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Miche > wrote in
: > In article >, > Peter > wrote: > >> Miche > wrote in >> news:micheinnz-502F4C.20284117072009 @news.itconsult.net: >> >> > there while the earthquake did its thing. I'd just got out of the >> > bath, and my comment to DH was "Earthquake! I suppose I should put >> > pants on." >> > >> > I work for the company that runs the city electricity grid, so if >> > there'd been damage to the lines, there's a chance I'd have been >> > called out to lend a hand. Pants would have been a good thing. >> > >> >> >> Well...... on the other hand, it would have taken everyones mind off >> the earthquake if you'd gone out without them ;-P > > Too true, especially since it's the middle of winter! > You'd have truly frozen your ass off :-) -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia Killfile all Google Groups posters......... http://improve-usenet.org/ http://improve-usenet.org/filters_bg.html |
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Melba's Jammin' > wrote in
: > In article >, > bob in nz > wrote: > >> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:06:02 -0500, Andy > shouted from the >> highest rooftop: >> >> >First I heard of the earthquake was on the news when a suname warning >> >was issued. >> >> Surname warning! Gotta laugh ... > > I think he was trying for "tsunami", Bob. :-) Nahhhhh. was probably thinking........ "I havta listen to the radio, if'n there's a build up of those damn Joneses, or even the Smiths...... I'm outta here!!" -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia Killfile all Google Groups posters......... http://improve-usenet.org/ http://improve-usenet.org/filters_bg.html |
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ChattyCathy > wrote in news:Rf08m.7993$8l4.57
@newsfe10.iad: > Works > for me. I used to love 'Hunter'!!! Or maybe it was just Dee Dee McCall I liked :-) -- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia Killfile all Google Groups posters......... http://improve-usenet.org/ http://improve-usenet.org/filters_bg.html |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> > ObFood: Sunflower/Newflower market sucks royally. > Why? We have Sunflower markets here in Colorado and they are a very pleasant change from the other chains. Decent produce at good prices, more than a dozen "house made" sausage varieties, good looking meat at average prices for the area, decent bakery, too. There's even a US Post Office substation that never has a line waiting. The only thing I'm not really happy about is the large amount of space in the store devoted to vitamins and supplements that seem very overpriced. gloria p |
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:53:30 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:
> Bob Muncie wrote: > >> Sqwertz wrote: >>> On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:49:52 -0400, cybercat wrote: >>> >>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> First time I read RFC in a 10 days and all I see are bunch of >>>>> idiotic threads by the permanent resident idiot, Andy and friends. >>>>> >>>> I can't see any posts by Andy. Use your kf and quit yer whining. >>> >>> I'd have to KF 50.2% of the people in RFC to prevent seeing Andy >>> posts/threads. >> >> Brother, you don't know the half of that. I KF'd shelbrook, and I >> still have to hear his noise daily thanks to the number of responders >> to his crap. > > The funny thing about Usenet is that not everybody dislikes the same > posters... > > But if it gets on your nerves that much, can't you set your newsreader > to just mark the KF-ee's posts as read (i.e. don't delete the offending > posts) so you can still see who the responders are responding to - > before you actually read the posts? I have mine set up that way. Works > for me. i can't tell from the headers what newsreader you're using, but i have 40tude dialog set up that way (i.e., there's a window where you can see part of the thread). it's not perfect, but it's helpful. your pal, blake |
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On Jul 17, 4:22*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:49:52 -0400, cybercat wrote: > > "Sqwertz" > wrote in message > ... > >> First time I read RFC in a 10 days and all I see are bunch of > >> idiotic threads by the permanent resident idiot, Andy and friends. > > > I can't see any posts by Andy. Use your kf and quit yer whining. > > I'd have to KF 50.2% of the people in RFC to prevent seeing Andy > posts/threads. > > -sw Here's a thought....stay away! |
