Gary_Yngve

Good show!

??? Is Iain a Scrabble buff?

I had other plans last night. I had a Scrabble doubleheader with my regular partner to make up for a disappointing game with someone else over the weekend. Game over the weekend: I won 484 - 175, and I wasn't even hogging the triple word scores First game yesterday: I lost 453 - 295 (thanks in part to an amazing 92-point decanter play by my partner on the 2nd to last move) Second game yesterday: I narrowly won in the endgame, 318-308

Foggy in the city and sunny in the mountains means foggy at Muir!

Robust Nonlinear Control Design: State-Space and Lyapunov Techniques by Randy Freeman and Petar Kokotovic "Unfortunately, in reality a robust control Lyapunov function is often not known. Our path now climbs to a higher lookout point with a clearer view on the construction of rclf's. Although we will not reach the highest peak, our climb will nevertheless be rewarding. In this chapter, we will develop robust backstepping..." "Before we begin our climb, we dedicate Section 5.1 to the inspection of the climbing gear available at the base camp. This includes the now classical Lyapunov redisgn in which there is a known clf for the nominal system..."

I'm guessing the hooks they're talking about in the article are carabiners?

Not for the general public. For club members and friends.

Or you could climb in ski boots.

I wouldn't blame that relocating on Clinton. It was necessary and overdue restructuring for a post-Cold War military.

boing!

The climbing club has rental ice tools, including pairs of Quarks and Alpwings.

And apparently the cheerleaders aren't allowed to date each other.

I don't get that dumb rule. It's not like a toddler is going to be mistaken for a 19 year old trying to get plastered. I heard that the Montlake Grill is kid-friendly, though it's a ways away from you.

Cruddy lighting on Saturday, but I managed to digitally hack these: http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/gyngve/zjule.avi

The sex-rated portaledge?

Sounds like we should have a post-Patagonia pubclub. Maybe we can call it after the show?

Fairweather, the site has merit because it lists some unbiased sites and because it offers some opinions that you can read and decide if you agree or disagree with. For example, the smoking initiative, where they provide a statement for and a statement against. I'm not posting crap and I'm not insulating it from debate. If you have a voters guide from the NRA and would wish to post that, please do. I want people to vote and to be educated, and I was providing one of many resources. I don't want this thread to turn into an inane flamewar.

Please remember to vote tomorrow. For the Seattle folks, the Climbers Action Network made their own guide with analysis: http://www.climbersactionnetwork.org/VotingGuide2005.htm Regardless of whether you think their guide and their opinions are crap, they have useful links to the unbiased voters pamplets, as well as other guides by local papers. If anyone else has useful guides, please post links here. Please keep any partisan attacks to Spray.

Frozen lasagne is great. I've taken it with me in a ziplock on overnight trips. It thaws by the time dinner is ready (depending on temps outside), and then I reheat in boiling water. Burritos/wraps are good, though I usually have issues with overstuffing them. Many things that you could serve on rice you can also wrap into a burrito. I have to question your assertion about vegetables. Most vegetables will keep for a week in the fridge. Some will keep longer. Vegetables tend to make me feel fuller longer. Many of my dishes are some mix of vegetables, some protein, spices to give it some character, and then a base (rice, pasta, potatoes, etc.). My veggies are usually some combination of onions, carrots, cabbage, celery, zucchini, eggplant, mushrooms, and peppers. I don't understand your thing against spices. For example, take some ground beef and rice. Add chili powder, corn, and cheese for a TexMex thing. Add garlic, ginger, soy sauce for an Asian thing. (fresh ginger works better) Those little extra ingredients make a huge difference. Add cinnamon, cumin, and raisins for a North African flavor. Add almonds and dried cranberries for a Persian flavor. Cook the rice with a broth or boullion. Cook the rice with a finely chopped jalepeno.

This statement from the Vatican makes me happy. When I was in London and Cambridge, I was impressed by how the Church of England embraced science. They felt that scientific world and the spiritual world can coexist, and furthermore, each benefits from the other. Many luminaries who would be accosted by America's religious right are buried in Westminster Abbey. The CoE accepts the science of evolution. The CoE reminds everyone how it was Christian monasteries that led to the eventual founding of colleges and universities.

Mr. E - a similar sauce that I make is: tomatoes, garlic, OO, Kalamata olives, capers, basil, anchovies, black&red pepper (some people add a little cream to this) I like it over pasta al dente.

Some of us, including myself as Ph.D student in computer science, don't possess the technology to efficiently post pictures/movies outside of lab/work. And now I am off to the lab, having been away from it for almost 36 hours...

when I need cheap food in five minutes of prep or less: Rice and beans. TJ's has this amazing can of cuban black bean soup for $1.29. Pour it over rice and season with additional heat.

A dude was caught in an avy at Baker today -- see the NWAC special bulletin. I heard through word of mouth that he was four feet under. His partners enacted a prompt beacon search and dug him out in time.

Yes. Go skiing instead!