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  Okinawa, a foretaste of invading the main islands..
 
(URL) forgot how ferocious the battle for Okinawa actually was... but the real point of this article lies elsewhere. Moral relativism is a bankrupt idea. (24 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  6 degrees of separation..
 
Paul was a PM on a project I was on when we were both at CTP: (URL) have heard his story first hand. Pretty chilling. (24 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Cultures, words, meanings and ownership (was Was Re: "piffle!" (bowdlerised for your protection)
 
(...) Then what was that place the tourist operator took me to???? ...Oh... And I didn't wear any tartan the entire time I was there ... Crawford tartan is so blechy. McIntyre (my mum's side) is much nicer. ROSCO (24 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
 
(...) any) (...) it's (...) That's possible, but doesn't stop evolution within the species. (...) We'll need some fairly large colonies before earth becomes expendable (IMO). (...) "Do you hear that, Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability. (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Future of Humanity (was: lotsa stuff)
 
(...) I don't really think it's cause for "optimism" -- in my book the longer it takes before genetic manipulation of humans is commonplace the better! But a lot of these processes are technologically feasible today, which is why I put such a short (...) (24 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)


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