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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
Tue Aug 13 01:34:35 1991
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 91 01:33:50 EDT
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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ambar (Jean Marie Diaz):
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 91 16:47:21 EST
From: "Mark D. Petty" <mdp@klgai.com>
Subject: not the muffler...
Well, I just read about the forlorn and forsaken muffler lying in the
highway, so I thought that I might tell you a story to maybe cheer you
up....
It was the fall, I think, of 1984, and I was one of the few people who
visited the group house 'Mouse House', near the Univ of MD, that
actually had possession of a car. It was a small yellow Datsun B210
hatchback, which went by the name Kato. It was my small yellow friend
that had the urge to stab me in the back when I least expected it. Oh,
the memories.... Anyway, I was driving somewhere with a number of
people in the car (including Frodo) when I heard something go thump, and
an occasional dragging sound. As this was in the middle of East-West
highway, and on a late Friday night, and close to home, no less, I just
assumed that it was my muffler finally giving up the ghost. Shortly
thereafter, someone in a neighboring car waved me down and said she
could see sparks coming from the back of the car. Okay, I pulled into a
turn lane, turned on my flashers, and got on my back to look.
Lo and behold, it's not the muffler (that had obviously dissapeared
earlier in the evening), but was, in fact, the gas tank, having lost the
left support bracket in toto. (toto too?) I had also managed to scrape
a good half inch off the outer steel casing. Very close to going boom,
and years too early. (I did the boom bit later. No fun.) So anyway,
this really friendly cop pulls up behind me, makes sure no one drives
over my legs as I attempt to refasten the tank back up with clothesline
(enough to get home), and gives me an inspection ticket. But no, he
can't escort me home, because his jurisdiction ended in the middle of
the intersection. Bummer.
Yes, losing a muffler is bad. But losing the gas tank was an incredible
eit, and an evening to remember for a long time.
-Quasi
P.S. The next year I got a letter from Datsun saying that the gas tank
supports have a tendency to corrode if you live in a high salt content
area. Can't say they didn't try...
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chiharu (Chiharu Osawa):
Aug 14 Farewell Party
Aug 16-18 Out of town
Aug 19-23 Summer Session (Multivariable Control)
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djkhodar (Donna J Khodarahmi):
* 0. meet the man of my dreams
* 1. escape from this hell hole
2. subject myself to 4 more years of masochism (aka med school)
3. marry the man of my dreams
4. suffer through residency
5. become chief of staff at a university hospital
6. have 2 genetically perfect children
7. become famous and retire
8. die
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drmorris (David R. Morrison):
* I'm from MIT!
I can do it all myself
* Only I know how to do it properly.
* You think X. That is is @b(clearly) wrong.
Your project is uninteresting.
* You are doing Dataflow.
You @b(must) be using too much hardware.
* If I collaborate, what will I put
in my thesis?
- Grad student's transparency while
discussing the state of Graduate
education at MIT
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htung (HAO-YUAN TUNG):
To: graduate,
enjoy life,
laugh a lot,
and earn money, money, money.
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johnny (John W Yoon):
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lnp (Lisa N Paradis):
My new address:
3050 Hickory Grove Court
Fairfax, Virginia 22031-1144
(703)-591-0522
Work (starting 6/24):
Engineering Research Associates
1595 Springhill Rd
Vienna, VA
(703)-734-8800
Plan: To madly unpack boxes and sort out life before 6/24
Life.... some assembly required...
