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8,714 | I dreamed that the great judgment morning had dawned,
and the trumpet had blown.
I dreamed that the sinners had gathered for judgment
before the white throne.
Oh what weeping and wailing as the lost were told of their fate.
They cried for the rock and the mountains.
They prayed, but their prayers were too late.
The soul that had put off salvation,
"Not tonight I'll get saved by and by.
No time now to think of ....... religion,"
Alas, he had found time to die.
And I saw a Great White Throne.
Now, some have protest by saying that the fear of hell is not good for
motivation, yet Jesus thought it was. Paul thought it was. Paul said,
"Knowing therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men."
Today, too much of our evangelism is nothing but soft soap and some of
it is nothing but evangelical salesmanship. We don't tell people anymore, that
there's such a thing as sin or that there's such a place as hell.
As Jayne has said, this doesn't mean we have to come on so strong so as to hit
people over the head with a baseball bat. Yet the fact remains, there is a
place called hell. A place so fearful that God died to save us from having to
experience it. Whatever you or I, as Christians, do, we should do whatever we
can to win people to the Lord, if for no other reason, to keep them from going
to "outer darkness.".
Jesus, in Mt. 25, tells us that He didn't prepare hell for people. He prepared
it for the Devil and his angels. No where in the Bible do I read -anywhere,
that God predestined anybody to go to hell. D.L. Moody use to say that the
elect are the "whosoever will" and the nonelect are the "whosoever wont's."
Whether or not that's theologically sound, I couldn't defend, but its
practical. Jesus said to the people of Israel, "Ye would not."
Now, some of you may not be students of the Bible, heck -some of you may not be
Christians. Have you ever said to somebody, "I don't believe in hell. I
believe in the religion of Jesus." But did you know that Jesus talked more
about hell than He did about heaven! "Oh I believe in the religion of the
sermon on the mount." You find hell taught by Jesus in the sermon on the
mount. You'll read that Jesus talked about the tree being cast into the fire.
Several times he talks about hell and about judgment. In fact, over and over
in the synoptics, Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus talks about hell. Not Isaiah.
Not Moses. Not John the Baptist, though he did, but Jesus, the Son of God.
The great Beloved One preached about hell because He loved people and didn't
want to see them go there.
Now, if there is no hell then Jesus preached in vain. It was our Lord Jesus,
not some angry Baptist preacher, that said, "where the worm never dies, and
where the fire never goes out." Jesus said that. It was Jesus who called hell
a "furnace of fire." It was Jesus that used the word, "condemnation." "And
this is the condemnation, that men love darkness rather than light because
their deeds are evil. Jesus said that.
How can we get it across to you that a loving, dying Jesus preached about hell?
Not only that, but He went through hell. That's what Calgary was all about.
When my Lord was on the cross, darkness fell. He called hell, "outer
darkness."
Do you have this idea that hell is a place where the gamblers are gambling over
here, the drunks are getting drunk over there, and the prostitutes are
prostituting their bodies over there? That's not what hell is. Hell's not a
party. There's no fellowship there. He called it "outer darkness." "Outer"
-away from God. "Darkness" -God is light.
No when He was on the cross, He was made sin for you and for me. God treated
Jesus the way sinners have to be treated. That's is a sobering thought. As my
son would say, an "awesome" thought.
"My God, My God why hast Thou forsaken me?" Hell is isolation. There's no
fellowship in hell. There's no friendship in hell. There's no loving embrace
in hell. There's no hand shake in hell. There's no word of encouragement in
hell.
"I thirst." It goes much deeper than physical thirst. Hell is eternal craving
with no satisfaction. The man whose life was lived for drugs, will crave it
eternally. The man whose life was lived for the lust of a woman's body, will
crave it eternally -and not be satisfied. One theologian has put it this way
and I think it deserves merit. What is hell? Hell is just the kind of
environment that matches the internal condition of the lost.
In a recent post, I was trying to remember the founder of The Word of Life
ministries. I've remembered his name, Jack Wertzen, and found that the
illustration that I gave wasn't his. His illustration was that he was talking
to his barber and his barber's wife and daughter had just recently been saved
and he was commenting about it to Jack. "They sing these songs and read Bible
verses, and their praising this and that -I can't stand it! Jack, do you think
God would send me to hell?" Jack answered by saying, "Yes I think he would!"
Of course the barber said, "What do you mean by that." "Well if you can't
stand living at home with your wife and daughter who sing hymns and praises to
God now, what would you do in heaven where they'll do it for eternity? You'd
be miserable. Because God loves you, He'd put you where it would match what
you really are." It makes a man think.
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is a fact that necessitates the eternal
existence of hell because on the cross He performed an eternal act. Don't ask
me how, I don't know. But He is God and He is the infinite/eternal and when He
died, He died an infinite/eternal death. It is by that eternal act that He
purchased eternal life for the "whosoever wills." He suffered eternal
judgment.
A lot of people would like to detour around hell by saying "Everybody is going
to be saved eventually." -universalism. My Bible says no, He'll separate
them. The sheep from the goats. ".After you die there's a probationary period
in which God prepares you for heaven." No, my Bible says that "It is appointed
unto men once to die and then comes judgment." Some of the cultist believe in
annihilation. After you die, sssswish. Just like a mosquito you're squished
out. No, in Rev we are told that their is eternal existence in hell just as
there is in heaven.
I don't enjoy making these kind of statements and maybe you don't enjoy
listening to them, but we have to preach the entire Word of God. -There is a
place called hell. If I could give one verse of Scripture that could give any
hope that people aren't going there, I'd give it to you, but I haven't found
it. That fact that there is a place called hell, the fact that our God is a
God of holiness and must judge sin, the fact that He has made us the kind of
creatures we are and therefore we're responsible, the fact that He has placed
us in a "uni"verse that has purpose and design behind it, the fact that sin is
such an awful thing and the fact that God Himself went through hell to save us
from hell leads us to two applications.
1) As I've already mentioned. If you are a Christian, you must worn others.
Its not good enough to stop and fix their flat tire and not tell them that just
around the bend the bridge is out. "Knowing therefore the terror of Lord, we
persuade men."
2) If you haven't accepted Jesus are your Savior, you're taking an awful
chance. As I say to the Jehovah Witnesses (who no longer frequent my door), if
you are right and I am wrong, then I will have lived a good life and will die
and cease to exist, but if I am right and you are wrong, then you will die and
suffer eternal damnation. I don't mean to make fun at this point, but its like
Dirty Harry said, "You've got to ask yourself, 'Do I feel lucky?' Well do
you?" "A man's got to know his limitations." Don't be one of the "whosoever
wont's." | 0 | trimmed_train |
7,806 |
Before I begin lambasting Don Cherry, let me first say that I've been sort of
a Cherry fan for a while...admittedly stuff he says has to be taken lightly,
but he's more-or-less harmless. On Saturday, however, he crossed the lines of
good taste:
This is the best he can do?!! Gee Don, tremendous amounts of professionalism
here. The CBC looks just as bad as he looks foolish letting him get away with
this nonsense...making fun of names?? It's bad enough that he makes asinine
blanket statements about European players, but he's now resorted to making fun
of their names too? He sounded like an idiot, much like he did last week
when he said that Teemu would never make it to his 'Rock 'em, Sock 'em' video
until he dropped the gloves...
Well, what he _said_ was that even though he's been around the league for quite
some time, he still doesn't know who's where w.r.t. conference and division
names. HELLO??!! McFly?? The names have been around for a couple of decades
or so....he also invited the audience to "Name the teams in the Wales...quick,
quick!" Followed by "Ah, you don't know, I don't know...."
Sorry Don. Wrong on this one.
This was absolutely hilarious.
Don's argument about the basketball and baseball brawls was fairly
good...unfortunately he neglected to mention the fines that were levelled in
the NBA case. Serious money...oh well, he's never been one for objectivity,
has he?
Don's question to Gretzky:
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2,717 | Posted to the Internet by [email protected]
000062David42 041493003715
The Lunar Tele-operation Model One (LTM1)
=========================================
By David H. Mitchell
March 23, 1993
INTRODUCTION:
In order to increase public interest in space-based and lunar operations, a
real miniature lunar-like environment is being constructed on which to test
tele-operated models. These models are remotely-controlled by individuals
located world-wide using their personal computers, for EduTainment
purposes.
Not only does this provide a test-bed for simple tele-operation and
tele-presence activities but it also provides for the sharing of
information
on methods of operating in space, including, but not limited to, layout of
a
lunar colony, tele-operating machines for work and play, disseminating
educational information, providing contests and awards for creativity and
achievement and provides a new way for students worldwide to participate in
Twenty-First century remote learning methods.
Because of the nature of the LTM1 project, people of all ages, interests
and
skills can contribute scenery and murals, models and structures,
interfacing
and electronics, software and graphics. In operation LTM1 is an evolving
playground and laboratory that can be used by children, students and
professionals worldwide. Using a personal computer at home or a terminal at
a participating institution a user is able to tele-operate real models at
the
LTM1 base for experimental or recreational purposes. Because a real
facility
exists, ample opportunity is provided for media coverage of the
construction
of the lunar model, its operation and new features to be added as suggested
by the users themselves.
This has broad inherent interest for a wide range of groups:
- tele-operations and virtual reality research
- radio control, model railroad and ham radio operation
- astronomy and space planetariums and science centers
- art and theater
- bbs and online network users
- software and game developers
- manufacturers and retailers of model rockets, cars and trains
- children
- the child in all of us
LTM1 OVERALL DESIGN:
A room 14 feet by 8 feet contains the base lunar layout. The walls are used
for murals of distant moon mountains, star fields and a view of the earth.
The "floor" is the simulated lunar surface. A global call for contributions
is hereby made for material for the lunar surface, and for the design and
creation of scale models of lunar colony elements, scenery, and
machine-lets.
The LTM1 initial design has 3 tele-operated machinelets:
1. An SSTO scale model which will be able to lift off, hover and land;
2. A bulldozerlet which will be able to move about in a quarry area; and
3. A moon-train which will traverse most of the simulated lunar surface.
Each machinelet has a small TV camera utilizing a CCD TV chip mounted on
it. A personal computer digitizes the image (including reducing picture
content and doing data-compression to allow for minimal images to be sent
to the operator for control purposes) and also return control signals.
