From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Nov 12 10:30:26 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA24989 for chat-outgoing; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 10:30:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat) Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.119.24.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA24977 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 10:30:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [194.198.43.36]) by ns1.yes.no (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA10594; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 18:30:00 GMT Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.6/8.8.6) id TAA26562; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 19:30:00 +0100 (MET) Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 19:30:00 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199711121830.TAA26562@bitbox.follo.net> From: Eivind Eklund To: Nate Williams CC: tlambert@primenet.com, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: Nate Williams's message of Wed, 12 Nov 1997 08:43:16 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Newest Pentium bug (fatal) References: <199711120750.AAA02612@rocky.mt.sri.com> <199711120909.CAA07713@usr01.primenet.com> <199711121543.IAA03784@rocky.mt.sri.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > > Should I bring in Brian Handy, who *almost* has a Ph.D in Solar > > > Physics. And, don't think I'm not willing to use/abuse his knowledge > > > and talents. :) :) > > > > Feel free. A Solar Physics person (him) is probably going to be at > > least as well versed on Cosomology as a Quantum Physics person (me), > > and we can both argue ourselves blue about the missing mass, and both > > being outside our specialties, will probably resolve nothing. Then > > we'll have to appeal to authority. Like Hawking. 8-). > > A Sci-Fi writer isn't someone I would consider an authority. Eh - Hawking is a quite respected physicist; as far as I know, he's not written any sci-fi. I'll gladly recommend his 'a breif history of time' - not that that is too relevant to the present discussion :-) Eivind.