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Of course, nothing prevents you from buying a new lock with cash
and installing it yourself. Even modifying the core to match some
arbitrary key is not difficult to do at home. I once knew someone who
had fixed his locks in this way - his house, office and cars all took
the same key (which he took GOOD care of :-)
Very bad (yours, that is). Have you ever had a safety deposit box?
They work on a two-key system. The bank clerk has one, and you have
the other (they are different keys). The bank does NOT keep a copy of
your key. If you lose it, they have to drill out the lock, and replace
the door. This is a time consuming and expensive process (which they
will be happy to charge to your account :-).
This process is exactly analogous to having a private key which
is NOT in a escrow system, and the state having to crack your cipher
to get the data.
Please do not use false analogies. | 7 | trimmed_train |
1,992 | IK> Nntp-Posting-Host: elm
IK> I know it sounds stupid, but....
IK> Does anyone know how to control individual mouse buttons.
IK> I am writing an application, which currently makes use of
IK> ButtonPressMask, however this is invoked by the pressing
IK> of any mouse button. I want to be able to restrict this
IK> to one of the 3 buttons. I tried Button1PressMask, but
IK> just get undefined errors. I know it can be done, and I
IK> am pretty sure theres an easy answer to it, but I just don't know
IK> what it is.
IK> "time is of the essence ..."
There is no event mask for a particular mouse button press. However in your
event handler you can use the event structure passed in and query it to find
which button was pressed i.e.
void
SomeEventHandler(Widget w, XtPointer data, XEvent *event)
{
/* Catch the button 1 (usually left button) */
if ( event->xbutton.button == Button1 ) {
/* do some action */
} else {
/* do nothing and exit from function */
}
} | 16 | trimmed_train |
3,992 |
Absolutely, if I were assured by someone I trusted that the black box was
more secure. I have nothing to conceal from the government, but I would like
to be sure that any Russian, Japanese, French, or other competitors for my
services can't read my traffic. I'd like to be sure that competitive bid
information was safe from commercial competitors and foreign governments
which would aid them.
I believe the NSA has identical motivations with respect to my activities.
The President and many other senior government officials have made it very
clear that they share these motivations. Thus I'd trust them on the
"coincidence of interests" argument as well as on a basic trust in their
professionalism and a high confidence in their skills.
David | 7 | trimmed_train |
918 | As I've mentioned in the rules posting, I will be out of town until the
day before the entry deadline, so I won't be able to respond to your
messages until April 18.
I would be grateful if someone could repost the rules and instructions for
the playoff pool sometime next week, for the benefit of those who missed the
first two postings.
Thanks.
--
Andrew Scott | [email protected]
HP IDACOM Telecom Operation | (403) 462-0666 ext. 253 | 17 | trimmed_train |
10,219 |
: >There is an emergency oxygen system that is capable of maintaining a
: >breathable atmosphere in the cabin for long enough to come down, even
: >if there is something like a 5cm hole in the wall that nobody tries
: >to plug.
Josh Hopkins ([email protected]) replied:
: Wow.
: Double wow. Can you land a shuttle with a 5cm hole in the wall?
Personnally, I don't know, but I'd like to try it sometime.
Programmatically, yes, we can land an Orbiter with a 5 cm hole in
the wall -- provided that the thing which caused 5 cm hole didn't
cause a Crit 1 failure on some of the internal systems. There are
a few places where a 5 cm hole would cause a Bad Day -- especially
if the 5 cm hole went all the way through the Orbiter and out the
other side, as could easily happen with a meteor strike. But a
hole in the pressure vessel would cause us to immediately de-orbit
to the next available landing site.
-- Ken Jenks, NASA/JSC/GM2, Space Shuttle Program Office
[email protected] (713) 483-4368 | 10 | trimmed_train |
5,289 | Well, after suffering from an intense fit of Minnesota-induced cabin fever,
I've decided to road trip to Milwaukee and take in a couple of games this
weekend. A couple games at County stadium will be great to relieve tension,
but I thought "Why not go to Wrigley for a game too?"
I see the Cubs are playing the Phillies on Sat (2:05 start, I believe
that's Eastern time listed). I figured it would be fun to bounce down to
Wrigley for the day game and live it up a little. I'm wondering if anyone
(esp. Cubbie fans) have some advice on:
1) If I'm taking 41 (Skokie Hwy) south until it runs into 94, what's the
best way to get to Wrigley? I'm planning on getting there an hour or
two early and paying through the nose for parking to keep things easy.
2) Is it probable that I'll be able to walk up and get bleacher seats (2 or
3) on game day? I figure since it's early in the year, Ryno's out and
the weather isn't great I should be able to get tickets. If not, what's
the best way to get advance tickets; can I call the Cubs' ticket office
directly and pick up tickets at the will call window?
3) Any advice on where to eat before or after the game?
4) Do they allow inflatable I-luv-ewe dolls (present from Lundy) into the
bleachers? :-)
| 2 | trimmed_train |
4,503 | // Hope I am in the right group! I'm using BC++'s ObjectWindows (version 3.1),
// trying to get some date processed in a window object. However, when invoking
// the window object, the calling program gives up the control to the window
// object, and keeps executing the next statement. The source code may look
// like the following:
class MyWindow : public TWindow
{
...
};
void MyCallingProg(...) // Could the calling program be a C function?
{ ...
MyWindow *MyWinObj;
MyWinObj = new MyWindow(...);
GetApplication()->MakeWindow(MyWinObj);
MyWinObj->Show(SW_SHOWNORMAL); | 18 | trimmed_train |
8,194 | Here's an easy question for someone who knows nothing about baseball...
What city do the California Angels play out of?
--
Richard J. Rauser "You have no idea what you're doing."
[email protected] "Oh, don't worry about that. We're professional
WNI outlaws - we do this for a living." | 2 | trimmed_train |
3,081 |
An added advantate of waiting for the DayStar for the SE/30 is that,
just as with the '030 power cache, the '040 accelerator will plug into
the CPU socket, leaving the PDS slot free for a video card or ethernet
card. With DayStar's upgrade path, it's a no lose situation.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earl D. Fife | Department of Mathematics
[email protected] | Calvin College
(616)957-6403 | Grand Rapids, MI 49546 | 14 | trimmed_train |
4,665 | [stuff deleted]
^^
Just a note, even though the 805 can address 2 megs of dram, the
Stealth 24 VLB can only handle 1 meg, unless Diamond has a newer
design (or some special deal with Zeos). | 3 | trimmed_train |
4,454 | 04/19/1993 0000 Lezghis Astir
By NEJLA SAMMAKIA
Associated Press Writer
GUSSAR, Azerbaijan (AP) -- The 600,000 Lezghis of Azerbaijan and Russia have
begun clamoring for their own state, threatening turmoil in a tranquil corner
of the Caucasus.
The region has escaped the ethnic warfare of neighboring Nagorno-Karabakh,
Abkhazia and Ossetia, but Lezhgis could become the next minority in the former
Soviet Union to fight for independence.
Lezghis, who are Muslim descendents of nomadic shepherds, are angry about the
conscription of their young men to fight in Azerbaijan's 5-year-old undeclared
war with Armenia.
They also want to unite the Lezghi regions of Azerbaijan and Russia, which
were effectively one until the breakup of the Soviet Union created national
borders that had been only lines on a map.
A rally of more than 3,000 Lezghis in March to protest conscription and
demand a separate "Lezghistan" alarmed the Azerbaijani government.
Officials in Baku, the capital, deny rumors that police shot six
demonstrators to death. But the government announced strict security measures
and began cooperating with Russian authorities to control the movement of
Lezhgis living across the border in the Dagestan region of Russia.
Visitors to Gussar, the center of Lezhgi life, found the town quiet soon
after the protest. Children played outdoors in the crisp mountain air.
At the Sunday bazaar, men in heavy coats and dark fur hats gathered to
discuss grievances ranging from high customs duties at the Russian border to a
war they say is not theirs.
"I have been drafted, but I won't go," said Shamil Kadimov, gold teeth
glinting in the sun. "Why must I fight a war for the Azerbaijanis? I have
nothing to do with Armenia."
More than 3,000 people have died in the war, which centers on the disputed
territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, about 150 miles to the southeast.
Malik Kerimov, an official in the mayor's office, said only 11 of 300 locals
drafted in 1992 had served.
"The police don't force people to go," he said. "They are afraid of an
uprising that could be backed by Lezghis in Dagestan."
All the men agreed that police had not fired at the demonstrators, but
disagreed on how the protest came about.
Some said it occurred spontaneously when rumors spread that Azerbaijan was
about to draft 1,500 men from the Gussar region, where 75,000 Lezghis live.