The first machinelet to be set up will be the moon-train since model trains
with TV cameras built in are almost off-the-shelf items and control
electronics for starting and stopping a train are minimal. The user will
receive an image once every 1 to 4 seconds depending on the speed of their
data link to LTM1.
Next, an SSTO scale model with a CCD TV chip will be suspended from a
servo-motor operated wire frame mounted on the ceiling allowing for the
SSTO
to be controlled by the operator to take off, hover over the entire lunar
landscape and land.
Finally, some tank models will be modified to be CCD TV chip equipped
bulldozerlets. The entire initial LTM1 will allow remote operators
worldwide
to receive minimal images while actually operating models for landing and
takeoff, traveling and doing work. The entire system is based on
commercially
available items and parts that can be easily obtained except for the
interface electronics which is well within the capability of many advanced
ham radio operator and computer hardware/software developers.
By taking a graphically oriented communications program (Dmodem) and adding
a tele-operations screen and controls, the necessary user interface can be
provided in under 80 man hours.
PLAN OF ACTION:
The Diaspar Virtual Reality Network has agreed to sponsor this project by
providing a host computer network and Internet access to that network.
Diaspar is providing the 14 foot by 8 foot facility for actual construction
of the lunar model. Diaspar has, in stock, the electronic tanks that can be
modified and one CCD TV chip. Diaspar also agrees to provide "rail stock"
for the lunar train model. Diaspar will make available the Dmodem graphical
communications package and modify it for control of the machines-lets.
An initial "ground breaking" with miniature shovels will be performed for
a live photo-session and news conference on April 30, 1993. The initial
models will be put in place. A time-lapse record will be started for
historical purposes. It is not expected that this event will be completely
serious or solemn. The lunar colony will be declared open for additional
building, operations and experiments. A photographer will be present and
the photographs taken will be converted to .gif images for distribution
world-wide to major online networks and bbs's. A press release will be
issued
calling for contributions of ideas, time, talent, materials and scale
models
for the simulated lunar colony.
A contest for new designs and techniques for working on the moon will then
be
announced. Universities will be invited to participate, the goal being to
find instructors who wish to have class participation in various aspects of
the lunar colony model. Field trips to LTM1 can be arranged and at that
time
the results of the class work will be added to the model. Contributors will
then be able to tele-operate any contributed machine-lets once they return
to
their campus.
A monthly LTM1 newsletter will be issued both electronically online and via
conventional means to the media. Any major new tele-operated equipment
addition will be marked with an invitation to the television news media.
Having a large, real model space colony will be a very attractive photo
opportunity for the television community. Especially since the "action"
will
be controlled by people all over the world. Science fiction writers will be
invited to issue "challenges" to engineering and human factors students at
universities to build and operate the tele-operated equipment to perform
lunar tasks. Using counter-weight and pulley systems, 1/6 gravity may be
simulated to some extent to try various traction challenges.
The long term goal is creating world-wide interest, education,
experimentation
and remote operation of a lunar colony. LTM1 has the potential of being a
long
term global EduTainment method for space activities and may be the generic
example of how to teach and explore in many other subject areas not limited
to space EduTainment. All of this facilitates the kind of spirit which can
lead to a generation of people who are ready for the leap to the stars!
CONCLUSION:
EduTainment is the blending of education and entertainment. Anyone who has
ever enjoyed seeing miniatures will probably see the potential impact of a
globally available layout for recreation, education and experimentation
purposes. By creating a tele-operated model lunar colony we not only create
world-wide publicity, but also a method of trying new ideas that require
real
(not virtual) skills and open a new method for putting people's minds in
space.
MOONLIGHTERS:
"Illuminating the path of knowledge about space and lunar development."
The following people are already engaged in various parts of this work:
David42, Rob47, Dash, Hyson, Jzer0, Vril, Wyatt, The Dark One, Tiggertoo,
The Mad Hatter, Sir Robin, Jogden.
Come join the discussion any Friday night from 10:30 to midnight PST in
Diaspar Virtual Reality Network. Ideas welcome!
Internet telnet to: 192.215.11.1 or diaspar.com
(voice) 714-376-1776
(2400bd) 714-376-1200
(9600bd) 714-376-1234 | 10 | trimmed_train |
10,781 | Hello,
I thought this problem might have something to do with Windows 3.1 SMARTDRV and
a VESA video card...any ideas???
I recently purchased a 486DX-33 machine and am having problems where the
machine will suddenly freeze or reboot. This may happen in Windows 3.1 or DOS
5.0. Sometimes it is after printing a document, sometimes after using the
mouse, and sometimes just when I am sitting there. Twice when it happened, the
machine rebooted and sounded seven beeps. I looked in the documentation and
the seven beep code meant a problem with interrupts. The machine has the
following configuration and files:
486DX-33
AMI BIOS
5.25 and 3.5 floppies
170 Meg IDE hard drive
256k cache
Microsoft compatible mouse on com1
Citizen GSX-145 on lpt1
NI SuperVGA Monitor with VESA Windows Accelerator Card w/ 1Meg
Two VESA slots
Windows 3.1
DOS 5.0
CONFIG.SYS
==========
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DOS=HIGH
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
FILES=20
BUFFERS=20
STACKS=9,128
AUTOEXEC.BAT
============
@ECHO OFF
LH C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE 1024
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\MOUSE
LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
LH C:\DOS\DOSKEY
When the machine freezes, I can't use the mouse or keyboard or use Ctrl-Alt-Del
to reboot. If any one can give me any help, I would greatly appreciate it. If
anyone can help configure this machine for the best efficiency (memory wise) I
would appreciate that also.
--
Douglas B. Dodson Internet: [email protected]
HRB Systems, Inc.
State College, PA USA
16804 | 18 | trimmed_train |
5,462 | Hi,
VLB is defined for 3 cards by 33MHz
and 2 cards by 40MHz
there are designs with 50MHz and 2 VLB-Slots.
(s. C't 9.92, 10.92, 11.92)
50MHz and 2 Slots are realy difficult to design. | 3 | trimmed_train |
9,993 |
John 12:24-26: "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat
falls onto the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it
produces much grain.
"He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in
this world will keep it for eternal life.
"If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My
servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor."
Why would I want an eternal life if I hate this one?
If we were created by a deity, why would that deity not wish us to
enjoy what he has given us?
Why would I want to live forever? The challenge in my life is that I
will die, and that I must give my life the meaning I wish it to have
before that happens. My time is here and will someday pass; I will be
content to live on in the memories of my friends, and once they too
are dead, then I will no longer have any reason to exist.
In short: even if your deity *does* exist, that doesn't automatically
mean that I would worship it. I am content to live my own life, and
fend for myself, so when I die, I can be proud of the fact that no
matter where I end up, it will be because of *my* actions and *my* choices.
If your god decides to toss me into a flaming pit for this, then so be
it. I would much rather just cease to exist. But if your god wants
my respect and my obedience, then it had better earn these; and if it
does, then they will be very strong and true.
Jesus wasn't the only one who rose from the dead -- I think it was
Osiris who did the same, as well as a few characters from Greek or
Norse legend, if memory serves.
But still: WHY would I want to rise from the dead? Why do *you* want to?
If your god wants to win my devotion, then it knows what it can do --
provide some way for me to believe without having to resort to blind
faith that could be applied equally well to any religion.
That's precisely it. I neither see nor know Zeus either, nor Odin.
Shall I offer them the same devotion I offer Jesus?
You've got to understand my point-of-view: I see Christians spouting
Bible verse all the time as if it were some sort of magic spell that
will level all opposition. Truth is, it's not. Robert has never
demonstrated that he actually understands what the verses imply; he
just rattles them off day by day. Some brazenly fly in the face of
common sense and reality, and I point these out where I can.
But even more than that, even when Christians *do* try to explain the
verses in their own words, they do so from a Christian point of view,
which is that every human being would want to be a Christian if only
he or she understood the Christian message properly, and then all
strife and suffering on the earth would end. Here's the problem with
that: substitute "Moslem" or "Buddhist" or "Satanist" instead of
"Christian", and it means the same thing.
Christanity is a very nice belief set around a very nice book. But if
you want to make me believe that it has any bearing on the REAL WORLD,
you've got some convincing to do.
And in my opinion, you're bumbling about blindly making up entities
where there aren't any, and depriving yourself of a true understanding
and enjoyment of your life. As long as you keep your beliefs to
yourself, I'll keep my beliefs to myself -- but as soon as you start
waving them around, expect me to toss in my opinions, too. | 15 | trimmed_train |
10,530 |
I don't have to "try reading a bit", Pat. I *work* as a government
contractor and know what the rules are like. Yes, they sign some
(damned few -- which is why everyone is always having to go to
Washington to see about next week's funding) multi-year contracts;
they also aren't willing to include sufficient cancellation penalties
when they *do* decide to cut the multi-year contract and not pay on it
(which can happen arbitrarily at any time, no matter what previous
plans were) to make the risk acceptable of something like putting up a
private space station with the government as the expected prime
occupant.
I'd like a source for that statement about "the reason they aren't
cutting defense spending as much as they would like"; I just don't buy
it. The other thing I find a bit 'funny' about your posting, Pat, is
that several other people answered the question pretty much the same
way I did; mine is the one you comment (and incorrectly, I think) on.
I think that says a lot. You and Tommy should move in together.
--
"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live
in the real world." -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden | 10 | trimmed_train |
2,560 | I would like to know what restrictions there are on purchasing handguns
(ie waiting periods, background check etc..) in the states of Nevada and
Oregon. Thanks.
-Bill
| 9 | trimmed_train |
7,221 | I am doing a political science paper on the funding of NASA and pork-barrel
politics. I would be interested in information about funding practices and
histories of some of the major programs (Apollo, STS, SSF, etc) and the
funding of SSTO to contrast. Could someone please recommend some sources
that would be useful? Thank you. | 10 | trimmed_train |
5,293 | #> Ah, I know women who wear miniskirts without wearing underwear, and
#> they are not prostitutes.
