular on FoxLane3-5/25/2002
13424Oops, I see the article does mention Jeff Cohen. Am I the only one who skims arTom Clarke-5/25/2002
13423The only value TV 'news' has is when they run real time video of some drTom Clarke-5/25/2002
13422Thanks, Charley. I shall read that carefully.Lane3-5/25/2002
13421<i>Would you say, then, that one cannot be fully informed about American pLane3-5/25/2002
13420I think we're talking past each other on this one. It wouldn't take a coTom Clarke-5/25/2002
13419The First Dark Age is a little off topic for him, it's mostly a techie site.Tom Clarke-5/25/2002
13418postwatch.blogspot.comTom Clarke-5/25/2002
13417The India-Pakistan tension has interesting implications for the US. The IndiaDayuhan-5/25/2002
13416<i>Roger Ailes is a genius.</i> Who is Roger Ailes? I don't liDayuhan-5/25/2002
13415<i> I'd wonder about "incapacitating gas" too, tough. Any gaDayuhan-5/25/2002
13414<i> I don't think one can be fully informed about politics in this couDayuhan-5/25/2002
13413<i>Largely gone. There are still a few cost+ contracts out there.</i>jttmab-5/25/2002
13412<i>Thank you. You just can't imagine how relieved I am to now understajttmab-5/25/2002
13411<I>Do people actually watch that stuff? I don't watch TV at all, excMulhollandDrive-5/25/2002
13410Some think that kimberlite melts tend to get active every 60 million years or soaverage joe-5/25/2002
13409Are you actually capable of more than you've shown us? I mean quality, not Lazarus_Long-5/25/2002
13408I agree with what you said about guns. Somehow firing bullets inside a pressuriLazarus_Long-5/25/2002
13407<i>Tunguska has been proven not to have been a meteorite but a very small Dayuhan-5/25/2002
13406<i>I think they are the highest-rated cable network.</i> That'sDayuhan-5/25/2002
13405<i> I thought that was Tom's Law of software estimating. </i> WhLazarus_Long-5/25/2002
13404First time I've heard that theory. How proven is proven? And would a kimbeLazarus_Long-5/25/2002
13403Tunguska has been proven <b>not</b> to have been a meteorite but a vaverage joe-5/24/2002
13402<i>It's probably not a good idea to judge the humor of anything based Tom C-5/24/2002
13401<i>Ok, my reference to the "The Mystical Managers Month", bringiLane3-5/24/2002
13400<i>Back in my time, that was the mythical man-month. </i> Ok, my reTom C-5/24/2002
13399I think you read a bad fortune cookie. On the lighter side: story.news.yahoo.coTigerPaw-5/24/2002
13398<i>I guess I’ll shelve my book on the subject: "The Mystical ManagersLane3-5/24/2002
13397<i>Finally the station identified itself, and it was Fox News. I remembereLane3-5/24/2002
13396Chinese believe that no one "can't think." You prove otherwise. ReConstant Reader-5/24/2002
13395<i>I figured 2 man-years of effort. Then I applied Long's Rule of SoftTom C-5/24/2002
13394I think they are the highest-rated cable network. If you heard an hour of it youConstant Reader-5/24/2002
13393I wonder how many of the pilots that want to have guns in the cockpit would be wDayuhan-5/24/2002
13392That's funny; I logged on to SI intending to post that very article. It'Dayuhan-5/24/2002
13391Soon the Bush administration part in the California energy crisis will be layed TigerPaw-5/24/2002
13390<i>Guess you think.... </i> you must always lose at guessing games. TigerPaw-5/24/2002
13389LOL! We seem to be confusing each other. By current theories, these collisionsLazarus_Long-5/24/2002
13388Thank you. You just can't imagine how relieved I am to now understand that Lazarus_Long-5/24/2002
13387Didn't jttmab say that was corrupt? Lowballing the bid? :-) What he doesnLazarus_Long-5/24/2002
13386A number of years ago I worked on a firm fixed price contract to develop a wholeTom C-5/24/2002
13385Personally, I have no problem at all with a certain amount of intelligently manaDayuhan-5/24/2002
13384Largely gone. There are still a few cost+ contracts out there. Which is fair.Lazarus_Long-5/24/2002
13383<i>c'mon Laz </i> c'mon what?Lazarus_Long-5/24/2002
13382<i>The good old days of "get the contract at any price and we'll jttmab-5/24/2002
13381Well, this was supposed to be firm fixed price. Once it became apparent the comLazarus_Long-5/24/2002
13380So was this a 'cost plus fixed fee' or 'firm fixed price' contraTom C-5/24/2002
13379<i>I suspect that the author may be right that farms cause a lot more enviLane3-5/24/2002