Others said the rally was ordered by Gen. Muhieddin Kahramanov, leader of the
Lezhgi underground separatist movement, Sadval, based in Dagestan.
"We organized the demonstration when families came to us distraught about
draft orders," said Kerim Babayev, a mathematics teacher who belongs to Sadval.
"We hope to reunite peacefully, by approaching everyone -- the Azerbaijanis,
the Russians."
In the early 18th century, the Lezhgis formed two khanates, or sovereignties,
in what are now Azerbaijan and Dagestan. They roamed freely with their sheep
over the green hills and mountains between the two khanates.
By 1812, the Lezghi areas were joined to czarist Russia. After 1917, they
came under Soviet rule. With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the
600,000 Lezghis were faced for the first time with strict borders.
About half remained in Dagestan and half in newly independent Azerbaijan.
"We have to pay customs on all this, on cars, on wine," complained Mais
Talibov, a small trader. His goods, laid out on the ground at the bazaar,
included brandy, stomach medication and plastic shoes from Dagestan.
"We want our own country," he said. "We want to be able to move about easily.
But Baku won't listen to us."
Physically, it is hard for outsiders to distinguish Lezhgis from other
Azerbaijanis. In many villages, they live side by side, working at the same
jobs and intermarrying to some degree.
But the Lezhgis have a distinctive language, a mixture of Arabic, Turkish and
Persian with strong guttural vowels.
Azerbaijan officially supports the cultural preservation of its 10 largest
ethnic minorities. The Lezghis have weekly newspapers and some elementary
school classes in their language.
Autonomy is a different question. If the Lezghis succeeded in separating from
Azerbaijan, they would set a precedent for other minorities, such as the
Talish in the south, the Tats in the nearby mountains and the Avars of eastern
Azerbaijan.
| 6 | trimmed_train |
10,961 |
Sure, but the surface condition of most good autobahns is far better
than most of the roads here. A dip in the asphalt that you test your
shocks on at 60 will kill you at 130. Don't get me wrong, I love to
drive quickly and they say my Probe will do 130, but that's 30 more
than I've ever tried in it cause there isn't a decent enough piece
of road hereabouts.
| 4 | trimmed_train |
8,117 |
The problem was that SunPost411Ld was not defined. | 16 | trimmed_train |
3,424 |
I'll tell you my story as an example of what *not* to do.
Early in 1984 I took some riding lessons from my college roommate on
his old Honda CB360T. He had taken the MSF beginner's course, so I
actually learned *some* of what I needed to know to ride.
I proceeded to buy a beat-up Honda CL350 for $400 and a $12 helmet and
rode around wearing this and a cotton windbreaker. Then I decided to
invest in a full-face helmet (first smart move). Sometime around then
I also passed my road test.
On May 4, 1984, I got caught in a rainstorm on my way home from a
4-mile trip. Entering the town where I lived (a rather urban suburb),
I had to stop suddenly for a red light that I noticed too late,
skidded the rear tire out, and was ejected face upward into the
oncoming lane of traffic. Fortunately for me the oncoming traffic was
also stopped for the same red light, otherwise I might have slid under
a car and been killed.
Now this is anecdotal evidence, to be sure, but I later took the
Experienced Rider Course from the MSF and saw that earlier training
could have helped me greatly. In your case the need is even greater
since you have nobody to help you practice even the most basic stuff
as I did.
So my advice is to take the MSF beginner's course first thing. I
wouldn't even buy a bike until you've taken the course, unless you
happen to pick up a real good deal and can store it someplace until
you're ready to use it.
While you're waiting to take the course (it might take a few weeks in
DC, as I recall there were always waiting lists in Boston), could you
save up some more money to start out right? Say $300 for riding gear,
plus the cost bike, plus maybe $100 (guess) to a mechanic to make sure
the machine is safe (assuming you economize by buying some old beat-up
machine from a private individual), plus insurance, plus registration
and licensing fees, plus the course, you're looking at maybe $600 not
including the bike itself and a reserve for ongoing maintenance.
I pay about $100 insurance now (upstate NY) but it was closer to $200
in Boston (more urban) for decent insurance including substantial
coverage for liability, which you want unless you plan always to be
poor. I'd guess DC is more like Boston than like a rural area, ergo
more expensive.
There used to be annual buyer's guides in the usual motorcycle
magazines; I found those helpful in getting an idea of what new or
recent models might be available. You could probably look through
past issues to size up what used bikes might be available. (My first
bike was 13 years old when I bought it so I went on my friend's advice
instead.) Also look at the bikes that you see people riding or that
are parked on the street. I basically settled on my present bike by
noticing that there were a lot of high-mileage BMW's running around
and they were generally set up the way I wanted.
Nothing wrong with talking to various dealers in your area or visiting
showrooms. Dealers in the Boston area, at least when I was shopping,
were very nice about letting you look around their showrooms and
quoting prices for bikes that weren't the latest models (hence
cheaper), although I ended up buying both bikes in private sales. | 12 | trimmed_train |
1,157 | comp.windows.x
Please igore my previouse calculation mistaked. Please see the correct
calculation. Sorry!
x3 = 300;
@ = art tan (500 - 270)/(800 - 100)) = 18.19 degrees;
y3 = 100 + (300 - 270)/tan(@) = 191.29 ~= 191 integer
| 16 | trimmed_train |
7,042 | Mark Kromer, on the Thu, 15 Apr 1993 00:42:46 GMT wibbled:
: >Does the "amount of exhaust allowed to leave the engine through the
: >exhaust pipe" make that much of a difference? the amount of air/fuel
: >mixture that a cylender sucks in (tries to suck in) depends on the
: >speed of the piston when it goes down.
: ...and the pressure in the cylinder at the end of the exhaust stroke.
: With a poor exhaust system, this pressure may be above atmospheric.
: With a pipe that scavenges well this may be substantially below
: atmospheric. This effect will vary with rpm depending on the tune of
: the pipe; some pipes combined with large valve overlap can actually
: reverse the intake flow and blow mixture out of the carb when outside
: the pipes effective rev range.
: >Now, my question is which one provides more resistence as far as the
: >engine is conserned:
: >) resistance that the exhaust provides
: >) or the resistance that results from the bike trying to push itself and
: > the rider
: Two completely different things. The state of the pipe determines how
: much power the motor can make. The load of the bike determines how
: much power the motor needs to make.
: --
: - )V(ark)< FZR400 Pilot / ZX900 Payload / RD400 Mechanic
: You're welcome.
Well I, for one, am so very glad that I have fuel injection! All those
needles and orifices and venturi and pressures... It's worse than school human
biology reproduction lessons (sex). Always made me feel a bit queasy.
--
Nick (the Simple Minded Biker) DoD 1069 Concise Oxford Tube Rider
M'Lud. | 12 | trimmed_train |
9,917 |
One of those US cases was John Pollard. | 6 | trimmed_train |
6,957 |
I was suggesting that the minority of professional and amateur astronomers
have the right to a dark, uncluttered night sky.
Let me give you an example. When you watch TV, they have commercials to pay
for the programming. You accept that as part of watching. If you don't like
it, you can turn it off. If you want to view the night sky, and there is a
floating billboard out there, you can't turn it off. It's the same
reasoning that limits billboards in scenic areas.
George.
It's called a democracy. The majority rules. sorry.
If ytou don't like it, I suggest you modify the constitution to include
a constitutional right to Dark Skies. The theory of government
here is that the majority rules, except in the nature of fundamental
civil rights.
I say:
Any reasonably in-depth perusal of American history will show
you that many WASPs have continued the practices of prejudice,
discrimination, and violence against others of different
races, religions, and beliefs, despite the law.
If you really are annoyed, get some legislation
to create a dark sky zone, where in all light emissions are protected
in the zone. Kind of like the national radio quiet zone. Did you
know about that? near teh Radio telescope observatory in West virginia,
they have a 90?????? mile EMCON zone. Theoretically they can prevent
you from running light AC motors, like air conditioners and Vacuums.
In practice, they use it mostly to control large radio users.
I say:
What I'm objecting to here is a floating billboard that, presumably,
would move around in the sky. I, for one, am against legislating
at all. I just wish that people had a bit of common courtesy, and
would consider how their greed for money impacts the more ethereal and
aesthetic values that make us human. This includes the need for wild
and unspoiled things, including the night sky.
George | 10 | trimmed_train |
6,735 |
You and Mr. bobby really need to sit down and decide what
exactly Islam *is* before posting here.
According to 'Zlumber, one is NOT a muslim when one is doing evil.
[ A muslin can do no evil ] According to him, one who does evil is suffering
from "temporary athiesm."
Now, would the members who claim to be "Muslims" get their stories
straight????
--
"Satan and the Angels do not have freewill.
