[bookshare-discuss] OT sea shells
- From: "shannon" <shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:24:04 -0600
Ok, That helps a bit. What kind of sea shell? I have a salt water fish tank
and wonder what they are. Could it be one for my tank?
Shannon
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Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:57 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
> A certain family of Sea shells
>
> At 10:29 AM 1/27/2009, you wrote:
> >Guido,
> >Now you have peaked my interest. And it does give me a valid Book
> >Share question. Are there any Book Share books that will tell me
> >what you are talking about???? Smile I already have added some of
> >these words to my big word dictionary. Grin
> >What is this thing you are talking about?
> >Shannon B.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <mailto:guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx>Guido Corona
> >To:
<mailto:bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 8:12 PM
> >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
> >
> >
> >Thank you Monica, if you ever became infatuated as I am with the
> >Cowrie genus, please scan and submit to Bookshare
> >
> >The Living Cowries -- by C. M. Burgess
> >
> >It is, in fact, a somewhat dated if excellent book on the subject.
> >Yet, passionate arguments on the problem of regional population
> >variants versus subspeciation in the all too variable C. arabicula.
> >-- while fascinating and valuable amongst evolutionary biologists
> >and malacologists -- would exceed the scope of topical discussions
> >on this board. Besides, discussion of certain details of Cowrie
> >anatomy may even be found offensive to the sensitivities of some non
> >initiates.
> >
> >(smiles!)
> >
> >G.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Guido Dante Corona
> >IBM Research,
> >Human Ability & Accessibility Center, (HA&AC)
> >Austin Tx.
> >Phone: (512) 286-5794
> >Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >Web: <http://www.ibm.com/able>http://www.ibm.com/able
> >
> >'there is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept'
> > Ansel Adams
> >
> >
> >
> >Monica Willyard
> >Sent by:
> >
> >01/23/2009 07:51 PM
> >Please respond to
> >bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >To
> ><bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >cc
> >Subject
> >[bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Guido, thanks for giving me something to smile about. Your
> >explanation wonderfully surpasses anything I might have written.
> >
> >Monica Willyard
> >"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
> >
> >
> >----------
> >
> >From: Guido Corona [<mailto:guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx>mailto:guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 6:49 PM
> >To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
> >
> >
> >Roger, the only issue is that the entire topic is out of bound to
> >the subject of this list. In the same way, my opinions on matters
> >that may be of passionate interest to me, such as the geographic
> >distribution and speciation of Cyprea arabicula, whether or not
> >zapping a conductor with 1 million volts in a Tessla device can be
> >deemed Quantum Tunnelling, or the contestation of the age of the
> >cretacean Iridium boundary, are all irrelevant to this
> >board. Whether or not I can find friendly or opposing views to my
> >extremely strong opinions on such topics, I would still be out of
> >order, unless I were to ask bookshare-related questions such as. . .
> >
> >Are there bookshare books that can help me to research patterns of
> >speciation in isolated populations of C. arabicula?
> >
> >Saluti, Guido
> >
> >
> >
> >Guido Dante Corona
> >IBM Research,
> >Human Ability & Accessibility Center, (HA&AC)
> >Austin Tx.
> >Phone: (512) 286-5794
> >Email: guidoc@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >Web: <http://www.ibm.com/able>http://www.ibm.com/able
> >
> >'there is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept'
> > Ansel Adams
> >
> >Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
> >Sent by:
> >
> >01/23/2009 03:17 PM
> >
> >
> >Please respond to
> >bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >To
> >bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >cc
> >
> >Subject
> >[bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Believe it or not, people who have different opinions than yours are
> >not necessarily angry and bitter. If you think you have gotten to
> >know an imaginary being you might have a hard time understanding
> >that, but it is true. I think you will also find it much more
> >liberating to form your opinions by basing them on objective reality
> >rather than unfounded assumptions. That way you will not presume to
> >know anything about another person's experiences without even
> >knowing that person. Believe me, seeking and finding truth is an
> >extremely gratifying thing to do and has to beat just claiming
> >something to be the truth without even trying to test it against reality.
> >
> >table with 2 columns and 6 rows
> >Subj:
> >[bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
> >Date:
> >1/23/2009 1:27:04 PM Eastern Standard Time
> >From:
> >shirleytracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Reply-to:
> >bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To:
> >bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent from the Internet
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> >table end
> >
> >Roger,
> >
> >I'm sorry that you have had such a bad experience with religion
> >that you have become angry and bitter. As for me, coming to know God
> >was what freed me
> >from the confines of "Religion." You see, I believe there is a big
> >difference. Now, if you were not so angry, you would not have
> >responded to the notice
> >about the Christian book thing. I didn't respond to a notice about
> >fantasy books, even though I'm not particularly interested in them.
