10/13   I remeber seeing a saved page somwehere of a class of first
        graders being sold on eBay. It was kind of sick yet funny.
        Anyone have a link? This reminded me of it:
        <DEAD>cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=459210614<DEAD>

10/14   who really stands to gain from violence in the mid east, especially
        violence that gets americans angry and paranoid?  average arabs and
        jews? average americans?  no way.  the oil companies.  who paid the
        terrorists to bomb a u.s. boat?  the oil companies.  go to your
        local gas station and think about who in the world is acutulaly beni-
        fiting from violence in the mideast.
        \_ politics is not a game of rationality. the area is emotionally
           charged. if the above is a plea, it's not much more profound than
           "can't we all just get along?" -ali
           \_ So why can't your people just get along?
              \_ I hope this isn't a serious question
             \_ because it's too hot and not humid enough there. -ali
                \_ But at least you never have to worry about mildew
                   in the bathroom.

10/14   is there a way to make Windows 2000 minimize all
        windows on startup since I hate having all my
        previous open folders pop up when I restart
        \_ why don't you just close all your folders when you shut down,
           or am I missing something here?
        \_ Don't reboot.  Oh, oops, this is Windows we're talking about.
           \_ Witty. Not. Actually, Win2K has yet to crash on me. It's
              at least infinitely more stable than 98/ME/NT in my exp.
              \_ Hmmm.  .  . Inf * 0 yields.  .  .  NaN
                 \_ lol! lol!
        \_ Windows Key + M will do it all quickly, if that helps.
        \_ I thought that's the default? That's the way my office desktop is.

10/14   You know what, there is some MOTD in the Middle East somewhere,
        where they are saying the exact same things, but about the USA.
        \_ I doubt it. "some MOTD" = message board / chat