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  Powerpoint rots your brain
 
What if Honest Abe had had Powerpoint available to him? (URL) some background (URL) a very controversial book (URL) if this is all old news to you all. It had me snickering (and I've been told I "give good foil" as we used to say in IBM)... (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Justice for all.....
 
(...) 1) That's not the best reason to dislike it, 2) I know what forum that's from... :-) so what do you think of habnut's recent action? Was ryu being babyish or justified given everything? (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Hmmmmmm. A pot bomb?????
 
This guy reminds me of the Iraqi propaganda guy - what was his name? (URL) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Democracy.... Dubya Style
 
(...) Well that's all fine and dandy if he says "Look I'm gonna do some short term wrongs here, but I'm convinced in the long term it'll be alright" but I don't hear him saying that. "It's right to hold these suspected terrorist/conspirators without (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: File under 'D'...
 
(...) Ahhhh but you're only looking at the point of impact as defining the arrow, but in fact its probably more physical things about the arrow that define it. And these are unlikely to change much no matter how they're influenced in their flight. (...) (21 years ago, 20-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: File under 'D'...
 
(...) Hi-O! I never pegged you as a cheapshot artist, Dave! Will you be here all weekend;-) JOHN (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: Democracy.... Dubya Style
 
(...) FINE!!! I admit it (again)-- the US and Israel aren't perfect!!! I am so tired of the comparisons to perfection! It's stupid to discuss! (...) My presence in this NG hangs by a thread as The Fates saw away. If not for the participation of a (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 
  Re: Democracy.... Dubya Style
 
(...) Aren't puns "off-topic" for this newsgroup? ;-) JOHN (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.pun, FTX)
 
  Re: File under 'D'...
 
(...) First of all, George W. Bush already has parents, so there's no need to adopt him. Secondly, the "nature vs. nurture" argument generally involves comparisons between individuals very similar to each other except regarding a specific range of (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: File under 'D'...
 
Just going thru this in my mind-- Nature is basically the 'building blocks' you are given at birth--hair colour, sex, height--and yes, nature changes your appearance as you row older, but, if I understand genetics properly, that change is pretty (...) (21 years ago, 19-Dec-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)


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