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  Computers anyone? Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2016-03-09 08:22 +0000
    Re: Computers anyone? "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 19:25 +1100
    Re: Computers anyone? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-03-09 13:41 +0000
      Re: Computers anyone? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-09 06:48 -0700
      Re: Computers anyone? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-03-09 14:00 +0000
        Re: Computers anyone? "Sam Crean" <sg55443@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 04:46 +1100
      Re: Computers anyone? "Sam Crean" <sg55443@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 04:40 +1100
      Re: Computers anyone? "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-03-09 13:50 -0600
      Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 17:32 -0500
        Re: Computers anyone? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-03-10 13:24 +0000
          Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 08:56 -0500
          Re: Computers anyone? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-10 07:29 -0700
            Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 20:19 -0500
            Re: Computers anyone? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-03-11 13:08 +0000
              Re: Computers anyone? "Sam Crean" <sg55443@gmail.com> - 2016-03-12 04:02 +1100
                Re: Computers anyone? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-03-12 13:34 +0000
                  Re: Computers anyone? "Sam Crean" <sg55443@gmail.com> - 2016-03-13 04:35 +1100
                  Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-12 15:54 -0500
                  Re: Computers anyone? pechter@chuckie.(none) (William Pechter) - 2016-03-12 20:51 +0000
                    Re: Computers anyone? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-03-13 07:44 +0000
                      Re: Computers anyone? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-04-11 17:00 -0400
                        Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-04-11 19:07 -0400
            Re: Computers anyone? Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-03-12 15:10 -0800
            Re: Computers anyone? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-03-12 18:03 -0800
              Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-12 18:34 -0800
              Re: Computers anyone? "Sam Crean" <sg55443@gmail.com> - 2016-03-13 15:28 +1100
    Re: Computers anyone? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-03-09 14:08 +0000
    Re: Computers anyone? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-03-09 14:41 +0000
    Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-09 07:27 -0800
      Re: Computers anyone? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2016-03-09 13:44 -0600
        Re: Computers anyone? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-03-09 20:15 +0000
        Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 17:38 -0500
          Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-09 17:14 -0800
            Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-09 17:35 -0800
              Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 21:31 -0500
                Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-09 20:25 -0800
                  Re: Computers anyone? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-10 01:55 -0700
                    Re: Computers anyone? mausg@mail.com - 2016-03-10 11:47 +0000
                      Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 08:54 -0500
                      Re: Computers anyone? Alan Bowler <atbowler@thinkage.ca> - 2016-03-30 12:47 -0400
                    Re: Computers anyone? "Sam Crean" <sg55443@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 04:01 +1100
                  Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-10 09:04 -0800
                  Re: Computers anyone? "Sam Crean" <sg55443@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 04:28 +1100
                  Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-10 13:44 -0800
                  Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-10 19:28 -0800
                    Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-11 06:16 -0500
                      Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-11 10:37 -0800
                        Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-12 12:37 -0800
                          Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-17 09:25 -0700
          Re: Computers anyone? Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2016-03-09 21:35 -0600
            Re: Computers anyone? mausg@mail.com - 2016-03-10 11:52 +0000
              Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 08:55 -0500
          Re: Computers anyone? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-03-10 13:53 +0000
            Re: Computers anyone? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2016-03-10 14:21 -0600
              Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-10 13:17 -0800
              Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 20:29 -0500
            Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 20:17 -0500
        Re: Computers anyone? Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-03-09 16:42 -0800
          Re: Computers anyone? "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-03-09 20:19 -0500
    Re: Computers anyone? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-03-09 12:13 -0500
      Re: Computers anyone? "Sam Crean" <sg55443@gmail.com> - 2016-03-10 04:58 +1100
        Re: Computers anyone? Bud Frede <frede@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-03-10 06:37 -0500
    Re: Computers anyone? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2016-03-09 13:39 -0600
      Re: Computers anyone? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-10 01:55 -0700
        Re: Computers anyone? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-03-10 09:43 -0600
        Re: Computers anyone? Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> - 2016-03-10 14:06 -0600
          Re: Computers anyone? jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-03-11 13:08 +0000
          Re: Computers anyone? mausg@mail.com - 2016-03-11 14:10 +0000
            Re: Computers anyone? Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-03-11 16:21 +0000
            Re: Computers anyone? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-11 17:04 -0700
              Re: Computers anyone? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-03-12 18:04 +0000
                Re: Computers anyone? mausg@mail.com - 2016-03-12 19:32 +0000
                  Re: Computers anyone? Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2016-03-21 20:17 -0400
              Re: Computers anyone? mausg@mail.com - 2016-03-12 19:30 +0000
    Re: Computers anyone? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-03-09 12:14 -0800
    Re: Computers anyone? hankvc@blackhole.lostwells.org (Hank) - 2016-03-12 07:34 +0000
      Re: Computers anyone? Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-12 07:30 -0700

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#160745

"Bud Frede" <frede@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message 
news:7_idnTTLHcA6xH3LnZ2dnUU7-VmdnZ2d@supernews.com...
> Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> writes:
>
>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
>
> Around 6 PM on the 22nd of October 2004.

US politics was discussed here long before that. 