They do what god tells them to do. " | 8 | trimmed_train |
4,666 |
I expect what is going on here is that your colormap is full and, when the new application starts up, it cannot add the colors that it needs to the colormap.
It therefore has to pick and choose from the existing colors. This makes it look
ugly until it's window gets priority. Then Macx changes the colormap so that
the selected app is getting the exact colors it wanted, but now other applications
are having to make do with it's colormap.
This is a problem with all color X servers (or at least all color Xservers I have
seen) when the demands of the applications exceed the size of the colormap.
My solution is usually to (1) avoid colormap-greedy apps and (2) display
applications where color is just icing on the cake in monochrome mode rather
than in color (if this is an option for the application).
- Doug Shaker
voice: 415/572-0200
fax: 415/572-1300
email: [email protected]
mail: Qualix Group
1900 S. Norfolk St., #224
San Mateo, CA 94403 | 16 | trimmed_train |
2,260 |
We have no way of knowing because we cannot separate Morris' contribu-
tion from the rest of the team's. There is only one way of determin-
ing "best" in baseball. And that is by looking at the scoreboard at
the end of the game. Each game determines which *team* is the best
that day. At the end of the season, the team that was the best the
most often is the best in the division. The playoffs determine the
best of the best. But the point is that the only decision making pro-
cess used to determine the "best" is the score of the game and it re-
lates to the *teams*. Not the individual players. There is no method
inherent in baseball of comparing individual performances. And that
is how it should be, because, after all, baseball is a team game.
To say that one player is better than another is to be able to say ab-
solutely that player A's team would have played better with player B
in their lineup. Sheer speculation. Impossible to ascertain.
If you want to select a group of statistics and claim that Clemens has
done better with those statistics as a criteria, then fine. But you
have to be able to prove that those statistics measure the
individual's contribution to winning the WS - because that is the
only measure of "best" that has any meaning in the context of base-
ball. So until you can prove that Clemens contributes to a WS cham-
pionship more than Morris your evaluation of Clemens is totally sub-
jective and is mere opinion. I have yet to see that any of you can
predict a WS winner with any greater accuracy than Jeanne Dixon.
Exactly. The Jays won with Morris pitching. And Boston wins with
Clemens pitching. I am not saying that Morris is better than Clemens.
I am saying that individual comparisons between players are totally
meaningless and that anyone claiming that Clemens is better based on
his ERA has missed the point of what baseball is all about.
You don't have to be rude.
For you to say that means that you have either missed the entire point
of my argument, or you yourself have committed a fallacy - Ignoratio
Elenchi. I am not saying that Morris is better than Clemens because
he has more rings (although I have, tongue in cheek, claimed
that in the past). I am saying that it is impossible to isolate an
individual's performance from that of his team's for the purpose of
comparing that individual's performance with another individual's per-
formance.
The stats are a nice hobby and that's about it. There is no new
knowledge being produced. So when a poster claims that Morris is better
than Clemens because he has more rings, the poster is no more nor less
incorrect than the rest of you baying hounds.
-- | 2 | trimmed_train |
1,054 |
At the time Ezekiel was written, Israel was in apostacy again and if I'm not
mistaken, Tyre was about to make war on Israel. Like I said, the Prince of
Tyre was the human ruler of Tyre. He was a wicked man. By calling Satan
the King of Tyre, Ezekiel was saying that Satan is the real ruler over Tyre.
Don't think my interpretation is neccessarily the orthodox Christian one,
although most Christian Bible commentaries interpret the King of Tyre as
being a reference to Satan. (I haven't read Ezekiel throughly in a long
time.) | 8 | trimmed_train |
3,540 |
Not necessarily, especially if the rapist is known as such. For instance,
if you intentionally stick your finger into a loaded mousetrap and get
snapped, whose fault is it? | 8 | trimmed_train |
3,558 | Hi all,
I am looking into methods I can use to turn my Linux based BBS into a full color
Graphical BBS that supports PC, Mac, Linux, and Amiga callers.
Originally I was inspired by the NAPLPS graphics standard (a summary of
which hit this group about 2 weeks ago).
Following up on software availability of NAPLPS supporting software I find
that most terminal programs are commercial the only resonable shareware one being
PP3 which runs soley on MSDOS machines leaving Mac and Amiga users to buy full
commercial software if they want to try out the BBS (I know I wouldn't)
Next most interesting possibility is to port MGR to PC, Mac, Amiga. I know there
is an old version of a Mac port on bellcore.com that doesn't work under System 7
But I can't seem to find the source anywhere to see if I can patch it.
Is there a color version of MGR for Linux?
I know there was an alpha version of the libs out last year but I misplaced it.
Does anyone on this group know if MGR as been ported to PC or Amiga ?
I can't seem to send a message to the MGR channel without it bouncing.
Does anyone have any other suggestions for a Linux based GUI BBS ? | 1 | trimmed_train |
1,423 | Can someone point me in the direction of any papers (not necessarily
formally conducted studies) discussing how much traffic X apps generate
for the network, particularly in comparison with curses-bases apps
over telnet? Also, does an X server typically buffer up user keyboard
input a line at a time? Can the X client control this, asking for
keystrokes immediately? Thanks in advance for any feedback!
| 16 | trimmed_train |
732 | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
The point you all seem to have missed was covered when the UK cellphone
scrambling system was discussed. Incidentally, my MP has responded to
my questions on that issue, and it appears that the UK and other `approved'
countries will get the secure A5 encryption, and `dodgy' countries will
get A5X. Existing mobile equipment will drop to clear mode when used with
A5X systems, but newer equipment will use A5/A5X/clear depending on the
capabilities of the base station.
The cops/feds do *not* need to be able to get hold of your private key to
listen in to cellular conversations. Encryption is not end-to-end, but
cellphone to base-station - it *has* to be this way so that cellular users
and fixed installations can talk to each other. For cellular to cellular
calls, the transmission is decrypted at the base-station, passed to another
base-station and re-encrypted. The cops/feds can listen to the unscrambled
call *provided* they get a warrant to tap into the cellular provider's
equipment. The only reason for wanting a crackable system is so they can
listen without having to obtain a warrant.
But, maybe the Clipper system is secure, and they really do need a warrant
to get the key out of escrow before they can listen in using a scanner (see
above - they don't *have* to go down this route anyway). I have my doubts,
but even if true once they have the key they will *never* again need a
warrant to tap into that particular phone whenever they want. `Well, Judge,
it appears he wasn't a drug-dealer after all, so naturally we'll stop
listening in'...
You have every reason to be scared shitless. Take a look at the records
of McCarthy, Hoover (J. Edgar, not the cleaner - though they both excelled at
sucking) and Nixon.
- --Paul
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: 2.2 | 7 | trimmed_train |
245 | : From: [email protected] (Perry E. Metzger)
: Indeed, were it not for the government doing everything possible to
: stop them, Qualcomm would have designed strong encryption right in to
: the CDMA cellular phone system they are pioneering. Were it not for
: the NSA and company, cheap encryption systems would be everywhere. As
: it is, they try every trick in the book to stop it. Had it not been
: for them, I'm sure cheap secure phones would be out right now.
In the UK, it's impossible to get approval to attach any crypto device
to the phone network. (Anything that plugs in to our BT phone sockets
must be approved - for some reason crypto devices just never are...)
I was wondering some time ago how big a market there was for good old-
fashion acoustic coupler technology to build a secure phone :-) ... is
it possible to mask out all the real voice well enough so that none of
it strays into the mouthpiece? Perhaps a well-sealed coupler attachment
that was as well blocked as possible, then a white noise generator on
the outside to muffle any real speech? | 7 | trimmed_train |
9,398 | Anyone have any expierience with PSI's comstation 5?
Please contact me if you had (or have a suggesiton for a Really Good 14.4
modem with 14.4 fax for the macintosh).
--- Via UCI v1.35 (C-Net Amiga)
Dennis T. Cheung
The DTC(tm) Corporation of America
America Online: DTC
Internet: DTC%[email protected] | 14 | trimmed_train |
9,585 |
Indeed. Reading the cases of people who've tried the various things
Mr. Teel suggests show that defendants fall into two classes: (1) those
who win on procedural grounds or some grounds not related to their
claim, and (2) those who lose.
Consider Newman v. Schiff, 778 F.2d 460 (8th Cir.1985), which I've seen
cited by tax protestors other than Mr. Teel as a win for Mr. Schiff.
Mr. Schiff offered $100,000 on TV to anyone who would call in the
show and cite any section of the Internal Revenue Code that says that
an individual has to file a return.
Mr. Newman took him up on it. Mr. Newman had seen the show in a rebroadcast
the next morning. Mr. Schiff claimed that the offer only extended to
people who actually say the original broadcast, and so there was no offer
for Mr. Newman to accept, and so no unilateral contract was formed, and
so Mr. Schiff did not have to pay $100,000.