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hahabogus wrote: > > Miche > wrote in > on Jul Fri 2009 > am > > > In article >, > > bob in nz > wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:54:20 -0500, "Pete C." > > >> shouted from the highest rooftop: > >> > > >> >bob in nz wrote: > >> > >> <snip> > >> > >> >> We have what's called 3-phase power and no-one can explain it to > >> >> me. > >> > > >> >Nothing magic about three phase power. > >> > > >> >Your ordinary table lamp as an example plugs into a 120V single > >> >phase circuit, there are two wires, one "hot" which is the 120V AC > >> >source and one "neutral" which is the return to complete the > >> >circuit. With three phase power there are three separate "hot" lines > >> >that come into the building along with one common "neutral". > >> > > >> >The reason you sometimes loose power to parts of the house is that > >> >outside of three phase motors, virtually everything you have in the > >> >house runs on single phase power and is hooked up to one of the > >> >three "hot" lines coming into the house. A falling tree in a storm > >> >can land on and break or short out just one or two of the three > >> >lines on the distribution poles, so you may still have some powered. > >> >Outside of three phase motors, there isn't much that actually uses > >> >three phase power in it's entirety. > >> > > >> >In the US we use single phase power for homes and three phase power > >> >for commercial and industrial buildings. With single phase power, > >> >even though all primary utility power distribution is three phase, > >> >the single phase low voltage feeders that feed a house are fed by > >> >transformers that only receive power from one of the three primary > >> >lines on the pole, so a tree taking out one of the primary lines > >> >will either take out all of your power or none of it. > >> > > >> >This is a very simplistic explanation, so no flack from those of you > >> >who know the details, I know them too. > >> > >> Many thanks for that. Even I can understand it now. Turns out that > >> one of our neighbour's trees had shorted out one of the lines but not > >> the others. > >> > >> BTW - we run on 240v in New Zealand. > > > > 230V, 50Hz. > > > > 3-phase is 400V. > > > > Miche > > > > each household phase is around 110v-120v...most houses use 2 phases in their fusebox/braker > panel. Each side of the fusebox is a different phase. This allows the creating the 240 v feeds to > various stuff. If you lose lights oe power in some numerous rooms but not others, it can be a loss of > a phase. > > Usually the loss of 1 phase or half the power in your house is a outside the house issue. > > I know this as a cruel winter storm caused me to lose 1 phase...drove me nuts trying to figure why > half the plugs in some rooms would work and why the fridge wouldn't work but the stove light > would. > > A IBEW lineman guy came out and reconnected the broken splice up the pole and viola lights > everywhere. > IBEW...international brotherhood of electrical workers, which being a telephone blue collar worker > myself, I also belong to. > > I work with DC whereas he works in AC. I work with amps high enough to scare electrians but only > 50v. It's the amps that kill and do bodily damage. > > -- > > The beet goes on -Alan US single phase residential service is exactly that - single phase. The two hot legs that come into the panel are *NOT* two different phases, they are a single phase 240V circuit with a center tap which is the neutral connection. The two legs are entirely in-phase and are opposite polarity relative to the center tap neutral. This opposite polarity looks like 180 degrees out of phase, however it is not. Two phases from a three phase feed are not 180 degrees out of phase from each other, they are 120 degrees out of phase, very different. |
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In article >,
Miche > wrote: > In article >, Andy > wrote: > > > PING: Miche: 7.6 Earthquake! > > > > You and yours OK? > > Yup, we're all fine. All it did was shake a bit where we were -- the > quake was centred in Western Southland, several hundred kilometres away. > > New Zealanders tend to be fairly blase about earthquakes. Agent Weasel > was lying awake in her bed (the top of a set of bunks) and just lay > there while the earthquake did its thing. I'd just got out of the bath, > and my comment to DH was "Earthquake! I suppose I should put pants on." > > I work for the company that runs the city electricity grid, so if > there'd been damage to the lines, there's a chance I'd have been called > out to lend a hand. Pants would have been a good thing. > > Miche Glad to see that, not only are you ok, you still have your sense of humor. <g> -- Peace! Om Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain. -- Anon. Subscribe: |
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Bob Muncie wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote: > > I'd have to KF 50.2% of the people in RFC to prevent seeing Andy > > posts/threads. > Brother, you don't know the half of that. I KF'd shelbrook, and I > still have to hear his noise daily thanks to the number of responders > to his crap. For a few newsgroups, although not this one, I've had to go with a body filter to knock out posts with the particular person's attribution line. I dislike doing that, as it slows down loading significantly. Brian -- Day 165 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project |
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Miche wrote:
> > No, no interruptions to services in our city at all. Part of > Invercargill (way closer than we are) lost power for a few hours. > Every time I hear "Invercargill" I immediately think of Bert Munroe and "The World's Fastest Indian." gloria p |