#No, I suppose they must be sluts.
Nope. They both are very nice women, whom I'm good friends with.
Or do you think its ok to rape anyone when you don't like the way they
dress?
#> Gee, Both Clayton and Kaldis engaging in ad hominem arguments.
#Where?
Calling someone names, as you did. Are you ignorant of what an ad
hominem argument is?
#You provided absolutely no evidence, chump.
I provided a quote from the judge. What else do you want?
| 13 | trimmed_train |
3,390 | I have a 5 1/4" drive as drive A. How can I make the system boot from
my 3 1/2" B drive? (Optimally, the computer would be able to boot
from either A or B, checking them in order for a bootable disk. But
if I have to switch cables around and simply switch the drives so that
it can't boot 5 1/4" disks, that's OK. Also, boot_b won't do the trick
for me.)
Thanks,
Davebo
| 3 | trimmed_train |
7,854 |
A practical suggestion, to be sure, but one could *also* peek into
news.lists, where Brian Reid has posted "USENET Readership report for
Mar 93." Another posting called "USENET READERSHIP SUMMARY REPORT FOR
MAR 93" gives the methodology and caveats of Reid's survey. (These
postings failed to appear for a while-- I wonder why?-- but they are
now back.)
Reid, alas, gives us no measure of the "power/influence" of readers...
Sorry, Mark.
I suspect Mark, dangling out there on Fidonet, may not get news.lists
so I've mailed him copies of these reports.
The bottom line?
+-- Estimated total number of people who read the group, worldwide.
| +-- Actual number of readers in sampled population
| | +-- Propagation: how many sites receive this group at all
| | | +-- Recent traffic (messages per month)
| | | | +-- Recent traffic (kilobytes per month)
| | | | | +-- Crossposting percentage
| | | | | | +-- Cost ratio: $US/month/rdr
| | | | | | | +-- Share: % of newsrders
| | | | | | | | who read this group.
V V V V V V V V
88 62000 1493 80% 1958 4283.9 19% 0.10 2.9% sci.space
The first figure indicates that sci.space ranks 88th among most-read
newsgroups.
I've been keeping track sporadically to watch the growth of traffic
and readership. You might be entertained to see this.
Oct 91 55 71000 1387 84% 718 1865.2 21% 0.04 4.2% sci.space
Mar 92 43 85000 1741 82% 1207 2727.2 13% 0.06 4.1% sci.space
Jul 92 48 94000 1550 80% 1044 2448.3 12% 0.04 3.8% sci.space
May 92 45 94000 2023 82% 834 1744.8 13% 0.04 4.1% sci.space
(some kind of glitch in estimating number of readers happens here)
Sep 92 45 51000 1690 80% 1420 3541.2 16% 0.11 3.6% sci.space
Nov 92 78 47000 1372 81% 1220 2633.2 17% 0.08 2.8% sci.space
(revision in ranking groups happens here(?))
Mar 93 88 62000 1493 80% 1958 4283.9 19% 0.10 2.9% sci.space
Possibly old Usenet hands could give me some more background on how to
interpret these figures, glitches, or the history of Reid's reporting
effort. Take it to e-mail-- it doesn't belong in sci.space. | 10 | trimmed_train |
10,501 |
Off the top of my head, I might try:
Given: p_1, p_2, p_3, p_4
Find: p_c (center of sphere determined by p_1, ..., p_4),
dist(p_c, p_i) (radius)
p_c is the same distance from our four points, so
dist(p_c,p_1) = dist(p_c,p_2) = dist(p_c,p_3) = dist(p_c,p_4)
Of course, we can square the whole thing to get rid of square roots:
distsq(p_c,p_1) = distsq(p_c,p_2) = distsq(p_c,p_3) = distsq(p_c,p_4)
Plug in the variables into the distance formula, simplify, and the
x^2_c, y^2_c, and z^2_c terms cancel out, leaving you with three
linearly independent equations and three unknowns (x_c, y_c, z_c).
Solve using your favorite method. :)
All the best,
- John :)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dr. John S. Eickemeyer :: "The Lord God is subtle,
Information Technology Institute :::: but malicious He is not."
National Computer Board, Singapore ::
Email: [email protected] :: - Albert Einstein | 1 | trimmed_train |
9,869 |
Here's a rough sketch of how the system works. A reference station
with a very exactly known position computes the errors in the
incoming GPS signals. These errors are due to several factors
including atmospheric distortion, SA (Selective Availability) time
dithering, etc. The reference unit contains complex computational
equipment to "back out" the errors in its position (since it knows
where it is already). It then transmits these corrections on a
broadcast which is available to any number of relatively local
receivers. If the receivers are nearby (<300km) and are using
the same satellites as the reference unit, the errors should be very
similar for the reference unit and the receiver unit. Thus, the
receiver unit may apply the corrections calculated by the reference
unit.
The US Coast Guard is currently (as far as I know) installing a series
of coastline transmitters for differential GPS. These stations will
use existing radio towers. I believe the frequency is to be approximately
305 kHz. There are many other private corporations offering DGPS signals
on different frequencies. For example, PinPoint ((310)-618-7076) offers
correction signals and receiver units using an FM broadcast system
which has stations all across the US.
The correction codes are usually transmitted using the RTCM 104 format.
Advertised accuracies espouse 1 to 5 meter errors.
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John P. Baker | My opinions are my own. I don't know
Johns Hopkins University | anyone else who wants them, anyway.
Applied Physics Laboratory |
Laurel, MD 20723 | [email protected] | 11 | trimmed_train |
9,702 | From: Center for Policy Research <cpr>
Subject: conf:mideast.levant
Rights of children violated by the State of Israel (selected
articles of the IV Geneva Convention of 1949)
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Article 31: No physical or moral coercion shall be exercised
against protected persons, in particular to obtain information
from them or from third parties.
Article 32: The High Contracting Parties specifically agree that
each of them is prohibited from taking any measure of such a
character as to cause the physical suffering or extermination of
protected persons in their hands. This prohibition applies not
only to murder, torture, corporal punishment (...) but also to any
other measures of brutality whether applied by civilian or
military agents.
Article 33: No protected person may be punished for an offence he
or she has not personally committed. Collective penalties and
likewise measures of intimidation or of terrorism are prohibited.
Article 34: Taking of hostages is prohibited.
Article 49: Individual or mass forcible transfers, as well as
deportations of protected persons from occupied territory to the
territory of the Occupying Power or to that of any other country,
occupied or not, are prohibited, regardless of their motive.
Article 50: The Occupying Power shall, with the cooperation of
the national and local authorities, facilitate the proper working
of all institutions devoted to the care and education of
children.
Article 53: Any destruction by the Occupying Power of real or
personal property belonging individually or collectively to
private persons, or to the State, or to other public authorities,
or to social or cooperative organizations, is prohibited, except
where such destruction is rendered absolutely necessary by
military operations. | 6 | trimmed_train |
10,336 |
On a related topic, I have been searching (with no success)
for a specification of the Enhanced Metafile format. I have
the original WMF format (Graphics File Formats, Levine et al),
but no info on the 32 bit version.
Any pointers ?
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4,489 |
Thanks for the info.
How much more does the F550iW cost?
| 3 | trimmed_train |
6,122 | Tickets midweek are now down to $34. They will be $25 starting last
week in April, or maybe first week in May. By the way, the current
conditions (was there Apr 12-13) are great for spring skiing, with
excellent coverage, most stuff open, and no lift lines. | 5 | trimmed_train |
5,556 | Greetings,
My question is whether the upcoming release of X11R6 will provide
(strong) authentication between the X clients and server(s). If so,
will this feature be based on the Kerberos authentication mechanism
(and, if so, will Kerberos Version 5 be used)? Please reply via email.
Thanks,
--Andre
--
Andre S. Cosma | RRC 1N-215 | Bellcore - Security and
[email protected] | 444 Hoes Lane | Data Services
(908) 699-8441 | Piscataway, NJ 08854| | 16 | trimmed_train |
5,243 |
"May your skin stick to a frozen bed pan"
"May your apple juice be mistakenly drawn from the urinalisys
lab"
| 12 | trimmed_train |
10,907 | We have been shipping for over one year the Adobe Display PostScript (DPS)
on Silicon Graphics workstations, file servers, and supercomputers.
The Adobe Illustrator 3.5 for Silicon Graphics machines was released
last February. Adobe and SGI announced last October that Photoshop
will be available on SGI systems in 1993. Initial release will support
24-bit color graphics. | 1 | trimmed_train |
7,265 | If the nose culture shows Staph, then Ceftin or even Ceclor
are better. Suprax does not kill Staph. Treating bacterial
infections involves a lot of try-and-fail because the
infections often involve multiple organisms with many resistant
strains. Some 60% of Hemophilus Influenza strains are now
resistant. What works for me and my organisms may not work
for you and yours. Keep experimenting.
Ken Colby
| 19 | trimmed_train |
2,862 | I am curious if anyone in net-land has spent any time at any of the L'Abri
houses throughout the world and what the experience was like, how it affected
you, etc. Especially interesting would be experiences at the original L'Abri
in Switzerland and personal interactions with Francis and/or Edith Schaeffer. | 0 | trimmed_train |
9,723 |
Craig-
I thought it was derived from a Greek acronym. My Greek isn't up to much, but
it goes something like this:
Jesus Christ, God => Iesus CHristos, THeos => Ichthos
which is the Greek for "fish" (as in, eg "ichthysaurus").
Apologies for my dreadful Greek! Perhaps someone will correct it.
By the way, what does your sig mean? | 8 | trimmed_train |
993 |
Called "gas".
