Re: A challenge to non-SRians

From: Myxococcus xanthus (mold-guardian_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/03/04 

Date: 3 Aug 2004 16:06:54 -0700

"greywolf42" <mingstb@marssim-ss.com> wrote in message news:<10gvgrlbde3ss88@corp.supernews.com>...
> "Myxococcus xanthus" <mold-guardian@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ce5e7813.0408020936.2473435a@posting.google.com...

> > That sounds great! I'd even be willing to chip in a modest amount of
> > money, maybe $20, to see this done. There should be enough interest in
> > this newsgroup to collect the funds in $10-$20 increments to help set
> > up the experiment. Of course, Greywolf needs to put up $1000.
>
> Sure. I also expect some investment costs.
>
> > We need an escrow agent and money handler, somebody who could be
> > trusted by both sides.
>
> Whaddya mean 'we' Myxo? You aren't playing. Though you are welcome to
> offer sage advice. ;)

As I said, I'm willing to chip in a few bucks just to see this
through. As would, I expect, dozens of other people on this newsgroup.
So collectively, EVERYBODY willing to chip in would be part of "we".
 
> > > though
> > > I doubt I'll ever really have to worry about anything materializing.
> >
> > There are several problems, besides the obvious ones, that need to be
> > overcome.
> > 1) First of all, I doubt that Greywolf has the electronics expertise
> > to conduct the experiment himself, so he'd have to trust somebody like
> > you to set up and perform the experiment. Would he be willing to trust
> > you?
>
> Why would I trust Bilge? If I need assistance, I'll ask my Dad. He
> designed communications gear for the US Navy ... including satellites and
> time standards.

Ahem. Do you think Paul would be so stupid as to have the experiment
100% under your control? With your history?
 
> > 2) "Secret identities" need to be revealed. People like Greywolf and
> > you have been very careful to hide your true identities.
>
> LOL! I freely provide my name to whoever asks. My name is Barry Mingst.
> And a trivial effort by Google will provide this.

Yes, if you would recall, I've addressed you by Barry on quite a
number of occasions in the past. However, I always considered there to
be perhaps a 1% chance that that would not be your actual name. Thanks
for reducing the 1% uncertainty to 0%.

> Now Bilge (David Semon) is a different matter. But he's also irrelvant, as
> he's not a party to the bet.
>
> > However, I
> > don't see how a contract could be written up without revealing your
> > identities to Paul and to at least one other person who would need to
> > act as witness.
>
> So, who is the fruiting bacterium?

My identity is a pretty open secret. Nearly a dozen people on this
newsgroup already know who I am, from email correspondence. And I'm
pretty free with leaks that would allow google searching. I maintain
my handle mostly from a sense of fun, and because myxos are important
to me. My Ph.D. dissertation was on myxos, and many current
publications continue to cite fundamental research that I conducted
nearly two decades ago, on an unusual genetic element now known to be
widely present in gram-negative bacteria.

Wanna google?
:-)

Myxococcus xanthus

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