Mr. Schiff was correct, and so won. So, yes, Mr. Schiff won against a
claim on the $100,000 reward. However, his win had nothing to do with
the tax code. | 13 | trimmed_train |
10,272 |
mark andy (living in pittsburgh) bought his RZ350 from a dude in
massachusetts (or was it connecticut?). | 12 | trimmed_train |
5,746 |
For all those people who insist I question authority: Why?
Chris Mussack | 0 | trimmed_train |
3,820 | I want to create a single-line Text widget for entering a small amount of text.
I want it to be of fixed width, but have a horizontal scrollbar that scrolls
automatically when the user types in order to keep the insertion point
visible.
In trying to do this I have two problems:
- The addition of the horizontal scrollbar does not make the text widget
taller, but instead it seems to cover part of the text.
- The scrollbar does not scroll automatically as the user types in text
in order to keep the insertion point visible.
Any help is appreciated.
Mike
| 16 | trimmed_train |
2,239 |
What does this have to do with my original question??? I previously
stated that I did an XCopyArea of the depth-8 pixmap to the screen
just to make sure that my image had data, and it did. This is NOT
a problem with expose events, it has to do with XCopyPlane not
working!!!
Does anyone have a code fragment they could send demonstrating that
XCopyPlane works??? This would be very helpful!
Thanks!
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Nancie P. Marin NET: [email protected]
ENSCO Inc. MAIL: 445 Pineda Ct. Melbourne, Fl. 32940
(407)254-4122 FAX: (407)254-3293 | 16 | trimmed_train |
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2,948 |
All Toyotas have airbags with a real horn. Come on, how hard can it
be to put a little pressure plate there. I hope Toyota doesn't follow
everyone else and make the horns little buttons that I wouldn't want
to fumble for.
john
| 4 | trimmed_train |
1,199 |
And in Russia, capitalists were persecuted for trading goods on the
black market. And in the US, capitalist minded types are imprisoned and killed
for things such as selling drugs, guns, pornography, and other victimless
activities. It doesn't matter whether you are socialist or capitalist,
power and control are central to government. Since citizens can't be trusted to
run their own affairs, the government must watch them. (for their
own good of course. I mean, with strong cryptography, citizens might <gasp!>
start to hide things from the IRS, sell drugs/guns/pornography, and
that cannot be allowed!)
| 7 | trimmed_train |
4,291 |
On the one hand there are advantages to having the liturgy stay the
same. John has described some of these. On the other hand, some people
seem to start tuning out `the same old words' and pay attention better
when things get changed around. I think innovative priests and liturgy
committees are trying to get our attention and make things more
meaningful for us. It drives me crazy too.
Different people have differing preferences and needs in liturgy. My
local parish is innovative. I prefer to go to Mass at the next parish
over. Sometimes we don't have the option of attending a Mass in the
style which best suits us. John put a smiley on it but to "just offer
it up" probably is the solution.
A related issue, that it sounds like John does not have to deal with, is
that spouses may have different liturgical tastes. My husband does like
innovative litury. It is a challenge to meet both of our spiritual
needs without just going our separate ways. When you include the factor
of also trying to satisfy our children's needs, things get pretty
complicated.
One thing to remember is that even the most uncongenial Mass is still
Mass. | 0 | trimmed_train |
2,343 |
Ben,
Since you're obviously adept enough to understand how the trackball works,
the only thing short of repairing it that I can think of is a thorough
cleaning of all the parts, and then checking for the proper placement of
the little blue rollers. Since they aren't fixed in position on their
stainless steel pins, you might try sliding them into a slightly different
position. On my PowerBook 100, I can slide them almost completely out of
contact with the trackball. In fact, one of the notes from sumex on fixing
the trackball advocates sliding the roller so that its _edge_ contacts the
ball, not the center cylindrical area.
I've done this with my PB100, and it does seem to improve the feel, but
needs to be adjusted from time to time. I just popped open one of our
office's PB170s, and while there isn't as much latitude for movement, one
could still adjust the roller slightly. If your PB140 is the same it might
help.
I would suspect the most likely culprit to be a slippery blue roller. If
you can take it out, clean it with a mild soapy solution, or isopropyl
alcohol. Also, be sure the ball is grease-free.
If you drop the ball in minus the retaining ring, roll the ball and see
if it is actually causing the axle to spin.
If all this still doesn't solve it, then maybe a new one is in order. :-(
It could be an electrical connection, in which case replacement would be
necessary. But my experience with both mice and trackballs has been that
dirt has been the normal problem, not an electrical malfunction.
Hope this helps,
Murray
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847 | What in blazes is going on with Wayne Matson and gang
down in Alabama? I also heard an unconfirmed rumor that
Aerospace Ambassadors have disappeared. Can anyone else
confirm?? | 10 | trimmed_train |
9,653 |
If one does not follow the teachings of Christ, he is NOT Christian.
Too easy?
Would you say all Muslims are like Saddam Hussein? I wouldn't make
such a blanket judgement, why do you? | 15 | trimmed_train |
7,431 |
No, IMO, Mr. Stowell missed the point.
Mr. Stowell seems to have jumped rather strangely from truth to absolutes.
I don't see how that necessarily follows.
Are all truths also absolutes?
Is all of scripture truths (and therefore absolutes)?
If the answer to either of these questions is no, then perhaps you can
explain to me how you determine which parts of Scripture are truths, and
which truths are absolutes. And, who is qualified to make these
determinations? There is hardly consensus, even in evangelical
Christianity (not to mention the rest of Christianity) regarding
Biblical interpretation.
I find Mr. Stowell's statement terribly simple-minded. | 0 | trimmed_train |
851 |
Also in pure speculation:
Parity errors in memory or previously known conditions that were waivered.
"Yes that is an error, but we already knew about it"
Any problem where they decided a backup would handle it.
Any problem in an area that was not criticality 1,2,3..., that is, any
problem in a system they decided they could do without.
I'd be curious as to what the real meaning of the quote is. | 10 | trimmed_train |
11,027 | The best group to keep you informed is the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
of America. I do not know if the UK has a similar organization. The
address of
the CCFA is
CCFA
444 Park Avenue South
11th Floor
New York, NY 10016-7374
USA
They have a lot of information available and have a number of newsletters.
Good Luck. | 19 | trimmed_train |
10,168 | Oh, OK. Just wondering. I am not a real expert on weapons, I was just
wondering if they would do the job. | 9 | trimmed_train |
9,570 | [reply to [email protected] (Frank O'Dwyer)]
From A Dictionary of Philosophy, by Anthony Flew:
"Objectivism: The belief that there are certain moral truths that would
remain true whatever anyone or everyone thought or desired. For
instance, 'No one should ever deliberately inflict pain on another
simply to take pleasure in his suffering' might be thought of as a
plausible example. Even in a world of sadists who all rejected it, the
contention remains true, just as '5 + 7 = 12' remains correct even if
there is no one left to count. The problem for the objectivist is to
determine the status of moral truths and the method by which they can be
established. If we accept that such judgements are not reports of what
is but only relate to what ought to be (see naturalistic fallacy) then
they cannot be proved by any facts about the nature of the world. Nor
can they be analytic, since this would involve lack of action-guiding
content; 'One ought always to do the right thing' is plainly true in
virtue of the vords involved but it is unhelpful as a practical guide to
action (see analytic and synthetic). At this point the objectivist may
talk of 'self-evident truths', but can he deny the subjectivist's claim
that self-evidence is in the mind of the beholder? If not, what is left
of the claim that some moral judgements are true? THe subjectivist may
well feel that all that remains is that there are some moral judgements
with which he would wish to associate himself. To hold a moral opinion
is, he suggests, not to know something to be true but to have
preferences regarding human activity." | 8 | trimmed_train |
1,212 | 7 | trimmed_train |
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1,696 |
[other uninformed, purposefully ignorant gun control ranting deleted]
I want this man to tell me how in the hell you can take the
explosives used in the WTC bombing, considering that the
consensus seems to be that the explosive was a fertilizer-based
one. Ammonium nitrate, to be exact . . . of which about
90,000 tons disappears per year (if I recall the stat correctly;
I don't have it here.) Just one more disregarding of reality
to push a point.
[more bunk deleted] | 9 | trimmed_train |
5,779 | There is a new version of the RTrace ray-tracing package (8.2.0) at
asterix.inescn.pt [192.35.246.17] in directory pub/RTrace.
Check the README file.
RTrace now can use the SUIT toolkit to have a nice user interface.
Compile it with -DSUIT or modify the Makefile.