The balloons were in sufficiently low orbit that they experienced
some air resistance. When they were finally punctured, this
preasure (and the internal preasure that was needed to maintain
a spherical shape against this resistance) caused them to
catastrophically deflated. The large silvered shards
that remained were easily visible for some time before
reentry, though no longer useful as a passive transponder. | 10 | trimmed_train |
5,128 | I think the Israeli press might be a tad bit biased in
reporting the events. I doubt the Propaganda machine of Goering
reported accurately on what was happening in Germany. It is
interesting that you are basing the truth on Israeli propaganda.
| 6 | trimmed_train |
5,844 | [An article from comp.org.eff.news, EFFector Online 5.06 - Carl]
April 16, 1993
INITIAL EFF ANALYSIS OF CLINTON PRIVACY AND SECURITY
PROPOSAL
The Clinton Administration today made a major announcement
on cryptography policy which will effect the privacy and security of
millions of Americans. The first part of the plan is to begin a
comprehensive inquiry into major communications privacy issues
such as export controls which have effectively denied most people
easy access to robust encryption as well as law enforcement issues
posed by new technology.
However, EFF is very concerned that the Administration has
already reached a conclusion on one critical part of the inquiry, before
any public comment or discussion has been allowed. Apparently, the
Administration is going to use its leverage to get all telephone
equipment vendors to adopt a voice encryption standard developed
by the National Security Agency. The so-called "Clipper Chip" is an
80-bit, split key escrowed encryption scheme which will be built into
chips manufactured by a military contractor. Two separate escrow
agents would store users' keys, and be required to turn them over
law enforcement upon presentation of a valid warrant. The
encryption scheme used is to be classified, but they chips will be
available to any manufacturer for incorporation into their
communications products.
This proposal raises a number of serious concerns .
First, the Administration appears to be adopting a solution
before conducting an inquiry. The NSA-developed Clipper chip may
not be the most secure product. Other vendors or developers may
have better schemes. Furthermore, we should not rely on the
government as the sole source for Clipper or any other chips. Rather,
independent chip manufacturers should be able to produce chipsets
based on open standards.
Second, an algorithm can not be trusted unless it can be tested.
Yet the Administration proposes to keep the chip algorithm
classified. EFF believes that any standard adopted ought to be public
and open. The public will only have confidence in the security of a
standard that is open to independent, expert scrutiny.
Third, while the use of the split-key, dual-escrowed
system may prove to be a reasonable balance between privacy and
law enforcement needs, the details of this scheme must be explored
publicly before it is adopted. What will give people confidence in the
safety of their keys? Does disclosure of keys to a third party waive
individual's fifth amendment rights in subsequent criminal
inquiries?
In sum, the Administration has shown great sensitivity to the
importance of these issues by planning a comprehensive inquiry into
digital privacy and security. However, the "Clipper chip" solution
ought to be considered as part of the inquiry, not be adopted before
the discussion even begins.
DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL:
ESCROW
The 80-bit key will be divided between two escrow agents, each of
whom hold 40 bits of each key. Upon presentation of a valid
warrant, the two escrow agents would have to turn the key parts
over to law enforcement agents. Most likely the Attorney General
will be asked to identify appropriate escrow agents. Some in the
Administration have suggested one non-law enforcement federal
agency, perhaps the Federal Reserve, and one non-governmental
organization. But, there is no agreement on the identity of the agents
yet.
Key registration would be done by the manufacturer of the
communications device. A key is tied to the device, not to the person
using it.
CLASSIFIED ALGORITHM AND THE POSSIBILITY OF BACK DOORS
The Administration claims that there are no back door means by
which the government or others could break the code without
securing keys from the escrow agents and that the President will
be told there are no back doors to this classified algorithm. In order
to prove this, Administration sources are interested in arranging for
an all-star crypto cracker team to come in, under a security
arrangement, and examine the algorithm for trap doors. The results
of the investigation would then be made public.
GOVERNMENT AS MARKET DRIVER
In order to get a market moving, and to show that the government
believes in the security of this system, the feds will be the first big
customers for this product. Users will include the FBI, Secret Service,
VP Al Gore, and maybe even the President.
FROM MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jerry Berman, Executive Director
Daniel J. Weitzner, Senior Staff Counsel
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8,344 | Hello all!
For few past days I've been fighting to get My NEC Multisync 3D
(predecessor of 3FG) to work properly with the internal video of Mac
IIvi.
With a VGA-adapter (as described in Dale Adams' posting about Quadra
video) it works, only some minor interferences occur, small enough not
to prevent any action on screen to be visible & clear.
But because the scanrates & stuff of 3D are well enough for emulating
Apple 13" RGB, I first made an adapter, then got one fron the local
distributor of NEC.
With both adapters I can get a picure, which looks excellent most of
the time or every now and then.
But with radical changes on screen (opening palettes, large windows
etc.) there are major interferences in sync. The picture either tilts
sideways or scrables up totally. Even when it is clear, there are some
"spiky" interferences on horizontal line alignment when accessing
pull-downs etc.
With the self-made adapter, almost identical to the VGA one, only
sense pins differ, it is sometimes impossible to even boot up with a
picture clear enough to shut down from menu...
With the adapter from NEC, everything is well most of the time, but
sometimes the picture tilts badly sideways or the sync is completely
lost. But not nearly as often as with the self-made one.
I know, with self made adapters there can always be interference, but
with the one provided by NEC... where's the source of this interference?
I'll give you the pinouts of the whole mess, and I hope that you can,
at least someone (please try =) figure out what could be the best pin
assignment for NEC 3D.
I am going to make a completely new cable with maximum shieldings and
isolations, as soon as someone figures out how the pins should be
arranged, especially syncs and groundings.
Yes, I have checked that the monitor is not defective, it works
perfectly well with all PC graphic adapters up to 1024x768 pixels and
also Atari 71Hz monochrome, which I am using now with it.
Here are the pinouts & stuff:
15 pin mini D-sub (NEC 3D) 15 pin D-sub (Mac, at least Quadra)
1 Red Video 1 Red GND
2 Green Video 2 Red Video
3 Blue Video 3 Composite Sync
4 GND 4 Sense 0
5 GND 5 Green Video
6 Red GND 6 Green GND
7 Green GND 7 Sense 1
8 Blue GND 8 NC
9 NC 9 Blue Video
10 GND 10 Sense 2
11 GND 11 C.Sync & V.Sync GND
12 NC 12 V.Sync
13 H.Sync 13 Blue GND
14 V.Sync 14 H.Sync GND
15 NC 15 H.Sync
SHELL GND SHELL GND
Connection suggested by Apple for VGA/SVGA, sense pins changed to
emulate Apple 13" with Multisync (my self-made adapter)
Multisync (15pin mini D-sub) Mac (15pin D-sub)
1 ---------------------- 2
2 ---------------------- 5
3 ---------------------- 9
6 ---------------------- 1
7 ---------------------- 6
8 ---------------------- 13
10 ---------------------- 14
13 ---------------------- 15
14 ---------------------- 12
4 (sense0) grounded to 11 (sync GND)
Connection measured from an adapter to make NEC 3FG/4FG
emulate Apple 13" (adapter provided by NEC representative)
NEC (15 mini) Mac (15)
1 ----------------------- 2
2 ----------------------- 5
3 ----------------------- 9
4 ----------------------- SHELL GND, 1, 4, 6, 13
5 ----------------------- same as above
6 ----------------------- same...
7 ----------------------- same...
8 ----------------------- same...
10 ----------------------- same...
11 ----------------------- same...
13 ----------------------- 3
14 * Not Connected! *
Well, I am waiting for your solutions...
And thanks!
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7,605 | --
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[email protected] | 12 | trimmed_train |
161 |
And I'm sure that is a great comfort to the widows and children of
those stabbed, beaten and burned to death. The real question is,
"Did the crime rate in England go down, after they enacted
gun control laws?" If you look at the rates before and after their
first such law in 1920, you will see no effect. | 9 | trimmed_train |
5,454 | 04/16/93 1045 ARMENIA SAYS IT COULD SHOOT DOWN TURKISH PLANES
By David Ljunggren
MOSCOW, April 16, Reuter - Armenia accused Turkey on Friday of flying weapons
x and troops across Armenian airspace to Azerbaijan and strongly hinted it
might try to shoot the planes down, local journalists in Yerevan said.
Separately, Itar-Tass news agency said Armenian forces had halted their latest
offensive which has swallowed up one-tenth of Azerbaijan and sent tensions in
the Transcaucasian region soaring.
The journalists in the Armenian capital quoted Armen Duliyan, head of the
Armenian defence ministry press centre, as saying Ankara had been sending
planes up to 15 times a day to Azerbaijan with arms and troops.
It looks as though the Armenian leadership will have to warn Turkey about
the impermissibility of such actions," the journalists quoted Duliyan as
saying.
"If such steps are pursued in the future we will have recourse to appropriate
measures. We have all the necessary means, including modern anti-aircraft
units."
Turkey, which shares a border with Armenia, has supported Azerbaijan in the
conflict over the mainly Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh region in which
more than 2,500 people have been killed since fighting erupted in 1988.
The Turkish foreign ministry said on Friday it had so far sent one plane to
Azerbaijan containing humanitarian aid.
A Turkish foreign ministry spokesman on Thursday would not comment directly
on a report by Hurriyet newspaper that a first consignment of rockets, rocket
launchers, ammunition and light weapons had arrived in Azerbaijan from Turkey.
Duliyan said Turkey had been sending up to 30 trucks a day carrying troops
and arms to the bordering Azeri autonomous territory of Nakhichevan, from where
they were flown across Armenian airspace to the Azeri capital Baku.
"All the responsibility for possible consequences will be borne by the
country which is affording military assistance over our airspace," he said.
Armenia denies any formal role in the conflict, saying that the troops
involved in the fighting are from the enclave itself.
Tass said the Karabakh forces decided on Friday to suspend their offensive
along the entire Armenian-Azerbaijani front.
"The Karabakh authorities are reportedly ready to give independent
inspectors a chance to see for themselves on the spot that the (enclave's)
leadership is striving to achieve a ceasefire," the agency said.
Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan called for a two-stage ceasefire in
Karabakh when he arrived in the Belarus capital Minsk on Friday for a summit of
Commonwealth leaders.
"The first stage of the settlement should involve a ceasefire and securing the
protection of the Karabakh population," Tass quoted him as saying.
At least 10 ceasefires have been brokered in the conflict but all have
collapsed.