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Words-n-stuff for the day:
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lsschwar (Lawrence S Schwartz):
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mczody (Michael C. Zody):
Stratomatic '78 Baseball
Through 33 Games Through 42 Games
Standings
Team W L GB Pct Team W L GB Pct
New York 22 11 - .667
Texas 17 16 5 .515
Houston 13 20 9 .394
Team Batting Team Batting
Team avg hr r Team avg hr r
New York .248 17 118
Houston .228 12 91
Batting (102 or more plate app) Batting (130 or more plate app)
Piniella, NYY .328
Cruz, HOU .315
Randolph, NYY .295
Howe, HOU .286
Rivers, NYY .280
Nettles, NYY .274
Cabell, HOU .267
Munson, NYY .260
Watson, HOU .256
Jackson, NYY .228
Slugging (102 or more plate app) Slugging (130 or more plate app)
Cruz, HOU .500
Nettles, NYY .453
Piniella, NYY .418
Watson, HOU .385
Rivers, NYY .367
On base (102 or more plate app) On base (130 or more plate app)
Cruz, HOU .382
Nettles, NYY .361
Piniella, NYY .359
Randolph, NYY .331
Jackson, NYY .324
Homeruns Homeruns
Nettles, NYY 5
6 tied 3
Doubles Doubles
Randolph, NYY 9
Howe, HOU 7
Puhl, HOU 7
Rivers, NYY 7
2 tied at 6
Triples Triples
Piniella, NYY 3
Rivers, NYY 3
Jackson, NYY 2
Randolph, NYY 2
White, NYY 2
Runs Runs
Rivers, NYY 20
Randolph, NYY 19
Nettles, NYY 16
Jackson, NYY 15
Cruz, HOU 14
RBI RBI
Nettles, NYY 18
Cruz, HOU 16
Watson, HOU 14
Piniella, NYY 13
Randolph, NYY 13
Stolen Bases
Cedeno, HOU 13
Cabell, HOU 11
Cruz, HOU 11
Team Pitching
Team ERA Rat
Texas 3.09 1.095
New York 3.41
Houston 3.77 1.199
Earned Run Average (33 or more IP) Earned Run Average (42 or more IP)
Matlack, TEX 2.28
Jenkins, TEX 2.30
Ruhle, HOU 2.52
Andujar, HOU 2.62
Guidry, NYY 2.99
Hunter, NYY 3.08
Medich, TEX 3.11
Figueroa, NYY 3.29
Winning Percentage (5+ decisions) Winning Percentage (7 + decisions)
Gossage, NYY .750 (6-2)
Guidry, NYY .750 (6-2)
Jenkins, TEX .667 (6-3)
Figueroa, NYY .667 (4-2)
Hunter, NYY .600 (3-2)
Ratio (33 or more IP) Ratio (42 or more IP)
Jenkins, TEX 0.881
Ruhle, HOU 0.966
Medich, TEX 0.971
Andujar, HOU 1.104
Matlack, TEX 1.119
Richard, HOU 1.248
Strikeouts Strikeouts
Richard, HOU 85
Guidry, NYY 79
Jenkins, TEX 51
Matlack, TEX 46
Gossage, NYY 37
Saves Saves
Gossage, NYY 4
Forsch, HOU 2
Lyle, NYY 2
Sambito, HOU 2
Complete Games Complete Games
Jenkins, TEX 8
Richard, HOU 8
Guidry, NYY 7
Matlack, TEX 6
Andujar, HOU 4
Shutouts Shutouts
Andujar, HOU 1
Comer, TEX 1
Guidry, NYY 1
Figueroa, NYY 1
Jenkins, TEX 1
Matlack, TEX 1
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mjdaly (Mark J Daly):
Strat '78 Standings
NY Yankees 27 15 - .642
Boston 18 9 1.5 .667
Texas 24 18 3 .571
Pittsburgh 19 14 3.5 .576
Houston 13 20 9.5 .394
Montreal 8 19 11.5 .296
Baltimore 5 19 13 .206
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starflt (Derrick Kong):
SIZZLING SIMULATIONS
NATO includes the following: "To simulate the use of strategic
nuclear weapons simply soak the map with lighter fluid and apply a
flame."
from Murphy's Rules
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tytso (Theodore Y. Ts'o):
From the Risks Digest:
TINY BUG IN H.S. "GENOME" CAUSES MASSIVE HUMANITY FAILURE
Officials responsible for a spiral galaxy near the middle section of the
universe revealed today that a small error in an encoding for the life form
"Homo sapiens" was responsible for the near extinction of the partly
intelligent species. The change had been introduced during routine maintenance
of the life form. Officials explained that the maintenance had been intended
to improve the survivability of the species, but inadequate testing had caused
it to become suspectible to a new sexually transmitted disease.
Senior universe officials expressed disappointment in the control of
the life forms in the galaxy, citing a series of malfunctions,
especially near a yellow star at the edge. The H.S. species has
required several patches in the field and still seems unstable. The
latest change was not tested in alternative universes due to lax
controls and lack of funding.
Other officials cited inadequate specification and design review. "How can we
guarantee that the species works without a formal definition of what it is?"
lamented one senior observer. "These things just look like collections of
cells - they just sort of grow. There's no mathematical model that can be used
to verify it. I don't see how they ever got it started in the first place."
Insiders feel that the species can be rescued, but expressed doubt
about its long-term viability. The estimate of the time needed for a
thorough review of the documentation, writing the formal specifications,
and verifying the genome encoding, expressibility, and environmental
testing, is greater than the lifetime of the universe.
Meanwhile, yet another mutation and alteration of the local laws of physics
will be required to back out of this particular upgrade. With funding
already stretched, this setback might just spell the end of H.S.
The formally verified Vulcan species, originally slated for production
next year, has been delayed due to a series of technical problems and is
now scheduled for beta testing after the next big bang.
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wmhamdy (Walid M Hamdy):
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