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#160783

"Sam Crean" <sg55443@gmail.com> writes:

> "Bud Frede" <frede@mouse-potato.com> wrote in message
> news:7_idnTTLHcA6xH3LnZ2dnUU7-VmdnZ2d@supernews.com...
>> Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> writes:
>>
>>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
>>
>> Around 6 PM on the 22nd of October 2004.
>
> US politics was discussed here long before that. 

Rod Speed was an idiot here long before that, but that's not the point.

I'll leave it up to you to figure out, Rod. Maybe you'll even learn
something about history?

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#160747

Bob Martin wrote:

> 
> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
You think THIS group is bad???  Geez, you should see some of the others I 
read, 25+ % is political rants by people who really are off their meds!

Jon

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#160779

Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
> Bob Martin wrote:
> 
>> 
>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
> You think THIS group is bad???  Geez, you should see some of the others I 
> read, 25+ % is political rants by people who really are off their meds!


Whenever you get a bunch of superannuated curmudgeons together the talk
degenerates into politics, and I suspect most people "here" are from the
US.  After the election it will probably calm down for a while.

> 
> Jon
> 



-- 
Pete

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#160803

On 3/10/2016 2:55 AM, Peter Flass wrote:
> Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
>> Bob Martin wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
>> You think THIS group is bad???  Geez, you should see some of the others I
>> read, 25+ % is political rants by people who really are off their meds!
>
>
> Whenever you get a bunch of superannuated curmudgeons together the talk
> degenerates into politics, and I suspect most people "here" are from the
> US.  After the election it will probably calm down for a while.
>
And we can get back to discussing the technology of Roman road-building.

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#160817

Peter Flass wrote:

> Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
>> Bob Martin wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
>> You think THIS group is bad???  Geez, you should see some of the others I
>> read, 25+ % is political rants by people who really are off their meds!
> 
> 
> Whenever you get a bunch of superannuated curmudgeons together the talk
> degenerates into politics, and I suspect most people "here" are from the
> US.  After the election it will probably calm down for a while.
> 
OHhh, I CAN'T WAIT!!  This business of every predidential campaign lasting 
about 3 YEARS is just killing me!  We ought to amend the constitution so 
that campaigning cannot begin until maybe 2 months before the election.
(Yeah, good luck with that, I know.)

Jon

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#160854

Jon Elson wrote:
> Peter Flass wrote:
>
>> Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
>>> Bob Martin wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
>>> You think THIS group is bad???  Geez, you should see some of the others I
>>> read, 25+ % is political rants by people who really are off their meds!
>>
>>
>> Whenever you get a bunch of superannuated curmudgeons together the talk
>> degenerates into politics, and I suspect most people "here" are from the
>> US.  After the election it will probably calm down for a while.
>>
> OHhh, I CAN'T WAIT!!  This business of every predidential campaign lasting
> about 3 YEARS is just killing me!  We ought to amend the constitution so
> that campaigning cannot begin until maybe 2 months before the election.
> (Yeah, good luck with that, I know.)

The US would have a mess if the campaigning is only 2 months long.  Part
of the campaign cycle is to strain out the people who can't do the work.
There hasn't been any career training path for US President since
the politicial machines were dismantled.

/BAH

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#160857

On 2016-03-10, Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
> Peter Flass wrote:
>
>> Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
>>> Bob Martin wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
>>> You think THIS group is bad???  Geez, you should see some of the others I
>>> read, 25+ % is political rants by people who really are off their meds!
>> 
>> 
>> Whenever you get a bunch of superannuated curmudgeons together the talk
>> degenerates into politics, and I suspect most people "here" are from the
>> US.  After the election it will probably calm down for a while.
>> 
> OHhh, I CAN'T WAIT!!  This business of every predidential campaign lasting 
> about 3 YEARS is just killing me!  We ought to amend the constitution so 
> that campaigning cannot begin until maybe 2 months before the election.
> (Yeah, good luck with that, I know.)
>
> Jon

I have proposed that soccer matches be reduced from  90 minutes to, say, 15.

90 minutes is just _boring_


-- 
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#160860

On 11 Mar 2016 14:10:36 GMT
mausg@mail.com wrote:

> On 2016-03-10, Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
> > Peter Flass wrote:
> >
> >> Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
> >>> Bob Martin wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
> >>> You think THIS group is bad???  Geez, you should see some of the
> >>> others I read, 25+ % is political rants by people who really are off
> >>> their meds!
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Whenever you get a bunch of superannuated curmudgeons together the talk
> >> degenerates into politics, and I suspect most people "here" are from
> >> the US.  After the election it will probably calm down for a while.
> >> 
> > OHhh, I CAN'T WAIT!!  This business of every predidential campaign
> > lasting about 3 YEARS is just killing me!  We ought to amend the
> > constitution so that campaigning cannot begin until maybe 2 months
> > before the election. (Yeah, good luck with that, I know.)
> >
> > Jon
> 
> I have proposed that soccer matches be reduced from  90 minutes to, say,
> 15.

Seconds.