"The second stage should involve discussing and finding a solution to the
legal issues: that is, a clarification of the status of Nagorno-Karabakh," he
said. The republic declared full independence last year but the move has not
been recognised by any other country.
Armenia insists that a separate Karabakh delegation should take part in future
peace talks, something Azerbaijan rejects.
Local news agencies in Baku said on Friday that Interior Minister Iskender
Gamidov, a fiery nationalist and hardliner in the territorial dispute with
Armenia, had resigned.
Turan news agency said he quit on Thursday and had cleared his office.
Khabar-Servis agency said he would be replaced by the military commandant of
Baku, police Major-General Abdullah Allakhverdiyev. There was no official
confirmation.
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9,409 | >>I see you are a total ignorant asshole as well.
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It's the sign of a small mind to use filthy
>language when he can't articulate his point.
Oh, no, not in this case. I've noticed that you conveniently edited out your
stupid comment that the PRC stands for Cambodia. When we're arguing the
Vietnam war and about Cambodia, and you toss in a boner like that (along
with your other boners), you are an ignorant asshole.
Oh, and even the Vietnamese agree that they did far more damage to
Cambodia than we ever did.
--
There are actually people that STILL believe Love Canal was some kind of
environmental disaster. Weird, eh? | 13 | trimmed_train |
341 |
Could you use some sort of mechanical chest compression as an aid.
Sorta like the portable Iron Lung? Put some sort of flex tubing
around the 'aquanauts' chest. Cyclically compress it and it will
push enough on the chest wall to support breathing?????
You'd have to trust your breather, but in space, you have to trust
your suit anyway. | 10 | trimmed_train |
4,683 | Question for those familiar with Quadra VRAM:
I put 2 256K VRAM SIMMs in my Quadra 700 (in the 2 slots closest to the
RAM SIMM slots) and I got no results whatsoever. I have been told that
the built-in video should support at least 16bit and maybe 24bit color on
a Macintosh Color Display. However, the Monitors control panel still
lists 8bit (256 colors) as the highest possible.
Does it make any difference which slots you put the SIMMs in?
Do you have to do something to activate them?
Do you have to do something to the Monitors control panel?
BTW, I am running System 7.1 with 8 Megs of RAM.
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6,639 |
I'm not sure who the "original respondent" was but to
reiterate cones respond to particular portions of the spectrum, just
as _rods_ respond to certain parts of the visible spectrum (bluegreen
in our case, reddish in certain amphibia), just as the hoseshoe crab
_Limulus polyphemus_ photoreceptors respond to a certain portion of
the spectrum etc. It is a common misconception to confound wavelength
specificity with being color sensitive, however the two are not
synonymous.
So in sum and to beat a dead horse:
(1) When the outputs of a cone are matched for number of
absorbed photons _irrespective_ of the absorbed photons wavelength,
the cone outputs are _indistinguishable_.
(2) Cones are simply detectors with different spectral
sensitivities and are not any more "color sensitive" than are rods,
ommatidia or other photoreceptors.
(3) Color vision arises because outputs of receptors which
sample different parts of the spectrum (cones in this case) are
"processed centrally". (The handwave is intentional)
I've worked and published research on rods and cones for over
10 years so the adherence to the belief that cones can "detect color"
is frustrating. But don't take my word for it. I'm reposting a few
excellent articles together with two rather good but oldish color
vision texts.
The texts:
Robert Boynton (1979) _Human Color Vision_ Holt, Rhiehart and Winston
Leo M. Hurvich (1981) _Color Vision_, Sinauer Associates.
The original articles:
Baylor and Hodgkin (1973) Detection and resolution of visual stimuli by
turtle phoreceptors, _J. Physiol._ 234 pp163-198.
Baylor Lamb and Yau (1978) Reponses of retinal rods to single photons.
_J. Physiol._ 288 pp613-634.
Schnapf et al. (1990) Visual transduction in cones of the monkey
_Macaca fascicularis_. J. Physiol. 427 pp681-713.
--
Edwin Barkdoll
[email protected]
[email protected] | 19 | trimmed_train |
5,960 |
Well, you can accomplish both goals, actually, if you have a definite
physical type in mind when you go to these (cough) church meetings.. If
your tastes tend to smaller, more petite (cough) churchgoers, it is more
likely that they will have a smaller head, and you can safely get a medium
or small helmet.
This works for me, and I traded my spare large helmet with my best friend,
who, at 6'9", tends to look more for women that are over 6'0", and can't
usually fit into the medium size helmet he previously had...
Of course, if you aren't picky what size (*cough*) churchgoers you give
helpful motorcycle rides to, then Ed's advice will hopefully cover any
eventuality as far as legality is concerned, and a spare handtowel in the
tankbag makes acceptable padding so the passenger can see out of the viewport
(rather than the padding above the viewport) in the cases of extreme mismatch.
Randy Davis Email: [email protected]
ZX-11 #00072 Pilot {uunet!ucsd}!megatek!randy
DoD #0013 | 12 | trimmed_train |
11,112 |
Cite one of these conflicting statutes. You keep making
these assertions, but you haven't supported any of them yet.
I am speaking of statutes that conflict with the definition
Larry posted.
Why did you delete the code that Larry posted?
Also, the Model Penal Code made perfect sense to me. Were you,
perhaps, confused by it?
Also, I am still looking for your definition. The one you used
clearly indicates that a fetus is not a human being.
Circular arguments are usually very consistent.
Again, your desire for consistency disappears when it does not suit
your needs. The principle of protecting life is abandoned based
on "action versus inaction." Not much of a principle. Suddenly
you recognize that the claim on bodily resources is dependent
on circumstances other than this principle of life. That's
a very conevnient principle you have there, Matt. | 13 | trimmed_train |
3,959 |
You certainly do not see OTC preparations advertised as such.
The only such ridiculous concoctions are nostrums for premenstrual
syndrome, ostensibly to treat headache and "bloating" simultaneously.
They're worthless.
That's not the idea, and no, they don't work.
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3,073 |
But the Question was later revealed to be: What is 9 x 6? (In the
base 13 system, of course.)
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5,053 | It is illegal to use anything you eavedropped on for a business
or for an illegal use. Jurisdictions that ban radar detectors or
police monitors, are essentially making the claim that there is no
other reason for a radar detector or police radio monitor.
The results of fighting these claims in courts have been mixed.
The federal courts are not anxious to intervene and state courts
have sometimes held that the feds have exclusive jurisdiction
and sometimes they have not. A lot of state courts do not have
enough imagination to see any use for a radar detector besides
avoiding law enforcement action for speeding.
When you buy a radar detector, amongst the guarrantees, instructions,
explanations, and other detritus, is an invitation to join an
association dedicated to preserving your right to use a radar detector.
(I promise I am not making this up!)
I do not think radar detector manufacturers would be making any
headway at all in courtrooms if police departments enforced speed
laws with a strict eye to public safety and a blind eye to the fund
raiser aspect of tickets. | 11 | trimmed_train |
328 |
^^^
If french is your language, try counting in french in stead, maybe
it will work better.... :-) | 1 | trimmed_train |
3,347 | Locked away, waiting for the tape-delay to start ...
It's nice that the Devils are starting out their playoffs on network
television ... too bad that their playoff game has been preempted on
WABC-AM for an early-season Yankees baseball game!
It's a 12-2 win by the Texas Rangers ... and they're delaying the
tape-delay by another half-hour for the ballgame "highlights"!!!
gld | 17 | trimmed_train |
10,648 | [...]
I don't know about classified, but I do seem to remember that unless
you're authorized by the Govt, it's illegal to TEMPEST-shield your
equipment. Besides, effective TEMPEST-shielding is much more
difficult than you might think (hi Jim!).
RA
[email protected] (Rogue Agent/SoD!) | 7 | trimmed_train |
743 | The XView version 3 source distribution included in the contrib section
of X11R5 included the source to the textedit program. I'd like to take
the sources and modify them to add support for a ToolTalk-like message
server, and maybe for ToolTalk while I'm at it, since the Sun-supplied
textedit binary doesn't seem to speak tooltalk.
However, the sources in the R5 contrib area seem to be for an older
version of textedit than the version shipped with OpenWindows 3. For
example, the OWN 3.0 textedit includes drag and drop support and a
dropsite in the main control area, while the source in contrib/xview
knows nothing about drag and drop.
The textedit.c included in the xview sources says it's version 15.50,
textedit.c 2.62 91/09/14 Copyr 1990 Sun Micro
dragdrop.c 1.26 91/09/14 Copyr 1990 Sun Micro
tooltalk.c 2.16 91/09/14 Copyr 1990 Sun Micro
ds_relname.c 1.7 91/09/14 Copyr 1990 Sun Micro
So, does anyone know if the 9/14/91 sources to textedit are available?
I'd really like to work from the latest source if possible.
Please reply by email, and I'll post a summary if there's enough
interest. | 16 | trimmed_train |
9,855 | Source: "Men Are Like That" by Leonard Ramsden Hartill. The Bobbs-Merrill
Company, Indianapolis (1926). (305 pages).
(Memoirs of an Armenian officer who participated in the genocide of 2.5
million Muslim people)
p. 133 (first paragraph)
"In this movement we took with us three thousand Turkish soldiers who
had been captured by the Russians and left on our hands when the Russians
abandoned the struggle. During our retreat to Karaklis two thousand of
these poor devils were cruelly put to death. I was sickened by the
brutality displayed, but could not make any effective protest. Some,
mercifully, were shot. Many of them were burned to death. The method
employed was to put a quantity of straw into a hut, and then after
crowding the hut with Turks, set fire to the straw."
Serdar Argic | 6 | trimmed_train |
2,913 |
(just an interrupting comment here) Since EARLY 1980's , israelis said they are
willing to give up the Adminstration rule of the occupied terretories to
Palestineans. Palestineans refused and will refuse such settlement that denies
them their right of SELF-DETERMINATION. period.
Ok. I donot know why there are israeli voices against negotiations. However,
i would guess that is because they refuse giving back a land for those who
have the right for it.