13378<i>I'm talking about Leave It To Beaver I'm talking about It&Lazarus_Long-5/24/2002
13377<i> I didn't mean to place that there. </i> No big deal. TimF-5/24/2002
13376Thats the "few billion" that I was talking about. When collisions wheTimF-5/24/2002
13375Dang! Convicted of atheism again! :-) As Henry Ford said, "History is buLazarus_Long-5/24/2002
13374www.snopes2.com/rumors/flight.htm The BBC link is a link to a transcript of TimF-5/24/2002
13373<i>What did you say about firing incompetents in the private sector? Doesnjttmab-5/24/2002
13372Your link says nothing about any connections between terrorists from the bin LadTimF-5/24/2002
13371<i>Your competent software engineering group is that far off? </i> TLazarus_Long-5/24/2002
13370Is it true that you banned J.C. Dithers from this thread? If so, please considerBill-5/24/2002
13369Even in the '90s, with Clinton in the presidency? I think not.....Neocon-5/24/2002
13368The Sandanistas got killed in the polls after the U.S. declared it would continuThomas M.-5/24/2002
13367Guess you think Ted Kennedy killed Martha Moxley too.Bill-5/24/2002
13366SHHHHH! (Don't say that too loudly, someone around these parts believes thatConstant Reader-5/24/2002
13365HOMELAND INSECURITY What if gunless pilots went on strike? Pressure mounts for aD.Austin-5/24/2002
13364Good morning Karen It's from investment rarities investmentrarities.com ID.Austin-5/24/2002
13363<i>I didn't mean to place that there. </i> Glad you did. I reaLane3-5/24/2002
13362Perhaps so. But, in the long run, it is the Sandinistas that have gotten killed Neocon-5/24/2002
13361wow Tim I'm slightly out of order with the GREENS WITH ENVY story.. . . . I D.Austin-5/24/2002
13360I mean c'mon LazD.Austin-5/24/2002
13359Here's an update on one of your favorite subjects. washingtonpost.com MiliLane3-5/24/2002
13358<i>Let's straighten that one out. I'm not the guy who came up withjttmab-5/24/2002
13357ah common Laz I'm talking about Leave It To Beaver I'm talking about ID.Austin-5/24/2002
13356The 1950's were NOTED for conformity and lack of citizen involvement in poliLazarus_Long-5/24/2002
13355GREENS WITH ENVY By James R. Cook I’ve written often that the liberal politicaD.Austin-5/24/2002
13354>What's your solution?< "to the shores of Tripoli" Thanx LazD.Austin-5/24/2002
13353<i>This is coming from someone that has a software project that is a factoLazarus_Long-5/23/2002
13352The comet that wiped out the dinosaurs (if that theory holds up) hit 65 million Lazarus_Long-5/23/2002
13351When they start working on brain transplants, I'll do my best to see that yoLazarus_Long-5/23/2002
13350Bush hides his relationships with terrorists. scoop.co.nz news.bbc.co.uk <TigerPaw-5/23/2002
13349Monsoon season is in about 2 weeks. khilafah.com washingtonpost.com George, yTigerPaw-5/23/2002
13348<i>show up in the course of regular business</i> The Bin Laden brothTigerPaw-5/23/2002
13347Can you provide me a list of the terrorists that "show up in the course of TimF-5/23/2002
13346Bush doesn't care about protecting terrorists per se. He wants to protect oTigerPaw-5/23/2002
13345Excellent points, Tim. None of these Paradises ever check out when examined by Lazarus_Long-5/23/2002
13344Do you have any specific evidence that Bush is protecting terrorists? If the anTimF-5/23/2002
13343The Bush family is still working closely with the rest of the Bin Laden family, TigerPaw-5/23/2002
13342I would imagine not considering its a large family. What's your point? TimF-5/23/2002
13341Osama's not the only Bin Laden with radical intent. mwo1.comTigerPaw-5/23/2002
13340They where obviously the most popular in the begining but later on it was far frTimF-5/23/2002
13339<i> since all the polls indicated they were going to get killed. <TimF-5/23/2002
13338<i>As for agriculture... the UK would love a free, unsubsidised market. PrLazarus_Long-5/23/2002
13337<i>all though probably no more then in many other countries including someThomas M.-5/23/2002
13336The parties withdrew at the request of the United States. I would guess it was Thomas M.-5/23/2002
13335<i>Palestinians want an independent state or as much of one as they can geLane3-5/23/2002
13334I think the author makes some interesting points but neither side is likely to aTimF-5/23/2002
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