> >
> >Your quick response tells me you're still hurting--and for that I am
> >really sorry.
> >
> >Shirley
> >
> >P.S. I didn't remove my name from the list because others of you out
> >there have had some interesting things to say. I seldom jump in, but
> >I am learning
> >a lot
> >
> >block quote
> >----- Original Message -----
> >
> >From:
> >Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
> >
> >To:
> >bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 10:50 AM
> >
> >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
> >
> >Your point is quite legitimate. It is interesting that those who
> >object to the pot being stirred are at the same time vigorously
> >stirring the pot. It is
> >as simple as this. If I am looking at a message that I have a
> >response to then, like anyone else, I respond to it. In the process
> >of making those responses
> >I am bound to express my opinions. If you don't like those opinions
> >-- and I am using the universal you here -- then, really, honestly,
> >think about it,
> >that really is just tough shit. The plain fact is that there are a
> >lot of people in this world whose opinions you are not going to like
> >and if you open
> >your mind enough to accept that then I guarantee that you will be a
> >lot happier. Opening your mind may run counter to what you have been
> >taught in church,
> >but churches, despite what they might say, are in the business of
> >controlling you, not ensuring your personal happiness. I will also
> >point out that even
> >though I have never been a believer myself I have known any number
> >of atheists who were former religionists and their stories are very
> >similar. The story
> >is always one of accumulating doubts and discomfort with their
> >upbringing and that is usually rather sad, but the part where they
> >put their upbringing
> >behind them and finally break with religion is an entirely different
> >matter. They always describe it as the most liberating experience in
> >their lives and
> >one of the most liberating parts is that they can finally disagree
> >with others without feeling a self destructive gnawing hatred
> >inside. It still remains,
> >though, that if you have not had that liberating experience and it
> >upsets you so much to hear an opinion that is different from your
> >own you can minimize
> >exposure to those opinions by not denigrating them and thereby
> >provoking the person with the different opinion to respond to you.
> >
> >table with 2 columns and 6 rows
> >Subj:
> >[bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
> >Date:
> >1/23/2009 6:09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
> >From:
> >dhubb100@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Reply-to:
> >bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >To:
> >bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Sent from the Internet
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> >table end
> >
> >I'mnew to thislist but it seems to me that if people don't react the pot
in
> >effect hasn't been stired. And, this really doesn't help any of us who
need
> >help or want to discuss Bookshare right?
> >
> >-Diane
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:18 PM
> >Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Please Don't Feed The Troll - smile
> >
> > > It is interesting, isn't it? Most discussion lists get a person who
> > > trolls, sooner or later. Usually the list manager puts a troll on
> > > moderate so that they don't get the opportunity to constantly stir up
the
> > > pot. Since Bookshare hasn't ever assigned an active list manager to
this
> > > list, as far as I've ever seen, the only way left for the list members
to
> > > handle a troll is to ignore the posts made by that individual every
time
> > > they begin trolling. smile.
> > >
> > > Judy s.
> > >
> > > Cindy Rosenthal wrote:
> > >> Thanks, Judy. That's really interesting. I'd never
> > >> heard that term before.
> > >> smile
> > >>
> > >> Cindy
> > >>
> > >> --- "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Cindy, Sharon and Patti, Roger is trolling every
> > >>> time someone posts regarding Christianity, and has done so since
> > >>> he came on the list.
> > >>>
> > >>> If you're not familiar with the term "troll" or
> > >>> "internet troll," here's a definition from Wikipedia:
> > >>>
> > >>> "An Internet troll, or simply troll in Internet
> > >>> slang, is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant
or
> > >>> off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online
> > >>> discussion forum or chat room, with the intention of provoking
> > >>> other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt
> > >>> normal on-topic discussion"
> > >>>
> > >>> The best way to handle trolling (again I'll quote
> > >>> from Wikipedia, as they put it well) is simple: "Do not feed the
> > >>> troll." You'll find that abbreviated as "D-N-F-T" or "D-F-T-T" in
> > >>> Internet slang.
> > >>>
> > >>> Put simply: you'll drive yourself crazy by getting
> > >>> sucked into a discussion with someone who is trolling. Consider
> > >>> just ignoring a troll's posts when he or she is trolling. Provoking
a
> > >>> response is what a troll enjoys. Roger himself has posted
> > >>> here that he loves to stir things up just for the fun he gets out
> > >>> of it. grin.
> > >>>
> > >>> Judy s.
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