As for the Arabian and Palestinean voices that are against the
current negotiations and the so-called peace process, they
are not against peace per se, but rather for their well-founded predictions
that Israel would NOT give an inch of the West bank (and most probably the same
for Golan Heights) back to the Arabs. An 18 months of "negotiations" in Madrid,
and Washington proved these predictions. Now many will jump on me saying why
are you blaming israelis for no-result negotiations.
I would say why would the Arabs stall the negotiations, what do they have to
loose ?
Arabs feel that the current "negotiations" is ONLY for legitimizing the current
status-quo and for opening the doors of the Arab markets for israeli trade and
"oranges". That is simply unacceptable and would be revoked.
Just an opinion. | 6 | trimmed_train |
3,953 | : On December 29, 1992, it was illegal to operate a radar detector
: in the state of Virginia. If one got caught, one got fined $65.00.
: Ask me how I know.
The Federal Communications Act of 1934 made it *legal* for you to
operate a radio receiver of any kind, on any frequency (including
X, K, and Ka bands) in the United States. The Electronic
Communications Privacy Act of 1989(?) restricted the FCA of 1934
by making it illegal to receive the land-mobile telephone service,
including (I believe) cellular phones. No restriction was placed
on receiving RADAR (or, curiously, cordless phones.) Enforcement
of the Virginia law is in violation of the FCA of 1934. If you have
lots of time and money (and a lawyer, which I'm *not*,) you can
argue this in a federal court and try to have the law overturned.
I can hardly wait to see the responses to this one, but somebody
had to say it...
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32 | Just as a not of possible interest on this subject ..
It is my understanding that exploding televisions were a major cause of
domestic accidents in the Soviet Union in past years!
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11,222 | [ Article crossposted from misc.forsale.computers.pc-clone ]
[ Author was Mark Wilson ]
[ Posted on Fri, 16 Apr 1993 13:18:42 GMT ]
UPDATE ("for sale" items):
(All plus shipping)
1. CORE 72Mb Hard drive, model AT72, works fine,
5 1/4" full-height, reduced to $90
2. MFM controller for the above, would like to sell
with above, have $15 asking price,
but will sell with #1 above for $100 combined.
3. AT-style case $10 (in process of selling)
4. VGA card, 512K, now asking $25
5. 386 Max, version 6.0, now asking $25
Please email [email protected] or use phone #s below.
- Mark
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9,320 | Hello everyone. I'm new to motorcycles so no flames please. I don't
have my bike yet so I need a few pieces of information:
1) I only have about $1200-1300 to work with, so that would have
to cover everything (bike, helmet, anything else that I'm too
ignorant to know I need to buy)
2) What is buying a bike going to do to my insurance? I turn 18 in
about a month so my parents have been taking care of my insurance up
till now, and I need a comprehensive list of costs that buying a
motorcycle is going to insure (I live in Washington DC if that makes
a difference)
3) Any recommendations on what I should buy/where I should look for it?
4) In DC, as I imagine it is in every other state (OK, OK, we're not a
state - we're not bitter ;)), you take the written test first and then
get a learners permit. However, I'm wondering how one goes about
learning to ride the bike proficiently enough so as to a) get a liscence
and b) not kill oneself. I don't know anyone with a bike who could
teach me, and the most advice I've heard is either "do you live near a
field" or "do you have a friend with a pickup truck", the answers to both
of which are NO. Do I just ride around my neighborhood and hope for
the best? I kind of live in a residential area but it's not suburbs.
It's still the big city and I'm about a mile from downtown so that
doesn't seem too viable. Any stories on how you all learned?
Thanks for any replies in advance.
-Greg Humphreys
:wq
^^^
Meant to do that. (Damn autoindent)
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4,081 | Is there a fast 'n dirty way to kill the line spiking that occurs when
an inductive load is turned on sometime other than at zero-crossing of
the AC cycle? A capacitor kludged in somehow, etc?
I've got a microcontroller that is running a bunch of valves and pumps
in a big instrument washer, and almost everything is being switched with
zero-crossing solid state relays, so that stuff stays "quiet", AC-wise.
But there's one steam valve that gets turned on by a mechanical relay
in the water tank fill/thermostat system, and it's not under control
of my SSRs, and it does sometimes generate/radiate a spike that resets
one of my peripheral chips. My software times out and tries again, but
I'd love to just tack in a magic spike-killing fix that would avoid having
to do some major rewiring/redesign. A varistor would help but might not
be sufficient. Ideas?
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427 | I am trying to build a circuit that detects the presence of video (Vs.
a blank screen) by monitoring the R,G, and B outputs of a graphics
card. It should be able to detect the presence of a single pixel at
65 MHz, which would mean detecting a 15 NS pulse. It should also be
able to tell the difference between a blank screen (about 300 mv)
and a dim screen (say, around 310 mv). Oh yes, it also needs to be
cheap.
My first circuit was a dismal failure. I used 3 compariators; each
compariator had the + input going to one of the guns, the - input
went to a reference created by a voltage divider(a potentiometer).
The first problem was that the compariator was way too slow.. I
needed to get several pixels in a row before it would fire the
compariators, so I could have a whole screen full of text, but my
circuit would not detect it.
The second problem is that there was more noise on the reference then
the smallest difference between a blank screen and a dim screen. In
fact the difference between completely black and completely white is
only 650 mv. I am wondering if I am going to have to amplify the
video signals to make this work.
There are faster compariators, but they are expensive, and require
split supplies. I would need to replace my .49 quad compariator
with three 1.89 compariators, and create a whole new power supply
circuit.
At this point, I think what I need is some sort of transistor
circuit. Transistors are fast and cheap and should do the trick...
Unfortunately, I am way out of my league when It comes to designing
transistor circuits, so I am appealing to the net for help. Any
ideas, tips, circuits, pointers, references, etc. would be greatly
appreciated.
Oh yes, I only sample the output of this thing every second or so, so
I don't need a fast response time at all, however, I haven't found a
way to take advantage of that fact.
Thanks a lot for any help anybody might be able to give. Of course,
you will have my undying gratitude.
Steve Verity
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8,188 | was
to
(snip!)
I haven't been following this, so I'm sorry if somebody already mentioned
this, but you could grab a lemon (I think potatoes work too, but I'm not
sure), a strip of copper, and a strip of zinc (I think you can get the
metal in a hardware store or hobby shop, maybe??). Stick the strips in
the lemon (so they don't touch!) and you'll get a measurable voltage (not
a lot, but, hey, it's a lemon :-) ). As I recall we had to hook
something like ten of these things to get an appreciable amount of
current, because of the mondo internal resistance, but if you just need a
demo you might get it to run a tiny fan or something! :-)
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8,103 |
...
How can you tell they're identical?
You got one of them "Star Drek: The Next Syndication" neutrino
scanners? | 10 | trimmed_train |
7,338 |
While Atlanta has the undisputed best starting rotation, I feel that their
relief staff may be suspect. They don't have a real closer -- although
Mike Stanton (4 saves) has been used in that role. Didn't Stanton start off
great last year and then falter? Despite this, your point is well taken.
Atlanta doesn't seem to have the same personality as a NY team, thus is
unlikely to self-destruct. For Houston to take 'em, Atlanta needs to
suffer some injuries, particularly to their starting rotation.
From what I understand, Boever and Murphy were considered expendable by the
club. Houston felt that their positions could be filled by a number of
players.. Art Doug Jones is the key to Houston's success. He must have
another great year for Houston to challenge in the NL West.
lousey spring.
Right! A strong rotation will take the pressure off of the troubling
bullpen.
The unsuspected strength of the lower part of the order has saved the
club so far. Biggio and Finley just aren't doing their job of getting
on base. Instead of filling his role as an RBI man, Bagwell has had to
assume Biggio and Finley's job. Biggio concerns me, since he usually
starts the season very strong.
* * * * * *
On a side note, are you at all concerned with the rumors concerning
next year's uniform? There is talk that their road uniform will be
(blech..) traditional grey, with the word "HOUSTON" written across the
chest. If I'm not mistaken, their home uniforms may totally eliminate
the color orange (shiver..). McLane's favorite color is red, so...
I'm really upset.. the current unforms are dull and the new ones sound
horrible. I'd like to see the uniform of the mid-1980s return. They
may not have been pretty, but Houston had established a long precident of
wearing the ugliest uniforms in baseball -- and I liked it.
Astros fan since the days of Ryan, Scott, Smith, Cruz, Davis, Bass, Hatcher... | 2 | trimmed_train |
2,127 | The r.s.h FAQ sheet never fails to crash my newsreader. The only way I
can avoid crashing (and restarting the machine) is to look at the headers and
avoid reading the FAQ. Does anyone else have problems reading the FAQ?
| 17 | trimmed_train |
10,795 |
Not just because of the riflemen. They also have many hard bunkers in
the mountains that would be nearly impossible to penetrate. As for
tanks, they would be rather useless in such mountainous terrain.
Gee, that's a new one. He thought it was a different ethnic group.
Since Hitler was determined to control, at the least, all of Europe,
do you think he gave a damn about international monetary concerns?
Also, there's a LOT of gold in Swiss vaults. Don't you think he new
that? If he could have, he would have taken Switzerland. However,
crazy as he was, he wasn't totally stupid. It would have cost him a
hell of a lot to take Switzerland, with no guarantee that an invasion
would be successful. He probably figured (or his generals did, when
he was listening to them) that it wasn't worth the cost. | 9 | trimmed_train |
2,716 | How hot should the CPU in a 486-33 DX machine be?
Currently it gets so hot that I can not hold a finger on it for more than
0.5 s.
I keep a big fan blowing on it, but am considering using a heat sink.
Any advice?
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10,510 | Since the losers that sold me the hard disk for my computer are
so generous, I need the info to set this drive from master to
slave. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please reply via e-mail.
Incidentally, avoid purchasing a computer from ACS in Endicott, NY.
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1,705 |
YOUR sex life, maybe.... | 12 | trimmed_train |
10,187 | 7 | trimmed_train |
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9,441 | I have seen a fair bit of traffic recently concerning Epilepsy and
seizures. I am also interested in this subject -- I have a son with
Epilepsy and I am very active with the local association. I posted a
message like this a few months ago and received no replies, but here it
is again.
