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Chris, solid job at discussing the inherent Nazism in Mr. Davidsson's post.
Oddly, he has posted an address for hate mail, which I think we should
all utilize. And Elias,
Wie nur dem Koph nicht alle Hoffnung schwindet,
Der immerfort an schalem Zeuge klebt? | 6 | trimmed_train |
8,403 | Hi,
I'm currently in the process of writing a number of PD programs
for the sound blaster. The first of which is a CMF voice editor which
is hopefully going to be available soon (as soon as I can get it to
an FTP site).
Anyway the next stage is to use the midi port to enter music and play
the FM synth remotely. The problem is that I have little or no info
on the SB midi port.
I have tried using the Sound blaster freedom project routines, however
this just results in the port locking after a couple of accesses and
loss the of note velocity data byte.
I am using Turbo C and would be grateful for any info or source fragments
may help. When I was in Berlin this summer I saw a book which seemed to
have all this information, but my German is poor to say the least, if anyone
has this book could they please mail me.
My second request for help concerns standard file formats (how can a file
format be standard if you keep it secret ?) I need to know the file format
for instrument bank files *.BNK and Roland music files *.ROL.
Finally does anyone have a source for displaying PCX or GIF files to EGA
or VGA monitors.
Please Help, You know it makes sense. | 3 | trimmed_train |
6,188 | Does anybody out there have or used to have an HD controller from
Perstor System Inc. (which is out of business I believe)? My friend
received an old PC which happens to have such a controller and I am
having a hard time trying to add another HD to the card.
I believe the controller is supposed to control MFM drives as RLL
drives??
Here the model info on the card, but any other similar model will
probably do.
Perstor System Inc.
Model: PS 180-16FN
Rev: 2.2 ECN 9-21
I would appreciate your reply directly to my e-mail address below.
Thanks,
Ray ([email protected])
| 3 | trimmed_train |
5,695 |
I have to agree with you... the police may have carried it a bit too far
but Rodney King was no angel either. And I don't think ANY guilty
verdicts should have been returned. I'm sure you know why they handed
down guilty verdicts on two of the officers. It's quite simple really,
it was a compromise to avoid rioting in the places where minorities
think it's right to riot. I hate to say this, but I would have liked to
see them riot with everyone prepared. It would be open season if your
skin was even slightly brown.
Hey, my motto is, you don't fuck with me or my stuff and you don't get
killed. It's just that simple.
Tony
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-- Anthony S. Pelliccio, kd1nr/ae // Yes, you read it right, the //
-- system @ garlic.sbs.com // man who went from No-Code //
-----------------------------------// (Thhhppptt!) to Extra in //
-- Flame Retardent Sysadmin // exactly one year! //
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-- This is a calm .sig! -- | 13 | trimmed_train |
10,116 | Archie told me the following sites holding documentation about DXF:
Host nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100)
Last updated 15:11 7 Apr 1993
Location: /pub/csc/graphics/format
FILE rwxrwxr-- 95442 Dec 4 1991 dxf.doc
Host rainbow.cse.nau.edu (134.114.64.24)
Last updated 17:09 1 Jun 1992
Location: /graphics/formats
FILE rw-r--r-- 95442 Mar 23 23:31 dxf.doc
Host ftp.waseda.ac.jp (133.9.1.32)
Last updated 00:47 5 Apr 1993
Location: /pub/data/graphic
FILE rw-r--r-- 39753 Nov 18 1991 dxf.doc.Z
| 1 | trimmed_train |
8,263 | Greetings all...
Could some kind sole email me the specs for a Western Digital drive?
It is Model # WD93044-A with 782 cyl and 4 hds. But I do not know the
sectors per track, or any of the other information I have to feed to my
bios to get it up and running.
Thanx for any help
Bob K.
[email protected] | 3 | trimmed_train |
238 | Woof woof!
| 2 | trimmed_train |
3,829 | Are breathable liquids possible?
I remember seeing an old Nova or The Nature of Things where this idea was
touched upon (it might have been some other TV show). If nothing else, I know
such liquids ARE possible because...
They showed a large glass full of this liquid, and put a white mouse (rat?) in
it. Since the liquid was not dense, the mouse would float, so it was held down
by tongs clutching its tail. The thing struggled quite a bit, but it was
certainly held down long enough so that it was breathing the liquid. It never
did slow down in its frantic attempts to swim to the top.
Now, this may not have been the most humane of demonstrations, but it certainly
shows breathable liquids can be made. | 10 | trimmed_train |
478 | However, this has nothing to do with motorcycling, unless you consider
the Amazona a bike. | 12 | trimmed_train |
1,754 | So what's the deal with Bill Wirtz? Apparently, the Blackhawks - St.
Louis game was a standing room only sell out as usual, but the Hawks
reported the attendace as 16,199. Gee, I wonder if Wirtz is planning to
use this as justification for continuing to keep home games off of TV?
What a schmuck.
In other TV news, the Penguins announced yesterday that they will have 3
fewer broadcast TV games, and will have 22(!) games on some sort of
subscription / pay-per-view system. Yuck. | 17 | trimmed_train |
9,509 | How does the radio Electronics free information cards work.
Do they just send you some general information about the companies that
advertise in their magazine or does it also give you sign you up for a
catalog.
| 11 | trimmed_train |
6,454 | The Centaur is controlled technology..
State Dept will not allow it to be used outside of US. Sorry.
| 10 | trimmed_train |
2,141 |
On my 59 sporty I had some pinhole leaks open up on the back seam. I kreme
it about a year ago and have had no problems at all. Be real careful as
the cleaning part of the solution is hell on paint.
-Jim
| 12 | trimmed_train |
4,524 | 1992-93 Los Angeles Kings notes and game reports.
-------------------------------------------------
Kings 6 @ Calgary Flames 3 - 04/18/93
The third place Kings opened the 1993 Stanley Cup Playoffs in Calgary, against
the second place Flames and came out with an impressive 6-3 victory in front of
a non-sellout crowd of 18,605 at the Saddledome in Calgary.
Symthe Division playoff hockey this was. Both teams seemed a bit tense in the
opening period though the Kings scored off the opening face-off. The Kings got
into the flow of the game much earlier than the Flames as they played out-
standing team defense. It took the Flames 9:45 of the first period to record
their first shot on goal. The Kings, ranked 16th of the 16 playoff teams on
penalty killing, shut down the Flames. The Flames went 0-8 on the power play
and could record only 8 shot on goal in those 8 opportunities. The Kings had
their problems on the power play, yet they did manager to score 2 goals in 10
tries.
The Kings forwards back-checked while the defense stood the Flames up at the
blue line, allowing the Kings to take took the home ice advantage away from the
Flames. Rob Blake missed the game due to the lower back contusion but is ex-
pected to be in the lineup on Wednesday. Wayne Gretzky suffered a charlie horse
in his right leg. He took a few shifts in the second period before retiring to
the dressing room for the rest of the game. Interviewed on the radio this
morning, he stated that he was fine and would be in the lineup on Wednesday.
1st period:
1-0. The Kings got things started right off the opening face-off. Gretzky won
the draw with the puck going to Sydor. He crossed center ice and slapped the
puck into the Flames zone and behind the net. The puck carried around to the
far side where Robitaille wacked at it and the rebound bounced to Sandstrom. He
put the puck behind the Flames net where Gretzky picked it up. Gretzky set up
in 'his office', moved to the near side and passed into the near circle where
Sydor had moved in. Sydor, who got the puck between the face-off dot and the
hash mark, shot off the pass, beating Vernon low and between the legs.
Millen and Fleury went off at 4:57. Skrudland went off at 12:25 but the Kings
failed to convert. Carson went off at 14:53 and the Flames failed to convert.
Dahlquist went off at 18:34 and Dahl went off at 19:30, giving the Kings a 30
second 5on3 which they failed to convert. The Kings recorded 2 goal posts in
the period.
2nd period:
The Kings opened with a 5on3 carried over from the 1st period which they failed
to convert on. With 6 seconds left in the 5on4, Vernon put a bouncing puck into
the stands and received a delay of game.
1-1. Calgary evened the score on the ensuing Kings power play. Kurri, with the
puck in the neutral zone, tried to put the puck into the Flames zone but it hit
the stick of Fleury and bounced to Suter at the Flames blue line. Suter skated
down the near wing and into the Kings zone. He faked a shot at the circle and
skated around Kurri. As he cut thorugh the crease, he got Hrudey to go with him
and he put the puck behind Hrudey, on his stick side for a short hander.
2-1. The Kings reclaimed the lead 25 seconds later on the same power play.