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blake murphy wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:53:30 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote: >> The funny thing about Usenet is that not everybody dislikes the same >> posters... >> >> But if it gets on your nerves that much, can't you set your >> newsreader to just mark the KF-ee's posts as read (i.e. don't delete >> the offending posts) so you can still see who the responders are >> responding to - before you actually read the posts? I have mine set >> up that way. Works for me. > > i can't tell from the headers what newsreader you're using, but i have > 40tude dialog set up that way (i.e., there's a window where you can > see > part of the thread). it's not perfect, but it's helpful. I am using something called KNode at the moment, but I sometimes use Pan - and that even has an option to 'hide quoted text' when reading posts (so that would solve some folks problems) - but I think it's only available for linux users... However, the other features of Pan don't work quite as I'd like (personally), so I stick to KNode. -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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In article >,
Gloria P > wrote: > Miche wrote: > > > > > No, no interruptions to services in our city at all. Part of > > Invercargill (way closer than we are) lost power for a few hours. > > > > > Every time I hear "Invercargill" I immediately think of > Bert Munroe and "The World's Fastest Indian." And well you might. :) I have friends there. They are all OK. Miche -- Electricians do it in three phases |
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In article >,
Omelet > wrote: > In article >, > Miche > wrote: > > > In article >, Andy > wrote: > > > > > PING: Miche: 7.6 Earthquake! > > > > > > You and yours OK? > > > > Yup, we're all fine. All it did was shake a bit where we were -- the > > quake was centred in Western Southland, several hundred kilometres away. > > > > New Zealanders tend to be fairly blase about earthquakes. Agent Weasel > > was lying awake in her bed (the top of a set of bunks) and just lay > > there while the earthquake did its thing. I'd just got out of the bath, > > and my comment to DH was "Earthquake! I suppose I should put pants on." > > > > I work for the company that runs the city electricity grid, so if > > there'd been damage to the lines, there's a chance I'd have been called > > out to lend a hand. Pants would have been a good thing. > Glad to see that, not only are you ok, you still have your sense of > humor. <g> That'll be the last to go. ;) Miche -- Electricians do it in three phases |
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In article > ,
Peter > wrote: > Miche > wrote in > : > > > In article >, > > Peter > wrote: > > > >> Miche > wrote in > >> news:micheinnz-502F4C.20284117072009 @news.itconsult.net: > >> > >> > there while the earthquake did its thing. I'd just got out of the > >> > bath, and my comment to DH was "Earthquake! I suppose I should put > >> > pants on." > >> > > >> > I work for the company that runs the city electricity grid, so if > >> > there'd been damage to the lines, there's a chance I'd have been > >> > called out to lend a hand. Pants would have been a good thing. > >> > > >> > >> > >> Well...... on the other hand, it would have taken everyones mind off > >> the earthquake if you'd gone out without them ;-P > > > > Too true, especially since it's the middle of winter! > You'd have truly frozen your ass off :-) Absolutely. Miche -- Electricians do it in three phases |
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:27:54 -0500, Andy > shouted from the
highest rooftop: >bob in nz said... > >> We also have non-resident neighbours on the property down the hill >> from ours whose bloody pine trees are really big weeds that need to be >> chopped back more than once a year and they won't do it unless >> prodded. >> >> So they wait until the NorthPower warns them about the problem and >> then wait until either NorthPower or our phone calls force them to do >> something about it. >> >> Lovely people otherwise. >> >> Unfortunately, that kind of thing is not unusual up here. The squeaky >> wheel ... > > >I live in a forest of probably 200 feet tall white pine trees. I've never >heard of "chopping them back." How is that done? Just chop off the top of >the trees to stunt the growth? > >I wouldn't dream of doing that! Mine are pretty good at shedding the lower >branches so it's about 30% barren and 70% living growth. See: >http://i19.tinypic.com/8dz3r7b.jpg > >The pines you describe sound more like "strays" not forest. I didn't say it was a forest. There are enough of those around here already. But a lot of idiots on the coast up here planted pine trees on much smaller holdings - like a few acres - with dreams of getting rich. When it became clear that they wouldn't they just let the weeds grow. We're talking about pinus radiata, BTW. To be commercially viable for use as lumber, poles or fence posts, etc,, pines have to be "lifted" and "thinned." They have to be intelligently managed. Chopping them off at the tops just encourages them to grow more and you get a pine tree that looks like a candelabra. Pine trees on the