Is anyone interested in participating in a mailing list on Epilepsy and
seizures? This would allow us to hold discussions and share
information via electronic mail. I already run a Listserver for two
other groups, so the mechanics would be easy.
If you are interested, mail me a note. If I get enough replies, I will
make it happen and provide you with the details.
BTW, I have also started a database on Epilepsy. This is part of my
research on natural language question answering systems. Users of this
service are able to ask questions about Epilepsy and the program
searches the database and retrieves its best response. The technology
works by comparing your question against a set of questions that have
been seen before. All new questions that are not answered are recorded
and used to improve the system.
This database is still small and sparse, but we are adding new
information. To try it out, do the following
telnet debra.dgbt.doc.ca
login: chat
Then select the Epilepsy item from the menu of databases.
--
Andrew Patrick, Ph.D. Communications Research Centre, Ottawa, CANADA
[email protected] | 19 | trimmed_train |
10,898 |
I think that domestication will change behavior to a large degree.
Domesticated animals exhibit behaviors not found in the wild. I
don't think that they can be viewed as good representatives of the
wild animal kingdom, since they have been bred for thousands of years
to produce certain behaviors, etc. | 8 | trimmed_train |
3,412 |
Well, I'm not sure I'd use this to process a guitar but there was a audio
filter DSP construction article in the Sept 92 issue of QST magazine (Ham Radio
oriented). The DSP is available in kit form for about $120.
This particular DSP filter was targetted toward processing audio to remove
noise (static). I built it and it really works well. The source code is
available too. It makes a noisy audio signal much easier to hear. Note that
this is for communication applications and is not "high fidelity".
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1,634 | This model is one of the two low-cost laser printers that Apple just
introduced. I'm thinking of getting one to use at home. Have any of you
had any experience with this printer? Does it have Level-2 PostScript?
If you've bought one, are you happy with it?
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10,290 |
Depends on in what context you want it commented on. It handles great
compared to some bikes, not so good compared to others. What would you like
it compared to? (Yes, I've put a few miles on one, although I've never owned
one).
Randy Davis Email: [email protected]
ZX-11 #00072 Pilot {uunet!ucsd}!megatek!randy
DoD #0013 | 12 | trimmed_train |
6,207 |
Disgruntled Volvo drivers. What are they rebelling against? | 12 | trimmed_train |
6,098 |
on
How many players of international class an average NHL team has. 6-10?
Top players just play more in smaller rinks. Is the quality of European hockey
really poor, then recent years only few north-american (usually good farm
players) players have got place in Finnish league or Elitserien, while most
have been shipped back. | 17 | trimmed_train |
8,242 |
I think all Powerbooks use the same 2 Meg upgrade, but the
4 Meg and 6 Meg upgrades are different for the PB100 than
for the other PBs.
| 14 | trimmed_train |
6,534 |
Pray for the Wings to become lazy and overconfident...the Wings
can only lose the series...Toronto cannot win it. Take away
Doug Gilmour and the Leafs are an old Tampa Bay.
The Leafs deserve a lot of credit for their diligent effort
during the regular season...but if Detroit puts in a reasonable
effort, this is not a contest. | 17 | trimmed_train |
7,709 | 14 | trimmed_train |
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682 |
I've got an 89 GT. It has the smoked taillight assembly. I think this is where
the water is getting in. When I first got it (had it for a month), one of the rear
taillights fogged up with moisture. I took it in to the dealer and they replaced
the entire assembly. It happened to the other one about 3 months later. This time
I happened to look in the spare tire well and noticed water standing in there. The
dealer was more reluctant this time to replace it. But I convinced them to
fix it. (They must have had to deal with a number of other probes with the same
problem.) I haven't noticed water in the taillamps (or the trunk) for the last 2.5
years, but just last month, the taillamp just fogged up again. I'm going to try
to take it back to get them to fix it again. I'm real tempted to drill some vent
and drain holes in the tops and bottoms of the assembly and forget about it. This is
getting very annoying. (Almost every other `89 GT I've seen has had this problem.)
Vel
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7,891 | 19 | trimmed_train |
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7,356 |
Did I claim that there was an absolute morality, or just an objective one? | 8 | trimmed_train |
8,338 |
It is nonsense, Danny, if you can refute it with proof. If you are citing your
experience then you should have been there in the 1940's (the article is
comparing the condition then with that now).
Otherwise, it is you who is trying to change the facts. | 6 | trimmed_train |
5,184 |
What do you find so wrong with the flat 6 in the Subaru's, or the flat 4 for that
matter? | 4 | trimmed_train |
3,547 | I can't help myself.
I've tried to be rational,
to look the other way,
but everytime it happens,
its uncontrollable.
I hate pre'80s motorcycles.
At first I thought it was a phase. I though I would
get used to them. It didn't happen. I tried gazing
at CB750s and 900 customs, but each time I sadistically
pictured them being hurled off of large precipice
(I also picture a swarm of german tourists cheering and
taking holiday snaps, but I can't figure that part out).
What am I to do? Everytime I read a .sig containing
some spoked wheel wonder, I shudder and feel pity that
the poor soul has suffered enough. I imagine the owner
scrapping out his (or her) living in a discarded Maytag
refridgerator box, tucked in next to their CX500.
I'm hoping for some deliverance. I had in the past loathed
the Milwaukee machine, but I can actually begin to understand
some of the preaching. There must be hope.
| 12 | trimmed_train |
3,125 |
If "ownership" were rightly based on "worthiness" there wouldn't be any owners.
What is your point?
As I understand it, Israel's "claim" on Jerusalem is based on 1) possession,
and 2) the absolutely CENTRAL (not second, not third) role it plays in jewish
identity.
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1,816 | **************************
1983 Nissan Sentra
**************************
o two door hatchback
o red
o am/fm cassette
o lots of new parts, well maintained
o very clean, inside and out
o looks and runs great
o $2000/bo
Bob or Tracy at 510-540-8795 | 5 | trimmed_train |
5,141 | I was shocked to see that the subject of my last rely to awesley was
"Luser!" That was certainly not my intention. I meant to leave the
subject line unchanged. I believe that the NNTP server I use at columbia
must have put in that subject line in protest over problems with my header.
That was rather rude of them, but beggars can't be choosers, I suppose.
In any case, I didn't do it and I apologize to awesley for the apparent
insult. | 9 | trimmed_train |
8,080 | Our student association runs a small Novell network which has a subnetwork
of Windows for Workgroups and Microsoft Mail. The Director of Finance, en
electrical engineering student, would like to gateway this system, either
via SLIP or not, into the University's network and thus the Internet, at
the very least to exchange e-mail, but possibly also to do ftp's etc. For
now, this would be done via a 9600 bps modem.
He would like to set it up so that it would periodically call in to check
mail, but would otherwise connect whenever needed.
What is the best way to do this? Gatewaying software is available, but
what works best?
Please reply to me: [email protected]
or the D of F : [email protected]
with a cc: to the other. I don't read all of these groups regularly, so mail
is best. If this is a common question, please pot me to a FAQ or ftp site. | 18 | trimmed_train |
9,411 | Did anyone notice the words "NOT FOR BASEBALL" printed on the picture
of Joe Robbie Stadium in the Opening Day season preview section in USA
Today? Any reason given for this?
Also, I just noticed something looking at the Nolan Ryan timeline in
the preview. On 8/22/89, Rickey Henderson became Nolan's 5000th strikeout.
On 6/11/90 he pitched his 6th no-hitter against Oakland. I believe the
last out in the game was made by Rickey Henderson. And on 5/1/91, Nolan
pitched his 7th no-hitter on the same day a certain someone stole his
939th base, which overshadowed it. It seems that Nolan is having a lot of
publicity at Rickey's expense. IMO, Rickey deserves it, and it seems as
most of the net agrees with me from what I've seen on it lately. They are
both great players, but IMO, Nolan has outclassed Rickey, both in playing
and more importantly, in attitude. Just my thoughts. | 2 | trimmed_train |
169 | Digitally-tuned shorwave radio with alarm clock and 5 presets per band.
Has AM, FM, SW1, and SW2 bands. Asking $25 + shppg.
Reply for more details. Thanks Pete [email protected]
| 5 | trimmed_train |
3,822 | Now the bike is off warranty, I finally replaced the stock items on my
Softail Custom with the title ones. Installation was pretty easy in
both cases, even for a fairly non-mechanical chemist type dude like me!
I discovered the limitations of my tool collection, but had fun buying
and making the requisite tools!
MC Ignitions Power Arc II Single Fire Ignition: easy to install, but
read the wiring diagram carefully! Setting the static timing was a
piece of cake. Once installed, I have found easier starting, smoother
idle, and more power, plus a more satisfying (to me) bass note in the
exhaust register...a lovely whompa-whompa-whompa idle :-)
The folks at MC Ignitions were great in answering my dumb questions on
the phone..... a very helpful bunch of guys with a great product.
S&S Super E Carb: installation easy, once I hacked down an Allen wrench
to a small anough reach to get at the intake manifold bolts. Tunes like
a dream, just like they say! The stock carb (non-adjustable) was so
lean that it was gasping and spluttering for gas sometimes, and even
backfiring into the intake manifold. The Super E is terrific, no
hesitation in any gear, and my plugs are a lovely tan color with no
need to rejet from the factory settings!
I know this may not seem like much to you grizzled veteran wrenchers
out there, but I had my bike in so many pieces this weekend I began to
get worried. But it all went back together again, and runs like a
dream, so I am feeling pretty happy.
Now all I have to do is install my BUB pipes and try to pass the NH
Noise Gestapo Test!
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3,214 | Apologies if this gets posted twice, but I don't think the first one
made it.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: OASIS (310) 364-2290
15 April 1993 Los Angeles, CA
LOCAL NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY CHAPTERS SPONSOR TALK BY L.A.
ADVOCATE OF LUNAR POWER SYSTEM AS ENERGY SOURCE FOR THE WORLD
On April 21, the OASIS and Ventura County chapters of the National
Space Society will sponsor a talk by Lunar Power System (LPS) co-
inventor and vice-president of the LPS Coalition, Dr. Robert D.