Shuchuk, in the far circle passed to Sydor at the top of the slot and headed
for the net. Sydors shot hit Shuchuk in the back and dropped into the low slot
where 2 Kings (Shuchuk and Granato) were being checked by 3 Flames. Carson
came from the far corner, picked up the loose puck and snapped a wrist shot
between the legs of Vernon from 5 feet above the crease.
3-1. The Kings widened their lead just 24 seconds later. Rychel was checked off
the puck at the Flames blue line. Taylor picked up the puck and sent a pass
cross the slot to Huddy. Huddy shot off the pass, from the near face-off dot,
beating a diving Vernon on the glove side.
4-1. 2:59 later, the Kings had a 3 goal lead. McSorley took a shot form the
near point that hit a Flame and deflected towards the boards. Marty got his
own rebound, skated to the bottom of the circle and sent a pass into the low
slot that hit Dahlquist on the leg and deflected past the stick of Vernon.
Skrudland went off at 10:53 but the Kings could not convert. Sydor went off at
12:35 and Watters went off at 14:40, giving the Flames a 5 second 5-3 but they
failed to convert. McSorley went off at 17:19 and the Flames had 3 consecutive
power plays but the Flames killed it themselves when Suter went off for high
sticking at 17:31. Sandstrom went off at 18:03 to close out the period. The
Kings hit 3 goal post in the period.
3rd period:
The Kings used the phrase "Initiate, not retaliate" and it was very evident here
in the 3rd period as the Kings continued to pound the body and the Flames
continued to take bad penalties to take themselves out of the game.
5-1. The Kings extended their lead to 4 goals at the 1:06 mark. The Kings shot
the puck into the near corner of the Flames zone. Vernon went behind the net to
cut off the puck but he could not control it. Donnelly, who was behind him,
wacked at the puck, sending it into the low slot. As Vernon slid back in to the
crease, Granato got a shot that hit a Flame and bounced to the left of the net
where Millen fired the rebound behind Vernon.
Sydor went off at 1:24; Nieuwendyk went off at 3:22 as the teams skated 4 on 4.
5-2. Otto, skating down the far side, stepped around McSorley, cut to the net
and passed to Dahlquist in the low slot. Dahlquist cut through the top of the
crease and put the puck in under a diving Hrudey.
Carson and Rychel came in on a 2-1. When Carson passed across to Rychel, Fleury
tripped Rychel with no call. The puck got shoveled into the far corner where
Fleury knocked Rychel down and checked him from behind into the boards, drawing
a 5-minute major and a game misconduct at the 6:08 mark. Unfortunately, the
Kings squandered the 5 minute power play when Granato (at 6:44) and Watters (at
8:19) took penalties.
5-3. The Flames closed to within 2 at the 8:47 mark. MacInnis, at the near
point, passed to Yawney at the far point. He took a few strides towards the
net, wound up and drove a shot off the near post and in over the glove of
Hrudey. The play started on another faceoff that the Kings lost. Timeout - LA.
6-3. MacInnis took a penalty at 9:56 and the Kings converted on the power play
to seal the victory. Sandstrom, skating down the far wing in the Flames zone
cut towards the back of the net. Just as he crossed the goal line, he passed
the puck into the low slot, on the far side, to Carson who shot off the pass,
beating Vernon on the ice, stick side.
At the 16:17 mark, Skrudland went off for slashing and Stern went crazy as he
went after Shuchuk. Stern wound up with a double minor for roughing, a single
minor for cross checking and a 10 minute misconduct, and he took the Flames
right out of the game.
On the plus side: The Kings, for the most part, played very disciplined hockey
as they let Calgary retaliate. The Kings played good team defense and excellent
penalty killing.
On the minus side: The Kings lost almost every face-off. This must improve or
the Flames will surely get that power play back on track.
Notes:
------
The Kings recalled Guy Leveque, Brandy Semchuk and Jim Thomson from Phoenix.
Wayne Gretzkys 1st period assist was his 307th career playoff point.
The Kings entered the game 24th in the league in shots per game against, giving
the opposing team an average of 34.4 shots per game.
Flames goaltender Mike Vernon entered the game with a 3-9-1 record in afternoon
games. The Flames entered the game with a 34% success rate on the power play
over their last 9 games.
The teams were 3-3-1 against each other in the regular season.
Playoffs:
Campbell Conference:
Smythe Division:
LA 6 @ CAL 3 LA leads 1-0
WIN @ VAN
Norris Division:
STL 4 @ CHI 3 STL leads 1-0
TOR @ DET
Wales Conference:
Adams Division:
BUF 5 @ BOS 4 (OT) BUF leads 1-0
MON 2 @ QUE 3 (OT) QUE leads 1-0
Patrick Division:
NJ 3 @ PIT 6 PIT leads 1-0
NYI 1 @ WAS 3 WAS leads 1-0
Records:
--------
vs Smythe Norris Patrck Adams Overall
================================================
Home: 0- 0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0- 0-0
Road: 1- 0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1- 0-0
==============================================================
Total: 1- 0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1- 0-0
Box Score:
=========================
Calgary 0 1 2 - 3
Los Angeles 1 3 2 - 6
=========================
1st period:
LA Sydor 1 (Gretzky, Sandstrom), 0:16
LA Millen - high sticking, 4:57
CAL Fleury - high sticking, 4:57
CAL Skrudland - interference, 12:25
LA Carson - tripping 14:53
CAL Dahlquist - holding stick, 18:34
CAL Dahl - roughing 19:30
2nd period:
CAL Verson - delay of game (served by Ashton), 1:34
CAL Suter 1 (Fleury), 2:48 (sh)
LA Carson 1 (Shuchuk, Sydor), 3:13 (pp)
LA Huddy 1 (Taylor, Rychel), 3:37
LA McSorley 1 (unassisted), 6:36
CAL Skrudland - elbowing, 10:53
LA Sydor - tripping, 12:35
LA Watters- hooking, 14:40
LA McSorley - holding, 17:19
CAL Suter - high sticking, 17:31
LA Sandstrom - hooking, 18:03
3rd period:
LA Millen 1 (Granato, Donnelly), 1:06
LA Sydor - hooking, 1:24
CAL Nieuwendyk - tripping, 3:22
CAL Dahlquist 1 (Otto), 4:23
CAL Fleury - major (boarding), game misconduct, 6:08
LA Granato - tripping, 6:44
LA Watters - interference, 8:19
CAL Yawney 1 (MacInnis, Reichel), 8:47
CAL MacInnis - roughing, 9:56
LA Carson 2 (Sandstrom, Robitaille), 10:32 (pp)
LA Hardy - holding, 11:38
CAL Skrudland - slashing, 16:17
CAL Stern - double roughing, cross-checking, 10 min. misconduct, 16:17
Overtime: none
Shots:
------
Los Angeles 8 9 14 - 31
Calgary 5 8 11 - 24
Power play conversions:
-----------------------
For: 2 of 10; for the year: 2 of 10, 20.00%
Against: 0 of 8; for the year: 8 of 8, 100.00%
Goalies:
--------
Los Angeles - Hrudey (1-0-0)
Calgary - Vernon (0-1-0)
Attendance: 18,605
Scratches:
----------
Rob Blake - back contusion
Guy Leveque - numbers
Lonnie Loach - numbers
Marc Potvin - numbers
Brandy Semchuk - numbers
Robb Stauber - numbers
Brent Thompson - numbers
Jim Thomson - numbers
Lines - Forwards:
----------------
*Robitaille - Gretzky - Sandstrom
Donnelly - Millen - Kurri
Rychel - Conacher - Taylor
Granato - Carson - Shuchuk
Lines - Defense:
----------------
*Huddy - Sydor
Watters - Zhitnik
Hardy - McSorley
* denotes starting lineup
Next game:
----------
Wednesday, April 21 @ Calgary Flames; 6:30pm Pacific Time on Prime Ticket
===============================================================================
Stan Willis ([email protected])
net contact: L.A. Kings | 17 | trimmed_train |
3,951 | {early PA?}
# I recall reading of a phonograph which used mechanical amplification.
# Compressed air was squirted out of a valve which was controlled by the
# pickup. The result was noisy and distinctly lo-fi, but much louder
# than a conventional phonograph. It tended to wear the disks out
# pretty quickly though.
An now-deceased prof told us willing students about a project he had
worked on during WWII.
They needed a mega-power PA with very clear audio quality. The purpose
was to bellow at refugees from aircraft.
Their solution was a giant compressed-air source, and a horn with
parallel shutters worked by a small audio system. I think he said it
worked very well, thus the War Dept. cancelled the project ;_}.
| 11 | trimmed_train |
909 |
It has been done already!
In the UK the Atari ST box was shipped with 360K disks in the first few
years and then later 720K disks. In order to make life less complicated,
many freebie disks on mags were double formatted like this. Side 0 of the
disk had 360K on it and could be read by any ST. It also had a flip-side
program. This would swap the sides around so that side 1 became side 0.
