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Sean Corbett wrote: You wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... I guess the confusion comes from the fact that left-leaning persons can't comprehend "initiative". But the real question is what, if anything, did Gore actually do to create the modern Internet? According to Vincent Cerf, a senior vice president with MCI Worldcom who's been called the Father of the Internet, "The Internet would not be where it is in the United States without the strong support given to it and related research areas by the Vice President in his current role and in his earlier role as Senator." The inventor of the Mosaic Browser, Marc Andreesen, credits Gore with making his work possible. He received a federal grant through Gore's High Performance Computing Act. The University of Pennsylvania's Dave Ferber says that without Gore the Internet "would not be where it is today." Joseph E. Traub, a computer science professor at Columbia University, claims that Gore "was perhaps the first political leader to grasp the importance of networking the country. Could we perhaps see an end to cheap shots from politicians and pundits about inventing the Internet?" THAT'S initiative. Sean will not respond to the specifics you've provided above. He can't. Anybody can cut-and-paste quotes from a single website. And that's all it took to prove you dead wrong. Now, where IS that quote that you and Rush and Hannity hold so dear?? Who's quoted opinions above do you disagree with? Vincent Cerf, a senior vice president with MCI Worldcom? Joseph E. Traub, a computer science professor at Columbia University? The inventor of the Mosaic Browser, Marc Andreesen? Which ones and why? |
#112
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Sean Corbett" wrote in message ... You wrote: People who constantly deal in hypotheticals are the ones who lack the intelligence or maturity to process the real world. So, you're saying that Supreme Court justices lack the aforementioned intelligence or maturity? No, I'm saying YOU do. You said "People who...", and unless you want to start slicing and dicing, that includes me, you, and everyone else. You made an all-inclusive statement. Now that we've established that, you're ready to understand that hypotheticals are constantly used by the best and the brightest. In Supreme Court transcripts, the justices will go on for hours, tossing hypothetical situations at lawyers to test new ideas. Various military & police entities have hired movie writers to come up with hypothetical scenarios involving security issues. You don't like hypotheticals because, as in this conversation, it puts you on the spot. You have to think and come up with an answer. Oh well. However, since my copy of the Constitution contains neither the word "gasoline", nor "global warming", nor "energy", nor "oil", nor "environment", my oath of office would compel me to do nothing. Really? Your president suggests things all the time which he thinks would make for a better country and a better world, and most of these things are in no way related to his constitutional mandate. It would be unpatriotic to not look out for the best interests of this country in every way possible. If the term "your president" is supposed to imply that I either voted for or support the policies of George W. Bush, you are entirely mistaken. Hey, if you look, walk, and sound like a duck, don't be surprised to be called a duck. Now, onward: Are you capable of answering the question, rather than arguing about tactics? Joe, I have to ask, did you change your Usenet Nick because your wife banished you to the spare bedroom? -- Reggie That's my story and I am sticking to it. |
#113
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"Reginald P. Smithers" wrote in message
. .. Joe, I have to ask, did you change your Usenet Nick because your wife banished you to the spare bedroom? Reggie I never had a nickname. |
#114
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers" wrote in message . .. Joe, I have to ask, did you change your Usenet Nick because your wife banished you to the spare bedroom? Reggie I never had a nickname. So you have only used the name "JoeSparebedroom" in rec.boats? Some people think you are the late great Doug. -- Reggie That's my story and I am sticking to it. |
#115
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"Reginald P. Smithers" wrote in message
. .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers" wrote in message . .. Joe, I have to ask, did you change your Usenet Nick because your wife banished you to the spare bedroom? Reggie I never had a nickname. So you have only used the name "JoeSparebedroom" in rec.boats? Some people think you are the late great Doug. Reggie I said I never had a nickname. |
#116
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Reginald P. Smithers wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers" wrote in message . .. Joe, I have to ask, did you change your Usenet Nick because your wife banished you to the spare bedroom? Reggie I never had a nickname. So you have only used the name "JoeSparebedroom" in rec.boats? Some people think you are the late great Doug. So what happened that you were banished to the Spare Bedroom? -- Reggie That's my story and I am sticking to it. |
#117
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
~~ ZOOM~~ right over the head. THE POINT was that you can just about prove anything you want with any data set you want. No ****. Back in university we used to, just for kicks and because we could suddenly do statistical analysis with a computer (you wouldn't waste your time actually calculating this crap), test data sets against sunspot cycles. You can make anything (anything we tried anyway), the price of oil, the state of the stock market, the levels of arsenic in sediments around a gold deposit, the election of Democratic presidents in the USA, correlate to sunspot cycles. That said, global warming and cooling cycles also correlate to sunspot cycles (surprize!). But in that case, at least, there is an obvious causal relationship... Well, obvious to some of us. |
#118
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"Reginald P. Smithers" wrote in message . .. Reginald P. Smithers wrote: JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers" wrote in message . .. Joe, I have to ask, did you change your Usenet Nick because your wife banished you to the spare bedroom? Reggie I never had a nickname. So you have only used the name "JoeSparebedroom" in rec.boats? Some people think you are the late great Doug. So what happened that you were banished to the Spare Bedroom? -- Reggie WTF are you talking about? That's my story and I am sticking to it. Yeah. You do that. And be quiet. |
#119
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On Wed, 31 May 2006 17:16:12 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers" wrote in message ... Reginald P. Smithers wrote: JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers" wrote in message . .. Joe, I have to ask, did you change your Usenet Nick because your wife banished you to the spare bedroom? Reggie I never had a nickname. So you have only used the name "JoeSparebedroom" in rec.boats? Some people think you are the late great Doug. So what happened that you were banished to the Spare Bedroom? -- Reggie WTF are you talking about? That's my story and I am sticking to it. Yeah. You do that. And be quiet. Paths don't lie. -- 'Til next time, John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
#120
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Sean Corbett wrote: You wrote: Sean Corbett wrote: You wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message oups.com... I guess the confusion comes from the fact that left-leaning persons can't comprehend "initiative". But the real question is what, if anything, did Gore actually do to create the modern Internet? According to Vincent Cerf, a senior vice president with MCI Worldcom who's been called the Father of the Internet, "The Internet would not be where it is in the United States without the strong support given to it and related research areas by the Vice President in his current role and in his earlier role as Senator." The inventor of the Mosaic Browser, Marc Andreesen, credits Gore with making his work possible. He received a federal grant through Gore's High Performance Computing Act. The University of Pennsylvania's Dave Ferber says that without Gore the Internet "would not be where it is today." Joseph E. Traub, a computer science professor at Columbia University, claims that Gore "was perhaps the first political leader to grasp the importance of networking the country. Could we perhaps see an end to cheap shots from politicians and pundits about inventing the Internet?" THAT'S initiative. Sean will not respond to the specifics you've provided above. He can't. Anybody can cut-and-paste quotes from a single website. And that's all it took to prove you dead wrong. Now, where IS that quote that you and Rush and Hannity hold so dear?? Show where I cited that quote. I'm the one - the ONLY one - here who posted the ACTUAL quote. Who's quoted opinions above do you disagree with? Third graders know the correct word is "whose". Childish little snips meant to throw someone off, because you know you've got Vincent Cerf, a senior vice president with MCI Worldcom? Joseph E. Traub, a computer science professor at Columbia University? The inventor of the Mosaic Browser, Marc Andreesen? Dr. Lindzen at MIT. And why? |
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