SUIT is available at [email protected]
I have binaries of RTrace with SUIT for SUN Sparc, SGI Indigo
and DOS/GO32.
Please contact me if interested.
****************************************
The MAC RTrace 1.0 port is in directory pub/RTrace/Macintosh
Thanks to Reid Judd ([email protected]) and
Greg Ferrar ([email protected]).
****************************************
Small changes were done since version 8.1.0, mainly:
1. Now it is possible to discard backface polygons and triangles
for fast preview...
2. The support program scn2sff has been reworked to use temp files.
****************************************
Here goes a short description of current converters from
CAD/molecular/chemistry packages to the SCN format.
The package programs are related as below (those marked with * have been
modified)
irit2scn
IRIT ----------------|
| NFF (nffclean, nffp2pp)
sol2scn | |
ACAD11 ---------------| | nff2sff
| |
mol2scn v scn2sff* v rtrace*
ALCHEMY -----------> SCN -----------> SFF ----------> PIC or PPM
^ cpp |
pdb2scn | picmix
PDB -----------------| picblend
| ppmmix*
chem2scn | ppmblend*
CHEMICAL --------------|
|
3ds2scn* |
3D STUDIO --------------|
|
iv2scn* |
IRIS Inventor -----------|
****************************************
The DOS port of RTrace is in pub/RTrace/PC-386 (rtrac820.arj,
utils820.arj and image820.arj). See the README file there.
Requires DJGPP GO32 DOS extender (version 1.09 included), which can be
found in directory pub/PC/djgpp (and in many sites around netland).
There are also demo scenes, manuals and all the source code...
****************************************
Please feel free to get it and use it.
Hope you like it. | 1 | trimmed_train |
7,125 |
I would hardly consider the BD's to be Christian. They were acting in
direct contradiction to scripture. Jesus' Second Coming is something
that everyone will know of. Jesus also predicted that there will be
false Messiahs who will use His name. His prophecy has been fulfilled.
I agree with you there.
Me too. I have already given my life to God. If God tells me to lay
down my life, it will be to save another life.
Do you judge all Christians by the acts of those who would call
themselves Christian and yet are not? The BD's contradicted scripture
in their actions. They were NOT Christian. Simple as that. Perhaps
you have read too much into what the media has portrayed. Ask any
true-believing Christian and you will find that they will deny any
association with the BD's. Even the 7th Day Adventists have denied any
further ties with this cult, which was what they were.
Do you judge all Muslims by the acts committed by Saddam Hussein, a
supposedly devout Muslim? I don't. Saddam is just a dictator using
the religious beliefs of his people to further his own ends.
God be with you,
Malcolm Lee :) | 15 | trimmed_train |
2,532 | Hi, everybody:
I guess my subject has said it all. It is getting boring
looking at those same old bmp files that came with Windows. So,
I am wondering if there is any body has some beautiful bmp file
I can share. Or maybe somebody can tell me some ftp site for
some bmp files, like some scenery files, some animals files,
etc.... I used to have some, unfortunately i delete them all.
Anyway could me give me some help, please???
thanks a lot! | 18 | trimmed_train |
8,232 |
Why not use the PD C library for reading/writing TIFF files? It took me a
good 20 minutes to start using them in your own app.
Martin
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8,975 |
I really didn't mean to imply that my Ninja was any better than a Duc.
I have to talked to a few Duc owners (750SS owners in particular) who
say that the power is something less than overwhelming. That said,
I would love to have a 900SS. I guess I should have been a bit more
specific. If you have something that weighs that same as the 750, go
for the extra cubes.
I think that fact that I own a GTV-6 shows that I don't care about maximum
power (it's no slug though) to the exclusion of everything else. The note
and the handling are more important to me. I just bought a Ninja because I
couldn't afford a Duc.
Didn't mean to ruffle any feathers, I'll probably be getting a 900SS next
year...
- Mark
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Mark S. Burnham ([email protected]) AMA#668966 DoD#0747
Alfa Romeo GTV-6 '90 Ninja 750 | 12 | trimmed_train |
9,672 | Is anyone familiar with a virus that infects the WINHELP.EXE file?
I have recently noticed some unusual system behavior and ran
Norton AntiVirus for WINDOWS. It indicated a possible unknown
virus in the WINHELP.EXE file in both the MWINDOWS and WINOS2
directories. Neither file changed since I installed my OS/2
system in January as far as I know.
Any information about this possible virus and suggestions on
remedies would be greatly appreciated.
| 18 | trimmed_train |
555 | The subject does not describe the problem I am having very well. Please read
on...
I am trying to write a function which creates an XtAppContext and a Widget,
displays the widget for a while, then destroys everything and returns. The
problem is that multiple calls to this function cause a variety of problems
including (depending on which calls I make to get rid of things):
- Core Dump
- BadPixmap X Error
- Widget not unmapped
Here is a simple (C++) program I wrote to show the problem:
#include <X11/Xlib.h>
#include <Xm/Xm.h>
#include <Xm/PushB.h>
void bla()
{
XtAppContext app;
Display *dis = XOpenDisplay("");
int junk = 0;
Widget top=XtAppInitialize (&app, "test", NULL, 0, &junk, NULL,
NULL, NULL, 0);
Widget box = XtVaCreateManagedWidget("blaaa", xmPushButtonWidgetClass,
top,
XmNheight, 50,
XmNwidth, 50,
NULL);
XtRealizeWidget(top);
//Same as XtAppMainLoop but with only 10 XEvents
for (int i=0;i<=10;i++)
{
XEvent event;
XtAppNextEvent(app, &event);
XtDispatchEvent(&event);
}
// WHAT SHOULD I PUT HERE???
XtUnrealizeWidget(top);
XtDestroyWidget(top);
XtDestroyApplicationContext(app);
XCloseDisplay(dis);
// ???
}
main()
{
for (int i=0;i<=20;i++)
bla();
}
Note that I rewrote XtAppMainLoop so that at a given time (in this example,
after 10 XEvents) the function will exit and return to the main program.
With this example, I get the following error on about (this is NOT consistent)
the 5th call to bla():
X Error of failed request: BadPixmap (invalid Pixmap parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 55 (X_CreateGC)
Resource id in failed request: 0xe0000d
Serial number of failed request: 71
Current serial number in output stream: 86
If I take out the XtUnrealizeWidget(top); line, it just dumps core on the
seconds call.
Furthermore, every time I call XtAppInitialize() (other than the 1st time), I
get:
Warning: Initializing Resource Lists twice
Warning: Initializing Translation manager twice.
So finally, my question is this:
What needs to be done in order to be able to call a function which creates
an XtAppContext and widgets multiple times?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
PLEASE respond via email as I dont usually have time to read this group.
Thanks very much.
-davewood
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David Rex Wood -- [email protected] -- University of Colorado at Boulder | 16 | trimmed_train |
3,242 | Giants Win the Pennant!! Giants Win the Pennant !! Gi... OOOPS
I guess I'm a little early here...
See you in October...
| 2 | trimmed_train |
6,899 |
You know what Frank? It's not David Poile's fault that the Caps
have mired in mediocrity for so long. Blame it on the owner, Abe Polin!
This guy owns both the NBA's Bullets and the NHL's Capitals. How dumb
and selfish could this guy be? He's unwilling to spend the bucks in
order to get a big star to Landover...no wonder both teams STINK!
I've heard that the Capitals had a chance to get Detroit's
Steve Yzerman last summer but they pulled out at the last minute. Why?
Because our good man, Abe, is afraid to spend the cash!
Nevertheless, I'm still faithful and hoping that one day
this devilish dictator will be replaced.
| 17 | trimmed_train |
5,753 | Since the net has convinced me not to try FastMicro (if they
were still answering their phones) does anybody have any
opinions on Micron Computer, Inc? Their 486VL Magnum got an
Editors Choice in the Jan 26th roundup of 486/66s.
Email and I'll sumarize. | 3 | trimmed_train |
2,788 | Grf. Dropped my Shoei RF-200 off the seat of my bike while trying to rock
it onto it's centerstand, chipped the heck out of the paint on it...
So I cheerfully spent $.59 on a bottle of testor's model paint and
repainted the scratches and chips for 20 minutes.
Then, while it was drying, I realized that I was out of smokes and that my
cage is not currently running... So I "had to" take my bike down to the
store. Not wanting to mess up my paint job, I said "Well, heck. I can just
use my old helmet".... this is your standard el cheapie openface...
I didn't notice a big difference when I switched TO the shoei, but
switching back was really bad...
1) Doesn't fit worth a damn, too wide in the sides, too short front to
back...
