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Matt Corks

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Mar 12, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/12/98

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Quoth Tim Coleman <trwc...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>:
>It is unfortunate that this group wasn't placed in a new second-level
>heirarchy, such as uw.stars.polaris, or uw.celestial.polaris, or such. Oh
>well, nothing's perfect.

Isn't there already a newsgroup called uw.watstar for stars visible from
Waterloo? They should have called this uw.watstar.polaris.

Hopefully, we'll soon have uw.watstar.alpha-centuri.

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Tim Coleman

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Mar 12, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/12/98

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In article <Epq0...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,

Matt Corks <mvc...@uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>Quoth Tim Coleman <trwc...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>:
>>It is unfortunate that this group wasn't placed in a new second-level
>>heirarchy, such as uw.stars.polaris, or uw.celestial.polaris, or such. Oh
>>well, nothing's perfect.
>
>Isn't there already a newsgroup called uw.watstar for stars visible from
>Waterloo? They should have called this uw.watstar.polaris.
>
>Hopefully, we'll soon have uw.watstar.alpha-centuri.

Maybe uw.watstar.sirius? Can we have a uw.watstar.constellations too?

Tim
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Tom Rathborne

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Mar 12, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/12/98

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In article <Epq1B...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,

Tim Coleman <trwc...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>In article <Epq0...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
>Matt Corks <mvc...@uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>>Quoth Tim Coleman <trwc...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>:
>>>It is unfortunate that this group wasn't placed in a new second-level
>>>heirarchy, such as uw.stars.polaris, or uw.celestial.polaris, or such. Oh
>>>well, nothing's perfect.
>>
>>Isn't there already a newsgroup called uw.watstar for stars visible from
>>Waterloo? They should have called this uw.watstar.polaris.
>>
>>Hopefully, we'll soon have uw.watstar.alpha-centuri.
>
>Maybe uw.watstar.sirius? Can we have a uw.watstar.constellations too?

I think we're missing the obvious uw.watstar.sol.

Tom

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Adam Frank Nevraumont

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Mar 16, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/16/98

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In article <Epq7H...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,

Tom Rathborne <twra...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>In article <Epq1B...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
>Tim Coleman <trwc...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>>In article <Epq0...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
>>Matt Corks <mvc...@uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>>>Quoth Tim Coleman <trwc...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>:
>>>>It is unfortunate that this group wasn't placed in a new second-level
>>>>heirarchy, such as uw.stars.polaris, or uw.celestial.polaris, or such. Oh
>>>>well, nothing's perfect.
>>>
>>>Isn't there already a newsgroup called uw.watstar for stars visible from
>>>Waterloo? They should have called this uw.watstar.polaris.
>>>
>>>Hopefully, we'll soon have uw.watstar.alpha-centuri.
>>
>>Maybe uw.watstar.sirius? Can we have a uw.watstar.constellations too?
>
>I think we're missing the obvious uw.watstar.sol.

Sol is visible from Waterloo?

When did that happen?

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Tim Coleman

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Mar 16, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/16/98

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In article <EpwFo...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,

Adam Frank Nevraumont <afne...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>In article <Epq7H...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
>Tom Rathborne <twra...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>>In article <Epq1B...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
>>Tim Coleman <trwc...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>>>In article <Epq0...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,
>>>Matt Corks <mvc...@uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>>>>Quoth Tim Coleman <trwc...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>:
>>>>>It is unfortunate that this group wasn't placed in a new second-level
>>>>>heirarchy, such as uw.stars.polaris, or uw.celestial.polaris, or such. Oh
>>>>>well, nothing's perfect.
>>>>
>>>>Isn't there already a newsgroup called uw.watstar for stars visible from
>>>>Waterloo? They should have called this uw.watstar.polaris.
>>>>
>>>>Hopefully, we'll soon have uw.watstar.alpha-centuri.
>>>
>>>Maybe uw.watstar.sirius? Can we have a uw.watstar.constellations too?
>>
>>I think we're missing the obvious uw.watstar.sol.
>
>Sol is visible from Waterloo?
>
>When did that happen?

Try stepping outside some time, Adam. There is a world outside
Math (and Computer), you know.

Adam Frank Nevraumont

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Mar 17, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/17/98

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In article <Epxnq...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,

[SNIP]

>>>>>Isn't there already a newsgroup called uw.watstar for stars visible from
>>>>>Waterloo? They should have called this uw.watstar.polaris.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hopefully, we'll soon have uw.watstar.alpha-centuri.
>>>>
>>>>Maybe uw.watstar.sirius? Can we have a uw.watstar.constellations too?
>>>
>>>I think we're missing the obvious uw.watstar.sol.
>>
>>Sol is visible from Waterloo?
>>
>>When did that happen?
>
>Try stepping outside some time, Adam. There is a world outside
>Math (and Computer), you know.
>
>Tim

Ya, but when I go outside, I can see lots of other stars, and even the
moon, but I thought the purpose of sol was to warm our collective backsides?
(of the planet, that is. . .)

Tim Coleman

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Mar 17, 1998, 3:00:00 AM3/17/98

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In article <Epyz2...@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca>,

AFAIK, the purpose of Sol is to burn until it runs out of fuel.

Scott Nicoll

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Apr 20, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/20/98

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Prior to which it will pass through a period of rapid growth, expanding
out to encompass the earth. Hmmm...

Scitt