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Are computers worth their salt?
Your biomed devices don't have IP addresses?
Scott Evil
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10/16/2006 9:18:00 PM
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Man is your hospital behind the times.
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Are computers worth their salt?
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Laurie Street
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10/15/2006 9:33:25 PM
Your biomed devices don't have IP addresses?
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Scott Evil
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10/16/2006 9:18:00 PM
With humans it's just one damn thing after another.
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alcaray
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10/16/2006 9:16:58 PM
Player Piano
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ER
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10/16/2006 3:15:54 PM
I think experience is almost worthless
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SDF
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10/17/2006 3:10:31 AM
Relax!
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SDAI-Tech1
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10/17/2006 4:46:52 AM
re: Player Piano
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ER
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10/16/2006 7:12:18 PM
Specialists
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Laurie Street
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10/16/2006 8:48:01 PM
pencil-necked geeks with skinny ties
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ER
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10/16/2006 8:55:36 PM
re: New tech
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Tom Brosz
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10/16/2006 6:32:18 PM
It's interesting to note how much democratization is helped along by enabling the "little people" to have weapons.
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Laurie Street
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10/16/2006 8:44:20 PM
The AK-47 may do more to change the world than the nuclear bomb.
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ER
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10/16/2006 9:00:34 PM
re: The AK-47 may do more to change the world than the nuclear bomb.
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Laurie Street
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10/17/2006 4:03:24 AM
Aha! A potential librarian.
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Mary Anne
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10/16/2006 5:30:52 PM
No
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RobVG
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10/16/2006 4:26:50 AM
yes.
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podrock
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10/16/2006 3:23:51 AM
Speaking as a professional geek...
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Mary Anne
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10/15/2006 11:41:00 PM
The internet alone probably makes it worth it.
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Tom Brosz
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10/16/2006 12:17:14 AM
re: Are computers worth their salt?
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Tom Brosz
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10/15/2006 10:45:29 PM
Interesting point.
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Bowser
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10/15/2006 10:08:21 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.