Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site gummo.UUCP Path: utzoo!hcr!decvax!harpo!gummo!ber From: ber@gummo.UUCP (ber) Newsgroups: mod.ber Subject: net.misc Message-ID: <972@gummo.UUCP> Date: Sun, 12-Feb-84 18:06:28 EST Article-I.D.: gummo.972 Posted: Sun Feb 12 18:06:28 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 14-Feb-84 12:58:16 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany Lines: 51 Approved: ber@gummo.UUCP Summary of net.misc for week: Sat Feb 5 through to Sat Feb 11. Sean Byrne (garfield!sean) Of the 133 articles in net.misc this week there were: More proposals for the patron saint of programmers: suggestions: -Robert Dourson @ Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo -St. Oliver Plunkett Continuation of debate on scientific creationism More wombat trivia. Continuation of discussion on color/size of world money. Want a distribution of the Rand Editor? Call Ariba Hoard @ (213)393-0411 Discussion on weather in California and other parts of North America. Start of discussion on creation/evolution. Start of discussion on "Technology Stops Drunk Driving". Start of discussion on "Abiogenesis". Hangover cure wanted. Start of discussion of working conditions at large corporation (Intel, Amdahl). Start of discussion on "Guilt and Punishment: Do we have free will, or is everything we do the result of a chemical reaction?" Start of discussion on "Life from Non-Life". Song: "The Day UseNet Died" -- well worth reading. Start of discussion on "Prayer in Schools". Continuation of discussion on "ESP". Start of discussion on "Prehistoric Computers". Start of discussion on "Why don't thermostats work?" Summary: The creationism issue is still blazing on. Apparently people don't think this has anything to do with philosophy ?! However, most people have been following the guidelines in net.misc, even though the volume has doubled since last week.