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I'm not going to discuss any of the particulars, but Dave Howell is a saint....

Rec'd -- comment #1 from Xopher (Christopher Hatton)

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:27:31 -0500

If it's what I think it is (and I'm not saying either), he's not just a saint, he's an actual angel.

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Posted February 28, 2006 1:27 PM by Xopher (Christopher Hatton)

Rec'd -- comment #2 from Teresa Nielsen Hayden

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:35:07 -0500

Got it in one.

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Posted February 28, 2006 1:35 PM by Teresa Nielsen Hayden

Rec'd -- comment #3 from ctate

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:45:35 -0500

That's "AlexLit" Dave? I miss that service. Sniff.

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Posted February 28, 2006 1:45 PM by ctate

Rec'd -- comment #4 from Gabe

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:48:45 -0500

Thank Google for making obscure threads marginally less obscure.

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Posted February 28, 2006 1:48 PM by Gabe

Rec'd -- comment #5 from Sisuile

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:49:43 -0500

Sometimes people across the internet can come across the oddest things, which they know someone else needs. And sometimes they go serching.

I think most of the fanbase you've built up are glad you're happy.

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Posted February 28, 2006 1:49 PM by Sisuile

Rec'd -- comment #6 from Aconite

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:05:48 -0500

Thank you, Dave Howell, on behalf of all Teresa's fans.

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Posted February 28, 2006 2:05 PM by Aconite

Rec'd -- comment #7 from Eve

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:47:54 -0500

That's a very good thing.

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Posted February 28, 2006 2:47 PM by Eve

Rec'd -- comment #8 from Tim Kyger

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:02:46 -0500

Can I cut through all the code crap? Teresa can't answer this (or so I see), but one of the rest of you can I think.

Pemoline supply, right?

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Posted February 28, 2006 3:02 PM by Tim Kyger

Rec'd -- comment #9 from Lis Carey

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:05:06 -0500

It's good to have friends with problem-solving abilities. It's a relief to read this.

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Posted February 28, 2006 4:05 PM by Lis Carey

Rec'd -- comment #10 from Aquila

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:17:17 -0500

Yay! Temporary or semi-permanent solution?

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Posted February 28, 2006 4:17 PM by Aquila

Rec'd -- comment #11 from abi

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:29:52 -0500

Tim,

I think this is the classic "those who know don't tell, and those who tell don't know" thing. And I don't know.

But I can guess, and mine matches yours, and yay.

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Posted February 28, 2006 4:29 PM by abi

Rec'd -- comment #12 from Fran

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:31:34 -0500

Oh, thank God -- and thank Dave!

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Posted February 28, 2006 4:31 PM by Fran

Rec'd -- comment #13 from Sandy B.

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:38:39 -0500

Ah, but I neither tell NOR know!

. . .I could swear that was going to be witty when I started it.

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Posted February 28, 2006 4:38 PM by Sandy B.

Rec'd -- comment #14 from Dave H.

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:27:01 -0500

Thanks, Teresa.

I'm currently having reasonably good results with Adderall as a replacement for my still-sorely-missed pemoline. It costs more, and I'll probably end up needing to take three big capsules instead of the one teensy pill that the pemoline was, but it's working, more or less.

ctate: yes, that's AlexLit dave. The recommender's still running, and the rest of the publishing division of the Seattle Book Company is merely in stasis. We're not dead yet, and if/when we finally get some serious financial backing, we anticipate re-energizing AlexLit along with the other parts of the company.

Aconite: but *I* am one of Teresa's fans. :) Anyway, you're welcome. I've been trying to provide some "why" in this paragraph, but it's too complicated. I'd need a medium-sized essay to get close. But I am going to take this opportunity to mention that it's not unrelated to the fact I'm a Christian.

I'm pretty sure it's illegal for me to give somebody else any pemoline that had been originally prescribed to me. So my remaining supply of pemoline has been disposed of in a morally appropriate fashion. 'nuf said.

And the issue of a reliable ongoing supply remains unsolved, as far as I know. That's a bad thing.

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Posted February 28, 2006 5:27 PM by Dave H.

Rec'd -- comment #15 from Janna

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:48:09 -0500

That's our Dave: a good soul indeed.

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Posted February 28, 2006 5:48 PM by Janna

Rec'd -- comment #16 from Madeleine Robins

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:09:09 -0500

Blessings on you, Dave.

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Posted February 28, 2006 6:09 PM by Madeleine Robins

Rec'd -- comment #17 from Kip W

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:32:05 -0500

Aw, good news. And there was much rejoicing.

