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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a "Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful? Can such an application of science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable, necessary or impossible?

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cantabb - 06:55pm Nov 7, 2003 EST (# 16798 of 16804)

rshow55 - 06:43pm Nov 7, 2003 EST (# 16796 of 16797)

I'll confess that, considering the "never should a NYT person admit their identity" board standard - I was concerned when these posts occurred. My wife Geri was, as well.

Your continued obsession. Nothing more.

I was afraid a NYT reporter was being roughed up - and was worried that the NYT itself was not only "plugged in" - but actually subject to physical intimidation.

If top people at the NYT were actually subject to physical intimidation - or worried about it enough to temper their journalism - think what could happen to the country.

What "physical intimidation" ? Revisiting your teenage fancy or a physical threat ?

Someone follows me everywhere I go They takeing pictures of our house

Sure, you think it's NYT, right ? Report it to Madison police !

rshow55 - 07:03pm Nov 7, 2003 EST (# 16799 of 16804)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

Did you read the cry for help part of http://www.mrshowalter.net/see281_SendInClearNCryfrHelp.htm - - I didn't post it. Back then, I suspected lchic did.

cantabb - 07:10pm Nov 7, 2003 EST (# 16800 of 16804)

rshow55 - 07:03pm Nov 7, 2003 EST (# 16799 of 16799)

Did you read the cry for help part of http://www.mrshowalter.net/see281_SendInClearNCryfrHelp.htm - - I didn't post it. Back then, I suspected lchic did.

Any relevance to MD ? Or you just wanted to post something !

I suspect you might UNLOAD a whole lot here, before it's time.

kate_nyt: Please NOTE !

rshow55 - 07:10pm Nov 7, 2003 EST (# 16801 of 16804)
Can we do a better job of finding truth? YES. Click "rshow55" for some things Lchic and I have done and worked for on this thread.

These are interesting, valid questions:

Bluestar23 , are you a legitimate representative of The New York Times - and do responsible NYT officers know who you are - and approve of your postings?

Yes or no ?

Lchic , are you a legitimate representative of The New York Times - and do responsible NYT officers know who you are - and approve of your postings?

Yes or no ?

Jorian319 , are you a legitimate representative of The New York Times - and do responsible NYT officers know who you are - and approve of your postings?

Yes or no ?

Cantabb , are you a legitimate representative of The New York Times - and do responsible NYT officers know who you are - and approve of your postings?

Yes or no ?

Robert Showalter , are you a legitimate representative of The New York Times - and do responsible NYT officers know who you are - and approve of your postings?

Yes or no ?

Fredmoore , are you a legitimate representative of The New York Times - and do responsible NYT officers know who you are - and approve of your postings?

Yes or no ?

Manjumicha , are you a legitimate representative of The New York Times - and do responsible NYT officers know who you are - and approve of your postings?

Yes or no ?

Any of these answers - clearly set out - in writing - from a responsible member of the "control group" of the New York Times Company - would clarify a good deal that matters to me as a human being who has to live with administrative usages.

It would be progress for me, whichever determination was given.

Though what the answer would be would make a difference.

We're heading into a situation where some new law might get made, under easily imaginable circumstances.

I'd rather do it as a demonstration of complex negotiation - showing how problems that stumped Nash can be solved by series solutions - sometimes with oscillatory elements and assemblies.

But with stable answers at most nodes that matter. And rules for the oscillations at most oscillating nodes. Though some statistical oscillation is tolerable, and can even be useful.

For that demonstration, I need to meet a member of the NYT organization - face to face - and work a little while.

Preferably, for grammatical reasons, somebody female. Morgenson, for example. Any chaperoning anybody wants would be OK by me - but I'd want the logical-grammatical skills women have at avoiding fights.

Because I'm trying to avoid fights. Including big ones.

But also I need to be able to function.

And it happens I know a lot about what I need.

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How many people have so much power - and have held it so habitually - that they tell others to "reboot their brain? " 15354 http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?8@13.uJ8XbUOOWqD.2155992@.f28e622/17068

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