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(...) You created Lugnet. Why not something more complex? (...) That does not mean that Data didn't have observable shortcomings. But Noonian Sung knew everything about Data. (...) "Anything" is a much misused word. :-) But in the case of humans, we (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Simon Robinson <simon@simonrobinson.com> wrote in message news:FH13En.Mnt@lugnet.com... (...) (snip) (...) We don't. Our federal govenment has tons of debt. Any news to the contrary is just smoke and mirrors. Adam (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) provides a (...) I'm with Richard on that one. In the UK we pay the equivalent of about $5 a gallon. People here do complain about the huge petrol tax here but I'd say it's fair. Driving *DOES* damage the environment. You drive a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I (...) Hehe. If you so intimately knew your creation, say Lugnet for instance, wouldn't you know what it would do ahead of time given just about any situation? Maybe you could anticipate what it would do 95, 96, 97, or even 100% of the time. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's true of all countries. Yes, we all need to be a lot more aware of what goes on elsewhere in the world. It's great to hear someone saying that. Simon (URL) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I've just seen some very strange answers to this question. Jesse, I think what you've written comes closest to the truth. Eric Kingsley was pretty close to the mark too. Coming from the UK, I think that yes it is true that *in general* many (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Aw, he's jus' yanking yer chain, cousin. (...) Yep! By virtue of military superiority, if anything else. (...) 'Cause we're extremely arrogant. Even more so than the French, and possibly even the Dutch. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) If I were to wax philosophical, like Mr. Lehman, days would seem like millennia, if I were to wax philosophical. ;-) Perhaps -- and this is purely guesswork -- time was conceived to allow good things to happen. It's pretty much stated in (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Utilitarianism is very similar-- the consequences of the action are critical. An action is judged according to the level of happiness after the fact. The consequences of the action affect people's happiness, even in little ways, and the (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) They resent the fact that we saved their bacon, twice, for free. (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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