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On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:>
> If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And I'm told > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't function under W8? -- Larry |
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote:
> On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:> > > If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And > I'm told > > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... > > But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't > function under W8? > Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On 10/25/2013 10:10 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: > >> On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:> >> > If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And >> I'm told >> > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... >> >> But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't >> function under W8? >> > > Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? > Techno-speak :) Jill |
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On 10/25/2013 11:40 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 07:10:20 -0700, sf wrote: > >> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: >> >>> On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:> >>> > If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And >>> I'm told >>> > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... >>> >>> But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't >>> function under W8? >>> >> >> Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? > > Google Groups, Foodbanter, etc... are news readers but they are not > NNTP clients. > > -sw > "clients" being the receiving end (PC, Mac, etc.) vs. "server". Jill |
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:03:43 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: > On 10/25/2013 10:10 AM, sf wrote: > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: > > > >> On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:> > >> > If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And > >> I'm told > >> > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... > >> > >> But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't > >> function under W8? > >> > > > > Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? > > > Techno-speak :) > So, everyone here except me is a techie? -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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sf wrote:
> > Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? I suspect they are just trying to get you to try a salisbury steak sometime. Once you tell us you tried one, and Julie tries a BigMac, they will start calling them a news reader. Gary |
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On 10/25/2013 3:01 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:03:43 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 10/25/2013 10:10 AM, sf wrote: >>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: >>> >>>> On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:> >>>> > If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And >>>> I'm told >>>> > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... >>>> >>>> But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't >>>> function under W8? >>>> >>> >>> Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? >>> >> Techno-speak :) >> > So, everyone here except me is a techie? > > No, just people use the term from having to set up usenet accounts. Jill |
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:56:52 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: > On 10/25/2013 3:01 PM, sf wrote: > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:03:43 -0400, jmcquown > > > wrote: > > > >> On 10/25/2013 10:10 AM, sf wrote: > >>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:> > >>>> > If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And > >>>> I'm told > >>>> > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... > >>>> > >>>> But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't > >>>> function under W8? > >>>> > >>> > >>> Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? > >>> > >> Techno-speak :) > >> > > So, everyone here except me is a techie? > > > > > No, just people use the term from having to set up usenet accounts. > The only string of letters I have to deal with is SMTP. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:43:33 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> sf wrote: > > > > Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? > > I suspect they are just trying to get you to try a salisbury steak > sometime. Once you tell us you tried one, and Julie tries a BigMac, > they will start calling them a news reader. > Why would I want to eat a hamburger with gravy on it? I'd rather make a cube steak. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:22:50 -0700, sf wrote:
> The only string of letters I have to deal with is SMTP. Using Forte Agent and Astraweb.com means you're dealing with NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol), too. -- -Jeff B. "Excuse me. I don't mean to impose, but I am the Ocean." ~ The Salton Sea |