-- | 7 | trimmed_train |
239 | I have an Okidata 2410 printer for which I would like to have a printer driver.
Has anyone seen such a thing? There is not one on the Microsoft BBS.
I can print to it from Windows but I have no fonts available and with
Paradox for Windows I can't print labels on it unless there is a proper printer
defined.
Thanks,
Bryan K. Ward
Survey Research Center
University of Utah | 18 | trimmed_train |
11,003 | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There is a picture in the May 1993 edition of European Car (although,
it may not be on the shelf yet).
- prototype has front wheel drive (first front drive
for Mercedes since the beginning of WWII)
- wheelbase 3.15m
- 7 seater
- they claim that the price will be about the same as a
Renault Espace or Chrysler Voyager (DM 50,000)
Looking at the picture (slightly disguised) it looks like the Ford
Aerostar, to me.
.
/
Larry __/ _______/_
[email protected] / \
_____ __ _____ \------- ===
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/ ___ / / ___ / / / / ____ |
| / \/ /__ / | / /__ __/ /__ / \ /
/___ \_______/ /_____/ /______/ ====OO
\ / \ /
- 1990 2.0 16v -
---------------- FAHRVERGNUGEN FOREVER! --------------------
The fact that I need to explain it to you indicates
that you probably wouldn't understand anyway! | 4 | trimmed_train |
3,450 | Archive-Name: rec-autos/part2
Automotive Mailing Lists (Electronic Mail, that is):
[last updated 3/17/93; new lotus, exotic cars list subscription info;
added Portland, OR motorsports list, Corvair list, Triumph TR8 list -- rpw]
There are a number of electronic mailing lists on the network devoted to
various special automotive topics.
To the best of my knowledge, all the lists appearing here have open
membership policies. It is my policy not to list `closed' mailing lists
here.
Most mailing lists provide separate addresses for administrative
queries and for general mail; where separate administrative
addresses exist, I have listed those below, as the general addresses
are not appropriate for inquirys and requests.
Audi
(send requests to [email protected])
Autocross/Solo
(send requests to [email protected])
BMW
(send requests to [email protected]
both regular and digest forms available)
British Cars
(send requests to [email protected])
Buick Grand National/Regal/GNX
(send requests to [email protected])
Camaro/Firebird (GM F-body)
(send requests to [email protected])
Corvair
(send requests to [email protected])
Corvettes
there are two lists; the first is more of a competition oriented
list, and the second is more general in nature (or so i am told)
Competition:
(send requests to [email protected])
General:
(send requests to [email protected])
Datsun/Fairlady Roadsters
(send requests to [email protected])
Dodge Stealth/Mitsubishi 3000GT
(send requests to stealth-req%[email protected])
Eclipse/Talon/Laser
(send requests to [email protected])
Electric Vehicles
(send requests to [email protected])
Exotic-Cars
(send requests to [email protected])
Fabrication (race cars)
(send requests to [email protected])
International Harvester (discussion of Scouts, pickups, etc.)
(send requests to [email protected])
Italian Cars
(send requests to [email protected];
both regular and digest forms available)
Hondas
[email protected]; use standard listserv subscription
procedure: the mail message body to listserv should be
"sub HONDA-L your-real-name" with no subject line in the header
Hot rods
(send requests to [email protected])
Land Rovers
(send requests to [email protected])
Lotus
(send requests to [email protected])
Mazdas
(send requests to [email protected])
Miata
[email protected]; use standard listserv subscription
procedure: the mail message body to listserv should be
"sub miata your-real-name" with no subject line in the header
Merkurs
(send requests to [email protected])
Mopar
(mostly high performance Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth products.
send requests to [email protected])
MR2
(send requests to [email protected])
Mustangs
There are two lists, the first is for Mustangs through 1973,
the second for Mustangs from 1980 on. nobody cares about
the Mustang II, so don't ask.
classic:
(send requests to [email protected])
modern:
(send requests to [email protected])
Offroad & 4X4
(send requests to [email protected])
Porsches
(send requests to [email protected])
Portland, Oregon Motorsports Activities
(send requests to [email protected])
Rally
(send requests to [email protected])
RX7
(send requests to [email protected])
Saabs
(send requests to [email protected])
Saturn
(send requests to [email protected])
School (high performance driving schools)
(send requests to [email protected])
Sentra SE-R, G20, N2000
(send requests to [email protected])
Supras
(send requests to [email protected])
Toyota
(send requests to [email protected])
Triumph TR7/V8, TR8
(send requests to [email protected])
Volvos
(requests to [email protected])
Wheel-to-Wheel Racing
(forum for race drivers, workers, crew, and wannabes;
send requests to [email protected])
Z-Cars (Nissan/Datsun)
(send requests to [email protected]) | 4 | trimmed_train |
4,430 |
The RS6000 compiler is so forgiving, I think that if you mixed COBOL & pascal
the C compiler still wouldn't complain. :-)
Steve
-- | 1 | trimmed_train |
1,135 | This game would have been great as part of a double-header on ABC or
ESPN; the league would have been able to push back-to-back wins by
Le Magnifique and The Great One. Unfortunately, the only network
that would have done that was SCA, seen in few areas and hard to
justify as a pay channel. )-;
gld | 17 | trimmed_train |
7,685 | Actually, the way I understand it, it is an octapus.
Apparently, a number of years ago, a fan threw an octapus on
the ice and the announcer said "Octapi will not occupy the ice"
or something like that, and it's happened ever since. The fans
cheer those who pick up the dead octapus with their hands, and
boo those who use a shovel. | 17 | trimmed_train |
2,370 |
How was this trade bad? I seem to recall Ratelle and Middleton making a pretty
good centre - right wing combination, and the Bruins also got Brad Park in the
deal (and they also lost Vadnais and somebody else). After the trade, the
Bruins were in two finals and one semi-final, all of which, of course, they
lost to Montreal (which should please you to no end). I doubt, however, keeping
Esposito would have made a difference in those series, as he did not for
the Rangers in '79 (or any of his years in Boston, for that matter).
Riston
--
Riston | 17 | trimmed_train |
4,697 | With the kind of team Montreal has now, they can take the
cup easily. The only problem they have right now is that everyone is
trying to steal the show and play alone. They need some massive teamwork.
They are also in a little of a slump because long-time hockey
Montreal Canadiens announcer Claude Mouton died last tuesday and it was
rough on everybody because he has worked with the organization for 21
years. But I know that is no excuse. But if the Habs manage to get some
good teamwork and get into the spirit, they should have no problem
winning in May. | 17 | trimmed_train |
2,994 |
This is the point we seem to disagree about. Not a chance.
Well, "Arromdian" of ASALA/SDPA/ARF Terrorism and Revisionism Triangle
is a compulsive liar. Now try dealing with the rest of what I wrote.
U.S. Ambassador Bristol:
Source: "U.S. Library of Congress:" 'Bristol Papers' - General Correspondence
Container #34.
"While the Dashnaks were in power they did everything in the world to keep the
pot boiling by attacking Kurds, Turks and Tartars; by committing outrages
against the Moslems; by massacring the Moslems; and robbing and destroying
their homes;....During the last two years the Armenians in Russian Caucasus
have shown no ability to govern themselves and especially no ability to
govern or handle other races under their power."
A Kurdish scholar:
Source: Hassan Arfa, "The Kurds," (London, 1968), pp. 25-26.
"When the Russian armies invaded Turkey after the Sarikamish disaster
of 1914, their columns were preceded by battalions of irregular
Armenian volunteers, both from the Caucasus and from Turkey. One of
these was commanded by a certain Andranik, a blood-thirsty adventurer.
These Armenian volunteers committed all kinds of excesses, more
than six hundred thousand Kurds being killed between 1915 and 1916 in
the eastern vilayets of Turkey."
Serdar Argic | 6 | trimmed_train |
1,489 | --
Hey, c'mon guys (and gals), I chose my words very carefully and even
tried to get my FAQ's straight. Don't holler BOHICA at me!
---------------------------------------------------------------------- | 12 | trimmed_train |
2,644 |
I used to think this way, and not just about X. For example, incorrect
English constructs such as "its raining" or "it's window id" annoy me.
However, there comes a time when popular usage starts to dictate the way
things really are in the world. Indeed, the fact that X won out over NeWS
was really down to popular opinion (I know, we all think it's(!) technically
superior as well!).
On a related topic, who is to say that "color" is more or less correct
than "colour" - being Irish, and hence using English English as opposed
to American English, I always use the latter except, of course, for API
terms such as "XAllocColor" and "colormap".
In a world that uses the term "Windows" to refer to Microsoft Windows,
perhaps the time has come to accept "X Windows" as a valid term for X.
