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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
Sat Mar 7 01:28:23 1992
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 92 01:27:55 EST
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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aras (Sheldon Robinson):
Matt Groening, creator of "The Simpsons",
speaking on fans of "The Simpsons":
"I have this comic strip called 'Life In Hell',
which runs in 200 newspapers, and I get a lot of
fan mail from generally articulate, literate people.
And now I walk down the street and I see people
wearing Simpsons T shirts who I'm afraid might
beat me up, so the quality of fans has broadened.
The people who are my fans now frighten me."
- from "Newsweek" magazine, June 18, 1990, page 13
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cyrus (Cyrus Shaoul):
Here I am at the flea market but nobody is buying
my urine sample bottles..
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douzzer (Daniel G. Pouzzner):
***I AM IN CALIFORNIA FROM MAR 7 - MAR 11. BE BACK ON THURSDAY***
Work: Laboratory for Computer Science,
Spoken Language Systems: douzzer@goldilocks.lcs.mit.edu
Home address is
Dan Pouzzner
22 Country Lane
Collinsville, CT. 06022
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"a Woman needs a Man, like
a fish needs a bicycle.
When you're tryin' to throw your arms
around the world..."
-U2
_ _
_- -_- -_ My philosophy, more or less:
``
Q: Why are we here?
A: Because we can be here.
Q: Why can we be here?
A: Well, the laws of the Universe are just right to permit it.
Q: Why?
A: Well, you wouldn't be here to ask me that if they weren't.
Q: True. But I'm not really satisfied with that. How does God and Soul
come into it?
A: Well, God doesn't seem to have a hell of a lot to do with anything.
And as for the soul, well, people seem to like the idea, but there's
no reason to believe there is such a thing.
Q: So what's our purpose? On Earth, I mean, in the Universe?
A: Purpose? That never really enters into the picture. You're just
asking why we're here in another way. And the only reason is that
it is possible for us to be. Listen, if you mix up a whole bunch
of cow manure in a pot and let it sit there and simmer for five
billion years, you may be surprised to find an advanced civilization
has developed out of the cow manure. Moreover, the civilization is
no less grand for its humble origins. In fact, it is grander.
Q: I'm going to have to think about this.
''
(I wrote this myself, so don't tell me it's stupid. I'd be hurt. :-)
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fallas:
No one can blame you
For walking away
But too much protection
No love injection...
Life can be easy
It's not always swell
Don't tell me truth hurts, little girl
'Cause it hurts like hell.
"Underground"
from the soundtrack of "Labyrinth"
by David Bowie
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honor (Andrew John Cassidy):
neat idea jik.
Class Lectures Recitations Labs Tutorials Assignments
missed missed missed missed missed
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6.004 0 0 -- -- 0
18.03 1 0 -- -- 0
18.04 0 0 -- -- 2
21.60 0 0 -- -- 0
I feel like... a student. That's a first for me!
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jsc (Jin S Choi):
PROGRAMS ARE OCEANS
Programming is like swimming
deep in the ocean
subject to unseen currents
that can tumble you
into a beautiful hidden garden
or a jagged cliff
Diving down
from the top of a program
to go through
some deeply nested function
is like leaving the daylight behind
and forcing yourself
down, down to the depths
to watch
some self-fluorescing
misshapen fish
gape its huge mouth of razors
at you
When the writing is going well
it's like swimming effortlessly
thorough clean water
creating the oceans as you swim
watching as the eels and kelp
and sharks and dolphins
and everything else
pops into existence
to either side, above and below
The other good programmers
are fellow sea people
down there with you
the same strong Atlantean race
but usually seen hazily
through the currents that cross
between you
The programmers that
couldn't hack it
are there too
the haunted bodies
of drowned sailors
Your goals
in this world
are to keep swimming
keep creating
clean ocean (i.e., code)
in front of you
enjoy the odd majestic scenes
you've created
and not get eaten alive
or flung into sharp rocks
because
you werent
paying attention
PROGRAMS ARE SPIDER WEBS
Programs are like webs because
there are so many possible paths
from any given point
But programming
is like walking a web
in many other ways, too
Some of the threads
are relatively safe
if you keep your balance
but others are sticky
dangerous traps
Some threads in programs are triggers
if you touch them at all
a large nasty spider comes
rushing out
moving very quickly
in ways you don't understand
and then
SPLAT!
You're paralyzed
and hung
upside-down
to ferment
Also,
some threads are more important
than others
If you cut
too many of these anchors
the whole program will tumble
down into a sticky mess
and you may be
Caught inside!
A mess like that can never be untangled
it can only be rebuilt
and then only if
you kept track of
everything
Your basic goal
is to memorize
the web (that is, the code)
so you can
move where you want
in it
Stay away from nastiness triggers
dont cut too many anchors
and dont get stuck to the thing
if it starts to collapse
PROGRAMS ARE MAGIC SPELLS
Programming is much like living
in a fantasy world where
magic really works
Programmers create
something from nothing
every day
But it's not easy
to work this magic
these code creatures
are as slippery
as they are intangible
Programmers have to master
arcane languages and instruments
They work long hours
in front of glowing objects
that are either
barely under control
working surreptitious evil
or raging in rebellion
Programmers tend to work
in isolation, as magicians do
Their sense of isolation
is magnified
by a pulsing dangerous thrill
a sense
that at any instant
they might be
sucked permanently into
an alternate dimension
that bears little resemblance
to the 'real' world
The basic goal
for these programmers
is to keep learning
They want to spend
infinity
mastering new arcana
without getting sucked
too far out of
(or back into)
reality
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jtkohl (John T Kohl):
Amrbrose Bierce "called ... Leland Stanford either `#eland $tanford' or
`Stealand Landford.'"