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On 10/25/2013 6:24 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:43:33 -0400, Gary > wrote: > >> sf wrote: >>> >>> Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? >> >> I suspect they are just trying to get you to try a salisbury steak >> sometime. Once you tell us you tried one, and Julie tries a BigMac, >> they will start calling them a news reader. >> > Why would I want to eat a hamburger with gravy on it? I'd rather make > a cube steak. > > Salisbury steak isn't just a hamburger with gravy on it. It contains other ingredients just like meatloaf does. Do you dislike meatloaf with gravy? What do you do with cube steak? Jill |
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:50:25 -0400, Yeff > wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:22:50 -0700, sf wrote: > > > The only string of letters I have to deal with is SMTP. > > Using Forte Agent and Astraweb.com means you're dealing with NNTP > (Network News Transfer Protocol), too. But I don't deal with the letters. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 19:58:48 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: > On 10/25/2013 6:24 PM, sf wrote: > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:43:33 -0400, Gary > wrote: > > > >> sf wrote: > >>> > >>> Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? > >> > >> I suspect they are just trying to get you to try a salisbury steak > >> sometime. Once you tell us you tried one, and Julie tries a BigMac, > >> they will start calling them a news reader. > >> > > Why would I want to eat a hamburger with gravy on it? I'd rather make > > a cube steak. > > > > > Salisbury steak isn't just a hamburger with gravy on it. It contains > other ingredients just like meatloaf does. Do you dislike meatloaf with > gravy? I'm not particularly fond of meatloaf and never eat it with gravy. > > What do you do with cube steak? > Braise it Boeuf Bourguignon style with red wine and make a mushroom gravy with the sauce. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:50:25 -0400, Yeff > wrote:
>Using Forte Agent and Astraweb.com means you're dealing with NNTP >(Network News Transfer Protocol), too. And, just to be sure, Forte Agent runs under Win8? -- Bob www.kanyak.com |
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On Friday, October 25, 2013 11:39:41 PM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> > > What do you do with cube steak? > > Braise it Boeuf Bourguignon style with red wine and make a mushroom > gravy with the sauce. > Chuck is a better cut to beef Burgandy. |
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On 26/10/13 1:10 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: > >> On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:> >> > If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And >> I'm told >> > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... >> >> But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't >> function under W8? >> > > Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? > Because that is the correct term. When you say news reader, for all a lot of people know, you could be referring to that chap on TV who reads the news! When you say NNTP Client, you still confuse those very same people but they are in no doubt that you don't mean the chap on TV. Might even gain a bit of Geek cred too! ;-) -- Xeno |
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On 26/10/13 6:01 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:03:43 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 10/25/2013 10:10 AM, sf wrote: >>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: >>> >>>> On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:> >>>> > If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And >>>> I'm told >>>> > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... >>>> >>>> But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't >>>> function under W8? >>>> >>> >>> Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? >>> >> Techno-speak :) >> > So, everyone here except me is a techie? > > If the cap fits! -- Xeno |
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On 26/10/13 9:22 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:56:52 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 10/25/2013 3:01 PM, sf wrote: >>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:03:43 -0400, jmcquown > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 10/25/2013 10:10 AM, sf wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:> >>>>>> > If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And >>>>>> I'm told >>>>>> > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... >>>>>> >>>>>> But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't >>>>>> function under W8? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? >>>>> >>>> Techno-speak :) >>>> >>> So, everyone here except me is a techie? >>> >>> >> No, just people use the term from having to set up usenet accounts. >> > The only string of letters I have to deal with is SMTP. > > Do you know what it means? -- Xeno |
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On Saturday, October 26, 2013 6:46:18 AM UTC-5, Xeno Lith wrote:
> > On 26/10/13 9:22 AM, sf wrote: > > > The only string of letters I have to deal with is SMTP. > > > Do you know what it means? > > Xeno > > Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
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On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 22:46:18 +1100, Xeno Lith