I think that this is a more concise and uncluttered term than, say,
"the X Window System" and, let's face it, almost everyone uses it.
Ultimately, we all need product sales to more than just X-literate
people. In this respect, product recognition is important and a short,
snappy, descriptive title ("X" is positively obscure) will help
when dealing with the average punter (it's sad - I thought I was a
software engineer!). Indeed it is unfortunate that X did not become
popularly known as Windows and let MS worry about whether it should
be called "Microsoft Windows" or "the Microsoft Window System" or
how about just plain "Microsoft"!
To summarise (or should that be "summarize") the point of this message:
I think there are far more pressing issues facing the X community than
worrying about subtle distinctions in the naming of the window system
(or should that be "windowing system"). Whatever gets recognised is
fine by me. I agree that one should be careful in interpreting what
trade papers say. However, I would be reluctant to come to this
conclusion purely on the basis of how they name the X Window System.
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5,662 |
Yes. But the point is that prices are competetive. Saturn may
well be selling a car intended on giving the dealer a $2000 profit, but
since a comperable Honda with $500 profit is more expensive, it may be well
worth it to buy the Saturn.
Not necessarily. It seems to me that Saturn salesdroids, who don't
make a commision, whereas their counterparts at other dealerships generally
do, make more $$ per hour or whatever. This means that Saturn doesn't give up
the profit to their employees through commision, which IS taken out of per-
car profits. They just pass it along to less pressureing salesmen/women.
Maybe. Maybe not. Depends on accounting practices. I'd rather pay
more for dealer service that doesn't cut corners to contain costs...
$2/100
CKA
'87 (Carolina) Blue Honda Civic DX
| 4 | trimmed_train |
10,654 |
I'm told that some of these companies often sell a plastic, throw
away after one use, version of the Torx driver, so ask before you buy...
Michael | 14 | trimmed_train |
4,300 | Perhaps one way of getting away from this cripple chip that the U.S.
government seems to be pushing would be to come up with a good alternative.
For example, how about a scheme using RSA, and some hybrid of DES-CFB and
another strong stream cipher (Maybe IDEA-CFB)? This could be substantially
the same as the cripple chip, except that instead of key-registration, the
police could demand that you give up your secret key to them (with a court-
issued warrant). Then, they could read the last few months of wiretapped
messages you've sent, and assuming you've committed no crimes, you could
generate a new key pair and go about your business. I find that I'd be
willing to pay RSA for the right to use such a system, especially given the
alternative. If you were unwilling to give up your secret key, then you'd
probably stay in jail (has anyone got a real legal precedent for this?).
This would allow court-issued warrants to be used to gather information
on suspected criminals, but it couldn't be done in secrecy, and there
would be enormously less likelihood of corruption or theft of escrowed keys.
(Maybe someone from the law-enforcement or intelligent community will correct
me, but this doesn't *seem* like such a big loss in terms of law-enforcement
capabilities.)
Any comments? | 7 | trimmed_train |
2,420 | Ah yes, I see a few liberal weenies have come out of the woodwork
to defend the burning of the children. Probably drooled all over themselves
while watching the TV coverage.
Probably had a few like that in Nazi Germany, as well. | 9 | trimmed_train |
5,401 | Hello everybody !
If you are using PIXAR'S RenderMan 3D scene description language for creating 3D worlds, please, help me.
I'm using RenderMan library on my NeXT but there is no documentation about NeXTSTEP version of RenderMan available. I can create very complicated scenes and render them using surface shaders,
but I can not bring them to life by applying shadows and reflections.
As far as I understand I have to define environmental and shadows maps to produce reflections and shadows, but I do not know how to use them.
Any advises or simple RIB or C examples will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance...
| 1 | trimmed_train |
10,529 | The Clipper Chip will have no effect. Current generation PCs, portable
and desktop, all have analog voice -> digital voice and vice versa
capabilities. So, I only need a modem output to the telephone,
and I can interpose any encryption screen on my voice traffic I want.
Not even a big deal, but it will pass muster if the have a way
of checking whether I am using their Clipper Chip encryption without
a full decoding.
I have been chided for stating that Dorthy Denning was intellectually
dishonest in the ACM debate and in this newsgroup. I have previously
refrained from suggesting that she is arguing on behalf of consulting
clients.
Now, I say that it is clear that Dorthy Denning has been functioning
as a lobbyist, not a computer scientist. She has used legal ethics
(truth is what you can convince anyone of), not scientific ethics
(truth is understanding the external world).
Maybe we can revoke her ACM membership? 8)
Lew | 7 | trimmed_train |
3,675 | : Hi,
: I am new to this newsgroup, and also fairly new to christianity.
: ... I realize I am very ignorant about much of the Bible and
: quite possibly about what Christians should hold as true. This I am trying
: to rectify (by reading the Bible of course), but it would be helpful
: to also read a good interpretation/commentary on the Bible or other
: relevant aspects of the Christian faith. One of my questions I would
: like to ask is - Can anyone recommend a good reading list of theological
: works intended for a lay person?
I'd recommend McDowell's "Evidence that Demands a Verdict" books (3 I
think) and Manfred Brauch's "Hard Sayings of Paul". He also may have
done "Hard Sayings of Jesus". My focus would be for a new Christian to
struggle with his faith and be encouraged by the historical evidence,
especially one who comes from a background which emphasizes knowable faith. | 0 | trimmed_train |
3,395 | [much of the excellent post deleted for space -- TjL]
)->With all the suffering and persecution that it meant to be a believer,
it
)->would be quite probable that at least one of those in the supposed
conspiracy
)->would come forward and confess that the whole thing was a big hoax.
Yet
)->not one did. It seems rather reasonable that the disciples did not
make
)->up the resurrection but sincerely believed that Jesus had actually
risen
)->from the dead; especially in light of the sufferings that came upon
those
)->who believed.
I was at the "Jubilee" conference this year in Pittsburgh PA, and the
speaker there spoke of this as well. He talked about many of the same
things you mentioned in your post, but here he went into a little more
detail. I'll paraphrase as best I can:
"Suppose you were part of the `Christian consipracy' which was going to
tell people that Christ had risen. Never mind the stoning, the being
burned alive, the possible crucifixion ... let's just talk about a
scourging. The whip that would be used would have broken pottery, metal,
bone, and anything else that they could find attached to it. You would be
stood facing a wall, with nothing to protect you.
"When the whip hit you the first time, it would tear the flesh off you
with instant incredibly intense pain. You would think to yourself `All
this for a lie?' The second hit would drop you to your knees, you would
scream out in agony that your raw back was being torn at again. You would
say to yourself: `All this for a lie?' And you had 37 more coming.
"At the third hit you would scream out that it was all a lie, beg for them
to stop, and tell them that you would swear on your life that it had all
been a lie, if they would only stop...."
It is amazing enough that those who believed kept their faith under such
torture.... but for a lie? There is no one fool enough to do that.... And
no one came forward.
Excellent post John, thanks for taking the time.
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1,455 |
Of course its possible, I get 1024x768 on my Centris 650. All you need is
a correctly wired video cable.
Gary
-- | 14 | trimmed_train |
2,179 | He doesn't contradict himself. The church is to last for all time.
However, there are those who use the church to bolster themselves. This
is evident in many letters. For instance, Paul talks about the
"super-apostles" to the Corinthians (2 Corinthians 11-12), he mentions
how people will be led away by miracles, signs, and wonders (2
Thessalonians 2:9-12), he tells Timothy that it is clear that some will
abandon the faith and teach lies (1 Timothy 4:1-3) and that some will
search for teachers to suit what they want to hear (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
Such passages go throughout the letters and Jesus does warn about them
(Matthew 24:4-14). But look at the promise in this last part. Verse
14: "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world
as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." Even today,
there are false teachings. I can name two which I am well familiar
with: the non-need of baptism and the "praying of Jesus into your life
for salvation". Both are taught. Both are DEAD wrong. They have been
taken out of context from some verses, interpreted from others, and just
plain made up. The ONLY way Jesus taught is given in Luke 9:23-26 and
Luke 14:25-33. He then commands baptism in Matthew 28:18-20. The
church Jesus founded, though, is alive and well. It's not being
persecuted as much as back then (the laws won't allow it yet), but it is
being persecuted.
Joe Fisher | 0 | trimmed_train |
196 |
As a general rule, no relay will cleanly switch audio if you try to tranfer
the circuit with the contacts. The noise you hear is due to the momentary
opening and closing of the path.
The noiseless way of transfering audio is to ground the circuit. In high
impedance audio circuits a resistive "T" is constructed close to characteristic
impedance of the circuit. Grounding the imputs (connected to the T) transfers
the audio.