2) With a faceplate, it's still bloody windy... with the shoei, I normally
ignore the face shield until I get up to about 30ish... with this one,
taxiing to the end of the driveway was too smegging much wind.
| 12 | trimmed_train |
1,940 |
And in other parts of the world, European "Socialists" would be known as
fascist capitalist pigs. Get your head out of your labels and think carefully
for once:
According to the EFF announcement on this thing, the NSA has been developing
this turkey for *four* years. The manufacturing contract was let *14 months
ago*. Anyone out there who believes that the fact that Clinton's name was
on this White House announcement means that Bush or any other Republican is
a staunch supporter of personal privacy is a fool. | 7 | trimmed_train |
1,291 |
No, do I have to? I'm just commenting that it makes very
little sense to consider everything we inherit to be the default.
Seen any steam trains recently? | 8 | trimmed_train |
6,638 |
DEC did this on their new alpha chip. I'm sure you could call them up
and ask them how they did it (haha).
Actually, there are some details in their article in IEEE Journal of
Solid-State Circuits. I think it was sometime around Nov. 1992. | 11 | trimmed_train |
11,131 | Hi, this is my first msg to the Net (actually the 3rd copy of it, dam*ed VI!!).
Look for the new VPIC6.0, it comes with updated VESA 1.2 drivers for almost every known card. The VESA level is 1.2, and my Tseng4000 24-bit has a nice affair with the driver.
Hope it is useful!!
| 1 | trimmed_train |
9,953 |
Nice to think, but naive. The fact is that millions of people today
are sending highly confidential information over unencoded, easy to
receive cellular phones. They figure the chances of being heard are
small, so they risk it.
And 99.9% of people don't understand crypto the way the least of the
sci.crypt newbies does. If Clinton tells them it's good crypto,
they'll believe him, and send important stuff over it, and be thankful
that they're no longer using clear-voice FM cellular phones.
Only a tiny fraction of people will want more crypto. Worse, in the
eyes of the government, which swears up and down the algorithim is
spook-level secure (and it may indeed be) the only reason you could
possibly want this extra level is to avoid police.
By using it, you'll attract attention as a likely lawbreaker.
"Your honour, the suspect suddenly started using another level of
cryptography and we can't tap his phone calls any more. He must
have something to hide. Please sign the warrant to search his
house..." | 7 | trimmed_train |
4,527 |
Try the 'M.Sc. Computing Science' course at the REAL Newcastle University.
It's a conversion course, but at least they teach REAL programming.
In the space of 9 months we were taught PASCAL, Simula, Prolog, Miranda.
Also, some basic low level stuff (68000) was covered as well.
They also did concurrent programming and operating systems, some software
engineering, plus quite a few optional units, including database theory,
and some stuff about comms.
The PASCAL is to be replaced by C/C++ I think next year - I learn't this (and
X Windows programming as well)
anyway via a good selection of project over the final three months - depending
on your tastes, the selection of skills learn't can be quite wide reaching.
The one critiscism I would level at the course, which I would have thought
invaluable, is the lack of an option to do the project period in industry -
this would probably need a slightly longer project period (say six months), but
would enhance the prestige and usefulness of an already excellent and thorough
course.
Yes, I know this sounds like a plug for the course, why not! | 16 | trimmed_train |
3,193 | This past week I've been playing with some of the R-D (Reaction-
Diffusion, not to be confused with RDS or R&D) techniques
from SIGGRAPH '91.
I was wondering what material is available to explain the control
mechanism a little more. It seems to me very much like a matter of
picking random magic numbers and sitting back and waiting. Although
both of the papers (Turk and Witkin & Kass) were very well organized
and extremely helpful, I guess what I need is a more basic description
of the technique, especially wrt the control mechanisms. The tests
that I did had a tendency to either turn into blurry mud or become
unstable.
Is there any info available online? Source code would be great but
not necessary.
Thanks!
-- | 1 | trimmed_train |
2,511 | I also suffer from these video "artefacts". My configuration is a
Centris 610, 4/160, 1MB VRAM with a NEC 4FG. It only happens at
832x624, in 8bit colour with virtual memory off during scrolling. This
occurs when the VRAM SIMMS are installed as well as removed.
It seems that the 610 does not like 832x624.
Does anyone *not* have these problems in the above mentioned
conditions?
-Gersham Meharg
SFU Canada.
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6,979 |
This was the Pathe you are thinking of, although there were other imitators.
It didn't wear the disks any more than conventional acoustic designs, but
it did have a high noise level due to the continual hiss of escaping air.
There are a lot of them still operating, and they are pretty ingenious. | 11 | trimmed_train |
9,810 | I'm interested in simulating reverse (or negative) color video
mathematically. What is the transform? Is it a simple
reversal of the hue value in the HSV color space? Is it
a manipulation in the YUV color space? How is it related
to solarization?
If you want to see something truly wild, turn on the
reverse video effect on a camcorder so equipped,
and point it at the monitor. This creates a chaotic
dynamical system whose phase space is continuous along
rotation, zoom, focus, etc. Very very surprising and
lovely. I'd like to write a simulation of this effect
without analog grunge. Thanks for any info you may have.
Please e-mail any info to me. I'll post a summary.
Thanks,
-- | 1 | trimmed_train |
1,765 |
As far as I know, Toronto, Pittsburgh, and New York (NL) change their
uniforms every year. Every other year (e.g., New York), it will say Mets
in cursive, New York in cursive, or New York in all caps. Minor changes,
but they do change them often. Last year, I think they had New York in all
caps. Did Toronto have Blue Jays or Toronto last year? What about
Pittsburgh?
I hate the gray. They should opt for more color (like the White Sox).
I hate white team versus gray team. Spring training uniforms look much
better. | 2 | trimmed_train |
6,482 |
: medtronic.COM (Dale M. Skiba) entirely missed my point in my previous
: : firmly on the western coast of the Med. You can bet IUm gonna keep this
: baby
: >My my my, such double standards. You neglected to give any primary sources
: >for your book, _Encyclopedia of the Bible_. Are we to expect that source
: >to be as unbiased as the other sources... MR. Butler *DID* give at least
: >one source, you have given none.
: REPLY
: It was a JOKE. The Readers digest _Encyclopedia of the Bible_ was the most
: outrageously bogus *authority* I could dredge from my shelves.
: I was trying to point out that going to some encyclopedia, rather than
: original or scholarly sources is a BIG MISTAKE in procedure. I am glad
: to note that Butler and DeCesno are arguing about substance now,
: rather than about arguing.
I guess the joke was on me... I am so used to seeing bogus stuff
posted here that I assumed that yours was necessarily the same.
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2,894 |
I knew that Cutie would sell us out. Full-blooded Democrat, he is :-)
Seriously folks, if it can happen here (remember? we all got gun racks on
our 4x4s), it can happen anywhere. Now to get that letter ready. `Dear
Cutie, as one who didn't vote for you, I can sincerely say I am unhappy...'
Those who know what's best for us
Must try to save us from ourselves
-- RUSH
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7,837 | OK... I've done a little research and the price I've been asking
was a BIT high. So...
Casio CZ-101 Synthesizer $125 or best offer
Features:
uses FM modulation to create sounds --
programmable ADSR envelopes for each of 2 DCA's (amplitude), 2 DCW's
(pitch, like a VCF), and 2 DCO's (waveform, like VCO) with up to 8
steps for each
16 preset sounds, 8 more in memory, 8 more still in RAM cartridge.
49 stubby keys
Pitch Bend Wheel
MIDI in/out ports
Includes:
All the manuals you could ever want
AC adapter (can use 6 D batteries)
Line cord
1 RAM cartridge -- holds 8 additional sounds
I'll throw in a bunch of sheet music and "Play Rock Keyboards" too.
| 5 | trimmed_train |
56 | an excellent automatic can be found in the subaru legacy. it switches to
"sport" mode when the electronics figure it, not when the driver sets
the switch.. which is the proper way to do it, IMO. so what does "sport"
mode entail? several things:
1) revving to red line (or to the rev limiter in the case of the legacy)
2) delayed upshifts. (i.e. if you lift off briefly, it will remain in the
low gear. this is handy if you are charging through corners and
would like to do without the distraction of upshifts when there's
another curve approaching)
3) part throttle downshifts, based on the *speed* at which the pedal is
depressed, rather than the *position* of the pedal. modern
electronics can measure this very easily and switch to sport mode.
this is wonderful if you want to charge through a green light about
to turn red. my audi senses this very well and can downshift on as
little as half throttle if my right foot is fast enough.
also, i think that a smart automatic can deliver better gas mileage
than a dumb driver with a stick, all else being equal.. remember that
the idea of a stick being more economical than an automatic makes a
big assumption that the driver is smart enough to know what gear to
use for each situation.. how many times have you ridden with an
inattentive driver cruising on the highway at 55/65 in 4th gear (of a
5 speed)?
how many % of people who drive manuals *really* know what the best
gear to use is for every conceivable situation? i'm sure there will
be some who know, but i suspect that a chip controlled automatic with
all possible scenario/ratio combinations stored in ROM is likely to do
better. i can also say that all my previous assumptions were proved
wrong after i got a car with instantaneous mpg readout... high gear,
low revs and wide open throttle is more economical than low gear, high
revs and small throttle opening. the explanation is quite simple if
one sits down to think about it, but not that obvious at first sight.
| 4 | trimmed_train |
94 |
A note to users of Plexi-Fairings:
If the light hits some of these just right, they become a giant magnifing
glass and will melt a hole in your guage pod!
----===== DoD #8177 = Technician(Dr. Speed) .NOT. Student =====---- | 12 | trimmed_train |
4,892 |
What loyalty!
Jim, it seems you've been reading a little too much Russell Hoban
lately. As Hemingway said, my imitators always imitate the _bad_
aspects of my writing. Hoban would, no doubt, say the same here.
| 8 | trimmed_train |
9,400 |
Agreed.
--
"Satan and the Angels do not have freewill.
They do what god tells them to do. " | 8 | trimmed_train |
4,910 |
Then not murdering would have no moral significance, since there
would be nothing voluntary about it.
You are starting to get the point. Mimicry is not necessarily the
same as the action being imitated. A Parrot saying "Pretty Polly"
isn't necessarily commenting on the pulchritude of Polly.
See above.
They do. I and other posters have given you many examples of exactly
this, but you seem to have a very short memory.
I'm saying:
"There must be the possibility that the organism - it's not
just people we are talking about - can consider alternatives."
It's right there in the posting you are replying to. | 8 | trimmed_train |
10,070 |
While I agree with you on that formal training is essential for safe riding,
I disagree strongly with your original point. The point of formal training
must be to prepare riders for the road. Preparedness is in my opinion
to know as much as possible. So, to exclude some aspects of riding a bike
in a course is wrong IMHO. Now to countersteering in particular.
Countersteering is something that must be trained. A common reaction among
new bikers (or bicycle riders) in an emergency situation, is to steer the
motorcycle like a bicycle. As we know this makes the motorcycle go in the
direction opposite to what was intended. Needless to say, this is dangerous.
I have a specific example: A rider in a left turn. The rider thinks he/she
is to close to the right shoulder of the road, and tries to steer the
motorcycle to the left by pulling the left handle and pushing the right
handle. The motorcycle straightens up and goes off the road.
A worse scenario: The same rider, same turn. In the middle of the turn
the rider sees a truck coming towards him/her. The panicking rider tries
to steer the motorcycle away from the truck and crashes right into it.
The main function of a riding course is to teach how to avoid emergency
situations, AND what to do if in one. Thus, the knowledge (and training) of
countersteering is IMHO a must in any riding course. | 12 | trimmed_train |
9,148 | I too am interested in peoples' experience with accelerators for the
SE. Is an accelerator the best route to improve performace in my SE, or should
I consider upgrading to an SE/30 motherboard? Obviously, buying a new mac
would be ideal, but alas, I only have enough money for an accelerator or
motherboard.
E-mail reply preferred. Thanks.
| 14 | trimmed_train |
2,824 | Does is include raquetball? Is it good at Espree? What is the annual fee? | 5 | trimmed_train |
3,465 | # ##For a while, homosexuals paid higher insurance rates than straights,
# ##and with very good reason, until the government made it illegal to
# ##do so.
#
# Well if we go by this philosophy how many Children do you think
# we help pay for with our insurance premiums??? Children who obviously
# cannot be afforded, since the insurance companies have to pay for
# all of the prenatal and birthing..... What about the children born
# with horrible flaws who cost the system an arm and a leg to be kept alive?
# We all pay because we are all part of this society and we should take
# care of one another.....
Oddly enough, dependent coverage costs a bit more than for one self
alone. But if you really believe your claims, you could make a lot
of money starting the "Homosexuals Health Insurance Co." and refuse to
insure "breeders." But I shudder to think what your premiums will be
like.
# Bil Snodgrass III
| 13 | trimmed_train |
1,156 | Hi Everyone--
It's spend-the-money-before-it-goes-away time here at U.Florida
and we need to find some PC-based software that will do contour
plotting with irregular boundaries,i.e., a 2-D profile of a soil
system with a pond superimposed
/----------------- on it. We've given SURFER a
POND / | trial run but it interpolates
/ | contours out into the pond and/or
----------/ | creates artifacts at the borders.
a response, I'll post a summary. Thanks -- (and now back to lurking). | 1 | trimmed_train |
8,477 | =========================
=Car Audio System Items:=
=========================
Sony XR-7070 Head Unit (Radio): Pullout
==============================
20 W x 4 max. Dolby B. Controls all Sony CD Changers: disc/track
select; track/disc scan; repeat; shuffle play. Features auto reverse;
logic controls. 6AM/18FM presets; strong station memory; preset scan;
tuner monitor; seek/manual tuning; mono/stereo and local/dx switches.
Metal tape compatible. Fader.......Orig $299
Sony CDX-A15 10 Disc CD Changer:
===============================
4x oversampling, dual D/A converters with single clock design. Features
one-beam laser; spring and silicon-charged suspension system; horizontal
or vertical mounting; 13-pin DIN connector; 10-disc magazine; connecting
cable. 5-20,000 Hz; 0.05% THD.......Orig $399
**** ASKING **** $450 for Both the Radio (CD Controller) and the CD Changer.
There are no problems with either unit and they are both in reasonably good
condition. (The Radio and CD Changers will only be sold TOGETHER.).
TWO (2) Coustic Amp-360:
========================
3 Channels; bridgeable. 30w x 2 + 105w X 1 into 4 ohms from 20-20,000 Hz
with 0.09% Thd. 1 Channel - 150w x 1 into 4 ohms from 20-20,000 Hz with
0.2% Thd or 2 Channels - 65w x 2 into 4 ohms from 20-20,000 Hz with 0.09%
Thd. 2 ohm stable. Features pwm switching power supply w/ protection
circuits.......Orig $249
**** ASKING **** $150/each. The units are in good working condition and
are currently being used to supply power to my subs (Can demonstrate
power ratings!!).
If you are interested in any of the above items, or have any questions
drop me some E-Mail. | 5 | trimmed_train |
9,862 | I am looking for advice on buying a susuki GS1100E. does anyone out there
know about any inherent flaws the bike may have or problems i should look
for?
what about insurance rates (is this bike blacklisted)?
also, as a person who has never ridden a motorcycle yet is buying a 1100
to start off with.... am I crazy? I have been told by some people to start out
small.... and by others that i am lage enough to handle an 1100 right off from
the start (6'4" 210 pounds) because some others might be a tad bit small.
Oh yeah, one more question. Anybody in the chicago area know of any good
instruction schools or programs where i could get aquanted before i just go
buy one and kill myself getting it home.
thanks,
brian | 12 | trimmed_train |
7,055 | Time to clear out some miscellaneous lenses, cameras and photo stuff
that's not being used. Some are gems, some are mundane.
Minolta AF 50/1.7 lens for Maxxum cameras. New lens, but I guess it'd
be best to call it a "demo" since I did not get the literature, box or
warranty cards. $30.
Vivitar 2X converter for Nikon F or AI lenses. Pretty cute "flip back"
tang so it will work with all manual focus Nikon lenses - and bodies.
It will even couple (and double) a non-AI lens to an AI body. $15.
Pentax 50/1.4 screwmount lens. Well actually it's a Super-Takumar which
is what they all were back then. Very mint condition. $25. Nice hard
case for this lens $5 more..
Alpex 135/2.8 lens. Beautifully made, all metal construction with fine
optics. Minolta mount. $25. Another hard case that fits this with
strap can be added..call it $7 more.
Vivitar 283 flash. The one that made Vivitar famous (until the 285
eclipsed it). Tilt head, removable sensor, variable auto exposure.
$30.
Universal "Roamer 63" folding old "bellows" camera with leather case.
Uses 120 or 620 film, 100mm F6.3 lens. Kinda cool articulated shutter
release. Decent shape. $20.
Weston 540 lightmeter. Nothin super fancy, but it works well, and is a
good cross check to built in meters. $7 with case and strap.
And finally..the "gems"
Pentax Auto 110 camera with 24mm F2.8 lens. This is the little
(and I do mean TINY) SLR that Pentax made. Has interchangeable lenses,
but try and find the 20-40 zoom, true through the lens viewing with
split image focus, and completely auto exposure. $70.
Olympus 35RC rangefinder camera. A really cute little camera with 42mm
lens (F2.8) with built in manual or auto exposure, self timer etc. I
think this was the predecessor to the XA - and it's nearly all metal.
I won't mind holding onto this one if it doesn't sell. $60.
Olympus OM-1 with flash shoe, leatherette case, 50/1.4 Zuiko lens, and
Tokina SD (Super Dispersion) 70-210 lens. These are all in very nice to
mint condition, except for one little ding on the OM body near the film
advance lever. Lenses are perfect, and the Tokina is a very compact,
and sharp lens. $225 for the set.
That'll do to clean out some of the stuff. Feel free to offer on this
stuff, although the cheaper stuff is priced to cover my hassle in
shipping it..
For more details call or email.
| 5 | trimmed_train |
4,296 | At 50 miles, a conventional set of TV antennas on a pole (one aimed
at each transmitter location) should work well.
"Rabbit ears" inside the house are probably not adequate.
Gadgets to plug into your house wiring are even worse.
At VHF, you don't want a _big_ antenna, you want a _resonant_
antenna.
| 11 | trimmed_train |
5,260 | 3 | trimmed_train |
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7,552 | [email protected] (Frank O'Dwyer) writes ...
While I'll agree that these are generally held to be "good things", I
question whether they come very close to being objective values.
Especially considering that at one time or another each has been
viewed as being undesirable. I doubt you could even come up with
anything that could be said to be universally "good" or "bad".
And when I referred to "the truth" I was using the term
hypothetically, realizing full well that there may not even be such a
thing.
True enough. But they cannot be said to be anything more than
personal morals. One thing notably lacking in most extremists is any
sense of _personal_ accountability - the justification for any
socially unacceptable behaviour is invariably some "higher authority"
(aka, absolute moral truth).
An objective truth that says one cannot know the objective truth?
Interesting notion. :-)
Certainly one can have as one's morals a belief that compromise is
good. But to compromise on the absolute truth is not something most
people do very successfully. I suppose one could hold compromise as
being an absolute moral, but then what happens when someone else
insists on no compromise? How do you compromise on compromising?
Almost invariably when considering the relative value of one thing
over another, be it morals or consequences, people only consider those
aspects which justify a desired action or belief. In justifying a
commitement to peace I might argue that it lets people live long &
healthy and peaceful lives. While that much may well be true, it is
incomplete in ignoring the benefits of war - killing off the most
agressive member of society, trimming down the population, stimulating
production. The equation is always more complex than presented.
To characterize relative morals as merely following one's own
conscience / desires is to unduly simplify it.
| 8 | trimmed_train |
3,818 | Original to: [email protected]
G'day [email protected]
29 Mar 93 07:28, [email protected] wrote to All:
sc> [email protected] (Nick Szabo), via Kralizec 3:713/602
sc> Here are some longer-term markets to consider:
Here are some more:
* Terrestrial illumination from orbiting mirrors.
* World enviroment and disaster monitering system. (the Japanese have
already developed a plan for this, called WEDOS) Although this may be more
of a "public good".
* Space tourism.
* Energy relay satellites
ta
Ralph | 10 | trimmed_train |
9,682 |
Try Parts Express in Dayton, Ohio also. They have a complete line of
professional arcade buttons, joysticks etc...
The have a 1-800 number so call 1-800-555-1212 and ask them what the 1-800
number for Part Express in Dayton, Ohio is. I love the free 1-800 directory
assistance...
- Dan
--
Daniel Joseph Rubin [email protected] | 11 | trimmed_train |
7,625 | that's okay, he's perfectly welcome to come to Scotland you know ;-)
| 12 | trimmed_train |
2,376 | What's the difference between loading mouse.com in autoexec.bat and
doing device=mouse.sys in config.sys??
which one is better?
Thanks a lot | 3 | trimmed_train |
1,447 | : The cops/feds do *not* need to be able to get hold of your private key to
: listen in to cellular conversations. Encryption is not end-to-end, but
: cellphone to base-station - it *has* to be this way so that cellular users
: and fixed installations can talk to each other. For cellular to cellular
: calls, the transmission is decrypted at the base-station, passed to another
: base-station and re-encrypted. The cops/feds can listen to the unscrambled
: call *provided* they get a warrant to tap into the cellular provider's
: equipment. The only reason for wanting a crackable system is so they can
: listen without having to obtain a warrant.
: But, maybe the Clipper system is secure, and they really do need a warrant
: to get the key out of escrow before they can listen in using a scanner (see
: above - they don't *have* to go down this route anyway). I have my doubts,
: but even if true once they have the key they will *never* again need a
: warrant to tap into that particular phone whenever they want. `Well, Judge,
: it appears he wasn't a drug-dealer after all, so naturally we'll stop
: listening in'...
That was true for the UK Paul, but I'm fairly sure they're talking about
building end-to-end encryption phones out of this chip. It's *not* for
cellular (though it certainly could be used there in the way you suggest) | 7 | trimmed_train |
1,040 | I installed Windows for Workgroups on my network and I'm having problems
mapping drives in the file-manager.
Situation:
If I put LASTDRIVE = Z in my config.sys, NETX will run but I can't access
drive f: to log in to Novell.
If I don't put LASTDRIVE = Z in my config.sys I can't access other W4WG
drives from the file-manager.
It seems that there should be a way to make NETX work with the LASTDRIVE =
statement in my Config.Sys.
I would appreciate any help. It's probably an easy problem that all you
Windows guru's solved many many moons ago...
Thanks,
Tom Bilan
| 18 | trimmed_train |
567 | I am looking to sell my ICOM IC-02AT and extras. I have the
following:
CM-12 Battery
HS-10 Headset
HS-10SA VOX unit
Cigarette Adapter
Leather Case
BC-25V Wall Charger
IC-BP3 Battery Also have one that needs a new cell (i think,
its been a while)
It is in good condition, has a scratch on the front that is not
visible when in the leather case.
If you are interested, make me an offer.
--rich
| 5 | trimmed_train |
4,199 |
From a recent interview in Middle East Insight magazine,
Clinton said that he supports moving the US Embassy to
Jerusalem, but would not do so at this time because it
would interrupt the peace talks.
--
[email protected] GO CUBS!!! | 6 | trimmed_train |
5,349 |
I was very lucky I found a jacket I liked that actually _fits_.
HG makes the v-pilot jackets, mine is a very similar style made
by Just Leather in San Jose. I bought one of the last two they
ever made.
Finding decent womens motorcycling gear is not easy. There is a lot
of stuff out there that's fringed everywhere, made of fashion leather,
made to fit men, etc. I don't know of a shop in your area. There
are some women rider friendly places in the San Francisco/San Jose
area, but I don't recommend buying clothing mail order. Too hard
to tell if it'll fit. Bates custom makes leathers. You might want
to call them (they're in L.A.) and get a cost estimate for the type
of jacket your wife is interested in. Large manufacturers like
BMW and H.G. sell women's lines of clothing of decent quality, but
fit is iffy.
A while ago, Noemi and Lisa Sieverts were talking about starting
a business doing just this sort of thing. Don't know what they
finally decided.
Beth | 12 | trimmed_train |
10,630 | being a mere female, I have often found I can't really take the big offensive line with asshole car drivers, so I found a more subtle and nastly
ooops I mean nasty way to get back at them. If somebody cuts you up, just wait till they have pulled out past you, and then gently lean over and
bend their aerial, every time I have done that it has eventually snapped
off near the base - which tends to go undetected for a while and is a bummer to replace.
| 12 | trimmed_train |
8,464 |
Computers are a special case.. and it's a pretty good idea to
leave them on.. cuz everytime you turn on a computer, you're
putting a surge of electricity through its delicate components.
Imagine you're turning on your computer 5 or more times a day.
You're increasing the chances of damaging the chips, memory,
etc on all the components of your computer. So you may save
a few cents here and there in electricity bills, but it won't
look like much when it come time to fix your computer. | 3 | trimmed_train |
1,441 | The COSE announcement specifies that Motif will become the common
GUI. But what does this mean exactly?
- Do they mean that all "COSE-complient" apps will have the Motif
look and feel?
- Do they mean that all "COSE-complient" apps will use the Motif
toolkit API?
- Do they mean both of the above?
- Is it possible that there will be a Motif-API complient toolkit with
an OpenLook Look & Feel?
- How about an OLIT/XView/OI/Interviews API toolkit with a Motif L & F?
(I know OI already does this, but will this be considered COSE-complient?)
- Will there be more than one "standard" toolkit API or L & F supported?
- How does using ToolTalk fit in with Motif?
This is my attempt to start a discussion in order to pull as much
knowledge about these questions off the net... Feel free to e-mail
or followup.
--
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-- Gil Tene "Some days it just doesn't pay -
-- [email protected] to go to sleep in the morning." -
-- [email protected] - | 16 | trimmed_train |
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