> wrote: > On 26/10/13 9:22 AM, sf wrote: > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:56:52 -0400, jmcquown > > > wrote: > > > >> On 10/25/2013 3:01 PM, sf wrote: > >>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:03:43 -0400, jmcquown > > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On 10/25/2013 10:10 AM, sf wrote: > >>>>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? > >>>>> > >>>> Techno-speak :) > >>>> > >>> So, everyone here except me is a techie? > >>> > >>> > >> No, just people use the term from having to set up usenet accounts. > >> > > The only string of letters I have to deal with is SMTP. > > > > > Do you know what it means? Not the real term, but I know what it's for. All I need to remember is "Send Mail To People" and I know what to do with it. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 01:55:01 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
> wrote: > On Friday, October 25, 2013 11:39:41 PM UTC-4, sf wrote: > > > > > What do you do with cube steak? > > > > Braise it Boeuf Bourguignon style with red wine and make a mushroom > > gravy with the sauce. > > > Chuck is a better cut to beef Burgandy. If I wanted to make real Boeuf Bourguignon, I'd make it. I'm making cube steak with a red wine and mushroom gravy. Is that concept to difficult for you to grasp? -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 22:45:12 +1100, Xeno Lith
> wrote: > On 26/10/13 1:10 AM, sf wrote: > > On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: > > > >> On 10/25/13 5:05 AM, Alan Holbrook wrote:> > >> > If you find an NNTP client that runs on W8.1, please post it. And > >> I'm told > >> > that Thunderbird (email client)runs on W8... > >> > >> But Thunderbird includes an nntp client. You're saying that client won't > >> function under W8? > >> > > > > Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? > > > Because that is the correct term. When you say news reader, for all a > lot of people know, you could be referring to that chap on TV who reads > the news! When you say NNTP Client, you still confuse those very same > people but they are in no doubt that you don't mean the chap on TV. > Might even gain a bit of Geek cred too! ;-) I have zero interest in gaining any Geek cred. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On 10/25/2013 11:39 PM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 19:58:48 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 10/25/2013 6:24 PM, sf wrote: >>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:43:33 -0400, Gary > wrote: >>> >> What do you do with cube steak? >> > > Braise it Boeuf Bourguignon style with red wine and make a mushroom > gravy with the sauce. > Here's where my "southern" thing comes in. I'd use it to make country fried steak with cream gravy. ;) Jill |
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On Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:39:57 AM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 10/25/2013 11:39 PM, sf wrote: > > >> What do you do with cube steak? > > > Braise it Boeuf Bourguignon style with red wine and make a mushroom > > > gravy with the sauce. > > > > > Here's where my "southern" thing comes in. I'd use it to make country > > fried steak with cream gravy. ;) > > Jill > > YES!! |
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On 10/26/2013 4:57 AM, sf wrote:
> > I have zero interest in gaining any Geek cred. > Geeks do like to go on and on. :-) NNTP is a set of ancient standards (1986?) that's still in use today to read and post to Usenet. There are programs that use NNTP like Forte Agent and Thunderbird and then there are browser based programs like Google Groups which allow Usenet access without having to use NNTP. The important thing to know is that NNTP looks to be on it's last leg because there's not much interest in creating NNTP apps for mobile devices. Thunderbird and Forte Agent will not run on Window 8.1 RT or Android or iOS or Chrome OSes. It seems logical that Usenet will either cease to exist or that mostly we'll be using Google Groups. |
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On 2013-10-26, dsi1 > wrote:
> The important thing to know is that NNTP looks to be on it's last leg > because there's not much interest in creating NNTP apps for mobile > devices. Thunderbird and Forte Agent will not run on Window 8.1 RT or > Android or iOS or Chrome OSes. It seems logical that Usenet will either > cease to exist or that mostly we'll be using Google Groups. That's only cuz the true linux OS has yet to make significant inroads on hand-held devices, so far. Eventually, full linux OS devices, cells, tabs, etc, will make the leap. I find it counter-intuitive that cellphones are such txt centric I/O devices, yet the shell and its CLI are held at bay. This will inevitably change. I have little use for one until they do. nb |
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On 2013-10-26, Ophelia > wrote:
> Is chicken fried steak, breadcrumbed? Not traditionally. The classic is a buttermilk/egg and flour crust. The whole meal is essentially a grease and flour fest, bacon grease preferred. ;) nb |