In low impedance circuits transformers are usually used, and the inputs are
shorted out or grounded. Secondaries are paralleled at the characteristic
impedance.
Sometimes if it is necessary to actually switch audio, a second contact is used
to momentarily short the circuit output for the duration of the switching time.
Telephone relays are handy, because contacts can be adjusted to "Make before
break and Vica Versa" but I haven't seen any of these for years.
Nowadys switching is done electronically with OP amps, etc.
A novel circuit I used to build was a primitive "optical isolator".. It consists
of a resistive photocell and a lamp, all packaged in a tube. When the lamp is
off the cell is high resistance. Turn the lamp on and the resistance lowers
passing the audio. Once again this device in a "T" switches the audio. Varying
the lamp resistance give a remote volume control. Use 2 variable resisters and
you have a mixer!
Lots of luck!
--
73, Tom
================================================================================
Tom Wagner, Audio Visual Technician. Malaspina College Nanaimo British Columbia
(604)753-3245, Loc 2230 Fax:755-8742 Callsign:VE7GDA Weapon:.45 Kentucky Rifle
Snail mail to: Site Q4, C2. RR#4, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, V9R 5X9 | 11 | trimmed_train |
3,665 | The most current orbital elements from the NORAD two-line element sets are
carried on the Celestial BBS, (513) 427-0674, and are updated daily (when
possible). Documentation and tracking software are also available on this
system. As a service to the satellite user community, the most current
elements for the current shuttle mission are provided below. The Celestial
BBS may be accessed 24 hours/day at 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600 bps using
8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.
Element sets (also updated daily), shuttle elements, and some documentation
and software are also available via anonymous ftp from archive.afit.af.mil
(129.92.1.66) in the directory pub/space.
STS 56
1 22621U 93 23 A 93105.06179397 .00044513 00000-0 12649-3 0 230
2 22621 57.0022 147.2850 0004246 288.7332 38.0941 15.92991629 1084
1993 023B
1 22623U 93 23 B 93103.37312705 .00041032 00000-0 11888-3 0 86
2 22623 57.0000 155.1150 0004422 293.4650 66.5967 15.92653917 803 | 10 | trimmed_train |
7,251 | I recently found the file xgolf on a German ftp site
(reseq.regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de) but unfortunately the shar file
was incomplete and the author's email address given in the readme file
([email protected]) does not work.
Can anyone assist by giving the location of a full version of this (or
any other golf game for X) game, or a way of contacting the author?
Please reply by email if you can help
Ade | 16 | trimmed_train |
7,612 |
So, if I were to assert that there are no thousand year old
invisible pink unicorns* residing in my walls, I need to support this with
evidence? I think the _lack_ of evidence shall suffice.
* Who happen to like listening to satanic messages found in playing
Beethoven's 45th symphony backwards.
---
"FBI officials said cult leader David Koresh may have
forced followers to remain as flames closed in. Koresh's
armed guard may have injected as many as 24 children with
poison to quiet them."
-
"And God saw everything he had made, and, behold, in was very
good." | 15 | trimmed_train |
5,168 | Imake support for xmosaic
=========================
Although xmosaic is a great program in general, it unfortunately comes
without Imake support. So I created one. Until Marc Andreessen finds the
time to incorporate it in an official xmosaic release, you can easily do it
yourself. Use anonymous FTP to get
ftp.germany.eu.net:/pub/X11/misc/xmosaic.Imake.tar.z
The file's size is 3200 Byte. You will need gzip to unpack it. Have fun!
--
Dipl.-Inform. Rainer Klute I R B : immer richtig beraten
Univ. Dortmund, IRB
Postfach 500500 |)|/ Tel.: +49 231 755-4663
D-W4600 Dortmund 50 |\|\ Fax : +49 231 755-2386 | 16 | trimmed_train |
3,859 | Would anyone out there in DoDland be able to help me out in giving me
a contact to purchase a pair of military air-borne combat boots (9 1/2
D in size). These boots (so I have read here on rec.moto) are calf
height boots that use only velcro for enclosure. I have phoned around
and nobody seems to carry such an item. I admit I have not gone into
the deepest bowels of NYC yet for the search but I have made some
calls to several of the bigger army/navy type stores with no luck.
Anyone out there know of a place that does carry such an item as well
as does mail order? Any help would be appreciated. | 12 | trimmed_train |
9,369 | I need to port several OS/2 PM applications to X (OpenWindows or Motif),
and desperately need any information on how to go about doing this (short
of a complete rewrite.
Are there any tool to make porting easer?
Any References?
Any talent out there to hire to do this?
I will even take an OS/2 Presentation Mgr emulator for sun!
Any, and all replies (except flames) welcome!
Brian Colaric | 16 | trimmed_train |
3,314 | Surely some one of you is familiar with what a mail-order company goes
through. This company has only a few products, but thousands of clients.
I need a Sales, Billing, and Receivables program to handle the thing,
but I need to be able to customize it myself, own the source, etc. Anyone
willing to sell me the basic stuff (in ANY development language) I'll
be willing to pay about $1,000 to.
It has to be ready now. I need this sort of solution immediately. With more
time I'll just develop one myself. If you can have me a prototype in
two weeks, you can make some quick cash. | 18 | trimmed_train |
633 | I hate to be rude, but screw the seating chart, post the stadium instead.
| 2 | trimmed_train |
5,861 |
Do I have to be the one to say it?
DON'T BE SO STUPID AS TO LEAVE YOUR HELMET ON THE SEAT WHERE IT CAN
FALL DOWN AND GO BOOM!
That kind of fall is what the helmet is designed to protect against.
If you fall with the helmet on and you hit the same spot the helmet landed
on during the drop, the helmet may not protect your head as well as it was
intended to do. Conservative rec.moto'ers will recommend that you replace
the helmet. If you want to be sure that it will protect you adequately, you
should.
HELMETS GO ON THE GROUND, ON A TABLE, ON A CHAIR, ON A SHELF, OR ON
ANY OTHER SURFACE THAT IS LARGE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THEM SO THAT THEY
WILL NOT EASILY BE KNOCKED DOWN.
Jeezus. My new Shoei would be $340 to replace. You think I'm going
to leave it to chance?
Cripe.
Later, | 12 | trimmed_train |
261 |
As a libertarian (with a small l) who voted for Clinton, I think that he
should abolish the Selective Service and the draft. If his conscience
forbade him to go to war in Vietnam, it should forbid him to perpetuate
this system of government-sanctioned slavery.
If our government would pay attention to SERIOUS domestic issues (the ECONOMY)
and choose to stay out of other people's wars (Iraq, Bosnia, Somalia),
we would not be in this fix. An anyway, couldn't the jobs be replaced by
improving our domestic situation? (I'm not for continued deficit spending,
but if Clinton and Congress want to spend, I'd rather they improve the
infrastructure than fight other people's wars.)
A novel idea: Getting away from naval bases, what about refurbishing
decommissioned Air Force bases as airports? This would be SO much cheaper
than building them from the ground up (Denver's new airport is one of the
most appalling examples of pork-barreling and cronyism I have seen in
my lifetime). Even if no more airports are needed, I'm sure Bill Gates
or Ross Perot would LOVE to have their own private airfields, and the
money from their purchases could be applied to the public debt.
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10,458 | Farr's ERA is in the
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6,992 |
Davidian, who are fascists? Armenians in Azerbaijan are killing Azeri
people, invading Azeri soil and they are not fascists, because they
lack food ha? Strange explanation. There is no excuse for this situation.
Herkesi fasist diye damgala sonra, kendileri fasistligin alasini yapinca,
"ac kaldilar da, yiyecekleri yok amcasi, bu seferlik affedin" de. Yurrruuu,
yuru de plaka numarani alalim...... | 6 | trimmed_train |
7,746 | Recently my cousin got a second internal IDE drive (a Seagate 210MB,
I can look up the model number if it's important) and I've been
trying to help him install it. [I've got a vested interest, since
my machine's busted and I have to use his until I get mine fixed.]
He already has a Seagate 85MB IDE HD (again, I forget the model number
but I can find out.)
Anyway, I can't seem to get the bloody thing up. I've managed to get
one or the other drive up (with the other disconnected), but not both
at the same time; whenever I try, the thing hangs during bootup -
never gets past the system test. The IDE controller's instruction
sheet says it supports two drives; I think I've configured the CMOS
correctly; the power's plugged in properly; I even learned about the
master/slave relationship that two HDs are supposed to have (didn't
know PCs were into S&M! 8^) and I think I configured the jumpers
properly (the 85MB one is the master, the new 210MB one is the slave).
The only thing I can think of is maybe I'm doing the cabling wrong. I've
tried several combinations:
controller - master - slave
controller - slave - master
master - controller - slave
None of them worked. Unfortunately, I can't think of any others.
Another possibility is that the 85MB one is already partitioned into
two seperate drives, C and D, and the CMOS asks for "C: drive" and "D:
drive" setup info rather than "drive 1" and "drive 2" like most others
I've seen. Could this be confusing things?
So, I need HELP! The drive came bereft of any docs, except for some
info for the CMOS setup; the controller has a little piece of paper
about the size of an index card; I cannibalized the cable (it's one
of those with a connector at each end and the one in the middle, so
it looks like a serial connection); now I be lost!
Many, many thanks in advance! This is practically an emergency (I have
two papers to do on this thing for Monday!)! Help!
-- | 3 | trimmed_train |
1,888 | I'm compiling a bibliography on religious perspectives on esotericism,
hermeticism, gnosticism, mysticism, occultism, alchemy and magic, and
am interested in sources that others have found particularly interesting
and insightful. I'm especially interested in medieval works, such as
_The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz_ and Arthurian legends.
Please feel free, too, to send personal opinions on any of the above,
pro or con or anywhere in between. Thanks much. | 0 | trimmed_train |
11,238 | 4 | trimmed_train |
|
3,966 | I'm a mac user who wants to use some of the rayshade models I've built
using macrayshade (rayshade-M) with Stratavision 3d. Since Stratavision
can import many different model files I thought this would be a cinch...
but I haven't been able to find a simple translator that will work on the
mac. Any ideas?
Stratavision 3d should be able to import:
DXF
MiniCAD
Super 3d
Swivel 3d professional
out of the box and:
RIB
IGS
with externals.
Also, if anyone knows of any other translator externals available for
Stratavision 3d (esp. Rayshade!) please e-mail me!
BTW, I'm going to send mail to the rayshade usrs mailing list tomorrow (I
misplaced the address) but since most users of rayshade do not seem to
operate with macs, I'm not getting my hopes up...
thanks in advance, | 1 | trimmed_train |
9,208 | For those who are interested in Ray Traced pictures, there is a nice example
on alt.binaries.pictures.misc. The file is called Poolball.gif. It shows a
pooltable with... YES! ... poolballs!
Resolution: 1024x768, colours: 256 (only).
The TGA (24 bit) version is also available, but a bit big (2.4Mb) to post.
The picture is created with POV-ray.
Enjoy!
_Gerco_
[email protected]__
| 1 | trimmed_train |
3,676 | I've been following discussions about the Delta Clipper program, and I
have one small question. As I understand it, the DC-X derived orbital
vehicle (DC-Y & 1) is to reenter the atmosphere sort of sideways, not
completely nose-first. So why is the DC-Y look symmetric in every drawing
I've seen? I would think that an asymmetric design, sort of like
wingless Orbiter, may work better, since less shielding is required on the
top side. Can anybody explain?
- Ken Kobayashi
[email protected]
-- | 10 | trimmed_train |
7,583 |
It is interesting that you posted those lyrics, because just the
other day I was thinking of doing the same. I like those lyrics,
since whenever I am approached by judgemental, pharisitical,
evangelical fundamentalists who throw the Bible at me because
I have long hair, wear a black leather jacket, and listen to Black
Sabbath, I have something to throw back. Usually their chins drop
and they come up speechless over those not very satanic lyrics.
It just goes to show that there are more important evils in the
world to battle than rock lyrics...........
| 0 | trimmed_train |
9,448 | I just installed a new TrueType font under MS-Windows 3.1
but though all the applications display the font correctly on the
screen, quite a few of them fail to print out the document correctly
(on a LaserJet 4 - non-PostScript printer).
When I use the font in CorelDRAW, the document prints correctly, so I assume
CorelDRAW knows that the font has to be downloaded to the printer.
But when I use the Windows accessory Write, the printer prints square
boxes in place of the characters of the new font. Yet, Write does
display the font correctly on the screen.
I looked through all the Windows and LaserJet manuals, but got nowhere.
All of them just make the statement that TrueType fonts will print
exactly as you see them on the screen---so I assume Windows knows that a font
has to be downloaded automatically---but, how to make it do that???? | 18 | trimmed_train |
6,852 | I agree. I own one. Aside from the shutter, it is built like
a little tank. A very good camera. Your price sounds reasonable,
too. New, I paid $565 for my KIEV 88 Camera Kit. Good luck. | 5 | trimmed_train |
7,515 |
He's not gone yet. The position opening is down to Polie and the
Sabres' GM Gerry Meehan. I think I'd like to see Meehan gone...
| 17 | trimmed_train |
9,823 |
It depends on the bike. Once you've found a bike you're interested in, call
some insurance companies for rates. Some bikes are much cheaper to insure than
you might think (my EX-500 only costs me $127/year in St. Louis; I'm 27)
For a first bike, I recommend 500cc's or less. And a bike short enough to get
both feet on the ground when you stop.
The one piece of advice EVERYONE will give you is to take a Motorcycle Safety
Foundation Rider's Course. See a dealer for details. In some states, completion
of such a course can give you a break on insurance. It will also teach you
to ride properly from the beginning, so you won't learn any bad habits.
Good luck. Riding a motorcycle is the most fun you can have, naked or otherwise. | 12 | trimmed_train |
10,001 | I have 2 New and 2 slightly used SyQuest 44M cartridge forsale.
Asking $230 for all of them and shipping is included. | 5 | trimmed_train |
4,576 |
[... stuff deleted ...]
I have to agree here. As I heard on TSN tonight, "You want to pick
someone else, but you just don't see how you can". And I'm a Bruins
fan. Maybe this year will be different, but it doesn't look good.
Time will tell, though.
[... lots more deleted ...]
Randy | 17 | trimmed_train |
2,832 | 19 | trimmed_train |
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9,629 |
There was a news article a little while ago reporting a type of car (was
it a Volvo?) was found to stall if you used a certain brand/model of cellular
phone in it. I seem to remember the car was recalled to fix the problem. | 11 | trimmed_train |
5,831 | The concept of God as a teacher is indeed interesting. Does He grade on
a curve, does He cheat? That is interesting. Not to mention thought
provoking. My own concept is that He is a Father and we are His
children. In that He loves us, with a love that we can never understand
until we are with Him. The Bible says that He looks on the heart as the
final measure. From that perspective, in a grading context, the heart is
the final test.
Specifically, most Christians would agree that there is only one Heaven
and one Hell. From that perspective, it is Heaven or Hell. You either go
to one or the other. The "grading" on a pass/fail basis is done by God
the Father with intervention by Jesus the Son. Not by others. For only
God sees the heart. The Bible says of the heart, "...who can know it." I
would say there has always been, and always be, an unchanging method.
That is what makes a relationship with Christ so secure. In an uncertain
and ever changing landscape He is always the same. Yesterday, today and
tomorrow. Concerning whether or not our childhoods are considerd as part
of the test, my own conviction is no. Were that the case I certainly
wouldn't be going to Heaven. The Bible speaks very plainly about the
love and care Jesus had for and about children. The reality is that we
are all children. Some of us just have bigger bodies and grey hair. But
the Father, our Father is always there. Like most Fathers He wants only
the best for His own. There maybe decipline, but there is more love.
It's sometimes looks like Christianity is a test, to see who makes it
and who doesn't. Those who do pass=Heaven, and those who don't go to the
other place. But it is really much more than that...
There are few experts. Most of us are just travelers looking for the
light and the way Home. Praying that we can bring others with us.
| 0 | trimmed_train |
726 | I just recently bought a 4 MB ram card for my original mac portable
(backlit) and have since had some bizarre crashes. It happens when I put
the machine to sleep and wake the machine up. sometimes it will just
freeze the cursor and lock the machine up forcing me to push the reset
switch. Other times it will give me the usual bomb box with the error
message of "Co processor not installed".
I know one solution is NOT to put the machine to sleep, but does anyone
have any ideas on what could be causing this or better yet what might fix
it? The memory card is Psuedostatic ram and goes into the PDS Slot. That
probably figures into the problem. the manufacturer is King Memory (Not
kingston) from irvine, CA. They say the problem is in my machine.
Any Ideas? -- Gene Wright.
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5,665 |
By initiating a DMA xfer. :)
Seriously, busmastering adapter have their own DMA ability, they don't use
the motherboards on-board DMA(which is *MUCH* slower).
ISA has no bus arbitration, so if two busmastering cards in 1 ISA system
try to do DMA xfers on the same DMA channel the system will lock or
crash.(I forget)
Their are 8 DMA channels in an ISA system. 0-7. 0-3 are 8-bit & 4-7 are
16-bit.
The system uses DMA 0, a SoundBlaster uses DMA 1.
I could buy a busmastering XGA-2 video card & a busmastering SCSI HA.