northeast coast of the North Island are an unwelcome introduced species that are totally inappropriate in a coastal environment. They not only look like shit, nothing can gown under them or near them and they don't provide a habitat for birds, etc. They are a plague and belong in inland areas where nobody has to look at them. -- una cerveza mas por favor ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Wax-up and drop-in of Surfing's Golden Years: <http://www.surfwriter.net> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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bob in nz wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:27:54 -0500, Andy > shouted from the > highest rooftop: > >> bob in nz said... >> >>> We also have non-resident neighbours on the property down the hill >>> from ours whose bloody pine trees are really big weeds that need to be >>> chopped back more than once a year and they won't do it unless >>> prodded. >>> >>> So they wait until the NorthPower warns them about the problem and >>> then wait until either NorthPower or our phone calls force them to do >>> something about it. >>> >>> Lovely people otherwise. >>> >>> Unfortunately, that kind of thing is not unusual up here. The squeaky >>> wheel ... >> >> I live in a forest of probably 200 feet tall white pine trees. I've never >> heard of "chopping them back." How is that done? Just chop off the top of >> the trees to stunt the growth? >> >> I wouldn't dream of doing that! Mine are pretty good at shedding the lower >> branches so it's about 30% barren and 70% living growth. See: >> http://i19.tinypic.com/8dz3r7b.jpg >> >> The pines you describe sound more like "strays" not forest. > > I didn't say it was a forest. There are enough of those around here > already. > > But a lot of idiots on the coast up here planted pine trees on much > smaller holdings - like a few acres - with dreams of getting rich. > When it became clear that they wouldn't they just let the weeds grow. > We're talking about pinus radiata, BTW. > > To be commercially viable for use as lumber, poles or fence posts, > etc,, pines have to be "lifted" and "thinned." They have to be > intelligently managed. > > Chopping them off at the tops just encourages them to grow more and > you get a pine tree that looks like a candelabra. > > Pine trees on the northeast coast of the North Island are an unwelcome > introduced species that are totally inappropriate in a coastal > environment. They not only look like shit, nothing can gown under them > or near them and they don't provide a habitat for birds, etc. They are > a plague and belong in inland areas where nobody has to look at them. > > > -- > Miche 2 things 1 Glad that your ok 2 Agree a MILLION % on those giant weeds Radiata Pines they truly bugger the soil and drink far too much water See Trees of mass destruction http://www.smuggled.com/Pines2.htm |
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:16:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:
> blake murphy wrote: > >> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:53:30 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote: > >>> The funny thing about Usenet is that not everybody dislikes the same >>> posters... >>> >>> But if it gets on your nerves that much, can't you set your >>> newsreader to just mark the KF-ee's posts as read (i.e. don't delete >>> the offending posts) so you can still see who the responders are >>> responding to - before you actually read the posts? I have mine set >>> up that way. Works for me. >> >> i can't tell from the headers what newsreader you're using, but i have >> 40tude dialog set up that way (i.e., there's a window where you can >> see >> part of the thread). it's not perfect, but it's helpful. > > I am using something called KNode at the moment, but I sometimes use > Pan - and that even has an option to 'hide quoted text' when reading > posts (so that would solve some folks problems) - but I think it's only > available for linux users... However, the other features of Pan don't > work quite as I'd like (personally), so I stick to KNode. well, i give you props for knowing linux. windows hasn't yet been irritating enough for me to exert the effort. your pal, blake |
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:29:48 +1200, bob in nz wrote:
> > Chopping them off at the tops just encourages them to grow more and > you get a pine tree that looks like a candelabra. > very nice turn of sprae, bob. your pal, blake |
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On 17 Jul 2009 16:39:00 GMT, Default User wrote:
> Bob Muncie wrote: > >> Sqwertz wrote: > >>> I'd have to KF 50.2% of the people in RFC to prevent seeing Andy >>> posts/threads. > >> Brother, you don't know the half of that. I KF'd shelbrook, and I >> still have to hear his noise daily thanks to the number of responders >> to his crap. > > For a few newsgroups, although not this one, I've had to go with a body > filter to knock out posts with the particular person's attribution > line. I dislike doing that, as it slows down loading significantly. > > Brian i know that such a thing is available, but as you say, performance must degrade noticeably. the delete (or next) key is much faster. your pal, blake |
