Re: November PUG is up

2020-11-11 Thread Bruce Walker
Lots of fine stuff in here to browse. Thanks for curating it, Brian! I'm particularly drawn to Mark's Walk. The visual echo and the overall simplicity works for me. The simplicity in Rick's Steps also does it for me. Bulent and Dan: thanks. Appreciated! On Fri, Nov 6, 2020 at 2:09 AM Brian W

Re: The danger of being a wildlife photographer

2020-11-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
Fun stuff. Saw this set a couple of years ago. If its photoshop work, it’s very good. Some might be staged. They’re all a bit too perfect and share some characteristics that suggest they were ll done by the same person. But I enjoyed them anyway. > On Nov 11, 2020, at 2:15 PM, John Francis

Re: Peso: Landline

2020-11-11 Thread Dale H. Cook
On 11/11/2020 10:04 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > I have a rotary dial payphone in the basement. I’ll try to get a pic of it later today. I still have a rotary-dial phone (a Princess), a pulse-dial phone, and a touch-tone phone. I use the last of those in the shop with a central office

Re: Peso: Landline

2020-11-11 Thread Dale H. Cook
On 11/11/2020 09:22 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote: > Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my > internet server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my > neighborhood failed more and more often . > Now this one is just decor. After three service calls in two

Re: Peso: Landline

2020-11-11 Thread Bruce Walker
When my neighborhood was finally wired for real fiber, I canned my copper-pair landline and moved entirely to VoIP. Through the magic of number portability I kept my ages old phone number as the primary VoIP number. It's all very amazing now, with multiple simultaneous calls in and out,

PESO Murky water

2020-11-11 Thread Toine
https://www.repiuk.nl/content/merky-water/ scroll right / right arrow for more murky waters. It's actually very clear and the brown stuff is iron oxide from dissolved iron in percolation water. Toine -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Google will stop unlimited google photo storage in June 2021

2020-11-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
Just FYI, in case someone is relying on free Google photo storage. https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/11/21560810/google-photos-unlimited-cap-free-uploads-15gb-ending Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

Re: Also on this day...Was...Re: PUG Themes for 2020 - revised list

2020-11-11 Thread Igor PDML-StR
https://youtu.be/9JxhTnWrKYs And in response to Bob's memories: https://youtu.be/-w3iPFl-cfI 900 dollarydoos. On 11/10/2020 4:22 PM, Larry Colen wrote: Not nearly as exciting, but when I was a teen and I went someplace in the evening, Mom would have me call collect for myself

The danger of being a wildlife photographer

2020-11-11 Thread John Francis
My wife just showed me a dozen or so interesting photographs on facebook. I think this should take you to the first one; scroll right for more. https://www.facebook.com/ProtectTheAmazon/photos/a.100831077959138/130014621707450 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: need the wisdom of the list re bulb for Kodak Carousel 5200

2020-11-11 Thread mike wilson
> On 11 November 2020 at 07:33 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > I got the replacement bulb for $6.00 .. > > this one > > *https://tinyurl.com/y4wn7f7w > > I don't have the skills for making a bespoke :-) > > ann 650lumens is quite low. A 50W LED array produces 3000. That would be too bright

Re: Peso: Landline

2020-11-11 Thread ann sanfedele
I was able to keep my old phone number  which was precious because of things it is connected to and it starts with 212 :-) On 11/11/2020 1:15 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 11, 2020, at 6:22 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my

Re: Peso: Landline

2020-11-11 Thread Larry Colen
> On Nov 11, 2020, at 6:22 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet > server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more > and more often . > Now this one is just decor. I was bummed when I had to drop

Re: Peso: Landline

2020-11-11 Thread David J Brooks
I kept our rotary phone in case we need to make a call during a power outage. Mostly decoration now but still works, just cant press one for English.:-)Dave On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 10:17 AM ann sanfedele wrote: > John the line inside the building is probably still fine.. but the lines > buried

Re: need the wisdom of the list re bulb for Kodak Carousel 5200

2020-11-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Oh well.. The only person I have close by who  could possibly help with this is locked down upstate for now.  And I'm still not allowing anyone in my apartment anyway. ann On 11/11/2020 10:05 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 11 November 2020 at 07:33 ann sanfedele wrote: I got the replacement

Re: Peso: Landline

2020-11-11 Thread ann sanfedele
John the line inside the building is probably still fine.. but the lines buried under 7th street met with several unfortunate events - Sandy, a couple of water main breaks, transformer fires, etc. - happily, while I went months without the line I got full refunds and then some from Verizon -

Re: Peso: Landline

2020-11-11 Thread Paul Stenquist
I have a rotary dial payphone in the basement. I’ll try to get a pic of it later today. > On Nov 11, 2020, at 10:00 AM, John wrote: > > On 11/11/2020 09:22:54, ann sanfedele wrote: >> Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet >> server.. the actual ancient

Re: Peso: Landline

2020-11-11 Thread John
On 11/11/2020 09:22:54, ann sanfedele wrote: Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more and more often . Now this one is just decor.

Peso: Landline

2020-11-11 Thread ann sanfedele
Here is mine -- I could still use it, but the line goes through my internet server.. the actual ancient landline cables in my neighborhood failed more and more often . Now this one is just decor. https://annsan.smugmug.com/Other/Stuff-to-show-PDML-for-various/n-vWHWf/i-RkM6bfH/A ann -- ann

Re: Also on this day...Was...Re: PUG Themes for 2020 - revised list

2020-11-11 Thread ann sanfedele
"can you hear me now" ?  I like that ann On 11/11/2020 8:07 AM, Henk Terhell wrote: Looks like we have to add Phones to the 2021 PUG themes. Henk Op 2020-11-11 om 00:57 schreef David J Brooks: On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 4:23 PM Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 10, 2020, at 12:54 PM, Bob Pdml

Re: Also on this day...Was...Re: PUG Themes for 2020 - revised list

2020-11-11 Thread Henk Terhell
Looks like we have to add Phones to the 2021 PUG themes. Henk Op 2020-11-11 om 00:57 schreef David J Brooks: On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 4:23 PM Larry Colen wrote: On Nov 10, 2020, at 12:54 PM, Bob Pdml wrote: Luxury! When I were a lad if I wanted to talk to me mam we ‘ad to ‘ire a relay

Re: Also on this day...Was...Re: PUG Themes for 2020 - revised list

2020-11-11 Thread mike wilson
UK public phones required payment _after_ connection. There was a small pause between connection and the noise to make payment, to allow the callee to recite their number so that the caller knew they were through to the correct one. Just enough time to get a terse sentence out with necessary

Re: need the wisdom of the list re bulb for Kodak Carousel 5200

2020-11-11 Thread mike wilson
Do you have a photo/description of the old bulb? Shouldn't be too hard to make a bespoke LED replacement. Probably cheaper than a "vintage" lamp as well. > On 11 November 2020 at 03:51 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > The old bulb finially died.. I ordered another..I'm needing more and > more to