In order for them to work properly, I would have to find out what DMA
channel the XGA-2 card uses and then simply configure the SCSI HA to
use a different DMA channel for its DMA xfers.
I don't know if multiple DMA xfers can go on at the same time on ISA.
I'm not sure if they can on EISA systems either.
I do know that on EISA/MCA systems, you can allow BM cards to use the
same DMA channel. | 3 | trimmed_train |
4,729 |
And I think we ought to hold Christ accoountable for all of his followers
who died at the hand of the Romans also. It was their own fault for believing.
God, this society reminds me more of the Roman Empire every day; I guess
I'll just log off and go watch American Gladiators.
| 15 | trimmed_train |
3,473 | :What happened in Waco is not the fault of the BATF. If they would of
:had the proper equipment and personal then they could of captured the
:
:With the WoD and the increased crime in the streets the BATF is needed
:more now then ever. If they blast away a few good fokes then that is
:
:With the arms build up in Waco they needed to hit that compound with
:mega fire power. They could of gone in there blasting and killed a few
I hope this is a joke... if not, here's my response:
The BATF has a history of no-knock raids with poor evidence, often resulting in
innocent people being killed or suffering injury to person or property. I will
NOT support the BATF until they clean up their act... Maybe... As to equipment,
the BATF has damn near anything it wants... Their faults were in intelligence
(military and civilian definitions apply), tactics (attacking during DAYLIGHT??), methodology (the FBI stated that it is against government policy to assault
a position where there are non-combatants/potential hostages without attempting
negotiations first), and legality. The BATF's jurisdiction is TAXES on firearms
and tobacco. They are a branch of the department of the treasury. They have
very curiously backed away from their claims of illegal weaponry to push the
child-abuse charges... The BATF has no jurisdiction over non-firearms/tobacco
issues! And the charges of child-abuse had been investigated in the past with
no violence and no validation. This was a clear case of first the BATF, then
the FBI, having watched too many Rambo movies... My opinion is that the agent
in charge should be charged with executing an illegal raid, criminal negligence,
murder, civil rights violations, and breaking his/her oath to uphold and defend
the Constitution of the US. The warrant should be unsealed to reveal to the
public what justification the BATF thought it had in committing an armed assault
on American citizens. And while on the issue of investigating this issue,
the Randy Weaver case and the Johnny Lawmaster case should be investigated for
BATF wrongdoing.
James
btw, if the BATF came busting in my windows with concussion grenades, you could damn well bet I would return fire to the utmost of my ability.
| 9 | trimmed_train |
8,724 | Hi I am a Sociology student and I am currently researching into
young offenders. I am looking at the way various groups of
children are raised at home. At the moment I am formlulating
information on discipline within the Christian home.
Please, if you are a parent in this catagory can you email me
your response to the following questionaire. All responses
will be treated confidentially and will only be used to prepare
stats.
1. Ages & sexes of children
2. Do you spank your kids?
3. If so how often?
4. Do you use an implement to spank with?
5. If you do not spank, what method of discipline do you use?
6. Your age?
7. Your location
8. While under the age of 16 did you ever commit a criminal
offence?
9. How ere you disciplined as a kid
Thank you in advance for any reply you can make. Please e-mail
your replies rather than post them on the newsgroup | 0 | trimmed_train |
6,370 | Hi! I was wondering if anyone out there could point me to where I can
get the VESA specifications or any relevant books on this subject.
Regards
Jimmy
| 3 | trimmed_train |
9,626 |
The Centaur that is being built for T4 would be a better bet to integrate
onto the Proton as the T4/Centaur is designed for the Extremely Harsh
envorinment of the T4 launch. It is also closer to 4 m in diameter.
You've hit on the real kicker, however. The Centaur is pressure stabilized.
It cannot hold up its own weight without pressure in the tanks. Additionally,
the pressure difference between the two tanks must be maintained to ~+/- 5 psi.
That is rather tight to be rocking and rolling on the train. The pressure
stabilization is how centaur achieves the performance. On numerous occasions
(when I was there 88-91) the AF wanted to see what it would take to make
a non-pressure stabilized centaur. The answer -- a centaur not worth launching.
The Atlas/Centaur does not require on-pad integration, however the T4/Centaur
does. I believe the on-pad integration is to a great extent due to the
cleanliness requirements and PFL configuration, so maybe something can be
done there........
The addition of LOX/LH facilities is critical as the centaur tops off as it
lifts off. A LHe facility is also needed. I don't know what the proton uses
for fuel, but since they are derived from ICBM's I would suspect that they
use storable propellants which don't have the ullage problem that cryo's
do. If there is no cryo at the sight at all, the addition of these systems
could be big $$, not to mention the real tech transfer issues involved with
providing centaur GSE to Russia. That issue alone might be enough to kill
this idea.
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4,936 | Pascal Perret, in article <[email protected]>, wrote
Funny thing, the InterNet: I have no idea what xv221 might be - except that it
might be something to do with X-windows on PCs (? If you know, and have used
it, and think that it is good, email me. [[email protected]]).
DV/X is a common abbreviation for QuarterDeck corporation's Desqview/X
software.
I have not used DV/X yet, but reading the blurbs that Quarterdeck sent me, it
sounds pretty great:
* allows multiple DOS machines - the way that OS/2 does, but without
requiring 10 MB of RAM to get OS/2 going
* pre-emptive multi-tasking
* network computing - a proper X-windows client/server application -
this means that DOS program can be used on other X-windows computers on your
network, and that X-windows programs can be used on your DV/X computer
* although it is NOT a version of Unix, it effectively has many of
Unix's features, and mostly you will be able to compile unix-type programs
using the djgpp or gnu c compilers
They advertise regularly in all of the major computing and programming
magazines. They also have InterNet support online ([email protected]).
Hope that this helps anyone wanting to know. | 1 | trimmed_train |
7,339 | 15 | trimmed_train |
|
6,381 | #
# #Are you saying that:
#
# #(1) People voted for Hitler, and he became Reich Chancellor, in good
# #part because he used bully boys to attack communists,
#
# Hitler did not become become Reich Chancellor because people voted for
# him. I'm not sure if you meant to imply that or not, but I just thought
# I'd bring that up.
#
# Eric Smith
Hitler became Chancellor because people voted for his political
party. That's not a huge difference in a parliamentary system.
| 13 | trimmed_train |
11,089 | I currently use a window manager called ctwm which
is very similar to hp's vuewm. (i.e.
it has multiple workspaces). Is there a
motif based window manager that has this
same feature and is not a memory pig like vue?
mike
| 16 | trimmed_train |
2,573 |
While that is currently true from their perspective, it is also
worthwhile to note that in such cases the populace often does suffer
from attempts to control the guerillas. Furthermore, there were
cases in the past of Palestinian gun emplacements being situated
within villages. The argument that can be made for small arms
fire can not be made for field pieces.
As I recall, Amal was primarily nationalistically "Lebanon for
the Lebanese" motivated. I think that the difference between them
was also a matter of funding and support. One question does
come to mind however,
Given that you claim the Hizbollah to be more committed etc... and
that their stated position is:
1. No peace talks.
2. No peace talks.
.
.
.
.
N-1. No peace talks.
N. No Israel
if we assume that Lebanon and Syria are sincere in their desire for
peace, why hasn't the Hizbollah been disarmed?
Bearing in mind the above and that military losses are more palatable
than civilian ones, I am sure you can understand why Israel is slow
to act in that manner.
I agree that Syria wants Lebanon to be part of its greater Syria.
I don't necessarily see that the Syrians would be unhappy to see
Israel up to its neck in another Lebanese morass afterwhich Syria
could continue on its merry schedule when Israeli public opinion
would lead to a second pullout.
<*sigh*>
Why can't some gov'ts negotiate as easily as some people?
| 6 | trimmed_train |
9,691 |
Actually, Messier was invited, but declined due to nagging injuries...
Keenan and Messier have always gotten along...Keenan dumped Steve
Yzerman from the last Canada Cup team, even though Yzerman had
endured the training camp, when Messier who had missed essentially the
entire camp recovering from injuries became available at the
last moment. | 17 | trimmed_train |
856 | Can anyone recommend a good place for reasonably priced bike paint jobs, preferably but not essentially in the London area.
Thanks
Lisa Rowlands | 12 | trimmed_train |
6,826 | Apartment for rent in downtown Moscow!!!
2- room furnished apartment in a very nice location. 5 minutes walk to
Belorusskaya subway station. Walking distance to Kremlin, major shopping
centers, theaters, restaurants, and government buildings.
Available in early June.
Please, call:
(614)-459-4256 | 5 | trimmed_train |
9,063 |
I heard over NPR yesterday morning that Arlan Specter, Senator from
Pennsylvania, has already called for a Congressional investigation.