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:55:22 -0400, blake murphy
> wrote: >On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:16:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote: > >> blake murphy wrote: >> >>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:53:30 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote: >> >>>> The funny thing about Usenet is that not everybody dislikes the same >>>> posters... >>>> >>>> But if it gets on your nerves that much, can't you set your >>>> newsreader to just mark the KF-ee's posts as read (i.e. don't delete >>>> the offending posts) so you can still see who the responders are >>>> responding to - before you actually read the posts? I have mine set >>>> up that way. Works for me. >>> >>> i can't tell from the headers what newsreader you're using, but i have >>> 40tude dialog set up that way (i.e., there's a window where you can >>> see >>> part of the thread). it's not perfect, but it's helpful. >> >> I am using something called KNode at the moment, but I sometimes use >> Pan - and that even has an option to 'hide quoted text' when reading >> posts (so that would solve some folks problems) - but I think it's only >> available for linux users... However, the other features of Pan don't >> work quite as I'd like (personally), so I stick to KNode. > >well, i give you props for knowing linux. windows hasn't yet been >irritating enough for me to exert the effort. > If you ever decide to go back to Agent, the newer versions have an "ignore subthread" feature. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:01:10 -0400, blake murphy
> wrote: >On 17 Jul 2009 16:39:00 GMT, Default User wrote: > >> Bob Muncie wrote: >> >>> Sqwertz wrote: >> >>>> I'd have to KF 50.2% of the people in RFC to prevent seeing Andy >>>> posts/threads. >> >>> Brother, you don't know the half of that. I KF'd shelbrook, and I >>> still have to hear his noise daily thanks to the number of responders >>> to his crap. >> >> For a few newsgroups, although not this one, I've had to go with a body >> filter to knock out posts with the particular person's attribution >> line. I dislike doing that, as it slows down loading significantly. >> >> Brian > >i know that such a thing is available, but as you say, performance must >degrade noticeably. the delete (or next) key is much faster. > Certain people are such delicate little hothouse flowers, we can't risk offending their sensibilities. -- I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |
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blake murphy wrote:
> > well, i give you props for knowing linux. windows hasn't yet been > irritating enough for me to exert the effort. Heh. I don't know nearly as much about it as I should; I resisted changing over for about 6 months, but after one too many windows 'little annoyances', I bit the bullet and did so. And to my surprise the 'desktop' has a very similar look-and-feel to windoze, so it wasn't nearly as 'bad' as I'd thought it would be. Besides it's all free <g> Anyway, if you're happy with windows that's all that matters. -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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ChattyCathy wrote:
> blake murphy wrote: > >> >> well, i give you props for knowing linux. windows hasn't yet been >> irritating enough for me to exert the effort. > > Heh. I don't know nearly as much about it as I should; I resisted > changing over for about 6 months, but after one too many > windows 'little annoyances', I bit the bullet and did so. And to my > surprise the 'desktop' has a very similar look-and-feel to windoze, so > it wasn't nearly as 'bad' as I'd thought it would be. Besides it's all > free <g> > The desktop is X - Windows; both it and Windows (M$) are derived from the good old GEM. Which flavour of Linux are you using, Cathy ? > Anyway, if you're happy with windows that's all that matters. Note to Blake : If you plan to look at Linux, don't install a Server version. That get's really complicated. The workstation version is easier to use than Windoze. Cheers, Michael Kuettner |
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Michael Kuettner wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote: >> blake murphy wrote: >> >>> >>> well, i give you props for knowing linux. windows hasn't yet been >>> irritating enough for me to exert the effort. >> >> Heh. I don't know nearly as much about it as I should; I resisted >> changing over for about 6 months, but after one too many >> windows 'little annoyances', I bit the bullet and did so. And to my >> surprise the 'desktop' has a very similar look-and-feel to windoze, so >> it wasn't nearly as 'bad' as I'd thought it would be. Besides it's all >> free <g> >> > The desktop is X - Windows; both it and Windows (M$) are derived > from the good old GEM. > Which flavour of Linux are you using, Cathy ? > >> Anyway, if you're happy with windows that's all that matters. > > Note to Blake : If you plan to look at Linux, don't install a Server > version. That get's really complicated. ObFood : The Grocer's Apostrophe strikes again. "gets". > The workstation version is easier to use than Windoze. > > Cheers, > > Michael Kuettner |