> 90 minutes is just _boring_

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#160880

<mausg@mail.com> wrote:
> On 2016-03-10, Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
>> Peter Flass wrote:
>> 
>>> Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
>>>> Bob Martin wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
>>>> You think THIS group is bad???  Geez, you should see some of the others I
>>>> read, 25+ % is political rants by people who really are off their meds!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Whenever you get a bunch of superannuated curmudgeons together the talk
>>> degenerates into politics, and I suspect most people "here" are from the
>>> US.  After the election it will probably calm down for a while.
>>> 
>> OHhh, I CAN'T WAIT!!  This business of every predidential campaign lasting 
>> about 3 YEARS is just killing me!  We ought to amend the constitution so 
>> that campaigning cannot begin until maybe 2 months before the election.
>> (Yeah, good luck with that, I know.)
>> 
>> Jon
> 
> I have proposed that soccer matches be reduced from  90 minutes to, say, 15.
> 
> 90 minutes is just _boring_
> 
> 

15 minutes would be just as boring, only for a shorter period of time.


-- 
Pete

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#160901

On 2016-03-12, Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:
><mausg@mail.com> wrote:
>> On 2016-03-10, Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
>>> Peter Flass wrote:

[20 lines snipped]

>> I have proposed that soccer matches be reduced from  90 minutes to, say, 15.
>> 
>> 90 minutes is just _boring_
>> 
>> 
>
> 15 minutes would be just as boring, only for a shorter period of time.

I quite like the 10 seconds of highlights on the news. That's about as much
football (soccer) as I can stand.


-- 
Today is Sweetmorn, the 71st day of Chaos in the YOLD 3182
                  I don't have an attitude problem.
    If you have a problem with my attitude, that's your problem.

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#160906

On 2016-03-12, Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
> On 2016-03-12, Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:
>><mausg@mail.com> wrote:
>>> On 2016-03-10, Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
>>>> Peter Flass wrote:
>
> [20 lines snipped]
>
>>> I have proposed that soccer matches be reduced from  90 minutes to, say, 15.
>>> 
>>> 90 minutes is just _boring_
>>> 
>>> 
>>
>> 15 minutes would be just as boring, only for a shorter period of time.
>
> I quite like the 10 seconds of highlights on the news. That's about as much
> football (soccer) as I can stand.
>
>

Think of what it would do to US football, reduce the weight of players by
more than half.


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#161306

In article <slrnne8rl8.25l.mausg@smaus.org>, mausg@mail.com wrote:

> Think of what it would do to US football, reduce the weight of players by
> more than half.

It would reduce injuries; I'm pretty sure. Perhaps a total weight limit 
of players on the field from the same team at any time. It would also
favor skill over sheer size.

-- 
 To terrify children with the image of hell,
 to consider women an inferior creation is that good for the world?  
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#160905

On 2016-03-12, Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:
><mausg@mail.com> wrote:
>> On 2016-03-10, Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
>>> Peter Flass wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Jon Elson <jmelson@wustl.edu> wrote:
>>>>> Bob Martin wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
>>>>> You think THIS group is bad???  Geez, you should see some of the others I
>>>>> read, 25+ % is political rants by people who really are off their meds!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Whenever you get a bunch of superannuated curmudgeons together the talk
>>>> degenerates into politics, and I suspect most people "here" are from the
>>>> US.  After the election it will probably calm down for a while.
>>>> 
>>> OHhh, I CAN'T WAIT!!  This business of every predidential campaign lasting 
>>> about 3 YEARS is just killing me!  We ought to amend the constitution so 
>>> that campaigning cannot begin until maybe 2 months before the election.
>>> (Yeah, good luck with that, I know.)
>>> 
>>> Jon
>> 
>> I have proposed that soccer matches be reduced from  90 minutes to, say, 15.
>> 
>> 90 minutes is just _boring_
>> 
>> 
>
> 15 minutes would be just as boring, only for a shorter period of time.
>
>

T'would change the game for the better, there would be a frantic rush to
score, and everyone could go home. Make short-term drugs more an option.
(There are stories of rugby players who can only play for 15minutes or so
after filling up with painkillers). This topic is offtopic?.. The stories 
that young programmers are shipped in from India, last under pressure for
a couple of years, and go home, to be dhobi-wallahs.


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#160750

On Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 3:22:03 AM UTC-5, Bob Martin wrote:
> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?

Well, computers and politics have always been entwined.  Remember
the 1952 election, where the Univac was used to predict the results?

Also, government funding, mostly for direct or indirect defense needs,
have paid for many computer and communication advancements.

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#160889

In article <dka4p9Fhde9U1@mid.individual.net>,
Bob Martin  <bob.martin@excite.com> wrote:
>
>When did this become the US politics newsgroup?

Friday Oct. 23 4004 B.C.

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#160896

Hank <hankvc@blackhole.lostwells.org> wrote:
> In article <dka4p9Fhde9U1@mid.individual.net>,
> Bob Martin  <bob.martin@excite.com> wrote:
>> 
>> When did this become the US politics newsgroup?
> 
> Friday Oct. 23 4004 B.C.
> 

At 9:00am, although at that time it was hard to tell AM from PM.

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