The problem is that Specter was one of the key government attorneys several
years ago who did what he could to coverup facts in the assassinations
of JFK and others. That is to say, the Chief Fox wants to check out
the hen house. Writing your representatives is a great idea. When
you do ask that they keep Specter and his cronies far away from
any investigation. | 9 | trimmed_train |
4,204 |
The first premise and the conclusion are not properly translated as identity
statements, since the "is" in those statements is the "is" of predication
rather than of identity. Instead, they should be translated using a
predicate letter. Using "g" to designate God and "j" to designate Jesus,
and the predicate letter "E" for the property of being eternal, the
first premise is Eg and the conclusion is Ej.
The second premise appears to contain an "is" of identity, in which
case it can be properly symbolized as j = g. But your remark that "Jesus
is a subset of God" suggests that strict identity is not desired here.
If, however, the first premise means that all members making up the set
God have the property of being eternal, the same conclusion follows. | 8 | trimmed_train |
4,944 |
Hm, do you think Dusseldorf fans would like it if their team joined the NHL?
Or do we have to include Koln as well (Cologne to you Anglophiles) to make
them happy?:-)
| 17 | trimmed_train |
5,869 | SALE: VOICE PROCESSING SYSTEM for IBM compatibles
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Description: The DIALOG/41B is a PC XT/AT board that provides
processing functions and call progress analysis for four
independent phone lines simultaneously. The D/41B features
the ability to record, playback, autoanswer, auto-dial,
detect and generate DTMF tones, and perform telephone
mamagement functions.
With this card you can make your computer talk on
4 phone lines simultaneously. You can design your own
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Comes complete with manuals and demo software and programming
libraries for C (UNIX and DOS).
PRICE: LIST $1395.00
YOU PAY $795.00
For more info send mail! | 5 | trimmed_train |
9,214 | This may be the dumbest question of the year, but is there a
way to 'piggyback' or expand a 6-slot motherboard (all 16-bit)
to get the usual 8? My case has slots for 8, and I'd like to
get a scanner, but with all my other cards I'm already max'd out!
I'm hoping that a simple solution exists, e.g. an adapter that turns
one slot into three. I don't mind if it turns it into 8-bit slots,
as I can put my I/O card, MIDI card, and Soundblaster card there.
My other cards are 16 bit (IDE/Floppy, SVGA, modem).
If there is such an expander, does that screw up performance of
everything else? I'd hate to buy a new motherboard! :-(
| 3 | trimmed_train |
4,358 |
It clearly depends on the type of questions you are asking but in many
cases it will do fine. The critical information from the neuron is in
the firing frequency (maximum about 100 action potentials per
seconds), and not in the amplitude of the signal or in details of the
signal shape. So the resolution of about 0.4 % you get with an 8 bit
convertor is more then sufficient.
AC coupling does not have to be a problem either, since in many cases
you are not interested in the DC level. My pre amplifier is AC coupled
also. The critical point is the lowest frequency that will pass. If
the cutoff point is to high, the action potentials will be slightly
distorted. But even that normally does not matter since it is the
occurrence of the spike that is important.
However, I do want to know what exactly I can expect before I start
battling with the toolbox to get it going. As yet I have no clue were
to start looking for the technical specifications. | 14 | trimmed_train |
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9,574 | I am looking for a source of American League baseball stats for
individual players in the same format as printed in newspapers, ie. I do
not want to provide a list of players and get back nice printed reports
for $35 a week.
Does anyone know of such statistics availability and an idea of the
cost? | 2 | trimmed_train |
453 |
Of course posting some hard evidence or facts is much more
difficult. You have not bothered to substantiate this in
any way. Basil, do you know of any evidence that would support
this?
I can just imagine a news report from ancient times, if Hasan
had been writing it.
Newsflash:
Cairo AP (Ancient Press). Israel today denied Egypt acces to the Red
Sea. In a typical display of Israelite agressiveness, the leader of
the Israelite slave revolt, former prince Moses, parted the Red Sea.
The action is estimated to have caused irreparable damage to the environment.
Egyptian authorities have said that thousands of fisherman have been
denied their livelihood by the parted waters. Pharaoh's brave charioteers
were successful in their glorious attempt to cause the waters of the
Red Sea to return to their normal state. Unfortunately they suffered
heavy casualties while doing so.
| 6 | trimmed_train |
9,169 |
The file that would be a problem is DBLSPACE.BIN, not .EXE. | 3 | trimmed_train |
533 | From the article "What's New" Apr-16-93 in sci.physics.research:
........
WHAT'S NEW (in my opinion), Friday, 16 April 1993 Washington, DC
1. SPACE BILLBOARDS! IS THIS ONE THE "SPINOFFS" WE WERE PROMISED?
In 1950, science fiction writer Robert Heinlein published "The
Man Who Sold the Moon," which involved a dispute over the sale of
rights to the Moon for use as billboard. NASA has taken the firsteps toward this
hideous vision of the future. Observers were
startled this spring when a NASA launch vehicle arrived at the
pad with "SCHWARZENEGGER" painted in huge block letters on the
side of the booster rockets. Space Marketing Inc. had arranged
for the ad to promote Arnold's latest movie. Now, Space Marketing
is working with University of Colorado and Livermore engineers on
a plan to place a mile-long inflatable billboard in low-earth
orbit. NASA would provide contractual launch services. However,
since NASA bases its charge on seriously flawed cost estimates
(WN 26 Mar 93) the taxpayers would bear most of the expense. This
may look like environmental vandalism, but Mike Lawson, CEO of
Space Marketing, told us yesterday that the real purpose of the
project is to help the environment! The platform will carry ozone
monitors he explained--advertising is just to help defray costs.
..........
What do you think of this revolting and hideous attempt to vandalize
the night sky? It is not even April 1 anymore.
What about light pollution in observations? (I read somewhere else that
it might even be visible during the day, leave alone at night).
Is NASA really supporting this junk?
Are protesting groups being organized in the States?
Really, really depressed.
Enzo | 10 | trimmed_train |
5,971 | I have been unable to get COM 4 to work - diagnostic programs such as msd show
nothing installed. I think the software options are OK - is there a known
hardware conflict and/or workaround for this problemand CD ROM
System is a G2K 486DX2/66 tower with ATI video card
Ports are set as follows
On board COMa = COM1 IRQ4 to external device
Internal modem = COM 3 IRQ5
DFIO port card primary port = COM 2 IRQ3 mouse
On board COM B = COM 4 IRQ 9 <--- DOES NOT WORK
I have run this from a boot disk with only command.com to eliminate softwar | 3 | trimmed_train |
4,579 |
I recall seeing a post some time ago saying that if the details of
an encryption scheme couldn't be revealed, then the encryption
scheme is worthless. I believe the statement was in response to
somebody saying that they had some new snazzy scheme, but the
algorithm was a secret.
Does this algorithm depend on the fact that the scheme is secret or
is it for the stated reasons above?
| 7 | trimmed_train |
8,960 | 17 | trimmed_train |
|
2,437 | Subject says it all...
Anyone know where I can find one. Binaries are nice, but source would
do to.
Thanks in advance,
| 16 | trimmed_train |
992 | Some weeks ago, someone posted an article telling when and where
a hamfest and computerfest was going to be help in Dayton, OH.
Unfortunately, I lost the article and I was wondering if someone
could repost it.
I believe it was being held the 23,24,and 25 of this month at
the Dayton convention center but I'm not sure.
Any help and more details would be greatly appreciated. | 11 | trimmed_train |
5,187 | Tuesday, and the isles/caps game is going into overtime.
what does ESPN do.....
Tom Mees says, "we are obligated to bring you baseball"
I hate to say this, but last year the coverage of the playoffs on
sports channel america (out in colorado) was vastly superior
to what espn is giving us this year.
-- | 17 | trimmed_train |
7,627 | > MOTOROLA EXPO VHF 2WATT/2CHAN. HT--------[new]-------$1200.00
> Would like $400, or BEST OFFER!!!
I'm sure that the Motorola is worth it, but this kind of thing
has always mystified me. $400 is the price of very good, new
dual-band, fully synthasized HT. Yes, yes, I know Motorola
HTs are bullet-proof, unbreakable, plutonium-based
indestructable -- you can drive a tank over them and they'll
still work. But just how often does that come up? Why are hams
willing (and they *are*) to spend the price of a synthaszied
dual-bander for a 2-channel xtal rig??? Note: this is not
a flame; as I said, I'm sure this is a good deal for this rig.
I'm just amazed that it *is* a good deal. I would have guessed
that a 2 channel xtal rig could never be worth as much as a dual-
bander to a ham, no matter how durable. Just shows you how wrong
*I* can be.
Mike, N4PDY | 5 | trimmed_train |
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