http://www.slate.com/id/2173643/ 'A Russian governor told employers to give workers a day off to have sex. Explanation: "We need more people." ...' (My take:...
And the prizes for births shouldn't be tied to particular days, nor do those on-off payments deal with the long-term impact of bringing in a cute package of...
Cl: You're assuming that a bunch of unpatriotic traitors will hoodwink the electorate and steal the next election... No, the current bunch of Patiotic Servants...
... People have been predicting an end to Moore's law in ten years for decades; they keep being proven wrong by new technologies. It's kind of the opposite of...
... Sure. The only reason for posting this is that it's Gordon Moore talking about his own "law." It's kind of ... The folks I work for have some serious...
... moores-law-in-10-years/ ... Well, maybe not biological computers, but a few of the solid state technologies (super- or semiconductor based) for quantum...
We need at least two Brazilian/Portuguese names for "prominent naval officers" for an article Claudio is writing. Even better if you can come up with a couple...
Note that this is an article that covers the history from the formation of space forces to the aftermath of the Saladin War, so you can talk about the ...
Throw in at least one de Silva. It's their most common name. Ben We need at least two Brazilian/Portuguese names for "prominent naval ... From: Mark Graves...
... How about Maria Doroteia de Gouveia Marques Lindenberg Katzenstein Lemire? Born in Lisbon but I'll be damned if I can figure out what influences her. ...
I'm imagining trying to paint that on the side of the hull ... It's an argument for squadron formations, so that you can run it from one hull onto th next! I...
Cl: This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks. More details would be appreciated, if only for color. ... From: "jarrodlemire" <jarrodlemire@...> To:...
You realize it was a joke about his wife (or other female relative), right? A quick Google search turned up more choices than we can really use. Unfortunately,...
We already have an Admiral Kleber, a Sinized Lauren Leclerc, a modified Winchel Chung, a Jackson, more than one Robinson and a few others in our backstory, why...
Ethan, I'm Italian. I can only sympathise with the poor man. ... From: "Ethan McKinney" <ethan.mckinney@...> To: <Ten_Worlds_Development@yahoogroups.com>...
Cl: Yep, this is what happens when your name captures my immagination. FYI, Laurent Leclerc was lionized in the CNMC articles in Nexus 1. He also found out I...
Ethan, You're right. We will use the names you suggest. They're just too good to pass up! Claudio ... From: "Ethan McKinney" <ethan.mckinney@...> To:...
Is Brazil really likely to use such Portugese names? I've no problems with something like Alberto Santos-Dumont, but those appear to be best saved in case we...
I'll have to check, but I don't recall any Portugese ships mentioned in the colonies. We can stick one in, I deliberately never tracked ships which were in...
She has been informed and prefers the Lemire part be omitted; too common. The Sao Paolo will surely rise to be the equal of such illustrious commands as the...
Ah, a challenge. The Sao Paulo of 2268 is a maintenance nightmare cobbled together out of leftover bits of at least three ships. It is further hobbled by...
El Presidente commands it. His loyal people must reproduce to build the economy and resist imperialism. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...