[read the # as a "pounds sterling" symbol..]
[from _Smithsonian_, March 1992]
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kenneths (Kenneth J. Schneider):
Address at Theta Chi: Address at Home:
528 Beacon Street 4005 Birdwell
Boston, MA 02215 Tyler, TX 75703
(617) 267-1801 ext. 142 (903) 581-0216
Last logged on Thu Mar 05 22:26:21 EST 1992 on host m37-318-7 .MIT.EDU
Last logged on Fri Mar 06 07:22:34 EST 1992 on host m37-332-2 .MIT.EDU
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kin (Kin Lam):
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kipster (Kip A Bishofberger):
Sorry, but I logged out on Fri Mar 06 16:17:26 EST 1992, but please e-mail me...
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luigi (Matthew L. Domsch):
To make many new PhiKaps next Fall.
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mczody (Michael C. Zody):
Stratomatic Hockey 1991-92
Team W L T Pts GIH Projected
Chicago 24 13 3 51 - 51
Montreal 15 12 6 36 7 43.6
Boston 15 11 1 31 13 45.9
NY Rangers 13 21 3 29 3 31.4
Los Angeles 9 12 3 21 16 35.0
Detroit 6 13 2 14 19 26.7
Missing Stats:
CHI 3 @ DET 2: CHI stats
DET 6 @ MON 1: MON stats
CHI: two games, probably the unknown MON games
Away: BOS CHI DET LAK MON NYR Record
Home: -------------------------------------------
BOS 4-0 5-2 3-1 5-8 0-3 6-7-0
1-2 4-2 5-8
2-3 3-4 4-2
7-4 3-2
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CHI 3-1 2-7 0-4 4-2 3-2 8-9-3
6-1 3-1 5-6 3-2 1-4
4-1 0-4 3-4 3-2 4-4
3-3 3-1 2-3 4-4 3-7
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DET 7-3 2-0 3-3 6-3 1-9-1
3-2 4-3 2-3
5-2 3-2 2-1
3-1
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LAK 3-4 6-3 1-7 4-1 3-3 4-7-2
5-3 7-0 0-1
3-0 3-3 5-4
3-2 3-4
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MON 0-1 3-2 6-1 3-2 5-4 5-8-3
3-2 2-3 3-3 5-5 1-4
5-3 0-4 1-2
6-4 3-2 5-5
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NYR 2-1 6-2 2-4 2-3 3-2 6-12-0
3-2 5-1 7-3 5-2 2-4
3-4 2-1 5-2 2-7
3-5 2-0 3-1 2-0
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BOS CHI DET LAK MON NYR
Record 9-4-1 16-4-0 5-4-1 5-5-1 10-4-3 7-9-3
League-wide: 52 road wins, 30 home wins, 9 ties
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mhbraun (Matthew Braun):
Can anybody find me Somebody to love?
Each morning I get up, I die a little, can't barely stand on my feet.
(Take a look at yourself in the mirror and cry, yeah, yeah)
Take a look in the mirror and cry, Lord, what you're doing to me.
I have spent all my years in believing you, but I just can't get no relief,
Lord, Somebody, somebody, can anybody find me Somebody to love?
I work hard (he works hard) ev'ry day of my life, I work till I ache my bones.
At the end (At the end of the day) I take home my hard earned pay
all on my own.
I get down on my knees and I start to pray 'til the tears run down from my eyesLord, somebody, (somebody) somebody (somebody) can anybody find me
Somebody to love?
(He wants help) Ev'ryday (ev'ryday) I try and I try and I try,
But ev'rybody wants to put me down,
they say I'm goin' crazy. They say I got a lot of water in my brain,
got no common sense. I got nobody left to believe. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
(instrumental)
Ooh, somebody, somebody, can anybody find me somebody to love?
(Anybody find me someone to love)
Got no feel, I got no rhythm, I just keep losing my beat.
(You just keep losing and losing.) I'm O.K. I'm alright, (He's alright:||)
Ain't gonna face no defeat.
I just gotta get out of this prison cell,
One day I'm gonna be free, Lord.
Find me somebody to love, Find me somebody to love, Find me somebody to love,
Find me somebody to love, Find me somebody to love, Find me somebody to love,
Find me somebody to love, Find me somebody to love, Find me somebody to love,
Find me somebody to love, Somebody, Somebody, Somebody, Somebody, Somebody,
Find me somebody, Find me somebody to love.
Can anybody find me, Somebody to love.
Find me somebody to love! Find me somebody to love!
Find me find me find me find me.
-Queen
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nchesler (Naomi C Chesler):
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starflt (Derrick Kong):
IT'S JUST A FLESH WOUND
In Chaosium's Runequest, cutting off both arms will kill a character
with CON 20, but not a character with CON 5.
from Murphy's Rules
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therese (Therese):
On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star
Like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are
How fragile we are..
-- Sting
Nothing Like the Sun
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wong (David C Wong):
Shit happens. Expect it. Accept it.
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xluo (Xiaodong Luo):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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