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originally, and for me that's the end of the discussion. It's his baby, and he
has to be happy with it. I may or may not like its latest haircut, but then it
ain't my kid.
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Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:34:43 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Err... (gulps) Ahh... JMS, I hope I didn't open a "can of worms"
From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
>I applaud Jan and Derek for speaking their minds.
>
As do I.
Because that's how it is in here...it's really no big thing to do that. Nor
should it be.
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:29:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: So, I'm thinking about buying a lap-top
From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
Re: mac-bashing...here's the thing of it.
Just about everyone I've ever known who has had a mac -- I'm talking friends
here or co-workers -- has had problems with them. They seem to spend an
inordinate amount of time sending their systems in to be fixed, usually after
downloading an upgrade that suddenly disables half their system.
Of the five I know currently who have macs, including the most recent
powerbooks, EVERY ONE of them has had to send their system in to be worked on,
or had the system glitch badly after updating. Every. One.
Bashing hell...it's the truth.
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Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:03:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: So, I'm thinking about buying a lap-top
From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
>> Why dump Microsoft and go with Apple's OS X? No spyware,
>no adware, no
>> viruses (virii).
>
>Hard to believe. Somebody's always attacking something,
>somewhere.
That's because making a virus for a Mac is redundent.
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Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 05:47:32 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: So, I'm thinking about buying a lap-top
From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
I've always told everyone the same thing: if you want to get a solid computer
with no hassles, solid tech support, that will keep going until the sun goes
nova...go Dell.
I've been buying nothing but Dells (with a few exceptions I'll note in a
moment) since 1992, and in all that time, I've had only ONE problem with one
system, where the floppy disk wouldn't recognize itself. They had a guy out
the next day, popped in a new one, that was it.
I do go through them for upgrades and because I just beat the shit ouf of my
computers, but never because of any problem with the system itself. They also
have some of the best prices on the market.
The only exceptions were a Sony laptop I got just to try it (sucked), and a
Fujitsu laptop I bought because I wanted something ultra-light (mostly sucked).
It's been my experience that Sony desktops are okay, but the laptops are just
awful.
Dell laptops have been a bit on the bulky side, but they're trimming them back
a lot lately. So if I were to suggest one, I'd recommend a Dell. I've
suggested them to other friends, and in every case it's worked out to their
benefit.
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 23:36:05 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Star Wars TV Series?
From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
>The only person I think could do it - I mean, really do it - would be J.
>Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5, Jerimiah) he is the only person with TV
>Experience that I can think of who could pull it off and get the scale of
>it.
>
I think it'd be a great idea, it would certainly be the job of a lifetime...I
just don't think the friendly folks at ILM know me well enough to think of me
for this. But if anybody over there reading this wants to put in a good word,
feel free.
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Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 07:52:10 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Public service info - from jms
From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
On the theory that patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels...a bit of news
for folks who might have missed this little wonderfulness in the latest
mailings from their bank.
Using the rationale that this is a good way to prevent paperwork from getting
into the hands of terrorists to use in filtering money (among other similar
justifications) starting October 28th banks and other financial institutions
are no longer under any requirement to send back your canceled checks. ('Cause
they could get intercepted in the mail and used for devious purposes.)
Under the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, instead of getting your
check back, you will get either a line on your statement about it, or if you
request it, a slip of paper that has the basic information (but not anything
you wrote on the memo line, and no copies of your signature front or back to
determine if it's legit).
The way it works normally is that you write a check, it goes to a bank, they
send it on to a central check processing center, and from the center it goes
back to your bank, which sends it on to you. Now the cycle stops at the check
processing center. They do point out that they hold the checks for a
year...but if you should, say, be audited, the IRS can request checks going
back much further than that. And you won't be able to get them. (I haven't
checked on this, but I believe that the only way you can now get your checks
from the processing center is...wait for it...to pay a fee.)
This has been very little publicized, so I thought it would be a good idea to
let people know that this was going on. I didn't know about it myself until my
accountant mentioned it, and I was able to confirm it with my bank.
This modern age...gotta love it.
Oh, and for the first time in five years, there is an office somewhere in
England with the words Babylon 5 on the door....
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Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2004 03:55:21 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: JMS: I was wondering...
From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated
>Once upon a time there was this certain creator/exec. producer/writer guy who
>taught SF fans a whole lot about how a quality TV show is made with all its
>trials and triumphs. I was wondering if that same guy, you know, were to be
>involved in, say, making a big theatrical movie, whether he might be
>persuaded
>to give fans that same sort of peek into the movie making world? I'm sure
>there'd be a whole lot of similarities and a whole lot more differences.
>
>If you know a guy like that, do you think he might be persuaded to do that?
>After the project is officially announced, of course.
I think that's within the realm of possibility....
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 02:43:37 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Dear JMS
From: jmsatb5@aol.com (Jms at B5)
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>One thing has been tickling me in the back of my mind and that has to
>do with why the change in the person playing the character of Na'Toth
>from the first season to the second. I personally had the idea it might
>have had to do with impending motherhood for (Julie) Caitlin Brown, but
>am unsure since I have not yet seen any true answer. The afore
>mentioned motherhood would have been inconsistant with what everyone
>perceived as how Narns reproduced.
>
>
She didn't want to deal with the prosthetics any longer on a regular basis.
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