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Michael Kuettner wrote:
> The desktop is X - Windows; both it and Windows (M$) are derived > from the good old GEM. > Which flavour of Linux are you using, Cathy ? Running Ubuntu on my workstation. Quite happy with it. DH runs a couple of different flavors of linux on various servers tho'. -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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ChattyCathy wrote:
> Michael Kuettner wrote: > > >> The desktop is X - Windows; both it and Windows (M$) are derived >> from the good old GEM. >> Which flavour of Linux are you using, Cathy ? > > Running Ubuntu on my workstation. Quite happy with it. DH runs a couple > of different flavors of linux on various servers tho'. Yeah, Ubuntu is fine. I also ran SuSe and Red Hat (server). But our customers want Windows, so <sigh> ... Cheers, Michael Kuettner |
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Michael Kuettner wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote: >> Michael Kuettner wrote: >> >> >>> The desktop is X - Windows; both it and Windows (M$) are derived >>> from the good old GEM. >>> Which flavour of Linux are you using, Cathy ? >> Running Ubuntu on my workstation. Quite happy with it. DH runs a couple >> of different flavors of linux on various servers tho'. > > Yeah, Ubuntu is fine. I also ran SuSe and Red Hat (server). > But our customers want Windows, so <sigh> ... > > Cheers, > > Michael Kuettner > > On Various machines Running Ubuntu 3 Mint 1 Puppy on old low powered things Will NEVER go back to Windows except where work mandates we have use the damned stuff Linux does have a learning curve but so far pretty bullet proof. And do a LOT of things windoze cant . That said its all about choice and my take is what ever makes you happy . |
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Phil..c wrote:
> Michael Kuettner wrote: >> ChattyCathy wrote: >>> Michael Kuettner wrote: >>> >>> >>>> The desktop is X - Windows; both it and Windows (M$) are derived >>>> from the good old GEM. >>>> Which flavour of Linux are you using, Cathy ? >>> Running Ubuntu on my workstation. Quite happy with it. DH runs a couple >>> of different flavors of linux on various servers tho'. >> >> Yeah, Ubuntu is fine. I also ran SuSe and Red Hat (server). >> But our customers want Windows, so <sigh> ... >> >> Cheers, >> >> Michael Kuettner >> >> > > On Various machines > Running Ubuntu 3 > > Mint 1 > > Puppy on old low powered things > > Will NEVER go back to Windows except where work mandates we have use > the damned stuff > Yep. > Linux does have a learning curve but so far pretty bullet proof. > And do a LOT of things windoze cant . > Well, I didn't notice a learning curve; I was already a Unix Sysadmin back in 1984 (AT & T System V). I love Unix and the successors (except for AIX, the IBM version). > That said its all about choice and my take is what ever makes you > happy . Exactly. Cheers, Michael Kuettner |
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:57:23 -0400, blake murphy wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:29:48 +1200, bob in nz wrote: >> >> Chopping them off at the tops just encourages them to grow more and >> you get a pine tree that looks like a candelabra. >> > > very nice turn of sprae, bob. > > your pal, > blake 'phrase,' damn it. ypb |
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Michael Kuettner wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote: >> Michael Kuettner wrote: >> >> >>> The desktop is X - Windows; both it and Windows (M$) are derived >>> from the good old GEM. >>> Which flavour of Linux are you using, Cathy ? >> >> Running Ubuntu on my workstation. Quite happy with it. DH runs a >> couple of different flavors of linux on various servers tho'. > > Yeah, Ubuntu is fine. I also ran SuSe and Red Hat (server). > But our customers want Windows, so <sigh> ... Yes, same here for workstations in the company environment (and most home users). Think it's a case of 'Better the devil you know...' However, a lot of companies we do work for here seem to have switched to some flavor of linux for their servers. -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:16:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:
> I am using something called KNode at the moment, but I sometimes use > Pan - and that even has an option to 'hide quoted text' when reading > posts (so that would solve some folks problems) "Q" command in Dialog "Supresses Quoted Lines". -sw |
