X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fc9f9,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gidfc9f9,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 107d75,4a81179a975b6945 X-Google-Attributes: gid107d75,public X-Google-Thread: f9391,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gidf9391,public X-Google-Thread: 10eb3b,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gid10eb3b,public X-Google-Thread: fa705,53f589dbfd80df05 X-Google-Attributes: gidfa705,public X-Google-Thread: fcfb9,d0123b843bd8782d X-Google-Attributes: gidfcfb9,public X-Google-Thread: 10cbb9,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gid10cbb9,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-29 18:35:36 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-01!supernews.com!newsfeed.online.be!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!198.63.242.101!not-for-mail From: Edwin Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.seduction.fast,comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.flame.jesus.christ,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,sci.physics,alt.sci.physics Subject: Re: A question for those interested in physics... Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 20:34:20 -0600 Organization: The Zerg Primary Hive Cluster Lines: 71 Message-ID: <3CA5242C.5090500@aiur.org> References: <3CA18BA6.1C0@_REMOVETHIS_erols.com> <3CA1691A.88F49844@csse.monash.edu.au> <3CA1966B.605@_REMOVETHIS_erols.com> <3CA2BA24.81B9BD20@Jhuapl.edu> <3ca3315e.6405385@205.158.27.245> <3CA35B34.9EF5FA1F@Jhuapl.edu> <3CA3CDBB.2080804@alum.rpi.edunospamm> <3CA3D76D.D4C56498@Jhuapl.edu> <3CA3EB43.5070707@alum.rpi.edunospamm> <20020329100001.310a1b75.jean-francois.legros@ipricot.com> <3CA4405F.6090806@alum.rpi.edunospamm> <1f9t7av.1947m465wpya0N%real-address-in-sig@flur.bltigibbet> NNTP-Posting-Host: 198.63.242.101 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: fu-berlin.de 1017455730 26449801 198.63.242.101 (16 [56786]) User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win98; en-US; rv:0.9.9) Gecko/20020311 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:16411 alt.seduction.fast:80632 comp.os.linux.advocacy:221464 alt.flame.jesus.christ:74523 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:137576 comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc:15005 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:53025 comp.unix.bsd.misc:1273 sci.physics:165399 alt.sci.physics:18451 Rowland McDonnell wrote: > Chris Wiegand wrote: > > >> jean-francois.legros@ipricot.com wrote: >> >> >>> Le Fri, 29 Mar 2002 04:17:49 GMT Chris Wiegand >>> dit: >>> >>> >>>> From your posts it seems as if you believe that no energy is >>>> required to move air particles. The work done by the air on >>>> the object will be equal to the area under the drag-force vs. >>>> displacement curve. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> How much energy do you think I should require to move you out of >>> comp.unix.bsd.* and stop all thoses cross-postings ? >> > > [snip] > > >> just ignore the thread, how hard is that. > > > You're quite right. As Emily Postnews tells us in > : > > Q: How can I choose what groups to post in? > > A: Pick as many as you can, so that you get the widest audience. After > all, the net exists to give you an audience. Ignore those who suggest > you should only use groups where you think the article is highly > appropriate. Pick all groups where anybody might even be slightly > interested. > > Always make sure followups go to all the groups. In the rare event that > you post a followup which contains something original, make sure you > expand the list of groups. Never include a "Followup-to:" line in the > header, since some people might miss part of the valuable discussion > in the fringe groups. > > Rowland. > > P.S. Or you might try: > > > > Be considerate with your use of network resources. Your individual usage > may not seem like much compared to the net as a whole, but in aggregate, > small savings in disk or CPU add up to a great deal. For instance, > messages offering thanks, jibes, or congratulations will only need > to be seen by the interested parties -- send these by mail rather > than posting them. The same goes for simple questions, and especially > for any form of "me too" posting. Gotta love the Net Cop. He probably makes more Usenet traffic complaining about "off topic" posts than those posts generate themselves. ;-) Edwin -- "I use MacOS X (and ported *nix apps), MacOS 9, YDL linux, and window$ (though not voluntarily). Why do you call e a Linux user?" -- Rick Hatton, March 29, 2002