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On 10/26/2013 8:46 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-10-26, dsi1 > wrote: > >> The important thing to know is that NNTP looks to be on it's last leg >> because there's not much interest in creating NNTP apps for mobile >> devices. Thunderbird and Forte Agent will not run on Window 8.1 RT or >> Android or iOS or Chrome OSes. It seems logical that Usenet will either >> cease to exist or that mostly we'll be using Google Groups. > > That's only cuz the true linux OS has yet to make significant inroads > on hand-held devices, so far. Eventually, full linux OS devices, > cells, tabs, etc, will make the leap. I find it counter-intuitive > that cellphones are such txt centric I/O devices, yet the shell and > its CLI are held at bay. This will inevitably change. I have little > use for one until they do. > > nb > Android may have strayed from what the original developers had in mind but Android was made for mobile devices and you can't stick with building an OS for desktops in the Brave New World. Desktops are a dead end, just a needed stepping stone for the real potential of computers. Just ask Capt. Kirk. You Linux geeks should be happy, it's the most used OS in the world. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. |
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On 2013-10-26, dsi1 > wrote:
> building an OS for desktops in the Brave New World. Desktops are a dead > end, just a needed stepping stone for the real potential of computers. Nonsense. The keyboard, the heart of a desktop system, isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Sysadmins will eventually demand a hand held device with a shell (qwerty or t-scrn) to access servers. Until then, the laptop and netbook are jes smaller desktops. I can ssh my rPi from my netbook, but I'll be damned if I'll use the qwerty k/b on my cellphone even if I could, which I can't. That will change. Gar-own-tee! ;) nb |
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"notbob" > wrote in message ... > On 2013-10-26, Ophelia > wrote: > >> Is chicken fried steak, breadcrumbed? > > Not traditionally. The classic is a buttermilk/egg and flour crust. > The whole meal is essentially a grease and flour fest, bacon grease > preferred. ;) Ahh thanks:) But it has a crust? -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 27/10/13 1:52 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 22:46:18 +1100, Xeno Lith > > wrote: > >> On 26/10/13 9:22 AM, sf wrote: >>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:56:52 -0400, jmcquown > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 10/25/2013 3:01 PM, sf wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:03:43 -0400, jmcquown > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 10/25/2013 10:10 AM, sf wrote: >>>>>>> On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:55 -0400, pltrgyst > wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Why do people say NNTP client instead of news reader? >>>>>>> >>>>>> Techno-speak :) >>>>>> >>>>> So, everyone here except me is a techie? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> No, just people use the term from having to set up usenet accounts. >>>> >>> The only string of letters I have to deal with is SMTP. >>> >>> >> Do you know what it means? > > Not the real term, but I know what it's for. All I need to remember > is "Send Mail To People" and I know what to do with it. > Near enough! ;-) -- Xeno |
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On 2013-10-26, Ophelia > wrote:
> Ahh thanks:) But it has a crust? Ayep! In fact, I find the crust, if done correctly, actually makes a cube steak --which is still rather tough cut of meat-- more tender. So, the steak is basically steamed in the crust and the crust provides an almost crispy browned shell. The semi-crispy crust also stands up to the gravy. At least that's how I do mine. nb |
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"notbob" > wrote in message ... > On 2013-10-26, Ophelia > wrote: > > >> Ahh thanks:) But it has a crust? > > Ayep! In fact, I find the crust, if done correctly, actually makes a > cube steak --which is still rather tough cut of meat-- more tender. > So, the steak is basically steamed in the crust and the crust provides > an almost crispy browned shell. The semi-crispy crust also stands up > to the gravy. At least that's how I do mine. So, if you put gravy on it, does it not make that crust horribly soggy? -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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"Ophelia" > wrote in message ... > > > "notbob" > wrote in message > ... >> On 2013-10-26, Ophelia > wrote: >> >> >>> Ahh thanks:) But it has a crust? >> >> Ayep! In fact, I find the crust, if done correctly, actually makes a >> cube steak --which is still rather tough cut of meat-- more tender. >> So, the steak is basically steamed in the crust and the crust provides >> an almost crispy browned shell. The semi-crispy crust also stands up >> to the gravy. At least that's how I do mine. > > So, if you put gravy on it, does it not make that crust horribly soggy? Sorry, just noticed you said your gravy 'stands up to it':) Does everyones? -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On Saturday, October 26, 2013 4:25:59 PM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> So, if you put gravy on it, does it not make that crust horribly soggy? Sorry, just noticed you said your gravy 'stands up to it':) Does everyones?? > > Bob gave you a version of 'chicken fried steak.' It does have a crispy crust but country fried steak is also dusted with flour and fried and then simmered in the gravy made from the drippings. After about an hour of barely simmering the steak becomes fork tender and the gravy is heavenly. I do serve mine with mashed potatoes with some of the gravy dolloped over the top. Yummmmm. |