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On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:26:31 -0700, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:55:22 -0400, blake murphy > > wrote: > >> [29 quoted lines suppressed] > If you ever decide to go back to Agent, the newer versions have an > "ignore subthread" feature. Also available in 40tude Dialog ("Ignore/Watch works on subthreads" under Misc Options). Dialog was way ahead of it's time. It's taken Agent 6 years to catch up to Dialog, which hasn't been maintained for 8. -sw |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:16:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote: > >> I am using something called KNode at the moment, but I sometimes use >> Pan - and that even has an option to 'hide quoted text' when reading >> posts (so that would solve some folks problems) > > "Q" command in Dialog "Supresses Quoted Lines". Ah, OK. So that would work for windows people too. Is 40-tude Dialog (or whatever it's full name is) still available for free? -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:54:42 -0600, Gloria P wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote: > >> >> ObFood: Sunflower/Newflower market sucks royally. >> > > Why? The meat is always grey/brown. With the exception of their roasted sweet red peppers and their giardinera, all their house-brand bottled/marinated veggies/mushrooms are downright terrible. Their house-made salads are terrible, and the outside dining tables are infested with flies (being right around the corner from their unwashed dumpster area). -sw |
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Sqwertz wrote:
> > Dialog was way ahead of it's time. It's taken Agent 6 years to > catch up to Dialog, which hasn't been maintained for 8. Doesn't surprise me. I mentioned using Pan newsreader in another post. The 'latest and greatest' version of Pan is less useful (to me) than a much older version... I dunno why that seems to happen often (even with open source software). They add new bells and whistles that one can do without, and often take away a lot of the more useful stuff. Sigh. -- Cheers Chatty Cathy |
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ChattyCathy wrote:
> Michael Kuettner wrote: > >> ChattyCathy wrote: >>> Michael Kuettner wrote: >>> >>> >>>> The desktop is X - Windows; both it and Windows (M$) are derived >>>> from the good old GEM. >>>> Which flavour of Linux are you using, Cathy ? >>> >>> Running Ubuntu on my workstation. Quite happy with it. DH runs a >>> couple of different flavors of linux on various servers tho'. >> >> Yeah, Ubuntu is fine. I also ran SuSe and Red Hat (server). >> But our customers want Windows, so <sigh> ... > > Yes, same here for workstations in the company environment (and most > home users). Think it's a case of 'Better the devil you know...' > However, a lot of companies we do work for here seem to have switched > to some flavor of linux for their servers. Yes, people start seeing the light ;-) That reminds me : Next week I get a SUN as my second computer at work. Drooling ? Me ? No ..... Cheers, Michael Kuettner |
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 11:03:57 -0400, blake murphy
> shouted from the highest rooftop: >On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:57:23 -0400, blake murphy wrote: > >> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:29:48 +1200, bob in nz wrote: >>> >>> Chopping them off at the tops just encourages them to grow more and >>> you get a pine tree that looks like a candelabra. >>> >> >> very nice turn of sprae, bob. >> >> your pal, >> blake > >'phrase,' damn it. Just got back from a weekend away and read your reply. At first I thought "sprae" was a Scots or Irish word, but I'll settle for "phrase." ;-)b -- una cerveza mas por favor ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Wax-up and drop-in of Surfing's Golden Years: <http://www.surfwriter.net> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:12:02 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote: > >> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:16:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote: >> >>> I am using something called KNode at the moment, but I sometimes use >>> Pan - and that even has an option to 'hide quoted text' when reading >>> posts (so that would solve some folks problems) >> >> "Q" command in Dialog "Supresses Quoted Lines". > > Ah, OK. So that would work for windows people too. Is 40-tude Dialog (or > whatever it's full name is) still available for free? yep. you can get it he <http://www.40tude.com/dialog/> your pal, blake |
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:08:10 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:16:48 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote: > >> I am using something called KNode at the moment, but I sometimes use >> Pan - and that even has an option to 'hide quoted text' when reading >> posts (so that would solve some folks problems) > > "Q" command in Dialog "Supresses Quoted Lines". > > -sw i'm not sure what you mean by this, steve. how do you invoke it? your pal, blake |
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:16:25 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:54:42 -0600, Gloria P wrote: > >> Sqwertz wrote: >> >>> >>> ObFood: Sunflower/Newflower market sucks royally. >>> >> >> Why? > > The meat is always grey/brown. With the exception of their roasted > sweet red peppers and their giardinera, all their house-brand > bottled/marinated veggies/mushrooms are downright terrible. Their > house-made salads are terrible, and the outside dining tables are > infested with flies (being right around the corner from their > unwashed dumpster area). > > -sw sounds yummy. your pal, blake |
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