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Posted February 28, 2006 7:32 PM by Kip W

Rec'd -- comment #18 from Fragano Ledgister

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:40:06 -0500

It sounds like good news.

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Posted February 28, 2006 7:40 PM by Fragano Ledgister

Rec'd -- comment #19 from Elaine

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:00:26 -0500

Yeah! And I hope a more long-term solution comes to pass as well.

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Posted February 28, 2006 8:00 PM by Elaine

Rec'd -- comment #20 from Lizzy L

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:38:01 -0500

O happy day! Dave H., blessings.

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Posted February 28, 2006 8:38 PM by Lizzy L

Rec'd -- comment #21 from Keith Thompson

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:25:45 -0500

Whoo hoo!

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Posted February 28, 2006 9:25 PM by Keith Thompson

Rec'd -- comment #22 from nalo

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 22:36:33 -0500

Wondrous good.

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Posted February 28, 2006 10:36 PM by nalo

Rec'd -- comment #23 from Barbara Gordon

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 23:50:07 -0500

Much loud cheering and quiet relief over here. Now I have to hope that something similar comes through for my friend's husband, who accepted liver damage in return for getting his full mind back, and would like to stick with that bargain.
And for everyone else who would like the privilege of weighing the odds and making their own decisions like adults.
-Barbara

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Posted February 28, 2006 11:50 PM by Barbara Gordon

Rec'd -- comment #24 from Claude Muncey

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:27:44 -0500

Dave --

Not only Teresa's thanks, but ours as well.

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Posted March 1, 2006 12:27 AM by Claude Muncey

Rec'd -- comment #25 from Fiendish Writer

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:42:31 -0500

I send up clouds of cheers and thanks.

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Posted March 1, 2006 6:42 AM by Fiendish Writer

Rec'd -- comment #26 from fidelio

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:15:29 -0500

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

also: Three cheers and a tiger!

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Posted March 1, 2006 9:15 AM by fidelio

Rec'd -- comment #27 from Tim Kyger

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:31:14 -0500

I hate to be the one to point out the turd in the punchbowl...

...but as I understand things, this is only a patch, not a solution. A bridge over a stream, when the ocean must still be crossed.

Stop me before I commit metaphor again.

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Posted March 1, 2006 9:31 AM by Tim Kyger

Rec'd -- comment #28 from Scott Lemieux

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 10:36:02 -0500

Ralph, Ralph, you're already responsible for far more damage to American politics than anybody else on the ostensible left this decade--you don't need to keep running up the tab...

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Posted March 1, 2006 10:36 AM by Scott Lemieux

Rec'd -- comment #29 from Zeynep

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:55:44 -0500

Cheers from this mostly-lurking corner, too.

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Posted March 1, 2006 12:55 PM by Zeynep

Rec'd -- comment #30 from Dan Hoey

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:01:10 -0500

Dave H.: Aconite: but *I* am one of Teresa's fans.

I hope that doesn't preclude Aconite thanking you on your behalf. Aren't you grateful?

On behalf of the greater fanosphere* I thank the universe for having people like you in it. And she. And the rest of us, too, even the ones, if any, who reject my usurpation of their benediction.

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* Not to be confused with the much flatter Fano plane.

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Posted March 1, 2006 3:01 PM by Dan Hoey

Rec'd -- comment #31 from A. J. Luxton

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:55:57 -0500

Great goshamonkeys! I read this post yesterday and was apparently too tired to catch the implications. Much clapping of hands from this corner.

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Posted March 2, 2006 1:55 AM by A. J. Luxton

Rec'd -- comment #32 from Dan Hoey

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 09:33:22 -0500

Am I the only one who can't hear "pmln" without thinking "thtmln"?

"Melts in your hand before you put it in your mouth."

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Posted March 2, 2006 9:33 AM by Dan Hoey

Rec'd -- comment #33 from Leslie in CA

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:58:47 -0500

Singing the Hallelujah Chorus over in this corner. Bless you, Dave.

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Posted March 2, 2006 1:58 PM by Leslie in CA

Rec'd -- comment #34 from Tina

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 16:13:22 -0500

More yay: Yay!

Glad to hear someone has some good news.

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Posted March 2, 2006 4:13 PM by Tina

Rec'd -- comment #35 from Jeff Lipton

Sat, 04 Mar 2006 14:53:25 -0500

Very good news indeed.

Since Mr Howell is reading this thread, can I ask him to reinstate his Unix essay? From the description, it seemed to match my impression of Unix as well.

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Posted March 4, 2006 2:53 PM by Jeff Lipton