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> wrote in message ... > On Saturday, October 26, 2013 4:25:59 PM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote: >> > So, if you put gravy on it, does it not make that crust horribly soggy? > Sorry, just noticed you said your gravy 'stands up to it':) Does > everyones?? >> >> > Bob gave you a version of 'chicken fried steak.' It does have a crispy > crust but country fried steak is also dusted with flour and fried and then > simmered in the gravy made from the drippings. After about an hour of > barely simmering the steak becomes fork tender and the gravy is heavenly. > I do serve mine with mashed potatoes with some of the gravy dolloped over > the top. Yummmmm. Ahh ok. Thanks! That sounds better with gravy! I was sure Jill mentioned gravy on chicken friend steak. -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/ |
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On 10/26/2013 9:53 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-10-26, dsi1 > wrote: > >> building an OS for desktops in the Brave New World. Desktops are a dead >> end, just a needed stepping stone for the real potential of computers. > > Nonsense. > > The keyboard, the heart of a desktop system, isn't going anywhere > anytime soon. Sysadmins will eventually demand a hand held device > with a shell (qwerty or t-scrn) to access servers. Until then, the > laptop and netbook are jes smaller desktops. I can ssh my rPi from my > netbook, but I'll be damned if I'll use the qwerty k/b on my cellphone > even if I could, which I can't. That will change. Gar-own-tee! ;) > > nb > It's no country for old men and technology won't slow down just because people have trouble with typing with their thumbs. Most young people that I know have abandoned their desktops and keyboards. I'm sure that a lot of old folks thought that horseless carriages replacing the time-tested horse and buggy was nonsense. They were wrong. What's so great about the qwerty keyboard anyway? It's a stupid layout. |
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On 27/10/13 9:35 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 10/26/2013 9:53 AM, notbob wrote: >> On 2013-10-26, dsi1 > wrote: >> >>> building an OS for desktops in the Brave New World. Desktops are a dead >>> end, just a needed stepping stone for the real potential of computers. >> >> Nonsense. >> >> The keyboard, the heart of a desktop system, isn't going anywhere >> anytime soon. Sysadmins will eventually demand a hand held device >> with a shell (qwerty or t-scrn) to access servers. Until then, the >> laptop and netbook are jes smaller desktops. I can ssh my rPi from my >> netbook, but I'll be damned if I'll use the qwerty k/b on my cellphone >> even if I could, which I can't. That will change. Gar-own-tee! ;) >> >> nb >> > > It's no country for old men and technology won't slow down just because > people have trouble with typing with their thumbs. Most young people > that I know have abandoned their desktops and keyboards. I'm sure that a > lot of old folks thought that horseless carriages replacing the > time-tested horse and buggy was nonsense. They were wrong. > > What's so great about the qwerty keyboard anyway? It's a stupid layout. I have a tablet, a laptop and a desktop (or three). It's not only young people who move with the times. In fact, I've had young people say that I'm right up there with them as an early adopter. -- Xeno |
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On 10/26/2013 12:42 PM, Xeno Lith wrote:
> On 27/10/13 9:35 AM, dsi1 wrote: >> On 10/26/2013 9:53 AM, notbob wrote: >>> On 2013-10-26, dsi1 > wrote: >>> >>>> building an OS for desktops in the Brave New World. Desktops are a dead >>>> end, just a needed stepping stone for the real potential of computers. >>> >>> Nonsense. >>> >>> The keyboard, the heart of a desktop system, isn't going anywhere >>> anytime soon. Sysadmins will eventually demand a hand held device >>> with a shell (qwerty or t-scrn) to access servers. Until then, the >>> laptop and netbook are jes smaller desktops. I can ssh my rPi from my >>> netbook, but I'll be damned if I'll use the qwerty k/b on my cellphone >>> even if I could, which I can't. That will change. Gar-own-tee! ;) >>> >>> nb >>> >> >> It's no country for old men and technology won't slow down just because >> people have trouble with typing with their thumbs. Most young people >> that I know have abandoned their desktops and keyboards. I'm sure that a >> lot of old folks thought that horseless carriages replacing the >> time-tested horse and buggy was nonsense. They were wrong. >> >> What's so great about the qwerty keyboard anyway? It's a stupid layout. > > I have a tablet, a laptop and a desktop (or three). It's not only young > people who move with the times. In fact, I've had young people say that > I'm right up there with them as an early adopter. > Congrats on being an early adopter. I've been trying to get my step-mother to abandon AOL. Who the hell uses AOL in 2013!!! If some people had their druthers, we'd all be using WebTV. :-) |
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