Waldron. It will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Rockwell Science
Center in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Dr. Waldron is currently a Technical Specialist in Space
Materials Processing with the Space Systems Division of Rockwell
International in Downey, California. He is a recognized world
authority on lunar materials refinement. He has written or
coauthored more than 15 articles or reports on nonterrestrial
materials processing or utilization. Along with Dr. David
Criswell, Waldron invented the lunar/solar power system concept.
Momentum is building for a coalition of entrepreneurs, legal
experts, and Soviet and U.S. scientists and engineers to build
the Lunar Power System, a pollution-free, energy source with a
potential to power the globe.
For the past three years members of the coalition, nearly half
from California, have rejuvenated the commercial and scientific
concept of a solar power system based on the Moon.
The LPS concept entails collecting solar energy on the lunar
surface and beaming the power to Earth as microwaves transmitted
through orbiting antennae. A mature LPS offers an enormous
source of clean, sustainable power to meet the Earth's ever
increasing demand using proven, basic technology.
OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Space
Industrialization) is the Greater Los Angeles chapter of the
National Space Society, which is an international non-profit
organization that promotes development of the space frontier.
The Ventura County chapter is based in Oxnard, CA.
WHERE: Rockwell Science Center Auditorium, 1049 Camino
Dos Rios, Thousand Oaks, CA. | 10 | trimmed_train |
6,557 | I have the following 45 rpm singles for sale. Most are collectable 7-inch
records with picture sleeves. Price does not include postage which is $1.21
for the first record, $1.69 for two, etc.
Rolling Stones|19th Nervous Brakdown (London Picture Sleeve)|$10
Rolling Stones|Jumpin Jack Flash (London Picture Sleeve)|$10
Rolling Stones|Mothers Little Helper (London Picture Sleeve)|$10
Rolling Stones|Paint It, Black (London Picture Sleeve)|$10
If you are intereste, please contact: | 5 | trimmed_train |
5,464 | : I'm in the market for all small (12x12 or so) digitizing tablet and would
: like any comments. The main names I see are Calcomp, Summagraphics, and
: Kurta. What are the major differences? Any particular preference? Also
: what should I look for and what should I avoid? Thanks for any input
: you can provide.
: Rithea Hong
: ([email protected]) | 3 | trimmed_train |
8,847 |
No. I do not thing we are doing them a favor. I have simply stated that
they are not treated as a second class citizens. That was my point.
I fail to see how my words show discrimination. And what do you mean that
they do not get nothing? Is, for example, helth insurance, food, and tuition
nothing?
I'm sorry, but I cannot see any logical order in the above argument.
What part exactly is this one? The people cannot even sell their property
if they want to leave Turkey. The patriarch could not get a permision to
renovate some buildings for decades; it needed a special agreement between
the two goverments for this. Talk about a part of the society? Why has the
size of the Greek community reduced to 1,500 old people and priests then?
Yeah, you bet.
You are far off from the reality.
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844 |
Well, certainly in Archimedes case the description "while observing the
phenomena in his bath" seems more accurate than "while meditating in
his bath" -- it was, after all, a rather buoyancy intense environment. | 19 | trimmed_train |
10,709 | Does anybody have an algorithm for "flattening" out a globe, or any other
parametric surface, that is definied parametrically.
That is, I would like to take a sheet of paper and a knife and to be
able to calculate how I must cut in the paper so I can fold it to a
globe (or any other object).
| 1 | trimmed_train |
6,278 | I have the following for sale.
Absolutely new, I won it at a raffle and have no use for it.
Microsoft Excel Software Development Kit
Version 4 for MS WIndows and the Apple Macintosh
Contains
- a 498 page book by Microsoft Press
- 2 3.5" floppy disks containing software/sample code
- a poster of the api calls etc.
Orig. price is US$ 49.95.
I would like to sell it for the highest offer over $30 + shipping.
Please email reply to attmail!akachhy
Thanks | 5 | trimmed_train |
1,032 | 10 month old stereo system for sale. Luxman R-351 receiver, Onkyo TA-RW404
tape deck, and Polk Monitor M4.6 book shelf speakers are for sale. Receiver
has 5 year warranty, and all equipment is in excellent condition. Paid $950
for the system and willing to consider the best offer. Will sell seperate
pieces also if desired. Please send best offer to [email protected].
Speakers: Polk Monitor M4.6 bookshelf speakers
Paid $250 pair. Willing to consider best offer.
Receiver: Luxman R-351 receiver with 5 year (yes 5 years) warranty.
Paid $475. Willing to consider best offer.
Full remote, 2 pairs of speaker connections,
60 watts per channel, but drives like a 150 watts per channel
Has all the standard features, and more.
Tape Deck: Onkyo TA-RW404 tape deck
Paid $275. Willing to consider best offer.
Dual cassette, Dolby B, C, and HX Pro.
Input level control for recording, auto reverse both sides.
Has all standard features.
Send E-mail with best offer to [email protected] | 5 | trimmed_train |
6,200 | Hello, I am trying to hook an Apple Imagewriter to my IBM Clone.
I seem to have a problem configuring my lpt port to accept this. How can
you adjust baud, parity, etc. to fit the system? I tried MODE, but it did
not work. If anyone can help, post of e-mail. Thanx.
| 3 | trimmed_train |
2,996 |
Thus, a deciBell (deci-, l., tenth of + Bell) is a fractional part of the
original Bell. For example, SouthWestern Bell is a deciBell.
And the measure of current, Amp, is actually named after both the AMP company
and the Amphenol company. Both companies revolutionized electronics by
simulatenously realizing that the performance of connectors and sockets
were affected by the amount of current running through the wires.
The Ohmite company was the first to characterize resistances by numbers, thus
our use of the Ohms...
Alexander Graham Bell, actually, is where Bell came from...
Actually, Bel refers
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10,552 | I'm looking for graphics (clipart, bmp, gif...) of anything relating to ophthalmology (I know it's a weird request). Anything such as eyeglasses,
contact lenses, eyes...would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
| 1 | trimmed_train |
1,591 | : A very kind soul has mailed me this reply for the bugs in CView.
: Since he isn't in the position to post this himself, he asked me to post
: it for him, but to leave his name out. So here it comes:
:
: CView has quite a number of bugs. The one you mention is perhaps the most
:
A stupid question, but what will CView run on and where can I get it? I
am still in need of a GIF viewer for Linux. (Without X-Windows.)
Thanks!
| 1 | trimmed_train |
7,773 | I built a little project using the radio shack 5vdc relays to switch
audio. I got pretty bad 'clicks' when the thing switched. I was doing
most of the common things one is supposed to do when using relays and
nothing seemed to get rid of the clicks.
My question is:
Is there a good relay/relay circuit that I can use for switching
audio, so that there will be *NO* noise of any kind on the audio lines.
I will appreciate any advice or references to advice. Also, exact part
numbers/company names etc. for the relays will help!
Thanks!
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7,341 | HI,
I was just wondering if anyone knew when Erickson
and Keith Miller are expected to come back and what
exactly ails them.
--
Sincerely, | 2 | trimmed_train |
2,060 | From: Center for Policy Research <cpr>
Subject: Gaza and separation from Israel
Gaza and the idea of separation
The Israeli Left's inability to cope with the challenges it is
presented with by reality becomes obvious at those moments when
the reality does not line up with the expectations of the left. We
were able to see this clearly during the Gulf War. Because of the
Palestinian's popular solidarity with Iraq, Yossi Sarid -
currently Minister of the Environment - made his infamous
statement: "You look for me !", i.e., I'am not making any more
efforts to speak with you. From Yossi Sarid's point of view,
Palestinian reality during the Gulf War was not the lengthy curfew
or the danger of hunger it brought with it, but whether or not the
Palestinians accepted what was acceptable to the party. Similarly
MERETZ, MK Deddi Tzuker, recently faced with criticism from
residents of the West Bank town of Beit Sahour over his
government's and his party's lack of action for human rights and
peace, responded by asking those present at the discussion whether
they would rather have a Likud government. From the Leftists'
perspective this is the best government because it is THEIR
government, regardless of what it does.
These members of the Israeli Left have already decided how the
future of the Occupied Territories will look, and they want to
dictate to the Palestinians how to get there. An essential step
towards this future is their participation in Yitzhak Rabin's
government, and from their point of view the expulsions were a
marginal byproduct of this "government of peace", which need not
disturb the routine course of events. Likewise the "Rabinic"
policies in Gaza - the blowing up of houses with anti-tank rockets
and the significant increases in the number of persons injured in
the suppression of demonstrations - need not disturb it.
But the fact that reality is not as they would have it forces
itself upon them when a mob in Gaza falls upon a settler who has
lost his way, when a settler is stabbed by his Palestinian
workers, or when a Palestinian knifes people in the streets of Tel
Aviv. Then all hell breaks loose and the Israeli Left has nothing
to propose except separation: Let's cut ourselves off from the
Palestinians, let's build a fence so high that they won't be able
to harm us - this is the cry of the Israeli Left. Let us erect a
fence between us and the reality whith is the occupation.
Meron Benvenisti writes about this in Ha'aretz (4-3-93): "...The
liberal Left. which does not differentiate between physical
separation and 'the future of the territories', must come to
understand that the regime of magnetic cards, exclusion of Arab
workers, closure, and curfew are instruments of enforcement
designed for the suppression of a population in revolt, and that
their ideological support for separation only provides
'humanitarian' arguments for the legitimization of the <status
quo>.
Enforced separation is carried out only to meet the need of the
ruling community, but it is only the ruled population which bears
its burden. [.....].
"Whoover thinks that 'out of Gaza first' is a liberal,
humanitarian idea had best contemplate the question of whether
this position is also moral. It is very easy to shake off
responsibility for this concentration of human suffering, and to
thus also disregard responsibility for it's creation. It is very
easy to erect a fence between Jewish and Arab neighborhoods in
Jerusalem, when this fence has a gate - the keys to which are at
the disposal of one hand - which opens to allow the Jews to pursue
all their interests, but is barred to the Arabs...". | 6 | trimmed_train |
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