My sincere apologies. It was not intended to go to the list. I can only plead that it was late, I was upset, and not thinking clearly. If I have offended anyone's politics I am truly sorry. I would put KILL THREAD in the subject, but I don't want to squelch comment on the original SETI (Search for /Extra Terrestrial/ Intelligence, not Executive Tyrant) thread. Consider me warned. --- James. > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu > [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Olin Lathrop > Sent: 2006 Apr 13, Thu 05:02 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: OFFLIST: [EE] World's first dedicated optical > SETI telescope > Importance: Low > > James Newtons Massmind wrote: > > > > James, it's bad enough you don't put a stop to this crap (not > a comment on the specific content, just political rants in > general) when it's tagged OT. > It's even worse when it's tagged EE. It's even worse when > YOU are doing it. > > If I were an admin, I would say something like KILL THREAD, > some ominous sounding *** FIRST WARNING *** in all caps with > stars around it, and possibly put you on moderation for a > week or so or until you cool down. > Lucky for you I'm not an admin. > > But I can say as a list member: Knock it off already, you > should be ashamed of youself! You are undermining your own > authority. But most importantly, nobody gives a crap what > your (or mine or anyone else's) political opinion is. > > > ****************************************************************** > Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, (978) 742-9014. #1 PIC > consultant in 2004 program year. http://www.embedinc.com/products > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change > your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist